Sialkot—The Punjab government has approved
several mega industrial development-oriented
projects for bringing boom in export industries
of Sialkot, on the special direction of Punjab
Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. PML-N
Central Leader & MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif
disclosed this while talking to local traders,
industrialists and exporters at Sialkot here.
Islamabad—Papier-mache exports have been hit
by recession and lack of interest on the part of
people to pursue this art nowadays. According to
Kashmir Media Service, papier-mache has been
Kashmir’s flourishing art in the past.
Islamabad—Drafting of the five year socio-
economic development plan would be completed by
the end of next month, sources in Planning
Commission said. The Planning Commission is
actively engaged in the formulation of
people-centered and result oriented next 5-year
development plan to ensure sustainable
development in the country,” a senior official
in the commission told APP.
Tokyo—Move over hybrids—the biggest buzz at
this year’s Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come
from electric cars as the dream of affordable
zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality.
Japanese automakers, pioneers in hybrid cars
powered by a mixture of petrol and electricity,
are now looking to take fuel-efficient motoring
to the next level with vehicles that run on
rechargeable batteries.
Washington—In
the wake of landmark profits posted by the US
banking industry this week, Washington will seek
to strike a delicate balance toward massive
bonuses expected to be paid out by Wall Street,
experts said. If President Barack Obama’s
administration helps “to make this a bigger
issue politically, they will be pushed to do
things they don’t want to,” said Douglas Elliott
of the Brookings Institution, referring to
previous calls to cap compensation that were
roundly rejected by Wall Street.
