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Print - 2005-11-04
Taiwan stocks plunge as high-price techs fall

Taiwan stocks plunge as high-price techs fall

Taiwan stocks fell 0.21 percent on Thursday as investors took advantage of Wall Street gains to cash in on recent profits, with high-price tech issues such as chip designer Mediatek Inc surrendering earlier gains.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Seoul shares up, Samsung rises on outlook

Seoul shares up, Samsung rises on outlook

Seoul shares rose on Thursday, led by gains in technology stocks after Samsung Electronics Co Ltd gave an optimistic outlook for 2006 and as renewed foreign buying shored up confidence in local markets.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Argentine stocks climb

Argentine stocks climb

Argentine stocks rose on Wednesday, led by steel tube maker Tenaris on investor expectations of strong quarterly earnings, traders said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Chinese shares drop

Chinese shares drop

China's shares slipped nearly 1 percent on Thursday as funds trimmed holdings in big caps such as Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd to lock in profits.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Dollar holds near highs versus yen

Dollar holds near highs versus yen

The US dollar held near this week's two-year high against the yen and was steady versus the euro on Thursday, with focus on whether the European Central Bank would deliver a hawkish message later in the day.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Dollar slips against euro ahead of ECB meet

Dollar slips against euro ahead of ECB meet

The dollar declined against the euro on Wednesday amid speculation the European Central Bank could signal at a meeting on Thursday that it intends to tighten monetary policy after 2-1/2 years of steady interest rates.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Australian dollar struggles near multi-month lows

Australian dollar struggles near multi-month lows

The Australian dollar, weighed by a steady interest rate outlook, hovered near multi-month lows against a range of currencies ahead of an expected warning on inflation from the European Central Bank (ECB) later on Thursday.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Indian rupee holds steady

Indian rupee holds steady

The rupee ended level with the previous session's one-year closing low on Thursday as importers, wary of the firm trend in the dollar, continued their purchases of the US currency.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Swiss franc edges lower versus dollar and euro

Swiss franc edges lower versus dollar and euro

The Swiss franc edged lower against the dollar and the euro in early European trade on Thursday, with dealers focused on the message from the European Central Bank's meeting later in the session. The European Central Bank has increased its anti-inflation
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar little changed

Hong Kong dollar little changed

The Hong Kong dollar was trapped in a narrow range after a soft opening on Thursday, and dealers said the market was very stable even though local banks raised interest rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Chinese yuan strengthens on flexibility talk

Chinese yuan strengthens on flexibility talk

China's yuan strengthened against the dollar as dealers took note of the latest comments on yuan flexibility from Beijing, with Alan Greenspan expected to discuss the currency in Washington.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Langer to lead Prime Minister's XI

Langer to lead Prime Minister's XI

Test veteran Justin Langer was on Thursday named to lead the Prime Minister's XI team against the touring West Indies in Canberra in a one-day cricket match on December 2.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Collymore bemoans lost opportunity against Aussies

Collymore bemoans lost opportunity against Aussies

Corey Collymore appealed for more consistency from his fellow West Indian fast bowlers after playing a starring role on the opening day of the first Test against Australia here on Thursday.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
India clinch one-day series against Sri Lanka

India clinch one-day series against Sri Lanka

India fought back from the brink to defeat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the fourth one-day international here on Thursday to take a decisive 4-0 lead in the seven-match series.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Bowlers can wreck England, says Inzamam

Bowlers can wreck England, says Inzamam

Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq fired the opening salvo before his side's Test series against England, saying his bowlers can destroy any batting line-up.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
BRIDGE NOTES: The old time genius is as good as present day expert

BRIDGE NOTES: The old time genius is as good as present day expert

The contract bridge, being the new system of the game, in 1933 soon became a fashion and it spread like forest fire across the United States. The lady bridge players were more enthusiastic in embracing contract bridge as compared to the male members.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
SPORTS WORLD: A young side to face England

SPORTS WORLD: A young side to face England

A fortnight before the first Test starts in Multan the national selectors, with the concurrence of the coach, Bob Woolmer, and captain Inzamamul Haq, have announced a 16-member squad to confront the Englishmen in a three-match series. It is surprising tha
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Versatility is his forte

