karachi - Branchless banking in the country continues to grow substantially and number of BB accounts has reached 2.1m during October–Dec, 2012 quarter, registering an impressive growth of 20 per cent.According to SBP’s latest Branchless Banking Newsletter, this growth is mainly ...

Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hasan has said that how terrorism can be eliminated when it was allowed to grow under the very wings of the government for the last five years.In an interview, Syed Munawar Hasan said “we have been providing logistical support to terrorism by including ...

LAHORE – Power generation on Sunday went down to 7,000MW against demand of over 13,000MW pushing the general public in 18 hours loadshedding in urban areas and rural feeders went virtually without electricity as a series of crises hit power sector in the last 48 hours. “Out of 7,000MW ...

It never ceases to amaze just how incredibly thoughtless people can be when it comes right down to the bare basics of life that, ridiculously, those living above the poverty line, simply take for granted even, like right now, when the writing is on the wall.Food security should, especially with the ...

LONDON - A change in law that would allow the criminal age of responsibility in Pakistan to be raised from seven to 12 has been hindered by authorities who claim it is unnecessary... because of curry.The concerned minister said that the nation’s children grow up more quickly than in other ...

The world has seen enormous progress in the last two generations. The progress did not begin in the years and decades after World War II, and it was also not completed overnight. Still, there is much work to be done, and in some fields the “progress” has had negative side effects, too. ...

ISLAMABAD - The World Bank has observed that Pakistan’s weak economic growth is due to worsening security condition accompanied by greater political uncertainty and a breakdown in policy implementation. It predicted country’s economic growth at 3.9 per cent during the year 2012.The ...

LAHORE - The commercial banks deposits in the country have registered a growth of 9 percent during Jan-June 2011 to reach Rs5.6 trillion or $65 billion amid strong inflows of workers remittances and improving exports target. The growth has been witnessed after a gap of around three years and is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In good news to parents of late talkers, an Australian study shows a slow start on language is unlikely to have lingering effects on kids mental health. Researchers followed late talkers into their teens and found the kids were no more likely to be shy, depressed or aggressive ...

KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has stated that the capital structure of some of the smaller banks reported a considerable improvement in October-December, 2010, primarily on account of three mergers and the formation of Sindh Bank. At the same time, the SBP has observed that there are around ...

LAHORE (PPI) - Despite difficult credit environment, it is expected UBL to post handsome earnings growth of 24 percent in 2011, thanks to better earning yields and significant reduction in cost of funds. Last year, the bank posted earnings growth of 21 percent, significantly higher than last 4 ...

PART of an eyeball has been grown in a lab, paving the way for 'DIY transplants that would offer hope to millions of blind people. The retina a light-sensitive 'film crucial to vision was produced from scratch in what experts describe as an 'astounding achievement. Sufferers of age-related ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy is likely to grow between 9 and 10 percent from the next fiscal year that starts from April 1, after growing 8.5 percent in the current fiscal year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday. India's domestically-powered economy grew 8.9 percent in the ...

IT is an embarrassing condition that has plagued middle-aged men for centuries but now scientists think they are close to creating a cure for baldness following a stem cell breakthrough. Scientists at the Berlin Technical University in Germany, have grown the worlds first artificial hair follicles ...

LAHORE - Trading volumes at National Commodity Exchange Limited (NCEL) show a growth of 654 per cent in the first quarter of FY2010-11 During the first quarter (July-Sep) of financial year 2010-11 NCELS total traded volume increased to Rs.51.76bln. The total volume in the corresponding quarter of ...

KARACHI - Electronic payments continued to show a rising trend as both the number and value of such transactions increased in the third quarter (January-March) of the current 2009-10 fiscal year (FY10). According to State Banks Third Quarterly Report on Retail E-Payments and Paper Based Instruments ...

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europes economic recovery will gather speed this year, new EU forecasts said on Wednesday, but only if a debt bushfire in Greece is tamed before it becomes a forest fire. The European Commission raised its growth predictions for the core euro currency area to 0.9 percent this year, ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - PTA Chairman Dr Mohammed Yaseen Thursday called for shifting maximum focus on the development of local and regional contents which could help grow broadband manifold. He was addressing the participants of a seminar titled Promoting ICT Sector: Enabling Information Based Society ...

KARACHI - The electronic payments continued to show a rising trend as both the number and value of such transactions increased in the second quarter (Oct-December) of the current 2009-10 fiscal year (FY10). According to State Banks Second Quarterly Report on Retail E-Payments and Paper Based ...

ISLAMABAD - Quaid-i-Azam University Alumni Association and QAU International Relations Alumni Association have organised an interactive session with Oybek Arif Usmanov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan, on Pakistan-Uzbekistan Relations and Contemporary Challenges here on other day. On the occasion, ...

KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan Governor Syed Salim Raza has said that total assets of Islamic banking industry have grown to Rs 323 billion till September 2009 while their deposits reached Rs 245 billion due to active support of the central bank. Speaking at a function held at a local hotel in ...

I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing older, but embraced it and been proud of it - women like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn. They all grew older and looked even more beautiful for it, and thats the way I want ...

KARACHI - The Forest Department, in collaboration with Pakistan Army, has successfully cultivated Jatropha plants used to obtain biodiesel fuel in various developing countries, sources revealed to The Nation on Monday. Jatropha is cultivated in Mexico and Brazil and its oil is used produce ...

LAHORE - Director UK Trade and Investment Robert Gibson has expressed the optimism that the trade relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom would grow further in coming days as Pakistan is on the priority list of the United Kingdom for having enormous potential and opportunities. Robert ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Exports during July-January, 2008-2009 totalled Rs.837,430 million as against Rs.617,129 million during the corresponding period of last year, showing an increase of 35.70 percent. Exports from Pakistan during January, 2009 amounted to Rs.107,609 million as against Rs.103,468 ...

RAWALPINDI - On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, over 150 students of Agriculture Faculty of Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University (PMAS-AAUR) Rawalpindi Thursday reported the District Agriculture Officer Extension Department to participate in the "Grow More ...

KARACHI- Electronic Banking (E-banking) is getting increasingly popular as the number and value of E-banking transactions in the country have shown a significant growth in the last fiscal year. According to a Report titled 'Retail Payment Systems of Pakistan' (Paper-based and E-banking) of the ...

A predisposition to adult snoring can be established very early in life. New research describes possible childhood risk factors, including exposure to animals, early respiratory or ear infections and growing up in a large family. Karl A Franklin from University Hospital Umes, Sweden, and a ...

KARACHI - In view of the current tight monetary scenario and liquidity crunch, the banks' deposits are likely to grow by 8 per cent for next 3 years (2008-10) amid slowdown in money supply growth and foreign inflows. The full year advances growth for 2008 is expected to range between 13 and 14% ...