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Print - 2008-09-22
Aussies hope game can return to Pakistan

Aussies hope game can return to Pakistan

Cricket Australia said Sunday it hoped the security situation in Pakistan would calm down so that international cricket could again be played there, following a massive bomb blast in Islamabad.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Dutch see off South Korea in Davis Cup

Dutch see off South Korea in Davis Cup

The Netherlands booked their place in the Davis Cup World Group for next season when they completed a 3-2 win over South Korea in their play-off on Sunday. Thiemo De Bakker secured the vital last point beating Jun Woong-sun 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 after experienced
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Romania beat India to stay in World Group

Romania beat India to stay in World Group

Romania retained their place in the Davis Cup World Group after forging to an unassailable 3-1 lead in the play-off with Inida here Sunday. Leading 2-1 overnight, victory was assured when Romania's Victor Hanescu defeated Prakash Amritraj, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Ferguson and Park rue dropped points as Chelsea fightback

Ferguson and Park rue dropped points as Chelsea fightback

Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United had only themselves to blame for failing to kill off Chelsea before Salomon Kalou rescued a 1-1 draw in Sunday's Premier League showdown. South Korea winger Park Ji-Sung put United ahead in the 18th minute at S
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Golf: US has edge as Ryder Cup reaches climax

Golf: US has edge as Ryder Cup reaches climax

Skipper Paul Azinger needs just five and a half points out of 12 in Sunday's singles to crown his two-year long campaign to bring the Ryder Cup back to the United States. The Americans, who lost possession of the small golden trophy to Europe in 2002 and
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Ponting seeks to play India series in right spirit

Ponting seeks to play India series in right spirit

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Sunday he was hopeful next month's four-Test cricket series with India will be played in the right spirit. The 15-man Australian squad left here late Sunday with only four players armed with Test match experience in I
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Hamilton ready for Belgian Grand Prix penalty appeal

Hamilton ready for Belgian Grand Prix penalty appeal

Lewis Hamilton will bid to extend his world championship lead here on Monday with the action coming amongst the suits of an FIA appeal tribunal rather than on the racing track.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Gough ready to call it quits

Gough ready to call it quits

Former England paceman Darren Gough hinted on Saturday that he may have played the last match of his career. The 38-year-old had already announced this would be his final season and after suffering a series of niggling injuries in the county championship
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Spain beat USA to reach Davis Cup final

Spain beat USA to reach Davis Cup final

Spain beat defending champions the USA to reach the Davis Cup final when world number one Rafael Nadal thrashed Andy Roddick in straight sets on Sunday to give the home side an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their semi-final clash.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
General Motors, the 'Heartbeat of America,' for better or worst

General Motors, the 'Heartbeat of America,' for better or worst

The slogan for Chevrolet, General Motors' flagship brand of cars, once boasted it was "The Heartbeat of America." For better or worst, as the US auto giant celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, the company's health has never seemed more tied to the
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Qantas says A380 arrival heralds new era

Qantas says A380 arrival heralds new era

Qantas landed its first A380 superjumbo here on Sunday, hopeful that its arrival will boost the Australian carrier, which has recently faced a series of mechanical problems including a mid-air blast.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Bangladesh bans China milk powder brands

Bangladesh bans China milk powder brands

Authorities in Bangladesh on Sunday banned three brands of powdered milk exported by Chinese companies blamed for selling tainted milk that has sickened at least 6,200 babies and killed four in China. Beijing said last week that the chemical melamine, whi
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Malaysia to discuss re-pegging of ringgit: minister

Malaysia to discuss re-pegging of ringgit: minister

Malaysia's finance minister will decide after a briefing on Monday if the ringgit will be re-pegged, to reduce the impact of the weakening US dollar on the currency, a top minister said Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Saudi inflation eases in August on food and rents

Saudi inflation eases in August on food and rents

Annual inflation in Saudi Arabia eased off from a peak of at least 30 years to 10.9 percent in August as gains in rents and food prices steadied in the largest Arab economy, official data showed on Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Italy in last bid to sell Alitalia, closure looms

