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Print - 2007-07-29
Corporate clients: workshops on e-filing of statements, returns held

Corporate clients: workshops on e-filing of statements, returns held

Two workshops were held in Karachi on e-filing of statements/returns and e-payments of taxes in Large Taxpayers Unit and Regional Tax Office. Karachi large number of corporate clients of FBR attended these interactive sessions. The FBR has made e-filing o
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Fruit farmers target EurepGap

Fruit farmers target EurepGap

The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB) is helping kinnoo and mango farmers to attain the EurepGap (European Good Agriculture Practices) certification to ensure the flow of these products to big market chains in Europe.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Government urged to allow Bt cotton cultivation

Government urged to allow Bt cotton cultivation

The All Pakistan Textile Association (Apta) Secretary, Tanveer Sheikh, on Saturday criticised the government for disallowing cultivation of Bt cotton which has more output potential and requires far less pesticide sprays.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Health department to introduce DEWS across Sindh

Health department to introduce DEWS across Sindh

Sindh Health Department has planned to introduce "Disease Early Warning System (DEWS)" in the province, which will be first of its kind in Pakistan, official sources told Business Recorder on Saturday.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Prime Minister inaugurates gas supply to Barakoh area

Prime Minister inaugurates gas supply to Barakoh area

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said all decisions by the present government are being taken in national interest and added that PML along with its allied parties will contest and win the next general elections on the basis of its performance.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
NWFP, Qazvin to promote agriculture and industrial sectors

NWFP, Qazvin to promote agriculture and industrial sectors

NWFP government has reached an understanding with Iran's north-western province of Qazvin for promotion of agriculture, industries, culture and tourism sectors through bilateral co-operation. In this connection, Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani is likely
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Pakistan-India joint film-making

Pakistan-India joint film-making

Bollywood actor Imran Hashmi has said the Pakistan-India joint film-making will further prosper in future and go a long way in bringing the two countries closer. He told reporters on telephone at his film named Awarapan's special show, arranged by the Lah
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
LSE management trying to train brokers

LSE management trying to train brokers

Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) General Manager Mian Aslam Shakeel has said his management is trying hard to train brokers and educate general investors about the capital market. "LSE has always introduced new concepts, which have not only resulted in increas
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Nilofar pledges to fight extremism

Nilofar pledges to fight extremism

A former minister who resigned after Lal Masjid clerics issued a fatwa against her for posing in an "obscene manner" with French paraglider pilots, vowed Saturday to fight religious extremism. "My mission in life now is to face and fight extremism of any
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Combating terrorism a 'battle for soul of Pakistan': Munir Akram

Combating terrorism a 'battle for soul of Pakistan': Munir Akram

Calling it a "battle for the soul of Pakistan", the country's UN Ambassador Munir Akram has said that Islamabad was determined to counter terrorism and eliminate extremism. "This is going to be a long campaign but we are determined to win," he told BBC in
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Pakistan greets Morocco

Pakistan greets Morocco

Pakistan has greeted Morocco on its throne day falling on Monday (July 30). President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz sent felicitation messages to King Mohammad VI and Prime Minister Driss Jettou, and wished them on their kingdom
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Lawyers protest Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan's detention

Lawyers protest Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan's detention

Lawyers under the banner of Save Judiciary Committee marched on the Mall here on Saturday to register their protest against the detention of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan and to press the government to allow the exiled politicians to come back to the homeland.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
'43 percent urbanites believe corruption to raise in three years'

'43 percent urbanites believe corruption to raise in three years'

A survey conducted recently revealed that 43 percent urbanites believe that corruption will increase in the country in the next three years. "Gallup Pakistan recently conducted a nation-wide survey on 'corruption' whereby the perception of respondents on
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Maqbool appreciates ANF role

Maqbool appreciates ANF role

Governor Punjab Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) has appreciated the role of Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) in controlling spread of menace of narcotics in Pakistan effectively through its endeavours. He was speaking on the occasion of 1st ANF cadets
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Chehlum

