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Print - 2004-08-04
Shell to unify boards

Shell to unify boards

Giant oil firm Royal Dutch/Shell is to unify the boards of its Dutch and British holding companies as a "minimum" concession to shareholders who want change, according to a senior industry source.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Australia-US free trade deal under threat

Australia-US free trade deal under threat

Australia's free trade pact with the United States was under threat Tuesday with the government and opposition Labour at loggerheads over legislation backing the deal ahead of a cliff-hanger election tipped for October.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Toyota profit jumps on strong overseas sales

Toyota profit jumps on strong overseas sales

Toyota Motor Corp posted a 32 percent jump in first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday as powerful sales abroad helped the maker of the Lexus luxury brand and Prius hybrid cars offset losses from a weaker dollar.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Toyota profit jumps on strong overseas sales

Toyota profit jumps on strong overseas sales

Toyota Motor Corp posted a 32 percent jump in first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday as powerful sales abroad helped the maker of the Lexus luxury brand and Prius hybrid cars offset losses from a weaker dollar.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
JP Morgan wins Enron lawsuit

JP Morgan wins Enron lawsuit

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday that a London court ordered West LB AG to pay $165 million plus interest and costs to the US bank in an Enron-related suit.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Malaysian imports hit record in June

Malaysian imports hit record in June

Malaysian imports leapt 38.4 percent in the year through June to hit a record 34.6 billion ringgit ($9.1 billion) as factories cranked up output to meet overseas demand, according to official data released on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
China moves against unintended credit tightness

China moves against unintended credit tightness

China moved on Tuesday to avoid harsh, unintended effects of its economic cooling policies, with a top regulator and an influential newspaper saying banks should not restrict lending so much that they sent companies broke.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Ryanair first-quarter earnings up

Ryanair first-quarter earnings up

Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, posted an above-forecast 21-percent rise in first-quarter earnings on Tuesday but stuck with its prediction of a winter fares war which would cause an industry shake-out.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Ryanair first-quarter earnings up

Ryanair first-quarter earnings up

Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, posted an above-forecast 21-percent rise in first-quarter earnings on Tuesday but stuck with its prediction of a winter fares war which would cause an industry shake-out.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Thai July headline inflation at 66-month high

Thai July headline inflation at 66-month high

Thai inflation surged to a 66-month high in July, stoked by record oil prices, a weaker baht and a cut in subsidies aimed at keeping domestic gasoline prices low, the Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Clouds may be gathering over South Korean economy

Clouds may be gathering over South Korean economy

South Korean businesses are becoming more pessimistic, according to Tuesday data that reinforced concerns about an economy also expected to suffer from rising oil prices.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US chain store sales up modestly in week

US chain store sales up modestly in week

US chain store sales rose modestly last week, helped by cool weather, back-to-school shopping and state sales tax holidays in Florida and Georgia, a report said on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US Treasury prices rally

US Treasury prices rally

US Treasury debt prices climbed moderately on Monday as unusually specific terrorism alerts from the Homeland Security Department gave safe-haven government debt a positive tilt.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US Treasury prices rally

US Treasury prices rally

US Treasury debt prices climbed moderately on Monday as unusually specific terrorism alerts from the Homeland Security Department gave safe-haven government debt a positive tilt.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan stocks up

Taiwan stocks up

Taiwan stocks edged slightly higher on Tuesday as major technology shares held firm thanks to Wall Street's staunch advance in the face of high oil prices and warnings of an al Qaeda attack on a big financial institution.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks finish firmer

Hong Kong stocks finish firmer

Hong Kong stocks rose more than one percent on Tuesday following strong results from HSBC although weak China plays and fund flow worries took the shine off the wider index.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US stocks end higher as attack fears ebb

US stocks end higher as attack fears ebb

US stocks rose on Monday as fears about possible attacks on US financial institutions receded and strong earnings from consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co helped push up the blue chip Dow.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Indian shares snap three-day rise

Indian shares snap three-day rise

Indian shares snapped a three-day rise on Tuesday as investors booked profits in key oil stocks that led a recent rally.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Thai stocks fall on oil prices

