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Print - 2004-07-11
Brazilian sugar vessels line-up rises

Brazilian sugar vessels line-up rises

The line-up of vessels to load sugar in Brazil's ports increased to 49 from 43 last week, shipping agent Williams said on Thursday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Asian freight rates rise sharply

Asian freight rates rise sharply

Panamax dry bulk rates rose sharply this week on views that demand from China was again picking up, while the introduction of new port security standards had little impact on prices, brokers said on Tuesday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
South Korea warns shipping firms of terror threat

South Korea warns shipping firms of terror threat

South Korea has warned the country's shipping firms of potential terror attacks following a threat from an Islamic militant group, a government official said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Container shipping volumes surge at Singapore's PSA

Container shipping volumes surge at Singapore's PSA

Singapore state-owned port operator PSA International Pte Ltd said on Wednesday the volume of containers it moved at its local and overseas terminals jumped 19.3 percent in the first half of 2004 on a year ago.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Kuwait to buy seven new vessels

Kuwait to buy seven new vessels

State-run Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC) plans to buy seven new vessels worth a total of about 525 million Kuwaiti dinars ($1.78 billion) to transport crude and petroleum products, the firm's deputy chairman said in remarks published on Thursday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 65,399 tonnes of cargo including 50,395 tonnes import and 15,004 tonnes export cargo during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
McDonald's sued over fat in cooking oil

McDonald's sued over fat in cooking oil

A San Francisco area talk show host has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Corp accusing the world's largest fast-food restaurant company of failing to switch to healthier lower-fat cooking oil as it had pledged.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
McDonald's sued over fat in cooking oil

McDonald's sued over fat in cooking oil

A San Francisco area talk show host has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's Corp accusing the world's largest fast-food restaurant company of failing to switch to healthier lower-fat cooking oil as it had pledged.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Thailand confirms more bird flu cases

Thailand confirms more bird flu cases

Thailand confirmed more recurrences of the deadly bird flu virus on several farms in two northern provinces on Saturday, just days after fresh outbreaks near Bangkok.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Russian Duma passes law on protecting depositors

Russian Duma passes law on protecting depositors

Russia's parliament, deliberating after a week of turmoil in the banking system, on Saturday approved measures aimed at protecting depositors from banks subject to bankruptcy.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Audit faults US accounting for Iraqi oil funds

Audit faults US accounting for Iraqi oil funds

US officials who ran Iraq until last month used a system open to fraud and error to track about $20 billion in Iraqi funds spent during the occupation, accounting firm KPMG said in a report made public late on Friday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
EU clean air rules set to raise gasoline costs

EU clean air rules set to raise gasoline costs

A change in European Union gasoline specifications next year aimed at reducing air pollution will restrict the pool of blending components for the motor fuel and make production more expensive, analysts and traders said.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Volkswagen to miss 2004 profit target

Volkswagen to miss 2004 profit target

Europe's largest car maker Volkswagen AG will miss its profit goal for the current year, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Volkswagen to miss 2004 profit target

Volkswagen to miss 2004 profit target

Europe's largest car maker Volkswagen AG will miss its profit goal for the current year, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Key WTO states open talks in Paris

Key WTO states open talks in Paris

Five key World Trade Organisation (WTO) members gathered for an informal meeting here Saturday in search of a fig leaf to hide persistent gaps that scuppered free trade talks in Mexico last year.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Eurostat seeks better EU economic data

Eurostat seeks better EU economic data

Eurostat, the European Union's statistical agency, is considering warning Belgium, Greece and Ireland to improve the quality of economic data they produce, a Belgian newspaper reported on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Opec may raise output again if prices remain high: Kuwait

Opec may raise output again if prices remain high: Kuwait

The Opec producers' cartel will consider further increases to output and will look for spare capacity among its members at a meeting later this month if oil prices stay high, Kuwait said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
China bank sacks branch head

China bank sacks branch head

China's fifth-largest bank has sacked the head of a northern branch and launched a fraud probe, but talks to sell a fifth of its shares to HSBC are going smoothly, official media on Saturday cited the bank as saying.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
ADB gives $12.5 million in flood aid to Sri Lanka

