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Print - 2005-08-22
Agfa misses second-quarter profit forecast

Agfa misses second-quarter profit forecast

Agfa-Gevaert stuck to a mixed forecast for 2005 after a lower-than-expected profit for the second quarter highlighted its struggle to improve margins amid high raw material costs and falling prices.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Wall's - the trendsetter in ice cream business in Pakistan

Wall's - the trendsetter in ice cream business in Pakistan

Ice cream has several connotations for people in different age groups. For the grown ups it is evoking memory of the childhood, for adults it is time to romance with the in thing and silly thoughts and for the children it is the flavoring of love and affe
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Bangladesh interbank forex, interest rates

Bangladesh interbank forex, interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 65.08/65.67 (previous 65.08/65.70). Call Money Rates: 5.0-16.5 percent (previous 5.0-16.0 percent).
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Singapore shares seen subdued

Singapore shares seen subdued

Singapore share prices are expected to trade on a subdued note this week as investors begin to worry whether oil bills will eventually hit the corporate sector, dealers said. Fuelling the concerns is also the possibility of another hike in US interest rat
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Australian shares expected to trade volatile

Australian shares expected to trade volatile

Australian share prices are expected to remain volatile this week after closing Friday ahead for the day but down for the week, dealers, dealers said. They said the week had seen a spate of full-year results, including Qantas and construction group Multip
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
UK investors look mostly to corporate results

UK investors look mostly to corporate results

The London stock market will zero in on a batch of corporate results this week to provide direction, while a reading on British economic growth will give an additional focus, analysts said. The FTSE 100 index of leading London shares closed at 5,312.6 poi
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
US stocks to track oil and durable goods

US stocks to track oil and durable goods

US stock investors will watch oil prices and durable goods orders next week to discern the strength of corporate and consumer spending. Stocks, which have been resilient this summer as crude climbed above $60 a barrel, wavered this week after Wal-Mart Sto
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Malaysian shares likely to consolidate further

Malaysian shares likely to consolidate further

Malaysian share prices are expected to consolidate further in the week ahead following a down-cycle as investors remain concerned about the impact of high oil prices, analysts said.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Hong Kong shares face volatile week on continuing profit-taking

Hong Kong shares face volatile week on continuing profit-taking

Hong Kong share prices are likely to face a volatile week on further profit-taking and are set to continue their correction following recent strong gains, dealers said. They said the stock market has suffered its worst performance in four months as invest
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Raya and EFG-Hermes drag down Cairo stocks

Raya and EFG-Hermes drag down Cairo stocks

Shares in EFG-Hermes and Raya Holding for Technology and Communications on Sunday dragged the benchmark Egyptian stock index to a 10-week closing low. Trading in National Societe Generale Bank (NSGB) was halted after the stock rose more than 10 percent on
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Indian shares face choppy trade as oil price fears remain

Indian shares face choppy trade as oil price fears remain

Trading in Indian shares is likely to be choppy in the week ahead amid worry over higher oil prices and nervousness as Mumbai's benchmark Sensex index flirts with the key 8,000 level, dealers said.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Taiwan shares seen range-bound

Taiwan shares seen range-bound

Taiwan share prices are expected to be range-bound this week amid lingering concerns over record-high oil prices and the island's weak foreign trade surplus, dealers said. However, the government's decision to raise its official 2005 GDP forecast to 3.65
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Indonesian shares expected to continue lower

Indonesian shares expected to continue lower

Indonesian share prices are expected to continue to weaken in the coming week amid an absence of positive leads and lingering concerns over fuel prices and a falling rupiah, dealers said Friday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Tokyo shares seen firm as investors return to market

Tokyo shares seen firm as investors return to market

Japanese share prices are likely to hold firm this week as domestic investors return to the market from summer vacation, following recent signs the country's economy is on the mend, dealers said.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Social conformism observed in chimpanzees

Social conformism observed in chimpanzees

Learning from others and doing the same as your group or society may be a tendency not restricted to humans with new psychological research revealing socially conformist behaviour in chimpanzees, the science magazine Nature reported Sunday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
North Korea restarts Yongbyon nuclear reactor