Italy in last bid to sell Alitalia, closure looms

Alitalia's special administrator will make a last-ditch attempt to sell Italy's loss-making national airline on Monday by public tender before calling in the liquidators after a failed rescue bid.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
South Korea exports seen hit by financial crisis in 2009

South Korea exports seen hit by financial crisis in 2009

South Korean exports are likely to be dampened by the global financial crisis next year as consumption and investment in major economies are expected to slow down, a state agency said on Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
PepsiCo not worried by US crisis, ups India investment

PepsiCo not worried by US crisis, ups India investment

PepsiCo Inc does not expect the US financial crisis to hit its business and will invest a further $500 million in India over the next three years as part of its focus on fast-growing emerging markets, its chief executive said on Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Mumbai takes on McDonald's with veggie street food

Mumbai takes on McDonald's with veggie street food

Dheeraj Gupta is a man with a big vision: to take on McDonald's with traditional vegetarian street food from Mumbai and make it as synonymous with India as a burger and fries are to the United States.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Iran replaces governor of central bank: official

Iran replaces governor of central bank: official

The president of Iran's central bank has been replaced after inflation rose more than 27 percent in the year that he held the office, a senior government official told AFP on Saturday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Dubai leads strong rebound on Gulf markets

Dubai leads strong rebound on Gulf markets

Dubai shares surged by almost 10 percent on Sunday to lead a strong recovery by stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states, which dropped sharply last week over the global financial crisis.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
After stomach-turning week, calmer ride seen on Wall Street

After stomach-turning week, calmer ride seen on Wall Street

The twists and turns of a turbulent week on Wall Street have made traders dizzy, but analysts are looking for a calmer ride in the coming week as the market digests the latest efforts to battle the financial market firestorm.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Philippines stock market expected to consolidate

Philippines stock market expected to consolidate

The Philippines stock market is likely to undergo consolidation in the coming week with trading to be dominated by events overseas amid the US financial turmoil, dealers said on Friday. "Next week, we might consolidate to digest all that has happened in t
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
JGBs futures tumble, await US plan on bad assets

JGBs futures tumble, await US plan on bad assets

Japanese government bond (JGB) futures tumbled on Friday as share prices soared on news that the US government is working on a plan to address systemic risks in US markets and deal with problem assets of financial firms.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
JGBs futures tumble, await US plan on bad assets

JGBs futures tumble, await US plan on bad assets

Japanese government bond (JGB) futures tumbled on Friday as share prices soared on news that the US government is working on a plan to address systemic risks in US markets and deal with problem assets of financial firms.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Asian currencies up against dollar

Asian currencies up against dollar

Asian currencies ended the week mostly up against the dollar, weakened by the ongoing financial crisis in the United States, but dealers said markets would likely remain volatile.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Australian bourse may remain turbulent

Australian bourse may remain turbulent

Australia's share market is likely to remain turbulent in the short term after another volatile week of trading but could be close to bottoming out, dealers said Friday. For the week ending September 19, the benchmark SP/ASX200 closed down 98.3 points or
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Hong Kong shares may fluctuate wildly

Hong Kong shares may fluctuate wildly

Hong Kong stock prices will continue to fluctuate wildly next week over uncertainties on the extent and duration of the global financial crisis, dealers said. For the week ending September 19, the Hang Seng Index dropped 0.13 percent to 19,327.73, despite
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Malaysian stocks may trade cautiously

Malaysian stocks may trade cautiously

Malaysian stocks are expected to remain lower as investors remain jittery about the global economy and continuing political uncertainty in the country, analysts said Friday. Stephen Soo, analyst at local brokerage TA Securities, told AFP the ongoing probl
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Tokyo shares may look up on rescue hopes

Tokyo shares may look up on rescue hopes

Japanese equities may rise strongly on hopes the US government and the world's central banks will take co-ordinated action to rein in the financial crisis and runaway share prices, dealers said.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
UK investors to seek stability after roller-coaster ride

UK investors to seek stability after roller-coaster ride

Investors will be seeking stability on the London stock market in the coming days after one of the most volatile trading weeks in recent times. The FTSE 100 index closed Friday at 5,311.30 points, a loss of 1.94 percent or 105.4 points from a week earlier
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Thai stock expected to move higher