ADB gives $12.5 million in flood aid to Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Saturday that it would extend 12.5 million dollars in emergency assistance to Sri Lanka to repair damage from flooding last year.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Brown to raise AIDS funding in spending review

Brown to raise AIDS funding in spending review

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown on Friday promised a big boost in UK funding to tackle HIV and AIDS around the world when he delivers his spending review next week.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
74 million workers to die of AIDS by 2015: ILO

74 million workers to die of AIDS by 2015: ILO

As many as 48 million workers may be killed by AIDS by 2010, and the toll could rise to 74 million by 2015, inflicting a body blow to national economies, the UN's International Labour Organisation warned on Sunday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Banks and energy help Toronto stocks finish higher

Banks and energy help Toronto stocks finish higher

Toronto stocks rose on Friday, snapping a five-session losing skid, as bargain-hunters snapped up financial shares, while energy issues extended their climb as oil prices stayed close to the $40 mark.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US Newbridge calls off China Minsheng deal

US Newbridge calls off China Minsheng deal

US fund Newbridge Capital has called off a deal to buy 4.82 percent of China's Minsheng Bank, but analysts said that should not detract from a planned Hong Kong IPO that could raise $1 billion this year.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US Newbridge calls off China Minsheng deal

US Newbridge calls off China Minsheng deal

US fund Newbridge Capital has called off a deal to buy 4.82 percent of China's Minsheng Bank, but analysts said that should not detract from a planned Hong Kong IPO that could raise $1 billion this year.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Rand strength to dominate South African stocks

Rand strength to dominate South African stocks

The robust rand will rule South Africa's stock market next week, in the absence of major local corporate and economic news, with investors keen to see if it will strengthen through the 6/dollar level, traders said.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US Treasuries look ahead after uneventful week

US Treasuries look ahead after uneventful week

US Treasury prices hovered just above flat in sleepy Friday trade as a lack of market-moving economic news left traders looking forward to next week's chock-full data calendar.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US Treasuries look ahead after uneventful week

US Treasuries look ahead after uneventful week

US Treasury prices hovered just above flat in sleepy Friday trade as a lack of market-moving economic news left traders looking forward to next week's chock-full data calendar.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
12 initial public offerings aim to raise $5.3 billion

12 initial public offerings aim to raise $5.3 billion

Twelve initial public offerings will attempt to raise $5.3 billion next week, the most money sought by companies going public in one week in more than two years, according to Dealogic.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
American credit market outlook

American credit market outlook

As top Rigas family members are convicted of fraud at bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications, credit investors are paying more attention to the company most likely to be buying Adelphia's alluring assets: Time Warner Inc.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
American credit market outlook

American credit market outlook

As top Rigas family members are convicted of fraud at bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications, credit investors are paying more attention to the company most likely to be buying Adelphia's alluring assets: Time Warner Inc.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Peru to auction $23 million in domestic bonds

Peru to auction $23 million in domestic bonds

Peru will auction a total of 80 million soles ($23 million) in sovereign domestic bonds next week under its market makers program to promote local capital markets and raise cash to plug the fiscal deficit.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Peru to auction $23 million in domestic bonds

Peru to auction $23 million in domestic bonds

Peru will auction a total of 80 million soles ($23 million) in sovereign domestic bonds next week under its market makers program to promote local capital markets and raise cash to plug the fiscal deficit.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Emerging debt: slight pickup as new cash flows in

Emerging debt: slight pickup as new cash flows in

Emerging market bond prices rose slightly in quiet trading on Friday as issuers stayed out of the market while sustained optimism over the course of US interest rates drew fresh cash into the asset class.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Emerging debt: slight pickup as new cash flows in

Emerging debt: slight pickup as new cash flows in

Emerging market bond prices rose slightly in quiet trading on Friday as issuers stayed out of the market while sustained optimism over the course of US interest rates drew fresh cash into the asset class.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Canadian bonds finish mixed

Canadian bonds finish mixed

The Canadian bond prices shrugged off the employment report on Friday, because it was largely in line with expectations, and took its cues from movements by their US counterparts instead.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Canadian bonds finish mixed

