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Print - 2009-01-05
Dubai dream turns sour as job losses mount

Dubai dream turns sour as job losses mount

Dubai's rapid expansion in recent years provided jobs for millions. But the global financial meltdown has abruptly ended the dream for many people as more and more firms sack staff to cut costs.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Saudi hikes February light crude prices to US, Asia

Saudi hikes February light crude prices to US, Asia

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia raised its official selling prices for February for light crude oil to customers in the United States and Asia, state oil firm Aramco said on Sunday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Iran says Opec determination needed over oil price

Iran says Opec determination needed over oil price

Iran's oil minister said Opec member states needed to show determination to prevent oil prices from falling further, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) website reported on Sunday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Russia seeks EU monitoring in Ukraine gas dispute

Russia seeks EU monitoring in Ukraine gas dispute

Russia on Sunday asked the European Union to provide monitoring of Ukraine's gas transit system and charged Ukraine was stealing gas bound for Europe, as Kiev hit back with its own charges.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
China's 2008 trade surplus about $290 billion: Xinhua

China's 2008 trade surplus about $290 billion: Xinhua

China's trade surplus was about $290 billion in 2008 as total foreign trade reached $2.55 trillion, rising 18 percent from 2007, Xinhua said on Sunday, citing a report by the General Administration of Customs.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Merkel's government at odds on new stimulus package

Merkel's government at odds on new stimulus package

The parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government clashed on Sunday over new measures to shield Europe's largest economy from what threatens to be its deepest recession since World War Two.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Economic steps must come before poll: Japan prime minister

Economic steps must come before poll: Japan prime minister

Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Sunday that passing legislation to rescue the economy from recession took priority over calling an early election, which surveys suggest his ruling bloc could well lose.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
French minister sees 10-12 billion euros tax shortfall

French minister sees 10-12 billion euros tax shortfall

French tax revenue for 2008 will be between 10 billion euros ($13.riginal plans, Budget Minister Eric Woerth said on Sunday. Speaking on Europe 1 radio, Woerth noted the original 2008 budget had forecast 271 billion euros in tax revenue. "In fact, I think
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'US stimulus plan to be ready by early February'

'US stimulus plan to be ready by early February'

Democrats in Congress hope to approve a massive economic stimulus plan backed by president-elect Barack Obama by early February, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Sunday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Main Toronto equities climb nearly two percent

Main Toronto equities climb nearly two percent

Toronto's main stock index climbed nearly 2 percent on Friday as early broad-based weakness started to reverse, led by strength in resources, despite underlying softness in commodity prices.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Hong Kong shares may show downtrend after gains

Hong Kong shares may show downtrend after gains

Hong Kong stocks will likely lower after an initial, short period of modest gains next week, dealers said. For the week ending January 2, the benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at 15,042.81, rising 858.67 points, or 6.10 percent over the week. The market wa
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Positive outlook likely for Malaysian shares in 2009

Positive outlook likely for Malaysian shares in 2009

Malaysian shares may have put the worst behind them and the bourse could rally in the new year, analysts said on Friday as trading got off to a positive start. The first session of the year saw prices rise 2.0 percent as blue chip stocks were snapped up o
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Bond futures head lower

Bond futures head lower

Euro zone government bond futures fell at the start of the first trading day of the new year, tracking US Treasuries lower as risk appetite improved and stock markets gained.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Bond futures head lower

Bond futures head lower

Euro zone government bond futures fell at the start of the first trading day of the new year, tracking US Treasuries lower as risk appetite improved and stock markets gained.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Sri Lankan markets bank on early military victory

Sri Lankan markets bank on early military victory

Sri Lanka has downgraded its growth forecast for 2009 in line with a global meltdown, but the local markets are hoping a quick end to the drawn-out separatist war will restore confidence.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Asian currencies mixed against US dollar

Asian currencies mixed against US dollar

Asian currencies were mixed against the dollar during the week as attention turned to economic data due out in the recession-hit United States, dealers said.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Paulson blames global imbalances for credit crisis

