Pakistan News And Discussion-10

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<b>'Pakistan even behind Bhutan in education’ </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD: According to the survey of an international firm, educational standards in Pakistan are lower than they are in Bhutan, and it is imperative to introduce changes to the country’s deteriorating educational system, said Federal Education Minister Lt Gen ® Javed Ashraf Qazi on Saturday.
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<b>EU ban on seafood exports: Pakistan to suffer $50m a year loss </b>
<i>* Ban comes into effect from April 12</i>

Nareshji,
Is it part of "Mission Isolation pakistan" or to stop Mullah march to Europe?

<b>Target for July-Feb missed: Exports shortfall widens to $820m </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Sources in TDAP informed that due to the shortfall in export of textiles against the target was the major reason in shortfall in total exports during this period. The exports of textiles stood at $6.187 billion during July-February period of this fiscal as compared to the exports of $5.867 billion in the same period in the last fiscal year projecting an increase of just 6.9%.

However, this growth is far below the estimates of 22% growth in textiles exports, which were projected by Ministry of Textile Industry  at the announcement of textile incentive package worth Rs.25 billion approved by ECC. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->