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Print - 2005-05-29
Meeting about cotton hedge trading on June 7

Meeting about cotton hedge trading on June 7

Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar has called a meeting of all stakeholders, on June 7 at Commerce Ministry Secretariat, Block A at 10 am, to discuss the controversial cotton hedge trading, sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday. They said t
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Saturday (May 28, 2005).
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
World currencies and dollar

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Parleys begin on demarcation of Sir Creek boundary

Parleys begin on demarcation of Sir Creek boundary

Senior defence officials of Pakistan and India on Saturday began talks on Sir Creek, the disputed coastal strip off Gujarat Coast, and reviewed joint survey conducted early this year to identify boundary pillars installed in 1924 to demarcate the area. Th
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday May 30, 2005.

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Parleys begin on demarcation of Sir Creek boundary

Parleys begin on demarcation of Sir Creek boundary

Senior defence officials of Pakistan and India on Saturday began talks on Sir Creek, the disputed coastal strip off Gujarat Coast, and reviewed joint survey conducted early this year to identify boundary pillars installed in 1924 to demarcate the area. Th
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday May 30, 2005.

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Talks with US on investment treaty in June

Talks with US on investment treaty in June

Federal Minister for Commerce Humayun Akhtar Khan has said that the next round of Pakistan-US talks on Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will be held in Washington in June this year. "Federal Commerce Secretary, Tasneem Noorani, will head the Pakistani te
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday May 30, 2005.

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Talks with US on investment treaty in June

Talks with US on investment treaty in June

Federal Minister for Commerce Humayun Akhtar Khan has said that the next round of Pakistan-US talks on Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will be held in Washington in June this year. "Federal Commerce Secretary, Tasneem Noorani, will head the Pakistani te
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
THE RUPEE: parity unchanged on good dollar supply

THE RUPEE: parity unchanged on good dollar supply

Firm trend persisted in interbank market on Saturday as the rupee-dollar parity maintained overnight levels for buying and selling at 59.54 and 59.56, respectively. According to the market sources, the rupee managed to hold its firmness on balanced demand
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Talks with US on investment treaty in June

Talks with US on investment treaty in June

Federal Minister for Commerce Humayun Akhtar Khan has said that the next round of Pakistan-US talks on Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) will be held in Washington in June this year. "Federal Commerce Secretary, Tasneem Noorani, will head the Pakistani te
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
THE RUPEE: parity unchanged on good dollar supply

THE RUPEE: parity unchanged on good dollar supply

Firm trend persisted in interbank market on Saturday as the rupee-dollar parity maintained overnight levels for buying and selling at 59.54 and 59.56, respectively. According to the market sources, the rupee managed to hold its firmness on balanced demand
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Hedge trading: PCGA seeks Prime Minister's intervention

Hedge trading: PCGA seeks Prime Minister's intervention

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has sought Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's intervention against hedge trading in cotton. In his letter, PCGA chairman Haji Ibrahim drew the attention of the Prime minister towards government decision of introducing
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Hedge trading: PCGA seeks Prime Minister's intervention

Hedge trading: PCGA seeks Prime Minister's intervention

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has sought Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's intervention against hedge trading in cotton. In his letter, PCGA chairman Haji Ibrahim drew the attention of the Prime minister towards government decision of introducing
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Hedge trading: PCGA seeks Prime Minister''s intervention

Hedge trading: PCGA seeks Prime Minister''s intervention

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has sought Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz''s intervention against hedge trading in cotton. In his letter, PCGA chairman Haji Ibrahim drew the attention of the Prime minister towards government decision of introducin
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
President for concerted efforts to develop Karachi

President for concerted efforts to develop Karachi

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday directed that concerted efforts should be made for the development of Karachi, an important industrial hub of the country. At a presentation on Tameer-e-Karachi Programme made at the Governor House, the Presi
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
President for concerted efforts to develop Karachi

President for concerted efforts to develop Karachi

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday directed that concerted efforts should be made for the development of Karachi, an important industrial hub of the country. At a presentation on Tameer-e-Karachi Programme made at the Governor House, the Presi
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
President for concerted efforts to develop Karachi

President for concerted efforts to develop Karachi

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday directed that concerted efforts should be made for the development of Karachi, an important industrial hub of the country. At a presentation on Tameer-e-Karachi Programme made at the Governor House, the Presi
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
July-April textile exports stand at $6.79 billion

