Thailand, the world's rice exporter, failed to sell 400,000 tonnes of white and fragrant rice from its stocks through a tender due to low bids, Commerce Minister Krik-Krai Jirapaet said on Friday.
Cotton futures settled firmer Friday on speculative and options-related buying and the steady tone of the market may herald further modest gains next week, analysts said.
London white sugar finished higher on Friday, boosted by trade buying and the weakness of the dollar, dealers said. March settled up $4.60 at the day's high of $374.00 a tonne. Total volume was a modest 3,880 lots.
Copper prices closed one and a half percent lower on Friday as investors worried about falling demand and slow global economic growth after key United States manufacturing data, analysts said.
Gold climbed to a 16-week high and silver hit a six-month peak on Friday as a plummeting dollar prompted investors to strengthen their trading positions. But analysts said gold was unstable at current levels and needed to stay around $650 an ounce for som
Soft red winter wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were mixed at midsession on Friday, as light local buying offset profit-taking from the 2 percent rise in prices on Thursday, traders said.
Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade slipped early Friday on profit-taking after scaling a 10-year peak Thursday on month-end speculative buying, traders said.
Copper futures in New York extended their morning losses on Friday, after weaker-than-expected US economic data continued to reflect contracting business activity in the world's largest economy, brokers said.
Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures fell early on Friday, setting back from Thursday's rally with the weakness in corn weighing on soya prices, traders said.
US gold futures rose in choppy trade early on Friday, rebounding from a lower opening as the falling dollar prompted investors to buy the precious metal a day after it rallied above $650 an ounce. Hudson River Futures' Carlos Perez-Santalla said gold turn
Faisalabad district government will hold a seminar on health in the current month. It was decided here during a meeting presided over by DCO Major Azam Suleman (Retd).
Eighth annual convention of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front would be held today (Saturday) at the Bagh rest house. A rally has been organised calling for United Kashmir and against the division of Kashmir and accession to Pakistan.
The meeting of the implementing committee for Mangla Dam uprising project will be held here at the commissioner office on December 07. Major Tahir Iqbal (Retd) Chairman Mangla Dam committee and Minister for Kashmir Affairs will preside over the meeting.
On the intervention of Punjab Ombudsman, Abdur Rashid Khan, scholarship was given to a girl student, earlier denied on the basis that she had not secured 55 percent marks in Intermediate examination.
Jane Mwangi beckons from her tin-roofed kiosk as passers-by, including former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright, trek gingerly through the garbage-strewn, muddy footpaths in Kibera, sub-Saharan Africa's largest slum.
The word Takaful is derived from the Arabic verb Kafala, which means to guarantee, to help, to take care of one's needs. Takaful is a system of Islamic insurance based on the principle of Ta'awun (mutual assistance) and Tabarru (voluntary contribution), w
It is observed in Karachi that people are driving unregistered cars with disguised number plates which resemble the number plates issued by the Sindh Government Motor Vehicle Department.
For Pakistan's new class of affluent but bored young people, action sports like paragliding are providing a healthier outlet than fast cars and recreational substances. "It is better than drugs and drag racing on city roads," says local pioneer Sajjad Sha
At first glance, the only thing Chilean about the sprawling duty-free car zone in Iquique, set between the Pacific ocean and the Bolivian border, is that it is in Chile. The thousands of used cars for sale are mostly from Japan, the dealers are mostly Pak
During the 30 years of my working experience in Pakistan at various responsible senior management positions and having grown with the industry and business in a very competitive market, I have been fielding the uncertainties throughout this period and con
According to Recorder Report appearing the other day, the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has, among other things in its survey of sugar industry, suggested imposition of complete ban on cultivation of unapproved varieties of sugarcane.
The long awaited book building process to sell additional shares of the Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) to foreign and local investors was completed on Thursday evening. The Privatisation Commission termed this largest ever overseas institutional o
The book, Beyond Honour--A Historical Materialist Explanation of Honour Related Violence', written by Tahira S Khan and published by Oxford University Press, Pakistan, has been awarded the Akhtar Hameed Khan Memorial Award for 2006.
