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Business Software Alliance (BSA) Wednesday announced a national article writing competition for journalists on the ills of software piracy, offering Rs. 90,000 cash awards. The winner would get the Rs. 40,000 bumper prize, while the two runners up would be awarded Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 20,000 each respectively. The competition is open to all the [...]

The Alliance Against Sexual Harassment (AASHA) is organising a working women’s assembly on Dec 22to highlight various problems being faced by women at workplaces. A large number of women rights activists, journalists, intellectuals, academicians and other opinion makers will also attend the daylong conference to be held at a local hotel. Sameena Pirzada, Sanya Saeed, [...]

Makro, a company owned by SHV Holdings of the Netherlands, has decided to invest in Pakistan in a business that would promote fresh produce and local products in the domestic and international markets. According to a press release on December 13, Makro is a high volume, no frills wholesaler of food and other items and [...]

THE Pakistan Society of Harrow are setting up a Matrimonial Agency to help eligible Asians in Harrow to meet their ideal partner. The society based in Northolt Road has been going for two years and their aims are to look after the interests of the Pakistani community by catering for their cultural, social, educational and [...]

The monopoly of the state-owned telecom giant, Pakistan Telecommunications Company (PTCL), over fixed line telephones, is coming to an end in Karachi with the start of the new year, as two new private telecom operators are ready to provide fixed line as well as wireless connections to new subscribers. The PTA official said that in [...]

The Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has announced the opening of the women’s wing of cricket in Pakistan. It has been decided that Dr Mira Phailbus (Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance) is to be Chairperson Women’s Cricket, Mr Imtiaz Ahmad (former Pakistan captain) is to be Adviser Women’s Cricket and Mrs Shamsa Hashmi is to [...]

Pakistan Business Council was formally launched in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday to help promote trade, commerce and investment between the two friendly countries. The Business Council was approved and registered by the UAE government and a formal announcement was made at a press conference arranged by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of [...]

The Hubara Bustard population, a migratory bird that comes to Pakistan from the freezing Central Asian States during November-December, have arrived here in flocks and their returning process would commence from February to end of March. As many as 20,000 to 25,000 Hubara populations have migrated to Pakistan every year, he said. The distance covered [...]

The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) arranged a colourful prize distribution ceremony-cum-art exhibition titled ‘A girl in school is a girl with a future’ by government primary schoolgirls at Alhamra Cultural Complex on Saturday. The event not only aimed to encourage young school-going females but also to recognise their artwork – by giving space [...]

Exel, the world famous leader in supply chain management, on Saturday announced a decision to expand its operations in Pakistan with the opening of its new country headquarters. The new office would provide integrated airfreight, sea-freight and contract logistics services for both export and import services supporting customers in complex and time-critical industries such as [...]