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Print - 2004-01-06
First Japanese ground troops may be in Iraq on January 16

First Japanese ground troops may be in Iraq on January 16

Japan may send an advance team of ground troops to Iraq as early as January 16, a leading Japanese daily said on Monday, for what is likely to become Japan's biggest and most dangerous military mission since World War Two.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan's First Lady files libel suit

Taiwan's First Lady files libel suit

Taiwan's First Lady filed a counter libel suit against an opposition presidential candidate on Monday, turning election rivalry into a legal stand-off as an opinion poll put the two sides neck and neck.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
South Korea opens special investigation of Roh

South Korea opens special investigation of Roh

South Korea launched a special investigation on Monday into a spiralling political funding scandal that has embarrassed President Roh Moo-hyun and engulfed the country's main opposition party.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Democratic rivals attack Dean at Iowa debate

Democratic rivals attack Dean at Iowa debate

The Democratic presidential contenders took aim at front-runner Howard Dean on Sunday, tangling over taxes, trade and foreign policy in a lively debate two weeks before Iowa hosts the first nominating contest.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Afghan constitution papers over ethnic cracks

Afghan constitution papers over ethnic cracks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai saw his power enhanced by a new constitution, but ethnic divisions exposed in the debate over the charter will cast a shadow over presidential elections in June and gnaw at his leadership.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Burundi rebels drop opposition to peace talks

Burundi rebels drop opposition to peace talks

A Hutu rebel group said on Monday it would end a boycott of Burundi's peace process and enter talks with the president, boosting hopes for an end to a war that has destabilised Africa's Great Lakes for a decade.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Britney arranges annulment hours after wedding

Britney arranges annulment hours after wedding

Pop star Britney Spears made arrangements to annul her Las Vegas marriage to childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander just hours after the two were wed in a chapel there on Saturday, friends and relatives said on Sunday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
China to be more responsive to media

China to be more responsive to media

China's cabinet plans to usher in a new era of responsiveness to the news media by designating more government spokespersons and holding more press conferences, reports said Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Former Czech president gets Mahatma Gandhi prize

Former Czech president gets Mahatma Gandhi prize

India on Monday awarded former Czech president Vaclav Havel its highest honour, the Mahatma Gandhi peace prize, saluting him for keeping alive the "flame of democracy" when his country was under communist rule.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Koizumi prioritises Iraq reconstruction

Koizumi prioritises Iraq reconstruction

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said in his New Year address on Monday that Japan would do its utmost to help build a democratic Iraq, while pushing ahead with economic reforms in the coming year.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
China confirms Sars case, begins civet cat cull

China confirms Sars case, begins civet cat cull

China confirmed on Monday its first Sars case since a world epidemic was declared over in July, and began a mass slaughter of civet cats on fears a new strain of the deadly virus may have jumped from wild animals to humans.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Violence ruining prospects of meeting: Qorie

Violence ruining prospects of meeting: Qorie

Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei said Monday that Israel's continued "aggression" in the occupied territories was blowing the chance of his holding a long-awaited meeting with Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
After Bam quake, Iran considers moving capital

After Bam quake, Iran considers moving capital

Alarmed by the high death toll and level of destruction caused by the recent Bam earthquake, top policymakers are considering moving Iran's capital away from quake-prone Tehran, officials and newspapers said on Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
New Nato chief sees possible Iraq role in future

New Nato chief sees possible Iraq role in future

Nato may have a role to play in the future reconstruction of Iraq but should concentrate first on its mission in Afghanistan, the alliance's new secretary-general said on Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Austrian plane makes emergency landing

Austrian plane makes emergency landing

German police Monday hailed the pilot of an Austrian Airlines plane after it was forced to make an emergency belly landing on a snow-covered field at Munich airport, southern Germany.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Tape voice likely of Osama: CIA

Tape voice likely of Osama: CIA

A CIA analysis has found that an audio tape broadcast this weekend is "likely" the voice of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, a CIA official said on Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Myanmar opens crackdown against Indian rebels

