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Print - 2004-10-15
Soomro asks traders to interact with farmers for building dams

Soomro asks traders to interact with farmers for building dams

Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro has called upon the business community to interact with farmers and chambers of other provinces in order to supplement efforts being made by the government to create a national consensus on building more water reservoir
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Experts call for raising cereal output

Experts call for raising cereal output

Food safety day is observe the world over particularly in developing country including Pakistan to reaffirm the goal to reduce day by day increasing number of food insecure people.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
2 percent quota for blind children in schools

2 percent quota for blind children in schools

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi during a function of Aziz Jehan Trust, has announced two percent quota for blind children in schools of the province.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (October 14) and the forecast for Friday (October 15, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Petition admitted

Petition admitted

The Lahore High Court while allowing a petition filed by a civil judge for cancellation of bails of DIG Gujranwala and other officials, allegedly involved in murder of four judges in Sialkot jail, directed them to appear before the Anti Terrorist Court (A
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Key stock market movements at 1700 GMT on October 14

Key stock market movements at 1700 GMT on October 14

The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Senior auditors promoted

Senior auditors promoted

The Accountant General Punjab, Wazir Ahmad Qureshi, has promoted six senior auditors to the rank of Assistant Accounts Officer with immediate effect, including two females.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Excise department moves to impound illegal vehicles

Excise department moves to impound illegal vehicles

On special instructions of Director General Excise and Taxation, the Department has launched a campaign to trace the fraudulently registered 250 vehicles and a team headed by Excise and Taxation Officer (ETO) Malik Tariq was constituted to bring the culpr
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Degree courses in banking and finance in GC Varsity soon

Degree courses in banking and finance in GC Varsity soon

The GC University will soon introduce two degree programmes in master of sciences (MS) and bachelor of sciences (BS) in banking and finance in collaboration with the Institute of Bankers of Pakistan and Bank Alfalah.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Thursday (October 14, 2004)
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Immediate relief to farmers demanded

Immediate relief to farmers demanded

Farmers Associates of Pakistan (FAP) Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said government must adopt effective steps to provide immediate relief to farmers who were badly affected because of water shortage, marketing crisis and unjustified increase in agricu
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (October 14, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Ambulance service inaugurated

Ambulance service inaugurated

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Ellahi made an opening of 1122 Rescue Ambulance Service here on Thursday. The service, patterned on the pattern of developed countries having facility of wireless system, provides rescue service within 15 minutes of
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Thursday (October 14) and rates for Friday (October 15, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Gems and mineral show attracts foreign buyers

Gems and mineral show attracts foreign buyers

The 11th Pakistan Gems and Mineral Show attracted a lot of foreign buyers on Tuesday, who not only visited the show remained busy in purchase of precious and semi-precious stones.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Dollar 5 million ophthalmologic project launched

Dollar 5 million ophthalmologic project launched

Project to provide state of the art ophthalmologic facilities to the people of far-flung areas has been launched in collaboration with the financial assistance of Australia which has pumped in dollars 5 million.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Plgmea wants raise in duty drawback applicable from 2002

Plgmea wants raise in duty drawback applicable from 2002

The Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Plgmea) has urged the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to allow the exporters to avail of the facility of increase in duty drawback rates with retrospect, i. e from July 2002.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (October 14, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Shah and Omer briefed on capital market

Shah and Omer briefed on capital market

Karachi Stock Exchange Managing Director Moin M. Fudda held separate meetings with Adviser to the Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah and Minister of State for Finance Omer Ayub Khan in Islamabad.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (October 14, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Next phase of 'seeing is believing' campaign launched

Next phase of 'seeing is believing' campaign launched

To mark World Sight Day to be observed on Friday, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in partnership with Sight Savers International and Layton Rehmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) launched the next phase of its 'seeing is believing' campaign.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (October 14, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Minister for strengthening of vocational institutes

Minister for strengthening of vocational institutes

Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis, Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Thursday urged to strengthen the vocational training institutes and motivation of people to get technical education to control unemployment problem in the country.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Customs Preventive duty collection up 0.17 percent

Customs Preventive duty collection up 0.17 percent

The Customs Preventive Collectorate (CPC) Karachi achieved 0.17 percent increase in the customs duty with a collection of Rs 12,086.59 million as against the target of Rs 12,065.17 million during the period July-June 2003-04. Collector Customs (Preventive
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
PBEA suggests tax benefit to exporters against depreciation

