Some - projects too - are born unlucky. And may be some - projects too - are obstructed by a thing popularly called 'kala jadoo'... More

Planning Commission has approved Rs. 321 million for establishing CAD/CAM (computer-aided designing and computer-aided manufacturing) centres in Lahore , Karachi , Peshawar , Quetta and Sialkot . Objective: to promote digital manufacturing in Pakistan ... More

Government will award the contract of new Gwadar International Airport to China Harbour Engineering Com-pany to execute it on fast track turnkey basis, official sources told media.... More

Engro Innovative Auto-mation, a 51 per cent owned subsidiary of Engro Chemicals Pakistan Limited, will acquire 70 per cent business interest in US firm - Advanced Automa-tion Associates... More

President Pervez Mush-arraf laid foundation stone of the University of Engineering , Science and Technology, Lahore . The university is a part of a programme for establishing nine such varsities in Pakistan with developed countries... More

Heavy Mechanical Comp-lex will start manufacturing nuclear power plants and equipment for domestic use and export to Middle East, African countries, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, informed sources said... More

During 2006-05 above 700,000 motorcycles were produced in Pakistan . The industry is experiencing a healthy annual growth of around 30% for past 5 years. It is estimated that production will cross the million units.. More

Pakistan Railways are planning to lay a new track, an alternative track, between Karachi and Kotri to keep the traffic between Karachi and rest of the country. Karachi and Kotri are 300 km apart... More

Pakistan 's sea shores are amongst the most polluted in the world, says a recent United Nations study. Other members of the Dirty Seas Club are Bangladesh , Indonesia , Mala-ysia and Nigeria ... More

Citizens' committees should supervise all projects and their financial reports should be published quarterly. Experts have insisted that there should be one civic agency to manage and control entire Karachi and the laws passed by that agency should be applicable to the whole territory and entire population of the city equally and without any discrimination.... More

A Russian company is eyeing Pakistan for a 30 year power deal worth up to $90 billion, Moscow 's business daily Kommersant reported recently. Russia 's export monopoly Inter-RAO would supply this electricity from hydel and thermal plants under construction in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.. More

British and US aeronauts have taken up designing a silent aircraft to slash noise output and fuel consumption... More

It is now the turn of Sindh's civil servants to get bungalows/ houses during or after their services end. Land for these houses will be provided 'free of cost' to a body called Sindh Civil Servants Housing Foundation... More

Federal government will provide Rs.11.2 billion for emergency repair of Taunsa Barrage, also proposed by Japan International Coopera-tion Agency... More

Indus River System Auth-ority and Siemens have severe differences over the efficiency of Rs. 350 million telemetry system installed by Siemens. IRSA plans to audit water losses in rivers and scrap telemetry system... More

Karachites will lose their beach entertainment due to Water Front Development Project of Defence Housing Authority. Various non government, community based organizations and public circles have this doubt regarding the project.... More

Some engineering compan-ies from Germany are willing to set up plants for manufacturing wind turbines and other equipment required for generating power from wind, solar energy etc. Three-four wind turbine units are expected to take the lead. Each could cost around four million dollars... More