Thai stock expected to move higher

Thailand's stock market is likely to rise due to positive sentiment about US rescue plans for the global financial sector, analysts said Friday. "The market is likely to rise next week, particularly in the early week.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Singapore shares seen volatile

Singapore shares seen volatile

Shares will remain volatile while investors await assurances that moved to address a deep global financial crisis will bring results, dealers said. The United States said it was putting together a rescue plan to clear away the bad debt that has weighed do
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Indian shares likely to remain choppy

Indian shares likely to remain choppy

Indian shares are likely to remain choppy, tracking global financial markets, which have been sharply volatile in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Global markets recovered only towards the end of the week as the US government and the world
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Israel kills Palestinian woman in West Bank

Israel kills Palestinian woman in West Bank

A Palestinian woman fell to her death during an Israeli military raid on her village in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and a witness said troops had pushed her, an account disputed by the army.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Polarised world spurs calls for more representative UN

Polarised world spurs calls for more representative UN

Growing polarisation over Georgia, Iran, Kosovo, Darfur or the Middle East is reviving calls for a reform of the United Nations - especially the Security Council, which some say poorly represents today's world.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Sri Lanka fighting kills 27: army

Sri Lanka fighting kills 27: army

Fighting raged through Sri Lanka's north at the weekend, leaving at least 23 Tamil Tiger rebels and four soldiers dead, the military said Sunday. Battles erupted on Saturday as security forces moved to dismantle the Liberation Tigers Tamil of Eelam's (LTT
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
India floods and rains kill 173, say officials

India floods and rains kill 173, say officials

The death toll due to heavy rains and flooding over the weekend across India shot up to 173 with the air force rescuing a revered Tibetan spiritual leader, officials said Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Six killed in Iraq

Six killed in Iraq

Insurgents killed at least six people in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in the northern oil province of Kirkuk, security officials said.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Nato denies ambushed French troops were ill-equipped

Nato denies ambushed French troops were ill-equipped

Nato denied Sunday that French soldiers had been ambushed by better armed Taliban fighters in Afghanistan last month but expressed concern about increasingly sophisticated cross-border attacks.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Eleven Afghan policemen killed

Eleven Afghan policemen killed

Taliban insurgents have attacked an Indian construction project in the western Afghan province of Herat killing 11 Afghan policemen and wounding several others, a provincial official said on Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Thousands in France, Germany, protest Afghan deployment

Thousands in France, Germany, protest Afghan deployment

Thousands of people in France and Germany took to the streets on Saturday calling for soldiers deployed in Afghanistan to be brought home, police and march organisers said. Both countries have parliamentary votes coming up on the issue.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Brown says he can do better, gets poll boost

Brown says he can do better, gets poll boost

Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted on Sunday he could do better but said he was the best person to get Britain out of financial crisis, dismissing calls for his resignation from within his own party.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
South Africa's ANC faces split after Mbeki ouster: paper

South Africa's ANC faces split after Mbeki ouster: paper

Supporters of deposed South African President Thabo Mbeki may split from the ruling African National Congress and contest elections as a breakaway party in 2009, South Africa's Sunday Times said.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Nigerian militants declare ceasefire in delta

Nigerian militants declare ceasefire in delta

Nigeria's main militant group began a unilateral ceasefire on Sunday after a week of clashes with the military and attacks on oil installations which have cut output in Africa's top producer.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Iran and Syria challenge UN watchdog governors

Iran and Syria challenge UN watchdog governors

UN nuclear watchdog governors meet on Monday to consider Iran's blockade of an investigation into alleged atom bomb research, but a resurfacing of Cold War-style tensions will prevent them doing much about it.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
More water filters to be installed in Sindh University

More water filters to be installed in Sindh University

The Vice Chancellor, University of Sindh (SU), Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has directed different sections of the university to develop a good liaison and co-ordination with each other to resolve problems within no time. His directive came in a high level meeti
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Sindh University vice chancellor visits site of SOS village

Sindh University vice chancellor visits site of SOS village

The Vice Chancellor University of Sindh Mazharul Haq Siddiqui has visited the site of Save Our Souls (SOS) village Jamshoro and inspected the on going construction work on Thursday. During inspection, he appreciated the progress of the construction work.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
General Kiyani's threat worked

