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Print - 2011-01-07
France condemns Taseer's assassination

France condemns Taseer's assassination

France on Thursday condemned the assassination of Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer and reaffirmed determination to side the government in face of challenges. A statement from the French embassy said; "Governor Taseer was a leading political figure, known fo
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
WAF condemns Salmaan Taseer's assassination

WAF condemns Salmaan Taseer's assassination

Women's Action Forum (WAF) on Thursday condemned the brutal murder of Punjab Governor, Salmaan Taseer and urged the Pakistani nation not to be influenced by destructive forces that use religion or politics to further lower the potential for peace and pros
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Qadri remanded in police custody for five days

Qadri remanded in police custody for five days

The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC), Rawalpindi on Thursday remanded Mumtaz Qadri, the alleged killer of Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, in police custody for five days. The prosecution pleaded the court to hand over the accused to police on 10-day physical rem
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Wajid describes Taseer as champion of secular democracy

Wajid describes Taseer as champion of secular democracy

Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said the late Punjab Governor Salman Taseer preferred to do and die for the cause that was dear to him namely secular democracy, empowerment of the poor, women and less privileged.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Canada condoles Taseer's death

Canada condoles Taseer's death

Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon on Thursday conveyed condolences to the people of Pakistan after the January 4, assassination of Salmaan Taseer, Governor of the Punjab.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
LNG terminal at PQA

LNG terminal at PQA

Three back-to-back stories- "Construction of LPG terminal: OGRA twists rules to grant license" (January 4), "License for LNG terminal at PQA: PGL provided misleading information to OGRA" (January 5), and "No gas from new fields likely: USAID told" (Januar
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
EDB resolves issue of blocked payments of vendors

EDB resolves issue of blocked payments of vendors

Engineering Development Board (EDB) has helped more than 70 Pakistani vendors to get their blocked payments for two years from a Chinese motorcycle assembler and has started monitoring of business management of the other motorcycle assemblers.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Government to continue reconciliation policy: Fauzia

Government to continue reconciliation policy: Fauzia

Secretary Information of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Fauzia Wahab said on Thursday despite the brutal murder of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, the government would continue its policy of reconciliation and take all political forces along on important na
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bilawal condoles Taseer's death

Bilawal condoles Taseer's death

Chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said he joins the workers of his party in mourning the tragic assassination of Governor Punjab, Shaheed Salmaan Taseer. The Chairman PPP said our party's struggle to uphold the values of I
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Qul of Punjab governor held

Qul of Punjab governor held

The Qul of Punjab Governor late Salmaan Taseer was held at Governor House Lahore Thursday. Qul prayer was led by Qari Muhammad Yusuf, Ulema Wing President of PPP. Talawat Quran-e-Pak and Naat-e-Rasool-e-Maqbool (PBUH) was recited by Qari Muhammad Ijaz and
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US could hit debt limit by March 31: Geithner

US could hit debt limit by March 31: Geithner

The United States may hit the legal limit on its ability to borrow by March 31 and faces serious consequences unless Congress acts by then to raise it, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Brazil imposes tax to curb forex short selling

Brazil imposes tax to curb forex short selling

Brazil will impose a tax on banks' short positions on US dollars in a bid to curb speculative trade that has been pushing the local currency higher in recent months, the central bank said on Thursday.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US jobless claims up, underlying trend still down

US jobless claims up, underlying trend still down

New US claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, but a decline in the four-week average to a nearly 2-1/2-year low suggested the labour market continues to improve. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 18,000 to a seasonally
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Gulf oil spill could happen again: Panel

Gulf oil spill could happen again: Panel

Disasters like the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig could happen again without significant reform, according to the conclusions of a presidential panel that has the companies involved in the United States' largest offshore oil spill pointing fingers
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Istanbul stock exchange launches Islamic-style index

Istanbul stock exchange launches Islamic-style index

Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange on Thursday launched an index comprised of 30 listed companies that comply with Sharia banking principles as the country seeks to attract interest in its burgeoning Islamic finance sector.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Hong Kong's 40 richest all billionaires again

Hong Kong's 40 richest all billionaires again

Hong Kong's 40 richest tycoons are all US dollar billionaires again thanks to the surging Chinese economy, with the elite group worth a combined $163 billion, Forbes said Thursday.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Maybank buying Kim Eng for $1.4 billion

