Archive for January 2010
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Burdened with the task of managing a war-like economy, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has his hands full. In this interview, Tarin speaks about the state of economy and what he has been doing in Islamabad:
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The Coca-Cola Export Corporation has joined hands with Developments in Literacy (DIL), a US-based nonprofit organisation, to provide funds for infrastructure development and provision of books for libraries in Mansehra and Dir, NWFP. The funds
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Sheer incompetence and callousness on the part of Sindh government has resulted in pathetic deterioration of information technology (IT) labs, established in educational institutions in the province. According to information available here, IT labs were
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A state of the art 'CRS X-Ray' machine has been installed at the Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) for quick diagnosing of patients suffering from bone, chest and lung diseases, here on Tuesday. The AGFA company
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Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer in Asia and more than 30,000 women report every year to just one major tertiary-care hospital, specialising in cancer treatment. Dr Shazia Munir, Vice Chairman of National
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Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the government to take measures to harness biomass potential for generating electricity. The biomass is now recognised as a clean and reliable renewable source of energy, ICCI president
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The prevailing foggy conditions in most parts of Punjab have become nuisance for the travellers and met office on Tuesday said, it will continue to disturb routine activities of people in the coming days. Talking
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The Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Mohammed Adil Siddiqi has said that 84 new schemes of water and drainage would be initiated in the province. He said the department had been directed to expedite
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Pakistan's economy, after experiencing severe economic shocks in the last couple of years, is now striving for recovery with expected GDP growth of 3.3 percent for FY10, analysts said. The Budget FY10 seeks to address
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The leader of Iran trade delegation from Mashad and Vice President of Development of Human Resources, M H Kamranfar, has emphasised the need for establishing banking channel for enhancing two-way trade. Speaking at a meeting
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