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Print - 2004-09-13
Rich pay most taxes in Germany, says Schroeder

Rich pay most taxes in Germany, says Schroeder

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder rejected charges on Sunday that his government's economic reforms were favouring the rich, saying a majority of tax revenues came from the top 10 percent of wage earners.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
UK ad firm WPP clinches bid for Grey

UK ad firm WPP clinches bid for Grey

British advertising company WPP said on Sunday it won an auction for US rival Grey Global, with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about 750 million pounds ($1.34 billion).
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
UK ad firm WPP clinches bid for Grey

UK ad firm WPP clinches bid for Grey

British advertising company WPP said on Sunday it won an auction for US rival Grey Global, with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about 750 million pounds ($1.34 billion).
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
South Africa, banks near $3 billion housing deal for poor

South Africa, banks near $3 billion housing deal for poor

South Africa's government and the country's big retail banks are on the verge of sealing a 20 billion rand ($3 billion) deal to help low income families own their own homes, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Iran rejects limits on 'peaceful' nuclear technology

Iran rejects limits on 'peaceful' nuclear technology

Iran said Sunday it would not accept any limitations on its right to master "peaceful" nuclear technology, amid fresh calls at the UN nuclear watchdog for it to suspend all uranium enrichment-related activities.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Iraq elections will be held on schedule: Powell

Iraq elections will be held on schedule: Powell

The United States is confident elections can be held in Iraq on schedule in January despite the insurgency currently raging in that country, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Indian police clash with Hindu radicals

Indian police clash with Hindu radicals

Indian police used a baton charge to drive back hundreds of slogan-shouting Hindu hard-liners trying to make their way to a controversial 17th century Muslim general's tomb they have threatened to demolish.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Okinawa residents rally against US base

Okinawa residents rally against US base

About 30,000 people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand the closure of a US base in the biggest protest against the US military in the area since 1995, Kyodo news agency reported.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
US gunships killed 21 Taleban: Afghan police

US gunships killed 21 Taleban: Afghan police

US helicopter gunships killed up to 21 Taleban guerrillas trying to flee a joint US-Afghan assault in the southern province of Kandahar at the weekend, Afghan police said on Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Sharon accuses far-right of inciting war

Sharon accuses far-right of inciting war

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused far-rightists on Sunday of trying to incite civil war over his plan to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip and called for measures to curb such groups.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
North Korea blast probably not nuclear: US

North Korea blast probably not nuclear: US

A huge explosion rocked North Korea last week but US and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over the area.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Russia facing invisible enemy in Chechnya, says Ivanov

Russia facing invisible enemy in Chechnya, says Ivanov

Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday that Russia was facing an invisible enemy in the face of Chechen rebels and urged the country to look out for future attacks in a rare admission the five year war was not going according to plan.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Siemens-Global Network of Innovation

Siemens-Global Network of Innovation

Telephony today is taking its new course of generation shift from legacy TDM networks to Voice Over Internet Protocol or VOIP. Now in a deregulated telecom market in Pakistan, Workdcall is the pioneer in network deployment of state of the art VOIP solutio
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Comcept-Pursuing Innovations

Comcept-Pursuing Innovations

Comcept was incorporated in 1929 by a group of multi-disciplined professionals, dedicated to deliver and promote customised solutions to the global telecom industry.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
The Worldcall Family

The Worldcall Family

Worldcall Telecommunications Group began life in 1995 when First Capital Securities Corporation Ltd started to develop Worldcall Payphones, now Worldcall Communications Limited.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Message from Chairman Worldcall and First Capital Group

Message from Chairman Worldcall and First Capital Group

The telecom industry in Pakistan is at the cusp of a great transition. The dynamics of the market are going to change significantly post deregulation with the award of new cellular, long distance & international (LDI), Local Loop (LL) and Wireless Local L
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Message from Chairman PTA

Message from Chairman PTA

I am pleased that the leading newspapers of the country have published this special supplement to mark the launch of Long Distance & International (LDI), Local Loop (LL) and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) telecommunication services by the renowned national tel
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Message from Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunication

Message from Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunication

The development of the telecom sector is a key priority in Pakistan and our government has demonstrated its commitment to the sector by allocating significant resources for its accelerated development in view of its importance for economic and social deve
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Message from Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan

Message from Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan

On the Tremendous Development in IT & Telecom Sector. Pakistan today stands at the threshold of a radical change in its telecommunication sector. The ongoing deregulation will be a major driver for growth that will enable a substantial increase in the ava
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
285 army troops leave for Congo

285 army troops leave for Congo

Another batch of 285 Pakistan Army troops left here on Sunday as part of a relief-rotation plan to perform peace-keeping duties under the aegis of United Nations Mission in Congo.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Haj ballot likely by month-end

