Islamabad: Pakistan attaches great importance to its relation with Japan and wants to expand it in the sector of environment. This was stated by the Federal Minister for Environment Mr. Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi while taking to the Japanese Ambassador H.E Mr. Chihiro ATSUMI who called on him today to discuss matters pertaining to cooperation [...]
Islamabad: Traders of Islamabad on Tuesday said that foreign and local banks have started harassing customers for their petty gains.
They said that credit and debit cards have become tool to harass and later milk customers. Banks are dealing with small traders like enemies, they said.
Organizing Secretary of Traders Action Committee Ajmal Baloch, President Blue [...]
ISLAMABAD: To establish a well-organized and nationally coordinated blood transfusion service that can provide adequate and timely supplies of safe blood for all patients in need, the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) under Ministry of Health has developed “National Strategic Framework 2008-12” (NSF) for Blood Transfusion Service in Pakistan.
The basic purpose of formulating an NSF [...]
Islamabad: To promote science and technology in the country, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has constituted a committee to formulate new National Science and Technology Policy. The Prime Minister was chairing a briefing meeting of COMSATS in his capacity as its chairman at the PM’s House here today.
In addition to double the annual [...]
Islamabad: A five-member European Union’s South Asia delegation headed by Mr. Robert Evans held a luncheon meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sahibzada Malik Amad Khan in the Foreign Office today. The EU delegation is visiting Pakistan from 22-25 February 2009.
Mr. Evans, who earlier visited Pakistan in February 2008, conveyed to the [...]
Islamabad: Pakistan has offered Malaysian investors a dedicated economic zone to be operated on a Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis. This was stated by the High Commissioner for Pakistan in Malaysia Lt-Gen (Rtd) Tahir Mahmud Qazi while talking to the Bernama, in Kuala Lumpur, recently.
The High Commissioner said that the offer was a formal follow-up to the [...]
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said businesspersons investing billions of rupees in Pakistan despite skyrocketing uncertainty should not be harassed. Deteriorating business and investment climate should not be compromised over political issues.
Government should take notice of illegal steps and irresponsible statements against the owner of the first mix-use complex in Pakistan, said [...]
Lahore: Former Prime Minister & PML-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif shakes hands with Liu Hongcai, Deputy head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee who called on him in Raiwand. Chief Minister Punjab & President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif, M N A Hamza Shahbaz and Raja Ashfaq Sarwaris, General [...]
Lahore: Members of Board of Governors of PARADISE visited village Karianwala in District Faisalabad to see status of furniture, toilet facilities and other items provided to the two government schools in the village. These items were donated two years ago through The Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and PARADISE has assisted in the smooth execution [...]
Islamabad: Scouting is a movement of youth for the development of their spiritual intellectual, physical and social traits. Scout activities help in making them more responsible and more patriots. Scouting is highly useful productive and help character building and reformation of once personality. More than 28 million youth (boys and girls) are celebrating the World [...]
