Karachi: In terms of letter No.DS.BS.1 (3)/2008-347 dated 6th February 2008, all scheduled banks and DFIs are required to submit half yearly statement of Loan to Textile Sector (LTTS) on regular basis to Statistics & DWH Department of State Bank of Pakistan through email/ordinary mail by the 31st January & 31st July. State Bank of Pakistan has introduced new data acquisition system for Loan to Textile Sector’s data through Data Warehouse (DAP-4). All banks/DFIs have also been submitting the LTTS [...]

Karachi: Attention of Authorized Dealers is invited to Circular Letter No. 16/FEP.16 (326)-2000 dated May 30, 2000 in terms of which they are required to submit the above statement to our Statistics & Data Warehouse Department. In order to facilitate the banks and with a view to reduce reporting burden, some variables of the existing format of Statement-I (circulated through above circular letter) have been deleted and a revised format of statement has been developed, which is attached herewith. Further, [...]

Karachi: Transport & Communication Department of City District Government Karachi is carrying out Road Safety Awareness Campaign at problematic spots in the city. The campaign is aimed to enhance Traffic Safety Awareness and Road Safety Education among different road user groups. Up till now the campaign has been carried out at (1) Jail Road (2) NIPA Flyover (3) Gulshan Flyover (4) Guru Mandir Intersection (5) Karimabad Intersection (6) Aisha Manzil Intersection (7) Five Star Intersection (8) Board Office Intersection (9) [...]

Islamabad: “A lawyer being a professional, always remains in the pursuit of the legal knowledge and he should work hard to assist the Courts so as to provide justice to litigants at their door steps” said the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while taking to the delegation of Lahore High Court Bar headed by Mian Muhammad Jahangir, Vice President, Lahore High Court Bar and other Executive Members who called on his lordship today i.e. 18.05.2011 [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority today announced that it shortlisted a total of 3.5 million SIMs without mentioning the numbers for each operator, that are said to be un-verified. In other means, PTA has identified only 3.5 million SIMs as un-verified, out of total 105 million mobile connections. Moreover, these SIM’s won’t get permanently blocked, instead they can call 789 to verify their data and get the SIM working again. Phased Blocking of SIMs: PTA said that considering the limited resources [...]

Peshawar: The Provincial Transport Authority (RTA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued the new revised fare rates on inter provincial and intercity routes in light of the enhanced diesel prices of Rs. 97.31/- per litre. All Secretaries of Regional Transport Authorities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been directed to ensure display of new fare tables at visible places in General Bus Stands at their jurisdiction and inside passenger vehicles for information of transporters and passengers. It has further directed that the violating transporters [...]

Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that mother tongues playing a basic role in recognition and development of the nations adding that the nations having no language or culture vanished from the horizon. This he said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Radio Program “Koshain” based on local languages “Torwali and Gawri” of Kohistan valley of district Swat at Radio Pakistan Centre Peshawar on Wednesday. The Koshain program of half an hour [...]