Haj ballot likely by month-end

A ballot to select about 1,00,000 intending Haj pilgrims under the government scheme for Haj-2005 is likely to be held during the last week of this month.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Vietnam war an issue in US polls

Vietnam war an issue in US polls

America's increasingly drawn-out campaign in Iraq is the reason the Vietnam War remains such a contentious issue in the US presidential election race, retired Vietnamese generals say.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
The telecom infrastructure

The telecom infrastructure

Foreign investments play a pivotal role in the development of a country's economy. It is especially true with the developing or underdeveloped states where there is a frail and unstable economy and a fragile socio-political system.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Genetically modified foods

Genetically modified foods

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms in which the Genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. The technology is often called "modern biotechnology" or "gene technology", sometimes also
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Alamgir Road

Alamgir Road

I refer to letter published in your esteemed newspaper on September 5, 2004 written by Sehar Iqbal, and other letters by Abdul Mateen, Mohammad Akhlaque, Mohammad Iqbal and Idrees Allawala of Karachi published earlier regarding encroachment on Alamgir Roa
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Karachi's law and order

Karachi's law and order

Incidents of car theft, daylight robberies, mugging, kidnapping for ransom, murder etc are all on the rise in Pakistan's financial capital, Karachi. Whatever the political compulsions of the government, this is an unacceptable state of affairs.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Sales tax auditors

Sales tax auditors

This is with reference to a news item published in your esteemed daily on September 3, 2004 regarding details of CBR, Board in Council meeting chaired by CBR Chairman Abdullah Yousuf.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
EU scheme for textile industry: opportunity or threat?

EU scheme for textile industry: opportunity or threat?

In 2003-2004, the sector that achieved the single largest growth in exports was the textile industry, l1.32 percent over the previous fiscal year. During 2003-2004, the industry exported a total of $8.3 million according to the Export Promotion Bureau.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Fund's assessment of the economy

Fund's assessment of the economy

Concluding the ninth and final review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF), the IMF team, after a thorough consultation with Pakistan's economic managers in Islamabad, issued a statement on 9th September, 2004 that contained its assessme
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Plan to eliminate beggary prepared

Plan to eliminate beggary prepared

Provincial government has prepared a comprehensive plan for the elimination of beggary and setting up of educational institutions for special children at tehsil level during current fiscal period in the Punjab.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Need stressed to increase forest area

Need stressed to increase forest area

Professor Dr Bashir Ahmad, vice-chancellor University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), has stressed the need to increase forest area to make Pakistan lush green.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Police urged not to harass registered drug users

Police urged not to harass registered drug users

Programme Director of Marie Adelaide Habilitation Centre (MAHC) Brother Norman has urged the police authorities not to harass or arrest the injecting drug users, visiting MAHC's Drop-in Centre near Burns Road, here.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
NWFP studying ban on plastic bags

NWFP studying ban on plastic bags

NWFP government is planning to impose a ban on the manufacturing and use of plastic bags in the provincial capital and some other parts of the province to overcome the growing environmental hazards.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
EPB plans to promote products abroad

EPB plans to promote products abroad

Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has initiated a well-knitted programme for the promotion of Pakistani made products in foreign countries.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Farm centres in remote areas planned

Farm centres in remote areas planned

Punjab government has planned to establish 'Agricultural Centres' in far-off areas for providing technical assistance to the farmer community of the province.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Security arrangements for IDEAS-2004 reviewed

Security arrangements for IDEAS-2004 reviewed

A high-level meeting on Sunday at Chief Minister House with Sindh Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim in the Chair reviewed the arrangements of international exhibition 'IDEAS 2004' to be held here at Expo Centre from September 13 to 17, 2004.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Minister outlines steps to boost powerloom sector

Minister outlines steps to boost powerloom sector

Federal Minister for Textile Industry, Chaudhry Mushtaq Ali Cheema, has announced the upgradation and modernisation of the depleted weaving sector with state-of-the-art, air-jet and Sulzer looms and latest technological equipment to catapult the textile s
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Civic amenities in remote areas pledged

Civic amenities in remote areas pledged

State Minister for Housing and Works Sardar Mohammad Asif Nakai has said that the government is taking various steps to provide civic amenities to far-flung areas of the country.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Five of a family die as fireworks catch fire

Five of a family die as fireworks catch fire

Five persons of a family were killed and five others received burn injuries when fireworks caught fire in Mohallah Kashmir Nagar Jalalpur Jattan, some 20 kilometres away from here, early Sunday morning.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Police terms Qari Noor's killing as 'blind murder'

Police terms Qari Noor's killing as 'blind murder'

