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Print - 2006-04-25
Arroyo signs extension of bad loans law

Arroyo signs extension of bad loans law

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed into law on Monday a measure reviving tax breaks for buyers of banks' soured assets for two years, a move which officials hope will spur more sales of bad loans.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Microsoft tells court EU erred 'fundamentally'

Microsoft tells court EU erred 'fundamentally'

Microsoft told a special 13-judge court on Monday the European Commission made fundamental errors in deciding that the company illegally tied Windows Media Player to its near-monopoly operating system.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
British retail sales up

British retail sales up

British retail sales grew at a faster-than-expected pace last month but put in their weakest quarterly performance in a year, doing little to settle the debate on where UK interest rates are headed next.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Jakarta shares dip on profit-taking

Jakarta shares dip on profit-taking

Indonesian share prices closed 1.13 percent lower on profit-taking on Monday, with heavy losses posted by regional bourses dampening local investor sentiment, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
JGBs rise as higher yen pushes Nikkei down sharply

JGBs rise as higher yen pushes Nikkei down sharply

Japanese government bonds rose on Monday as the yen's jump against the dollar hurt exporters and pushed the Nikkei share average sharply lower, but profit-taking kept a cap on JGB prices.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
JGBs rise as higher yen pushes Nikkei down sharply

JGBs rise as higher yen pushes Nikkei down sharply

Japanese government bonds rose on Monday as the yen's jump against the dollar hurt exporters and pushed the Nikkei share average sharply lower, but profit-taking kept a cap on JGB prices.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Taiwan stocks flat

Taiwan stocks flat

Taiwan stocks closed flat on Monday as investors shunned technology heavyweights such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) ahead of a slew of quarterly earnings results due this week.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Weak regional markets, oil take toll on Hong Kong shares

Weak regional markets, oil take toll on Hong Kong shares

Hong Kong stocks slid 1.22 percent on Monday in their largest one-day percentage drop in more than a month, as rate rise fears, record oil prices and weak regional markets prompted investors to book profits.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
New Zealand shares surge

New Zealand shares surge

New Zealand share prices closed 0.28 percent higher on Monday in light trading ahead of a public holiday, dealers said. The benchmark NZX-50 index rose 10.22 points to 3,710.11 on turnover worth 58.9 million New Zealand dollars (37.4 million US). Rises ou
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Thai share prices slightly lower

Thai share prices slightly lower

Thai share prices closed 0.20 percent lower on Monday on the back of profit-taking and a decline in energy-linked stocks brought on by weaker oil prices, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Seoul shares drop on won

Seoul shares drop on won

Seoul shares fell 1.4 percent on Monday, retreating from recent record highs, as a surge in the won currency to its highest in eight and a half years threatened to dent profits at exporters such as Samsung Electronics.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Chinese shares slip

Chinese shares slip

Chinese shares edged down 0.49 percent on Monday as investors locked in profits in recent gainers such as Merchants Bank Co in the run-up to the long Labour Day holiday.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Singapore shares plunge

Singapore shares plunge

Singapore share prices closed 0.42 percent lower on Monday on profit-taking after reaching an all-time high last week, dealers said. They said near-record high oil prices weighed on sentiment.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Philippines shares decline

Philippines shares decline

Philippines share prices closed 0.55 percent lower on Monday as soaring oil prices sparked a round of profit-taking after the market hit near seven-year highs, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Indian stocks fall

Indian stocks fall

Indian share prices closed 0.96 percent lower on Monday on concerns of rising crude oil prices and the absence of overseas fund buying, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Australian shares rally

Australian shares rally

Australian share prices closed 0.38 percent higher on Monday as investors continued to buy into the resources stocks on the back of strong underlying metals prices, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Tokyo shares end 2.81 percent down

Tokyo shares end 2.81 percent down

The Nikkei average dropped 2.81 percent to end below 17,000 for the first time in nearly a month on Monday as a sharp rise in the yen dimmed the profit outlook for exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Chinese yuan edges up amid G7 calls

Chinese yuan edges up amid G7 calls

China's yuan closed slightly higher against the dollar on Monday, despite expectations for a stronger rise after global financial leaders singled out the currency as key to tackling world-wide trade and investment imbalances.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Swiss franc up against dollar

