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Print - 2007-06-14
Irish Greens to vote on deal to govern with Ahern

Irish Greens to vote on deal to govern with Ahern

Leaders of Ireland's Greens hope party members will vote on Wednesday to back a deal to enter government for the first time and swallow long-standing opposition to Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Thai coup chief says Thaksin in danger if returns

Thai coup chief says Thaksin in danger if returns

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not dare return from exile because he could be assassinated by his opponents, the general who removed him in a bloodless coup last year said on Wednesday.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Strike disrupts Indian airlines

Strike disrupts Indian airlines

Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports across India on Wednesday as employees of state-run airline Indian went on strike to demand higher wages and benefits. The strike began late on Tuesday when thousands of ground staff and some cabin crew st
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Khaleda Zia, 12 others indicted

Khaleda Zia, 12 others indicted

Bangladesh's former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia and 12 others have been charged for violating laws governing trading and manufacturing companies in the country, officials said on Wednesday. A court asked all the accused, including Khaleda's detained
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Two former White House officials subpoenaed

Two former White House officials subpoenaed

Two former White House officials were subpoenaed on Wednesday as part of the congressional probe of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' firing last year of federal prosecutors. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont issued subpoena
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Explosion rocks Beirut: four killed

Explosion rocks Beirut: four killed

An explosion rocked Beirut's seafront corniche on Wednesday, killing at least four people near a military beach club, security sources said. They said several people were wounded in the blast, which tore through a street near an amusement park and the Bai
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Anti-Syrian parliamentarian killed in Beirut blast

Anti-Syrian parliamentarian killed in Beirut blast

Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido was killed on Wednesday, with at least nine other people, when a bomb ripped through his car in western Beirut, security sources said. One of Eido's sons was among the dead by the blast on Beirut's seafront
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sunni mosque blown up

Sunni mosque blown up

Gunmen blew up a major Sunni mosque in the Iraqi town of Iskandariya on Wednesday, police said, following an attack on a revered Shia shrine that has stirred fears of a surge in sectarian bloodshed. Police said Iskandariya's Grand Mosque had been totally
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Peres elected Israel's president

Peres elected Israel's president

Shimon Peres was elected Israel's president on Wednesday, winning a national honour that crowns the political career of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and 83-year-old statesman. Parliament, which picks the head of state, chose Peres by a margin of 86 to 2
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
UN upbeat on Darfur troop deal

UN upbeat on Darfur troop deal

The United Nations is optimistic Sudan will stick to an accord on a UN-African Union force for troubled Darfur, a UN spokeswoman said on Wednesday, but some diplomats feared Khartoum had set conditions. After months of negotiations, Sudan accepted on Tues
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Somalia postpones peace conference

Somalia postpones peace conference

Organisers of a national reconciliation conference in Somalia due to start on Thursday have postponed it for one month in the second delay to long-awaited peace efforts in the chaotic Horn of Africa nation. Ali Mahdi Mohamed, chairman of the National Reco
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Indonesia captures most wanted militant

Indonesia captures most wanted militant

Indonesian police have captured the country's most wanted militant, Abu Dujana, who heads a military wing of the Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Hamas pressure on Fatah mounts: 22 killed

Hamas pressure on Fatah mounts: 22 killed

Hamas fighters and forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas battled on Wednesday for control of the Gaza Strip in an escalating Palestinian supremacy struggle he described as "madness".
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
India to elect new president next month

India to elect new president next month

India will hold elections next month to choose a new president if the ruling coalition and the opposition do not agree on a consensus candidate, the Election Commission said on Wednesday.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Iran brushes off sanctions threat

Iran brushes off sanctions threat

Iran does not care if the United Nations passes any more resolutions against it because of its nuclear programme, the president said on Wednesday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed his country's defiance as world powers consider carrying out their threat to i
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
EU to exchange criminal record information

