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Print - 2008-10-13
France fight back as Spain, Germany, England win

France fight back as Spain, Germany, England win

Spain, Germany and England all chalked up victories in their qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup on Saturday while France, finalists two years ago, had to fight back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in Romania.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
China's Liang snatches Indian Open win by 1 shot

China's Liang snatches Indian Open win by 1 shot

China's Liang Wen-chong bounced back from a late slump to birdie the last two holes and snatch a one-shot win over Australia's Darren Beck in the $1 million Asian Tour Indian Open on Sunday.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan edge Sri Lanka in Toronto thriller

Pakistan edge Sri Lanka in Toronto thriller

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets to win their Toronto Twenty/20 clash with just one ball to spare on Saturday. Pakistan made 141-7 with man of the match Shoaib Malik making an unbeaten 42 after Sri Lanka, who rested skipper Mahela Jayawardene
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
India fightback slows Australia's victory bid

India fightback slows Australia's victory bid

Australian captain Ricky Ponting faced a tricky decision on a likely target for India after the hosts clawed their way back into the first cricket Test on Sunday. The tourists will start the final day's play on Monday with an overall lead of 263 with five
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Only state intervention can save financial markets: Merkel

Only state intervention can save financial markets: Merkel

Only the state can restore trust to financial markets now, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted as saying Sunday amid reports that Berlin was about to unveil a huge rescue package for its banks.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Asia's migrant workers fear losing jobs in global crisis

Asia's migrant workers fear losing jobs in global crisis

As the global financial storm blows fear through Asia's stock markets, Filipino maid Christy Arciaga is jittery - even though she does not own any shares. Her businessman employer has lately become more irritable as he has watched his investments being sw
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Gulf states take measures but stocks decline

Gulf states take measures but stocks decline

Gulf Arab states took emergency measures to boost confidence in the financial system on Sunday, including a rare cut by Saudi Arabia of its benchmark repo rate and a vow by the United Arab Emirates to protect national banks and guarantee deposits.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
China's communist party approves key land reforms

China's communist party approves key land reforms

China's ruling Communist Party approved a major economic reform plan Sunday that will allow farmers to trade and mortgage their land rights and help bolster the nation's food security. The move is part of a wider package of reforms aimed at reducing a gap
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
White House eying no change in policy against market intervention

White House eying no change in policy against market intervention

The White House knocked down a British report that the United States was considering suspending bank stocks along with other leading industrial nations, saying on Sunday there was no change to the US policy against market intervention.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
India funds turn to central bank amid cash crunch

India funds turn to central bank amid cash crunch

India's mutual funds have asked the central bank to lend them short-term cash via a repurchase facility after the global financial crisis virtually paralysed the country's money markets, fund executives said.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
India funds turn to central bank amid cash crunch

India funds turn to central bank amid cash crunch

India's mutual funds have asked the central bank to lend them short-term cash via a repurchase facility after the global financial crisis virtually paralysed the country's money markets, fund executives said.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Iran to study all factors before proposing oil cut

Iran to study all factors before proposing oil cut

Iran says the recent steep slide in oil prices and worsening global financial crisis will be studied carefully before it makes a proposal on output reductions for Opec, the Islamic Republic's Opec governor said on Sunday. "It is not fair to say so early.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Myanmar inks energy deal with Thailand, Singapore: report

Myanmar inks energy deal with Thailand, Singapore: report

Myanmar has signed an agreement with Thai and Singaporean companies to provide the two energy-hungry nations with electricity from a hydro-power project, state media reported Sunday. The project in southern Myanmar will generate 600 megawatts of electrici
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Saudi inflation hits 10.9 percent in August

Saudi inflation hits 10.9 percent in August

Saudi inflation eased slightly in August but remained in double digits at 10.9 percent compared to 11.1 percent in July, official statistics showed Sunday. Figures released by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), or central bank, showed that the cons
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Fed open to all options to restore credit'

'Fed open to all options to restore credit'