Swiss franc up against dollar

The Swiss franc rose against the dollar in early Monday trading, as a statement from the Group of Seven nations that China should let its yuan currency appreciate sapped the greenback's forces.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Dollar slides after G7 calls for stronger yuan

Dollar slides after G7 calls for stronger yuan

The dollar tumbled to a three-month low against the yen on Monday after Group of Seven powers said China should let the yuan appreciate as a way of fixing global trade imbalances.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Bangladesh interbank forex, interest rates

Bangladesh interbank forex, interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 69.30/70.10 (previous 69.25/69.95). Call Money Rates: 15.00-34.00 percent (previous 14.00-34.00 percent.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Asian currencies: yuan resists G7 pressure

Asian currencies: yuan resists G7 pressure

China's yuan stayed weak for most of Monday, defying a Group of Seven nations' statement singling out the currency in their call for more flexible exchange rates and reining in the South Korean won, Singapore dollar and other Asian currencies at multi-yea
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Hong Kong dollar hits three-month high

Hong Kong dollar hits three-month high

The Hong Kong dollar rose to a three-month high on Monday, bolstered by an inflow of funds, tracking other Asian currencies higher as the US dollar tumbled after the Group of Seven industrial nations said China should let the yuan appreciate.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Indian rupee gains

Indian rupee gains

The Indian rupee climbed to its highest in nearly two weeks on Monday, rising beyond 45.00 per dollar as state-run Indian banks stayed out of the market and allowed it to benefit from dollar weakness abroad.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
ATP rankings

ATP rankings

ATP rankings released on Monday:

Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Giles to undergo surgery

Giles to undergo surgery

Left-arm spinner Ashley Giles will undergo groin surgery on Tuesday which will rule him out of England's three Tests and five one-day internationals against Sri Lanka.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan and India seniors second one-dayer today

Pakistan and India seniors second one-dayer today

Pakistan and Indian seniors cricketers are ready to play their second one-day match at the Jinnah Stadium here on Tuesday. The mach would provide an opportunity to cricket lovers to witness an interesting match.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Zimbabwe confident of facing crisis-hit West Indies

Zimbabwe confident of facing crisis-hit West Indies

Zimbabwe are adamant they can shrug off their political problems in time to face a crisis-hit West Indies team when the two sides clash in a seven match, one-day international series.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Miandad throws a damper over player-burnout

Miandad throws a damper over player-burnout

Former great Javed Miandad has dismissed concerns about player-burnout caused by the increasingly busy international calendar. "All these complaints about too much cricket nowadays is rubbish. In our days we yearned for more matches," Miandad said on Mond
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
'No legal obstacle to FIFA adopting anti-doping code'

'No legal obstacle to FIFA adopting anti-doping code'

Sport's top arbitrators said on Monday that FIFA had not fully complied with the world anti-doping code and there were no legal grounds to prevent football's governing body from doing so.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Appleby captures Houston Open golf title

Appleby captures Houston Open golf title

Australian Stuart Appleby captured his second US PGA event of the season, taking the Houston Open by firing a final-round five-under par 67 Sunday to win by a record-tying six strokes.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Shot Indian political leader remains critical

Shot Indian political leader remains critical

A senior leader of India's opposition Hindu nationalist party who was shot by his brother at the weekend remains in critical condition following two operations, a hospital spokesman said Monday.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Anthrax outbreak reported in UK

Anthrax outbreak reported in UK

Two cows have died of anthrax on a beef farm in south Wales which last had a case of the deadly disease 35 years ago, the Welsh Assembly Government said in a statement. Tests were conducted following the sudden deaths of five cows at the farm.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Cruise's Mission Impossible? Not diaper duty

Cruise's Mission Impossible? Not diaper duty

Movie star Tom Cruise was in Rome to promote his latest blockbuster on Monday, but his main mission was to rush back home to his bride-to-be Katie Holmes and baby daughter and resume diaper duties.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
India predicts below normal summer monsoon

India predicts below normal summer monsoon

India's meteorological department Monday predicted that the annual summer monsoon rains crucial for hundreds of millions of farmers would be below normal.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Jury to decide if Moussaoui sentenced to death

