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Print - 2008-09-08
Bolger in lush pastures new

Bolger in lush pastures new

Irish trainer Jim Bolger made light of the absence of rival Aidan O'Brien's champion Duke of Marmalade to win the Irish Champion Stakes on Sunday with his Epsom Derby hero New Approach.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
US Open organisers give assurances that roof will be built

US Open organisers give assurances that roof will be built

US Open organisers say that they are more committed than ever to putting a cover over Arthur Ashe Stadium to prevent future washouts at the Grand Slam tennis tournament. Tournament chief executive Arlen Kantarian said they just completed a third study on
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
England win still leaves Capello seeking answers

England win still leaves Capello seeking answers

England's 2-0 win over Andorra in their opening World Cup qualifier on Saturday left coach Fabio Capello with more questions than answers before their next match against Croatia on Wednesday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
When to cut? Opec struggles with falling oil prices

When to cut? Opec struggles with falling oil prices

The question facing the Opec oil producer group which meets this week is when, not if, to cut its oil production target as crude prices slide in the face of weakening economic growth, analysts say.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
New Zealand house prices fall in year to August: survey

New Zealand house prices fall in year to August: survey

New Zealand house prices fell in the year to August, as the economy slowed, and were likely to fall further before recovering, government agency Quotable Value (QV) said on Monday. QV's residential house price index eased 4.5 percent in the month from a y
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Iran's inflation tops 27 percent

Iran's inflation tops 27 percent

Iran's inflation hit 27.6 percent in the calendar month of Mordad that ended August 21, the central bank said Sunday, as Iranians were again battered by rising prices of basic foodstuffs and goods. The consumer price index (CPI) in urban areas increased b
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Bangladesh relaxes ban on trade unions

Bangladesh relaxes ban on trade unions

Bangladesh's army-backed interim government on Sunday relaxed emergency rules to allow limited trade union activity, after transport workers threatened to go on strike over demand for bargaining rights. "Certain emergency provisions have been relaxed for
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Cairn to invest $9.5 million in Bangladesh gas field

Cairn to invest $9.5 million in Bangladesh gas field

UK-based Cairn Energy Plc plans to invest nearly $9.5 million to try to find more natural gas at Bangladesh's only offshore field at Sangu, which may be commercially exhausted by the end of next year, a senior energy official said on Sunday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Sony top brand for tech-crazy Asians: survey

Sony top brand for tech-crazy Asians: survey

Japanese electronic giant Sony is Asia's favourite brand, according to a survey of Asian shoppers released on Sunday that was dominated by consumer technology firms.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Iraq approves preliminary gas deal with Shell

Iraq approves preliminary gas deal with Shell

The Iraqi cabinet has approved a preliminary natural gas deal between Royal Dutch Shell and the state-run South Oil Company, the government spokesman said on Sunday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Alitalia suppliers seek advance payments

Alitalia suppliers seek advance payments

Alitalia's suppliers have begun seeking deposits and payments in advance and the bankrupt airline is doing its best to continue payments, the administrator overseeing the carrier's bankruptcy said.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan refinery

Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan refinery

Saudi Arabia's oil ministry said on Sunday it had set March 7, 2009 as the deadline for prequalified companies to present detailed proposals to build an export refinery in Jazan. Eight companies already shortlisted by the ministry could now download a "re
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Subprime crisis: may aid reinsurer prices-Munich Re

Subprime crisis: may aid reinsurer prices-Munich Re

Reinsurance companies may benefit indirectly from the downturn in capital markets that has hit investment income in the sector because it may prevent them from lowering prices for the risk cover they provide to insurers, Munich Re said on Sunday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
UK Nation-wide in merger talks with smaller rivals

UK Nation-wide in merger talks with smaller rivals

Nation-wide Building Society, one of Britain's biggest home-loan leaders, said on Sunday that it was in advanced talks over proposed mergers with both the Derbyshire and the Cheshire Building Societies.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
EU says investigating report of trade leak

