Saudi Arabia agrees to provide soft loan of US $ 172 million to Pakistan Islamabad: (Thursday, December 29, 2011) in a rare agreement, Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a soft loan of US $ 172 million. While signing the loan agreement today, it was disclosed that the money provided by Saudi Development […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Drug dealers continue to sell unregistered and unwarranted drugs in twin cities Rawalpindi: (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) majority of the drug dealers here in Rawalpindi and in Islamabad has been found to indulge into illegal activities of selling unregistered and unwarranted drugs, while the drug inspectors have remained miserably failed to stop them from doing […]
Dec 29 2011 | Posted in
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Afaq to prefers to stick to his party; rules out chances to join PTI Karachi: (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) the recently released chairman of Mohajir Qaumi Movement Haqiqi, Afaq Ahmed has ruled out the chances of joining Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaaf or making an alliance with it to counter the influence of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Tsunami in Karachi hits hard; PPP strongholds are expected to join PTI Karachi: (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) It seems the PTI’s tsunami in Karachi has hit hard the political pillars of Karachi and Sindh as according to the sources, many of the PPP and other party’s political stalwarts have made their mind to jump on […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Jamaat-e-Islami regards Memo scandal as treason against the nation Lahore: (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) The Central Shoora of Jamaat-e-Islami said that the memo scandal was a plot not only against Pakistan Army, but also treason against the country, the nation and the national security. It called upon the Supreme Court to conduct a thorough and […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Shahbaz claims to utilize national resources for the uplift of masses Lahore: (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif said today that his government had the mission to serve the masses and their track record was a clear depiction of the fact that they always utilized national resources for the uplift of the […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Entrepreneurship promotion on cards; KPK govt. launches laon scheme for artisans Pehawar: (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) Considering it a step towards promoting entrepreneurship and self employment, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched small loan scheme for the artisans affiliated with traditional art and culture. Initially, the pool money of RS 150 million has been set […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Oil up near $104, Iran sanctions support * Lower volumes could mean greater volatility SINGAPORE: Oil prices were up near $104 on Friday, consolidating after a heavy sell off earlier in the week, supported by a weaker dollar and concern over US sanctions against Iran, but the eurozone debt crisis continued to weigh. Brent crude, […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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Minister directs SNGPL, SSGCL the glass, the LPG market * Gap between supply and demand of natural gas has reached a point almost 1000 mmcfd Islamabad: In order to facilitate the domestic gas consumption during the severe gas crisis in the country, the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain directed Sui […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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With the masses growing tiresome with regular news programming, could it be an opportunity for a different type of news channel or show to seize the moment. Geo News, ARY News, Dawn News and every other news channel one can think of has been running the same shows, with the same format and sadly the […]
Oil and gas sector in disarray – Pakistan Industrial sector update 2011 KARACHI – Despite good news flow regarding price and volumetric difference in oil and gas, nation’s greatest outlined area having 40 % weight in KSE 100 catalog, has so far published a bad come back of 5 % this year. This 5 % […]
It might not be the most appropriate assertion to make, but media in Pakistan is doing a bit more than what it actually should be doing. By media, I specifically denote newspapers and in today’s scenario, news channels as well. While news and truth are usually never the same, reporting should be based on facts […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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