EU to exchange criminal record information

European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to immediately share information when citizens of fellow member states are convicted in their courts. Countries will also be obliged to respond to criminal record requests within 10 working days, under the plan
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sterling weakens against dollar

Sterling weakens against dollar

Sterling weakened against the dollar and retreated from earlier three-month highs against the euro on Wednesday after slower-than-expected UK wage growth helped cool inflationary concerns. Average earnings grew an annual 4.0 percent in the period, compare
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Dollar hits peaks in London

Dollar hits peaks in London

The dollar rose to a 4-1/2 year high against the yen and 11-week peak versus the euro on Wednesday after a rally in US Treasury yields drew investors towards the greenback. Markets were also awaiting US retail sales data, the Federal Reserve Beige Book an
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Indian rupee slips

Indian rupee slips

The Indian rupee slipped on Wednesday as investors took cues from local stocks that fell nearly 1 percent, and trimmed holdings in relatively risky assets like the local unit on an uncertain outlook for global rates.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Crossover chases Treasuries

Crossover chases Treasuries

The iTraxx Crossover index swung in a 10-basis-point range on Wednesday as US government bond yields pushed to 5-year highs before retreating, while in the primary market Italian power company Enel raised 5 billion euros.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Crossover chases Treasuries

Crossover chases Treasuries

The iTraxx Crossover index swung in a 10-basis-point range on Wednesday as US government bond yields pushed to 5-year highs before retreating, while in the primary market Italian power company Enel raised 5 billion euros.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
China's main stock index up

China's main stock index up

China's main stock index surged more than 2 percent in heavy trade on Wednesday as share prices and turnover neared levels which prompted government action to cool the market last month. "This upward momentum means the market is overheating again," said Z
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
US Stocks: Wednesday's early afternoon trade

US Stocks: Wednesday's early afternoon trade

US stocks rose on Wednesday as a pullback in benchmark bond yields triggered a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares including banks, utilities and home builders. Data signalling strength in US consumer spending also reassured investors, lifting share
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Seoul shares down

Seoul shares down

Seoul shares fell 0.5 percent on Wednesday, as exporters such as Hyundai Motor were hit by worries that inflationary pressures would raise interest rates world-wide, slowing down economic growth.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
FTSE rises on miners

FTSE rises on miners

Britain's index of 100 leading shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat miners and a retreat in US bond yields from 5-year highs soothed sentiment in stock markets. The FTSE 100 closed 0.6 percent higher at 6,559.6, underpinned by upbeat miners.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Brazil buys 80,000 tonnes of Canadian wheat

Brazil buys 80,000 tonnes of Canadian wheat

Brazilian millers bought three cargoes of western Canadian wheat totalling 80,000 tonnes, the Canadian Wheat Board said on Wednesday. The CWB also said further shipments were possible.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Egypt to offer eight gold mining concessions

Egypt to offer eight gold mining concessions

Egypt plans to offer eight new gold mining concessions as part of its scheme to revive its precious metal industry, a senior official said on Wednesday. The Arab world's most populous country, which once considered gold the skin of the gods, is revisiting
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Oil vaults over $70

Oil vaults over $70

Oil vaulted more than a dollar a barrel on Wednesday after a US government report showed gasoline stockpiles remaining well below normal at the start of the summer driving season. Gasoline stocks, which were expected to rise last week, were unchanged as r
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
New York cotton futures move higher

New York cotton futures move higher

Cotton futures closed higher Wednesday on switch trade and speculative buying and the strong performance may nudge prices higher before the week is done, analysts said. The New York Board of Trade's open-outcry July cotton contract climbed 0.84 cent to en
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Brazil set to ban winter soya planting to beat rust

Brazil set to ban winter soya planting to beat rust

Brazil is again set to ban planting of winter soyabeans in three centre-west states from June 15 for three months to prevent the spread of Asian soya rust disease, private analysts Celeres said in a weekly report.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Copper and nickel rise

