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Print - 2007-03-16
Murray reaches quarters

Murray reaches quarters

Briton Andy Murray upended fourth seed Nicolay Davydenko 7-6 6-4 in the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open on Wednesday. The 13th-seeded Murray never allowed the Russian to establish a comfortable rhythm and served and returned efficiently. "It was abo
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Tikolo on top as Kenya beat Canada

Tikolo on top as Kenya beat Canada

Kenya captain Steve Tikolo led from the front as his side beat fellow minnows Canada by seven wickets in the opening Group C World Cup match here Wednesday. With Test nations England and New Zealand lying in wait, this fixture appeared to represent both t
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Ponting century sets up easy Australia victory

Ponting century sets up easy Australia victory

Australia captain Ricky Ponting displayed dazzling footwork against Scotland on Wednesday to strike a fourth World Cup century and lead the world champions to a 203-run win in their opening Group A match.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Hard yards will save Pakistan, says Woolmer

Hard yards will save Pakistan, says Woolmer

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer pledged his team would put in the 'hard yards' to salvage their World Cup campaign which suffered a setback at the hands of the West Indies in the tournament opener.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Former media tycoon Black's jury selection quickens

Former media tycoon Black's jury selection quickens

The search for 12 jurors to decide the fate of former media baron Conrad Black accelerated on Thursday with an early court start aimed at getting the criminal fraud trial under way as planned next week.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
1993 blast: Indian terror court to hand out sentences next month

1993 blast: Indian terror court to hand out sentences next month

An anti-terror court will next month sentence the 100 people convicted of plotting a day of bombings in 1993 that left 257 people dead in India's worst terrorist attacks, lawyers said Wednesday. The court delivered its verdicts on the 123 accused in the M
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Clouded leopard declared new species

Clouded leopard declared new species

A clouded leopard found in the rainforests of Indonesia's islands of Borneo and Sumatra is a new species of big cat, conservation group WWF said Thursday. The cat, covered in small cloud markings containing many spots, was thought to be the same species a
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Angelina Jolie adopts Vietnamese orphan

Angelina Jolie adopts Vietnamese orphan

American movie star Angelina Jolie adopted her fourth child on Thursday, a Vietnamese boy from a Ho Chi Minh City orphanage. Government officials said the boy was renamed Pax Thien Jolie and is almost three-and-a-half years old.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
New York says student lenders give kickbacks

New York says student lenders give kickbacks

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that companies specialising in student loans paid kickbacks to universities and their employees for steering business to them.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
BBC appeals to Palestinians over kidnapped reporter

BBC appeals to Palestinians over kidnapped reporter

The BBC on Thursday urged "everyone with influence" in the Palestinian territories to help find one of its reporters, who was kidnapped at gunpoint in the Gaza Strip earlier this week.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Yacht, plane, cash, but no record for Mrs Abramovich

Yacht, plane, cash, but no record for Mrs Abramovich

The ex-wife of Russia's richest man Roman Abramovich will not be the world's wealthiest divorcee but former air hostess Irina will still get $300 million from the split, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
French resistance heroine dies

French resistance heroine dies

Lucie Aubrac, one of France's greatest wartime resistance heroes, whose audacious rescue of her husband from a Nazi prison was made into a successful film, has died, her family said. She was 94.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US open to Nato solution for missile shield

US open to Nato solution for missile shield

The United States is open to suggestions by some Europeans that a missile shield it plans to deploy in Poland and the Czech Republic be made available to Nato, the top US missile defence official said on Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Blair refuses to apologise for Iraq war

Blair refuses to apologise for Iraq war

British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted Thursday that the US-led coalition is doing the right thing in Iraq, stressing the country is not at civil war despite mounting violence there.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Six major powers clinch deal on new Iran sanctions

Six major powers clinch deal on new Iran sanctions

Six major powers have agreed on a draft UN resolution to step up sanctions on Iran for its controversial nuclear activities, the Russian and British UN ambassadors said Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Rare map of England, Wales sold for $1.3 million

