IGI Insurance Holds Travel Sure Rewards Prize Distribution Ceremony

Lahore: In order to commemorate the effort of travel agents selling IGI Insurance’s travel insurance – Travel Sure – policies, a prize distribution ceremony was conducted in the three major cities of Pakistan. This 5 month long scheme entitled IGI Insurance’s partner travel agents and agencies to secure fabulous prizes and rewards by selling Travel [...]

UCIF ranked ‘Top Islamic Stock Fund’ for 2008

Islamabad: United Composite Islamic Fund (UCIF) has been ranked as the ‘Top Islamic Mutual Fund’ in the Islamic Equity / Balanced Category for the year 2008. The award was announced by the ‘Mutual Funds Magazine’, the first publication dedicated towards the promotion of the mutual funds industry in Pakistan in their annual edition.
The United Composite [...]

US pushing world into another crisis by printing excessive money

Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Wednesday said US is pushing whole world into another crisis by printing excessive currency to overcome its record budget and trade deficits.
Political will of American leaders has failed as they are taxing their own people and whole world by doing something that will make economic recovery difficult.
US should [...]

Intel exhibits next generation devices at Intel Developer Forum

Islamabad: World’s biggest computer chipmakers Intel has launched two new Ultra Mobility Group processors as a sequel to its Mobile Internet devises at its highly acclaimed Intel Developers Forum in Beijing.
During the conference’s opening keynote, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett described how technology is a tool for improving education, health care, economic development and the [...]

Countrywide protest against massive retrenchment of Journalists

Islamabad: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and all affiliated Unions have strongly protested against massive scale sacking of media persons from Newspapers and TV channels on the call of PFUJ. Countrywide protest rallies were held in all major cities and towns attended by large number of Journalists and Newspaper workers belonging to print and electronic [...]

Distinguished academia to speak at TeleCON’2009

Lahore: Well known names from the academia in Pakistan have confirmed their participation as chairpersons and speakers at the 2ND Global Telecommunication Congress 2009 (TeleCON 2009) being held on April 25, 2009 at the Pearl-Continental Hotel, Lahore.
Sharing their wisdom and creating fresh new perspectives for adopting best-practices in the global and Pakistani telecom arena, TeleCON’2009 [...]

Government to ensure protection of Kalash community – Bhatti

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, Tuesday said, “The government is committed to ensure the protection of Kalash Community”.
He was talking to a delegation from Kalash Community headed by Prince Javed, Member Provincial Assembly and Chistair Khan, who called on him here.
Bhatti said that the government is taking all the minorities on board [...]

Ovex attains Cisco Silver certification

Lahore: Ovex Technologies, the largest Third Party Offshore BPO & IT Solutions Provider; and the second largest exporter of IT Services in Pakistan, has been awarded the Silver Certified Partner accreditation by Cisco Systems, the worldwide leader in networking solutions. This accreditation highlights the fact that Ovex’s clients are being consistently provided with a well-diversified [...]

Pakistan and Tajikistan to further promote ties

Islamabad: The ambassador of Tajikistan to Pakistan, Mr. Zubaydullo Zubaydov, called on Minister of State for Defence, Arbab Muhammad Zahir, and discussed with him matters of mutual interests. Both sides exchanged views on the existing level of cooperation and underlined the need for further promoting and enhancing bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economic [...]

Federal Minister for Environment, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi visited the Textile Asia 2009 Int'l Exhibition

Karachi: Federal Minister for Environment, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi and other dignitaries visited the 6th Textile Asia 2009 Int’l Exhibition today.
Federal Minister visited the exhibition halls; welcomed and assured full support to the foreign participants from Government side.
While speaking to media, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi, Federal Minister for Environment expressed his views and said, “I [...]