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Print - 2010-05-17
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (May 10 to 14, 2010).

Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (May 16, 2010) and the forecast for Monday (May 17, 2010).

Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Government plans to provide mobile phones under BISP: Zardari

Government plans to provide mobile phones under BISP: Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said that the government plans to provide a mobile phone to every beneficiary under the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) to take the fruits of telecom technology to the doorstep of the poor women.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Government plans to provide mobile phones under BISP: Zardari

Government plans to provide mobile phones under BISP: Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said that the government plans to provide a mobile phone to every beneficiary under the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) to take the fruits of telecom technology to the doorstep of the poor women.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister for accountability of NRO architect

Prime Minister for accountability of NRO architect

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said the architect of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) should also face accountability. The federal law minister will present the government's viewpoint before the Supreme Court when he appears i
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
England win World Twenty20

England win World Twenty20

South Africa born batsmen Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen starred as England won their first major one-day title in a seven-wicket victory over Australia in Sunday's World Twenty20 final. England, chasing 148 to win, after reducing a previously unbea
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
England win World Twenty20

England win World Twenty20

South Africa born batsmen Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen starred as England won their first major one-day title in a seven-wicket victory over Australia in Sunday's World Twenty20 final. England, chasing 148 to win, after reducing a previously unbea
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
THE RUPEE: steady trend

THE RUPEE: steady trend

The rupee moved cautiously against dollar but retained its ride over euro during the week ended on May 14, 2010. On the interbank market, surprisingly, despite massive buying of dollars by importers, the rupee did not show any variation against the US cur
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
THE RUPEE: steady trend

THE RUPEE: steady trend

The rupee moved cautiously against dollar but retained its ride over euro during the week ended on May 14, 2010. On the interbank market, surprisingly, despite massive buying of dollars by importers, the rupee did not show any variation against the US cur
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Shahbaz pressurising Hamesh to be approver: Shujaat

Shahbaz pressurising Hamesh to be approver: Shujaat

President Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has accused Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif of pressurising Hamesh Khan to become approver against the former Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and his son Moonis Elahi in the Bank of Pun
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Shahbaz pressurising Hamesh to be approver: Shujaat

Shahbaz pressurising Hamesh to be approver: Shujaat

President Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has accused Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif of pressurising Hamesh Khan to become approver against the former Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and his son Moonis Elahi in the Bank of Pun
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Broadening tax base: FBR seeking Nadra data

Broadening tax base: FBR seeking Nadra data

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is persuading the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to provide the data of Pakistani residents to obtain detailed information about their profession, property ownership, educational qualification and o
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Broadening tax base: FBR seeking Nadra data

Broadening tax base: FBR seeking Nadra data

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is persuading the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to provide the data of Pakistani residents to obtain detailed information about their profession, property ownership, educational qualification and o
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Broadening tax base: FBR seeking Nadra data

Broadening tax base: FBR seeking Nadra data

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is persuading the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to provide the data of Pakistani residents to obtain detailed information about their profession, property ownership, educational qualification and o
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
World Bank withdraws support to Thar coal project

World Bank withdraws support to Thar coal project

The World Bank has withdrawn its strong support for Thar coal project which, according to the Sindh government, is a discriminatory act, official sources told Business Recorder.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
World Bank withdraws support to Thar coal project

World Bank withdraws support to Thar coal project

The World Bank has withdrawn its strong support for Thar coal project which, according to the Sindh government, is a discriminatory act, official sources told Business Recorder.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
World Bank withdraws support to Thar coal project

World Bank withdraws support to Thar coal project

The World Bank has withdrawn its strong support for Thar coal project which, according to the Sindh government, is a discriminatory act, official sources told Business Recorder.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
KSE index closes flat

KSE index closes flat

Selling by local participants created negativity at the local bourse. However, foreign investors' buying supported the market to recover its losses during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The KSE-100 index closed almost at previous week's level at 10,271.7
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
KSE index closes flat

KSE index closes flat

Selling by local participants created negativity at the local bourse. However, foreign investors' buying supported the market to recover its losses during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The KSE-100 index closed almost at previous week's level at 10,271.7
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
KSE index closes flat

KSE index closes flat

Selling by local participants created negativity at the local bourse. However, foreign investors'' buying supported the market to recover its losses during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The KSE-100 index closed almost at previous week''s level at 10,271
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Futures open interest up by six percent