Rare map of England, Wales sold for $1.3 million

A rare copy of the first printed atlas of England and Wales, which also contains the first map of any modern city within the United States, was sold for about 1.3 million dollars Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Zimbabwe critics can 'go hang': Mugabe

Zimbabwe critics can 'go hang': Mugabe

A defiant Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told his critics of his government to "go hang" themselves on Thursday in his first response to the arrest and assault of opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
World may get greener, then wilt, due warming

World may get greener, then wilt, due warming

Global warming is expected to turn the planet a bit greener by spurring plant growth but crops and forests may wilt beyond mid-century if temperatures keep rising, according to a draft UN report.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Nepal king to lose cooks, waiters and servants

Nepal king to lose cooks, waiters and servants

Nepal's government will withdraw hundreds of King Gyanendra's aides including cooks, waiters, clerks and the queen's beauticians from the palace, a minister said on Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
27 killed in Iraq, Shia mayor ambushed

27 killed in Iraq, Shia mayor ambushed

Car bombs and shootings claimed at least 27 lives in Iraq on Thursday and gunmen wounded a pro-US Shia mayor, as Britain's Tony Blair asserted the country is not in the grip of civil war. Eight people died and 25 were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Maoists kill 55 cops in India

Maoists kill 55 cops in India

Maoist rebels stormed a police camp in the troubled central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, killing 55 members of the police and tribal militia in one of the deadliest attacks by the insurgents in years.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Sterling steadies versus euro

Sterling steadies versus euro

Sterling steadied against the euro on Thursday after hitting an eight-month low the previous day as investors trimmed exposure to carry trades investing in high-yielding currencies like the pound. Major currencies have stabilised after a recent sell-off i
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Yen springs back in London

Yen springs back in London

The yen fell slightly on Thursday after a recent rally in the Japanese currency as rebounding stock markets eased investor jitters, making them less reticent about taking on riskier yen-funded carry trades.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Indian rupee firms

Indian rupee firms

The Indian rupee firmed against the dollar on Thursday as sentiment remained buoyant about investor inflows, but traders trod carefully fearing the central would aggressively start selling rupees to protect exporters.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US Stocks: Thursday's late afternoon trade

US Stocks: Thursday's late afternoon trade

US stocks rose on Thursday as financial shares recovered from recent losses and a bid to buy the Chicago Board of Trade gave investors optimism. But even with the gains, investors remain largely cautious about the fallout from subprime mortgage losses.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Bonds: crossover sharply tighter, Altadis widens

Bonds: crossover sharply tighter, Altadis widens

European credit opened sharply tighter on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in US and Asian equity markets on the view that fears of the subprime mortgage problem spreading were overblown and had left stocks looking cheap.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Bonds: crossover sharply tighter, Altadis widens

Bonds: crossover sharply tighter, Altadis widens

European credit opened sharply tighter on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in US and Asian equity markets on the view that fears of the subprime mortgage problem spreading were overblown and had left stocks looking cheap.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Indian shares rise

Indian shares rise

Indian shares closed up 0.11 percent on Thursday, shedding early strong gains as investors booked profits on fears of a further weakening of global markets, dealers said. They said buying interest waned as investors were spooked by falling world markets r
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Seoul shares rebound

Seoul shares rebound

Seoul shares rose 1.4 percent on Thursday, rebounding from sharp falls in the previous session, led by hard-hit exporters such as LG.Philips LCD as worries over the US housing market eased following gains on Wall Street.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
UK's top share index soars

UK's top share index soars

The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares soared 2.2 percent on Thursday to its biggest one-day gain since the global stock market sell-off last month, with continued M&A activity part-reversing large losses in the previous session.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
London sugar weakens

London sugar weakens

London benchmark white sugar futures settled weaker on producer selling on Thursday after a few sessions characterised by trade buying of the front month dominated by one merchant, dealers said. Front-month May finished down $2.00 to $344.80 per tonne aft
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
ICE bids $9.9 billion for CBoT Holdings