Paulson blames global imbalances for credit crisis

Outgoing US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said that a failure to address the rise of emerging markets and resulting imbalances was partly to blame for the global financial crisis, according to an interview published Friday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Paulson blames global imbalances for credit crisis

Paulson blames global imbalances for credit crisis

Outgoing US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said that a failure to address the rise of emerging markets and resulting imbalances was partly to blame for the global financial crisis, according to an interview published Friday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Australian equities look range-bound

Australian equities look range-bound

Australian share prices were likely to remain within a tight range in the coming week in the absence of new data as the market gears back up after the holiday break, dealers said. For the week ending January 2, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 131.6
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Seoul shares may move for modest gains

Seoul shares may move for modest gains

South Korea's stock market is likely to see modest gains in the coming week on hopes of ffurther stimulus measures, an analyst said. Over the week to January 2 the KOSPI gained 39.54 points or 3.5 percent to close at 1,157.40 on Friday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Singapore shares may show upward trend

Singapore shares may show upward trend

Singapore shares could trade higher after an encouraging showing on the first day of the year, dealers said. "It's a good start to the year. It looks increasingly likely we'll see a bit of a rally in January," said a trader at a local brokerage.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
London investors likely to extend stock market rally

London investors likely to extend stock market rally

The London stock market will look to extend its recent rally next week, when the Bank of England is expected to again slash interest rates as Britain stands on the brink of recession. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed Friday at 4,561.79 points,
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Wall Street rally faces first New Year tests

Wall Street rally faces first New Year tests

Wall Street's bid to rally from its worst year since the 1930s will be tested next week by the year's first wave of likely dismal corporate news and possible roadblocks to President-elect Barack Obama's stimulus plan. Investors will also contend with a sp
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Elder Bush would like to see second son Jeb as president

Elder Bush would like to see second son Jeb as president

Former President George H.W. Bush said on Sunday he'd like to see his second son, Jeb, become President of the United States some day. Interviewed on Fox News Sunday, Bush said his second son, a former Governor of Florida, had all the qualifications to se
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Tajik energy crisis spells more winter hardship

Tajik energy crisis spells more winter hardship

Impoverished Tajikistan said Sunday it had stopped receiving electricity from energy-rich Turkmenistan due to problems with transit country Uzbekistan, deepening a winter energy crisis.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
US close to achieving its goals in Iraq: Cheney

US close to achieving its goals in Iraq: Cheney

US Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday the United States was close to achieving its aims in Iraq. Interviewed on CBS's "Face the Nation," Cheney offered another spirited defence of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, of which he was a key proponent and ar
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Iraq takes over guard programme in restive province

Iraq takes over guard programme in restive province

US forces put the Iraqi government in charge of tribal guards in one of the country's most restive provinces on Sunday, another step in the US military's gradual disengagement from day-to-day combat. The tribal guard units, known as "Awakenings" and made
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Five years on, no end seen to Thai insurgency

Five years on, no end seen to Thai insurgency

Thailand's new premier has vowed to tackle a separatist insurgency raging in the south, but the Muslim region on Sunday marks five years of bloodshed with little end in sight to the daily violence.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Nepal boat sinks, 29 missing: police

Nepal boat sinks, 29 missing: police

At least 29 people were missing after a crowded boat sank in the Kosi river in east Nepal on Sunday, police said. The incident took place in Sunsari district, 200 km (125 miles) south-east of Kathmandu.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Former Japan MP commits suicide: police source

Former Japan MP commits suicide: police source

A former Japanese MP who resigned after making accusations of government corruption that were never proven has jumped to his death from an apartment block, a police source said Sunday. Hisayasu Nagata, once a rising star in the opposition Democratic Party
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Spirit and Opportunity rovers mark five years on Mars

Spirit and Opportunity rovers mark five years on Mars

The US space agency's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity this month mark their fifth anniversary on the Red Planet, where they have endured harsh conditions and revealed a deluge of information.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Somali kidnappers release two Western journalists

Somali kidnappers release two Western journalists

Somali kidnappers have freed two foreign journalists abducted last November in the northern port of Bosasso, local officials said on Sunday. Briton Colin Freeman, a correspondent for the Sunday Telegraph, and Spanish freelance photographer Jose Cendon wer
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Four killed as quake strikes Indonesia's Papua

