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Print - 2005-12-02
Euro in sight of lifetime high versus yen ahead of ECB

Euro in sight of lifetime high versus yen ahead of ECB

The euro was in sight of a lifetime high against the yen on Thursday ahead of an expected rate rise by the European Central Bank, while the dollar inched towards a fresh two-year peak versus the Japanese currency.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Dollar cautiously mixed as ECB rate rise looms

Dollar cautiously mixed as ECB rate rise looms

The dollar was narrowly mixed on Wednesday despite a slew of data showing robust US economic growth, as traders trimmed positions ahead of Thursday's expected rate boost by the European Central Bank.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Asian currencies weak as US data boosts dollar

Asian currencies weak as US data boosts dollar

Asian currencies gave up some ground on Thursday after the dollar was boosted by strong US growth data that pointed to more increases in US interest rates, offsetting an improving economic outlook for parts of Asia.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar eases

Hong Kong dollar eases

The Hong Kong dollar inched lower on Thursday, while most interbank and forward rates softened as market liquidity improved. The local currency hit a low of 7.7555 per US dollar before pulling back to 7.7552/53 softer than 7.7543/47 in late Asian trade on
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan rules out six-day tests against India

Pakistan rules out six-day tests against India

Pakistan has ruled out the possibility of six-day tests against India next year to overcome the problem of bad light reducing the number of overs in matches.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
ICC plans to add umpires to elite panel

ICC plans to add umpires to elite panel

The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Wednesday that it will increase the number of umpires on its elite panel from seven to either nine or ten. "Next year when we sit down to make appointments we will increase the number to nine or ten but
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Chinese shares drop

Chinese shares drop

China's shares edged 0.05 percent lower on Thursday as gains in large caps such as Sinopec Corp were offset by losses in firms that have joined Beijing's unpopular scheme to float non-tradeable state holdings in listed companies.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Lara likely to make Australian swansong

Lara likely to make Australian swansong

World record holder Brian Lara is likely to make his final appearance in Australia on Friday in West Indies' match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Shaharyar calls for fewer matches against India

Shaharyar calls for fewer matches against India

Pakistan cricket chief Shaharyar M. Khan wants his team to play fewer matches against India because he fears interest in one of cricket's greatest spectacles is being diluted.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Russia's Khodorkovsky is sewing in Siberia

Russia's Khodorkovsky is sewing in Siberia

Jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the richest man in Russia, is sewing workmen's overalls in his prison in freezing Siberia. "After some brief training he has taken up work as a sewing machine operator," the head of Russia's prison service, Yuri Ka
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Dear Leader is sleepless in Pyongyang

Dear Leader is sleepless in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's relentless push to advance the communist movement in his state has turned him into a bit of an insomniac, according to the North's state media. Kim is rarely seen in public except for sporadic trips to unidentified milita
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Henry Moore carving fetches a million at auction

Henry Moore carving fetches a million at auction

A Henry Moore marble statuette was sold for more than one million pounds at auction in London on Tuesday, a record price for a carving by the British sculptor.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
French police oust anti-nuclear activists

French police oust anti-nuclear activists

Police removed anti-nuclear protesters who had climbed onto a dockyard crane on Thursday to prevent a Russian ship from loading what they called dangerous nuclear waste at the north-western French port of Le Havre.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
UN health agency stops recruiting smokers

UN health agency stops recruiting smokers

Smokers will no longer be recruited by the World Health Organisation, according to a strict new employment policy introduced by the UN's health agency on Thursday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US military defends planting news in Iraqi media

US military defends planting news in Iraqi media

The US military on Thursday defended its policy of feeding articles to the Iraqi press as part of a campaign to counter what it said were lies spread by al Qaeda militants.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
George Washington portrait fetches record $8 million

George Washington portrait fetches record $8 million

A portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart sold for $8.136 million on Wednesday to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's in New York, a record for a US artist at auction, the auction house said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Two British cousins jailed for life for race murder

Two British cousins jailed for life for race murder

Two cousins who murdered a black teenager with a mountaineering axe in northern England were jailed for life Thursday for the racially-motivated attack that shocked Britain.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
UAE to hold first polls in step toward reforms

UAE to hold first polls in step toward reforms

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan announced Thursday that the oil-rich Gulf state is to hold its first elections, in a move toward reforms.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Bahrainis protest unemployment

