News Archives for Print - 2005-09-10

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

The Japan International Co-operation Agency (Jica) and Economic Affairs Division on Friday signed an agreement to provide assistance for development projects being initiated through the co-operation of NGOs and representatives of Local Government.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Jica and EAD sign agreement

The Japan International Co-operation Agency (Jica) and Economic Affairs Division on Friday signed an agreement to provide assistance for development projects being initiated through the co-operation of NGOs and representatives of Local Government.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

'Manmohan to meet Musharraf in New York'

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet President Musharraf on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week, a senior Indian official said on Friday. Singh will also meet French President Jacques Chirac, US leader George W Bush and his Chines

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Managed Growth Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

'Manmohan to meet Musharraf in New York'

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet President Musharraf on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week, a senior Indian official said on Friday. Singh will also meet French President Jacques Chirac, US leader George W Bush and his Chines

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

KKI closing rates of currency notes

Khanani & Kalia International (Pvt) Limited Closing Rates of currency notes on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Shaukat briefs Badawi on contacts with Israel

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday had a telephonic conversation with his Malaysian counterpart Data Seen Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and briefed him on the meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel in Istanbul.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Shaukat briefs Badawi on contacts with Israel

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday had a telephonic conversation with his Malaysian counterpart Data Seen Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and briefed him on the meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel in Istanbul.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Currency values in term of Special Drawing Rights

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' deparment's currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights (SDR).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sindh Bank to start working soon: Ibad

Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan has informed the business community that the government is consulting with banking sector experts to establish Sindh Bank. Speaking at a dinner meeting, hosted by Honorary Consul General of Mozambique, Khalid Tawab on Tue

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

BMA-PGBI Closing Bell

Yields on the BMA-PGBI remained stable and its value increased by 0.02% to close at 98.3015. Yields increased by approximately 1 to 2 basis points among the short tenors while they decreased by approximately 1 basis point among the medium tenors. These tw

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sindh Bank to start working soon: Ibad

Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan has informed the business community that the government is consulting with banking sector experts to establish Sindh Bank. Speaking at a dinner meeting, hosted by Honorary Consul General of Mozambique, Khalid Tawab on Tue

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

BMA-PGBI Closing Bell

Yields on the BMA-PGBI remained stable and its value increased by 0.02% to close at 98.3015. Yields increased by approximately 1 to 2 basis points among the short tenors while they decreased by approximately 1 basis point among the medium tenors. These tw

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sindh Bank to start working soon: Ibad

Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan has informed the business community that the government is consulting with banking sector experts to establish Sindh Bank. Speaking at a dinner meeting, hosted by Honorary Consul General of Mozambique, Khalid Tawab on Tue

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

BMA-PGBI Closing Bell

Yields on the BMA-PGBI remained stable and its value increased by 0.02% to close at 98.3015. Yields increased by approximately 1 to 2 basis points among the short tenors while they decreased by approximately 1 basis point among the medium tenors. These tw

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Work on 102 watercourses to begin this month

The work on construction of 102 watercourses will begin this month in various districts of Sindh under Sindh On-farm Water Management Project. This was stated by Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Irrigation Murtaza Jatoi, while presiding over a meeting

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amend) Bill passed

The government on Friday pushed through a bill in the National Assembly aimed at empowering the Supreme Court and High Courts to take disciplinary action against advocates and re-fixing the number of seats of members of Provincial Bar Councils.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates

EFU Pension Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Supreme Court Bar Association meeting

A meeting Of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBA) will be held on September 10 at 11 am in the Library Hall at the Association at the Supreme Court Building here.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Arrangements for Shab-i-Barat reviewed

Caretaker Gulshan-e-Iqbal Syed Fazeel Bukhari on Friday visited various graveyards of the Town to take stock of the arrangements made for the eve of Shab-i-Barat and issued directives for removal of bushes.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Call for implementing Senate body proposals on oil pricing

The recommendations of the Senate's Sub Committee on Oil Pricing are not being implemented despite a lapse of more than four months. Senator Engr. Rukhsana Zuberi, Member of Senate's Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources and Member of Sub

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates

EFU Managed Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils (Amend) Bill passed

The government on Friday pushed through a bill in the National Assembly aimed at empowering the Supreme Court and High Courts to take disciplinary action against advocates and re-fixing the number of seats of members of Provincial Bar Councils.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Treasury-Bills Secondary Market Yields

Treasury bills secondary market yields rate on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sanitary conditions in Civil Hospital deplorable

The sanitary conditions inside and around the Civil Hospital Karachi are so dirty that it a miracle that patients at the hospital have not suffered an epidemic so far.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Sarmaya Growth Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Bangladesh Air chief arrives

Bangladesh Air Force Chief, Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam along with his wife Begum Dilruba Azam and two members delegation arrived here on Friday. During the visit, Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam will be visiting various operational, training and engineer

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Bangladesh Air chief arrives