ICE bids $9.9 billion for CBoT Holdings

Upstart energy exchange IntercontinentalExchange Inc on Thursday offered to buy futures market CBoT Holdings Inc for $9.9 billion, besting an existing take-over offer from Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Oil tracks gasoline lower

Oil tracks gasoline lower

A gasoline sell-off sent US oil prices lower on Thursday after Opec's widely expected decision to keep existing oil output curbs in place. US crude fell 61 cents at $57.55, giving up an earlier gain of about 23 cents. London April Brent crude was down 15
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Parana mulls aid for GMO-free soya

Parana mulls aid for GMO-free soya

The governor of Parana state, Brazil's No 2 soya producer, said he wants to subsidise small farmers to plant conventional soyabeans instead of genetically modified (GMO) varieties.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
New York cotton futures a shade lower

New York cotton futures a shade lower

Cotton futures settled fractionally easier Thursday on speculative sales, and the lack of interest in the pit may keep the market trapped in a band over the next few days, brokers said. New York Board of Trade's May cotton contract eased 0.06 cent to end
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
World Bank adds to West African cotton trade woes: Oxfam

World Bank adds to West African cotton trade woes: Oxfam

Poor cotton farmers in West Africa face new pressures from low commodity prices and from privatisation programmes advocated by donors like the World Bank, the charity Oxfam said in a report Thursday. The report on the West African country coincides with a
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Copper and nickel up

Copper and nickel up

Copper jumped to a three-month high on Thursday on rising demand and supply shortages, while nickel hit a new record peak and zinc surged 5 percent. Generally higher base metals prices helped boost shares of London-listed miners such as BHP Billiton, Angl
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Gold moves higher

Gold moves higher

Gold moved higher on Thursday, tracking a rise in oil prices and a rebound by stocks, but investors remained wary because of the metal's recent erratic trading pattern. Gold rose just under 1 percent to $649.00/650.00 by 1546 GMT, against $643.00/643.75 i
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn firms

US MIDDAY: corn firms

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were firm early Thursday on a short-covering bounce from the sharp declines earlier in the week, traders said.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat quietly lower

US MIDDAY: wheat quietly lower

Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were quietly lower at midday on Thursday, sagging after a firm open on a lack of follow-through buying, traders said. Weak underlying fundamentals weighed on prices, including favourable crop conditions in the U
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper hits three-month high

US MIDDAY: copper hits three-month high

US copper futures charged to a three-month high at the open on Thursday, fuelled by chart-based buying after prices penetrated key resistance at $2.90 a lb, traders said.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans range-bound

US MIDDAY: soyabeans range-bound

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were range-bound and slightly weaker by Thursday's mid-session as the market stabilised after its recent slide, traders said.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold futures up

US MIDDAY: gold futures up

US gold futures rose early on Thursday, helped by rebounding Wall Street stocks and crude oil prices, traders said. But volumes were thin, as buyers remained cautious after stock markets dove this week for the second time in a fortnight, pummelling oil pr
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Tetra Pak awareness campaign

Tetra Pak awareness campaign

The "Tetra Pak Women's Awareness Campaign," which launched in October 2006, flew sky-high in February as it was able to enlighten 5,000 women in Karachi. Tetra Pak, the global food processing and packaging company launched this campaign to create milk awa
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Uzbekistan supports new Pakistan's initiative on Middle East

Uzbekistan supports new Pakistan's initiative on Middle East

Uzbekistan on Wednesday, supporting Pakistan's Middle East peace initiative, called for greater collaboration between the Muslim countries to resolve their disputes and bring peace to region and the world at large.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Shaukat for strengthening ties with Uzbekistan

Shaukat for strengthening ties with Uzbekistan

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that promotion of mutual beneficial cooperation with Uzbekistan is the essence of Pakistan's policy towards Central Asia. "We want to strengthen our relations with Uzbekistan in all fields on the basis of shared intere
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Aurakzai for effective use of Fata ADP funds

