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Germany favours allowing market access to Pakistan: envoy RECORDER REPORT FAISALABAD (May 05 2010): Germany is in favour of allowing market access to Pakistan and in the next EU Pakistan summit conference, the matter will be accorded top priority, said Michael Koch, Ambassador Federal...

Rs 22.86 billion released for construction of Kachhi Canal: National Assembly told RECORDER REPORT ISLAMABAD (May 04 2010): Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Monday told the National Assembly that a sum of Rs 22.86 billion has been released for construction of Kachhi Canal. In...

Gang of thieves busted in capital Tuesday, May 04, 2010 Our crime correspondent Gang of thieves busted in capital Islamabad: The Industrial Area Police Station has busted a gang of thieves and arrested its seven members for their alleged involvement in theft cases, the police spokesman...

PIA revenue rises 7.5% in Q1 2010’ Staff Report KARACHI: Deputy Managing Director PIA, Salim Siyani has said the airline’s revenue increased to Rs 22.848 billion in the first quarter January – March 2010, reflecting an increase of 7.5 percent as compared to the same...

Baloch folk singers enthral audience Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Cultural Festival, organised by Lok Virsa in collaboration with Department of Culture, Government of Balochistan and Balochistan Small Industries Corporation is in full swing at Lok Virsa Complex, Shakarparian...

Sugar mills can add 3,000mw power to grid Monday, May 03, 2010 By Jawwad Rizvi LAHORE SOURCES in the sugar mill industry have claimed that over 3,000 mega watts of electricity could be produced by sugar mills by using high pressure boiler technology, The News has learnt. A...

Pak joins global market roster by observing 2 holidays ISLAMABAD (APP) - By two holidays a week and market closure timings across country by 8pm, Pakistan has joined the global market roster which may greatly help the local business grow manifold and enormous growth in the country’s...

No wheat shortage in GB Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily] ASTORE (May 03 2010): Deputy Commissioner, Qamer Shazad while rejecting the impression of wheat shortage said the district government had stored as many as 42,000 bags of wheat to meet the requirement of the masses...

ACLC busts car-lifting gang Staff Report KARACHI: Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) on Saturday claimed to have busted a gang involved in car-lifting. According to details, ACLC Chief Ghazanfar Kazmi was heading the team that conducted a raid in Nazimabad and arrested four members of a...

32 small, medium dams to be constructed by 2014 ISLAMABAD (May 02 2010): The government has decided to construct 32 small and medium dams throughout the country by 2014 to help overcome power load shedding. The government has allocated Rs 250 billion for constructing these dams during the PSDP...

Textile exports register 20 percent growth in March HAMID WALEED LAHORE (May 02 2010): Textile industry registered 20 percent growth in exports in March 2010 comparing with March 2009, giving a picture entirely different from what the apparel sector is trying to paint simply to deceive the...

IIUI launches Green Campus Campaign 2010 Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Horticulture Department of the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) on Friday launched “Green Campus Campaign 2010”. IIUI Rector Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik...

Govt clears some of circular debt thanks to mint * Banks place Rs 81.6 billion with SBP,as they were flush with liquidity Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan By Mushfiq Ahmad KARACHI: Banks placed an amount of Rs 81.6 billion with the State Bank of Pakistan on Friday at 9.5...

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Foreign investors buy $11.99m worth of stocks at KSE By Tanveer Ahmed KARACHI: The Karachi stock market remained the focus of international investors on Thursday with substantial amount of buying by the foreign fund managers in the local stocks. Foreigners bought $19.6 million worth of stocks...

Rs 148.19 million for seven agricultural research projects approved Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily] RECORDER REPORT LAHORE (April 30 2010): Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) has approved an amount of Rs 148.19 million for funding 7 high-priority research projects...

School and college timings extended, tuition fees reduced Thursday, April 29, 2010 By Zeeshan Azmat Karachi Timings at all public and private schools and colleges across the province have been extended, while tuition fees for public colleges have been reduced. Both measures come...

Turkey keen to extend bilateral trade to $5bn with Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Turkey is keen to enhance bilateral trade with Pakistan to $5 billion, which was just $782 million in 2009 and much below the potential of the two countries. Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan M. Babur Hizlan during his...