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Print - 2008-12-31
British couple sentenced for sedition in Gambia

British couple sentenced for sedition in Gambia

Two British missionaries were sentenced Tuesday in Gambia to one-year jail terms with hard labour for criticising the tiny West African country's government. David and Fiona Fulton pleaded guilty last week to charges of sedition, and asked the court for a
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Families in China's milk scandal denounce payout

Families in China's milk scandal denounce payout

Chinese families whose babies suffered painful kidney stones from drinking tainted infant formula said Tuesday that a planned payout by dairies is too low and their lawyers pledged to continue attempts to sue for more compensation.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Bangladesh former-Prime Minister Hasina looks set for second chance

Bangladesh former-Prime Minister Hasina looks set for second chance

Sheikh Hasina, who served one term as Bangladesh's prime minister before her Awami League was overwhelmingly defeated in 2001, won a second bite at the leadership in a Monday election, according to unofficial results. Here are some facts about Hasina's po
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Trial delayed for Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush

Trial delayed for Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush

The trial of an Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush in Baghdad has been postponed pending an appeal over whether the incident amounted to an assault, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
I had lost passion for the game, Drogba says

I had lost passion for the game, Drogba says

Chelsea's Didier Drogba said he lost his passion for football last summer after the death of his grandmother. The 30-year-old Ivory Coast striker has lost his place to Nicolas Anelka in Chelsea's starting line-up after a difficult year, marred by injuries
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Rafiq's troubled year ends with England call

Rafiq's troubled year ends with England call

Azeem Rafiq's difficult year ended on a positive note for the Yorkshire teenager when he was included Tuesday in the England Under-19 squad for next year's tour of South Africa. The 17-year-old spin bowler was added to the squad following a successful app
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Vaughan ready to regain England place

Vaughan ready to regain England place

Former England captain Michael Vaughan still believes he has an international future and is readying himself to take on Australia despite being left out of the squad for the tour of the West Indies. Although on an England central contract, the Yorkshire b
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
SGP defeats Police 2-1 in PFF League

SGP defeats Police 2-1 in PFF League

Sindh Government Press (SGP) staged recovery to beat Pakistan Police 2-1 in Group-A of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) League-Departmental Phase 2008. It was second successive defeat for Police in three days with identical 2-1 scoreline.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Sri Lanka eye win despite Ashraful's defiant half-century

Sri Lanka eye win despite Ashraful's defiant half-century

Muttiah Muralitharan took three wickets to strengthen Sri Lanka's chances of winning the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Tuesday despite a fighting 70 not out by skipper Mohammad Ashraful. Bangladesh, shot out for 178 in the first innings, put in
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Sports ministers meeting

Sports ministers meeting

Punjab Minister for Sports, Dr Tanveer-ul-Islam on Tuesday left Lahore for Karachi to participate in Inter-Provincial Sports Ministers meeting scheduled there. Federal Minister for Sports Pir Aftab Hussain Gillani will chair the meeting, which will discus
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
West Indies' Gayle key to New Zealand series

West Indies' Gayle key to New Zealand series

West Indies captain Chris Gayle looms as the most influential figure in the one-day cricket series against New Zealand which opens here Wednesday. New Zealand view the tall left-hander as the one player they must dismiss cheaply if they are to be in with
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Smith leads South Africa to drought-breaking success

Smith leads South Africa to drought-breaking success

Graeme Smith's cool 75 set up South Africa's first series win in Australia as they eased to a nine-wicket victory that destroyed the hosts' world-beating reputation. Rain was the home side's only chance on the fifth day and while there was some in the mor
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Financial downturn unlikely to deter transfer window rush

Financial downturn unlikely to deter transfer window rush

Billions of dollars, pounds and euros may have been lost in the global financial crisis, but most of Europe's leading soccer clubs are still poised to spend big when the winter transfer window opens on New Year's Day.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Multi-million-dollar watch theft in Singapore

Multi-million-dollar watch theft in Singapore

More than five million US dollars' worth of watches have been stolen from a Singapore shop, the dealer said, in a rare crime of such magnitude in one of Asia's safest cities. "The theft involves timepieces at a net cost of about 7.9 million Singapore doll
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Indian woman jailed for swindling dozen 'husbands'

Indian woman jailed for swindling dozen 'husbands'

