As many as nine division benches and 26 single benches will work at principal seat of the Lahore High Court (LHC) during the week commencing from Monday (April 5, 2004).
The convener of Machinery, Tools and Hardware Standing Committee of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (LCCI), Sheikh Shafiq Riaz, has sent a legal notice to The Founders' chairman Pervez Hanif and Tahir Chaudhry of Liver Engineering Industries.
Socio-political circles have appealed to the Punjab Chief Minister and President Pakistan Muslim League to take immediate steps for purging double-faced so-called Muslim League leaders, who are involved in breaking the party discipline.
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has directed provincial governors, chief ministers and federal ministers to help Wapda in recovering billions of rupees stuck-up arrears and other dues timely.
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali referring to press freedom being used by the media has emphasised the need to exercise it with due responsibility, care and tolerance.
Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Hussain has said that the present government is making strenuous efforts for banishing the poverty and backwardness from the neglected areas of the country on top priority basis.
The 25th death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was observed throughout the country and flower wreaths were laid at the grave of late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bux.
Boe Pahari, Chief Executive officer, Emerging Growth Markets, ABN Amro, has confirmed that the bank would launch its credit card in the last quarter of 2004 and will increase the branch network in Pakistan.
Punjab Anti-Corruption Director Brigadier Aslam Ghumman (Retd) has said that a vigilance wing was being established in the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) to purge this department of black sheep, and it would be made the Establishment in real shape, w
Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Hussain has said that as many as 150 members of the National Assembly have expressed their views on President Musharraf's address to the joint sitting of the Parliament.
Police resorted to baton charge to disperse a violent mob of traders on Sunday, who had blocked the road by observing a sit-in and putting hurdles on the main road as a protest against the growing incidents of robberies in Multan city.
Both the small industrialists and the traders are the first priority of the Bank of Punjab (BoP) in extending loans as recovery rate in this sector is higher.
Mian Aftab Ahmed, President, Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), has welcomed the recent measures taken by the government to handle the steel crisis.
A countrywide protest movement of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) against Wana operation, price hike, unemployment, corruption, and government's pro-US policies will begin on Monday from Sindh.
The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has refused to provide load to a new towel factory set up in Federal B. Area by a leading textile exporter in preparation for the quota-free regime commencing from January 2005.
The Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority (Pida) has launched a comprehensive 'contact campaign' aimed at improving relations and enhancing co-operation between farmers and the officials of irrigation and other relevant public departments.
A six-member Syrian delegation headed by Dr. Muhammad Al-Habash, Chairman of Syria-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Society Member called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali at the Prime Minister's House on Sunday and discussed with him matters
Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani, Secretary General, Millat Party, addressing a press conference here on Sunday said that after approval of the National Security Council (NSC), affects of 58(2)B would evanesce.
Marketing of sub-standard and spurious pesticides is a common phenomenon in Sindh, which could be judged by the fact that during the last three months 242 pesticides' samples were collected from all over the province and after laboratory analysis 24 of th
A high-speed German train hit six metal slabs bolted to rails by unknown assailants but avoided derailment near the western town of Dortmund, police said on Sunday.
A 15-member Chinese defence delegation, led by Vice Minister of Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defence, Zhang Weimin, arrived here on Sunday on a five-day official visit to Pakistan.
The UAE central bank said on Sunday that it has frozen the assets of a company linked to a Sri Lankan named by Western intelligence agencies as a middleman in the sale of Pakistani nuclear secrets and parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea.
The UAE central bank said on Sunday that it has frozen the assets of a company linked to a Sri Lankan named by Western intelligence agencies as a middleman in the sale of Pakistani nuclear secrets and parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea.
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Owais Ahmed Khan Leghari has said that it is yet to be decided whether PTCL would be sold out in the shape of a company or would be privatised in parts.
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Owais Ahmed Khan Leghari has said that it is yet to be decided whether PTCL would be sold out in the shape of a company or would be privatised in parts.
The largest merger in Lebanon's banking history could trigger consolidation among the country's big players eyeing the entire Middle East, where they are dwarfed by rivals, analysts say.