EU says investigating report of trade leak

The European Commission said it was launching an investigation into claims by a newspaper on Sunday that a senior trade official leaked commercially sensitive information in return for possible reward.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
India says nuclear deal will ensure economic future

India says nuclear deal will ensure economic future

The Indian government welcomed a decision by nuclear supplier nations to end the decades-old ban on trading with the country, saying it would propel India's future economic growth. The government called the nuclear trade waiver a "momentous" milestone in
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Wall Street retrenches as recession fears intensify

Wall Street retrenches as recession fears intensify

After ups and downs and mixed economic messages, Wall Street is now retrenching on renewed fears that the US economy is sinking fast and seems likely to enter a recession, analysts say.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Singapore shares may rebound slightly

Singapore shares may rebound slightly

Singapore shares may rebound slightly after sinking to their lowest levels in almost two years, dealers said. Fears for global economic health pulled down the blue chip Straits Times Index last week, and dealers said the support level was 2,550.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Japanese government bond futures hit five-month high

Japanese government bond futures hit five-month high

Japanese government bond futures soared more than a full point on Friday to a five-month high, with investors dumping risky positions in stocks and shifting funds into safe-haven debt. The Nikkei average lost 2.8 percent to finish at a 5-1/2-month low as
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Japanese government bond futures hit five-month high

Japanese government bond futures hit five-month high

Japanese government bond futures soared more than a full point on Friday to a five-month high, with investors dumping risky positions in stocks and shifting funds into safe-haven debt. The Nikkei average lost 2.8 percent to finish at a 5-1/2-month low as
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Thai shares likely to fall further

Thai shares likely to fall further

Thailand's stock market is seen falling further as persistent political turmoil stokes investors' fears amid growing concerns over a slowdown in the global economy, analysts said.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Asian currencies lower against dollar

Asian currencies lower against dollar

Asian currencies ended the week mostly down against the US dollar despite growing concerns over the world's biggest economy and data from Washington showing rising unemployment.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Philippines shares likely to mark time

Philippines shares likely to mark time

Philippines share prices are likely to mark time as investors await an expected central bank move to raise interest rates after inflation hit a 17-year high last month, dealers said Friday. "Our market may remain lethargic as we await market-moving news,"
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Hong Kong shares likely to plunge further

Hong Kong shares likely to plunge further

Hong Kong stock prices will plunge further as soaring oil prices have set off a global recession, dealers said. For the week ending September 5, the Hang Seng Index dropped 6.2 percent, or 1,328.61 points, to 19,933.28. Friday's close marked the first tim
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Volatility may continue on Australian bourse

Volatility may continue on Australian bourse

Volatility is set to continue in the Australian share-market in the week ahead after a mid-week interest rate cut failed to lift the bourse in the face of US uncertainty, dealers said Friday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Tokyo shares may face additional selling pressure

Tokyo shares may face additional selling pressure

Japanese share prices are expected to face additional selling pressure on global economic woes and may even slip to a new low for the year, dealers said on Friday. "Market sentiment is pretty weak," said Hirokazu Fujiki, a strategist at Okasan Securities.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Malaysian shares expected to remain bearish

Malaysian shares expected to remain bearish

Malaysian shares will likely remain bearish next week on heightened regional and domestic political concerns as well as weaker external conditions, analysts said on Friday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Indian shares may be range-bound

Indian shares may be range-bound

Indian shares may be range-bound as global economic concerns and the political fallout over Delhi's nuclear deal with the US could impact near-term sentiment, dealers said. On Thursday, India's inflation decelerated for the second straight week to 12.34 p
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Turkey and Armenia vow new era

Turkey and Armenia vow new era

Armenia and Turkey pledged to overcome decades of enmity over the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces after Turkish President Abdullah Gul's historic visit to Yerevan for a football match.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Thai Prime Minister says no chance of a coup, going to UN

