News Archives for Print - 2004-08-20

Indian occupation soldiers killed the head of a freedom fighters group in a gun battle here on Thursday, hours before Indian President Abdul Kalam began a rare visit to the region, an official said.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Mutual Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Mutual Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen chief among 10 killed in occupied Kashmir

Indian occupation soldiers killed the head of a freedom fighters group in a gun battle here on Thursday, hours before Indian President Abdul Kalam began a rare visit to the region, an official said.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Mutual Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Mutual Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Corrigendum

It is clarified that size of Arif Habib's Pakistan Strategic Allocation Fund is Rs 3 billion, which was erroneously written as Rs 3.75 billion and the largest fund.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Corrigendum

It is clarified that size of Arif Habib's Pakistan Strategic Allocation Fund is Rs 3 billion, which was erroneously written as Rs 3.75 billion and the largest fund.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Corrigendum

It is clarified that size of Arif Habib''s Pakistan Strategic Allocation Fund is Rs 3 billion, which was erroneously written as Rs 3.75 billion and the largest fund.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

UBL arranges largest preferred shares for Chenab

United Bank Ltd has arranged the largest preferred shares issue for Chenab Ltd, worth Rs 800 million.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

UBL arranges largest preferred shares for Chenab

United Bank Ltd has arranged the largest preferred shares issue for Chenab Ltd, worth Rs 800 million.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Blacklisted units' cases to be settled through dispute resolution bodies

Giving an opportunity to blacklisted units, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has decided to settle all the cases pertaining to blacklisted/suspected units of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through dispute resolution committees.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

'BoK Karachi branch to be converted into Islamic banking soon'

Bank of Khyber (BoK) Managing Director Dr Munir Ahmad has said that the Karachi branch of the bank would soon be converted into Islamic banking. For this purpose, a formal application had already been sent to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Drawback on diesel generating sets reduced

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has reduced duty drawback on the export of diesel generating sets from August 19, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Drawback on diesel generating sets reduced

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has reduced duty drawback on the export of diesel generating sets from August 19, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Drawback on diesel generating sets reduced

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has reduced duty drawback on the export of diesel generating sets from August 19, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Drawback on diesel generating sets reduced

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has reduced duty drawback on the export of diesel generating sets from August 19, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Iraq UN staff members remembered

The United Nations system in Pakistan observed a minute of silence in memory of those twenty-two UN staff members who lost their lives last year in the bombing of the UN offices in Baghdad.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates

EFU Capital Growth Fund Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Iraq UN staff members remembered

The United Nations system in Pakistan observed a minute of silence in memory of those twenty-two UN staff members who lost their lives last year in the bombing of the UN offices in Baghdad.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

United Money-Market Fund

The Unit Prices for August 20, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

NWFP abolishes self-finance schemes in medical colleges

The government of NWFP has principally agreed to do away with the self finance scheme in all the medical colleges of the province.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

United Money-Market Fund

The Unit Prices for August 20, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Railway officer shot dead

Two unidentified motorcyclists gunned down a railway officer near Bilal Mosque at Canal Bank Railway Colony here on Thursday.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

United Money-Market Fund

The Unit Prices for August 20, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Two foreigners arrested

Police arrested an Algerian and one other foreigner suspected of links with al-Qaeda on Thursday in Peshawar after a shoot-out, intelligence officials said. The Algerian, identified as Mohammad Fauzi.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Dates of Closure of Books & Annual General Meetings

Dates of Closure of Books and holding of Ordinary and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings of companies listed on the stock exchanges.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

South Asian Development and Co-operation Report 2004 launched

South Asia has sustained an average growth rate of 5.5 percent per annum over the past two decades of reforms despite many external and domestic shocks.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Clearing Schedule for T+3 System

Karachi Stock Exchange's Clearing Schedule for T+3 System.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

SECP restrains company from passing resolution on disposal of assets

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has restrained M/s Dawood Fibre Mills Limited, a listed company, from passing a resolution regarding disposal of certain assets of the Company.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Companies under suspension

"Under Suspension" Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

President may give ownership rights to haris in Sindh

President General Pervez Musharraf is likely to announce a plan for the distribution of land among landless haris (farmers) in Sindh as he has directed the flood commission and other concerned authorities to explain as to how much area would be saved from

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

People have rejected opposition's negative politics: Shaukat

Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said that by electing him with thumping majority from NA-59 Attock and NA-229 Tharparkar, the people have rejected the opposition's politics of negativism.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Last date of renunciation/payment

Last dates of renunciation/payment.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Schedule for union councils by-polls notified

