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Print - 2006-03-05
China to accelerate defence spending this year

China to accelerate defence spending this year

China is to accelerate military spending in 2006, the government said on Saturday amid renewed tension across the Taiwan Strait, a potential regional powder keg. Beijing would spend 14.7 percent more on defence in 2006 than it did last year, a spokesman f
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday March 06, 2006.

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday March 06, 2006.

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday March 06, 2006.

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (March 04, 2006) and for Sunday (March 05, 2006).
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (March 04, 2006).

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Your rupee last month

Your rupee last month

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last month (February 1 to 28, 2006)

Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (March 04, 2006) and the forecast for Sunday (March 05, 2006).
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Three troops among 49 killed in North Waziristan

Three troops among 49 killed in North Waziristan

The troops backed by helicopter gun-ships on Saturday killed at least 46 tribal militants in clashes with insurgents angry at an earlier raid on their hideout in Saidgai village, officials said.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Three troops among 49 killed in North Waziristan

Three troops among 49 killed in North Waziristan

The troops backed by helicopter gun-ships on Saturday killed at least 46 tribal militants in clashes with insurgents angry at an earlier raid on their hideout in Saidgai village, officials said.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf, Bush pledge to boost strategic ties

Musharraf, Bush pledge to boost strategic ties

Pakistan and the United States have reaffirmed their long-term strategic partnership based on shared interests in building stable and sustainable democracy and in promoting peace and security, stability, prosperity in South Asia and across the globe.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf, Bush pledge to boost strategic ties

Musharraf, Bush pledge to boost strategic ties

Pakistan and the United States have reaffirmed their long-term strategic partnership based on shared interests in building stable and sustainable democracy and in promoting peace and security, stability, prosperity in South Asia and across the globe.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security

Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security

Pakistan and United States on Saturday signed a declaration on enhancing international maritime trade security under a bilateral initiative called "Integrated Cargo/Container Control (IC3) Programme".
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security

Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security

Pakistan and United States on Saturday signed a declaration on enhancing international maritime trade security under a bilateral initiative called "Integrated Cargo/Container Control (IC3) Programme".
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security

Declaration inked for enhanced maritime security

Pakistan and United States on Saturday signed a declaration on enhancing international maritime trade security under a bilateral initiative called "Integrated Cargo/Container Control (IC3) Programme".
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan committed to war on terror: US president

Pakistan committed to war on terror: US president

US President George W Bush said on Saturday he was convinced of President Pervez Musharraf's commitment to the "war on terror" despite the violence and presence of militants in the country.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan committed to war on terror: US president

Pakistan committed to war on terror: US president

US President George W Bush said on Saturday he was convinced of President Pervez Musharraf's commitment to the "war on terror" despite the violence and presence of militants in the country.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Ties with South Asian states to boost security: Bush

Ties with South Asian states to boost security: Bush

US President George W Bush moved to reassure Americans on Saturday that broader ties with countries like India, Pakistan and Afghanistan will strengthen US national security, despite widespread criticism of a nuclear deal he signed with New Delhi.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Peoples' interaction will strengthen ties: Bush

Peoples' interaction will strengthen ties: Bush

President George W Bush in an interaction with the representatives of Pakistani civil society on Saturday said the sharing of thoughts would help bring the two countries further closer.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf seeks US help for interfaith harmony

Musharraf seeks US help for interfaith harmony

President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday called for joint Pakistan-US efforts to foster interfaith harmony and discourage blasphemy intended to cause offence to other people.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Richard Boucher to visit Karachi soon

Richard Boucher to visit Karachi soon

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher will travel to Karachi in the coming days to express condolences and sorrow on behalf of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at the tragedy and the loss of Mr Foy, and the shock tha
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Richard Boucher to visit Karachi soon

Richard Boucher to visit Karachi soon

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher will travel to Karachi in the coming days to express condolences and sorrow on behalf of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at the tragedy and the loss of Mr Foy, and the shock tha
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Rashid terms Bush-Musharraf talks highly successful

Rashid terms Bush-Musharraf talks highly successful

Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said the talks between US President George W. Bush and President General Pervez Musharraf were "highly successful, satisfactory and useful."
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Shaukat leaves for UK today