Bahrainis protest unemployment

Bahrainis protesting against unemployment clashed with police in the capital Manama late on Wednesday, regional media reported. Protesters threw stones and petrol bombs, setting fire to two police cars, after officers moved in to disperse them, Bahrain's
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
UN urges 'exceptional response' to AIDS crisis

UN urges 'exceptional response' to AIDS crisis

The United Nations used World AIDS Day on Thursday to call for an "exceptional response" to the global crisis as African patients criticised politicians for failing to tackle a disease that kills millions each year.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
French Prime Minister unveils plans to help youths

French Prime Minister unveils plans to help youths

France unveiled plans on Thursday to give youngsters in poor suburbs a better education and equal opportunities after its worst urban rioting in almost 40 years, and said it would punish discrimination with swingeing fines.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Europe adopts new counter-terrorism strategy

Europe adopts new counter-terrorism strategy

EU justice and interior ministers adopted on Thursday a new counter-terrorism strategy, as Britain struggled to push through tougher security legislation in the face of dogged opposition.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Police block polls in Egypt, one man shot dead

Police block polls in Egypt, one man shot dead

Voters fought with riot police restricting access to the polls in the last stage of Egyptian elections on Thursday and the Muslim Brotherhood said the government was trying to limit Islamist gains in parliament.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Bachchan in intensive care

Bachchan in intensive care

Bollywood movie legend Amitabh Bachchan was in intensive care Thursday following bowel surgery at a Mumbai hospital as fans across India prayed for his speedy return to health.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Rebels launch brief assault in western Iraq city

Rebels launch brief assault in western Iraq city

Insurgents launched a brief assault west of Baghdad on Thursday, firing mortar rounds and rockets at a US base and local government buildings, the day after Washington unveiled its new strategy for victory in Iraq.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Astronomers in Chile discover new planet

Astronomers in Chile discover new planet

A team of French and Swiss astronomers working at the La Silla observatory in Chile discovered a planet about the size of Neptune located some 20.5 light years from our solar system, the European Southern Observatory said on Wednesday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Australia settles border dispute with East Timor

Australia settles border dispute with East Timor

Australia said Thursday it has resolved a long-standing maritime border dispute with its impoverished neighbour East Timor over billions of dollars in revenue from Timor Sea oil and gas deposits.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Most Germans satisfied with Merkel, new government

Most Germans satisfied with Merkel, new government

Most Germans like their new chancellor Angela Merkel and her power-sharing government but have their doubts whether she can heal the country's economic woes, a poll released Thursday showed.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Pentagon said sticking to F-35 fighter plans

Pentagon said sticking to F-35 fighter plans

The Pentagon is sticking with plans to build an Air Force version of Lockheed Martin Corps. F-35 fighter after weighing cutting the number of variants to save money, a consultant with close ties to the defence establishment said on Wednesday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Spanish opposition chief hurt in helicopter crash

Spanish opposition chief hurt in helicopter crash

Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy escaped with minor injuries from a dramatic helicopter crash on Thursday. Rajoy, 50, head of the conservative Popular Party, was taken to a local hospital with a broken finger after the crash at the town of Mostoles
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Israel will not accept Iran nuclear weapons: Sharon

Israel will not accept Iran nuclear weapons: Sharon

Israeli leaders warned Thursday they would never allow Iran to come into possession of nuclear weapons but insisted that diplomacy was the best way to confront their arch enemies in Tehran.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Indian rupee at 14-month low

Indian rupee at 14-month low

The rupee ended at its lowest level since September 2004 on Thursday as the dollar rose overseas and banks stepped up purchases of the US currency to arbitrage against a costlier dollar in the offshore forwards market.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Sterling hits two-week high

Sterling hits two-week high

Sterling rose half a percent to a 2-week high against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank raised rates for the first time in five years, but made it clear it was not about to rush into further rate hikes.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Dollar hits 28-month high versus yen

Dollar hits 28-month high versus yen

The dollar hit a 28-month high above 120 yen on Thursday and the euro hit a one year peak versus the yen, as the single European currency found support ahead of an expected European Central Bank rate rise later in the session.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US stocks rallied on Thursday after a key US economic measure signalled inflation may be under control and gave investors some hope that the Federal Reserve may stop raising interest rates.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Degussa CDS rises, TUI plans bond

