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Print - 2009-12-27
Euro seen hovering near $1.50 for next three months

Euro seen hovering near $1.50 for next three months

The euro is expected to hold firm against the dollar through the year-end and probably will still trade near $1.50 well into 2010, according to the collective wisdom of the world's top foreign exchange strategists. The latest Reuters monthly poll of 61 st
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Vietnam to keep base rate unchanged at eight percent

Vietnam to keep base rate unchanged at eight percent

Vietnam's central bank will keep the benchmark base rate for Vietnamese dong loans unchanged at 8 percent for January, it said in a statement on Friday. The State Bank of Vietnam said it would also keep unchanged the refinancing rate at 8 percent and the
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Taiwan keeps certificate of deposit rates unchanged

Taiwan keeps certificate of deposit rates unchanged

Taiwan's central bank on Friday kept the interest rate on 30-day certificates of deposit unchanged at 0.57 percent, after holding its benchmark discount rate steady for a fourth straight time. Taiwan's central bank said it also kept 91-day certificate of
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Stronger dollar heads into last week of 2009

Stronger dollar heads into last week of 2009

The dollar may retreat slightly from multi-month highs against the yen and euro next week as trading volume dries up and markets look to 2010. The fate of the US currency once January arrives, however, is an open question, and investors will look to see i
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Russian central bank snips rates to new historic low

Russian central bank snips rates to new historic low

The Russian Central Bank on Friday announced a cut in its main interest rates to a new historic low of 8.75 percent as the bank seeks to stimulate a fragile economic recovery. The 0.25 percentage-point cut, effective from Monday, marked the tenth Russian
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Pound to cruise versus dollar

Pound to cruise versus dollar

The pound will cruise along against the dollar as uncertainty about an economic rebound and future fiscal policy in the UK are offset by a strengthening risk appetite, a Reuters poll found on Wednesday (December 2). The monthly poll of over 60 analysts, t
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Turkish lira gains in thin, pre-holiday trade

Turkish lira gains in thin, pre-holiday trade

Turkish stocks and lira gained modestly on Friday in trade thinned by the Christmas holiday in many foreign markets. The lira ended at 1.5100 against the dollar from the previous day's 1.5125. The yield on the benchmark August 3, 2011 bond rose slightly t
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Cavaliers rout Lakers in showdown of top teams

Cavaliers rout Lakers in showdown of top teams

The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 102-87 in Friday's Christmas Day showdown between two of the NBA's top teams. Mo Williams scored 28 points and LeBron James 26 for the Cavaliers while Kobe Bryant managed 35 for the Western Conference
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Tendulkar to skip Sri Lanka, Bangladesh tri-series

Tendulkar to skip Sri Lanka, Bangladesh tri-series

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of next month's triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to save himself for the upcoming test series against Bangladesh. The 36-year-old Tendulkar told the Board of Control for Cricket in In
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
England make inroads after Smith run-out

England make inroads after Smith run-out

England ran out South Africa captain Graeme Smith among a burst of three quick wickets to reduce the hosts to 175 for five on the first day of the second test on Saturday. Smith and Jacques Kallis made solid half-centuries to rescue their side from deep t
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Ferdinand return date still uncertain, says Ferguson

Ferdinand return date still uncertain, says Ferguson

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said there was still no return date set for defender Rio Ferdinand who is sidelined by a recurring back problem. The England international has missed United's last 13 games and is not in contention for Sunday's Prem
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
AFC Champions League winning coach joins Al Ahly

AFC Champions League winning coach joins Al Ahly

Pohang Steelers coach Sergio Farias has left the Asian Champions League winners and joined Saudi Arabian side Al Ahly. The 42-year-old Brazilian has signed a one-and-a-half year contract to coach the two-times Saudi Premier League winners, a report on the
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
SPM Stags win Quaid day cricket

