ISLAMABAD: Engineering Development Board (EDB) has urged the Chinese automobile manufacturers to avail themselves of investment opportunities in Pakistan. A two-member Chinese diplomatic team led by Zhou Zhencheng, Economic and Commercial Counsellor called on Chief Executive Officer EDB,Aitazaz A. Niazi here on Tuesday.CEO, EDB highlighted that opportunities exist in setting up a low price small [...]
TOKYO: Pakistan has successfully managed to export its traditional mangoes to Japanese market and a special ceremony was held here to introduce these mangoes to the Japanese. According to reports, from Tokyo, Tariq Puri, Chairman Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), who is currently visiting Japan addressing a gathering to introduce Pakistani mangoes said it [...]
ISLAMABAD: National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) announced results of 8th Annual Environment Excellence Awards (AEEA) for best performance of 2010-11.Chairman Dr Kaiser Waheed and President NFEH M Naeem Qureshi said the award has been instituted to recognise and promote the organisations, which make an outstanding contribution to sustainable development.They aim to highlight policies, [...]
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy has started constructing missile boat in Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works (KSEW) on Tuesday.The missile boat would be equipped with ant-surface missile, automatic guns and weapons system.Secretary Defence Production, Lt General Shahid Iqbal, attending the keel laying ceremony for the construction of missile boat as guest of honour, expressed his thanks to [...]
A prominent businessman of China will become Chairman of KASB Bank Ltd after approval from State Bank of Pakistan and promised for more investment in various sectors of economy, the Executive Vice-President Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari said
The Honduras Truth and Reconciliation Commission has concluded that the removal from office of former President Manuel Zelaya was a coup.It said the move was illegal and not a constitutional succession as some of Mr Zelaya’s opponents said.The Commission investigated the events of 28 June 2009, when Mr Zelaya was forced into exile in Costa [...]
AMRITSAR: The conflict between two truck operators’ unions has adversely affected trade between India and Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border.If no solution is reached, the import of goods from Pakistan may well be suspended in a day or two, Hindustan Times reported on Wednesday. While about 100 Indian trucks cross over to Pakistan everyday, around [...]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A new rum distillery will open in a former pharmaceutical plant in central Puerto Rico, helping to offset the loss of Captain Morgan rum from the island, economic officials said Wednesday.The Club Caribe LLC distillery is scheduled to open in early 2012 in the mountain town of Cidra and will produce [...]
Malaysia‘s low-cost carrier AirAsia is buying 200 of the fuel-efficient A320neo jets, in a deal worth about $18bn (£11bn).That eclipsed a deal on Wednesday, when India’s IndiGo confirmed an order for 180 planes from Airbus worth about $15.6bn (£9.7bn) at list prices.That deal is for 150 of Airbus’ new A320neos and 30 A320s.It follows a [...]
Shahnaz Husain is an Indian manufacturer of herbal cosmetics. She is the founder of her self-titled brand which exports its ayurvedic, or traditional Indian, treatments to more than 400 beauty centres worldwide.Ms Husain says her life had “a very fast beginning”.”It was tough because at 14, I was engaged. At 15, I was married and [...]