Thai stocks fall on oil prices

Thai stocks fell 0.93 percent on Tuesday as rising global oil prices worried the market, but PTT Exploration & Production rose on strong earnings expectations.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Jakarta stocks jump

Jakarta stocks jump

Jakarta stocks finished higher on Tuesday on a technical rebound, but analysts said trading would remain weak until the second round of the presidential elections in September were over.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Manila stocks decline

Manila stocks decline

Manila shares slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by high oil prices and US security concerns, but dominant telecoms company Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) rose on solid earnings results.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Singapore shares soar

Singapore shares soar

Singapore share prices closed 1.29 percent higher on Tuesday on hopes the government will unveil new business-friendly policies on the city-state's 39th anniversary next week, dealers said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Tokyo stocks end lower on security worries

Tokyo stocks end lower on security worries

Tokyo's Nikkei share average fell for a second day to close 0.73 percent lower on Tuesday, with small investors rushing to sell as the outlook for global markets worsened on growing uncertainty over oil prices and security.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Malaysian stocks drop

Malaysian stocks drop

Malaysian blue chip shares ended down 0.24 percent on Tuesday for second straight day of losses as concerns about security and sky-high oil prices weighed on the market, though stocks like Berjaya Land gained.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Bangladeshi taka ends steady

Bangladeshi taka ends steady

The Bangladeshi taka closed little changed on Tuesday, as demand for dollars eased on lower import related payments, dealers said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Chinese yuan unchanged

Chinese yuan unchanged

The yuan ended unchanged at 8.2770 per US dollar on Tuesday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Swiss franc eases after US manufacturing data

Swiss franc eases after US manufacturing data

The Swiss franc eased against the dollar in early trade on Tuesday as the greenback was buoyed by strong US economic data, recovering from Monday's losses suffered on the back of security warnings in the United States.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Dollar edges up on healthy US manufacturing report

Dollar edges up on healthy US manufacturing report

The dollar inched up against other major currencies on Tuesday, helped by a report showing a generally healthy US manufacturing sector in the lead-up to crucial US employment data due later in the week.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Dollar down on security fears but euro struggles

Dollar down on security fears but euro struggles

The dollar weakened on Monday due to market nervousness about fresh security concerns, but it trimmed some of those losses after a report showing a generally healthy US manufacturing sector.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Asian currencies knocked down by oil

Asian currencies knocked down by oil

Asian currencies were hit by record-high oil prices and a softer yen on Tuesday, heading back towards the lows of last week which had prompted suspected central bank intervention.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar trapped in tight range

Hong Kong dollar trapped in tight range

The Hong Kong dollar hovered near the bottom of its recent range against the US unit on Tuesday afternoon in moderate trading volume as investors awaited this week's US employment report for fresh leads. The local currency eased to 7.7998/99 per US dollar
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Record number candidates to run in Hong Kong election

Record number candidates to run in Hong Kong election

A record number of candidates is set to run in Hong Kong's September legislative elections, which analysts expect will be the fiercest electoral battle ever between pro-China politicians and democracy forces.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Hamas sets talks with Egypt on Gaza security role

Hamas sets talks with Egypt on Gaza security role

Palestinian militant group Hamas will begin talks with Egyptian officials on Wednesday about Cairo's offer of a security role in Gaza if Israel carries out a plan to evacuate the occupied territory, Hamas sources said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
South Korea regrets North no-show at ministerial talks

South Korea regrets North no-show at ministerial talks

South Korea voiced regret on Tuesday at the communist North's failure to show up for ministerial talks in Seoul, urging Pyongyang to reschedule the meetings to keep key economic projects on track.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Indian woman rescued after being buried alive

Indian woman rescued after being buried alive

A woman whose husband allegedly tried to kill her as she could not bear him a child was rescued three days after being buried alive in a pit in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, police said Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Russian deputies vote on benefits shake-up

Russian deputies vote on benefits shake-up

Demonstrators protested outside Russia's parliament building Tuesday as deputies prepared to vote on a controversial shake-up of the country's Soviet-designed benefits system.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Seven Chinese sailors held

