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Print - 2011-01-23
Joint bonds could help solve euro debt crisis: Greek Prime Minister

Joint bonds could help solve euro debt crisis: Greek Prime Minister

Joint eurozone bonds could help the bloc overcome its debt crisis, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Friday. Greece, which clinched 110 billion euros ($148.9 billion) in emergency EU/IMF funding in May last year to avoid default, embraced the
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
47 booked in Landi Kotal

47 booked in Landi Kotal

As many as 47 suspected persons were booked during joint search operation conducted by security forces and political administration in the wee hours on Saturday. The security forces along with Khasadar force and political administration conducted search o
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Solidarity Day to be celebrated in befitting manner

Solidarity Day to be celebrated in befitting manner

Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said the nation will celebrate Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 in a befitting manner to acknowledge sacrifices of Kashmir people for freedom. The minister said o
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
'Energetic' proposal

'Energetic' proposal

Former federal petroleum minister Usman Aminunddin, while speaking at a seminar in Islamabad on Pakistan's Energy Sector, has proposed the carving of a federal energy ministry through the merger of the ministries of petroleum and water and power as well a
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Khosa's invitation to Shahbaz

Khosa's invitation to Shahbaz

The invitation to dinner by the newly-appointed Punjab governor Sardar Latif Khosa to the Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and his cabinet, as part of the policy of reconciliation that the PPP has vowed to pursue in the future, will augur well for the
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Coal handling and its impact on environment

Coal handling and its impact on environment

I had written about the need for Pakistan to have proper and co-ordinated Port Master Plan (PMP) sometime in November 2009 to generate the maximum benefits for the nation. Any PMP should also create the maximum efficiency for handling and movement of carg
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Diabolic Deja Vu: is it food crisis all over again?

Diabolic Deja Vu: is it food crisis all over again?

The dramatic scenes have almost been forgotten: It has been barely three years since looting in Haiti, deadly fights over bread in Egypt, and protests from Vietnam to Bolivia dominated the headlines world-wide. Sky-high food prices in 2008 had suddenly tu
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
ETA seeks a political price for peace

ETA seeks a political price for peace

The armed Basque separatist group ETA, which has cast a shadow over Spain with its shootings and car bombings for over four decades, is fading away. That, at least, is the assessment of a growing number of Spanish officials and analysts who describe Weste
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Abbasi committee report on Water

Abbasi committee report on Water

During tenure of General Pervez Musharraf (Retd), a high-level technical committee on water, headed by a well-known irrigation expert A N G Abbasi with status of federal minister, was formed. Nevertheless, all the members of the committee were deliberatel
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Lack of clarity from Manila hurts Asian rice prices

Lack of clarity from Manila hurts Asian rice prices

Uncertainty over the level of demand from the Philippines pushed some Asian rice prices down this week, especially with supply and stocks high because of harvests in top exporters Thailand and Vietnam. Prices in Vietnam, the world's second biggest rice ex
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Asian coffee: Indonesia reluctant, roasters chase Vietnam

Asian coffee: Indonesia reluctant, roasters chase Vietnam

Cheap Vietnamese robusta has attracted buying interest from roasters, but exporters in Indonesia were reluctant to offer beans because of uncertainty in the next harvest, dealers said on Wednesday. Harvests in Indonesia's main growing island of Sumatra us
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Rains revitalise Argentine soya

Rains revitalise Argentine soya

Recent rains in Argentina gave respite to thirsty soy crops in top farming region Buenos Aires, but beans in Cordoba province still desperately need heavy rainfall, the government said on Friday. Argentina is the world's No 3 exporter of soybeans and the
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Oil, gold prices drop amid China rate-hike fears

Oil, gold prices drop amid China rate-hike fears

Oil and gold prices slid this week, in part due to worries that China could soon raise interest rates to tame its high inflation - fears that also weighed on copper after it struck a record high.
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Indonesia to road test green palm oil standards

