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Print - 2006-03-26
'Bhasha dam's route to be changed'

'Bhasha dam's route to be changed'

Wapda Chairman Tariq Hameed has said that construction work would be started on Bhasha dam after changing its route from Gilgit. He was talking to journalists after the opening ceremony of Grid Station in Bahria Town, here on Saturday.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
UNSC too often ineffective: ElBaradei

UNSC too often ineffective: ElBaradei

The UN Security Council has too often failed to act swiftly and effectively to contain international crises and needs reforming, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Saturday.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Chinese delegation visits BoI

Chinese delegation visits BoI

A seven-member delegation of Yiwu Municipal People's Government, China, headed by Ding Yunfeng, Director of Yiwu Conference and Exhibition Union, had a meeting with Talat R. Miyan, Acting Secretary, Board of Investment (BoI) here on Saturday.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan good investment destination: adviser

Pakistan good investment destination: adviser

With it's economy on the upswing, Pakistan is a "good investment destination," Advisor to the Prime Minister Salman Shah says. "We need international investors to look into Pakistan as being a good investment destination," Dr Shah, who is heading a high-l
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
'Foreign investors eyeing Pakistan'

'Foreign investors eyeing Pakistan'

Stating that Pakistan has become the world's most surprising economic success story, the Newsweek in an article on Pakistan says, economic reforms have given the government money to invest in health and education and foreign investors are eyeing Pakistan
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Masses empowered at grassroots level: Musharraf

Masses empowered at grassroots level: Musharraf

President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that his government has introduced real democracy in the country as people have been empowered politically and economically and the country has been put on the path of high economic growth.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (March 25, 2006) and for Sunday (March 26, 2006).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Masses empowered at grassroots level: Musharraf

Masses empowered at grassroots level: Musharraf

President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that his government has introduced real democracy in the country as people have been empowered politically and economically and the country has been put on the path of high economic growth.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 25, 2006).

Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
CBR employees official data without assets details

CBR employees official data without assets details

The CBR Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), containing tax officials' profiles, does not contain details about the movable/immovable assets of CBR employees.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (March 25, 2006).

Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
CBR employees official data without assets details

CBR employees official data without assets details

The CBR Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), containing tax officials' profiles, does not contain details about the movable/immovable assets of CBR employees.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (March 25, 2006).

Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
CBR employees official data without assets details

CBR employees official data without assets details

The CBR Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), containing tax officials'' profiles, does not contain details about the movable/immovable assets of CBR employees.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (March 25, 2006) and the forecast for Sunday (March 26, 2006).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
SCRAs retrieve $22 million in 4 days

SCRAs retrieve $22 million in 4 days

Funds worth $22 million were retrieved under Special Convertible Rupee Accounts (SCRAs) between March 17 (when they dipped down to some $410 million or the lowest since January 27) and March 21 (when they climbed once more to well over $431 million).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
SCRAs retrieve $22 million in 4 days

SCRAs retrieve $22 million in 4 days

Funds worth $22 million were retrieved under Special Convertible Rupee Accounts (SCRAs) between March 17 (when they dipped down to some $410 million or the lowest since January 27) and March 21 (when they climbed once more to well over $431 million).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
SCRAs retrieve $22 million in 4 days

SCRAs retrieve $22 million in 4 days

Funds worth $22 million were retrieved under Special Convertible Rupee Accounts (SCRAs) between March 17 (when they dipped down to some $410 million or the lowest since January 27) and March 21 (when they climbed once more to well over $431 million).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Trade Corridor to streamline logistics chain: Shaukat

Trade Corridor to streamline logistics chain: Shaukat

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that National Trade Corridor (NTC) improvement plan being actively followed by the government will streamline the logistics chain, reduce cost of doing business, improve competitiveness of products and help make Pakist
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Trade Corridor to streamline logistics chain: Shaukat

Trade Corridor to streamline logistics chain: Shaukat

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that National Trade Corridor (NTC) improvement plan being actively followed by the government will streamline the logistics chain, reduce cost of doing business, improve competitiveness of products and help make Pakist
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Trade Corridor to streamline logistics chain: Shaukat

