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Print - 2010-12-01
New graft claims overshadow World Cup vote build-up

New graft claims overshadow World Cup vote build-up

More corruption claims dogged FIFA on Tuesday, only two days before it picks the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts, as Olympics chiefs vowed to probe one of their own officials caught up in the allegations. As prime ministers and royalty headed for the Swiss
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan squad for New Zealand series announced

Pakistan squad for New Zealand series announced

Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi retained captaincy for Test and Twenty20 matches respectively for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Pakistan Cricket Board has announced on Tuesday the national cricket squad for the series starting from December 26,
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Two new Pakistan teams to take part in Paralympics

Two new Pakistan teams to take part in Paralympics

The first time in Pakistan sports history our two national teams of Golball (men), Sitting Volleyball (women) have been formed and are participating in Asian Paralympics Games to be held in China next month. Technical officer for Paralympics National squa
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Indian police raid homes of top Commonwealth Games officials

Indian police raid homes of top Commonwealth Games officials

Indian police on Tuesday raided the homes of top officials who organised the Commonwealth Games as part of a probe into graft allegations that surrounded the event. The Delhi Games organising committee's secretary general, Lalit Bhanot confirmed the raid
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Sri Lanka hope for impressive show

Sri Lanka hope for impressive show

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara expects Sri Lanka to put in a solid performance as they seek to clinch the series with a win in the third and final Test against the West Indies starting Wednesday. The series is tied 0-0 following rain-hit drawn matches in Colomb
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Captain Saad wins Adamjee Insurance Golf Tournament

Captain Saad wins Adamjee Insurance Golf Tournament

Captain Saad Bin Jabbar won Adamjee Insurance Golden Jubilee Golf Tournament 2010, which was held at the Karachi Golf Club on the 27th and 28th of November 2010, says a press release issued on Tuesday. The tournament which saw active participation and int
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Barcelona conjure up rout of Real

Barcelona conjure up rout of Real

Barcelona conjured up a magical performance that rolled back the years to Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team" of the 1990s to crush arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-0 and move two points clear at the top of La Liga on Monday. In a festival atmosphere at their rain-lashe
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
North Korea boasts advances in nuclear programme

North Korea boasts advances in nuclear programme

Secretive North Korea boasted advances in its nuclear programme on Tuesday, making sure it held the world's attention, saying it had thousands of working centrifuges, as pressure built on China to rein in its ally. Nuclear-armed Pyongyang's revelations ab
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Thousands of students block centre of Rome

Thousands of students block centre of Rome

Thousands of students blocked the centre of Rome on Tuesday as part of nation-wide protests against proposed budget cuts in the university system that are set to be put to a vote later in the day. Up to 50,000 students formed spontaneous processions throu
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Students dodge police in UK protest over tuition fees

Students dodge police in UK protest over tuition fees

Thousands of students played a game of cat and mouse with police in central London on Tuesday in a protest against planned rises in university tuition fees. Police in riot gear guarded government buildings amid fears the demonstration would end in violenc
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Heavy snow hits Europe

Heavy snow hits Europe

Snow and freezing temperatures severely disrupted airports in Germany and Britain and caused chaos and deaths on roads across Europe on Tuesday. More than 200 flights were cancelled at Frankfurt airport in Germany, the continent's third busiest, while sou
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
WikiLeaks defector to set up alternative

WikiLeaks defector to set up alternative

A former WikiLeaks associate said Tuesday he and a number of other ex-members are preparing to launch an alternative to the whistle-blower website, just days after its latest document dump rocked the world. "We want to set up a system that is different fr
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Nato slams WikiLeaks

Nato slams WikiLeaks

Nato slammed Tuesday the release of thousands of US confidential documents as "illegal, irresponsible and dangerous," according to spokeswoman Oana Lungescu. "As a matter of policy we won't comment on classified information and we strongly condemn the lea
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Ecuador offers residency to WikiLeaks' Assange

Ecuador offers residency to WikiLeaks' Assange

An Ecuadorean government official has invited the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblower website to live and lecture in the country, days after the site caused an international uproar by releasing additional sensitive US documents. Deputy Foreign Minister
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
WikiLeaks claims next target is 'big US bank'

