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Print - 2008-05-25
PPP firm supporter of judicial freedom: Shazia

PPP firm supporter of judicial freedom: Shazia

Sindh Information Minister Shazia Mari has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) fully believed in the independence of judiciary and the government is in process to develop a constitutional package to strengthen is important institution.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
New electric turbines installed in Chitral

New electric turbines installed in Chitral

The NWFP Minister for Population and Welfare, Saleem Khan said on Saturday, old electric turbines and other gadgets of Chitral Hydel Power Station were replaced with new machinery keeping in view the longstanding demand of the local population.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
IHS to hold workshop on May 27

IHS to hold workshop on May 27

Institute of Horticultural Sciences (IHS) will hold one-day workshop on "Role of medicinal plants in poverty alleviation", a part of university-industry interaction project of Higher Education Commission (HEC), on Tuesday, May 27 at University of Agricult
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
UVAS vice chancellor for promotion of scientific knowledge

UVAS vice chancellor for promotion of scientific knowledge

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore (UVAS) vice-chancellor Professor Muhammad Nawaz has stressed on developing linkages and in close collaboration with scientists within and outside the country for the promotion of scientific knowledge.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Tevta to conduct survey on job requirement

Tevta to conduct survey on job requirement

To access the exact number of job requirements, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has planned to conduct a research to streamline the market requirements.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
CDGK to hold workshop for students

CDGK to hold workshop for students

The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) would organise a six-day workshop on 'Lets discover the leader in you' for the top students of different institutes, that will start from May 26.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Call to achieve wheat procurement target in a week

Call to achieve wheat procurement target in a week

The DCO, Major Azam Suleman Khan (Retd) has urged upon the local staff of Food Department to gear up their efforts for achieving the remaining target of wheat procurement in the district within a week. Presiding over a meeting, he warned that disciplinary
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Killing of TV reporter condemned

Killing of TV reporter condemned

Larkana based journalists and members Sindh Journalists Society (SJS) here on Saturday strongly condemned the targeted killing of Mohammad Ibrahim, a reporter associated with Express TV at Bajaur (Fata).
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Mobilink, Fire Records unveil new album of Strings

Mobilink, Fire Records unveil new album of Strings

Mobilink in collaboration with Fire Records has announced the exclusive sponsorship and launch of the new album of pop group Strings "Koee Aanay Wala Hai". Representatives of Mobilink, Fire Records and the band were present to answer media queries and tal
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
World-acclaimed film 'Battle of Algeria' screened on 'Africa Day'

World-acclaimed film 'Battle of Algeria' screened on 'Africa Day'

Algerian Ambassador Nadir Laribou on Friday thanked the people of Pakistan for their bold and unstinted support to the Algerian freedom struggle against French occupation. The Ambassador said this at a gathering of a large number of guests who came to wit
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Pakistani team to attend town planning workshop in Beijing

Pakistani team to attend town planning workshop in Beijing

A 3-member delegation from Pakistan is attending a 3-week long workshop on town planning for developing countries here. The Pakistani delegates include Syed Hasan Rizvi, Project Director, CDA, Shahid Nadeem Berlas, Joint Secretary National Reconstruction
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
KTP workshop organised for youth of Larkana district

KTP workshop organised for youth of Larkana district

Khaksar Tehreek Pakistan (KTP) Larkana Chapter organised one-day workshop on "Social Change and Development of Society" for the youth of district at its provincial office here on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
LRBT offered cheque for 600 eye operations

LRBT offered cheque for 600 eye operations

Asif Jooma, Managing Director and Saima Kamila Khan, Company Secretary of Abbott Laboratories, Pakistan visited the LRBT Free Tertiary Eye Hospital in Korangi, Karachi, on May 14. They presented a cheque to Saquib Hamid Honorary CEO of LRBT as a donation
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
65 teams set up to treat flood-victims

65 teams set up to treat flood-victims

As many as 65 health teams have been constituted to treat monsoon flood-affected patients across the district, said EDO Health Dr Zafar Alvi on Saturday. Talking to newsmen, he said that out of those teams 37 were stationary, while 28 were mobile, adding
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Need to address oral health problems stressed

Need to address oral health problems stressed

The capacity of public health institutions to address the oral health problems is limited to cater the entire population. Talking to Business Recorder, a dentist working at a government hospital on the condition of anonymity, said that oral health
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
BIEK activates directorate of educational research

BIEK activates directorate of educational research

The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has activated its Directorate of Educational Research with immediate effect. An announcement to this effect was made by the Chairman of the BIEK, Professor Anwar Ahmed Zai.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Mexican envoy visits PAL

