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Print - 2007-06-18
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (June 17, 2007) and the forecast for Monday (June 18, 2007).
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (June 11 to 16, 2007).

Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
KKI weekly market review

KKI weekly market review

Khanani & Kalia International (Pvt) Limited Weekly Market Review on Sunday (June 17, 2007).
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Record-equalling Roddick crowned king of Queen's

Record-equalling Roddick crowned king of Queen's

Andy Roddick won a record equalling fourth Queen's title with a hard-fought three-set victory over unseeded Nicolas Mahut on Sunday. Roddick, the second seed, will never have worked harder to win any of his titles at the Wimbledon warm-up event as France'
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
AFC coaching strategy to enhance skills

AFC coaching strategy to enhance skills

"It is now easier than ever to become a qualified football coach. By getting on the coaching ladder, individuals have the opportunity to progress through the various AFC Coaching qualifications while constantly enhancing their skills and knowledge. To be
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Berdych of Czech Republic beats Marcos Baghdatis

Berdych of Czech Republic beats Marcos Baghdatis

Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat Marcos Baghdatis 7-5 6-4 on Sunday to spoil the Cypriot's 22nd birthday party and win the Halle Open. Fourth seed Berdych, beaten by Roger Federer in last year's final, was too consistent for Baghdatis this time as
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Baddeley in pole at US Open but Woods lurks

Baddeley in pole at US Open but Woods lurks

Aaron Baddeley grabbed a two-strokes lead in the third round of the US Open on Saturday, but must defy Tiger Woods if he wants to record a second straight win for an Australian.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Football coaching course concludes

Football coaching course concludes

"It's now easier than ever to become a qualified football coach. By getting on the coaching ladder, individuals have the opportunity to progress through the various AFC Coaching qualifications while constantly enhancing their skills and knowledge. To be s
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Arbitration panel to decide on Sheffield United claim

Arbitration panel to decide on Sheffield United claim

Sheffield United's hopes of playing in the Premier League next season will come before an arbitration panel on Monday, with the relegated club pointing the finger of blame at the league and West Ham United.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Champions Audi maintain firm grip on Le Mans

Champions Audi maintain firm grip on Le Mans

Champions Audi maintained their firm grip on the Le Mans 24-hour sportscar classic by roaring ahead of the field during the night. The Audi number two, with record seven-times winner Tom Kristensen of Denmark among its drivers, captured the lead in the fi
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Bravo grateful for Bothams advice for some tips

Bravo grateful for Bothams advice for some tips

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo thanked Ian Botham for passing on some useful tips as he defied England's attack in the fourth Test at Riverside here on Saturday.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
India stars get graded contracts back

India stars get graded contracts back

India's cricketers will head for a tour of England on Wednesday with their annual graded contracts back in place following a flip-flop by the sport's administrators.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Thai striker Zico makes Asian Cup squad

Thai striker Zico makes Asian Cup squad

Experienced striker Kiatisak "Zico" Senamuang will return to the Asian Cup for the first time in 11 years after he was named in Thailand's squad for next month's finals at the weekend.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sharapova plays catch-up to reach semi-finals

Sharapova plays catch-up to reach semi-finals

Maria Sharapova began her quest to play catch-up at the rain-hit Birmingham Classic by winning back-to-back matches on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Seeing inside the body possible now

Seeing inside the body possible now

New ways of imaging the heart, the brain and the pelvis could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and ovarian cancer. That's the assessment of a series of studies presented this week at the Societ
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Desertification to render many homeless

Desertification to render many homeless

The United Nations sounded a loud alarm on Sunday about desertification, warning that global warming is helping to drive the onward march of parched land and, in years to come, millions of people could be driven from their homes.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Brain gets a thrill from charity

Brain gets a thrill from charity

Knowing your money is going to a good cause can activate some of the same pleasure centers in your brain as food, US researchers said People who participated in a study got a charge knowing that their money went to a charity - even when the contribution w
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
First aid tips to cure sunstroke

First aid tips to cure sunstroke

Sunstroke, a life-threatening emergency, is most common in prevailing hot and dry weather conditions, however, can be cured through quick remedies and by taking precautionary measures. Sunstroke is a condition which is caused by excessive exposure to the
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
HEALTH UPDATE: sunscreen helps block skin cancer

