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Print - 2004-01-11
17 percent children suffer from asthma due to pollution

17 percent children suffer from asthma due to pollution

Over 17 percent children in Pakistan are suffering from asthma due to rising pollution, non-availability of potable water, lack of basic health facilities and low awareness about preventive measures among the masses.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
No wheat shortage in country

No wheat shortage in country

There is no shortage of wheat in any part of the country, Agriculture Development Commissioner, Ministry of Food and Agriculture Dr Mohammad Hanif told PTV on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
International Schools Educational Olympiad starts

International Schools Educational Olympiad starts

The Fifth International Schools Educational Olympiad - ISEO 2004 commenced on Saturday after much fanfare and excitement from schools all across Pakistan. Over a hundred schools are participating this year, inclusive delegates from India.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
2003 tremendous year for auto parts makers

2003 tremendous year for auto parts makers

The year 2003 was a 'tremendous year' for automotive parts manufacturers in Pakistan as due to support extended by the government the sector once again performed at its best with increased demand from its customers in cars, motorcycles, trucks, tractors a
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Development projects in Rawalpindi

Development projects in Rawalpindi

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi will open various development projects in Rawalpindi in order to resolve problems of people particularly the smooth flow of traffic on busy roads in the city.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pharma business most organised sector after textile

Pharma business most organised sector after textile

Pharmaceutical sector was the most organised sector in Pakistan after Textile. Its volume of business has been nearly Rs 60 billion. Local companies have gradually been improving, their performance in sales and quality in pharma business.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Wildlife park in Faisalabad

Wildlife park in Faisalabad

Punjab government has prepared a development plan to establish a new wildlife park at Gatwala, Faisalabad, to develop existing parks of Pir Mahal and Kamalia.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Many buildings converted into shopping centres

Many buildings converted into shopping centres

Dozens of residential buildings in Cantonment have been converted into commercial buildings and shopping centers by the people in violation and connivance of the officials of the Rawalpindi Cantonment Board.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
EU and QSC websites shipment figures differ: PCFA plea to MoC

EU and QSC websites shipment figures differ: PCFA plea to MoC

The Pakistan Cotton Fashion Apparel Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCFA) has said that the arrival of textile shipments at the European Union (EU) ports is higher than the export visa issued by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) during the 2003 q
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Auto parts be declared strategic and vital industry

Auto parts be declared strategic and vital industry

The government should declare auto parts manufacturing and assembling as strategic and vital industry and maintain a balance in CBU rate of duty to be high enough to provide adequate protection against import but low enough so that the assemblers are ince
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Soap makers seek cut in taxes on raw materials

Soap makers seek cut in taxes on raw materials

The chairman of the Pakistan Soap Manufacturers' Association (PSMA) and chief organiser of the Consumex-2004 exhibition, M. Yakub Karim, has said the duty and other taxes on soap raw material are irrational, and if these levies are reduced we can combat s
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hearing against Zardari put off

Hearing against Zardari put off

The accountability court has adjourned the hearing on ARY reference against Asif Ali Zardari, former senator and spouse of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto till January 24.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
'Sunday Special Train' from January 11

'Sunday Special Train' from January 11

Pakistan railways has announced to launch a 'Sunday Special Train' service to provide entertainment to residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, which will run from Rawalpindi to Golra Sharif from Sunday, January 11.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Committee to audit Rs 330 million spending during census

Committee to audit Rs 330 million spending during census

The provincial government has constituted a three-member audit committee to audit of Rs 330 million spent during the process of census in 1998 all over the province out of which Rs 220 million were spent only in Rawalpindi Division.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Incentives for leather exports sought

Incentives for leather exports sought

The Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) has urged the government to announce incentives for the leather exporters and improve the infrastructure for leather industry so that they could have some share of the relocation of the leather shoe industry.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sardar Ashraf challenges Tata's action