WikiLeaks claims next target is 'big US bank'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has claimed a fresh "megaleak" will target a major US bank "early next year," according to an interview published Monday. Speaking to Forbes magazine, Assange said that he was ready to unleash tens of thousands of document
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Heavy rain and floods kill 30 in Morocco

Heavy rain and floods kill 30 in Morocco

At least 30 people have been killed in Morocco after heavy rain and floods, official sources said on Tuesday. The official MAP news agency said 24 people died when a bus carrying them was swept away by a flooding river in the Atlantic coastal town of Bouz
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike

Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike

Bangladeshi police fired tear gas at protesters near the capital Dhaka Tuesday as a nation-wide strike called by the main opposition party brought much of the country to a standstill. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists attacked police as the str
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
UN makes record aid appeal of $7.4 billion for 2011

UN makes record aid appeal of $7.4 billion for 2011

The United Nations on Tuesday launched its biggest appeal for relief funds, saying it needed 7.4 billion dollars in 2011 to provide urgent humanitarian aid to over 50 million people in 28 countries.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Heavy rains kill 17 in Venezuela

Heavy rains kill 17 in Venezuela

Torrential rains in Venezuela have killed 17 people, closed airports, blocked roads and destroyed thousands of homes in the past few days, sparking regional declarations of disaster, officials said Tuesday. President Hugo Chavez was being urged by several
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Medvedev warns of new arms race

Medvedev warns of new arms race

President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Tuesday that a new arms race would erupt within the next decade unless Russia and the West forged an agreement to cooperate on building a missile defence system. In his annual state of the nation address, Medvedev calle
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Greek journalists strike, protest cuts and lay-offs

Greek journalists strike, protest cuts and lay-offs

Thousands of Greek journalists staged a nation-wide strike on Tuesday to protest against wage cuts and lay-offs in their sector, hit by the recession as the country struggles to recover from a debt-crisis. State and private TV stations broadcast cartoons
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
France's top Hong Kong diplomat suspended

France's top Hong Kong diplomat suspended

The top French diplomat in Hong Kong and Macau was suspended and recalled to Paris last week for stealing two expensive bottles of wine, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Tuesday. Marc Fonbaustier, 46, France's consul-general in the Chinese se
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights

Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Central Asian governments on Tuesday to expand democratic freedoms, saying countries which quash human rights only make themselves less competitive on the global stage. Launching a tour amid uproar over the le
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Palestinians have other options if talks fail: Abbas

Palestinians have other options if talks fail: Abbas

The Palestinians will explore alternative ways to gain international recognition if US efforts to advance peace talks with Israel fail, president Mahmud Abbas said on Tuesday. "We will spare no effort in pursuing this process and we have no choice but the
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
New York cotton settles higher

New York cotton settles higher

The US cotton market closed higher Tuesday on end-of-the-month investor short-covering as the market ended November well below the all-time highs hit earlier in the month, although analysts said market fundamentals remained bullish. The key March cotton c
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US copper surges

US copper surges

COMEX copper for March delivery rose 0.50 cent to settle at $3.7675 per lb on Monday, after dealing between $3.7115 and $3.8095. Copper surrendered earlier gains as the euro touched two-month lows versus the dollar as investors looked past a rescue packag
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Shanghai copper up

Shanghai copper up

Copper edged higher on Tuesday in volatile dealing that saw prices dip almost 1 percent and then recover, chasing the swings in sentiment in Chinese equity markets which saw their biggest intra-day moves in two weeks on a liquidity squeeze. Shanghai's ben
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Copper moves higher

Copper moves higher

Copper rose on Tuesday, supported by persistent concerns about supply tightness and as the euro trimmed losses after US data lifted risk sentiment. Benchmark copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange closed at $8,360 a tonne from $8,220
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Oil slips; crude up four percent for a month

Oil slips; crude up four percent for a month

Oil slipped on Tuesday as the dollar hit an 2-1/2 month high against the euro on concerns that Europe's debt crisis may widen and on worries over demand in China as the No 2 consumer seeks to brake energy demand growth and cool inflation. US heating oil a
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Tokyo rubber jumps

