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Print - 2008-03-16
Consumer courts set up in Sialkot

Consumer courts set up in Sialkot

All channels and resources are being mobilised for creating awareness among the consumers about the protection and promotion of consumers' rights and in this regard consumers court has already been established in Sialkot, said District Co-ordination Offic
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Mirwaiz for OIC support to end repression in occupied Kashmir

Mirwaiz for OIC support to end repression in occupied Kashmir

The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has called for support of OIC fraternity for bringing an end to the atmosphere of uncertainty, repression and denial of fundamental freedoms in occupied Kashmir.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
'Musharraf's policies responsible for present crises'

'Musharraf's policies responsible for present crises'

Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said that due to the policies of Musharraf, our country is entrapped in many crises. The reaction of Lal Masjid and Wana operation is coming before us in the form of te
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Zardari and Nawaz urged to nominate Prime Minister at the earliest

Zardari and Nawaz urged to nominate Prime Minister at the earliest

A Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader on Saturday called upon Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PML Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif to finalise the candidate for premiership at the earliest. PML-N Leader Rao Ashiq Ali Khan talking to
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Zardari asked to nominate Fahim for Prime Minister slot

Zardari asked to nominate Fahim for Prime Minister slot

Score of workers of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Saturday staged a protest demonstration here asking co-chairperson, Asif Ali Zardari to nominate Makhdoom Amin Fahim for the slot of Prime Minister. The workers assembled here at Press Club.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Anti-measles drive starts in Sialkot

Anti-measles drive starts in Sialkot

District Nazim Muhammad Akmal Cheema and District Co-ordination Officer Captain Atta Muhammad Khan (Retd) jointly inaugurated the anti-measles drive in Sialkot. During the campaign more than 12.14 lakh children would be inoculated in Sialkot and other teh
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Workers take out rally

Workers take out rally

Hundreds of workers of shoe factories took out a rally against their owners in Toba Tek Singh city for not raising their wages. The rally started from Kamal Chowk and after marching through various roads concluded at the same place. The demonstrators chan
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Two students among six killed in different mishaps

Two students among six killed in different mishaps

Six persons including two students were killed and more than thirty injured in various road accidents, here Saturday. In first accident, three persons were killed, when a rashly driven truck hit a motorcycle rickshaw near River Chenab Bridge in Chiniot. A
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Man, son killed in road mishap

Man, son killed in road mishap

A man and his son were killed on Saturday when an over speeding passenger bus hit a motorbike in the jurisdiction of Sohrab Goth Police Station. Police said that a man and his son were crushed to death by inter-city passenger bus coming from Nawabshah to
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Four kids die in Mardan roof collapse

Four kids die in Mardan roof collapse

Four children were killed, while four other persons received injuries when a roof of a house caved-in in Mardan. According to sources, a roof of a house located in Kanzkandi in Baghdada area collapsed suddenly last night killing four kids and wounding fou
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Zardari murder case hearing put off

Zardari murder case hearing put off

The hearing of a bail plea by PPPP co-chairman Asif Zardari in double murder case of former Justice Nizam Ahmed and his only son Naeem Ahmed was put off by Additional District and Sessions Judge, South, Sofia Latif here on Saturday.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Suspect in Benazir's procession bombing remanded to police

Suspect in Benazir's procession bombing remanded to police

An Anti-Terrorism Court on Saturday handed over to police, for questioning till March 27, a suspect of twin suicide bombing in the rally of Benazir Bhutto. Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the suspect, was produced in the court under tight security after he was bro
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
US urged to back Asif, Nawaz to build constitutional democracy

US urged to back Asif, Nawaz to build constitutional democracy

An influential US newspaper Saturday urged the Bush administration to support secular moderate Pakistani leaders, including Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, who have pledged real constitutional democracy and the rule of law in Pakistan.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
PPP 'Ethics Committee' to monitor party members

PPP 'Ethics Committee' to monitor party members

PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has decided to form an Ethics Committee to look into public complaints regarding unethical behaviour of PPP members or PPP parliamentarians.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
JWMJ holds spring festival today

JWMJ holds spring festival today

Jamnagar Wehvaria Memon Jamat, a social welfare trust working for the betterment and welfare of Memon community is organising a 'Spring Festival' at Sindbad Kids World Defence near Nisar Shaheed Park, here on Sunday, March 16.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
PPP parliamentary party meeting today

