Japan, which has some 550 troops in Iraq to help rebuild the war-torn nation, is considering sending troops to Afghanistan to take part in a similar mission, a leading daily said on Wednesday.
Nigeria's top Muslim leader said on Wednesday that 300 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in Sunday's attacks by Christian militia in the town of Yelwa in the central Plateau state.
Persian is famed as the melodic, courtly language of mediaeval poets such as Omar Khayyam and Hafez, but it is a dictionary of vulgar street slang that is taking Iranian literary circles by storm.
Australian peacekeeping troops will remain in East Timor if the United Nations extends its mission in the world's newest country for another year as expected, the government said on Wednesday.
Walt Disney Co has barred its Miramax film studio from distributing a documentary by director Michael Moore that is critical of President George W. Bush, Moore said on Wednesday.
Three home-made bombs exploded outside an Athens police station early Wednesday causing no injuries, but renewing fears about security in the Greek capital just 100 days before it hosts the 2004 Olympic Games.
Australia's spy agencies received a multimillion dollar boost on Wednesday with Prime Minister John Howard saying intelligence gathering is the most effective weapon in "the fight of our lives" against terror.
President George W. Bush's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, has apologised for the US abuse of Iraqi prisoners as the White House scrambled to stem growing Arab outrage.
The party of Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri lost major ground in parliamentary polls, reflecting unpopularity that threatens her chances of re-election in July, official tallies showed on Wednesday.
Iran will continue efforts to develop a full nuclear fuel cycle, despite US pressure on Tehran to abandon a programme it fears may be used to make atomic bombs, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels are eager to resume stalled peace talks but face-to-face negotiations are unlikely to take place soon and will be difficult, a Norwegian peace envoy said.
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday predicted victory for his Hindu nationalist-led coalition as up to 59 million people voted in the penultimate leg of marathon elections.
President George W. Bush vowed Wednesday to punish any US troops behind the "abhorrent" abuse of Iraqi prisoners but did not apologise for the assaults, which have drawn a global outcry and eroded US credibility in the Muslim world.
The United Nations should investigate the allegations of torture against US and British forces in Iraq, a top Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
France said on Wednesday the reported abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US forces was "totally unacceptable" and if confirmed would clearly violate international conventions.
Two Britons helping with upcoming Afghan elections and their interpreter were killed by unidentified attackers in north-eastern Afghanistan, a government official and Western diplomat told AFP Wednesday.
Israeli warplanes bombed southern Lebanon on Wednesday in what the Jewish state called a retaliation against Hizbollah targets for a strike on a collective farm.
Israel released a cofounder of Hamas to the Gaza Strip but shot and killed another leader of the group in the West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses and a military source said.
A division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Shabbir Ahmed and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain on Wednesday allowed four weeks time to Pakistan Post Office in Kutchery post office fraud case.
Police failed to arrest the alleged rapists-cum-killers in spite of elapsing 24 hours. However, Vehari District Police Officer Syed Mujahid Ali Shah assured that culprits would soon be arrested.
Provincial parliamentary secretary for livestock Mian Khalid Mehmood has said an amount of Rs 90 million is being spent on livestock production programme while another amount of Rs 80 million has been allocated for education and training in this sector.
The management of the Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank (PPCB) Attock has extended the credit facility to the growers for purchase of fertiliser and seeds for cultivation of their forthcoming Kharif corp.
Corporate Industrial Restructuring Corporation (CIRC) has made 158 sick industrial units operational throughout the country during the last couple of years, said Punjab Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ajmal Cheema on Wednesday.
Hundreds of residents of various localities came out on roads on Wednesday and blocked them by staging Dharna (sit-in) against the continued power breakdown which has now become order of the day.
Chief Secretary Sindh Dr Mutawakkil Kazi on Wednesday advised the Fisheries and Livestock Department, Government of Sindh to ensure foolproof enforcement of law to protect "Sea Food" in territories of Sindh oceanic waters as it is the national wealth, whi
The Council of Arab Ambassadors on Wednesday praised improvement in Pakistan's economy, and assured continued support to encourage Arab investors and businessmen to invest in the country.
Dr Ishrat Husain, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on Wednesday said that consistent growth rate above 6 percent would help lower the poverty in the country gradually.
In the wake of army operations in Wana a debate has crept up in the press as to who is the Shaheed, the Jihadis or the army men killed in the operations?
I would like to bring to the notice of all the authorities concerned, the acute hardship and inconvenience being caused to the public in Karachi on account of the stringent security measures introduced on Abdullah Haroon Road, between Hoshang Road and Hot
China's robust economic revival combined with a desire for improved standards of living has triggered a quiet revolution in its education system as a boom of foreign schools and programs gathers pace.
The Sales Tax Act, 1990 seems to be a prescription of a doctor (Central Board of Revenue) whereby around 90% sections of the first six chapters contains the word "as may be prescribed" while around 70% section in the whole ordinance contains similar wordi
Monday's car bomb attack at Gwadar that resulted in the death of three Chinese engineers, their Pakistani driver and a police security guard, also causing injuries to nine others, is nearly as bewildering as it is appalling.
As the European Union celebrated its historic expansion last Saturday, having swelled from 15 members to a 25-member bloc with a 450 million common market, a single currency (used by 12 of the previous 15 members) and a new constitution in the making, the
In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani and Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabbir Ahmad Shah, have been put under house arrest.
