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Print - 2009-10-10
Government working to end loadshedding: Fesco chief

Government working to end loadshedding: Fesco chief

Government is working to bring an immediate end to load shedding, Chief Executive Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) Tanveer Safdar Cheema said on Friday while talking to a delegation of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) at Fesco
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Thursday official prices.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Pakistan Post committed to deliver: Sattar

Pakistan Post committed to deliver: Sattar

Pakistan Post is committed to make secure and timely delivery of mail, money and material at the doorsteps of the customers at affordable cost. This was stated by Additional Director General, Pakistan Postal Services (Ops), Fazli Sattar Khan, while talkin
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Government officials asked to personally monitor uplift works

Government officials asked to personally monitor uplift works

NWFP Minister for Information, Transport and Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Mian Iftikhar Hussain has asked the concerned government officials to personally monitor and supervise the uplift schemes by ensuring the use of standard materials in these scheme
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Durrani calls for unity among treasury and opposition

Durrani calls for unity among treasury and opposition

Former Minister for Information Senator Mohammed Ali Durrani Friday strongly condemned the bomb blast in Peshawar that killed many people and injured scores others. He urged both the treasury and opposition benches to forge unity among their ranks on this
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Friday (October 09, 2009) and for Saturday (October 10, 2009).
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Senators term bill as direct attack on dignity and sovereignty

Senators term bill as direct attack on dignity and sovereignty

Senators on Friday initiated debate on the controversial Kerry-Lugar bill in the upper house of the parliament, terming the bill as a direct assault on Pakistan's dignity and sovereignty and a deliberate attempt to dictate the government how to move forwa
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Psychiatrist seeks improved infrastructure for mental healthcare

Psychiatrist seeks improved infrastructure for mental healthcare

Psychiatrist, Dr Darya Khan Leghari has stressed for improved infrastructure to provide adequate psychiatric treatment to the ailing people and also for launching mental health services and awareness campaign in the country to over come sociological and m
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
No gas loadshedding in winter: SNGPL MD

No gas loadshedding in winter: SNGPL MD

There will be no gas load shedding for domestic and commercial consumers during winter, said the Managing Director of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline (SNGPL), Rashid Lone. Talking to a private news channel, he said that Sui gas department is bound to provide ga
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
BHC to exhibit a documentary 'Forced to Marry' on 13th

BHC to exhibit a documentary 'Forced to Marry' on 13th

A documentary "Forced to Marry" produced by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Scotland, will be shown at a special ceremony being held here on October, 13 under the auspices of British High Commission (BHC) in Pakistan.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Issuance of fake certificates: CDNS rejects reports

Issuance of fake certificates: CDNS rejects reports

CDNS strongly rejected the reports about the issuance of fake certificates from any office of the institution stating that in presence of effective control, timely audit and foolproof system such incidence was not possible.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Clarification

Clarification

Apropos a news item that appeared in BR issue of October 8, 2009 regarding Asad Ali Shah being elected as chairman of the inter-governmental working group expert on International Standards on Accounting and Reporting of the United Nation Commission on Tra
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
MA Jinnah Road to be closed on October 11

MA Jinnah Road to be closed on October 11

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Traffic, has informed the citizens to choose alternate routes due to closure of MA Jinnah Road after Zuhr prayers on Sunday (tomorrow). A rally, being organised by Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat committee, will be take
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
12 International fairs approved for PTA

12 International fairs approved for PTA

A delegation of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) held a meeting with the Chief Executive of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Syed Mohibullah Shah, on Friday.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
PPP, MQM and ANP to form town-level co-ordination committees

PPP, MQM and ANP to form town-level co-ordination committees

The Pakistan People's Party and its coalition partners in Sindh government, MQM and ANP, on Friday decided to constitute co-ordination committees in all 18 towns of the city to improve mutual working relationship. This was decided at a meeting of the co-o
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Gold price falls by Rs 100 per tola after record high

Gold price falls by Rs 100 per tola after record high

Gold price on Friday slid by Rs 100 per tola from the record high of Rs 32,600 to Rs 32,500 in the local market, traders said. Gold was available for Rs 27,857 per 10 grams falling by Rs 85 from the last historic high of Rs 27,942, while its global price
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar moves both ways

