Qazi Hussain Ahmed, acting Chairman of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), has convened a meeting of heads of the component parties at Islamabad on March 5.
Protesting against 13 killings outside an army colony in Wana area, the opposition parties and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Sunday staged a token walkout from the Senate.
The Democratic Alliance and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Sunday protested against what they dubbed 'killing' of adjournment motions and questions by the Senate Secretariat.
Fuji Film in collaboration with Pakistan Association of Printing & Graphic Arts Industry (PAPGAI) will hold a three-day exhibition, "Printpak 2004" in the city from March 5, 2005. Punjab Governor Lieutenant-General (Retd) Khalid Maqbool will inaugurate th
Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid on Sunday said investigations have been ordered into Wana firing incident and final report would be presented within a week.
All the segments of society including religious scholars are fully co-operating in Muharram. This was stated by Chief Minister of Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi while visiting Rs 280 million FCC Underpass, on Sunday.
The Provincial Minister for Communication and Works Chaudhry Zaheer-u-Din has expressed satisfaction over the pace of work of FC College underpass and said that the project would be completed within stipulated time.
Several commodities proved vulnerable to changes more than once as they fluctuated modestly during the week ended on February 28, as rice, guwar, juwar, gram and varieties and Til were pushed up or pulled down according to the demand.
The opposition senators in the Senate accused President General Pervez Musharraf of taking U-turn on Afghanistan, Kashmir issue and endangering the national nuclear programme.
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has taken serious notice of suicide bombing at "Imambargah" in Rawalpindi on Saturday and urged the law enforcing agencies to make stringent measures to protect lives and honour of the citizen.
Water and Power Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said all thermal units of Wapda has been converted into gas which has reduced its cost of power production.
All staffers of OPF Girls College over 60 years of age will be retired within due course of time, said a press release issued by the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation here on Sunday.
Renowned poetess Shabnam Shakil says the future of women is bright in Pakistani society as they have an increased awareness about their rights and duties with regard to social, political and national issues.
Punjab government will present a draft bill envisaging amendments in the Co-operatives Act, 1925 ensuring the protection of the investor's money, in the Punjab Assembly soon, it was learnt here on Sunday.
Professor Dr Bashir Ahmed vice chancellor University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has made transfers and taken necessary administrative adjustments to ensure the smooth functioning of the university.
Automobiles in 18 districts of Punjab would be allotted Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and the number plates carrying a chip to help police identify the owners.
The Karachi Building Control Authority's (KBCA) demolition squad launched a campaign against unauthorised structures and buildings in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town and Jamshed Town.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project of upgrading facilities at Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi with a cost of Rs 30.00 million.
With the launching of Nadra Swift Registration Centers here at Parliament Building, Nadra has provided the parliamentarians an ample opportunity to undertake planning and execution of public welfare projects in their respective constituencies in a befitti
University of Agriculture vice-chancellor Dr Bashir Ahmad has stressed the need to modernise the curriculum, teaching methods and research system according to present day needs.
China has agreed to help Pakistan establish University of Excellence in the sector of traditional medicines and strengthening herbal industry in the country.
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is organising a seminar for journalists titled the "The media are not truly free unless women share an equal voice" on March 4, in connection with the International Women's Day (IWD).
The Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, during his visit to the Karachi Cotton Association on February 23, referred to the possibility of reopening hedge trading in raw cotton and disclosed that the committee, c
At its meeting last Tuesday, the Economic Co-ordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) approved a number of important policy measures aimed at accelerating the pace of investment activity, besides improving the performance of various sectors in the econom
The fiscal year 2002-03 proved to be a good year for the Pakistani automobile industry and its allied industries. Between them, the five local assemblers produced a total of approximately 75,500 units, compared to just over 47,000 units produced in the pr
AIDS has Africa in its grip, but just how tightly? The exact answer varies according to which survey you consult - a fact of supreme concern to experts and governments fighting the pandemic on the world's poorest continent.
Where once small, local grocery stores served Bombay consumers, the skyline now glitters with modern shopping malls and sprawling hyper-markets catering to an increasingly affluent middle class.
More than 20 people were injured when police in occupied Kashmir used teargas and batons to break up two Muslim processions and detained over 100 people, police and witnesses said on Sunday.
