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Print - 2005-05-03
Greek navy probes incident on Norwegian ship

Greek navy probes incident on Norwegian ship

The Greek navy sent armed forces on Monday to investigate an incident aboard a Norwegian cargo ship which could be an attack by pirates or a mutiny, a defence ministry source said. The navy sent a frigate, a helicopter and a special forces team to the sce
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Oxfam fears Darfur crisis will drag into late 2006

Oxfam fears Darfur crisis will drag into late 2006

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region could drag into late 2006 if peace and security do not return, the British-based international aid agency Oxfam warned Monday. "Over two million people in Darfur are almost completely dependent on e
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Howard faces down leadership row

Howard faces down leadership row

Australian Prime Minister John Howard faced down renewed leadership tensions on Monday after sparking a row with ambitious deputy Peter Costello, who called for an orderly changing of the guard. Political analysts in Australia said the leadership row thre
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Nepal frees top leader, restores some mobile phones

Nepal frees top leader, restores some mobile phones

Nepal's royal government freed the chief of the country's biggest communist group and restored some mobile phone services, officials said on Monday, two days after an emergency ended in the Himalayan nation. Officials said Madhav Kumar Nepal, the chief of
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Koizumi urges EU to keep China arms ban

Koizumi urges EU to keep China arms ban

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi urged the European Union on Monday not to lift an arms embargo on China, adding to pressure from the United States to keep the ban in place. The EU responded by saying no action it took would undermine stability i
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
US-Thai war games open with focus on tsunami

US-Thai war games open with focus on tsunami

Some 5,800 troops from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States opened one of Asia's largest annual military exercises Monday, focussing on relief operations for natural disasters like the December tsunami. The Cobra Gold war games run through May
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Three Afghan women aid workers and two cops killed

Three Afghan women aid workers and two cops killed

Suspected Islamic militants beat to death an Afghan mother and her two daughters who worked for a foreign aid group, while two policemen died in a blast blamed on the Taleban, officials said Monday. The Taliban, whose ultra-conservative regime was ousted
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Israeli soldier and Palestinian die in raid

Israeli soldier and Palestinian die in raid

An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian linked to a suicide bombing were killed in an army raid in the West Bank on Monday, further straining an already tenuous cease-fire. Palestinian leaders condemned the army's raid as a violation of trust-building measur
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Oman jails 31 Islamists for up to 20 years

Oman jails 31 Islamists for up to 20 years

An Oman court on Monday sentenced 31 Islamists to up to 20 years in jail for plotting to overthrow the pro-Western government of the Gulf Arab state, witnesses said. They said six men were sentenced to 20 years while 24 were jailed for periods of seven to
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Philippines most murderous for journalists

Philippines most murderous for journalists

Murder is the leading cause of work-related deaths among journalists and most of those killed on the job were not caught in cross-fire in conflict zones but hunted down and murdered, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. A study tracking wo
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Blair seen winning

Blair seen winning

Political leaders criss-crossed Britain in search of votes on Monday as another opinion poll suggested that, despite anger over Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair will win Thursday's election. With four days to go before a vote which could put Blair into Dow
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Erdogan offers Turkish aid for Middle East peace

Erdogan offers Turkish aid for Middle East peace

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, paying his first visit to the West Bank, said Monday that Ankara was prepared to pull out all necessary stops to advance the Middle East peace process. The Turkish premier made the announcement after talks with
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
US guard pleads guilty in Iraq abuse case

US guard pleads guilty in Iraq abuse case

US Army reservist Lynndie England, pictured holding a naked Iraqi on a leash in an act of humiliation in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, pleaded guilty to seven charges of abuse on Monday. Pfc. England, who appeared in photographs that touched off an inter
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Bill to give Kuwaiti women the vote fails to pass

Bill to give Kuwaiti women the vote fails to pass

Parliament failed on Monday to pass a bill to let Kuwait's disenfranchised women vote in local elections because many conservative MPs abstained in what some lawmakers said was a delaying tactic. Deputy Speaker Mishari al-Anjari said there would have to b
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Iran shouldn't resume nuclear enrichment: ElBaradei