SPM Stags win Quaid day cricket

Sayid Paper Mills (SPM) Stags won the honour in Quaid Day Cricket when they imposed 52 runs win over Lahore Whites at Garhi Shahue's Railway Stadium on Saturday. The match was organised by SPM Cricket Club on 133rd birth anniversary of the founder of the
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Malouda off as Birmingham frustrate Chelsea to a draw

Malouda off as Birmingham frustrate Chelsea to a draw

Carlo Ancelotti has insisted he will not be hitting the January sales, but the Chelsea manager may rethink his strategy after his side were held to a 0-0 draw at Birmingham on Saturday. Ancelotti's Premier League leaders could not find a way past Birmingh
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Arsenal to contest FA charge

Arsenal to contest FA charge

Arsenal are set to contest a Football Association charge of failing to control their players in a bad-tempered Premier League match against Hull last week. Arsenal and Hull were both hit with the FA charge after a mass confrontation involving 21 of the 22
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
IOC chief 'disappointed' by Woods

IOC chief 'disappointed' by Woods

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says he is "disappointed" with the revelations of Tiger Woods' serial infidelity. "It's a disappointment... we call for our athletes to be a role model for youngsters and that is evidently not the ca
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Australia shine despite Watson, Katich near century misses

Australia shine despite Watson, Katich near century misses

Australia's century drought entered its 125th and most eventful day, but the ongoing failure to convert did not cost the hosts the early initiative in the Boxing Day Test. Simon Katich and Shane Watson added to their mounting collection of unusual dismiss
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Five dead in flash floods in Morocco

Five dead in flash floods in Morocco

Heavy rainfall in Morocco struck large swathes of the country, triggering flash floods that took the lives of five people, local media reported Friday. A family of three were killed in the holiday resort of Agadir, when their car was swept away by flood w
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Vietnam sentences five Chinese to death

Vietnam sentences five Chinese to death

A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced five Chinese men to death for trafficking nearly eight tonnes of hashish destined for Canada, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) said Saturday. According to VNA, the drugs came from Pakistan and were to be shipped to N
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
10 killed in Malaysia bus crash: police

10 killed in Malaysia bus crash: police

Ten people were killed and two others were injured in a bus crash on a major highway in Malaysia early Saturday, police said. The double-decker bus skidded and struck a metal guard rail and a road divider in Ipoh while heading from central Selangor state
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
US cancels controversial Iraq pregnancy rules

US cancels controversial Iraq pregnancy rules

The US army has cancelled controversial rules that punish soldiers in north Iraq who fall pregnant or who impregnate a female soldier, an American military spokeswoman said on Saturday. The decision follows concern that the provisions put in place by Majo
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Vatican mulls options over woman who lunged at pope

Vatican mulls options over woman who lunged at pope

The Vatican said on Saturday it had not yet decided whether to take legal action against the woman who lunged at Pope Benedict while calls grew for more efficient security to protect the pontiff. The pope appeared fit as he made his usual appearance on Sa
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
From Brooklyn kitchen table to first lady's outfits

From Brooklyn kitchen table to first lady's outfits

The old wooden kitchen table in Sophie Theallet's Brooklyn apartment sees some rich pickings - not least designs for dressing the likes of Michelle Obama. The down-to-earth setting in New York is where French-born Theallet runs an increasingly high-flying
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
British dishes starting to tickle French taste-buds

British dishes starting to tickle French taste-buds

Australian Erica Hicks has set herself what many people would argue is an impossible goal: to make English cheese in France and sell it to the notoriously picky French. She makes organic cheddar at her custom-equipped cheese room in an old farm building n
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
China bloggers fined for defaming late film maker

China bloggers fined for defaming late film maker

Two Chinese bloggers were ordered to pay about 290,000 yuan (42,478 dollars) in compensation to the widow of film director Xie Jin for claiming he died in the arms of a prostitute, a report said Saturday. The claim by the bloggers was picked up by numerou
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Lawsuit filed in Belgium against Hamas

