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Print - 2004-12-15
Oil rises nearly 2 percent on colder US weather

Oil rises nearly 2 percent on colder US weather

Oil prices jumped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday as colder weather in the United States, the world's largest heating oil market, brought temperatures more in line with seasonal norms. US light crude, which has fallen about 26 percent from all-time highs touc
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper gains on record trade deficit

US MIDDAY: copper gains on record trade deficit

US copper futures rallied on Tuesday as a record US trade deficit drove the dollar down, but brokers said trade was thinning at the top and red metal prices would likely steady. The dollar fell broadly after the US October trade deficit widened to another
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans lower on technical pullback

US MIDDAY: soyabeans lower on technical pullback

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell on Tuesday on a technical pullback from Monday's firm close and weaker cash markets after farmer sales picked up on recent strength in futures prices, traders said. Soyabean futures were 1-1/2 to 3-1/4 c
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat weaker on technical setback

US MIDDAY: wheat weaker on technical setback

Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were mostly lower at mid-session on Tuesday on a technical setback from Monday's higher close, traders said. At 11:20 am CST (1720 GMT), CBOT wheat was 1/2 cent to 1-1/4 cents per bushel lower, with December dow
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn mixed on light commercial trading

US MIDDAY: corn mixed on light commercial trading

Corn futures at the Chicago Board were mixed on Tuesday, with the December/March spread under pressure before expiration, traders said. Corn futures were 3 cents per bushel lower to 1-3/4 cent higher by 10:50 am CST (1650 GMT). December was down 3 cents a
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: sugar contract slumps on trade sales

US MIDDAY: sugar contract slumps on trade sales

Raw sugar futures settled mixed for the second day running Tuesday, with nearby months pressured by speculative and trade sales as the market tested the bottom end of its trading band, brokers said. The New York Board of Trade's key March raw sugar contra
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: cocoa futures slip on light arbitrage activity

US MIDDAY: cocoa futures slip on light arbitrage activity

New York cocoa futures fell Tuesday for the sixth consecutive session, extending a three-week low, after a strengthening dollar stoked light arbitrage activity, traders said. "We had a little spec buying earlier and then there was some arbitrage selling,"
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Gold eases, support holds ahead of US rates

Gold eases, support holds ahead of US rates

Gold faltered slightly on Tuesday afternoon in Europe, although support held well as participants looked ahead to an expected rise in US interest rates later in the day. Spot gold eased to $436.90/437.10 per troy ounce by 1525 GMT, from late New York's $4
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Base metals drift on stronger dollar

Base metals drift on stronger dollar

Base metals prices drifted during Tuesday's open outcry trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME), as the stronger dollar encouraged profit-taking, traders said. The dollar gained on the euro and the yen on Tuesday as investors took profits ahead of the
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
London cocoa at six-week low

London cocoa at six-week low

London cocoa futures hit a six-week low on Tuesday to trade at the weakest level since the start of last month's troubles in Ivory Coast amid persistent sales by speculators, dealers said. Liffe's most-active March nudged support levels with its intra-day
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
New York cotton settles softer

New York cotton settles softer

Cotton futures settled softer Tuesday on speculative sales with players seemingly content to keep fibre contracts in a tight band amid a paucity of market-moving news, analysts said. The key March cotton contract on the New York Board of Trade settled dow
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
London sugar ends down

London sugar ends down

London white sugar futures closed almost two percent lower on fund and trade sales after volumes surged in the afternoon on Tuesday, and traders said the drop in prices could trigger more cash deals. March settled down $4.20 or 1.68 percent at $245.50 a t
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold stays below $440

US MIDDAY: gold stays below $440

Gold futures fell on early Tuesday as the dollar quickly recovered from news that the US trade deficit widened to a record, with dealers focused on an expected hike in interest rates later in the day. The dollar fought off a bout of selling after figures
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Illegal seed industry gains market share in Brazil

Illegal seed industry gains market share in Brazil

Brazilian soybean, cotton and corn seed producers are being swamped by a rapidly growing black market in illegal seeds, the Seed Producers Association (Abrasem) said on Tuesday. Brazil is one of the world's last major agricultural exporters to ban genetic
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Security woes slow cocoa flow from west Ivory Coast