Tokyo rubber jumps

Tokyo rubber futures rose to their highest in nearly a week on Tuesday, but gains were limited by fears that China would take further action to cool commodity prices, dealers said. The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange for May deli
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US sugar rises

US sugar rises

Raw sugar futures climbed on Monday for the fifth day running as tight stocks and fears that excess rains may crimp exports by No 2 producer India propelled the market in light trade. Coffee and cocoa futures dipped, with a tense mood after polls in top c
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US soyabeans dip

US soyabeans dip

Soyabean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell on Monday, snapping a three-day rally as a firmer dollar, rains in Brazil and softening Chinese crush margins pressured the market, traders said. Rain to soak Brazil's top soya state Mato Grosso; No 3 st
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil climbs

Malaysian palm oil climbs

Malaysian palm oil rallied to a 28-month high on Tuesday as traders bet on continued strong export demand amid lingering concerns over erratic weather in edible oil producing regions. Traders took positions ahead of a price outlook conference set to start
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Liffe cocoa soars

Liffe cocoa soars

Liffe March cocoa ended 38 pounds higher at 1,904 pounds a tonne on Tuesday. Market awaiting delayed election results from top grower Ivory Coast as cocoa exporters shut operations and political tensions rise. Liffe March white sugar ended $17.80 lower at
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US gold rises

US gold rises

US gold futures ended higher on Monday after falling in the last two sessions, as worries about a worsening European sovereign debt crisis and a sharp decline in the euro prompted safe-haven buying. COMEX December gold futures settled up $3.6 at $1,366 an
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Gold steadies in Asia

Gold steadies in Asia

Spot gold was steady on Tuesday, aided by physical buying, while investors continued to watch the progress in tackling the eurozone's debt problems and tension on the Korean peninsula for trading cues. Spot gold edged up 0.1 percent at $1,369.45 an ounce
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Gold hits 2-1/2 week high in Europe

Gold hits 2-1/2 week high in Europe

Gold rallied over 1 percent to a 2-1/2 week peak on Tuesday and euro-priced bullion set a fresh record high as concern over sovereign debt levels in the eurozone fuelled buying of the metal as a safe store of value. A weekend rescue package for Ireland fa
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US MIDDAY: sugar down cocoa up

US MIDDAY: sugar down cocoa up

Cocoa futures rose on Tuesday as the market awaited delayed results from a presidential election in top grower Ivory Coast. Sugar futures were sharply down, weighed by indications that India is still likely to export, while coffee prices also slid. March
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn down; wheat, soya up

US MIDDAY: corn down; wheat, soya up

Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 1.3 percent on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the US dollar and end-month positioning, traders said. But CBOT wheat futures were firm, led by the Kansas City market as dry weather in parts of the US Plain
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper moves up

US MIDDAY: copper moves up

Copper closed up over 1 percent on Tuesday, posting its fifth consecutive monthly gain, after a double-dose of positive macro data in the United States bolstered economic recovery prospects and reinforced a healthier demand outlook. Copper's rally bucked
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold climbs

US MIDDAY: gold climbs

US gold futures rose 1.5 percent early on Tuesday to their highest in nearly three weeks, as a sharp decline in the euro amid worries over a European debt crisis prompted safe-haven buying. US December gold futures gained $17.50, or 1.3 percent, to $1,383
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks

While security experts, politicians, columnists and the rest are browsing over 250,000 leaked cable messages exchanged during 2004-10 between the State Department of the US and its embassies, a renowned columnist Simon Jenkins, who writes for The Guardian
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Rhetoric offers glimpse into low hopes at UN climate summit

Rhetoric offers glimpse into low hopes at UN climate summit

Government negotiators may be highly skilled in diplomatic speak, but it doesn't take a trained linguist to see that the bar has been set low at the start of this week's UN climate change summit. Governments and environmentalists were falling over backwar
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Private investors and mitigation of energy crisis!

Private investors and mitigation of energy crisis!

The power sector is facing the fourth of its crisis since the setting-up of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in 1958 and the formulation of the National Grid. The present Government has very seriously taken up the mitigation of the ongoin
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Democracy is the best revenge?

Democracy is the best revenge?

