JCR-VIS Credit Rating Co Ltd had revised the outlook on the rating of Saudi Pak Commercial Bank in September 2006 to 'Negative.' This rating action had been taken in view of the observed delay in regularisation/recoveries of classified advances vis-à-vis

Pace Barka Properties Ltd, a division of Pace Pakistan Ltd, has introduced a project near the Lahore airport, branded as Pace Circle. According to a press release, issued here on Friday.

Pakistan Cloth Merchants Association (PCMA) has demanded R & D support for exporting units located in export processing zone. In a statement issued here on Friday.

Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Multan on Friday staged a protest demonstration to condemn the women protection bill and described it repugnant to Islam and they pledged to wage a struggle against the un-Islamic laws.

Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi) Commissioner Rasool Bux Phulpoto has directed all the Sessi directorates to expand social security scheme across the province.

Farzana Raja, Information Secretary of PPPP Punjab addressing a press conference here on Friday has blamed the provincial government for launching a malicious information campaign against Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Querashi, new head of PPPP provincial chapter

Government officials and private sector leaders from four South Asian countries met in Bangkok earlier this week to take part in working groups on developing transport, trade, and private sector co-operation in the sub-region.

Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan, has said that special programmes would be evolved to provide initiatives to small growers aimed at increasing per acre yield.

Rakugo, a Japanese sit-down comedy, was performed at the Arts Council of Pakistan here. A statement on Friday said that the show was organised by the Japan Cultural Centre (JCC) of the Consulate General of Japan in Karachi in collaboration with the Pakist

Mian Shahbaz Sharif the chief of PML (N) arrived here on Thursday night from Dubai. It is learnt that Shahbaz Sharif will stay here for his routine medical check-up.

Punjab University vice-chancellor Arshad Mahmood has directed for early completion of construction projects at Gujranwala campus so that more academic disciplines start functioning.

Former prime minister and chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Part (PPP) Benazir Bhutto is recovering from knee surgery in New York and staying with her husband, Asif Zardari. The PPP Chairperson is doing well and receiving calls from party workers and well w

A list of 12 "A" class contractors has been submitted to the Pakistan government for implementation of a highway project, costing about RM one billion.

District Nazim Sialkot Muhammad Akmal Cheema had vowed to develop ignored and far-off areas of rural and urban parts of the district.

A 4-member delegation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) led by its President Dr Jacques Rogge on Friday visited GC University Lahore and called on the vice-chancellor of the university Professor Dr Khalid Aftab.

Lahore Basant Festival Organiser Syed Zulfiqar Hussain has said the Lahore Basant Festival was the only festival which attracts more than five million people in Lahore and adjoining areas.

Communication and Works Department, Punjab would construct as many as 17 police stations of six districts at a cost of Rs 269 million during new fiscal year. This was revealed in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Punjab Minister for Communication a

The first special Haj flight from Karachi, PK-1101, will leave for Jeddah on Saturday from Quaid-e-Azam International Airport. Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad will see off the pilgrims of the first pre-Haj flight from the city.

Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Zubaida Jalal on Friday said the government is intended to introduce new laws for NGOs to improve their performance as well as protecting the sector from being misused.

India on Friday said three banks from Pakistan had shown interest in starting operations in India and a decision in this regard would be taken on reciprocal and simultaneous basis, reports PTI.

New cotton crop varieties having comparatively better resistance against CLCV will be approved shortly and their seed will be made available to the growers through Punjab Seed Corporation.

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre has organised an 'Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day' on November 27 at its premises. About 15,000 women are affected by ovarian cancer in Pakistan yearly. This is the second most common neoplasm among

Lahore Division Sarafa and Jewellers Association (LDSJA) has urged the Punjab Chief Minister to order strict implementation of the law regarding recovery of stolen gold jewellery. This demand was made at a meeting held here on Friday under the chairmanshi

Distributors of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Friday alleged that smuggling of LPG from the country was causing a revenue loss of Rs four million per day to the national exchequer, besides creating problems for them.

A member of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) with prayer to direct the respondent government to constitute market committees.

While the security constraints in the post-9/11 era have made it difficult for students seeking admissions in educational institutions in the United States, countries like UK and Australia appear keen to attract students to their universities and institut

Group Executive (Retail Banking) and member Managing Committee of HBL, Abid Sattar has said that the privatisation in Banking sector is yielding positive impact for promoting healthy competition among the Banks.