Degussa CDS rises, TUI plans bond

The cost of credit protection for German chemicals company Degussa rose on Thursday as its majority shareholder considered raising its stake, while tourism firm TUI was on track to sell a 1.0 billion euro bond on Friday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Degussa CDS rises, TUI plans bond

Degussa CDS rises, TUI plans bond

The cost of credit protection for German chemicals company Degussa rose on Thursday as its majority shareholder considered raising its stake, while tourism firm TUI was on track to sell a 1.0 billion euro bond on Friday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Indian shares close higher

Indian shares close higher

Indian share prices closed 1.77 percent higher Thursday with investors buoyed by surging economic growth of eight percent during the second quarter ended September 30, dealers said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Oils, banks power FTSE gain; RSA up on bid talk

Oils, banks power FTSE gain; RSA up on bid talk

Britain's FTSE 100 index closed 1.2 percent higher on Thursday as oil shares ran ahead after an unexpectedly steep drop in US crude stockpiles, and banks gained after a reassuring trading statement from HSBC.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
EU eyes WTO case to drive policy forward on GMOs

EU eyes WTO case to drive policy forward on GMOs

Senior EU policymakers are unclear where they stand on genetically modified (GMO) foods even after years of debate and are looking to a world trade ruling that may dictate where to move next, diplomats say.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Best US and EU farm offers reap $100 billion

Best US and EU farm offers reap $100 billion

Breaking down the world's trade barriers would generate $157 billion extra in global income by 2019, new research showed on Thursday, while combining the most ambitious farm reform proposals from the United States and EU would yield $103.7 billion.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Arctic chill in US boosts crude prices

Arctic chill in US boosts crude prices

Oil prices jumped more than a dollar on Thursday as a cold blast swept into the US Northeast, rekindling demand in the world's biggest heating oil market after a prolonged warm spell kept furnaces idled.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
EU raises US food import quotas

EU raises US food import quotas

The European Union has raised import quotas for the United States on a range of items, mostly agricultural, to account for last year's enlargement and the addition of 75 million consumers, officials said on Thursday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton settles easier

New York cotton settles easier

Cotton futures settled easier Thursday on modest speculative sales but solid trade buying pared losses and some analysts believe the decline in values may be short-lived.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
London sugar rises

London sugar rises

London white sugar futures tracked surging New York raw sugar to close up 3.5 percent on Thursday, just off a 4-1/2-month high on strong fund buying, traders said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Metals end stronger

Metals end stronger

London Metal Exchange (LME) prices ended strongly on Thursday on persistent fund buying in a market dominated by tight supply, dealers said. "Whatever is driving fund interest there's no indication yet of a consolidation phase, let alone a corrective one,
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Silver climbs to 18-year high, gold rallies

Silver climbs to 18-year high, gold rallies

Silver climbed to its highest in more than 18 years in Europe on Thursday, tracking sharp gains in gold as investment funds lifted bullion towards a 23-year peak. "It's unstoppable," said Stephen Briggs, economist, SG Corporate and Investment Banking.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: cocoa climbs on speculative buying

US MIDDAY: cocoa climbs on speculative buying

US cocoa futures rallied 3.5 percent, or $50 a tonne, Thursday as fund and speculative buying boosted prices to a 2-month peak amid reports of a reduction to Ivory Coast's main cocoa crop, market sources said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: sugar at nine-year high

US MIDDAY: sugar at nine-year high

Raw sugar prices finished at a nine-year high Thursday due to relentless buying by investors betting that supplies will get tight as more cane is funnelled into the production of the biofuel ethanol, brokers said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat lower on export sales report

US MIDDAY: wheat lower on export sales report

Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were lower early on Thursday on a bearish number for wheat in USDA's weekly export sales report, traders said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn weaker on export sales data

US MIDDAY: corn weaker on export sales data

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were weak early on Thursday amid disappointing export sales data, traders said. Also bearish was another round of heavy deliveries against the December contract and concerns about future global feed demand due to
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper soars on construction data

US MIDDAY: copper soars on construction data

US copper futures shot up early on Thursday, boosted at first by new all-time highs in London copper, then charged to a series of contract peaks on the latest batch of strong US manufacturing and construction data as funds bought heavily, traders said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans up on short covering