Shaukat leaves for UK today

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz would pay an official visit to the United Kingdom from Sunday. His engagements there would include a meeting with British Prime Minister and deliver a keynote speech at Asia-2015 Conference.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Senate body reassures safety to foreigners

Senate body reassures safety to foreigners

Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production Chairman Senator Nisar Ahmed Memon has reassured the foreigners living in Pakistan, especially diplomats, that government is taking all necessary measures to ensure their safety.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
UAE to gift 8 turbines to CDGK

UAE to gift 8 turbines to CDGK

UAE will gift eight turbines of total 240 MW to City District Government Karachi to help improve power supply here. These turbines are being gifted on the directive of UAE President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zaid with the special interest taken by Pakistan Ambas
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pakistani held for smuggling heroin in Kuwait

Pakistani held for smuggling heroin in Kuwait

Kuwait police arrested a Pakistani man on Saturday and seized 45 kg of heroin he had allegedly smuggled hidden inside water pumps, a senior security official said.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
100 percent watercourse improvement target completed

100 percent watercourse improvement target completed

The Frontier province has completed hundred percent target of watercourses improvement fixed for the current financial year while additional target of 600 watercourses will be completed by the end of June this year. This was told to a high level meeting c
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Three hurt in Bangladesh shrine attack

Three hurt in Bangladesh shrine attack

Three men were injured in a bomb attack at a shrine in north-east Bangladesh late Saturday, police said. The three suffered minor injuries in the attack at the shrine of a revered Sufi saint in Habiganj, police sub-inspector Akhlak Hussein said. A large c
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Provinces and Passco told to buy wheat aggressively

Provinces and Passco told to buy wheat aggressively

The government on Saturday endorsed Food Ministry's wheat procurement strategy for 2006, and directed the provinces and Passco, without noting what their storage capacity is, to make proper arrangements for aggressive buying from growers.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Provinces and Passco told to buy wheat aggressively

Provinces and Passco told to buy wheat aggressively

The government on Saturday endorsed Food Ministry's wheat procurement strategy for 2006, and directed the provinces and Passco, without noting what their storage capacity is, to make proper arrangements for aggressive buying from growers.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Provinces and Passco told to buy wheat aggressively

Provinces and Passco told to buy wheat aggressively

The government on Saturday endorsed Food Ministry''s wheat procurement strategy for 2006, and directed the provinces and Passco, without noting what their storage capacity is, to make proper arrangements for aggressive buying from growers.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Business Recorder clarification on Finance rigmarole about poverty data

Business Recorder clarification on Finance rigmarole about poverty data

The Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, has denied that the employment survey report was ever discussed in a meeting of the ECC. However, the minutes of the meeting held on February 10, 2006 reflect that the ECC was indeed briefed about the labour s
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Business Recorder clarification on Finance rigmarole about poverty data

Business Recorder clarification on Finance rigmarole about poverty data

The Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, has denied that the employment survey report was ever discussed in a meeting of the ECC. However, the minutes of the meeting held on February 10, 2006 reflect that the ECC was indeed briefed about the labour s
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Business Recorder clarification on Finance rigmarole about poverty data

Business Recorder clarification on Finance rigmarole about poverty data

The Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, has denied that the employment survey report was ever discussed in a meeting of the ECC. However, the minutes of the meeting held on February 10, 2006 reflect that the ECC was indeed briefed about the labour s
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
French officer among 5 killed in Afghanistan

French officer among 5 killed in Afghanistan

A French officer died after clashes with Taleban on Saturday while an Afghan intelligence agent and three guards were killed as more violence shook southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
SNGPL issuing inflated bills

SNGPL issuing inflated bills

Lawyers, prominent citizens and members of gas consumer association and office bearers of the citizens organisation have expressed grave concerns over the tremendous increase in the gas bills and stated that the government is forcing the poor peoples to c
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Kashmiris inclusion a must for lasting peace: Qayyum

Kashmiris inclusion a must for lasting peace: Qayyum

Stressing persistent involvement of Kashmiris in the dialogue process, AJK former Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum has said the core Kashmir issue cannot be resolved by excluding the Kashmiris.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
12.3 million cotton bales yield recorded: PCGA