Lawsuit filed in Belgium against Hamas

Four Belgians living in Israel have filed a lawsuit in Belgium against representatives of the Palestinian Islamist party Hamas for war crimes, the Brussels daily Le Soir reported Saturday.According to the report, the suit was filed under a Belgian law tha
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
US soldier, Taliban commander killed: Nato

US soldier, Taliban commander killed: Nato

A US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, while Afghan forces backed by foreign troops killed a Taliban militant in central region, Nato said Saturday.The US soldier died in the blast on Friday, Nato-led International Security As
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Supporters of new Indian state threaten to step up protests

Supporters of new Indian state threaten to step up protests

Supporters of the creation of a new state in southern India vowed Saturday to step up protests unless the government comes up with a clear "time frame" for implementation of the contentious plan. Their statement came days after New Delhi said the partitio
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
UK paper names Iranian protester Neda 'person of the year'

UK paper names Iranian protester Neda 'person of the year'

A British newspaper on Saturday named an Iranian woman shot dead during protests against her country's disputed June elections as its "person of the year". The Times said Neda Agha-Soltan became a "global symbol of opposition to tyranny" after images of h
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Hong Kong's roads clogged with supercars

Hong Kong's roads clogged with supercars

Hong Kong's roads read like pages ripped from a luxury car magazine. Hundreds of ultra-flash motors from Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches to Aston Martins, Rolls-Royces and Bentleys, inch through traffic on the city's clogged and smoggy roads. Even tax
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Tsunami early warning must start at community level

Tsunami early warning must start at community level

Five years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, the region has its own early warning system but experts say the new technology will not save lives unless local communities are more involved in planning how to respond. The 230,000 people killed in Africa and
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
China's Zhang Yimou back with Coen brothers remake

China's Zhang Yimou back with Coen brothers remake

Chinese director Zhang Yimou has returned to the big screen after a three-year break with his first comedy - a remake of the Coen brothers' debut that has drawn the crowds despite sharp criticism. Zhang, who masterminded the Beijing Olympics opening cerem
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Indian governor, 86, resigns after sex scandal

Indian governor, 86, resigns after sex scandal

The 86-year-old governor of a southern Indian state resigned Saturday, a day after a television news channel broadcast a tape allegedly showing him in bed with three women, an official said. Governor Narain Dutt Tiwari's office has denied the allegation,
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Afghans to hold parliament vote by late May: official

Afghans to hold parliament vote by late May: official

Afghanistan aims to hold a vote for the lower house of parliament by late May although fraud, security and funding could all be problems, he said. Corruption, violence and voter intimidation seriously marred last August's presidential vote and critics say
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Ahmadinejad on Europe's politicians: one more stupid than the other

Ahmadinejad on Europe's politicians: one more stupid than the other

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday termed European politicians "one more stupid than the other." "These (European) politicians neither know anything about politics nor about history," Fars news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in a speec
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Europe tightens security after foiled US attack

Europe tightens security after foiled US attack

Airports and airlines across Europe moved rapidly to tighten security on US-bound flights on Saturday after a man tried to set off explosives on a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit. Authorities in Britain, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands eit
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
China unveils 'world's fastest train link'

China unveils 'world's fastest train link'

China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world - a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069 kilometre
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Earthquake jolts Indonesia on tsunami anniversary

Earthquake jolts Indonesia on tsunami anniversary

A strong earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said. The earthquake of a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck on the fifth anniversary of another quake th
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
US missionary crosses border into North Korea

US missionary crosses border into North Korea

A Christian missionary from the US has entered North Korea carrying a letter to leader Kim Jong II in order to call attention to the tens of thousands of political prisoners believed held in the communist state, an activist said Saturday.
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Iraqi and Iranian forces stand off in oil well row

Iraqi and Iranian forces stand off in oil well row

Iraqi and Iranian forces are dug in on either side of a disputed inactive oil well in the sensitive border area, with Iraqis vowing to fight if necessary to fend off another occupation of the well by Iranian soldiers. Iraqi troops say they will defend the
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Saudi rid of Yemeni infiltrators, says King