July-April textile exports stand at $6.79 billion

Textile exports earned about $6.79 billion, which is 59 percent of the total exports of $11.53 billion for the period July-April 2004-05, according to figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) here on Saturday. Exports showed an increase
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
July-April textile exports stand at $6.79 billion

July-April textile exports stand at $6.79 billion

Textile exports earned about $6.79 billion, which is 59 percent of the total exports of $11.53 billion for the period July-April 2004-05, according to figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) here on Saturday. Exports showed an increase
Published 29 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 Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
July-April textile exports stand at $6.79 billion

July-April textile exports stand at $6.79 billion

Textile exports earned about $6.79 billion, which is 59 percent of the total exports of $11.53 billion for the period July-April 2004-05, according to figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) here on Saturday. Exports showed an increase
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
War against Iran will lead to disaster: Musharraf

War against Iran will lead to disaster: Musharraf

Iran is very anxious to obtain a nuclear bomb, President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview published on Saturday, while stating his opposition to any preventive attack on the fellow-Muslim nation. Asked by Germany's Der Spiegel weekly how to prevent I
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
War against Iran will lead to disaster: Musharraf

War against Iran will lead to disaster: Musharraf

Iran is very anxious to obtain a nuclear bomb, President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview published on Saturday, while stating his opposition to any preventive attack on the fellow-Muslim nation. Asked by Germany's Der Spiegel weekly how to prevent I
Published 29 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 Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
22 Indonesians killed in twin bomb blasts

22 Indonesians killed in twin bomb blasts

Two bombs exploded on Saturday in a busy market on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 22 people and wounding almost 60 others in the worst attack in the country since the October 2002 Bali bombings. Police in Jakarta said the attack bore hallmarks of mi
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
22 Indonesians killed in twin bomb blasts

22 Indonesians killed in twin bomb blasts

Two bombs exploded on Saturday in a busy market on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing 22 people and wounding almost 60 others in the worst attack in the country since the October 2002 Bali bombings. Police in Jakarta said the attack bore hallmarks of mi
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
King Fahd to have more tests, but in stable condition

King Fahd to have more tests, but in stable condition

The Saudi royal court said on Saturday night that King Fahd would undergo further medical tests but that his condition was "stable and reassuring" following initial examinations. Tests conducted after the monarch was hospitalised on Friday evening proved
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
King Fahd to have more tests, but in stable condition

King Fahd to have more tests, but in stable condition

The Saudi royal court said on Saturday night that King Fahd would undergo further medical tests but that his condition was "stable and reassuring" following initial examinations. Tests conducted after the monarch was hospitalised on Friday evening proved
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
OIC urged to counter misperceptions about Islam

OIC urged to counter misperceptions about Islam

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Saturday called on the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to play an effective role in countering misperceptions about Islam in the West. He made these remarks in a meeting with OIC Secretary General Ekmel
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
National Assembly body concerned over PTCL's WLL service

National Assembly body concerned over PTCL's WLL service

Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications on Saturday expressed grave concern on the performance of Wireless Local Loop (WLL) service of Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL). The committee at its meeting chaired by
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Miangul named envoy to Afghanistan

Miangul named envoy to Afghanistan

The government on Saturday announced appointment of Miangul Akbar Zeb as Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan. Akbar Zeb, who has held various diplomatic assignments in Pakistan missions abroad, is presently serving as Ambassador of Pakistan to South Afri
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Defence ministry mum over land lease transfer to Wapda and Iesco

Defence ministry mum over land lease transfer to Wapda and Iesco

The Defence Ministry is silent about transfer of lease, to Wapda and its successor company, of properties located in cantonment areas of Rawalpindi, sources in Wapda told Business Recorder here on Sunday. The issue is being pursued by the Ministry
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Lack of medical facilities main cause of malaria outbreak

Lack of medical facilities main cause of malaria outbreak

Lack of preventive measures and proper medical facilities by the authorities concerned, poverty and poor sanitary conditions are the main causes of the outbreak of, Plasmodium falciparum, a deadly kind of malaria, which if not promptly treated, may cause
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (May 28) and for Sunday (May 29, 2005).
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Call to implement neoteric teaching techniques

Call to implement neoteric teaching techniques

Punjab Education Minister, Mian Imran Masood, has stressed the need for implementation of neoteric teaching techniques in the educational institutes so as the students could be able to face the challenges of modern age. While addressing a workshop on 'dai
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Meeting about cotton hedge trading on June 7

Meeting about cotton hedge trading on June 7

Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar has called a meeting of all stakeholders, on June 7 at Commerce Ministry Secretariat, Block A at 10 am, to discuss the controversial cotton hedge trading, sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday. They said t
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Meeting about cotton hedge trading on June 7

Meeting about cotton hedge trading on June 7

Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar has called a meeting of all stakeholders, on June 7 at Commerce Ministry Secretariat, Block A at 10 am, to discuss the controversial cotton hedge trading, sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday. They said t
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (May 28, 2005).

Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Government may face tough time on law, order in National Assembly

Government may face tough time on law, order in National Assembly

The joint opposition is all set to give hard time to the government in both houses of the Parliament on 'worsening law and order situation' and almost unbridled price-hike and yet-to-resolved Balochistan crisis. The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy a
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
MCB to start margin financing

MCB to start margin financing

Muslim Commercial Bank, being a major market player and provider of diversified financial solutions, is ready to start margin financing to its clients. Margin financing is lending by banks/DFIs to brokers for their clients for purchase of approved shares
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
MCB to start margin financing

MCB to start margin financing

Muslim Commercial Bank, being a major market player and provider of diversified financial solutions, is ready to start margin financing to its clients. Margin financing is lending by banks/DFIs to brokers for their clients for purchase of approved shares
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
MCB to start margin financing

MCB to start margin financing

Muslim Commercial Bank, being a major market player and provider of diversified financial solutions, is ready to start margin financing to its clients. Margin financing is lending by banks/DFIs to brokers for their clients for purchase of approved shares
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
US tech-investor Vilar, partner charged with scams

US tech-investor Vilar, partner charged with scams

Alberto Vilar, a technology investor whose fund soared in the 1990s and later crashed, was charged on Friday with running scams to defraud investors and with misappropriating $5 million from an unnamed investor. Vilar and his partner, Gary Tanaka, were ea
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Visit to AJK, Pakistan: Mirwaiz asks Manmohan to remove hurdles

Visit to AJK, Pakistan: Mirwaiz asks Manmohan to remove hurdles

Hurriyat Conference (A) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asked Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to remove hurdles and facilitate June 2 visit of the Hurriyat leader to Azad Kashmir and Pakistan. Addressing a gathering he cautioned that if unnecessa
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
31 hurt in Indian occupied Kashmir blasts

31 hurt in Indian occupied Kashmir blasts

At least 31 people, mostly civilians, were injured in Indian occupied Kashmir on Saturday in two separate blasts aimed at the occupied region's occupation security forces, police and witnesses said. Police said seven Central Reserve Police Force personnel
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
31 hurt in Indian occupied Kashmir blasts

31 hurt in Indian occupied Kashmir blasts

At least 31 people, mostly civilians, were injured in Indian occupied Kashmir on Saturday in two separate blasts aimed at the occupied region's occupation security forces, police and witnesses said. Police said seven Central Reserve Police Force personnel
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Privatisation of NRL and PTCL on schedule

Privatisation of NRL and PTCL on schedule

The Secretary, Privatisation Commission, reiterated on Saturday that the National Refinery Ltd (NRL) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) will come under hammer on May 31 and June 10, respectively. Tehseen Iqbal Khan told reporters at the fir
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Privatisation of NRL and PTCL on schedule

Privatisation of NRL and PTCL on schedule

The Secretary, Privatisation Commission, reiterated on Saturday that the National Refinery Ltd (NRL) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) will come under hammer on May 31 and June 10, respectively. Tehseen Iqbal Khan told reporters at the fir
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Privatisation of NRL and PTCL on schedule

Privatisation of NRL and PTCL on schedule

The Secretary, Privatisation Commission, reiterated on Saturday that the National Refinery Ltd (NRL) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) will come under hammer on May 31 and June 10, respectively. Tehseen Iqbal Khan told reporters at the fir
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Commodore Azher promoted as Rear Admiral

Commodore Azher promoted as Rear Admiral

The government on Saturday announced promotion of Commodore Azher Shamim Anwar to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect, a notification issued by the Defence Ministry here, said. Rear Admiral Azher Shamim was commissioned in Pakistan Navy in the
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Commodore Azher promoted as Rear Admiral