HEALTH UPDATE: sunscreen helps block skin cancer

The sea, a beach, and loads of sun - for many people these are the main ingredients of a perfect holiday. A corollary is that the darker the summer suntan, the better. But with 22,000 new cases of malignant skin cancer a year, experts warn against excessi
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
HEALTH UPDATE: young kids' snoring may be allergy-related

HEALTH UPDATE: young kids' snoring may be allergy-related

Snoring in children may be a manifestation of allergic disease, Australian researchers report. In a group of 5-year-olds participating in an asthma prevention study, Dr Nathaniel S. Marshall of the Woolcock Institute for Medical Research in Sydney and his
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Crackdown on Internet investment scams

Crackdown on Internet investment scams

Malaysian authorities said on June 12 that they had cracked down on illegal Internet-based investment schemes, blocking several websites and raiding the offices of one firm on suspicion of money laundering.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Microsoft for joint action on cyber crime

Microsoft for joint action on cyber crime

A senior official from US software giant Microsoft appealed on June 11 that for the private and public sectors to link arms to effectively fight a surge in cyber crime.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Singaporean IT firms keen to invest in Pakistan

Singaporean IT firms keen to invest in Pakistan

Several Singaporean information technology (IT) companies have shown interest to invest here, Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Information Technology Muhammad Noman Saigal stated here on June 14.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Microsoft developer conferences from June 19

Microsoft developer conferences from June 19

Microsoft will hold a series of its annual Developer Conferences in major cities of the country from June 19. Representatives of 18 partner organisations of Microsoft will attend these 'Pakistan Developer Conferences 2007' being arranged in cities includi
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Kenya pioneers 'mobile money' in African first

Kenya pioneers 'mobile money' in African first

M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer system recently introduced by Safaricom, Kenya's leading mobile operator, that enables people with access to a cell phone to send and receive money over their handsets in an African first.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
EU seeks comment on loosening copyright rules

EU seeks comment on loosening copyright rules

Authors and composers have until July 9 to comment on proposed new EU rules loosening restrictive territorial contracts for copyright registration on the Internet, satellite and cable retransmission of music.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
PCs world-wide to top 1 billion by 2008

PCs world-wide to top 1 billion by 2008

The number of personal computers in use world-wide will top one billion by the end of 2008, and grow to two billion by 2015, a market research firm predicted on June 11.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Campaign for more energy-efficient computers

Campaign for more energy-efficient computers

Internet-age technology giants on June 12 joined environmentalists in a campaign to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by computers. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Intel and IBM are among more than two dozen firms and organisations behind Climat
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Steps being taken to check cyber crimes

Steps being taken to check cyber crimes

The provincial government is taking necessary legal measures to check the cyber crimes and computer hacking. Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Information Technology Muhammad Noman Saigal stated this, while taking to a delegation of computer experts
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Video fingerprinting tests on YouTube

Video fingerprinting tests on YouTube

YouTube founder Steve Chen said on June 15 that the Internet giant is testing video fingerprinting technology to guard copyrights of videos posted at YouTube. "Today we're experimenting with video identification tools," Chen wrote in a blog posted at the
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Apple in talks over online film rental

Apple in talks over online film rental

US computer and software group Apple is in advanced talks with Hollywood's largest film studios on launching an online film rental service to challenge cable and satellite television operators, the Financial Times reported on June 11.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
MySpace China to launch message service

MySpace China to launch message service

MySpace China aims to launch an online messaging service "as soon as possible", its CEO said on June 13, as the venture fights for a bigger share of the world's second-largest Internet market.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Robots brush up communication skills

Robots brush up communication skills

Japanese researchers said on June 13 that they had developed a new system that would allow robots to learn their own communication skills and conversation patterns.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
European Islamic bank tapping thriving oil wealth

European Islamic bank tapping thriving oil wealth

European Islamic Investment Bank, which offers Sharia-compliant financial products, plans to raise up to $600 million of funds to tap the thriving niche market driven by rising petrodollar wealth.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
HBOS sees 10 percent jump in 2007 profits