Saudi rid of Yemeni infiltrators, says King

Saudi Arabia has claimed victory in a conflict with Yemeni rebels, saying the army has driven away the last infiltrators from its territory, an Arabic language daily said on Saturday. King Abdullah told the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Seyassah that his instructi
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Ship fire kills nine off Venezuela

Ship fire kills nine off Venezuela

Nine sailors were killed and five were burned in a Christmas Day blaze aboard a Greek freighter in waters off a Venezuelan Caribbean island, the official Venezuelan news agency ABN reported on Friday. It quoted Admiral Carlos Maximo Aniasi, commander of V
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Eurotunnel says not responsible for Eurostar chaos

Eurotunnel says not responsible for Eurostar chaos

Eurotunnel, operator of the Channel Tunnel, said on Friday its staff had reacted quickly to help some 2,500 Eurostar passengers hit by breakdowns on December 18 and were not responsible for any failure in communications. It also accused Eurostar staff and
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Bridge collapse kills 40 in western India

Bridge collapse kills 40 in western India

At least 40 people were feared killed after a bridge under construction in the Indian state of Rajasthan collapsed, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred when labourers working on the bridge being built over the Chambal river in the western state
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Five killed as pickup turns turtle near Keti Bundar

Five killed as pickup turns turtle near Keti Bundar

Five passengers were killed and several others injured when their pickup turned turtle and plunged into a roadside ditch near Keti Bundar on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Siddiq s/o Qadir Bux Jat, Usman Jat, Mohammad Jat and J
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Pakistan, India asked to release all detained fishermen

Pakistan, India asked to release all detained fishermen

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) and Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) have welcomed the "goodwill gesture" shown by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani releasing 100 Indian fishermen and a positive response from Indian governm
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Munir Niazi remembered

Munir Niazi remembered

With his unique diction, style and thought, Munir Niazi was a great trend-setter and made an evergreen contribution to literature of the post-Independence period. The third death anniversary of the eminent poet was observed on Saturday. The literary figur
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Nation can meet challenges by following Quaid's vision: speakers

Nation can meet challenges by following Quaid's vision: speakers

Former Ambassador and distinguished worker of Pakistan Movement, Dr Samiullah Qureshi said on Saturday the nation can meet the present challenges by following ideology of founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. "We can play our role to ma
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
'NFC to improve confidence building among federating units'

'NFC to improve confidence building among federating units'

An amicable resolution of 19- year-old National Finance Commission (NFC) issue is a step forward towards provincial autonomy, which will further improve confidence building among the federating units. Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan Federal Minister for Privatis
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Inadequate facilities cause 25 percent post-harvest kinnow losses

Inadequate facilities cause 25 percent post-harvest kinnow losses

Due to lack of adequate facilities and proper training of picking and packing, about one fourth of the total kinnow (Mandarin) crop production becomes victim of post harvest losses, official sources told APP. However, the sources maintained that it was du
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
'Only Parliament can amend Constitution'

'Only Parliament can amend Constitution'

While condoling with the entire nation on second anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan said on Saturday that no institution except the Parliament can make amendments to the Constitution. "We will ensure protectio
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Glowing tributes paid to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto

Glowing tributes paid to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto

Federal Minister for Youth Affairs Shahid Hussain Bhutto paid glowing tributes to the unforgettable contribution of visionary leader of the country Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. In his message on the 2nd death anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on D
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
LUMHS announces postgraduate exams' schedule

LUMHS announces postgraduate exams' schedule

The Controller of Examinations (Postgraduate Studies), Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro on Saturday announced that Postgraduate Degree Examination - 2009 will begin from January 1, 2010. He said examinations would be con
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Arab-Americans tweak Middle East tension for laughs