Four killed as quake strikes Indonesia's Papua

A series of powerful earthquakes off the northern coast of West Papua, Indonesia, early on Sunday killed four people, injured several others and flattened buildings, officials and local television said.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Tunisian synagogue bomb suspects on trial in France

Tunisian synagogue bomb suspects on trial in France

A French court will begin the trial of two suspected lieutenants of Osama bin Laden and a third man on Monday for their part in a 2002 bomb attack in Tunisia that killed 21 people including two French nationals.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Zillur Rahman named Bangladesh president

Zillur Rahman named Bangladesh president

Bangladesh's Awami Party, which is poised to form a new government, named Zillur Rahman as the country's next president, media reports said Sunday quoting party chief Sheikh Hasina Wazed."The party will nominate its presidium member Zillur Rahman as head
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
FBR issues notices to 4,000 tax non-filers

FBR issues notices to 4,000 tax non-filers

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued at least 4,000 notices to non-filers of tax in the corporate sector in wake of a considerable revenue shortfall during the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal year, Business Recorder learnt
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Five Hurriyet leaders released

Five Hurriyet leaders released

The All Parties Hurriyet Conference leader and Jammu provincial president of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Mohammed Shafi Rangrez and four other Hurriyet activists were released after over a three-month illegal detention in Doda Jail in occupied Kashmir
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
APA threatens to close gas stations

APA threatens to close gas stations

The All-Pakistan CNG Association (APA) Multan Chapter on Wednesday threatened to close gas stations in the country from January onwards if gas price is increased and brought at par with that of petrol.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Tight security measures taken during Muharram: Kaira

Tight security measures taken during Muharram: Kaira

Provincial Finance Minister Tanveer Ashraf Kaira has said that tight security measures have been taken for maintaining law and order situation during Muharram in all parts of the Punjab. In order to monitor overall law and order of the province a special
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Where merit is gone?

Where merit is gone?

I did my B.Sc and M.Sc in Organic Chemistry, having first class first position and with gold medals, in 2005. Then I joined PCSIR (Karachi) as a Scientific Officer in Polymer Division on daily wages. Meanwhile, I had been asked to submit my application fo
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Financial crisis

Financial crisis

For the past five years, the KSE-100 index has been the best performing stock exchange in the Asia's emerging economies. Declared as the Asia's best performing market for the year 2002, the KSE-index has shed 34.7 percent since the beginning of 2008.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
ROVER'S DIARY: can 2009 be any better than 2008?

ROVER'S DIARY: can 2009 be any better than 2008?

When the sun was setting on 2008, I was groping for some light through the dark clouds that hang over 2009. The trouble is each glimmer of hope, is defused by the harsh realities. I have asked a number of friends to give some redeeming points, which can h
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Ukraine's Tymoshenko plays maestro in Russia gas crisis

Ukraine's Tymoshenko plays maestro in Russia gas crisis

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has - once again - delivered a maestro performance in energy politics, deftly playing on fears of a pan-European natural gas crisis to leave her Russian opponents flatfooted, and her domestic rivals waiting to see
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
2008 - and now the winter of our discontent

2008 - and now the winter of our discontent

The year 2008 was marked by a major political upheaval in Pakistan. Musharraf, who had ruled absolutely for over nine years, though he considered it politic to surround himself with some easily refutable trappings of democracy post 9/11, was ousted from p
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Mumbai suspects' trial

Mumbai suspects' trial

The United States administration is said to have asked Pakistan to try and punish the perpetrators of Mumbai carnage on its own instead of handing over the suspects to India. The prosecution should be initiated with "sufficient efforts to ensure convictio
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Wheat crop prospects

Wheat crop prospects

To gain self-sufficiency in food items has always been an important objective of government policy in Pakistan. However, the matter seems to have assumed greater urgency after acute shortage of wheat and sharp increase in its prices in the recent past.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Arrangements to hold 265th Urs of Shah Latif being finalised