Algerian Energy and Mines Minister Chakib Khelil said on Sunday oil prices will fall further even after Opec decided last week to go ahead with an output cut of one million barrels per day.
Algerian Energy and Mines Minister Chakib Khelil said on Sunday oil prices will fall further even after Opec decided last week to go ahead with an output cut of one million barrels per day.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak offered Sunday to meet fellow Arab leaders anywhere, "even on the moon," in order to settle on a venue that has eluded them since their summit collapsed in Tunis last week.
The White House will vet "line by line" the report of an independent commission investigating the September 11, 2001, attacks before it is publicly released, the commission chairman said on Sunday.
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group said on Sunday it would transfer its operations and sell its upstream assets in Bangladesh to joint venture partner British oil and gas firm Cairn Energy PLC.
The Grand Islamic Tribal Jirga on Sunday called for immediate halt of military operation in tribal areas and demanded of the federal government to tender apology for the insult inflicted on the tribesmen in the name of the operation against foreign milita
The Grand Islamic Tribal Jirga on Sunday called for immediate halt of military operation in tribal areas and demanded of the federal government to tender apology for the insult inflicted on the tribesmen in the name of the operation against foreign milita
"We are nuclear power, will remain so, and further develop our assets in this regard," said Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri at a meet-the-press at State Guest House here on Sunday, dispelling doubts on roll-back of country's nuclear assets.
The Oil and Gas Development Company has become a trend-setter of the market following its inclusion in the KSE-100 index of the Karachi Stock Exchange and rupee movement would be expected to result in 19 points change.
The Oil and Gas Development Company has become a trend-setter of the market following its inclusion in the KSE-100 index of the Karachi Stock Exchange and rupee movement would be expected to result in 19 points change.
The Oil and Gas Development Company has become a trend-setter of the market following its inclusion in the KSE-100 index of the Karachi Stock Exchange and rupee movement would be expected to result in 19 points change.
The banks, mutual funds, financial institutions and others including small investors would have earned over Rs 10 billion in the shape of capital gains after investing in National Bank of Pakistan, Oil and Gas Development Co, and additional shares of Sui
The banks, mutual funds, financial institutions and others including small investors would have earned over Rs 10 billion in the shape of capital gains after investing in National Bank of Pakistan, Oil and Gas Development Co, and additional shares of Sui
The stock market during the week closed on a positive note where trading and investment stocks consolidated their positions, especially in fuel, gas, energy, banking and cement sectors, with index closing on a historic high level.
The stock market during the week closed on a positive note where trading and investment stocks consolidated their positions, especially in fuel, gas, energy, banking and cement sectors, with index closing on a historic high level.
The stock market in the last quarter of the current fiscal year would witness a fresh liquidity of as much as Rs 10 billion in the shape of mutual funds to be floated by financial institutions, banks and leading brokerage houses of the country.
The stock market in the last quarter of the current fiscal year would witness a fresh liquidity of as much as Rs 10 billion in the shape of mutual funds to be floated by financial institutions, banks and leading brokerage houses of the country.
The stock market in the last quarter of the current fiscal year would witness a fresh liquidity of as much as Rs 10 billion in the shape of mutual funds to be floated by financial institutions, banks and leading brokerage houses of the country.
Convener of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Dr Imran Farooq, strongly condemning the armed attack on Gulistan-e-Jauhar police station and the tragic loss of five cops, has termed it an open act of terrorism.
Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday.
Federal Minister for Communications Senator Babar Khan Ghauri on Sunday inaugurated a flyover at Ghaghar Phattak railway crossing on National Highway (N-5) in Thatta district.
Five policemen were killed and another injured when unidentified armed persons stormed a police station in Gulistan-e-Jauhar and opened indiscriminate fire. The incident took place at around 4:30am on Sunday, police sources said.
Five policemen were killed and another injured when unidentified armed persons stormed a police station in Gulistan-e-Jauhar and opened indiscriminate fire. The incident took place at around 4:30am on Sunday, police sources said.
At least 28 people were killed, including four Salvadoran soldiers, and 200 people wounded on Sunday as backers of a Shia leader clashed with troops of the US-led coalition in Iraq.
