ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the “Army neither intends to come to power nor will it come to power. The judiciary is independent and pro-democracy” adding that there is no “threat to democracy as the civilian government came to power after making numerous sacrifices and winning the 2008 elections.” To be […]
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ISLAMABAD: Floods renew Kalabagh Dam ...
The summer’s floods in Pakistan have reopened a quarter-century-old debate on whether to build a large hydroelectric dam on the Indus River or not, a dispute that has split the nation along regional lines. Supporters say the water reservoir could have prevented much of the floods’ devastation and boosted agricultural production along the river. Opponents […]
Punjab’s 200 megawatts coal-based pow...
The planners have put in a spanner, as it appears, in the whole process of utilising Punjab’s indigenous large coal reserves for power generation that was launched last year on a fast-track basis. In a major policy shift, the government of Punjab has now announced to develop a 200-MW capacity power project based on “imported” […]
ISLAMABAD: Agricultural scientists wo...
Researchers and agricultural scientists are experimenting on commercial production of a plant (Stevia) as alternate to sugar at National Agriculture Research Council (NARC), which will enable the country to get rid of sugar crises permanently. The plant was imported from Canada on experimental basis, which is 300 fold sweeter than sugar, said Dr Shahid Masood […]
List of banks in asia
Afghanistan Azizi Bank Kabulbank Aryanbank Pashtany Bank Ghazanfar Bank Miawand Bank Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) Bakter Bank Afghan United Bank National Bank Of Afghanistan Habib Bank Afghanistan Alfalah Bank Brak Afghanistan Bank First MicroFinance Bank Bank e Mili Central Bank Standard Chartered Bank[1] Bahrain Gulf International Bank Arab Banking Corporation National Bank of Bahrain Bank […]