Mexican envoy visits PAL

Mexican Ambassador, Arturo Hernandez and Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Iftikhar Arif have agreed to enhance artistic and literary ties between Mexico and Pakistan. It was decided on Saturday during the visit of the Ambassador to the Academy
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Rally against killing of journalist

Rally against killing of journalist

The activists of political parties including PPP, PML-N, Jamaat-i-Islami, Tehreek-i-Insaaf and MQM took part in a protest demonstration organised by the electronic media against the assassination of Muhammad Ibrahim of Express News outside the press club
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Fazl lauds proposed constitutional Package

Fazl lauds proposed constitutional Package

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Saturday appreciated Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s proposed constitutional package terming it 'an important development' to further strengthen democratic institutions in the country.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
PTI UK chapter meeting on May 26

PTI UK chapter meeting on May 26

The UK Chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is meeting here on May 26 to finalise its re-organisation, Chief Organiser Khawaja Muhammad Imtiaz announced on Saturday. The meeting will take place at Pakistan Community Centre in the northern London locality o
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Dar accuses previous government of plundering national wealth

Dar accuses previous government of plundering national wealth

Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader and under resignation Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has criticised the previous government for taking too many loans during its tenure which resulted in amounting the figure to Rs 2400 billion. Talking to a private news chan
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
PSMA propose tax on gur production

PSMA propose tax on gur production

The sugar industry has demanded government documentation of gur industry to increase sugar production and sales tax collection along with foreign exchange earning through exports to Afghanistan, sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
PSMA propose tax on gur production

PSMA propose tax on gur production

The sugar industry has demanded government documentation of gur industry to increase sugar production and sales tax collection along with foreign exchange earning through exports to Afghanistan, sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
PSMA propose tax on gur production

PSMA propose tax on gur production

The sugar industry has demanded government documentation of gur industry to increase sugar production and sales tax collection along with foreign exchange earning through exports to Afghanistan, sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Zong to invest $7 million in Pakistan

Zong to invest $7 million in Pakistan

Zong, a Chinese mobile company, Chief Executive Officer Qian Li has said that the Chinese mobile company has invested $721 million in telecom sector in Pakistan during 2007 and it would further invest $7 million in Pakistan this year.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Zong to invest $7 million in Pakistan

Zong to invest $7 million in Pakistan

Zong, a Chinese mobile company, Chief Executive Officer Qian Li has said that the Chinese mobile company has invested $721 million in telecom sector in Pakistan during 2007 and it would further invest $7 million in Pakistan this year.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Zong to invest $7 million in Pakistan

Zong to invest $7 million in Pakistan

Zong, a Chinese mobile company, Chief Executive Officer Qian Li has said that the Chinese mobile company has invested $721 million in telecom sector in Pakistan during 2007 and it would further invest $7 million in Pakistan this year.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology

Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology

Big emerging economies called on rich countries to help finance clean energy technologies on Saturday as a meeting of environment ministers sought to add momentum to the fight against climate change.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology

Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology

Big emerging economies called on rich countries to help finance clean energy technologies on Saturday as a meeting of environment ministers sought to add momentum to the fight against climate change.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology

Emerging nations seek G8 help for clean technology

Big emerging economies called on rich countries to help finance clean energy technologies on Saturday as a meeting of environment ministers sought to add momentum to the fight against climate change.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
US names new military liaison officer to Pakistan

US names new military liaison officer to Pakistan

The Pentagon has named Rear Admiral Michael LeFever, a top navy personnel officer, to fill the position as senior American military liaison officer to Pakistan, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
US names new military liaison officer to Pakistan

US names new military liaison officer to Pakistan

The Pentagon has named Rear Admiral Michael LeFever, a top navy personnel officer, to fill the position as senior American military liaison officer to Pakistan, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Mehsud vows to continue jihad in Afghanistan

Mehsud vows to continue jihad in Afghanistan

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, vowed on Saturday to carry on fighting Nato and US-led forces in Afghanistan regardless of negotiations for a peace deal with the Government of Pakistan. The Taliban leader told a group of journalists
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Mehsud vows to continue jihad in Afghanistan

Mehsud vows to continue jihad in Afghanistan

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, vowed on Saturday to carry on fighting Nato and US-led forces in Afghanistan regardless of negotiations for a peace deal with the Government of Pakistan. The Taliban leader told a group of journalists
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Government to provide necessities of life to masses: Prime Minister

Government to provide necessities of life to masses: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's resolve to restore the dignity of the common man by providing all necessities of life to them. He was talking to a delegation of legislators and notables from Faisalabad Division led by
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Government to provide necessities of life to masses: Prime Minister

Government to provide necessities of life to masses: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's resolve to restore the dignity of the common man by providing all necessities of life to them. He was talking to a delegation of legislators and notables from Faisalabad Division led by
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
APHC stages strike to protest Patil's visit