Seven Chinese sailors held

Seven Chinese sailors were arrested Tuesday after allegedly kidnapping a Taiwanese skipper and three crew members in a mutiny aboard a fishing boat, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Astronauts race through space-walk

Astronauts race through space-walk

Two astronauts made quick work of a space-walk on Tuesday despite a brief communications blackout, Russian mission control said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Rebels kill 28 in Darfur: Sudan

Rebels kill 28 in Darfur: Sudan

Rebels masquerading as Arab militia have killed 28 Arab tribesman in attacks in western Sudan over the last week, a Sudanese official and Arab tribal leader from the area said on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Denmark widens Iraqi prisoner abuse investigation

Denmark widens Iraqi prisoner abuse investigation

Several more Danish soldiers are under investigation for the suspected abuse of prisoners during interrogations at Camp Eden in southern Iraq, the Danish Army said on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Paraguay fire: death toll rises to 423

Paraguay fire: death toll rises to 423

The death toll from a supermarket blaze in Paraguay jumped to 423 on Tuesday and officials said a guard received orders by radio during the fire to lock the exit doors, apparently to stop people leaving without paying.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Japan to host security drill, may upset North Korea

Japan to host security drill, may upset North Korea

Nudged by the United States, Japan will host multinational sea exercises in October as part of an initiative to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, even though analysts say the move could hurt talks with North Korea, an unspoken focus of the d
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Badawi urges clerics to resist extremists

Badawi urges clerics to resist extremists

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday urged religious leaders to preach moderation and resist extremists who, he said, were seeking to hijack religion to promote hatred and violence.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Algerian army chief resigns

Algerian army chief resigns

The powerful head of the Algerian army, General Mohamed Lamari, resigned on Tuesday, officially on grounds of illness, in a move observers saw as strengthening the position of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
UK resists calls to step up terror security

UK resists calls to step up terror security

Britain resisted calls to match America's high state of alert after warnings that al Qaeda bombers might strike and played down concerns on Tuesday of an immediate security threat.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Nasa launches first Mercury mission in 3 decades

Nasa launches first Mercury mission in 3 decades

Nasa launched its first mission to the planet Mercury in a generation early on Tuesday, one that scientists hope will strip away much of the mystery surrounding the tiny planet closest to the sun.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US soldiers abused Iraqis for fun, court told

US soldiers abused Iraqis for fun, court told

US soldiers who abused Iraqi prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison did it for fun, a military investigator testified on Tuesday at the start of a hearing in the case of a female soldier photographed holding a naked Iraqi on a leash.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Material behind new US alert years old

Material behind new US alert years old

Much of the information obtained from al Qaeda that led the United States to raise terror alerts in Washington and New York was at least three years old but a top US official said on Tuesday it remained relevant.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
12 killed as tunnel collapses in India

12 killed as tunnel collapses in India

At least 12 people were killed and an as yet undetermined number injured or missing after a tunnel they were digging collapsed in the northern Indian state of Uttaranchal, police said Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Irishman killed in Riyadh: Al-Arabiya

Irishman killed in Riyadh: Al-Arabiya

An Irish national has been killed in his office in the eastern sector of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Al-Arabiya satellite news channel reported on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Indian-made battle tank set to roll out

Indian-made battle tank set to roll out

India's first indigenously produced main battle tank will roll out of its production hub in southern India on Saturday, the defence ministry said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Russia has no threat to nuclear arsenal: Ivanov

Russia has no threat to nuclear arsenal: Ivanov

Russia's nuclear arsenal is safe and militants could never steal an atomic bomb from the country, Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Three Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip blast

Three Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip blast

Three Palestinians were killed and 17 wounded Tuesday by a massive explosion during an Israeli army incursion into the flash-point southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Red Cross visits Saddam for fourth time

Red Cross visits Saddam for fourth time

A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross, including a doctor, has visited former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in detention for the fourth time, the organisation said Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
SEC charges Halliburton

SEC charges Halliburton

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it charged Halliburton Co, formerly headed by US Vice President Dick Cheney, with failing to disclose a 1998 accounting change.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Statue of Liberty reopens to the public

