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Sweden can extend expertise to Pakistan in the fields of bio-technology, water management, air pollution control and public transport. This was stated by head of visiting Swedish trade delegation Ambassador Jan Palmstierna while speaking at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Thursday. He said in his meeting with Sindh Governor Dr [...]

The occasion: a jazz-cum-pop concert held under the joint aegis of the Italian Consulate-General at Karachi, and the Citizens Foundation, an NGO dedicated to combating illiteracy, having set up a hundred-and-fifty schools for the least fortunate segments of society all over the country. The programme featured the visiting Italian Jazz group, Luigi Cinque, and his [...]

Shoaib Akhtar does not want to be lonely on the fastest strip in the world — the Western Australia Cricket Association ground at Perth where Pakistan and Australia are slated for a Test clash on December 16. And Australia’s pace ace Brett Lee is the one he wants as company. The New South Welshman has [...]

The first international conference on volunteerism is to be held in Islamabad on Dec. 5, International Volunteer Day, to help achieve the goals of the UN Volunteers program (UNV), according to a press release issued here Wednesday by the UN Information Center. The three-day meeting on Volunteerism and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will focus [...]

In pursuit of the formula for peace on Earth, our producer met up with a bright, energetic immigrant, who also happens to be co-founder of the ‘We Are All Brooklyn’ community group. A prosperous entrepreneur, this person is now in the business of making dreams come true. Larry Clamage brings us the story of a [...]

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday decided to issue fresh bank notes of Rs 50 and Rs 100 denominations without staples but with proper banding. Accordingly, all SBP Banking Services Corporation [BSC] offices/branches will issue fresh currency notes of Rs 50 and Rs 100 denominations in unstapled form with immediate effect. Commercial banks [...]

The exhibition displayed the works of artists from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Before the exhibition could be officially announced open, it was marred by a fracas between Rashida Reza, wife of Reza Kazimm an art patron, and the officials of the Alhamra Arts Council. Accompanying the legendary Indian artist M.F. Husain, Ms [...]

Business people in India and Pakistan are yearning to see greater trade and investment as a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals slowly breaks down old barriers, a top Indian official said in Pakistan on Tuesday. Trade and investment between the South Asian neighbours has been stunted by decades of hostility. Direct trade is only [...]

A billion-dollar housing project, one of the largest in the country, is expected to take-off in a fortnight’s time at Raiwind Road Lahore with country’s half a dozen renowned industrial groups featuring as key investors. The project, planned over thousands of kanals of land, has been dubbed a major breakthrough in Pakistan’s housing sector because [...]

The Singapore-based Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Monday raised Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit ratings by one notch, to ‘B+’ for foreign currency and ‘BB’ for local currency. An announcement by the rating agency said the upgrades reflect declining debt and debt-servicing burdens, as well as sustained economic progress. The rating actions also reflect Pakistan’s [...]