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Print - 2006-10-31
Malaysian shares fall

Malaysian shares fall

Malaysian share prices closed lower on Monday on profit-taking after gains over the last two sessions, with plantation stocks leading the way, dealers said. They said weaker-than-expected US economic data gave investors an excuse to lock in gains.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Singapore stocks drop

Singapore stocks drop

Singapore share prices closed 1.41 percent lower on Monday on profit-taking after last week's record-breaking run, dealers said. Losses in US stocks last week due to weaker-than-expected US economic data also hurt sentiment, they said.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Seoul shares in biggest fall for three weeks

Seoul shares in biggest fall for three weeks

Seoul shares had their biggest fall in three weeks on Monday, after a batch of firms, including Hyundai Motor, posted earnings that came below forecasts, while exporters were further hit by weak US economic growth data.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
JGBs jump on US Treasuries rally

JGBs jump on US Treasuries rally

Japanese government bonds rose on Monday, supported by a rally in US Treasuries and slumping domestic share prices, but investors were cautious ahead of the Bank of Japan's outlook report on Tuesday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
JGBs jump on US Treasuries rally

JGBs jump on US Treasuries rally

Japanese government bonds rose on Monday, supported by a rally in US Treasuries and slumping domestic share prices, but investors were cautious ahead of the Bank of Japan's outlook report on Tuesday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Taiwan stocks decline

Taiwan stocks decline

Taiwan stocks fell 1.29 percent on Monday to their lowest close in four weeks, weighed down by big tech firms including TSMC that had forecast a weaker fourth quarter and after a brokerage warning hurt US chip shares.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Chinese shares mixed

Chinese shares mixed

Chinese shares were mixed on Monday as steel stocks surged after unexpectedly strong third-quarter earnings but banks, which had jumped ahead of ICBC's listing last week, continued to see profit-taking.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Philippines stocks climb

Philippines stocks climb

Philippines share prices closed 0.22 percent higher on Monday on follow-through buying in select blue chips set to report earnings results, dealers said. With a public holiday on Wednesday and a shortened trading week, investors were also realising some e
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Thai share prices close down

Thai share prices close down

Thai share prices closed 0.97 percent lower on Monday with a continuing strengthening of the Thai baht, dealers said. They said there were no positive factors to help the market and it declined amid a mixed performance by benchmarks elsewhere in the regio
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
New Zealand shares rise

New Zealand shares rise

New Zealand share prices closed 0.94 percent higher on Monday, propelled upwards by strong gains in Telecom and Fletcher Building, dealers said. The NZSX-50 index added 35.13 points to 3,754.83 on turnover worth 133.0 million dollars (88.1 million US). Ri
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Jakarta shares make gains

Jakarta shares make gains

Indonesian share prices closed 0.47 percent higher on Monday after a week-long holiday break, with gains in mining stocks and selected banks lifting the index to a new record high, dealers said.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Nikkei sags nearly two percent

Nikkei sags nearly two percent

The Nikkei average fell 1.90 percent on Monday to post its biggest one-day percentage loss in nearly three months, with blue chips such as Toyota Motor Corp down after weak US growth data and sluggish Japanese industrial output fuelled worries about a slo
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Hong Kong markets closed for holiday

Hong Kong markets closed for holiday

Hong Kong stock and currency markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday. Trading will resume today on (Tuesday).
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Hong Kong markets closed for holiday

Hong Kong markets closed for holiday

Hong Kong stock and currency markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday. Trading will resume today on (Tuesday).
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Eurogroup, ECB talks could be better: Juncker

Eurogroup, ECB talks could be better: Juncker

Discussions between the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers and the European Central Bank could be more productive but the dialogue is sufficient, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
'ECB rates historically low, support growth'

'ECB rates historically low, support growth'

European Central Bank interest rates are still historically low, supporting economic growth, investment and employment in the euro area, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Bangladesh central bank takes reverse repos at 6.5 percent

Bangladesh central bank takes reverse repos at 6.5 percent

Bangladesh's central bank said on Monday it accepted one-to-eight-day reverse repos worth 11.52 billion taka ($171 million) at an interest rate of 6.5 percent. On Sunday, the Bangladesh Bank accepted reverse repos worth 12.43 billion taka at the same inte
Published 31 Oct, 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. 67.00/67.97 (previous 67.50/67.60). Call Money Rates: 6.50-10.00 percent (previous 6.40-10.00 percent).
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Indian rupee rises past 45 per dollar

Indian rupee rises past 45 per dollar

The Indian rupee strengthened past 45.00 per dollar on Monday for the first time in than 5-1/2 months, aided by capital flows from foreign investors into the local share market which ended at a record high.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Australian dollar hits near eight-week high

