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| August 14, 2006 | Monday | Rajab 18, 1427 |
SME policy in limbo
 THE SME Policy 2006, prepared by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) after two-and-half years of prolonged country-wide consultations with all stakeholders, was approved by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the last week of May....
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Gwadar seaport — still a long way to go
THAT seems to be the case of the Gwadar Seaport—-standing there almost in tranquil glory lacking the required infrastructural facilities to make it functional and sans any significant operations because it is yet get an operator to manage it....
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Need for full UIN implementation
 IMPLEMENTATION of Unique Identification Number (UIN) system in stock market has begun from August 1, 2006. The system would establish a traceable link between every trade executed on a stock exchange...
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Marketing of farm produce faulty
 PAKISTAN is now shaking off age-old practices and adopting some degree of scientific approach in agriculture. This change has brought appreciable dividends to the big farmers but the small ones have been left behind....
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Upgrading technology for lemon production
 A LEMON tree is a sub-tropical plant, and in its natural habitat, its fruit is green and only slightly acidic for the fruit to develop its flavour and yellow color....
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Returns on paddy threshing
 Mechanisation as a tool for modernisation of agriculture has been well recognised as it generates greater crop intensity and as such improves productivity. It results in considerable saving of fodder and feed by reducing use of bullock....
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How to improve meat quality?
AMONG various food items, meat has its own individuality due to its specific amino acid proportion that ensures its excellent digestibility. Meat production is actually a sequence of chain that demands intense care at each and every step....
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The legal working hours
 THERE has always remained some confusion about implications of the laws regulating working hours in factories and commercial concerns. Now it has been compounded by the recent amendments enhancing limits of working hours....
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Lack of awareness about intellectual property rights
 MANY singers, musicians, writers, film and TV play producers and poets have suffered because of the piracy in our country, poor implementation of copyright laws and lack of awareness among these...
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‘Subsidy’ for research and development
 Research and development (R&D) is the main philosophy behind successful industries. From idea creation, developing product, marketing and enhancing operations, R&D plays important part in every step....
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Pesticides-in-colas controversy
 EVERYBODY loves to hate the two cola firms but ironically, many of those very people despising them like to imbibe their products. Coca Cola and Pepsi might be the most popular...
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Managing threshhold inflation for growth
THERE is considerable acceptance in the economic literature that some degree of inflation is inevitable for an economy to grow....
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Insurgency related development issues in Balochistan
 OFFICIALS now claim that the fifth insurgency has been quelled by military operation launched by the government in December and its writ has been established in the tribal belt of Dera Bugti and Kohlu in Balochistan....
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The fate of the pro-poor schemes
 THE great sugar scam which catapulted this essential commodity’s price as high as Rs70 per kg, in some areas at one point of time early this year and contributed to distortions...
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Energy needs of a growing economy
PAKISTAN has vast natural resources of natural gas and recent discoveries are enough to meet the country’s growing needs for the next 25-30 years....
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Increased focus on employment
THE government is working on a second five-year Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper(PRSP-II that places increased emphasis on employment and institutional-building. It is targeting an uplift programme requiring an investment of Rs1500 billion....
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CBR reforms: chasing the shadows
 THE federal government is reported to be seriously thinking about converting of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) into Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). One really does not know as to what exactly has induced the cropping-up of such an idea....
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KSE index undergoes massive technical correction
 Karachi stocks last week ran into a long overdue technical correction and finished with clipped gains after having risen sharply higher during the previous five straight weeks....
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Rupee holds firm despite strong dollar demand
 THE local currency mostly displayed strength versus the dollar and euro this week, despite strong dollar demand in the inter-bank as well as open market. The rupee managed to show firm...
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Trading remains slow on high prices
 Physical activity on the Karachi wholesale commodity markets last week remained a bit sluggish as buyers most of the time adhered to sidelines owing to higher prices....
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