Copper and nickel rise

Base metals were boosted on Wednesday as equity markets headed higher, with copper rising 1.6 percent but analysts said the sentiment remained vulnerable. London-listed miners like Xstrata, Anglo American, Rio Tinto rose up to 5 percent, led by a bullish
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Gold rebounds in Europe

Gold rebounds in Europe

Gold bounced back in late trade on Wednesday after falling to a three-month low as the dollar pared gains following a retreat in US Treasury yields. Gold was also helped by short-covering. It rose as high as $652.25 an ounce after falling to $642.90, its
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn mixed

US MIDDAY: corn mixed

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were mixed early on Wednesday with the market recovering from a slide on the open amid weather jitters, traders said. An upturn in crude oil markets helped keep the corn market from falling, they said.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat higher

US MIDDAY: wheat higher

Wheat futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were up sharply at midday on Wednesday, rallying from early declines as worries about US harvest delays and tight global supplies prompted speculative buying, traders said. Kansas City Board of Trade hard red wi
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans slide

US MIDDAY: soyabeans slide

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean and soyaoil futures fell early Wednesday, tracking the moves in Malaysian palm oil market overnight, traders said. "I think the main reason soyabeans are lower is the drop in palm oil. They raised the trading margin almost
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper recovers

US MIDDAY: copper recovers

US copper futures rebounded from 2-1/2-week lows overnight to trade slightly higher, but the upside looked cloudy as a strong dollar and lingering concerns of slowing Chinese demand continued to weigh on sentiment, analysts said.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold turns higher

US MIDDAY: gold turns higher

US gold futures turned higher on Wednesday, changing course from early declines as they tracked US bond prices, the dollar, and the inflationary implications of higher-than-expected US retail sales and import price data, traders said.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Over Rs three billion allocated for Mirpur projects

Over Rs three billion allocated for Mirpur projects

The process of resettlement and rehabilitation of the affectees of under-construction Mangla dam raising project will be completed before the completion of the construction work for raising of the dam.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Pakistani art exhibition from June 15

Pakistani art exhibition from June 15

A three-day exhibition of contemporary arts of Pakistan opens here on Friday, which will showcase the diversity of expression from every region of the country.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
OIC role in resolving water issue termed vital

OIC role in resolving water issue termed vital

Abdul Rashid, an analyst has said that "International Donors' Conference on Consolidating Food Security", held in Niger will focus on key issues. Talking to a TV channel, he said the conference focuses on three key issues.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Durrani calls for rationalising APP service structure

Durrani calls for rationalising APP service structure

Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani on Wednesday called for rationalising Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation service structure and the salary packages of its staff particularly working on editorial side.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Wheat procurement slows down in Multan region

Wheat procurement slows down in Multan region

Multan Food Department has so far purchased 678,521 tons of wheat against the target of 800,000 tons, achieving 84.84 percent of the revised procurement target.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Tory party leader praises Pakistan economy's growth

Tory party leader praises Pakistan economy's growth

The British Opposition party leader David Cameron has praised Pakistan's economy growth and described its expansion as only second to China. He was speaking at a gala dinner, hosted by the Conservative Party to mark the 60th independence anniversary of Pa
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
No limit to greed

No limit to greed

It is very surprising to note that the textile industry despite having several incentives is still waiting for more concessions from the government. During the last many years, the government has provided several relief packages to boost the country's exp
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
K-3, K-4 projects and water supply

K-3, K-4 projects and water supply

The President of Pakistan, while inaugurating the K-3 Water Project in June-2006, declared adequate water supply to Karachi and adjoining areas. However, hundreds of thousands Karachiites, especially of Gulistan-e-Jauhar have not yet benefited by the K-3
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Minnesota Muslims in culture clash at airport

Minnesota Muslims in culture clash at airport

For Mahamed Jama, a Minnesota taxi driver, the Islamic restriction on drinking alcohol is a seamless rule for life. "He who carries alcohol, he who drinks and he who sells it are the same thing," he says.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
The US-Korea FTA: defining moment