Australian dollar hits near eight-week high

The Australian dollar rose to a near eight-week high against a broadly weaker US dollar on Monday and was seen making progress above $0.7700 on expectations Australia's central bank was poised to raise interest rates.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Yen rises ahead of BoJ economic outlook

Yen rises ahead of BoJ economic outlook

The yen rose towards a one-month high against the dollar on Monday after soft US growth data and as traders looked to the release of a Bank of Japan economic outlook report for clues about when Japanese interest rates will climb further.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Swiss franc flat

Swiss franc flat

The Swiss franc was largely flat against the dollar and euro in early trade on Monday, as markets digested comments by Swiss National Bank board member Philipp Hildebrand published over the weekend.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Asian currencies rally

Asian currencies rally

Asian currencies, led by the Japanese yen, were broadly firm against the dollar on Monday after soft US economic growth numbers reinforced a view that US interest rates would stay steady for a while.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
South Korea trading houses eye overseas petro dollars

South Korea trading houses eye overseas petro dollars

South Korean trading houses are betting on bullish energy prices by venturing into overseas oil and gas fields, a trend that could bring returns by 2008, but firms may need partners to help fend off competition.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Yuan scores second biggest daily gain

Yuan scores second biggest daily gain

The yuan on Monday scored its second biggest daily gain against the dollar since it was revalued in July 2005, as the central bank allowed it to rise at a faster pace and Chinese banks sold dollars after a ban on them quoting offshore non-deliverable forw
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Djorkaeff bows out after MLS playoff defeat

Djorkaeff bows out after MLS playoff defeat

Former France striker Youri Djorkaeff's career ended when his New York Red Bulls team were knocked out of the MLS playoffs by D.C. United on Sunday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Zaheer, Kumble return for South Africa series

Zaheer, Kumble return for South Africa series

Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble return to India's squad for a five-match one-day series and Twenty-20 international in South Africa from November 19. Uncapped opener Wasim Jaffer also finds a place in the 16-man squad announced on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Croatia chief confident of Euro bid success

Croatia chief confident of Euro bid success

Croatian soccer chief Vlatko Markovic said on Monday he was convinced a joint bid by Croatia and Hungary to stage Euro 2012 had a strong chance of success despite recent troubles involving Croat fans.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Beckham wants to stay at Real Madrid

Beckham wants to stay at Real Madrid

Former England captain David Beckham said on Monday he wanted to stay at Real Madrid, contradicting persistent press reports linking him with a move to a British club or the American League.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Federer withdraws from depleted Paris Masters

Federer withdraws from depleted Paris Masters

World number one Roger Federer became the latest and most prominent withdrawal at this week's Paris Masters when he pulled out on Monday due to exhaustion.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Clisters to marry basketball player

Clisters to marry basketball player

Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters is to marry American basketball player Brian Lynch who currently plays for Belgian side Bree, press reports said on Monday. The couple have been together since early 2005 and announced their engagement in April.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Mombasa to host Bermuda series

Mombasa to host Bermuda series

Kenya will play fellow 2007 World Cup finalists Bermuda in three one-day match series in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa next month, Kenyan cricket officials said on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Great Asian failures cause World Cup jitters

Great Asian failures cause World Cup jitters

The failure of the four Asian teams to make the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy indicated trouble lay in store at the World Cup, experts said Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Pakistan still on track for World Cup: Woolmer

Pakistan still on track for World Cup: Woolmer

Pakistan are still on track for next year's cricket World Cup despite their early Champions Trophy exit, but the team must learn quickly from their mistakes, coach Bob Woolmer said Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Giles given Ashes all clear

Giles given Ashes all clear

Ashley Giles has been passed fit to take part in England's forthcoming Ashes tour of Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
FIFA president Blatter clarifies Australia 'apology'

FIFA president Blatter clarifies Australia 'apology'

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied making disparaging comments about world champions Italy in an interview with Australia's SBS television. Blatter told the channel last weekend that he wanted to apologise to soccer fans in Australia and that "the Soc
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
India slated after early Champions Trophy exit

India slated after early Champions Trophy exit

Former players and the media rounded on the Indian cricket team following Sunday's defeat to Australia, a result which saw the hosts exit the Champions Trophy after the group phase.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Montgomerie desperate to preserve proud winning record

Montgomerie desperate to preserve proud winning record

Eight-times European number one Colin Montgomerie, who finished the season ninth on the order of merit, is determined to maintain a proud winning record in the last two months of the year.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Liang wins China Tour Championship then hands back cheque

