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Print - 2005-02-14
Japanese economy to continue very modest growth

Japanese economy to continue very modest growth

The Japanese economy is likely to have posted only very modest growth in the October-December quarter as corporate spending slipped, especially in the high-tech sector, and consumer demand softened, economists said. The consensus forecast is for Japan to
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
UAE announces arms deals worth $358 million at military show

UAE announces arms deals worth $358 million at military show

The United Arab Emirates announced a series of deals to equip its armed forces worth around 358 million dollars on Sunday, the first day of the Middle East's largest military show which it is hosting. The two biggest contracts went to Germany's Rohde and
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
India and South Africa hope for preferential trade pact

India and South Africa hope for preferential trade pact

South Africa and four of its neighbours are keen to seal a preferential trade agreement with India in hopes of spurring trade and turning historical ties into economic opportunities, a top South African trade official said. The Southern African Customs Un
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Toshiba to make chips for Toyota hybrid cars

Toshiba to make chips for Toyota hybrid cars

Toshiba Corp, the world's fifth-largest chip maker, will start supplying Toyota Motor Corp with microchips that control key functions of hybrid cars by the end of the year, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday. Toshiba will supply Toyota, the world's secon
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Eurozone data to show growth spurt in fourth quarter

Eurozone data to show growth spurt in fourth quarter

Eurozone indicators to be released this week will show that growth in the 12-nation bloc picked up in fourth quarter 2004, although the recovery was patchy, analysts said. In Britain the data should show that retail sales firmed in January, the housing ma
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Port, airport, tourism, Eritrea now wants to 'sell' its coastline

Port, airport, tourism, Eritrea now wants to 'sell' its coastline

Eritrea will on Monday inaugurate a new hotel on its Red sea coast, the first step in an effort to boost tourism hitherto hampered by the effects of travel restriction in the tiny Horn of Africa country. But it's a very small step since the hotel, a state
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Spanish shipyard workers back EU constitution

Spanish shipyard workers back EU constitution

Shipyard workers in this far north-western corner of Spain will cast their ballots in favour of an EU constitution in next Sunday's referendum, shrugging off job losses and subsidy-slashing demands from Brussels. Despite such pressing concerns over their
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
German government working on single corporate tax system

German government working on single corporate tax system

Germany's government is working on a plan for a single corporate tax system and hopes for results by 2007, Finance Minister Hans Eichel was quoted as saying on Sunday in an advance copy of a newspaper interview. Eichel told Handelsblatt newspaper, in rema
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Nine Indians killed in train, jeep collision

Nine Indians killed in train, jeep collision

At least nine people died on Sunday when a jeep carrying guests to a wedding collided with a speeding passenger train in the Indian state of West Bengal, officials said. Ten others were injured in the accident which occurred at an unmanned rail crossing i
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
US and South Korea hope China to bring North to stalled talks

US and South Korea hope China to bring North to stalled talks

South Korea and the United States are hoping China can bring unruly ally North Korea back to stalled talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programmes, Seoul's foreign minister said. Minister Ban Ki-moon spoke as Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing ass
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Serbian president makes landmark visit to Kosovo

Serbian president makes landmark visit to Kosovo

Serbian President Boris Tadic became the first Serbian head of state to visit Kosovo on Sunday since the southern province became a UN protectorate at the end of the 1998-1999 war, rejecting calls for independence. In a visit aimed at shedding more light
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Germans mark Dresden bombing, extremists rally

Germans mark Dresden bombing, extremists rally

The German city of Dresden paid its respects on Sunday to tens of thousands of people killed in the Allied bombing 60 years ago, as far-right extremists rallied and marred the commemorations. Church services, wreath-laying ceremonies and a peace run were
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Riots hit western Algeria, city hall burned

Riots hit western Algeria, city hall burned

Disillusioned youths looted and burned a city hall in a western Algerian town to protest against a lack of housing amid a rise in civil disturbances in the oil-rich country, residents and newspapers said on Sunday. Violence erupted after a few hundred inh
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
UN chief tells world to adapt fast to new security threats