Aurakzai for effective use of Fata ADP funds

NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai (retired) has stressed the need for effective, judicious and full utilisation of Fata ADP funds; and that there should be no surrender of funds at the end of current financial year. He directed th
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
World Bank agrees to support capacity building of LG&RD NWFP

World Bank agrees to support capacity building of LG&RD NWFP

The World Bank has agreed with a plan for capacity building of the Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD) Department of NWFP under which the Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs) officials would be extended all-out financial and technical suppor
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
UAE-based group to launch World Trade Centre

UAE-based group to launch World Trade Centre

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Al-Ghurair Giga Group would be launching World Trade Centre in Islamabad, Al-Ghurair Giga Group's Chief Executive Officer Marwan Bakar stated this while addressing a seminar, says a press release.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Additional troops, 'right or wrong'

Additional troops, 'right or wrong'

This has reference to a news in your esteemed newspaper that President Bush has approved 8,200 more US troops for Iraq and Afghanistan, on top of the reinforcements already made.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Triumph of education

Triumph of education

It is a universal veracity that no society can survive without a literate moderation. Nevertheless education is the most decisive ingredient that nurtures the society towards success and moderation.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Food, shelter scarce in Sri Lanka war refugee exodus

Food, shelter scarce in Sri Lanka war refugee exodus

Hunched over a fire cooking rice amid a sea of tents as a new refugee exodus swells already cramped camps in war-ravaged east Sri Lanka, Krishnagobal Sivamalar fears for her future.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
China leprosy victims walk again with prosthetic limbs

China leprosy victims walk again with prosthetic limbs

Thanks to Fan Guoshun, thousands of leprosy sufferers can walk again. Fan, whose lack of facial hair and eyelashes are telltale signs of his own fight with leprosy, travels around China's southern Guangdong province making prosthetic limbs and customised
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Continuity and consistency of policies

Continuity and consistency of policies

Continuity and consistency of policies in any sector of the national economy as well as other spheres of life are regarded to be the hallmark of success. The ratio of success of these policies and programmes would vary and depend mostly on how much contin
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Pak-US dialogue on hold?

Pak-US dialogue on hold?

According to a press report, the second round of the Pakistan-United States talks, that were expected to be held in Islamabad under the rubric of strategic dialogue this month, has been postponed. This is the second time the dialogue has been postponed, o
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Growing energy crunch

Growing energy crunch

President Musharraf's directive to the Ministry of Water and Power to expedite completion of small-scale power projects to help meet the rising energy demand in industrial and agricultural sectors is reflective of how serious the energy crunch has become.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Ahmed Ali Khan's death condoled

Ahmed Ali Khan's death condoled

The department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi, has condoled the death of veteran journalist and former editor of daily Dawn, Ahmed Ali Khan. A condolence meeting was held at the department on Wednesday in which speakers paid glowing tributes
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Minister calls report on artifacts pilferage

Minister calls report on artifacts pilferage

Rare and precious artifacts, sculptures and art works have been stolen from various museums of the country and Federal Minister for Culture Dr G G Jamal has called reports from the concerned authorities. He said those responsible for the theft will be tak
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Completion of work on hospital, college directed

Completion of work on hospital, college directed

The Department of Health, government of NWFP has directed initiation of work on the up gradation project of Saidu Group of Hospitals and Medical College to get the project completed within the stipulated time.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Power supply suspended in Islamabad for eight hours

Power supply suspended in Islamabad for eight hours

Power supply remained suspended for about eight hours due to construction works in the various areas of the capital here on Thursday. According to the spokesman of IESCO, the public was informed earlier through print media regarding this power shut down o
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Nullah Leh expressway construction linked to city uplift

Nullah Leh expressway construction linked to city uplift

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the construction of 22-kilometer Expressway to be built on Nullah Leh would help rapid development of the city. He was addressing businessmen at Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (R
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
International Kashmir Conference today