Maybank buying Kim Eng for $1.4 billion

Maybank, Malaysia's largest lender by assets, is snapping up Singapore broker Kim Eng Holdings for $1.4 billion, in a move to strengthen its grip on the regional stock broking industry and diversify the lender's source of overseas revenue.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
China unveils 2015 energy and power expansion plans

China unveils 2015 energy and power expansion plans

China revealed a raft of targets for its energy and power sectors on Thursday, planning to boost capacity in the next five years to feed its growing economy, now the world's top energy user.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
G20 must act to stabilise food prices: Zoellick

G20 must act to stabilise food prices: Zoellick

Free markets rather than protectionist policies are the solution to volatile food prices and the G20 should take steps to prioritise the provision of food for the poor, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
German industrial orders jump

German industrial orders jump

German industrial orders gained a surprise 5.2 percent in November from the level in October, provisional data showed on Wednesday, but revealed a slump in demand from eurozone partners.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
UK services PMI hits 20-month low in December

UK services PMI hits 20-month low in December

Large swathes of Britain's service sector suffered their first fall in output since April 2009 last month, a survey showed on Thursday, pointing to a sharp slowdown in economic growth at the end of 2010.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Israelis bribed to admit US goods to Gaza: WikiLeaks

Israelis bribed to admit US goods to Gaza: WikiLeaks

US distributors accused Israel in 2006 of charging exorbitant fees to allow their goods into Gaza and an Israeli general admitted corruption existed at a major border crossing, a US diplomatic cable shows.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Shanghai shares lower, Hong Kong slightly up

Shanghai shares lower, Hong Kong slightly up

A weak China market, dampened by shares of large cap life insurers and caution ahead of US payrolls data, weighed on Hong Kong's benchmark stock index which only just managed to hold on to gains for a seventh successive day.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Thursday's early trade: Dow, S&P slip on weak retail

Thursday's early trade: Dow, S&P slip on weak retail

The Dow and S&P 500 dipped on Thursday as disappointing sales from top retailers dented hopes about the holiday shopping season and energy shares fell with oil prices. Telecommunications shares, including AT&T and Verizon, were among top drags on the Dow.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Jobs growth boosts Wall Street

Jobs growth boosts Wall Street

The creation of three times as many private-sector jobs as expected turned Wall Street's early losses into gains on Wednesday, extending a rally investors worried had come too far too fast.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Taiwan stocks up

Taiwan stocks up

Taiwan stocks closed up 0.42 percent on Thursday, with Yuanta Financial Holdings leading financial shares higher on news it would sell its stake in Singapore stock broker Kim Eng.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Treasuries fall

Treasuries fall

Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday as strong private employment data led to higher expectations for Friday's key payroll report, and some analysts see yields rising further as a brighter economic outlook dims the attraction of Treasuries. ADP Employer Se
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Treasuries fall

Treasuries fall

Treasuries yields rose on Wednesday as strong private employment data led to higher expectations for Friday's key payroll report, and some analysts see yields rising further as a brighter economic outlook dims the attraction of Treasuries. ADP Employer Se
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Middle East markets: banks lift Oman to 38-week high

Middle East markets: banks lift Oman to 38-week high

Banks helped Oman's index touch a 38-week high on Thursday as volumes also surged, with investors betting on a windfall for lenders from increased government spending. Bank Muscat rose 1.3 percent, Bank Sohar added 2.5 percent and Bank Dhofar climbed 0.7
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Indian shares fall

Indian shares fall

Indian shares fell for the third day on Thursday, shedding 0.6 percent after a sharp rise in food prices heightened concerns the central bank may tighten monetary policy more harshly than expected. Financial stocks were among the big losers as higher inte
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Nikkei hits eight-month high

Nikkei hits eight-month high

Japan's Nikkei climbed to an eight-month high on Thursday after the dollar jumped against the yen following robust US private-sector jobs data, while Resona surged 14 percent on speculation it would soon launch a planned share sale.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Seoul shares end down

Seoul shares end down

Seoul shares ended down 0.2 percent after hitting an all-time high earlier on Thursday, weighed down by banking plays such as KB Financial Group Inc, while firm gains in shipyards cushioned the fall.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
European shares end up