Indonesia to road test green palm oil standards

Indonesia will trial voluntary green standards for palm oil producers in February, before rolling out a mandatory scheme in 2012, an agriculture ministry official said on Friday. Amid pressure from green groups to halt deforestation that speeds up global
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
EU wheat prices mostly up

EU wheat prices mostly up

Wheat prices in western European markets were mostly higher on Friday, buoyed by an export-driven surge in US futures, although the strength of the euro against the dollar helped to cap gains. Dealers said milling wheat futures in Paris were also running
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Vietnam coffee output up six percent in main area

Vietnam coffee output up six percent in main area

Vietnam's 2010/2011 coffee crop harvest produced 403,600 tonnes in the country's largest growing province of Daklak, up around 6 percent from a year earlier, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday. The output, following an International Coffee Organisat
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US soya end lower

US soya end lower

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed mostly lower on Friday, with front-month March through August 2011 posting declines and far-deferred months slightly higher. Traders noted active rolling into the deferred contracts - selling nearby months an
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US gold notches third weekly loss

US gold notches third weekly loss

Gold prices fell for a second day on Friday as a stronger appetite for riskier assets such as equities and an improving economic outlook diminished safe-haven buying, more than offsetting a weaker dollar. Bullion notched a third consecutive weekly loss, i
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Copper bounces

Copper bounces

Copper bounced nearly one percent on Friday, snapping a two-day slide that dragged prices to their lowest level in a month, as the dollar weakened and on worries about more monetary tightening in top-consumer China abated.
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Thousands demand German agriculture reform

Thousands demand German agriculture reform

Thousand of Germans have demonstrated against their nation's farming policies after traces of cancer-causing chemicals were found in eggs, poultry and pork. More than 15,000 people marched behind bright green tractors through the German capital on Saturda
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Malaysian navy foils hijack attempt off Oman

Malaysian navy foils hijack attempt off Oman

Malaysian navy commandos foiled an attempted hijacking of a Malaysian-owned ship by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, rescuing 23 crew members and detaining seven pirates, military officials said.
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Tajikistan jails eight from outlawed militant group

Tajikistan jails eight from outlawed militant group

Tajikistan has sentenced eight members of radical militant group Hizb ut-Tahrir to between six and 18 years in prison, accusing them of "anti-state activities," a court official said on Saturday. "Among the accused are both rank-and-file members as well a
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
10 billionth download for Apple's App Store

10 billionth download for Apple's App Store

Apple's App Store hit 10 billion downloads on Saturday, the California gadget-maker announced. "Thank you. Ten billion times. The App Store has reached 10 billion downloads. Thanks for getting us there," Apple said in a message on its website. The App Sto
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Cuba halts all mail deliveries to US

Cuba halts all mail deliveries to US

Cuba halted all mail deliveries to the United States on Friday over a dispute about US security procedures, and after they said that US-bound mail had been returned to the island. State postal service Correos de Cuba announced that a freeze on all corresp
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
West African central bank governor sacked over Ivory Coast

West African central bank governor sacked over Ivory Coast

The governor of the West African regional central bank has been sacked, according to a declaration from the regional heads of state following a summit to discuss the crisis in Ivory Coast. "The conference has taken the decision to fire central bank govern
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Iran bars Tehran mayor from US transport ceremony

Iran bars Tehran mayor from US transport ceremony

Iran has barred the mayor of Tehran from travelling to the United States for a ceremony honouring his city's advances in public transport, media reported on Saturday. Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, a losing candidate in the 2005 presidential election that brough
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Nepal's Maoists hand over control of ex-rebel army

Nepal's Maoists hand over control of ex-rebel army

Nepal's Maoists formally relinquished control of their People's Liberation Army on Saturday, more than four years after ending a bloody insurgency. The leader of the former guerrillas, now the main opposition party, handed control of 19,000 soldiers confi
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Israeli artillery kills Palestinian in Gaza

Israeli artillery kills Palestinian in Gaza

Israeli artillery fire killed a Palestinian and wounded two on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian emergency services said in statements denied by the army. All three, aged in their twenties, were taken to Shifa hospital in Gaza. Their identities were
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Protesters pile pressure on Tunisian government