Liang wins China Tour Championship then hands back cheque

Rising talent Liang Wengchong won the China Tour Championship by 12 shots at the weekend before returning the 150,000 yuan ($19,050) winner's cheque to help the development of fellow Chinese golfers.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Last three Masters Cup slots up for grabs in Paris

Last three Masters Cup slots up for grabs in Paris

The race to qualify for the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai goes down to the wire this week at the Paris Masters with the three remaining spots to be decided among seven contenders.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
'Premier League referees favour home teams'

'Premier League referees favour home teams'

Academics have proved what team managers have been griping about for years - Premier League referees are inconsistent and favour home teams. After studying 2,660 English Premier League games over several seasons, researchers found referees were statistica
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Australia eye elusive Champions Trophy final

Australia eye elusive Champions Trophy final

World champions Australia will bid to stamp their authority on a topsy-turvy Champions Trophy when they meet New Zealand in the first semi-final on Wednesday. Australia appear the team to beat as they chase the one major title to elude them since the bien
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Africa on the move but still battles poverty: World Bank

Africa on the move but still battles poverty: World Bank

Economic growth in Africa is strong, exports are increasing and more people have access to health and education, but the continent is still battling high poverty rates, a new World Bank report said on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Ballots burned after historic Congolese vote

Ballots burned after historic Congolese vote

Counting from Congo's election proceeded swiftly on Monday but thousands of ballot papers were burned in the east after a soldier killed two election officials.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Britain calls for urgent action on climate change

Britain calls for urgent action on climate change

Britain issued a call for urgent action on climate change on Monday after a hard-hitting report painted an apocalyptic picture of the economic and environmental fallout from further global warming.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Sanctions will hurt others: Iran

Sanctions will hurt others: Iran

Iran said on Monday sanctions the United Nations might impose over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme would cause problems for the country but would hurt others too.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
New York Post endorses Hillary Clinton

New York Post endorses Hillary Clinton

The conservative New York Post endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton for re-election on Monday in the latest sign of closeness between the Clintons and the Post's media mogul owner Rupert Murdoch.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Indian lawyer gets death

Indian lawyer gets death

An Indian court on Monday sentenced the son of a former police officer to death for the 1996 rape and murder of a law student in a case that highlighted the delays and injustices of an overburdened justice system.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
UN forum on control of Internet opens

UN forum on control of Internet opens

A year after the United States narrowly avoided a bruising row with the rest of the world over control of the Internet, round two of talks on the Web's future opened here Monday in a UN-sponsored Forum on Internet Governance.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Olmert gets cabinet nod for far-right partner

Olmert gets cabinet nod for far-right partner

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert won cabinet approval on Monday for a far-right faction to join the government, a partnership likely to complicate any attempts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
One killed in Bangladesh violence

One killed in Bangladesh violence

At least one person was killed and over 100 wounded in fresh political violence in Bangladesh on Monday as the outgoing prime minister said she would deal sternly with the opposition if it continued demands for reforms.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Algeria truck bombs kill three

Algeria truck bombs kill three

Three people were killed and 24 wounded in near-simultaneous truck bomb attacks on two Algerian police stations, police said on Monday, in what witnesses called the most elaborate assault by rebels in several years.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Monthly US death toll in Iraq hits 101

Monthly US death toll in Iraq hits 101

The number of American military personnel and civilian contractors killed in Iraq in October has hit 101, US military command said Monday, in one of the bloodiest months since the invasion. Four non-American coalition soldiers were also killed, it added.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
China wants to deepen military ties with Asean

China wants to deepen military ties with Asean

China and Southeast Asia should deepen their military ties and speed up negotiations on the creation of the world's most populous free trade area, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Sterling hits 15-month peaks versus euro

Sterling hits 15-month peaks versus euro

Sterling hit a 15-month peak against the euro and a one-month high versus the dollar on Monday after robust British mortgage lending and money supply data cemented expectations of an interest rate hike next week.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Dollar holds near lows

Dollar holds near lows

The dollar held near last week's one-month lows against major currencies on Monday, as investors consolidated positions after a sell-off in the greenback that had been started by weaker than forecast US growth data.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
UAE could make big cut in central bank dollar reserves

UAE could make big cut in central bank dollar reserves

The United Arab Emirates' central bank could cut its dollar holdings by anything up to nearly a half and is looking at the yen, euro and sterling as alternatives, the central bank governor said on Monday.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Credit indices nudge wider

Credit indices nudge wider

European credit indices inched wider on Monday afternoon, tracking weaker equity markets, while credit default swaps on ITV and Schneider Electric regained ground after previously moving higher on acquisition-related worries.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Credit indices nudge wider