North Korea restarts Yongbyon nuclear reactor

A US satellite has detected signs that North Korea recently restarted a reactor that could be used for the extraction of material to make nuclear warheads, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
US and allies brace for weapons trafficking in high seas

US and allies brace for weapons trafficking in high seas

It was a scenario straight out of a Tom Clancy spy novel. The United States passed on intelligence to its allies that dangerous chemicals could be shipped from a Northeast Asian country to a port in the Arabian Gulf.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Islamists urge Egyptians to vote out Mubarak

Islamists urge Egyptians to vote out Mubarak

Egypt's largest opposition movement, the banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood, urged Sunday its supporters to vote out incumbent Hosni Mubarak in the September 7 presidential poll. Meanwhile, Mubarak kicked off his nation-wide campaign tour with a pled
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Aqaba attack may signal new Zarqawi front in Jordan

Aqaba attack may signal new Zarqawi front in Jordan

A rocket attack which narrowly missed two US warships in Jordan may be a signal Iraq's al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has opened a new front against Washington's closest Arab ally, security experts said on Sunday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
British police foiled gas attack on parliament

British police foiled gas attack on parliament

British police believe they have foiled a nerve gas attack by the Al-Qaeda terrorist network on the British parliament, the Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said the plot to target the House of Commons, or lower house, was prepared last year and had b
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
US Republican senator says Iraq war similar to Vietnam

US Republican senator says Iraq war similar to Vietnam

Influential Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska said on Sunday the longer the United States stayed bogged down in Iraq, the more it looked like another Vietnam. "What I think the White House does not yet understand and some of my colleagues, is the da
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Portugal fire

Portugal fire

France, Germany, Italy and Spain offered Portugal help to battle forest fires raging across the country on Sunday after Lisbon made a request to the EU's executive Commission, officials and local media said.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Iran's new president vows to fight against liberalism

Iran's new president vows to fight against liberalism

Iran's hard-line President Mahmood Ahmadinejad put his proposed cabinet to parliament Sunday, lashing out at the West and liberalism and promising a government that will "promote virtue and prohibit vice."
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Troops head to West Bank as Gaza pullout nears end

Troops head to West Bank as Gaza pullout nears end

Hundreds of soldiers flew to the West Bank Sunday to embark on the next phase of Israel's historic pullout from occupied Palestinian territory as security forces were wrapping up the eviction of settlers in the Gaza Strip.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Quake jolts northern Japan

Quake jolts northern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, which occurred at 11:29 am (0229 GMT), the Meteorological Agency s
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Israel boycotting al-Arabiya TV

Israel boycotting al-Arabiya TV

Israel's foreign ministry has boycotted Arabic satellite network al-Arabiya for taking a senior Israeli official off the air by request of a Lebanese commentator, a ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
India and Bangladesh agree to maintain ceasefire

India and Bangladesh agree to maintain ceasefire

Indian and Bangladesh border guards agreed Sunday to keep a cease-fire in place after earlier gunbattles reportedly injured two children. The cease-fire extension from Saturday followed three hours of talks between India's Border Security Force and the Ba
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Promoted

Promoted

Chairman senate, Mohammedmian Soomro has promoted Raja Muhammad Amin as Additional Secretary (BS-21) in the Senate Secretariat. According to a press release, issued here on Sunday by the Senate Secretariat, Raja Muhammad Amin will continue to act as Secre
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Promoted

Promoted

Chairman senate, Mohammedmian Soomro has promoted Raja Muhammad Amin as Additional Secretary (BS-21) in the Senate Secretariat. According to a press release, issued here on Sunday by the Senate Secretariat, Raja Muhammad Amin will continue to act as Secre
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Switching over to the organic system

Switching over to the organic system

With the emerging global demand of organically produced food items, Pakistan has a variety of farms and farming practices, with great potential to avail the benefits accruing therefrom. Strangely enough, in organic farming agricultural commodities can be
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
NPC to approve Sino-Pak friendship treaty next week

NPC to approve Sino-Pak friendship treaty next week

China's top legislature, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) during its six-day session, to be started here on Tuesday, will consider and approve a treaty of friendship with Pakistan.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Legality of sales tax on advances