Futures open interest up by six percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 6 percent to Rs 1,020 million during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The futures spreads also increased by 9.2pps to 12.65 percent, indicating strength at futures counter, analysts said. Trading volu
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Futures open interest up by six percent

Futures open interest up by six percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 6 percent to Rs 1,020 million during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The futures spreads also increased by 9.2pps to 12.65 percent, indicating strength at futures counter, analysts said. Trading volu
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Futures open interest up by six percent

Futures open interest up by six percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 6 percent to Rs 1,020 million during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The futures spreads also increased by 9.2pps to 12.65 percent, indicating strength at futures counter, analysts said. Trading volu
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Futures open interest up by six percent

Futures open interest up by six percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 6 percent to Rs 1,020 million during the week ended on May 14, 2010. The futures spreads also increased by 9.2pps to 12.65 percent, indicating strength at futures counter, analysts said. Trading volu
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
PSO sends SOS call to Hafeez

PSO sends SOS call to Hafeez

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has warned the government that the country is heading towards oil supply shortage due to inadequate funds for imports as well as non-payment to local refineries due to the inter-circular debt. In a 'save our souls' (SOS) call,
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
PSO sends SOS call to Hafeez

PSO sends SOS call to Hafeez

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has warned the government that the country is heading towards oil supply shortage due to inadequate funds for imports as well as non-payment to local refineries due to the inter-circular debt. In a 'save our souls' (SOS) call,
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
PSO sends SOS call to Hafeez

PSO sends SOS call to Hafeez

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has warned the government that the country is heading towards oil supply shortage due to inadequate funds for imports as well as non-payment to local refineries due to the inter-circular debt. In a ''save our souls'' (SOS) cal
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Four students to represent Pakistan in GBC

Four students to represent Pakistan in GBC

Four Pakistani students have been shortlisted to represent Pakistan at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Global Business Challenge (GBC) grand final to be held in Malaysia in August this year. The four winners were announced at the
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Only 40 percent schools of Capital have libraries: survey

Only 40 percent schools of Capital have libraries: survey

Only 40 percent schools have well equipped libraries while 25 percent have the facility of proper auditoriums. This was revealed in a brief survey on co-curricular activities at various schools, conducted by Centre for Civic Education.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Tourism industry revives as Swat regains peace

Tourism industry revives as Swat regains peace

Swat, 'the Switzerland of the east', has started to cast its spell yet again as militants in Malakand Division have been routed out completely and tourism industry is gradually gearing up to meet the expectations of tourists thronging from rest of the cou
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
National Assembly Speaker felicitates Dasti, Jutt

National Assembly Speaker felicitates Dasti, Jutt

Speaker National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza, and Acting Speaker, Faisal Karim Kundi have extended felicitation to Jamshed Ahmad Dasti and Asghar Jutt on winning National Assembly seats in by-elections. In their message, the Speaker and Acting Speaker said
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Transporters' body opposes raising of fares

Transporters' body opposes raising of fares

There seems no justification to increase the fares of mini-buses and coaches. This was stated by Karachi Transport Action Committee President, Muhammad Ashraf Banglori and Choudhry Mazhar Hussain, Malik Ehsan, Tanzim Khan, Lala Sultan, said a statement of
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Chile frees Pakistani in US embassy case on parole

Chile frees Pakistani in US embassy case on parole

A Pakistani man arrested at the US Embassy in Chile after triggering an explosive detector was charged on Saturday with illegal possession of explosives, but was freed pending a probe. The man, identified by the US State Department as 28-year-old Muhammad
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Chile frees Pakistani in US embassy case on parole

Chile frees Pakistani in US embassy case on parole

A Pakistani man arrested at the US Embassy in Chile after triggering an explosive detector was charged on Saturday with illegal possession of explosives, but was freed pending a probe. The man, identified by the US State Department as 28-year-old Muhammad
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Militants free 50 hostages

Militants free 50 hostages

Suspected militants released 50 people kidnapped on Saturday in north-west, a government official said on Sunday. Hours later, an official said fighter jets bombed Taliban positions in the north-western region of Orakzai, killing 32 militants and destroyi
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Militants free 50 hostages

Militants free 50 hostages

Suspected militants released 50 people kidnapped on Saturday in north-west, a government official said on Sunday. Hours later, an official said fighter jets bombed Taliban positions in the north-western region of Orakzai, killing 32 militants and destroyi
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Six freed after Bangladesh pays blood money