Police in the north Indian city of Dehradun have arrested a woman who reportedly married more than a dozen older men and promptly ran off with whatever money and valuables she could get her hands on. Her most recent victim told local police that the woman
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Thai Prime Minister finally sets out policy, warns on economy

Thai Prime Minister finally sets out policy, warns on economy

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva warned on Tuesday the country's economy could slide into recession, as he finally delivered a maiden policy speech delayed by protesters who blockaded parliament for two days. Underlining the problems facing his shaky
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Belgium's Van Rompuy named Prime Minister after coalition deal

Belgium's Van Rompuy named Prime Minister after coalition deal

King Albert named Flemish Christian Democrat Herman Van Rompuy as Belgian prime minister on Tuesday to head a revived five-party coalition in a country facing recession and a bank crisis. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resig
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
On Saddam anniversary, Iraq readies macabre museum

On Saddam anniversary, Iraq readies macabre museum

The man putting together Iraq's newest museum doesn't like to be alone in his office, where he keeps bloodied nooses, a medieval-looking torture device and boxes of documents chronicling atrocities under Saddam Hussein. "It's uncomfortable. You feel as if
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Oldest American man dies at 112

Oldest American man dies at 112

America's oldest man, an African-American who befriended Louis Armstrong and voted for president-elect Barack Obama "because he's black," has died in Sacramento, California, his family said. Born in New Orleans on June 6, 1896, George Rene Francis smoked
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Russian leader signs presidential term extension: Kremlin

Russian leader signs presidential term extension: Kremlin

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday signed into law constitutional amendments extending presidential terms from four years to six, the Kremlin said, following a high-speed approval process. A Kremlin spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that Medvedev had
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Azerbaijan to ban BBC, Radio Liberty, Voice of America

Azerbaijan to ban BBC, Radio Liberty, Voice of America

Local-language broadcasts by the BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberty will be banned in Azerbaijan in 2009, a top official said Tuesday, highlighting concerns on media freedom in the ex-Soviet state. "We decided not to prolong the BBC, Radio Liberty an
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Sri Lanka mulls banning Tigers as fighting escalates

Sri Lanka mulls banning Tigers as fighting escalates

Sri Lanka's government is considering re-imposing a formal ban on the Tamil Tigers amid escalating fighting in the island's north, official sources said on Tuesday. An original ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was lifted in September 200
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Guinea junta names civilian prime minister

Guinea junta names civilian prime minister

Guinea's ruling military junta named banker Kabine Komara as prime minister on Tuesday, a week after it took control of the West African bauxite exporter. The National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), which seized power on the death of Presid
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Israel to consider French truce proposal

Israel to consider French truce proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet his foreign and defence ministers on Tuesday to consider a French proposal for a temporary truce in Gaza, a senior government official told AFP. "They will meet in an hour's time for an assessment where they wi
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
World powers struggle to end fighting

World powers struggle to end fighting

World powers struggled Tuesday to find ways to press Israel and Hamas to end their conflict despite widespread anger over the mounting toll. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice renewed calls for a halt to the
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Israel rejects truce, presses on with Gaza strikes

Israel rejects truce, presses on with Gaza strikes

Israel hit the Gaza Strip with more air strikes on Tuesday and said its military action could last weeks, while rockets fired by Islamist Hamas struck deep inside the Jewish state. Both sides rejected any notion of a cease-fire soon, three days after Isra
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Iran sets up court to try Israelis over Gaza

Iran sets up court to try Israelis over Gaza

Iran has set up a court to try Israelis for its air attacks on Gaza and is ready to try in absentia any people who Tehran says have committed "crimes", a judiciary official said on Tuesday. Iran, which does not recognise Israel, has criticised some Arab s
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Gaza aid boat damaged by Israelis reaches Lebanon

Gaza aid boat damaged by Israelis reaches Lebanon

A small boat carrying international activists with aid for Gaza docked in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Tuesday after a clash with an Israeli naval ship forced it to divert to Lebanon. An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed there had
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Indian rupee edges down

Indian rupee edges down

India's rupee eased on Tuesday as banks sought to buy the dollar to arbitrage it in the offshore market, but gains in local stocks prevented a sharp fall. The partially convertible rupee closed at 48.47/49 per dollar, slightly weaker from Monday's close o
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Sterling hits record trade-weighted low