Legality of sales tax on advances

Sales Tax on advances was introduced with the enforcement of Sales Tax Act, 1990. However, its implementation was a matter of dispute until November 2003 when the Supreme Court of Pakistan finally decided to set aside the judgement of the High Court in th
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Real victory

Real victory

Once again Independence Day faded away after giving us fake and artificial jubilation. Many people were making signs of victory during the late night celebration mela full of noises, traffic jams and accidents incorporated with fights and damage intiated
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
KW&SB tax bills

KW&SB tax bills

The facts on 'KW&SB tax bills' highlighted by Abu Ali Ahmed in the Business Recorder of 14 August 2005, also focus KW&SB's own violation of Sindh Government's gazette notification read with letter of the Managing Director, Karachi Water and Sewerag
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Hopes high as Taiwan mulls allowing more Chinese tourists

Hopes high as Taiwan mulls allowing more Chinese tourists

On the top of Alishan, or Mount Ali in central Taiwan, a sea of clouds and golden rays cover a clear blue sky as the early-morning sun emerges, eagerly awaited by several groups of Chinese tourists. Despite political tensions, Taiwan has become a popular
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Bluetooth pests a threat to cell phones

Bluetooth pests a threat to cell phones

Pakistan, which at present, has nearly 10.5 million cell phone users, is said to have a potential to absorb up to 50 million mobile phone users in the next five years with an average of nearly one million connections per month. Currently six mobile compan
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
US U-turn on privatisation: should PSO not be sold to Pakistanis?

US U-turn on privatisation: should PSO not be sold to Pakistanis?

With the take-over of the Government by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in early 1970s, the policy of socialization of the private assets commenced in the name of "nationalisation". In fact this was not nationalisation at all as no foreign asset, with the exception o
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Viable framework for the capital market

Viable framework for the capital market

The capital market investors must have heaved a sigh of relief at the Prime Minister's intervention to restore normalcy and end the tug of war between the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and the brokers community. The daily trading volume h
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Government rigged polls in first phase: PPPP

Government rigged polls in first phase: PPPP

The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) expressed the fear that the government was contemplating to change the form of government from parliamentary to presidential system through rigging in the local bodies elections.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Train stoppage

Train stoppage

Pakistan Railways (PR) administration has allowed a two-minute stoppage to 125-Up/126-Down, Lasani Express at Raya Khas. The decision will be effective immediately, said a spokesman of the railways here on Saturday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Woman gives birth to quintuplet

Woman gives birth to quintuplet

A woman gave birth to quintuplet, including four girls and a boy baby in a local clinic here on Sunday morning. The delivery was supervised by a team of senior doctors headed by Gynecologist Dr Samina Khalid in Chenab Clinic, Jinnah Colony.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Woman commits suicide with 2 kids

Woman commits suicide with 2 kids

Rescue teams failed to find the bodies of a dejected woman and her two daughters however her another two daughters Kishwar (8) and Imrana (10 month) were saved by the rescue team in Jaranwala on Sunday some 140 miles north-east of Multan.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
'Musharraf wants to reintroduce basic democracies system'

'Musharraf wants to reintroduce basic democracies system'

General Pervez Musharraf wants to reintroduce 'Basic Democracies System' as electoral college for a President-in-Uniform after 40 years to follow General Ayub Khan, but he must keep in mind that his tactics would bog him down further, Muttahida Majlis-e-A
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Minister rules out rigging in local government polls

Minister rules out rigging in local government polls

The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Aneesa Zeb Tahirkhaili, has said that there cannot be rigging in the local bodies polls because the stakeholders are at the grass-roots level. She was talking to reporters after formally inau
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Shujaat to announce PML candidates for Sialkot Nazims

Shujaat to announce PML candidates for Sialkot Nazims

National Assembly (NA) Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Sunday said the PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain with the consensus of the senior party members would announce the names of the candidates for district and Tehsil Nazims of Sialkot district wit
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
PTA forum today

PTA forum today

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is organising a "Telecom Forum" on Monday at Quetta with an aim to discuss the development of telecom sector in Balochistan and to spread telecom services to far-off areas of the province. Balochistan Governor Ow
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Opposition advised to accept defeat