Nando's, the world's most popular flame-grilled peri-peri chicken restaurant, in its 6th year of successful operations is enjoying a pleasant ride as far as its business in Pakistan is concerned.
Sindh University Vice-Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has said there is no substitute of diligence and hard working, adding that without commitment, the target of education development will not be achieved.
Punjab University Vice Chancellor Arshad Mahmood has said that world has been converted into global village and the nations are being controlled by media in this century, hence there is need to promote media education so that fast awareness could be devel
Chairman & President, National Bank of Pakistan, S Ali Raza who is also a member of PCB ad hoc committee has congratulated Mohammad Yousuf and the entire Pakistan Cricket Team for the record breaking performance of Mohammed Yousuf and has announced an awa
Pakistan International Airlines and American Express Global Network Service on Friday have signed a Partnership Agreement to develop a series of Airline Co-Branded card products for their customers in Pakistan.
Progressive Businessmen Forum (PBF) on Friday announced that Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI) former Chief Mian Misbahur Rehman will be its presidential candidate for forthcoming Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FP
Terming Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif most popular leaders of the country, former governor of Punjab, Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar said that they would return soon after the announcement of the schedule of next general elections.
A book launching ceremony was held at the Pakistan High Commission here on Thursday evening. The book titled "The End of Innocence" by a noted columnist Moni Mohsin in which she uncovers a world of honour killings, forbidden love and explores the power of
Pakistan Peoples Party leaders have expressed the hope that party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto will become prime minister of the country for the third tenure as the party has decided to bring back the party chairperson in 2007, we would restore the constitu
Protest day was observed on Friday at the call of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) President Qazi Hussain Ahmed to condemn the arrests of nearly 1,000 activists who wanted to participate in the Caravan from Lahore to Gujrat and institution of a case against
Stressing the need to introduce modern technologies and latest techniques to get quantum leap in the agricultural production, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said the government is encouraging corporate farming on public-private partnership basis
A six-day training programme on "Risk Management & Card Marketing", specially organised for the bankers from Urumqi City Commercial Bank (UCCB) China by Habib Bank's Management Development Institute, recently ended successfully.
About 34,000 utility bills were paid through Nadra kiosks machines during the month November 2006 while authority intends to increase the number of kiosk machines up to 240 in addition to 200 facility centre at Nadra centers across the country.
Chaudhry Zaheeruddin Khan provincial minister for Communication and Works has said that patrolling posts are being established under the "Mehfooz Punjab Programme" to provide safe travelling facilities and eliminate crimes on highways.
Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Tariq Hamid has directed that complainants should not be made to wait at the complaint cells, and prompt and effective redressal of their problems be ensured.
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) shows a net loss of Rs2.95 billion during the first quarter (July-September) of the FY2006-07, due to high fuel price and lower passenger revenue amid competition from regional and local airlines, said Finance Min
BMW Group Middle East has announced winners of the Mini Film Festival 2006 during a gala event held at the XVA gallery in Bastakiya, Dubai, UAE last week.
Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday offered an all-out technical and financial support to any organisation or association active in the field of healthcare for provision of tele-medicine to the masses.
Federal Minister for Defence Rao Sikandar Iqbal said that it is our effort to bring the 1973 constitution into its real shape and eliminate the unIslamic and unnecessary amendments being made in the past.
Population Welfare Minister Shahbaz Hussain will visit Sohawa on Saturday to review and inspect the progress of MNA development projects there. He will also attend a gathering of local elders, sources said.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed a sugar mill to hold both the annual general meeting (AGM) and the election of directors without any further delay and also upheld the penalties levied on the company earlier.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has directed a sugar mill to hold both the annual general meeting (AGM) and the election of directors without any further delay and also upheld the penalties levied on the company earlier.
Punjab Fisheries Director General Dr Muhammad Ayub has said that due to aquatic pollution, fish production has diminished to a large extent and this shortage can be made up only through fish farming.
Federal government should ensure holding of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) elections on schedule and it should thwart all tactics to postpone polls, said Khawaja Muhammad Yousaf, Convenor of Alliance of South Punjab recogn
The Ministry of Education has established two consortiums under Education Sector Reforms (ESR) programme, one each for Sindh and Balochistan, to further foster the public and private sector partnership in education.