Sardar Ashraf challenges Tata's action

Sardar Muhammad Ashraf Khan has challenged his removal from the Chairmanship of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (FPCCI's) Standing Committee on Privatisation by FPCCI President Riaz Ahmed Tata.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Aviation complex foundation laid

Aviation complex foundation laid

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director-General Air Marshal Pervez Akhtar Nawaz on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Aviation Complex at Peshawar International Airport to provide all kind of modern aviation facilities to the people.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bhakkar mourns deaths in bus mishap

Bhakkar mourns deaths in bus mishap

Complete strike was observed in Bhakkar town on Saturday. All educational institutions, government offices, shopping centres and markets remained closed to mourn 62 people who died on Thursday when the bus they were travelling in turned turtle and fell in
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Housing scheme investment aspect reviewed

Housing scheme investment aspect reviewed

The authorities have taken appropriate measures to effectively check the investment aspect in the sale of plots in G-14 sector being developed in Islamabad by Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Fresh horticulture produce for export reviewed

Fresh horticulture produce for export reviewed

Arrangements for 100 GenSets and chartered vessels through the private sector's involvement, including the international firms are under process to facilitate haulage of fresh produce from the production areas like kinno from Sargodha-Bhalwal to Karachi f
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kasuri hailed for summit success

Kasuri hailed for summit success

Germany's Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer in a telephone call to Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on Saturday welcomed the Pakistan-India joint statement to resume composite dialogue between the two countries next month, a Fore
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Government promotes culture of merit: minister

Government promotes culture of merit: minister

Provincial Minister for Communications and Works, Chaudhry Muhammad Zaheer ud Din Khan has said that the present Government had promoted the culture of merit to provide the rights to the deserving people with the continuity of President General Pervez Mus
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
APHC team meets Qayyum

APHC team meets Qayyum

A delegation of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), AJK Chapter, had a meeting with veteran Kashmiri leader and AJK Muslim Conference supreme head Sardar Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan on Saturday at his residence to discuss the latest situation regarding
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Asghar favours Azad Kashmir as sovereign state

Asghar favours Azad Kashmir as sovereign state

Air Marshal Muhammad Asghar Khan (Retd) has favoured the idea of independent Kashmir as a sovereign state and added that it should not organise its armed forces.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sultan hands over memorandum to Indian High Commission

Sultan hands over memorandum to Indian High Commission

Leader of the opposition, AJK, Legislative Assembly Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry here on Saturday handed over a memorandum to the Indian High Commission condemning the ongoing atrocities in occupied Kashmir and called for lifting of all draconian law
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Malarial flu on rise

Malarial flu on rise

The cases of malarial flu are on the rise in the city following the rise in mosquito menace in different parts of the city.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Investor's information session at ISE on January 12

Investor's information session at ISE on January 12

Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) would hold an investor's information session here on 12th of this month to educate the general public on the concept of buying/selling of shares at the stock exchange.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sugar mills asked to pay growers dues by month-end

Sugar mills asked to pay growers dues by month-end

The Cane Commissioner Sindh has directed sugar mill owners for the payment of outstanding amount of Rs 1.120 billion to growers with regard to payment of quality premium and other dues for 2002-03 by end of current month, to avoid legal action under the S
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
General Yusaf visits 13 Lancers at Gujranwala Garrison

General Yusaf visits 13 Lancers at Gujranwala Garrison

Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Mohammad Yusaf Khan, who is also the Colonel in Chief of Armoured Corps, visited 13 Lancers at Gujranwala Garrison and pinned the badges of ranks onto the shoulders of Brigadier Mukhtar Ahmed (Retd) to formally install hi
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kashmiris vow to continue struggle

Kashmiris vow to continue struggle

Kashmiri people have vowed to continue their struggle for their basic right of self-determination till their inalienable right is achieved.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Jashn-e-Baharan from February 5

Jashn-e-Baharan from February 5

Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi undertook a number of decisions regarding holding of Horse and Cattle Show in a meeting held here on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Lahore to be made clean city