Thai Prime Minister says no chance of a coup, going to UN

Thailand's embattled prime minister said on Sunday there was no chance of a coup against his government and that he would go to the UN General Assembly session in New York later this month as scheduled. Thailand's last elected prime minister was removed f
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Gaddafi takes kitchen diplomacy approach with Rice

Gaddafi takes kitchen diplomacy approach with Rice

The heart of many homes is the kitchen and that is where Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi hosted Condoleezza Rice for a Ramadan meal this week, a symbolic gesture to try to end decades of enmity.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Israel accused of Gaza 'genocide'

Israel accused of Gaza 'genocide'

A group of Arab international lawyers and human rights activists accused Israel on Sunday of committing "genocide" through its crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
At least 600,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods: minister

At least 600,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods: minister

At least 600,000 people have been stranded and some 14,000 are sheltering in relief centres after floods across Bangladesh dramatically worsened, a minister said on Sunday. Disaster management minister A.M. Shawkat Ali told AFP that the army had been call
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Khaleda Zia to be freed this week

Khaleda Zia to be freed this week

Detained former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia has appealed for bail in two remaining graft cases, paving the way for her release from custody this week, her lawyer said Sunday. Nasir Uddin Ashim said her team of lawyers petitioned for bail in the countr
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Georgia to ask Hague court to end Russian abuses

Georgia to ask Hague court to end Russian abuses

Georgia will seek a ruling from the UN's highest court in the Hague on Monday ordering Russia to stop what it claims are human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Iran to hold three-day war games: media

Iran to hold three-day war games: media

Iran's armed forces will begin three days of war games on Monday involving anti-aircraft defence systems, Iranian media said on Sunday. The exercises will be held amid persistent speculation about a possible US or Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear faciliti
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Bush successor likely to inherit bin Laden hunt

Bush successor likely to inherit bin Laden hunt

US President George W. Bush has not quite five months to make good on his seven-year-old vow to get Osama bin Laden "dead or alive" before his successor inherits the hunt for the terrorist mastermind.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Kuwait to discuss war payment in historic Iraq visit

Kuwait to discuss war payment in historic Iraq visit

Kuwait's prime minister will travel to Baghdad this week in the Gulf state's first high-level visit to Iraq since Saddam Hussein invaded his tiny neighbour in 1990, an Iraqi government official said on Sunday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Afghan refugees

Afghan refugees

It s believed that the deadline for the return of Afghan refugees is being extended for another four years effective 2009. The leftover Afghans have been a source of concern for the citizens of the country as they have often been involved in crimes like t
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Lessons of history

Lessons of history

This is not the fist time in Pakistan's unfortunate history that a usurper of power or an elected dictator has been forced to quit. Will Musharraf's ignominious departure from the political scene make any long-term difference to the wellbeing of the count
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Filipino Americans take stock in old country

Filipino Americans take stock in old country

Alan Marasigan looks like any other Filipino as he fiddles with his cell phone inside a shopping mall in Manila. But his American accent and perfect English give him away. In his early 30s, Marasigan is a Filipino American or "Fil-Am" as they are more com
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Fish or fuel? Debate divides Norway's far north

Fish or fuel? Debate divides Norway's far north

The pristine Lofoten Islands off Norway's far north paint an idyllic image of tranquillity, but beneath the surface is a roiling debate over the islands' resources, dividing fishermen, environmentalists and oil companies.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Are we likely to be back on the IMF programme?

Are we likely to be back on the IMF programme?

Analysts are unanimous in their assessment that Pakistan will have to go on the IMF sponsored programme unless drastic remedial measures are undertaken immediately - a programme marked by harsh conditions likely to quickly erode the popularity of an elect
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Taxing the DHAs

Taxing the DHAs

In a far reaching move likely to generate billions of rupees in tax money, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has brought in development authorities, housing societies and other organisations engaged in construction work, hitherto exempted from income tax
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
President Asif Zardari

President Asif Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari's election as Pakistan's 14th president was certain ever since his candidature was announced last month, but now that he has been elected with a landslide a whole new spectrum of hopes and fears begins unfolding.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Immediate opening of SAU demanded