Canadian bonds finish mixed

The Canadian bond prices shrugged off the employment report on Friday, because it was largely in line with expectations, and took its cues from movements by their US counterparts instead.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US stocks surge as GE dispels profit gloom

US stocks surge as GE dispels profit gloom

US stocks rose on Friday after positive comments on the economy from bellwether General Electric Co eased worries about slowing earnings growth that sent stocks to 6-week lows a day earlier.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
London wheat slumps

London wheat slumps

London feed wheat futures settled quietly lower on Friday, with volumes failing to pick up because of ongoing disagreement over prices, dealers said.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

The July vaida opened unchanged at Rs 491.50 and was the highest also at the same rate. Later in depressed trading it lost 50 paisa to Rs 491 and closing was also seen at the same level.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Trading remains dull on cotton market

Trading remains dull on cotton market

Trading in cotton remained dull on the week-end though the general belief was that last session of the week might see some change of hands, relevant sources said.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Milk powder up on Jodia Bazar

Milk powder up on Jodia Bazar

Some kirana items underwent variation on Jodia Bazar where significant changes are in skimmed Germany up Rs 300 to Rs 4200, Germany SMO up Rs 50 to Rs 3950, Dairy Crest up Rs 300 to Rs 4,400.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Gram prices rise on grain market

Gram prices rise on grain market

Gram varieties underwent widespread variations on the seed and grain wholesale markets, besides a few changes in rapeseed cakes, cotton cakes and masoor dal imported quoted at Rs 3200 and Rs 3400.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Tunisian foreign exchange reserves up

Tunisian foreign exchange reserves up

Tunisia's net foreign currency reserves were at 4.123 billion dinars ($3.322 billion) on July 7 this year, up 30.6 percent from the same day in 2003, Central Bank's latest data shows.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Brazilian real stronger

Brazilian real stronger

Brazil's currency, the real, firmed on Friday in very thin trade due to a holiday in the financial capital of Sao Paulo, as banks adjusted their positions after a fall the previous day.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Indian foreign exchange reserves at record $120 billion

Indian foreign exchange reserves at record $120 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves climbed to a record high of $120.08 billion by July 2, possibly because of robust trade and investment inflows which the central bank could have absorbed.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Forex market views and key levels

Forex market views and key levels

Following is a selection of comments from analysts on important technical developments in the foreign exchange market.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Dollar falls against yen on Japan elections

Dollar falls against yen on Japan elections

The dollar fell more than half a percent against the yen on Friday as investors bet that Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is likely to win support in Sunday's election, enabling him to maintain the country's economic reforms.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
IMM yen speculators reduce net long position

IMM yen speculators reduce net long position

Speculators in yen futures reduced their net long position in the week ended July 6, Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Canadian dollar ends flat

Canadian dollar ends flat

The Canadian dollar was little changed versus the US currency on Friday. The Canadian dollar was at C$1.3159 to the US dollar, or 75.99 US cents, up from C$1.3167 to the US dollar, or 75.95 US cents, at Thursday's close.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US marine Hassoun debriefed in Germany

US marine Hassoun debriefed in Germany

A Lebanese-born US marine who resurfaced this week after going missing in Iraq was in good health and being debriefed at a US military hospital in Germany, a medical centre spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
World court ruling on Israel's barrier historic: Faisal

World court ruling on Israel's barrier historic: Faisal

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Saturday hailed the world court's ruling against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank as historic, saying it should be praised rather than condemned.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US press questions Bush's Iraq war justification

US press questions Bush's Iraq war justification

A Senate probe into CIA failures in pre-war Iraq intelligence made headlines in US newspapers, which questioned Saturday how US President George W. Bush and his war planners used the data to justify the war.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Schroeder and Fischer pledge to fight next election

Schroeder and Fischer pledge to fight next election

Germany's ruling coalition of Social Democrats and Greens pledged on Saturday to fight the next general election in 2006 together and made clear major new policy initiatives are off the agenda for now.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
'Georgia facing separatism'

