News Archives for Print - 2007-10-05

Print - 2007-10-05

Bangladesh interbank forex, interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Thursday. 68.67/68.71 (previous 68.69/68.71). Call Money Rates: 6.50-10.00 percent (previous 6.50-10.00 percent.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Asian currencies: Philippine peso choppy

The Philippine peso was choppy within tight ranges on Thursday ahead of a central bank policy meeting, with market participants divided on the possibility of a rate cut.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Australian dollar retreats

The Australian dollar fell to a one-week low on Thursday after the US currency got a boost from modest economic data that lifted expectations of favourable employment figures on Friday. A fall in regional stock markets also played a part, with investors t

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Atapattu rejects Sri Lanka overtures ahead of Australia

Sri Lanka's former captain and opening batsman Marvan Atapattu rejected moves to get him aboard the national team to play against Australia, an official said Wednesday. Chief selector Asantha de Mel had hoped to meet with Atapattu late Wednesday, but the

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Warne and Lara confirmed for Hong Kong Sixes

Record-breaking cricket greats Shane Warne and Brian Lara have been confirmed for this month's Hong Kong Sixes tournament, organisers said on Thursday. Warne, Test cricket's leading wicket-taker, and Lara, the top run-scorer, will both represent an All-St

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Ponting boost for Aussies in India

Australia captain Ricky Ponting is expected to return for Friday's third one-day international against India amid an escalating war of words between the rival camps. Ponting attended nets here after missing the first two matches because of a hamstring inj

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Hair's co-umpire fails to appear before tribunal

The man who co-officiated at a controversial England versus Pakistan Test match did not turn up to umpire Darrell Hair's employment tribunal on Thursday for unspecified personal reasons.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Venus moves into semi-final, Mirza out of Japan Open

Top seed Venus Williams moved into the semi-finals at the Japan Open on Thursday after struggling through the first set, but second seed Sania Mirza's run in Tokyo came to an unexpected end.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Pakistan face record target after Kallis double

Pakistan were inspired by a fiery unbeaten 93 from Younis Khan as they chased a record South African target featuring Jacques Kallis's second successive century in the first Test here on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Philippines volcano spews ash

A volcano spewed huge clouds of ash that fell over villages Thursday in the eastern Philippines, forcing authorities to shut schools for the day and issue an alert to residents.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Five shot dead in Thailand's Muslim south

Five people, including an army ranger, were shot dead by suspected Islamic separatists on Thursday in a spate of attacks in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, police said. The killings highlighted the almost daily violence in the troubled region where a se

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Brunei sultan marks 40 years on throne

One of the world's longest-reigning monarchs, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, will mark 40 years on the throne Friday with low-key celebrations, an official said. There will be a ceremony at Hassanal's 1,700-room palace and a special sermon at a grand m

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Amitabh Bachchan in trouble over TV advertisements

Bollywood film star Amitabh Bachchan has been asked to explain claims he made in an advertisement promoting an Indian state, a government official said Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Clinton leads Giuliani in 2008 matchup: polls

Hillary Clinton leads Republican front-runner Rudolph Giuliani, in a hypothetical, all New York, 2008 showdown for the White House, according to new poll results published Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Arms dealer's endless appeals again delay extradition to Germany

An appeal by arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber to stave off extradition to Germany where he faces fraud, forgery, bribery and tax evasion charges linked to a political scandal, was denied Thursday. But he has not given up his relentless legal fight to quash

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Hunger persists despite Argentina's economic boom

"Sometimes I have enough for milk, sometimes I don't," said Marisel Rivas as she cradled her underweight baby in an Argentine shantytown, where hunger persists despite the country's economic boom. One of Latin America's wealthiest countries, Argentina has

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Merkel starts Africa tour with plea to Ethiopia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on her first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, called on Thursday for more democratic opening in Ethiopia, a key ally of the West now under scrutiny over rights issues.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

25 dead in plane crash in Congo

A Soviet-era cargo plane crashed in a residential area of Kinshasa on Thurday, killing 25 people on board as it smashed through a dozen houses and exploded in a fireball. Fatalities were also reported on the ground, but no precise death toll. Medical offi

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Japan to fingerprint foreigners

Japan said on Thursday it will start fingerprinting and photographing foreign visitors from next month under stringent new security measures that have been criticised by civil rights advocates. The new measures, approved by parliament last year, are expec

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Rescuers save 2,350 trapped gold miners