The US-Korea FTA: defining moment

US and South Korean negotiators have struck a landmark trade deal in the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). If ratified, the agreement will provide American workers and businesses with new opportunities and serve as a powerful statement of the US
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
HRC battles to keep Hebron Old City Palestinian

HRC battles to keep Hebron Old City Palestinian

In the streets of Hebron's Old City -- home to the Tomb of the Patriarchs religious site holy to both Jews and Muslims -- most shops are boarded up, their metal shutters firmly closed.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Rupee devaluation news and its contradiction

Rupee devaluation news and its contradiction

The news about a proposal for rupee devaluation appearing in the Business Recorder on 12th June, 2007, was denied promptly by the Ministry of Commerce. Contradiction of the news was noted and printed the next day.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Qazi slams murder of Wasif Aziz

Qazi slams murder of Wasif Aziz

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President and Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad has strongly condemned the murder of President Talba Mahaz Karachi, Wasif Aziz. Also he has announced that his party would approach the police to lodge the FIR ag
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
'Land record computerisation taken as challenge'

'Land record computerisation taken as challenge'

The Punjab government has accepted the 'Land Record Computerisation' project as a challenge, whereas the past governments have been making merely false claims in this regard. Provincial Revenue Minister Gul Hameed Khan Rokhari said this while talking to j
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
PSIC to set up four CFCs in Punjab

PSIC to set up four CFCs in Punjab

To promote small and cottage industries on modern lines the Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) is setting up four modern Common Facility Centres (CFCs) in the province.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
ACCA's roundtable on exposure draft of IFRS for SMEs

ACCA's roundtable on exposure draft of IFRS for SMEs

With a view to discuss and formulate an opinion on the exposure draft of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for SMEs issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) on
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Baloch Regiment gets new honorary colonel

Baloch Regiment gets new honorary colonel

Brigadier Syed Amjad Shabbir was installed as honorary Colonel of the Baloch Regiment popularly known as the 'Fateh-e-Wasir-e-Hind' at an impressive ceremony held here on Wednesday.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Proactive drive for construction of roads in Punjab

Proactive drive for construction of roads in Punjab

Punjab Communication and Works Department has been directed to constitute survey teams comprising engineers and road experts, which would point out black spots and dangerous curves on various roads in the province, so that these could be removed immediate
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
BoP chairman felicitated

BoP chairman felicitated

Senior leaders of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) have termed the nomination of Shahzad Ali Malik as chairman Bank of Punjab a good omen for the whole banking sector, and said it will further strengthen government and priv
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Detention orders of 47 political activists withdrawn

Detention orders of 47 political activists withdrawn

The Punjab government has withdrawn detention orders of as many as 47 political activists while the aged arrested workers of political parties would also be released as soon as the Opposition provides their names.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
LHC allows Mukhtar to go abroad

LHC allows Mukhtar to go abroad

The Lahore High Court (LHC) allowed former federal minister Ahmed Mukhtar to go abroad from June 15 to August 2, 2007. The court passed these orders when the law officer contended before the court that the government had no objection if court allowed the
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Bail granted to doctors involved in kidney trade

Bail granted to doctors involved in kidney trade

An Additional District and Sessions Judge allowed bails to Dr Masood and Dr Rafique Zaki of Masood Hospital, Dr Shafiq and Dr Omer of Al Shaafi Hospital, Dr Rehmat Ali, Dr Rana Amjad of the Rashid Hospital involved in illegal kidney transplantation busine
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
LTUs audit to be completed in three months

LTUs audit to be completed in three months

Member Audit, Central Board of Revenue (CBR), Abdur Razzaq has said that under the National Audit Research Project, the process of audit at Large Taxpayer Units of Lahore and Karachi is going on smoothly and it will be extended to the third LTU in Islamab
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Muttahida Tallaba Mahaz president gunned down