Soon after the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the co-chairman of PPP Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, while addressing a public gathering, said that his mother always thought that "Democracy is the best revenge". What she meant was best known to her, bu
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Dealing with 'forces of monologue'

Dealing with 'forces of monologue'

Speaking the other day at a conference on "Women's Universities as Agents of Change" at the Islamic International University in Islamabad, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira noted that no society can progress without the active participation of women
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Flying the flag of fiscal failure?

Flying the flag of fiscal failure?

The State Bank of Pakistan says that the effectiveness of monetary tightening is getting diluted due to the high level of government borrowing from the central bank on account of fiscal slippages and unresolved power sector issues.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
MCMC delegates briefed about TCP working

MCMC delegates briefed about TCP working

16 participants of 10th Mid Career Management Course (MCMC), representing various occupational groups, visited Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) at Karachi on Tuesday, 30th November, 2010. Chairman TCP welcomed the participants and briefed them about
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Chandio Health Centre being upgraded to a small hospital

Chandio Health Centre being upgraded to a small hospital

Director Military Land and Cantonments (DMLC) Karachi region, Khawaja Iftikhar Ahmed Mir and Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) President Brigadier Anis Ahmed in an emergent visit decided to upgrade the health centre of Karachi Cantonment Board in Chandio vil
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Earning undue profits: Ghee makers manipulating tax procedure

Earning undue profits: Ghee makers manipulating tax procedure

Frivolous efforts by the tax departments to tap revenue leakages have given carte blanche to importers and manufacturers of edible oil and ghee to manipulate tax procedures to earn undue profits, it was learnt on Tuesday. According to sources, the tax dep
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Earning undue profits: Ghee makers manipulating tax procedure

Earning undue profits: Ghee makers manipulating tax procedure

Frivolous efforts by the tax departments to tap revenue leakages have given carte blanche to importers and manufacturers of edible oil and ghee to manipulate tax procedures to earn undue profits, it was learnt on Tuesday. According to sources, the tax dep
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
LHC disposes of suo motu proceedings

LHC disposes of suo motu proceedings

The Lahore High Court Chief Justice here Tuesday disposed of suo motu proceedings about death of an elderly lady Ghulam Ayesha (60) of Bahawalnagar, who allegedly died due to police torture. Earlier, Bahawalnagar district police officer appeared before th
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan registered: aircraft CAA responsible for safe operation

Pakistan registered: aircraft CAA responsible for safe operation

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority as regulatory body is responsible for safe operation of Pakistan registered aircraft. However all foreign registered transport category/cargo aircraft are being controlled by the respective regulatory body of their countr
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Allied Bank receives 'Corporate Excellence Award'

Allied Bank receives 'Corporate Excellence Award'

Allied Bank, one of the largest banks in Pakistan, has been awarded the "27th Corporate Excellence Award" in financial category by Management Association of Pakistan (MAP). The bank has won the prestigious award for the second consecutive year.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Punjab chief minister approves procurement of 30 cell separator machines

Punjab chief minister approves procurement of 30 cell separator machines

Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif has directed the Health Department to procure 30 cell separator machines for public sector hospitals. The Chief Minister has already accorded approval for funds of Rs 200 million for this purpose, Secretary Health Pun
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Beaconhouse holds English debate contest

Beaconhouse holds English debate contest

Beaconhouse School System, middle branch PECHS had organised an English debate competition for the students of grade VII and VIII on Tuesday in which the students had participated with a lot of zeal and fervour and competed with a lot of endeavour and ema
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
P&G unveils state-of-the-art detergent plant

P&G unveils state-of-the-art detergent plant

The newly established Procter and Gamble (P&G) laundry detergent plant will not only fulfil local consumers' demand, but also will create a large export potential for the country, the company's official said. The P&G new plant has commenced production in
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
PWWB initiates Matric Technical Programme

PWWB initiates Matric Technical Programme

The Punjab Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Ashraf Khan Sohna has said that Punjab Workers Welfare Board (PWWB) has commenced Matric Technical Programme as a pilot project in six Workers Welfare Schools of the province. While talking to a represen
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
FBR Chairman faces contempt of court charge