Iran shouldn't resume nuclear enrichment: ElBaradei

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Monday not to follow through on its threats to resume sensitive nuclear activities that could be used to produce atomic weapons. "I would hope that the Iranians would not take a unilateral decision to init
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Annan challenges leaders to breathe life into nuclear pact

Annan challenges leaders to breathe life into nuclear pact

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged world leaders on Monday to breathe life into a key nuclear disarmament treaty, with new countries acquiring dangerous weapons and nuclear powers slow to disarm. Annan opened a month-long conference on the 1970 Nu
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Asia foreign exchange reserves no shield against crisis: ADB chief

Asia foreign exchange reserves no shield against crisis: ADB chief

Asia's vast foreign exchange reserves are no guarantee against storms like the 1997 financial crisis and the region needs to strengthen its financial safety net, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday. Kuroda, speaking to Reuters ahead of the annual
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Dollar loses ground as China currency talk fades

Dollar loses ground as China currency talk fades

The dollar recovered by nearly one percent from last week's six-week low versus the yen on Monday as dealers lost enthusiasm about betting on a near-term revaluation of China's currency. The yen was also hurt by reports that North Korea may have test-fire
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
German exchange turnover falls

German exchange turnover falls

Securities trade on German stock exchanges in April fell by 1 percent to 281.2 billion euros ($361.8 billion) from April 2004 and 8 percent from March, operator Deutsche Boerse said on Monday. The slowdown was mainly the result of a slump in turnover in f
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
EU eyes new rules for exchanges, funds and mortgages

EU eyes new rules for exchanges, funds and mortgages

European stock markets may have to set money aside to cover unforeseen events such as winding up the exchange, according to a European Commission document. The consultation paper to be published by EU Internal Markets and Services Commissioner Charlie McC
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
US soyabean crop faces summer threat from aphids

US soyabean crop faces summer threat from aphids

A tiny sap-sucking pest that infected US soyabean fields two years ago and eroded crop yields is expected to return this summer after surviving the mild winter in good shape, entomologists said. The soyabean aphid made it through the winter in the US Corn
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
CME volume tops 100 million contracts in April

CME volume tops 100 million contracts in April

Derivatives trading volume at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in April was above 100 million contracts for the first time, powered by growth in Eurodollar trading, the exchange said on Monday. Average daily futures and options volume for the month at the
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton ends easier as market's next move mulled

New York cotton ends easier as market's next move mulled

Cotton futures finished lower Monday due to trade and speculative sales, with analysts wondering if the market's recent rally is just about done. The New York Board of Trade's July contract slipped 0.47 cent to settle at 56.58 cents a lb, moving from 55.9
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Oil prices rebound from ten-week low

Oil prices rebound from ten-week low

Oil prices rebounded from 10-week lows on Monday as speculative buying stemmed a losing streak that had been triggered by swelling US crude stocks and high Opec production. "It looks like some locals and funds came in and pushed it above $50 and found som
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Oil prices rebound from ten-week low

Oil prices rebound from ten-week low

Oil prices rebounded from 10-week lows on Monday as speculative buying stemmed a losing streak that had been triggered by swelling US crude stocks and high Opec production. "It looks like some locals and funds came in and pushed it above $50 and found som
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Oil prices rebound from ten-week low

Oil prices rebound from ten-week low

Oil prices rebounded from 10-week lows on Monday as speculative buying stemmed a losing streak that had been triggered by swelling US crude stocks and high Opec production. "It looks like some locals and funds came in and pushed it above $50 and found som
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Indian high gold prices dampen wedding demand

Indian high gold prices dampen wedding demand

Demand for gold in India, the world's largest consumer, has shrunk this year because of higher prices and lower incomes in the rural heartland after erratic rains hit farm output. Purchases in the western city of Ahmedabad, the country's top market, have
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Chinese cherish friendship with Pakistan

Chinese cherish friendship with Pakistan

The Chinese people, young and old, cherished their friendship with Pakistan and wished to see it flourishing in the years to come to meet their common aspirations. A Chinese leader Wang An Xi said this while talking to newsmen at 'International photo exhi
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Senate law panel considers report of sub-committee