Credit indices nudge wider

European credit indices inched wider on Monday afternoon, tracking weaker equity markets, while credit default swaps on ITV and Schneider Electric regained ground after previously moving higher on acquisition-related worries.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Monday's early afternoon trade: US stocks rise

Monday's early afternoon trade: US stocks rise

US stocks rose on Monday as the positive impact of a sharp drop in crude oil prices offset concern about weaker-than-expected sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. A jump in shares of American Power Conversion boosted the Nasdaq after a French company said it had
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
FTSE posts three-day losing streak

FTSE posts three-day losing streak

The FTSE 100 index fell 0.6 percent on Monday, recording a three-day losing streak after a month-long rally, as poor third-quarter US economic growth data on Friday bruised market confidence around the world.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
New York cotton crumbles to end lower

New York cotton crumbles to end lower

Cotton futures were hammered by speculative long liquidation to finish sharply lower Monday and the weak tone of the market may lead to further losses this week, brokers said.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
London sugar lower

London sugar lower

London sugar futures closed lower on Monday, weighed by a bearish Licht estimate of the 2006/07 world sugar balance, traders said. December settled down $4.30 at $396.70 per tonne after trading in a range of $403.10 to $393.50 while March finished $5.40 l
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Zinc hits fresh record high

Zinc hits fresh record high

Dwindling stocks pushed zinc to a new record high on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Monday and analysts saw the metal looking to reach $5,000 per tonne on strong demand.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Oil prices down nearly 4 percent

Oil prices down nearly 4 percent

Oil fell nearly 4 percent on Monday to below $59 as investors put money into other commodities and waited for signs Opec members would adhere to their pledge to cut crude supply. US light crude settled down $2.39 at $58.36 a barrel. Brent crude fell $2.41
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Gold jumps to seven-week high in London

Gold jumps to seven-week high in London

Gold jumped to a seven-week high above $610 an ounce on Monday as a break of key resistance around $607/$608 triggered fresh buying after an earlier boost from a weaker dollar, traders said. Spot gold was quoted at $607.60/$608.60 an ounce by 1545 GMT, co
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
WWF-P worried about future of mangroves

WWF-P worried about future of mangroves

World Wide Funds for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) fears adverse impact on Mangrove forest biodiversity of the islands of Bundal and Buddo, as the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved in principle the development of Diamond Bar Island city in the twin islan
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
VHF more than 95 percent treatable, say doctors

VHF more than 95 percent treatable, say doctors

Doctors have advised people not to worry about dengue fever because the disease is almost 100 percent curable, while viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is more than 95 percent treatable.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Sangla Hill villages: Sui gas supply project soon

Sangla Hill villages: Sui gas supply project soon

Federal Sports Minister Shamim Haider has said that Rs 120 million would be spent on the provision of Sui gas to adjoining villages of Sangla Hill town. Talking to newsmen, he said the work on this project would start within the next few days.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
UHS admission schedule announced

UHS admission schedule announced

The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has announced the admission schedule of M.Phil leading to Ph.D in various disciplines for the session 2007.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Punjab government forms committee to select vice chancellors

Punjab government forms committee to select vice chancellors

President, Academic Staff Association, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Professor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa has said that Punjab government has constituted a Search Committee for the selection of vice chancellors for seven different universities
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Higher education institutions need quality improvement: World Bank

Higher education institutions need quality improvement: World Bank

Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Pakistan need to focus more on quality improvement, hence they should complete academic reviews of departments and faculties and design incentives for outstanding faculty members, suggests a World Bank report.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
CLTS concept introduced in Takht Bhai and Mardan

CLTS concept introduced in Takht Bhai and Mardan

The concept of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), whereby communities build latrines on self-help basis has been introduced in Takht Bhai Tehsil, Mardan, for the first time in Pakistan by NWFP local government and rural development department with sup
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Officials given 15 days to improve sanitation

Officials given 15 days to improve sanitation

City District Nazim, Rana Zahid Tauseef has asked the Solid Waste Management district officer to improve the city's cleanliness and sanitary conditions within 15 days.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Strategy to develop mango industry discussed

Strategy to develop mango industry discussed

A three-member delegation of Agribusiness Development & Diversification Project, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal), Government of Pakistan met the members of the Task Force of Mango Growers Association Pakistan (MGAP) in a local hotel h
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Transport problem

Transport problem

Karachi's public transport system has worsened so much that elderly people, women and children are daily put to great risk to their lives. This is a problem which should be tackled on top priority basis. Ordinary people don't have money to hire rickshaws
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Dengue fever