Arab-Americans tweak Middle East tension for laughs

"I am actually really proud that my best friend in the whole world is Jewish," Palestinian-Canadian Eman Husseini told a captivate audience at a stand-up comedy festival in Amman, only the second of its kind in the Middle East. "We grew up together. It wa
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Every citizen is a soldier

Every citizen is a soldier

The times we live in are the most uncertain of times faced by our nation. Our soldiers are fighting the menace of Taliban. They are paying in blood...and this time their children were targeted too. COAS Genernal Ashfaq Kayani has made it clear that "we wi
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Doctors Hospital - my experience

Doctors Hospital - my experience

My brother suffered from a massive heart attack in the summer of 2007. He was brought to the Doctors Hospital (Lahore) emergency department. He was valuated and diagnosed efficiently and admitted to the CCU. I took a flight from Karachi and was in the Doc
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Japan pays one dollar to Korean forced labourers

Japan pays one dollar to Korean forced labourers

Nearly a year's worth of forced labour in Japan during World War II earned seven South Korean women a mere dollar each, causing consternation among activists in South Korea. The payouts of 99 yen (1.08 dollars) by the Japanese government mark the end of a
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Energy sharing in the South Asian context

Energy sharing in the South Asian context

To many it would be highly idealistic, ambitious and impracticable at least now, but it is a fact that Pakistan and Nepal have the potential to meet the electricity needs of the whole South Asian region for over one hundred years with their giant coal and
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
A new trade route for India?

A new trade route for India?

The Wagah-Torkhum route is ready for Afghan transit trade, amid an atmosphere of concealment. A Recorder report quotes the Commerce Ministry Joint Secretary Shahid Bashir, who led negotiations for a new Afghan transit trade agreement, as saying "we
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
A greater degree of US neutrality required

A greater degree of US neutrality required

Like ever before, the American perception about the durability of the Zardari-Gilani government is presently a subject of public debate in Pakistan. Does President Zardari still enjoy the patronage of the US government, one would ask the others in the str
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Alarming rise in NPLs

Alarming rise in NPLs

The quarterly performance review of the banking system, as reported by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), has revealed a massive rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) of the banking sector in the first quarter of 2009/10. The reason attributed to the rise in
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Generics chafe under big pharma's US reform shadow

Generics chafe under big pharma's US reform shadow

The massive US Senate healthcare reform measure passed on Thursday with support from the multibillion drug industry, but makers of cheaper generic rivals are feeling left out in the cold. Generic drugmakers face several obstacles in the bill backed by Dem
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Diesel spreads near disabled tugboat in Alaska

Diesel spreads near disabled tugboat in Alaska

Salvage crews are working to transfer thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from a stricken tugboat that crashed against the same Alaskan reef that damaged the Exxon Valdez 20 years ago. Efforts to remove the 33,500 gallons (125,000 litres) of fuel were slo
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
China adopts law to boost renewable energy industry

China adopts law to boost renewable energy industry

China's national assembly Saturday signalled the country's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by adopting a law supporting its renewable energy industry. The new law, an amendment to one on renewable energy adopted by the National People's Co
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Al-Khafji oilfield projects bid deadline extended

Al-Khafji oilfield projects bid deadline extended

A joint venture between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait has extended the bidding deadline for two projects at al-Khafji oilfield to December 28, bidders said on Saturday. The original deadline for both contracts was September 28, but has been extended several tim
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Russian tycoon eyes SocGen stake after 2010

Russian tycoon eyes SocGen stake after 2010

Vladimir Potanin, the billionaire co-owner of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel said on Friday he might get a minority stake in French bank Societe Generale after 2010. "We have a strategic plan to become a shareholder of Societe Generale, after a while
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Azerbaijan to double gas supplies to Russia

Azerbaijan to double gas supplies to Russia

Azerbaijan will double gas supplies to Russia in 2010 to one billion cubic metres, the resource-rich Causasus republic's energy firm SOCAR said on Saturday. "In 2010 we will supply one billion cubic metres of gas to Russia," SOCAR's president Rovnag Abdul
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Vietnam eyes Bangladeshi mobile operator: minister