Chehlum

The Chehlum of Naseem Siddiqi will be held today at Lahore's Railway Burt Colony near Darbar Baba Shah Guda, Garhi Shahu after Namaz-e-Asr. Naseem was younger brother of Muhammad Arif Siddiqui former Fifa referee and manager of Pakistan in AFC U-13 festiv
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
ABL union demands salary increase

ABL union demands salary increase

Allied Bank (ABL) Staff Union Secretary Waris Ali has revealed that his bank's administration and the C.B.A. Union are exploiting the basic rights of bank's small-scale employees. He was sorry about the case of small-scale employees' salaries the bank fai
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Pakistan to host fifth International Textile Show

Pakistan to host fifth International Textile Show

The International Textile Asia 2008 Exhibition will be held at Karachi Expo Centre from March 1 to 4 next year. It is the official event of the Federal Ministry of Textile Industry. The exhibition aims to focus on the immense potential of textile and garm
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
National Assembly session may be noisy on July 30

National Assembly session may be noisy on July 30

The news announcement for the commencement of the 42nd session of the National Assembly on Monday was a hurried one. In fact, the Assembly Secretariat issued the official summons signed by the Acting President only on Saturday afternoon. It was a hurried
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Soomro and Jamali condemn Islamabad blast

Soomro and Jamali condemn Islamabad blast

Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro and the acting Chairman Jan Mohammad Jamali have condemned the suicide blast at Aabpara market on Friday, terming it as terrorist attack that must be condemned strongly.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
President to form interim government, says Durrani

President to form interim government, says Durrani

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani Saturday said President General Pervez Musharraf would form an 'interim government' according to the constitution to hold fair, free and impartial elections.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Lebanon facing grim prospect of civil war

Lebanon facing grim prospect of civil war

Former foreign secretary Najmuddin A. Shaikh sees grave civil war like situation brewing in Lebanon if the Palestinian refugee issue and rousing sectarian differences are not addressed by the international community.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US anti-terror bill casts shadow on ties: foreign office

US anti-terror bill casts shadow on ties: foreign office

Pakistan said on Saturday that the draft Bill adopted by the US Congress on Implementation of 9/11 Commission Recommendations contains references and provisions has cast a shadow on the existing co-operation between Pakistan and United States.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
US anti-terror bill casts shadow on ties: foreign office

US anti-terror bill casts shadow on ties: foreign office

Pakistan said on Saturday that the draft Bill adopted by the US Congress on Implementation of 9/11 Commission Recommendations contains references and provisions has cast a shadow on the existing co-operation between Pakistan and United States.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
HEC approves 2000 scholarships for Balochistan, Fata students

HEC approves 2000 scholarships for Balochistan, Fata students

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has approved 2000 scholarships for the Balochistan and Fata in higher disciplines which will cost Rs 862 million. The official sources said the project was initiated on the directions of the President.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Detained pulses containers not yet released

Detained pulses containers not yet released

Detained pulses'' containers at Karachi port could not be released on Saturday, as the talks between the government authorities and the exporters failed, exporters said. "The customs authorities detained the pulses'' containers containing varieties of pul
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Detained pulses containers not yet released

Detained pulses containers not yet released

Detained pulses' containers at Karachi port could not be released on Saturday, as the talks between the government authorities and the exporters failed, exporters said. "The customs authorities detained the pulses' containers containing varieties of pulse
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Detained pulses containers not yet released

Detained pulses containers not yet released

Detained pulses' containers at Karachi port could not be released on Saturday, as the talks between the government authorities and the exporters failed, exporters said. "The customs authorities detained the pulses' containers containing varieties of pulse
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Bush calls for easier wiretap rules

Bush calls for easier wiretap rules

US President George W. Bush on Saturday called for Congress to revise a US security law in order to ease restrictions on the government's secret communications surveillance of terror suspects.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Bush calls for easier wiretap rules