International Kashmir Conference today

A two-day International Conference on Kashmir will commence here from March 16 to focus on conflict resolution among three stake holders of the Kashmir dispute - Pakistan, India, Kashmiris - and formulate recommendations in this regard.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
High-powered management board for Pakistan Post approved

High-powered management board for Pakistan Post approved

The federal government has given approval for setting up a high powered management board for Pakistan Post to tone up efficiency of postal services, it was officially learnt here on Thursday. The director general of Pakistan Post will be the chairman of t
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
'Software Business Accelerator' programme launched

'Software Business Accelerator' programme launched

In order to promote Information Technology industry in Pakistan, MS (Microsoft) in coordination with Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) announced to launch 'Software Business Accelerator' programme here on Thursday. In this respect, a memorandum of und
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Mushahid fetes Nato parliamentarians

Mushahid fetes Nato parliamentarians

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed hosted a dinner in honour of visiting Nato Parliamentary Assembly delegation here on Wednesday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Saarc car rally to enter Pakistan on March 28

Saarc car rally to enter Pakistan on March 28

The one-month South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) Car Rally would enter Pakistan from Wagah border on March 28 for four days. The regional car rally, which started on March 15 from Bangladesh is aimed at forging unity among the Saarc
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Fake vehicle license number plates

Fake vehicle license number plates

NWFP Excise and Taxation Department has taken serious notice of producing counterfeit motor vehicle license number plates by some local dealers and shopkeepers. The department while warning the persons involved in such illegal practices of strict action h
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
BTMA to attend international Textile Asia on March 18

BTMA to attend international Textile Asia on March 18

The British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA), in collaboration with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) will participate in the international Textile Asia 2007 being held at the Karachi Expo Center from March 18-21, 2007, a press release said on Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Trade delegations to visit Spain and Portugal

Trade delegations to visit Spain and Portugal

With focus to increase Pakistan's exports to Iberian Peninsula, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is arranging trade delegations to Portugal and Spain during the month of May, sources in TDAP said here on Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Revamping process in EOBI starts

Revamping process in EOBI starts

Chairman, Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI), Brigadier Akhtar Zamin (Retd) has said that the organisation is passing through a revamping process. Addressing the members of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) on Thursday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Soomro eulogises Dadabhoy's memoir

Soomro eulogises Dadabhoy's memoir

Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has said that the desire to create jobs and serve people is rarely found among industrialists with money and resources whereas Mohammad Hussain Dadabhoy could rightly be distinguished as not one of them amongst the pres
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Mangla Dam's victims to be compensated: minister

Mangla Dam's victims to be compensated: minister

Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Major Tahir Iqbal (Retd) said on Thursday all the affected people of "Mangla Dam upraising project" would be duly compensated and the subsidiary families will also be provided with plots and compensation money in addi
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Exiled leaders politicising constitutional matter: Rashid

Exiled leaders politicising constitutional matter: Rashid

Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said the politicians sitting abroad had been trying to gain political milage out of the present situation in the country, by politicising a purely constitutional matter.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
CBR urged to identify sectors having low tax compliance

CBR urged to identify sectors having low tax compliance

Central Board of Revenue (CBR) urged to identify those sectors, which have traditionally low compliance into tax net for expanding tax base. According to proposals made by several senior tax officials for 'strategy to expand the tax base.'
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Suzuki Motor issues 50 percent bonus shares

Suzuki Motor issues 50 percent bonus shares

The Board of Directors of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited in their meeting held on March 14, 2007, approved financial results of the company for the year ended December 31, 2006 and issue of 50 percent bonus shares to its shareholders.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Suzuki Motor issues 50 percent bonus shares

Suzuki Motor issues 50 percent bonus shares

The Board of Directors of Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited in their meeting held on March 14, 2007, approved financial results of the company for the year ended December 31, 2006 and issue of 50 percent bonus shares to its shareholders.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Pirzada condoles Ahmed Ali Khan's death

Pirzada condoles Ahmed Ali Khan's death

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, has expressed grief on the demise of veteran journalist Ahmed Ali Khan, who passed away on Tuesday.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
67 schemes taken up in Hyderabad under ADP