Arrangements to hold 265th Urs of Shah Latif being finalised

The Provincial Secretary, Department of Culture, Shams Jafrani has said that his Department has planned to celebrate the 265th three-day annual urs of saint poet, Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai(RA)in a befitting manner and will introduce new changes in t
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Commodities mixed on wholesale markets

Commodities mixed on wholesale markets

Sugar and barley rose while plastic mouldings depicted mixed pattern and the remaining commodities shed quite in time with world trend during the week ended on January 3, 2009.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Exhibition of rare photographs, letters of Benazir organised

Exhibition of rare photographs, letters of Benazir organised

The Institute of Sindhology University of Sindh has organised an exhibition of rare photographs, paintings and letters of Benazir Bhutto at Benazir Bhutto Gallery. Provincial Minister for Culture and Tourism Sindh Sassui Palejo and Sindh University Vice C
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'Child protection bill to be tabled in parliament within month'

'Child protection bill to be tabled in parliament within month'

Director National Commission for Child Welfare and Development (NCCWD), Ministry of Social Welfare & Special Education Pakistan, Sajjad Ahmed, has said that present government was giving priority to the protection of child rights.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Management of DAO Hyderabad congratulated for meeting target

Management of DAO Hyderabad congratulated for meeting target

Controller General of Accounts of Pakistan S.M. Arif has congratulated to the management of District Accounts Office (DAO) Hyderabad for completing their target for preparation of finance accounts of 2007-2008 by December 31, 2008 and termed DAO Hyderabad
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Cotton prices may drift down after holidays

Cotton prices may drift down after holidays

According to periodical cotton arrival reports of Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association, total seed-cotton equivalent of 9.745 million running bales reached ginneries as on 1st January,09, against 6.866 million bales arrived same period last year - increas
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Cotton prices may drift down after holidays

Cotton prices may drift down after holidays

According to periodical cotton arrival reports of Pakistan Cotton Ginners' Association, total seed-cotton equivalent of 9.745 million running bales reached ginneries as on 1st January,09, against 6.866 million bales arrived same period last year - increas
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Good buying activity on cotton market

Good buying activity on cotton market

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) entry, fine weather and smooth supplies, besides reports about bumper cotton crop, were factors that led to good but often cautious buying by wills and spinners on cotton market during the week ending on January 3, 20
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Good buying activity on cotton market

Good buying activity on cotton market

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) entry, fine weather and smooth supplies, besides reports about bumper cotton crop, were factors that led to good but often cautious buying by wills and spinners on cotton market during the week ending on January 3, 20
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
PPP meeting today

PPP meeting today

President PPP Punjab Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan has convened a party meeting on Monday, January 5 at 10:30am here at Faisal Town. According to party sources, Minister Information Technology Punjab, Farooq Yousaf Ghurki and other high ranking office bearers wou
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Naheed urges PPP to implement charter of democracy

Naheed urges PPP to implement charter of democracy

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader and close associate of late Benazir Bhutto, Naheed Khan, has urged the PPP leadership to implement and follow the Charter of Democracy (CoD). Addressing a press conference here she said that by implementing and acting
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
ISO rally condemns Israel's attack on Gaza strip

ISO rally condemns Israel's attack on Gaza strip

Imamia Students Organisation Pakistan (ISO) on Sunday took out a protest rally against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. ISO Central President, Hassan Zaidi led the rally, which started from outside of Lahore Press Club and ended peacefully in front of
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
PTI condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza

PTI condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza

Tehrik-e-Insaf Punjab (PTI) President Ahsan Rasheed and Multan leader Major Mujib Ahmed Khan (Retd), while condemning Israeli attacks on Gaza, urged the Muslim countries to immediately convene the meeting of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) and ta
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Crisis deepens due to government's faulty policies

Crisis deepens due to government's faulty policies

The Central Secretary Finance, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Muhammad Pervaiz Malik has said that the crisis in the country has deepened due to the federal government's defective polices and poor planning.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Rashid urges PPP and PML-N to demonstrate wisdom