Muttahida Tallaba Mahaz president gunned down

President of Muttahida Tallaba Mahaz, an alliance of many student organisations, Syed Wasif Aziz, was gunned down by unknown assailants in Malir 15 area on Tuesday night.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sales tax collector to brief KCCI

Sales tax collector to brief KCCI

Shafqat Mehmud, Collector Sales Tax (Enforcement) has been invited to be the principal speaker in the meeting of the KCCI GST Sub-Committee on June 14. He will apprise the members to comprehend and be aware of the budgetary changes as well as provide any
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Capital gain tax relaxation to encourage FDI

Capital gain tax relaxation to encourage FDI

The Capital Gain Tax (CGT) relaxation to the bourses and real estate sector till 2008 has been given to encourage inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. These views were expressed by DG, RTO, Asrar Rauf while addressing a post-budget se
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Reform policy broadened tax base

Reform policy broadened tax base

The reform policy introduced by the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) four years ago had not only broadened the tax base but the tax collection had also increased.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Apta team to meet Senate body chief

Apta team to meet Senate body chief

A six-member delegation of All Pakistan Textile Association (Apta) headed by its Chairman Adil Mehmood will meet the Chairman Senate Committee for finance on Thursday (Today) to discuss the matters and problems regarding the crisis-hit textile sector in I
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
IEEEP symposium opens on June 15

IEEEP symposium opens on June 15

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Pakistan (IEEEP) is organising a two-day multi-topic international symposium on June 15-16, 2007. IEEEP Chairman (Karachi Centre) Engr. S.S.A. Jafri stated this at a press conference held here on Wedne
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

INTERNATIONAL TENDERS

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
Published 14 Jun, 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 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
'Social sector uplift high priority'

'Social sector uplift high priority'

The present government has selflessly served the masses and instead of focusing on big cities only, the scope of developmental work has also been extended to backward areas. Punjab Minister for Public Health Engineering, Sardar Hassan Akhtar Moakal, state
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
CDA razes 25 illegal houses

CDA razes 25 illegal houses

The Enforcement Directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday razed 25 mud houses during its ongoing operation against encroachments and illegal built. The mud houses as well as makeshifts were razed in the Kacha Abadis of Sectors H-
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Hot and humid weather forecast

Hot and humid weather forecast

The Met Office has forecast hot and humid weather with gusty winds and maximum temperature range between 34 to 36 degrees centigrade for Karachi on Thursday. Hot and dry weather with gusty winds is also forecast for Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions whil
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
CNG dealers react to six percent income tax levy

CNG dealers react to six percent income tax levy

A crisis seem to be looming in the horizon as Chairman, All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) Sindh Zone, reacted angrily on the 6 percent income tax levied on CNG stations in the federal budget. Chairman APCNGA Junaid Makda has opposed levy and termed it
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Five hostels to be built to fulfil UAF students' needs

Five hostels to be built to fulfil UAF students' needs

Five new hostels would be constructed to fulfil the requirement of increasing enrolment. In this connection, a new hostel is under the construction at PARS and rest of four hostels, would also be constructed on urgent bases.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Punjab University's Urdu department publishes journal

Punjab University's Urdu department publishes journal

Punjab University's Urdu Department has published its Journal "Bazyaft". Chairman Urdu Department Professor Dr Muhammad Saleem Malik is its editor while Dr Aurangzeb, Dr Muhammad Kamran, Dr Waheed Qureshi, Dr Wazeer Aga and others are members of the edito
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
'Continuous improvement key to better academic environment'

'Continuous improvement key to better academic environment'

Vice-chancellor, Government College University (GCU) Professor Dr Khalid Aftab has said that improvement in education should be an ongoing process, which is imperative for heralding better academic environment in an institution.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Proper use of summer vacation highlighted

Proper use of summer vacation highlighted

A function, organised by the Hamdard Naunehal Assembly, comprising speeches, skit and 'Dua-e-Said' to highlight the significance and proper use of summer vacations was held on Tuesday at a local hotel.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
HEC extends e-books support programme