FBR Chairman faces contempt of court charge

The High Court of Sindh has issued notices to Sohail Ahmed and Muhammad Ashraf Malik, Chairman and Secretary (Management), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) respectively, and Dr Ghulam Murtaza Khuhro, Additional Director, Internal Audit, Karachi, to appear b
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Admission process at SSUET reviewed

Admission process at SSUET reviewed

The ongoing admission process at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) was reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of its Chancellor Z.A. Nizami here on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Syed N
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Dawlance launches new range of microwave ovens

Dawlance launches new range of microwave ovens

Dawlance Pakistan launched a new range of Microwave Ovens here on Tuesday. The new range of Dawlance Microwave Ovens is meant to alleviate healthy living. With its healthy cooking options like calorie indicator and deodoriser, Pakistani women can now trul
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Interest rate hike to hit economy hard: MCCI

Interest rate hike to hit economy hard: MCCI

The Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has said that the decision of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to enhance the discount rate to 14 percent would hit the economy hard. MCCI President Shahid Naseem Khokhar said that the central bank had ad
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'14 percent mark-up to retard industrial activity, textile exports'

'14 percent mark-up to retard industrial activity, textile exports'

Fourteen percent high mark-up rate on bank credit would retard industrial activity and textile exports from the country. Coupled with high inflation rate of 20 percent, the cost of doing business would become prohibitive, and the country's goods would be
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Two bodies found near Quetta

Two bodies found near Quetta

Police found two bullet-riddled bodies from the Dasht area of Quetta city, on Tuesday. Police said both the bodies were bored by bullet wounds and were found in Dasht area, some 20km from Quetta City and Hazargani Market bus stop. One of body was identifi
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Threatened species: 'Suleman Markhor' traced out in Ziarat

Threatened species: 'Suleman Markhor' traced out in Ziarat

Suleman Markhor, the national mammal of Pakistan, listed as endangered specie in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s 'Red List of Threatened Species', has been traced in the Khalifat mountain range in Ziarat, stated an official ann
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Discount rate increase termed unwise, untimely

Discount rate increase termed unwise, untimely

Auto-parts' Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Chairman Tahir Javaid Malik has termed increase in the discount rate as unwise and an untimely step on the part of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and urged governor SBP to review it keeping in view th
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Scientists urged to introduce satellite technologies

Scientists urged to introduce satellite technologies

Pakistan has been blessed with favourable climate conditions to exploit its natural resources in order to boost volume of productivity in agriculture sector. This was stated by Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor UAF while addressing the 20-mem
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'Reliable financial information more important now than ever'

'Reliable financial information more important now than ever'

Speakers while addressing a seminar on "Financial Literacy: Promoting understanding of financial markets" said that reliable financial information is more important in the present days than ever as people continue to experience hardships and are forced to
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
SBP urged to restrict government borrowing

SBP urged to restrict government borrowing

A leader of Value-added Textile Forum (VTF), Muhammad Aasim Shah, and the acting chairman of All Pakistan Bedsheet & Upholstery Manufacturers Association (APBUMA), Muhammad Yousaf have urged the State Bank to avoid lending to the government above the set
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
IHK Bar President re-arrested after release

IHK Bar President re-arrested after release

President of High Court Bar Association in Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) was re-arrested immediately after his release from Kot Bhalwal jail, Jammu. Mian Qayoom's release after quashment of his detention under the black law, Public Safety Act (PSA), proved to
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'Matriculation programme launched in workers' schools'

'Matriculation programme launched in workers' schools'

Punjab Labour and Human Resources Minister, Ashraf Khan Sohna has said that Punjab Workers Welfare Board (PWWB) has commenced Matriculation Technical Programme as a pilot project in six workers' welfare schools of the province. He disclosed this while tal
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
President's, Prime Minister's powers challenged

President's, Prime Minister's powers challenged

A local lawyer Ilamudin Ghazi has filed a petition before the Lahore High Court challenging discretionary powers of president, prime minister, governors and chief ministers. Petitioner says the discretionary powers of the rulers are against the teaching o
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Exportable products: 'RGST to be last nail in the coffin'

Exportable products: 'RGST to be last nail in the coffin'

