Country needs quick reform measures to attract more tourists Pakistan is endowed with a rich and varied flora and fauna. High Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindukush ranges with their alpine meadows and permanent snow line, coniferous forests down the sub-mountain scrub, the vast Indus plain merging into the great desert, the coast line and wetlands, all offer a remarkably rich variety of vegetation and associated wildlife including avifauna, both …

  BSH joins bandwagon and targeting to become No.1 home appliances supplier in Pakistan Seeing the huge potential of home appliances industry in Pakistan, more and more foreign brands and companies are investing here to capture the local consumer market. After the influx of Chinese companies like Changhong Ruba, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, a 100-percent subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH Germany will also be soon launching Bosch home appliance products in …

  Admiral Zakaullah, Chief of Naval Staff has disclosed that the length of Pakistan’s coastal line was remeasured at 1003 km in collaboration with SUPARCO. Chief of Naval Staff being Chief Patron MMSP, was speaking as the chief guest on the occasion of Master Mariners Society of Pakistan (MMSP) Annual Dinner 2016 and Lifetime Achievement Award to Veteran Mariners at Maritime Museum Convention Hall, Karachi. He said that in order …

  Profile Lukman Otunuga is a research analyst at FXTM. A keen follower of macroeconomic events, with a strong professional and academic background in finance, Lukman is well versed in the various factors affecting the currency markets. Prior to joining FXTM, Lukman spent two years as a research analyst with international currency broker FXCM, where he focused on technical and fundamental analysis of the global currency, commodity and stock markets. …

  Interview with Mr Shakil Aftab Kashmirwala — Malindo Air’s Country Manager Malindo Air a joint venture of Malaysia and Lion AIR, Indonesia has started its operation in Pakistan. Malaysian Deputy Minister of Transportation Datuk ab Aziz Kaprawi was among the first passengers of a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Lahore along with Malindo Airline Chief Executive Officer, recently. Malaysia is honored to continue the spirit and tradition of the …

  Gold prices spiked up and peaked at $ 1,900 per ounce in 2011 primarily as a result of the anxiety of anticipated runaway inflation following the massive QE (Quantitative Easing) program unleashed primarily by the Federal Reserve Bank of the US as well as other Central Bankers. This was the zenith of a bull run that started 10 years earlier and capped a mouth-watering return of almost 650% over …

  More people now die from air pollution than malaria and HIV combined: study More people now die from air pollution than malaria and HIV combined. According to recent statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), compiled from more than 1,600 cities, three Pakistani cities are amongst the 10 most polluted cities of the world. The WHO surveyed the concentration of fine particles suspended in the atmosphere. It advises that …

  Tsunamis, heat wave, tidal flooding and snowstorm are extreme natural calamities the world is experiencing currently due to climate change. Climate is becoming warmer day by day because of the presence of CO2 emissions in the environment. Pollution, deforestation and industrialization are key factors in increasing global temperature around the world. According to the World Bank data on CO2 emissions from 2011 to 2015, China and Russia have remained …

  Pakistan and Iran being close neighbors can supplement each other in achieving economic goals Over $10bn trade potential exists between the two nations Interview with Mehdi Sobhani, Consul General of Islamic Republic of Iran Discussing the economic relations between Iran and Pakistan, Mehdi Sobhani said in an interview that sanctions caused a decline of two way trade between Iran and Pakistan from $1 billion to $200 million, but after …

  Rapid development and advancement of electronic media in Pakistan has not only brought a revolution in information and news industry but it has also stirred concerns about the projection of the nation’s image. With both its merits and demerits, media is a double edged sword. It has become an industry of entertainment, information, projection and even leading to some propaganda. It influences and builds opinion on certain issues of …