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KARACHI: A fresh programme called Waseela-e-Haq launched for supporting the poorest of the poor seems to be a much plausible effort by the government but distribution of loan and identification of real people remains a big challenge for the authorities. Read the rest of this entry »

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been initiated by Government of Pakistan with initial allocation of Rs.34 billion (US $ 425 million approximately) for the year 2008-09 which is the third largest allocation in the total budget and is 0.3% of the GDP for the year 2008-09. Read the rest of this entry »

ISLAMABAD (September 16 2009): President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday launched a programme "Waseela-e-Haq" under the auspices of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) for the socio-economic empowerment of women providing them an opportunity of self-employment. The launching ceremony held at the Presidency was also attended by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. Read the rest of this entry »

Karachi. June 23: Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced to establish “Karachi Development Trust” to carry on the process of development and maintenance of infrastructure in Karachi.

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ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday inked a Memorandum of Understanding to hand over a 320MW gas-fired power plant to Pakistan to help meet its immediate energy needs. Read the rest of this entry »

KARACHI (January 15 2009): This has reference to the news item ‘DGI & I unearthed tax, duty evasion case,’ appeared in Pakistanhousing.pk of January 5, 2009. As per the news item, chain of McDonald’s was alleged to be avoiding Rs 11.046 million of Special Excise Duty (SED) and case is alleged in the news item to be established. Read the rest of this entry »

ISLAMABAD (January 13 2009): The Privatisation Commission has invited application from qualified and task oriented candidates willing to work under a demanding time schedule for appointment as in-house Consultants / Transaction Managers (Grade-I to III) on contract basis initially for a period of two years. Read the rest of this entry »

ABU DHABI : Abu Dhabi’s government-owned International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) has delayed plans to set up a refinery in Pakistan, its CEO said on Saturday.

Khadem al-Qubaisi told reporters the planned project was delayed due to various ‘problems’, according to FReuters. Read the rest of this entry »

Congress has changed the rules — effective as of 2009 — for vacation homes and rental properties. Here’s what you need to know about paying the piper. Read the rest of this entry »

KARACHI (January 03 2009): Karachi share market, after witnessing heavy selling pressure for some months, took a rebound on Friday on the back of Rs 20 billion fund announced by NIT. The announcement of the NIT-State Enterprise Fund invited fresh buying at the oversold share market and the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 40.39 points to close at 5793.57 points level. Read the rest of this entry »

KARACHI : Pakistan has met all targets set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says adviser to the prime minister on finance Shaukat Tarin said on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Islamabad: Experts predict the next year to be difficult for the world economy. For Pakistan, it seems, the worst is nearing an end as 2008 closes. The year 2009 may be comparatively more productive for the businesses and the people. It is, however, imperative that war mongers are kept at bay by the people of the region. Read the rest of this entry »

UAE Government will start issuing passports embedded with microchips containing biometric data to Emiratis in a little over 12 months. The so-called e-passport, which will be valid for five years, will be embedded with a chip that stores personal details, a photograph and fingerprints. The chips will not include an iris scan but would have the capacity for such data should it be required in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

ISLAMABAD: The Pak-EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has objected to the proposed dualisation of Garden Avenue due to the absence of environment rehabilitation plans. Read the rest of this entry »

A leading UAE real estate developer, Hydra Properties started handing over ownership contracts to the investors of its prestigious Hydra Village Abu Dhabi, the regions’ finest eco-living retreat.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, Chief Executive Officer of Hydra Properties, said: "We, at Hydra Properties, are determined to keep our promises. We are now in the process of handing over all the ownership contracts to our investors. I have utmost pride in the fact that the project is running well and on schedule. We, at Hydra Properties, value the process as much as the product." Read the rest of this entry »

Timelinks, Dubai-based real estate developer is all set to address issues as such population growth in Gulf cities, the pressures on infrastructure and the environment carbon neutral solution, with the proposed eco-city. The city called the Ziggurat project is in the shape of a pyramid that could support an entire community of up to 1 million people by harnessing the power of nature.
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The acting director-general of the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency last week pointed to the commercialisation of Lahore?s roads as a major factor responsible for the city?s worsening traffic congestion and terrible air pollution. This is an important observation. The dots this thinking connects allow for public debate on an issue that is often obfuscated by other competing urban and municipal concerns.
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Developers Must Install More Energy Efficient Appliances

Increased industrial growth and urbanization has seen energy consumption in the UAE quadruple in the last 20 years.

With the UAE ranked as the highest consumer of energy per capita in the world, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced in 2007, a decree stating all new projects are required to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards.

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TIPS AT NO COST

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