The police have reportedly declared the death of Qari Noor Muhammad, Khateeb of Jamia Masjid Mubarik, a 'blind murder' and registered a case against unknown murderers on a report of Police constables instead of the application moved by his father-in-law i
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Annual pathologists moot to be held in December

Annual pathologists moot to be held in December

The members of Pakistan Association of Pathologists will visit different cities of the country in connection with the forthcoming 28th annual conference of pathologists scheduled to be held at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in December.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Commodity markets turn sluggish

Commodity markets turn sluggish

The wholesale commodity markets depicted sluggish look as traders sit finger crossed hoping some pace to come during the week ended on September 11, 2004. The changes were few and far between.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Methods for promotion of SMEs highlighted

Methods for promotion of SMEs highlighted

In a meeting of the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) held at Unisame House under the chairmanship of Zulfikar Thaver to examine the methods for motivation of SMEs, it was pointed out that SMEs are shy and are not coming forward due to vario
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
CPNE to set up 'Media Ombudsman'

CPNE to set up 'Media Ombudsman'

The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) Secretariat has announced the decisions taken at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the council held on September 7 at Islamabad Club, Islamabad.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
South Asian Journal launching on September 13

South Asian Journal launching on September 13

State Bank Governor Dr Ishrat Hussain will launch the fifth issue of the South Asian Journal on Monday. The July-September issue focuses on electoral politics in South Asia.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Piaf-Founders manifesto announced

Piaf-Founders manifesto announced

Piaf-Founders Alliance unveiled its election manifesto on Sunday, which covered the fields of trade and industry, their problems, solutions and plan for implementation and execution of the same.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
LHC benches for this week

LHC benches for this week

As many as nine division benches and 19 single benches will work at principal seat of the Lahore High Court (LHC) during the week commencing from Monday, September 13 (tomorrow).
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Six die in road accidents

Six die in road accidents

Four persons including a women were killed and eight injured in an head on collision of a Coaster and Tractor trolley near Khanuana School in Jhang district, here on Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Grade III cotton moves along New York values

Grade III cotton moves along New York values

The official grade III cotton rate moved generally along the New York values while pest attack reports also weighed though prices in ready maintained above Rs 50 to Rs 100, this was the observance of the relevant sources during the week ended on September
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Plea to save Korangi training centre

Plea to save Korangi training centre

Residents of Korangi area of the city have called for safety and survival of the Sindh Government's skill development centre in the area, which is under various threats and fast moving towards destruction.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
NCHD to collect funds in Europe and US

NCHD to collect funds in Europe and US

The National Commission of Human Development of Pakistan (NCHD) has decided to start a fund collecting drive in different parts of Europe and the USA to reduce poverty and unemployment in Pakistan and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
NAB advises against buying accused persons' properties

NAB advises against buying accused persons' properties

The National Accountability Bureau has notified for the information of general public that the case of Asif Haroon, son of Haroon, who is son-in-law of Aziz Memon, is already under trial in Accountability Court at Karachi and since he has absconded and is
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Spiritual science moot on September 13

Spiritual science moot on September 13

Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, will preside over the inaugural session of Spiritual Science Conference here on Monday at 3 pm.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Textile industry can compete in quota-free regime: PHMA

Textile industry can compete in quota-free regime: PHMA

With the quota regime ending in January 2005 and the ongoing expansion in textile business in the country, Pakistani textile industry offers greater prospects of enhanced trade, particularly with the United States.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
9/11 attacks pre-planned, says Qazi

9/11 attacks pre-planned, says Qazi

Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal President and Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad has alleged that the September 11, 2001 attacks were pre-planned and carried out to initiate a war to subdue the Muslim nations.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Thai trade team in Lahore

Thai trade team in Lahore

A high-powered Thai trade delegation, led by Thai trade minister, is due here Monday. The trade delegation would visit the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Thai minister would address the LCCI executive committee.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
PNAC secures ILAC membership

PNAC secures ILAC membership

Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) has secured a membership of International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation (ILAC), a supreme international body in this field.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Kashmir issue to be raised at UN: Munir

Kashmir issue to be raised at UN: Munir

Pakistan's UN envoy Munir Akram has said the Kashmir issue is highly important, resolution of which is crucial to improvement of ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Astute diplomatic moves help Maleeha make her mark

Astute diplomatic moves help Maleeha make her mark

Astute diplomatic moves and intensive networking with the Pakistani diaspora became potent tools for Islamabad's envoy in London to make her mark and achieve some daunting targets in her first year as High Commissioner, said British MPs and community lead
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
'Ties can be strengthened with people's co-operation'

'Ties can be strengthened with people's co-operation'

Indian State Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala has said that the relations between India and Pakistan can be improved with the co-operation of people of both countries.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Uniform issue should be left to President: Jatoi