General Kiyani's threat worked

Air strikes from Nato forces in Afghanistan is tribal areas of Pakistan were a feeler to get back our reaction to these strikers. We have given a befitting response and the Bush administration should understand that its new strategy to expend Afghan war i
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Lower cap market freeze

Lower cap market freeze

For the last two weeks or more the lower cap in the stock market has been frozen. On the whole this step was welcomed and no negative voice has been heard. The only argument is that it will give a bad signal to foreign investors. This is true that they wi
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Spain debates the extent of Franco's human rights abuses

Spain debates the extent of Franco's human rights abuses

More than three decades after the death of Spain's dictator Francisco Franco, many elderly people still close the curtains and lower their voices before speaking his name. Despite Spain's attempts to leave the Franco era (1939-75) behind, the dictator's g
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan, 'the land of rising poverty?'

Pakistan, 'the land of rising poverty?'

As globalisation makes a head-on collision with greed, we strive harder and harder to incorporate First-World mechanisms to meet our Third World desires. We try to build ourselves little First World prototypes in the spaces of our homes and jobs.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
'Black week' ending on a positive note

'Black week' ending on a positive note

The global stock markets tumbled, starting Monday week with Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy after acquisition talks with the Bank of America fell through. By Tuesday Barclays agreed to pay 1.75 billion dollars for some of Lehman Brothers' prime US a
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Co-operation is the best way forward

Co-operation is the best way forward

John Negroponte, US Deputy Secretary of State and a prominent member of the neo-con clique in Washington, has said something for the first time that has found receptive ears in this country.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Japan funded water purification plant inaugurated

Japan funded water purification plant inaugurated

"Installation of Water Filtration Plant" project funded by the Government of Japan, was formally inaugurated here at Shams Pir Island, Sindh, September 18, 2008. Japan had provided a grant of $43,389 (approx. RS 3.3 million) to the Indus Earth Trust, a no
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Commodities prices move both ways, lower trend edging

Commodities prices move both ways, lower trend edging

The commodities wholesale markets moved both ways, lowering trend had an edged to local as well as international impact during the week ended on September 20, 2008, when change was marked in oil prices and value of dollar.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Seminar on Ph D work of Syeda Birjees held

Seminar on Ph D work of Syeda Birjees held

A seminar on the Ph.D work of Syeda Birjees Bukhari was organised here, wherein he delivered lecture on his Ph.D work titled as "Synthesis, Analytical Characterisation and some Biological Application of Metal Complexes of Flavonoids".
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Unstable local and foreign conditions weaken cotton prices

Unstable local and foreign conditions weaken cotton prices

Cotton crop is heading towards maturity with about 13 percent of the crop already reached ginneries by the middle of this month. Last week, some cotton areas in Punjab and Sindh provinces received light to normal rains, which only disrupted the flow of cr
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Unstable local and foreign conditions weaken cotton prices

Unstable local and foreign conditions weaken cotton prices

Cotton crop is heading towards maturity with about 13 percent of the crop already reached ginneries by the middle of this month. Last week, some cotton areas in Punjab and Sindh provinces received light to normal rains, which only disrupted the flow of cr
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Action to be taken against dishonest police officers: CCPO

Action to be taken against dishonest police officers: CCPO

Capital City Police Officer, (CCPO) Muhammad Perfuse Rathore has said that strict action would be taken against those police officers and officials who will support the oppressors or found guilty of dereliction of duty. Cases have been registered against
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Lint prices firm despite heavy buying, spot rate brought down to Rs3,950

Lint prices firm despite heavy buying, spot rate brought down to Rs3,950

Huge buying was marked on cotton market during the week under review, as soft trend in oil prices besides opportunities ahead are encouraging buyers. Ginners are keeping soft attitude. The spot rate opened at weekend level at RS 4000 but closed at RS 3950
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Lint prices firm despite heavy buying, spot rate brought down to Rs3,950