APHC stages strike to protest Patil's visit

Kashmiris staged a general strike here on Saturday to protest a visit by India's president to the revolt-hit region. Businesses closed and schools and colleges declared the day a holiday in line with the strike call by Hurriyat Conference.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
APHC stages strike to protest Patil's visit

APHC stages strike to protest Patil's visit

Kashmiris staged a general strike here on Saturday to protest a visit by India's president to the revolt-hit region. Businesses closed and schools and colleges declared the day a holiday in line with the strike call by Hurriyat Conference.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Egypt police shoot Sudanese migrant

Egypt police shoot Sudanese migrant

Egyptian police shot and wounded a Sudanese man who tried to cross its border illegally into Israel from the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, medical and security sources said. A security official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters the 29-year-old Sudan
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
McCain -out of touch with Cuban Americans?

McCain -out of touch with Cuban Americans?

When Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama told a Miami gathering he would lift restrictions on travel to communist Cuba by Cuban Americans, he was met with cheers. Just a few years ago, his comments to the Cuban American National Foundation o
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
China rebukes Brown for meeting Dalai Lama

China rebukes Brown for meeting Dalai Lama

China voiced "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" on Saturday after a meeting between British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
China may turn net coal importer

China may turn net coal importer

China, the world's top coal producer and consumer, may turn into a net coal importer this year due to shipping bottlenecks, the head of the China Coal Transport and Sales Association said on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (May 24, 2008) and the forecast for Sunday (May 25, 2008).
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Students, teachers were 12 percent of quake dead

Students, teachers were 12 percent of quake dead

Nearly 12 percent of those killed in China's south-western Sichuan province by the massive May 12 earthquake were students and teachers, crushed when their schools collapsed on top of them, the Beijing News reported on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Egypt to extend state of emergency

Egypt to extend state of emergency

Egypt's 27-year state of emergency is to be extended by another year because legislation aimed at replacing it with a new anti-terror law is not ready, a parliamentary official told AFP on Saturday. "On Monday the state of emergency will be extended by on
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Iranian troops kill nine Kurd rebels

Iranian troops kill nine Kurd rebels

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have killed nine Kurdish rebels, five of them women, in clashes in West Azarbaijan province near the border with Turkey, reports said on Saturday. "Revolutionary Guards clashed with a 10-member team and nine were killed," Jomhu
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

The World Health Organisation''s 193 member states on Saturday overcame their deep divisions over intellectual property rules and endorsed a strategy to help improve developing-country access to drugs and medical tests.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Poultry rates

Poultry rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (May 24, 2008) and for Sunday (May 25, 2008).
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

The World Health Organisation's 193 member states on Saturday overcame their deep divisions over intellectual property rules and endorsed a strategy to help improve developing-country access to drugs and medical tests.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

The World Health Organisation's 193 member states on Saturday overcame their deep divisions over intellectual property rules and endorsed a strategy to help improve developing-country access to drugs and medical tests.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
E-payment: 1,352 big taxpayers asked to open accounts with NBP

E-payment: 1,352 big taxpayers asked to open accounts with NBP

The Federal Board of Revenue has requested 1,352 big taxpayers to open their accounts with the National Bank of Pakistan for availing e-payment facility. Sources told Business Recorder on Saturday that the collectors of sales tax have approached th
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
E-payment: 1,352 big taxpayers asked to open accounts with NBP

E-payment: 1,352 big taxpayers asked to open accounts with NBP

The Federal Board of Revenue has requested 1,352 big taxpayers to open their accounts with the National Bank of Pakistan for availing e-payment facility. Sources told Business Recorder on Saturday that the collectors of sales tax have approached th
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
E-payment: 1,352 big taxpayers asked to open accounts with NBP

E-payment: 1,352 big taxpayers asked to open accounts with NBP

The Federal Board of Revenue has requested 1,352 big taxpayers to open their accounts with the National Bank of Pakistan for availing e-payment facility. Sources told Business Recorder on Saturday that the collectors of sales tax have approached th
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
SHO, driver killed in bomb blast

SHO, driver killed in bomb blast

A police official and his driver were killed and two others sustained injuries in a remote control bomb that hit their vehicle in Nasirbagh, a suburban locality of Peshawar city when they were on routine patrolling of the area on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
SHO, driver killed in bomb blast

SHO, driver killed in bomb blast

A police official and his driver were killed and two others sustained injuries in a remote control bomb that hit their vehicle in Nasirbagh, a suburban locality of Peshawar city when they were on routine patrolling of the area on Saturday.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Counter-terrorism: Rice hopes to find common ground with Pakistan

