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Print - 2006-05-28
Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss cooperation in oil and gas

Pakistan, Azerbaijan discuss cooperation in oil and gas

Ambassador of Azerbaijan Dr Enyulla Maddatli on Saturday called on Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Amanullah Khan Jadoon and discussed with him matters of mutual interest and bilateral co-operation in the field of oil and gas.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Africa plans green fund, seeks new funding methods

Africa plans green fund, seeks new funding methods

Africa will create a fund to promote its unique environment and seek new ways of funding green reforms such as carbon credits and cancelling debts in return for conservation, ministers said.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Afghan lower house rejects new term for chief justice

Afghan lower house rejects new term for chief justice

Afghanistan's lower house of parliament on Saturday rejected a proposal by President Hamid Karzai's government to re-appoint the chief justice for a second term, an official said.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
US to support Pakistan in poverty reduction

US to support Pakistan in poverty reduction

US Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Josette Sheeran Shiner has said that the US government wants to find ways to support Pakistan''s own efforts to ease poverty and create new economic opportunities for its citizens.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
US to support Pakistan in poverty reduction

US to support Pakistan in poverty reduction

US Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Josette Sheeran Shiner has said that the US government wants to find ways to support Pakistan's own efforts to ease poverty and create new economic opportunities for its citizens.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
US to support Pakistan in poverty reduction

US to support Pakistan in poverty reduction

US Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Josette Sheeran Shiner has said that the US government wants to find ways to support Pakistan's own efforts to ease poverty and create new economic opportunities for its citizens.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Prices of pulses down by Rs 4 6

Prices of pulses down by Rs 4 6

Prices of pulses have dropped as 35 percent regulatory duty was levied on export of the pulses. In the wholesale market, during last week the price of Dal Channa lowered by four rupees to Rs 32 per kg and Dal Moong by six rupees to Rs 52 per kg, a private
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
WHO laboratory confirms four bird flu cases in Indonesia

WHO laboratory confirms four bird flu cases in Indonesia

A WHO-recognised laboratory confirmed four bird flu cases in Indonesia on Saturday, including a 10-year-old girl who died this week in Bandung city and a shuttlecock maker who is alive, a government official said.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Two NAB traders found guilty in Australian forex trial

Two NAB traders found guilty in Australian forex trial

Two former foreign exchange dealers at National Australia Bank were found guilty on Saturday on charges relating to a trading scandal that rocked Australia's biggest bank and cost it A$252 million ($190 million).
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Hyundai Motor chairman applies for bail

Hyundai Motor chairman applies for bail

The chairman of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co Ltd, indicted on charges of embezzling company funds, has requested bail, lawyers representing the head of the country's top automaker said on Saturday.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
German labour office sees winter jobless below 5 million

German labour office sees winter jobless below 5 million

The head of Germany's Federal Labour Office was quoted on Saturday saying he did not believe the headline unemployment level would rise above the politically sensitive five million mark again next winter.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
China's first shipment of LNG arrives

China's first shipment of LNG arrives

China's first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached southern Guangdong province on Friday, the official Xinhua agency reported, nearly two months after previously scheduled.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Malaysia puts North Korea on Asia security forum agenda

Malaysia puts North Korea on Asia security forum agenda

North Korea will send its foreign minister to an Asian security forum in Kuala Lumpur next month, offering a chance to revive multilateral talks on dismantling its nuclear programme, Malaysia said on Saturday.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Sri Lankan rebels mull talks on truce monitor safety

Sri Lankan rebels mull talks on truce monitor safety

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers said on Saturday they were considering a new offer by peace broker Norway for crunch talks in Oslo regarding the security of Nordic truce monitors, but stressed they would not be peace talks.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Case against Abdul Qadeer Khan closed: foreign office

Case against Abdul Qadeer Khan closed: foreign office

Pakistan insisted on Saturday that case against nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has been closed and all important information had been gathered and shared with the International Atomic Energy Commission and the United States.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Case against Abdul Qadeer Khan closed: foreign office

Case against Abdul Qadeer Khan closed: foreign office

Pakistan insisted on Saturday that case against nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has been closed and all important information had been gathered and shared with the International Atomic Energy Commission and the United States.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Energy deals ''standard'' documents to be revised

Energy deals ''standard'' documents to be revised

In a major policy decision, the federal government has decided to replace the existing ''standardised security documents'', including ''Power Purchase Agreement'' (PPA) and ''Implementation Agreement'' (IA) for the new thermal power projects, to re-balanc
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Energy deals 'standard' documents to be revised

Energy deals 'standard' documents to be revised

In a major policy decision, the federal government has decided to replace the existing 'standardised security documents', including 'Power Purchase Agreement' (PPA) and 'Implementation Agreement' (IA) for the new thermal power projects, to re-balance the
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Energy deals 'standard' documents to be revised

Energy deals 'standard' documents to be revised

In a major policy decision, the federal government has decided to replace the existing 'standardised security documents', including 'Power Purchase Agreement' (PPA) and 'Implementation Agreement' (IA) for the new thermal power projects, to re-balance the
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Prime Minister approves establishment of IT parks

Prime Minister approves establishment of IT parks

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that government will set up Software Technology Parks in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi to facilitate and expedite the development of software industry and IT enabled services in the country.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Swedish firm agrees to supply Awacs on liberal terms

