All sectors of auto

Sale of locally assembled vehicles increased by 22 percent during 2005-06. Accord-ing to the statistics by Pakistan Automotive Manu-facturers Association 155,514 cars were sold from July 2005 to June 2006. .. More

 
 Car plants to double output

All the five car assembly plants will see their annual capacity going up to over half a million units by 2011-12. They plan to invest (agregate) Rs. 60 billion for the purpose. The five are: Honda, Suzuki, Dewan, Indus (Toyota) .... More

 
 CDWP defers 3 dams

Government will defer three big dam projects i.e. Kalabagh, Akhori and Diamer-Bhasha due to opposition from smaller provinces. .. More

 
 Chinese work on two coal-fired power plants

A 40-member Chinese delegation will visit Pakistan to conduct detailed coal geological investigation in Sonda-Jherruk area of Thatta district for setting up two coal-fired power plants, each of 300MW.... More

 
 Clean drinking water policy being drafted

Despite all the pious and 'pure' intentions of top government figures, clean drinking water for all seems to have become a pipe dream. Our taps will continue to bring in contaminated water for quite a while... More

 
 ER selects new consulting editors

Engineering Review has selected its new Board of Consulting Editors. These engineers include Prof. Bhawani Shankar Chaudhry, Brian Janjua, Engr. Farhat Adil, Engr. Khalid Pervez, Engr. Sohail P. Ahmed, Engr. Hussain Pervaiz, and Arch. Rafi Ahmed Lari.... More

 
 Minerals a new initiative

Ismail Hasan has been in drilling activities since last 15 years and is CEO of Deep Rock Drilling. He specializes in the field of wire line core drilling and has participated in various exploration activities with cement and coal ... More

 
 Foreign firm to manage solid waste of Karachi

In another attempt to dispose 9,000 ton garbage produced daily in Karachi , city district government will hire a foreign company for solid waste management.... More

 
 Govt will not guarantee fuel supply to new IPPs

Government will not provide sovereign guarantees for fuel supplies to new independent power producers due to the proposed privatization of Pakistan State Oil and Oil and Gas Development Corpora-tion... More

 
 New auto policy on cards

Government has unveiled a five year tariff under the Auto Industry Development Plan to increase production turnover of auto industry and annual exp-ort of parts to Rs. 600 billion and Rs. 39 billion respectively... More

 
 KESC to be deSiemenised

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is believed to have decided to partially 'disassociate' Siemens Pakistan from its operations. This could be its first step towards getting good electricity. However, it may have to pay a rather heavy price for it.... More

 
 All parties gain through special agreement

Mineral agreements
Special agreements with large investors are a common practice in many countries including the oil and petroleum sector of Pakistan . Allowance given to parties through special agreements is extremely commendable for many reasons. .. More
 
 Nespak to design 7 towers in DHA

National Engineering Services Pakistan will design seven high rise - 38 to 42 storey - apartment blocks in Defence, Karachi costing Rs. 1250 million. These towers will have 1334 luxury apartments and 2, 3, 4 bedroom pent houses covering 460,000 square meters... More

 
 SUPCON and UET will setup automation lab

Supcon, a leading supplier on automation and information technology, products and solutions in China and University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore have signed a contract to jointly establish .... More
 
 Thar coal to become national asset

Federal and Sindh government will jointly establish Thar Coal Mining Company to develop coal as 'strategic national asset' under the Energy Security Action Plan to minimize the impact of expensive energy on national economy, sources said. Sindh had been assured a 'large amount' as coal royalty, besides cheap electricity through foreign investments to be attracted by the proposed mining company. ... More

 
 Tubewell - an engineered Product

Engr. Azhar Qadri is in the field of rock drilling since last 17 years and looking after Deep Rock Drilling, Tubewell Division. His expertise and involvement in industry for maintaining proper water management system has been greatly enhance capacity utilization of ground water.... More

 
 Water: Rs. 4 b for next year

Two (separate) plans are being finalised (in Islamabad ) for developing new water resources in Sindh and Balochistan to help meet their growing needs. The Balochistan part would cost Rs. 2.3 billion and the Sindh part Rs. 1.7 billion. Both plans are likely to be implemented next year (2006-07)... More

 
 Crescent: the largest of its kind

Crescent Steel and Allied Products Limited is a public limited company listed on all the stock exchanges of Pakistan . Manufacturing facilities consist of a large diameter steel pipe production line and state of the art anti - corrosion coating line including high temperature coatings. Both are located side by side at the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, Nooriabad in Jamshoro District, Sindh. .. More