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Print - 2007-04-13
Britain's trade gap widens as imports rise

Britain's trade gap widens as imports rise

Britain's trade deficit widened more than expected in February as imports rose and exports outside the European Union fell, official data showed on Thursday. Analysts said the data showed strong domestic consumption was continuing to suck in imports while
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Rain, not politics, the key to Australian wheat

Rain, not politics, the key to Australian wheat

For the sixth straight year Australia's farmers are waiting in drought-parched lands for enough rain to allow them to begin planting. Nobody knows if it is climate change or bad luck, but it just does not rain when needed in Australia's grain belt anymore
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Indonesia to buy raw sugar

Indonesia to buy raw sugar

Four Indonesian states owned sugar mills plan to hold auctions to buy 173,514 tonnes of raw sugar on April 18, officials said on Thursday. The mills will process the raw sugar to optimise their production capacity due to an expected fall in the cane harve
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
CBOT rice declines

CBOT rice declines

Rough rice futures at the Chicago Board of Trade posted double-digit declines on Wednesday as commodity funds liquidated long positions, traders said. There was little news to stir much fresh interest in the markets, with spreading featured.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
New York sugar ends firms

New York sugar ends firms

Raw sugar futures closed higher on Wednesday on speculative buying and switch trade as players move out of the spot month before it goes off the board at month's end, brokers said. The New York Board of Trade's May raw sugar contract rose 0.16 cent to set
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Soyabean futures higher

Soyabean futures higher

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade closed higher on Wednesday, gaining on corn as the soya/corn price ratio adjusted, traders said. May soyabeans ended 4 cents higher at $7.46-1/2 per bushel and new-crop November closed 4-1/4 up at $7.91-3/4.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Malaysian tin slips

Malaysian tin slips

Malaysian tin fell slightly on Thursday as European buyers were sidelined by the high premium over the price on the London Metal Exchange, one dealer said.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Analyst trims EU grain output, crop disease worry

Analyst trims EU grain output, crop disease worry

French analyst Strategies Grains on Thursday lowered its estimate of the European Union's 2007 grain harvest by 300,000 tonnes to 284.6 million tonnes, a total crop that is still 9 percent above last year.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Kenya direct coffee sales yet to pick up

Kenya direct coffee sales yet to pick up

A new direct coffee marketing system in Kenya that was meant to boost farmers' income has yet to pick up due to market access constraints, the Coffee Board of Kenya said on Thursday.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil down

Malaysian palm oil down

Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed 0.6 percent lower on Thursday as soyoil declined and players booked profits after a rally that boosted prices to eight-year highs. Dealers said the market was expected to bounce back because of poor palm oil supplie
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
China's foreign exchange reserves breach $1.2 trillion

China's foreign exchange reserves breach $1.2 trillion

China's foreign exchange reserves breached $1.2 trillion in the first quarter after a record quarterly jump, but money supply growth eased slightly in March in response to a government tightening campaign.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Japan, China firms sign oil and gas deals

Japan, China firms sign oil and gas deals

Japanese and Chinese companies said they signed business deals in the energy sector on Thursday which may lead to possible joint development of oil and gas projects in the future, including in the East China Sea. The deals were struck at a Japan-China ene
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Trade powers agree deadline for WTO deal

Trade powers agree deadline for WTO deal

Commercial powers on Thursday agreed to speed troubled World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations and finish a new free trade treaty by end-2007.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
WTO sees trade growth slowing to six percent in 2007

WTO sees trade growth slowing to six percent in 2007

Growth in international trade will remain strong in 2007 although it will slip to 6 percent from 8 percent last year as global economic expansion slows, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Thursday.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Wal-Mart sales beat targets

Wal-Mart sales beat targets

Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday reported a stronger-than-expected 4 percent rise in March sales at US stores open at least a year, helped by demand for Easter merchandise and food. But the world's largest retailer said that meeting its quarterly earnings
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Nasdaq makes bid for Nordic exchange

Nasdaq makes bid for Nordic exchange

US stock market operator Nasdaq has offered 3.3 billion dollars (2.48 billion dollars) to buy its Nordic counterpart OMX, the Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri reported Thursday. The bid for OMX, which groups seven Nordic and Baltic exchanges, total
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Indian shares drop