At least 28 people were killed, including four Salvadoran soldiers, and 200 people wounded on Sunday as backers of a Shia leader clashed with troops of the US-led coalition in Iraq.
The continuous price appreciation in share market helped the badla rates to enter the double-digit zone where values changed hands and crossed the coveted mark of Rs 25 billion, touching almost seven-month high level.
The continuous price appreciation in share market helped the badla rates to enter the double-digit zone where values changed hands and crossed the coveted mark of Rs 25 billion, touching almost seven-month high level.
During the financial year ended 30th June 2003, the bank's total income and net profit made impressive growth over the preceding year's as can be observed from the "Performance Statistics" appended with this review.
During the financial year ended 30th June 2003, the bank's total income and net profit made impressive growth over the preceding year's as can be observed from the "Performance Statistics" appended with this review.
The median overnight rate on Egypt's pound was unchanged at 8-1/8 percent on Sunday, the same level as the previous two sessions, as banks awaited results of the latest central bank deposit auction, traders said.
Egyptian steel companies and some other stocks expected to benefit from an improvement in Egypt's real estate sector helped lead the stock market to a more than four-year closing high on Sunday.
Indian bonds are likely to lose ground after a robust performance last week as investors digest a flood of strong domestic and global economic data, which have sparked concerns about interest rate trends.
Indian bonds are likely to lose ground after a robust performance last week as investors digest a flood of strong domestic and global economic data, which have sparked concerns about interest rate trends.
Taiwan stocks are seen range-bound this week, caught between caution over ongoing post-election political disputes and support from Friday's Wall Street gains.
Japanese stocks may rise above the 12,000 mark this week as investors buy shares in exporters and technology companies after surprisingly strong US jobs data buoyed Wall Street and boosted the dollar against the yen.
Britain's biggest clothing retailer Marks & Spencer Group Plc will say that growth has stalled when it reports fourth quarter sales later this month, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
Indian shares are seen rising for the third straight week as traders buy metal, automobile and cement stocks, betting on strong quarterly earnings in one of the world's fastest growing economies, brokers said.
Wall Street will get its first real taste of first-quarter earnings this week in the hope that they will show corporate America remains on the road to recovery.
British fund manager New Star Asset Management will float in the third quarter of this year with a market value of about 400 million pounds ($739 million), the Sunday Times reported.
British fund manager New Star Asset Management will float in the third quarter of this year with a market value of about 400 million pounds ($739 million), the Sunday Times reported.
A decision on UK interest rates and economic data from both sides of the Atlantic are likely to drive British share market activity in the run-up to Easter this week.
Toronto stocks are likely to rally this week on Friday's spectacular US jobs data but it may not be long before the flip side of the strong figures sinks into investors' minds - the possibility of higher US interest rates.
European investors will be looking to the United States this week for fresh guidance on the economy as heavyweights Alcoa, Yahoo! and General Electric kick off a new earnings season.
Industries world-wide that need steel are alarmed by a sudden shortage sparked by surging Chinese demand for all kinds of the increasingly precious metal and raw materials used to produce it.
The surging Australian dollar has lifted the growth outlook for the nation's economy in 2004, but the gains could dampen economic prospects for 2005, private forecaster Access Economics said on Monday.
Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka forecast on Sunday that Japan's growth would easily clear the government target of two percent and may reach three percent in the year to March 2004.
Sri Lanka was likely to shift its economic focus after the election of a new, more left-leaning government at the weekend that could alter the island's two-year programme of privatising state assets and courting investment.
Cyprus aims to meet EU economic convergence criteria in 2007 but a widening public deficit is hampering efforts to meet the target date for eurozone membership.
Surging oil prices still pack a punch for the world economy but estimates of their impact on either inflation or growth are unlikely to faze Western economic policymakers yet.
Japan, China and South Korea have agreed to jointly develop communications and other technologies for fourth-generation (4G) mobile phones, Japanese business daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) reported on Sunday.
An American jobs boom has ignited speculation that key interest rates - once thought to be frozen at a 46-year low until 2005 - may rise within months.
Serbia hopes to reach agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over its budget deficit by May, Branko Lukovac, the minister for international economic relations for Serbia and Montenegro said on Sunday.