PPP parliamentary party meeting today

The parliamentary party of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will meet today (Sunday) at Parliament House. Co- chairman of the party, Asif Ali Zardari will chair the meeting. During the meeting important matters including nomination for the slots of Prime Min
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
MMA to support PPP-led government: Fazl

MMA to support PPP-led government: Fazl

Secretary General Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said MMA would extend unconditional support to PPP-led coalition government in the centre with regard to ministries.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Body set up to assess suicide blasts damage

Body set up to assess suicide blasts damage

The Punjab caretaker chief minister Ejaz Nisar on Saturday set up a committee to assess the damage caused by two suicide bomb attacks in Lahore and submit report in the next two to three days. He said that he had sought a structural stability report from
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Five-week performance audit workshop concludes

Five-week performance audit workshop concludes

"The institution of audit certainly has an effective role in achieving the goal of economic growth and development." The Additional Auditor General, Rukhsana Jabbar said this while addressing the concluding ceremony of a five-week long 71st International
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti

Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti

Unknown miscreants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline in Loti area of Dera Bugti, police officials told APP on Saturday. According to reports, unknown miscreants had strapped explosive device with the pipeline supplying gas to a purification plant fr
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
CDGK prepares emergency rain plan

CDGK prepares emergency rain plan

The Municipal Public Health Department of City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has prepared a rain emergency plan for the next monsoon. Under the plan, complaint centres will be set up in city's various areas, which will function round-the-clock and st
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
CJCSC visits POF

CJCSC visits POF

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, visited Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah Cantt on Saturday. Lieutenant General, Syed Sabahat Husain, Chairman POF Board received the CJCSC and introduced him with POF Board Member
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
CCPO bans kite flying

CCPO bans kite flying

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore, Malik Muhammad Iqbal has banned kite flying in the provincial metropolis and warned that the violators of ban would be arrested. The police have set up 76 teams to implement the ban on kite flying.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
69,996 cusecs water released from reservoirs

69,996 cusecs water released from reservoirs

Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Saturday released 69,996 cusecs water from various rim stations. According to Irsa, an overall water inflow from various reservoirs was recorded at 69,380 cusecs.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Lecture on 'multiculturalism and beyond' held

Lecture on 'multiculturalism and beyond' held

Pakistan Study Centre in collaboration with Department of History, Punjab University, on Saturday arranged a lecture by Professor Dr Jamal Malik on 'Multiculturalism and beyond', who is the Chairman of Religious and Islamic Studies at the University of Er
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Decentralisation of powers may ensure peace in Fata

Decentralisation of powers may ensure peace in Fata

Fata needs constitutional reforms and sustainable economic development with maximum focus on decentralising powers of the political administration to the elected agency councillors besides strengthening the tribes to deal with foreign elements with the of
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Agriculture, livestock main sources of livelihood: Hunt

Agriculture, livestock main sources of livelihood: Hunt

A 10-day orientation programme for post-graduate students of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) concluded on Saturday with a certificate distribution ceremony at the City Campus. The American Consulate in Lahore and Principal Officer,
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
'No one can form forward bloc in PPPP'

'No one can form forward bloc in PPPP'

No one could form forward bloc in PPPP and anyone who tried in the past had lost his personal identity, instead making any harm to the party, said the newly elected MNA on women reserved seat from NWFP Farhat Amir Muhammad Khan.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Qayyum accepts challenge

Qayyum accepts challenge

Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum on Saturday accepted the open debate challenge of Supreme Court Bar Association's president Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan for a public debate on the topic of restoration of deposed judges of supreme and high courts, a privat
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Aitzaz challenges government attorneys for live judicial debate

Aitzaz challenges government attorneys for live judicial debate

The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan on Saturday challenged the official solicitors including Malik Muhammad Qayyum and Shariffuddin Pirzada to hold a live debate with him on any TV channel.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
KESC financial cost zooms up

KESC financial cost zooms up

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) financial cost during June 30, 2006 to December 31, 2007 rocketed up by 215 percent. KESC corporate results stated that the Company paid Rs 225.3 million to the banks on account of interest on its loans taken in
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Protest against Taliban: Landikotal residents block Pak-Afghan highway