Indian shares drop

Indian share prices closed 0.53 percent lower on Thursday as investors continued to unwind positions ahead of the earnings season which kicks off this week, dealers said. They said investors were nervous ahead of earnings due Friday by India's second larg
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
IEA warns on oil inventories after big first quarter drop

IEA warns on oil inventories after big first quarter drop

Oil stocks in consumer nations posted the biggest first-quarter drop in a decade and may fall further in coming months, the International Energy Agency said, keeping the heat under crude prices.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Eurozone fourth quarter GDP rises to six-year high

Eurozone fourth quarter GDP rises to six-year high

Exports, investment and household demand drove eurozone economic growth at the end of last year to six-year highs, data confirmed on Thursday, but the European Commission forecast a slowdown in the first quarter.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
ECB keeps interest rates on hold

ECB keeps interest rates on hold

The European Central Bank kept interest rates at 3.75 percent on Thursday as expected and cemented market expectations for a June rate hike to keep eurozone inflationary pressures in check.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
I made a mistake, Wolfowitz says of promotion

I made a mistake, Wolfowitz says of promotion

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said on Thursday he made "a mistake for which I am sorry" over his handling of the promotion and pay increase of a staff member, Shaha Riza, whom he is dating.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
US jobless claims, import prices rise

US jobless claims, import prices rise

The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week but the outcome was skewed by school layoffs, while soaring petroleum costs drove import prices to a 10-month high in March.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
South Korea leaves interest rates unchanged

South Korea leaves interest rates unchanged

South Korea's central bank on Thursday left its key interest rate unchanged for the eighth straight month, amid a cooling property market and subdued inflationary pressure. After a monthly policy-setting meeting, the April target for the call rate remains
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Probe of lucrative US student loan industry widens

Probe of lucrative US student loan industry widens

A probe into the US student loan industry has resulted in an out-of-court settlement with a major lender, but more questions of kickbacks and "conflicts of interest" are being probed, officials said.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
New Zealand shares up

New Zealand shares up

New Zealand share prices closed 0.50 percent higher on Thursday following a sharp rise in market leader Telecom, dealers said. The benchmark NZX-50 gross index rose 20.74 points to 4,168.10 on turnover worth 149.0 million dollars (108.3 million US).
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Jakarta stocks little changed

Jakarta stocks little changed

Indonesian share prices edged down 0.03 percent on Thursday, as late gains offset initial profit taking, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index closed down 0.647 points at 1,930.397 on volume of 3.21 billion shares worth 3.36 trillion ru
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Thai shares slump

Thai shares slump

Thai share prices closed 0.38 percent lower on Thursday as investors locked in profits ahead of the upcoming five-day Buddhist New Year holiday, dealers said. They said sentiment was downbeat due to a mixed regional market and a lack of fresh leads. Thail
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks dip

Hong Kong stocks dip

Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, tracking a softer tone in regional markets as investors locked in short-term profits on fears of rate hikes in the US. Brokers said investors were taking the rate hike fear as an excuse to sell down blue chips but demand
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Wall Street slides on Fed minutes

Wall Street slides on Fed minutes

US stocks tumbled on Wednesday as minutes from last month's Federal Reserve meeting hinted at the need for more rate hikes, adding to worries about surging gasoline prices and the weak housing market.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
US Treasury prices finish lower

US Treasury prices finish lower

US government bond prices shaved modest gains and turned lower on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting asserted that more monetary tightening might be needed.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
US Treasury prices finish lower

US Treasury prices finish lower

US government bond prices shaved modest gains and turned lower on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's March policy meeting asserted that more monetary tightening might be needed.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Bahria Town and Siemens sign agreement

Bahria Town and Siemens sign agreement

Bahria Town (Pvt) Limited and Siemens have signed an agreement for construction and installation of two new 132/11 KV grid stations in Phase-8, Bahria Town Rawalpindi and Sector-C, Bahria Town Lahore at a cost of Rs 275 million each.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Tharis celebrate electrification of villages

Tharis celebrate electrification of villages

It was a day of joy for the poor residents of five villages of Tharparkar district when their houses were energised and they had a different outlook about life in glaring lights in the night. The villagers and their female folks and children went into jub
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Textile Weaving: SHAHTAJ TEXTILE LIMITED - Year Ended 30.06.2006