President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Ghulam Mustafa Choudary has said that brining of leather, surgical, sportswear, sports goods and textile sectors into RGST net would be last nail in the coffin of exports. Talking to media here on
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
NDU delegation briefed on water, power sectors

NDU delegation briefed on water, power sectors

Wapda is focused on optimum utilisation of water and hydropower resources, as water and electricity are the most important factors for economic development and social uplift of the country.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Zardari visits Sri Lankan apparel giant

Zardari visits Sri Lankan apparel giant

President, Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday visited Brandix Lanka - the largest exporter of apparel in Sri Lanka engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing end-to-end apparel solutions for the global fashion superbrands.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Post-clearance audit: DG PCA to organise seminar on creating awareness

Post-clearance audit: DG PCA to organise seminar on creating awareness

The Directorate General of Post Clearance Audit, Islamabad has decided to organise seminars at Karachi and Lahore for creating awareness on the subject among the business community particularly importers. It has been reliably learnt on Tuesday that the DG
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
LCCI to hold agricultural research conference

LCCI to hold agricultural research conference

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold an agricultural research conference in the third week of December wherein all the stakeholders including top-notch agricultural researchers would be invited.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Sports can help eliminate extremism: Gondal

Sports can help eliminate extremism: Gondal

Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal on Tuesday said that sports can play an important role in eliminating extremism and the government will provide all possible facilities to Pakistani players.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Corruption cases against Nawaz are genuine, claims Taseer

Corruption cases against Nawaz are genuine, claims Taseer

While rejecting Wikileakes revelation that Saudi King described President Asif Ali Zardari as the biggest hurdle to Pakistan's progress, Governor Punjab Salman Tarseer on Tuesday said that the report was based on closed door meetings, hence it carries no
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Eunuch's murder: SSP asked to investigate matter himself

Eunuch's murder: SSP asked to investigate matter himself

The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif here on Tuesday hearing a suo motu notice against murder of a eunuch due to alleged firing of Allama Iqbal Town police directed SSP investigation to investigate the matter himself and file his re
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Punjab chief minister briefed about development projects

Punjab chief minister briefed about development projects

Members of national and provincial assemblies, belonging to various districts of Punjab province, met Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister's Secretariat, on Tuesday, and informed him about development work and problems of people in th
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Islamabad and Rawalpindi GPOs declared best

Islamabad and Rawalpindi GPOs declared best

Islamabad and Rawalpindi General Post Offices (GPOs) were declared as the best in the country as both the GPOs doubled the existing business during 2009-10 and secured the highest Express Post (EP) business, an official of Pakistan Post told newsmen on Tu
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Explore business opportunities: MoU signed between PBIT and KRHL

Explore business opportunities: MoU signed between PBIT and KRHL

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Punjab Board of Investment & Trade (PBIT) and Hong Kong Kinglory Resources Holding Limited (KRHL), under which both parties would work together to explore opportunities for development of business esp
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Car thieves' gang busted, two held in Islamabad

Car thieves' gang busted, two held in Islamabad

Islamabad Police busted a gang of car snatchers and arrested two gangsters, recovering one cab and illegal arms from their possession, a spokesman of Islamabad Police said here on Tuesday.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Former CJSC Sajjad Ali to be paid pension with perks, privileges

Former CJSC Sajjad Ali to be paid pension with perks, privileges

The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that former Supreme Court chief justice Syed Sajjad Ali Shah will be paid pension including all the perks and privileges as a former chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) instead of a retired judge.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'Muzaffarabad to be made more beautiful place'

'Muzaffarabad to be made more beautiful place'

Muzaffarabad is one of the beautiful places for tourists to visit, as the AJK government is trying its best to provide them best possible facilities, said Dr Shala Waqar, Secretary Tourism, Information and IT of AJK, while talking to media representatives
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Rabi season: government in a fix over 2.3 million tons of urea shortfall

Rabi season: government in a fix over 2.3 million tons of urea shortfall

The government is in a fix over a widening shortfall in urea for Rabi season as difference in demand and supply stood at 2.3 million tons against last year's 1.8 million tons. Sources said the industry has estimated local urea demand for Rabi season at 5.
Published 01 Dec, 2010 12:00am
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