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5th Health Asia 2009 Int’l “Conference on Updates in Vaccination” held today at Karachi Expo Centre

Karachi: 5th Health Asia 2009 Int’l “Conference on Updates in Vaccination” held today at Karachi Expo Centre.
The Chair & Co-Chair were Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Billoo, Ex- Chairman, Dept of Pediatrics, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and Prof. Dr. D. S. Akram, Ex-Director Health Education & Literacy Program Karachi.
The key notes of the speeches were [...]

Pakistan announces to host 11th ECO Summit in 2010

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi led the Pakistan delegation at the Eighteenth ECO Council of Ministers Meeting held in Tehran, Iran yesterday(9 March). The Foreign Minister announced to host the Eleventh ECO Summit in Pakistan in 2010, says a press release received from the Office of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]

Two-days Pak ASEAN Workshop on Halal Food to commence on 11 March 2009 at Karachi Expo Centre

Karachi: Pak-ASEAN Workshop on HALAL FOOD Technologies and Certification System is being held on 11 & 12 March 2009 at Karachi Expo Centre by Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development Government of Pakistan in collaboration with ASEAN Secretariat & Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.. Federal Minister for Livestock & Dairy Development, Mr. Humayun Aziz Kurd [...]

Ban Ki-moon telephones President

Islamabad: Secretary General United Nation Ban Ki-moon telephoned Thursday night President Asif Ali Zardari. The Secretary General showed his concern over terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricket team and condemned this heinous act. He also regretted killing of security personnel while providing security cover to Sri Lankan players.
Matters relating to the setting up of the [...]

Islamabad Traders not to observe nationwide strike on March 06

Islamabad: Traders of Islamabad have decided not to become part of nationwide strike being observed tommorow (March 06) on the call of Pakistan PML-N over disqualification of Sharif brothers and imposition of Governor-rule in Punjab.
A statement issued from the office of Malik Sohail Hussain, President, Blue Area Traders Association said that traders have unanimously decided [...]

Pakistan can export ample milk to Malaysia

Islamabad: Pakistan, one of the world’s largest milk producers, will be able to meet Malaysia’s need for milk as it produces more than 34 million tonnes annually.
This was stated by the Pakistan High Commission’s Commercial Counselor Mr. Majid Qureshi while talking to Bernama recently. Mr. Majid said that the Malaysian companies with technical expertise and [...]

The Indian media report about involvement of SCO in Mumbai attacks is baseless and unfounded

Islamabad: A news has been published in section of Indian press to include Times of India linking Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Saadat Ullah to November Mumbai terror attacks on the basis of calls made using voice over internet protocol (VoIP). Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Saadat Ullah is an employee of Special Communications Organization (SCO).
SCO is a public [...]

Maiden “Eco Fashion Exhibition” starts in Karachi

Karachi: Maiden “Eco Fashion Exhibition” started here on Saturday with the aim of promoting “Made in Pakistan” products. City Naib Nazima Mrs. Nasreen Jaleel Inaugurated the exhibition.
More than 40 stalls of indigenous jewelry, clothes, cosmetics and handicrafts were displayed on the opening day of exhibition. Appreciating the step of organizing body “Subh-e-Nau”, an environment and [...]

3rd Int'I LPG Conference & Expo on March 11

Karachi : The third international LPG conference & exhibition LPG Exp Con 2009 will be held in Islamabad on March 11, 2009. The event is jointly organized by LPG Association of Pakistan (LPGAP), Publicity Channel and conference is also being supported by Paris based World LP Gas Association, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Federation [...]

Pak ASEAN Workshop on Halal Food to be held on March 11 & 12

Karachi: Population of Muslim world exceeds 2 billion and sizeable Muslim population lives in Asia & Africa. They prefer to use HALAL food and there is increasing awareness among Muslims consumers on HALAL food Technology. Many ASEAN countries have taken bold initiatives and lead in the production and processing of HALAL foods.
Pakistan with 160 million [...]