12.3 million cotton bales yield recorded: PCGA

The country has produced 12.306 million bales, till March 1, said a fortnightly report issued by the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) head office here on Saturday.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan to host Wafa show in 2008

Pakistan to host Wafa show in 2008

Pakistan will host the international show of the World Association of Flower Arrangers (Wafa) in the year 2008. This was stated by the Vice-President of Wafa Pakistan Management Committee, Ms Zareena Asghar Khan, in an interview with the APP here.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Transporters hope Ogra won't follow OCAC

Transporters hope Ogra won't follow OCAC

Karachi transporters on Saturday, welcoming the decision to re-authorise the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to determine the oil prices, have expressed the hope that the Ogra would not follow the footsteps of the Oil Companies Advisory Committee
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Traders urged to explore market in Mozambique

Traders urged to explore market in Mozambique

Pakistani business community has been urged to explore Mozambique where vast avenues for investment were available and big market awaited Pakistani goods.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
UVAS convocation

UVAS convocation

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore is holding its first-ever convocation in the last week of this month. The university graduates who passed DVM, M.Sc. (Hons)/M.Phil, and Ph.D. examination in the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 will b
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Two daocits gunned down

Two daocits gunned down

Mughalpura Police has killed two dacoits Maqbool alias Bilu of Nawankot and Abdul Majeed alias Ashiq of Rahim Yar Khan, in a police encounter.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Chehlum

Chehlum

The Chehlum of Sabiha Javaid, wife of Rahmatullah Javaid, former executive body member of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be held here on Sunday, March 5 at 10 Nargis Block, Allama Iqbal Town.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bail plea rejected

Bail plea rejected

An Anti-Terrorist Court headed by Mukarib Ali Khan rejected the bail applications of PML-N Punjab Secretary General Zaeem Qadri and Khawaja Saad Rafiq, MNA.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Anti-Islamic feeling in west result of bigotry

Anti-Islamic feeling in west result of bigotry

The anti-Islamic voice rose during last three or four years or during the cold war era was indeed the creation of a specific section of the western writers.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Punjab Assembly unanimously passes anti-cartoons motion

Punjab Assembly unanimously passes anti-cartoons motion

After assurance by Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi that all those would be released who were wrongly arrested during blasphemy protests in the province recently, Punjab Opposition unanimously supported a resolution condemning blasphemy attempt by cert
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan gets four key positions in APDF

Pakistan gets four key positions in APDF

Four candidates from Pakistan have been elected to the Asia Pacific Dental Federation (APDF). The elections were held after the recently concluded 28th Asia Pacific Dental Congress (APDC) in Karachi.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Magoon made FPCCI body co-chairman

Magoon made FPCCI body co-chairman

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed has nominated Nadeem Mehmood Magoon co-chairman of standing committee on fairs and exhibitions of FPCCI for 2006.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
SCCI to address income, sales tax issues soon

SCCI to address income, sales tax issues soon

The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and industry (SCCI) would soon arrange a meeting for the business community to address income tax and sales tax related problems and to gather proposals for the coming federal budget and trade policy.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
SCCI to address income, sales tax issues soon

SCCI to address income, sales tax issues soon

The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and industry (SCCI) would soon arrange a meeting for the business community to address income tax and sales tax related problems and to gather proposals for the coming federal budget and trade policy.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Nominations invited for Saarc awards

Nominations invited for Saarc awards

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) has instituted an award to honour individuals and organisations of the region.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PTI holds anti-Bush demonstration

PTI holds anti-Bush demonstration

Hundreds of activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Karachi chapter, staged a protest demonstration here at Empress Market, Saddar, on Saturday to denounce the visit of US President George W. Bush, dubbing him as a 'terrorist.'
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PPP terms probe into sugar scam eyewash

PPP terms probe into sugar scam eyewash

The announcement of the Economic Co-ordination Committee of the Cabinet to hold investigation into profiteering by sugar mills, after wilfully ignoring the sugar scam for full five months is yet another cruel joke played with the people, said Taj Haider,
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Sound policies stressed to overcome sugar crisis

