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Islamabad: World Food Program has so far reached out to 550,000 people in five flood affected districts by distributing food items among them. In October the number would reach to 2.5 million people who have been provided food and other relief items. This was informed by Deputy Executive Director for …

Islamabad: More than three lac tents have been distributed till this date among the flood affectees in various parts of Sindh province. This was informed during a video conference meeting held at a special flood control room of the Presidency, where President Asif Ali Zardari toured various flood affected districts …

Islamabad: Mr. Douglas G. Alexander, Shadow Foreign Secretary, United Kingdom Member of the Labour Party called on the Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in his office here today. The Federal Minister for Finance during the meeting said that the present political government is exercising …

Islamabad: Makhdoom Muhammad Amin Fahim, Federal Pakistani Senior Minister for Commerce, who on a visit to India, called on Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India at the PM House today. During the meeting, Makhdoom Amin Fahim appreciated the active participation and keen interest of both Pakistani and Indian …

Karachi: We have to inform you that the Board of Directors of our Company in their meeting held on September 30, 2011 at 06:30 pm at 7th Floor, Block-A, Finance and Trade Centre, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan, recommended the following: (i) Cash Dividend                                         Nil And/ Or (ii) Bonus Shares                                         Nil And/ …

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release the due amount of PEPCO for onward payment to PSO for resuming full supplies of fuel to the thermal power plants. The above direction was given by the Prime Minister while chairing a special …

Islamabad: The United States responded immediately to the needs of flood victims and is assisting flood-affected populations in Pakistan with food, shelter, and health care. In all, the U.S. government is providing approximately $19 million in humanitarian assistance in response to the Government of Pakistan’s September 6 appeal and the …