Six freed after Bangladesh pays blood money

Six Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates three years ago have returned home after Dhaka government paid blood money to secure their release, a lawmaker said Sunday. The six were sentenced to death in Dubai after they killed a
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
16 killed during attack on Somali parliament

16 killed during attack on Somali parliament

A medical official says 16 civilians have been killed after Islamic insurgents attacked a building where Somalia's parliament was meeting. Abdullahi Hassan Barise, the police spokesman, says no legislator was killed or wounded in the attack by insurgents.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Israel bars academic Chomsky entry to West Bank

Israel bars academic Chomsky entry to West Bank

Noam Chomsky, a leading American intellectual highly critical of Israel's policies towards the Palestinians, was denied entry to the West Bank on Sunday by Israeli immigration officials. Chomsky, 82, told Reuters in a phone conversation from the Jordanian
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Greek leader considers action against US banks

Greek leader considers action against US banks

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou declared he is not ruling out taking legal action against US investment banks for their role in creating the spiralling Greek debt crisis. Both the Greek government and its citizens have blamed international banks fo
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Loadshedding back countrywide

Loadshedding back countrywide

After a brief relief of seven days due to decrease in mercury and light rains in the upper regions of the country, the countrywide electricity load shedding struck back on Saturday night, when the 500 KW Hab Jamshoro transmission line tripped and Pakistan
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Ban to attend Afghan conference in Kabul

Ban to attend Afghan conference in Kabul

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend an international conference on Afghanistan due to be held in the capital, Kabul, in July, Afghan officials said Sunday. Ban told Afghan President Hamid Karzai personally of his plans during a telephone call, th
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Fighter jets kill 40 suspected militants

Fighter jets kill 40 suspected militants

Fighter jets and helicopter gunships pounded militant hide-outs in north-western Pakistan on Sunday, killing 40 suspected insurgents as part of the military's campaign to rout Taliban fighters from a mountainous area near the Afghan border, a government o
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Qaim rejects reports about cabinet reshuffle

Qaim rejects reports about cabinet reshuffle

The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ruled out the impression about any change in his cabinet and said that his cabinet members were competent enough and serving the peoples efficiently and satisfactorily. However, he mentioned that if any flaw
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Afghan refugee killed

Afghan refugee killed

Unidentified armed men shot an Afghan refugee dead in Dargi Malakand Agency on Sunday. According to Police, the deceased had been identified as Abdul Wahab resident of Dargai refugees camp. Reason behind the killing could not be ascertained. Police regist
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Four outlaws arrested

Four outlaws arrested

The city police arrested four outlaws including two proclaimed offenders and seized lethal weapons from their possession, police said on Sunday. The seizure included four Kalashnikovs, two hand grenades, a Kalakove, guns, pistols and hundred of rounds.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Chief minister pays tribute to martyred policemen, Ghazis

Chief minister pays tribute to martyred policemen, Ghazis

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said here on Sunday if police performed their duties with dedication and devotion, criminals would not find any sanctuary. He was addressing Ghazis and families of policemen who laid down their lives in e
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
First consignment of mangoes to KSA, Qatar forwarded

First consignment of mangoes to KSA, Qatar forwarded

The first consignment of mangoes from Pakistan was sent to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through different flights of Pakistan International Airline (PIA). The move was taken after the government finalised its decision to export mango from May 15. Earlier, it wa
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
4.4 million students to get free education

4.4 million students to get free education

Chairman Punjab Education Foundation, Raja Anwar has said the foundation will provide free education to 4.4 million students of Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Khanewal, Multan and Rajanpur during next five years under new school programme.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
PML-N for building small dams

PML-N for building small dams

PML-N MNA Capt Muhammad Safdar (Retd) said small dams should be built at every possible place on rivers and streams in the country. Addressing a press conference organised by Pakistan Water and Power Action Committee (PWPAC) here on Sunday, he said Kala B
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Comsats prize distribution ceremony today

Comsats prize distribution ceremony today

Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning & Development, Tanvir Ashraf Kaira will be the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony at Comsats Institute of Information Technology at Defence Road of Raiwind Road, near Monno Chowk, Lahore on May 17,
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Plan for hydel power resources in AJK

Plan for hydel power resources in AJK

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government had inked an integrated phased plan to explore and utilise the available hydel power resources in various parts of the state, official sources said. The sources told APP here Sunday that AJK's demand for power is 35
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
PWF demands raise in wages of workers