67 schemes taken up in Hyderabad under ADP

The Executive Engineer, Provincial Building Division, Hyderabad, has said that as many as 67 different development schemes are taken into hand at the total estimated cost of Rs 716.7864 million by this department under annual development programme (ADP) 2
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Karachi lawyers observe token hunger strike

Karachi lawyers observe token hunger strike

Lawyers in Karachi, following the decision of Sindh Bar Council on Thursday partiality boycotted court proceedings for one hour and observed a token hunger strike against making CJP non functional and reference against him before Supreme Judicial Council.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Water and sewerage projects launched

Water and sewerage projects launched

City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday inaugurated the water and sewerage projects in Shah Faisal Town. The projects were completed at the estimated cost of Rs 50 million by City Nazim's granted fund for the town.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Industrial workers demand allowances in budget

Industrial workers demand allowances in budget

Industrial workers have demanded of the government to give allowances to them according to personal tax liability. Workers of several industries submitted proposals to Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry for inclusion in trade body's
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

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
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Qatar to construct City Centre in Karachi

Qatar to construct City Centre in Karachi

Government of Qatar will construct City Centre, a grand commercial centre in Karachi with the estimate investment of 2 billion dollar including the seven star hotel, shopping centre and offices. This was stated by ambassador of Qatar Hamad bin Ali Al-Hinz
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Railway traffic restored

Railway traffic restored

A goods train derailed between Mian Channu and Mohsinwal on Thursday morning caused suspension of rail traffic for three hours at the main line between Lahore and Multan. However, railway staff removed the train and restored traffic later after hectic eff
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Fish hatchery to be set in Rahim Yar Khan

Fish hatchery to be set in Rahim Yar Khan

Punjab Fisheries Department will set up a fish hatchery here in the district with an estimated cost of Rs 30 million to enhance fish production in this area and bring it at par with that in upper Punjab.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
HRCP slates violence against lawyers

HRCP slates violence against lawyers

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has taken a serious view of the establishment's ham-handed attempts at dealing with the situation created by its reckless assault on the independence of the judiciary.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Product innovation must to compete in world market: Ishrat

Product innovation must to compete in world market: Ishrat

Chairman National Commission for Government Reforms (NCR) Dr Ishrat Hussain has underscored the need of bringing innovation and diversification of products for competing the global market more easily and ensure easy access in the market.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Diesel locomotives: Indian firm submits leasing proposal

Diesel locomotives: Indian firm submits leasing proposal

An Indian company RITES limited has submitted a proposal for leasing of diesel locomotives to Pakistan and also plans to participate in their future tenders for purchase of diesel locomotives and coaches.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Fire breaks out at printing press

Fire breaks out at printing press

Two persons were injured when fire broke out in the basement of a four-storey building of Feroze Sons Printing Press here at Empress road on Thursday. Printing material worth thousands of rupees also reduced to ashes, fire brigade officials said.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Lawyers continue protest

Lawyers continue protest

Lawyers of 13 districts of Southern Punjab on Thursday observed one-hour token strike and staged a hunger strike camp in Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur at the call of Pakistan Bar Council and Punjab Bar Council.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
Performance and learning cell to be established

Performance and learning cell to be established

The government has decided to establish "Performance and Learning Cell (PLC)" for supporting governance reforms in the country with the cooperation of Asian Development Bank. According to official sources, this project will be completed within next three
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
ADB and Singapore to take up joint urban projects

ADB and Singapore to take up joint urban projects

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore to establish the Asia Training and Research Initiative for Urban Management (Atrium) to share knowledge on good practices as well as successes and failures in urban plann
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
'Socio-economic condition guides voting pattern'

'Socio-economic condition guides voting pattern'

Political inclination is strongly affected by socio-economic inequality and patron-client voting. Increasing female literacy has a spillover benefit as it encourages women to participate in the electoral sphere.
Published 16 Mar, 2007 12:00am
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