Immediate opening of SAU demanded

The President, Sindh Agriculture forum, Noor Ahem Nizamani has demanded immediate opening of the Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam so that thousands of its students could resume their studies and pursue their careers.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Badin telephone exchange not delivering bills to consumers on time

Badin telephone exchange not delivering bills to consumers on time

Telephone Exchange Badin is not giving phone bills to the consumers on time. The bills do not reach in the hand of consumer in every month. After two or three months, the bill comes in huge amount. Which collected the two or three months out of every midd
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Commodities prices move both ways on demand /supply position

Commodities prices move both ways on demand /supply position

Commodities wholesale markets saw imported powder milk, ginger, dal beetle surging, while rapeseed, black pepper was noted down during the week ended on September 6 2008, though world rates of so called soft commodities were marked generally giving way.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Essential commodities: 10 complaint centres for price control set up

Essential commodities: 10 complaint centres for price control set up

The DCO Hyderabad Ali Ahmed Lund, has issued last warning to the retailers, wholesalers and middle men directing them to refrain from their criminal activities of charging high prices from clients, failing which strict legal action of three months impriso
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Cotton market maintains steady trend in prices

Cotton market maintains steady trend in prices

Although, weather remained partly cloudy in some cotton areas but generally, it remained clear with good sunshine except rains with gusty winds in non-cotton areas around Lahore in Punjab. Monsoon season is on its end with scant chances of further rains i
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Cotton market maintains steady trend in prices

Cotton market maintains steady trend in prices

Although, weather remained partly cloudy in some cotton areas but generally, it remained clear with good sunshine except rains with gusty winds in non-cotton areas around Lahore in Punjab. Monsoon season is on its end with scant chances of further rains i
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts

MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts

In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread news on hurricanes through users of the online social network.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Cablevision rolls out wireless Web in New York suburbs

Cablevision rolls out wireless Web in New York suburbs

New York cable TV operator Cablevision Systems Corp has started rolling out a free Wi-Fi network for subscribers who want to access the Web via laptops and other wireless devices. Cablevision on Thursday said the Optimum Wi-Fi is free for existing subscri
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
BCE buys Nortel's faster network technology

BCE buys Nortel's faster network technology

BCE Inc's Bell Canada phone company unit has bought a new technology from Nortel Networks Corp that lets telecom firms quadruple the capacity of their networks, the companies said on Thursday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Apple's 'Rock' event to unveil new iPods on September 9

Apple's 'Rock' event to unveil new iPods on September 9

Apple Inc is expected to unveil new iPod music players - and possibly price cuts - at a media event next Tuesday but may not launch a long-awaited update to its MacBook laptop computers until a later date.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
TiVo, DirecTV to develop new set-top box

TiVo, DirecTV to develop new set-top box

TiVo Inc is developing a new digital video recorder for satellite TV provider DirecTV, rekindling a strained relationship and potentially opening the door to boosting its subscribers.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Lenovo bundles EMC online backup on laptops

Lenovo bundles EMC online backup on laptops

Lenovo Group Ltd has started pre-loading some small-business laptop computers with software to access free trials for online data backup services from EMC Corp.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Asia leads mobile growth, but lags on Internet

Asia leads mobile growth, but lags on Internet

Asia will continue to deliver strong growth in the mobile phone market due to sustained demand from China and India, the world's two biggest markets of such services, industry officials said.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Softbank wins most net users

Softbank wins most net users

Softbank Corp, Japan's third-biggest mobile phone operator, added more users than its rivals on a net basis in August for the 16th straight month, but data suggested momentum from the iPhone launch has slowed.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Deal to improve network in Vietnamese

Deal to improve network in Vietnamese

Ericsson, the world leader in mobile phone network equipment, said it had landed a 450-million-dollar (307-million-euro) deal to modernise Hanoi Telecom's mobile network in Vietnam.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Sony to launch new PSP in Japan next month

