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PPP government took epoch making steps for women development: Fatima Bhutto HYDERABAD: The present government of Pakistan Peoples Party has made a history by ensuring development of women with provision of maximum rights so that the fifty percent population of the country could not only share their role for the progress and prosperity of the homeland but also improve their socio economic conditions. This was stated by Sindh Minister for Women Development Touqir Fatima Bhutto while talking to media persons and speaking as chief guest at Cheque, Certificates and Beauty Parlor Kits among 600 women of Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Muhammad Khan and Tando Allahyar district here at Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium on Tuesday evening. The six hundred women of Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Muhammad Khan and Tando Allahyar Districts have completed skill development course under Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Youth Development Programme. In the next phase of the programme, the minister informed that the women folk will be trained in the fields of agriculture, livestock and ...

Meeting discusses current situation with focus on preparations for elections  ISLAMABAD: A meeting held Tuesday discussed current situation in the country with focus on preparation for elections, overcoming energy crisis and the legal challenges before the government. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf chaired it while Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Syed Naveed Qamar, A. Rehman Malik, Senator Farooq Hamid Naek, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Ch. ...
NA body directs FBR to control smuggling of plastic granules ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Finance directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to control smuggling of plastic granules (dana) into the country and called for taking appropriate steps in this regard. Chairing the committee, Khawaja Suhail Mansoor said that loss of billions of rupees had been incurred due to the smuggling. "More than 20,000 bags of Plastic granules per day were being smuggled from Iran to as deep as the city of Lahore but ...
Imran Khan says he will take PML-N leader Khawaja Asif, Chaudhry Nisar to court for allegations ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf PTI says he will take PML-N leaders Khawaja M. Asif and Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to court on allegations leveled against him for misusing funds of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Memorial Hospital SKCMH, Lahore. At press conference here Tuesday, he said "allegations were leveled in holy month of Ramzan as he (Khawaja Asif) knew this is when SKCMH collects majority of its donations. By hurling allegations lives of cancer patients has been ...
MQM delegation calls on PTI leaders LAHORE: A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) delegation, led by MQM leader Farooq Sattar, called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leaders Makhdoom Javed Hashmi and Shah Mahmood Qureshi here on Tuesday. Dr Farooq Sattar invited PTI Chairman Imran Khan to visit the MQM headquarters Nine Zero. Later, MQM leader Farooq Sattar in his joint press talk with Qureshi and Hashmi said their political contacts were aimed at steering the country out of the difficult phase, adding the country was ...
Senator Shahi Syed calls on Sindh CM  KARACHI: President Awami National Party Sindh, Senator Shahi Syed on Monday called on Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah at C.M House. Special Assistant to C.M Waqar Mehdi was also present, said a statement issued here today. Both leaders discussed the political situation of the province with reference to law and order and other matters of mutual interest. It was decided that both the parties will work for strengthening the democracy, promotion of peace and tranquility. Later, Federal ...
Governor summons Sindh Assembly session  KARACHI: Governor of Sindh, Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan has summoned Sindh assembly session on August 7 at 10 am in Sindh Assembly building. This was stated in a notification issued here on Monday.‑Reuters Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012 ...

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyMay
Trade Balance $-2.171 bln
Exports $2.175 bln
Imports $4.346 bln
WeeklyJune 17, 2013
Reserves $11.446 bln