Senate law panel considers report of sub-committee

The Senate Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Monday considered the report of the sub-committee on Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973. The committee, which met under the chairmanship of Senator Dr Khalid Ranjha in
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Badr's petition: hearing put off

Badr's petition: hearing put off

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday put off to May 03, the proceedings in a petition filed by former federal minister Jehangir Badr against an accountability court, when his counsel was still submitting his arguments. The petitioner's counsel contended
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Chinese investors keen to invest in various sectors

Chinese investors keen to invest in various sectors

Investment environment in Pakistan is quite conducive and there is a number of sectors with great potential for foreign investors, ICCI President Tariq Sadiq told Chinese trade team here on Monday. An eight-member trade delegation from Yantai City of Chin
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
'Economic and political ties with Japan set to grow'

'Economic and political ties with Japan set to grow'

Former Ambassador Mushtaq Ahmed Mehr said on Monday that Pakistan's economic and political relations with Japan would further flourish in the days to come. Speaking at a PTV programme, he said the visit of Japanese Prime Minister would open new venues of
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Notices to Home Secretary

Notices to Home Secretary

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notice to home secretary Punjab in a petition filed by former MPA Dr Ziaullah Bangash. The court also issued notices to secretary home department in another petition filed by five PPPP workers Nisar Ahmed and others
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan not under US pressure on Kashmir: Rashid

Pakistan not under US pressure on Kashmir: Rashid

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that Pakistan was not under pressure of America on Kashmir issue. Talking to newsmen after inspecting the customs department's building evacuated for the establishment of Nati
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Fountain House polls today

Fountain House polls today

The Fountain House, providing free rehabilitation services to psychiatric patients of all parts of the country, is going to elect office-bearers on Tuesday. A spokesman of the Fountain House said here on Monday that the elections were being held among the
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Cement industry: quality of coal major concern-II

Cement industry: quality of coal major concern-II

Cement units 100% on coal: Table 13 shows the cement units converted to coal. In north zone, from 14.332 Million Tons, 12.086 Million Tons capacity is on coal. In south zone, 2.816 Million Tons capacity is on coal from total 4.948 Million Tons. Out of the
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Headscarved Turkish women feel angry, marginalise

Headscarved Turkish women feel angry, marginalise

Muruvvet Aktas, sacked from her teaching job for wearing the Muslim headscarf, has not entered a school for years because it makes her feel very uncomfortable. "Even just walking near a school now and hearing the voices of kids in the playground gives me
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Education versus sports

Education versus sports

Pakistan cricket team came back from India as a winning side. It is really a very big victory for all of us. Everybody is happy with the performance of our team. Even the government is so much excited that it announced Rs 10 million prize for the team in
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Cricket match throwing

Cricket match throwing

The recently-concluded 20 overs, cricket match series by the PCB at Lahore, sponsored by ABN Amro, was a much needed boost for our domestic cricket. This applaudable effort was marred by Shoaib Malik's act of throwing a match between Sialkot and Karachi.
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Sacking of passport officials

Sacking of passport officials

On a surprise visit, the Interior Secretary (Sindh) has sacked some Passport Officials due to negligence of their duties. It is a laudable action of the respected Secretary since the way of working in government offices is not hidden to anyone.
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Government policies deepening poverty

Government policies deepening poverty

According to the "poverty reduction strategy paper" prepared by the Government of Pakistan 30.6 per cent of the population was poor in 1998-99. The poverty level, however, increased to 32.1 per cent in 2001-2002. The concept of poverty inherited by us fro
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Ensuring enforcement of IPRs

Ensuring enforcement of IPRs

At long last the government has deemed it expedient to establish an Intellectual Property Rights Organisation (IPRO), as a regulatory body under the Intellectual Property Rights Ordinance. Placed under the Cabinet Division, it has been made responsible fo
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
The increasing pressure on Iran

The increasing pressure on Iran

Iran's nuclear programme, which it insists, is aimed at acquiring energy in accordance with the NPT provisions, is increasingly turning into a test of wills between Tehran and the West (EU&US), while some related developments pose new challenges to the Ir
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
KESC shut-down programme