Sony to launch new PSP in Japan next month

Japan's Sony Corp announced Tuesday it will launch it new PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo Co's DS consoles. The PSP-3000 can also be used as a telephone through the Skype service that Sony added earl
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Dell set to unveil mini-notebook computer

Dell set to unveil mini-notebook computer

Dell Inc is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a source familiar with the company's plan said on Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal story.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Japanese shrine offers protection for computers

Japanese shrine offers protection for computers

In high-tech Japan, not only programmers provide protection from viruses and other computer bugs, but also the gods. At Tokyo's Kanda-Myojin Shinto shrine, the faithful can bring their computer and have the priests use centuries-old ceremonies to ask the
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Quran Khawani held at President House

Quran Khawani held at President House

A special Mehfil-i-Quran Khawani was held here at the Awan-i-Sadr on Sunday to offer special prayers for the progress and prosperity of the country. The participants included Members of the Parliament, mostly women, also offered special prayers for the de
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
'Local cottage industries assume a model status for developing world'

'Local cottage industries assume a model status for developing world'

President of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Dr Khurram Anwar Khawaja has said that Sialkot is an important economic centre and the only export oriented city in Pakistan and the development of local cottage industries has assumed a model s
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Military unlikely to pressurise new president

Military unlikely to pressurise new president

Pakistan's president-elect Asif Ali Zardari is unlikely to have the country's powerful military breathing down his neck as did his slain wife during two stormy stints in power, analysts said. Zardari was overwhelmingly elected Saturday in a secret ballot
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Jamaat-i-Islami felicitates Zardari

Jamaat-i-Islami felicitates Zardari

Jamaat-i-Islami, Vehari has warmly felicitated President-elect Asif Ali Zardari and hoped that he will succeed in steering the country out of crisis. Talking to APP on Sunday District President (Ameer) Haji Muhammad Rafiq Engineer said that although JI is
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
US-based Sindhi body felicitates Zardari

US-based Sindhi body felicitates Zardari

The Sindhi Association of North America, SANA, has congratulated PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president of Pakistan, with the hope that he would work with other political forces in the country to strengthen democracy.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Union leaders congratulate Zardari

Union leaders congratulate Zardari

Acting President of All Pakistan Trade Unions Organisation (APTUO), Habibuddin Junaidi has congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on winning presidential election with massive majority.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
FPCCI reposes confidence in Zardari

FPCCI reposes confidence in Zardari

President, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Tanvir Ahmed Sheikh, on behalf of the business community of Pakistan, has congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on winning presidential election with massive majority.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
PPP Washington greets Zardari

PPP Washington greets Zardari

Greeting President-elect Asif Ali Zardari on his magnificent victory, the Washington D.C. chapter of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has called it a result of the untiring struggle of the party for democracy and expressed the confidence that the top leadersh
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
PPP observes Youm-e-Tashakur in Punjab

PPP observes Youm-e-Tashakur in Punjab

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) observed "Yum e Tashakur" to celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in presidential elections across the province. Different functions were organised in Punjab in which speakers highlighted the role, sacrifices and contrib
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Zardari must restore powers of parliament: Opposition

Zardari must restore powers of parliament: Opposition

Pakistan president-elect Asif Ali Zardari must reverse controversial changes made to the constitution under military rule and restore the powers of parliament, the country's opposition said Sunday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
'PML-N enjoys majority in Punjab sans PPP'

'PML-N enjoys majority in Punjab sans PPP'

Ahsan Iqbal, PML-N information secretary, said on Sunday that PML-N enjoyed majority in Punjab Assembly without seeking support of Pakistan People's Party. "But some elements in PPP are trying to create mistrust and they should be taken to task by the par
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
'Zardari a sagacious politician, moderate leader'

'Zardari a sagacious politician, moderate leader'

Senior Provincial Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad while congratulating PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on his election as President with thumping majority said that Pakistan under the leadership of Asif Ali Zardari will soon achieve the destination of democracy
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Privatisation violates 1968-69 manifesto of PPP

