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President stresses improved trade corridor to enhance trade Tuesday, May 26, 2009 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that Pakistan’s strategic location at the crossroads of Central Asian Republics was an asset and needs to be fully exploited for increased intra-regional...

Halal food production technology to boost exports Tuesday, May 26, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development has introduced Halal food production technology and certification system to capture the Halal food market, which will help increase the...

Textile exporters find new markets Tuesday, May 26, 2009 By Mansoor Ahmad LAHORE: The country’s export profile of textiles reveals that the country has lost some of its most established markets but exporters have found new export avenues that were neglected in the past. According to...

625m social security net on the cards By Amin Ahmed Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 | 02:44 AM PST | RAWALPINDI: The government is expected to launch a $625 million social safety net system during the financial year 2009-10 for which it has sought financing of 200 million dollars from the...

Peace pipeline at last Dawn Editorial Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 | 06:39 AM PST | There is little good news these days, but perhaps we should not despair. Iran and Pakistan have signed a deal to construct a gas pipeline that had been on the cards since 1995, notwithstanding the numerous turns...

Final deal on gas pipeline in three weeks: Iran Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 | 05:07 AM PST TEHRAN: There are no outstanding issues impeding the project for laying a gas pipeline between Pakistan and Iran and a final deal will be signed in three weeks, an Iranian official said on Monday...

Subsidy on electricity being removed, tariff to be raised Monday, 25 May, 2009 | 10:46 PM PST | ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to end subsidies on electricity from the next fiscal year and the first batch of tariff raises will be made in July, sources in the finance ministry said...

Seafood exports see 8% growth in 2008-09 22 May 2009, 0348 hrs IST, KOCHI: Indian seafood exports have grown by 9.7% in rupee terms to touch Rs 7,617.97 crore in the April-February period of 2008-09 compared to the same period last year. In terms of quantity, the exports have increased...

Govt considering Rs 10,000-cr package for shipping industry 22 May 2009, 1128 hrs IST NEW DELHI: The Centre is considering a Rs 10,000-crore package for the shipping industry to help it tide over the global economic crisis, a senior government official said. "We know that the...

Tata Tech eyes $1b revenue in seven years: Patrick McGoldrick 22 May 2009, 0751 hrs IST MUMBAI: Tata group company Tata Technologies is targeting revenues of $1 billion over the next five to seven years. According to Patrick Mc-Goldrick , the company’s CEO and MD, profits have doubled...

EU wants to expand trade ties with Pakistan By Our Reporter Friday, 22 May, 2009 | 04:05 AM PST | LAHORE: European Commission Ambassador Jan De KOK has said that the European Union was seriously considering on broadening and deepening of its trade relations with Pakistan. Speaking at...

International bids invited for Bhasha dam By Our Staff Reporter Friday, 22 May, 2009 | 04:34 AM PST | ISLAMABAD: International bids have been invited for the construction of Bhasha dam, the president’s spokesman said after a meeting convened by President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday to...

Planning Commission likely to propose Rs650bn PSDP By A Reporter Friday, 22 May, 2009 | 05:40 AM PST ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission, in the pre-Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) meeting held here on Thursday, decided that the overall size of the PSDP is Rs650 billion, which...

Cool down owais.usmani, :agree: lots of ppls can understand you anger. But showing it in bad words would not be good way. :) Some times you can make a person feel ashamed with some decent words :agree: :enjoy: You know what i mean.

Definitely BaburCM, same expected from Pakistan. :azn: blaming each other is not going to be the solution, India blames Pakistan and Pakistan blames India. But in this blame game ppls forget the real culprit and terrorist who want both the countries to be destabilized so that they can have their...

wow, now that's the way to treat taliban. :yahoo: awsome job done by Mehar Rafi :enjoy: If local ppls stand shoulder to shoulder with the army personals, then in no time Pakistan can rid of taliban. :pakistan:

Ya a big deal, lots of other ppls home were also torn down, but no know gives a crap for them, why? bcoz they are not famous. :tsk:. And suddenly 'Slumdog' Child star's home is torn down then its a big deal. :angry:. If the house is illegal then it has to be bought down.

Economists confident on 8% growth targetBy Si Tingting (China Daily) Updated: 2009-05-21 08:18 Chinese economists have expressed optimism that the targeted 8 percent economic growth is achievable if the nation manages to rein in rising inventory levels, check manufacturing overcapacity and...

Yuan may be reserve currency by 2020 Official(Agencies) Updated: 2009-05-21 13:28 China's currency yuan could make up more than 3 percent of global foreign exchange reserves by 2020, an official suggested on Wednesday. The yuan is not convertible for purely financial purposes, ruling it...

Credit begins to flow to India Inc 21 May 2009, 0332 hrs IST, ET Bureau MUMBAI: Money has begun flowing to India Inc from banks, albeit in a small way. However, banks are seen still biased towards government bonds despite sustained growth in deposits. After reporting a Rs 25,266-crore...