Trade Corridor to streamline logistics chain: Shaukat

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that National Trade Corridor (NTC) improvement plan being actively followed by the government will streamline the logistics chain, reduce cost of doing business, improve competitiveness of products and help make Pakist
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PCGA to export 50,000 bales to save ginners

PCGA to export 50,000 bales to save ginners

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has decided to export 50,000 bales of cotton and it has established an export cell to earn fair return of their produce because textile mills had established their cartel to bring down the prices of cotton at
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PCGA to export 50,000 bales to save ginners

PCGA to export 50,000 bales to save ginners

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has decided to export 50,000 bales of cotton and it has established an export cell to earn fair return of their produce because textile mills had established their cartel to bring down the prices of cotton at
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PCGA to export 50,000 bales to save ginners

PCGA to export 50,000 bales to save ginners

The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has decided to export 50,000 bales of cotton and it has established an export cell to earn fair return of their produce because textile mills had established their cartel to bring down the prices of cotton at
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
1,400 units sales tax record given to DRRA

1,400 units sales tax record given to DRRA

The 'Sales Tax House', Karachi, has handed over the record of 1,400 registered taxpayers, including commercial importers, to the Directorate of Revenue Receipt Audit (DRRA) for carrying out audit by external auditors.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
1,400 units sales tax record given to DRRA

1,400 units sales tax record given to DRRA

The 'Sales Tax House', Karachi, has handed over the record of 1,400 registered taxpayers, including commercial importers, to the Directorate of Revenue Receipt Audit (DRRA) for carrying out audit by external auditors.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
1,400 units sales tax record given to DRRA

1,400 units sales tax record given to DRRA

The ''Sales Tax House'', Karachi, has handed over the record of 1,400 registered taxpayers, including commercial importers, to the Directorate of Revenue Receipt Audit (DRRA) for carrying out audit by external auditors.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
FCDC now approved investment bank

FCDC now approved investment bank

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given approval to First Credit and Discount Corporation Ltd (FCDC) to change its name to First Credit and Investment Bank Limited (FCIB).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
FCDC now approved investment bank

FCDC now approved investment bank

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given approval to First Credit and Discount Corporation Ltd (FCDC) to change its name to First Credit and Investment Bank Limited (FCIB).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
FCDC now approved investment bank

FCDC now approved investment bank

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given approval to First Credit and Discount Corporation Ltd (FCDC) to change its name to First Credit and Investment Bank Limited (FCIB).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
'No tax except CVT on bourses under study'

'No tax except CVT on bourses under study'

The Central Board of Revenue Chairman Abdullah Yusuf on Saturday said that the government was not considering to any other tax on stock markets except Capital Value Tax (CVT).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
'No tax except CVT on bourses under study'

'No tax except CVT on bourses under study'

The Central Board of Revenue Chairman Abdullah Yusuf on Saturday said that the government was not considering to any other tax on stock markets except Capital Value Tax (CVT).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
''No tax except CVT on bourses under study''

''No tax except CVT on bourses under study''

The Central Board of Revenue Chairman Abdullah Yusuf on Saturday said that the government was not considering to any other tax on stock markets except Capital Value Tax (CVT).
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Pak-India trade talks open on March 27

Pak-India trade talks open on March 27

Pakistan and India will hold three-day trade talks in Islamabad from March 27, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. A 15-member Indian delegation headed by Commerce Secretary S.N. Menon will take part in the talks, the statement said.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
US board urges new checks of some Airbus rudders

US board urges new checks of some Airbus rudders

US safety investigators issued an urgent recommendation on Friday for new rudder inspections on certain Airbus jetliners. The recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration covers A300-600 aircraft, a wide body jet used in passenger and cargo servi
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Thai Prime Minister foes rally for royal intervention

Thai Prime Minister foes rally for royal intervention

Campaigners trying to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra launched a last push on Saturday to topple him before a snap election with a rally aimed at persuading Thailand's revered monarch to intervene.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bush defends partial worker regularisation

Bush defends partial worker regularisation

George W. Bush on Saturday defended his plan to regularise some of the illegal immigrants working in the United States ahead of a political debate that promises to be both passionate and risky for the US president.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
France's Sarkozy calls for compromise over jobs law