Versatility is his forte

In this age of booming pop music, it is not easy for a professional gharana musician to remain in circulation and to eke out a living by practicing only classical genres. However, there still are a few among the practitioners of the classical art, who hav
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: Eid celebrations and austerity

LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: Eid celebrations and austerity

As a sequel the massive devastation resulting from the October 8 earthquake, which hit AJK and a vast area of NWFP, Eid in Lahore this year will be celebrated more with solemnity and less festivities. The gory details of the unprecedented natural calamity
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
The charade of democracy in the United States

The charade of democracy in the United States

The book ' Worse than Watergate- the Secret Presidency of George W Bush' is an extremely pertinent read in the tide of present days when its easy to be washed away by the mantra of democracy.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Women Sufis of the Bhakti Movement

Women Sufis of the Bhakti Movement

If the hatred between India and Pakistan is viewed in gender perspective, then all the conflicts, including Kashmir, seem to be overshadowed by attempts to dominate each other, which stem from the concept of "mardangi".
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Improve primary healthcare delivery system thru' planning

Improve primary healthcare delivery system thru' planning

For the last few years it is strongly felt that there is a need for more frequent interaction among policy makers, healthcare managers and the clinicians to address the issues, which would assist the government in ensuring better healthcare services for t
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Let it be a happy Eid for all

Let it be a happy Eid for all

Today kurta, churidar pajama, bangles, henna and a pair of shoes make up the minimum of a girl's Eid shopping list. As grannies tell the list has now shrank to a bare minimum six and it would further reduce to zero in times to come. Once the complete sola
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Tremors may hit Karachi in future

Tremors may hit Karachi in future

An earthquake that shook Karachi on late hours of October 11 was recorded at 4 on the Richter scale. A large part of the city felt jerks and many people spent the night outside from their houses.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Need for reviving reading habits

Need for reviving reading habits

"Books are the carrier of civilization. Without books history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled and thought and speculations are stand still. -"George Bernard Shaw"
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
The quake that could crack LoC

The quake that could crack LoC

While the world is calling recent devastating earthquake as a mountain of a tsunami and terming it the deadliest, India is busy in point scoring at the expense of human tragedy.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
CURRENT TOPICS: Deepening tensions

CURRENT TOPICS: Deepening tensions

However much humans may boast of their scientific and technological progress but the man is puny before the powers of nature. Why go far back into history, the recent Tsunami which devastated several countries in the South Asia and hurricanes Katrina, Rit
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Don't forget your unfortunate brethren on Eid

Don't forget your unfortunate brethren on Eid

Fasting during the entire month of Ramazan, the 9th in the Islamic calendar, is the third among the five basic tenets of Islam. What the prayers seek to serve five times a day, fasting in the holy month of Ramazan does once a year.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
ICAP Intermediate, Foundation exam results

ICAP Intermediate, Foundation exam results

The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) has awarded the gold medals to the following candidates, showing outstanding performance in the Intermediate and Foundation examinations held in autumn 2005.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Thai Prime Minister denies having secret CIA prisons

Thai Prime Minister denies having secret CIA prisons

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday denied that Thailand had hosted secret CIA prisons or allowed terror suspects to be held in the country. "We have no involvement at all," Thaksin told a press conference. "We don't have any detention (sites) o
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Brussels to check secret CIA prison reports

Brussels to check secret CIA prison reports

The European Commission will look into press reports that the CIA has secret prisons in eastern Europe, a spokesman said on Thursday, noting that such facilities would not be compatible with EU treaties.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Anti-Israel protest outside Italian embassy in Iran

Anti-Israel protest outside Italian embassy in Iran

A few dozen people chanted anti-Israel slogans outside the Italian embassy in Tehran on Thursday in protest at Italian criticism of Iran's policy towards the Jewish state.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Death toll in Ethiopian unrest rises to 42

Death toll in Ethiopian unrest rises to 42

Three people were shot dead in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, doctors said, in a third straight day of political unrest that has killed at least 42 and stirred fears for the giant African country's stability.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Shots fired as French riots escalate

Shots fired as French riots escalate

Rioters shot at police and fire fighter crews in the worst night of a week of violence in poor suburbs that ring Paris prompting France's prime minister on Thursday to vow to restore law and order.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
ICRC seeks to see all US-held terrorism suspects