US MIDDAY: soyabeans up on short covering

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were up and down early on Thursday, struggling between short covering and worries about demand for US soyabeans after disappointing weekly export sales data, traders said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold at 23-year highs

US MIDDAY: gold at 23-year highs

Gold futures in New York raced to their highest level in almost 23 years early on Thursday, powered by investment fund buying following the breakout above the key $500 an ounce level earlier this week, dealers said.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
MMA not to repeat local government poll experience again: Qazi

MMA not to repeat local government poll experience again: Qazi

President of MMA Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Thursday said that after contesting local bodies election separately the component parties of the alliance had realised that their solo flight had caused damage to the alliance therefore they would reunite with the z
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Visa international and 1 Link initiate joint venture

Visa international and 1 Link initiate joint venture

Visa International and 1 Link (Guarantee) Limited have joined hands for certification switch that will provide a switching solution and connectivity via the Visa Network to Visa's member financial institutions in Pakistan.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Proposed raise in rail fares

Proposed raise in rail fares

The Pakistan Railway is planning to increase the already exorbitant fares (nearing discounted air fares) on the pretext of increase in the oil prices which has already gone down substantially in the world market.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Stranded Pakistanis

Stranded Pakistanis

The stranded Pakistanis would never forget the goodwill and concern shown by the Pakistani media particularly the generosity of those journalists who visited the camps of unfortunate stranded people and your sympathy, concern and bold steps have added emp
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Afghan prosperity a dream for most; frustration grows

Afghan prosperity a dream for most; frustration grows

Almost four years ago an excited Mohammad Reza jumped into a bus to bring him and his family home to Afghanistan from years of exile in Iran after US-led forces toppled the Taleban government. Now he's trying to go back.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Fog of numbers shrouds world trade talks

Fog of numbers shrouds world trade talks

Freeing trade in goods could boost global incomes by $461 billion by 2015, says the World Bank. Trade liberalisation has cost sub-Saharan Africa $272 billion over the past 20 years, retorts the advocacy group Christian Aid.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Fiscal incentives to promote exports

Fiscal incentives to promote exports

The Government is fully aware of the importance of promoting Pakistan exports. Accordingly several measures are adopted by legislating certain incentives primarily to reduce the cost to enable an exporter to compete in the international market and narrow
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Look, who is talking!

Look, who is talking!

Public memory is said to be short, but it surely is not as short as Malik Mohammed Qayyum, a former judge of the Lahore High Court and currently President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SBCA) seems to think. He observed at a Lahore Press Club meeti
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Loans or grants?

Loans or grants?

There seems to be a great deal of confusion about the terms of assistance committed by the donors at the international conference held in Islamabad on 19th November, 2005 for the relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims. Of course, there is hardly
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Wapda reports increase in overall power generation

Wapda reports increase in overall power generation

The overall electricity generation of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) increased by 2011 Gwh (9.4 percent) during the first Quarter of July-September 2005-06, as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Wheat growers advised to cultivate Inqalab-91 variety

Wheat growers advised to cultivate Inqalab-91 variety

Wheat variety Inqalab-91 has yet a potential of high yielding which may be cultivated by the farmers of central and southern Punjab on large scale, to achieve better individual yield as well as to enhance national wheat output, not only in current Rabi se
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Railways revenue receipts slip by Rs 762.139 million in first quarter

Railways revenue receipts slip by Rs 762.139 million in first quarter

The revenue receipts of the Pakistan Railways are less against the target by Rs 762.139 million, which is due to mainly decrease of Rs 113.673 million and Rs 523.367 million in earning from passengers and goods, respectively and decrease in sundry earning
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
PSM fails to achieve output target in first quarter

PSM fails to achieve output target in first quarter

The Pakistan Steel Mill (PSM) could not achieve the target set for the production due to the outstanding repairable work of various operational units, particularly the coke oven batteries of the plant.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Punjab chief minister vows to make Nankana a model city

Punjab chief minister vows to make Nankana a model city

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said he has honoured his pledge to grant, the status of a district to Nankana Sahib, which is the birthplace of Baba Guru Nanak, and now it will be transformed into a model city.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
UHS to organise seminar on December 5