France's Sarkozy calls for compromise over jobs law

France's interior minister on Saturday urged the government to find a compromise to defuse a crisis over a new youth labour law that has triggered mass protests and sporadic riots.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Protesters confront police at Belarus rally

Protesters confront police at Belarus rally

More than 1,000 protesters chanting "Shame!" and "Long live Belarus!" defied a ban and confronted police on Saturday as they tried to stage a rally in Minsk against President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Anti-Afghan protesters baton-charged

Anti-Afghan protesters baton-charged

Police used batons to disperse hundreds of people on Saturday after they attacked the Afghan consulate here to protest the killing of 16 nationals by Afghan security forces.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Anti-Afghan protesters baton-charged

Anti-Afghan protesters baton-charged

Police used batons to disperse hundreds of people on Saturday after they attacked the Afghan consulate here to protest the killing of 16 nationals by Afghan security forces.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PML-N CWC meets in London, future strategy evolved

PML-N CWC meets in London, future strategy evolved

Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan, MNA, Begum Memona Hashmi, MNA, and Rana Noor-ul-Hassan ex-MPA and City President on Saturday attended the meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) in London with former Prime Minister and
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Large-scale shuffling in Sindh Cabinet on the cards

Large-scale shuffling in Sindh Cabinet on the cards

The decision taken in the last Sindh Cabinet meeting regarding need for changes in the provincial civil bureaucracy and later deleted from the minutes of the meeting indicates that large-scale reshuffling that would suit the lobbies supportive of the gove
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Large-scale shuffling in Sindh Cabinet on the cards

Large-scale shuffling in Sindh Cabinet on the cards

The decision taken in the last Sindh Cabinet meeting regarding need for changes in the provincial civil bureaucracy and later deleted from the minutes of the meeting indicates that large-scale reshuffling that would suit the lobbies supportive of the gove
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
12 fishermen swim back to shore as boat sinks

12 fishermen swim back to shore as boat sinks

A fishing boat with 12 fishermen on board capsized near Charna area some 20 nautical miles off Karachi coast on Saturday. According to officials in Maritime Security Agency (MSA), all 12 fishermen on board 'Al-Zahra' launch, had been traced.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
12 fishermen swim back to shore as boat sinks

12 fishermen swim back to shore as boat sinks

A fishing boat with 12 fishermen on board capsized near Charna area some 20 nautical miles off Karachi coast on Saturday. According to officials in Maritime Security Agency (MSA), all 12 fishermen on board 'Al-Zahra' launch, had been traced.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
TCP buys 50,000 tons Indian sugar

TCP buys 50,000 tons Indian sugar

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) said on Saturday it had purchased 50,000 tonnes of white sugar at $473 a tonne C&F Karachi. TCP Chairman Mohammad Asif Zaman Ansari said the corporation had bought the sugar from Indian Sugar Exim Co Ltd of India.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
TCP buys 50,000 tons Indian sugar

TCP buys 50,000 tons Indian sugar

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) said on Saturday it had purchased 50,000 tonnes of white sugar at $473 a tonne C&F Karachi. TCP Chairman Mohammad Asif Zaman Ansari said the corporation had bought the sugar from Indian Sugar Exim Co Ltd of India.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
TCP buys 50,000 tons Indian sugar

TCP buys 50,000 tons Indian sugar

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) said on Saturday it had purchased 50,000 tonnes of white sugar at $473 a tonne C&F Karachi. TCP Chairman Mohammad Asif Zaman Ansari said the corporation had bought the sugar from Indian Sugar Exim Co Ltd of India.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Four cops hurt near Afghan border

Four cops hurt near Afghan border

Suspected rebels shot and injured four Pakistani police on Saturday in a violence-plagued tribal district near the Afghan border, official said.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Four cops hurt near Afghan border

Four cops hurt near Afghan border

Suspected rebels shot and injured four Pakistani police on Saturday in a violence-plagued tribal district near the Afghan border, official said.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
57 suspected tribesmen held