The Punjab government has initiated revolutionary steps to promote modern technology and latest discipline of learning as the development goal was not possible without pursuing up-to-date technology.

The Merck calendar 2007 was launched at a ceremony here, says a statement on Friday. It was pointed out that Merck has been promoting the ethnic art for the past four years. The late Bashir Mirza's "Portrait of Pakistan" became the inspiration for the Mer

International Officer of the University of Essex, UK, Dan Entwistle, on Thursday made a presentation regarding his university's admission procedure and relevant requirements to the students of GC University Lahore in an open house forum held in the Post-G

Experiments conducted by the governments of Sindh and Punjab shown encouraging interests to cultivate sugar beet instead of sugarcane. Presently, lot of discussion is taking place regarding the cultivation of sugar beet instead of sugarcane in Sindh in or

Management of Pakarab Fertilisers Private Limited (PFL) has announced the United Nations has approved the first ever clean development mechanism (CDM) project in Pakistan.

Apparently unhappy over the government's policy of faculty upgradation approved by the Ministry of Finance, the vice chancellors of public sector universities out burst on Friday over what they called the government had budged from what it had promised.

The Egyptian Embassy on Friday denied media reports published in last few days that Egypt had denied entry to any Pakistani politicians, or prominent religious leaders.

The 25th PAD conference of Dermatology opened in Peshawar organised by the PAD Association in concern with curbing the skin diseases. Chief Secretary NWFP Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi while addressing the conference has praised the efforts of the researchers, speci

The performance of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd's computerised directory assistance system-better known as inquiry 17- has become a nerve wrecking exercise and deteriorated to such an extent that subscribers have to make a number of calls be

The weather report on Friday (November 24, 2006) and the forecast for Saturday (November 25, 2006).

Director Leaf, Pakistan Tobacco Company (PTC), Asif Khan has said that presently Pakistan has no nicotine standard for cigarette manufacturing companies.

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), in association with Oxfam GB, is organising a daylong seminar on "Privatisation of waters and industrial fishing by deep-sea fishing trawlers" at a local hotel on Wednesday, November 29.

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Shifa International Hospital will host three-day annual scientific meeting of Pakistan Cardiac Society at Jinnah Convention Center from December 1.

The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).

Importers play an important role in country's economic stability and increasing trade with outer world, but they usually complain about lack of facilities at airports and dry ports of the country, said Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Pr

LME plastic prices on Thursday.

Sugar prices in Karachi wholesale market were seen dropping persistently, thanks to current season's high output in the country. According to a Karachi Grocers Association (KGA)'s former office-bearer the wholesale sugar price in Karachi market had shrunk

LME plastic prices on Thursday.

City District Government Karachi (CDGK) damaged five underground cables of PTCL Azizabad Exchange on Friday evening, resultantly thousands of telephone lines became out of order.

LME official prices on Thursday.

The opposition in the Senate alleged on Friday that the establishment had trained and equipped the Taliban, "and today they were being branded" as a bigger threat to peace than 'al Qaeda'.

LME official prices on Thursday.

Perceptional mismatch that had beset the opposition over the Women Protection Bill appeared to have disappeared as various segments of the opposition joined hands on Friday and thoroughly lambasted the government on the floor of the Senate.

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (November 24, 2006).

A group of five parliamentarians, including Senators Jamal Khan Laghari, Nisar A Memon, and Rukhsana Zuberi, and MNAs Asadullah Bhutto and Dr Abdul Qadir, will visit Karachi on Saturday and Sunday for sensitisation on the issues of water pollution and env

Wholesale poultry rates on Friday (November 24, 2006) and for Saturday (November 25, 2006).

The government on Friday hinted at the possibility of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed's meeting with ailing Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan.

Paper market rates in rupees on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Friday signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese aviation company for the Chinese Airborne Early Warning System (AWACS). Pakistan Air Force and Chinese aviation industries have agreed for long-term collaboration

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (November 24, 2006).

The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) while condemning detention of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has called upon the government to release him forthwith unconditionally to enable him to get proper medical treatment.

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Berlitz Asia Pacific Regional Manager, Nobuhiko Eto has announced the third full service Berlitz Language Center in Pakistan in Lahore. While talking to the newsmen here on Friday, he said that Berlitz is the world's largest provider of language training

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (November 24, 2006).