More than 20 people were injured when police in occupied Kashmir used teargas and batons to break up two Muslim processions and detained over 100 people, police and witnesses said on Sunday.
The recent upsurge in the stock market, mainly spurred by listing of new companies and Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and fresh investment in capital market, has given an unprecedented rise to the demand of membership in small bourses ie Lahore Stock Exc
There is no end to murky deals of police and customs to harass and victimise a person on one pretext or the other. But, on the other hand, the police and customs blame an individual of unlawfully keeping a non-duty paid smuggled vehicle whose chassis numb
Some 1,000 members and supporters of Indonesian Muslim group Hizbut Tahrir rallied Sunday at a busy roundabout in front of the British embassy in Jakarta to call for an Islamic government.
Syria has joined Arab heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Egypt in opposing Washington's plan for political and other reforms in the Middle East, according to an interview published on Sunday.
Russia's representative at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme said on Sunday the impasse could aggravate the situation and ultimately lead to military intervention.
Divided by their politics but united in a desire to get the job done, Iraqi leaders battled on Sunday to finish a basic law for Iraq's immediate future, but any official signing was put off until at least mid-week.
Indian voters will go to the polls in national elections to be held in four stages in April and May that are seen as likely to return the ruling Hindu nationalist-led alliance to power.
A senior Islamic Jihad leader warned Israel on Sunday to expect revenge attacks as thousands attended the funeral of one of the Palestinian group's military chiefs killed in an Israeli air strike.
Ten people died and three were injured in a bus in Tajikistan when the vehicle's home-made liquefied gas tank exploded in the west of the Central Asian state, Tajik police said on Sunday.
Kuwait agreed on Sunday to allow Iraq to export approximately 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Iraqi crude through the ports of the Gulf Arab state, Kuwait's Deputy Energy Minister Isa al-Aon said.
Beijing is ready to forgive a big part of the estimated 5.8 billion dollars owed to it by the former Saddam Hussein regime if Chinese companies are allowed into major reconstruction projects in Iraq.
The first stirrings of inflation across Asia are reinforcing the message from a swelling chorus of international policy makers: it's time for the region to let its currencies rise.
British aerospace and defence giant BAE Systems announced Sunday it has won a contract to supply Advanced Airborne Reconnaissance Systems (AARS) to Oman's Royal Air Force.
Hong Kong's economic recovery accelerated in February on increased new business as employment rose for the first time in three months, the monthly Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey shows.
Iraq's donors on Sunday committed one billion dollars to two trust funds to channel money into Iraqi reconstruction projects for 2004, Japan's ambassador to Iraq, Masamitsu Oki, announced here Sunday.
Swiss authorities have identified the Iraqi owners of 8-10 million Swiss francs ($6.33-7.92 million) frozen in Swiss bank accounts and are working on the identity of the owners of further millions, a Swiss official said on Sunday.
The European Union is to launch record multimillion-dollar trade sanctions against the United States from Monday in retaliation for illegal tax breaks given to US exporters.
A steady strengthening of the Swedish economy has not stopped industry players in the country from shedding a growing number of jobs in a never-ending quest for better margins.
Iran's outgoing reformist parliament on Sunday approved a 137 billion dollar national budget for 2004-2005, in what was likely to be one of the incumbent assembly's last pieces of legislation before a long line of deputies resign.
European Central Bank executive board member Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa on Sunday said that signs of a budding economic recovery in Europe were still not mature.
US stocks look set to revolve around their current levels this week, below long-time highs set in late January and mid-February, as the nearly year-long rally shows more signs of floundering.
Egyptian shares ended broadly flat on Sunday as local investors responded cautiously to central bank comments on plans to unify the exchange rate saying they wanted action not words.
Hong Kong's finance minister is expected to announce an issue of government bonds in his budget on March 10 to plug a mounting shortfall, a local newspaper said on Sunday.
Hong Kong's finance minister is expected to announce an issue of government bonds in his budget on March 10 to plug a mounting shortfall, a local newspaper said on Sunday.
Britain's blue chip index will be looking to push to 19-month highs this week, powered by results from the UK's biggest banker HSBC, among a slew of others.
Taiwan stocks are set to climb to a new 41 month high this week, led by technology, banks and cyclicals as improving corporate earnings outlook and pre-election optimism outweigh recent weakness on Wall Street.