Some 850 miners remained trapped more than a mile underground in a South African gold shaft on Thursday after a day-long rescue effort. The last of the 3,200 stranded when the electricity cable of the mine's main lift was severed were expected to be lifte

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Anti-al Qaeda Iraqi sheikh dies after blast

A tribal sheikh seriously wounded when a bomb exploded under his convoy near the central Iraqi city of Samarra killing five of bodyguards on Thursday has died of his wounds, an official said.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Iraq buying $100 million of light arms from China: Talabani

Iraq is buying 100 million dollars of light military equipment for its police from China because the US cannot provide the materiel, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Washington Post's Thursday edition.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Myanmar junta tightens grip, sets Suu Kyi conditions

Despite gradually easing its iron grip on Myanmar's main city on Thursday, the junta continued to round up scores of people and grill hundreds more arrested during and after a ruthless crackdown on pro-democracy marches.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Turkey refuses to back down on Cyprus row with EU

Turkey will continue to refuse trade privileges to Cyprus unless the EU eases the economic isolation of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Abbas sees six-month timeframe for talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's government said on Thursday formal negotiations to create a Palestinian state could be completed six months after a US-sponsored Middle East conference.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Korean leaders declare commitment to peace

The North and South Korean leaders called on Thursday for a nuclear-free peninsula and a permanent peace pact to end the world's last Cold War divide as they wrapped up a rare summit.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Plastic bottle saves Japanese sailor

A Japanese sailor who fell overboard without a life jacket survived a night at sea clinging to an empty plastic bottle he found drifting by, the coast guard said Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Ukrainian leader's party shuns pro-Russian rivals

Ukraine's political parties got down to tough coalition talks on Thursday, with President Viktor Yushchenko's supporters saying they would not welcome a tie-up with pro-Russian rivals.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Korean peace hinges on six-party process: US

The White House said on Thursday that a peace treaty formally ending the Korean war and the normalisation of US-North Korean ties would depend on the Stalinist regime abiding by an agreement that calls for dismantling its nuclear weapons program.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Malaysia imposes new ban on Bangladeshi workers

Malaysia has imposed a fresh ban on migrant workers from Bangladesh after more than 2,000 of them were abandoned at its main international airport, a report said on Thursday. The cash-strapped workers had to be housed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Indian rupee climbs

The Indian rupee climbed to its strongest level against the dollar in 9-years on Thursday as foreigners continued to pour funds into the booming economy, but suspected central bank intervention drove it off its peak.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Sterling rises against dollar and euro

Sterling rose against the euro and the dollar on Thursday, boosted by the Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates on hold at 5.75 percent rather than cutting them. Although economists polled by Reuters had unanimously expected no change, there

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Dollar snaps rally in London

The dollar snapped a three-day rally against the euro on Thursday, but stayed clear of its record lows ahead of the European Central Bank's interest rate decision. The ECB is expected to keep eurozone rates at 4 percent as it assesses the impact of the gl

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Philippines shares little changed

Philippines share prices closed little changed on Thursday, after last-minute selling by investors ahead of a key interest rate decision by the local central bank, dealers said. Strength in select blue chips led by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (P

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US Stocks: Thursday's midday trade

US stocks were little changed on Thursday as investors paused before Friday's key employment report that could shed light on the economy and the outlook for interest rates and corporate profits.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Seoul shares drop

Seoul shares closed lower for the first time in two weeks on Thursday, losing 0.5 percent, led by chip makers such as Hynix after Morgan Stanley's outlook on Intel and rival Micron Technology's loss underlined earnings concerns.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Crossover index four basis points tighter

European credit spreads ground tighter on Thursday in anticipation that jobs data on Friday will reassure on the health of the US economy, while the cost of insuring HeidelbergCement's debt against default also fell.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Crossover index four basis points tighter

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Indian shares spring back

Indian share prices fell 0.39 percent on Thursday, ending a run of 10 straight record closings, as investors locked in gains amid weakening regional market sentiment, dealers said. They said buying waned after Wall Street shares sank Wednesday, ahead of a

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Britain's top share index rises

Britain's top share index ended higher on Thursday as the Bank of England kept rates on hold, lifting financials, with Northern Rock leading gains after sources said Citigroup had offered funding to potential buyers. The FTSE 100 closed up 0.2 percent at

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

London coffee and sugar down; cocoa up

London robusta coffee futures settled weaker on Thursday on selling linked to the US arabicas market, underpinned by concerns over continuing dry weather in top coffee producer Brazil. Cocoa edged higher after a choppy session and white sugar futures dipp

