Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were weak early on Wednesday in choppy trade with the adequate global stocks of feed grains acting as an anchor, traders said.
Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were mostly higher at midmorning on Wednesday in quiet technical trade, gaining back more ground against Kansas City wheat in inter-market activity, traders said.
Copper futures were higher early Wednesday, after briefly touching new contract highs, on renewed fund buying as uncertainty surrounding another hurricane held the market hostage, traders said.
Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were firm early Wednesday on a technical bounce and followed the strength in the soyaoil pit, traders said.
Gold futures rose to within sight of 17-year highs early Wednesday on safe-haven buying, but gains were capped by scattered profit taking linked to technical factors and the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike, dealers and analysts said. By 10:29
The sixth ITCN Asia Exhibition and Conference to be held from August 9 to 11, 2006, at the Karachi Expo Centre, the E-commerce Gateway announced in a statement here on Wednesday.
The Karachi Women's Peace Committee organised a meeting on Wednesday in which representatives of women bodies and social welfare organisations discussed the plight of the women in the society.
The legal action under Profiteering and Hoarding Ordinance and Amendment in Pure Food Ordinance 1960 came under consideration at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman here on Wednesday.
The Human Resource Development Network with support from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is organising a Corporate Summit for greater corporate involvement in Family Planning and Reproductive Health awareness and services in Pakistan on Friday Sep
About 8,000 CNG buses will be brought in the province phase-wise in five years under a federal government programme in line with the government's efforts for conservation and protection of the environment.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan Wednesday declared Hamdard University a 'Green Campus' while inaugurating a newly constructed state-of-the-art Environmental Studies Centre here at the University's main campus.
Pakistan People's Party Sindh has suggested appointing a caretaker chief minister to ensure free and fair polls for electing District and Tehsil/Town Nazims in the province.
The Sindh government has sent medicines worth about Rs 2 million and tackled the issue of water contamination in Landhi on war-footing to provide relief to people suffering from gastro-enteritis and prevent occurrence of such incidents in future.
Jetro is dispatching 2nd Pakistani automotive vendors' mission to Thailand, which is in continuation of the 1st visit in March 2005, said a Jetro press release here on Wednesday. Around 40 leading vendors and assemblers are participating in this mission,
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Shahid Karimullah, has been conferred the honorary Malaysian Armed Forces Order for Valour Award as a Gallant Commander in acknowledgement of his long and meritorious services.
The anti-encroachment cell of City District Government Karachi has started an operation to eject land mafia from plots of various sizes allotted to people in Block-10, Gulistan-e-Jauhar.
Oblivious to the overwhelming stench of cow dung, rotting fish and sewage, Mai Aasi waits as she has done for 14 years for the return of two sons and her daughter's husband from an Indian jail.
It's Siti Noorashikin's first visit to Singapore's towering new National Library and the 20-year-old polytechnic student likes it so much she has decided to make it a new hangout.
There may not be any other country in the entire world except ours, which has so magnanimously been bestowed with an unbelievable diversity of animals and birds, both wild as well as domesticated.
Understandably, President General Pervez Musharraf has described his address at a convention of the American Jewish Congress, where he received standing ovation several times, as "a high point" of his latest visit to the US.
Addressing banking professionals at the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Bankers of Pakistan (IBP) on 17th September, the State Bank Governor, recounted the achievements of the banking industry in the last few years and elaborated his visio
A Workshop on AIDS was held here Wednesday to create awareness among the masses about the injurious affects of the disease. The workshop organised by United Rural Development Programme (URDP) was attended by all the Heads/Incharges of Primary, Middle & Hi
Punjab Governor, Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd), has directed the management of Cadet College Hasanabdal to give admission to 50 intelligent but deserving students every year who fulfil the admission criteria but can not afford education's expen
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital (SKMCH) and Research Centre in co-operation with ARY Digital Dubai is organising a special transmission for the benefit of poor cancer patients.
