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Print - 2005-01-21
Chinese yuan ends softer

Chinese yuan ends softer

The yuan ended one notch softer at 8.2765 per US dollar on Thursday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 3,850 points, implying a rate of 7.893 yuan per dollar in
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar up on renewed yuan revaluation talk

Hong Kong dollar up on renewed yuan revaluation talk

The Hong Kong dollar edged higher against the greenback on Thursday amid a renewed bout of yuan revaluation speculation, dealers said. "The market was reacting to the Medley report," one dealer from a European bank said. "However, further gains were cappe
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Dollar strength intact versus euro on US data

Dollar strength intact versus euro on US data

The dollar kept its grip on a two-month high versus the euro on Thursday after upbeat economic data reaffirmed the view that likely future US interest rate rises would lure more funds to the United States. Consumer price data landed in line with forecasts
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
India to host world ski competition in held Kashmir

India to host world ski competition in held Kashmir

India will host a rare three-day cross-country ski competition in revolt-hit Kashmir next month featuring participants from around the world, a top official said Thursday. The event, dubbed the "International cross-country ski competition," will be held i
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Some see quagmire for Brazil troops in Haiti

Some see quagmire for Brazil troops in Haiti

It all started so optimistically for Brazil's peacekeeping mission in Haiti. Back in June, a grateful population welcomed the troops. Brazil's soccer superstars showed up to play a special "peace game" and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the b
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Former-Soviet states tighten screws after Ukraine

Former-Soviet states tighten screws after Ukraine

With West-leaning liberal Viktor Yushchenko poised to take power in Ukraine in the second bloodless revolution in the region in a year, rulers in other old Soviet states are reluctantly wondering - are they next? The answer to that question seems to be "N
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Iraq clergy should avoid politics: Iranian cleric

Iraq clergy should avoid politics: Iranian cleric

Iraq should learn from the experience of Iran's Islamic revolution and not allow clerics to take a political role for which they are unqualified, Iran's leading dissident cleric said on Thursday. Hossein Ali Montazeri, one of the few Shia Muslim clerics t
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Sri Lankan peace may hinge on tsunami cleanup

Sri Lankan peace may hinge on tsunami cleanup

It took a devastating tsunami to finally give the Sri Lankan government and its feared Tamil Tiger foes a common goal after two decades of bloody civil war - and now the clean-up may hold the key to elusive lasting peace. Constant bickering between the tw
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Russia seeks to tweak bankruptcy laws in its favour

Russia seeks to tweak bankruptcy laws in its favour

Russia's government on Thursday approved amendments to bankruptcy laws which, if enacted, lawyers said would tilt the playing field in favour of the state by pushing it higher in the pecking order of creditors. The changes would also give the government m
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Spain debacle spotlights Church condom debate

Spain debacle spotlights Church condom debate

What does the Roman Catholic Church really think about the use of condoms to fight AIDS? It seems to depend on who is doing the talking. After Wednesday's about-face by Spain's Roman Catholic Church - which first said condoms could have a role in anti-AID
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
China may hold scaled-down funeral for Zhao

China may hold scaled-down funeral for Zhao

China may hold a scaled-down ceremony to mourn Zhao Ziyang, ousted as Communist Party chief in 1989 for sympathising with Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, the government and a source close to his family said on Thursday. The size and timing of the e
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
British luxury cruise cancelled after repairs fail to fix liner

British luxury cruise cancelled after repairs fail to fix liner

After a 10-day wait, the suspense was over Thursday - as was what had been billed as the trip of a lifetime for 1,752 passengers booked on a P and O luxury liner set to sail on a 103-day round-the-world cruise. In a tough blow for the British subsidiary o
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Washington's streets deserted at Bush inauguration

Washington's streets deserted at Bush inauguration

Police sealed off a 100-block area in central Washington for President George W. Bush's inauguration on Thursday, turning much of the usually bustling centre of the US capital into a ghost town of deserted streets and barricades. With all traffic except o
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Evolution of bird flu virus may favour pandemic: WHO

Evolution of bird flu virus may favour pandemic: WHO

The bird flu virus endemic in Asia appears to be evolving in ways that increasingly favour the start of a deadly human influenza outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday. The situation "may resemble that leading to the 1918 pandemi
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Companies trailing in global AIDS fight

Companies trailing in global AIDS fight

Companies around the world are falling behind in the fight against AIDS, leaving a "black hole" in education and healthcare, experts said on Thursday. More than 70 percent of companies have no HIV/AIDS strategy of any kind, and only 7 percent have a forma
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Malawi's top judges on strike for luxury cars