Bangladesh Air Force Chief, Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam along with his wife Begum Dilruba Azam and two members delegation arrived here on Friday. During the visit, Air Vice Marshal Fakhrul Azam will be visiting various operational, training and engineer

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

NJLI Pension Fund Rates

New Jubilee Life Insurance Pension Fund Rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Jica and EAD sign agreement

The Japan International Co-operation Agency (Jica) and Economic Affairs Division on Friday signed an agreement to provide assistance for development projects being initiated through the co-operation of NGOs and representatives of Local Government.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

SBP accepts Rs 11.5 billion in Repo sale

The State bank of Pakistan on Friday accepted the rate of return on Treasury Bills at 7.9 percent per annum in Repo Sale--Open Market Operation--conducted on Friday, September 9, 2005. The bid received for 6 days Repo Sale (Mop-up) was Rs 11,500 million a

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

US treasuries bid prices

US treasuries bid prices on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

India UTV forms joint venture with Malaysia's Astro

Indian television content provider UTV Software Communications Ltd said on Friday it has formed a joint venture with Astro All Asian Networks Plc of Malaysia to launch two children's TV channels in South East Asia.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

US treasuries bid prices

US treasuries bid prices on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

SBP accepts Rs 11.5 billion in Repo sale

The State bank of Pakistan on Friday accepted the rate of return on Treasury Bills at 7.9 percent per annum in Repo Sale--Open Market Operation--conducted on Friday, September 9, 2005. The bid received for 6 days Repo Sale (Mop-up) was Rs 11,500 million a

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Open market rates of foreign currencies

Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

SBP accepts Rs 11.5 billion in Repo sale

The State bank of Pakistan on Friday accepted the rate of return on Treasury Bills at 7.9 percent per annum in Repo Sale--Open Market Operation--conducted on Friday, September 9, 2005. The bid received for 6 days Repo Sale (Mop-up) was Rs 11,500 million a

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

London Interbank Offered Rates

London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

SBP accepts Rs 11.5 billion in Repo sale

The State bank of Pakistan on Friday accepted the rate of return on Treasury Bills at 7.9 percent per annum in Repo Sale--Open Market Operation--conducted on Friday, September 9, 2005. The bid received for 6 days Repo Sale (Mop-up) was Rs 11,500 million a

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

'Current stocks trading not allowed in Shariah rules'

The 9th Shariah Supervisory Board meeting of Meezan Bank Limited, the first and the largest Islamic bank in the country, was held on September 7, 2005, in Karachi.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Three killed in Indian occupied Kashmir

Indian occupation troops early on Friday shot dead three suspected freedom fighters along the Line of Control, a police spokesman said. He said the suspected freedom fighters were killed when they snuck into Indian occupied Kashmir's Poonch district, acro

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Banks' rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sindh government urged to waive tax on 10-year old vehicles

Chairman, Provincial /Local Taxes Subcommittee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Shakeel-ur-Rehman, has urged the government of Sindh to waive motor vehicle tax on vehicles older than 10 years.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

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 Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sindh government urged to waive tax on 10-year old vehicles

Chairman, Provincial /Local Taxes Subcommittee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Shakeel-ur-Rehman, has urged the government of Sindh to waive motor vehicle tax on vehicles older than 10 years.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sindh government urged to waive tax on 10-year old vehicles

Chairman, Provincial /Local Taxes Subcommittee of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Shakeel-ur-Rehman, has urged the government of Sindh to waive motor vehicle tax on vehicles older than 10 years.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Pakistan Investment Bond: Secondary Market Yields

PIB secondary market yield rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Work on 102 watercourses to begin this month

The work on construction of 102 watercourses will begin this month in various districts of Sindh under Sindh On-farm Water Management Project. This was stated by Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Irrigation Murtaza Jatoi, while presiding over a meeting

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Treasury-Bills Secondary Market Yields

Treasury bills secondary market yields rate on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Work on 102 watercourses to begin this month

The work on construction of 102 watercourses will begin this month in various districts of Sindh under Sindh On-farm Water Management Project. This was stated by Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Irrigation Murtaza Jatoi, while presiding over a meeting

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Treasury-Bills Secondary Market Yields

Treasury bills secondary market yields rate on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Hurriyat to continue talks: Mirwaiz

A faction of Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Friday said its talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf have been positive and would continue till a lasting solution to Kashmir dispute is found.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Pakistan Investment Bond: Secondary Market Yields

PIB secondary market yield rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

ADB-aided hydropower project to start in December

The construction of new Bong Escape Hydropower Project with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank is expected to begin in December 2005 with a targeted commercial operation date of December 2008.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Pakistan Investment Bond: Secondary Market Yields

PIB secondary market yield rates on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

ADB-aided hydropower project to start in December

The construction of new Bong Escape Hydropower Project with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank is expected to begin in December 2005 with a targeted commercial operation date of December 2008.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Fazio wins a round in fight to keep job

