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Resource Person: Mr. Manqoosh ur Rehman

Electronic and Library Resources

Course: Business Research Methods

Shehzada Sikandar Munir 083805010

BBA (H), SBE, Batch 38, Section A

University of Management and Technology

Secondary Data Sources:

Federal & Provincial Budget Documents:

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The compiled book of federal budget tells about the current and development
expenditures of the ministries of Pakistan like education ministry, defense ministry etc
and appropriations charged upon the federal consolidated fund for the ministries.

Pakistan Economic Survey:

This compilation gives the overview of the economy of agriculture, manufacturing, fiscal
development, inflation, capital markets, balance of payments, social sector which
includes education, health, population employment and poverty. It also includes the
economic survey of the transport, communication, energy and environment.

Pakistan Statistical Year Book:

This book includes the statistics of the agriculture and manufacturing (area, production,
consumption, irrigation etc), balance of payments (foreign exchange reserves, gold etc),
climate (weathers, temperature, rainfall etc), co-operative (societies), development and
planning (GDP, GNP, MTDF etc), education, energy and mining (electricity, minerals),
foreign economic assistance, foreign trade, health and insurance, labor, prices,
population, transport and social culture.

State Bank of Pakistan Annual Report:

The annual report of state bank includes economic growth, savings and investments
(agriculture, industrial and service sector), money and banking, balance of payments
(foreign exchange reserves, exchange rates, foreign trade etc), prices, social sector
(health, education, poverty, employment etc).

Labor Force Survey – several years:

The survey is done on the basis of the marital status, sex ratio, literacy, level of education
and employed labor force. Sampling methodology is also highlighted.

Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement Survey (PSLM):

This survey includes that at what standard our social and living standards are up to mark.
This is evaluated by education sector, health sector, housing water supply and sanitation,
household perceptions about the economy and their satisfaction levels.

Pakistan Integrated Household Survey (PIHS):

It includes the poverty and inequality trends and the analysis of socio-economic groups
and the policy implications in respective to the poverty and other factors. There are many
tables and figures shown in this survey related to the all aspects of poverty.

Pakistan Population Census – Federal, Provincial & District Reports

This census includes the size and growth rates of population, fertility, age distribution,
mortality, nuptiality and migration patterns. It also includes the methodological issues on
data collections.

Agriculture Census – Main/Provincial Reports:

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This report contains detailed census results for Pakistan, its four provinces and
agriculture system of Pakistan as agri-based economy by highlighting the crops ,irrigation
system, employment, value of production, fertilizers etc.

Census of Manufacturing Industries:

This report contains detailed census results for Pakistan, its four provinces and federal
capital territory Islamabad on fixed assets, employment, value of production, industrial
cost, census value etc.

Customs Tariff and Trade Control:

This compilation includes the custom import tariff, exemptions and concessions on
imports of machinery, raw materials, goods, regulatory duties, custom and Takeover Of
Imported Goods Rules, 2003.

Directory of Industrial Establishments – Punjab:

It includes the list of the identified projects in industrial sector, agriculture, livestock,
forest, demand based industries etc.

Pre-Investment Studies – Various Districts:

It tells about the geographical conditions (climate and general soil conditions), man-
power (traditional crafts, population), Natural resources (crops, fruits, vegetables, woods,
poultry, wool etc), infra-structural facilities (telecommunication, social, power supply
etc) and future industrial potential (forest, industry etc).

Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan 2006-2007:

The book provides the data about the major crops like wheat, cotton, rice, fruits,
vegetables (area, production, and yield), land for crops, agricultural inputs and financial
support by financial bodies.

Pakistan Fertilizer Related Statistics – NDFC:

It first highlights the methodology of sampling on basis of the villages, tehsils etc and
then discusses the results on the fertilizer adoption pattern, rates, productivity, yield,
market and prices and in the last the farmer’s different comments.

Fertilizer Review 2007-08:

The compilation is mainly based on the data provided by government organizations,
fertilizer industry, marketing companies and fertilizer importers. It includes
comprehensive document on fertilizer use covering details regarding domestic
production, imports, total supply, domestic and price trends, and the demand of the
fertilizers for next five years.