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Stellar genetics boosting US corn yields

Stellar genetics and favourable weather are boosting corn yields to unheard of levels this harvest season in the United States, agronomists and grains analysts said on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Oil prices rise above $81 on fund buying

Oil prices rose back over $81 on Thursday after a smaller-than-expected build in US natural gas stocks and a decline in distillate fuel inventories spurred fresh buying by investment funds, dealers said. US crude settled up $1.50 at $81.44 a barrel, putti

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Drought, planting ban reduce soya rust in Brazil

Dry weather and a 90-day moratorium on soyabean planting during winter months in Brazil's Mato Grosso state has practically eradicated Asian soya rust in the central-western state, an independent consultant said.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Rotterdam vegetable oil prices

Thursday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

New York cotton futures mixed

Cotton futures settled quietly mixed on Thursday and the lack of leads may keep the market adrift before the weekend, brokers said. ICE Futures open-outcry December cotton contract rose 0.06 cent to close at 63.49 cents a lb, moving from 63.15 to 63.68 ce

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Ethanol investment faces bumpy ride

Investment opportunities in green fuel ethanol are clouded by falling prices, rising costs and excess capacity, but prospects will improve on expectations for high oil prices, consultant Jonathan Kingsman said on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Copper tumbles

Copper slipped on Thursday as investors booked profits after the recent run higher, but prices were seen underpinned by a strike in Peru, while lead set a record high for the third day running. Generally lower prices for industrial metals weighed on Londo

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

European gold rebounds

Gold rebounded to trade higher on Thursday after hitting two-week lows, as the metal's allure as an alternative investment rose with a drop in the dollar. Spot gold hit an intraday low of $720.70 an ounce before rising more than $12 to $733.20. It was quo

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: wheat sags

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell to the day's lows at midsession on Thursday on profit-taking from recent record highs, traders said.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: sugar lower

Raw sugar futures were mixed in early business Thursday and the market could just chop around given the dearth of leads for the sweetener, brokers said. "There was one local who jacked it up and then the other specs knocked it back," a floor dealer said,

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: corn firms

Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were mostly firm at midday on Thursday on a big export sales number for corn, traders said. At 11:30 am CDT (1630 GMT), CBOT corn was up 1-1/4 cents per bushel to down 3, with December up 1/4 at $3.44-3/4 per bus

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: coffee down; cocoa up

Arabica coffee futures trading on ICE Futures US touched a near-8-year high in early trade on Thursday on continued dry weather concerns in top producer Brazil, but prices soon turned lower on light long-liquidation, traders said.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: soyabeans rise

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were called to open 2 to 4 cents per bushel higher Thursday, supported by outlooks for dwindling US soya stocks next year and dry weather in Brazil's Mato Grosso soya region, traders said.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: copper falls

New York copper futures gave up ground in a profit taking spree on Thursday, as speculators saw the opportunity to sell near the five-month highs reached a day earlier on strike actions in Peru, traders said.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

US MIDDAY: gold higher

US gold futures recouped initial losses and rose in choppy trade on Thursday as the dollar reversed course to weaken against the euro and a serious mining accident in South Africa stirred concern even though its effect on global supply was deemed minimal.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

PCR laboratory inaugurated at Liaquat hospital

The vice chancellor of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, emphasised the need of maximum health facilities in Liaquat University Hospital so that the people of Hyderabad and other parts of interior Sindh could take advant

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Punjab government evolves strategy for promotion of forestry

Punjab government has evolved a strategy for the promotion of forestry and to bring farmland under plantation. Under the plan special attention would be accorded on increasing the number of trees from existing 17 percent to 29 percent upto 2020 to making

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Power shut down notice

Due to necessary repair and maintenance work power supply will remain off from 132 KV Delazak and Jamrud Grid Stations on Saturday and Sunday (October 6 and 7) respectively from 8 am to 11.30 am.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

USC opens 2,500 more stores

The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has opened 2,500 more stores totalling the number to 3,500, said Shehzad Khan, RRegional Manager, USC, Multan New stores have been added after the government announced in budget 2007-08 to open 5,000 outlets across the

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Master security plan on Eid

Vehari police have finalised a master plan to avert chances of any untoward incident on the occasion of forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. In a meeting chaired by District Police Officer (DPO) Malik Tasaduq Hayat Awan, officials said that heavy police deployment wo

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Partly Facetious: resignations, a short term decision

"So now what?"