UN chief tells world to adapt fast to new security threats

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called Sunday on Europe and the United States to devise new ways of adapting collective security solutions for a world facing fresh threats. "Our global security environment has been transformed and our global collective se
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Nepal struggles to break Maoist rebel blockade

Nepal struggles to break Maoist rebel blockade

Nepal ordered more troops to patrol highways and warned against hoarding in an effort to break a Maoist blockade across the nation, the biggest challenge so far to King Gyanendra's seizure of absolute power this month. Traffic was thin on the second day o
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Russia close to 'unique' new nuclear arms

Russia close to 'unique' new nuclear arms

Russia will soon be ready with a "unique" new generation of nuclear weapons that is currently under development, Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday. He said the upgrade was part of a modernisation of Russia's strategic arsenal in which it was a
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Give me another chance, Blair urges voters

Give me another chance, Blair urges voters

Britain's Tony Blair appealed to voters on Sunday to give him a third chance as prime minister in a strikingly personal speech that sought to heal wounds over Iraq and tackle discontent before an expected May election. Polls put Blair on track to win. But
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Seven hurt in Paris theatre blast

Seven hurt in Paris theatre blast

A powerful explosion of unknown origin wrecked a large theatre off the Champs Elysees avenue in central Paris early on Sunday, injuring seven people, police said. The force of the blast completely destroyed the first two floors of the Empire theatre, scat
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Madrid's biggest fire destroys skyscraper

Madrid's biggest fire destroys skyscraper

The biggest fire in Madrid's history gutted a 32-storey skyscraper in the Spanish capital's financial district on Sunday, causing no injuries, but the tower stayed upright despite fears of collapse. More than 200 fire-fighters worked all night to quell th
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
US drones scanning Iran for nuclear weapons

US drones scanning Iran for nuclear weapons

The United States has been flying drones over Iran since April 2004, seeking evidence of nuclear weapons programs and probing for weaknesses in Iran's air defences, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The small, pilotless planes have penetrated Iranian a
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Israel approves release of 500 Palestinians

Israel approves release of 500 Palestinians

Israel on Sunday approved the release of some 500 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster the position of moderate Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas as he tried to persuade militants to refrain from attacks. The decision was unanimously approved at a comm
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Baltics bristle at WWII victory celebrations

Baltics bristle at WWII victory celebrations

Latvia's president leans forward in her chair in Riga castle, her 14th century official home, to emphasise a point in a history lesson that has sparked fresh tensions in the Baltics and a diplomatic row with Moscow. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has join
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Use of antibacterial soap cuts infection chances: study

Use of antibacterial soap cuts infection chances: study

Bathing with antibacterial soap significantly decreases the incidence of infection in surgical patients. This conclusion was given by Dr Hamid Manzoor, of Sindh Government Qatar Hospital, Karachi, in the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) 26th Medical Con
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
China's huge migrant labour force has the jobs, now they want the rights

China's huge migrant labour force has the jobs, now they want the rights

Labour disputes in southern China's booming Guangdong province are becoming increasingly prominent as an unprecedented army of 30 million migrant workers clamours for better conditions and treatment. This astonishing influx of cheap labour has been the en
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Mobile phones help Chechens spread the word

Mobile phones help Chechens spread the word

An elegant young Chechen, her head bared in defiance of tradition and her feet cosseted in fine shoes, never falters in her animated mobile phone conversation even when a Russian armoured car passes her by on a Grozny street lined with gutted apartment ho
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan Tobacco Board to be reformed

Pakistan Tobacco Board to be reformed

Tobacco is a crop with myriad aspects. Not only does it involve scientific treatment, but requires special attention by the producers during the growth, curing and marketing stages. This crop possesses considerable economic significance and its impact on
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
American Consulate

American Consulate

I have come to learn with surprise that the Government of Pakistan is considering to allocating an area in the vicinity of the Karachi Grammar School to the Government of the United States of America for its consulate in Karachi. This action exposes our c
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Basant night