HBOS sees 10 percent jump in 2007 profits

HBOS, the fourth-biggest British bank, predicted on June 12 that 2007 earnings would rise by 10 percent thanks to strong corporate lending growth and strong sales of insurance and investment policies.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
HBOS sees 10 percent jump in 2007 profits

HBOS sees 10 percent jump in 2007 profits

HBOS, the fourth-biggest British bank, predicted on June 12 that 2007 earnings would rise by 10 percent thanks to strong corporate lending growth and strong sales of insurance and investment policies.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
German companies start hiring on decline in bankruptcies

German companies start hiring on decline in bankruptcies

With German industrial optimism currently at its highest level since reunification in the early 1990s, companies are in hiring mode and the number of corporate failures is on the decrease, new surveys showed on June 12.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Four banks to face trial in Parmalat collapse

Four banks to face trial in Parmalat collapse

An Italian judge on June 13 ordered four international banks, including Citigroup of the United States, to stand trial in connection with the 2003 collapse of food group Parmalat, the Ansa news agency reported.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Volkswagen and Proton to hold second moot soon

Volkswagen and Proton to hold second moot soon

Malaysian national carmaker Proton and German auto giant Volkswagen AG will meet soon in Bangkok to discuss a possible tie-up, state media quoted Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi saying on June 12.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
BNP strategist sees room for Fed rate cuts

BNP strategist sees room for Fed rate cuts

A second round of pain on the fallout from rising mortgage interest rates means the Federal Reserve could still cut benchmark rates later this year, an interest rate strategist with BNP Paribas said on June 12.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sun Micro eyes revenue rise in China

Sun Micro eyes revenue rise in China

Sun Microsystems Inc expects a double-digit rate of revenue growth in its greater China region in the next fiscal year as the computer networking firm rolls out new products, a senior executive said on June 15.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sun Micro eyes revenue rise in China

Sun Micro eyes revenue rise in China

Sun Microsystems Inc expects a double-digit rate of revenue growth in its greater China region in the next fiscal year as the computer networking firm rolls out new products, a senior executive said on June 15.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Britain contacts Ford over Jaguar sale

Britain contacts Ford over Jaguar sale

The British government has contacted Ford following a report the US automaker is to sell luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover, an official spokesman said on June 12 amid concern for the fate of British jobs. Ford is understeood to have hired investment ban
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
BP on short list for Baltic LNG: Gazprom

BP on short list for Baltic LNG: Gazprom

BP Plc is one of four companies shortlisted to partner with Gazprom in a $3.7 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on the Baltic Sea, the Russian gas monopoly's deputy chief executive said on June 13.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Air Arabia to list on Dubai bourse

Air Arabia to list on Dubai bourse

Air Arabia, the Middle East's largest low-cost carrier, plans to list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market this week, the airline's chief executive said on June 13.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Air Arabia to list on Dubai bourse

Air Arabia to list on Dubai bourse

Air Arabia, the Middle East's largest low-cost carrier, plans to list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market this week, the airline's chief executive said on June 13.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Barclays looks to sweeten ABN bid

Barclays looks to sweeten ABN bid

British bank Barclays has drawn up contingency plans to restructure its all-share offer for Dutch rival ABN Amro with a significant cash sweetener, the Financial Times reported on June 13.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Lehman Brothers second quarter earnings rise 27 percent

Lehman Brothers second quarter earnings rise 27 percent

Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc on June 12 said that its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by US mortgage weakness.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Lehman Brothers second quarter earnings rise 27 percent

Lehman Brothers second quarter earnings rise 27 percent

Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc on June 12 said that its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by US mortgage weakness.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Italian business gives thumbs down to Prodi

Italian business gives thumbs down to Prodi

Italian business leaders take a dim view of Romano Prodi's centre-left government and give it no credit for the country's improved economic situation, according to a survey published on Sunday in the daily Il Sole 24 Ore.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Moscow still the costliest city for expatriates: survey

Moscow still the costliest city for expatriates: survey

Moscow remains the world's most expensive city for expatriates with London close behind after rising three places due to the weakness of the dollar, an annual cost of living survey published on Monday said.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Hong Kong economy thrives in shadow of China

