Economic Zone to be set up in Thar: Farooqi
ISLAMABD: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr. Salman Farooqi has said that Pakistan was planning to set up Special Economic Zones in Thar area so that in future surplus energy from Thar Coal reserves might be used in the close vicinity without incurring transmission line losses. In his inaugural address, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Mr. [...]
Continue reading...UN to end child hunger across the world
Thursday, June 26, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization which provides life-saving food in emergencies and nutritious supplements for millions of chronically malnourished people in 80 countries every year. Every day WFP distribute tones of food and other aid all over the world and have launched a global campaign aimed [...]
Continue reading...NA passes finance bill having outlay of Rs. 2010 billion; ML-N’s MNA objects
Sunday, June 22, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has passed the Finance Bill 2008 thus approving the federal budget for the financial year 2008-09 having total outlay of 2010 billion rupees. The House passed the Bill with amendments proposed by the government to give effect to the Bill from 1st of July this year. Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar [...]
Continue reading...Benazir Bhutto’s 55th Birth Anniversary celebrations
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The government of Pakistan is celebrating the 55th birth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto with simplicity across the country today just to mark of respect and in recognition of her unparalleled services for the country. In Sindh and Balochistan official holiday was observed for the day. Paying rich tributes to the slain leader in the National [...]
Continue reading...World Bank approves $ 256.852 million for Pakistan
Friday, June 20, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Board has approved the Electricity Distribution and Transmission Improvement Project Loan in its meeting held on June 17, 2008 at a total cost of $ 256.852 million for Pakistan. The objectives of the project are to: (i) strengthen the capacity of the distribution and transmission networks to meet increasing electricity [...]
Continue reading...Insecurity, uncertainty stop return of Afghan refugees
Friday, June 20, 2008
PESHAWAR: Ghazala Khan, 17, often has dreams about Kabul, the capital of neighbouring Afghanistan, where her parents grew up. However, born to parents who reached adulthood and married in Pakistan, Ghazala is aware that Kabul is no longer what it may have been in the past, and is far from certain that she wishes to [...]
Continue reading...India to block Pak radio signals in IHK
Friday, June 20, 2008
RAJOURI: After imposing ban on airing of Pakistani television channels in Jammu and Kashmir, Government of India (GOI) is contemplating to block the signals of all Pakistan and Muzaffarabad based radio stations in frontier districts of Poonch and Rajouri, authoritative sources told Rising Kashmir. They said that the Defense Ministry has directed All India Radio [...]
Continue reading...Australia provides $ 8.5m for WFP Programme in FATA, Balochistan
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Australian Government will provide US$ 8.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in support of its programme in FATA and Balochistan. The agreement was signed by Australian High Commissioner Ms. Zorica McCarthy and WFP Representative Wolfgang Herbinger at a ceremony held in Peshawar. Honourable governor of NWFP Mr. Owais Ahmed [...]
Continue reading...Govt-Taliban Deal; Western Reaction
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Pakistan’s provincial government has signed a peace pact with Local Taliban. While some U.S. officials and senators call a “victory for Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.” Pakistan has been cutting peace deals in the past also but critics including the western allies always have complained that in result of these deals or pacts [...]
Continue reading...The Rise in Oil Prices
Friday, May 16, 2008
The price of oil has been at a record high since the last few years. The simple explanation being that the demand for oil is increasing rapidly whereas the production is near capacity for several of the chief producers. In fact the ever increasing demand for oil threatens to surpass the world’s oil production. New [...]
Continue reading...Salman Taseer; battle lines between Nawaz and Zardari camps
Friday, May 16, 2008
Pakistan Muslim League-N reacted annoyingly over appointment of Salman Taseer as the new governor of Punjab. Though Pakistan People’s Party has explained that it had agreed to Taseer’s selection after getting his name cleared from a couple of PML-N’s leaders including Shahbaz Sharif. while PML-N has made their point clear by saying that there [...]
Continue reading...Power Shortage in Pakistan
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
One of the most common questions asked in reference to Pakistan is as to what is the current burning issue in Pakistan? Instead of a simple answer you will most probably be presented with a long list of the problematic issues that have been plaguing the economy of Pakistan and retarding its growth for a [...]
Continue reading...Indo-Pakistan peace proces-JaiPur blats-American interests; perspective
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday evening’s 8 blasts in the capital of Rajasthan Jai Pur a declared congested area, left at least 80 people dead, and wounded another 300. Sources told Pakistan Times that Indian police have arrested two men after eight near-simultaneous bombings killed 63 people and wounded 216 in Jaipur. Several more suspects have also been detained, [...]
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