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Print - 2005-10-02
Canadian bond prices rise

Canadian bond prices rise

The Canadian bond prices rose on the long end on Friday, helped by a late-day stock selloff. The bond prices fluctuated through much of the session, eventually closing higher as market players digested economic data and set their positions on the last tra
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Office timings in Ramazan

Office timings in Ramazan

The Government of Sindh has decided to observe the following office timings during the forthcoming Holy month of Ramzan at the Sindh Government offices working six days a week basis:
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Condolence

Condolence

Punjab Governor Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) visited the residence of senior journalist Abbas Athar here on Saturday to offer condolence over sad demise of his son in law Sajjad Hussain Shah. He also offered Fateha for the eternal peace of dep
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Japanese team visits CHK Burns Centre

Japanese team visits CHK Burns Centre

A high-power business delegation from Japan on Friday visited Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) Burns Centre and pledged its full support for the Centre to provide optimum level of quality services for poor burns patients.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Three seafood processing plants at KFHA soon

Three seafood processing plants at KFHA soon

Minister of State for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Muhammad Ali Malkani said on Saturday that Korangi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) has issued licenses to three seafood processing plants and they would soon start functioning.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
OUP talk on Urdu poetry held

OUP talk on Urdu poetry held

The Oxford University Press (OUP) organised a talk by Dr S. Nomanul Haq, titled 'So, you want to Urdu poetry? A vocal dissection of traditional verse', on September 22, here in Karachi.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Availability of daily-use items during Ramazan urged

Availability of daily-use items during Ramazan urged

Begum Khurshid Abdul Hafiz, a veteran Pakistan Movement worker and secretary-general of the Women's Refugee Rehabilitation Organisation, has urged upon the federal, provincial and local governments to ensure that all edible items are available in plenty a
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following International Tenders from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details of Tenders from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Region
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Special arrangements sought during Ramazan

Special arrangements sought during Ramazan

Dug up and under-construction roads, footpath grabbing, unruly vehicular traffic and inefficient traffic police are the symbols of Karachi.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Solar eclipse on October 3

Solar eclipse on October 3

On the basis of astronomical calculations by Pakistan Meteorological Department here the annular eclipse of the Sun on October 3 (Monday) will be partially visible in Pakistan.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Essentials' prices start soaring ahead of Ramazan

Essentials' prices start soaring ahead of Ramazan

With the advent of holy month of Ramazan, the prices of daily use items have, as usual, started leaping upwards much to the disenchantment of the poor and the housewives.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
'Pakistan excels in talent despite meager advertising budget'

'Pakistan excels in talent despite meager advertising budget'

There is no match between advertising industry of Pakistan and India except talent and creativity in which the former excels, while the Indian advertising industry with a Rs 118 billion budget is much bigger than the Pakistani industry with a meager budge
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Sugarcane crushing yet to start in Sindh

Sugarcane crushing yet to start in Sindh

Despite fixation of date for commencement of Cane Crushing Season 2005-2006 as October 1, 2005, no sugar mill has taken initiatives to start the process of crushing in any part of Sindh from Saturday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Smeda advised to enlist SMEs

Smeda advised to enlist SMEs

Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (Unisame) president Zulfikar Thaver has advised the Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) to obtain list of Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from chambers of commerce of various cities and register t
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Financial institutions urged to invest in mining sector

Financial institutions urged to invest in mining sector

Sindh Minister for Mines & Mineral Development, Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said that financial institution should invest in the mining & mineral sector, which was blessed with one of the largest coal reserves of the region.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
PAMCO plans cold storages for agriculture produce

PAMCO plans cold storages for agriculture produce

Punjab Agri Marketing Company (PAMCO) has finalised a plan to set up modern cold storages on BOT/BOL basis, with the collaboration of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at Lahore, Multan and Islamabad airports to facilitate agricultural exporters.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Oil price hike flayed

Oil price hike flayed

Activists of Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) held a demonstration here on Saturday in protest against increase in petroleum prices. The protestors, who were carrying placards and banners inscribed with anti-government slogans, criticised the Oil Companies Adv
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Governor lays foundation stone of IP and Law centre

Governor lays foundation stone of IP and Law centre

Punjab University Chancellor/Governor Khalid Maqbool laid foundation stone of Irfanullah Khan Centre for Intellectual Property & International Law at University Law College on Saturday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Hearings adjourned