Commodore Azher promoted as Rear Admiral

The government on Saturday announced promotion of Commodore Azher Shamim Anwar to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect, a notification issued by the Defence Ministry here, said. Rear Admiral Azher Shamim was commissioned in Pakistan Navy in the
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Shaukat directs CAA to generate more revenue

Shaukat directs CAA to generate more revenue

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to provide modern amenities at country's airports and to generate more revenue by increasing the number of international and domestic flights. Reviewing the performance of
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Shaukat directs CAA to generate more revenue

Shaukat directs CAA to generate more revenue

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to provide modern amenities at country's airports and to generate more revenue by increasing the number of international and domestic flights. Reviewing the performance of
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Shaukat directs CAA to generate more revenue

Shaukat directs CAA to generate more revenue

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to provide modern amenities at country''s airports and to generate more revenue by increasing the number of international and domestic flights. Reviewing the performance o
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Environment sector to get Rs 2930.648 million in PSDP

Environment sector to get Rs 2930.648 million in PSDP

The government has allocated Rs 2930.648 million for 35 projects in environment sector in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2005-06. Business Recorder learnt that Rs 2625.306 million have been earmarked for 21 new projects, while Rs 30
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
'Low pay among causes of corruption in bureaucracy'

'Low pay among causes of corruption in bureaucracy'

Corruption in bureaucracy is higher than politics and public, and accountability system of the country has failed to curb nepotism and cronyism. These comments were made at the end of six-day training course on 'Development and Accountability' organised b
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Smeda seeks subsidy for setting up water treatment plants

Smeda seeks subsidy for setting up water treatment plants

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) has proposed that subsidy out of export development fund (EDF) to the extent of 75 percent for setting up of costly waste water treatment plants in individual tanneries/factories in Karachi and so
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Rind's mother passes away

Rind's mother passes away

The mother of K.B. Rind, Chief Secretary Balochistan, who died in Nawabshah after a brief illness was laid to rest at native graveyard in village Qale Bux Rind near Nawabshah. Her burial was attended by secretaries of various Sindh government departments,
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Margin Financing features highlighted

Margin Financing features highlighted

The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Saturday organised a presentation on 'Margin Financing' in the Trading Hall of the Exchange, which was largely attended by members of KSE and banking sector. According to a press release of KSE, Chairman Muhammad Yasin
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
76 bids received for 129,900 cotton bales

76 bids received for 129,900 cotton bales

The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has received 76 bids from local and foreign buyers for the purchase of l29,900 bales of cotton. According to the TCP here on Saturday, four parties submitted offers for 20,000 for exports and 72 for 109,900 bales
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
'Foreign companies now rushing for investment'

'Foreign companies now rushing for investment'

Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Khan Jatoi has said that Pakistan's image has now improved so much that foreign companies are rushing here for investment. Talking to newsmen at Circuit House here on Saturday afternoon he said several head
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Drug peddlers gang busted

Drug peddlers gang busted

Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Sindh busted a gang of drug peddlers and arrested five drug smugglers with 1,000 kilogrammes hashish and two kilogrammes heroin powder in separate raids in different parts of Karachi. Force commander ANF received an information
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Call for adhering to 'Unity, Faith and Discipline'

Call for adhering to 'Unity, Faith and Discipline'

Veteran Pakistan movement worker and Federal Minister Mahmud Ali on Saturday called for adhering to the motto given by the Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah of 'Faith, Unity and Discipline' to overcome the challenges that the Muslims are facing in the cont
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Notice issued

Notice issued

Additional district and sessions judge, Lahore, has issued notice to respondents in a petition filed by former senator Asif Ali Zardari praying to the court to conduct his trial in an open court. The court, after hearing the petitioner's counsel at length
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
PML-N observes 'Yaum-e Takbeer'; fate of nuclear assets uncertain: Tarar

PML-N observes 'Yaum-e Takbeer'; fate of nuclear assets uncertain: Tarar

Former president Muhammad Rafique Tarar has condemned the government's policies that according to him have disgraced the country in the international community. He said that the fate of Pakistani nuclear assets was uncertain. He was addressing a Pakistan
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
Hunger strike continues

Hunger strike continues

The contract employees of the Federal Bureau of Statistic (FBS) continued their hunger strike for sixth consecutive day on Saturday. About 90 contract employees have received termination notice from June 1, resorted to hunger strike and also intend to obs
Published 29 May, 2005 12:00am
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