The compilation process of forms for I-15 plots and flats was under way and the Habib Bank management had so far compiled the data of 65,000 out of around 225,000 applicants, an official of Capital Development Authority (CDA) said Wednesday.
Federal government is actively upgrading the "Financial Accounting and Budgeting System" (FABS) with the financial assistance of World Bank to achieve full government financial accountability and transparency in the new automated environment era.
Anti-terrorist squad Faisalabad on Wednesday arrested more than six alleged accused, one wanted in many cases, on a tip off by already arrested terrorists from Qaidabad Khushab.
A member of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the deduction of 0.01 percent tax on cash withdrawal of Rs 25,000 and above from banks under the directions of Central Board of Revenue (CBR).
Eight persons were killed in various road accidents occurred at various places near here on Wednesday. Usman (20) and his grandfather Amir Ali were crushed to death by a speedy trailer near Faisalabad Airport on Jhang road.
The regional office of Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) has arranged a "Tourism Train" from Rawalpindi to Taxila to commemorate the "World Tourism Day" to be observed on September 27 throughout the world.
Central leader, Tehrik-e-Istaqlal (TI), Malik Hamid Sarfraz has urged President General Pervaiz Musharraf to immediately announce erection of Kalabagh Dam for economically tenacious Pakistan.
Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Syed Faisal Saleh Hayyat has said the policy of engagement with Israel would ultimately produce much needed dividends for the Middle East, South Asia and Pakistan itself.
Minister of State and Chairman Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Tariq Ikram on Wednesday formally inaugurated branch of Meezan Bank, the largest Islamic bank in Pakistan, in Peshawar.
Khushab district police have arrested a suspect terrorist, as he got out of a bus from Mianwali, and recovered illegal arms and explosives from his possession here on Tuesday.
District Nazim candidate Mian Amer Mahmood has claimed that over 1400 newly elected Nazims, Naib Nazims and councillors have assured their full support to him in writing.
China hopes that its Western region, Xinjiang will emerge as hub of Sino-Pak business activities, with the implementation of special tariff package from January, 2006.
After inking a formal agreement between Red Crescent Maternity Hospital (RCMH) and the University of Faisalabad, clinical training facilities would be provided to medical students in gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics departments for the proposed MBB
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) in collaboration with Center for Civic Education Pakistan (CCEP) will organise concluding ceremony of Political Party Development Programme here at a local hotel on September 24.
Occupied Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Minister and National Conference Leader Farooq Abdullah has admitted that he had been advising India to bomb terrorist training camps in Azad Kashmir.
Around 400 patients suffering from different diseases have been provided treatment in Skardu under Comsats tele-health programme by August this year. This initiative has greatly helped patients who otherwise had to go down ountry for the consultation with
Former AJK Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition in AJK Legislative Assembly, Barrister Sultan Mahmood Choudry has urged upon Canadian government to take up Kashmir issue in the Canadian Parliament so that issue would be solved as early as possible.
Pakistan and Mongolia have agreed to upgrade their bilateral ties in political, economic, cultural and educational fields. An agreement to this effect reached at a meeting held between Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and ambassador Salman Bashir.
Pakistan's Ambassador at the Russian Federation Mustafa Kamal Kazi presented his credentials to President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday at a ceremony held in the Kremlin.
Pakistan Television Corporation, a pioneer channel of Pakistan, will continue to dominate as best family channel by presenting variety of excellent colourful programmes.
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).
Pakistani, German and French artists presented a unique and first ever joint jazz concert "Dialogue through music" and enthralled the jam packed auditorium here at the German Embassy on Tuesday night.
A two-day workshop on "Green Productivity" began at Cleaner Production Centre here on Wednesday. The National Productivity Organisation (NPO), Cleaner Production Centre (CPC) in collaboration with Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) had jointly organise
Benazir Bhutto told the Swiss Examining Magistrate that she was unaware of the funds held in Swiss banks in the name of offshore companies, her husband and other relatives.