Sound policies stressed to overcome sugar crisis

Speakers at a seminar here, seeing a "ruler-miller nexus" behind the current sugar crisis, have urged the government to make sound policies, ensuring their strong implementation, and warned of dire consequences if the consumers were pushed to the wall.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Karachi-Dalbandin flight restored

Karachi-Dalbandin flight restored

The PIA restored Karachi-Dalbandin flight after a long period of five years when a Fokker plane landed with five passengers at Dalbandin Airport on Saturday.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Opposition dubs Bush's visit a courtesy trip

Opposition dubs Bush's visit a courtesy trip

Opposition parties on Saturday dubbed US President George W Bush's visit a 'courtesy trip' and said President General Pervez Musharraf's sole concern during the one-on-one meeting was to get support for his unhindered rule in uniform.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf seeks US influence on Kashmir resolution

Musharraf seeks US influence on Kashmir resolution

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday sought United States' sustained influence in finding a resolution of lingering Kashmir dispute as he and President George W Bush vowed to advance Pakistan-US strategic partnership in an institutionalised mann
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Sehba meets Laura

Sehba meets Laura

First Lady Begum Sehba Musharraf and the US First Lady Laura Bush met here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Begum Rukhsana Shaukat Aziz and the Advisor to Prime Minister on Women's Development Nilofar Bakhtiar were also present.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
US signals apparent abandonment of nuclear disarmament

US signals apparent abandonment of nuclear disarmament

The United States has signalled its apparent abandonment of the goal of nuclear disarmament "for the foreseeable future" as it embarked on a quest for a new generation of nuclear warheads.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
US signals apparent abandonment of nuclear disarmament

US signals apparent abandonment of nuclear disarmament

The United States has signalled its apparent abandonment of the goal of nuclear disarmament "for the foreseeable future" as it embarked on a quest for a new generation of nuclear warheads.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
US releases partial list of Guantanamo detainees

US releases partial list of Guantanamo detainees

The Pentagon released under court order on Friday a partial listing of names and nationalities of the nearly 500 foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, but withheld data on the rest.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
US releases partial list of Guantanamo detainees

US releases partial list of Guantanamo detainees

The Pentagon released under court order on Friday a partial listing of names and nationalities of the nearly 500 foreign terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, but withheld data on the rest.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
French officer among 5 killed in Afghanistan

French officer among 5 killed in Afghanistan

A French officer died after clashes with Taleban on Saturday while an Afghan intelligence agent and three guards were killed as more violence shook southern Afghanistan, officials said.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Dozens of PTI activists held over anti-Bush demonstration

Dozens of PTI activists held over anti-Bush demonstration

Police on Saturday put opposition politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Imran Khan under house arrest, and detained dozen of people protesting against the visit of US President George W. Bush.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Sanctions unlikely on Iran: Rice

Sanctions unlikely on Iran: Rice

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday said the UN Security Council was unlikely to impose sanctions on Iran as a first step in dealing with the disagreement over its nuclear programme.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
India approves Shipping Corp LNG joint venture

India approves Shipping Corp LNG joint venture

The Indian government on Saturday approved state-run Shipping Corporation of India Ltd's plan to take a 33.8 percent stake in a new Panama-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation company.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Dozens of PTI activists held over anti-Bush demonstration

Dozens of PTI activists held over anti-Bush demonstration

Police on Saturday put opposition politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Imran Khan under house arrest, and detained dozen of people protesting against the visit of US President George W. Bush.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
War on terror may extend to Iran anytime: Fazl

War on terror may extend to Iran anytime: Fazl

The so-called war on terror might extend any time to Iran, from Balochistan, at the behest of the United States, said the leader of opposition in National Assembly, Fazlur Rehman, here on Saturday.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
UAE telecom IPO opens to strong demand

UAE telecom IPO opens to strong demand

Investors were rushing to banks in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday as the country's second telecom operator opened a 2.42 billion dirham ($658.8 million) initial public offering, which is expected to generate strong demand in an IPO-starved market.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Sanctions unlikely on Iran: Rice

Sanctions unlikely on Iran: Rice

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday said the UN Security Council was unlikely to impose sanctions on Iran as a first step in dealing with the disagreement over its nuclear programme.
Published 05 Mar, 2006 12:00am
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