Berlin:Pakistan Ambassador to Germany, Abdul Basit said that German investors should take full advantage of the Bilateral Investment Treaty which provided sovereign guarantees for bilateral investment. The ambassador was addressing a Seminar on “Agriculture in Pakistan” on the sideline of the Green Week commenced in Berlin, today. The German side ... Read More »
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Lahore: The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Friday said weather intensity has been reduced therefore all the CNG filling stations across the country should be reopened. The extreme weather which had heated up demand for natural gas has normalised which call for immediate revisit of the CNG schedule, it ... Read More »
APCNGA rejects ECC’s LPG-air mix decision
Lahore: The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Thursday rejected the recent decision of the ECC to mix air in the LPG and pump it in the gas pipelines to reduce gas shortages. The move is against national interests which is a conspiracy to benefit few influential which will deprive ... Read More »
ITC and PITD jointly organize dialogue on the promotion of Pak-India trade ties
Lahore: The International Trade Centre and Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development, Ministry of Commerce jointly organized a public private dialogue here today on the promotion of Pak-India trade ties, the implementation of SAFTA and trade policy. In the dialogue titled “Enhancing Competitive and Export Potential for Trade with India ... Read More »
Punjab Govt increases flour price
Lahore: The spokesman of Punjab Food Department has said that Punjab government increased the price of 40kg wheat from Rs.1075 to Rs.1125 on January 5, 2013 and fixed the price of 20kg flour bag at Rs.670. He said that flour is available in abundance in all districts of the province. ... Read More »
ID and WAPDA will evolve a plan for brick lining DG Khan Canal
Lahore: Senior Advisor to Chief Minister, Senator Sardar Zulifqar Ali Khan Khosa has said that the officials of Irrigation Department and WAPDA should evolve a master plan jointly for brick lining DG Khan Canal so that the problem of salinity and wastage of water could be solved on priority basis. ... Read More »
Sick economy needs urgent surgical intervention:IWCCI
Islamabad: Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Sunday said long march or change of government will not guarantee economic revival. It will need positive and unpopular decisions by a bold leadership. Government and opposition are not concerned with the economic revival, they are pushing their own agendas ... Read More »
Finance ministry hurting country’s credibility:PEW
Lahore: Chairman of the Pakistan Citizen Forum Malik Amjad Hussain Alvi on Sunday said the Ministry of Finance in a bid to hide failures is presenting cooked figures which are resulting in international defamation of the country. Presenting fudged figures since years have not served anyone’s purpose including the government’s ... Read More »
Protest will have crippling effect on reeling economy
Islamabad: The FPCCI Capital Office on Friday said long march announced by Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri will result in losses to the tune of billions to the business community. The long march will paralyse life in the federal capital while the businessmen of the Blue Area will ... Read More »
India to lift trade barriers after getting MFN status: Senator Haji Gul Ali
Islamabad: India will lift non-tariff trade barriers on Pakistani exports once Islamabad grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to New Delhi, a Senator said Friday. MFN is not a concession to India but part of an agreement signed between two countries, said Senator Haji Ghulam Ali, Chairman, Senate Standing Committee ... Read More »