Statue of Liberty reopens to the public

The Statue of Liberty opened to the public Tuesday for the first time since the September 11 attacks in 2001, but the monument's crown remained closed to hordes of tourists who grabbed the first boats out.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US oil climbs towards record peak close to $44 per barrel

US oil climbs towards record peak close to $44 per barrel

US oil prices hovered close to record levels just below $44 a barrel on Tuesday as the head of the Opec producers' cartel said there was little the group could do to cool the red-hot market for the time being.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lankan stocks at new closing high

Sri Lankan stocks at new closing high

Sri Lankan stocks climbed to a new life closing high for the third-straight day on Tuesday, driven mainly by retail buying in property stocks, brokers said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US Stocks: Tuesday's unofficial close

US Stocks: Tuesday's unofficial close

US stocks fell Tuesday as surging oil prices and a weak report on consumer spending dragged on investor sentiment. NYMEX crude oil futures hit a record-high above $44 a barrel on worries of scarce supplies.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Seoul shares end up

Seoul shares end up

Seoul shares closed nearly 1 percent higher on Tuesday as sustained foreign buying lifted Samsung Electronics and other technology issues and as take-over talk rekindled interest in shares of local brokerages.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Egg bonds gain as sale talks end; TUI rallies

Egg bonds gain as sale talks end; TUI rallies

Bonds of Internet bank Egg made strong gains in the European corporate bond market on Tuesday as parent Prudential said it had failed to find a buyer for the bank willing to meet its price demands.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Egg bonds gain as sale talks end; TUI rallies

Egg bonds gain as sale talks end; TUI rallies

Bonds of Internet bank Egg made strong gains in the European corporate bond market on Tuesday as parent Prudential said it had failed to find a buyer for the bank willing to meet its price demands.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Oil prices push FTSE-100 to higher close, financials weak

Oil prices push FTSE-100 to higher close, financials weak

Stronger oil shares pushed Britain's leading equities to a higher close on Tuesday as US crude prices touched 21-year highs, but financial shares were weak following results from Royal Bank of Scotland.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Indian rupee halts two-day rise

Indian rupee halts two-day rise

The Indian rupee halted a 2-day rise to end lower on Tuesday on surprise dollar demand from oil companies in a market short of the US currency.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Pound slips from lofty peaks

Pound slips from lofty peaks

Sterling slid from six-week peaks against the euro on Tuesday as signs of a slowdown in British consumer spending raised doubts over the pace of future interest rate rises.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Dollar near six-week peak against euro

Dollar near six-week peak against euro

The dollar held near 6-week peaks versus the euro on Tuesday, keeping firm after the previous session's upbeat US manufacturing survey offered it support ahead of key data this week, while high oil prices hurt the yen.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Russian sugar output seen declining

Russian sugar output seen declining

Russian white sugar output from imported raw and domestic beets is set to decline this year due to insufficient government measures aimed at protecting domestic beet growers and refiners, an analyst said on Tuesday.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
LME prices end in ranges after jumpy ring trading

LME prices end in ranges after jumpy ring trading

London Metal Exchange (LME) prices were loosely held in ranges in nervous trading on Tuesday, as supply worries encouraged buying, while scaled-up selling capped bolder advances, traders said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
New York cotton near session highs

New York cotton near session highs

NYBOT cotton futures settled near session highs Tuesday on speculative and options-related buying, with some analysts saying the market should ride technical buying higher although fundamentals remain cloudy, dealers said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
South Africa to ship 150,000 tonnes maize to Kenya

South Africa to ship 150,000 tonnes maize to Kenya

South Africa is in line to ship between 150,000 and 200,000 tonnes of maize to rain-starved Kenya over the coming months, shippers said on Tuesday, offering a much-needed boost to the industry's ailing export sector.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
London sugar closes higher

London sugar closes higher

London sugar futures closed little changed on fund buying against producer selling on Tuesday. Front-month October finished at $254.6, down by $0.4 in volume of 1,925 lots. December settled down $0.4 at $254.6 in turnover of 270 lots.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
London coffee recovers on short-covering

London coffee recovers on short-covering

London coffee futures were little changed on Tuesday as roaster buying and short-covering by small speculators countered negative pressure from fund selling, dealers said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
London cocoa rally persists