Dengue fever

We read regularly in newspapers tall claim by the City District Government of steps being taken to control the epidemic of dengue fever and the campaign of fumigation all over the city.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Russia's big spenders flock to Millionaire Fair

Russia's big spenders flock to Millionaire Fair

Question: What makes Russian millionaires different from the super rich elsewhere? Answer: They spend more. That was the reply in Dutch-accented English from the founder of Millionaire Fair, Yves Gijrath, at the exhibition's opening in Moscow last weekend
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
UK's Morgan taps cult car status to survive

UK's Morgan taps cult car status to survive

In the sprawling Morgan car factory in central England, business is brisk. Workers in navy blue overalls hunch over aluminium chassis and wooden frames of half-completed sports cars, the floor littered with wood shavings, the air punctured by the throaty
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Privatisation of Heavy Electrical Complex-I

Privatisation of Heavy Electrical Complex-I

After a brief pause in the on-going privatisation process due to landmark decision of the Supreme Court to annul the divestment deal of the Pakistan Steel, the government re-continues with the implementation of its privatisation programme, rather on a fas
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
An important step in the right direction

An important step in the right direction

A few days ago, one of the federal ministers had broken the good news that the government would resolve the issues related to provincial autonomy before the next year's general election. It is hardly a secret, therefore, that the government intends to use
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Output cut by Opec

Output cut by Opec

Concerned by the decline of more than 25 percent in the prices of oil in the international market since mid-July, the representatives of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in their extraordinary meeting in Qatar's capital finally decided
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Senate additional secretary appointed

Senate additional secretary appointed

Chairman Senate Mohammadmian Soomro has appointed Syed Masood-ul-Hassan Shah, Judicial Member (BPS-21), income tax appellate tribunal, Lahore as additional secretary (BPS-21) in the Senate on deputation basis. The notification to this effect has been issu
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
'Food Tech' from May 9

'Food Tech' from May 9

Food Tech Pakistan-2007, the fourth International food, equipment and technology exhibition will be held at Karachi Expo Centre from May 9 to 12, 2007.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Seminar on implications of Israel-Lebanon War

Seminar on implications of Israel-Lebanon War

National seminar on "Implications of Israel-Lebanon War 2006," being organised by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) will be held here on Tuesday. Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Lieutenant-General Ka
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Baglihar talks in US from November 7

Baglihar talks in US from November 7

The water secretaries of Pakistan and India will meet next month in Washington for final round of talks over controversial Baglihar dam being constructed by India over River Chenab in occupied Jammu region, a top official said.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Baglihar talks in US from November 7

Baglihar talks in US from November 7

The water secretaries of Pakistan and India will meet next month in Washington for final round of talks over controversial Baglihar dam being constructed by India over River Chenab in occupied Jammu region, a top official said.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
No dengue virus in Punjab: CDGL

No dengue virus in Punjab: CDGL

There exists no dengue fever virus in Punjab and the reported victims of this virus in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur have been affected by those who recently travelled with virus from Karachi to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Death condoled

Death condoled

Former Punjab governor Barrister Shahid Hamid has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Lieutenant General K. M. Azhar (Retd), former NWFP Governor.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Import under concessionary regime: steel sector wants EDB to issue NOC

Import under concessionary regime: steel sector wants EDB to issue NOC

The Engineering Development Board (EDB) should be empowered to issue NOC for a specific period of time to facilitate import of different steel items under concessionary regime, which are either short in supply or not manufactured by the Pakistan Steel Mil
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
'Government providing Rs 22 billion subsidy on urea imports'

'Government providing Rs 22 billion subsidy on urea imports'

Minister of State for Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Mohammad Ali Malkani said on Monday that the government was providing a subsidy of Rs 22 billion on the imports of urea and DAP fertilisers to facilitate the growers and to boost agriculture in the co
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Rs 98.635 million for construction of TT Singh jail

Rs 98.635 million for construction of TT Singh jail

Punjab Minister for Communication & Works, Chaudhry Zaheer-ud-Din Khan has said that construction of District Jail Toba Tek Singh would be completed by the end of this year and Rs 98.635 million would be spent on this project.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Over 200 police patrolling posts functional: Elahi

Over 200 police patrolling posts functional: Elahi

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that more than 200 police patrolling posts have been made operational in the province due to which crime rate on highways in rural areas had substantially declined.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
Direct taxes collection in first quarter shows 97 percent growth

Direct taxes collection in first quarter shows 97 percent growth

The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) Karachi has collected Rs 19.76 billion direct taxes in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, depicting an increase of 97.36 percent as compared to same period of the last fiscal year 2005-06.
Published 31 Oct, 2006 12:00am
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