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Print - 2011-01-12
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Tuesday (January 11, 2011) and the forecast for Wednesday (January 12, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
PML-Q blames Punjab government for bad governance

PML-Q blames Punjab government for bad governance

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) senior leader and former federal minister for food & Agriculture Alhaj Sikandar Hayat Bosan has accused the Punjab government headed by Mian Shahbaz Sharif of causing a loss of Rs 7 billion through bad governance in th
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
General elections can be held any time: Imran

General elections can be held any time: Imran

Chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has said the prevailing political situation in the country indicates that general election could be held any time, and PTI has started reorganisation of the party and preparation for the elections.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
LHC issues notices

LHC issues notices

The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued notices to District Officer (MCH) Lahore Dr Nasreen Hameed and others in a petition filed by a citizen Muhammad Rafiq challenging her qualification. The petitioner through his counsel Rana Habib-ur-Rehman contended that
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Babar's death condoled

Babar's death condoled

Finance Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Eng Humayun Khan on Tuesday while expressing his profound grief over the death of former governor of the province and veteran political figure Major General Nasirullah Khan Babar (Retd) termed it a great loss for the c
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Khurshid attends debriefing on Haj

Khurshid attends debriefing on Haj

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Syed Khurshid Shah along with Minister of State for Religious Affairs, Shagufta Jumani attended de-briefing meeting on Haj 2010. The Secretary, Joint Secretary and private company owners and DG Haj and others also a
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Transfers, postings in Punjab

Transfers, postings in Punjab

The Punjab government has on Tuesday carried out transfer and posting of senior government official. According to a notification, Captain Tariq Masud (Retd), presently serving under the Punjab government, has been relieved of his duties to join his new as
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
For growth of textile industry: Ministry, APTMA on the same page

For growth of textile industry: Ministry, APTMA on the same page

The Federal Textile Ministry and the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) are on the same page so far as the growth of textile industry is concerned. A strong bond between the sides is likely to develop in near future, especially if the Federal
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Ivorian cocoa arrivals slightly lower

Ivorian cocoa arrivals slightly lower

Cocoa arrivals to ports in top grower Ivory Coast are slightly lower than at the same time last season after a bout of unrest last week and temporary lags in the cycle of the season, exporters said on Monday. Arrivals to port have broadly kept pace with l
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Prices stay put; volume picks up on cotton market

Prices stay put; volume picks up on cotton market

Firmness prevailed on the cotton market on Tuesday though ginners did not lower the asking prices due to short crop, dealers said. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) spot rate was unchanged at Rs 9800, they said. Seed cotton prices in Sindh and Punjab w
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

Rates moved both ways on the forward cottonseed oilcake market on Tuesday in process of trading, dealers said. The January vaida that had closed at Rs 1249.80 opened with a modest gain 60 paisa Rs 1250.40. The March vaida which ended at dismal note at Rs
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US Midwest corn, soya bids steady amid light sales

US Midwest corn, soya bids steady amid light sales

Spot basis bids for corn and soyabeans held mostly steady around the US Midwest on Monday as futures rallied and farmers sold small portions of both commodities, grain merchants said. Dealers noted the first modest bump of sales in several days as corn fu
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US corn, soya extend gains; Argentine weather supports

US corn, soya extend gains; Argentine weather supports

US corn futures rose around 1 percent and soyabean half a percent on Tuesday, extending gains as concerns over dry weather hurting crops in Argentina continued to support the market. Wheat rose 1 percent on strong global demand for US cargoes, including t
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
High rapeseed price could cut fuel blends: Oil World

High rapeseed price could cut fuel blends: Oil World

Rapeseed prices have now reached such high levels that demand for rapeseed oil-based biodiesel for blending with fossil fuels could be cut in coming months, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World forecast on Tuesday. Oil companies are compelled to blen
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Brazil's soyabean crop developing well: Oil World

Brazil's soyabean crop developing well: Oil World

The outlook for Brazil's 2011 soyabean harvest remains positive despite concerns about weather damage to crops in other South American countries, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World forecast on Tuesday. Oil World has slightly raised its forecast of
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Indonesia sees 2011 palm oil output at 22 million tonnes