Bush calls for easier wiretap rules

US President George W. Bush on Saturday called for Congress to revise a US security law in order to ease restrictions on the government's secret communications surveillance of terror suspects.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
EC to carry out fresh survey of voters

EC to carry out fresh survey of voters

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad on Saturday advised provincial election commissioners to immediately work out modalities for undertaking another exercise to register voters through door-to-door enumeration.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
EC to carry out fresh survey of voters

EC to carry out fresh survey of voters

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad on Saturday advised provincial election commissioners to immediately work out modalities for undertaking another exercise to register voters through door-to-door enumeration.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Rashid terms Musharraf-Benazir parleys fruitful

Rashid terms Musharraf-Benazir parleys fruitful

Confirming meeting of President General Pervez Musharraf and PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto held in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed termed it fruitful.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Rashid terms Musharraf-Benazir parleys fruitful

Rashid terms Musharraf-Benazir parleys fruitful

Confirming meeting of President General Pervez Musharraf and PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto held in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed termed it fruitful.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
President returns home

President returns home

President General Pervez Musharraf has returned home on late Saturday night after two-day visit of UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
President returns home

President returns home

President General Pervez Musharraf has returned home on late Saturday night after two-day visit of UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Summer war foiled US plan: Nasrallah

Summer war foiled US plan: Nasrallah

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday said last summer's war with Israel had foiled US plans for a new Middle East, in a speech broadcast on a huge screen near the Israeli border in south Lebanon.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Summer war foiled US plan: Nasrallah

Summer war foiled US plan: Nasrallah

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday said last summer's war with Israel had foiled US plans for a new Middle East, in a speech broadcast on a huge screen near the Israeli border in south Lebanon.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Fire destroys security company office

Fire destroys security company office

The office of a private security company was reduced to ashes as fire on Saturday erupted on the 5th floor of Business and Finance Centre on I I Chundrigar Road. Sources in fire brigade told Business Recorder that the blaze, for which causes could
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Fire destroys security company office

Fire destroys security company office

The office of a private security company was reduced to ashes as fire on Saturday erupted on the 5th floor of Business and Finance Centre on I I Chundrigar Road. Sources in fire brigade told Business Recorder that the blaze, for which causes could
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Grand Hyatt Hotel construction: BNP signs contract with Chinese company

Grand Hyatt Hotel construction: BNP signs contract with Chinese company

A leading Pakistani developer, BNP (Pvt), Limited, part of Bismillah Group, has signed a contract worth millions of dollars with the largest Chinese construction company, China State Construction Engineering Company Corporation, for the construction of 38
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Grand Hyatt Hotel construction: BNP signs contract with Chinese company

Grand Hyatt Hotel construction: BNP signs contract with Chinese company

A leading Pakistani developer, BNP (Pvt), Limited, part of Bismillah Group, has signed a contract worth millions of dollars with the largest Chinese construction company, China State Construction Engineering Company Corporation, for the construction of 38
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Grand Hyatt Hotel construction: BNP signs contract with Chinese company

Grand Hyatt Hotel construction: BNP signs contract with Chinese company

A leading Pakistani developer, BNP (Pvt), Limited, part of Bismillah Group, has signed a contract worth millions of dollars with the largest Chinese construction company, China State Construction Engineering Company Corporation, for the construction of 38
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Power crisis in Karachi may continue till October

Power crisis in Karachi may continue till October

The prolonged power outages in Karachi continued for the seventh consecutive day on Saturday, as Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) failed to supply uninterrupted power to consumers.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Power crisis in Karachi may continue till October

Power crisis in Karachi may continue till October

The prolonged power outages in Karachi continued for the seventh consecutive day on Saturday, as Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) failed to supply uninterrupted power to consumers.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Power crisis in Karachi may continue till October