57 suspected tribesmen held

Police on Saturday arrested nearly 60 tribesmen suspected of involvement in attacks on security forces and government installations in the south-western province of Balochistan, police said.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
57 suspected tribesmen held

57 suspected tribesmen held

Police on Saturday arrested nearly 60 tribesmen suspected of involvement in attacks on security forces and government installations in the south-western province of Balochistan, police said.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Reforms put economy at take off stage: Shaukat

Reforms put economy at take off stage: Shaukat

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that institutional reforms and subsidy-free pricing mechanism have poised Pakistan well to face the globalised world's challenges upfront and paid dividend to the people by increasing their per capita income.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Reforms put economy at take off stage: Shaukat

Reforms put economy at take off stage: Shaukat

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that institutional reforms and subsidy-free pricing mechanism have poised Pakistan well to face the globalised world's challenges upfront and paid dividend to the people by increasing their per capita income.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Reforms put economy at take off stage: Shaukat

Reforms put economy at take off stage: Shaukat

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that institutional reforms and subsidy-free pricing mechanism have poised Pakistan well to face the globalised world''s challenges upfront and paid dividend to the people by increasing their per capita income.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Arbab vows to eliminate corruption

Arbab vows to eliminate corruption

Sindh Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has vowed that he will not rest until corruption and malpractice's are weeded out from the province and all steps would be taken in this regard.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Corporate heads' help sought to reconstruct quake-hit areas

Corporate heads' help sought to reconstruct quake-hit areas

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said the government is considering setting up cultural centers abroad apart from making economic/commercial wings in the Pakistani missions abroad more effective in order to promote a positive and soft image of
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Civil Defence disaster protection course planned

Civil Defence disaster protection course planned

The Directorate General Civil Defence will organise a comprehensive course next month in Lahore for citizens and government functionaries on latest protective techniques in times of any disaster.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Talk on energy security for Pakistan

Talk on energy security for Pakistan

A talk on "Role and prospects of hydroelectric and thermal power in energy security for Pakistan" has been arranged at Pakistan Engineering Council Auditorium on March 28.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PAC seeks Kana's report on misuse of funds

PAC seeks Kana's report on misuse of funds

The Public Accounts Committee on Saturday directed the Ministry of Kashmir and Northern Areas (Kana) to submit report on embezzlement of the PWD officials within two weeks.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
NHA approves four road projects

NHA approves four road projects

Executive Board of National Highway Authority (NHA) on Saturday approved four road projects worth Rs 1.521 billion. The projects are: Lak Pass Tunnel, Noor Jehan-Mango Pir Link Road, Khanuzai-Muslim Bagh and Quetta Western By-pass.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
British tourist couple hires auto-rickshaw to visit Pakistan

British tourist couple hires auto-rickshaw to visit Pakistan

A couple of British tourists, Thomas and Luice, now visiting South Asia, has reached Lahore from Thailand. Thrilled by the colourful three-wheelers, plying on Lahore roads, the couple hired an auto-rickshaw to visit different parts of Pakistan.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Italy loans write off after JEC pact ratification

Italy loans write off after JEC pact ratification

The entire Italian loans to Pakistan will be written off after official ratification of the agreement made during the Pakistan-Italy Joint Economic Commission meeting in Rome.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Body on Diamer-Bhasha dam meets

Body on Diamer-Bhasha dam meets

The first meeting of the Co-ordination Committee on Diamer-Bhasha dam was held here on Saturday with Speaker Northern Areas Legislative Council Malik Muhammad Miskeen in the chair.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Snags in e-commerce growth identified

Snags in e-commerce growth identified

An e-commerce infrastructure is required to be introduced in Pakistan on an urgent basis to enjoy its benefits and to become an online global partner. The question for Pakistan today is first of survival and then for creating a niche in the emerging digit
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Century Insurance declares 35 percent bonus, 10 percent cash dividend

Century Insurance declares 35 percent bonus, 10 percent cash dividend

The Board of Directors of Century Insurance Company Limited (CICL), a Lakson Group company, has approved the annual accounts for the year 2005 in its meeting held on March 22, 2006 and announced 35 percent Bonus Shares and cash dividend of 10 percent per
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Century Insurance declares 35 percent bonus, 10 percent cash dividend