Basant night

Sitting in my hostel room of U.E.T Lahore on the Basant night, I was wondering if I am in Pakistan. The sounds of bugle (a musical instrument used commonly in wars of Hindus) and recording of naseeboo lal that a common Pakistani cannot think of hearing wh
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Case for Malawi judges

Case for Malawi judges

According to a report the judges of Malawi, who are currently using ten-year old Toyota Corolla cars, would be provided new vehicles as promised by their government. In sharp contrast, Pakistani VVIPs use latest luxurious cars at the expense of the excheq
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Supply dimensions in exports

Supply dimensions in exports

While the potential for exploiting foreign demand for Pakistan's exports exists, the supply dimension relating to competitiveness is a moot point. Competitiveness means that the goods a country places for export on the world market command an edge, in pri
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Foot & mouth disease in animals - a serious economic problem

Foot & mouth disease in animals - a serious economic problem

The unprecedented outbreak of debilitating transboundary foot and mouth disease has dug economic graves for our indigenous dairy farmers, who have been toiling relentlessly without respite to make both ends meet. Nearly all the dairy colonies in Karachi,
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Basant's darker side

Basant's darker side

Just as Lahore's basant is gaining more and more popularity among kite flying enthusiasts as well as plain fun-seekers from everywhere in ever-larger numbers, it is becoming a serious hazard for public life. This year's basant-related casualty figures are
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
How to overcome infrastructure deficiencies

How to overcome infrastructure deficiencies

Advisor for Finance Salman Shah chaired a meeting in Karachi focusing on the need to create an enabling environment, inclusive of a financing mechanism, for the development of infrastructure in the country. There is no doubt that the country is sorely def
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
42 feet long rail track stolen

42 feet long rail track stolen

Some unidentified thieves have stolen 42 feet long piece of railway track in between Jungshahi and Makli cement Factory. Rana Khalil, a railway employee, has lodged a FIR with police in which he mentioned that 42 feet long piece of railway tracks weighing
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Rs 10 million for special children school

Rs 10 million for special children school

The Punjab government has released a special grant of Rs 10 million for establishing a special education training school at Sambrial with a sole aim to provide the advanced education facilities to the local deaf, dumb and special children. This was disclo
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Seats reduction: women councillors observe token strike

Seats reduction: women councillors observe token strike

Women councillors and female activists of NGOs on Sunday observed two hours token hunger strike in ten districts of Southern Punjab as a protect against the proposal of cutting down the seats of women councillors and depriving them of their 33 percent sha
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Punjab government preparing five-year industrial policy

Punjab government preparing five-year industrial policy

The Punjab government is preparing a five-year industrial policy for further accelerating the pace of industrial activities as well as to ensure strong export base in the province. Official sources told APP here on Sunday that under the plan government wo
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Shia Ulema council team meets Arbab

Shia Ulema council team meets Arbab

A nine-member delegation of Shia Ulema Council Pakistan (Sindh) led by Allama Hasan Turabi called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and discussed the issues regarding "Azadari Syedush Shuhada" (mourning) during Muharram. The delegation referre
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Over Rs 12.1 million Zakat distributed in Mirpurkhas

Over Rs 12.1 million Zakat distributed in Mirpurkhas

The chairman, District Zakat and Ushr Committee, Mirpurkhas, Haji Mohammad Akhlaque, has said that Rs 12,175,000 had been distributed among the deserving persons in three Talukas of the district under the schemes of Jahez fund, Rehabilitation scheme and G
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Panel to devise uniform education policy

Panel to devise uniform education policy

Punjab Education Minister Imran Masood has said that an Educational Advisory Committee has been constituted for formulating a uniform education policy. Talking to newsmen here last Saturday evening, he said the government was making strenuous efforts for
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
'New law being formulated for quality control'

'New law being formulated for quality control'

Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Nauraiz Shakoor has said that a new law is being formulated for quality control, which would be promulgated within next five months. Addressing the first International Congress on Preventive Cardiology held her
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Jeff Wilson in Kiwi squad for Twenty20 match