Myanmar opens crackdown against Indian rebels

Indian intelligence and rebel officials said on Monday that neighbouring Myanmar had launched a military offensive against Indian separatist guerrillas amid a similar crackdown in adjoining Bhutan.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Post-graduation

Post-graduation

Ms Umneea Khan has returned to Pakistan after doing her post-graduation in special education from Western University Australia.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Friendly City for Special Children

Friendly City for Special Children

The provincial government is taking steps to make Lahore as 'Friendly City for Special Children' and formal announcement in this regard is expected soon.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hurriyat leader tortured

Hurriyat leader tortured

A prominent Hurriyat Conference and Muslim League leader, Ghulam Nabi Raja was arrested and subjected to severe torture by occupation forces here and later thrown at a desolate place in semi-dead condition.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
APCTF moot to help generate jobs

APCTF moot to help generate jobs

The Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation (APCTF) and e-Business conference, which will commence here from January 11, will also help generate job opportunities in the province.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kashmiri refugees observe right to self-determination day

Kashmiri refugees observe right to self-determination day

The Right to Self-determination Day was observed by the Kashmir refugees settled in Sialkot and Narowal districts on Monday to jerk the conscious of the world and force United Nations resolutions for implementation of its resolutions on Kashmir.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
APHC urges Saarc to resolve Kashmir issue

APHC urges Saarc to resolve Kashmir issue

The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Syed Ali Gilani, has appealed to Saarc leaders to persuade India to end the sufferings of Kashmiris and initiate a serious, sincere and meaningful dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Saarc summit accused of ignoring people of Kashmir

Saarc summit accused of ignoring people of Kashmir

Syed Salahuddin, chief of Hizbul Mujahideen, an alliance of nearly a dozen groups fighting Indian occupation in occupied Kashmir on Monday accused the South Asia summit of ignoring the people of Kashmir.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Negotiated settlement of issues with India aimed at: Rashid

Negotiated settlement of issues with India aimed at: Rashid

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said Pakistan wants sustained, solid and result-oriented dialogue with India for the solution of all disputes, including the core issue of Kashmir.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Alliance Francaise resumes activities

Alliance Francaise resumes activities

The Alliance Francaise Karachi (AFK) resumed its official activities from Monday. This was announced by an official of the AFK here.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Gujral hails improvement in Indo-Pak relations

Gujral hails improvement in Indo-Pak relations

Former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral welcoming improving trends in Indo-Pak relations on Monday congratulated President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee for initiating the process.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bahbood Savings for senior citizens

Bahbood Savings for senior citizens

Senior citizens are an important segment of our society. Their contributions to the country's developments have always been valuable. In recent months, senior citizens have been making representations to the Prime Minister that they should be provided an
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
DTRE scheme

DTRE scheme

As per our observation, the newly introduced DTRE scheme is still far from practical for most of the exporters.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Parmalat, an Italian milk empire gone sour

Parmalat, an Italian milk empire gone sour

It started off as a modest dairy business and metamorphosed into Italy's biggest food concern, the nation's seventh industrial group, a multinational world leader in long-life milk - an emblem of Italian prosperity.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Effective money laundering law needed

Effective money laundering law needed

Money laundering is particularly damaging to economic and social fabric of developing countries, leading to potential increase in crime and corruption, potential damage to reputation of financial institutions and markets, reduction in foreign private inve
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
The Social Charter

The Social Charter

Catching up exceptionally fast with the unprecedented wind of change blowing at the 12th three-Saarc Summit in Islamabad, the participating heads of state and government did really well to focus prompt attention on the grouping's agenda with a direct bear
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Local bodies issue

Local bodies issue

The 17th Constitutional Amendment passed by the National Assembly and Senate retains local bodies in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for six years, after which these institutions would revert to provincial oversight.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
AG Punjab calls list of retiring employees

AG Punjab calls list of retiring employees

Accountant General, Punjab, Wazir Ahmad Qureshi, has directed all the authorised Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) to furnish lists of all the employees of the provincial and district governments which will retire during the next five years so that d
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
CBR clarification