Century Insurance declares 35 percent bonus, 10 percent cash dividend

The Board of Directors of Century Insurance Company Limited (CICL), a Lakson Group company, has approved the annual accounts for the year 2005 in its meeting held on March 22, 2006 and announced 35 percent Bonus Shares and cash dividend of 10 percent per
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Bid to smuggle hashish foiled

Bid to smuggle hashish foiled

The Divisional Intelligence Excise, Karachi, in a successful operation, foiled an attempt of narcotic smuggling and recovered 2,800 rods of Hashish along with the arrest of one person on Saturday.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Ibad inaugurates K-3 water project

Ibad inaugurates K-3 water project

Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad performed the inauguration ceremony of testing of the pumping station of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB), K-3 project, in Dhabeji on Saturday.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Venezuela's consumption booms under leftist Chavez

Venezuela's consumption booms under leftist Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spends much of his time extolling socialism and deriding free-market values, but don't expect 29-year-old Steve Telleria to pay much heed.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Chief Justice unhappy over ATCs performance

Chief Justice unhappy over ATCs performance

The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while expressing dissatisfaction on the performance of special Anti Terrorism Courts, has called the lists indicating details of all anti terrorism cases pending for investigation and the
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Felicitated

Felicitated

President, Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate, Mian Nauman Kabir, has congratulated the newly elected office bearers of the Lahore Township Association. In a statement, Kabir hoped that the newly elected representatives of the association will play their due
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Hurriyat hails Amritsar-Nankana bus service

Hurriyat hails Amritsar-Nankana bus service

Welcoming the inauguration of bus service between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, the Hurriyat Conference has said it considers the move as a step towards peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Government encouraging women in sports

Government encouraging women in sports

The government is encouraging women in sports and female students have taken lead in the field of sports, like education. Saba Sadiq, Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister for Social Welfare, expressed these views while addressing the concluding session of the
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Horse and cattle show inaugurated

Horse and cattle show inaugurated

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi was taking measures to provide tense free environment and recreational facilities to the people so that they could survive for a long time, said Minister for Livestock Syed Haroon Sultan Bukhari while inaugurat
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
'Made in Sialkot' exhibition likely next month

'Made in Sialkot' exhibition likely next month

The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) is planning to organise Made in Sialkot exhibition likely in third week of April in Islamabad, said SCCI President Dr Nouman Idris Butt.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
PDP concerned over Manmohan's statement

PDP concerned over Manmohan's statement

Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed its concern over the statement of Indian Prime Minister, in which Manmohan Singh wished that border between Pakistan and India might become meaningless.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
The confusion over India's Kashmir stance

The confusion over India's Kashmir stance

In an interview he gave to a private Indian television channel last Sunday, India's National Security advisor, M.K. Narayanan, made some inept comments about the Kashmir issue, and indirectly accused Pakistan of fomenting communal trouble in India.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Chicken tikka rates reduced

Chicken tikka rates reduced

The price of the chicken tikka has been reduced by more than 30 percent by all outlets including restaurants and wayside eateries, reports UPP correspondent. The price of the chicken in the retail and wholesale market has also come down on account of the
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Well-cooked chicken safe from bird flu virus: AKUH

Well-cooked chicken safe from bird flu virus: AKUH

"Bird influenza is not transmitted through well-cooked food as the H5N1 virus is sensitive to heat," Professor Riaz Qureshi, Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University (AKU) informed the audience at a public health awareness programme.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Role of logistics system

Role of logistics system

An efficient logistics system can serve as an important tool for putting a country's economy on a fast growth trajectory in the globalized environment of today.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
World Water Day

World Water Day

World Water Day is officially recognised each year on March 22. The goal is to inspire world-wide political arid community action and encourage greater global understanding of the need for more responsible water use and conservation, World Water Day for 2
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
Sugar shortage

Sugar shortage

On behalf of the consumers, I am registering this complaint in your newspaper about the extensive sugar shortage and strike in the wholesale market in Jodia Bazar, Karachi. It is difficult to buy this very important commodity.
Published 26 Mar, 2006 12:00am
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