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Pakistan’s economy during the current financial year has shown impressive growth of 8.4 percent, the fastest pace in two decades, according to Pakistan Economic Survey 2004-2005, released on Saturday. This is much higher than the original target of 6.6 percent and 6.4 percent last year. Economic Survey, a pre-budget document, shows that the Gross National [...]

Karachi got its second major hospital for cardiovascular diseases with the formal inauguration of Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) here Friday. The first phase of the project having 20-bed cardiac emergency, 20-bed Coronary Care Unit and 80-bed Indoor facility, has been completed at a cost of Rs185 million. It has 20-bed each male wards [...]

M S Group of Industries has introduced a new electric bike for the first time in Pakistan. The new bike has rechargeable battery and can cover about 40-km to 50-km distance once the battery is charged. It is environment friendly and has the capacity of two persons. It is being manufactured on a par with [...]

Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), a premier institute of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, has developed a new technology to fabricate the fuel cell indigenously, taking lead in the development of fuel cell technology in Pakistan. In order to bring about reduction in unwanted greenhouse gases from vehicular emissions, experiments to run the [...]

If Bollywood is taking efforts to cement the friendship between India and Pakistan, Lollywood is not far behind. In his attempt to enhance the business and friendship between two nations, Javed Raza, known as Pakistan’s showman; has roped in Bollywood hottie Neha Dhupia for an item number in his Pak film, Kabhi Pyar Na Karna.

Among his famous correct predictions were former Pakistan great Imran Khan to suffer a shin bone injury in 1980s, Pope John Paul to die because of ill health in 2005, that an earthquake to hit South Asia in December 2004 and Tony Blair to win a third election. He said he was inspired to learn [...]

The joint venture will operate general takaful business, offering a wide range of products targeting both corporate and retail businesses, especially through two initial takaful products in motor and marine… The family takaful business would be launched later in view of the huge growth potential offered by Pakistan’s population of 150 million.

The University of Sindh on Tuesday launched a multimedia centre at the Institute of Information Technology to facilitate scholars for holding conferences, seminars and workshops at local as well as national and international level and MPhil and PhD seminars. The centre will promote research culture at the campus and inter linkages with universities and research [...]

The Urdu typewriter used by legendary Urdu short-story writer Saadat Hasan Manto has been donated to Govt. College Lahore. … this historical typewriter used by two most important literary legends of Urdu literature would be put on display at the Govt. College Lahore. During his controversial two-decade career, the leading Urdu short-story writer of the [...]

In Pakistan, Motorola has established itself as a supplier of state-of-the-art communications technology equipment, enabling people to communicate much easier. Offerings comprise mobile phones, network infrastructure ( wireline and wireless ), two-way radio communications equipment for public safety organizations and broadband communications products. The company’s history in Pakistan goes back eleven years. Motorola was a [...]