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Print - 2010-12-05
Nadra issues guidelines for name change

Nadra issues guidelines for name change

National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has issued policy guidelines for the people who are applying for change in names to clarify the ambiguity about the process, Nadra spokesman stated this in a press release issued on Saturday.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Gold hits all time high at Rs 38,717

Gold hits all time high at Rs 38,717

Gold jumped by Rs 489 to close at a record Rs 38,717 per 10 grams in local bullion market on Saturday, as its international price also soared to $1,414 an ounce, market sources said. A leading bullion dealer said that tola (11.664 grams) price also went u
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Joana Roper meets Punjab chief minister

Joana Roper meets Punjab chief minister

The newly appointed Political Counsellor of British High Commission Joana Roper met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here Saturday and discussed matters of mutual interest. The Chief Minister said that various projects in health and education
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Degree awarding ceremony held at GCU

Degree awarding ceremony held at GCU

Government College University Lahore on Saturday awarded co-circular and sports Rolls of Honour to 33 students and degrees to 600 students of BA/B.Sc (Hons) at the Degree Awarding Ceremony in Bokari Auditorium. GCU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Afta
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Low gas pressure irks consumers

Low gas pressure irks consumers

Due to a very low gas pressure, housewives are facing multiple problems in many areas including the posh localities of Sialkot. The daily chore of common man has been hit adversely and miseries of people have increased manifold during severe cold weather
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Biztek holds essay competition on Nelson Mandela

Biztek holds essay competition on Nelson Mandela

Institute of. Business and Technology (Biztek) Karachi organised an essay competition on Nelson Mandela - The legend of our times. It received an overwhelming response of the students as over 200 essays were submitted for this competition.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Lack of quorum: Balochistan Assembly session lasts for four minutes!

Lack of quorum: Balochistan Assembly session lasts for four minutes!

Balochistan Assembly session on Saturday lasted only for four minutes, soon after the recitation of Holy Qur'an, as a lawmaker pointed out lack of quorum and the chair adjourned the sitting for next date. The provincial assembly session started with Deput
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Halal food: 'Pakistan has potential to become a global hub'

Halal food: 'Pakistan has potential to become a global hub'

Pakistan has the potential to become a hub of global Halal food as being a 100 percent Halal production base, it enjoys direct access to millions of consumers in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Middle East.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Petition filed before LHC seeking fresh trial of Bhutto case

Petition filed before LHC seeking fresh trial of Bhutto case

A petition has been filed before the Lahore High Court seeking fresh trial of Bhutto case, as it was decided under pressure of a dictator. The petitioners two local citizens Syed Zakir Hussain and Pir Ali Imran claimed that the Bhutto trial and conviction
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Belgium Business Contact Day held to boost trade

Belgium Business Contact Day held to boost trade

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry in collaboration with Royal Embassy of Belgium arranged Belgium Business Contact Day and a Catalogue Show at its premises on Saturday. The objectives were to promote interaction between the business communities of
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
LCCI supports protest against RGST, discrimination in gas supply

LCCI supports protest against RGST, discrimination in gas supply

While endorsing the protest call given by all the leading trade and industrial associations including Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (PHMA) against discrimination in gas supply to the industry in Punjab and RGST, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Floods cost shadow over cotton arrival

Floods cost shadow over cotton arrival

Chairman of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), Masood A Majeed and vice chairman Shehzad Ali Khan have said that out of total 1200 ginning factories in Sindh and Punjab, 943 are operational. Of these, 728 are in Punjab and 215 in Sindh, and total
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Intel Pakistan holds IT Winter Fun Fiesta

Intel Pakistan holds IT Winter Fun Fiesta

After successful IT awareness carnivals organised in the months of summer, Intel Pakistan is yet again hosting a three-day IT awareness carnival titled, "Intel's IT Winter Fun Fiesta" here in Karachi. The carnival has begun on December 3 at 3pm, and will
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Cultural Day celebrated in a befitting manner