Opposition advised to accept defeat

Leaders of United Muslim League have advised the opposition to gracefully accept their defeat and verdict of the people in local bodies election and appreciated the role of the Election Commission in the first phase of local bodies (LB) elections and reje
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Scientists urged to promote farm value addition

Scientists urged to promote farm value addition

Pakistan has to step into the global food trade in a big way by fully exploiting its agriculture sector and switching over from the exports of raw to value added products. This was stated by Professor Dr Bashir Ahmad, vice-chancellor, University of Agricu
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Multan Board declares FA and FSc results

Multan Board declares FA and FSc results

Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Multan on Saturday declared the results of FA, FSc. A total of 42,517 candidates applied for inter examinations but only 41,756 candidates appeared. Of them 23,356 were declared successful showing pass pe
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Cloudy weather forecast

Cloudy weather forecast

The Met office has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in Karachi on Monday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected between 32 to 34 degree Celsius. Hot and dry weather would prevail over the rest of the region.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
PPP(S) claims winning majority seats in NWFP

PPP(S) claims winning majority seats in NWFP

Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) has won majority seats in the local government elections in the NWFP and anticipates to form district governments at a number of places. Party's provincial President Pervez Khattak and General Secretary Sikander Khan Sherp
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
8,000 pirated CDs seized: one held

8,000 pirated CDs seized: one held

The Customs staff posted at Karachi International Airport has seized about 8,000 counterfeit pirated English CDs which were brought from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by flight MH160 under rush tags. This was stated in a press release of Pakistan Customs, Preve
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
AKD signs agreement with Dancom

AKD signs agreement with Dancom

The AKD Trade, first online brokerage firm in Pakistan, has signed an agreement with Dancom Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, to provide AKD Trade customers with 64K DSL Internet/VPN connection at unbelievably discounted rates, said a statement on Sunday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Maltreatment with journalists regretted

Maltreatment with journalists regretted

Sindh Advisor for Information, Salahuddin Haider, on Sunday expressed deepest regret at the unfortunate incident of maltreatment with journalists at the Governor House in Karachi on Sunday. In a statement issued here on Sunday, he described the incident o
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Boy drowns near Keti Bunder

Boy drowns near Keti Bunder

A 15 years old boy drowned when a fishing boat capsized on Sunday in Hajamiro Creek near Keti Bunder, some 90km from here. According to details, fishermen were catching fish in the Hajamiro Creek, when one of their boats capsized due to strong winds, as a
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
CPNE, APNS and PFUJ slam derogatory treatment at Sindh Governor House

CPNE, APNS and PFUJ slam derogatory treatment at Sindh Governor House

A representative joint meeting of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors, All Pakistan Newspapers Society and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists on Sunday strongly condemned "the uncalled for, derogatory and humiliating attitude" of government offic
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Seminar on interest-free banking held

Seminar on interest-free banking held

Bankers Skills Development Centre, established by Dr Ahsan H. Khan, a senior banker and former chief executive and director of UBL Assets Management Co, organised a seminar, "Interest-free Banking - from Concept to Action, at a local hotel in association
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Tourism centre in Japan can play vital role: minister

Tourism centre in Japan can play vital role: minister

Federal Minister for Tourism Dr Ghazi Gulab Jamal has said that opening of tourism information center in Japan could play a vital role in the promotion of tourism and intended to open such centers in other Buddhist countries.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Recruitment in LTUs and MTUs causes unrest in CBR field formations

Recruitment in LTUs and MTUs causes unrest in CBR field formations

Appointments in Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) and Medium Taxpayer Units (MTUs) on double pay, have caused unrest and disappointment in the field formations of Central Board of Revenue (CBR), as according to most of the senior officials of Income Tax Group,
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Sindh releases Rs 50 million for Reform Support Unit

Sindh releases Rs 50 million for Reform Support Unit

Sindh government has provided Rs 50 million for establishment of Reform Support Unit (RSU), proposed by Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr Hamida Khuhro for restructuring of Education and Literacy Department to improve its performance.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
PIA employees warned to mend attitude

PIA employees warned to mend attitude

Chairman, Pakistan International Airlines, Tariq Kirmani, on Sunday warned PIA employees to mend their behaviour or get ready to be penalised.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
India urged to follow Israeli example in Indian occupied Kashmir

