Islamabad—Federal Minister for Petroleum and
Natural Resources, Khawaja Muhammad Asif has
said that wide spread use of Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG) in auto sector will soften the rude
impact of rising prices of petroleum products.
He stated this while inaugurating the 2nd annual
LPG conference and exhibition here on Tuesday.
Minister said that LPG is a clean, efficient and
environment friendly fuel with a wide range of
applications in commercial, industries and
households.
Karachi—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd today
increased its promotional awareness activities
in Pakistan as a Global Presenting Partner of
the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay. The
Olympic torch will pass through Islamabad on
April 16, 2008 where citizens of Pakistan can
witness the most prestigious sporting symbol
up-close.
Islamabad—A new World Bank-IMF report warns that
most countries in South Asia will fall short on
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set
of eight globally agreed development goals with
a due date of 2015. Though much of the world,
including South Asia, is set to cut extreme
poverty in half by then, prospects are gravest
for the goals of reducing child and maternal
mortality, with serious shortfalls also likely
in primary school completion, nutrition, and
sanitation goals, said the report.
Islamabad—The Government should focus on long
and short term energy generation projects to
overcome energy crisis. Small scale 50-100
megawatt electricity generation plants should be
installed, alternative energy generation like
recycling of waste and solar and wind sources
should be utilised to overcome the critical
energy crises in the country.
RICE climbed to a record for a fourth day as the
Philippines, the biggest importer, announced
plans to buy 1 million tons and some of the
world’s largest exporters cut sales to ensure
they can feed their own people.