HSBC, the world's second-biggest bank by market value, grabs the spotlight at the tail-end of the European earnings season this week, with the euro and interest rates also in focus.
The Bank of England's policy meeting will hog the limelight in the gilt market this week as evidence mounts that more tightening might be needed in the coming months to cool down the steamy economy.
The Bank of England's policy meeting will hog the limelight in the gilt market this week as evidence mounts that more tightening might be needed in the coming months to cool down the steamy economy.
Most regional currencies fell against the US dollar over the week, particularly the Japanese yen. The Australian dollar continued its retreat after recently touching seven-year highs.
Japanese stocks are expected to rise this week, with investors seeking retailers and other domestic-demand shares following increasing signs that an economic upturn is finally filtering down to the domestic sector.
Hong Kong's benchmark share index is tipped to break through stubborn resistance at 14,000 this week, with a slew of earnings from blue chips, especially HSBC, expected to provide some impetus.
Indian share prices are expected to be underpinned this week by growing confidence the market can absorb a series of share sales by the government, but some caution remains ahead of the country's biggest ever offering.
Indian bond yields are seen steady this week as inflation - which has broadly risen over the past five months - continues to retreat from a recent peak.
Indian bond yields are seen steady this week as inflation - which has broadly risen over the past five months - continues to retreat from a recent peak.
The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt's pound fell to 6-1/4 percent on Sunday from seven percent on Thursday as banks demanded less funds towards the end of a two-week period for working out reserves, bankers said.
President Jean Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti on Sunday in the face of an armed revolt and world pressure as the United States ordered Marines to the Caribbean state to help restore order.
President Jean Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti on Sunday in the face of an armed revolt and world pressure as the United States ordered Marines to the Caribbean state to help restore order.
The United States has struck a deal with Pakistan to allow US troops to hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this spring in an area of Pakistan where he is believed to be operating, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
The United States has struck a deal with Pakistan to allow US troops to hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this spring in an area of Pakistan where he is believed to be operating, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
The government would launch "Pakistan Tax Administration Reforms Project" to implement tax policy and administration reforms, trade facilitation and market access with the financial assistance of IDA during next financial year 2004-05. This project will b
The Privatisation Commission broken all previous records and fetched Rs 42 billion through the sale of state-assets in the present government included strategic sale of Habib Bank Limited (HBL), and initial public offering of the National Bank of Pakistan
The Privatisation Commission broken all previous records and fetched Rs 42 billion through the sale of state-assets in the present government included strategic sale of Habib Bank Limited (HBL), and initial public offering of the National Bank of Pakistan
Hoping that imposition of customs duty on vehicles imported by Afghanistan will stop dumping and subsequent smuggling of cars into Pakistan, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has rejected outright a proposal of the Prime Minister Secretariat and the NWFP
Hoping that imposition of customs duty on vehicles imported by Afghanistan will stop dumping and subsequent smuggling of cars into Pakistan, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has rejected outright a proposal of the Prime Minister Secretariat and the NWFP
Healthy earning reports from some of the blue chips and investment stocks helped share market to recover most of the losses during the last week as sentiment slowly and steadily improving following active support from some of the leading financial institu
Healthy earning reports from some of the blue chips and investment stocks helped share market to recover most of the losses during the last week as sentiment slowly and steadily improving following active support from some of the leading financial institu
The weighted average carryover charges (CoCs) at Karachi Stock Exchange during the week plunged to a 15-week low, where the effective rate on an annualised basis dived to 6.71 percent.
The weighted average carryover charges (CoCs) at Karachi Stock Exchange during the week plunged to a 15-week low, where the effective rate on an annualised basis dived to 6.71 percent.
The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) raised oil prices in the range of Re0.07 to Re0.33 per liter effective from Monday while high speed diesel (HSD) prices remained unchanged.
The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) raised oil prices in the range of Re0.07 to Re0.33 per liter effective from Monday while high speed diesel (HSD) prices remained unchanged.
The Saudi oil facility has been cut to almost half from Rs 20.783 billion to Rs 11.749 billion for July-December 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002.
The Saudi oil facility has been cut to almost half from Rs 20.783 billion to Rs 11.749 billion for July-December 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002.