India urged to follow Israeli example in Indian occupied Kashmir

Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Pakistan's representative to Commission of Eminent Persons to the OIC Mushahid Hussain on Sunday welcomed the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and urged India to withdraw its forces from the Occupied Kashmir to
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
First population summit to start from September 22

First population summit to start from September 22

Pakistan is holding first Population Summit from September 22 in Islamabad to create awareness about family planning. Unveiling the details of the two-day summit, Federal Minister for Population Welfare, Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain on Sunday said representat
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Shujaat for dialogue between religions

Shujaat for dialogue between religions

PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the current international scenario could harm the Muslim world, therefore, the government and all the political parties should play a collective role to meet such perils.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
lecture for journalists

lecture for journalists

Society for Human Rights and Prisoners Aid (Sharp) is organising a lecture for journalists on "the concept of human rights' at Lahore Press Club on Monday. Veteran facilitator and expert on human rights Jehangir Durrani from UNHCR would deliver the lectur
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Punjab Bank capital raised

Punjab Bank capital raised

According to an information received here on Saturday, the government of Punjab through an ordinance passed for amendment in BoP Act 1989 has increased the authorised capital of Bank of Punjab from Rs 2 billion to Rs 10 billion.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Auction of registration numbers

Auction of registration numbers

An open auction of attractive registration numbers of 'LZW' series will be held at the district office of Excise & Taxation Department here on Monday (August 22).
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Anti-polio walk held

Anti-polio walk held

The Al-Mustafa Welfare Society, organised an anti-polio walk from Sohrab Goth to Meena Bazar, Karimabad, with the objective of creating an awareness among people against this disease. The walk was participated by school children, teachers, social figures,
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Commodities undergo minor fluctuations

Commodities undergo minor fluctuations

Nothing spectacular was seen on the commodities wholesale markets regarding supplies or prices where fluctuations were also very limited during the week ended on August 20, 2005. However, modest rise was seen where changes took place such as wheat and guw
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Callmate to introduce global calling card soon

Callmate to introduce global calling card soon

The Callmate Telips Telecom Limited (CTTL) is planning to introduce a global Calling card soon. The CTTL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ajmal Ansari, stated this and highlighting the features of this new card, said "CTTL is a company, which have a large n
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Sindh chief minister determined to stamp out corruption

Sindh chief minister determined to stamp out corruption

Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has reiterated his determination to stamp out corruption from government departments, particularly from irrigation department, who are responsible for deterioration of irrigation network that adversely affected t
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Case file misplaced

Case file misplaced

The Lahore High Court (LHC) office has misplaced a file of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) member praying to the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Indian lawyer Sonia Raj who passed contemptuous remarks against a division b
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Moot on integrated water management

Moot on integrated water management

The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum, with the European Union support, is organising a two-day regional conference on 'Integrated water resource management in South Asia' on August 24-25, 2005 in Karachi. Water experts from South Asian countries, including India
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Two die as coach turns turtle

Two die as coach turns turtle

Two persons, including a conductor were killed and eight passengers were injured when a speedy Mirpurkhas-bound passenger coach turned turtle, trying to save a pedestrian girl near Ratanabad railway crossing at Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas Road on Saturday last.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
JJ Hospital celebrates Independence Day

JJ Hospital celebrates Independence Day

JJ Hospital recently organised a get together to celebrate the 59th Independence Day of Pakistan. Thousands of people from all walks of life, including doctors, businessmen, journalists, etc from all over Sindh, attended the function. The attendees sang t
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
LHC benches

LHC benches

The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (LHC) has constituted five single benches and one division bench for disposal of cases at principal seat of the august court from Monday. According to a notification, Shahbir Akhtar heads single bench.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
TCP ignored as buyers lift quality lots

TCP ignored as buyers lift quality lots

The TCP is being gradually almost ignored as buyers have already lifted quality lots from it and fresh arrivals are gaining pace during the week ended on August 20, 2005. The ginners, who had not been able to sell, are being approached by the spinners and
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
TCP ignored as buyers lift quality lots

TCP ignored as buyers lift quality lots

The TCP is being gradually almost ignored as buyers have already lifted quality lots from it and fresh arrivals are gaining pace during the week ended on August 20, 2005. The ginners, who had not been able to sell, are being approached by the spinners and
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Pakistani cargo service plans royal handling of passengers