PBEA suggests tax benefit to exporters against depreciation

The Pakistan Bedwear Exporters Association (PBEA) has suggested that the exporters should be allowed to claim tax benefit against the depreciation and interest cost incurred by them on making investment in modernisation of production facilities.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar crosses Rs 60 mark in open market

THE RUPEE: dollar crosses Rs 60 mark in open market

The high demands for dollars in the interbank market, encouraged the greenback to cross the barrier of Rs 60 in the open market on Thursday, dealers said. The rupee lost 15 paisa in a single day slide, and since the month started, it has lost near 40-50 p
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar crosses Rs 60 mark in open market

THE RUPEE: dollar crosses Rs 60 mark in open market

The high demands for dollars in the interbank market, encouraged the greenback to cross the barrier of Rs 60 in the open market on Thursday, dealers said. The rupee lost 15 paisa in a single day slide, and since the month started, it has lost near 40-50 p
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Security plan for Ramazan chalked out

Security plan for Ramazan chalked out

The Sindh police have planned special security arrangements for Ramazan to avoid any terrorist activity during Taraveeh at mosques, Imambargahs and other vicinities across the province.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Naoya Ochi new JBIC chief

Naoya Ochi new JBIC chief

Naoya Ochi has been appointed as head of Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) operations in Pakistan. He replaces Toru Arai as its chief representative.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Hashmi sees 100 percent growth in advertising sector in two years

Hashmi sees 100 percent growth in advertising sector in two years

As a result of liberal media policy of the present government the adverting business will grow by 100 percent in next two years. S.H. Hashmi of Orient Advertising stated this at the award distribution ceremony of Pakistan Advertising Association (PAA) her
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
By-polls on UC seats on December 15

By-polls on UC seats on December 15

Chief Election Commissioner former Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan on Thursday announced bye-elections, to fill the vacant seats of Union and Naib Union Nazim of Union Council No 30 Multan and No 240 TMA City Faisalabad, would be held on December 15, 2004
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
S&T issues discussed with China

S&T issues discussed with China

Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Ishfaq Ahmad met with Chinese Vice-Premier Madam Wu Yi here on Thursday and discussed with her matters relating to bilateral co-operation in the field of Science and Technology (S&T).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
All shares index report

All shares index report

The sector-wise all shares index report on Thursday (October 14, 2004)
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Seven killed, 14 hurt in road accident

Seven killed, 14 hurt in road accident

At least seven persons including a bus driver were killed and another 14 injured when a speedy bus rammed into a motor-cycle rickshaw carrying 12 passengers and coming from an annual festival/Urs of Hazrat Mehr Siyal in Shorkot some 65 miles north-east of
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Atta at Rs 12 per kg during Ramazan: PFMA

Atta at Rs 12 per kg during Ramazan: PFMA

Atta would be available at Rs 12 per kg to people throughout Sindh. This was assured by Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Vice Chairman Naeem Malik during a meeting with Sindh Minister Food and Agriculture Arif Mustafa Jatoi here.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Cross Transactions

Cross Transactions

Cross transactions between client to client reported on Thursday (October 14, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
175 PML-N activists booked

175 PML-N activists booked

Bahawalpur Police have registered a case against 175 activists of Pakistan Muslim League-(N) including 16 office bearers ie Seth Aqueel-ur-Rehman Ex-MNA, Iqbal Channa MPA, Begum Perveen Masud Bhatti MPA, Chaudhry Sami-ullah Ex-MPA, Mumtaz Jajja Ex-MPA, an
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Educational structure for Sindh schools by end of Ramazan

Educational structure for Sindh schools by end of Ramazan

A new educational structure for the schools in Sindh would be announced by the end of Ramazan. This was stated by Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro, while talking to APP here on Thursday after speaking as the chief guest at a Seminar on 'Education
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
No compromise on uniform: Qazi

No compromise on uniform: Qazi

The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) central leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said the alliance will not compromise on the President's uniform and General Pervez Musharraf will be forced to quit army post.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements by Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
PML to form government in Northern Areas: Nisar

PML to form government in Northern Areas: Nisar

Additional Secretary Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and Chief Organiser Northern Areas elections Senator Nisar A Memon on Thursday said that PML is leading in the Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) election and would form the government in consultati
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Shares buy-back schedule

