Tag: Concerns

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has expressed reservations over the contempt of court bill. Talking to reporters on Tuesday outside the...

While the government’s inability to honour promises of expanding exports and subsequently revenue is no surprise, news of the agriculture sector itself on a...

US stocks fell, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index pared its third straight annual gain, as concern over Spain’s budget deficit overshadowed optimism...

Some crude handling capacity may become unavailable during 2013 to 2015 due to scheduled maintenance at Karachi Port Trust’s Oil Pier number 1. Moreover,...

US stocks fell, following yesterday’s rally, as Oracle Corp. tumbled on disappointing earnings and optimism faded about the European Central Bank’s plan to lend...

Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) has raised valid objections over the MFN debate, even if its voice all but drowned in the recent “win-win” euphoria....

The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has expressed serious concern over the government’s intention of granting Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, which...

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has assured LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh to resolve the issue of SRO 821(I) 2011 at the earliest....

The Punjab government and the Punjab University (PU) administration are hesitating to allow Islami Jamait-e-Taliba (IJT) activists to hold its three-day congregation at the...

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would have to revisit its policies to broaden tax net as discourteous attitude of tax officials is discouraging...

British alternative rock band Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has appealed to readers of their online blog, Dead Air Space, to show solidarity with the environment...

Pakistani Ambassador to United States Husain Haqqani said that the relations between both the countries was facing many challenges, adding that he was looking...

The Golf Channel has done a U-turn on a Twitter report after appearing to say that Tiger Woods would be making a “special announcement”...

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he is very much concerned over recent statements given by US authorities about Pakistan. He said this during...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he had expressed “deep concerns” to his Pakistani counterpart about deadly rocket attacks launched across the Taliban-troubled...

I’m in agreement with much of the post-budget debates carried in these pages. It is clear that the government is banking on increased tax...

A slew of Japanese investors wanted to invest in Pakistan after the meeting of President Zardari with Japanese Prime Minister in February, but they...