Archive for December 2012
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At a simple but impressive ceremony at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Getz Pharma (Private) Limited donated Rs 25 million to the IBA for promoting quality education in Pakistan. At the ceremony, Dean &
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"So how in the world do you manage demand in this country?" "Apparently you can't by either meatless days, if you will..." "Meatless days?" "It means no supply of the scarce commodity for a couple
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And what can be termed an achievement on the part of our Information Minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, was his courageous refocusing on Pakistan's sufferings on account of terrorism. It was, in fact, an attempt of
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week recorded a video for the national broadcaster ABC declaring that the Mayan calendar was right and the end of the world had arrived. "Whether the final blow comes
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Results of the just concluded by-elections for Punjab Assembly seats appear to have cast a pall of gloom on the spirits of PPP, of not just the rank and file, but also of party leaders
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It is hard to deny that, for too long, the majority of SMEs have remained unregistered and thus stayed out of the tax net. The recent statement of the Chairman SECP that the undocumented economy
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With sprawling lawns and imposing edifice of the colonial era, the Governor's House in Lahore has about it an aura of political clout that takes in its occupant sooner than later. We have had some
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The State Bank of Pakistan, in a major move on 4th December, 2012, decided to allow micro-finance banks (MFBs) to avail financing under the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) in order to help micro enterprises to
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US Consulate General Public Affairs Officer Brinille Ellis joined scholars, human rights advocates, police, and students at a panel discussion on gender-based violence and reaffirmed the US government's commitment to prevent violence against women and
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The statement of Chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) regarding UFG losses is said to have led to panic selling in the shares of Sui gas companies. According to market sources, the Ogra chairman
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