CBR clarification

Responding to a query of manufacturers-cum-exporters of garments, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has clarified that the needles and sinkers could not be treated as input goods under the Duty and Tax Remission of Export (DTRE) Rules, in an order issued
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kodak hi-tech digital labs

Kodak hi-tech digital labs

Kodak Limited Pakistan recently launched the plan of upgrading its Kodak Express Outlets into technology driven Digital Labs.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Tributes paid to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Tributes paid to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Glowing tributes were paid to founder of Pakistan Peoples Party, late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at a function organised by people lawyers forum in connection with his 76th birthday here in the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) premises.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Onion prices shoot up

Onion prices shoot up

Onion prices went up sharply and the rates of other commodities, such as tomatoes, are also on the high side, a fresh survey showed.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
PPP celebrates Bhutto's birth anniversary

PPP celebrates Bhutto's birth anniversary

Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians at district and provincial levels celebrated the 76th birth anniversary of party founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
KU seminar on 'Saarc and future of South Asia'

KU seminar on 'Saarc and future of South Asia'

The University of Karachi is organising a seminar on "Saarc and the future of South Asia" under the auspices of Department of International Relations' programme on peace studies and conflict resolution.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Composition of crop management bodies criticised

Composition of crop management bodies criticised

Leading growers of the province termed crop management committees constituted by the Sindh Agriculture Ministry for major crops as "cosmetic device" to cover ineptness of the provincial agriculture ministry and Sindh agriculture extension.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hounslow and Lahore Cantt to be declared 'twin cities'

Hounslow and Lahore Cantt to be declared 'twin cities'

London Borough of Hounslow and Lahore Cantonment would be declared as 'Twin Cities', and resolution in this regard would be signed at the Lahore Cantonment Board office on Tuesday, January 6.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Wapda to install pre-paid meters for industries

Wapda to install pre-paid meters for industries

The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) should pass on benefit of completion of Ghazi Barotha Power Project and the usage of gas for generation of electricity to its consumers.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Petition returned

Petition returned

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has returned the petition filed against interrogation of some nuclear scientists by some foreign agencies.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Professor honoured

Professor honoured

The Pakistan Academy of Sciences Islamabad has awarded Gold Medal and cash prize of Rs 15,000 to Dr Imdad Ismaili Professor of the Institute of Information Technology (IIT) University of Sindh Jamshoro for the Year 2003.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bangladeshi artists' work on display

Bangladeshi artists' work on display

Karachi Arts Council in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council organised an exhibition of paintings of renowned Bangladeshi artists here at Alhamra Art Gallery.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
MT unveils CNG dispenser

MT unveils CNG dispenser

Morgan Technologies (MT) has unveiled the Chinese technology digital mass flow type compressed natural gas (CNG) dispenser at a seminar held here on Monday. MT with its head office in Karachi is the sole dealer Chongging Compressor Factory Co Ltd (CCF).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Steps outlined to promote carpet exports

Steps outlined to promote carpet exports

Speakers at a seminar on 'Development of Carpet Industry' have urged the carpet manufacturers to produce carpets keeping in mind new designs, colours and fashion trends in order to arrest the decline in exports of carpets.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Nilat course on 'WTO, its standards' starts

Nilat course on 'WTO, its standards' starts

A three-day course on "WTO and its standards" was started at the National Institute of Labour Administration Training (Nilat) here on Monday (January 5).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
FPCCI tussle: pressure mounts on Tata

FPCCI tussle: pressure mounts on Tata

There appears to be no let-up in the pressure on Riaz Ahmed Tata over his retaining the office of the President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) for 2004.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Training programme for government officials

Training programme for government officials

A training programme for the officials of Sindh Secretariat commenced here on Monday. Secretary (Services) inaugurated the 15-day course which focuses on capacity building of employees of Sindh secretariat and updating their skills and knowledge in rules
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Abad seeks law for indemnity to land transferee

Abad seeks law for indemnity to land transferee

The Association of Builders and Developers (Abad) has urged the government to formulate a law which provides indemnity to the transferee of lands, housing units, that once registered by the government registration department then the transferee stands pro
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
APTA accuses FPCCI of tampering with documents

