Islamabad: Ch. Shujat Hussain President Pakistan Muslim League, Ch. Parvez Elahi Senior Federal Minister for Industries and Defence Production and Muhammad Basharat Raja Advisor to Prime Minister on Industries visited today the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Head office, Islamabad. Managing Director USC briefed the Senior Minister regarding the services offered by corporation to the general public. The Senior Minister asked to make it sure that more and more facilities are provided to the masses at cheaper rates. In this regard, [...]

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Government is pursuing the policy of reconciliation and respects public mandate of all the political parties. He stressed upon the need of meaningful engagement between Federal Government and Provincial Governments address the public problems and work for betterment of the common people. The Prime Minister was talking to Sardar Latif Khosa, Governor Punjab, who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House this afternoon. The Prime Minister asked Governor Punjab [...]

Islamabad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) met today chaired by Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to approve Fifty Three (53) projects costing about over Rs.478 billion, including the foreign exchange component of Rs.172 billion. The meeting was attended by Mr. Naveed Qamar Federal Minister for Water and Power, Dr. Asim Hussain Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Federal Minister for Privatization, Federal Minister for Production, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar Minister of State for Finance, [...]

Islamabad: The fifth Meeting of the ASEAN-Pakistan Joint Sectoral Dialogue Cooperation Committee (ASJSCC) will be held in Jakarta on 31 May 2011. Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia Pacific) Syed Hasan Javed will lead the Pakistan delegation. The Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, Mr. Bagas Hapsoro will lead the ASEAN delegation, which will include members from 10 ASEAN countries. Pakistan was accorded the Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN status in July 1993. Cooperation between ASEAN and Pakistan [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan today reiterated its eight point action programme for revitalizing the Non Aligned Movement to effectively address the new and emerging global challenges in the areas of peace, security and development in the 21st Century. This vision of a new and reinvigorated NAM was originally outlined by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the XV NAM Summit in Sharm el Sheikh Egypt in 2009 and was reaffirmed by Federal Minister of Textile Industry Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Head of Pakistan delegation, [...]

Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has expanded the scope and extended the validity of the Refinance Scheme for Revival of SMEs and Agricultural Activities in Flood Affected Areas of the country. This has been done with a view to improving access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and farmers in the flood affected areas. The Scheme will now also provide financing to the non-farm sector, said IH and SMEFD Circular No. 04 of May 25, 2011. [...]

Karachi: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the challenges confronting the country today required greater unity among the people of all political shades, to fight against the menace of terrorism and extremism. The enemies of the country, he said, wanted to deprive the people of peace, prosperity and development. The government and all its institutions are determined to defeat the evil designs of such elements, he added. He was talking to Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat Ul [...]