By-elections to vacant seats of Union Nazims and Naib Nazims in various union councils of the four provinces will be held on September 16, 2004.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Shares buy-back schedule

Shares buy-back schedule of listed companies on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Meeting to evolve consensus on SMEs uniform definition

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has convened a meeting on Friday to evolve consensus on a uniform definition of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for lending purposes.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements by Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Nadra receives 40 millionth CNIC application

National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has crossed a significant mark by receiving 40 millionth application for Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) here on Thursday.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

'Non-Nato ally' status to help enhance defence capability'

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday said the status of 'non-Nato ally' would help Pakistan to improve its conventional defence capabilities through cooperation with the US Defence Department on cost-sharing basis.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Board meetings in progress

Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

FROM A RINGSIDE SEAT

The lame duck government of Chaudhry Shujaat gave an excellent account of its fighting spirit on Thursday evening when Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat tenaciously fought back a concerted attack launched by MMA leader Liaquat Baloch.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

PBC opposed to amendment in Bar Council Act

Punjab Bar Council (PBC) has called upon the government to abstain from amending Legal Practitioner and Bar Council Act, otherwise lawyers will hold a long march on September 04, from Lahore to Islamabad to exert pressure on the government to withdraw the

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Cross Transactions

Cross transactions between client to client reported on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

'Strong Navy to ensure secure maritime environment'

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Shahid Karimullah on Thursday said that only strong Navy would be able to ensure secure maritime environment and would enable the country to benefit from maritime sector.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Member To Member

Members have subsequently reported the transactions on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

'South Asian nations should take advantage of WTO regimes opportunities'

Federal Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan has said that South Asian countries should take advantages of the opportunities available under WTO regimes, especially in cotton sector, as with the elimination of subsidies, their GDP would rise as Pakistan

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

All shares index report

The sector-wise all shares index report on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Pakistani CNG entrepreneurs off to Iran

A ten-member delegation of entrepreneurs on Friday left here for Tehran on a five-day visit to provide expertise for developing the Iranian compressed natural gas (CNG) industry.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Food & Personal Care-Products: ISMAIL INDUSTRIES LIMITED - Nine Months Ended March 31 2004

The organisation is a limited liability company incorporated in the province of Sindh. The principal activities of the company are trading, manufacturing and sale of sugar confectionary items, biscuits and cast polypropylene film under the brands of "Cand

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

KSE and IBA felicitate Shaukat Aziz

Karachi Stock Exchange chairman Arif Habib has congratulated prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz on his victory in by-elections.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Food & Personal Care-Products: ISMAIL INDUSTRIES LIMITED - Nine Months Ended March 31 2004

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Aptma greets Shaukat

M. Waqar Monnoo, Chairman, APTMA, has expressed his heartiest congratulation to prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz on winning by-elections by wide margins at both the constituencies.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Food & Personal Care-Products: SECURITY PAPERS LIMITED - Nine Months Ended March 31 2004

Securities Papers Limited (SPL) was incorporated in the province of Sindh. It was listed at Karachi Stock Exchange in 1967. At present the company's share is trading at Rs 132 per share 10-rupee share. During the last one year the market value of the shar

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Sindh governor calls for vigorous efforts to weed out crimes

Sindh Governor, Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has called for vigorous and co-ordinated efforts for the elimination of culprits involved in dacoities and kidnappings for ransom and weeding out of crimes in the interior Sindh.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Food & Personal Care-Products: SECURITY PAPERS LIMITED - Nine Months Ended March 31 2004

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

'GP Fund liabilities may exceed annual deductions'

Accountant General Punjab Wazir Ahmad Qureshi on Thursday expressed the fear that by the year 2008, the amount payable in post-retirement benefits to Punjab government employees may exceed the total deductions from their salaries.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

THE RUPEE: three paisa gain in interbank

Rising trend prevailed in the interbank market on Thursday as the rupee posted fresh gain of three paisa against the dollar for its buying and selling at Rs 58.78 and Rs 58.80, dealers said.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Water filter plants being installed at UC level

Sialkot District Government has prepared a comprehensive plan for the installation of water filtration plants aimed at providing hygienic potable water to the citizens of Sialkot.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

THE RUPEE: three paisa gain in interbank

Rising trend prevailed in the interbank market on Thursday as the rupee posted fresh gain of three paisa against the dollar for its buying and selling at Rs 58.78 and Rs 58.80, dealers said.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

AIOU proposes setting up of learning council

Vice Chancellor of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Professor Dr Syed Altaf Hussain has proposed to set up an Open and Distance Learning Council (ODLC) to widened the scope of distance learning to achieve the goal of Education for All.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Model small industrial estates planned

