General Business News

Karachi: The sequel to the Don, Don 2 was recently premiered at Atrium cinemas here in Karachi. The glamorous celebrities including the likes of Humayun Saeed, Faakhir, Ayesha Khan, Rubina Ashraf, Badar Khalil, Behroze Sabzwari and Tapu Javeri graced the red carpet at the movie premiere and appreciated the dramatic …

Lahore: Gomal Zam Dam will significantly contribute towards socio-economic development of the country; Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular, as the project will ensure availability of water for irrigated agriculture, control floods and provide low-cost hydel electricity. This was stated by Pakistan Water and Power Development …

Islamabad: The U.S. Embassy brought business people together today by hosting a roundtable discussion with local entrepreneurs and business students featuring two prominent Pakistani-American businessmen. The “Building Bridges Through Business” forum promoted ideas to increase Pakistan’s economic development and move the U.S.-Pakistani relationship from aid to trade. Entrepreneurship, with its …

Islamabad: FBR has ordered that all the Model Customs Collectorates shall remain open on Saturday 24th and 31st December, 2011, as normal working days and has also extended the office hours on 30th and 31st December, 2011 upto 2200 hours, in order to facilitate the trade and industry in getting …

Islamabad: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly has urged the need for enhancing interaction between the political hierarchies of Pakistan and Austria to building bridges of understanding and cooperation. She also stressed for activating parliamentary friendship groups in the National Assemblies of both the countries. Dr. Fehmida Mirza was talking …

Karachi: Mr. Muhammad Yasin Siddik, Chairman, Sindh-Baluchistan Region of APTMA has strongly opposed decision of the government for increasing gas tariff by 14 percent from 1st January 2012. In a statement issued to the press, Mr. M. Yasin Siddik said that increase in gas tariff will affect all sectors and …

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday stressed the need for efforts to boost economic conditions and to address the challenges of gas and power shortage in the country. He was talking to Federal Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Finance Secretary …