The US Federal Reserve will consider all options in seeking to stabilise credit markets in a period that may bring negative growth, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said on Sunday.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Saudi bourse up as other Arab stocks continue slide

Saudi bourse up as other Arab stocks continue slide

The Saudi stock market, the largest in the Middle East, closed slightly up Sunday for the first time in a fortnight, while other bourses in the region continued to tumble amid fresh concerns about the global financial crisis.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Wall Street searches for bottom after worst meltdown

Wall Street searches for bottom after worst meltdown

Wall Street's worst meltdown in recent memory ended the week with a whimper, leaving panicked investors wondering whether the vicious sell-off will end soon or will keep ravaging the market.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Seoul shares expected to remain volatile

Seoul shares expected to remain volatile

South Korea's stock market is expected to remain volatile next week, with its direction likely to be determined by an emergency G7 meeting this weekend, analysts said on Friday. Over the week up to Friday the KOSPI index lost 12.5 percent or 178.18 points
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Thai shares likely to face bleak outlook

Thai shares likely to face bleak outlook

The Thai stock market faces a bleak outlook next week following panic selling world-wide amid a global market meltdown, an analyst said. "Next week's outlook really depends on the series of measures expected to be adopted by the big global economies, but
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Philippines shares will still be reeling

Philippines shares will still be reeling

The Philippines stock market will still be reeling from the effects of the global financial crisis next week, unless some major development occurs over the weekend, dealers said on Friday. "There is very little confidence in the market. The dominant emoti
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Malaysian shares likely to trade downwards

Malaysian shares likely to trade downwards

Malaysian stocks are expected to trade downwards next week due to the global financial crisis which has forced bourses across the world to plummet, analysts said Friday.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Australian shares set to fall again

Australian shares set to fall again

Australian share prices are set to fall again on the back of the global credit crisis after crashing on Friday in their biggest one-day drop since 1987, dealers said. The Australian market followed others around the world in the week ending October 10, wi
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Singapore shares may take cue from G7 meeting

Singapore shares may take cue from G7 meeting

Singapore shares will take their cue from a weekend meeting of major industrialised nations, dealers said, as the city state on Friday became the first Asian economy to slide into recession.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Tokyo outlook grim after biggest loss

Tokyo outlook grim after biggest loss

Tokyo's Nikkei stock index, reeling from its worst week ever, could keep falling unless policymakers take drastic steps to bring the financial crisis under control, analysts said Friday. They said there was no sign of a bottom to the collapsing market aft
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
London bourse suffers worst week since 1987

London bourse suffers worst week since 1987

The battered London Stock Exchange, which has just suffered its worst week since the 1987 stock market crash, will be on high alert next week for signs that Britain could fall into recession in the fourth quarter.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Hong Kong shares may face another roller-coaster

Hong Kong shares may face another roller-coaster

Hong Kong share prices will continue their wild swings, but there could be some opportunities for brave bargain-hunters, dealers said. For the week ending October 10, the benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 16 percent to finish at 14,796.87, its lowest clos
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Rebels say 11 killed in Darfur militia ambush

Rebels say 11 killed in Darfur militia ambush

Armed militias ambushed a band of rebel fighters in south Darfur, sparking a gun battle that left at least 11 dead, insurgents said on Sunday. The reports of fresh fighting in Darfur came at a sensitive time for Khartoum which has been stepping up diploma
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Iran seeks UN Security Council seat

Iran seeks UN Security Council seat

Iran, under UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program, will seek a seat on the council in an election this week that will pit it in a probably hopeless contest against Japan.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Nato not losing Afghan war, commander says

Nato not losing Afghan war, commander says

Nato is not losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, but there are not enough troops to provide sufficient security for the people, the commander of international troops in Afghanistan said on Sunday.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
North Korea to resume dismantling nuclear plants

North Korea to resume dismantling nuclear plants

North Korea said on Sunday it would resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant and allow in inspectors in response to a US decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Two Saudis beheaded for murder