ICRC seeks to see all US-held terrorism suspects

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Thursday for access to all foreign terrorism suspects held by the United States after a report of a covert CIA prison system for al Qaeda captives.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Indian border guards allegedly kill Bangladeshi farmer

Indian border guards allegedly kill Bangladeshi farmer

A Bangladeshi farmer was shot dead allegedly by Indian border guards Thursday, just days after New Delhi assured Dhaka it would show restraint along their long and porous border, officials said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
North Korea nuclear talks to resume on November 9

North Korea nuclear talks to resume on November 9

China announced Thursday that the next round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program will begin on November 9 and said progress could be made if all sides remain committed.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Sterling rallies versus euro

Sterling rallies versus euro

Sterling rallied against the euro on Thursday after upbeat data on the UK services sector and less hawkish than expected comments from the European Central Bank shifted the interest rate outlook.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Euro dips in London

Euro dips in London

The euro edged lower against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank left interest rates on hold, as investors waited to see if the central bank's chief would maintain his hawkish tone.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
As Asian stocks stumble, currencies go with the flow

As Asian stocks stumble, currencies go with the flow

Asian currencies have taken a hit as regional stock markets have fallen out of favour with foreign investors, with the Taiwan dollar and Indian rupee expected to suffer the most from any further equity weakness.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Bonds extend gains, tracking US stocks rise

Bonds extend gains, tracking US stocks rise

European corporate bonds traded higher on Thursday, holding firm their advance from the morning session and continuing to track gains in US stocks.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Bonds extend gains, tracking US stocks rise

Bonds extend gains, tracking US stocks rise

European corporate bonds traded higher on Thursday, holding firm their advance from the morning session and continuing to track gains in US stocks.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US stocks rose on Thursday after Dow component Merck & Co got a favourable verdict in a drug liability trial and data on productivity and the services sector reassured investors about inflation and the economy.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
FTSE extends winning run

FTSE extends winning run

Britain's FTSE 100 index on Thursday closed back above the 5,400 level for the first time in a month, buoyed by a clutch of well-received UK trading figures and better-than-expected US data that calmed inflation concerns.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Congress votes to delay US meat-origin labels

Congress votes to delay US meat-origin labels

Foodmakers and grocers will not have to put country-of-origin labels on packages of red meat until late 2008, Congress decided on Thursday, a two-year delay that may presage the death of the labelling law.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Brazil new soya crop output seen up

Brazil new soya crop output seen up

Brazil's 2005/06 (October-September) soyabean crop is forecast at a record 56.7 million to 58.6 million tonnes, up from the 51.1 million harvested last season, despite an expected fall in area, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Oil climbs above $60, mild weather hits demand

Oil climbs above $60, mild weather hits demand

Oil prices climbed above $60 a barrel on Thursday, supported by indications of US economic strength and as the market rebounded from losses triggered by mild weather that has depressed demand for heating fuel. New York's light crude oil contract was 65 ce
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals rise

Ivory Coast cocoa arrivals rise

Cocoa arrivals are rising at ports in Ivory Coast despite political tensions in the world's top grower as President Laurent Gbagbo remains in office beyond the end of his constitutional term, exporters said on Monday.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
High costs may erode copper gain

High costs may erode copper gain

While producers have enjoyed the spoils of historically high copper prices, energy inflation and the need to develop higher cost projects to meet demand may well eat away at profits longer term, a Phelps Dodge Corp executive told this week's LME week conf
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
London coffee up nearly 4 percent

London coffee up nearly 4 percent

London coffee futures closed almost four percent higher on Thursday, boosted by speculative and fund buying. Traders said the market had rallied amid sentiment that prices may have become too cheap after hitting a three-week low earlier this week.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Aluminium ends near 10-year peak

Aluminium ends near 10-year peak

Aluminium futures closed strongly on Thursday on the London Metal Exchange (LME), just below an earlier 10-year peak on fund buying, dealers said. Aluminium closed at $2,014 in London versus $2,000 on Wednesday. "There has been incremental fund buying in
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
European gold wobbles as dollar firms

European gold wobbles as dollar firms

Gold saw choppy late trade in Europe on Thursday, dragged lower by a firm dollar before attracting buying just below $460, dealers said. Spot gold was at $460.30/461.10 a troy ounce by 1602 GMT from $462.70/463.50 last quoted in the US market on Wednesday
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: cocoa extends gains on December contract