Security woes slow cocoa flow from west Ivory Coast

Armed extortion in the west of Ivory Coast coupled with persistent cashflow problems among cocoa buyers has slowed the flow of beans from the region to ports in the world's top producer, buyers say. "We are buying less cocoa because there is not enough fi
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Dollar little moved ahead of Fed and trade data

Dollar little moved ahead of Fed and trade data

The dollar held steady against major currencies on Tuesday as markets waited to see what the Federal Reserve says about the US economy after an expected quarter point interest rate rise. The dollar has been under pressure on concerns about the US current
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Pound underpinned after strong data

Pound underpinned after strong data

The British pound traded with a firm bias on Tuesday as strong inflation data raised speculation Bank of England interest rates may rise again next year. Annual consumer price inflation in Britain rose to 1.5 percent in November, its highest in five month
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Indian rupee ramps higher

Indian rupee ramps higher

The rupee extended gains on Tuesday as the dollar continued to struggle against major currencies despite a likely interest rate rise in the United States later in the day. Strong foreign investment and trade inflows helped the Indian currency, although th
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
FTSE recovery stalls as Vodafone, Corus and A&L dip

FTSE recovery stalls as Vodafone, Corus and A&L dip

Britain's top shares fell on Tuesday and snapped a two-day winning run, rattled by the threat that mobile phone giant Vodafone might get drawn into another big take-over battle, fears of bad trading at bank Alliance & Leicester and a rise in domestic infl
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan stocks end up

Taiwan stocks end up

Taiwan stocks finished higher on Tuesday as tech heavyweights tracked US peers higher, leading a rebound from Monday's drop that were triggered by fears of slowing financial reforms after the ruling party's poll defeat. The main TAIEX share index edged up
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Seoul shares end higher

Seoul shares end higher

Seoul stocks closed higher on Tuesday, bolstered by a firmer Wall Street and as stronger-than-expected US retail sales data lifted local exporters such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) ended up 0.62 pe
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Fiat jitters knock General Motors euro bonds

Fiat jitters knock General Motors euro bonds

General Motors bonds fell in value on Tuesday as traders waited for news on whether the world's biggest auto maker can walk away from a cash-depleting option to buy Italian car maker Fiat. The FTSE Euro Corporate Bond Index showed investment-grade corpora
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Fiat jitters knock General Motors euro bonds

Fiat jitters knock General Motors euro bonds

General Motors bonds fell in value on Tuesday as traders waited for news on whether the world's biggest auto maker can walk away from a cash-depleting option to buy Italian car maker Fiat. The FTSE Euro Corporate Bond Index showed investment-grade corpora
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
US Stocks: Tuesday's unofficial close

US Stocks: Tuesday's unofficial close

US blue chips were little changed Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's widely expected move to hike interest rates but technology stocks gained on merger talk in the software sector. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, the broad stock market ga
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
UK far-right leader held over anti-Islam comments

UK far-right leader held over anti-Islam comments

Police arrested the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) on Tuesday after he was secretly filmed calling Islam "a wicked, vicious faith". The arrest of Nick Griffin, one-time host of French National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, was warm
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Ban on wedding meals

Ban on wedding meals

My daughter's 'barat' is coming from Hyderabad to Karachi and after the 'Rukhsati' it will return to Hyderabad. I don't live in a large house with a big lawn, so to celebrate the wedding I have booked a small wedding lawn in my area for the set date, so t
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
PIA Scouts services eulogised

PIA Scouts services eulogised

Pakistan Boy Scouts Deputy Director (PR) Feroz Siddiqui said PIA scouts is playing its role in achieving scout mission and making them good citizens. Addressing the PIA Scouts Training Conference as chief guest, he appreciated PIA for provision of all nec
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
ADB approves Rs 5 billion for REIP

ADB approves Rs 5 billion for REIP

Asian Development Bank has approved Rs 5 billion for Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (REIP) and work on the project would be started in June next. The Water and Sewerage Agency (WASA) Managing Director Aslam Ali Sabazwari here stated this on
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
LSE election campaign gains momentum

LSE election campaign gains momentum

Electioneering for five seats of Directors of the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) on Tuesday took a new turn, when three separate statements have been issued to media from three personalities having strong footings in the LSE.
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Buyers prefer Pakistani surgical goods in Medica 2004