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

PBTE to award position holders

Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) has decided to organise Awards Ceremony-2007 to give away medals to the position holders of Annual Examination 2007 in Diploma of Associate Engineer, Diploma in Commerce and Diploma in Business Administration.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Bank branch: a plea

All reputable banks provide spacious area, good air-conditioning atmosphere, sufficient desks of tellers for quick attention of clients and above all priorities for senior citizens at the concourse area for clients handling within the premises of bank.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Presidential election

The presidential election obviously mean the election of the Leader of a country where the democratic society has a chance to choose someone who seems to be the best person to lead a country. There was a time when almost every place of the world was just

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Introducing US students to new concepts

While most US students pore over textbooks for their university philosophy or sociology courses, a lucky few will be watching Star Trek or heading to the local cafe to chat up the regulars.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

China offers surprise hope in climate change fight

Teenager Zhu Xiaotong's home a few hours' drive outside Beijing is a world away from the acrid air and snarling traffic jams that have come to dominate China's energy-hungry capital.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Beware of perilous pesticides

Coming in the midst of ongoing efforts to boost the country's agriculture sector, with pronounced emphasis on increase in productivity from diverse approaches, it is indeed depressing to learn that over 10,000 farmers die and another 400,000 get sick ever

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Onward with scientific research

The inauguration of three projects costing Rs 26 million at the University of Sindh the other day, will certainly be viewed as an epochal event in so far as focus on higher education in this province is concerned.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

New mode of trade with India

As trucks loaded with tomatoes crossed the border between Pakistan and India on October 1, it marked the revival of a forsaken mode after 60 years. A major breakthrough in confidence building measures as a prelude to much awaited comprehensive dialogue fo

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

'Grow for exports'

One of Pakistan's major horticultural products being citrus fruit, especially kinno, it has claimed a significant share in the international market, its list of importers including such diverse geographical locations as Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Duba

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Glasgow university, UVAS discuss collaboration in various areas

A two-member delegation from the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK, was called on the Vice Chancellor (VC), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, Professor Dr Muhammad Nawaz.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Traders to observe black day on October 6

The Lahore Retailers and General Merchants Association have announced to support the APDM call to shut down businesses in a strike and observe black day on October 06. He appealed to traders in Lahore to keep their shops closed.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Power department cell to host website: minister

Punjab Minister for Power, Chaudhry Armaghan Subhani has said that the reconciliation cell of the power department will host a website to resolve the billing disputes between the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and various provincial governm

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

3,41,000 bags of atta supplied to five major cities

More than 341,000 flour bags have been supplied to five big cities including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and Faisalabad on Wednesday, said Food Punjab Minister Hussain Jahanian Gerdezi chairing a meeting of the Provincial Price Stabilisation Co

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Prices of food items increased by 50 percent in Ramazan

The prices of food items including vegetables and fruits increased by 20 to 50 percent in spite of tall claims of controlling the price hike by the district government during the holy month of Ramazan. The district administration set up Sasta bazaars to p

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Rawal Town plans to solve parking problems

Rawal Town administration has planned to take concrete steps to address the parking problem in Rawalpindi city and construct commercial parking plazas in different areas. The Town administration has prepared a comprehensive plan for construction of parkin

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Punjab University vice chancellor chairs AS&RB meeting

The Punjab University's Advance Studies and Research Board (AS&RB) in its meeting held on Thursday examined evaluation reports sent by examiners and approved the panel of examiners for various scholars.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Punjab government urged to stop closing canals till October 31

The Kissan Board Pakistan (KPB) has urged the Punjab government to stop closing canals till October 31 in the area of Dhundi Estate (District Rajanpur) to help the farmers sowing different crops in the area presently.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Lahore Zoo observes Wildlife Day

The Lahore Zoo, as part of its education and awareness programme, has observed the Wildlife Day on Thursday. The zoo authority distributed posters of animal to the visitors, said a spokesman. Officials informed the visitors regarding animal behaviour and

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

IGP orders special security till Eid

Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Ziaul Hassan Khan Thursday directed higher police officials for taking special security measures during the last ten days of Ramazanul Mubarak till Eidul Fitr in the province. He ordered CCPO Karachi Azhar Ali Farooqui

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

PQTI distances itself from October 6 strike

A delegation of Pakistan Qaumi Tajir Ittehad (PQTI) led by its central chairman and President Tajir Ittehad Multan, Tariq Mehmud Malik called on Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at the Chief Minister's Secretariat here on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Proposed NRO termed mere farce