Swedish firm agrees to supply Awacs on liberal terms

Swedish defence equipment manufacturing company, Saab, has agreed to supply 'Airborne Warning and Control System' (Awacs) to Pakistan on liberal terms of 'supplier-credit' of $1 billion, and transfer of technology.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Swedish firm agrees to supply Awacs on liberal terms

Swedish firm agrees to supply Awacs on liberal terms

Swedish defence equipment manufacturing company, Saab, has agreed to supply 'Airborne Warning and Control System' (Awacs) to Pakistan on liberal terms of 'supplier-credit' of $1 billion, and transfer of technology.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf directs timely completion of Gwadar port

Musharraf directs timely completion of Gwadar port

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday directed adherence to top international standards in realisation of facilities at the Gwadar deep-sea port, saying that the important national asset would be a vital factor in turning Pakistan into a hub of r
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf directs timely completion of Gwadar port

Musharraf directs timely completion of Gwadar port

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday directed adherence to top international standards in realisation of facilities at the Gwadar deep-sea port, saying that the important national asset would be a vital factor in turning Pakistan into a hub of r
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Musharraf directs timely completion of Gwadar port

Musharraf directs timely completion of Gwadar port

President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday directed adherence to top international standards in realisation of facilities at the Gwadar deep-sea port, saying that the important national asset would be a vital factor in turning Pakistan into a hub of r
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
US helicopter crashes in Iraq

US helicopter crashes in Iraq

A US helicopter with two marine crew members crashed in Iraq's insurgent plagued western Anbar province on Saturday but did not appear to have been brought down by guerrillas, the US military said.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Hundreds protest in Indian occupied Kashmir

Hundreds protest in Indian occupied Kashmir

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Indian occupied Kashmir on Saturday against alleged molesting of a teenage girl by Indian occupation soldiers, witnesses said.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Woman killed as six rockets fired in Balochistan

Woman killed as six rockets fired in Balochistan

A woman was killed and four others received injuries when a rocket hit their house near Robert market here on Saturday, private TV channels reported. Two daughters, son and husband of the deceased received injuries.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Woman killed as six rockets fired in Balochistan

Woman killed as six rockets fired in Balochistan

A woman was killed and four others received injuries when a rocket hit their house near Robert market here on Saturday, private TV channels reported. Two daughters, son and husband of the deceased received injuries.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Strike paralysis life in Karachi

Strike paralysis life in Karachi

The city remained idle on Saturday after a strike call given by the religious organisations to protest against the failure to arrest the culprits involved in the Nishtar Park carnage here on April 11.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Strike paralysis life in Karachi

Strike paralysis life in Karachi

The city remained idle on Saturday after a strike call given by the religious organisations to protest against the failure to arrest the culprits involved in the Nishtar Park carnage here on April 11.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Over 3,000 die in Indonesian quake

Over 3,000 die in Indonesian quake

A dawn earthquake killed more than 3,000 people around the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Saturday, burying many under the rubble of their homes in a scene survivors said was like the end of the world.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Over 3,000 die in Indonesian quake

Over 3,000 die in Indonesian quake

A dawn earthquake killed more than 3,000 people around the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Saturday, burying many under the rubble of their homes in a scene survivors said was like the end of the world.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Per capita income rises to record $846: Shaukat

Per capita income rises to record $846: Shaukat

Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that with the country getting economic strength and realising higher economic growth rates due to prudent economic policies over the last five years, the latest data shows per capita income has risen to all-ti
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Per capita income rises to record $846: Shaukat

Per capita income rises to record $846: Shaukat

Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that with the country getting economic strength and realising higher economic growth rates due to prudent economic policies over the last five years, the latest data shows per capita income has risen to all-ti
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Per capita income rises to record $846: Shaukat

Per capita income rises to record $846: Shaukat

Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that with the country getting economic strength and realising higher economic growth rates due to prudent economic policies over the last five years, the latest data shows per capita income has risen to all-ti
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Differences among Muttahida and Arbab settled

Differences among Muttahida and Arbab settled

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim have resolved their differences and the coalition government would function smoothly in the province, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced here on Saturday.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Differences among Muttahida and Arbab settled

Differences among Muttahida and Arbab settled

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim have resolved their differences and the coalition government would function smoothly in the province, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced here on Saturday.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (May 27, 2006) and the forecast for Sunday (May 28, 2006).
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (May 27, 2006) and for Sunday (May 28, 2006).
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 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 (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 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 (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
THE RUPEE: falling trend in open market

THE RUPEE: falling trend in open market

Declining trend persisted in the open market on Saturday as the rupee shed four paisa for selling versus the dollar at 60.46 and it dropped by five paisa for selling at Rs 60.52 on rising demand for the greenback, dealers said.
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
THE RUPEE: falling trend in open market

THE RUPEE: falling trend in open market

Declining trend persisted in the open market on Saturday as the rupee shed four paisa for selling versus the dollar at 60.46 and it dropped by five paisa for selling at Rs 60.52 on rising demand for the greenback, dealers said.
Published 28 May, 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 May 29, 2006.

Published 28 May, 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 May 29, 2006.

Published 28 May, 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 May 29, 2006.

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 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 (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 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 (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
State Bank statement of affairs

State Bank statement of affairs

The statement of affairs of the State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Department, as on 6th May 2006.

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
State Bank statement of affairs

State Bank statement of affairs

The statement of affairs of the State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Department, as on 6th May 2006.

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning from Monday (May 29, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning from Monday (May 29, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
World currencies and dollar

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Saturday (May 27, 2006).
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday (May 27, 2006).

Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 28 May, 2006 12:00am
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