Buyers prefer Pakistani surgical goods in Medica 2004

As many as 60 Pakistani companies exporting surgical goods participated in the exhibition MEDICA 2004 held recently in Dusseldorf Germany including a group of 11 companies sponsored by the EPB. Medica is the world's largest event in related fields with 3,
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Inter regional U-19 final on December 21

Inter regional U-19 final on December 21

After evaluating the performance of players in the ongoing inter-regional U-19 tournament and in the light of criteria approved by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, the Junior Selection Committee has selected as many as 86 probable for a two-day
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Piaf hails CBR decision

Piaf hails CBR decision

Pakistan Industrial Associations Front (Piaf) Vice Chairman Mubashir Sheikh has lauded the CBR decision to withdraw permanently the powers of officials of Directorate General Intelligence and Investigation Customs and Excise from raiding the manufacturing
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
NCHD to train district programme officers

NCHD to train district programme officers

National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) will train 23 district programme officers (DPOs) and they will work as trainers in their districts. The project of "Capacity Building" of Districts, Tehsil and Town Officers on Citizen Community Boards (CCB
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
'District bodies of RCS must be organised'

'District bodies of RCS must be organised'

Punjab Governor Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd), speaking at the Annual General Meeting of Hilal-e-Ahmar - Red Crescent Society (RCS)- here on Tuesday has said district organisations of the society needed to be organised at grass root level in or
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
PUBLIC NOTICE: Textile Quota Management

PUBLIC NOTICE: Textile Quota Management

EPB had issued Public Notice on November 26, 2004 for airlifting of consignments to facilitate exporters in US Categories where the US Government has imposed or will impose embargo for Pakistan.
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Unprecedented rise in imports

Unprecedented rise in imports

Imports during the first five months of this fiscal (July-November 2004) registered a sharp increase of 49.3 percent to $7.882 billion as compared to $5.281 billion during the corresponding period of last year and consequently the trade gap showed an unpr
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Incomprehensible delay in broadband policy

Incomprehensible delay in broadband policy

Genuine expectations were raised among the internet service providers, when the Minister for Information Technology, Awais Ahmed Leghari, while revealing the salient features of PTCL's highly promising tariff package at a press conference in mid-July had
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Anatolia indifferent to Turkey's EU bid

Anatolia indifferent to Turkey's EU bid

The rising tensions in Ankara and European capitals surrounding Turkey's bid to begin EU membership talks elicit little more than perplexed shrugs in Kirsehir, typical town of the Anatolian heartland. "Is it a monster? Is it an angel?" asks Erdal Karakula
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
New passports

New passports

The newly-introduced computerised passports, also known as machine readable passports (MRPs), being issued by the directorate-general of Immigration and Passports, is a very good move but the computerised system data can be organised in a better way.
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Punjab Auqaf department to execute 195 schemes

Punjab Auqaf department to execute 195 schemes

Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department will execute as many as 195 development schemes at a cost of Rs 174 million during the current financial year. Secretary Auqaf, Punjab, Muhammad Javed Iqbal Awan revealed this while giving briefing to Provinci
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Car prices

Car prices

While endorsing Osama Rabbani's letter in your newspaper dated 27/11/04, I would like to inform the readers that according to a study by the Engineering Development Board (EDB) car prices in Pakistan are generally lower than those in the regional countrie
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Textile exporters urged to take Russian market by storm

Textile exporters urged to take Russian market by storm

Russian Consul General Vladimir P. Mikhaylov has urged Pakistani exporters to aggressively enter into the Russian market which was unfolding under WTO from January. He stated this while addressing the textile tycoons of the country at the head office of P
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Overseas Pakistanis urged to invest in Sialkot EPZ

Overseas Pakistanis urged to invest in Sialkot EPZ

The government is making all out efforts for bringing industrial revolution besides ensuring the promotion of "investment-friendly" atmosphere by boosting the national economy through announcing maximum trade related incentives for traders, industrialists
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Rs 8 billion worth Quetta Water Supply Project launched