Jury to decide if Moussaoui sentenced to death

A US attorney told the jury considering the fate of Zacarias Moussaoui on Monday that after weeks of heart-wrenching testimony it was time to sentence the September 11 conspirator to death.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
US anti-drugs plane hits Afghan camp, kills five

US anti-drugs plane hits Afghan camp, kills five

Five people were killed and 10 injured when a plane leased to US anti-drugs agents crashed while landing and hit a nomad camp in southern Afghanistan Monday, officials said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Diplomats seek compromise in Nepal crisis

Diplomats seek compromise in Nepal crisis

Diplomats tried to broker a compromise between Nepal's king and political parties on Monday that could end 19 days of massive street protests as Maoist rebels renewed their revolt in the countryside.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Iran allows women to watch live sports

Iran allows women to watch live sports

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Monday that Iranian women can finally go to stadiums to watch sporting events, putting an unexpected end to a quarter-century ban.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Eight killed as wave of bombs hit Baghdad

Eight killed as wave of bombs hit Baghdad

A wave of car bombs hit Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 80. The bloodshed occurred as Prime Minister-designate Jawad al-Maliki worked on choosing a cabinet, which will share power among Shias, Sunni Arabs and Kurds in
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Norway refuses to cut links with Hamas

Norway refuses to cut links with Hamas

The Norwegian government said Monday that it would be prepared to meet Hamas representatives in the future despite recent pressure from the US to sever all links with the Palestinian Authority.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
US to help Bangladesh fight terrorism, hold polls

US to help Bangladesh fight terrorism, hold polls

The United States will provide assistance to Bangladesh to fight terrorism and hold free and fair national elections early next year, the new US ambassador Patricia A. Butenis said on Monday.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Solomons parliament sworn, security returns

Solomons parliament sworn, security returns

The Solomon Islands parliament was sworn in on Monday under heavy security, as foreign peacekeepers arrested another opposition politician after violent protests against the election of Prime Minister Snyder Rini.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Ukraine leader seeks cash for new Chernobyl shelter

Ukraine leader seeks cash for new Chernobyl shelter

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko urged donors on Monday to help tackle the enduring aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, especially the completion of a new cover for the plant's devastated reactor.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Pound slightly up against dollar

Pound slightly up against dollar

Sterling was slightly higher against the dollar and flat versus the euro on Monday, with early gains wiped out after momentum gained on stronger than expected UK data faded.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Dollar falls versus euro and yen in London

Dollar falls versus euro and yen in London

The dollar slid sharply to its lowest in three months against the yen and seven months versus the euro on Monday after the G7 group of rich nations said China should let its currency strengthen to fix global imbalances.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Bonds: Deutsche Telekom widens on KfW stake sale

Bonds: Deutsche Telekom widens on KfW stake sale

The cost of insuring against default by Deutsche Telekom rose slightly on Monday after German state development bank KfW agreed to sell a 4.5 percent stake in the German phone company to US private equity firm Blackstone for 2.68 billion euros.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Bonds: Deutsche Telekom widens on KfW stake sale

Bonds: Deutsche Telekom widens on KfW stake sale

The cost of insuring against default by Deutsche Telekom rose slightly on Monday after German state development bank KfW agreed to sell a 4.5 percent stake in the German phone company to US private equity firm Blackstone for 2.68 billion euros.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Malaysian shares down

Malaysian shares down

Malaysian share prices closed 0.51 percent lower on Monday as sentiment was hit by concerns over the prospect of higher interest rates and rising crude oil prices, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Britain's top share index down

Britain's top share index down

Britain's leading share index closed lower on Monday, dipping under 6,100 points, with financial stocks including Prudential falling and several miners retreating after touching all-time peaks.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
New York cotton settles easier

New York cotton settles easier

Cotton futures closed easier Monday on modest speculative sales as the trade mulled the next price move now that the spot May contract is into its delivery period, brokers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
ISO sees smaller sugar deficit

ISO sees smaller sugar deficit

A global sugar shortfall might narrow in the next crop year on hopes of bigger harvests in key producers, but prices are expected to remain at high levels, a senior economist from the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
London sugar lower

London sugar lower

London white sugar futures closed lower on speculative profit-taking weighed by weakness in New York raws on Monday after a see-saw session, traders said. Benchmark August settled down $4.60 at $468.90 per tonne after trading from $476.50 to $466.00.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Copper unchanged