Vietnam eyes Bangladeshi mobile operator: minister

Vietnamese telecom company Viettel wants to tie up with Bangladeshi state-owned mobile firm Teletalk and join other foreign entrants in the fast-growing South Asian market, a minister said Saturday. The Vietnamese government-owned telecom company would in
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Uganda to demand tougher terms in new oil deals

Uganda to demand tougher terms in new oil deals

Uganda will demand tougher terms in the next round of Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) it plans to negotiate with foreign exploration firms eyeing its Lake Albert reserves, a senior government official said. Interest has grown in the east African coun
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Polls in NA-123: LHCBA member approaches Supreme Court

Polls in NA-123: LHCBA member approaches Supreme Court

A member Lahore High Court Bar Association Mohammad Azhar Siddique has approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan at Lahore registry, seeking directions for holding by-election in constituency NA-123, Lahore. Petitioner challenged the decision of a Lahore H
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Punjab closes its major irrigation canals for annual cleaning

Punjab closes its major irrigation canals for annual cleaning

Punjab Irrigation Department has closed its major canals including Upper Chenab emanating from Marala head-works on river Chenab and Upper Jhelum starting from Mangla Dam for a month long annual cleaning, Consultant Punjab Irrigation M.H. Siddiqui told <i
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Sunflower sowing to start in Punjab

Sunflower sowing to start in Punjab

Sowing of sunflower crop over an area of 400,000 acres of land in the Punjab province for the season 2009-10 is all set to start, as necessary preparations in this regard have been finalised. This was claimed by the Provincial Director (Punjab) Pakistan O
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Tevta to start guidance of students passing out from schools

Tevta to start guidance of students passing out from schools

The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) is planning to start a comprehensive campaign for counselling and guidance of the students passing out from the schools. The youth would be motivated to get technical education and vocation
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Aziz Ahmad Bilour becomes executive director Navtec

Aziz Ahmad Bilour becomes executive director Navtec

Aziz Ahmad Bilour has taken over the charge of the post of Executive Director, National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (Navtec), Prime Minister's Secretariat, Islamabad. Prior to his assignment, Bilour served in various important positions.
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Jimmy Engineer calls for promoting teachings of Sufis

Jimmy Engineer calls for promoting teachings of Sufis

Well-known artist and social worker Jimmy Engineer has underlined the need to promote and spread the teachings of the great Sufis which would help counter effectively militancy and extremism. Jimmy Engineer said this in a message on the combined occasions
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Health department, Rescue 1122 make arrangements for Ashura

Health department, Rescue 1122 make arrangements for Ashura

In pursuance of directions of Punjab government, health authorities have adopted necessary arrangements to provide medical cover to the participants of Zuljinnah processions on Youm-e-Ashur. "Availability of necessary medicines have been ensured in all th
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Foolproof Ashura security plan chalked out: CCPO

Foolproof Ashura security plan chalked out: CCPO

Capital City Police Officer, (CCPO), Muhammad Pervez Rathore has directed that parking for all Ashura Majalis and processions be made at a safe distance, at least 200 meters away from the designated venue. CCPO told that 134 mobile squad, 85 motor bikes,
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Craft exhibition

Craft exhibition

An exhibition of craft show will be held at Nairang Art Galleries on December 30, in which indigenous crafts of Pakistan will be displayed for the interest of the peoples. Former Governor Punjab Shahid Hamid would inaugurate the exhibition. Organiser of t
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto a sad chapter of political history: Nawaz

Martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto a sad chapter of political history: Nawaz

Chief Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said here on Saturday that martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto is a sad chapter of political history of the country. In a message on the second death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Muhammad Nawaz
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Session on women's health held