The masses have condemned increase in the fare of public transport plying on Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Taxila-Wah-Hasan Abdal, Islamabad-Rawat and other routes of adjoining areas as well as in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Oxford University Press (OUP) launched its latest publication "Tareekh Say Kuchh Nahin Seekha: Siyasat Aur Afwaj-e-Pakistan", the Urdu translation of best-selling book, "We've Learnt Nothing from History - Pakistan: Politics and Military Power" (Oxford Un
Importers have booked around 300,000 tonnes of milling wheat after a duty cut earlier this year and orders for another 100,000 tonnes are expected in the coming days, an official said on Wednesday.
A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) referred an appeal filed by former Punjab chief minister Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo to Chief Justice of the LHC for constitution of other bench, as one of member of the bench Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi refuse
TRG is pleased to announce a major new contract win in partnership with its UK-based subsidiary iSKY Europe PLC, for the provision of telesales and sales support activities for Bulldog Broadband.
Tameer Micro Finance Bank will begin financing facilities from this December to low income people for construction of houses in Taiser Town, Lyari Settlement Project and other similar schemes, it was learnt on Wednesday.
The Government of Pakistan has extended the contract appointment of Noor-ud-Din Baqai, as Member (Telecom), in Information Technology and Telecommunication Division, for one year from September 16, 2005, on existing terms and conditions, and until further
Ufone, a leading cellular service operator, has announced a major reduction in its tariffs for international calls made to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a company press release issued here on Wednesday said.
Pakistan Advertising Association (PAA) hosted a road show for ADASIA 2005 to be held in Suntec, Singapore from November 20-23. Jamshed Qureshi, Chairman, AFAA Affairs Pakistan Advertising Association, introduced ADASIA 2005 Organising Committee Vice Chair
The Karachi Cotton Association has negotiated with the TCP for acquiring storage space on rental basis at their premises located at No 1, Industrial Area, Korangi, Karachi, a KCA release said on Wednesday.
Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has declared Numberdar Mukhtar Abbas as unanimous candidate for the Potohar Town Nazim slot and all the components of the alliance have assured full support to Mukhtar in the election.
Six candidates were left in the run to contest City Nazim Karachi election, as four nomination papers were withdrawn on Wednesday, the last for the purpose.
Easy supply position of dollar helped the rupee to maintain its firmness versus the US currency in the open market on Wednesday at 60.10 and 60.20 for buying and selling, respectively.
The second book of senior journalist and writer Latif Jafri titled "Sporting Sketches" hit the book stands on Wednesday. The 150-page publication published by Ferozesons contains sketches of 40 leading sport personalities belonging to cricket, hockey, squ
Easy supply position of dollar helped the rupee to maintain its firmness versus the US currency in the open market on Wednesday at 60.10 and 60.20 for buying and selling, respectively.
Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) of Capital City Police Karachi, busted an inter-provincial car-lifting gang along with stolen vehicles. ACLC (Operations) Superintendent Saqib Ismail stated this at a news conference here on Wednesday. The gang was exploiting
Arif Habib Securities Limited (Arif Habib Securities), incorporated on November 14, 1994 as a public limited company started its commercial operations on July 1, 1995. It was incorporated to continue the securities brokerage business carried on by Arif Ha
Arif Habib Securities Limited (Arif Habib Securities), incorporated on November 14, 1994 as a public limited company started its commercial operations on July 1, 1995. It was incorporated to continue the securities brokerage business carried on by Arif Ha
There is a need to promote Korean private sector investment in Pakistan through more interactions between the business communities of the Republic of Korea and Pakistan.
The defence lawyers cross examined the prosecution witnesses (PWs) during the hearing of the suicide attack on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here on Wednesday.
Relief Commissioner Punjab, Safdar Javed Syed, has directed the District Co-ordination Officers and Executive District Officers (Revenue) in the flood hit districts, to conduct a survey to assess damage to houses in their respective districts and submit a