Malawi's top judges on strike for luxury cars

Judges in impoverished Malawi went on strike to demand the government buy them new luxury four wheel drive vehicles to replace the existing fleet of cars. High Court registrar Sylvester Kalembera told Reuters on Thursday that judges at the High Court and
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Blair sees more 'consensual' second term for Bush

Blair sees more 'consensual' second term for Bush

George W. Bush has learned from his first term in office and will adopt a more "consensual" foreign policy, his closest international ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said in an interview published on Thursday. "Evolution comes from experience," B
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Zarqawi tape vows lengthy war in Iraq

Zarqawi tape vows lengthy war in Iraq

An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has urged militants to prepare for a lengthy holy war against US-led forces in Iraq, saying victory could take months and years. The speaker, who identified himself as the Jordanian militan
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
UK to fast-track tsunami death certificates

UK to fast-track tsunami death certificates

Britain said on Thursday it would issue death certificates for people presumed dead in the Asian tsunami but whose bodies have not been found, a move aimed at averting years of legal limbo for relatives. Fifty-three Britons have been confirmed dead in the
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Two Palestinian boys shot dead

Two Palestinian boys shot dead

Two Palestinian boys were shot dead by Israeli troops Thursday in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources told AFP. In the northern West Bank, 14-year-old Salah Ikhab was shot as he played with a toy gun he had been
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Violence eases before Palestinian deployment

Violence eases before Palestinian deployment

Violence dropped sharply in the Gaza Strip on Thursday ahead of the planned deployment of Palestinian security forces ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas to prevent attacks by militants against Israelis. In what could be an initial sign of progress in Abba
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
UN inspectors now looking at nuclear lab in Egypt: diplomats

UN inspectors now looking at nuclear lab in Egypt: diplomats

UN inspectors investigating undeclared nuclear activity in Egypt that could be related to atomic weapons development are checking out a reprocessing lab for making plutonium, diplomats said. The lab, apparently put together in the 1980s but never used, ra
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Judge urges comment to cease on Iraqi abuse trial

Judge urges comment to cease on Iraqi abuse trial

The judge in the court martial of three British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi detainees urged public figures on Thursday to avoid commenting on the case. His appeal follows statements this week by British Prime Minister Tony Blair and army chief Sir M
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Dostam survives suicide attack; over 20 hurt

Dostam survives suicide attack; over 20 hurt

Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam narrowly escaped assassination attempt when a suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday, injuring at least 21 people, including Dostam's brother, officials said. The attacker, with explosives strapped to his body, struc
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Deadline expires for Chinese hostages in Iraq

Deadline expires for Chinese hostages in Iraq

A deadline set by kidnappers threatening to kill eight Chinese expired on Thursday with no word on the hostages' fate, as more bloodshed marred the start of the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Azha. The 48-hour deadline handed Beijing to "clarify" its position in
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Briton and Swede killed in Iraq

Briton and Swede killed in Iraq

Iraqi militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna said on Thursday it had abducted and killed a Briton and a Swede in the central Iraqi city of Beiji, according to an Internet statement. "The lions of the faith of Prophet Mohammad were able to ambush and kidnap
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Chance of US attack on Iran very low, says Khatami

Chance of US attack on Iran very low, says Khatami

Iran, sandwiched between US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, said on Thursday it believed the chance of a US attack was low since American forces were pinned down elsewhere, but if one happened it would fail. "I do not think the Americans would do such a c
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Putin finally congratulates Yushchenko

Putin finally congratulates Yushchenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbour. "The development of good-neighbourly and equal relations with
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
SPORTS WORLD: A spirited fight at Hobart

SPORTS WORLD: A spirited fight at Hobart

Australia are in a comfortable position in their annual VB triangular series against Pakistan and the West Indies but in the second encounter the world champions had a mid-innings stumble before they romped home by four wickets at Bellerive Oval in Hobart
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
'Prize Breeds of Pakistan'

'Prize Breeds of Pakistan'

'Prize Breeds of Pakistan' is the title of a handsomely produced excellent bilingual (English-Urdu) book by the Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Government of the Punjab in the year 2004. Bedecked with colour photographs of livestock and printed
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
BOOK REVIEW: Awaz-e-Shakistagi

BOOK REVIEW: Awaz-e-Shakistagi

Epic in Urdu literature is not as popular as verse composition restricted to a few stanzas of a ghazal, lyric, or a thematic poem such as elegy of entirely religious nature. The compositions of these distinct forms are not time-consuming and mostly are th
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Haj, a pillar of Islam that gives message of equality