Power crisis in Karachi may continue till October

The prolonged power outages in Karachi continued for the seventh consecutive day on Saturday, as Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC) failed to supply uninterrupted power to consumers.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Illegal bottled water business thriving unchecked

Illegal bottled water business thriving unchecked

Illegal bottled water business is thriving in the country, as the government has failed to implement the relevant laws to curb the production of bottled water by the unregistered companies, industry sources said on Saturday.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Simple lifestyle suggested to avoid complicated diseases

Simple lifestyle suggested to avoid complicated diseases

Health professionals at a health awareness seminar have called for adopting simple lifestyle to avoid complicated diseases, including heart diseases. Pakistan can save millions of rupees of foreign exchange being spent annually on importing food items thr
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Trials start on new tuberculosis vaccine

Trials start on new tuberculosis vaccine

Tuberculosis is fighting back against current drugs. The first new TB vaccine for 80 years is being tested in clinical trials in South Africa. Oxford University researchers say that the jab, given alongside the current BCG vaccine, could protect people be
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Mangla Dam raising project: rehabilitation process expected soon

Mangla Dam raising project: rehabilitation process expected soon

Commissioner Mangla Dam Resettlement Organisation Engineer Chaudhry Amir Afzal said on Saturday that the process for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the victims of the ongoing Mangla Dam raising project would start soon.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Petroleum, machinery and food dominate $30.540 billion imports

Petroleum, machinery and food dominate $30.540 billion imports

Petroleum, machinery, food, agriculture and chemical, metals and transport groups are the heavy weights in country''s more than $30.540 billion imports during fiscal year 2006-07. According to the data of Pakistan''s external trade compiled by the Federal
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Petroleum, machinery and food dominate $30.540 billion imports

Petroleum, machinery and food dominate $30.540 billion imports

Petroleum, machinery, food, agriculture and chemical, metals and transport groups are the heavy weights in country's more than $30.540 billion imports during fiscal year 2006-07. According to the data of Pakistan's external trade compiled by the Federal B
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Petroleum, machinery and food dominate $30.540 billion imports

Petroleum, machinery and food dominate $30.540 billion imports

Petroleum, machinery, food, agriculture and chemical, metals and transport groups are the heavy weights in country's more than $30.540 billion imports during fiscal year 2006-07. According to the data of Pakistan's external trade compiled by the Federal B
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Facilitating taxpayers: FBR to introduce new software nexus soon

Facilitating taxpayers: FBR to introduce new software nexus soon

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would introduce new software Nexus to provide better facilities to taxpayers. "The Nexus would be more sophisticated and make available information regarding income tax, general sales tax, federal excise tax and customs
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Effective audit to ensure transparency: Prime Minister

Effective audit to ensure transparency: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that an effective audit function will ensure good governance and transparency in all government departments. The prime minister said this while talking to the newly appointed Auditor General of Pakistan, Tanvir Ali Agh
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Security tightened after Islamabad suicide blast

Security tightened after Islamabad suicide blast

Pakistan boosted security on Saturday fearing further attacks a day after a suicide bombing in Islamabad killing 14 people. Authorities were also investigating how the attacker was able to strike at a crowded market in the heart of the capital, the 13th s
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Security tightened after Islamabad suicide blast

Security tightened after Islamabad suicide blast

Pakistan boosted security on Saturday fearing further attacks a day after a suicide bombing in Islamabad killing 14 people. Authorities were also investigating how the attacker was able to strike at a crowded market in the heart of the capital, the 13th s
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Qatar paid into HIV children fund: Libya

Qatar paid into HIV children fund: Libya

The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Qatar and Bulgaria contributed to an international fund to treat hundreds of children who contracted HIV at a Libyan hospital and support their families, Libya said on Saturday.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Lebanese force to combat Syrian arms influx

Lebanese force to combat Syrian arms influx

Lebanon decided on Saturday to create a mobile force backed by German experts to combat an influx of weapons trafficked into the country from Syria, the government said.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Indonesia to buy back rupiah bonds