Lahore to be made clean city

In a bid to chalk out a strategy to check increasing pollution and make the provincial capital neat and clean, an important meeting will be held at the Environment Protection Department on Monday, January 12.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
One dacoit killed and two held in encounter

One dacoit killed and two held in encounter

A dacoit was reportedly killed in an encounter with the police in Allama Iqbal Town area here on Saturday, while the police captured two other dacoits.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Businessmen urged to prepare for future challenges

Businessmen urged to prepare for future challenges

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday called on banker and business communities to prepare themselves for meeting the emerging challenges in the financial sector.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
ARD to discuss Indo-Pak joint statement next week

ARD to discuss Indo-Pak joint statement next week

The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will meet next week to discuss the situation arising out of Pakistan-India joint statement on Kashmir and resumption of composite dialogue between the two countries from February.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Two French newsmen awarded six months rigorous imprisonment

Two French newsmen awarded six months rigorous imprisonment

The two French journalists who visited Quetta last month without getting permission from the related Pakistan authority have been sent for six months rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a Sessions Judge on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Two French newsmen awarded six months rigorous imprisonment

Two French newsmen awarded six months rigorous imprisonment

The two French journalists who visited Quetta last month without getting permission from the related Pakistan authority have been sent for six months rigorous imprisonment (RI) by a Sessions Judge on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Special counters for Alliance Motors scam victims

Special counters for Alliance Motors scam victims

For speedy disbursement of cheques among those affected by "Alliance Motors Scam" belonging to Punjab and NWFP province, special counters has been established in NAB offices at Rawalpindi and Peshawar.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Special counters for Alliance Motors scam victims

Special counters for Alliance Motors scam victims

For speedy disbursement of cheques among those affected by "Alliance Motors Scam" belonging to Punjab and NWFP province, special counters has been established in NAB offices at Rawalpindi and Peshawar.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
48-hour ultimatum to tribal leaders

48-hour ultimatum to tribal leaders

In the west Waziristan, talks between political administration and tribal chieftains came to an end on Saturday, followed by a 48-hour ultimatum by the political administration for the hand over of three persons.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
48-hour ultimatum to tribal leaders

48-hour ultimatum to tribal leaders

In the west Waziristan, talks between political administration and tribal chieftains came to an end on Saturday, followed by a 48-hour ultimatum by the political administration for the hand over of three persons.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Businessmen urged to co-operate with RCCI

Businessmen urged to co-operate with RCCI

Hussain Ahmed Ozgen, President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has called upon the business community to ensure positive and full co-operation in chamber's activities for uplift of the trade and commerce activities in the region so that
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Businessmen urged to co-operate with RCCI

Businessmen urged to co-operate with RCCI

Hussain Ahmed Ozgen, President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has called upon the business community to ensure positive and full co-operation in chamber's activities for uplift of the trade and commerce activities in the region so that
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Four dead in Russian mine blast

Four dead in Russian mine blast

Four miners were killed, one was missing and 13 others were injured after an explosion ripped through part of a mine in Siberia on Saturday, Russian officials said, quoted by Interfax news agency.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bush launches election-year tax cut drive

Bush launches election-year tax cut drive

US President George W. Bush on Saturday launched an election-year drive to make his sweeping tax cuts permanent, seizing on trillion-dollar stock market gains as proof that the economy is on the right track despite weaker-than-expected job growth.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Next five months crucial for peace: Kasuri

Next five months crucial for peace: Kasuri

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri has said that the next five months would be crucial for India and Pakistan to take the peace process forward.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Next five months crucial for peace: Kasuri

Next five months crucial for peace: Kasuri

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri has said that the next five months would be crucial for India and Pakistan to take the peace process forward.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Senate to meet on January 13

Senate to meet on January 13

President General Pervez Musharraf has under Clause (1) Article 54 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan summoned the Senate to meet on Tuesday (January 13) here at the Parliament House.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Senate to meet on January 13