Protest against Taliban: Landikotal residents block Pak-Afghan highway

Local Taliban forced the women not to sit with open faces near the roadsides in Charwazgai in Landikotal however, some people of the nearby area reacted to this action of local Taliban and blocked the Pak-Afghan highway for nearly half hour in protest aga
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Conservatives set to keep control of Iran assembly

Conservatives set to keep control of Iran assembly

Iranian election results on Saturday showed conservatives on course to keep their grip on parliament, but some were expected to join reformists in flaying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the economy.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Conservatives set to keep control of Iran assembly

Conservatives set to keep control of Iran assembly

Iranian election results on Saturday showed conservatives on course to keep their grip on parliament, but some were expected to join reformists in flaying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the economy.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Islamabad blast kills Turk, wounds five Americans

Islamabad blast kills Turk, wounds five Americans

A Turkish woman was killed and five Americans were among 11 people wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Saturday night, police said. The other wounded included a Briton, a Canadian and a Japanese national, and
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Islamabad blast kills Turk, wounds five Americans

Islamabad blast kills Turk, wounds five Americans

A Turkish woman was killed and five Americans were among 11 people wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Saturday night, police said. The other wounded included a Briton, a Canadian and a Japanese national, and
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Top Saudi cleric calls for liberal writers' death

Top Saudi cleric calls for liberal writers' death

The Saudi Arabia's most revered cleric said in a rare Fatwa this week that two writers should be tried for apostasy and put to death if they do not repent. Sheikh Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak was responding to recent articles in al-Riyadh newspaper that questio
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Top Saudi cleric calls for liberal writers' death

Top Saudi cleric calls for liberal writers' death

The Saudi Arabia's most revered cleric said in a rare Fatwa this week that two writers should be tried for apostasy and put to death if they do not repent. Sheikh Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak was responding to recent articles in al-Riyadh newspaper that questio
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries

Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries

Tony Blair on Saturday urged the world''s heaviest polluters including the United States, China and India to agree to binding emissions cuts, saying failure to act on global warming would be "unforgivably irresponsible."
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries

Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries

Tony Blair on Saturday urged the world's heaviest polluters including the United States, China and India to agree to binding emissions cuts, saying failure to act on global warming would be "unforgivably irresponsible."
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries

Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries

Tony Blair on Saturday urged the world's heaviest polluters including the United States, China and India to agree to binding emissions cuts, saying failure to act on global warming would be "unforgivably irresponsible."
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Pak-Afghan CC&I to be set up: MoU signed

Pak-Afghan CC&I to be set up: MoU signed

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AFCCI) on Saturday signed here a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishment of a joint trade body with the title of ''Pakistan-Afgh
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Pak-Afghan CC&I to be set up: MoU signed

Pak-Afghan CC&I to be set up: MoU signed

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AFCCI) on Saturday signed here a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishment of a joint trade body with the title of 'Pakistan-Afgha
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Pak-Afghan CC&I to be set up: MoU signed

Pak-Afghan CC&I to be set up: MoU signed

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) and Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AFCCI) on Saturday signed here a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishment of a joint trade body with the title of 'Pakistan-Afgha
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
'Provinces starting Rs 1.028 billion clean environment plan'

'Provinces starting Rs 1.028 billion clean environment plan'

The provincial governments are planning scientific landfill in major cities and waste water treatment plants for municipal sewage. This was stated by Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro while addressing the participants of the signing ceremony of 'Islamaba
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
'Provinces starting Rs 1.028 billion clean environment plan'

'Provinces starting Rs 1.028 billion clean environment plan'

The provincial governments are planning scientific landfill in major cities and waste water treatment plants for municipal sewage. This was stated by Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro while addressing the participants of the signing ceremony of 'Islamaba
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Bangladesh garment exports show strong recovery

Bangladesh garment exports show strong recovery

Bangladesh''s garment exports grew strongly on the back of hefty exports to major markets in Europe and the United States, signalling a recovery by the vital industry, officials said on Saturday. Exports grew by 58 percent in January to 957 million dollar
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Bangladesh garment exports show strong recovery