Indonesia to buy back rupiah bonds

Indonesia's finance ministry plans to buy back floating-rate rupiah government bonds maturing September 25 this year, to capitalise on recent falls in bot elaborate on the size of the buyback. "Bond prices are cheap now," Widyajala told Reuters by telepho
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Indonesia to buy back rupiah bonds

Indonesia to buy back rupiah bonds

Indonesia's finance ministry plans to buy back floating-rate rupiah government bonds maturing September 25 this year, to capitalise on recent falls in bot elaborate on the size of the buyback. "Bond prices are cheap now," Widyajala told Reuters by telepho
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Northwest blames pilot no-shows for cancellations

Northwest blames pilot no-shows for cancellations

Northwest Airlines Corp's chief executive said in a letter to employees on Friday that a spike in pilot absenteeism led to a rise in flight cancellations, which he expects to last through the weekend.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (July 28, 2007) and the forecast for Sunday (July 29, 2007).
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Afghanistan may use force if hostage talks fail

Afghanistan may use force if hostage talks fail

A female hostage among the remaining 22 Koreans held by Taliban fighters appealed on Saturday for a speedy end to their ordeal, as a senior Afghan official said force may be used to free them if talks fail.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Your rupee last year

Your rupee last year

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last year. (July 03 2006 to June 30, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Saudi second quarter gold demand up 17 percent

Saudi second quarter gold demand up 17 percent

Saudi Arabia gold sales rose almost 17 percent in volume and 25 percent in value in the second quarter of 2007, a senior World Gold Council official said on Saturday.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday July 30, 2007

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday July 30, 2007

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
EFU funds rates

EFU funds rates

EFU Life Assurance Ltd announced that the Offer and Bid prices for the following funds effective from Monday July 30, 2007

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (July 28, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (July 28, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended on Saturday (July 28, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning from Monday (July 30, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Musharraf and King Abdullah agree to fight extremism

Musharraf and King Abdullah agree to fight extremism

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday reiterated their resolve against extremism and terrorism, and vowed collective efforts against the scourge that was not only a threat to global peace and security but also undermining progress, particularly in the Mus
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning from Monday (July 30, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Musharraf and King Abdullah agree to fight extremism

Musharraf and King Abdullah agree to fight extremism

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday reiterated their resolve against extremism and terrorism, and vowed collective efforts against the scourge that was not only a threat to global peace and security but also undermining progress, particularly in the Mus
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (July 28, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
SPI up by 7.41 percent year-on-year basis

SPI up by 7.41 percent year-on-year basis

The weekly-based SPI inflation was up 7.41 percent over the same period of last year, hitting hard the low income group, as on week ending July 26, it remained 9.85 percent for low income group and 5.03 percent for those earning over Rs 12,000 per month.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (July 28, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
SPI up by 7.41 percent year-on-year basis

SPI up by 7.41 percent year-on-year basis

The weekly-based SPI inflation was up 7.41 percent over the same period of last year, hitting hard the low income group, as on week ending July 26, it remained 9.85 percent for low income group and 5.03 percent for those earning over Rs 12,000 per month.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (July 28, 2007).

Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
SPI up by 7.41 percent year-on-year basis

SPI up by 7.41 percent year-on-year basis

The weekly-based SPI inflation was up 7.41 percent over the same period of last year, hitting hard the low income group, as on week ending July 26, it remained 9.85 percent for low income group and 5.03 percent for those earning over Rs 12,000 per month.
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am
2006-07 textile products exports up by 5.27 percent

2006-07 textile products exports up by 5.27 percent

Exports of textile products amounted to $10.757 billion in 2006-07, up by 5.27 percent from $10.218 billion of previous year. Official figures released here by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) on Saturday showed that export of raw cotton, cotton cloth a
Published 29 Jul, 2007 12:00am