Islamabad -Terrorism and acute energy crisis have emerged as the biggest challenges of Pakistan that have crippled the national economy and all political parties should develop a national agenda through consensus to address these burning issues to bring peace and turn around the economy.This was ...

SIALKOTSouth African high commissioner in Pakistan Mpendula Kumalo has pledged to make an all-out effort to remove all the bottlenecks to promote the bilateral trade between Pakistan and South Africa. Talking to the industrialists and exporters during his visit to some leading industrial units in ...

islamabad - Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry, General Manager Sui Northern Gas Company Limited Islamabad Region, visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry and, while addressing the business community, said that SNGPL is working to enhance gas supply duration for industry from 3 days to 4 days in a ...

LAHORE  - PML-N President Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said his party will ensure substantial participation of women in legislation as well as other affairs of the state.After voted to power, the PML-N government would frame policies to ensure participation and a positive role of the women in ...

By Syed Mujtaba HussainGlobal climate change regime evolved out of the Earth Summit of 1992, which gave birth to three conventions including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Since then 195 countries have become parties to the Convention including Pakistan that ...

ISLAMABAD – Chairman PakTrade Center  Khursheed Berlas stressed the need for promotion of Regional Trade among the SAARC Region countries which has great potential and consumer market.He was speaking to the media here . Referring to the trade of other Regions, he said that  SARRC ...

SIALKOT - The women entrepreneurs from Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala and Gujrat Wednesday urged the government to provide them maximum opportunities so that they could play their role in growth of GDP. Addressing a seminar on ‘Development of the women entrepreneurs in Punjab,’ held here ...

KARACHI- Karachi Stock Exchange has planned to enhance limits of falls and gains in phased-manners. In the first phase, the board may approve enhancing limits up to 7.5 percent from five percent at present. KSE is also rationalising weight of individual companies in its benchmark 100-share index, ...

ISLAMABAD - The security agencies have started scrutinising the containers carrying Afghanistan-bound transportations under the umbrella of Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) following the detection of oil that was tried to be transported for the NATO forces in Afghanistan.The development has mounted ...

UNITED NATIONS – Pakistan, which has 8,000 troops serving UN peacekeeping missions across Africa, Thursday joined South Africa in sponsoring a resolution calling for enhancing the ties between the UN and the African Union that the 15-member body adopted unanimously.Under the terms of the ...

MUZAFFARGARH Co-curricular activities help students to develop and enhance abilities and talent, said Colleges Deputy Director Bashir Ahmad on Tuesday. He expressed these views at the conclusion of a debate competition held in connection with the CMs Debate, Essay-Writing and Art Competition 2011 ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Emergency Response Committee for Dengue Chairman Mian Marghoob Ahmad has said that in Samanabad Town, 4471 indoor residual spray cases have been disposed of in the light of online lists of Health Department and rest of the 313 IRS cases would be completed on Thursday ...

LAHORE Punjab Seed Corporation Managing Director Altaf Aizad has said that Punjab Chief Minister is keen to facilitate the growers to enhance per acre yield in the province. Addressing the Aiwan-e-Waqt Forum the MD said that the corporation sells the high quality seeds to the farmers at nominal ...

ISLAMABAD - In order to make joint opposition strategy on various old and ongoing issues, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is likely enhance its contacts in near future. Party level discussions to play role of a strong opposition group from both the sides are ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI - Lotte Pakistan is in the process of enhancing production of its PTA plant located at Port Qasim, and hopes that the government will accede to the requests and suggestions that were made in this respect. These remarks were made by Jung Neon Kim, Executive Director Lotte ...

LAHORE (PPI) - SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik has said that the private sector is the engine of growth as is not only creating jobs but also giving much needed revenue to the government therefore it must be trusted and respected by all government ...

ISLAMABAD - Group Companies Registration Regulations, 2008, were issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan in 2008 to provide a regulatory framework for the formation of group companies, comprising a holding company and its subsidiaries and to streamline the group ownership ...

LAHORE (PPI) - The government of Punjab and the Iranian province of Khorasan-e-Razavi have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the sectors of Agriculture, Livestock, Mines, Energy, Transportation and Construction. In this regard Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) organized a high ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Thursday called upon the Artillery recruits to develop individual basic skills to meet challenges of low intensity conflict as well as conventional wars. General Kayani made these remarks in his informal interaction with recruits during ...

ISLAMABAD - Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani, Minister for Industries and Production has said that National Productivity Organization (NPO) should open regional offices in Peshawar, Muzafarabad and Gilgit in addition to Lahore, Multan and Karachi in order to improve productivity of the goods. He said this ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has decided to establish a number of subdivisions of Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) under 'new devolution plan in order to make system more effective before the upcoming rainy season, sources disclosed on Sunday. The sources further disclosed that ...

KARACHI (APP) - Pakistans Ambassador to Libya Jamil Ahmed Khan on Thursday stressed on economic diplomacy and also suggested that Government in collaboration with private sector especially FPCCI should conduct a detailed study on the opening and potent economy of Libya to increase our exports and ...

KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan Salim Raza has said that Electronic Bond Trading Platform will enhance investors base of the sovereign debt market as it will attract investors from the non-banking sector as well resulting in higher liquidity in the government securities. Speaking at the ...

KARACHI (PR) - Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Sir Andrew Cahn has said that UKTI will be making efforts to enhance the existing trade volume between Pakistan and UK by at least 50 percent to 1.5 billion. Addressing a press conference here at British Deputy High Commission, Sir ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Privatization Senator Waqar Ahmad Khan said on Friday that due to unanimous agreement of NFC Award, political and economic stability and business friendly policies of the government were attracting the foreign investors in the country. Talking to media during ...

ISLAMABAD - Abdul Aziz Bin Inrahim Bin Saleh Al-Ghadeer, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday said his country is keen to significantly enhance bilateral trade and economic relations with Pakistan to further cement the multidimensional cooperation between the two countries. He said this while ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - SECP has implemented a 'Fit and Proper Criteria for directors on the Boards of the stock and commodity exchanges, the Central Depository Company and National Clearinga Company in order to enhance the integrity and transparency of the Pakistani capital markets. According to a ...

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Textile Industry Rana Farooq Saeed Khan has said that textiles are a major part of Pakistans exports and the country had a world recognition in the this sector. He was talking to a delegation of farmers who called on him here Thursday. He said that textiles sector ...

LAHORE - The LCCI President Mian Muzaffar Ali and Napalese Ambassador Bala Bahadur Kunwar here Saturday agreed to take all possible measures to increase the volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Nepal. The consensus was developed at a meeting held at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Economic Council (NEC), which is scheduled on Thursday June 4, with Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the chair, is expected to consider enhance the powers of Central Development Working Party (CDWP) for sanctioning development schemes. The CDWP, currently, is ...