Bangladesh garment exports show strong recovery

Bangladesh's garment exports grew strongly on the back of hefty exports to major markets in Europe and the United States, signalling a recovery by the vital industry, officials said on Saturday. Exports grew by 58 percent in January to 957 million dollars
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Bangladesh garment exports show strong recovery

Bangladesh garment exports show strong recovery

Bangladesh's garment exports grew strongly on the back of hefty exports to major markets in Europe and the United States, signalling a recovery by the vital industry, officials said on Saturday. Exports grew by 58 percent in January to 957 million dollars
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
SECP issues show-cause notices to HWSM, FCEL directors

SECP issues show-cause notices to HWSM, FCEL directors

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has given show-cause notices to the directors-elect of the Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited (HWSM) and the directors of group companies of the First Capital Equities Limited (FCEL) after being accu
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
SECP issues show-cause notices to HWSM, FCEL directors

SECP issues show-cause notices to HWSM, FCEL directors

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has given show-cause notices to the directors-elect of the Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited (HWSM) and the directors of group companies of the First Capital Equities Limited (FCEL) after being accu
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
SECP issues show-cause notices to HWSM, FCEL directors

SECP issues show-cause notices to HWSM, FCEL directors

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has given show-cause notices to the directors-elect of the Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited (HWSM) and the directors of group companies of the First Capital Equities Limited (FCEL) after being accu
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Nato says near deal on Russian Afghan help

Nato says near deal on Russian Afghan help

Nato said on Saturday it was nearing a deal to use Russian land and airspace to supply its security forces in Afghanistan, but Western diplomats denied any trade-off with Moscow to keep Ukraine and Georgia out of Nato.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Nato says near deal on Russian Afghan help

Nato says near deal on Russian Afghan help

Nato said on Saturday it was nearing a deal to use Russian land and airspace to supply its security forces in Afghanistan, but Western diplomats denied any trade-off with Moscow to keep Ukraine and Georgia out of Nato.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
ADB to provide $301 million for NHA projects

ADB to provide $301 million for NHA projects

Asian Development Bank will provide $301 million to National Highway Authority for "National Highway Development Sector Investment Programme-Project II" for improving domestic transport system serving inter-provincial traffic and selected national highway
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
ADB to provide $301 million for NHA projects

ADB to provide $301 million for NHA projects

Asian Development Bank will provide $301 million to National Highway Authority for "National Highway Development Sector Investment Programme-Project II" for improving domestic transport system serving inter-provincial traffic and selected national highway
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
ADB to provide $301 million for NHA projects

ADB to provide $301 million for NHA projects

Asian Development Bank will provide $301 million to National Highway Authority for "National Highway Development Sector Investment Programme-Project II" for improving domestic transport system serving inter-provincial traffic and selected national highway
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Modern container scanner system installed at PICT

Modern container scanner system installed at PICT

The Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) on Saturday installed a state-of-the-art container-scanner system to comply with the directives of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Abdullah Yousuf opened the
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Modern container scanner system installed at PICT

Modern container scanner system installed at PICT

The Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) on Saturday installed a state-of-the-art container-scanner system to comply with the directives of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Abdullah Yousuf opened the
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Modern container scanner system installed at PICT

Modern container scanner system installed at PICT

The Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) on Saturday installed a state-of-the-art container-scanner system to comply with the directives of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Abdullah Yousuf opened the
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Snowfall cools Canadian home sales in February

Snowfall cools Canadian home sales in February

A series of winter snowstorms that blanketed Eastern Canada through February cut into existing home sales for a third straight month, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Friday. Sales in Canada's major markets fell 6.4 percent in February from Ja
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
First church opens in Qatar

First church opens in Qatar

Christians in Qatar opened their first church on Friday, joining fellow believers in most other Gulf Arab states who have long been able to worship in churches rather than homes and other venues. An inauguration event was held for St Mary's Roman Catholic
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
RWE proposes European power grid company

RWE proposes European power grid company

Germany's RWE plans to bring its high-voltage power grid into a new cross-border European company, German magazine Der Spiegel reported. According to the plan, utilities in France, Germany or Benelux countries could bring their power grid into a jointly o
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Novartis CFO says share price undervalues business

