Search results

Increasing agriculture production and exports: 'Saarc states have to ensure world quality standards' ISLAMABAD (July 08 2009): Under WTO regime, all Saarc countries have to ensure international quality standards including sanitary, phyto-sanitary measures for increasing agriculture...

Chinese delegation discusses development projects with governor PESHAWAR (July 08 2009): A three-member delegation, representing a consortium of five Chinese construction firms called on the NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani at Governor's House, Peshawar on Tuesday and discussed possibilities...

Really? Lemme draw you a picture; Instead of football on TV we'll be forced to watch The Bold & The Beautiful several times a day, we'd be put on a permanent diet...mineral water instead of coca cola or beer, we'll have to pick salades instead of steaks and pizza's for lunch and worst of all...

Businessmen for banning cotton export ISLAMABAD: Despite bumper cotton crop this year, the textile industry was confronting shortage of cotton; therefore, government should ban the export of cotton to bring stability in the domestic market. During a meeting President, Islamabad Chamber...

Pakistan meets IMF amid struggle to revive growth KARACHI: Pakistani officials meeting an International Monetary Fund mission this week face a battle in mapping out a strategy for reviving economic growth while keeping fiscal spending in check, analysts said. Officials are currently...

Karachi, Lahore now have 8-digit phone numbers ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has devised a comprehensive numbering plan to accommodate growing telephone users especially in the major cities of the country. As part of the plan, the fixed line numbers of PTCL, NTC...

Global Enabling Trade Report 2009: Pakistan 100th among 121 countries ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked 100 among 121 world economies featured in ‘The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009’– a drop of 16 places. Pakistan’s neighbors secured slightly better positions even though their ranking...

Global Enabling Trade Report 2009: Pakistan 100th among 121 countries ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked 100 among 121 world economies featured in ‘The Global Enabling Trade Report 2009’– a drop of 16 places. Pakistan’s neighbors secured slightly better positions even though their ranking...

Russia, China to push global currency at G8 summit Wednesday, July 08, 2009 ROME: China, Russia and Brazil will use this week’s G8 summit in Italy to push their view that the world needs to start seeking a new global reserve currency as an alternative to the dollar, officials said on...

Trade caravan planned for China, Kyrgyzstan Wednesday, July 08, 2009 KARACHI: Pakistan’s trade caravan to China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan will start its journey from Karachi on October 15 to explore business opportunities there and to project Pakistan’s trade and investment potential...

Karachi fourth in world’s cheapest cities Wednesday, July 08, 2009 ISLAMABAD: A global survey naming Tokyo and Osaka as the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates, largely due to the strength of the yen against the US dollar, rated Karachi as the fourth amongst the most cheapest...

KESC to go for Thar coal power generation in two years Chief executive says investment has started pouring in for coal power generation plants Wednesday, July 08, 2009 KARACHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company will go for Thar coal in coming two to three years as the company gains...

It must be a female conspiracy to take over the world...:taz:

Uurgh...don't remind me of it...its darn ugly. :argh:

So the ball is in your court now to come clean..:coffee:

Trade in services with China: Cabinet directs Commerce to revisit accord ISLAMABAD (July 07 2009): In an extraordinary development, the Cabinet has directed the Commerce Ministry to revisit the agreement on trade in services with China, signed on February 21, 2009 at Wu Han during the visit...

WB pledges $1.7bn aid to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has pledged $1.7 billion in financial aid for Pakistan, for the fiscal year 2009-10, to help the country overcome the ongoing global economic crisis, a press release issued by the bank said on Monday. It said the financial support...

India’s corporate sector loses Rs342bn due to power outages Tuesday, July 07, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Power outages and poor electricity supply is playing havoc with the Indian economy, as the corporate sector of India alone lost Rs342 billion in 2008-09. A document about the prevalent power...