HEC extends e-books support programme

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to provide 40,000 online books in addition to 23,000 journals that have been made available through the Digital Library Programme, the HEC said on Wednesday.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Rational approach for modernisation of industrial sector stressed

Rational approach for modernisation of industrial sector stressed

Punjab Governor Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (retd) has stressed the need for adopting rational approach for modernisation of industrial sector for further accelerating the pace of trade and commerce activities in the country.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
One percent surcharge on raw material criticised

One percent surcharge on raw material criticised

Whereas there is no gain saying the fact that Pakistan's economy is, by and large, single-crop-based, the textile industry of Pakistan, especially the textile processing and garments sector, should have been in all fairness, afforded some sort of protecti
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Indian POWs relatives seek permission to visit Attock jail

Indian POWs relatives seek permission to visit Attock jail

The family members of Indian "prisoners of war (PoWs)", who reportedly went missing during 1971 war, have sought permission from the Pakistan government to visit Attock jail in search of their near and dear ones on the basis of what they claimed sufficien
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Meeting discusses progress on proposed Marble City

Meeting discusses progress on proposed Marble City

The project of establishment of Marble City in Mohmand Agency was discussed in a meeting, held at Governor's House here on Wednesday. NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai (Retd) presided over the meeting while Jehangir Khan Tareen, F
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
POL prises remain unchanged

POL prises remain unchanged

The spokesman of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) said on Wednesday that the government, in line with steps to facilitate the common man, is providing a subsidy of Rs 4.28 per liter on Kerosene oil while Rs 4.82 is being given on light diesel oil.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Imran wants Musharraf to resign

Imran wants Musharraf to resign

Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan has said that President General Pervez Musharraf should resign now. He said that he did not support PML-Q but he did support General Pervez Musharraf's 7-point agenda. Talking to BBC news channel in London he
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Indian diplomats call on PML-N leader

Indian diplomats call on PML-N leader

Indian High Commissioner First Secretary for Political Affairs and First Secretary for Trade Affairs have called on PML-N Secretary General Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Wednesday and exchanged views about present regional and bilateral issues.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Prime Minister terms budget growth and development-oriented

Prime Minister terms budget growth and development-oriented

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz terming the Budget 2007-08 as growth and development-oriented on Wednesday said it provides incentives and relief to all segments of society, including the businessmen and industry through simplification of tax procedures and r
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
CPNE team leaves for Nepal today

CPNE team leaves for Nepal today

A ten-member delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors led by CPNE President Syed Faseih Iqbal is leaving here tomorrow on a five-day tour of the Kingdom of Nepal.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
KUJ Dawn unit chief elected

KUJ Dawn unit chief elected

Zaheer Ahmed Khan was re-elected chief of Karachi Union of Journalists, Dawn Unit in the annual elections of the unit for 2007-2008, according to results announced by KUJ General Secretary, Javed Asghar Chaudhry, on Wednesday.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Two boys electrocuted

Two boys electrocuted

As many as two persons were electrocuted when electricity wire fell upon them here at Zia Colony, Abidabad, on Wednesday morning. They were cousins and identified as Syed Ghani (20) s/o Usman Gul and Syed Hasan (25) s/o Gul Hasan were on their way to work
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
CRDC brings out research journal

CRDC brings out research journal

The Centre for Rural Development Communication (CRDC) has published its first issue of research journal quarterly "Keenar" on Wednesday. Research journal Keenar to cover and promote research works.
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
First Indo-Pak jewellery franchise signed

First Indo-Pak jewellery franchise signed

"The signing of the first ever jewellery franchise between 91Facets of India and R.S. Concepts of Pakistan is a result of the facility provided in the "My Karachi Exhibition" held recently in Karachi. This was stated by Majyd Aziz, President, Karachi Cham
Published 14 Jun, 2007 12:00am
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