Haj, a pillar of Islam that gives message of equality

Haj or the pilgrimage to Makkah is the fourth basic Ibaadat (worship) ordained for the Muslims. It s obligatory only on those who can afford it and that too only once in a lifetime. In other words, if the health and financial resources of a Muslim
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: Seventh History Conference at NCA

LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: Seventh History Conference at NCA

The Seventh one-day History Conference held at the National College of Arts was the major event in Lahore this past week, which engaged the attention of the people. Other noteworthy cultural activities were an exhibition of calligraphy, and an exhibition
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Importance of toys in child's life

Importance of toys in child's life

How important are toys in the lives of young children? They are as important as our attitude towards play. "The young child who is playing all day long, is not wasting his time. He is busy educating himself." This is the philosophy of play expressed by so
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Taking kids to the world of words

Taking kids to the world of words

When it is time to go to bed it is also story time for your kids. It is also the time to inscribe good words and ideas that ultimately lead to images and its meanings that help them in the process of learning.
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
LITERARY NOTES: Sindhi & Balochi literature

LITERARY NOTES: Sindhi & Balochi literature

There are some poets who are known for one or two couplets or one or two poems. Hasan Abidi has been for me a poet of few couplets and ghazals. His latest collection "Farar Hona Huroof Ka" has, however, changed the whole complexion for me.
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
CURRENT TOPICS: Entering 2005 with trepidation

CURRENT TOPICS: Entering 2005 with trepidation

2004 was indeed a difficult year for the planet Earth. Apart from many a men-made on-going problems, it gave a parting kick at the end of the year in the shape of tusunami disaster of unprecedented magnitude. During the year international campaign to curb
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Haj and its history

Haj and its history

Nimrod (Namrud) ruled over Babylon with absolute might and power, the pelf of which drove him to command people to worship him as their divine lord. His royal astrologer, however, predicted his downfall at the hands of a mere common from his subjects who
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Private academies may be allowed PMDC membership

Private academies may be allowed PMDC membership

The Ministry of Health is considering to give representation to the private medical colleges and universities in Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). According to the Ministry of Health sources, the decision has been taken to streamline the medical
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan calls for early regional mechanism to prevent disasters

Pakistan calls for early regional mechanism to prevent disasters

Pakistan on Wednesday called for establishing regional mechanism on early warning to prevent possible disasters in the future. Addressing the General Assembly session, debating tsunami disaster, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Na
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Lowari, second Kohat tunnels, other mega road projects on cards

Lowari, second Kohat tunnels, other mega road projects on cards

Chairman National Highway Authority, General Farrukh Javed said mega projects including Lowari tunnel, second Kohat tunnel, Indus Highway's remaining portion and improvement of other roads in Sindh, NWFP, and Balochistan will be initiated so on. He was ta
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Muttahida invited to support SNF strike on January 24

Muttahida invited to support SNF strike on January 24

Sindh National Front (SNF) Chairman Mumtaz Bhutto on Thursday invited Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to support strike call given by Sindh's nationalist parties for January 24 in protest against military operation in Balochistan and rape of a lady doctor
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Police on red alert in Karachi

Police on red alert in Karachi

Sindh Police Inspector General Syed Kamal Shah, on Thursday put the police on red alert and ordered it to take foolproof measures for security of life and property of the masses on Eid-ul-Azha and Jumma-tul-Mubarak. In his directives, he asked the police
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Rs 1.2 billion allocated for SMEs

Rs 1.2 billion allocated for SMEs

Punjab government has allocated Rs 1.2 billion for providing loan facilities to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other interested persons for setting up new industrial projects, upgrading and capacity building of existing industrial units in the Pu
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Afghans count mixed blessings to mark holy day

Afghans count mixed blessings to mark holy day

Kabul's grimy livestock market blazed into life this week as thousands of Muslims browsed through animals, searching for a beast to sacrifice for Eid al-Adha, one of the year's biggest Muslim festivals. The blessings they will be counting as they make the
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
NWFP prisoners allowed wives in jail

NWFP prisoners allowed wives in jail

On January 10 a newspaper carried a report that the MMA government in NWFP has allowed prisoners in jails all over the province to keep wives in jail twice a year for three days each. The step has probably been taken from a precedent set during Caliph Oma
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Woman, a unique creation of God