Rashid urges PPP and PML-N to demonstrate wisdom

Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday cautioned both PPP and PML-N of being sufferers if they did not show wisdom in their deliberations. Addressing a press conference here he both the parties are up
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Majeed favours PML-N and PML-Q alliance

Majeed favours PML-N and PML-Q alliance

Former Federal Minister and veteran Muslim Leaguer Lieutenant General Abdul Majeed Malik (Retd) said on Sunday that the alliance of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) was in the interest of the country in the prevail
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
PML-Q not to lose its identity: Shujaat

PML-Q not to lose its identity: Shujaat

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein on Sunday said that his party is ready to work with all the parties for the country's solidarity and integrity as well as eradication of lawlessness, price hike, load shedding and foreign
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Police holds flag march to ensure peace

Police holds flag march to ensure peace

For making citizens feel secured on the during Muharram-ul-Harram, police and rangers held a flag march in the city. Heavy contingents of police and rangers patrolled important roads here on Sunday. Flag march is a message for the people that the police a
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Two killed in torrential rains

Two killed in torrential rains

Torrential rain and snowfall have claimed two lives left many people injured when their mud houses collapsed in different parts of the district. Death of a female and a child occurred when a heavy rain lashed all parts of the Hazara region and the area al
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
People urged to use gas prudently

People urged to use gas prudently

The domestic consumers of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) should ensure prudent use of precious commodity as the gap between supply and demand has reached upto 900 million cubic feet per day.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Support to 18th Amendment Bill only after study: Fazl

Support to 18th Amendment Bill only after study: Fazl

Chief of Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman has said here on Sunday that JUI-F would take a decision whether to support the 18th Amendment Bill only after clause by clause reading of the draft to be filed in the parliament.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
PPP government miserably failed to deliver: PML-N

PPP government miserably failed to deliver: PML-N

Pakistan Muslim League-N has said that the move of the government to exempt politicians from accountability process under the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is against the Charter of Democracy (CoD) signed by the leaders of two major political parti
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
No load shedding from February: Ashraf

No load shedding from February: Ashraf

Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Sunday said load shedding would be exterminated completely from the country from February 2009 up to the advent of summer season. Talking to a private TV channel, he said the shortfall of 4,500MW has bee
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Urdu version of Benazir's book hits market

Urdu version of Benazir's book hits market

The Urdu translation of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's last book, "Democracy, Islam, Reconciliation and the West" has been published under auspices of Benazir Bhutto Democratic and Leadership Studies Center.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Bakhtawar articulates her pain in a song for mother Benazir

Bakhtawar articulates her pain in a song for mother Benazir

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the 18-year-old daughter of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has poured out her anguish at the death of her mother by writing and performing a rap song in her memory.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
IHC decides 9,105 cases in 2008

IHC decides 9,105 cases in 2008

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided a total of 9,105 cases in 2008, after formally started its functioning in the same year. A total of 10,498 new cases were instituted during last ten months whereas backlog stood at 8,094 on January 1, 2009. After
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Prime Minister and President condemn Dera Ismail Khan blast

Prime Minister and President condemn Dera Ismail Khan blast

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday strongly condemned the bomb blast near Polytechnic College, D.I Khan. In their separate condemnation statements, both the PM and President expressed deep grief and sorrow over
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
British MPs to visit Pakistan next week: Javed

British MPs to visit Pakistan next week: Javed

Pakistan's Ambassador at Large, Javed Malik is organising a visit of British Members of Parliament (MPs) and the delegation comprising on MPs James Devine, Mark Fisher, James McGovern, and Mohammed Sarwar would arrive here next week.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
HEC closes down federal co-ordinating unit

HEC closes down federal co-ordinating unit

Owing to unavailability of funds, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has closed down a wing meant for looking after projects that were to be implemented with the help of foreign support, an official in the commission said on Sunday.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Violence against media will not be tolerated: Marri

Violence against media will not be tolerated: Marri

Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri on Sunday said that people who want to use media or pressurise it for their own interests would not be allowed to do so in the tenure of the present government.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
No one can expel me from PPP: Safdar Abbasi