'Georgia facing separatism'

President Mikhail Saakashvili, confronting disturbances in a separatist region, said on Saturday Georgia wanted no resumption of war but vowed to repel any "aggression" that might threaten his ex-Soviet state.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Israel asks US for support at UN over barrier

Israel asks US for support at UN over barrier

Israel has asked Washington to prevent any Security Council resolution after the UN's highest court ruled its West Bank barrier was illegal, Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
US soldiers to be based in Greece for Olympics

US soldiers to be based in Greece for Olympics

Hundreds of US soldiers from special anti-terrorist units will be based under NATO command at a military airport near Athens for the duration of next month's Olympic Games to be mobilised in the event of a major crisis, a Greek daily said Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
New Egyptian foreign minister

New Egyptian foreign minister

New Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif made his first cabinet appointment on Saturday, telling UN ambassador Ahmed Aboul Gheit that President Hosni Mubarak wanted him as foreign minister.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Saudi Arabia preparing for local elections

Saudi Arabia preparing for local elections

Saudi Arabia has prepared the ground for municipal elections promised by the absolute monarchy and will start organising election centres and voter lists later this year, a government minister said on Saturday.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lankans vote in local polls

Sri Lankans vote in local polls

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in local elections seen as a test of the three-month-old government's popularity, which analysts hope could provide fresh impetus to restart stalled peace talks with Tamil rebels.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Koizumi vows to heed criticism over reforms and Iraq

Koizumi vows to heed criticism over reforms and Iraq

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed to heed public criticism over Iraq and pension reforms as he wound up 17 days of campaigning Saturday on the eve of the country's upper house election which could shake his grip on power.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from Chief Secretary Sindh

Message from Chief Secretary Sindh

It is a matter of great pleasure that Population Welfare Department since last decade has been commemorating "World Population Day" by planning series of activities throughout the Province up to the grass root level.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from Secretary, Ministry of Population Welfare

Message from Secretary, Ministry of Population Welfare

Pakistan, alongwith other member states of the United Nations, are observing the World Population Day. The occasion marks the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in 1994 for taking major initiatives
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from Chief Minister of Sindh

Message from Chief Minister of Sindh

It is my enormous pleasure to note that Population Welfare Department Sindh alongwith global community is commemorating World Population Day on 11th July 2004. It is also a matter of pride that Pakistan is an active partner of other countries, endeavourin
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from Governor of Sindh

Message from Governor of Sindh

I take this opportunity to convey my expressions at the important occasion of World Population Day 2004, which is celebrated in commemoration of 11th July 1987 when the population of the planet earth reached 5 billion.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from Executive Director of UNFPA

Message from Executive Director of UNFPA

Today as we celebrate World Population Day, we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the historic International Conference on Population and Development.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from The Secretary-General United Nations

Message from The Secretary-General United Nations

This year's observance of world population Day coincides with the 10th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, and thus offers an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made since that landmark event.Ten ye
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from Prime Minister Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Message from Prime Minister Islamic Republic of Pakistan

The World Population Day is observed every year under the auspices of the United Nations to highlight the consequences of rapid population and its implications for socio-economic development.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Message from President Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Message from President Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan joins the global community in observing the World Population Day and reaffirms its commitment made at the International Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) at Cairo in 1994.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Hungary - strong economic growth

Hungary - strong economic growth

Hungary has made the transition from centrally planned to a market economy, with a per capita income of one-half that of the Big Four European Nations. Hungary continues to demonstrate strong economic growth and had work toward accession to the European U
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Punjab tourism potential to be fully exploited: TDCP

Punjab tourism potential to be fully exploited: TDCP

The Punjab government has chalked out a comprehensive strategy to exploit the full potential of tourism, said Tourism Secretary and Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) Managing Director Hasan Nawaz Tarar.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Rangers deployed at various canals to check water theft

Rangers deployed at various canals to check water theft

Six mobile units of Shahbaz Rangers were on Saturday dispatched to Khairpur Feeder Canal, Mirwah Canal, Sindh Wah and B. S. Feeder Canal commandment area for deployment there for round-the-clock checking of water thefts and other illegal activities at wat
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
National Assembly summoned on July 16