Hearings adjourned

An accountability court on Saturday put off till October 15, the proceedings in a reference against former federal minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar when investigating officer submitted his statement.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Hike in POL prices resented

Hike in POL prices resented

Deputy Secretary General Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan Farid Ahmed Piracha has criticised the increase in prices of petroleum products and term it 'illegal and unconstitutional'.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Promotions

Promotions

The Government has promoted five BPS-20 officers of Pakistan Audit and Accounts group as Deputy Auditor General in BPS-21. Those included Niamat Ullah Abid Accountant General Punjab, Rashed Ahmed Saleh Deputy Auditor General (FAPC) Islamabad, Shabbir Ahme
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
LHC benches

LHC benches

The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has constituted 10 division benches and 23 single benches for the disposal of cases in the next week starting from October 3, 2005.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
ACRs must reflect Judicial Officers' true worth: SHC

ACRs must reflect Judicial Officers' true worth: SHC

Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) or Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) shall be truly reflective of a judicial officer's worth.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Engro celebrations

Engro celebrations

They say 'life begins at 40' and on September 29, 2005 Engro celebrated its 40 years of pioneering spirit and the tradition of breaking new grounds. The function started off with the tour of a gallery where photographs from the inception of the company to
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
FTA between Bangladesh and Pakistan urged

FTA between Bangladesh and Pakistan urged

A joint meeting of SITE Association of Industry and All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association Sindh Balochistan Zone was held with Mahmudur Rahman, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Division and Chairman, Board of Inve
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Dairy development plan to generate over 3.1 million new jobs

Dairy development plan to generate over 3.1 million new jobs

Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Jahangir Khan Tareen has said that 'Dairy Sector Development Plan' approved by the Prime Minister would bring 'white revolution' in the country by generating more than 3.1 million new jo
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
'Pak-China ties to promote worldwide peace'

'Pak-China ties to promote worldwide peace'

The time-tested all-weather Pakistan China friendship is based on trust, mutual respect and co-operation, which would be gaining further strength in the coming days due to more and more people-to-people contact and exchange of various delegations.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Tusdec to set up centres for promoting CAD and CAM technology

Tusdec to set up centres for promoting CAD and CAM technology

To promote the use of Computer Aided Designing (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) technology in country's industrial sector, Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (Tusdec) is planning to set up centres in different industrial town
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
All set for Haj balloting on October 3

All set for Haj balloting on October 3

The Religious Affairs Ministry has completed necessary arrangements for holding computer ballot on Monday in the Committee Room of the ministry to select the intending pilgrims for Haj-2005 under the government scheme.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Need for revamping the tax database

Need for revamping the tax database

A Recorder Report from Islamabad (October 1), quoting CBR Quarterly Review, has made a pointed reference to the quandary of the officials over the lack of accurate information in the income tax database, thereby creating a hurdle in the search for new tax
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
The role and rights of consumers

The role and rights of consumers

Seemingly irked by the persisting rising trend in the prices of food and other items of daily use, for months together, the chairman of the Consumers Association of Pakistan, Kaukab Iqbal, is reported to have urged the government to control the prices of
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
India's volte-face and future of IPI

India's volte-face and future of IPI

India's controversial vote in favour of an IAEA resolution on Iran's nuclear programme again jeopardised the future of the Iran to India's Gas Pipeline Project, formally called the IPI.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Journalists feel the heat as Uzbekistan tries 15 over massacre

Journalists feel the heat as Uzbekistan tries 15 over massacre

Foreign media have experienced the wrath of Uzbekistan's authorities as the trial of 15 men began this week over this spring's massive bloodshed in the eastern province of Andijan. At the supreme court trial, in which the men are accused of leading an arm
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Traffic jams

Traffic jams

No doubt, the industrial revolution revolutionised the field of production, which bestowed extensive economic growth upon various continents.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Woman COAS

Woman COAS

The President has announced that the doors of three services have been opened for women and a woman can become the COAS. There is a view that this is a welcome step as it will spare the country of the repeated martial laws.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
FPCCI chief for promoting maximum foreign investment