Two Saudis beheaded for murder

Two Saudi men were beheaded by the sword on Sunday after they were convicted of murdering two compatriots, the Saudi interior ministry said. Musaed bin Attiyah al-Ruwaili was executed in the northern town of Ar'ar after he was found guilty of "detaining,
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Five dead in Mosul suicide attacks

Five dead in Mosul suicide attacks

At least five Iraqis, mostly children, were killed and 35 wounded on Sunday in two suicide car bomb attacks targeted at American and Iraqi soldiers, the US military said. "In the first suicide car bomb, the one targeting coalition forces but with no coali
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Leading Iran reformist to run in 2009 presidency vote

Leading Iran reformist to run in 2009 presidency vote

A leading Iranian reformist said on Sunday he would run in next year's presidential election, challenging conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is widely expected to seek a second four-year term.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Thai protesters postpone march against police

Thai protesters postpone march against police

Leaders of a street campaign against Thailand's government have postponed a march against the police, easing fears of a repeat of last week's violence in which two people were killed and 400 injured.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Israel's Peres warns Iran against surprise attack

Israel's Peres warns Iran against surprise attack

Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday warned Iran against considering a surprise attack, at a ceremony commemorating the 35th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The war began with Syria and Egypt launching a surprise invasion of Israel on the Je
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
US video game guru heads for space as tourist

US video game guru heads for space as tourist

American millionaire Richard Garriott followed in his astronaut father's footsteps Sunday, blasting off aboard a Russian rocket to become the world's sixth space tourist.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
PK 7644 Umra flight fiasco

PK 7644 Umra flight fiasco

PIA and its Board of Directors need to do some serious self-assessment of the way the airline is being run. The most recent gaffe involving the over 18 hours of delay at Jeddah, of poor Umra passengers eager to return home for Eid, by PK7644 is a classic
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Book ban ends rare Arab-Israeli cultural exchange

Book ban ends rare Arab-Israeli cultural exchange

For 15 years Israeli Saleh Abbasi has traded books between the Jewish state and its Arab neighbours, fostering a rare cultural link. But in August Israeli authorities suddenly refused to renew his trading licence because he was trading with "enemy" states
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Wither the economy - is it all downhill from now on?

Wither the economy - is it all downhill from now on?

Recently a close friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer. It came as a huge shock as she was super fit, jogging around 4 kilometers each day, six days a week and was into a healthy balanced diet with ample daily portions of fruits and vegetables. She beg
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
IMF forecast

IMF forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its publication titled the World Economic Outlook made a dire prognosis: 'the world economy is now entering a major downturn in the face of the most dangerous shock in mature financial markets since the 1930s'.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Water distribution irritants

Water distribution irritants

The meeting of advisory committee of Indus River System Authority (IRSA), held the other day to finalise a formula for water distribution among the federating units, needs to be seen against the backdrop of water shortage of between 35 and 40 percent that
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
A few fluctuations witnessed on commodity Markets

A few fluctuations witnessed on commodity Markets

The commodities prices generally retreated on the wholesale markets under world impact not withstanding fluctuations were not many during the week ended on October 11, 2008. The changes were marked due to variations particularly in wheat, sugar, rapeseed
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Disaster management moot held

Disaster management moot held

The Directorate of Animal Husbandry, Livestock and Fisheries Department, on the directive of the Minister Livestock. Abdul Haque Bhurt and Secretary, Livestock and Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh organised a seminar for livestock farmers at New
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Minister for promotion of traditional sports

Minister for promotion of traditional sports

Punjab Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, Dr Tanvir-ul-Islam has said that traditional games of Punjab are the part of our cultural heritage and government would take all measures to promote sports activities in Punjab.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Zardari's visit to China will open new horizons

Zardari's visit to China will open new horizons

Amidst new challenges looming over this region, Asif Ali Zardari will embark on his first bilateral official visit to Beijing from October 14 to 17 after assuming the office of President of Pakistan.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Cotton market under global finance, economic crisis

Cotton market under global finance, economic crisis

Cotton harvesting is getting momentum with the passage of time in dry and clear weather conditions. As per cotton figures of Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association, some 20 percent crop has reached the ginneries by the close of the last month of September.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Cotton market under global finance, economic crisis

