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Fourteen-year jail term for acid-throwers:Women-specific bills passed ISLAMABAD: Acid victims sitting in the gallery of the upper house witnessed the landmark Senate proceedings in awe. The Senate unanimously pass*ed two historical bills upholding the rights of women, The Acid Control and...

Blast from the past; Cash for nukes attempt that failed ISLAMABAD: General (r) Ziauddin Khawaja, former DG ISI, has disclosed for the first time that North Korea had attempted to bribe him by providing him 0.5 million US dollars in Benazir Bhutto’s last tenure as prime minister, in 1995...

Marble city project revived after five years KARACHI: The process of setting up a modern marble city has finally started as 300 acres of land have been acquired for the purpose which will house more than 200 processing plants, officials say. Sindh Stone Development Company, a joint...

Lowari Tunnel to provide road links with Afghanistan, CAS ISLAMABAD: An important meeting at Ministry of Communication was informed completion of Lowari Tunnel Project to provide durable road links with Afghanistan and Central Asian States (CAS) and hence will strengthen the country’s economy...

219 is part of my username! Good work Sehwag. I hope today is a lucky day for me!

Don't worry bro, we are 144-3.

Greetings Ramu, I am well aware of the overall FDI investment in Pakistan, and I believe there is no such need to post this, as there is already a thread available to discuss on the overall FDI in Pakistan. Any source Ramu? Not that I am challenging this statement, but I just want to increase...

FDI in IT sector posts 120% growth in Jul-Oct 2011 KARACHI: Pakistan’s Information and Technology (IT) industry has gained limelight as foreign investors are seeking healthy opportunity to work with local software houses and service providers as shown by the substantial inflow of foreign...

Major gas discovery in Marri-Bugti area ISLAMABAD: A bit of good news for the energy-starved nation — the state-run Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) is reported to have made a major gas discovery in Zin block in Balochistan’s restive Marri-Bugti area that has the potential to...

Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline project to be completed before scheduled time 2014 ISLAMABAD: Dispelling the foreign pressure over Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain on Thursday informed the Senate that work has been expedited on the...

Resumption of seafood exports to EU MFD to submit HACCP report to EU by Dec 31 Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) in consultation with a United Nations Industrial Development Organisation’s (UNIDO) consultant will be submitting a report on Hazard Analysis...

'Pakistan striving to double food export to UAE' ISLAMABAD: Ambassador to United Arab Emirates Jamil Ahmed Khan on Wednesday said Pakistan is making efforts to double its food export to the UAE by adding value to its products and by establishing brands. Talking to reporters after visiting...

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Greetings Ares, Last year, Pakistan was supposed to grow at 4.5%, but due to the floods in 2010, it was revised downwards to 2.5%. Hopefully, Pakistan's economy will grow 4.2% this year. However, I am still hoping for an independent organization such as IMF to verify this growth. Regards Ameer

Economy projected to grow by four point two percent’ ISLAMABAD: During question hour‚ the National Assembly was informed on Friday that economy is projected to grow by four point two percent during the current fiscal year. Minister for Textiles Makhdoom Shahabuddin on behalf of Minister...

Greetings pmukherjee, In fact, if they have a base close to China, what's the point in having a military presence in Australia then? Regards Ameer

Greetings Fateh71 But sir, I do not see how China has been directly/indirectly threatening Australia. If it was a country like Vietnam, or Philippines, then their reaction to allow a military base would be expected. Sir, as much as I respect your opinion, I begged to differ on China's policy...

Greetings Fateh71, As much as China's recent involvement in controversies regarding the Spartly Islands, I believe this is a genuine concern. We have to understand that by setting up a military base in the Australia, it will shift the military power and influence China currently has in the...

Chinese company launches new CNG bus service LAHORE: The Foton Bus Company (FBC) finally launched operations in Lahore on Tuesday, introducing a fleet of 56 new imported CNG buses on three routes. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif rode on the bus from his residence to the secretariat after the...

Grid connectivity to enable trade of 500 MW between Pak, India * Joint group to meet in Jan regarding trade in POL products ISLAMABAD: A broad understanding has been reached between Pakistan and India on possible grid connectivity between Amritsar-Lahore to enable trade of up to 500...