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Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Thursday that talks between security institutions of Pakistan and United States are in progress, adding that...

The PIA Chairman and CEO, Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Rao Qamar Suleman presided over the 55th Annual General Meeting at a local hotel on...

Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar Saturday said that the government has entered into the agreements with Tajikistan Government for import...

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday dropped a bombshell during the federal cabinet meeting, claiming that the Water and Power Ministry had...

Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar said on Saturday that it would take time to end load-shedding. Addressing businessmen community at Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce...

Load shedding continued across the country despite Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar’s announcement in the National Assembly the day before that that it...

Either Karachi does not fall within the country’s borders or the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) is out of control of the government, as...

Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar on Thursday said Rs 100 million has been allocated in the annual PSDP 2011-12 for the Kurram...

Pinpointing of gross mistakes in the power generation data and power tariff submitted by the Ministry of Water and Power (MOWP) to the National...

Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar warned the Senate on Thursday that the entire country would be unplugged if the facility of free power...

Terming the interim stay order of the Court of Arbitration (CoA) against the controversial Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project in Indian occupied Kashmir “a victory for...

ISLAMABAD - Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar on Thursday informed Lower House of the Parliament that a power plant having capacity of generating 1000 megawatt electricity through coal was being installed in Thar area of Sindh province.
During question-hour session of the National Assembly, he said a contract had been awarded to a private sector company for installation of the power plant.
"The Thar Coal Authority has so far awarded a contract to a private

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has appointed Qamar Hussain as President of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), for a period of three years. He would replace the former NBP Chief Ali Raza, who had worked at the post for almost a decade.
The new NBP president faces a huge challenge of restoring image of the state-owned bank which has, in the past, been frequently questioned by media and businessmen for its unprofessional approach and malpractices.
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ISLAMABAD - Since many of the ongoing energy projects in the country are being completed under Chinese assistance, the Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar has directed the departments concerned to reprioritise the same. He observed that revamping process would also be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of Pakistan China energy working group. An official source said that the minister gave these directions at a specially convened meeting on the energy sector projects. He

KARACHI - The Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan has appointed NBP Chief Operating Officer Qamar Hussain, as acting president of the National Bank of Pakistan. An notification to this effect was issued here on Sunday. Qamar Hussain prior to joining the NBP in 2009 had worked with American Express Bank as their Senior Director Global Credit, New York and earlier as Country Manager in Bangladesh.
"He has also been associated with the Chase Manhattan Bank in Pakistan and

ISLAMABAD - A raucous National Assembly session awaits Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Petroleum Minister Naveed Qamar today (Monday), as the opposition, as well as the government's coalition partners, are set to give them a tough time over the recent POL price hike.
Sources in the PML-N, PML-Q, MQM and JUI-F told Pakistan Today that these parties might also stage token walkouts from the House to register their protest over the government's decision, which has sparked

ISLAMABAD - A ceremony to distribute shares certificates under the (BESOS) Benazir Employees Stock Option Scheme Ceremony was held on December, 28 2010 at the Convention Centre Islamabad.
The occasion was graced by Minster for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar, Minister for Labour and Manpower Khurshaid Shah, Chaudhary Manzoor, Faisal Karim Kundi, MNA Yasmeen Rehman and Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited Managing Director Abdur Rasheed Lone.
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