Lint prices firm despite heavy buying, spot rate brought down to Rs3,950

Huge buying was marked on cotton market during the week under review, as soft trend in oil prices besides opportunities ahead are encouraging buyers. Ginners are keeping soft attitude. The spot rate opened at weekend level at RS 4000 but closed at RS 3950
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Hotel attack warning to Pakistan and US: analysts

Hotel attack warning to Pakistan and US: analysts

The bombing of the Islamabad Marriott is a warning by al Qaeda and the Taliban that Pakistani and US attempts to eradicate militant hideouts will be met with unprecedented bloodshed, analysts say.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
'Marriott blast to hit economy hard'

'Marriott blast to hit economy hard'

Pakistan Economy Watch has condemned Marriott bombing in strongest possible terms and described it an inhuman act aimed at destabilising Pakistan.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Rescuers search for bodies in Marriott

Rescuers search for bodies in Marriott

Rescue teams Sunday entered the burning ruins of Marriott Hotel looking for bodies and survivors of a truck bombing which killed at least 60 people and left over 200 injured. There were fears more dead would be found inside the six-storey hotel, a popular
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Business community condemns blast

Business community condemns blast

The entire business community including the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Sunday strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast at Marriott hotel Islamabad.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
CoAS condemns Islamabad blast

CoAS condemns Islamabad blast

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Sunday condemned the heinous attack on a hotel in Islamabad and has regretted the loss of precious lives.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Marriott bombing a big blow to markets

Marriott bombing a big blow to markets

The suicide bombing attack which killed at least 53 people in Islamabad would be a big blow to foreign investment and would lead to further weakening of the rupee which is already trading at a record low, dealers and analysts said here on Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Kundi stresses NGOs' role in social welfare activities

Kundi stresses NGOs' role in social welfare activities

Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi Sunday said that Pakistan is a welfare state and the government was committed to form pro-people policies for providing maximum social amenities to the people. He was addressing a ceremony jointly organi
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Soomro and Jamali condemn bomb blast

Soomro and Jamali condemn bomb blast

The Chairman Senate Muhammad Mian Soomro and Deputy Chairman Senate Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali on Sunday strongly condemned the bomb blast occurring here on Saturday evening which claimed many precious and innocent lives besides causing extensive damage to
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Marriott blast biggest in Pakistan's history: Rehman

Marriott blast biggest in Pakistan's history: Rehman

Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior, Rehman Malik, has termed the suicide attack on the Islamabad Marriott Hotel as the biggest in the national history, confirming 53 people killed and 266 others wounded. The government has fixed RS 10 million as cash r
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Indonesian institute condemns blast

Indonesian institute condemns blast

The Indonesian Islamic Propagation Institute (LDII) on Sunday has condemned the suicide bomb attack on the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad that killed more than 40 people on Saturday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
OIC slams Islamabad attack

OIC slams Islamabad attack

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)on Sunday slammed the deadly bombing of a Pakistan hotel as an attack by the enemies of peace and contrary to Islam. The 57-member body, which represents more than a billion Muslims world-wide, denounced Saturda
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
World leaders condemn attack

World leaders condemn attack

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condemned on Sunday the suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed about 60 people, saying it demonstrated the "destructive forces" of terrorism.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
PJT condemns Islamabad blasts

PJT condemns Islamabad blasts

Pakistan Jamhoori Tehrik (PJT) organised on Sunday a rally to condemn suicide blasts that killed about 53 innocent people and injured nearly 300 others at Islamabad Marriot Hotel on Saturday evening. The participants of the rally gathered at main office o
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Minister condemns Islamabad blast

Minister condemns Islamabad blast

Sindh Minister for Women Development (WD) Ms Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto while strongly criticising Saturday's Islamabad blast and termed it an act of terrorism aimed to destabilise the present government so that it could not concentrate on the uplift of the ma
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Attempt to smuggle flour foiled

Attempt to smuggle flour foiled

Muzaffarabad police have foiled an attempt to smuggle flour of 18,000 bags, which were loaded on a trailer. Flour was being smuggled to Afghanistan via Balochistan and took the staff of two vehicles in its custody.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Stern action against flour smugglers in Murree demanded

