Archive for  January 2010
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Pakistan will save overall 2.2 billion-dollar electricity in system annually by replacing 30 million old incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in two years' time, says an ADB study. Assisting Pakistan in energy sector
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government believes in serving the people, therefore all its policies are directed towards the well being of the common man. He further said that the
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Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA), NWFP branch has called for expansion in the storage capacity of wheat stores, increase in the quota of flour mills and resolution of the problem of unscheduled power load shedding
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The Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production has stated that Pakistan has suffered losses to the tune of 35 billion dollars during the on-going war on terror, while more than 2,250 men in
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Rear Admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar has assumed the Coastal Command of Pakistan Navy in an impressive Change of Command Ceremony held at PNS Iqbal here on Tuesday. An announcement to this effect was made in
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National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) contradicted the statement of a provincial minister of Punjab regarding closure of motorway while travelling the Presidential Motorcade from Lahore to Faisalabad. A statement issued by the NH&MP clarified
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The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday demanded enhanced transparency in the government organisations to ensure efficiency and prosperity. The legality of the process through which a government department can own a private company is
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Punjab Assembly will hold its session in Lahore here on Wednesday (today) at 3:00 pm. The notification to this affect has been issued. Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal will chair the session. Copyright Business
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Punjab Finance Minister, Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that to ensure austerity at the highest level the government has imposed ban on purchase of new vehicles, luxury items and other unnecessary expenditures. He expressed these
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The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif here Tuesday called report and comments from Punjab secretary foods and secretary health in a petition challenging the sale of rotten eggs in the market. Petitioner
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