Copper unchanged

Copper ended nearly unchanged on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Monday after recording a new peak of $6,930 a tonne, as profit taking across the commodity complex dampened sentiment, dealers said.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Oil prices fall near 2.5 percent

Oil prices fall near 2.5 percent

Oil prices fell nearly 2.5 percent Monday after Opec promised to keep pumping near maximum capacity, but losses were limited as the cartel conceded that it could not cool the red hot market.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
European gold and silver dip in choppy trade

European gold and silver dip in choppy trade

Gold continued a rollercoaster ride on Monday to trade in a broad range below its 25-year peak and silver took a beating, falling more than seven percent. Some investors booked profits from highs and price dips attracted new buyers, but overall sentiment
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
'BB-Nawaz meeting won't change political landscape'

'BB-Nawaz meeting won't change political landscape'

Information minister Sheikh Rashid has said new political alliance between Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would not affect the overall political atmosphere in the country.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
No information about Osama: Rashid

No information about Osama: Rashid

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday said the government had no information about the whereabouts of al Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
FPCCI flayed for ignoring quake victims of Hazara

FPCCI flayed for ignoring quake victims of Hazara

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has crudely ignored the genuine needs of the earthquake affectees of five districts of Hazara Division, according to Jahan Zeb Khan, Co-ordinator, Battal earthquake affectees.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Punjab governor attends dress show

Punjab governor attends dress show

A dress show was held at the Chenab Club here on Sunday night to mark the closing of the industrial exhibition Expo-2006. The Expo was organised by Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) to introduce local products to international markets.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Saarc states course participants visit SCCI

Saarc states course participants visit SCCI

A group of 17 participants of training course, "Labour Intensive Youth Employment Programme", of Saarc countries headed by Saarc Director (Human Resource Development Centre) Dr Muhammad Aslam Khan on Monday visited Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
WIPO official due on May 1

WIPO official due on May 1

The Deputy Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geoffery Yu will be visiting Pakistan on a four-day visit from May 1.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Valima party raided

Valima party raided

Tehsil municipal administration staff raided a Valima party at Chak 293/EB and filed a case after finding bridegroom violating the Marriage Ordinance on Sunday.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Monitoring crime: Faisalabad to be linked with Wide Area Network

Monitoring crime: Faisalabad to be linked with Wide Area Network

Faisalabad would be the first to be brought into the Wide Area Network (WAN) for efficient surveillance and monitoring of this burgeoning industrial and business hub of Pakistan, said district police officer (DPO) Captain Muhammad Amin Waince (Retd).
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
'Nawaz will return in 10 days'

'Nawaz will return in 10 days'

PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that he would come back to Pakistan within 10 days after completion of enrolment and reorganisation of the party at union council level, claimed Rana Noor-ul-Hassan City president who met him in London along with his
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Chinese cooperation in textile sector hailed

Chinese cooperation in textile sector hailed

Federal Textile Industry Minister Mushtaq Ali Cheema has said the co-operation between Pakistani and Chinese businessmen and industrialists in textile sector would not only provide a ground for sound footing in value-added textile sector in the country, b
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
At 74, US Senator Edward Kennedy still roars

At 74, US Senator Edward Kennedy still roars

At 74, Edward Kennedy still roars as one of America's leading liberal voices, longest serving US senators and most polarising political figures. While most people his age are retired, Kennedy shrugs off an achy back and heads toward anticipated re-electio
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Common man's tragedy

Common man's tragedy

Does the President read the newspapers? If so, does he not see the pain and suffering of the people wherever he passes ? Does he not see the mismanagement of the traffic police faces after he has passed?
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Payment of utility bills

Payment of utility bills

Payment of utility bills is a long-standing problem that we have failed to resolve. The problem has intensified to such an extent that the Supreme Court of Pakistan, taking note of the situation, asked the State Bank of Pakistan to take steps to redress t
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Power shortage in India

Power shortage in India

The are acute power shortages very early in summer in Haryana and its capital, Chandigarh (that it shares with the Punjab). In India, electricity generation is a provincial subject.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Gwadar, a jewel in the crown of national economy

