lahoreThe Ministry of Water & Power, LESCO officials and political representatives have manipulated their inclusion on LESCO Board throwing out genuine representatives of trade and industry, as a cursory glance of the new board will reveal that cronyism, political affiliation and retired ...

lahore - The business community, while felicitating Mian Nawaz Sahrif on landmark victory in the elections 2013 in centre as well as in Punjab, has said that the comprehensive success of PML-N has revived the hopes of depressed business community which was in deep trouble because of sever energy ...

karachi -  OUR STAFF REPORTER  - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has welcomed and appreciated the statement of Raza Rabbani, leader of Pakistan Peoples party (PPP), on the formation of exemplary government in Sindh.President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said it is ...

lahore - The business community has felicitated Pakistan Muslim League- N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif on his overwhelming victory in the 2013 elections, in the Centre as well as in Punjab, and expressed the hope that the new government would not only succeed in attracting new investments to the country ...

lahore - The Senior Vice President Lahore PML-N Trade Wing and Director Gohar Publishers Abuzar Ghaffari has said that after getting comprehensive support from general voters, traders and entrepreneurs of constituency NA-119, chances of Hamza Shahbaz Sharifs win in coming election is inevitable. He ...

lahore - The business community has shown its disappointment over the refusal of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to make speedy arrangements to enable more than 8 million overseas Pakistanis to vote on May 11 elections.  They observed that it is unfortunate that 8 million overseas ...

SIALKOT : Algerian Ambassador in Pakistan, Dr Ahmed Benflis has underscored further enhancing trade ties between Algeria and Pakistan.  Addressing members of the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry  (SCCI) on Saturday, he called upon Pakistani business community to visit Algeria and ...

GUJRANWALA - The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry has criticised the lack of interest on the part of the Interim govt towards resolving the energy and financial crises which has crippled the industry. In press statement issued here, the GCCI office-bearers said unscheduled prolonged ...

LAHORE – The business community on Friday expressed dismay at the State Bank of Pakistan for keeping the policy rate intact and strongly called for a downward revision to 8pc to encourage new investments and revive trade and industry.They said that the availability of cheaper money is ...

ISLAMABAD – The ICCI has urged the Passports department to look into delay in issuance of passports and consider renewal or new passports requests by the members of business community on priority.Saeed Ahmed Bhatti, Acting President said in a statement here on Thursday that the businessmen ...

SIALKOT - Malaysian High Commissioner in Pakistan Hasrul Sani Bin Mujtabar has urged the business community of Sialkot to come forward and establish a textile unit in Malaysia in joint venture.Addressing members of the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Thursday, the Malaysian ...

ISLAMABAD - ICCI President Zafar Bakhtawari has expressed his reservation about the long march which is called by Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri.President ICCI urged Allama Tahirul Qadari to call off the long march on 14th January in Islamabad as it could create immense problems for ...

LAHORE – The business community, while expressing its shock over the tragic death of Senior Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Bashir Bilour, has stressed the need for devising a national policy to eradicate terrorism from the country.All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran central general secretary ...

SIALKOT - Bangladeshi High Commissioner in Pakistan Suhrab Hossain has stressed upon the business community of Sialkot that they should travel to ascertain the demands of Pakistani products, especially surgical instruments in Bangladeshi market. The High Commissioner said there was a great need for ...

LAHORE - Japan is one of the largest economies in the world and is very important for Pakistan for being one of the largest donors and a good trading partner but to draw the real benefit, Pakistani businessmen would have to focus on quality.This was stated by Pakistan’s Trade Minister to ...

FAISALABAD - Pakistani business community and industrialist should explore and tap the great business prospects and joint ventures opportunities in various sectors of Nigeria, stated by Pakistan High Commissioner to Nigeria Lt Gen (r) Ashraf Saleem during his visit to Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce ...

RAWALPINDI - The security and law and order situation in Pakistan was not that much bad which was being portrayed by the western media.Business Community of Pakistan could play proactive role to build a positive image of the country in the world, said German Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Cyrill Nunn ...

LAHORE – The business community, while greeting PTI chief Imran Khan for conducting intra-party elections, has termed it the country’s first-ever democratic polls within a party, as in this way sincere and competent economic managers will emerge. It is a right step towards right ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to take serious notice of law and order situation in Karachi and immediately initiate steps to arrest fast surging crime graph.In a statement issued here Tuesday, the LCCI President Farooq Iftikhar, Senior Vice President ...

President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the US businessmen to invest in power sector in Pakistan. He was talking to a delegation of a US power company DACC Global in Islamabad on Wednesday.The delegation headed by Doug Melvin, President DACC Global, comprised of Arnd Spinger, Joseph Steinfeldt, Mark ...

KARACHI Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad has said that the business community has decided to give compensation to the affected families of fire incident in a garment factory.  He said that heirs of the deceased people will also be given jobs.  He said all possible safety measures would be ...

LAHORE - Criticizing the restrictions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on its manufacturers to invest in industry in Pakistan, the business community has urged Indian government to permit investments in Pakistan in the same fashion it has granted permission to Pakistani investors.They stressed ...

SADIQABAD - The Rahim Yar Khan Chamber of Commerce and Industry appreciated cut in the policy interest rate (discount rate) announced by the State Bank of Pakistan by 50 basis point. The Chamber also urged the SBP to bring the interest rate to a single digit to prop up the national economy. The ...

ISLAMABAD (INP) - Government has set a very high tax revenue target of Rs 2380 billion, which seems unachievable as it is far behind in realizing the outgoing fiscal year’s revenue target of Rs.1950 billion.All the major economic indicators showed deteriorated performance against the same ...

LAHORE – The business community has demanded of the government to allow them to carry weapons for security purpose, as they have been the biggest victim of the ongoing criminal activities in the country. “Knowing that we (industrialists) are carrying the weapons for our safety, the ...

KARACHI- The leaders of business community appreciated the thoughtfulness of Muttahida Quami Movement and its leadership to raise strong voice against the growing criminal activities and the recent killings of businessmen and Karachiites. Chairman Businessmen Group & former President KCCI Siraj ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Thursday, while calling for market diversification, has urged the businessmen to make inroads in Eastern Europe which is an untapped market and has a huge potential for Pakistani goods.The LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh was talking to ...

SIALKOT - Business community of Sialkot is contemplating on a strategy for initiating electricity generation project to get rid of loadshedding on permanent basis and keep the production wheel in full motion. The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has already constituted a committee ...

ISLAMABAD - Samina Fazil, founder president of Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI), on Saturday said the incumbent government failed to provide any relief to masses in 2011.Controversial policies and unpopular decisions have made life very difficult for masses and ...

KARACHI - President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Mian Abrar Ahmad has expressed deep concern and rejected proposal of 5-day working week for all government departments and its affiliated institutions in the name of energy conservation. President KCCI said that the country was ...