Rs 8 billion worth Quetta Water Supply Project launched

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammed Yousaf here on Tuesday formally inaugurated Quetta Water Supply Project that would be completed with a cost of Rs eight billion in next five years. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the Federal
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Nadra to introduce MRPs system in Sukkur and Larkana

Nadra to introduce MRPs system in Sukkur and Larkana

National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), Regional Office Sukkur is taking measures for introducing the system of Machine Readable Passports at Sukkur and Larkana, on the pattern of Islamabad and Lahore. It is hoped that the system may be intr
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Hashim of Lakhani Construction acquitted in Ehtesab reference

Hashim of Lakhani Construction acquitted in Ehtesab reference

A five-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Hashim of Lakhani Construction Company in Ehtesab reference and directed Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan to produce complete records in the Apex Court, on Wednesday. The Apex Court bench co
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Government to improve coverage level of Hepatitis-B: minister

Government to improve coverage level of Hepatitis-B: minister

Federal Minister for Health Muhammad Nasir Khan on Tuesday said that Hepatitis-B vaccine which was included in EPI in 2002 is now reaching over 63% of children under 1 year of age and efforts are being made to improve the coverage level and reach every el
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
'Prime Minister's visit to China will help boost S&T co-operation'

'Prime Minister's visit to China will help boost S&T co-operation'

Science and Technology Minister Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor has said on Tuesday that Pakistan attaches great importance to its co-operation on science and technology (S&T) with other countries. Nouraiz, among the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's delegation visi
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Adib Rizvi gets Sheikh Hamdan Award

Adib Rizvi gets Sheikh Hamdan Award

Syed Adibul Hasan Rizvi, Director, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Dow Medical College, Karachi received the Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services for the year 2004 on Monday at Dubai. A SIUT press release issued her
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Promotion of Pak-India bilateral trade ties stressed

Promotion of Pak-India bilateral trade ties stressed

Leading Indian columnist and scholar Pradeep S. Mehta has called for promoting bilateral economic and trade ties between Pakistan and India, saying that economic stand-off is not in the interest of two neighbours in this era of globalisation. He was deliv
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Senior lawyer Lari passes away

Senior lawyer Lari passes away

Imtiaz Ahmed Lari, a senior lawyer passed away here on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 74. Akhtar Hussain, President of Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) condoling with the bereaved family said that loss is irreparable.
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
National Assembly body for proper monitoring of foreign loans

National Assembly body for proper monitoring of foreign loans

National Assembly's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs and Statistics has asked the Ministry of Economic Affairs to devise a proper monitoring system to oversee utilisation of foreign loans obtained by different Ministries through Economic Affairs Div
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Jati people's sufferings highlighted

Jati people's sufferings highlighted

Abysmal condition of Jati tehsil in Thatta district has been highlighted in a report carried in the current issue of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan journal 'Jihad-e-Huq'. According to the report, thousands of people in Jati tehsil are deprived of
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Symantec may buy Veritas for $13 billion

Symantec may buy Veritas for $13 billion

Symantec Corp, known for its Norton antivirus software, is close to acquiring Veritas Software Corp for more than $13 billion, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. A deal would be one of the largest software mergers, the Times said. The news comes a da
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Germany and Italy lag world first quarter 2005 hiring: Manpower

Germany and Italy lag world first quarter 2005 hiring: Manpower

Companies expect to recruit more staff in North America, Japan and parts of Europe in the first quarter of 2005, but Germany and Italy lag behind, a wide-ranging survey by jobs agency Manpower showed on Tuesday. The improvement in the United States, where
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Banks meeting 5 percent of small borrowers needs

Banks meeting 5 percent of small borrowers needs

Despite government's anxiety to enhance micro-finance loans to small borrowers, banks are meeting only 5 percent of the requirements. Around 6.5 million households required access to micro-finance and market penetration is only 5 percent, and gross loan p
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
EPB signs MoU with UK-based Beso

EPB signs MoU with UK-based Beso

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with British Executive Service Overseas (Beso) to improve competitiveness and effectiveness of Pakistani exporters, including SMEs. The UK-based development agency, Be
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
APCom without chairman for 6 months

APCom without chairman for 6 months

Contrary to the present government's claim of having introduced "good governance" at all levels, the Agriculture Price Commission (APCom) - a body to recommend support prices of crops - is operating without chairman under a 'makeshift' arrangement for the
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
APCom without chairman for 6 months