Jeff Wilson in Kiwi squad for Twenty20 match

Former rugby international Jeff Wilson has been included in the New Zealand squad for Thursday's historic Twenty20 match against Australia in Auckland. Wilson was named in a 13-man squad captained by Stephen Fleming to play the Australians in the first 20
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
South Africa beat England by three wickets

South Africa beat England by three wickets

South Africa beat England by three wickets in the seventh and final one-day international at Super Sport Park on Sunday. South Africa win the series 4-1.
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Mickelson continues torrid pace in Pebble Beach

Mickelson continues torrid pace in Pebble Beach

Phil Mickelson continued his torrid play with another sizzling set on Saturday to open a commanding seven-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 34-year-old Mickelson registered a five-under 67 and is on the verge of his
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Roddick to meet Saulnier in final

Roddick to meet Saulnier in final

Top seed Andy Roddick moved a step closer to a successful defence of his title when he beat Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the $380,000 San Jose Open. The American now meets the unseeded Cyril Saulnier of France, who went t
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Sarfraz fears Indian spinners will whitewash Pakistan

Sarfraz fears Indian spinners will whitewash Pakistan

Former pacer Sarfraz Nawaz Sunday said he feared India's spin-bowlers would whitewash Pakistan in their upcoming cricket tour. "India will spin roll Pakistan on their turning tracks because they play with three regular spinners, with Virendar Sehwag and S
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Neethling finishes with three gold at FINA World Cup meet

Neethling finishes with three gold at FINA World Cup meet

South Africa's Ryk Neethling followed his opening day world record with two more golds on Saturday at the FINA World Cup short course swimming competition. Neethling notched a world record in the men's 100 metre individual medley on Friday and a US Open r
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
NHA discusses highways and bridges construction

NHA discusses highways and bridges construction

The National Highway Authority Executive Board met here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Major General Farrukh Javed at NHA regional office. The meeting discussed matters relating to construction, extension and maintenance of national highways and br
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Commodities prices firm

Commodities prices firm

The trading needed movement on the wholesale commodity markets where prices remained generally firm during the week ended on February 12, 2005, markets were closed on Tuesday on account of death anniversary of Hazrat Umar Farooq (R.A.). The prices of suga
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Nasdaq-listed NetSol to raise $6 million through IPO

Nasdaq-listed NetSol to raise $6 million through IPO

The NetSol is the only Pakistani-based American company listed on Nasdaq since 1998 planned to raise as much as $6 million through initial public offering (IPO) to expand its services, build infrastructure and other IT products in the country. NetSol CEO
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Active import booking of lint resists hike in local cotton price

Active import booking of lint resists hike in local cotton price

Final cotton crop estimates of 2004-2005 season are now focussing around 14.5 million running bales. The abrupt fall in cotton arrivals appear to have reduced the earlier production estimates of 15.0 million bales. The recent winter rains are likely to br
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Active import booking of lint resists hike in local cotton price

Active import booking of lint resists hike in local cotton price

Final cotton crop estimates of 2004-2005 season are now focussing around 14.5 million running bales. The abrupt fall in cotton arrivals appear to have reduced the earlier production estimates of 15.0 million bales. The recent winter rains are likely to br
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
'Funds being provided to less developed areas'

'Funds being provided to less developed areas'

Punjab Minister for Health, Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said that provincial government is providing special funds to the less developed areas of the province so that, by completing developmental projects, these areas can also come at par with the developed on
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Hearing adjourned

Hearing adjourned

Labour Court Lahore has adjourned the proceedings in a petition filed by Makhdoom Amir Bilal, challenging his termination as bureau chief NNI Lahore, when respondent counsel failed to appear before the court. The petitioner has challenged his termination
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Section 144 imposed

Section 144 imposed

District Nazim under section 144 CrPC imposed ban on carrying of any weapon publishing provocative material demonstration of provocative speeches by any sect/individual which cause to disturb public peace and create hatred in the masses. This order shall
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Sri Lankan Parliamentarian team arrives

Sri Lankan Parliamentarian team arrives

A three-member Sri Lankan Parliamentary delegation arrived here on Sunday for a weeklong visit to Pakistan. The delegation is led by the speaker Sri Lankan parliament, W J M Lokubandara. The delegation will hold wide ranging talks with their Pakistani cou
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Cotton trade remains almost range-bound