UHS to organise seminar on December 5

The University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore is organising a one-day orientation seminar on 'First Consult', a clinical decision making systems, on December 05.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Brazilian firm to launch sanitary products in Pakistan

Brazilian firm to launch sanitary products in Pakistan

UPVC sanitary fitting and pipes manufacturing company-Tigre is launching its products in Pakistan very soon. Maroun Andre Khouri, Manager, International Operation, Asia/East Europe, revealed this in a press conference here on Thursday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Curriculum updating must to revamp education sector

Curriculum updating must to revamp education sector

Punjab University vice-chancellor Arshad Mahmood has directed teaching departments to incorporate new changes in syllabus to convert it into curriculum so as to face the emerging needs of the education sector.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Civil judge

Civil judge

The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has placed the services of senior civil judge Chaudhry Jamil Ahmad at the disposal of federal government for his appointment as director in the office of federal tax ombudsman (FTO).
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
PLFP condemns attack on church

PLFP condemns attack on church

Pakistan Lawyers Forum for Peace (PLFP), while condemning the attack on a church at Sangla Hill, has called upon the government to take steps for protecting the rights of minorities in the country.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
'Trade ties with India to be settled on equal terms'

'Trade ties with India to be settled on equal terms'

Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Jahangir Khan Tareen, has scheduled a series of meetings at Bahawalpur, Karachi and Multan to finalise the pilot projects for AHAN ("Aik Hunar, Aik Nagar"), a programme undertaken by the
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
PTCL to carryout system upgradation

PTCL to carryout system upgradation

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will carryout upgradation work between 0200 hours to 0300 hours on December 2 and 3. The work will be carried out to ensure better and quality telecom facilities and fault free services to the subscribers,
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Five confirmed judges of LHC take oath

Five confirmed judges of LHC take oath

The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry administered oath to five confirmed judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a simple but impressive ceremony here on Thursday.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
HIV/AIDS hitting hard on economies of developing states

HIV/AIDS hitting hard on economies of developing states

With an estimated 15,000 new HIV/AIDS cases are being reported every day across the globe, the 'World AIDS Day' was observed in different parts of the world including Pakistan on Thursday (December 1) with a renewed pledge that all out efforts would conti
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
PPPP condemns decision to keep oil prices unchanged

PPPP condemns decision to keep oil prices unchanged

Pakistan Peoples' Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) on Thursday condemned the oil companies advisory committee's (OCAC) decision to keep prices of petroleum products unchanged, denying desperately-sought relief to hard-pressed consumers.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan and UK enjoying congenial political ties

Pakistan and UK enjoying congenial political ties

Pakistan and United Kingdom (UK) are enjoying congenial political relations besides amiable bilateral trade relations and it is the time to set a stage and provide an infrastructure to further cement these ties to open new vistas in trade and economic fie
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (December 01, 2005) and the forecast for Friday (December 02, 2005).
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
36-member youth delegation leaves for China

36-member youth delegation leaves for China

The Ministry of Youth Affairs has sent a 36-member youth delegation to China on Thursday to develop more understandings among the young people of both the neighbouring countries.
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Wednesday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Electronic filing of sales tax returns scheme launched

Electronic filing of sales tax returns scheme launched

The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has launched a scheme of filing sales tax and federal excise returns by the corporate sector including registered units of Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs) of Karachi/Lahore and public/private limited companies from December
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Wednesday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 02 Dec, 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 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (December 01, 2005).

Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Teachers, students condemn growing incidents of violence

Teachers, students condemn growing incidents of violence

Teachers and students representatives at a seminar on Thursday condemned growing incidents of violence against teachers at local educational institutes and called for enhanced teacher-student interaction besides restoration of students unions to provide s
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (December 01, 2005).

Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Efforts on to raise Turco-Pak trade volume: Consul General

Efforts on to raise Turco-Pak trade volume: Consul General

Steps are being taken to enhance the volume of bilateral trade between the brotherly countries of Turkey and Pakistan. This was stated by Consul General of Turkey in Karachi M. Hayati Soysal in an interview with APP on Wednesday. He pointed out that the b
Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
Key stock market movements at 1700 GMT on December 01

Key stock market movements at 1700 GMT on December 01

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).

Published 02 Dec, 2005 12:00am
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