BusinessPTCL introduces 4 Mbps speed as minimum benchmark across Pakistan
Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has once again added another feather to its cap. The country’s largest Information Communications Technology (ICT) services provider, has introduce
Mar 24, 2014
KARACHILarkana incident: Sessions judge appointed as inquiry officer
The Supreme Court has appointed the Larkana district and sessions judge as inquiry officer to investigate the attack on a Hindu dharmshala which partially damaged a mandir. On March 16, a group<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/03/20/larkana-incident-sessions-judge-appointed-as-inquiry-officer/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Mar 20, 2014
KARACHIChange of weather to cause respiratory illness
The month of March marks the beginning of spring. While winter fades away, giving way to warm sunny days, it also brings a rise in the incidence of respiratory illnesses including asthma<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/03/13/change-of-weather-to-cause-respiratory-illness/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Mar 13, 2014
BusinessFunds-starved govt borrows record Rs 1 trillion in 3 months
Constrained by poor foreign financial inflows and a narrow tax base, the resource-constrained federal government’s public debt shot up by a record Rs 1 trillion during the first quarter of current fiscal<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/28/funds-starved-govt-borrows-record-rs-1-trillion-in-3-months/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 28, 2014
BusinessPSO makes whopping Rs 15.8b just in six months
The Board of Management (BoM) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSOCL) convened a meeting at the PSO headquarters to review the company’s performance for the first half of financial year 2013-14<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/28/pso-makes-whopping-rs-15-8b-just-in-six-months/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 28, 2014
KARACHIHalf of children aged 5-16 are out of schools in Sindh
There are 12 million children in Sindh between the ages of 5 and 16, of which 50 per cent are out of schools, says a report confirmed by provincial education department. Drop<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/23/half-of-children-aged-5-16-are-out-of-schools-in-sindh/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 23, 2014
KARACHIMinister takes notice of adulteration!
Sindh Food Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dehar has taken exception to reports about mixing of contaminated wheat with wheat fit for human consumption at certain godowns in the province. In a statement<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/23/minister-takes-notice-of-adulteration/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 23, 2014
KARACHIArmy decided to launch NWA operation: Shah
Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah Saturday said that gunship helicopter attack on Taliban in North Waziristan Agency was a decision of military leadership, however, he asked the government<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/22/army-decided-to-launch-nwa-operation-shah/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 22, 2014
BusinessChina, Pakistan to accelerate ‘economic corridor’ construction
China and Pakistan have provided further details on their planned economic corridor project signalling the two nations' commitment for stronger ties.Leaders of the two states agreed to accelerate
Feb 21, 2014
BusinessEIB deputy chief promises investment in renewable, hydro-energy projects
European Investment Bank Vice President Magdalena Alverez Arza on Saturday said that her organisation would support renewable energy projects in Pakistan as the country is blessed with tremendous opportunities in renewable power<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/15/eib-deputy-chief-promises-investment-in-renewable-hydro-energy-projects/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 15, 2014
BusinessDastgir blames Indo-Pak foreign ministries for stalemate in talks
Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has blamed the foreign ministries of India and Pakistan for the current stalemate in bilateral trade talks as they refuse to resume the composite dialogue. The minister,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/14/dastgir-blames-indo-pak-foreign-ministries-for-stalemate-in-talks/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 14, 2014
BusinessCellular subscribers reach 132.33m with 73.5pc record penetration
The tele-density of cellular mobile has reached all time high at 73.5 per cent with its total subscribers base touched 132.33 million mark by November last year.In October last year, the tele-dens
Feb 10, 2014