Cotton trade remains almost range-bound

The cotton market could make no major gains, despite developments offered opportunity came in the wake of rains since inception of the trading and reduction in world ending stocks. The rates in ready budged slightly but spot rate stayed put for most of th
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Peace committee meeting today

Peace committee meeting today

The District Peace Committee will meet here on Monday, February 14 at district Nazim's office at Rahim Yar Khan in connection with Muharram. The District Nazim, Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmood would preside while SDPOs, Nazims, DPO, EDO and other concerned of
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Judge raids police lockup, releases detainee

Judge raids police lockup, releases detainee

An allegedly illegal detainee Bhooral Lakhan was got released from the lock-up of Sarhad Police Station in a raid conducted by civil judge Ghotki, Sohrab Khan Brohi. The raid was conducted on Saturday on the order of session judge Ghotki, Abdul Rasool Mem
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Relief goods reach Balochistan

Relief goods reach Balochistan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said government would provide all kind of assistance to the flood affected people at their doorsteps in Balochistan. Talking to Pakistan Television (PTV) Sheikh Rashid said, they were going to Balo
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
UN agencies provide $100,000 for flood victims

UN agencies provide $100,000 for flood victims

The United Nations system considers the national response to the natural disaster in Balochistan to be timely, robust and highly relevant. The United Nations system in Pakistan pledges immediate initial support to the national relief efforts of up to the
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Windmills project opening today

Windmills project opening today

In order to provide cheap electricity and ensure adequate supply, windmills are being installed over 19,700 acres of land of coastal area from Gharo to Thatta. The Sindh CM's Advisor on environment and alternative energy, Noman Sehgal, will inaugurate the
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
300 outlaws arrested in January

300 outlaws arrested in January

Mobile squad, in its drive against crime, had arrested 300 criminals and smashed five gangs of notorious criminals during the month of January and recovered stolen vehicles from them. The sources said, squad had also recovered illegal weapons and narcotic
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
JBIC to assist in Punjab farm research project

JBIC to assist in Punjab farm research project

Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) will assist in launching an integrated programme about institutional reforms and farm research and development in Punjab aiming to improve farming practices. Pilot project of the programme will be launched
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
CDA planning to construct tunnel in Margalla hills

CDA planning to construct tunnel in Margalla hills

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is considering to construct a tunnel in the Margalla hills to expand the city in the north and also to meet the edible needs of the inhabitants of the Capital. The matter came to the notice during a meeting of Chair
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Narcotics seized

Narcotics seized

Police seized huge quantity of narcotics worth millions of rupees and arrested three drug peddlers at Akbar Chowk, Township area on Sunday. Police sources said that on a tip-off that narcotics were being smuggled from frontier province, the Township polic
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
AJK Prime Minister arrives in London

AJK Prime Minister arrives in London

Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan arrived here on a weeklong visit on late Saturday. On his arrival at the airport, he was received by UK Muslims Conference's (MC) workers including its President Mehmood Riaz, Senior Vice Pr
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Ansari's conditional support to bus service

Ansari's conditional support to bus service

In occupied Kashmir, senior Hurriyat leader, Maulvi Abbas Ansari, has supported the move for Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service on the condition that the travel without passport and visa, and is restricted to Kashmiris only. In occupied Srinagar on Sunday,
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Relief efforts underway in Balochistan: Musharraf

Relief efforts underway in Balochistan: Musharraf

President General Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that all-out relief and rehabilitation efforts are under way in the flood-hit areas of Balochistan, with the government focusing both on providing basic necessities to the affected people and restoring inf
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Gang involved in mosque blast busted: DIG

Gang involved in mosque blast busted: DIG

Gujranwala Range DIG Mohammad Altaf Qamar has said that Police have busted the gang involved in Zainabia mosque bomb blast incident, adding the ringleader and other members of the gang had been arrested, while the main character of the bomb blast incident
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Dozen expatriates may make it to UK parliament