European shares end up

European equities climbed to their highest in nearly 28 months on Thursday, though pared gains late in the session as investors scaled back their trading positions ahead of Friday's US non-farm payrolls data.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
UK's top share index falls

UK's top share index falls

Uncertainty on the outlook for the US economy after weak retail sales and jobs data dented commodity prices, hitting miners and energy stocks, pushed Britain's top share index lower by the close on Thursday. However gains in retailer Marks & Spencer, Brit
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
First ever livestock, dairy, fisheries expo from February 7

First ever livestock, dairy, fisheries expo from February 7

The first ever Sindh Livestock, Dairy, Fisheries and Poultry Expo will be held at Karachi Expo Centre from February 7. This was stated by the Advisor to CM on Investment Zubair Motiwala, while presiding over a meeting at Sindh Board of Investment (SBI) he
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Drive against encroachments to be conducted in Mehran Town

Drive against encroachments to be conducted in Mehran Town

DIG East, Commander Shaukat Ali Shah has assured industrialists that operation would be carried out in Mehran Town to remove encroachments. Speaking at a meeting of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), he said that operation will be launched
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
New LEJA office-bearers felicitated

New LEJA office-bearers felicitated

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President, Shahzad Ali Malik, Senior Vice President, Sheikh Mohammad Arshad and Vice President, Sohail Azhar have congratulated the newly elected office bearers of Lahore Economic Journalists Association (LEJ
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
ZTBL acknowledges services of employee killed in Airblue crash

ZTBL acknowledges services of employee killed in Airblue crash

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd (ZTBL) acknowledged the services rendered by Hamid Javed Khan, an employee who died in Airblue crash last year, stated by President ZTBL, Zaka Ashraf in a simple award giving ceremony here on Thursday.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Procurement of wheat at support price ensured

Procurement of wheat at support price ensured

The government would ensure procurement of wheat at the announced support price while it would encourage and facilitate the private sector to purchase, store and trade the commodity. Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Nazar Muhammad Gondal said th
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Gas pipeline blown up in Quetta

Gas pipeline blown up in Quetta

Gas supply to some areas of the provincial capital was suspended after unknown militants blew up a gas pipeline at the western outskirts of the provincial capital on Thursday.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Let's launch Jihad against corruption: Swati

Let's launch Jihad against corruption: Swati

Former federal minister for science and technology, Azam Khan Swati has termed Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani the most corrupt person in the country's 63-year history.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Caravan of 500 IDPs reaches South Waziristan

Caravan of 500 IDPs reaches South Waziristan

A caravan of 500 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) families here on Thursday reached their native town Chagmalie from Tank and DI Khan districts in second phase of repatriation plan under tight security arrangements by government.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
HBFC poised for major transformation

HBFC poised for major transformation

House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), country's oldest housing finance institution is poised for a major transformation with continued induction of highly experienced specialists into the senior management cadre.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
German Foreign Minister due on January 8

German Foreign Minister due on January 8

Dr Guido Westerwelle, Deputy Chan cellor/Foreign Minister of the Republic of Germany will visit Pakistan from January 8-9, Foreign Office said on Thursday. He will hold bilateral talks with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, and also call on the Pakistani
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
MoF reposes confidence in new SECP chief

MoF reposes confidence in new SECP chief

Ministry of Finance has reposed full confidence in the appointment of Muhammad Ali Ghulam Muhammad as new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) with the comments that the new chairman has rich experience in administration,
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Reduced power generation: Pepco meeting reviews situation

Reduced power generation: Pepco meeting reviews situation

Ineffective power plants brought power generation down unexpectedly, putting Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) into an emergency-like situation. A high level meeting was held under the chairmanship of MD Pepco, Rasul Khan Mahsud at Wapda House to re
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Power generation decreases due to fog

Power generation decreases due to fog

Power generation decreased to 1500MW due to intense fog in the country. A spokesman of Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has said that this unexpected loss in power generation due to weather conditions has forced the management to prolonged loadshed
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Banks urged to provide loans to local people in Fata

Banks urged to provide loans to local people in Fata

Governor Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Owais Ahmed Ghani Thursday urged all commercial banks operating in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to extend loaning and financing to their clients, adding that it is unfair to keep their clients deprived of it desp
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Sterling rises versus euro