No one can expel me from PPP: Safdar Abbasi

Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) leader Senator Safdar Abbasi has said no one could expel him from PPP. Addressing a press conference at the residence of Abdul Qadeer, Secretary General of ARD here on Sunday, Safdar Abbasi criticised the statements of the Pu
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Workshop on sanitary standards

Workshop on sanitary standards

One day workshop on 'Sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards for quality control of fruits and vegetables produce and marketing' on Monday (today) at seminar room of AARI, Faisalabad. CABI being partner in fruit and vegetable development project, Punjab is
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Over 1,500 cell phones recovered from prisoners in jails

Over 1,500 cell phones recovered from prisoners in jails

The Prisons Department on the special directive of the Chief Minister Punjab in a crackdown has recovered more than 1,500 cell phones from prisoners in jails and 37 from the secret body parts while another 7 were retrieved after proper surgery in Services
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'Rs 30.13 billion spent on development of education'

'Rs 30.13 billion spent on development of education'

Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad, while terming the promotion of education as top most priority of the provincial government, added that a sum of Rs 30.13 billion is being spent on educational development during the current fiscal year. He was talking to a
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Task force to arrest cattle thieves formed

Task force to arrest cattle thieves formed

A crack down is being launched throughout Faisalabad Division to curb the menace of cattle theft on the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Tahir Ahmad Sindhu Chairman Task Force against Cattle Theft in Western Punjab while c
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Gas shortage continues to hit Multan industries

Gas shortage continues to hit Multan industries

Gas crisis in Multan and rest of the country continued unabated widening the gap between supply and demand up to 700mmcfd (million, million cubic feet per day at country level). Intensifying shortage of gas supply has now hit over 2,500 industrial units i
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
ECC's decision to export live animals opposed

ECC's decision to export live animals opposed

The Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) has strongly opposed the decision of Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Federal Cabinet to allow export of live animals describing it harmful to the country's economy.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Military power cannot suppress Kashmiris' struggle: Mirwaiz

Military power cannot suppress Kashmiris' struggle: Mirwaiz

The Chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference in occupied Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that India cannot suppress Kashmiris' sentiments for liberation by its military might. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq while addressing Awami action Committee workers in oc
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
974,000 cotton bales reached factories till January 1: PCGA

974,000 cotton bales reached factories till January 1: PCGA

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has said till January 1, 2009 about 974,000 bales of cotton have reached in the ginning factories whereas last year during the same period only 911,000 bales had reached the ginning factories. So an increase of 6
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Control rooms established

Control rooms established

The control rooms have been established in the DCO office of all the main cities of southern Punjab to ensure the situation of law and order during Ashura. The control rooms would remain functional for 24 hours to tackle any untoward situation. Revenue of
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Situation in Faisalabad returns to normalcy

Situation in Faisalabad returns to normalcy

Following days of violent protest demonstrations against unannounced prolonged load shedding, the situation in Faisalabad remained calm on Sunday. However, local Police conducted raids at different places to arrest labour leaders, traders and office-beare
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
OEPs services in promoting employment lauded

OEPs services in promoting employment lauded

The Overseas Employment Promoters (OEPs) in private sector are playing a vital role in promoting employment and in enhancing the export of our manpower.
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Minister to receive public complaints today

Minister to receive public complaints today

Sindh Minister for Rural Development, Zubair Ahmed Khan will receive public grievances on January 5, at Chief Minister's Complaints Cell, at CM House, here. The Sindh Minister will receive the complaints from 1pm to 5pm, said an announcement issued here o
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Government asked to stop military operations in tribal areas

Government asked to stop military operations in tribal areas

Ulema and mashaikh Pakistan (UMP) president Chiragh Din Shah has asked the government to immediately stop military operations in tribal areas and elsewhere in the country. This he stated at a news conference here on Sunday. He also called for implementati
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'Serious efforts being made to overcome energy crisis'

'Serious efforts being made to overcome energy crisis'

The present government is fully aware of the energy crisis and it is making sincere efforts to solve this issue at the earliest on war footing basis. Federal Minister for Textile Industry Rana Farooq Saeed Khan said this while addressing a gathering of tr
Published 05 Jan, 2009 12:00am
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