Cultural Day celebrated in a befitting manner

The people of Sindh celebrated a unique cultural day - the "Sindhi Topi, Ajrak Day" on Saturday with befitting manner. The day was aims to highlight the culture of the province as well as the traditional dress, Sindhi Topi and Ajrak.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'Current puppet leaders have no moral ground to govern country'

'Current puppet leaders have no moral ground to govern country'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders asserted that current puppet leaders have no moral ground to govern this country neither the courage to face the reality. PTI President Punjab Ahsan Rasheed, PTI Central Secretary Information Umer Sarfraz Cheema and
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
LUMS, LFRDC organise fund-raising event for flood victims

LUMS, LFRDC organise fund-raising event for flood victims

Lahore University Of Management Sciences (LUMS) and Lums Flood Relief Drive council (LFRDC) organised a fund raising event for the people of the flood affected areas the other day. The event was jointly organised by the students and faculty of the LUMS. T
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'Economic policies in right direction'

'Economic policies in right direction'

Rector Lahore School of Economics Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry has said that Pakistan is passing through difficult times but our economic policies prudent and in right direction with both exchange rate and fiscal deficit is under control. He was addressing th
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
IDPs families back to South Waziristan: under UNHCR umbrella 41

IDPs families back to South Waziristan: under UNHCR umbrella 41

The return of internally displaced people (IDPs) started to South Waziristan with collaboration of UNHCR and Fata Disaster Management Authority on Saturday. The first convey of 41 families returned to their home on Saturday for which UNHCR arranged transp
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Raiwind congregation: NH&MP makes foolproof arrangements

Raiwind congregation: NH&MP makes foolproof arrangements

On the direction of IG, Dr Wasim Kauser the National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP), Lahore, have made foolproof arrangements to provide security to the participants of the Raiwind congregation and ensure smooth flow of traffic on this occasion.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Gang busted, weapons, vehicles recovered

Gang busted, weapons, vehicles recovered

On the directions of Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Haji Muhammad Aslam Tareen, CIA Police Iqbal Town Division have arrested five criminals of Zafar Iqbal dacoit gang, including its ringleader, involved in the incidents of street crimes, and has reco
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Imran to lead PTI protest on December 12

Imran to lead PTI protest on December 12

Chairman, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan will lead a protest demonstration on December 12 against the Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST), alleged corruption in government institutions, price hike and inflation in the country.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Rapid increase in population serious threats to economy: Firdous

Rapid increase in population serious threats to economy: Firdous

Federal Population Welfare Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan formally Inaugurated Regional Training Institute here on Saturday afternoon. As many as 13 such institutions had been set up in the country, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit and Baltistan for producing trai
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Strategy to block RGST: Nawaz to chair party meeting on December 6

Strategy to block RGST: Nawaz to chair party meeting on December 6

In a move to chalk out strategy for blocking the passage of reformed General Sales Tax Bill, 2010 from the National Assembly, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif will chair an important meeting of the party's central organising c
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Muharram-ul-Harram: entry of 99 Ulema in Sindh banned

Muharram-ul-Harram: entry of 99 Ulema in Sindh banned

Sindh Home Department has banned entry of 99 Ulema in the province during Muharram-ul-Harram. According to an announcement by the department on Saturday, among these Ulema, 49 belong to the province of Punjab, 42 to Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa and eight are from
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
'Kazmi not involved in Haj scam'

'Kazmi not involved in Haj scam'

The Amir Jamat-e-Ahle-e-Sunnat Pakistan (JAP) Pir Syed Mazhar Saeed Kazmi has said that Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and his younger brother Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi are not involve in corruption in Haj affairs. Mazhar Saeed Kazmi addressing a pre
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Islamabad police dispatch quilts for flood survivors

Islamabad police dispatch quilts for flood survivors

Sympathetic attitude and joint efforts of well-to-do people are vital for steering the deprived people out of the crisis, said Kaleem Imam, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Islamabad, here on Saturday. Islamabad Police is taking concrete steps for the w
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Foreign Minister takes notice of missing Jameel Fakhri's son

