IslamabadRemaining under fire for its apparent incapability to ascertain the authenticity of the votes cast in the general elections through voters’ thumb impression verification, the electoral body has finally asked the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to have a software ...

ATTOCKThe PML-N will steer the country out of crises and put her on the path to development and prosperity, said MNA elect Sheikh Aftab Ahmad.Talking to The Nation at his residence, he said that the priorities of his party chief Nawaz Sharif were to strengthen economy, eliminate terrorism, maintain ...

LONDON: British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%. The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain. In early trials, the resulting crop ...

lahore - Ambassador of South Korea to Pakistan Choong Joo Choi Friday called on Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Syed Raghib Abbas Shah at WAPDA House and discussed with him the ways and means to enhance cooperation among Korean firms and WAPDA in water and hydropower ...

lahore - Public sector institutes like Rice Research Institutes of Kala Shah Kaku and Dokri have failed to develop new successful and popular hybrid rice varieties during the last several decades of their existence.As a result the basmati export is decreasing day by day. For instance, basmati rice ...

ISLAMABAD - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), with the approval of the federal government, has reviewed the existing Ballotters, Transfer Agents & Underwriters Rules, 2001 and drafted two separate sets of regulatory frameworks, viz. the draft Underwriter Rules, 2013, ...

ISLAMABAD – Marble and Granite is an emerging and promising sector of Pakistan which has huge potential of investment, export and livelihood. It needs to transform into dimension stone industry through adopting mechanized quarrying techniques and value addition.This was stated by Mr. Khalid ...

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Tariq Parvez Khan on Friday said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was replete with natural resources, which could be used to put the province on the track of prosperity and progress.“Allah Almighty has bestowed immense ...

LAHORE – Speakers at a seminar have stressed upon the need to develop tolerance in the society. The seminar ‘Right to Protest and Imperative of National Pride’ was organised by Hameed Nizami Press Institute of Pakistan on Thursday. On the occasion, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf leader ...

The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command Unit has issued a fresh appeal for information as they try to solve the murder case of Dr Imran Farooq in Edgware on 16 September 2010. Dr Farooq was a leading politician in Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and detectives believe he was planning to ...

LAHORE - A Workshop on ‘Human Opportunity and the Decentralization of Social Services in Pakistan’ was held on Saturdaqy, which was jointly organized by the Institute of Public Policy, Beaconhouse National University and the World Bank.The workshop brought to the surface the findings on ...

LAHORE (PR) - Seeds of Peace (a youth-run NGO working towards conflict resolution) held a 3-day Interfaith Harmony Camp at St. Anthony’s High School here. Some 60 students, aged between 14 and 16 years, from Muslim, Christian and Sikh religions participated in it. The camp was aimed at ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has taken the initiative of setting up the SME Subcontracting Exchange (SMX) in pursuance of the SME Policy 2007. It will envisage a project for developing supply chain linkages among industrial vendors and ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Pakistan-born American businesswoman is aspiring to promote Pakistan-US business ties in the real estate wherein she sees an immense opportunities of mutual benefit to the people on both sides. Ruby Sabir, President SR Development and Vice President of the Company, ...

LAHORE - Wateen Telecom Ltd, Pakistans leading telecommunications company, has been awarded a Rs2.4 billion project to develop an extensive optical fibre network in Balochistan. The project, called USF Balochistan Package 4 (BP-4), entails the laying of over 1,100km of an optical fibre network in ...

UR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan, commercial banks and SCI-Pak may jointly develop an Energy & Resource Efficient (E&RE) network/ platform to address the financial needs of Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This consensus was arrived at a Roundtable meeting which was jointly ...

LAHORE The National Water Engineering, the wastewater treatment plants technology provider in Pakistan, has announced that through the UN Kyoto Protocol Act, the company has lined up foreign environmental investment companies who are willing to invest $ 2 billion to develop small to mega ...

KARACHI (PPI) Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Information and Archives Ms Sharmila Farooqui has underscored the need to tackle natural and human-made disasters through result-oriented policies based on environment conservation and human safety laws. Swift actions are needed to be taken to ...

We have achieved our cherished goal of freedom and have established Pakistan as an independent, sovereign state, fifth largest in the world. That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice, has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this ...

LAHORE - Former Chairman Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and Chairman NetSol Technologies Ltd Salim Ghauri has urged the government to develop IT incubators in order to set up IT companies and encouraging venture capital funds to provide 'one-window-facilities. He said Silicon ...

MUZAFFARGARH (APP) - A local engineer has claimed developing an engine powered by a free of cost and easily available resource - air. The machine named as Air Transmission Turbine (ATT) was presented before newsmen on Sunday. According to the inventor, Bashir Ahmed, who talk to the news agency on ...

KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan Governor Syed Salim Raza has disclosed that the SBP is actively working with the industry and the Federal Government to develop Shariah compliant short-term securities, which will be issued on regular basis. Speaking on the occasion of a talk on 'Current Islamic ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Nazar Muhammad Gondal here on Monday urged upon the private sector of New Zealand to invest in the dairy sector. He said there was a great potential for New Zealand and Pakistan to work together and benefit form each others potentials ...

TOKYO (AFP) - First came see-through frogs. Now Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing goldfish whose beating hearts can be seen through translucent scales and skin. The transparent creatures are part of efforts to reduce the need for dissections, which have become increasingly ...

SIALKOT (APP) - Kyrgyz Republic Ambassador to Pakistan Bektur Asanov has said Kyrgyz Republic is making efforts for developing economic cooperation with Pakistan on top priority basis. Addressing the members of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here Tuesday, he said that Kyrgyz and ...

ISLAMABD - A consensus for development of drylands through substantial investment is need of the hour as drylands not only holds the key to overcome food security but also vital for ecosystem, biodiversity and provision of employment to poor people". These views were expressed by during a two-day ...

LAHORE - The Punjab University Research Art Forum (PURAF), art gallery was inaugurated here at the PU College of Art & Design (PUCAD), Allam Iqbal (Old) Campus on Monday. Solo paintings exhibition of a PhD scholar of the college Samina Zaheer was also inaugurated on the occasion. ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Girl guiding develop good citizenship among girls and young women by forming their character, training them in habits of observation, tolerance, self-reliance and thought fullness for others. This was stated by Shahid Rafi, Secretary Ministry of Culture at the inaugural ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said the government was fully committed to the development of telecom sector and took initiatives aimed at supporting mobile sector to leverage its strength for the growth of economy. Talking to a delegation of GSM Association ...