Sterling hits record trade-weighted low

Sterling hit a record low on a trade-weighted basis and hovered just below a record trough against the euro on Tuesday, weighed by a grim outlook for the UK economy in thin trade as the year draws to a close.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Dollar slides in London

Dollar slides in London

The dollar fell against the euro and a basket of currencies on Tuesday as traders closed out some positions before the year-end and ahead of data on the US housing market and consumer confidence later in the day.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Asian bond spreads narrow

Asian bond spreads narrow

Asian bond spreads narrowed on Tuesday as sentiment was lifted by news that the United States will expand a bailout of its troubled auto industry. The US administration said on Monday it was buying $5 billion in equity in auto-and-mortgage-finance company
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Asian bond spreads narrow

Asian bond spreads narrow

Asian bond spreads narrowed on Tuesday as sentiment was lifted by news that the United States will expand a bailout of its troubled auto industry. The US administration said on Monday it was buying $5 billion in equity in auto-and-mortgage-finance company
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Credit spreads mixed

Credit spreads mixed

European credit spreads were mixed in thin volume on Tuesday, with an extended US auto bailout the main focus. By 1420 GMT, the investment-grade Markit iTraxx Europe index was at 175.5 basis points, according to data from Markit, 4.5 basis points tighter
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Credit spreads mixed

Credit spreads mixed

European credit spreads were mixed in thin volume on Tuesday, with an extended US auto bailout the main focus. By 1420 GMT, the investment-grade Markit iTraxx Europe index was at 175.5 basis points, according to data from Markit, 4.5 basis points tighter
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Tuesday midday trade: Wall Street climbs

Tuesday midday trade: Wall Street climbs

US stocks climbed on Tuesday after the government expanded its bailout of the auto industry, bolstering hopes that lawmakers could curb the severity of the year-old recession. The Bush Administration said late Monday it would extend an additional $1 billi
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Indian shares gain

Indian shares gain

Indian shares gained 1.92 percent Tuesday on expectations of an economic stimulus package to be announced by the government, dealers said. The benchmark 30-share Sensex index rose 182.64 points to 9,716.16, gaining for the second day after several days of
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Britain's top share index rises

Britain's top share index rises

Heavyweight commodity shares and defensive drugmakers helped lift Britain's top share index on Tuesday, the last full session of 2008, although it stayed on course to post the largest annual drop since its 1984 launch. The FTSE 100 closed up 73.33 points,
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Karachiites braving outages: KESC officials roughed up by gunmen

Karachiites braving outages: KESC officials roughed up by gunmen

Unidentified gunmen on Monday night roughed up the staff of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC)'s complaints' centre in the city and threatened them with dire consequences if the utility failed to restore power supply to their area.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Worst ever crisis: KSE 100 Index declined by 57 percent in 2008

Worst ever crisis: KSE 100 Index declined by 57 percent in 2008

Pakistan's stock market witnessed worst ever crisis during the year 2008 and the benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 57 percent or 8,038.45 points to close at 6,037.38 points on December 30, 2008 with one more trading session remaining.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Sugar price rises by Rs 2/kg in retail market

Sugar price rises by Rs 2/kg in retail market

The price of white refined sugar has mounted by Rs 2 per kg in the retail market during this week because of sugarcane shortage to the mills amid ongoing crushing season, retailers and representatives of sugar industry said on Tuesday.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Five terrorists arrested in pre-Muharram operation: IGP

Five terrorists arrested in pre-Muharram operation: IGP

Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh, Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak has said that Sindh police have arrested a group of five terrorists in a pre-Muharram operation, who was planning to carry out terrorists activities during Muharram-ul-Haram.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Farmers stop urea transportation from factory

Farmers stop urea transportation from factory

The protesting and angry farmers stopped transportation of urea fertiliser in Mianwali district demanding that first their needs be met before despatching it to other parts of the country.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Karachi University announcement

Karachi University announcement

The Controller of Examination of Karachi University has announced that the examination forms of LLB (Final) would be accepted from December 30, 2008 to January 10, 2009 with fees Rs 1, 840. The forms would also be accepted from January 14, 2008 to January
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Yaum-e-Umar observed in Sindh