Dozen expatriates may make it to UK parliament

All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference UK President Mahmood Riaz, has expressed the hope that nearly a dozen British citizens of Pakistani and Kashmiri origin were likely to become the members of the British Parliament in the next parliamentary polls. In
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Sindh environment body unable to enforce laws

Sindh environment body unable to enforce laws

The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has hardly achieved any task since its inception about eight years back as it feels handicapped to enforce laws and take action against the elements creating pollution in the province, mainly owing to deart
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan and China find new avenues of cooperation

Pakistan and China find new avenues of cooperation

China has invited Pakistan to attend its national events being organised in Beijing this year to promote bilateral co-operation in the tourism sector. These events would also be participated by the representatives from other regional countries and provide
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Fraud case registered against former Mukhtiarkar and seven others

Fraud case registered against former Mukhtiarkar and seven others

A fraud case was registered by Town police here on Sunday against eight persons including an ex-Mukhtiarkar and an ax-Tapedar on the directives of District and Session Judge Mirpurkhas. Mst Perveen, a resident of Pak Colony Mirpurkhas, lodged a case with
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Three culprits nabbed

Three culprits nabbed

Nishatabad police have nabbed three culprits including a mastermind lady red handed, when they are receiving ransom amount of Rs 0.7 million. According to reports, some persons abducted a boy Mohammad Tehseen from Chak 217-RB Manawala and demanded Rs 25 m
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Installation of radars at Sialkot and Mangla Dam under study

Installation of radars at Sialkot and Mangla Dam under study

The federal government is actively considering over a plan to install ultra-modern "Radars" costing Rs 400 million at Sialkot and Mangla Dam for obtaining long distance weather information. The installation of Radars at Sialkot and Mangla Dam would cover
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Sindh chief minister visits site proposed for US Consulate relocation

Sindh chief minister visits site proposed for US Consulate relocation

Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Sunday visited the proposed site for relocation of US Consulate in Clifton area and other alternative places following intervention by the President Musharraf and the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. According to
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Salman Bashir named envoy to China

Salman Bashir named envoy to China

The government on Sunday announced appointment of Salman Bashir as Pakistan's Ambassador to China, in place of Riaz Mohammad Khan who has been appointed the new foreign secretary. Salman Bashir, presently serving as Additional Secretary in ministry of for
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
World Bank team to visit Badin in March

World Bank team to visit Badin in March

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has agreed to investigate negative effects of the National Drainage Programme on the coastal areas of Badin district in Sindh. This was stated by Mustafa Talpur, secretary, Save Coast Action Committee, at a ne
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Shaukat attack case: notice issued to Attock jail officials

Shaukat attack case: notice issued to Attock jail officials

Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) has issued a notice to superintendent Attock Jail for rejecting the request for meeting of the accused, arrested in a suicide attack on Shaukat Aziz, with their families. During the hearing of applications, filed by parents of a
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
ADB planning $450,000 aid for Punjab agriculture uplift

ADB planning $450,000 aid for Punjab agriculture uplift

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing a $450,000 technical assistance (TA) project for Punjab agriculture development in irrigated areas of the province to help boost country's agro-based economy. The official sources told Business Recorder </i
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
'UK keen to help resolve Kashmir issue'

'UK keen to help resolve Kashmir issue'

British Conservative Party candidate for House of Commons from Dewberry Barrister Saeeda Warsi urged India and Pakistan to hold meaningful dialogue to resolve the longstanding Kashmir issue. Talking to reporters here on Saturday she said that Britain was
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Goods train derails

Goods train derails

A goods train derailed between Kalorkot and Piplan railway stations on Multan-Kundian section, however, traffic was restored after a few hours, Multan railways officials said on Sunday. An official from railways control Multan said that the incident took
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Speakers demand return of exiled leadership

Speakers demand return of exiled leadership

Speakers from different political parties in opposition paid glowing tributes to PML-N jailed leader, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, while speaking at the launching ceremony of a book written by Hashmi entitled 'Haan mein baghi hoon.' Former President of Pakistan
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
'Wheat crop protection joint responsibility of government and farmers'