Textile Weaving: SHAHTAJ TEXTILE LIMITED - Year Ended 30.06.2006

The company directors rejoiced because it has done well in all respects during the financial year under review (FY06). Sales crossed Rs 1.5 billion with higher exports both direct and indirect. GP margin substantially improved resulting in gross profit at
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Ufone's customer service centres inaugurated

Ufone's customer service centres inaugurated

Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Shehzada Alam Malik inaugurated the newly revamped Ufone customer service centre, while he appreciated Ufone's efforts to facilitate its customers.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Textile Weaving: SHAHTAJ TEXTILE LIMITED - Year Ended 30.06.2006

Textile Weaving: SHAHTAJ TEXTILE LIMITED - Year Ended 30.06.2006

The company directors rejoiced because it has done well in all respects during the financial year under review (FY06). Sales crossed Rs 1.5 billion with higher exports both direct and indirect. GP margin substantially improved resulting in gross profit at
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar moves bothways

THE RUPEE: dollar moves bothways

The rupee gave up overnight weakness against the dollar in the interbank market on Thursday, gaining three paisa for buying and selling at Rs 60.77 and Rs 60.79, respectively. The rupee strengthened on balanced demand and supply of the US currency and is
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar moves bothways

THE RUPEE: dollar moves bothways

The rupee gave up overnight weakness against the dollar in the interbank market on Thursday, gaining three paisa for buying and selling at Rs 60.77 and Rs 60.79, respectively. The rupee strengthened on balanced demand and supply of the US currency and is
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Prime Minister grieved over Algiers blasts

Prime Minister grieved over Algiers blasts

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has conveyed a message of condolence to the Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem, on the loss of lives in two suicide bombing incidents in Algiers on April 11.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Bahraini envoy assumes office

Bahraini envoy assumes office

His Excellency Mohammed Ebrahim Mohammed Abdul Qadir Al-Balushi has arrived and taken charge as the first ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Islamabad. The Bahraini embassy was opened in Islamabad earlier this year by the Crown Prince of Bahrain H H
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (April 12, 2007).

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
National Assembly body gives final chance to Kashmala to plead case

National Assembly body gives final chance to Kashmala to plead case

The National Assembly's standing committee on rules of procedure and privileges on Thursday decided to give a final chance to MNA Kashmala Tariq and hear her side of story regarding allegations she levelled on PPPP MNA Syed Qurban Ali Shah in the house so
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (April 12, 2007).

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
P&D department to hold media briefing on April 14

P&D department to hold media briefing on April 14

Planning and Development (P&D) Department, the government of Punjab is organising an exclusive media briefing session for journalists on 14th April (tomorrow) at the committee room of Punjab Resource Management Office.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Dutch companies invited to invest in Pakistan

Dutch companies invited to invest in Pakistan

Three member delegation of EDB Pakistan have visited Holland to boost Pakistan engineering sector in the Netherlands for attracting the much needed foreign investment in the country, says a press release from Holland.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (April 12, 2007).

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Commercial envoys in EU to visit Hannover fair

Commercial envoys in EU to visit Hannover fair

All the Pakistani Commercial Attaches in the European Union will visit Hannover Trade Fair on April 17 and 18 to have first hand knowledge about the potential of Pakistan's Engineering Sector.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
80 percent children benefited through preventive healthcare plan

80 percent children benefited through preventive healthcare plan

Under the health sector reforms programme (HRSP) initiated in the province, modern health facilities are being provided to the masses at their doorsteps, said Punjab Health Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal. He was addressing a seminar on 'Invest in Health
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Thursday (April 12, 2007) and for Friday (April 13, 2007).
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Directive to speed up work on hospital at GT Road

Directive to speed up work on hospital at GT Road

Lahore District Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood has directed the concerned authorities to speed up the work for construction of a state-of-the-art hospital at Manawan on GT Road with a view to providing excellent healthcare facilities to the rural population of t
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (April 12, 2007).

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
New OPD block and hostel at PIC

New OPD block and hostel at PIC

New OPD Block and hostel for doctors and nurses are being constructed at a cost of Rs 323.233 million at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). This was told in a meeting presided over by Punjab Communication and Works Minister Chaudhry Zaheer-ud-Din Khan
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
NJLI Managed Fund prices

NJLI Managed Fund prices

New Jubilee Life Insurance Company has announced the offer and bid price per unit for the following funds effective from Thursday, April 12, 2007.