Session on women's health held

An informative and educative healthcare and wellness session was held for young girls and women here at the Women Development Centre Model Town. The event was organised by the Girls and Women Health Initiative (GWHI) in collaboration with the management o
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
ITP finalises traffic diversion plan for mourning procession

ITP finalises traffic diversion plan for mourning procession

Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has finalised the special traffic diversion plan for main mourning procession to be taken out from Imam Bargah Asna-e-Ashri G-6/2 on 9th Moharram-ul-Haram. It will culminate at the same place after passing through the tradit
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
IDB announces eigth edition of Science and Technology Prize

IDB announces eigth edition of Science and Technology Prize

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has announced 8th edition of the Science and Technology Prize, which would consist of three categories to be awarded on the occasion of 35th Annual Meeting of the IDB Board of Governors scheduled to take place during 23-
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Ministry moves FIA against three Hajj group organisers

Ministry moves FIA against three Hajj group organisers

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has filed cases with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against three Hajj group organisers (HGOs) who did not take the intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj this year. "Although, these HGOs have paid bac
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
MQM leader meets ulema to promote inter-faith harmony

MQM leader meets ulema to promote inter-faith harmony

Sindh Minister for Auqaf, Abdul Haseeb Baig on Saturday met with prominent ulema for the promotion of inter-faith harmony and peace during Muharram. The Sindh Minister held separate meetings with Amir Jamaat Ahle-e-Sunnat, Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri, promine
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Toxic liquor incident: Death toll rises to 43

Toxic liquor incident: Death toll rises to 43

Toxic liquor related death toll rose to 43 on Saturday rendering 39 women widow and 114 children orphan, while another 4 were unconscious in Nishtar Hospital's Emergency ward till Saturday afternoon. The deceased belonged to poor families and were between
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Nadra to issue Benazir women support scheme forms: Sharmila

Nadra to issue Benazir women support scheme forms: Sharmila

Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh, Sharmila Farooqui, has said that in future Nadra will issue the forms for Bennazir Women Support Programme She was addressing a press conference in the office of Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA). GIA President Bindia Rana
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Pakistan Post issued 16 new stamps in 2009

Pakistan Post issued 16 new stamps in 2009

Pakistan Post issued 16 new stamps on different themes and occasions in the year 2009, it was officially learnt on Saturday. These stamps were issued with different themes on the following dates and occasions:-on March 11, 2009, 10th ECO Summit at Tehran,
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Processions, Majalis: TMOs directed to maintain arrangements of lights

Processions, Majalis: TMOs directed to maintain arrangements of lights

DCO Saeed Wahlah has directed the TMOs to keep maintain adequate arrangements of lights at important and sensitive processions and Majalis in the night, any negligence and lethargy in this regard would not be tolerated and concerned TMO would be placed un
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Unscheduled loadshedding destroying football industry: SCCI

Unscheduled loadshedding destroying football industry: SCCI

President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Muhammad Ishaq Butt has expressed deep concern over unscheduled electricity load shedding for more than 12 hours in Sialkot. Talking to Business Recorder here on Saturday afternoon he said t
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
9th, 10th Muharram processions security finalised

9th, 10th Muharram processions security finalised

The local district police have finalised the security arrangements of 9th and 10th Muharram processions. The police have chalked out a foolproof security plan to ensure peace, religious and sectarian harmony and to avert any untoward incident in Gujranwal
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Sharmila pays rich tributes to Benazir Bhutto

Sharmila pays rich tributes to Benazir Bhutto

Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister, Sharmila Farooqui while paying rich tributes to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on the eve of her second death anniversary, said on Saturday that one Karbala-like incident took place in Pakistan on April 04, 1979 in Adiyala Jail Ra
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Bilawal visits Mazar of martyrs at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh

Bilawal visits Mazar of martyrs at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, visited the graves of the martyrs of Bhutto family in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh near here on Saturday evening, on the eve of second death anniversary of assassinated chairperson of PPP and his mother
Published 27 Dec, 2009 12:00am
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