'Wheat crop protection joint responsibility of government and farmers'

Punjab Agriculture Minister Arshad Khan Lodhi has said that wheat is country's major crop and its protection was the joint responsibility of farmers and agriculture department. According to spokesman of Punjab government, the minister expressed these view
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Unisame spotlights bitter truths about sugar

Unisame spotlights bitter truths about sugar

The Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (Unisame) invited its SME sugar and sweets merchants to discuss the sugar crisis. Sajid Naqvi, Secretary-General, Unisame, who is a sugar technologist, explained the crisis and what caused it. He said the argument t
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
ARD and MMA to discuss 'new political scenario'

ARD and MMA to discuss 'new political scenario'

The top leadership of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will separately meet here to ponder over the country's "new political scenario" emerging out of meetings of Nawaz Sharif with Benazir Bhutto and MM
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Lahore High Court benches

Lahore High Court benches

As many as 11 division benches and 24 single benches will work at principal seat of the Lahore High Court (LHC) from the week, commencing from Monday (February 14). According to a notification, the division benches are headed by Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahma
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Balochistan chief minister denies huge losses of life in Makran

Balochistan chief minister denies huge losses of life in Makran

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Yousuf on Sunday denied huge loss of human lives in recent floods in Makran and other parts of the province since February 9 as reported by certain print and electronic media. He was addressing a press conference here on Sun
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
KESC extends relief package date

KESC extends relief package date

The KESC board of directors has extended the date of relief package up to March 31, 2005. A number of KESC consumers were requesting the utility for extending the date of the relief package, which expired on December 31, 2004. Considering their request an
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
HDA advised to check water quality daily

HDA advised to check water quality daily

The Chief Engineer Irrigation Kotri Barrage has advised the management of HDA and Wasa to adopt precautionary measures in treatment of drinking water being supplied to the people of Hyderabad. Talking to press he said this advise was given in view of the
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Supreme Court benches

Supreme Court benches

One full and five division benches have been appointed by Chief Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui to sit here during the next judicial week that opens from Monday. The only full bench will be the First Bench that is presided over by the chief justice and inc
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Country faces shortfall of 5.5 million housing units

Country faces shortfall of 5.5 million housing units

There is a shortfall of 5.5 million housing units across the country and at least 24.8 million housing units are required to cater to a population of 149 million. This was disclosed in a report issued by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on 'Stat
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Old vehicles not allowed on Murree Road: Rawalpindi Nazim

Old vehicles not allowed on Murree Road: Rawalpindi Nazim

District government of Rawalpindi city has decided to ban the entry of the old vehicles on Murree Road and other main roads of the city in order to avoid the traffic jams. Taking serious note of the traffic jams on Murree Road and other roads of the city
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Epilepsy affects one percent people worldwide: AKUH

Epilepsy affects one percent people worldwide: AKUH

Epilepsy is a common neurologica1 condition that affects one percent of people world-wide. Epilepsy can be confused with other medical and psychiatric conditions 1eading to misdiagnosis and mismanagement, which can in turn increase the physical and emotio
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
PMA calls for DNA test in Dr Shazia case

PMA calls for DNA test in Dr Shazia case

The Central Executive Council of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has demanded of the government to get DNA test report, from abroad, of suspects in Dr Shazia rape case, in order to ensure transparency in the inquiry process. This was decided by the Cou
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Gas pipeline blown up?

Gas pipeline blown up?

Unidentified terrorists blew up gas pipeline here on Sunday night, after which gas supply to Gujranwala, Sialkot, Rawalpindi and Gujrat was suspended. The main gas pipeline over Nala Dek near Kalasha Kakoo industrial area, some 20km away from Lahore, burs
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
Gas pipeline blown up?

Gas pipeline blown up?

Unidentified terrorists blew up gas pipeline here on Sunday night, after which gas supply to Gujranwala, Sialkot, Rawalpindi and Gujrat was suspended. The main gas pipeline over Nala Dek near Kalasha Kakoo industrial area, some 20km away from Lahore, burs
Published 14 Feb, 2005 12:00am
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