Indonesia sees 2011 palm oil output at 22 million tonnes

Indonesia expects crude palm oil output to increase by a marginal 1 million tonnes to 22 million this year, an official at the Indonesian Palm Oil Association said on Tuesday. An unusually long rainy season has wreaked havoc on most of the country's plant
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 159,814 tonnes of cargo including 125,938 tonnes of import cargo, 33,876 tonnes of export cargo, 5,609 loaded and empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargo of 125,938 tonnes compr
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bank Al Habib declares PLS profit rates

Bank Al Habib declares PLS profit rates

Bank Al Habib Limited has declared the following profit rates on PLS deposits for the period of six months from July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bank Al Habib declares PLS profit rates

Bank Al Habib declares PLS profit rates

Bank Al Habib Limited has declared the following profit rates on PLS deposits for the period of six months from July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Monday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Khosa appointed Governor

Khosa appointed Governor

Another round of speculations came to an end on Tuesday when President Asif Ali Zardari issued a notification appointing a PPP stalwart and former Attorney General Sardar Latif Khan Khosa as Governor of Punjab. As Governor of Punjab, Sardar Latif Khosa wo
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Khosa appointed Governor

Khosa appointed Governor

Another round of speculations came to an end on Tuesday when President Asif Ali Zardari issued a notification appointing a PPP stalwart and former Attorney General Sardar Latif Khan Khosa as Governor of Punjab. As Governor of Punjab, Sardar Latif Khosa wo
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Budgetary support: Japan giving $60 million soft loan

Budgetary support: Japan giving $60 million soft loan

Japan has queued up to help Pakistan to plug in widening budgetary gap by granting it $60 million soft loan in response to Islamabad's call to the friendly countries for financial support to keep current budget deficit at some reasonable level.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Budgetary support: Japan giving $60 million soft loan

Budgetary support: Japan giving $60 million soft loan

Japan has queued up to help Pakistan to plug in widening budgetary gap by granting it $60 million soft loan in response to Islamabad's call to the friendly countries for financial support to keep current budget deficit at some reasonable level.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Budgetary support: Japan giving $60 million soft loan

Budgetary support: Japan giving $60 million soft loan

Japan has queued up to help Pakistan to plug in widening budgetary gap by granting it $60 million soft loan in response to Islamabad''s call to the friendly countries for financial support to keep current budget deficit at some reasonable level.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
CPI inflation up 15.68 percent in December

CPI inflation up 15.68 percent in December

The CPI inflation soared by 15.68 percent in December 2010 over the same period of last year with phenomenal increase in perishable food items, showing a strong trend of increase in prices of food items which may push more people below the poverty line.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Tuesday (January 11, 2011).

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
CPI inflation up 15.68 percent in December

CPI inflation up 15.68 percent in December

The CPI inflation soared by 15.68 percent in December 2010 over the same period of last year with phenomenal increase in perishable food items, showing a strong trend of increase in prices of food items which may push more people below the poverty line.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
CPI inflation up 15.68 percent in December

CPI inflation up 15.68 percent in December

The CPI inflation soared by 15.68 percent in December 2010 over the same period of last year with phenomenal increase in perishable food items, showing a strong trend of increase in prices of food items which may push more people below the poverty line.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Haj scam probe: Supreme Court tells government to remove FIA DG

Haj scam probe: Supreme Court tells government to remove FIA DG

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Haj scam probe, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to remove Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director-general Waseem Ahmed in three days, as he is unable to handle the investigation independently.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Haj scam probe: Supreme Court tells government to remove FIA DG

Haj scam probe: Supreme Court tells government to remove FIA DG

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Haj scam probe, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to remove Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director-general Waseem Ahmed in three days, as he is unable to handle the investigation independently.
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Monetary policy on January 29

