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Diamer-Bhasha Dam a ‘lifeline’ for national economy

By: APP | May 25, 2013

ISLAMABAD :  The Diamir-Bhasha Dam project is a "life-line" for national economy which would help meet country's future agricultural and power requirements. An official of Ministry of Water and ...

ADB delegation visits ZTBL

By: APP | May 25, 2013

ISLAMABAD : A delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday visited Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd( ZTBL) and reviewed various initiatives taken by the bank for the development of agriculture sector. ...

PLGMEA criticises increase in GST

By: APP | May 25, 2013

KARACHI : The Pakistan Leather Garments and Exporters Association has flayed increase in the GST rate to 17pc. Patron-in-chief Fawad Ijaz Khan and chairman PLGMEA M Danish Khan criticized the move. ...

Weekly inflation goes up

By: APP | May 25, 2013

Islamabad - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on May 23, for the lowest income group up to Rs 8,000, registered increased of 0.06 per cent as compared to the previous week.The ...

Electricity worth billions being stolen every year

By: APP | May 25, 2013

Islamabad - Caretaker Minister for Water and Power, Dr Mussadiq Malik has said that Pakistan has capability to generate up to 13000MW electricity but right now the country is generating 9000 to 10300 ...

PM takes notice of excessive loadsheding

By: APP | May 25, 2013, 10:00 am

Caretaker Prime Minister Justice ® Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Saturday took notice of the excessive loadshedding in the country and exchanged views with Minister for Water and Power on the latest ...

Qadirpur gas field closed for seven days

By: APP | May 24, 2013

ISLAMABAD :  OGDCL has closed Qadirpur gas field for the annual maintenance and repair the plant for seven days. Qadirpur gas field, which supplies 400 MMCFD (million cubic feet per day) gas to ...

Rates for conversion

By: APP | May 24, 2013

Karachi - The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special U.S. Dollar Bonds ...

Int'l construction technology exhibition on 24th

By: APP | May 23, 2013

LAHORE  - An inaugural ceremony of a three-day Build Tech Pakistan 2013-International Building & Construction Technology, Materials, Property, Stone, Interiors & Architecture Exhibition ...

Collector Customs agrees with KPCCI’s demand

By: APP | May 23, 2013

PESHAWAR  - Collector Customs Peshawar Zulfiqar A Kazmi has agreed in principle with demand of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) of allowing rebateable export from ...

Multan cotton sowing target to be achieved

By: APP | May 23, 2013

MULTAN  - Cotton sowing has been completed over an area of 235,343 acres in Multan district, meeting around 53 per cent sowing against a target of 441,000 acres set for the ongoing cotton ...

Wapda working on over 20 water sector projects

By: APP | May 23, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is working on more than 20 projects in water sector with cumulative water storage capacity of about 13 million acre feet (MAF) and power ...

Chinese Premier pledges to support, assist Pakistan

By: APP | May 23, 2013, 3:04 pm

Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang on Thursday reiterated his government’s stance to support Pakistan in all sectors and extend further cooperation, especially in strategic, energy, science ...

Adaptability to conditions key in Pakistan success in CT

By: APP | May 22, 2013

KARACHIFormer skipper Aamer Sohail firmly believes that Pakistan’s chances in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 depend on their adoptability to the conditions. “Conditions will play a very ...

Textile exports grow 6.14pc to $10.7b

By: APP | May 22, 2013

ISLAMABAD :-The textile exports from the country posted positive growth of 6.14 per cent during the first ten months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year. ...

Water inflow in all major rivers rises

By: APP | May 22, 2013

ISLAMABAD : Water inflow in all major rivers has risen due to shooting up mercury level in the country and on Tuesday it was recorded as 255,250 cusecs against the outflow of 240168 cusecs. According ...

Growers visit CCRI for advice on cotton cultivation

By: APP | May 22, 2013

MULTAN : Public Welfare Organization (PWO), a growers’ body based in Lodhran, paid a visit to Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan for advice from agriculture scientists on cotton ...

Paddy cultivation target set at 4.26m acres in Punjab

By: APP | May 21, 2013

MULTAN -The target for paddy cultivation in Punjab has been set at 4.266 million acres with an assessment to produce 3.374 million tons this season, over 100 million tons lower than that of the last ...

Growers asked to harvest sunflower in time

By: APP | May 21, 2013

MULTAN : Agriculture experts have urged growers to harvest sunflower in time for better yield and warned them against birds particularly parrots. The crop is ready for harvest when flowers’ ...

Strategy be evolved to up fodder production

By: APP | May 21, 2013

LAHORE : Experts have said that it is the need of the time to evolve a strategy to increase the production of fodder. Agr experts told APP on Monday that growers could increase the production of ...

Rs 183b released for development projects

By: APP | May 21, 2013

Islamabad - The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released Rs 183 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) against the total allocations of Rs233 billion for the fiscal ...

Funds shortage behind energy crisis: minister

By: APP | May 20, 2013

LAHORE - Caretaker Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadiq Malik said shortage of funds and mismanagement were responsible for loadshedding.Addressing a joint press conference with Federal ...

Railways demands Rs 67b for non-development expenses

By: APP | May 20, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Railways has demanded Rs 67 billion from the Finance Ministry to meet with non-development expenditures during 2013-14 fiscal year.“We have finalized the ...

Chinese company shows interest to invest in K-IV project

By: APP | May 20, 2013

KARACHI - Famous Chinese company, China International Water and Electric Corporation, Pakistan (CIWEC), which is working on eight important mega projects in Pakistan, has shown keen interest to ...

Saarc CCI VPs greet Nawaz

By: APP | May 20, 2013

LAHORE - First time in the South Asian history that all the Vice Presidents from different countries of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry an apex body of chambers in the region Sunday formally ...

Neelum Jhelum project to be completed in 2016

By: APP | May 20, 2013

ISLAMABAD:  The WAPDA is making all possible efforts to complete 969 MW-Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project according to its construction schedule in 2016. Official sources told APP here that the ...

Growers asked to complete paddy sowing till June 20

By: APP | May 20, 2013

LAHOR : Punjab Agriculture Department has advised the growers to complete paddy sowing till June 20.  A spokesman of the department said on Sunday, that nurseries of Basmati 370, Basmati 385, ...

Three ships at PQ berths to load/offload containers, rice

By: APP | May 20, 2013

KARACHI : No ships arrived at the Port on Saturday, port sources said here on Sunday. Berth occupancy was maintained at 21% at the Port on Saturday where  a total of three ships namely M.V KPS-I ...

Transporters seek alternative routes during sit-ins

By: APP | May 20, 2013

KARACHIPresident, Karachi Transporters Action Committee (KTAC), Mohammad Ashraf Banglori has urged the city administration to ensure alternative routes for public vehicles during sit-ins frequently ...

Encroachments in capital markets on rise

By: APP | May 20, 2013

ISLAMABADEncroachments in various areas including Aabpara, Melody, Peshawar More, Karachi Company and other places have not still been cleared from the encroachment by the vendors and shopkeepers.The ...

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