PWF demands raise in wages of workers

Resolutions demanding the President and Prime Minister to intervene to regulate a law guaranteeing the fundamental rights of more than 50 million workers in the country. The resolutions passed in a special meeting of Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) here
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Change in Thana culture will change society: chief minister Punjab

Change in Thana culture will change society: chief minister Punjab

Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that police stations are the nucleus of the system of provision of justice and redressal of masses grievances, hence change in Thana culture will result in overall change in the society.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Hunza lake traumatises life in region

Hunza lake traumatises life in region

A painful and traumatised situation is prevailing among the people of Hunza and Gojal, the beautiful mountainous valleys situated in Gilgit-for the last four and half months due to continuous swelling of an artificial lake created on January 4 this year i
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Relief consignment for Hunza landslide affectees

Relief consignment for Hunza landslide affectees

The Emergency Relief Cell (ERC) of the Cabinet Division Sunday dispatched a relief consignment for people affected by landslide in Hunza valley. The consignment sent in compliance with the directive of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, comprises 2,00
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
PHMA castigates Aptma's threat to close units twice a week

PHMA castigates Aptma's threat to close units twice a week

Chairman Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) Mian Naeem Ahmed has castigated the threat of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) to close down their units on every Tuesday and Wednesday and said that it is worst kind o
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
'PPP victory in by-polls reflects public confidence'

'PPP victory in by-polls reflects public confidence'

Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan said victory of the Pakistan People's Party in by-polls reflected confidence of the masses in policies of President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Judge's car hits woman, boy

Judge's car hits woman, boy

A woman and her son received injuries on Sunday when the car of Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jilani, a Supreme Court judge hit them in the jurisdiction of airport Police Station. Justice Jilani himself shifted the injured persons to the Benazir Bhutto Shahee
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister grieved

Prime Minister grieved

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Raza Gilani on Sunday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of mother of Acting Governor Rana Muhammad Iqbal, who passed away recently. The Prime Minister went to the Governor House and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Fibre optic to serve as digital highways: Gilani

Fibre optic to serve as digital highways: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the fibre optic connectivity among districts of Pakistan would serve as digital highways leading towards prosperous Pakistan. "Connectivity and informational capacity will determine wealth and power in our
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Decline in rice output likely

Decline in rice output likely

A huge decline in the production of rice is expected in different cities of southern Punjab this year due to non procurement of rice at government level. Rice farmers have started to give priority to cotton crop in this region and the prices of rice are a
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Wheat production target unachievable

Wheat production target unachievable

Due to shortage of water wheat production is badly affected and a record decline of about 3 million tons is expected against the set target of 25 million tons for the current year, sources said. According to sources, last year wheat production was more th
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Misuse of power, negligence: SSP takes action against 13 officers

Misuse of power, negligence: SSP takes action against 13 officers

The SSP Investigation Lahore Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, has taken serious action against 13 police officers and officials on the charges of faulty investigation, misuse of power and negligence, which included reduction in rank, forfeiture in service, withho
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: mixed news; dicey outlook

MONEY WEEK: mixed news; dicey outlook

For the economy, last week wasn't that bad, but it wasn't that good either After a delay of two months, the IMF finally approved the tranche of $1.13 billion while clubbing the remaining three tranches into two.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Dr Aafia's release: government should suspend supplies to Nato: Fouzia

Dr Aafia's release: government should suspend supplies to Nato: Fouzia

Dr Fouzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, has said that if the government is sincere to get released her sister from US detention, it should suspend Nato supply line. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Dr Fauzia said the government is no
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Karachi bound flight narrowly escapes crash

Karachi bound flight narrowly escapes crash

A Karachi bound flight PK-577 landed at Multan airport at 0615 pm in emergency on Sunday when one engine of ATR plane ceased functioning due to some technical fault developed near Rahimyarkhan. All the passengers remained safe. Passengers said that they b
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Private US spy network still on in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Private US spy network still on in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Despite official denials, a secret network of private spies set up by a US Defence Department official continues to operate in Afghanistan and Pakistan, The New York Times reported late Saturday. Citing unnamed US officials and businessmen, the new
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
One held, three bags of explosives seized

One held, three bags of explosives seized

Motorway Police recovered three bags of explosives from a car and arrested the accused here on Sunday, police said. According to details, police intercepted a suspected car on Motorway near Hassan Abdal and during checking recovered three bags of explosiv
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Seven killed in road accident in IHK