Pakistani cargo service plans royal handling of passengers

Pakistan's first dedicated cargo service, the Royal Airlines, after developing almost all the required auxiliary departments as self-sustaining profit centres, is poised to start a distinguished passenger service by the end of this year.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan has no aggressive designs: Prime Minister

Pakistan has no aggressive designs: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that Pakistan is a peaceful country and it does not have aggressive designs against any country. "Nevertheless, it is our conviction that peace comes with strength and not weakness," he said, adding therefore the
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Abdalians bag top positions in Pindi board exams

Abdalians bag top positions in Pindi board exams

Cadets of Hassanabdal Cadet College have led in the intermediate examinations of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi (BISER) as they took three top positions in the examinations.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
GCU Lahore bags 8 positions

GCU Lahore bags 8 positions

In line with the golden academic traditions of Government College University Lahore, its eight students have obtained positions in various disciplines in the intermediate annual examination, 2005.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Minister reiterates commitment of 'literate Punjab'

Minister reiterates commitment of 'literate Punjab'

Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Local Government and Rural Development Muhammad Basharat Raja has reiterated the resolve of his government to turn Punjab into a literate Punjab. He added government would provide Rs 150 million to every dis
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Shaukat reviews law and order

Shaukat reviews law and order

The current law and order situation in Sindh came under detailed review at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Governor House here on Sunday. The meeting was attended by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, Sindh Home Minister Rauf
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Media in Pakistan growing rapidly: minister

Media in Pakistan growing rapidly: minister

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Aneesa Zeb Tahirkheli said the media in Pakistan is growing very rapidly these days. She was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of an online news agency Live Rostrum here on Saturd
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
NRB chief foresees good turnout in second phase also

NRB chief foresees good turnout in second phase also

National Reconstruction Bureau Chairman Daniyal Aziz has said that like first phase of local government elections, the people will show same enthusiasm in the second phase also.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Ruling coalition claims winning polls

Ruling coalition claims winning polls

The ruling coalition said on Sunday it had swept the first round of local bodies' polls seen as a trial run for 2007 general elections, boosting President Pervez Musharraf's own election prospects.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
AAPP executive council meeting opens today

AAPP executive council meeting opens today

A meeting of the Executive Council of the Association of Asian Parliament for Peace (AAPP) will start here on August 22. Parliamentarians from 21 countries, including China, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Banglades
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan committed to peaceful resolution of disputes

Pakistan committed to peaceful resolution of disputes

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has reaffirmed Pakistan's stance to resolve all issues with India including Kashmir by peaceful means. Addressing a function arranged in his honour by Pakistan-Japan Association in Toya
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
NWFP DGR staff threatens campaign against Nadra

NWFP DGR staff threatens campaign against Nadra

Employees of the Directorate General Registration (DGR), NWFP, have announced starting of legal and constitutional struggle against "anti-human" policies of Nadra.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
18 points located for installation of VITS

18 points located for installation of VITS

As many as 18 exit and entry points in Islamabad have been located for installing trans-receivers, antennas and other software that would enable the authorities to stop misuse and theft of cars through centrally controlled tracker chip fixed on the wind s
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
CPA Asia region speakers call on Senate chairman

CPA Asia region speakers call on Senate chairman

The speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament, W.J.M. Lokubandara; speaker of People's Majlis Maldives Ahmed Zahir and Deputy Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament called on the Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro here on Sunday.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Trade through land route with Kabul demanded

Trade through land route with Kabul demanded

Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) executive committee member, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi has said that land route export from the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Risalpur could increase the country's export to Afghanistan.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Badla investment, rate rise

Badla investment, rate rise

The badla investment last week reached its peak at Rs 12 billion with rates registering an increase of 70 basis points as punters hoped positive outcome from the meeting with the officials in Islamabad.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
Badla investment, rate rise

Badla investment, rate rise

The badla investment last week reached its peak at Rs 12 billion with rates registering an increase of 70 basis points as punters hoped positive outcome from the meeting with the officials in Islamabad.
Published 22 Aug, 2005 12:00am
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