General Business News

Karachi: Pakistan for the first time participated in the Commonwealth Business Forum organized by the Commonwealth Business Council and a special session was organized on “Pakistan’s Potential: Opportunities for Trade and Investment”. Mr. Tariq Puri, Chief Executive, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), chaired this special session Mian Mansha, Chairman …

Karachi: The 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of SSGC, held on October 28, 2011 in Karachi, approved the Financial Statements alongwith the Auditors’ Report for the financial year ending June 30, 2011. The AGM was chaired by Salim Abbas Jilani, Chairman SSGC, with the participation of Managing Director, Azim Iqbal …

Islamabad: PEMRA, aimed at providing quality entertainment, information and education to masses in nooks and corners of country, held bidding today to award cable TV licenses in 12 Tehsils of country. PEMRA had invited this competition soliciting Expression of Interest (EoIs) through print media and initially EoIs were solicited for …

Rawalpindi: Bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) talks between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Latvia were held in Rawalpindi. The Pakistan delegation was led by Major General Raja Muhammad Arif Nazir, Additional Secretary-I, Ministry of Defence while the Latvian delegation was headed by Mr. Arnis Muiznieks, Director, …

Lahore: SHAMROCK Conferences International has announced the holding of the 5th Annual Pakistan Micro-finance Country Forum 2011 to be held on 24th of November, 2011 in Karachi. The theme of the forum will be “Stretching out to the unreached” and will include case-study discussions and face-to-face deliberations. The annual forum …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has won the award for “Best Business Class” at the 2011 Biz Travel Forum in Milan. Etihad Airways’ Pearl Business Class features a hi-tech seat that converts to a fully flat bed. These seats are longer and wider, all with …

Islamabad: National Power Construction Corporation (NPCC), a Pakistani State enterprise in the Ministry of Water and Power has won the Contract for Turnkey Construction of 380kV Transmission Line associated with Sanabl in the Western region of Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia valuing SR 288.0 million (Pak. Rs. 7 billion). This …