The council of complaint of Pakistan Electronics Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) at a meeting in Karachi on Saturday expressed its concern on the increase of subscribers' complaints against the poor service provided by cable operators.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered peacefully in heavy rain in a park across from the White House on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq and the presence of US and French troops in Haiti.
Expressing that India holds leadership of Pakistan in the highest esteem, New Delhi on Saturday said that the remarks attributed to External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh regarding President Musharraf in an interview were taken out of context completely
Expressing that India holds leadership of Pakistan in the highest esteem, New Delhi on Saturday said that the remarks attributed to External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh regarding President Musharraf in an interview were taken out of context completely
The share of provinces in the federal divisible pool in the upcoming budget would be Rs 204 billion against Rs 176.36 billion for 2003-04, showing an increase of about Rs 28 billion or 15 percent over the previous year.
The share of provinces in the federal divisible pool in the upcoming budget would be Rs 204 billion against Rs 176.36 billion for 2003-04, showing an increase of about Rs 28 billion or 15 percent over the previous year.
Modest recovery was seen in the open market at the week-end as the rupee picked up five paisa versus dollar for buying and selling at Rs 58.30 and Rs 58.40, respectively, dealers said.
Modest recovery was seen in the open market at the week-end as the rupee picked up five paisa versus dollar for buying and selling at Rs 58.30 and Rs 58.40, respectively, dealers said.
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Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
An Israeli cabinet member trying to save Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government from collapse said on Saturday she still hoped to reach a last-minute compromise with dissident ministers over his Gaza pullout plan.
Saudi police and suspected Muslim militants exchanged fire on Saturday in the Red Sea city of Jeddah and the gunmen were still on the run after an hours-long pursuit, security sources said.
US Vice President Richard Cheney has been interviewed by federal prosecutors who asked whether he knew of anyone at the White House who had improperly disclosed the identity of an undercover CIA officer, The New York Times reported Saturday.
South and North Korean officials announced Saturday that they had reached an agreement to open cross-border roads and make test runs on two railways across their heavily fortified frontier in coming months.
Thousands of World War Two veterans commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy on Saturday amid one of the biggest security operations staged on French soil.
US President George W. Bush said on Saturday Iraq was on a path to democracy and could be a regional force for change, as he pushed a Middle East reform plan that will figure at a Group of Eight summit next week.
The United Nations urged the creation of ocean parks to protect depleted fish stocks on Saturday as activists marked World Environment Day by freeing turtles, planting trees and decrying global warming.
A Serb teenager was shot dead in Kosovo on Saturday and police quickly arrested two Albanians suspected of trying to ignite another round of ethnic violence in the United Nations-run province.
Horrifying images of Iraqi prisoners of war should serve as a lesson to Muslims not to resort to extremism rather than stoke anger against the United States, Malaysian leader Abdullah Badawi said on Saturday.
Russia, a major opponent of the US-led invasion of Iraq, said on Saturday more work was needed by UN Security Council members to win approval for a revised resolution on Iraq's future.
Gunmen killed the brother of a man widely regarded as having revealed the location of Saddam Hussein's sons to US troops in an attack on his car on Saturday, police said.
Guerrillas fired rocket-propelled grenades at Iraqis queuing up outside an army recruitment centre in the northern city of Mosul on Saturday, wounding 17 people in the second such attack in a month.
Former US President Ronald Reagan, who forged a conservative revolution that transformed American politics, died on Saturday after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, sources close to the Reagan family said. He was 93.
Former US President Ronald Reagan, who forged a conservative revolution that transformed American politics, died on Saturday after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, sources close to the Reagan family said. He was 93.
A Philippine election watchdog said on Saturday its unofficial count showed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had won a fresh term by narrowly beating film star Fernando Poe Jr with 39 percent of the votes to his 37 percent.
Kuwait's criminal court Saturday sentenced two Kuwaitis to five years in prison and a third to four years for their links to the killing of an American marine in October 2002.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld pressed Asia on Saturday to become more engaged in the war on terror, pledging closer security ties and military support from Washington.
India's biggest engineering and construction company, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, will be a part of two corporate groups that plan to bid for the privatisation of two of the country's biggest airports, an official said on Saturday.
Titan Corp on Friday said US regulators' staff planned to recommend civil action against the technology services provider in connection with a probe over whether its consultants or subsidiaries bribed foreign officials.
German unadjusted unemployment fell in May to around 4.307 million from 4.443 million in April but consumers are still deeply pessimistic about the economy, newspapers reported on Saturday.