Cotton market under global finance, economic crisis

Cotton harvesting is getting momentum with the passage of time in dry and clear weather conditions. As per cotton figures of Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association, some 20 percent crop has reached the ginneries by the close of the last month of September.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Asfandyar leaves for London

Asfandyar leaves for London

Central Information Secretary, Awami National Party (ANP) Zahid Khan said here on Sunday that Asfandyar Wali has left for London on a scheduled private visit along with his family. Talking to APP, he dispelled the impression that the ANP chief left the co
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Fazal not satisfied with army briefing

Fazal not satisfied with army briefing

Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has expressed reservations on the army briefing to the parliament during the in-camera session, saying the briefing has failed to cover the issue in detail.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Babar for multi-pronged strategy to end terrorism

Babar for multi-pronged strategy to end terrorism

Government was committed to adopt a multi pronged and effective strategy to root out terrorism and extremism from the country, Senator Babar Awan said here on Sunday. The scourge of terrorism and extremism is affecting the country's economic development a
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Javed Kayani elected PSMA-Punjab chairman

Javed Kayani elected PSMA-Punjab chairman

Javed Kayani has been elected unopposed the chairman of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Punjab Zone, for the next term of the office. This was revealed in information of the Association received here Sunday. In the annual general meeting of the A
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Lint declines sharply, official spot rate lowered by Rs 325 to Rs 3475

Lint declines sharply, official spot rate lowered by Rs 325 to Rs 3475

Nose-diving of spot rate and prices were hallmark of trading in cotton during which nearly 50,000 bales changed hands during the post Eid holiday session. The spot rate went down by Rs 325 during the week ending October 11, 2008,settling at Rs 3475.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Lint declines sharply, official spot rate lowered by Rs 325 to Rs 3475

Lint declines sharply, official spot rate lowered by Rs 325 to Rs 3475

Nose-diving of spot rate and prices were hallmark of trading in cotton during which nearly 50,000 bales changed hands during the post Eid holiday session. The spot rate went down by Rs 325 during the week ending October 11, 2008,settling at Rs 3475.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Moot on irrigation, drainage today

Moot on irrigation, drainage today

Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Parvez Ashraf will inaugurate the 20th international congress on irrigation and drainage here on October 13 (today) at Aiwan-I-Iqbal. Participants drawn from all over the country including foreign experts will at
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Residents of Model Town demand repair of bridge

Residents of Model Town demand repair of bridge

Residents of Model Town Humak have demanded of the concerned authorities for immediate repair of Swan-Kak bridge section of Kahuta road to ensure smooth flow of traffic. The dilapidated condition of the road could lead to a tragic incident as vehicles ply
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
NED entry test held

NED entry test held

The pre-admission entry test of the NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi was conducted on its campus on Sunday. According to the officials of the institution, the test was held in a very smooth manner. They said that about 5,000 candidates
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
No banking crisis in sight: ICCI president

No banking crisis in sight: ICCI president

President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Muhammad Ijaz Abbasi on Sunday said there was no banking crisis in the country and called upon the business community and general public not to withdraw cash from banks just on rumours because s
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Government urged to adopt long term policies to overcome power crisis

Government urged to adopt long term policies to overcome power crisis

Vice President of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Fazal Jilani has urged the government to adopt far-reaching approach to overcome electricity crisis for protecting the industrial sector from total collapse. Talking to media persons here o
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Punjab promoting all social sectors on priority: Neelam

Punjab promoting all social sectors on priority: Neelam

Punjab Population Welfare Minister Neelam Jabbar Chaudhary has said the government is promoting health, education and other social sectors on priority basis and a number of projects are being initiated for this purpose by the federal and provincial govern
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Suicide bombing threats: red alert in Karachi

Suicide bombing threats: red alert in Karachi

Security in across the city especially around the important places and installation were put on red alert here on Sunday after reports of suicide bombers entered the metropolis. As per details, following a report that a suicide bomber entered in the city,
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan Navy organises workshop for media persons