Protesters pile pressure on Tunisian government

Protesters in Tunisia, emboldened by their overthrow of the president a week ago, took to the streets on Saturday to try and force out his lieutenants, whom they accuse of clinging to power in the face of popular anger. Not satisfied with his pledge to qu
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US doubts Tunisia 'snowball effect' on Arab neighbours

US doubts Tunisia 'snowball effect' on Arab neighbours

The United States voiced doubt Friday that the popular revolt that toppled Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali would spread to other Arab countries, even though they share similar problems. "I'm not sure that I would say that necessarily there will
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Blast rips through Russian shopping centre, two dead

Blast rips through Russian shopping centre, two dead

A blast ripped through a five-storey shopping centre in the south-western Russian city of Ufa on Saturday, starting a fire that killed two people and injured five. Shoppers were evacuated and fire-fighting teams tackled the blaze at the huge complex, whic
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Poland wins $30 billion in IMF funds

Poland wins $30 billion in IMF funds

The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a new $30 billion credit line for Poland amid worries that financial turbulence in other parts of Europe might spread. It is Poland's third IMF Flexible Credit Line (FCL) since 2009 and by far the largest
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Cowen resigns as party leader, remains Irish Prime Minister

Cowen resigns as party leader, remains Irish Prime Minister

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen bowed to pressure from members of Fianna Fail on Saturday and resigned as the party's leader, but said he would continue to serve as premier until a March 11 election. Cowen's decision to split the role of party leader
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Thousands send off decommissioned UK warship

Thousands send off decommissioned UK warship

Thousands turned out Saturday to bid farewell to the crew of the HMS Ark Royal, the British navy's flagship aircraft carrier that is being decommissioned amid tough austerity measures. Crowds lined the streets as a Royal Marines band led about 250 sailors
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Five killed in Afghanistan attacks

Five killed in Afghanistan attacks

Five people, including two children, died in three separate attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said. The two children were killed when a rocket hit their home in the southern province of Ghazni, the interior ministry said in a statement. Six fa
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Australia beat holders Iraq to make semi-finals

Australia beat holders Iraq to make semi-finals

A 117th-minute strike from Harry Kewell powered Australia to a 1-0 quarter-final victory over holders Iraq at the Asian Cup on Saturday and into a showdown with Uzbekistan for a place in the final. The Galatasaray forward met a pinpoint cross from Matt Mc
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
South Africa win rain-ruined fourth ODI

South Africa win rain-ruined fourth ODI

South Africa levelled the one-day series at 2-2 by beating India by 48 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method after bad weather ruined the fourth match on Friday. India, chasing 266 for victory, were 142 for six when rain ended play in the 33rd over. The fift
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan's oldest Test cricketer dies

Pakistan's oldest Test cricketer dies

Mohammad Aslam Khokar, Pakistan's oldest surviving Test cricketer, died in a Lahore hospital after a prolonged illness, family sources said Saturday. Khokar, who played just one Test for Pakistan on their first-ever tour to England in 1954, turned 91 on J
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Tour de Pakistan Cycling from March 8

Tour de Pakistan Cycling from March 8

The Tour de Pakistan Cycling-the longest cycling race in Asia will commence on March 8, 2011 from Karachi. Cyclists from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Iran, South Africa, Doha, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and host Pakistan will participate in the 1620 kilom
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Fans step up protests against Mortaza omission

Fans step up protests against Mortaza omission

Disgruntled fans in the home town of Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza blockaded streets on Saturday in a fresh protest at the omission of the former captain from the country's 15-man World Cup squad. The blockade followed a half-day general strike
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
New Zealand thrash Pakistan, end 11-match losing streak

New Zealand thrash Pakistan, end 11-match losing streak

A five-wicket haul for Tim Southee and a blistering 55 by Jesse Ryder saw New Zealand shatter an 11-match losing streak in style with a nine-wicket win over Pakistan in their one-day match Saturday. New Zealand were so dominant in the opening ODI of the s
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Nadal bombs past Tomic on Slam quest

