Food Truck Company launched amid glitz, glamour on September 11, 2016LAHORE: A ceremony to mark the launch of Food Truck Company (FTC) was held on Saturday amid glitz and glamour of celebrities including singers, models, writers and many more. FTC is a UK-based brand, which is owned and managed by Waseem Qureshi in Pakistan. Qureshi completed his studies from the US and came back to […]
PSCP to be launched next month on September 6, 2016LAHORE: Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Lahore Tayyab Hafeez Cheema announced on Tuesday that the Punjab Safe City Project (PSCP) would be launched next month in the provincial capital. During his visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to attend the LCCI Standing Committee on Internal Trade Affairs meeting, he said that this […]
Islamic banking has capacity of 40m people to explore in Pakistan on September 4, 2016LAHORE: State Bank of Pakistan Deputy Governor Saeed Ahmed has said that there is a dire need to create awareness among people to promote Islamic mode of banking that is fast gaining grounds around the globe. According to the Global Islamic Finance Report (GIFR) 2016, Pakistan ranks ninth in terms of development of Islamic financial […]
LHC bans Metro construction within 200ft of historic monuments on August 19, 2016LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has banned the construction of Orange Line Metro Train Project within 200 feet (61 metres) of historic buildings in the city of Lahore. A division bench of the LHC comprising Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh and Justice Shahid Karim announced its decision on Friday on petitions regarding the protection of […]
Flag, buntings are not only for August 14 on August 15, 2016LAHORE: We all celebrated the Independence Day with full zeal and zest, waving the green flag with pride and chanting slogans at the top of our voice for the success and prosperity of our beloved Pakistan. But let us not lose all that passion as quickly as we got it. I am quite sure that […]
Shahbaz Taseer on BBC HardTalk on July 20, 2016Shahbaz Taseer, son of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer who was assassinated in 2011 for his opposition to blasphemy law, spoke to Zeinab Badawi in BBC World’s HardTalk programme about his release from Taliban’s captivity of five years during which he endured constant torture. They discussed whether the vision of a tolerant and secular Pakistan […]
PM returns to Pakistan in special plane after 49 days on July 9, 2016LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned home on Saturday evening after spending more than a month and a half recovering from successful open-heart surgery in London. PM Nawaz went to London on May 22 where he underwent an open heart surgery on May 31. This was his second cardiac procedure in five years. A […]
Pakistans biggest Wall of Kindness inaugurated in Lahore on July 4, 2016 LAHORE: A lifeless wall near the Main Shadbagh Chowk in Lahore has been turned into Deewar-e-Meharbani or the Wall of Kindness. This charity initiative was introduced first in Iran and later replicated in major cities of Pakistan including Lahore and Karachi. With few hooks and a splish-splash of paint a regular-unattractive wall has been […]
Britain plus exit for non-Europeans on June 23, 2016Syeda Raza-e-Masooma In simple terms Brexit is ‘Britain’ plus ‘exit’. It’s the idea that the Brits may vote to leave the European Union (EU). Today, almost 46.5 million people are expected to decide the future course for Britain in a historic referendum. From a commercial and economic point of view it is considered better if […]
From a big fish in a small pond to a small fish in a big pond on June 16, 2016Pakistan has been re-classified to ‘emerging markets’ category in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). What does it mean and why is it noteworthy? MSCI is a global index compiler. It is a tool for exposure to the international markets. For instance if a German investor wants to invest in Vietnam, MSCI will be the […]