Archive for  February 2005
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A law is being formulated by the government of Punjab binding everyone to plant trees in front of his/her house in all cities of the province. Notwithstanding its practicability aspect, the irony is that a
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This is with reference to the news report titled "car bookings exceed assemblers capacity" (Business Recorder January 18th). The report contains data, which is contrary to the facts and does not present the actual state
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Aditya Jhaveri had high hopes for his new commodity futures business, but the early days of his venture saw him sitting idle in a small room in the offices of a friend who trades millions
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Flush with victory of the "orange revolution," the leaders of a Ukraine youth group have decided to export their know-how to other former Soviet republics in a move that an ever-hard-line Russia has noted with
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The capacity-enhancement move of the existing industrial units, especially those belonging to the value-added sectors, has exposed the acute shortage of skilled labour in the country. The worries of the industrialists have started multiplying with
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In a statement issued on the conclusion of their visit to Pakistan's first private sector container terminal at Karachi Port, the chairman of a sub-committee of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
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While the automobile industry remains one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, its production capacity is still far short of the demand, resulting in inordinate delays in car deliveries as well as middlemen
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Pakistan has exported tobacco worth dollars 13.226 million during financial year 2003-04 registering a growth rate of 111.68 percent over the previous year 2002-03. Federal Secretary Commerce Tasneem Noorani was told this during a briefing
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All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions (APFTU) has demanded of the government to take necessary steps for proper safety of Wapda installations all over the country. A resolution to this effect was adopted in a
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Pakistan Industrial Associations Front (Piaf) vice-chairman, Mian Abuzar Shad has said that some unwanted elements were spoiling the business friendly atmosphere in the country and making the gas crisis more complicated for their ulterior motives.
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