Punjab Development Statistics – various years:

This publication contains latest data on almost all socio-economic aspects of the province
with their break-up by administrative units from divisions, districts etc. It contains
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information mostly for the province of Punjab and at national level. It also contains a
‘Statistical Abstract’.

The State of Pakistan’s Economy:

This compilation includes the economic outlook, real sector, prices, money banking,
fiscal development, and external sectors. In these domains different sectors, CPI, WPI,
monetary policy, expenditures, exchange reserves and rates are discussed.

Pakistan Energy Year Book:

This book gives a concise view of the energy situation in the country and provides the
basic data to facilitate better awareness for further planning, investment and policy
formation.

Pakistan Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report:

This report highlights the agreements made at United Nations conferences and represent
commitments by all countries to reduce poverty and hunger, and to tackle ill-health,
gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to clean water and environmental
degradation.

Ten Years Review of Human Development in South Asia 2007:

This review assesses the progress made in the major human development indicators in all
the seven South-Asian countries against those presented in the 1997 South Asia HDR. In
this report the in-depth analyses of the economy and education for the Pakistan, India and
Bangladesh.

Pakistan Education Statistics:

It comprises of educational data pertaining to the public sector educational institutions
managed by ministry of education and educational departments. The report includes
information about the number of institutions, enrolment, teachers and physical facilities.

National Education Census - District Reports:

This census recognizes the needs of accurate and reliable data by the National Education
Census (NEC) which enumerates the all categories of institutions in the country.

Compendium on Gender Statistics in Pakistan:

This compendium provides prelude to establishing an equitable paradigm of socio
economic development. The population estimates have been appended with the relevant
tables.

Compendium on Environment Statistics of Pakistan:

This compendium includes the information about the clean water, concentration of the
dust fall in big cities and state of air quality in urban areas.
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Foreign Trade Statistics – Exports, Re-exports:

This statistics includes balance of trade, exports and re-exports of routes, land-borne
exports and imports by countries. It further includes the exports and re-exports by areas
and countries, commodities etc.

Foreign Trade Statistics – Imports, Re-imports:

This statistics includes balance of trade, imports and re-imports of routes, land-borne
imports and exports by countries. It further includes the imports and re-imports by areas
and countries, commodities etc.

Medium Term Development Framework – MTDF:

It highlights the competitiveness of Pakistan trade internationally, regional connectivity,
well integrated transport system that will competitive economy and poverty facilitate the
development of a reduction, while ensuring safety in mobility.

Annual Plans 08-09 – Planning Commission:

It includes the growth, investment, savings, balance of payments, fiscal & monetary
developments, public sector developments, poverty reduction agriculture development,
energy sectors, mass media, culture, sports, tourism, youth, health & nutrition, etc

Public Sector Development Program 2009-10:

It tells about the three main departments, ‘infrastructure development’, ‘social
development’ and ‘others’ (food and agriculture, livestock, dairy, narcotics, defense,
human rights, information and broadcasting, law, justice, national reconstruction,
industry etc)

Labor & Human Resource Statistics:

These statistics are composed of the labor dimensions and human resource’s different
dimensions, which also highlights the employment according to the gender, adults etc.

Pakistan Almanac – various years:

It tells about the historical background of the Pakistan, a country profile and fully
highlights the government and allied institutions, social sectors, economic structure and
sectors, cultural heritage, media, sports and tourism.

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) – Working Papers:

These working papers include the topics of education, earnings, gender dimensions,
income distributions, remittances, underground economy etc

Centre for Management and Economic Research (LUMS) – Working Papers:

These working papers include the topics of mergers, minority share holders, family
owned firms, exports of cotton yarn etc.

Social Policy Development Centre (SPDC) – Working Papers:

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These working papers include the topics of poverty in provinces, HDI, productivity,
education, microfinance etc.

CREB Policy Papers – Lahore School of Economics:

These working papers include the topics of economic development of provinces etc

Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA):

This compilation tells about the export potential of the handloom sector. It further
highlights the American, European, Indian, Bangladesh and Pakistan handloom
industry’s statistics, efficiency, productivity, marketing, exports, developmental programs
etc.

International Crisis Group (ICG) – Working Papers:

It tells us about the structure and history of Pakistan judiciary, judicial appointments and
promotions, the constitutional framework, the removal of judges, additional high court
judges, power of chief justices of high courts, women and religious minorities, tribal
areas etc.

