Agriculture plays an important role in the national economy of Pakistan, where most of the rapidly increasing population resides in rural areas and depends on agriculture for subsistence. Biotechnology has considerable potential for promoting the …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the nation should be ready to face power, gas and water crises while the government is chalking out short and long-term strategies to overcome them.
Addressing Achievement …

WASHINGTON: World Bank has given approval of USD300 million aid package for Pakistan among which $200 million are meant for Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) while remaining $100 million will be utilized on a project …

KARACHI: Pakistani stocks ended nearly one percent lower on Thursday after gaining almost 3 percent the previous day as investors sold shares to book profits at higher levels, dealers said.
The Karachi Stock Exchange’s (KSE) benchmark …

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged up Thursday amid a weakening dollar and falling crude inventories in the United States, the world’s largest oil-consuming nation.
Market sentiment was also boosted by International Energy Agency forecasts of higher …

The economic survey presided by Ministry of Finance showed unexpected results demonstrating poor performance as economy only grew by 2 percent in 2008-2009 which was forecasted to increase by 4.5 percent comparing it from last year growth of 4.1 percent.