Gwadar, a jewel in the crown of national economy

It is quite amazing that yesterday's small fishing village of Gwadar has rapidly emerged as an international deep-sea port of today. It is really important that the government has declared Gwadar a duty-free port and free-economic zone, keeping in view th
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Culture of conflict in business setups

Culture of conflict in business setups

Lack of good governance at all tiers of establishment, public sector organisations and to some extent private sector entities has always been the impeding factor for achieving the desired/projected socio-economic development goals.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Starr's shortcomings

Starr's shortcomings

The Sales Tax Automated Refund Repository (Starr) computer programme introduced to scrutinise and block refund claims filed by exporters on the basis of forged documents/fake sales tax invoices, has failed to perform its assigned task.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
PSDP allocation

PSDP allocation

Expenditure on Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) is the most important indicator of the Government of Pakistan's commitment to improve social indicators and develop infrastructure in the country. The creation of some fiscal space in the last few
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
'Diversity contributes to progress of nations, humanity'

'Diversity contributes to progress of nations, humanity'

Diversity contributes to the progress of the nations and humanity at large with human diversity endowing humanity with tremendous potential. Dr Mahendra M. Shah of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria made this observation whi
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
'Punjab to achieve wheat procurement target'

'Punjab to achieve wheat procurement target'

The government intends to invoke amended Seed Act to streamline this business and to curb the sale of fake seed in the market. This was told by the Minister for Agriculture Punjab, Arshad Khan Lodhi while addressing a seminar on paddy organised by Punjab
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Businessmen see substantial increase in FDI

Businessmen see substantial increase in FDI

Speakers at a pre-budget seminar held here on Monday said that concerted follow-up of the reforms programme, superior economic governance and bold strategic decisions have brought economic turn-around in the country.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Hajis quota may be enhanced, says Ijaz

Hajis quota may be enhanced, says Ijaz

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Ijaz ul Haq has said that the government is considering to enhance quota of Hajis to 160,000 so that maximum people could perform Haj.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Chinese teams arrive to attend 'Energy Forum'

Chinese teams arrive to attend 'Energy Forum'

A large number of major Chinese companies are here for the China-Pakistan Energy Forum, organised by the petroleum ministry. The Chinese companies, which sent delegations for the China-Pakistan Energy Forum, were Sichuan Petroleum Administration (SPA), a
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Gulzar made DSP Operations

Gulzar made DSP Operations

Inspector Gulzar Ali Shaikh, Reader to Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi has been transferred and posted in his own grade and pay scale to Deputy Superintendent of Police (Operations) Karachi, a press release of Sindh Police said here on Monday.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Call for promoting peace and harmony

Call for promoting peace and harmony

For global peace and harmony, all the human beings need to respect each others so as to avoid religious differences. This consensus was developed at a Seerat Conference, organised by the religious committee of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (AR
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Customs stations not set up due to Waziristan operation

Customs stations not set up due to Waziristan operation

The ongoing operation of security agencies and prevailing law and order situation in the troubled North and South Waziristan Agencies have prevented the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) from establishing two more customs stations in the tribal belt, sources
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Talks on nuclear CBMs with India opens today: foreign office

Talks on nuclear CBMs with India opens today: foreign office

Fourth round of experts-level talks on nuclear CBMs between Pakistan and India will begin here from Tuesday. Briefing newsmen, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said Pakistan would approach two-day talks in a "very constructive manner."
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
'Nawaz lured for nuclear deal with Iran'

'Nawaz lured for nuclear deal with Iran'

Former finance minister and PML-N central leader Senator Mohammed Ishaq Dar has accused two former services chiefs namely General Mirza Aslam Beg (Retd) and Admiral Sirohi (Retd) of offering billions of dollars to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for a
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
RCCI and Nacci sign MoU

RCCI and Nacci sign MoU

Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and Northern Areas Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nacci) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the businessmen of the respective areas in promoting their businesses.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Judges assignments

Judges assignments

The Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed has issued the movement order in respect of District and Sessions Judges awaiting for posting to join their new assignments.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
Nishtar Park tragedy: arrest of culprits demanded

Nishtar Park tragedy: arrest of culprits demanded

Jamaat Ahle Sunnah has warned the government to arrest the culprits involved in Karachi incident till 28th April, otherwise they would launch a countrywide protest movement.
Published 25 Apr, 2006 12:00am
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