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Former LHC judge named as head of think tank

Former LHC judge named as head of think tank

Justice Nasira Javed Iqbal, former judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has been appointed as a President of the think tank of Fountain House. Ghias-ud-din and Professor Dr Haroon Rashid Chaudhry have been appointed vice-presidents while Altaf Hussain Cha
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
NJLI Managed Fund prices

NJLI Managed Fund prices

New Jubilee Life Insurance Company has announced the offer and bid price per unit for the following funds effective from Thursday, April 12, 2007.

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
LHC takes notice of worsening law and order situation

LHC takes notice of worsening law and order situation

A full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Lahore to arrest the proclaimed offenders involved in the murder of Arif Bhinder and submit a detailed report over the general law and order situation in the
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
NJLI Managed Fund prices

NJLI Managed Fund prices

New Jubilee Life Insurance Company has announced the offer and bid price per unit for the following funds effective from Thursday, April 12, 2007.

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Sindh University body proposes separate exams for regular candidates

Sindh University body proposes separate exams for regular candidates

A consultative committee regarding the reforms of annual examinations of degree colleges, affiliated with the University of Sindh has proposed to conduct separate examinations of external and regular candidates under annual examination system of the Unive
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Educational facilities for special children

Educational facilities for special children

Punjab Minister for Special Education Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said that there are more than 1.8 million special children of various categories in the province who need educational and training facilities. Special Education Department is making all out effo
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Analysis laboratories vital for quality jewellery: SWOG

Analysis laboratories vital for quality jewellery: SWOG

Seeking to make the jewellery sector more competitive, the Gems & Jewellery Strategic Working Group (SWOG), comprising stakeholders from major jewellery hubs in Pakistan, has identified the pressing need for an assaying and hallmarking laboratory
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
LUMS gets best delegation award

LUMS gets best delegation award

The LUMS Model United Nations (LUMUN) has won the "best delegation award" at the Harvard World Model UN Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, held from March 25 to April 1, making them World Champions second year in a row.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
All Pakistan Model UN Conference

All Pakistan Model UN Conference

All Pakistan Model United Nations Conference 2007 will be held on November 29 which will continue till December 3 at LUMS that will be attended by 1,200 delegates from different countries.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Key stock and currency market movements

Key stock and currency market movements

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).

Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Seraiki Department being completed at cost of Rs 36.7 million

Seraiki Department being completed at cost of Rs 36.7 million

Professor Dr Zafrullah Vice Chancellor of Bahauddin Zikiriya University (BZU) disclosed here on Thursday that Seraiki Department was being completed at a cost of Rs 36.7 million which would preserve and promote local culture with the help of Lok Virsa Isl
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (April 12, 2007) and the forecast for Friday (April 13, 2007).
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Lawyers observe strike today

Lawyers observe strike today

The lawyers community is observing a day long strike on Friday, April 13 to express solidarity with suspended Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The lawyers will boycott the courts, hold protest meetings and hunger strike camps and stag
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Railways comments on track replacement sought

Railways comments on track replacement sought

The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has sought the report from Pakistan Railways in a petition filed by LHCBA member, praying to the court to direct the respondents to replace railway track from Lahore to Narowal. Petitioner M D Tahir contended
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Lawyers protest continues

Lawyers protest continues

Lawyers on Thursday continued their token and hunger strike to protest the presidential reference against the Supreme Court Chief Justice. Entering the 27th day of their strike, the lawyers did not appear in court for a few hours in the morning.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
PPPP takes part in lawyers' protest rally today

PPPP takes part in lawyers' protest rally today

Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas Secretary General PPPP Parliamentarians Punjab addressing a press conference on Thursday said that his party showing unison with lawyers fraternity would participate in April 13 protest of lawyers in the federal capital.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
PSP rally slams CJP suspension

PSP rally slams CJP suspension

Pakistan Saraiki Party workers on Thursday staged a protest demonstration against the suspension of chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) and demanded of the government his immediate reinstatement, restoration of democracy in the country and creation of fifth p
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Health sector: appointment of retired subedars creates panic

Health sector: appointment of retired subedars creates panic

Appointments of matriculates retired army Subedars in health sector after education sector has created panic among the medial staff at lower level despite the availability of full fledge civilian supervisory experts in the district but retired military me
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Crackdown against political activists