Novartis CFO says share price undervalues business

Novartis's share price undervalues the business, the Swiss drugmaker's finance chief was quoted as saying, and the long-term growth prospects for the industry were good.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Afghan mobile phones cut after Taliban attacks

Afghan mobile phones cut after Taliban attacks

Mobile phone operators have shut down their networks at night in parts of Afghanistan after attacks by Taliban militants who say troops use the signals to track them down, residents and a phone company official said on Saturday.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
IMF vote deal likely but not without opposition

IMF vote deal likely but not without opposition

Developing countries have opposed a new voting formula meant to increase their sway in the International Monetary Fund, but acknowledge it will likely end up being endorsed by a majority of the IMF's 185 member nations.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Hu Jintao re-elected Chinese president

Hu Jintao re-elected Chinese president

China's Communist Party chief Hu Jintao was given five more years as president at an elaborate parliamentary ceremony here on Saturday, but his orchestrated victory was overshadowed by turmoil in Tibet.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Hu Jintao re-elected Chinese president

Hu Jintao re-elected Chinese president

China's Communist Party chief Hu Jintao was given five more years as president at an elaborate parliamentary ceremony here on Saturday, but his orchestrated victory was overshadowed by turmoil in Tibet.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
'Caretaker government fulfilled fair elections responsibility'

'Caretaker government fulfilled fair elections responsibility'

Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro in his opening remarks at the last Caretaker Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister Secretariat on Saturday said that the caretaker government had fulfilled its prime responsibility of facilitating the Election Commission
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (March 15, 2008).

Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
'Caretaker government fulfilled fair elections responsibility'

'Caretaker government fulfilled fair elections responsibility'

Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro in his opening remarks at the last Caretaker Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister Secretariat on Saturday said that the caretaker government had fulfilled its prime responsibility of facilitating the Election Commission
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (March 15, 2008) and for Sunday (March 16, 2008).
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
IFJ delegation meets Musharraf

IFJ delegation meets Musharraf

A three-member fact-finding mission of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) met President Pervez Musharraf here Saturday and termed the media environment in the country as forward-looking. Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary who is leading the
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
KESC asked to acquire 200 megawatts rental power plants

KESC asked to acquire 200 megawatts rental power plants

The federal government is said to be proposing to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to acquire those rental power plants, which the latter had refused to accept in the past, informed sources told Business Recorder.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
KESC asked to acquire 200 megawatts rental power plants

KESC asked to acquire 200 megawatts rental power plants

The federal government is said to be proposing to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to acquire those rental power plants, which the latter had refused to accept in the past, informed sources told Business Recorder.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
KESC asked to acquire 200 megawatts rental power plants

KESC asked to acquire 200 megawatts rental power plants

The federal government is said to be proposing to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to acquire those rental power plants, which the latter had refused to accept in the past, informed sources told Business Recorder.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Oil products prices upped by seven percent

Oil products prices upped by seven percent

The caretaker government on Saturday revised the across-the-board petroleum products prices upward by 7 percent. An Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) notification issued here said that from March 16.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Oil products prices upped by seven percent

Oil products prices upped by seven percent

The caretaker government on Saturday revised the across-the-board petroleum products prices upward by 7 percent. An Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) notification issued here said that from March 16.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (March 15, 2008).

Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Oil products prices upped by seven percent

Oil products prices upped by seven percent

The caretaker government on Saturday revised the across-the-board petroleum products prices upward by 7 percent. An Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) notification issued here said that from March 16.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Intelligence and customs tax fraud division to be set up

Intelligence and customs tax fraud division to be set up

The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation will set up National Intelligence Division and Customs Tax Fraud Division with the help of international intelligence agencies of Malaysia, Turkey and Singapore.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (March 15, 2008).

Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Intelligence and customs tax fraud division to be set up

Intelligence and customs tax fraud division to be set up

The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation will set up National Intelligence Division and Customs Tax Fraud Division with the help of international intelligence agencies of Malaysia, Turkey and Singapore.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Intelligence and customs tax fraud division to be set up

Intelligence and customs tax fraud division to be set up

The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation will set up National Intelligence Division and Customs Tax Fraud Division with the help of international intelligence agencies of Malaysia, Turkey and Singapore.
Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (March 15, 2008).

Published 16 Mar, 2008 12:00am
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