Stern action against flour smugglers in Murree demanded

Atta smuggling crisis has worsened in Murree as the essential commodity being provided by Punjab Government for the people of Galyaat and Hazara on control rates is being smuggled to other areas.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Weather turns cool during nights in Quetta

Weather turns cool during nights in Quetta

Weather has turned cool during the nights while pleasant in daytimes in the provincial capital as the mercury has dropped in the city. People have left using fans, coolers and air conditioners in the city. However, some people are also seen putting long s
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
35 Dengue virus affected patients hospitalised

35 Dengue virus affected patients hospitalised

The number of dengue virus affected persons reached 35 in various parts of Balochistan, health sources said on Sunday. Sources said about 35 people were brought to the hospitals of the provincial capital, which were found dengue virus positive.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Shahbaz for quick computerisation of land record

Shahbaz for quick computerisation of land record

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif during a briefing of Sigma Company here on Sunday has emphasised that there should be no delay in computerisation of land record in the province. He said companies with good repute to deal with it should be asked for t
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
APHC leaders denounce blast

APHC leaders denounce blast

In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and other Hurriyat leaders, Syed Ali Gilani and Muhammad Yasin Malice have strongly denounced the devastating blast at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, on Saturda
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Islamabad blasts widely condemned in Balochistan

Islamabad blasts widely condemned in Balochistan

Balochistan ministers and politicians strongly condemned on Sunday the suicide blasts which killed over 40 innocent people and wounded about 250 others at Marriot Hotel Islamabad on Saturday evening.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Taxpayers urged to submit tax returns by September 30

Taxpayers urged to submit tax returns by September 30

Member Direct Taxes, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Irfan Nadeem has said that FBR was committed to facilitate business communities and urged the taxpayers to submit their tax returns by September 30.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Notification about new DAGs, Standing Counsels issued

Notification about new DAGs, Standing Counsels issued

The President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in exercise of the powers conferred upon by sub-section (I) of the Section I of the Central Law officers Ordinance, 1970 (VII of 1970), the following advocates have been notified as Deputy Attorney Generals an
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Farooq Naek's son narrowly escapes injury

Farooq Naek's son narrowly escapes injury

The son of Federal Law and Justice Minister Farooq H Naek narrowly escaped an injury as the shattered glasses of windows and doors showered in and around him immediately after the Marriott blasts.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Koza Bandai village cleared of mines, IEDs

Koza Bandai village cleared of mines, IEDs

The security forces successfully cleared restive village Koza Bandai from mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by fleeing miscreants and has been handed over to people on Sunday.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
One injured in grenade blast in Quetta

One injured in grenade blast in Quetta

Shah Ali was seriously injured when some unknown men hurled a hand grenade at his house here in Chakki Shahwani area, in jurisdiction of Sariab police station, at late Saturday night, police told APP.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Pasban hails Prime Minister announcing to buy nuclear power plant

Pasban hails Prime Minister announcing to buy nuclear power plant

Pasban President Altaf Shakoor has welcomed the announcement of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to possibly buy nuclear plant and satellite communication system to meet the country's energy needs and termed it a historical and bold decision.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
ICS Punjab: 53 students apply against each seat

ICS Punjab: 53 students apply against each seat

An average of 53 students applied against each seat in the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) Punjab University for admission to the postgraduate course.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Seminar on Indo-US nuclear deal on September 24

Seminar on Indo-US nuclear deal on September 24

The Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS) in collaboration with the South Asian Stability Institute (SASI), will organise a public seminar on "The Indo-US Nuclear Deal" here on Wednesday, September 24. Dr Ishfaq Ahmad, Advisor on Science and Technology and
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Present government to reduce budgetary deficit: chief executive TDAP

Present government to reduce budgetary deficit: chief executive TDAP

Present regime would succeed in reducing the budgetary deficit by imposing heavy duty on luxury items, unproductive items and big cars, however, previous regime did not care for the imports nor increased the exports to maintain the balance.
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Safma meeting today

Safma meeting today

South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) in collaboration with South Asian Free Media (Safma) would hold a meeting on the title "Role of the Parliament in Eliminating Discriminatory Laws against women" here on Monday (today).
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
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