Hong Kong economy thrives in shadow of China

Doomsayers predicted Hong Kong's vibrant economy would be quickly sidelined by China when the territory was handed back to Beijing a decade ago. Instead, while Hong Kong is feeling the heat of competition from China, its economy is thriving having just ex
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
World Bank to help future Philippine power operator

World Bank to help future Philippine power operator

The private investment arm of the World Bank will give financial help of $200 million to $250 million to whoever wins the bid for a multi-billion-dollar 25-year licence to run the Philippines' power grid, an official of the agency said.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Poverty drives migrant workers in Bahrain to suicide

Poverty drives migrant workers in Bahrain to suicide

A patch of congealed blood still stains the road where Ashokan Vammoora hit the tarmac, the second Indian worker in three months to jump from a bridge spanning one of Bahrain's busiest highways. Hamza Kannu, an Indian salesman who also jumped from the bri
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Bangladesh importers scramble for older cars

Bangladesh importers scramble for older cars

Bangladeshi car importers have urged the country's army-backed interim government to allow older vehicles in to keep them affordable to buyers, the head of the vehicle importers' association said on Sunday.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
WTO's Lamy visits Beijing to push trade progress

WTO's Lamy visits Beijing to push trade progress

The head of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, arrived in China on Sunday for a four-day visit aimed at helping to revive momentum in the Doha round of trade talks.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
India and Japan eye currency swap deal: paper

India and Japan eye currency swap deal: paper

India and Japan may finalise currency swap agreements by the end of this year and have already completed two rounds of negotiations, the Economic Times daily reported on Sunday, citing sources close to the development.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
South Korea says US wants revisions to FTA

South Korea says US wants revisions to FTA

South Korea said on Sunday that the United States had proposed some revisions to a free trade agreement between the two countries, in areas including labour rights, environment and investment.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Fuel scarcity bites as Nigerian strike looms

Fuel scarcity bites as Nigerian strike looms

Kolawole Adeosun slept overnight in his minibus waiting to buy petrol in Nigeria's largest city Lagos, but he supports the strike which has caused the fuel scarcity across Africa's top oil producer.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Seoul shares expected to continue rising

Seoul shares expected to continue rising

South Korean share prices are likely to continue their long running streak of gains in the coming week even though the upward momentum is expected to become weaker, dealers said on Friday. They said the bourse had been on an upward swing for the past 15 w
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Malaysian shares to trade within tight range

Malaysian shares to trade within tight range

Malaysian share prices are expected to trade within a tight range on the lack of fresh leads, dealers said on Friday. They said the market should continue its consolidation phase after posting strong rallies since the end of February, while trade is expec
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Taiwan shares likely to extend gains

Taiwan shares likely to extend gains

Taiwan share prices are expected to extend gains as investors continue confidence after the market hit a seven-year high this week, dealers said Friday.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
JGB futures extend gains after Fukui comments

JGB futures extend gains after Fukui comments

Japanese government bond futures rose on Friday, moving away from a seven-year low after Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said the central bank wants to be more convinced of the sustainability of capital spending and consumption before changing mone
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
JGB futures extend gains after Fukui comments

JGB futures extend gains after Fukui comments

Japanese government bond futures rose on Friday, moving away from a seven-year low after Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said the central bank wants to be more convinced of the sustainability of capital spending and consumption before changing mone
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Asian currencies mostly lower against dollar

Asian currencies mostly lower against dollar

Asian currencies ended the week mostly lower against the dollar after rock-bottom Japanese interest rates were left unaltered and the likelihood of a rise in Australian rates receded.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Indian share prices set to weaken: dealers

Indian share prices set to weaken: dealers

Indian share prices are likely to weaken next week and may fall below 14,000 points despite strong economic growth on an uncertain outlook for interest rates and inflation, dealers said on Friday.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Hong Kong shares may continue up trend

Hong Kong shares may continue up trend

Hong Kong share prices are expected to continue their up trend next week with the possibility of record runs on the back of strong liquidity, dealers said Friday. They said a continued shift of funds from China would continue to boost the local market, as
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Reinvigorated Wall Street flirts with records again