London cocoa rally persists

London cocoa futures inched higher on Tuesday to maintain a seven-month high as continued fund buying delayed an expected correction.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Oil strikes new record above $44 per barrel

Oil strikes new record above $44 per barrel

US oil prices hit fresh record highs above $44 a barrel on Tuesday after the head of the Opec producers cartel said there was no extra oil around the corner to dampen red-hot markets.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Oil strikes new record above $44 per barrel

Oil strikes new record above $44 per barrel

US oil prices hit fresh record highs above $44 a barrel on Tuesday after the head of the Opec producers cartel said there was no extra oil around the corner to dampen red-hot markets.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: cocoa higher on fund buying

US MIDDAY: cocoa higher on fund buying

NYBOT cocoa futures ended higher Tuesday, settling at a near eight-month peak, after another burst of fund buying on concerns over a lack of rain in the worlds largest cocoa producer, traders said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: sugar mixed on fund interest

US MIDDAY: sugar mixed on fund interest

NYBOT raw sugar futures closed mixed Tuesday as the market took a breather after rallying to a 17-month high, with bullish fundamentals and robust fund interest seen propelling sugar higher in the days ahead, brokers said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat lower on spill-over pressure

US MIDDAY: wheat lower on spill-over pressure

Soft red winter (SRW) wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade turned lower Tuesday morning on spill-over pressure from a significant decline in soybean futures, traders said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn weaker on spill-over weakness

US MIDDAY: corn weaker on spill-over weakness

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were lower early Tuesday on spill-over weakness from soybeans and prospects for a huge 2004 US corn crop, traders said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper slips on technical selling

US MIDDAY: copper slips on technical selling

COMEX copper futures slipped Tuesday morning on a bout of technical selling a day after charging up a 4-month peak, but trimmed losses when a sharper-than-expected decline in US consumer spending data lifted the euro, traders said.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold sags on weak economic figures

US MIDDAY: gold sags on weak economic figures

COMEX gold fell Tuesday morning, then steadied on weak US economic figures after safe-haven purchases were ditched on newspaper reports that Sundays increased US terror threat level was partly based on information obtained from al Qaeda years ago.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Forman Christian College - by love serve one another

Forman Christian College - by love serve one another

Forman Christian College grew from a primary school for boys, which was later known as Rang Mahal Mission High School. Dr Charles W. Forman, a Presbyterian missionary from the USA, founded Forman Christian College in 1864 then named as the Lahore Mission
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Message from the Principal

Message from the Principal

Presbyterian missionaries founded Forman Christian College in 1864. Since August 1947, it has served Pakistan with distinction. The graduates of the college have had a profound impact upon Pakistan as they have taken positions of leadership in government,
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Senate panel takes note of minister's absence

Senate panel takes note of minister's absence

The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, which met under the chairmanship of Senator Ayaz Khan Mandokhail in the Parliament House on Tuesday, has taken strong exception to the attitude of the minister for Interior and secretary Interior for not attendin
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Sudanese government be given time before action: Pakistan

Sudanese government be given time before action: Pakistan

Pakistan's Ambassador to United Nations, Munir Akram said on Tuesday that Sudanese government should be given sufficient time to fulfil its international commitments before taking any stern action.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Flood situation reviewed

Flood situation reviewed

A meeting to review the flood situation and for devising of precautionary measures in case of emergency was held here at DCO Office Tank on Tuesday which was chaired by Syed Mohsin Shah DCO.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Sipah-i-Muhammad hitman held

Sipah-i-Muhammad hitman held

Punjab police have arrested a hitman of banned "Sipah-i-Muhammad" after nine years who was allegedly involved in killing three worshippers in Islah-ul-Muslimeen Mosque, Karampur in Vehari district, some 80 km south-east of Multan.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
Benefits of resources to be passed on to masses: ISPR

Benefits of resources to be passed on to masses: ISPR

Director General, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Shaukat Sultan has said that some local chieftains want to pocket all the money earned through natural resources of Balochistan.
Published 04 Aug, 2004 12:00am
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