Monetary policy on January 29

Central bank will announce on January 29 its monetary policy for the subsequent two months, Syed Wasimuddin, chief spokesman for the State Bank of Pakistan, said on Tuesday. In the last monetary policy review in November, the central bank raised its key d
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Monetary policy on January 29

Monetary policy on January 29

Central bank will announce on January 29 its monetary policy for the subsequent two months, Syed Wasimuddin, chief spokesman for the State Bank of Pakistan, said on Tuesday. In the last monetary policy review in November, the central bank raised its key d
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Monetary policy on January 29

Monetary policy on January 29

Central bank will announce on January 29 its monetary policy for the subsequent two months, Syed Wasimuddin, chief spokesman for the State Bank of Pakistan, said on Tuesday. In the last monetary policy review in November, the central bank raised its key d
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
TCP sugar buyers seek tax waiver

TCP sugar buyers seek tax waiver

The private sector has sought tax waiver on purchase of imported sugar from Trading Corporation of Pakistan, and some bidders have moved court for tax relief. Sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday that private sector is reluctant to lift the au
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
TCP sugar buyers seek tax waiver

TCP sugar buyers seek tax waiver

The private sector has sought tax waiver on purchase of imported sugar from Trading Corporation of Pakistan, and some bidders have moved court for tax relief. Sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday that private sector is reluctant to lift the au
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
TCP sugar buyers seek tax waiver

TCP sugar buyers seek tax waiver

The private sector has sought tax waiver on purchase of imported sugar from Trading Corporation of Pakistan, and some bidders have moved court for tax relief. Sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday that private sector is reluctant to lift the au
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Fiscal policy, taxation issues: Board to be set up

Fiscal policy, taxation issues: Board to be set up

The Ministry of Finance has agreed with the proposal of the Tax Reform Co-ordination Group (TRCG) to create a Fiscal Policy Board to be headed by the Finance Minister under the reform plan to exclusively deal with the fiscal policy and taxation issues und
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Fiscal policy, taxation issues: Board to be set up

Fiscal policy, taxation issues: Board to be set up

The Ministry of Finance has agreed with the proposal of the Tax Reform Co-ordination Group (TRCG) to create a Fiscal Policy Board to be headed by the Finance Minister under the reform plan to exclusively deal with the fiscal policy and taxation issues und
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Fiscal policy, taxation issues: Board to be set up

Fiscal policy, taxation issues: Board to be set up

The Ministry of Finance has agreed with the proposal of the Tax Reform Co-ordination Group (TRCG) to create a Fiscal Policy Board to be headed by the Finance Minister under the reform plan to exclusively deal with the fiscal policy and taxation issues und
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
July-December trade deficit soars to $8.149 billion

July-December trade deficit soars to $8.149 billion

The country's trade deficit soared to $8.149 billion in July-December 2010, 18.20 percent up over $6.89 billion for the same period of last year, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). Official trade figures released by the FBS here on Tuesd
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
July-December trade deficit soars to $8.149 billion

July-December trade deficit soars to $8.149 billion

The country's trade deficit soared to $8.149 billion in July-December 2010, 18.20 percent up over $6.89 billion for the same period of last year, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). Official trade figures released by the FBS here on Tuesd
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
July-December trade deficit soars to $8.149 billion

July-December trade deficit soars to $8.149 billion

The country''s trade deficit soared to $8.149 billion in July-December 2010, 18.20 percent up over $6.89 billion for the same period of last year, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). Official trade figures released by the FBS here on Tues
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Exports register 35.9 percent growth in December

Exports register 35.9 percent growth in December

Pakistan's exports witnessed a growth of 35.9 percent to US $2.127 billion in December 2010 as compared to last corresponding period. According to details, the country's exports during December 2010 were valued at US $2.127 billion, which is 35.9 percent
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
FED refund must be claimed under ERS

FED refund must be claimed under ERS

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made it mandatory for the manufacturers-cum-exporters to claim the federal excise duty (FED) refund under the Expeditious Refund System (ERS). The FBR issued Federal Excise General Order 1 of 2011 issued here on Tues
Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 12 Jan, 2011 12:00am