Japan's parliament passed a contentious pension reform bill on Saturday despite a struggle by the main opposition party to kill it, a play for support a month before elections in which pension policy will be a hot topic.
UAL Corp's bankrupt carrier United Airlines said on Saturday it expects higher oil prices to delay its return to profitability at an operating level until next year.
UAL Corp's bankrupt carrier United Airlines said on Saturday it expects higher oil prices to delay its return to profitability at an operating level until next year.
Malaysia has almost 50 billion ringgit ($13 billion) for infrastructure and other development until 2005 and its finances are "comfortable", a government official was quoted as saying on Saturday.
German airline Lufthansa, under pressure from competitors to impose ticket surcharges due to soaring oil prices, said on Saturday it would hike long-haul flight prices by three percent from July 1.
Casino operator MGM Mirage on Friday launched a $4.85 billion unsolicited bid to buy rival Mandalay Resort Group and create the largest gambling company in the United States owning about a third of the Las Vegas Strip.
Casino operator MGM Mirage on Friday launched a $4.85 billion unsolicited bid to buy rival Mandalay Resort Group and create the largest gambling company in the United States owning about a third of the Las Vegas Strip.
Italian car maker Fiat's ultra-luxury unit Ferrari Maserati on Saturday opened its first showroom in China, where it expects 2004 sales to double to some 200 units, about five percent of total capacity.
The Asian Development Bank said Saturday it was giving a 420,000-dollar technical assistance grant to Bangladesh to help its female garment workers who lose jobs when textile export quota curbs end.
Nigeria's number two cellular network said on Saturday it would trade as Vmobile after a brief partnership with Africa's leading operator crashed this week.
Nigeria's number two cellular network said on Saturday it would trade as Vmobile after a brief partnership with Africa's leading operator crashed this week.
Kazakhstan will balance the interests of foreign investors and the state as it tries to maximise benefits from its natural resources, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said late on Friday.
Cuba said on Friday the 2003/2004-sugar crop weighed in at 2.52 million tonnes of raw sugar and was more efficient than last year's disastrous harvest, which followed a radical downsizing of the industry.
Recent rains in Australia may boost the next wheat crop, which is already half planted, to a record of around 25 million tonnes, rural brokers said on Friday.
China, the world's top cotton consumer, is unlikely to seal big orders on global markets in coming months as users turn to cheaper domestic sources, industry sources said on Friday.
USDA cotton export sales highlights for latest reporting week. Net Upland sales of 149,400 RB were 38 percent above the previous week and one-third over the prior 4-week average.
CSCE raw sugar futures finished firmer on Friday on a steady drumbeat of speculative fund buying, with operators saying the market could possibly grind higher next week.
Comex copper ended lower on Friday, hit by fears that higher interest rates would slow metal demand, but prices climbed off the lows once analysts surmised that a rate increase would probably be small and its impact minimal, traders said.
Chicago Board of Trade soyabean ended sharply higher on Friday on short-covering after on Thursday's near-limit losses and on expectations the USDA would cut its South American Soya crop estimate next on Friday, traders said.
Chicago Board of Trade rough rice futures settled lower on Friday after speculative selling again outweighed scale-down commercial buying, brokers said.
Comex gold futures rose on Friday as the dollar fell, after upbeat US jobs data disappointed investors who had bet on much stronger gains, dealers said.
Oil prices were torn last week between terrorism fears and the efforts of Opec producers, who eventually managed to wrestle prices lower with an increase in their output ceiling of over 10 percent.
Mauritius sugar production is expected to rise to about 590,000 tonnes in 2004 from 537,155 tonnes the previous year, the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture said in its annual forecast on Friday.
North and South Korea wrapped up four days of economic talks in Pyongyang on Saturday, agreeing on rice aid for the communist North, restoring railway and road links and opening an industrial park in the North.
The July vaida opened 40 paisa down at Rs 482.80 and highest of day's trading was seen at Rs 483.30. Later in depressed trading it lost 80 paisa to be the lowest at Rs 482.50 and closing was seen at Rs 482.80.
First deal of 2004-05 crop was finalised on the cotton market on Saturday along with some deals of current crop, relevant sources said. They said spot sale shed Rs 25 to Rs 3075 without ST and upcountry expenses.
Costa Rica coffee exports fell 7.4 percent in May, to 277,886 46-kg bags from 300,090 bags a year earlier, the Costa Rican Coffee Institute said on Friday.