FPCCI chief for promoting maximum foreign investment

President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed has lauded the sincere efforts of the government of Pakistan to encourage and promote maximum foreign investment in the trade and industrial sector in the
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Date trees plantation in Khairpur begins

Date trees plantation in Khairpur begins

Plantation of date trees at an area of 20 to 25,000 acres has been started here in different places and will be completed before the start of winter.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Railways to help resolve poultry farmers' problems: minister

Railways to help resolve poultry farmers' problems: minister

Mian Shamim Haider, Federal Railways Minister, has announced that Pakistan Railways would facilitate the poultry feed and soybean meal importers for in time delivery from Karachi and India to solve the problems of poultry sector in the country.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
China reiterates support to Pakistan for socioeconomic uplift

China reiterates support to Pakistan for socioeconomic uplift

Chinese state leader Wu Guanzheng reassured support to Pakistan for promoting peace and achieving socio-economic development. He said this during a meeting with Lieutenant General Munir Hafiz, Chairman National Accountability Bureau, he spoke high of Sino
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
UK defence team due on October 3

UK defence team due on October 3

A 14-member UK defence delegation led by John Reid, Secretary of State for Defence United Kingdom, will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit on Monday, October 3.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Marines' role in defending country lauded

Marines' role in defending country lauded

Commander Coast Real Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed said on Saturday that among all naval segments, Pak Marines have a unique and important role in defending the motherland.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
PMA holds proficiency evaluation test

PMA holds proficiency evaluation test

Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Science and Health Council held the 9th Proficiency Evaluation Test (PET-2005) on Saturday simultaneously at 11 difference centres all over the country. A total of 623 medical students including 97 from Karachi appeared
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Mirwaiz to attend Brussels Kashmir moot

Mirwaiz to attend Brussels Kashmir moot

Hurriyat Conference (A) Chairman Mirwaiz Omar has received an invitation for participation in conference on Kashmir in Brussels, capital of Belgium. "Mirwaiz has been invited for discussions on Kashmir issue by European Union and Kashmir Centre at Brussel
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Four dacoits arrested in DHA

Four dacoits arrested in DHA

The police on Saturday have arrested four dacoits looting a house in Lane 3 of Khayaban-e-Badban of DHA on Saturday, however, three of companions managed their good escape.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Jinnah Telecom launches 'Jeeway Pakistan' calling cards

Jinnah Telecom launches 'Jeeway Pakistan' calling cards

The Jinnah Telecom Private Limited has launched its new calling cards 'Jeeway Pakistan', powered by DVCom, which are available in seven denominations of 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000 and 2000 rupees.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Foreign professors' involvement in HEC policies sought

Foreign professors' involvement in HEC policies sought

Foreign professors, working in various varsities of Pakistan, have been advised to thoroughly review all programmes, initiatives and policies of the Higher Education Commission so as to bring them at par with the international norms, it is learnt here.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
British Airways special offer

British Airways special offer

British Airways provides a golden opportunity to its cost conscious travellers to enjoy leisure break on Eid, said commercial manager Paul Dhami.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Canadian dollar hits 14-year high

Canadian dollar hits 14-year high

The Canadian dollar soared to a 14-year high against the greenback on Friday and also hit new peaks against several other major currencies as momentum players bet on a steady economy, more interest rate hikes and further investment in Canada's oil patch.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Low US inflation may reflect luck: Fed's Kohn

Low US inflation may reflect luck: Fed's Kohn

The low level of US inflation may reflect luck and structural economic change, not just good monetary policy, Federal Reserve Governor Donald Kohn said on Thursday as he called for work on improving inflation models.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Forex market views, key levels

Forex market views, key levels

Following is a selection of comments from analysts on important technical developments in the foreign exchange market.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Dollar gains versus yen in technical session

Dollar gains versus yen in technical session

The dollar posted solid gains against the yen on Friday in technically-driven trading and eked out an advance against the euro amid end-of-quarter book squaring and a better-than-expected manufacturing report from the Chicago area.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
IMM speculators boost net long dollar position

IMM speculators boost net long dollar position

Speculators in International Monetary Market currency futures on the Chicago futures exchanges extended their net long dollar positions in the week to September 27, data released on Friday showed.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Brazilian currency slips