Privatisation violates 1968-69 manifesto of PPP

Munir Ahmad Khan senior leader of PPP addressing a press conference here Sunday has voiced demand for halt of privatisation of national assets. He said this policy was in contradiction of 1968-69 manifesto of the party that was put before the nation by Sh
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Daska municipal library still waiting for new books

Daska municipal library still waiting for new books

As many as two decades have passed but the Daska tehsil's only Daska municipal library still has been waiting for new books to quench the thirst of knowledge of the local readers and students as well.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Citizens satisfied with reduced rates at fair price shops

Citizens satisfied with reduced rates at fair price shops

Chief Comm-issioner Islamabad, Hamid Ali Khan visited sasta bazaar in G-7/2 and fair price shops in Bhara Kau reviewed the arrangements regarding supply and availability of food items by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration for providing e
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Election termed as good omen for country

Election termed as good omen for country

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) District Swabi has welcomed the election of PPP's Co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari as President of Pakistan and said that for the first time in the history of country a political worker has been elevated to the highest post.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Peshawar suicide attack toll rises to 33: police

Peshawar suicide attack toll rises to 33: police

The death toll from a suicide blast at a security checkpoint in north-west Pakistan has risen to 33, after more bodies were found and several people died in hospital, police said Sunday.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Work on three mega industrial uplift projects underway

Work on three mega industrial uplift projects underway

The construction work of Rs 1 billion for three mega industrial development projects was briskly underway at Sialkot for the development, modernisation and up-gradation of Sialkot's export-oriented sports goods industry, besides, enabling this industry to
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Lawyers' struggle to continue: Munir

Lawyers' struggle to continue: Munir

Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Munir A. Malik has said that lawyers' struggle for the restoration of deposed judges will continue irrespective of election of Asif Ali Zardari as President of Pakistan.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Quality items in 'Ramazan Bazaars' not available

Quality items in 'Ramazan Bazaars' not available

Under the orders of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, City District Government Multan (CDGM) has set up four Ramazan Bazaars in Multan city to facilitate the citizens and to ensure supply of qualitative daily use items on reasonable price but the
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
'Rs 22 billion Food Stamp Scheme to eliminate poverty'

'Rs 22 billion Food Stamp Scheme to eliminate poverty'

Syed Nazim Hussain Shah, MPA Chairman of Task Force Punjab, said on Sunday that chief minister had given Rs 2 billion subsidy to provide essential items at affordable rates in the province. Under this project, the 20-kg flour bag was being sold for Rs 300
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Chinese firms facing security risk in Southern Punjab

Chinese firms facing security risk in Southern Punjab

Chinese engineers and firms serving on different projects in Southern Punjab, were facing hardships in completing their projects in time due to security reason. Security has become a crucial factor in completion of projects like Kacchhi Canal, Indus Highw
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
MCCI congratulates Zardari

MCCI congratulates Zardari

Khawaja Muhammad Jalaluddin Roomi, President Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday on his successful election as the new President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
PPP workers celebrate Zardari's victory

PPP workers celebrate Zardari's victory

Celebrations which started in the city on Saturday continued on second day (Sunday) in Multan and rest of Southern Punjab on Asif Zardari's victory in presidential election. Jubilant PPP workers gathered in front of the Multan Press Club, at Hussain Agahi
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Rs 200,000 announced for each victim's family

Rs 200,000 announced for each victim's family

Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has announced on Sunday a compensation of Rs0.2 million to family of each deceased killed in Saturday's road mishap ordered construction of double road from Harnoli to Moosa Khel via Wan-Bhacharan in Mianwali Dis
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Cancellation of ADP $400 million loan mars PLJP project

Cancellation of ADP $400 million loan mars PLJP project

The cancellation of $400 million interest-free loan comes as a severe blow to the Punjab government, which is already facing financial crisis. The government is having difficulty in meeting the requirements of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) announ
Published 08 Sep, 2008 12:00am
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