Posted on June 30, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The government will receive approximately 43 percent per litre profit after the enforcement of new petroleum prices, Geo News reported Tuesday. According to Dr. Asim Hussain, Advisor to Prime Minster on Petroleum and Natural Resources, the petrol per liter price has been proposed to rise by 10.55 percent and diesel [...]
Posted on June 30, 2009
PESHAWAR: All the CNG stations across Peshawar late on Monday have been shut down following call of strike from All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA). The acting chairman of the association Ghayas Abdullah Paracha told Geo news the over billing from Sui Gas department while the billion rupees dues in terms of [...]
Posted on June 30, 2009
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and Afghanistan came after Iraq in political turmoil and terrorism, World Bank’s report about Governance Indicator for 2008 said. The report issued from Washington, stated that Iraq is on top in political turmoil, violence and terrorism there, the indicator gives zero level to Iraq. Pakistan and Afghanistan at level [...]
Posted on June 29, 2009
PESHAWAR: CNG Association has announced to keep CNG stations closed on June 30 across NWFP province. Chairman CNG Association Ghayas Paracha said the decision to hold one day’s strike on June 30 was made to register protest against what he said over billing by Sui Northern Gas Company (SNGC) and severing of [...]
Posted on June 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Pop superstar Michael Jackson died Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. The popular celebrity website TMZ said when paramedics arrived, the 50-year-old King of Pop had no vital signs. Emergency workers were unable to revive the singer, they reported. Meanwhile, the LA Times has also reported Jackson “was pronounced dead by doctors [...]
Posted on June 19, 2009
KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 Index at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) dipped by 12 points to close at 7,039 on Friday. The stock market began its today’s journey in green territory but later selling in cement and banking scrips eroded the early hour gains and the major Index closed in the red zone. [...]
Posted on June 19, 2009
KARACHI: The speedy winds blew yesterday in interior Sindh had damaged the mango crops. Chairman All Pakistan Fruits Exporters Association Abdul Wahid told Geo News that harvest is ready but speedy winds blew yesterday has damaged the part of crop. He said at least 25, 000 ton mangoes had been exported from [...]
Posted on June 19, 2009
WASHINGTON: The World Bank (WB) has given approval, allowing for Pakistan the aid of dollar 135 million as loan to be spent on two separate projects including the anti-polio drive and social welfare programs, Geo news reported early on Friday. This was stated in a statement released from WB here.
Posted on June 19, 2009
KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’’s (SECP) will continue the regularization scheme of companies till June 30, 2009. According to the SECP announcement, under the regularization scheme of companies, the defaulter companies have been urged to get their fresh regularization. According to the SECP, this scheme will be benefitted until [...]
Posted on June 19, 2009
KARACHI: National exchange reserves mounted to $11.64 billion, State Bank of Pakistan said Thursday. According to SBP spokesman, the national forex reserves bulged by $128.3 million and forex reserves with the central bank stand at $8.30 billion. The central bank spokesman said the bank achieved its target of deal with International [...]