Seven killed in road accident in IHK

Seven Hindus including three members of a family were killed and seven others (all women) injured in a collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw on Jammu-Pathankot highway at Mangtian Morh, near Chann Arorian in Kathua district of Indian Held Kashmir
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Better prospects may produce record high cotton crop next season

Better prospects may produce record high cotton crop next season

Cotton sowing is going on peak as ideal sowing season starts from 15th May and extends till 15th of June month but availability of irrigation water make it adjustable on both sides. Reportedly, some 40 to 45% cotton sowing has been completed in Multan, Kh
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Better prospects may produce record high cotton crop next season

Better prospects may produce record high cotton crop next season

Cotton sowing is going on peak as ideal sowing season starts from 15th May and extends till 15th of June month but availability of irrigation water make it adjustable on both sides. Reportedly, some 40 to 45% cotton sowing has been completed in Multan, Kh
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
MQM to organise convention in Bhitshah on May 28

MQM to organise convention in Bhitshah on May 28

The Deputy Convenor Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Co-ordination Committee and Federal Minister Dr Farooq Sattar has claimed that the countrymen are looking towards a third political option and MQM is the right choice for them, which is striving hard to a
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
If it ain't broke don't try to fix it

If it ain't broke don't try to fix it

Central bank of the country was legally bifurcated into State Bank of Pakistan and Banking Services Corporation (Bank), in 2001 during Dr Ishrat Husain's tenure as Governor. The reason behind this move was simple and straightforward. In order to enhance t
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Growth without jobs

Growth without jobs

Some of the major lending agencies that included World Bank, ADB, USAID and UK's DFID are reported to have advised the government's economic managers not to be preoccupied too much with growth rates and instead take steps to reduce the rate of unemploymen
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan can learn some lessons from Argentina

Pakistan can learn some lessons from Argentina

The majority of Pakistanis would almost certainly be unable to place Argentina on a global map. However, those angered by recent foreign policy actions of the Western nations in general and Britain in particular, and disappointed by their government's sla
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Gulf well rupture in US confounds oil engineers

Gulf well rupture in US confounds oil engineers

The oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is in its third week, with still no solution in sight to stem the spewing petroleum. Even energy company BP's newest strategy to drop a smaller steel dome over the wellhead 1.6 kilometres under the sea is at best
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
For Iraqis, learning Hebrew is a mixed blessing

For Iraqis, learning Hebrew is a mixed blessing

Wearing an elegant pink headscarf, Marwa Abdel Karim serenades her fellow Baghdad University students with a heartfelt rendition of "Filled With Love," remarkable for the language in which it is sung - Hebrew.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Postal management

Postal management

There has been marked improvement in post office functioning so far as delivery of annual accounts of listed company is concerned. However, there are certain companies, which prefer not to dispatch annual report and place blame on postal mismanagement. Su
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Pakistanis want Sayeeda Warsi to remove terror stigma

Pakistanis want Sayeeda Warsi to remove terror stigma

The rise of a Pakistani-born Briton to become the first Muslim woman named in a British cabinet has given Pakistan something to cheer after weeks of introspection and blame over the failed New York bombing. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the Conservative Party's
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
National 'Mango, Summer Fruit Festival' from June 4

National 'Mango, Summer Fruit Festival' from June 4

The 45th annual three-day mango and summer fruits festival will start in Mirpurkhas from June 4 and will continue till June 6. The stalls of mangoes and other seasonal fruits would be set up in the centrally air-conditioned, Mohtarma Shaheed Benazir Bhutt
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Hepatitis C claims another life

Hepatitis C claims another life

Hepatitis C claimed another life here on Sunday, adding to the number of deaths caused by the fatal disease from the past two years. According to details, the resident of village Baseen, Muhammad Ashraf, was suffering from hepatitis C, but due to expensiv
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Water and electricity issues: PWP body calls APC on June 3

Water and electricity issues: PWP body calls APC on June 3

Central Convenor of Pakistan Water and Power (PWP) action committee Captain Muhammad Safdar (Retd) and Chief Co-ordinator Ayub Khan Meo here on Sunday called a meeting of APC on water and electricity issues in Islamabad on June 3, 2010.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
Transfer and postings in FBR

Transfer and postings in FBR

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted three officials of Income Tax Group (BS-17/18) with immediate effect.
Published 17 May, 2010 12:00am
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