The local police produced a councillor Chaudhry Basharat involved in a rape case before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The court directed the respondent police officials to complete the investigation of the case by next date of hearing and submit a compre

Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao was forced to be on the defensive by the noisy opposition in the Senate when he wrongfully opposed a privilege motion by Senator Asfandyar Wali. The Senate Chairman, Mohammadmian Soomro, reserved his ruling on wh

Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Several thousands manufacturers of footwear industry have either shut down their businesses or fallen prostrate across the country before the galloping imports of cheap Chinese products in the domestic market in recent years.

The rupee maintained its surge in relation to the dollar in the interbank market on Friday, gaining four paisa for buying and selling at 60.74 and 60.75, respectively.

JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited has reaffirmed the corporate governance rating (CGR) of Pak Oman Investment Company Limited at CGR-9 denoting 'very high level of corporate governance'. This rating is based on a scale ranging from CGR-1 (lowest) to C

The rupee maintained its surge in relation to the dollar in the interbank market on Friday, gaining four paisa for buying and selling at 60.74 and 60.75, respectively.

JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited has reaffirmed the corporate governance rating (CGR) of Pak Oman Investment Company Limited at CGR-9 denoting 'very high level of corporate governance'. This rating is based on a scale ranging from CGR-1 (lowest) to C

This modernised textile spinning unit of Industrial Estate, Gadoon Amazai NWFP has made history, as for the first time its turnover exceeded the three billion rupees threshold.

Provincial Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadis and Special Development Mohammad Hussain has asked Sindh Local Government Commission (SLGC) to workout a comprehensive policy for conducting investigation against TMAs and district governments throug

This modernised textile spinning unit of Industrial Estate, Gadoon Amazai NWFP has made history, as for the first time its turnover exceeded the three billion rupees threshold.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Rabita Committee Deputy Convenor, Dr Farooq Sattar has said that the MQM will continue its struggle against the feudal lords and tribal chieftains, who are exploiting the people and usurping their basic rights particularly i

The sector-wise all shares index report on Friday (November 24, 2006).

The Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has appointed a high-ranking official, IT Project Director, at a lucrative package, ignoring all necessary requirements and rules and regulations.

Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Saturday (November 25, 2006).

Sindh High Court on Friday adjourned hearing of appeals, filed by Ahmed Omer Sheikh and others, in United States Journalist Daniel Pearl kidnapping and killing conspiracy case.

Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Saturday (November 25, 2006).

The Sindh University's 550 candidates will receive degrees, silver and gold medals in academic convocation of University of Sindh to be held on December 15, 2006.

Mutual Funds Association has issued open-end funds daily prices for Saturday (November 25, 2006).

Member of the National Commission for Government Reforms Shamsh Kassim Lakha has called upon the engineering students to be cautious of the complacency as it impedes process of upgradation of knowledge once a graduate engineer is settled in his career.

BRIndex30 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (November 24, 2006).

The arrival of Haj pilgrims here from across the world is gradually picking up and the arrangements for them are now in full operation.

Dates of despatch of dividend warrants and bonus share certificates.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has observed that no orders prejudice to the right of petitioner Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) shall be passed subject to notice for any early date about the cancellation of lease of Mona Project of Wapda at Bha

Presentation at KSE auditorium (only for members and an authorised employee of the members).

Deputy High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK), Simon Butt has said that it is a great opportunity for the students of Pakistan to get admissions in the UK as about 60 British higher education institutions are here to provide them information about t

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has taken no action on the complaint of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) to check massive tea smuggling under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA).

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has taken no action on the complaint of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) to check massive tea smuggling under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA).

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is committed to increase the pace of development in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to provide better health and education infrastructure and increase economic opportunities for the p

Shares buy-back schedule of listed companies on Friday (November 24, 2006).

Grappling with the issue of grey traffic resulting in financial losses of over Rs 3 billion annually, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday busted in Lahore. Teams led by the PTA, including Network Surveillance & Security teams of the PTCL

Last dates of renunciation/payment.

MMA central leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmad has said MMA will not resign from Senate and provincial assemblies unless opposition grand alliance is formed. We will tender resignations from senate and provincial assemblies seats when grand opposition alliance wi