Uniform issue should be left to President: Jatoi

Federal Water and Powers Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi has said that holding of both the offices at a time should be left to the discretion of President General Pervez Musharraf.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
IAP concerned over demolition of LHC building

IAP concerned over demolition of LHC building

The Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP), Lahore Chapter, while voicing concern over the demolition plan of Lahore High Court building, has demanded of the authorities to conserve this historic building in its original form.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lanka clash 'massive', says Vaughan

Sri Lanka clash 'massive', says Vaughan

England captain Michael Vaughan said Friday's crucial Champions Trophy clash against Sri Lanka offered his side a chance to take a step towards ending a "fantastic summer" in style.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Small teams need helping hand: Ganguly

Small teams need helping hand: Ganguly

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to help out smaller cricketing nations such as Kenya by giving them extra international fixtures.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Dalmiya named Indian board's first Patron-in-Chief

Dalmiya named Indian board's first Patron-in-Chief

Jagmohan Dalmiya is to be Indian cricket's first Patron-in-Chief, a post that could enable him to retain control over the cash-rich BCCI even after his term as president ends later this month.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
South Africa crush Bangladesh

South Africa crush Bangladesh

Graeme Smith led South Africa to a thumping nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their ICC Champions Trophy Group B match in Birmingham on Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Supreme Court benches

Supreme Court benches

In the coming judicial week commencing from Monday, the Supreme Court (SC)will function with 14 judges working in five benches. Four of those will be full and one division strength.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
10 held over professor's murder

10 held over professor's murder

Ten members of an outlawed extremist outfit were arrested on Sunday for murder of a former university teacher here which triggered strong protests, police said on Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
AJK budget on September 16

AJK budget on September 16

The annual budget of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Council for 2004-05 will be presented in council's 35th session on September 16.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
ECO can harness region's vast resources: Kasuri

ECO can harness region's vast resources: Kasuri

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Sunday said that Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO) has full potential to meet the challenges of the future as it can harness the region's vast human and material resources.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Five killed in Indian occupied Kashmir

Five killed in Indian occupied Kashmir

Three policemen and two freedom fighters were killed in a raid by suspected freedom fighters on a fortified police camp on the shores of Indian occupied Kashmir's famed Dal Lake, police said on Sunday.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Copper-gold project to start production in 2-4 years

Copper-gold project to start production in 2-4 years

Reko Diq Copper-Gold project in Chagai district will start production in two to four years. This information was given to Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Jadoon who visited Geological Survey of Pakistan headquarters here on
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Fast attack missile craft to be launched on September 13

Fast attack missile craft to be launched on September 13

Under-construction fast attack missile craft 'Quwwat' for Pakistan Navy will be launched on Monday. The launching of this missile craft will be another important landmark of indigenous construction programme and symbolise a quantum leap towards the nation
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Fast attack missile craft to be launched on September 13

Fast attack missile craft to be launched on September 13

Under-construction fast attack missile craft 'Quwwat' for Pakistan Navy will be launched on Monday. The launching of this missile craft will be another important landmark of indigenous construction programme and symbolise a quantum leap towards the nation
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Concern voiced over Sindh cropping plan

Concern voiced over Sindh cropping plan

Experts have expressed scepticism over the viability of Sindh government's Rabi crops plan to deal with the impending 60 percent water shortage during the Rabi cropping season by delaying the sowing process, and termed it as an exercise in futility. They
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Concern voiced over Sindh cropping plan

Concern voiced over Sindh cropping plan

Experts have expressed scepticism over the viability of Sindh government's Rabi crops plan to deal with the impending 60 percent water shortage during the Rabi cropping season by delaying the sowing process, and termed it as an exercise in futility. They
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Zapatero pledges to save state shipbuilder

Zapatero pledges to save state shipbuilder

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed on Sunday to forge a deal with unions to save state-run shipbuilder Izar, after EU authorities demanded the repayment of state aid which could bankrupt it.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Shaukat leaves for Tajikistan on September 13

Shaukat leaves for Tajikistan on September 13

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will leave for Tajikistan on Monday to represent Pakistan at the 8th Summit meeting of the Economic Co-operation Organisation (ECO).
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Kathmandu blast injures nine

Kathmandu blast injures nine

Nine people were injured in the latest bomb blast to shake Nepal's capital on Sunday while suspected Maoist guerrillas freed 20 prisoners, all believed to be rebels, in a daring jail-break.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am
Kathmandu blast injures nine

Kathmandu blast injures nine

Nine people were injured in the latest bomb blast to shake Nepal's capital on Sunday while suspected Maoist guerrillas freed 20 prisoners, all believed to be rebels, in a daring jail-break.
Published 13 Sep, 2004 12:00am