Yes, Pakistan is undergoing tough economic conditions, no doubt about that. But we didn’t know that Government of Pakistan, and Ministry of Finance in specific, will get this serious in raising funds that it will start selling (high page rank, .GOV domain, extremely valuable) links to webmasters so openly. This might sound sarcastic to you, [...]
According to a recent survey by ACCA – largest accountancy body by students’ numbers – part qualified ACCA students can earn up to Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 100,000 despite the poor economical conditions and tough job market. Salaries and Benefits According to the published survey – Just under half (45%) of students in Pakistan received [...]
The National Accountability Bureau has said that the offence has been established in Rs. 47 billion tax evasion scam of telecom companies, whereas the Bureau is going to proceed against those involved in it. Director of NAB’s Special Operations Zahir Shah told the sub-committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) that [...]
Meezan Bank recorded 16% growth in its profit to PKR 266 Crore for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to PKR 229 Crore in the corresponding period last year. Earnings per share of the bank was recorded at Rs2.95 on enhanced share capital of PKR 900 Crore. The board of directors of Meezan [...]
Copyright issues has been a serious problem for industries and professionals working in Pakistan. You can witness this on a bookshop (especially on their photocopy machines), in computer markets and even in cosmetics and consumer products. To curb the evil of copyright piracy – National Assembly finally, and unanimously passed IPO-Pakistan Bill, media reports confirmed. The [...]
ICI Pakistan Limited clinched the ‘Best Corporate Report Award ’ and the ‘Best Sustainability Report Award ’ at the ICAP & ICMAP Best Corporate & Sustainability Report Awards 2011 held in Karachi. These awards are organised by the joint committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and the Institute of Cost and [...]
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, also famously known for its acronym (ICAEW), will soon be visiting Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad to meet with its students and answer their queries and explain their current relationship with Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). This all starts when ICAP issued a notice to audit firms asking [...]
An inspection team comprising officers from Competition Commission of Pakistan carried out search of premises of Pakistan Poultry Association offices located in Lahore and Islamabad on Monday. The inspection was carried out in the wake of suspicion of anti-competitive behaviour on part of Pakistan Poultry Association. The Commission received certain information indicating that the association [...]
According to an official press release, Habib Bank inked an agreement with Tourism Promotion Services (Pakistan) Limited, owners and operators of the Serena Hotels in Pakistan, says a press release. Representing HBL at the signing ceremony were recently elected Mr. Nauman K. Dar, President & CEO, Ms. Sima Kamil, Head – Retail and Consumer Banking and [...]
Unless you have been living under a rock, chances are that you must have read the story of Shaista Wahidi, a TV host of a morning show on Geo TV, marrying Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman, the editor in chief of Jang Group of Newspapers and Group Chairman of Geo TV Network. This rumor was carried by various [...]