Punjab government has formulated a strategy for the promotion of industrial sector and to accommodate the foreign investors and overseas Pakistanis in the province.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Dollar's rate in interbank market

Interbank closing rates for dollar on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Security beefed up for trains

The Karachi Railway Division authorities have beefed up security measures for safety of trains and passengers as well as sensitive installations.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Lahore Paper Market Rates

Paper market rates in rupees on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

AJK traders hail Shaukat's victory

The business fraternity of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has expressed great pleasure over the landslide victory of the prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz in the by-elections in both Attock and Tharparker constituencies, and termed it the reiteration of

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Notices issued to absentee teachers

Executive District Officer (EDO) Education, Gul Mohammed Hajano has taken serious notice against teachers' absence during his surprise visit to different schools in the city.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Multan commodities market rates

Commodities market rates in rupees on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Survival depends on economic betterment: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Thursday said the governments in future would only survive on the basis of performance, economic development, poverty alleviation and creation of employment opportunities.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Yarn Prices

Karachi Yarn Market Rates

Karachi Yarn Market Rates on Thursday (August 19, 2004).

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Raids carried out on seminaries involved in terrorism, ban on appointment of teachers lifted: Zobaida

Federal Minister for Education Zobaida Jalal has aid that the Madrassahs were making a remarkable contribution to the development of the country, however, the raid on few Madrassahs were 'focused' at removing the miscreants from there.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

US MIDDAY: corn firms on price slide

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade firmed on Thursday on a bounce after the price slide on Wednesday, supported by the strength in wheat, traders said.

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Bomber's identity: DNA test report awaited, SHC told

The DNA samples were collected from the petitioner, mother of missing Mohammed Ali Khatri, and his two brothers and also some remains of the alleged suicide bomber, who exploded himself inside Imambargah Ali Raza, have been sent to DNA laboratory in Punja

Published 20 Aug, 2004 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 10	280.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 10	279.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 10	147.51
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 10	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 10	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 10	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 6	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 7	5,746.85
Nasdaq / Mar 7	18,211.25
FTSE 100 / Mar 7	8,679.88
Dow Jones / Mar 7	42,829.44
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 7	23,008.94
France CAC40 / Mar 7	8,120.80
India Sensex / Mar 10	74,562.50
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 10	37,040.08
Hang Seng / Mar 10	23,712.63

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 7	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 7	263,203
Petrol/Litre / Mar 10	255.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 10	66.61
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 10	2,909.50
Diesel/Litre / Mar 10	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 10	66.57

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 10 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	9.01 ▲ 1 (12.48%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 10 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.58 ▲ 0.57 (11.38%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 10 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	32.15 ▲ 2.92 (9.99%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 10 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	22.02 ▲ 2 (9.99%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 10 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	44.26 ▲ 4.02 (9.99%)
Apna Microfin. / Mar 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.25 ▲ 1.02 (9.97%)
Reliance Ins. / Mar 10 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	12.24 ▲ 1.11 (9.97%)
Unicap Modaraba / Mar 10 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.36 ▲ 0.3 (9.8%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 10 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	17.79 ▲ 1.58 (9.75%)
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 10 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	99.50 ▲ 7.93 (8.66%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.52 ▼ -0.98 (-13.07%)
Clover Pakistan / Mar 10 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	47.51 ▼ -6.48 (-12%)
Kot Addu Power / Mar 10 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	33.55 ▼ -4.17 (-11.06%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 10 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.24 ▼ -0.87 (-10.73%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 10 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.50 ▼ -1 (-10.53%)
First Capital Equities / Mar 10 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.32 ▼ -0.48 (-10%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Mar 10 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	72.01 ▼ -7.97 (-9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 10 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.32 ▼ -1.36 (-9.94%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 10 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	110.11 ▼ -11.05 (-9.12%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	758.01 ▼ -65.17 (-7.92%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	57,215,949 ▼ -0.44
Sui South Gas / Mar 10 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	23,758,961 ▲ 0.05
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,469,287 ▲ 1.25
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,454,262 ▲ 0
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 10 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,561,590 ▲ 2.92
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,482,295 ▲ 0.07
B.O.Punjab / Mar 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	13,082,415 ▲ 0.08
Pak Petroleum / Mar 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	12,810,997 ▼ -2.92
P.S.O. / Mar 10 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	12,459,622 ▼ -9.29
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 10 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	10,984,475 ▼ -0.11

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