Woman, a unique creation of God

This refers to the article 'Woman'... a unique creation of God' published in the Business Recorder's weekend issue of January 15, 2005. I have read a lot of articles about woman, everyone described this unique creation in the light of his own views
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Eid-ul-Azha and the spirit of sacrifice

Eid-ul-Azha and the spirit of sacrifice

In Islam sacrifice, commonly known as Qurbani, means slaughter of a permissible animal in the name of Allah on the 10th, 11th or 12th of the Islamic month of Zilhij. It is the fulfilment of 'Sunnat-i-Ibrahimi,' when one night Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) dreamed t
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Trade in sacrificial animals booms in Bangladesh

Trade in sacrificial animals booms in Bangladesh

Munching away in front of scores of onlookers at the Bangladeshi capital's biggest animal market, an overweight ash-coloured sheep looks tired and worn out. His owner, a cattle trader from north-western Bangladesh, however, is the happiest man in the mark
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Value dynamics of corporate governance

Value dynamics of corporate governance

"Corporate Governance is. holding the balance between economic and social goals The governance framework is there to encourage the efficient use of resources and equally to require accountability for the stewardship of those resources The incentive to cor
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
The spirit of sacrifice

The spirit of sacrifice

The celebration of Eid-ul-Azha today with traditional religious fervour, is marked by sacrifice of animals in the way of Allah, as sanctified by the tradition of the Holy Prophet, Muhammad (PBUH). It is a demonstration of the believers' sense of abiding g
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Federal commercial courts

Federal commercial courts

Federal Law and Justice Minister Wasi Zafar released the other day the draft bill that will establish federal commercial courts. These courts are intended to expedite action on commercial and financial disputes. They will have original as well as appellat
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Lahore High Court benches

Lahore High Court benches

As many as, nine division benches and 21 single benches will work at principal seat of the Lahore High Court (LHC) from the week commencing from Monday, January 24. According to a notification, the division benches are headed by Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahma
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
89 prisoners released from Adiala Jail

89 prisoners released from Adiala Jail

The Adiala Central Jail administration has released 89 prisoners involved in small crimes and offences under the directives of the District and Sessions Judges Rawalpindi and Islamabad. According to details, the District and Sessions Judge Rawalpindi Chau
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Pakistani honoured

Pakistani honoured

Ahmad Shafiq, Director College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM) Lahore, has become a member of the American Hotel and Lodging Association, USA. According to a press release issued by COTHM here on Thursday, after specialisation in tourism and hospi
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Punjab Assembly members body to look into private schools affairs

Punjab Assembly members body to look into private schools affairs

In pursuance of proceedings of the Punjab Assembly, the Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood has constituted a committee comprising the Punjab Assembly members (MPAs) to look into the affairs of private schools. Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan will be th
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Naimatullah questions SLGC's credibility

Naimatullah questions SLGC's credibility

City Nazim Karachi on Thursday said Sindh Local Government Commission (SLGC) had lost its credibility in the eyes of masses due to misuse of Commission by some elements in the provincial government who were using it for their "malicious political interest
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
ARD sees Amin as opposition leader in National Assembly

ARD sees Amin as opposition leader in National Assembly

After making Senator Raza Rabbani opposition leader in the Senate, the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy expects that the Speaker would also follow the suit and name ARD's man for the slot in the National Assembly. "We will not submit a fresh request
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
New law on housing schemes soon

New law on housing schemes soon

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi chairing a high-level meeting here on Thursday said a new law in order to facilitate people and promote housing sector was on the anvil. The Chief Minister added under the forthcoming legislation, private devel
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Prgmea seeks incentives package

Prgmea seeks incentives package

Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Prgmea) has asked the government to announce a special incentives package for the betterment of local garment sector. A spokesman of Prgmea said here on Thursday that garments export wou
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Punjab schools admission rate up 13.3 percent

Punjab schools admission rate up 13.3 percent

Due to steps taken by the Punjab government for promotion of education in the province, the rate of admission in public schools has increased 13.3 percent. This was stated by Punjab Co-operative Minister Colonel Malik Muhammad Anwar (Retd), while talking
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Rs 3 billion to be spent for Sundar Estate uplift

Rs 3 billion to be spent for Sundar Estate uplift

Punjab Tourism Minister Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal meeting a delegation of industrialists here on Thursday said Rs 3 billion would be spent on development of Sundar Industrial Estate (SIE) in the province. He said Labour Complex would be constructed for in
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan a favourite country for investors, says Sindh governor

