islamabad - Pakistan has missed the economic growth target for the fifth consecutive year during outgoing financial year 2012-13 that shows the result of hollow economic policies of the previous Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led coalition government in its five-year tenure.The National Accounts ...

PETER LEE China’s influence on North Korea’s nuclear policy is minimal. The DPRK knows that the PRC values North Korea both as a buffer and as a profitable hinterland for cheap labor and raw materials that it is completely unwilling to cede to South Korea. Therefore, the PRC will not ...

LAHORE - Security concerns along with the mounting circular debt have adversely affected the E&P sectors drilling activities, as only 42 wells have been spudded in FY11 till July 17 against full years target of 80 wells. As per Pakistan Petroleum Information Services (PPIS), only 42 E&D wells were ...

The central bank has missed agriculture lending target for the fiscal 2009-10, set at Rs260 billion, report said on Thursday. The latest statistics for the agriculture disbursement released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) shows that the commercial and specialized banks have disbursed some Rs248 ...

ISLAMABAD Much publicised action plan to tackle energy crisis simply ignored an estimated potential of 45,000 MW aggregate electricity generation from run of river, mostly small and even mini hydropower projects. Even the proposals coming down from the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) ...

The campus police officer whose unease triggered the arrest of Philip Garrido for the kidnap of Jaycee Lee Dugard has described how his daughters looked like brainwashed zombies. Officer Ally Jacobs sat in on a meeting with Mr Garrido and his daughters after he requested permission to distribute ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) was informed here on Thursday that wheat production during the fiscal year 2008-09 was estimated at 23.3 million tons against the target of 25 million tons. The 90th FCA meeting, held here under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for ...

MULTAN - The mealy bug attack on cotton crop has further intensified in Punjab as the average of its hot spots has soared to 12.04 per cent in current week compared to 5.20 per cent during the corresponding week last year, disclosed a recent pest scouting report compiled by Directorate General of ...