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Finance Mohammad Pervaiz Malik has said the proposed national reconciliation ordinance is mere farce as it is aimed at keeping the PPP away from the resignations ahead of presidential poll.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Punjab Assembly passes two bills

Punjab Assembly Thursday passed the Punjab Forensic Science Agency Bill 2007 (Bill No 16 of 2007) and the Punjab Public Defender Services Bill 2007 (Bill No 13 of 2007). Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja tabled both the bills in the house, following sus

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Punjab Assembly passes two bills

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Speaker satisfied with Punjab Assembly performance

Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Mohammad Afzal Sahi has said he is happy over the performance of the provincial assembly, saying a record number of legislation was made during its tenure. He said this while talking to reporters here at Punjab Assembly on

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Presidential polls: Sindh Assembly session hall to be declared polling station

The Sindh Assembly session hall, under Rule 9 of the Presidential Order 1988, will be declared polling station for the presidential election being held on Saturday (October 6). Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussein Shah, before beginning the proceedings of the Si

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Sindh chief secretary gives Rs 6.4 million cheque to Quaid's grand daughter

Chief Secretary Sindh Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi presented a cheque amounting Rs 6.4 million to Khursheed Begum, the granddaughter of Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah here on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

PBTE to present medals to students

Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) will present medals to the position holder students of Annual Examination 2007 in Diploma of Associate Engineer (DAE), Diploma in Commerce (DCom) and Diploma in Business Administration (DBA), in an awards ceremon

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Umahat-ul-Momineen conference held

The Punjab Auqaf department has arranged Umahat-ul-Momineen conference held here on Thursday in collaboration with the university of Punjab in which religious affairs director Dr Tahir Raza was chief guest. The conference was attended by teachers and stud

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Eradication of violence against women stressed

Chief Executive of the Marvi Organisation and Chief Coordinator of "Aurat Tanzeem Ittehad", Zaibunnissa Mallah has called for eradication of violence against women.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Empowerment of women stressed

The Secretary General of United Nations Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the empowerment of women is vital to achieve peace and security, improved living standards and respect for human rights.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

MQM members to attend next cabinet meeting: spokesman

Despite having some reservations over proposed National Reconciliation Ordinance, the ministers belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will attend the next cabinet meeting, MQM Spokesman Haider Abbas Rizvi said on Thursday.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Obituary

Mst. Zainab, mother of Farooq Ghanchi, president, All Pakistan Muslim Ghanchi Federation (APMGF), died in Karachi on October 4, 2007, after a brief illness. She left behind five sons and three daughters to mourn her death. Her Soyem held on Thursday at Gu

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Youm-i-Ali observed with traditional zeal

With a persistent traditional zeal Youm-e-Shahadat-e-Hazrat Ali (R A) was observed on Thursday amid strict security arrangements to avert any untoward situation in the city. According to the organisers a Majlis, which was held at the Nishter Park at 11.30

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Sindh Assembly adopts two bills amid rumpus

Nothing worth the name has changed in the attitude of the members of the Sindh Assembly toward decorum of the august House, after five years of rigorous exercise and education in parliamentary decency, as it was pandemonium, as usual, that caused abrupt a

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

PTA to evaluate service standard of WLL operators

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in a move to evaluate the service standards provided by wireless local loop (WLL) operators, will conduct a survey in the first quarter of 2008.

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

AlZamin Leasing Modarba''s profit up to Rs 44.211 million

The profit after tax of Al Zamin Leasing Modaraba Limited has increased by 38 percent to Rs 44.211 million in the year ending June 30, as compared to Rs 31.962 million earned in the corresponding period in 2006 financial year. The earning per share of the

Published 05 Oct, 2007 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	277.93
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	154.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 12	5,983.99
Nasdaq / Nov 12	19,281.40
Dow Jones / Nov 12	43,910.98
India Sensex / Nov 13	78,360.01
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	38,794.83
Hang Seng / Nov 13	19,656.76
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	8,051.12
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	19,112.16

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 12	231,911
Petrol/Litre / Nov 13	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	68.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	2,606.22
Diesel/Litre / Nov 13	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	600 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	64.90 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	996.67 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 13 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 13 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	600 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 13 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 13 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 13 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	64.90 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 13 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 13 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	996.67 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 13 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 13 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 13 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	79,861,776 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 13 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	71,760,455 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 13 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	56,364,168 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	45,537,793 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	40,139,141 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Nov 13 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	37,703,615 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,322,891 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,433,912 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 13 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,718,419 ▲ 0.00

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