Italy's central bank governor, Antonio Fazio, won a round in his fight to keep his job on Friday when Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said the government was powerless to dismiss him over a bank take-over scandal.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

ADB-aided hydropower project to start in December

The construction of new Bong Escape Hydropower Project with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank is expected to begin in December 2005 with a targeted commercial operation date of December 2008.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

US treasuries bid yields

US treasuries bid yields on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

''''Current stocks trading not allowed in Shariah rules''''

The 9th Shariah Supervisory Board meeting of Meezan Bank Limited, the first and the largest Islamic bank in the country, was held on September 7, 2005, in Karachi.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

US treasuries bid yields

US treasuries bid yields on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

''Current stocks trading not allowed in Shariah rules''

The 9th Shariah Supervisory Board meeting of Meezan Bank Limited, the first and the largest Islamic bank in the country, was held on September 7, 2005, in Karachi.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

US treasuries bid yields

US treasuries bid yields on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

'Current stocks trading not allowed in Shariah rules'

The 9th Shariah Supervisory Board meeting of Meezan Bank Limited, the first and the largest Islamic bank in the country, was held on September 7, 2005, in Karachi.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

US treasuries bid prices

US treasuries bid prices on Friday (September 09, 2005).

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Rains hit Indian sugar and soyaoil futures for second day

Indian sugar and soyaoil futures fell for the second straight day on Friday as monsoon rains improved crop outlook while heavy selling dragged down wheat markets, brokers said.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Sterling erases losses

Sterling held near this week's two-month high against the euro and held steady against the dollar, erasing early losses made after disappointing UK trade deficit data.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Indian rupee ends weaker

The rupee gave up earlier gains to end weaker on Friday, as sustained demand for dollars from oil companies wary about the local unit's outlook outstripped foreign fund flows into a booming stock market, dealers said.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Katrina relief: White House faces new questions

Rescue crews prepared to speed up the retrieval of the dead from Hurricane Katrina on Friday amid reports that President George W. Bush chose unqualified political supporters rather than disaster experts to head the agency leading the relief effort.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Nato to scramble ships and planes

Nato chiefs gave the order on Friday for alliance ships and aircraft to help deliver European aid to hundreds of thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina after concerns that some help was not getting through.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

FEMA chief removed

The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael Brown, under fire over the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, has been pulled off operations in the Gulf Coast, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced on Friday.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

German Christians split over common Bible project

German Protestants have pulled out of a project to revise a common Bible translation because the Catholics want it to follow Vatican instructions to return their church language closer to its ancient Latin roots.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

Major quake rocks Papua

A major earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude shook parts of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami was unlikely, officials said.

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

China and Canada agree on 'strategic partnership'

Chinese President Hu Jintao secured a litany of trade pacts, memorandums of understandings and business deals with Canada Friday on the second day of his first official visit to North America. The leaders announced agreements on agriculture, energy, resou

Published 10 Sep, 2005 12:00am

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Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.63
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	256.64

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / May 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	3 ▲ 0.67 (28.76%)
Premier Insurance / May 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.15 ▲ 0.72 (16.25%)
Escorts Bank / May 9 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	5.98 ▲ 0.83 (16.12%)
Parmount Sp. / May 9 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.22 ▲ 0.41 (14.59%)
UDL International / May 9 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7.10 ▲ 0.85 (13.6%)
Abdullah Shah / May 9 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.44 ▲ 0.65 (13.57%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 9 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.05 ▲ 0.23 (12.64%)
LSE Capital / May 9 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	4.39 ▲ 0.48 (12.28%)
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.42 ▲ 0.7 (12.24%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / May 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.90 ▲ 0.41 (11.75%)

Stock	Price
Cyan Limited / May 9 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	27.05 ▼ -5.03 (-15.68%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 9 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
Universal Ins. / May 9 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	8.25 ▼ -1 (-10.81%)
Sally Textile / May 9 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	7.14 ▼ -0.86 (-10.75%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 9 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	8.43 ▼ -0.95 (-10.13%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.57 ▼ -4.73 (-10%)
Khyber Tobacco / May 9 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.26 ▼ -38.03 (-10%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 9 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.29 ▼ -1.03 (-9.98%)
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	12.23 ▼ -1.35 (-9.94%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 9 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	18.44 ▼ -2 (-9.78%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,087,025 ▲ 0.06
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,590,475 ▲ 0.7
Sui South Gas / May 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	29,288,646 ▼ -1.53
B.O.Punjab / May 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,310,598 ▲ 0.44
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	15,347,121 ▲ 0.3
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	14,961,675 ▼ -1.35
Sui North Gas / May 9 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	14,847,660 ▲ 5.69
K-Electric Ltd. / May 9 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,463,181 ▲ 0.09
Maple Leaf Cement / May 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,544,491 ▲ 2.45
Kohinoor Spining / May 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	13,517,642 ▲ 0.05

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