The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
The provincial Ombudsman has directed DCO, Jhang, to pay scholarship to the complainant's daughter Farhat Batool who passed her intermediate examination and applied to provincial Benevolent Board for scholarship.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has maintained the asset manager rating of Arif Habib Investment Management Limited (AHIML) at 'AM2'. The rating reflects the company's very strong capacity to master the risks inherent in asset management.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has maintained the asset manager rating of Arif Habib Investment Management Limited (AHIML) at 'AM2'. The rating reflects the company's very strong capacity to master the risks inherent in asset management.
Provincial Minister for Education Mian Imran Masood has said that exchange of cultural and educational delegations between Pakistan and India has resulted in developing mutual pleasant and cordial relations.
Pakistan and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to support the educational objectives of Pakistan as part of their substantial and growing bilateral relationship.
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab University Registrar Professor Dr Muhammad Naeem Khan here on Friday to review the arrangements for three-day performing arts competitions which would be organised by Punjab University College of Art & D
Syed Mustafa Kamal Nazim Karachi, on Thursday said the city government will construct a road like Lyari Expressway on both sides of Gujjar Nullah for which planning has been started.
A research scholar has suggested that ruminants (buffalo, cow) in tropical conditions of Sindh have great potential to enhance nutritional quality by scientifically planned feeding practice as well as by breeding programmes.
Pakistan on Friday joined the rest of the world in observing the 'World Day Against Aids', and the pledge was renewed that effective prevention programmes would be enforced to eliminate the disease.
City Naib Nazim, Nasreen Jalil on Friday said it has become inevitable to create greater awareness among people to control deadly Aids. "The social organisations and particularly the media can play an important role in this regard," she said while address
President General Pervez Musharraf has expressed his realisation that there are hundreds of thousands of local patients suffering from organ failure, and added such patients, who had exhausted all avenues of medical treatment, could live normally from the
The overall political situation in the country, implementation of development projects and the state of law and order in the North West Frontier Province were reviewed when Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz met Governor Lieutenant General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurak
The abrupt prorogation of the Sindh Assembly session on Friday angered the opposition that had requisitioned it to discuss matters of common interest pending for a long time.
The rupee came under pressure against the euro, losing 85 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 80.35 and Rs 80.45, dealers said. The rupee continued its overnight weakness in relation to the dollar in the interbank market on Friday, shedding three paisa for
The Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) busted gang of car lifters comprising members from Balochistan and Sindh and arrested its four members from a workshop while they were busy in changing the engine and chassis numbers of stolen vehicles.
The rupee came under pressure against the euro, losing 85 paisa for buying and selling at Rs 80.35 and Rs 80.45, dealers said. The rupee continued its overnight weakness in relation to the dollar in the interbank market on Friday, shedding three paisa for
The US intelligence agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will assist the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in further strengthening its capacity in countering cyber crimes and terrorism, FIA Director General, Tariq Pervez told APP here on Wednesd
Senator Nelofar Bakhtiar, Federal Minister for Tourism visited Pak Suzuki Motor Company on Friday. The minister keenly observed the production facilities of the company, she appreciated the efforts made by Pak Suzuki in the motorization and the industrial
High Court of Sindh on Friday ordered as interim measure that all inter-city vehicles whose terminals have already been constructed outside the municipal limits will not enter the main city and park their vehicles in their terminals.
The Supreme Court disposed of a contempt application with directions to PTA and PTCL to block appearance of sacrilegious cartoons on internet. The contempt application was filed by Moulvi Iqbal Haider, Advocate stating that despite the Apex Court's orders
Export Promotion Bureau has received the following International Tenders from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details of Tenders from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Region
Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
Jordan and Pakistan have agreed to start negotiations early next year for signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Secretary General, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Muntasser Oqlah made the announcement at the opening of a "Made in
Azerbaijan-Pakistan Parliamentary Working Group Chairman Eldar Ibrahimov has stressed the need for enhancing cooperation in oil and gas sector, and pointed out that both the countries could benefit from each other's experience in this vital field of econo