US MIDDAY: cocoa extends gains on December contract

US cocoa futures crept up Thursday for the third consecutive session, with the bulk of interest focused on contract switching and options on the front-month contract a day ahead of expiration, traders said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: sugar near highs on speculative buying

US MIDDAY: sugar near highs on speculative buying

Raw sugar prices finished higher Thursday due to modest speculative buying and the market seems pinned in a range while waiting for news to inspire its next move, brokers said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn firmer on supportive export

US MIDDAY: corn firmer on supportive export

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were firm early on Thursday amid supportive export news and on spillover support from a rally in soybeans, traders said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat turns lower on export data

US MIDDAY: wheat turns lower on export data

Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were lower at midmorning on Thursday in a retreat amid disappointing export data, with December falling to a contract low, traders said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper higher in thin dealings

US MIDDAY: copper higher in thin dealings

US copper futures were trading modestly higher in thin dealings early Thursday, keeping pace with a slightly firmer London market that received a boost from aluminium's spike to 10-year highs, sources said.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans rally on technical rebound

US MIDDAY: soyabeans rally on technical rebound

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade soared on Thursday on a technical rebound after gapping higher on the open, traders said. Buying escalated when January soyabean contract shot through its 50-day moving average of $5.91-1/4 per bushel.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold slips on fund selling

US MIDDAY: gold slips on fund selling

Gold futures in New York fell early on Thursday on fund selling as some speculators continued paring holdings due to a lack of physical demand for the yellow metal, but a bit of bank buying at the lows helped shore up prices.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Sindh University merit list on November 7

Sindh University merit list on November 7

The Director, Admissions, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, has said that the provisional merit list of selected candidates for admission in various disciplines of Bachelor Degree Programme will be announced on November 7.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Mobilink and PSO launch exclusive JAZZ recharge promotion

Mobilink and PSO launch exclusive JAZZ recharge promotion

Mobilink, Pakistan's favourite cellular service with a customer base of more than 9 million users and Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the largest oil marketing company (OMC) in the country offering the most extensive nation-wide network of state-of-the-art reta
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
IT system to be introduced in CDGK hospitals: Mustafa

IT system to be introduced in CDGK hospitals: Mustafa

City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that information technology management system would be introduced in all the hospitals of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK), including the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Nazim vows to make Hyderabad neat and clean

Nazim vows to make Hyderabad neat and clean

The District Nazim Hyderabad, Kanwar Naveed Jamil, has called upon the government and non-government organisations specially engaged in environment protection assignments to come forward and join the hands of district government to make Hyderabad a neat a
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
JKLL hails opening of LoC

JKLL hails opening of LoC

Jammu & Kashmir Liberation League has welcomed the opening of Line of Control (LoC) at five points to allow the people of Jammu & Kashmir across the LoC and help each other in their rehabilitation and relief work.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Army starts rehabilitation work

Army starts rehabilitation work

Pakistan Army troops employed in various parts of the earthquake stricken areas to carry out relief and rescue operations, have started undertaking many-fold tasks of rehabilitation.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
NWFP governor for industrial promotion in Nowshera

NWFP governor for industrial promotion in Nowshera

NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman, while conceding to the fact that there exists every possibility of making successful efforts to bring socio-economic uplift of the people of Nowshera district, stressed the need for initiating concrete measures to exploit a
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Nawaz waiting for passport, says Shahbaz

Nawaz waiting for passport, says Shahbaz

Shahbaz Sharif said that his elder brother Nawaz Sharif is waiting for his passport, so that he could travel to London in connection with the treatment of his ailing son.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Benazir for redoubling efforts to alleviate quake victims sufferings

Benazir for redoubling efforts to alleviate quake victims sufferings

Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson, Pakistan People's Party has called upon the people of Pakistan to redouble their efforts to alleviate the sufferings not only of the victims of the most terrible natural disaster in the history of Pakistan, but also of those w
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Extreme profiteering

Extreme profiteering

Our traders unfortunately are opportunists sitting on their haunches to pounce on the public to make a quick buck. They have no consideration it is Ramazan - Eid or any other religious function.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Rescue plans