Brazilian currency slips

Brazil's local currency slipped from a four-year high on Friday because of expiring options. The real weakened 0.77 percent to 2.23 a US dollar, leaving gains for September at 5.4 percent, the most for any month in more than two years.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
US stocks slightly higher, third quarter is best for 2005

US stocks slightly higher, third quarter is best for 2005

US stocks ended slightly higher on Friday, helping to push indexes to their best quarterly finish for 2005, as a dip in crude oil prices lifted shares of companies that are heavy users of fuel, including Caterpillar Inc and DuPont Co.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Citigroup top US IPO underwriter in third quarter

Citigroup top US IPO underwriter in third quarter

Citigroup grabbed the top spot in US-listed IPO underwriting activity in the third quarter, boosted by three of the largest deals of the period, according to research firm Dealogic on Friday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Toronto stocks end winning week with flat finish

Toronto stocks end winning week with flat finish

Toronto stocks finished flat on Friday as sagging gold issues wiped out gains by the financial and technology sectors. The Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index fell 6.67 points, or 0.06 percent, to 11,011.83. For the week, the key index rose 0.9
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Chile stocks up

Chile stocks up

Chile stocks rose on Friday, ending the month on a positive note, with electric utility companies leading cross-sector gains. The IPSA blue chip index rose 0.59 percent to 2,152.82 points while the broader IGPA index climbed 0.38 percent at 10,073.32, pre
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Eurostocks: wary ahead of payrolls, rates

Eurostocks: wary ahead of payrolls, rates

European stock markets are likely to hold at 40-month highs next week ahead of US economic data and interest rate decisions in Europe and the UK, and with scant scheduled corporate news to spur activity.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Brazilian stocks set fresh record high

Brazilian stocks set fresh record high

Brazil's stocks notched yet another record high on Friday thanks to strong foreign investor appetite for assets in Latin America's largest country, while the local currency slipped from a four-year high because of expiring options.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
American credit market outlook

American credit market outlook

Credit investors are bullish about chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc for several reasons beyond a favourable outlook for AMD in the server and personal computer market, analysts said.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
American credit market outlook

American credit market outlook

Credit investors are bullish about chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc for several reasons beyond a favourable outlook for AMD in the server and personal computer market, analysts said.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Argentinean stocks dip

Argentinean stocks dip

Argentine stocks fell slightly on Friday after racking up record highs for four straight days and breaking through the 1,700 mark on the main index.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
US Treasury debt prices finish lower

US Treasury debt prices finish lower

US Treasury debt prices declined on Friday as rising inflation and a sharp improvement in Midwest business conditions reaffirmed the likelihood of further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
US Treasury debt prices finish lower

US Treasury debt prices finish lower

US Treasury debt prices declined on Friday as rising inflation and a sharp improvement in Midwest business conditions reaffirmed the likelihood of further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
US corporate bonds: Delphi rally loses steam

US corporate bonds: Delphi rally loses steam

Delphi Corp's bonds rallied on Friday, but then lost its gains amid speculation the company could potentially breach loan covenants, while spreads in the broader US corporate bond market ended unchanged.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
US corporate bonds: Delphi rally loses steam

US corporate bonds: Delphi rally loses steam

Delphi Corp's bonds rallied on Friday, but then lost its gains amid speculation the company could potentially breach loan covenants, while spreads in the broader US corporate bond market ended unchanged.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Mexican stocks top 16,000 points

Mexican stocks top 16,000 points

Mexico's IPC stock index closed at a record high on Friday, breaking above 16,000 points for the first time as investors seeking higher returns than those offered by relatively low-yielding bonds bid up prices.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Gold falls in New York on quarter-end profit-taking

Gold falls in New York on quarter-end profit-taking

Gold futures succumbed on Friday to quarter-end squaring, lower oil prices and a pullback in silver, in seesaw trading that just missed resettling recent bull-market highs.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Ferry runs aground in Baltic Sea off Sweden

Ferry runs aground in Baltic Sea off Sweden

A ferry with 542 passengers and crew went aground in the Baltic Sea off Sweden on Tuesday as it made a trip between Stockholm and Estonian capital Tallinn, rescue and company officials said.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Asian freight rates seen down

Asian freight rates seen down

Thin demand prior to a week-long holiday in China is weighing on benchmark Asian shipping rates after they spiked in the middle of last week, regional brokers said on Tuesday. Support from a firm capsize market has been ebbing since early this week, they
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
French port strike to extend till Monday