Pakistan a favourite country for investors, says Sindh governor

Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that significance and reputation of Karachi had grown at international level as foreign and local investors are expressing their practical interest here. He expressed these views while talking to the visiting deleg
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
PMTA hails health sector reforms

PMTA hails health sector reforms

Punjab Medical Teachers Association (PMTA) has praised the Punjab government's efforts for the uplift of health sector. A resolution to this effect was adopted in a meeting of the office bearers and executive members of the association held here at King E
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
NIH-Unicef workshop from January 25

NIH-Unicef workshop from January 25

A two-day workshop on 'National Media Retreat on Health' is starting from January 25 to share update on the health issues. The workshop is being jointly organised by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and Unicef here at a local hotel. The Federal Mini
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Rs 533 million to be spent on repair of schools in Northern Areas

Rs 533 million to be spent on repair of schools in Northern Areas

Most of the federal government schools in the Northern Areas (NAs) are lacking basic facilities, sources told this correspondent on Thursday. Current data shows most of the schools have fewer staff, no water supply and toilet, no furniture and their build
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Concessional loans for poultry farmers sought

Concessional loans for poultry farmers sought

Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has asked the government to provide concessional loans to the small poultry farmers. A spokesman of PPA said here on Thursday that a large number of poultry farmers want to revive their business, which was badly hit by b
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
WTO regime: farm research needs to be reformed

WTO regime: farm research needs to be reformed

The agricultural research needs to be reformed to meet the World Trade Organisation (WTO) challenges. This was stated by Pakistan Agricultural Research Council's (PARC) Technology Transfer Institute director Dr A. D. Sheikh at a seminar on "An overview on
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Port dues: pre-paid card system at KPT soon

Port dues: pre-paid card system at KPT soon

The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has assured the customs agents that a round-the-clock facility for the payment of port dues will be introduced shortly with the launching of pre-paid card system. It is also studying the possibility of payment of wharfage and
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Fund-raising seminar

Fund-raising seminar

National Productivity Organisation (NPO) of the Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives in collaboration with the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (KUSMEs) is holding a fund-rai
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Proclaimed offenders among 70 held in Faisalabad

Proclaimed offenders among 70 held in Faisalabad

Seventy people including proclaimed offenders cattle lifters and dacoits were arrested from Jangal Goltran rear Chenab River Chiniot in a massive operation launched by the Faisalabad and Jhang police, at least, about 30 kilometers from here on Wednesday,
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
2,507 persons committed suicide in 2004

2,507 persons committed suicide in 2004

As many as 2,507 people committed suicide while another 1,634 attempted to end their lives in different parts of the country during the year 2004. Of 2,507, who committed suicide, 1,361 were male and 753 female. During the year, 230 male children and 163
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Chieftains criticise Akbar Bugti

Chieftains criticise Akbar Bugti

First cousin of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti Mir Ahmadan Rahija Bugti has said that Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is against the development of Balochistan and wants to keep the people of the province backward. Talking to PTV, he said the Nawab has nothing to do with
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan for responding to challenges to socio-economic uplift

Pakistan for responding to challenges to socio-economic uplift

Pakistan has stressed the need for responding to the challenges and opportunities faced in advancing the aspirations for economic and social development. "There is no greater challenge to humanity, nor a greater threat to world peace than the failure to r
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Light rain forecast

Light rain forecast

The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy/cloudy chances of light rain in Karachi on Friday. The minimum temperature in the city is expected between 14 to 16 degrees centigrade.
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
MMA leader laments US designs against Iran

MMA leader laments US designs against Iran

The central leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmad, has condemned the threatening tone of the US president about the military intervention in Iran. He was referring to the report published in "The New Yorker" by Seymour
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
'Balochistan panel recommendations will be implemented'

'Balochistan panel recommendations will be implemented'

Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind on Thursday said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has assured implementing the recommendations of parliamentary committee on the representation of Balochistan in Federal services. Talkin
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Blast kills boy in Multan

Blast kills boy in Multan

A young shepherd was killed when a bomb exploded when he was collecting woods in forest of Kherpur Tamewali on Wednesday. "A young shepherd, Dilshad Ahmed son of Muhammad Ramzan Potter went to army exercise area to collect the woods. When he hit his hatch
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
WLL facility in Sialkot soon

WLL facility in Sialkot soon

Necessary arrangements are being made for introducing Wireless Local Loop (WLL) system for providing telecommunication facilities to the masses living in far-off and rural areas in Sialkot district. Official sources told Business Recorder here on W
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Security tightened in Multan