Yaum-e-Umar observed in Sindh

Yaum-e-Umar was observed on Tuesday with religious fervour in Sindh to mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of the second Khalifa-e-Rashida, Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA). A seminar on "Yaum-e-Shahadat Farooq Azam (RA) and New Islamic Year" was held at the Sha
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Citibank enhances its capital position in Citi Pakistan

Citibank enhances its capital position in Citi Pakistan

Citibank N.A. (Citi) on Tuesday announced it has enhanced its capital position in Citi Pakistan with an injection of Rs 2.2 billion taking the total capital of its Pakistan branches to Rs 7.7 billion. The incremental capital will allow Citi Pakistan to ac
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
India releases 66 Pakistani prisoners

India releases 66 Pakistani prisoners

Sixty-six Pakistani prisoners including 28 women and three children, released from Indian jails, reached their motherland through Wagha Border near here Tuesday. According to Ansar Burni Trust, the Indian security agencies had arrested 51 Pakistanis on ch
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
0.5 million cotton bales: TCP finalises contracts

0.5 million cotton bales: TCP finalises contracts

Trading Corpora-tion of Pakistan (TCP) has finalised contracts for the purchase of some 0.5 million bales aimed to stabilise the cotton prices in the domestic market. Sources in TCP said that the number of total cotton bales so far contracted by TCP has i
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
FPCCI for decrease in oil prices

FPCCI for decrease in oil prices

President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Tanvir Ahmad Sheikh has expressed his concern as the year 2008 is coming to an end which was a difficult year that has greatly impacted Pakistan 's economy and ordinary man
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Iranian Energy minister calls on Zardari

Iranian Energy minister calls on Zardari

Iranian Minister for Energy Engr. Parviz Fattah called on President Asif Ali Zardari here on Tuesday and discussed with him matters pertaining to the region and bilateral ties. He was accompanied with Dy. Minister for Energy Abbas Aliabadi and Iranian Amb
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US cotton modestly higher

US cotton modestly higher

US cotton futures closed with small gains for the front-month contract, after reaching a 10-day peak, but seesawed around unchanged for most of Monday with trade volume extremely thin, traders said. Cotton for March delivery on ICE Futures settled 0.07 ce
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Aluminium falls three percent

Aluminium falls three percent

Aluminium fell as much as 3.0 percent on Tuesday on demand concerns as inventories continued to soar and the weaker dollar offered little support. Aluminium stocks in London Metal Exchange warehouses jumped 49,000 tonnes to above 2.3 million tonnes and ha
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Oil down $1 on grim economic outlook

Oil down $1 on grim economic outlook

Oil prices fell $1 on Tuesday as fear about demand in a sickly world economy outweighed expectations of further Saudi supply cuts in February and tension in the Middle East due to the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The market took in data showing a sharp fall in
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
London cocoa, coffee, sugar up

London cocoa, coffee, sugar up

London cocoa futures edged higher on Tuesday after investors took profits from a recent rally and coffee rose on rollover business, while sugar inched up in thin pre-holiday dealings buoyed by a weak dollar. "There is profit-taking in this market (cocoa),
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Gold dips two percent in London

Gold dips two percent in London

Gold declined on Tuesday as oil prices slipped nearly 2 percent and as traders took profits after the previous session's 11-week high. The weaker dollar and interest in bullion as a haven from risk, as violence continues in the Gaza Strip, limited losses.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: cocoa falls, coffee up

US MIDDAY: cocoa falls, coffee up

US cocoa futures moved quietly lower in early trade on Tuesday, on follow-through weakness after a volatile session Monday, while arabica coffee futures inched higher with a boost from the weak dollar, traders said. ICE Futures US agricultural products wi
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: sugar gains

US MIDDAY: sugar gains

Raw sugar futures on ICE Futures US at 1333 GMT. March raw sugar contract gained 0.08 cent to 11.20 cents per lb. Trading from 11.12 to 11.24 cents. Volume was at a light 2,532 lots.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn dips

US MIDDAY: corn dips

March corn was down 1 cent to $3.92-1/2 a bushel, May was down 1-1/2 at $4.02-1/2 a bushel. Traders lock in profits ahead of year end. Dry weather in Argentina and portions of Brazil and weak dollar limiting downturn.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat unchanged