Sterling rises versus euro

Sterling rose against a sluggish euro on Thursday as investors continued to diversify away from the single currency, while the pound was able to shrug off knee-jerk losses triggered by weaker-than-expected UK services data.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Dollar steadies in Asia

Dollar steadies in Asia

The dollar held steady against the yen and the euro on Thursday, maintaining overnight gains, and could strengthen more after strong private employment data lifted expectations for Friday's US payrolls number.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Dollar edges up in London

Dollar edges up in London

The dollar edged up on Thursday, having surged the previous day on strong US private sector jobs data, but there is a risk it could pull back if Friday's broader payroll numbers aren't similarly robust. A string of robust US data have driven the dollar hi
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Dollar jumps in New York

Dollar jumps in New York

The dollar leaped higher on Wednesday and could continue to outperform other major currencies after a slew of optimistic US data indicated that the world's largest economy was on a steady path to recovery. The greenback was on pace for its biggest one-day
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Yuan ends down

Yuan ends down

The yuan closed down against the dollar on Thursday after the People's Bank of China set a weaker mid-point, reflecting a jump in the US dollar index in global markets due to upbeat economic data.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Indian rupee rises

Indian rupee rises

The Indian rupee snapped a two-day losing streak and rose on Thursday as custodian banks and exporters stepped up dollar sales but weak domestic shares and late gains in the dollar versus majors weighed on sentiment.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Peso, ringitt dip

Peso, ringitt dip

The Philippine peso and the Malaysia ringgit dipped against the dollar on Thursday with overall Asian currencies remaining as investors covered dollar-short positions ahead of US non-farm payroll data. The dollar is expected to extend its recent gains as
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Swiss franc dips

Swiss franc dips

The Swiss franc eased further on Thursday as markets awaited Swiss consumer price data to assess whether the central bank would have to fight renewed risks of deflation or the build up of inflation pressures.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Interbank rates continue slide, liquidity plentiful

Interbank rates continue slide, liquidity plentiful

Proposals to share the cost of bank failures among corporate bondholders may lead to higher money market rates, analysts said, though ample bank liquidity nudged euro interbank borrowing costs lower on Thursday.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Aussie and New Zealand dollars slip

Aussie and New Zealand dollars slip

The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped for a fourth straight session on Thursday and risked further losses as upbeat US economic data lifted the US currency across the board. The Aussie dollar slipped to a two-week low of$0.9945, shedding 2.5 perc
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
FBI director defends sting operations

FBI director defends sting operations

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended his agency's use of sting operations in snaring terrorism suspects, a technique some have complained amounts to entrapment. The FBI has come under criticism over its repeated use of stings in which agents
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Two Gazans killed by Israeli gunfire

Two Gazans killed by Israeli gunfire

The bodies of two Palestinians shot dead overnight in northern Gaza by Israeli troops were recovered Thursday by Palestinian medical officials. Adham Abu Selmiya, the spokesman for the Hamas-run health services in the Gaza Strip, said an ambulance found t
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Heavy floods leave at least 35 dead in Brazil

Heavy floods leave at least 35 dead in Brazil

Authorities in Brazil say four people from the same family have died in a mudslide in the interior of Sao Paulo state, and civil defence officials say heavy flooding have killed at least 35 people and forced more than 30,000 out of their homes across the
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
India releases report on creation of new state

India releases report on creation of new state

India's federal Home Ministry Thursday made public an official report listing options regarding demands for the creation of a new state in southern India. Tight security arrangements were in place in Andhra Pradesh - out of which the state of Telangana wo
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Mubarak warns Netanyahu against new Gaza war

Mubarak warns Netanyahu against new Gaza war

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday warned Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu against launching a new war on Gaza, as they met in a bid to break the impasse in Middle East peace negotiations. During talks at the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sh
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Australian jailed for Afghanistan murder

Australian jailed for Afghanistan murder

A former Australian soldier has been jailed for 20 years in Afghanistan after murdering an Afghan colleague and then trying to pretend he was killed by the Taliban, a report said on Thursday. Robert William Langdon shot the man after a violent argument wh
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Obama picks JP Morgan's Daley as top aide

Obama picks JP Morgan's Daley as top aide

President Barack Obama on Thursday chose J.P. Morgan Chase executive William Daley to be his new White House chief of staff as part of a major retooling of his team. The selection is to be announced by Obama at a 2:30 pm EST (1930 GMT) White House ceremon
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Kabul toughens stance against security firms