Shares buy-back schedule

Shares buy-back schedule of listed companies on Thursday (October 14, 2004).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Kasuri condoles with Chinese envoy

Kasuri condoles with Chinese envoy

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri on Thursday visited Chinese embassy here to express condolence with the Chinese ambassador on the death of a Chinese engineer who died during the operation while releasing the kidnapped engineers.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Teachers picked up and released

Teachers picked up and released

Police picked up a number of teachers from the premises of the DJ Science College here on Thursday apparently to prevent the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) from holding a routine general body meeting at the institution.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Kashmir conference in London from October 25

Kashmir conference in London from October 25

International peace conference, entitled "Towards stability, peace and justice in South Asia," will be held here on October 25 and 26 under the auspices of Kashmir Centre here.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Wine sale suspended in Ramazan

Wine sale suspended in Ramazan

Provincial Advisor for Excise and Taxation M A Jalil has ordered suspension of wine sale during the holy month of Ramazan.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Motorcycle makers form body

Motorcycle makers form body

Motorcycle manufacturers have announced establishing of the Pakistan Motorcycle Manufacturers Association (PMMA).
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
UAE Red Crescent to arrange Iftar dinners for poor

UAE Red Crescent to arrange Iftar dinners for poor

Under the directive of UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the UAE Red Crescent Society has made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the forthcoming Ramazan by sharing the sufferings of the poor and less privileged segment of the society in a
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
'Government attaches top priority to security'

'Government attaches top priority to security'

The present government has attached top most priority to ensure security system for safety of life and property of the people and promoting better climate for foreign and domestic investment in Balochistan.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Pakistan to host 28th APDC in February

Pakistan to host 28th APDC in February

The Asia-Pacific Dental Federation has accepted the request of Pakistan Dental Association to organise 28th Asia-Pacific Dental Congress in Karachi in February 2006.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Banks make arrangement for Zakat deduction

Banks make arrangement for Zakat deduction

All the bank branches in the country have made arrangements for the deduction of Zakat from various accounts that fall in the category of Zakat deductible, reports UPP correspondent.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
30 fair price shops to be set up in Islamabad

30 fair price shops to be set up in Islamabad

The Islamabad district administration is setting up 30 fair price shops in the federal capital in collaboration with flour, sugar, ghee and pulse mills associations to ensure provision of cheap edible items during Ramazan. According to a statement issued
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
'Environmental challenges in major cities become serious problem'

'Environmental challenges in major cities become serious problem'

Several environmental challenges and air, noise and water pollution in some major cities of Pakistan have become a serious problem for the country, senior environmental specialists of the World Bank told Business Recorder here on Thursday.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Atlas Fund Prices

Atlas Fund Prices

Atlas Fund Prices on October 14, 2004.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
NHA board inspects Mekran coastal highway

NHA board inspects Mekran coastal highway

The executive board of the National Highway Authority (NHA) on Thursday visited the completed portion of the Mekran Coastal Highway that stretches from the proposed Gwadar Port to Lyari in Karachi.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Atlas Fund Prices

Atlas Fund Prices

Atlas Fund Prices on October 14, 2004.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Russian chamber team visits FPCCI

Russian chamber team visits FPCCI

Stepan Sulakshin, President Committee for Industrial Development and High Technologies of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and leader of the 21 member Russian Trade and Investment Mission has assured all help to Pakistani busines
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Atlas Fund Prices

Atlas Fund Prices

Atlas Fund Prices on October 14, 2004.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Riaz Pirzada meets Shaukat

Riaz Pirzada meets Shaukat

National Assembly Member Riaz Hussain Pirzada called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here at the Prime Minister's House on Thursday. He discussed the matters pertaining to his constituency with particular focus on matters pertaining to agriculture and bump
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Teams to monitor Ramazan bazars

Teams to monitor Ramazan bazars

The Chief Minister Inspection Team (CMIT) would monitor Ramazan bazars throughout the province to ensure provision of daily-use items at cheaper rates and action would be taken against shopkeepers involved in overcharging and artificial shortage of commod
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
Wasa dismantles 2356 water connections

Wasa dismantles 2356 water connections

The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa), in its drive against defaulters and illegal water connections, has disconnected more than 2356 water connections including 425 illegal connection, while 1125 consumers were sent disconnection notices.
Published 15 Oct, 2004 12:00am
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