Senate to meet on January 13

President General Pervez Musharraf has under Clause (1) Article 54 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan summoned the Senate to meet on Tuesday (January 13) here at the Parliament House.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pak-Afghan JEC to finalise measures for enhancing trade

Pak-Afghan JEC to finalise measures for enhancing trade

The Pak-Afghan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) is holding its meeting in Kabul on Sunday to finalise measures for brining bilateral trade to $1 billion in 2004-05 before Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's visit to Afghanistan scheduled for Monday
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pak-Afghan JEC to finalise measures for enhancing trade

Pak-Afghan JEC to finalise measures for enhancing trade

The Pak-Afghan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) is holding its meeting in Kabul on Sunday to finalise measures for brining bilateral trade to $1 billion in 2004-05 before Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's visit to Afghanistan scheduled for Monday
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
President orders probe into Bhakkar incident

President orders probe into Bhakkar incident

President General Pervez Musharraf has directed the authorities concerned to carry out a thorough investigation into the tragic accident near Bhakkar on Thursday, which claimed 62 precious lives.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US Chamber and Business Council team due on January 19

US Chamber and Business Council team due on January 19

A high-level joint delegation of US Chamber of Commerce and US-Pakistan Business Council will visit Lahore on January 19 to explore the investment avenues in different sectors for strengthening economic co-operation between the two countries.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US Chamber and Business Council team due on January 19

US Chamber and Business Council team due on January 19

A high-level joint delegation of US Chamber of Commerce and US-Pakistan Business Council will visit Lahore on January 19 to explore the investment avenues in different sectors for strengthening economic co-operation between the two countries.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Eight killed in occupied Kashmir

Eight killed in occupied Kashmir

Two of 20 worshippers injured on Friday in a grenade attack outside a mosque in occupied Kashmir died in hospital on Saturday, while six more people were killed in separate violence, police said.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Eight killed in occupied Kashmir

Eight killed in occupied Kashmir

Two of 20 worshippers injured on Friday in a grenade attack outside a mosque in occupied Kashmir died in hospital on Saturday, while six more people were killed in separate violence, police said.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Celebrities and computer maker unite to fight piracy

Celebrities and computer maker unite to fight piracy

Rock stars, soul singers and famous faces from the movies came to Las Vegas on Thursday to help one of the world's largest computer companies make a pitch against digital piracy.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
21 perish in Albanian boat mishap

21 perish in Albanian boat mishap

The bodies of at least 21 illegal immigrants have been discovered in an inflatable boat drifting in the Adriatic Sea between Albania and Italy, a Nato source in Albania said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
21 perish in Albanian boat mishap

21 perish in Albanian boat mishap

The bodies of at least 21 illegal immigrants have been discovered in an inflatable boat drifting in the Adriatic Sea between Albania and Italy, a Nato source in Albania said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Canada jobless rate sinks again

Canada jobless rate sinks again

Canada created an unexpectedly high number of jobs for the fourth month in a row in December and analysts said on Friday this would make it harder for the Bank of Canada to cut interest rates later this month.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
17 killed in Bangladesh bus crash

17 killed in Bangladesh bus crash

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch on Saturday near Dhaka, police said.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
17 killed in Bangladesh bus crash

17 killed in Bangladesh bus crash

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch on Saturday near Dhaka, police said.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Two more NBP branches to collect sales tax returns

Two more NBP branches to collect sales tax returns

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has designated two new branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) for collecting sales tax returns deposited by registered persons.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Two more NBP branches to collect sales tax returns

Two more NBP branches to collect sales tax returns

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has designated two new branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) for collecting sales tax returns deposited by registered persons.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Brohi wins Senate seat

Brohi wins Senate seat

Dr Mohammed Ali Brohi, son of late intellectual Ali Ahmed Brohi and a nominee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has won the bye-election to Senate seat, fallen vacant due to the death of MMA president, Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Brohi wins Senate seat