US MIDDAY: wheat unchanged

March wheat was unchanged at $5.92 a bushel, May up 1-1/4 at $6.05-3/4. Choppy with some traders taking profits following three-week rally. Weakness in crude oil weighing on market but prices underpinned by dollar drop.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans higher

US MIDDAY: soyabeans higher

January soyabean futures were up 3-1/4 cents at $9.41-3/4 a bushel, March was up 3 cents at $9.48-1/2 a bushel. Dry weather in Argentina and in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul crop region lending strength to market. Weak dollar also supports prices.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper drops

US MIDDAY: copper drops

US copper futures opened lower on Tuesday as persistent fears of demand destruction from a slowing world economy continued to weigh on prices, while further weakness in the dollar offered mild support. Copper for March delivery was trading down 1.30 cents
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold falls

US MIDDAY: gold falls

US gold futures lost ground on Tuesday, slipping after crude oil prices fell and investors unwound the safe-haven play to take profits after the previous session launched prices to a 2-1/2-month high amid renewed Middle East violence, traders said.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Shahbaz likely to join office soon

Shahbaz likely to join office soon

The Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif who underwent a medical check up on Monday following a complain pain in the chest remained in house and did not participate in the official functions. This was told by the DGPR here on Tuesday. He had
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Khalid elected as President PMI

Khalid elected as President PMI

Press Release Project Management Institute (PMI), Lahore Chapter, has elected its new office bearers for the year 2009-2010. PMI is the world's leading professional association for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with a membership of 2
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Joint graduation ceremony of PAF officers held

Joint graduation ceremony of PAF officers held

A joint graduation ceremony of 1st Basic Transport Familiarisation Course, Y-12 Co-Pilot Conversion Course and Y-12 Captain Course was held on Tuesday at 41 Light Communications Squadron, Pakistan Air Force Base, Chaklala. Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (O
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Religious harmony during Muharram urged

Religious harmony during Muharram urged

District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Dr Raheel Ahmed Siddiqui has called upon the members of District Peace Committee to play their due role in maintaining religious harmony and brotherhood during Muharram-ul-Haram. He was addressing the meeting of peace
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
NA-28 Buner: re-polling on 11 stations to be held on January 14

NA-28 Buner: re-polling on 11 stations to be held on January 14

The Chief Election Commissioner has directed that re-polling at eleven Polling Stations of NA-28 Buner constituency would be held on 14th January 2009. It was officially notified here on Tuesday. The re-polling was ordered pursuant to the report received
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Minister calls for effective measures to reduce infant mortality rate

Minister calls for effective measures to reduce infant mortality rate

NWFP Minister for Information, Public Relations and Inter- Provincial Co-ordination Mian Iftikhar Hussain has stressed the need for taking effective measures to reduce infant mortality rate and ensure better healthcare facilities for mother and child in o
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Haqqani urges India to provide Mumbai attacks linked evidence

Haqqani urges India to provide Mumbai attacks linked evidence

Pakistan has once again asked India to provide credible evidence for it to move against any suspects linked to Mumbai attacks as its top diplomat in Washington stressed the need for cooler heads to prevail with recognition of the fact that both neighbours
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
US to set up cantonments in Afghanistan: Qazi

US to set up cantonments in Afghanistan: Qazi

The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) head Qazi Hussain Ahmad here on Tuesday said that on long term basis US Engineering Corps was preparing for establishing cantonments in Afghanistan. He said that US had approved 500 million dollars for establishing cantonment in Q
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Leja office-bearers congratulated

Leja office-bearers congratulated

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Finance Secretary, former Member National Assembly and President Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (Labard) Mohammad Pervez Malik has congratulated newly elected Leja President Mansoor Ahmad
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Allotment of plots in New Mirpur city to be started soon: Mahmood

Allotment of plots in New Mirpur city to be started soon: Mahmood

Joint Commissioner Mangla Dam Resettlement Organisation and Chairman Allotment Committee Mahmood Khan has said that the process for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the affectees of ongoing Mangla dam raising project is being started soon.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan and Egypt reiterate desire to promote ties

Pakistan and Egypt reiterate desire to promote ties

Pakistan and Egypt have reiterated their desire to further promote the bilateral co-operation in the fields of trade, economy and particularly defence. This was discussed at a meeting held on Tuesday between Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar and
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Foggy morning in upper Punjab, Islamabad predicted