French port strike to extend till Monday

Port workers in Southern France will extend until Monday a strike that has already blocked access to the Lavera and Fos petrochemicals and oil refining hub for four days running, a trade union source said on Friday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Shanghai new port names foreign investors

Shanghai new port names foreign investors

Shanghai has awarded the second phase of its multi-billion dollar container port project to a consortium with members including Hutchison Whampoa, COSCO Pacific and the port unit of Danish A.P. Moeller-Maersk, APM Terminals, a newspaper said on Monday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Cosco's Dalian joint ventures raises investment to $470 million

Cosco's Dalian joint ventures raises investment to $470 million

Container leasing and port investor Cosco Pacific Ltd said its joint venture with Singapore's PSA International and APM Terminals had increased their investment to 3.8 billion yuan ($470 million) for buying four new berths in China's north-eastern city of
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Minoan Lines narrows first-half loss, revenues up

Minoan Lines narrows first-half loss, revenues up

Greek ferry operator Minoan Lines narrowed its first-half loss to 6.2 million euros ($7.46 million) from 6.7 million euros in the year-earlier period, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Minoan Lines narrows first-half loss, revenues up

Minoan Lines narrows first-half loss, revenues up

Greek ferry operator Minoan Lines narrowed its first-half loss to 6.2 million euros ($7.46 million) from 6.7 million euros in the year-earlier period, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Pusan port to double container capacity

Pusan port to double container capacity

South Korea's main port of Pusan will open three new berths in January, part of a $9 billion plan to double its container handling capacity by 2011, the head of the port authority said.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
New Orleans port seen at 80 percent by year-end

New Orleans port seen at 80 percent by year-end

The hurricane-hit Port of New Orleans should be operating at 30 to 40 percent of capacity within a month, and at 80 percent by the end of the year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on Thursday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Brazilian sugar vessels lineup flat

Brazilian sugar vessels lineup flat

The lineup of vessels to load sugar in Brazilian ports remained unchanged from last week at 51, shipping agent Williams said. Williams also said in a weekly report 33 vessels were lined up in the southern port of Santos, the same as last week. In Paranagu
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Grams prices up ahead of Ramazan

Grams prices up ahead of Ramazan

Ahead of the month of Ramazan, rising demand pushed the prices up on the grain market on Saturday, dealers said. On the grams side, gram garda Punjab inferior type posted Rs 50 gain to Rs 1900 and good type also gained Rs 40 to Rs 1940 as shopkeepers turn
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Pineapple moves down

Pineapple moves down

The trading on pineapple side moved downward here on Jodia Bazar on Saturday. The following changes were seen in the Thaipine 565 gm down Rs 15 to Rs 655, Polac down Rs 15 to Rs 665, Vita Broken down Rs 15 to Rs 675 and Euro Broken down Rs 15 to Rs 645.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Exporters-led buying keeps cotton prices higher

Exporters-led buying keeps cotton prices higher

Exporters' led-buying kept the prices higher in the cotton market on Saturday, dealers said. The official spot rate stayed put at Rs 2150 for 2005-06, without upcountry expenses. Cotton price in Sindh was modestly up at Rs 2185-2255 and in Punjab, it was
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

Rising trend was seen on the forward cottonseed oilcake market as buyers became active in anticipation of tight supply position in the coming days, dealers said.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Brazilian soyabean exports seen up

Brazilian soyabean exports seen up

Brazil is expected to export a record 25 million tonnes of soyabeans in 2006/07 (February-January), up from 21.3 million tonnes in 2005/06, Brazil's Vegetable Oils Industry Association (Abiove) said Friday.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
CBOT rice slips on profit-taking

CBOT rice slips on profit-taking

Rice futures at the Chicago Board of Trade slipped on Friday, following this week's climb to a three-month top on technical buying, traders said.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Tokyo rubber falls back

Tokyo rubber falls back

Tokyo rubber futures edged down due to profit-taking on Friday after briefly hitting a fresh 17-year high on tight fundamentals and a commodities bull market that has also touched copper and crude oil.
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Saturday (October 01, 2005).

Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (October 01, 2005).

Published 02 Oct, 2005 12:00am
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