Security tightened in Multan

Security was tightened in Multan district to avert any eventuality on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, Policemen have been alerted to keep vigilant eyes on the suspects while policemen in plain clothes have been deployed at railway station, bus and wagon st
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Al-Khidmat group Nazims hail probe into CDGK affairs

Al-Khidmat group Nazims hail probe into CDGK affairs

Town Nazims of Karachi belonging to Al-Khidmat group on Thursday welcomed Sindh Local Government Commission (SLGC) request to Sindh National Accountability Bureau, (NAB) for initiating probe into City District Government Karachi (CDGK) affairs, saying it
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Eid shopping on peak amid shivering cold

Eid shopping on peak amid shivering cold

In spite of shivering cold in the evenings Eid shopping in Rawalpindi has reached to its climax as heavy rush of people from different age groups were witnessed busy in Eid shopping. A great deal of hustle and bustle is seen in the shopping centres of Raw
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Explosion in Kalat

Explosion in Kalat

An explosion rocked Kalat City on Thursday noon. According to details, an explosive device went off with a big voice in Kalat at 12:05pm on Thursday. It was a firecracker, which blasted in the open ground near an old B,&R store given up since long, police
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Explosion in Kalat

Explosion in Kalat

An explosion rocked Kalat City on Thursday noon. According to details, an explosive device went off with a big voice in Kalat at 12:05pm on Thursday. It was a firecracker, which blasted in the open ground near an old B,&R store given up since long, police
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Sale of hides expected to fetch millions of rupees

Sale of hides expected to fetch millions of rupees

Economic activity involving millions of rupees is all set to go in the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals' hides during the three Eid holidays in the provincial metropolis. The merchants have made special arrangements for purchase of hides, and in t
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Sale of hides expected to fetch millions of rupees

Sale of hides expected to fetch millions of rupees

Economic activity involving millions of rupees is all set to go in the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals' hides during the three Eid holidays in the provincial metropolis. The merchants have made special arrangements for purchase of hides, and in t
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
AFIS to eliminate CNICs' duplication and forgery

AFIS to eliminate CNICs' duplication and forgery

The Automated Finger Identification System (AFIS) has been activated by the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to eliminate duplication and forgery of Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs). The most modern, state of the art system
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Smeda begins uplift plan for business sectors

Smeda begins uplift plan for business sectors

Federal government is endeavouring to further accelerate the pace of business activities as well as to evolve development strategy for different business sectors of the country. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that under th
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Smeda begins uplift plan for business sectors

Smeda begins uplift plan for business sectors

Federal government is endeavouring to further accelerate the pace of business activities as well as to evolve development strategy for different business sectors of the country. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that under th
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
FPCCI appeals for donation to tsunami victims

FPCCI appeals for donation to tsunami victims

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) -an apex body of traders, has appealed all its affiliated chambers and traders associations to donate generously for President's relief fund for tsunami victims. Interim Chairman of FPCC
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
FPCCI appeals for donation to tsunami victims

FPCCI appeals for donation to tsunami victims

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) -an apex body of traders, has appealed all its affiliated chambers and traders associations to donate generously for President's relief fund for tsunami victims. Interim Chairman of FPCC
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Friends may have attacked Kazakh diplomat: Rashid

Friends may have attacked Kazakh diplomat: Rashid

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said evidence so far gathered by the police suggested that no one else but some friends or acquaintances of an Islamabad-based diplomat from Kazakhstan might be responsible for shooting and wounding him. Talkin
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Friends may have attacked Kazakh diplomat: Rashid

Friends may have attacked Kazakh diplomat: Rashid

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said evidence so far gathered by the police suggested that no one else but some friends or acquaintances of an Islamabad-based diplomat from Kazakhstan might be responsible for shooting and wounding him. Talkin
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Jica consultants arrive to re-design hilly highway

Jica consultants arrive to re-design hilly highway

The consultants of Japan International Co-operative Agency (Jica) have arrived here for re-designing of over 100-km-long hilly highway from Karachi to Quetta. Jica Representative Kondo stated this while addressing a ceremony at the Kohat Pak-Japan Friends
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
Jica consultants arrive to re-design hilly highway

Jica consultants arrive to re-design hilly highway

The consultants of Japan International Co-operative Agency (Jica) have arrived here for re-designing of over 100-km-long hilly highway from Karachi to Quetta. Jica Representative Kondo stated this while addressing a ceremony at the Kohat Pak-Japan Friends
Published 21 Jan, 2005 12:00am
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