Lahore: IGI Investment Bank a part of the IGI Financial Services Group and New Jubilee Life Insurance Company (NJI Life) marked the beginning of a long lasting relationship by signing an agreement at the IGI Financial Services head office.
According to the agreement, NJI Life will be joining hands with IGI Investment Bank to provide bancassurance [...]
London, UK: On March 15 2009 PTI UK team led by PTI UK Coordinator Rabia Zia had organized a demonstration in London in front of the High Commission of Pakistan with other political parties namely being PML N as well as QC Sibgat ullah Kadri, representation from Tehreek -e- Khaksaar, students, lawyers, doctors, businessmen, media, [...]
Islamabad – CFA Association of Pakistan (CFA Pakistan) organized seminar on the topic “Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)’’. The event was held to raise awareness about GIPS, its benefits and relevance to the financial sector. Members from CFA Society, Asset Management Industry, Regulators and Ratings Agencies attended the event.
“Performance presentation has emerged as one of [...]
New Delhi: The Amla (working committee) of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, met here on 14 March 2009. The meeting was chaired by the National President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and attended by the following members: Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari (President, Jamaat-e Islami Hind), Mr. Mohammad Jafar [...]
Islamabad: Every year, World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is observed, on March 15, to protect consumer rights. This year, the day is being observed with the theme “Junk Food Generation”, to stop the marketing of unhealthy food to children.
In Pakistan, junk foods such as pizzas, carbonated drinks, chips, burgers, chocolates, etc., are fast replacing the [...]
Karachi: 3rd Food, Agri & Livestock Asia 2009, 5th Health Asia & 4th Plastic, Packaging & Print Asia 2009 were inaugurated by Syed Mohibullah Shah Esq. Chief Executive, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) along with the Foreign Guests and Women Entrepreneurs. H.E. Mr. Hans Christian Kint, Ambassador of Belgium in Pakistan & Dr. Khursheed [...]
Paris, France: Amid a wave of protests and marches by lawyers and opposition activists throughout the country, the PPP-led government suspended cable transmission of two television stations, Geo News and Aaj TV, in several major cities.
“It is shocking to see a democratic government use the same censorship measures as Pervez Musharraf’s military government,” Reporters Without [...]
London, UK: PTI UK strongly condemns the ban put on GEO in Pakistan. This is a cowardly & an undemocratic act and a repeat of events that took place under the Musharraf dictatorship in 2007 where media was one of the main targets of the military government. This is another example of the [...]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Saturday said the outcome of long march could be against the expectations of government, lawyers and opposition. The movement supposed to strengthen the democratic institutions could prove a blow for whatever democracy we are left with.
“Undemocratic forces can take advantage of the situation if the movement goes out [...]
Islamabad: Meeting of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly was held under the chairpersonship of Madam Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza, in the Parliament House, today. The Committee approved minutes of the previous meeting of the finance committee. The committee also approved the figures of the revised budget of the National Assembly for the year [...]
