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Virus Affect Kinnow Production Year
December 08, 2011

Virus may affect kinnow production this year

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The country may not achieve its targets of kinnow production and consequently exports this year owing to attack of virus. The spots of ring which appear on the skin of kinnow due to virus hurt the export. This virus and ring hits in those orchards where excellent yield is ready ...

Year Electricity Generate Estate Sunder
November 19, 2011

Sunder Estate to generate electricity from next year

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Punjab Industrial Estate and Development & Management Company (PIEDMC) has claimed to generate own coal based electricity at Sunder Industrial Estate from October 31, 2012. Speaking with media, Punjab Industrial Estates and Development & Management Company Chairman SM ...

131 Oil Gas Wells Drilled Five Year
November 06, 2011

131 oil & gas wells drilled in five year

ISLAMABAD (APP) The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has drilled 131 exploratory wells during the last five years to meet the growing needs of oil and gas in the country. It a fact that the production of oil and gas in the country is less than their demand. However, the government has ...

1222m Cotton Bales Expected Year
October 27, 2011

12.22m cotton bales expected this year

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - The first meeting of the Cotton Crop Assessment Committee, held under the chairmanship of Secretary Ministry of Textile Industry Shahid Rashid, has come to the conclusion that cotton production this year is expected to be 12.223 million bales. Representatives of the ...

Fisheries Kill 4600 Sea Turtles Year Study
September 15, 2011

US fisheries kill 4,600 sea turtles per year: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Improved fishing nets have saved tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles in recent years, but 4,600 are still dying annually, mainly in Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawls, said a US study on Wednesday. Turtle-excluder devices (TEDs), or large holes that allow the creatures to ...

Cybercrime Costs 114b Year
September 08, 2011

Cybercrime costs $114b a year

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Cybercrime claimed 431 million adult victims last year and cost $114 billion, according to a report published Wednesday. The Norton Cybercrime Report 2011 said over 74 million people in the US were cybercrime victims last year, suffering $32b in direct financial losses. ...

Samsol Gets Brands Year
August 12, 2011

Samsol gets 'Brands of the Year

LAHORE - Brands awards were distributed amongst top ranking brands in Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan distributed the award in a recent ceremony at the Governor House Karachi. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and the Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-uI-Ibad were also present at this ...

Swat Valley Rebuilds Year Floods
July 25, 2011

Swat Valley rebuilds year after floods

ARIANA (AFP) - A year after floods swept away homes and livelihoods, the survivors of a Taliban uprising are courting fresh disaster in the picturesque Swat valley by refusing to leave for higher ground. It was about 7pm on July 29 when Sayed Zamin Khan, 55, lent over his terrace, transfixed as the ...

1200 Newborns Killed Year
July 21, 2011

1,200 newborns killed last year

KARACHI - At a morgue in Pakistans largest city, five linen pouches - each the size of a loaf of bread - line the shelf of a walk-in freezer. Wrapped inside each small sack is the corpse of an infant. The babies are victims of what one relief agency calls Pakistans worst unfolding tragedy the ...

Srb Sets Rs 25b Target Year
July 03, 2011

SRB sets Rs 25b target for next year

KARACHI,(APP) Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has set a collection target of Rs 25 billion for the next fiscal year 2011-12 in its first year after transfer of revenue collection powers to Sindh province under 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award. This was stated by the Advisor to CM for ...

kse Sheds 11 Pts 1st Day New Fiscal Year
July 02, 2011

KSE sheds 11 pts on 1st day of new fiscal year

OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI - The local equity market ended nearly flat Friday as investors remained sidelined due to growing uncertainty over countrys political situation. The benchmark KSE-100 index dropped by 11.86 points or 0.09 per cent to close at 12,484.17 points, on record low market turn ...

Pakistan suffers Rs365b loss per year, says Ghurki

ISLAMABAD (APP) Federal Minister for Environment Samina Khalid Ghurki on Thursday said Pakistan is enduring about Rs 365 billion per year losses due to environment degradation. She said this while sharing her views with Ambassador of Argentine Mr. Rodolfo J. Martine- Saravia and Regional Director ...

Cio Year Ahead 2012 Summit
June 07, 2011

CIO Year Ahead 2012 summit

KARACHI - Continuing its tradition of information and knowledge exchange, CIO Pakistan/ Afghanistan organised its 4th Annual CIO Year Ahead 12 Summit here the other day at a local hotel. Onboard for the Summit was event presenter, IBM Pakistan, says a press release. In partnership with the World ...

Eobi Paying Rs 830m Pension Year
May 30, 2011

EOBI paying Rs 830m pension a year

ISLAMABAD (APP): During the tenure of the present government Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) benefits package for its registered employees, has been improved and currently it is paying Rs. 830 million every month to over 300,000 pensioners. Chairman EOBI Zafar Iqbal Gondal said this ...

Govt to ensure 500 mcfd LNG in SSGC system by next year

ISLAMABAD - Government is all set to ensure the supply of 500 mcfd of LNG in Sui Soutrhern Gas Company (SSGC) system by next year (2012). Pakistan has invited expressions of interests (EoIs) from foreign and domestic companies for the supply of 500 million cubic feet per day (cfd) of liquefied ...