THE RUPEE: dollar moves both ways

The rupee adopted mixed pattern against dollar on the currency market on Friday, dealers said. On the interbank market the rupee fell by 10 paisa versus dollar for buying at 83.20 while it remained unchanged for selling at 83.25, they said. The supply of
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
KWGA calls for banning mung beans barter-trade with India

KWGA calls for banning mung beans barter-trade with India

A possible shortage of green mung beans is feared to severely hit the local market if the government does not stop its barter-trade with India which receives the commodity roughly more than 200 metric tons on a daily basis through Kashmir trade route.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar moves both ways

THE RUPEE: dollar moves both ways

The rupee adopted mixed pattern against dollar on the currency market on Friday, dealers said. On the interbank market the rupee fell by 10 paisa versus dollar for buying at 83.20 while it remained unchanged for selling at 83.25, they said. The supply of
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
PSO establishes day care centre

PSO establishes day care centre

Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has established a day care centre at PSO House which was recently inaugurated by Managing Director, Irfan Qureshi. PSO, the largest oil marketing company in Pakistan is the first in public sector to have launched a day care centre
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Work on Bhasha Dam to be initiated next year: Durrani

Work on Bhasha Dam to be initiated next year: Durrani

Next week, Wapda would issue a tender for awarding contract for the Karakurum Highway bypass and physical work on the Bhasha Dam would start next year. This was stated by Chairman WAPDA Shakeel Durrani while addressing the members of Lahore Economic Journ
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
SBP unilaterally revised loan repayment date against terms: PSMA

SBP unilaterally revised loan repayment date against terms: PSMA

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had "unilaterally" revised the repayment date for the clearance of loans/advances payable by the sugar mills to the banks and DFIs during the crushing season 2008-09 in contravention of the terms and conditions of mutual a
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
US condemns blast

US condemns blast

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson on Friday condemned the terrorist bombing in Peshawar that claimed the lives of over 40 people. "This attack serves only to highlight the vicious and inhuman nature of the terrorists who aim to instil fear in
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
US condemns blast

US condemns blast

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson on Friday condemned the terrorist bombing in Peshawar that claimed the lives of over 40 people. "This attack serves only to highlight the vicious and inhuman nature of the terrorists who aim to instil fear in
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
UN chief slams Peshawar suicide bombing

UN chief slams Peshawar suicide bombing

UN chief Ban Ki-moon sharply condemned the suicide bomb attack that left at least 50 people dead and more than 100 injured in a packed market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
UN chief slams Peshawar suicide bombing

UN chief slams Peshawar suicide bombing

UN chief Ban Ki-moon sharply condemned the suicide bomb attack that left at least 50 people dead and more than 100 injured in a packed market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Zardari felicitates Obama

Zardari felicitates Obama

President Asif Ali Zardari has warmly felicitated US President Barack Obama on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his "extraordinary" diplomatic efforts on the international stage. President Zardari in his message of felicitations hoped that President
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Supreme Court tells FIA to probe into counterfeiting activities

Supreme Court tells FIA to probe into counterfeiting activities

The Supreme Court on Friday directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe into the counterfeiting activities, resulting in Rs 60 billion loss to the exchequer (according to the complainant) through printing of fake local and foreign currencies, sav
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
13 Pakistani illegal migrants detained in Hong Kong

13 Pakistani illegal migrants detained in Hong Kong

Thirteen Pakistani men have been detained after being smuggled into Hong Kong from China on board a rickety wooden sampan skippered by a 16-year-old, marine police said on Friday. The illegal migrants were found in the open-topped sampan Friday morning of
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
13 Pakistani illegal migrants detained in Hong Kong

13 Pakistani illegal migrants detained in Hong Kong

Thirteen Pakistani men have been detained after being smuggled into Hong Kong from China on board a rickety wooden sampan skippered by a 16-year-old, marine police said on Friday. The illegal migrants were found in the open-topped sampan Friday morning of
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
PTI observes Youm-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan

PTI observes Youm-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Lahore on Friday held protest outside the Lahore Press Club to mark Youm-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan. PTI Central Senior Vice President, Chaudhry Ijaz and PTI President Ashan Rasheed led the protest. In their address, they sa
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Punjab warns action against national, multi-national companies

Punjab warns action against national, multi-national companies

Chairman Task Force on essential commodities, S. A. Hameed has said that the provincial government would launch a crackdown after November 10 against those national and multi-national companies which would not print expiry date, ingredients and consumer p
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Proposed amendments in probation laws discussed

Proposed amendments in probation laws discussed

A meeting of High Court registrars, provincial home secretaries and director reclamation and probation was held on here Friday at Lahore High Court (LHC).
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Nust ranked 350th in world university ranking

Nust ranked 350th in world university ranking

National University of Sciences and Technology (Nust) crossed another milestone by attaining 350th position among the top universities of the world in the latest ranking by the Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds (THE-QS) World University Rank
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Transfers, postings in FBR

Transfers, postings in FBR

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted two officials of Income Tax Group (BS-20) with immediate effect.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Special magistrates appointed to check prices of essentials

Special magistrates appointed to check prices of essentials

District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Peshawar has designated special magistrates to check the prices and availability of essential commodities and take legal action against the violators under Food Stuff Control Act 1958, prevention of profiteering and ho
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Seminar on 'Energy Efficiency in Buildings'

Seminar on 'Energy Efficiency in Buildings'

Utilisation of Energy Efficient (E.E) construction materials and appliances could save 40 percent of building energy consumption in Pakistan. The Building Energy Code (BEC) Act 2009 has set standards for construction materials and appliances and conducive
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
CDA to construct fruit, vegetable market

CDA to construct fruit, vegetable market

Capital Development Authority (CDA) would construct a state-of-the-art fruit, vegetable and flower market on 54 acres to meet the day to day requirements of the twin cities as well as import export needs of commodities of Northern Punjab, NWFP, Gilgit-Bal
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Board meetings in progress

Board meetings in progress

Board Meetings in Progress of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
MQM demands APC on Kerry Lugar bill

MQM demands APC on Kerry Lugar bill

Muttahada Quami Movement (MQM) has demanded of the government to call all parties conference on Kerry-Lugar bill. Dr Abdul Kadir Khanzada of MQM while participating in the debate on Kerry-Lugar Bill said that all parties' conference should be held to disc
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
MQM lawmakers flay government for failure to control inflation

MQM lawmakers flay government for failure to control inflation

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers on Friday criticised the government for its failure in controlling the unprecedented increase in prices of essential commodities and inflation and asked the government to devise a comprehensive mechanism to add
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Peshawar blast condemned

Peshawar blast condemned

Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Safron) Najamuddin Khan has strongly condemned the bomb blast occurred in Khyber bazaar, Peshawar, which resulted in loss of precious lives and injuries to innocent persons.
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Shares buy-back schedule

Shares buy-back schedule

Shares buy-back schedule of listed companies on Friday (October 09, 2009).

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Suspected swine flu patient arrives at Karachi airport

Suspected swine flu patient arrives at Karachi airport

Another person suspected of swine flu was reported in Pakistan, when a young man deported from Oman carrying symptoms of swine flu reached Karachi International Airport on Thursday morning. According to details, Muhammad Hanif, 30, resident of district Ba
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
We dislike army's interference in political matters: Hashmi

We dislike army's interference in political matters: Hashmi

Taking strong exception of the statement issued by the Army Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz said the parliament is the supreme authority to take any decision on the Kerry-Lugar Bill. "The military has no right to give its comments and we dislike its interfer
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
From A Ringside Seat

From A Ringside Seat

While strong criticism of the Kerry-Lugar bill by the opposition continued in both Houses, Senator Maulana Sherani came out with a totally different logic and lashed out at military, civil and religious leadership of the country contrary to his party lead
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Psychological diseases: need to launch public awareness drive stressed

Psychological diseases: need to launch public awareness drive stressed

The Punjab Minister for Population Welfare, Neelam Jabbar Chaudhry said that those who had dedicated their lives for social welfare were the assets of the society and government. Talking to the delegation of psychologists, philanthropists and other notabl
Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Thursday official prices.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am
Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Oct, 2009 12:00am