ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that it is the constitutional obligation of the government to provide standardized accessibility opportunities for disabled persons
“I extend my felicitation to Pakistan Standards and Quality Control …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Food and Agriculture took notice of illegal appointments of consultants related to the Chairman of Pakistan Agriculture and Research Counsel (PARC) and other political persons and called a …

Islamabad:The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Monday said UEA based Abu Dhabi Group is experiencing some financial trouble but there is no chance that it will face any major challenge in the near future. …

ISLAMABAD: The protection of businesses and an enabling law and order environment is essential to flourish trade and business related activities. Abdullah Malik, President of Pakistan Computer Association (PCA), Islamabad Chapter, said this while hosting …

KARACHI: National Savings Scheme (NSS) plans to launch a short-term investment certificate later this month, sources in the Ministry of Finance told media. “The short-term investment certificates would be of 3-month, 6-month and one year …

ISLAMABAD: Mourad Bourehla, Ambassador of Tunis has stressed that it is the need of the hour that Pakistan and Tunis should explore new avenues of trade and investment. The ambassador visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce …

KARACHI: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has revised the wellhead prices of the some key producing fields upwardly, which stand effective from July-December 2010. According to revised wellhead rates, prices of Sui and Kandhkot …

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday told National Assembly that number of taxpayers in the country is increasing gradually and that efforts are on to bring …

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi has directed the Finance Wing of the Authority to take concrete measures and formulate a comprehensive strategy to enhance the tax collection and achieve the targets …

ISLAMABAD: The United States will provide Rs 448 million ($5.2 million) in financial assistance to recover the flood-damaged tourism and fishing industries in Swat Valley. Both tourism and fisheries are mainstays of the Swat Valley’s …