Tag: Saarc

SAARC chamber demands visa on arrival

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an apex body of chambers in the region, Saturday strongly demanded the facility of visa on arrival in...

18th Amendment to go long way in ensuring good governance ...

National Security Parliamentary Committee Chairman Raza Rabbani said that the 18th Amendment had been the biggest structural transformation of the government so far and...

SAARC’s power lag = 50,000MW

The leaders of business community and have reiterated the need tap energy potential in South Asia which is must for maintainable growth and economic...

Musharraf to address SAARC leaders in India

Former president and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Chairman General (R) Pervez Musharraf would deliver key-note speech on “Uniting South Asia: The Way Forward”...

SAARC ASP can imbue new life in main body: Fehmida

National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza, on Monday, hoped that the SAARC Association of Speakers and Parliamentarians could become the needed catalyst to imbue...

SAARC countries urged to collectively work for poverty eradication

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries should collectively endeavour to find the solutions of the common problems of the region such...

SAARC approves resolution against anti-Islam movie

The interior ministers’ conference held under the umbrella of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has approved a resolution against the blasphemous American...

SAARC home ministers discuss ways to combat terrorism, piracy

Interior and home ministers of the eight-member SAARC grouping discussed ways to combat terrorism, piracy and trafficking in narcotics in their crucial meeting at...

SAARC approves resolution against blasphemous US movie

Interior Ministers’ Conference held under the umbrella of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has approved a resolution against the blasphemous American movie. Federal...

Joint efforts by SAARC countries to eliminate terrorism: Malik

Interior Minister A Rehman Malik has stressed the need for joint efforts of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to eliminate terrorism. Talking...

Pakistan unlikely to attend SAARC home ministers’ meeting

Pakistan is expected to skip the forthcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) home ministers’ conclave in Maldives following the Supreme Court’s strong...

LCCI needs a referee

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Thursday became the first chamber in the SAARC region having an International Mediation Centre by the name...

What’s up with SAARC these days?

SAARC Chamber of Commerce Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik has said that efforts are being made to increase trade between SAARC countries. Taking to...

Bharat Raj at LCCI!

The Nepalese ambassador Bharat Raj Paudyal has said Pakistan and Nepal should focus on the promotion of bilateral business relations ensuring continued partnership for...

Who’s going to take care of food security?

Speakers at a conference here on Tuesday urged upon the SAARC member countries to prioritise food security strategies and invest in their agricultural...

Pakistan wins prestigious SAARC Film Awards 2012

Pakistan won its first SAARC Film Award for the documentary “Saving Face” that chronicles the work of a British plastic surgeon who rebuilds the...

Gilani hopes new SAARC SG would implement decisions of SAARC Summits

Mr. Ahmed Saleem, new Secretary General, SAARC called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House here Thursday. The Prime Minister...