Crackdown against political activists

Police on Thursday launch a crackdown against the political activists ahead of protest rallies against the suspension of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
PTCL maintenance work

PTCL maintenance work

PTCL transmission network will be shutdown on Friday (today) from 01.00 to 03.00 hours for carrying out repair work on Wazirabad-Sambrial section optical fiber cable. PTCL regrets the inconvenience that may be caused to the customers in this regard.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
SHC issues notice to Sindh Home Secretary, others

SHC issues notice to Sindh Home Secretary, others

A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Justice Ali Sain Dino Metlo Thursday issued notice to AG Sindh, Sindh Home Secretary, Jail Superintendents, Central Prison Karachi and Larkana on petition challenging the tran
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Salma Agha lauds Muttahida's philosophy

Salma Agha lauds Muttahida's philosophy

The trend of joining Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from showbiz world shows the party is working for humanity. Salma Agha, known filmstar and singer in her first appearance in Pakistan after joining MQM said this at a press conference at MQM Head office,
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
LCCI team embarks on China and Thailand tours today

LCCI team embarks on China and Thailand tours today

A twelve-member high-level LCCI business delegation is leaving for China and Thailand on a seven-day trip on Friday (today) under the leadership of the LCCI Vice President Mubasher Sheikh
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Interaction between Pakistani and Tunisian traders urged

Interaction between Pakistani and Tunisian traders urged

The Ambassador of Republic of Tunisia to Pakistan, Zouhaier Dhaouadi has said that zero-rated import system will be implemented in Tunisia from January 2008. Addressing members of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Thursday.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Liberalisation of services vital for South Asia

Liberalisation of services vital for South Asia

An international conference on "Trade in services in South Asia: Opportunities and Risks" has considered it essential that South Asian countries take up the liberalisation of services in a serious manner.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Dry milk prices surge by Rs 400 in 10 days

Dry milk prices surge by Rs 400 in 10 days

Dry milk prices have gone up by Rs 400 per 25kg bag in the last 10 days to a record high level of Rs 5,200 The market sources said that continued monopolisation of the local market has resulted in increased profiteering by some market movers.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Pakistan's foreign reserves slip by $47 million

Pakistan's foreign reserves slip by $47 million

The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country have declined by 47.4 million dollar at 13,577.5 million dollar here on April 7, 2007, State Bank of Pakistan said here on Thursday According to the break-up, out of this central bank held 11,352.3 mil
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Motofone helps farmers get connected

Motofone helps farmers get connected

Motorola, Inc, a global leader in wireless communications, is redefining the mobile handset market and strengthening its drive to connect the next billion phone subscribers with the game-changing Motofone, making stylish design, smart features and easy fu
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Power outage in Karachi continues

Power outage in Karachi continues

Power breakdown in the city continues unabated despite repeated assurances from the KESC that it has placed its system in order and there would be no shortage of electricity from 'now onwards'.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Early lung disease detection conducted at DSRA's School

Early lung disease detection conducted at DSRA's School

A ceremony at the completion of the early lung disease detection of students conducted at Defence Society Residents Association's (DSRA's) Trust School was held at Defence Central Library on Wednesday.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Upgradation of TCP's godowns planned

Upgradation of TCP's godowns planned

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is working on a mega project costing around Rs 600 million to refurbish and upgrade its godown facility across the country to cater to the rising demand for storage by the private sector.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Sale in KFT project declared illegal

Sale in KFT project declared illegal

Karachi Building Control Authority has declared the advertisement and sale in Karachi Financial Tower project as illegal and warned the people about entering into any deal in this project. The project of M/s Insha NLC was carrying out advertisement and sa
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
Green energy project initiated

Green energy project initiated

Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Information Technology, Noman Saigal said the smart green energy project had been initiated. He was chairing a meeting of the executive district officers (EDOs) IT in his office here on Thursday.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
No headway made in women development

No headway made in women development

Despite directive of the Standing Committee on Women Development to expedite utilisation of development funds, the Women Development Ministry so far has not made any headway.
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
PMAP seeks proposals on arrest of terrorism

PMAP seeks proposals on arrest of terrorism

Provincial president Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) Mukhtar Khan Yusufzai on Thursday called upon all nationalists, democratic political parties, intellectuals and civil societies to come up with proposals on how to get rid of terrorism spreading on
Published 13 Apr, 2007 12:00am
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