Rawalpindi: General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Gujranwala today in connection with Graduation Ceremony of Army Aviation pilots. Speaking on the occasion, COAS appreciated the commendable role played by Army Aviation in security operations as well as relief and rescue tasks in disasters. He expressed confidence …

Karachi: The 10-day long Waseela-e-Haq training workshop under the aegis of Benazir Income Support Programme concluded here on Wednesday successfully. As many as 24 families attended the workshop, selected through balloting under Waseela-e-Haq programme of Benazir Income Support Programme. Speaking on the occasion, Director Karachi Mr Pervaiz Iqbal and Director …

Islamabad: According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan Views are divided on whether through postal ballots or via internet will increase voter turn-out. More than 50% are skeptical. A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked “Imagine that …

Karachi: Cheers for the exchange with SECP relaxing margin rules SECP relaxes cash margins to facilitate MTS market lenient cash margin requirements SECP, the apex regulator has amended the Securities (Leveraged Markets and Pledging) Rules, 2011, to facilitate liquidity in the market. According to Standard Capital, the amended rules now …

Karachi: AKD Securities expects CPI Inflation in the last month of CY11 to register at 11.07%YoY compared to 15.45%YoY in Dec’10 and 10.19%YoY in Nov’11. This should lead to full-year CY11 CPI to average 12.30%YoY, slightly above the Discount Rate (12%). Although MoM SPI inflation depicts a deflationary trend, AKD …

Karachi: In order to support trading activity and revive investors’ confidence, amendments have been made to the Securities (Leveraged Markets and Pledging) Rules, 2011 by SECP. According to Alfalah Securities Limited, the amended rules had empowered SECP to prescribe lenient cash margin requirements while allowing a certain portion of the …

Karachi: Lucky Cement has successfully qualified for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol of United Nations through which it would be able to earn Carbon Emission Reduction (CER) Credits. According to Alfalah Securities Limited, Lucky Cement has been able to reduce carbon emissions substantially through its Waste …