Foreign Minister takes notice of missing Jameel Fakhri's son

Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said on Saturday that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had taken strict notice of senior actor Jameel Fakhri's missing son case, who was reportedly went missing in the United States in mid 2009.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Iran will 'never use' force against Muslim neighbours

Iran will 'never use' force against Muslim neighbours

Iran sought on Saturday to calm the fears of its neighbours, saying it would never use force against them because they are Muslims, after the United States highlighted concerns over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons programme. Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Iran will 'never use' force against Muslim neighbours

Iran will 'never use' force against Muslim neighbours

Iran sought on Saturday to calm the fears of its neighbours, saying it would never use force against them because they are Muslims, after the United States highlighted concerns over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons programme. Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Acumen Fund invests $11 million in nine poverty-alleviation sectors

Acumen Fund invests $11 million in nine poverty-alleviation sectors

The Acumen Fund has invested $11 million in nine different sectors for poverty alleviation in Pakistan. "The Fund started its investment in Pakistan in 2006 with an initial investment of $1 million, which has now increased to $11 million in 2010", Zubyr S
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Acumen Fund invests $11 million in nine poverty-alleviation sectors

Acumen Fund invests $11 million in nine poverty-alleviation sectors

The Acumen Fund has invested $11 million in nine different sectors for poverty alleviation in Pakistan. "The Fund started its investment in Pakistan in 2006 with an initial investment of $1 million, which has now increased to $11 million in 2010", Zubyr S
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Acumen Fund invests $11 million in nine poverty-alleviation sectors

Acumen Fund invests $11 million in nine poverty-alleviation sectors

The Acumen Fund has invested $11 million in nine different sectors for poverty alleviation in Pakistan. "The Fund started its investment in Pakistan in 2006 with an initial investment of $1 million, which has now increased to $11 million in 2010", Zubyr S
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Reduction in power theft can help lower tariff

Reduction in power theft can help lower tariff

Check on power theft can considerably lower the electricity tariff and help in bridging cost and recovery differential. This was stated by an official of the Ministry of Water and Power before the National Assembly standing committee. Members of National
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Reduction in power theft can help lower tariff

Reduction in power theft can help lower tariff

Check on power theft can considerably lower the electricity tariff and help in bridging cost and recovery differential. This was stated by an official of the Ministry of Water and Power before the National Assembly standing committee. Members of National
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Reduction in power theft can help lower tariff

Reduction in power theft can help lower tariff

Check on power theft can considerably lower the electricity tariff and help in bridging cost and recovery differential. This was stated by an official of the Ministry of Water and Power before the National Assembly standing committee. Members of National
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Spain declares state of emergency over strike

Spain declares state of emergency over strike

Spain declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers paralysed air travel for a second day. "We said that if the situation in the airports did not normalise, we would call a state of emergency. It''s clear that
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Spain declares state of emergency over strike

Spain declares state of emergency over strike

Spain declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers paralysed air travel for a second day. "We said that if the situation in the airports did not normalise, we would call a state of emergency. It's clear that
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Spain declares state of emergency over strike

Spain declares state of emergency over strike

Spain declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a wildcat strike by air traffic controllers paralysed air travel for a second day. "We said that if the situation in the airports did not normalise, we would call a state of emergency. It's clear that
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Hackers target India's top police agency

Hackers target India's top police agency

Cyber-attackers who identified themselves as the "Pakistan Cyber Army" have hacked the website of India's top police agency, officials said Saturday. The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was hacked by programmers who left a message say
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Hackers target India's top police agency

Hackers target India's top police agency

Cyber-attackers who identified themselves as the "Pakistan Cyber Army" have hacked the website of India's top police agency, officials said Saturday. The website of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was hacked by programmers who left a message say
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
People celebrate 'Sindh Culture Day'

People celebrate 'Sindh Culture Day'