KESC shut-down programme

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) is going to shut down its three low-tension (LT) circuits for six days, from 8 am to 5 pm from Tuesday, May 3, 2005, to Sunday, May 8, for laying of new 132 KV transmission line. A KESC spokesman said on Monday t
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Industrialists urged to prepare budget proposals for boosting investment

Industrialists urged to prepare budget proposals for boosting investment

M A Jaleel, Adviser to Chief Minister, Sindh, for Excise & Taxation, has called upon the industrialists to prepare a memorandum of recommendations for making a viable budget to boost industrial investment in the province. This he said while presiding over
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Permanent watchdog body set up for Manchar water problem

Permanent watchdog body set up for Manchar water problem

Hyderabad DCO Muhammad Hussein Syed has said that Sindh government has formed a permanent committee on 'Emergency Response Action for Resolution of Drinking Water Problems and Health Crises In Hyderabad' to meet any eventuality during such crisis. This he
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Zafar Shaikh made finance division additional director general

Zafar Shaikh made finance division additional director general

Zafar M. Shaikh, Head of Treasury, Exchange and Debt Management departments in State Bank of Pakistan Karachi has been posted as Additional Director General Debt Offices, Finance Division, Islamabad, on deputation basis. The notification, issued from Fina
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Coal reserves a great asset for Sindh: chief secretary

Coal reserves a great asset for Sindh: chief secretary

Sindh Chief Secretary Mohammed Aslam Sanrjrani has said that three coal field reserves in Sindh are a great asset for Sindh province as the energy to be generated through coal would meet our power requirements abundantly for over 50 years. He was addressi
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Monday (May 02) and the forecast for Tuesday (May 03, 2005).
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Meezan Islamic Fund's new offer price

Meezan Islamic Fund's new offer price

Clause 5.4 (g) of the offering document of the Meezan Islamic Fund provides that if the variation of the net asset value (NAV) at any time exceeds 2 percent of the NAV, the management company shall suspend any issuance and redemption of units and shall ca
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Meezan Islamic Fund's new offer price

Meezan Islamic Fund's new offer price

Clause 5.4 (g) of the offering document of the Meezan Islamic Fund provides that if the variation of the net asset value (NAV) at any time exceeds 2 percent of the NAV, the management company shall suspend any issuance and redemption of units and shall ca
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Sindh Cabinet considers new MTDF 2005-10

Sindh Cabinet considers new MTDF 2005-10

Sindh Cabinet in its special meeting on Monday considered the new Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF) 2005-10 proposed by the federal government as an alternative to five-year plans in vogue since 1960. Though five-year plans have not been drawn afte
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Pakistani team to participate in Colombo expo

Pakistani team to participate in Colombo expo

A four-member delegation will represent Pakistan at the three-day exhibition 'ORGIA-2005' on South Asian Drugs and Medical Equipment, being held from May 13 to 15 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The delegation, led by Haji Mohammed Hanif Blue, will comprise Dr Iqb
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Over 2000 HBL staff avail voluntary scheme

Over 2000 HBL staff avail voluntary scheme

Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has transferred a limited number of employees to certain locations, from regions with identified surplus staff. This was announced in a statement of the bank issued here on Monday. It pointed out that the HBL had offered a highly
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Key stock market movements at 1700 GMT on May 2

Key stock market movements at 1700 GMT on May 2

The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Model Madrassah imparting education to 425 girls

Model Madrassah imparting education to 425 girls

Model Deeni Madrassah, set up at Haji Camp here, is housing 425 girl students to impart religious education along with modern subjects. The government has spent Rs 3.34 million for providing books, boarding and lodging facilities to the students of Madras
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Fahim calls for free and fair elections

Fahim calls for free and fair elections

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Amin Faheem has stressed to immediately hold free and fair elections this year. Commenting on the statement of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain that general elections would be held some time in 2008, he said People's Party neve
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Malik Javed returns on April 9

Malik Javed returns on April 9

The Pakistan Embassy official at Baghdad Javed Malik is returning home on May 9, the Monday next, a spokesman of Foreign Office said here on Monday. Malik working as Cipher Assistant in Baghdad was taken hostage for ransom by Iraqi militants last month an
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Strategy to achieve wheat procurement target