National Assembly summoned on July 16

The Acting President Mohammad Mian Soomro has summoned the National Assembly to meet here at the Parliament building on July 16 at 5 pm.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Bheels urged to support Shaukat

Bheels urged to support Shaukat

Aqalliati Marvari Association President Lala Mehr Lal Bheel has appealed to the Bheel community in constituency NA-229 to vote for Pakistan Muslim League candidate Shaukat Aziz in the coming bye-elections.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Change of PMs

Change of PMs

Could someone more learned please educate me as to what heavens would have fallen apart if Jamali had tendered his resignation after another six weeks or so by which time Shaukat Aziz would have been returned to the National Assembly from Tharparker and A
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Gang war in Lyari Town

Gang war in Lyari Town

Social crimes in Lyari town, an extremely neglected part of Karachi, have increased manifold and now reached such an extent that many families are compelled to migrate from the area as it has almost turned into a "No Go Area" of the city.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Property tax and Islamic Ideology Council

Property tax and Islamic Ideology Council

The NWFP Government has referred property tax case to the Islamic Ideology Council (IIC) to decide the cases whether property tax can be collected under Islamic law.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
School teaches 'ethical hacking' to computer students

School teaches 'ethical hacking' to computer students

Sporting long sideburns, a goatee and black baseball cap, instructor Ralph Echemendia has a class of 15 buttoned-down corporate, academic and military leaders spellbound. The lesson: hacking.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Need for small hydroelectric power plants

Need for small hydroelectric power plants

It is heartening to note that the government is conscious of the prevalent high power tariffs, and has taken various measures recently in the direction of generating low cost electricity.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Resilience of private enterprise

Resilience of private enterprise

With the registration of new companies under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 beating previous records month after month over the past several years, the available figures for June 2004 will certainly make an unmistakable testimony to the resilience of the p
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Suggestions for trade policy

Suggestions for trade policy

A number of Pakistan's trade missions abroad, including those in South Africa, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Iran, Uzbekistan etc, have reportedly sent suggestions to the ministry of commerce designed to increase exports from Pakistan to thes
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
CDGK sets up rain emergency centre

CDGK sets up rain emergency centre

A rain emergency centre has been established at the City Complex, Civic Centre Karachi to cope with expected downpour. Rajapal Sataypall has been made the overall Incharge of the centre, where people would be able to lodge their complaints on phone no 923
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Free hepatitis B vaccination

Free hepatitis B vaccination

Punjab Health Minister Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said that the government has made arrangements for free vaccination of 1.8 million children up to the age of one year, against hepatitis B as infants are more prone to the disease than adults.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Seminar on cement plant from July 18

Seminar on cement plant from July 18

The Cemag Anlagenbau GmbH, a leading German engineering company engaged in cement plant designing, manufacturing, and installation, is organising a three-day seminar on 'The Technical and Efficient Special Cement Plant Equipment" at a local hotel here Isl
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Where is one-window system?

Where is one-window system?

The 'one-window' operation, it appears, has remained confined to newspaper columns and public statements by ministers. How this system, which has never worked perfectly, has been blown to pieces and how the tax payers are made to suffer can be seen at the
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
HBFC disburses Rs 996 million under 'Ghar Aasan Scheme'

HBFC disburses Rs 996 million under 'Ghar Aasan Scheme'

House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) sanctioned 2,688 cases under its "Ghar Aasan Scheme" and approved Rs 1,067 million for the purpose, out of which Rs 996 million disbursed during 2004 up to May.
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
WHO collaboration with CPSP DME extended till December 7

WHO collaboration with CPSP DME extended till December 7

The steering committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to extend the designation of the Department of Medical Education (DME) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP), as WHO collaborating Centre for 'Training in Resear
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am
Vintage and classic car rally planned

Vintage and classic car rally planned

Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI), ASN of Federation International Vehicules Ancients (FIVA), Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) and Pakistan Motor Sports Association (PMSA) are holding a 'Vintage and Classic Car Rally' from India to
Published 11 Jul, 2004 12:00am