People of the province including all nationalist parties celebrated the Sindh Culture Day on Saturday. A large number of people belonging to various nationalist parties including People's Party and ANP workers culminated outside Karachi Press Club where m
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
People celebrate 'Sindh Culture Day'

People celebrate 'Sindh Culture Day'

People of the province including all nationalist parties celebrated the Sindh Culture Day on Saturday. A large number of people belonging to various nationalist parties including People's Party and ANP workers culminated outside Karachi Press Club where m
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Obama signs bill averting government shutdown

Obama signs bill averting government shutdown

President Barack Obama has signed legislation that keeps the government running and averts a shutdown that could have happened this weekend. The bill that Obama signed Saturday gives the outgoing Congress two more weeks to try to pass legislation funding
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Obama signs bill averting government shutdown

Obama signs bill averting government shutdown

President Barack Obama has signed legislation that keeps the government running and averts a shutdown that could have happened this weekend. The bill that Obama signed Saturday gives the outgoing Congress two more weeks to try to pass legislation funding
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Obama signs bill averting government shutdown

Obama signs bill averting government shutdown

President Barack Obama has signed legislation that keeps the government running and averts a shutdown that could have happened this weekend. The bill that Obama signed Saturday gives the outgoing Congress two more weeks to try to pass legislation funding
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Indonesia seeks to import rice from Pakistan

Indonesia seeks to import rice from Pakistan

Indonesia''s government is considering importing rice from Pakistan, which could supply up to a million tonnes of the grain, officials said on Saturday. "We plan to sign an MoU with the government of Pakistan about providing rice, so anytime when we need
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Indonesia seeks to import rice from Pakistan

Indonesia seeks to import rice from Pakistan

Indonesia's government is considering importing rice from Pakistan, which could supply up to a million tonnes of the grain, officials said on Saturday. "We plan to sign an MoU with the government of Pakistan about providing rice, so anytime when we need w
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Indonesia seeks to import rice from Pakistan

Indonesia seeks to import rice from Pakistan

Indonesia's government is considering importing rice from Pakistan, which could supply up to a million tonnes of the grain, officials said on Saturday. "We plan to sign an MoU with the government of Pakistan about providing rice, so anytime when we need w
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
20 percent people in Sindh support MQM: Zardari

20 percent people in Sindh support MQM: Zardari

President Zardari Asif Ali Zardari told the then US ambassador Anne W Patterson that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) hardly enjoyed support of 20 per cent population of Sindh, a private TV channel reported, quoting WikiLeaks. Although, the party has adopte
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister approves summary for re-employment of IRS officer

Prime Minister approves summary for re-employment of IRS officer

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has approved a summary of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for re-employment of Abrar Ahmad Khan, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, till December 31, 2011, to ensure speedy implementation of the ''reformed gen
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister approves summary for re-employment of IRS officer

Prime Minister approves summary for re-employment of IRS officer

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has approved a summary of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for re-employment of Abrar Ahmad Khan, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, till December 31, 2011, to ensure speedy implementation of the 'reformed gene
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister approves summary for re-employment of IRS officer

Prime Minister approves summary for re-employment of IRS officer

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has approved a summary of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for re-employment of Abrar Ahmad Khan, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service, till December 31, 2011, to ensure speedy implementation of the 'reformed gene
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Blockage of money under RGST: FBR, Aptma at loggerheads

Blockage of money under RGST: FBR, Aptma at loggerheads

A tug of war on the possible blockage of money with FBR under ''reformed general sales tax'' (RGST) has started between the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). An amount of Rs 500 billion is disputed betw
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Blockage of money under RGST: FBR, Aptma at loggerheads

Blockage of money under RGST: FBR, Aptma at loggerheads

A tug of war on the possible blockage of money with FBR under 'reformed general sales tax' (RGST) has started between the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). An amount of Rs 500 billion is disputed betwee
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Blockage of money under RGST: FBR, Aptma at loggerheads