Brohi wins Senate seat

Dr Mohammed Ali Brohi, son of late intellectual Ali Ahmed Brohi and a nominee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, has won the bye-election to Senate seat, fallen vacant due to the death of MMA president, Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Textile quotas for US, EU and Turkey announced

Textile quotas for US, EU and Turkey announced

The Textile Quota Management Directorate of EPB has announced the availability of textile quota for US, European Union, Canada and Turkey--for 2004--on first-come-first-served (FCFS) basis.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Textile quotas for US, EU and Turkey announced

Textile quotas for US, EU and Turkey announced

The Textile Quota Management Directorate of EPB has announced the availability of textile quota for US, European Union, Canada and Turkey--for 2004--on first-come-first-served (FCFS) basis.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan sees military balance tipping to China

Taiwan sees military balance tipping to China

Taipei sees the military balance in the Taiwan Strait tipping in Beijing's favour as early as next year, but believes China will not have the confidence to attack the self-ruled, democratic island for another five years.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Thaksin vows help for violence-hit south Thailand

Thaksin vows help for violence-hit south Thailand

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised on Saturday to deliver a new wave of development help for the largely Muslim south following an eruption of violence that has rocked his government.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Two killed in Somalia fighting

Two killed in Somalia fighting

At least two people were killed in fighting between rival northern Somali regions, officials in one of the enclaves, Somaliland, said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bangladesh opposition to pile pressure on Prime Minister

Bangladesh opposition to pile pressure on Prime Minister

Bangladesh's main opposition said on Saturday it would step up its drive to oust the government unless the prime minister took action to tackle crime and stop political persecution within the next month.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Swiss police disperse demonstrators

Swiss police disperse demonstrators

Swiss police said Saturday they had used rubber bullets to disperse up to 400 anti-globalisation activists protesting in the north-eastern town of Winterthur against the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is due to begin on January 21.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Islamabad all for peace, says Armitage

Islamabad all for peace, says Armitage

Pakistan is sincere in seeking peace with India after its pledge not to allow "terrorism" from its territory, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said in an interview broadcast on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Islamabad all for peace, says Armitage

Islamabad all for peace, says Armitage

Pakistan is sincere in seeking peace with India after its pledge not to allow "terrorism" from its territory, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said in an interview broadcast on Saturday.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
People involved in attempt on Musharraf's life arrested

People involved in attempt on Musharraf's life arrested

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, briefing newsmen after the cabinet meeting, said on Saturday all local people involved in the assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf have been arrested and their network has been smashed.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
People involved in attempt on Musharraf's life arrested

People involved in attempt on Musharraf's life arrested

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, briefing newsmen after the cabinet meeting, said on Saturday all local people involved in the assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf have been arrested and their network has been smashed.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
KCCI proposes amendment in new sales tax return forms

KCCI proposes amendment in new sales tax return forms

The KCCI had already urged the Chairman, CBR, to allow adjustment/deduction of 'further tax' from the input tax as before, by deleting the words, 'Excluding the Amount of Further Tax' from Section 7(I) of Sales Tax Act, 1990, as inserted in it vide Financ
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
KCCI proposes amendment in new sales tax return forms

KCCI proposes amendment in new sales tax return forms

The KCCI had already urged the Chairman, CBR, to allow adjustment/deduction of 'further tax' from the input tax as before, by deleting the words, 'Excluding the Amount of Further Tax' from Section 7(I) of Sales Tax Act, 1990, as inserted in it vide Financ
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Ban on Afghan precious stones import goes

Ban on Afghan precious stones import goes

The Customs has lifted ban on import of precious stones from Afghanistan through Torkham border, and has also abolished the conditionalities of attestation of national identity cards and stamp papers for exporters.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Ban on Afghan precious stones import goes

Ban on Afghan precious stones import goes

The Customs has lifted ban on import of precious stones from Afghanistan through Torkham border, and has also abolished the conditionalities of attestation of national identity cards and stamp papers for exporters.
Published 11 Jan, 2004 12:00am
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