Counter-terrorism: Rice hopes to find common ground with Pakistan

Recognising that fighting terrorism is not about military action alone, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has voiced the hope to find common ground with Pakistan in dealing with the problem along Pak-Afghan border region.
Published 25 May, 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 (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Counter-terrorism: Rice hopes to find common ground with Pakistan

Counter-terrorism: Rice hopes to find common ground with Pakistan

Recognising that fighting terrorism is not about military action alone, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has voiced the hope to find common ground with Pakistan in dealing with the problem along Pak-Afghan border region.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in four years

Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in four years

Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level in more than four years, figures released by the US military showed on Saturday, but officials said progress was still fragile and reversible.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Saudi inflation hits 10.5 percent on rents, food

Saudi inflation hits 10.5 percent on rents, food

Annual inflation in Saudi Arabia accelerated to at least a 27-year high of 10.5 percent in April from 9.6 percent the previous month, fuelled by rents and food prices in the world's largest oil exporter. The cost of living index for the largest Arab econo
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Statfjord leak halts 138,000 barrels per day of North Sea oil

Statfjord leak halts 138,000 barrels per day of North Sea oil

An oil spill at the large Statfjord oilfield in the North Sea shut about 138,000 barrels per day of production on Saturday and triggered the evacuation of workers, but the leak has been stopped, operator StatoilHydro said. "It was a serious situation, but
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Kazakh movie wins Cannes' 'Un Certain Regard' prize

Kazakh movie wins Cannes' 'Un Certain Regard' prize

Kazakh movie "Tulpan", in which an aspiring shepherd's big ears are compared with those of Prince Charles, on Saturday bagged the top prize at Cannes' official "Un Certain Regard" section grouping original movies.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

The Federal Board of Revenue is making comprehensive changes in the SRO.565 (I)/2006 to exempt customs duty on the import of raw materials, sub-components, components and assemblies (not manufactured locally) to facilitate the local industry in the budget
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

The Federal Board of Revenue is making comprehensive changes in the SRO.565 (I)/2006 to exempt customs duty on the import of raw materials, sub-components, components and assemblies (not manufactured locally) to facilitate the local industry in the budget
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

The Federal Board of Revenue is making comprehensive changes in the SRO.565 (I)/2006 to exempt customs duty on the import of raw materials, sub-components, components and assemblies (not manufactured locally) to facilitate the local industry in the budget
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

Budget 2008-09: FBR intends to offer concessions to local industry

The Federal Board of Revenue is making comprehensive changes in the SRO.565 (I)/2006 to exempt customs duty on the import of raw materials, sub-components, components and assemblies (not manufactured locally) to facilitate the local industry in the budget
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Iftikhar accorded warm welcome in Faisalabad

Iftikhar accorded warm welcome in Faisalabad

The caravan of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry reached Faisalabad late Saturday night, Aaj TV reported. According to the channel the caravan took about eight hours to reach Faisalabad. Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudh
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Iftikhar accorded warm welcome in Faisalabad

Iftikhar accorded warm welcome in Faisalabad

The caravan of deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry reached Faisalabad late Saturday night, Aaj TV reported. According to the channel the caravan took about eight hours to reach Faisalabad. Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudh
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Finance, planning commission differ on size of PSDP

Finance, planning commission differ on size of PSDP

The Annual Planning Co-ordination Committee (APCC) has proposed Rs 490 billions Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the consideration of the National Economic Council (NEC), which may reduce it due to the financial constraints the government is f
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
THE RUPEE: 60 paisa more appreciation

THE RUPEE: 60 paisa more appreciation

Bullish sentiment persisted on the interbank market on Saturday as the rupee extended its gain, gaining 60 more against dollar for buying and selling at 67.90 and 68.00, dealers said.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Finance, planning commission differ on size of PSDP

Finance, planning commission differ on size of PSDP

The Annual Planning Co-ordination Committee (APCC) has proposed Rs 490 billions Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the consideration of the National Economic Council (NEC), which may reduce it due to the financial constraints the government is f
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
THE RUPEE: 60 paisa more appreciation

THE RUPEE: 60 paisa more appreciation

Bullish sentiment persisted on the interbank market on Saturday as the rupee extended its gain, gaining 60 more against dollar for buying and selling at 67.90 and 68.00, dealers said.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
Finance, planning commission differ on size of PSDP

Finance, planning commission differ on size of PSDP

The Annual Planning Co-ordination Committee (APCC) has proposed Rs 490 billions Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for the consideration of the National Economic Council (NEC), which may reduce it due to the financial constraints the government is f
Published 25 May, 2008 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 (May 24, 2008).

Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
PML-N demands joint session of parliament

PML-N demands joint session of parliament

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday demanded of the coalition government to summon the joint session of the Parliament for impeaching President Pervez Musharraf.
Published 25 May, 2008 12:00am
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