Fiat Engine Wins Intl Engine Year
May 20, 2011

Fiat engine wins Intl Engine of the Year

Fiats new TwinAir engine has scooped the 2011 International Engine of the Year competition, winning the major gong for engine of the year, plus three other awards including the Best New Engine 2011, Best Green Engine 2011 and Best Engine of less than 1,000 cc. The twin cylinder 875 cc engine is ...

Govt Procure 13mt Wheat Year
April 12, 2011

Govt to procure 1.3mt wheat this year

ISLAMABAD - Federal Government has announced to procure 1.3 million tons wheat this year. As per details, 0.5 MT would be kept as Federal Strategic Reserves and 0.4 MT under SAARC Food Bank. The provinces will decide as per their will and federal government might not be interfering in provincial ...

3rd Punjab parliamentary year cost exchequer Rs287m

LAHORE-The Punjab Assembly which completed its third Parliamentary year on March 31, passed 41 bills in 101 days which cost national exchequer around Rs 287.7 million, much to the dismay of senior Parliamentarians who believe that the cost is too high for the legislation. Besides its routine ...

Waterborne diseases claim 5m lives a year

KARACHI Speakers have urged the government and non-government organisations to invest more on provision of safe drinking water, as five million people die every year of waterborne diseases. They were speaking at seminar to mark World Water Day held at Jhimpir near Karachi. The seminar was ...

Man Runs Record 365 Races One Year
February 07, 2011

Man runs record 365 races in one year

A BELGIAN runner has set a new world record by completing 365 marathon races in a year. Stefaan Engels, dubbed Marathon Man, began his challenge in Belgium a year ago and has since run a marathon every day across seven countries. He crossed the finish line in the Spanish city of Barcelona after ...

Un Begin Real Talks Scs Expansion Year Ga
January 19, 2011

UN to begin 'real talks for SCs expansion this year: GA

UNITED NATIONS - The long-running talks aimed at enlarging the UN Security Council to bring the 15-member body in line with the Organisations current membership may move into higher gear this year, General Assembly President Joseph Deiss said Monday. The situation for the moment is quite complex ...

New Year Baby Born 1111 1111
January 05, 2011

The New Year baby who born at 11.11 1.1.11

HER parents are hoping shell be one lucky baby. For Rose Gretton was born at 11.11 on 1/1/11. Incredibly, she was also one of 11 babies born on the first day of 2011 at Burtons Queens Hospital. Her mother Kacey, a training consultant from Midway, Derbyshire, said: 'With her being born at 11.11am ...

Ptcl New Year Bonanza Launched
January 04, 2011

'PTCL New Year Bonanza launched

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Telecommunication Company LTD (PTCL) has launched countrywide PTCL New Year Bonanza which has especially been designed to encourage the existing and potential PSTN and Vfone subscribers. This limited time offer is applicable to all PTCL and Vfone customers from 1st Jan onwards. ...

Fighting Graft Govts New Year Resolve
January 02, 2011

Fighting graft govts New Year resolve: PM

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday expressed his governments resolve to launch a 'jihad against corruption in the new year (2011) by making legislative measures including the approval of accountability law. It is our resolve for the new year, that we will launch 'jihad ...

Chapman Named Russian Woman Year
January 02, 2011

Chapman named Russian Woman of the Year

EVEN after being expelled from the US, undercover Russian spy Anna Chapman has been named Woman of the Year by a Russian TV station. The state-owned Channel One honoured the 28-year-old when she appeared on its This Is Your Life-style show. The channel dedicated a prime time slot to Chapman where ...

2010 Nerveshattering Year Industry
December 28, 2010

2010 a nerve-shattering year for industry

LAHORE - While drawing up a roadmap for the revival of economy for the year 2011, Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Monday termed the year 2010 as nerve-shattering for the trade and Industry. Power outages, repeated hikes in electricity rates, gas shortage, price spiral, ...

City Crimefree Year Ccpo
December 23, 2010

City will be crime-free next year: CCPO

LAHORE Introducing a unique idea to curb crimes next year, City Police Chief on Wednesday claimed that the entire police deployed on protocol duties would be withdrawn in order to strengthen the functioning of the department. The era of terror strikes is over as the terrorists network has been ...

Ace Disposes 8255 Inquiries Year
December 20, 2010

ACE disposes of 8,255 inquiries this year

LAHORE - Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) initiated 11,553 inquiries out of which 8,255 were disposed of during the first 11 months of 2010 as compare to 2009 where 7,944 were started and 4,873 disposed of, a comparative report said. Similarly total cases registered during 2010 were 1,480 ...

Americans Sickened Food Year
December 17, 2010

1 in 6 Americans sickened by food each year

WASHINGTON (AFP) - About one in six Americans, or 48 million people, get sick from tainted food each year, according to new figures that US officials said Wednesday provide the best data yet on foodborne pathogens. Weve made progress in better understanding the burden of foodborne illness and ...

Colin Firth Intl Star Year
December 15, 2010

Colin Firth Intl Star of Year

DUBAI (AFP) - British actor Colin Firth won Variety Magazines International Star of the Year award at the Dubai International Film Festival which opened with his film The Kings Speech. Actress Carey Mulligan presented Firth with the prize from the prestigious US movie industry magazine on Monday ...

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