Rescue plans

The earthquake of 8/10/2005 was really a big disaster for the whole Pakistani nation and a lot of fund is required for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims. More than $5 billions is needed for this purpose and only 15% of this amount has been rece
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Aceh tsunami survivors long for home

Aceh tsunami survivors long for home

In a little shack they built on a rubble-strewn field where the tsunami travelled the farthest inland, a group of teenaged boys orphaned in the disaster have made themselves a family.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Eid-ul-Fitr - a day of joy and fulfilment

Eid-ul-Fitr - a day of joy and fulfilment

According to Hazrat Anas, when the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) migrated to Madinah, he found that the people of the town had set aside two days in the year for fun, sport and merry-making.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Empowering MCA to deal effectively with cartels

Empowering MCA to deal effectively with cartels

Quoting official sources, a Recorder Report has it that the Monopoly Control Authority, after detailed hearing of their replies to show cause notices, has directed 18 cement factories to restore status quo ante and reduce cement prices, with retrospective
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Eid with a big difference

Eid with a big difference

In celebrating the thanksgiving festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, following the holy month of fasting, with traditional religious fervour, the occasion is dotted with a deep sense of sadness, unlike in the past.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Faisalabad sends 1,322 trucks of relief goods

Faisalabad sends 1,322 trucks of relief goods

Under the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, 1,322 trucks containing relief goods have so far been sent to quake-affected areas from the three districts of Faisalabad division ie Jhang, Faisalabad and Toba Tek Singh districts.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Private hospitals providing treatment to quake victims

Private hospitals providing treatment to quake victims

Provincial Minister for Special Education Qudsia Lodhi has said besides government hospitals, private hospitals were also providing treatment and other facilities to the earthquake victims.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Punjab governor to offer Eid prayers at Badshahi Mosque

Punjab governor to offer Eid prayers at Badshahi Mosque

Governor of Punjab Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) will offer his Eid prayers at Badshahi Mosque (8:15 AM) on Friday. In his message on Eid, the Governor asked nation to remember grief of its brethren in Northern Areas as well as Azad Kashmir.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
SHO ordered to register FIR

SHO ordered to register FIR

Additional District and Sessions Judge Lahore has directed SHO Shadman to lodge FIR against Amir and others for attacking a trader Mian Muhammad Iqbal and his wife.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Psychological services task force hailed

Psychological services task force hailed

Mental Health Resource Centre (MHRC) and Pakistan Psychiatry Association (PPA) have hailed Prime Minister's decision to set up a 'National Task Force' for psychological services and trauma Counselling for the quake victims as a part of psychological servi
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Administration fails to check profiteering

Administration fails to check profiteering

Prices of chicken, meat, vegetables, fruits and other daily use items have witnessed sudden rise before Eid and the administration has failed to check the profiteering.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Activists annoyed over Mai's role in US

Activists annoyed over Mai's role in US

Political parties and NGOs activists criticised Mukhtaran Mai, who, they claimed, is playing negative role in abroad and they have appealed to the government to take notice of her activities there.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Security plan chalked out in Multan for Eid

Security plan chalked out in Multan for Eid

Deputy Inspector General of Police Multan Range has chalked out a comprehensive security plan for the protection of life and property of the people on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. In this regard, district administration Multan has also beefed up security i
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Qazi to celebrate Eid with quake victims

Qazi to celebrate Eid with quake victims

Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Thursday left for Muzaffarabad to celebrate Eid with the quake-affected people where he would also distribute Eid-gift among the quake survivors. He would lead Eid prayers at a ground near Uppar Ad
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Thai delegation due today

Thai delegation due today

A delegation of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, Royal Kingdom of Thailand is visiting Lahore on November 4. The delegation is led by Somchainuk Engtrakul Vice Minister for office of the Prime Minister and Board of Directors of Thai Airw
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
Eight killed in various mishaps

Eight killed in various mishaps

Eight persons, including two women and two children, were killed in various road accidents. In the first accident, an old woman Nasreen Bibi and her son Hakim Din were killed, when a speedy truck collided with their motorcycle near Khanuwana Bypass. The d
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
LCCI training course

LCCI training course

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) is holding a two-day training course on "Art of self-presentation and communication" on November 22 and 23.
Published 04 Nov, 2005 12:00am
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