APCom without chairman for 6 months

Contrary to the present government's claim of having introduced "good governance" at all levels, the Agriculture Price Commission (APCom) - a body to recommend support prices of crops - is operating without chairman under a 'makeshift' arrangement for the
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
World Bank and government likely to finalise Wapda market, loans plan

World Bank and government likely to finalise Wapda market, loans plan

The World Bank and Pakistan government are likely to finalise the strategy for setting up 'future market design' and transfer of foreign direct and re-lent loans from Wapda to corporatised power entities next week, sources told Business Recorder. T
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
World Bank and government likely to finalise Wapda market, loans plan

World Bank and government likely to finalise Wapda market, loans plan

The World Bank and Pakistan government are likely to finalise the strategy for setting up 'future market design' and transfer of foreign direct and re-lent loans from Wapda to corporatised power entities next week, sources told Business Recorder. T
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Businessmen Panel sweeps first phase of FPCCI election

Businessmen Panel sweeps first phase of FPCCI election

The Businessmen Panel (BP), led by Tariq Saeed, has swept the first phase of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) elections with thumping majority by securing 20 out of 25 seats of the managing committee of 'A' class associ
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Businessmen Panel sweeps first phase of FPCCI election

Businessmen Panel sweeps first phase of FPCCI election

The Businessmen Panel (BP), led by Tariq Saeed, has swept the first phase of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) elections with thumping majority by securing 20 out of 25 seats of the managing committee of 'A' class associ
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Ecnec reconstituted with 8 new members

Ecnec reconstituted with 8 new members

The government has reconstituted the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) and inducted 8 new members including Ministers, State Minister and Advisers. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Tuesday that Prime Minist
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Ecnec reconstituted with 8 new members

Ecnec reconstituted with 8 new members

The government has reconstituted the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) and inducted 8 new members including Ministers, State Minister and Advisers. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Tuesday that Prime Minist
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Fibre optic link with India soon: minister

Fibre optic link with India soon: minister

Establishment of fibre optic link between India and Pakistan is under consideration and a final decision will be taken soon, federal Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said here on Tuesday. "We will be able to f
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Fibre optic link with India soon: minister

Fibre optic link with India soon: minister

Establishment of fibre optic link between India and Pakistan is under consideration and a final decision will be taken soon, federal Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said here on Tuesday. "We will be able to f
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
New record set in EoIs for NRL

New record set in EoIs for NRL

The unprecedented response to the invitation of Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for the privatisation of National Refinery Limited (NRL) reflects increased investor confidence in the government's continued economic and privatisation policies. A new record
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
New record set in EoIs for NRL

New record set in EoIs for NRL

The unprecedented response to the invitation of Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for the privatisation of National Refinery Limited (NRL) reflects increased investor confidence in the government's continued economic and privatisation policies. A new record
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
NJLI Pension Fund Rates

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Chaudhry Shujaat will arrive on December 16

Chaudhry Shujaat will arrive on December 16

Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain will arrive home on Thursday after spending almost two months abroad. He had gone to the United States in October for medical treatment. A leader of the PML told newsmen here on Tuesday that
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
NJLI Pension Fund Rates

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
World nudging Pak-India dialogue forward: Maleeha

World nudging Pak-India dialogue forward: Maleeha

Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said political will in leadership of both Pakistan and India, coupled with nudging by the international community, generate hopes for success of their current dialogue. "The US, EU and China are
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
NJLI Pension Fund Rates

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Tuesday (December 14, 2004).

Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Kashmiri leaders' conference in Nepal ends

Kashmiri leaders' conference in Nepal ends

Leaders from Azad and occupied Kashmir ended a conference here on Tuesday with a call for renewed efforts to stem violence and rebuild economy in the troubled region, organisers said. The four-day meet held behind closed doors in the capital of Nepal was
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
Technical committee on water to meet on December 16

Technical committee on water to meet on December 16

The sixth meeting of the Technical Committee on Water resources will be held here on December 16, under the Chairmanship of A N G Abbasi, Chairman/Minister of State. The meeting will continue till December 16 and members from all the four provinces and th
Published 15 Dec, 2004 12:00am
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