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The Punjab cabinet has approved drafts of the Protection of Consumer Rights (PCR) bill and the Punjab Heritage Foundation (PHF) bill and also awarded the charter to the University of South Asia on Saturday. These bills would be tabled in the Punjab Assembly in its next session.

Pakistan and India are reportedly in talks to establish a dedicated optic fibre link between the two countries. Pakistan’s IT and Telecom Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari was quoted by the Daily Times as saying that Islamabad and New Delhi were in touch to initiate the project, and that certain issues were yet to be [...]

Pakistani business group, Gaiga Group of Companies is constructing a 40-storey building, a project called Gold Crest View in Dubai…

Perhaps the least surprised person in Canada after last month’s federal election was Wajid Khan. Polls had the Liberals and Conservatives locked in a dead heat. So did Khan’s experienced Liberal handlers in Mississauga-Streetsville, who feared he might even lose to his veteran Conservative opponent. But the 58-year-old political rookie barely broke a sweat as [...]

Finnish mobile phone company Nokia says it has signed a deal with Norwegian firm Telenor to set up and run a mobile telephone network in Pakistan. The company said the network would be operational by the first half of next year, and would initially cover northern and central Punjab.

Central Board of Revenue is setting up a web-based centralized complaint center for redressing complaints of taxpayers…

ITCN Asia, a three-day International Exhibition & Conference will be held from August 9 to 11, 2004 at Karachi Expo Centre for the fourth consecutive year which is being organized by Ministry of Investment and Privatization in collaboration with Ministry of IT & Telecom; Government of Sindh, City District Government Karachi; Commerce Net, Singapore; Jamal’s [...]

Pakistan has been formally accepted as a member of a key Asian security forum after India dropped its opposition. The 24-member Asean Regional Forum (ARF), which includes all the world’s major powers, is holding its annual meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. Delhi dropped its objections after Islamabad agreed not to raise bilateral issues in the forum. [...]

To any Indian traveling to Pakistan for the first time, the arrival at Karachi or Lahore is a pleasant surprise. The Quaid-E-Azam or Jinnah Airport at Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial hub, is not only well maintained but also techno savvy with internet kiosks at the departure lounge. Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International airport, though smaller, is more [...]