Kabul toughens stance against security firms

Kabul said Thursday that President Hamid Karzai ordered his government to intensify efforts to disband private security firms, the latest twist in a saga that has pitted him against his Western allies.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Gates to find $78 billion more in Pentagon cuts-lawmaker

Gates to find $78 billion more in Pentagon cuts-lawmaker

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has come up with $78 billion in budget cuts over five years that would go to deficit reduction, an amount beyond $100-billion of internal savings to be redirected to other military programs, a top lawmaker said.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Iran says American woman detained on spy charges

Iran says American woman detained on spy charges

Iranian authorities have detained a 55-year-old American woman on spying charges, local media reported Thursday. The state-owned newspaper IRAN said the woman had spying equipment hidden on her body when customs authorities detained her in the border town
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Controversy in Lebanon over property sales

Controversy in Lebanon over property sales

A draft law calling for a 15-year ban on property sales between Lebanese Christians and Muslims has sparked controversy, with many saying it is aimed at stemming the sale of Christian land to Hezbollah supporters. "An unhealthy situation is developing and
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Japanese politician, 50 gives birth to first child

Japanese politician, 50 gives birth to first child

A 50-year-old Japanese politician gave birth to her first child Thursday after undergoing fertility treatment involving a US egg donor - a procedure she says should be legalised in her own country.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Taliban strength unaffected by allied surge

Taliban strength unaffected by allied surge

A massive effort by US and Nato forces including offensives in the insurgent heartland and targeted assassinations of rebel leaders has failed to dent Taliban numerical strength over the past year, according to military and diplomatic officials. A Nato of
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US diplomat attacked by Vietnamese police

US diplomat attacked by Vietnamese police

An American diplomat was attacked by police in central Vietnam, the US Embassy said Thursday. A media report said the human rights officer was roughed up while trying to meet with a prominent dissident. US-funded Radio Free Asia said Christian Marchant, a
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Former US diplomat sentenced to two years in prison

Former US diplomat sentenced to two years in prison

A South Korean judge says she has sentenced a former US diplomat to two years in prison over a swindling scam. Busan district judge Kim Moon-hee told The Associated Press on Thursday that Dario Sarmiento Tomas was convicted in December of swindling a Sout
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
'Beggar Home' being set up in Islamabad

'Beggar Home' being set up in Islamabad

Islamabad Police and District Administration decided to take the elderly and child beggars to a beggar home being set up for them by Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) in Fatima Jinnah Park F-9.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Cold, dry weather with foggy conditions likely

Cold, dry weather with foggy conditions likely

Meteorological Department has forecast cold and dry weather over most parts of the country on Friday. However, dense foggy conditions are likely to continue over the plain areas of the Punjab, central and lower Khyber Pakhtoonkhawah and upper Sindh from m
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Wahgha land route trade: onion exporters protest against ban

Wahgha land route trade: onion exporters protest against ban

Vegetable exporters from Lahore on Thursday staged a protest demonstration at Badami Bagh fruit and vegetable market to protest against the decision of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ban export of onion from Wahgha land route.
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
PML-N leader hits out at government's anti-people policies

PML-N leader hits out at government's anti-people policies

PML-N senior leader and Member National Assembly (MNA) Mohammed Pervez Malik has said that Pakistan Muslim League-N wants the continuity of democratic system in the country but it was PPP leadership who is stumbling himself and trembling the public confid
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Urea fertiliser stock about to be exhausted: FPRC informed

Urea fertiliser stock about to be exhausted: FPRC informed

Fertiliser Price Review Committee (FPRC) was informed on Wednesday that the stock of urea fertiliser in the country is about to get exhausted and if urea producing units are not provided with proper gas supply immediately, the country might confront sever
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (January 06, 2011) and the forecast for Friday (January 07, 2011).

Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
LHC reserves judgement

LHC reserves judgement

The LHC while reserving judgement here on Thursday in a petition challenging appointment of Rafiq Wahla as director sports of Government College University, Faislabad observed that appointment of government officers is policy matter of government and they
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
PTA, UET Taxila to promote telecom-related research

PTA, UET Taxila to promote telecom-related research

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote telecom related research that would be beneficial for both the organisations, the telecom indus
Published 07 Jan, 2011 12:00am
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