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Punjab Governor Latif Khosa on Saturday sent the Finance Bill 2011-12 after signing it. According to sources, the summary sent to the governor was...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill legalizing gay marriage, delivering a powerful victory for gay rights advocates in one of...

At the height of the storm which swept Pakistan after the May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani spoke...

In a landmark development between two sister institutions of science and research, National Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFSAT) at University of Agriculture...

Government College University (GCU) Faisalabad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a US-based Ohio State University for the promotion of higher education. The...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday singed the National Defence University (NDU) Bill, 2011 into a law, which provides for the establishment of the...

LAHORE - Chinese and Punjab governments signed an agreement for the generation of 120 megawatts of electricity at Taunsa Barrage in Beijing on Wednesday. The project, to be completed, with China's cooperation in three years, will cost Rs 26 billion.
Punjab Development Company Chairman Babar Nadeem and the State Corporation Chairman that produces 30 thousand megawatts of electricity in China's region of Wang Shao Fang signed the agreement. Addressing the signing ceremony, Punjab

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari signed a reference on Friday under Article 186 of the constitution for the court to reopen the case of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and give its opinion on the death sentence awarded to the former prime minister by the Lahore High Court and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in March 1979 in a split verdict.
The president signed the reference accompanied by close aides Law Minister Babar Awan and Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza. The

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari signed reference under Article 186 of the Constitution to revisit the case of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and give its opinion on the death sentence awarded to Pakistan's first directly elected Prime Minister by the Lahore High Court and subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in March 1979 in a split verdict.
The President signed the reference a short while ago in the presence of Law Minister Babar Awan and Sindh home minister Zulfikar

FAISALABAD - Government College University (GCU) Faisalabad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with London-based University of Bradford Shire to promote quality education, training of faculty and students and exchange of modern trends in research and education.
The signing ceremony was held in London where the Government College University was represented by its Vice Chancellor Professor Doctor Zakir Hussain.
As per the MoU, the University of Bradford Shire

ISLAMABAD The Board of Investment (BoI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean firm STX for collaboration in infrastructure and energy sectors. A statement issued by BoI said that both the parties would exchange information on investment policies and projects, in addition to conducting investment seminars in both countries.
BoI Chairman Saleem H Mandviwala said, on the occasion, that an MoU was recently signed with the Korea Southern Power Company

FAISALABAD - The signs of collapse have started appearing on the business horizons of Faisalabad while the textile industry is the worst-affected, thanks to the gas and electricity crisis. The Faisalabad Dry Port (FDP) set up in 1990 to facilitate the local exporters and promote outward export is literally fighting for its life in the 'intensive care unit' in the midst of textile crisis.
Workers and entrepreneurs usually represent two different camps and are mostly pitched

ISLAMABAD - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has signed up its 50,000th Pakistan based member of its Guest loyalty program. The 50,000th member is Muhammad Naeem of Sialkot, who joined last month during his flight from Lahore to Istanbul on Etihad Airways.
He has been awarded 50,000 Etihad Guest miles as a surprise gift, a press release indicated. Etihad Airways' Country Manager Pakistan Amer Khan, said, "Since its launch four years ago, Etihad

LAHORE - Acino Pharma of Switzerland, a company specialising in the development of advanced pharmaceutical formulations in the fields of oncology, acute pain management and palliative care, has signed an agreement with Highnoon Laboratories.
Highnoon Laboratories is a leading marketer of high-quality prescription drugs in Pakistan, manufacturing drugs for several world renowned companies for the past 26 years.

NEW YORK - Dame Judi Dench has confirmed she'll be back as James Bond's boss in the much-anticipated 23rd 007 adventure. The thespian has played 'MI6' boss M in six Bond films and she'll return for her seventh this year.
She says, "I'm looking forward hugely to working with Daniel Craig again and with director Sam Mendes, who I've only ever worked with in the theatre." The new Bond film is expected to go into production later this year and will hit cinemas in November, 2012.

KARACHI - Samba Bank Limited (SBL) has collaborated with New Jubilee Insurance Company (NJI) in the field of Bancassurance distribution. The agreement was signed by Samba Bank President Tawfiq Husain and New Jubilee Insurance Managing Director Tahir Ahmed in presence of senior management from both entities.

LAHORE - Police investigating a controversial alleged honour killing in Bahawalpur say it was not a case of suicide as claimed by the dead woman's family.
The case hit the headlines because of a statement by PM Yousuf Raza Gilani that the woman was electrocuted following a decision by a local village council. Police say it was not "a simple suicide" as the postmortem examination showed signs of torture on her body. They say that the woman ran away from her village about six