Karachi Stock Exchange – Annual Report:

This annual report includes the vision and mission of the KSE. It further have an
information about the board of directors and market highlights.

Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) – Annual Report:

It includes the chairman’s review, the commission, financial statements, company’s law
division; securities market division, insurance division, specialized companies division,
legal department and statistical division.

Pakistan Sugar Mills Association – Annual Report:

It includes the information about the Pakistan sugar mills association and the statistical
tables of the sugarcane crushing, molasses production, sugarcane support price, provinces
mill wise cane crushing, import of raw and refined sugar etc

Leasing Association of Pakistan – Annual Report:

This annual report tells about the international and regional leasing association, the
unfolding challenges, SMEs in Pakistan etc.

Insurance Association of Pakistan – Annual Report:

The annual reports of IAP include the information about the general management,
insurance profession, policies and practices in the insurance industry (nationalization,
private sector, reinsurance etc) and Pakistan insurance review.

Modarabah Association of Pakistan – Annual Report:

It includes the key operating and financial statistics, statements of compliances with code
of corporate governance etc.
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All Pakistan Textile Mills Association – Annual Report:

It highlights the patterns of the shareholders, the role of APTMA, the Organization,
government liaison, committees and membership.

WAPDA – Annual Report:

This annual report includes the information about the Authority, Water wing, Power wing
and the information technology. It also tells about the new development programs and the
balance sheet of WAPDA.

Annual Reports of Stock Listed Companies:

There are many stock listed companies like DG Cement, Muslim Commercial Bank etc
which include the income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, notes etc.

World Development Indicators:

It is divided into the three parts, the world view (size of the economy, millennium
development goals, women in development etc), the people (population dynamics, labor
force, employment, children at work, poverty rate, education, health services etc) and the
environment (agriculture inputs, deforestation, freshwater, urbanization etc) .

World Development Report:

It includes the challenge of transition (patterns, reforms, outcomes, liberalization,
stabilization, growth, property rights and people) and the challenge of consolidation
(rules and laws, financial system, people’s growth, world economy etc).

Asian Development Bank Annual Report:

This annual report includes the sector and thematic highlights, financing operations of the
whole Asia, non-sovereign operations, finance and administration, ordinary capital
resources and special funds (Pakistan earthquake funds etc).

Transparency International Annual Report {Global corruption report 2009}:

It highlights the corruption, poverty and injustice for millions of ordinary citizens. It
further tells about the Transparency International (TI) existence which creates change
towards a world free of corruption; to challenge the inevitability of corruption, and offer
hope to its victims. Relevant players from government, civil society, business and the
media promote transparency in elections, public administration, procurement and
business.

Amnesty International Report – State of World Human Rights:

This includes the reports and highlights on the conditions of human rights in all 285
countries of the world and further aware about the duties of the Amnesty International.

Print Journals & Magazines:

UMT’s Library has provided with many journals and magazines as an ocean of the
knowledge for the students and faculty. The magazines and journals include the
management, leadership, politics, banking, business, science, general, universities
published textile, defense, religious etc. Examples of some journal and magazines are
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Herald, Business Week, The Economist, Newsweek, National Geographic, Reader’s

Digest, Time, Fortune etc.

CAD – Current Affairs Database Collection (53 sectors of economy, 5 English

Dailies):
English Dailies include The News, Dawn, Business Recorder, The Nation and Daily
Times.
The sectors of economy include agriculture (agri-sector, crops, irrigation, livestock etc),
banking and finance, education, industry (SME, textile, steel etc), ideology, international
affairs, judiciary & government, society, politics, general and UMT media.

Industrial Advisory (IAR) Reports:

These reports include the agriculture (mangoes, sugar, citrus fruits, wheat, rice etc),
banking and finance (provincial budgets, economic roundups, investment opportunities
etc), education, industry (SME, textile, steel, bicycle, gems and jewelry, furniture,
marble, fertilizer, cement, chemical, paper, surgical, plastic, edible oils etc ), international
affairs, judiciary & government, politics.

Projects {BBA, MBA}

This includes the BCS, MCS, MBA and BBA projects written on the different topics like
on technology, banking, call centers etc.