APTA accuses FPCCI of tampering with documents

The All Pakistan Traders Association (APTA) has accused the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) of "tampering with the documents" in connection with the issuance of no-objection certificate (NOC).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following International Tenders from abroad.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report of Monday (January 05) and the forecast for Tuesday (January 06, 2004).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Priest shot dead in Multan

Priest shot dead in Multan

A priest of a church of Khanewal Fr Mukhtar Masih son of Barkat Masih was shot dead by unidentified killer when he was going to railway booking office to proceed to Lahore. He received three bullet wounds on his body and died on the spot.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
APMIA to participate in ITIF Asia

APMIA to participate in ITIF Asia

All Pakistan Marble Industries Association (APMIA) has confirmed its participation in the International Trade and Industry Fair (ITIF) Asia 2004.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hindko literary function starts on January 6

Hindko literary function starts on January 6

A Hindko literary function is being held here on January 6 to acknowledge the services of a noted Hindko poet, prose writer and researcher, Maqbool Ajaz Ajazi.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Monday (January 05, 2004)
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Accused in theft case gets bail

Accused in theft case gets bail

Justice Mohammed Sadiq Leghari of High Court of Sindh (SHC) on Monday granted bail to an accused booked in a theft case.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (January 05, 2004).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Biotech has great potential for economic boost

Biotech has great potential for economic boost

Pakistani authorities have included biotechnology in the frontier sciences, which has great economic and commercial potential to revolutionise the base of developing countries.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (January 05, 2004).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sarhadi named member of PR panel

Sarhadi named member of PR panel

Pakistan Railways has pointed Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) as member of the PR Advisory Committee, Railway Headquarters Lahore, says a notification issued in this regard on Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (January 05, 2004).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
South Asian governments urged to stress on welfare

South Asian governments urged to stress on welfare

Chairperson South Asia People's Partnership (Pakistan Chapter) Bushra Gohar has said the organisation is calling upon governments in the region to focus on mending the miseries of their people.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Monday remain as under.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
IMCI incorporated in MBBS curriculum

IMCI incorporated in MBBS curriculum

The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) aimed to improve the treatment quality at first level health care facilities is being included in the training programme for under-graduate medical students as well as other health care providers in
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Writers and intellectuals asked to act as third umpire

Writers and intellectuals asked to act as third umpire

World Punjab Congress (WPC) chairman Fakhar Zaman has said that writers and intellectuals have to act as 'third umpire', "because during the past 50 years umpires in 'khaki' and civilian clothes have been defrauding the poor people of Pakistan by purposel
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Police 'radio helpline' launched

Police 'radio helpline' launched

As per directives of Inspector General Sindh Police Syed Kamal Shah, Police Helpline (has started an hour-long direct transmission service through FM 101 enabling masses to register their complaints directly with senior police officials present at the rad
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
74 companies bid for franchise transport

74 companies bid for franchise transport

The Provincial Transport Department has received bids from 74 companies under the franchise transport system to run commuter buses in different cities of Punjab.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Training institute for farmers and ginners shortly

Training institute for farmers and ginners shortly

The federal government is actively considering establishing a training institute shortly for imparting training to farmers and ginners community of the country, official sources told Business Recorder here on Monday.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Chiltan Express collides with tractor, no casualties

Chiltan Express collides with tractor, no casualties

Quetta bound Chiltan Express collided with a tractor-trolley at an unmanned level crossing near Makhdoompur Pahura on Sunday. However, no casualty was reported. Railway police have registered a case against the tractor driver and searching him.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bhutto's 76th birth anniversary celebrated

Bhutto's 76th birth anniversary celebrated

The 76th birth anniversary of founder chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was celebrated in South Punjab.
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (January 05, 2004).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pak-China trade to grow by big margin through PTA

Pak-China trade to grow by big margin through PTA

Trade between Pakistan and China is projected to grow by a big margin. This projection comes in the wake of the two countries' desire to strengthen trade relations through a 'Preferential Trade Agreement' (PTA).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (January 05, 2004).
Published 06 Jan, 2004 12:00am
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