Blockage of money under RGST: FBR, Aptma at loggerheads

A tug of war on the possible blockage of money with FBR under 'reformed general sales tax' (RGST) has started between the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). An amount of Rs 500 billion is disputed betwee
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Excise audit: DG Intelligence''s powers enhanced

Excise audit: DG Intelligence''s powers enhanced

The Federal Board of Revenue has considerably enhanced the powers of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation with the authority to conduct federal excise audit of any manufacturer of excisable commodities under the Federal Excise Act 200
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Excise audit: DG Intelligence's powers enhanced

Excise audit: DG Intelligence's powers enhanced

The Federal Board of Revenue has considerably enhanced the powers of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation with the authority to conduct federal excise audit of any manufacturer of excisable commodities under the Federal Excise Act 200
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Excise audit: DG Intelligence's powers enhanced

Excise audit: DG Intelligence's powers enhanced

The Federal Board of Revenue has considerably enhanced the powers of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation with the authority to conduct federal excise audit of any manufacturer of excisable commodities under the Federal Excise Act 200
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (December 04, 2010) and the forecast for Sunday (December 05, 2010).

Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (December 04, 2010).

Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (December 04, 2010).

Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (December 04, 2010) and for Sunday (December 05, 2010)
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
WikiLeaks battles to stay online

WikiLeaks battles to stay online

WikiLeaks was battling to stay online on Saturday after Sweden issued a new arrest warrant for its elusive boss Julian Assange, while PayPal axed donations access for the whistleblowing website. The Times newspaper, citing police sources, reported that As
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
WikiLeaks battles to stay online

WikiLeaks battles to stay online

WikiLeaks was battling to stay online on Saturday after Sweden issued a new arrest warrant for its elusive boss Julian Assange, while PayPal axed donations access for the whistleblowing website. The Times newspaper, citing police sources, reported that As
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Karzai doubts credibility of leaked cables

Karzai doubts credibility of leaked cables

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he doubted the credibility of US diplomatic cables leaked this week by the Internet whistleblower WikiLeaks, which portrayed him as corrupt and weak. At a news conference held with visiting Pakistan Prime Minist
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Karzai doubts credibility of leaked cables

Karzai doubts credibility of leaked cables

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday he doubted the credibility of US diplomatic cables leaked this week by the Internet whistleblower WikiLeaks, which portrayed him as corrupt and weak. At a news conference held with visiting Pakistan Prime Minist
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (December 04, 2010).

Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Musharraf wanted technocrat-led government: WikiLeaks

Musharraf wanted technocrat-led government: WikiLeaks

Six months after February 2008 elections, the then President, Pervez Musharraf was mulling replacing elected government with that of technocrats, a private TV channel reported quoting WikiLeaks cables. According to the channel, this was revealed in a US I
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Musharraf wanted technocrat-led government: WikiLeaks

Musharraf wanted technocrat-led government: WikiLeaks

Six months after February 2008 elections, the then President, Pervez Musharraf was mulling replacing elected government with that of technocrats, a private TV channel reported quoting WikiLeaks cables. According to the channel, this was revealed in a US I
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (December 04, 2010).

Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Army reacts to US embassy cables with democracy pledge

Army reacts to US embassy cables with democracy pledge

The Director-General, Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas, has said that Pakistan Army has always demonstrated the policy of supporting the political process within the confines of Constitution of Pakistan.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Army reacts to US embassy cables with democracy pledge

Army reacts to US embassy cables with democracy pledge

The Director-General, Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas, has said that Pakistan Army has always demonstrated the policy of supporting the political process within the confines of Constitution of Pakistan.
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (December 04, 2010).

Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
Thousands protest against French-backed Indian nuclear plant

Thousands protest against French-backed Indian nuclear plant

Indian villagers on Saturday protested at the site of a nuclear power plant to be built with French help, campaigners said, as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country for a visit. Greenpeace energy specialist Lauri Myllyvirta told AFP th
Published 05 Dec, 2010 12:00am
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