(Reference: All these Secondary data sources are taken from the UMT library)

Statistical Sources (National):

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 This site includes the information on the Ministries & Divisions of

Pakistan, e.g. Commerce, Economic , Revenue, Ministry, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs ,Ministry of Health ,Ministry of Human Rights , Ministry
of Housing & Works ,Ministry of Industries & Production, Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting , Ministry of Information Technology ,
Ministry of Religious Affairs , Ministry of Sports, Commerce Division ,
Planning and Development Division, Cabinet Division Establishment
Division, , Statistics Division, Education Division, Environment Division,
Finance Division , Water & Power Division , Women Development
Division etc.

Further this website has links to other web sites About Pakistan like Pakistan Television
Corporation (PTV), Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,
Pakistan International Airline (PIA), Economy of Pakistan, Hotels and
Travel in Pakistan, National Assembly, Museums and Galleries etc

It also contains information on Federal Government Departments:

• Board of Investment
• Central Board of Revenue
• Central Cotton Research Institute
• Export Promotion Bureau of Pakistan
• Export Processing Zone Authority
• Export Trade House Islamabad
• Geological Survey of Pakistan
• Heavy Mechanical Complex
• Information Technology Commission
• Khan Research Lab (Kahutta)
• Mutual Fund Association of Pakistan
• Employment In Government Sector etc

http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/
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 The website of Statistics Division includes the information about:

• Federal Bureau of Statistics - FBS

• Population Census Organization - PCO
• Agricultural Census Organization - ACO

http://www.statpak.gov.pk/

 This website of Pakistan finance includes the information on:

• Pakistan Economic Survey

• Federal Budget
• Pakistan Fiscal Operations
• Economic Situation
• Poverty Reduction
• Publications
• Jobs
• Tenders
• Trainings
• Show Cause Notices
• General Instructions/Orders
• Quality Assurance
• Prize bond management system

It further includes the Organization charts and links to the:

• State Bank of
Pakistan
• Medium Term Budgetary
Framework
• Privatization Commission
• Competition Commission of
Pakistan
• National Saving Organization
• Trade Development Authority of
Pakistan
• Statistics Division Government of
Pakistan
• Small & Medium Enterprise Devt.
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Authority (SMEDA)

http://www.finance.org.pk/

 The website of State Bank of Pakistan includes the information on the

 Governor’s Speeches

• Understanding Inflation and SBP’s Monetary Policy Stance

 Credit Rating of Banks/DFIs

 Public Warnings
 Events
 Monetary Policy
 Bank Notes
 Economic Data
 Circulars & Notifications
 Press Releases
 Publications
 Online Tender
 SBP-BSC

• Annual Performance Review 2009-10

 Agreements with IMF

 Legislations

• Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010

• Draft Laws

 Educational Resources

• International Internship
• Domestic Internship
 Exchange rates.

http://www.sbp.gov.pk/

 The website of the commerce of Pakistan includes the valuable information on

the
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Statistics and agreements, SROs/Notifications, Trade Mission Abroad e.g Pakistan

Missions Abroad, Foreign Missions in Pakistan etc, Trainings , Tenders , Careers/Jobs,
Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority, Pakistan Software Export Board,
Board of investment, Exchange Rate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Intellectual Property
Organization
Ministry of Finance, Federal Board of Revenue, Export processing Zone, Economic
Affairs Division and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

http://www.commerce.gov.pk/wordpress/

 This website of ministries of industry and production includes the information on

the
SME Policy, Production Statistics, PSDP Project, Solar, Wind & Waste Industry
and SROs/Notifications, Departments like:

• State Engineering Corporation (SEC)

• Department of Explosives

• Pakistan Institute of Management

• Pakistan Hunting & Sporting Arms Development Company

• Utility Stores Corporation (USC)

• Technology Up gradation & Skill Development Company

• Pakistan Stone Development Company

• Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA)

http://www.moip.gov.pk/

 Ministry of education website includes:

• Policies and plans

• Presentations
• PSDP
• Statistics
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• Publications
• Media Cell
• Scholarships
• Educations and learning forms
• Curriculum of grades

http://www.moe.gov.pk/

 Securities and Exchange Commission includes the information about the

Company Law Division, Securities Market Division, Insurance Division, Law
Division, Specialized Companies Division and Information for Promoters.