Reinvigorated Wall Street flirts with records again

After a brief scare on inflation and interest rates, Wall Street has regained momentum and is flirting with new record highs as the market prepares for the upcoming corporate earnings season. The market posted solid gains in the week to Friday, recovering
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Outlook for Thai shares hinges on anti-junta protests

Outlook for Thai shares hinges on anti-junta protests

The movement of Thai share prices next week hangs on the outcome of weekend anti-junta protests amid worries over tensions between the military and ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, dealers said.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Singapore shares may to trade firmer

Singapore shares may to trade firmer

Singapore share prices are likely to trade firmer if the city-state's export figures in May improved as expected, dealers said. The government is expected to release on Monday the non-oil domestic exports (NODX) figures for May where analysts have project
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Tokyo shares likely to enjoy solid support

Tokyo shares likely to enjoy solid support

Japanese share prices are likely to enjoy solid support in the coming week as the US market continues its rally and the yen stays low against the dollar, dealers said Friday.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
London investors may build on recent gains

London investors may build on recent gains

The British stock market will be looking to build on recent strong gains amid another batch of company trading updates. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares finished at 6,732.40 points on Friday, up 227.3 points or 3.49 percent from a week earlier.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Castro meets with third Latin American ally

Castro meets with third Latin American ally

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Fidel Castro discussed Cuban-supported education and health care programs in Nicaragua and Venezuelan, state-run media reported on Sunday. The meeting between the two leaders served to deepen bilateral relations betw
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Yavlinsky may run for Russian president in 2008: Interfax

Yavlinsky may run for Russian president in 2008: Interfax

Grigory Yavlinsky, a liberal reformer and critic of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, may run in the 2008 presidential election, Interfax news agency said. The ruling body of the Yabloko party, which backs democratic values and free-market policies, put forw
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Iran condemns knighthood award for Rushdie

Iran condemns knighthood award for Rushdie

Iran accused Britain on Sunday of insulting Islam by awarding a knighthood to Salman Rushdie, whose novel "The Satanic Verses" prompted the late Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa death warrant for him.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
South Korea welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

South Korea welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament. North Korea's state news agency said late on Saturday the communist country
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Sarkozy headed for big win in French poll

Sarkozy headed for big win in French poll

France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that is expected to give an overwhelming majority to conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy for his programme of tax and labour reform. Despite controversy in the past week over government proposals for a
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
New UN human rights body faces moment of truth

New UN human rights body faces moment of truth

The chairman of the United Nations new human rights watchdog on Sunday presented members with "take-it-or-leave-it" rules of working to include periodic scrutiny of all states, even those on the Security Council.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
UN envoys say Sudan in agreement on Darfur force

UN envoys say Sudan in agreement on Darfur force

UN Security Council members on Sunday said they had assurances from Sudan that command and control of a joint African Union-UN force in Darfur would be under the world body.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Bush suffers court setbacks in war on terrorism

Bush suffers court setbacks in war on terrorism

President George W. Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terrorism are under assault by US judges who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and the domestic spying program.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Curfew lifted in Baghdad

Curfew lifted in Baghdad

Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shia Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Merkel continues quest for new EU treaty outlines

Merkel continues quest for new EU treaty outlines

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday pressed on with her drive to reach a consensus on the outlines of a new European Union treaty at a summit this week, with Poland still showing resistance to her plans.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Iran says new nuclear talks with EU possible soon

Iran says new nuclear talks with EU possible soon

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and the European Union's foreign policy chief may meet again in the next few days for talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Farmers protest hike in DAP prices

Farmers protest hike in DAP prices

The local farmers have protested against the shortage of the DAP fertilisers, as the local district administration still remains unable to control the sale of DAP and Urea fertilisers in black in both neighbouring Sialkot and Narowal districts, besides, r
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am
Mango Show from June 23

Mango Show from June 23

Pakistan will export mangoes worth $30 million during the current season, as many countries are interested to import mangoes from Pakistan, it is learnt. The annual exhibition, 'Mango Show', is being held in Rahim Yar Khan city under the aegis of the dist
Published 18 Jun, 2007 12:00am