Pakistan Navy organises workshop for media persons

Pakistan Navy, under the auspices of Directorate of Public Relations has organised a two-day workshop for media persons in Karachi. The workshop will be held from October 14 to 15 at PNS Johar. During the two-day workshop, senior defence correspondents fr
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Punjab to help rehabilitate AJK quake victims

Punjab to help rehabilitate AJK quake victims

The Punjab government will provide all assistance for the rehabilitation of earthquake victims of Azad Kashmir. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif assured this to Azad Jammu an Kashmir (AJK) President Raja Zulqarnain in a meeting here on Sunday.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Durrani to hold talks with Narayanan today

Durrani to hold talks with Narayanan today

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Mehmud Ali Durrani will hold talks with his Indian counterpart M K Narayanan here on Monday. Though specific agenda has not been spelled out for the talks by both the countries, the two dignitaries are expected to disc
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Tableeghi congregation at Raiwind concludes

Tableeghi congregation at Raiwind concludes

The prominent religious scholar Haji Abdul Wahab at the conclusion of 3-day Tableeghi congregation at Raiwind Sunday said that human beings were so much involved in the worldly affairs that they have forgot the day of judgement. He said: "Without sacrific
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Heinous crimes: officers directed to accelerate submission of challans

Heinous crimes: officers directed to accelerate submission of challans

Capital City Police Officer, Muhammad Pervez Rathore has directed the investigation officers to accelerate the pace of submission of challans of heinous crimes to different courts and pay special attention on challans pertaining to crime against person an
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
AJK trade team meets Hurriyat leaders

AJK trade team meets Hurriyat leaders

The visiting AJK trade delegation met chairmen of the two factions of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and expressed their eagerness to make the trade across the Line of Control a success.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Eid Milan at Karachi University today

Eid Milan at Karachi University today

An Eid Milan party will be organised at Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Karachi, on October 13. An announcement to this effect was made by an official of the institution on Sunday. He said that the Eid Milan is being held under the auspices of
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
'Fertiliser shortage will affect Rabi crops production'

'Fertiliser shortage will affect Rabi crops production'

Agriculture sector is facing shortage of fertilisers, which could affect the production of Rabi crops particularly wheat and sugarcane, major crops of the sector. "Fertilisers are very important inputs for growth of crops and their shortage would have bad
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Anti-India protest in Baramulla

Anti-India protest in Baramulla

In occupied Kashmir, forceful protest demonstration was held against Indian state terrorism in Baramulla township, while the occupation authorities imposed undeclared curfew in many areas of Srinagar city on Sunday. Hundreds of people took to the streets
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Malik and others asked to appear in Jammu court

Malik and others asked to appear in Jammu court

In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Mohammad Yasin Malik and his six associates have been ordered to appear in person in a special court in Jammu on October 25.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
All set for three-day anti-polio drive

All set for three-day anti-polio drive

District Administration Faisalabad has finalised all arrangements to launch a three-day anti polio drive in the district from Monday (October 13). Addressing Health department staff on here Saturday, DCO Faisalabad, Muhammad Saeed Wahla said that as many
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
International moot on reproductive health from October 24

International moot on reproductive health from October 24

The three-day International conference on 'Reproductive Health and ART' will be held from October 24 to 26 at a local hotel. Unfolding the detail of this mega event on Sunday, the Chairman, Organising Committee, renowned gynaecologist, Prof. Dr Saqib Sidd
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Intra-Kashmir trade to benefit Kashmiris: foreign minister

Intra-Kashmir trade to benefit Kashmiris: foreign minister

Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that composite dialogue between Pakistan and India has entered into the fifth round and added that the Intra-Kashmir trade pact finalised during Delhi talks was a big achievement on way to impr
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Rally held to condemn October 12 coup

Rally held to condemn October 12 coup

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and supporters observed 'black day' and organised here on Sunday a rally to condemn the military take-over of general Pervez Musharraf (Retd), on October 12, 1999. The participants of the rally gathered at PML-
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Steps being taken for welfare of Baltistan people