Chief Election Commissioner, Chief Justice Irshad Hassan Khan (Retd) has authorised the magisterial powers to District Returning Officers, Returning Officers and Assistant Returning Officers for by-elections in five National Assembly and two Sindh Assembl
A two-member committee inquiry report on large-scale marketing of spurious and substandard pesticides and fertiliser in Hyderabad, Badin, Thatta, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas districts with the connivance of officials of Agriculture Department and Police may prove
With over Rs one billion net profit, earned by Zarai Taraqqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) during 2003 and the repayment of Rs 1.7 billion to the State Bank (SBP), the bank has achieved a turn-around in terms of financial performance and fiscal management.
With over Rs one billion net profit, earned by Zarai Taraqqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) during 2003 and the repayment of Rs 1.7 billion to the State Bank (SBP), the bank has achieved a turn-around in terms of financial performance and fiscal management.
The former prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sultan Mahmud, said the masses in Indian occupied Kashmir by boycotting the so-called elections in occupied valley have proved they are not equivalent to plebiscite.
The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan is pleased to declare the results of the following examinations held from March 05, 2004.
Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (Piaf) has strongly reacted to the incident of snatching of car from a former President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Sheikh Mushtaq Ahmed and alleged that such incidents would cre
Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that a project of up-gradation of emergency medical services at a cost of Rs 1 billion had been evolved in big hospitals of the province.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned the proceedings in a petition filed by Registrar LHC against the encroachments in and around Chief Justice House.
Qasim Zia, head of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Punjab and Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, addressing a meeting of parliamentarians of his party in Punjab Assembly, has said that with political uncertainty reaching apex point, fr
A petition has been filed before the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the government, prays for refraining the respondent officials from deporting Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President, Shahbaz Sharif on arrival in the provincial metropolis.
The Governing Board of the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) in its meeting held on Wednesday, finalised the name of the new managing director/chief executive of the LSE.
Former Chairman Pakistan Sugar Mills Association and Member Executive Committee LCCI, Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf has urged the government to announce significant reduction in call charges so that economic activities could boost with the broadening of communicat
International Seerat Centre would be established in the provincial metropolis for the benefit of Islamic scholars of the world. It would be completed in one year.
The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), while condemning the police raids and arrests of PML-N workers, has asked the police officials to refrain from accepting illegal orders of their high-ups.
The fifth and last unit of the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (GBHP) has gone into commercial operation on Wednesday after reliability test as planned and scheduled.
Punjab NGO Co-ordination Council (PNCC) organised a 2-day convention from May 5-6, which was attended by about 461 civil society organisations belonging to 36 districts all over the Punjab here on Wednesday.
The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed Director General, Lahore Development Authority (LDA), to give possession of plot to the petitioner Mumtaz Begum, widow of renowned poet late Habib Jalib.
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) is launching a Parliamentary Internship Programme (PIP) through which students of 16th year of education will be placed as interns with 60 standing committees of the Senate and the Na
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), while demanding a strong taxpayer education system, has also asked the government to bring changes in the sales tax law, SROs, etc.
The Foreign Office has received information that the Macedonian administration has issued warrants for the arrest of Ljube Boskovski who, as Interior Minister, was involved in the killing of six Pakistanis and one Indian national.
Power shortage continued on the second day on Wednesday despite the claim of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation that it has managed the shortage through periodical load-shedding in different areas.
The Pakistan Leather Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Plgmea) has spoken of great scope for leather and leather garments export to the ten newly inducted European Union (EU) members.
New Jubilee Life Insurance Company (Formerly Commercial Union Life Assurance Company (Pakistan) Ltd) has announced the offer and bid price per unit for the following funds effective from Thursday, May 06, 2004.
New Jubilee Life Insurance Company (Formerly Commercial Union Life Assurance Company (Pakistan) Ltd) has announced the offer and bid price per unit for the following funds effective from Thursday, May 06, 2004.
New Jubilee Life Insurance Company (Formerly Commercial Union Life Assurance Company (Pakistan) Ltd) has announced the offer and bid price per unit for the following funds effective from Thursday, May 06, 2004.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has maintained the entity ratings of Atlas Investment Bank (AIBL) at 'A-' (Single A Minus) and 'A 2' (A Two) for the long-term and short-term, respectively.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has maintained the entity ratings of Atlas Investment Bank (AIBL) at 'A-' (Single A Minus) and 'A 2' (A Two) for the long-term and short-term, respectively.
A new beginning in collaborative research between the industry and academia was made when the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Lahore, the Sui Southern Gas Co and Pakistan Science Foundation signed an MoU for studying the menace of corros
Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
The rupee on Wednesday failed to come out of its persistent weakness versus the euro in the open market, losing 65 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 70.32 and Rs 70.62, dealers said.
Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) Rawalpindi has extended the pre-arrest bail of PPP leader and MNA Zamrud Khan, up to May 11, in a case registered against him by a driver of Varan Tours for blazing a bus of the company.
The rupee on Wednesday failed to come out of its persistent weakness versus the euro in the open market, losing 65 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 70.32 and Rs 70.62, dealers said.
Managing Director Sui Northern Gas Pipe Lines (SNGPL) Abdur Rashid Loan on Wednesday reiterated to help revive sick units of the country to boost economic activities.
The results of the year under review show rapid growth and can be termed astonishing. On almost all counts the performance was very high rather record highest of its career. Apart from conducive business environment, the leadership in the bank took severa
Some attackers armed with Klashinkov and sharp weapons intercepted a Khanewal-bound bus near Rajput Nagar some 70-km east of Multan, and forced their opponents to come out of the bus then they chopped off the two legs and one arm of three persons, Muhamma
The results of the year under review show rapid growth and can be termed astonishing. On almost all counts the performance was very high rather record highest of its career. Apart from conducive business environment, the leadership in the bank took severa