Foggy morning in upper Punjab, Islamabad predicted

Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast foggy morning conditions in Upper Punjab including Islamabad during next 48 hours. However, foggy conditions are likely to subside gradually in southern Punjab during next 24 hour. According to met analysis, y
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
People vs establishment

People vs establishment

After the 18th February elections, PML (N) and PPP both agreed on the fact that in order to save the country it has to be governed by the people. They decided to adopt a new path, never practised in Pakistan before. It is the path of rule by the people th
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
China's great migration wrenched back by crisis

China's great migration wrenched back by crisis

The biggest migration in human history has gone into reverse. China's ocean of blue collar workers is streaming back to the country's farming hinterland, bringing thwarted aspirations and rising discontent in tow as their city jobs, their paths out of pov
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
A Samurai's Confessions: The rule of First Capability and the NPT - II

A Samurai's Confessions: The rule of First Capability and the NPT - II

This is the second and final part on the non-proliferation treaty. [I apologise for a factual error in the first part of this article. Russia ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on June 30, 2000.] Non-proliferation has become a major policy
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Indian media's war hysteria

Indian media's war hysteria

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second meeting within a week's time with his three services chief in the wake of Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's "all options on the table" threats against Pakistan, took the Indian media's unabated war mongering
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
State Bank's call for continued vigilance

State Bank's call for continued vigilance

The tone of State Bank's first quarterly report for the current fiscal year released on 29th December, 2008 is substantially different from its annual report for 2007-08 issued only less than a month ago. While the prognosis of the economy in the annual r
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
LDA removes encroachments

LDA removes encroachments

Lahore Development Authority (LDA) accomplished the task of removing encroachments along Moulana Shoukat Ali Road from Jinnah Hospital to Akbar Chowk, here on Tuesday. The staff of the Lahore Development Authority demolished the remaining 35 platforms tha
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
SBP report an eye-opener, says LCCI chief

SBP report an eye-opener, says LCCI chief

The State Bank's first quarterly report is an eye-opener for both policy makers and stakeholders and calls for effective policies for top-to-bottom implementation mechanism to regain macroeconomic stability during the ongoing fiscal year.
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
LTIA industrialists to close down their units

LTIA industrialists to close down their units

The industrialists of Lahore Township Industrial Area (LTIA) have decided to close down their industrial units to protest against the anti-industry behaviour of Lesco authorities. The decision to this effect was taken at an emergent meeting of Lahore Town
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Development of Punjabi language in different periods highlighted

Development of Punjabi language in different periods highlighted

Two sessions were held on the second day of the international conference on "History, Politics and Society: The Punjab" organised by the Punjab University Department of History in collaboration with Pakistan Study Centre (PSC) here in New Campus on Tuesda
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Inflexible load shedding returns with a vengeance

Inflexible load shedding returns with a vengeance

Inflexible load shedding has returned with a vengeance, as majority of politically less important cities coupled with 90 percent of rural areas almost plunged into darkness while the politically more important cities are experiencing 10 to 15 hours load s
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Immamia Scouts

Immamia Scouts

The groups of scouts from Immamia Scouts Lahore City would do duty on Majalis and processions of Maharram-ul-Haram. This was revealed in the information received here on Tuesday. The organisation has requested the government to enhance security on the occ
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
Dr Nashi awarded PhD in Behavioural Sciences

Dr Nashi awarded PhD in Behavioural Sciences

A well-known and highly qualified person Nashi Khan has been awarded degree of PhD in Behavioural Sciences by the University of Health Sciences, Lahore, says a press release here on Tuesday According to the press release, Dr Nashi Khan is the first one in
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
'Immoral activities will not be tolerated in Muharram'

'Immoral activities will not be tolerated in Muharram'

Capital City Police Chief Muhammad Pervez Rathore has warned that immoral and illegal activities would not be tolerated in the month of Muharram ul Harram and strict action would be taken against aerial firing, one-wheeling and sale/purchase and usage of
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
CJCSC meets Prime Minister

CJCSC meets Prime Minister

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister House on Tuesday morning. General Tariq Majeed briefed the Prime Minister about the prevailing security situation in the r
Published 31 Dec, 2008 12:00am
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