Strategy to achieve wheat procurement target

The government has devised a comprehensive strategy for wheat procurement to stabilise its price while adequate steps have been taken to achieve procurement target of 5.2 million tonnes set by the government for the year," sources said on Monday. The rest
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Prime Minister to inaugurate international ulema moot on May 4

Prime Minister to inaugurate international ulema moot on May 4

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will inaugurate a three-day international ulema conference on 'Population Development' being held here from May 4 to 6. Fifty-four eminent ulema and scholars from 29 countries are expected to participate. Imam-e-Ka'aba and Imam
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Monday (May 02) and for Tuesday (May 03, 2005).
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Over 200 traders to attend Kashgar expo

Over 200 traders to attend Kashgar expo

More than 200 exporters, industrialists, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would take part in the upcoming Kashgar Expo, "Kashgar Central, South Asian Economic, Trade and Commodities" and display Pakistani products in this expo to earn good market in mo
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
3,047,225 Afghan refugees registered in first phase of census

3,047,225 Afghan refugees registered in first phase of census

The government has announced here on Monday that it would initiate the second phase of providing registration documents to the Afghan refugees living in Pakistan as a follow-up of present census concluded in March last. According to the census carried out
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan against withdrawal of UN observers: foreign office

Pakistan against withdrawal of UN observers: foreign office

Foreign Office here has said it would oppose any move to disband or withdraw the United Nations' Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) until full resolution of the Kashmir issue. Answering the questions at his weekly news briefing here
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
S&T ministry approves Rs 39.976 million for PCST

S&T ministry approves Rs 39.976 million for PCST

Ministry of Science and Technology has approved Rs 39.976 million for the project 'Strengthening and upgradation of Pakistan Council of Science and Technology (PCST)'. The project aims to augment the planning, evaluation and promotion of science and techn
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Humayun to attend G-20 meeting today

Humayun to attend G-20 meeting today

Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan will attend G-20 meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday and an informal ministerial meeting of the WTO members on Wednesday at Paris. The meetings would be focused on agriculture, non-agriculture mar
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
'Official machinery being used in local government poll campaign'

'Official machinery being used in local government poll campaign'

Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) has accused the government of preparing for pre-poll rigging in the coming local bodies election and demanded of the government for holding general election under an independent election commission. Speaking a
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
PUJ rally to mark World Journalism Day

PUJ rally to mark World Journalism Day

Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) has arranged a rally today (May 3) in connection with the World Journalism Day. According to a press release issued here on Monday, participants will include members of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Lahore Bar As
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
WCCI trade fair starts with fanfare

WCCI trade fair starts with fanfare

A trade exhibition opened here with fanfare and resolve for the promotion of women entrepreneurship at the University of Peshawar on Monday. The exhibition is a joint venture of Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WCCI) NWFP chapter and Small & Medium E
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following International Tenders from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details of Tenders from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Region
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Rawalpindi to have lion's share in budget: minister

Rawalpindi to have lion's share in budget: minister

Provincial Minister for Law and Justice and Local Government Muhammad Basharat Raja has said Rawalpindi would get lion's share in the next fiscal year budget for development plans. "During the current fiscal year, Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Pervaiz E
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Health centre upgraded

Health centre upgraded

Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari here on Monday laid the foundation stone of conversion of a B-type Rural Health Centre into a 36-bed A type centre. The construction work for the upgraded centre will include an emergency ce
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (May 02, 2005).

Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Builders asked to get projects approved by FDA

Builders asked to get projects approved by FDA

The Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) has finalised rules and regulations for the establishment of housing colonies in its jurisdiction and warned developers to get their projects approved before launching publicity campaigns. FDA sources stated that
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
Kuwaiti education team due on May 15

Kuwaiti education team due on May 15

A six-member delegation led by Dr Rasha Al-Sabadh, Deputy Education Minister will visit Pakistan from May 15 to 20. The purpose of their visit is to provide an opportunity to share ideas, develop programmes of common interests and further strengthen broth
Published 03 May, 2005 12:00am
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