http://www.secp.gov.pk/

 Federal board of revenue tells us about the Customs, inland revenues, HRM,
Revenue Measures by fbr, gst bill 2010, income tax return forms for tax year
2010, income tax forms, budget, active taxpayer's list, information services, forms
and publications, fbr web newspaper, income tax ordinances, income tax rules,
software, public auction notices, tenders

http://www.fbr.gov.pk/

 Paksearch has links to all types of corporate data, economic information, annual
reports, regulation, stocks and shares, industry, oil and gas, and banking laws of
the Government of Pakistan. Business publications, statistical data, annual
reports, government laws and regulations related to business law, insurance,
prescription drugs, debt, sales tax, customs tariffs, company and banking
governance.

http://www.paksearch.com/

 The website of Karachi Stock Exchange tells us about the market information and
performance, products & services, announcements & notices, investor center,
listing & companies

http://www.kse.com.pk/
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Statistical Sources (International):

 This link of United Nations Industrial Development Organization contains the

development issues around the world (Africa Program, Arab Program , Asia and
Pacific Program , Europe and NIS Program, Latin American and Caribbean
Program), news and events arranged for the purpose of the development, research
and statistics on the development issues.

http://www.unido.org/

 This link contains the information about the world trade organization, trade topic
gateways (goods, services, competition policy, development, environment, trade
policy reviews, investments etc), resources gateway (trade & tariff statistics,
audios, videos, photos, downloading etc), legal texts, documents, journalists and
NGOs.

http://www.wto.org/

 This site of the World Bank includes the information about their projects for the
well being of the poverty in different countries. Further the challenges, members,
operations, staff history, data and research, learning’s, news, publications etc.

http://data.worldbank.org/

 This site of the Google finance includes the information about the market by
summarizing it, news, portfolios, stock screener and Google domestic trends
(Advertising & marketing, Air travel, Auto buyers, Auto financing, Automotive,
Banking & personal finance, Business, Computers & electronics, Construction,
Credit & lending, Durable goods, Finance & insurance, Furniture, Industries,
Investing, Jobs, Luxury goods, Mortgage, Real estate, Rental, Retail trade, Travel
and Unemployment).

http://www.google.com/finance/domestic_trends

• This link of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations includes the
key programs (Initiative on Soaring Food Prices, Food security programs,
International Plant Protection Convention, Capacity development, Investing in
agriculture, Emergency Prevention Systems, Global Information and Early
Warning System), global issues (Avian flu, Biodiversity, Bioenergy, Climate
change, Food safety, Hunger, Millennium, Development Goals, Water, World
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food situation), core activities in agriculture, economy, forestry etc and the
upcoming events worldwide.

http://www.fao.org/

 This link contains the Concepts and methods, National Practices, Inventory of
IMTS classifications and related correspondence tables, Database (knowledge
base, web services, and community forum), analytical tables (publications),
international cooperation and workshops (IMTS).

http://comtrade.un.org/

 International trade center’s website includes the products and services, the
countries in which they are operating, business support, partners and networks. It
also includes Annual Report 2009, Consultative Committee of the ITC Trust
Fund, ITC and Aid for Trade, ITC and the Millennium Development Goals, ITC
and Women and Trade, Market Analysis Tools etc.

http://www.intracen.org/
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E-Resources @ UMT:

The Digital Resources and E-books of the UMT library include:

• The ACM Digital Library

• American Soc of Agri & Bio Eng (ASABE)
• Beech Tree Publishing
• NRC Research Press
• Wiley InterScience Journals
• Cambridge Journals Online
• Emerald
• JSTOR
• SpringerLink
• Taylor & Francis Journals
• University of Chicago Press
• Project MUSE by Johns Hopkins University Press
• INFORMS Journals
• Symposium Journals
• International Forestry Review
• Royal College of Physicians
• Ebrary
• Questia Digital Library
• World Bank e-Library
• McGraw-Hill Digital Engineering Library
• McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
• McGraw- Hill's Access Medicine

These Digital Resources gives the journals and articles in the following fields:

• Architecture and Design

• Behavioral Science
• Biomedical and Life Sciences
• Business and Economics
• Chemistry and Materials Science
• Computer Science
• Earth and Environmental Science
• Engineering
• Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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• Mathematics and Statistics

• Medicine
• Physics and Astronomy
• Professional and Applied Computing