Steps being taken for welfare of Baltistan people

Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education is taking a number of steps for the welfare and support of the people and students of the remote areas of Baltistan, Skardu and Ghangche districts of Siachan and Kargil sectors of the country.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
ICT finalises arrangements for anti-polio drive

ICT finalises arrangements for anti-polio drive

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has finalised arrangements for the three-day anti polio drive being launched in the rural areas of Islamabad from Monday. The arrangements were reviewed and finalised in a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissi
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Selling Roti of less weight: seven tandoor owners fined

Selling Roti of less weight: seven tandoor owners fined

Seven tandoor owners have been fined and issued warning for selling Roti of less weight in the district. According to official sources, the District Co-ordination Officer, Sohail Shahzad had directed the DDOR Muhammad Iqbal Wariach to take strict action a
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Religious minorities enjoy equal rights: Riaz

Religious minorities enjoy equal rights: Riaz

Senior Minister Punjab Raja Riaz Ahmad has said that Pakistan's religious minorities enjoy equal rights and social status and government has adopted holistic approach to provide further facilities to them. He was talking to a group of minority leaders who
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Plan formulated for off-season crops

Plan formulated for off-season crops

Punjab government has formulated a plan costing Rs 550 million for producing off-season crops for ensuring availability of vegetable round the year in Punjab. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that under the programme "Tunnel T
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Criminals in guise of beggars posing high security risk

Criminals in guise of beggars posing high security risk

Terrorists, robbers, thieves and other criminals are at large in the guise of beggars in Multan and rest of the Southern Punjab. Though the government and law enforcing agencies are putting strenuous efforts to fight terrorism however sans proper attentio
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Discos start disconnecting defaulters' power supplies

Discos start disconnecting defaulters' power supplies

All power distribution companies across the country including Lahore and Faisalabad Electric Supply Companies, have started disconnecting the power supply of defaulters who even after being served the final warning, failed to clear their dues.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
21 April to October 8: Rescue-1122 receives 207,125 calls

21 April to October 8: Rescue-1122 receives 207,125 calls

Local Rescue-1122 has received as many as 207,125 calls during 21 April to October 8th out of which 129,599 were obnoxious calls revealed In-charge Emergency Officer Malik Muhammad Akram Panwar.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
PML-N observes October 12 as 'Black Day'

PML-N observes October 12 as 'Black Day'

A number of protests meetings were held throughout Punjab by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday agitating against the overthrowing of the government of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and taking over of government by General Pervez Mu
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Alternate energy could reduce power shortages

Alternate energy could reduce power shortages

Citizens of Sialkot belonging to various walks of life including businessmen and students have expressed deep concern over the poor performance of Wapda demanded voluntarily resignation by its chairman for rendering pitiable services.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Qazi due in Multan today

Qazi due in Multan today

Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Naib Ameer, Liaquat Baloch and other central and provincial leadership is coming to Multan from Lahore regarding the third phase of Train March in the evening today (Monday).
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
US intends to establish military base in Bajaur: Qazi

US intends to establish military base in Bajaur: Qazi

Amir Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has disclosed that US wants to establish its military base in Bajaur. Addressing a news conference here at Peshawar Press Club on Sunday, he said this hue and cry is the part of the game.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Three militants held

Three militants held

Frontier Corps, police and secret agencies' personnel have arrested on Sunday three alleged militants, who were staying in a local hotel in Zhob bus stand, 320km off from the provincial capital, police sources told APP.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
World Standards Day 2008 on October 14

World Standards Day 2008 on October 14

World Standards Day is celebrated internationally each year on October 14th and the aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardisation to the global economy.
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
Drainage system in Mohmand Agency ready

Drainage system in Mohmand Agency ready

The federal government has completed construction work of 678 meters of drainage ditches in Ekka Ghond market of Mohmad Agency. Around 5,000 daily visitors of the market will benefit from a safer and cleaner passage and better health conditions, says a pr
Published 13 Oct, 2008 12:00am
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