Islamabad—The Foreign Minister of Pakistan,
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi is expected to
focus on forging concrete ties with Malaysia in
Halal Food Sector (HFS) during his stay in Kuala
Lumpur, from 1st to 4th November, 2009 to attend
12th session of D-8 Council of Ministers.
Islamabad—Tariq Sayeed, President SAARC Chamber
of Commerce & Industry (SAARC CCI) has
appreciated the recent statement of Dr. Manmohan
Singh, Prime Minister of India for resuming
talks with on core issues between Indian and
Pakistan including Kashmir and has termed is as
a welcome statement, which will help bring about
desired peace in the region.
Karachi—Lucky Cement Ltd., Pakistan’s biggest
producer of the building material, said first
quarter profit rose 14.5 percent, aided by
higher sales and lower costs. Net income rose to
1.1 billion rupees ($13.2 million), or 3.41
rupees a share, in the three months ended Sept.
30 from 962.9 million rupees, or 2.98 rupees, a
year earlier, the Karachi-based cement maker
said today in a statement to the stock exchange.
Sales rose 2.6 percent to 7.04 billion rupees.
Islamabad—Speakers at a seminar urged the
potential tourists to visit Swat Valley as the
successful military operation against terrorists
has brought about complete peace and calm in the
region. The seminar entitled ‘Revival of Tourism
in Swat Valley’ was organised by Sarhad Tourism
Corporation (STC) and Pakistan Development
Corporation (PTDC) in Mongora, Swat.
Karachi—Three ships C.V CSAV Morumbi, C.V Al-Muntanabbi
and C.V OOCL Kobe carrying Containers took
berths at Qasim international Container terminal
on Thursday. Meanwhile two more Container ships
Maersk Novazzano and Hanjina Port Land also
arrived at outer anchorage of Port Qasim during
last 24 hours.
