Islamabad, May 21, 2013 (PPI-OT): Director General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Samina Pervaiz says she wants Radio Pakistan to be the number one Radio channel of Asia. Addressing a function of CBA Union of Radio Pakistan in Islamabad this afternoon‚ she said Radio Pakistan was and is a vibrant institution and efforts should be made to [...]
Islamabad, May 21, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Government and people of Pakistan are deeply saddened and shocked at the humanitarian tragedy unleashed on the Oklahoma State by a devastating tornado. Our sympathies and prayers go out to the families of victims of this horrific incident that led to precious loss of life and property. We are [...]
Islamabad, May 21, 2013 (PPI-OT): His Excellency Mr. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China will be paying an official visit to Pakistan from 22-23 May 2013. High Level visits are the hallmark of Pak-China bilateral relations. Former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Pakistan in December 2010. Mr. Li [...]
Karachi, May 21, 2013 (PPI-OT): The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special U.S Dollar Bonds and profit thereon by all banks and for providing Forward Cover on Foreign Currency Deposits (excluding F.E-25 deposits) by the State Bank on May 22, [...]
Karachi, May 21, 2013 (PPI-OT): Agricultural credit disbursement by banks surged by 15.74 percent on year-on-year basis to Rs 259.1 billion in the first ten months (July-April, FY 2013) of the current fiscal year (2012-13). In absolute terms, disbursement of credit to the agriculture sector increased by over Rs 35.23 billion in July-April, FY 2013 [...]
Lahore, May 20, 2013 (PPI-OT): The position of the river inflows/outflows and the reservoirs levels today is as under: Rivers Inflows Outflows Remarks (In Cusecs) (In Cusecs) Indus at Tarbela 61100 50000 Mean flows of 24 hours Kabul At Nowshera 86700 86700 Mean Flows of 24 hrs. Jhelum at Mangla 53000 42000 Mean flows of [...]
Karachi, May 20, 2013 (PPI-OT): The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special U.S Dollar Bonds and profit thereon by all banks and for providing Forward Cover on Foreign Currency Deposits (excluding F.E-25 deposits) by the State Bank on May 21, [...]
Karachi, May 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan has called for preparing a master plan for restoring the Frere hall in the metropolis to its original shape. He was presiding over a meeting of the Board of Trustees with regard to the preservation of Frere Hall Karachi, says a statement issued [...]
Karachi, May 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): Realizing the need of blood and its component, Dow University established Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad Institute of Blood Diseases at Ojha Campus. Beside this, the DUHS had now initiated a sustainable learning platform for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training with service delivery in blood transfusion and transplantation sciences. The [...]
Karachi, May 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): Striving to provide ever greater value to its customers, Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has reached yet another technological milestone by introducing chip-based Smart Cards. These fuel cards are the first of their kind to be launched by any OMC in Pakistan. The formal launch ceremony was organized under the theme [...]