Nadal bombs past Tomic on Slam quest

World number one Rafael Nadal survived a brief scare against local teenager Bernard Tomic to reach the Australian Open last 16 Saturday, as women's favourite Kim Clijsters also battled through. Nadal, gunning to unite the four Grand Slam titles for the fi
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Singolane win PFF-KESC Lyari Football semis

Singolane win PFF-KESC Lyari Football semis

Singolane kept their early goal live for 63 minutes to overcome Bihar 1-0 in the first semi-final of PFF-KESC Lyari Football League 2011 on Saturday. According to a message received here, Striker Idrees Rehman netted important goal for Singolane in the se
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Berbatov hat-trick keeps unbeaten United top

Berbatov hat-trick keeps unbeaten United top

Dimitar Berbatov scored his third hat-trick of the season for leaders Manchester United who maintained their unbeaten Premier League record with a 5-0 drubbing of Birmingham City on Saturday. Arsenal moved into second place, above Manchester City who face
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Haiti's Duvalier apologises for past, urges unity

Haiti's Duvalier apologises for past, urges unity

Ousted Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has apologised to the victims of his 15-year regime and said he had ended two decades in exile to work for national reconciliation. "I have come back as a sign of my solidarity during this extremely difficult p
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Saudi king arrives in Morocco after surgery in US

Saudi king arrives in Morocco after surgery in US

Saudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah arrived in Morocco on Saturday to convalesce after spending almost two months in New York for medical treatment, Saudi state media said. The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Abdullah, aged about 87, arrived in Ca
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
South Africa flood death toll rises to 70

South Africa flood death toll rises to 70

The death toll from torrential rain in South Africa has risen to 70, with another 8,000 people displaced, an official said Saturday, as the government stepped up its emergency efforts. "The number of fatalities currently recorded nationally have sadly inc
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Sudanese man sets himself ablaze

Sudanese man sets himself ablaze

A 25-year-old Sudanese man was being treated in hospital for second-degree burns, medics said on Saturday, in the latest instance of self-immolation in the Arab world. Al-Amin Musa Al-Amin, a labourer from Darfur, poured petrol over himself shortly after
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Former US policeman gets prison for lying about torture

Former US policeman gets prison for lying about torture

A former senior Chicago police commander was sentenced to 4.5 years prison for lying about police torture and abuse, the US Justice Department said Friday. Former Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge, 63, had long been accused of torturing murder
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Singapore's Lee wants family home demolished after his death

Singapore's Lee wants family home demolished after his death

Singapore's founder Lee Kuan Yew said he wanted his family home demolished after his death instead of having it turned into a national shrine. "I've told the cabinet, when I'm dead, demolish it," the 87-year-old Lee said in an interview published Saturday
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Russian spy Chapman makes debut as TV presenter

Russian spy Chapman makes debut as TV presenter

Red-headed Russian spy Anna Chapman has made her debut as a television presenter, hosting a programme about unsolved mysteries in her latest career twist. Her weekly show, titled "Secrets of the World with Anna Chapman," aims to unravel unexplained myster
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Euro hits two-month high versus dollar

Euro hits two-month high versus dollar

The euro hit a two-month high above $1.36 on Friday and its break of important technical levels suggested more gains to come now that anxiety about a euro zone debt crisis has started to wane. The euro has outperformed the dollar in eight of the last 10 s
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Canadian dollar strengthens

Canadian dollar strengthens

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Friday as unexpectedly strong Canadian retail sales data increased optimism about the outlook for economic growth. The report, along with other recent data, stood in contrast to signals from the Ba
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Key Euribor rate posts biggest daily rise in three months

Key Euribor rate posts biggest daily rise in three months

Key euro-priced bank-to-bank lending rates on Friday posted the strongest one-day rise since October, as unease about Spain's banking sector filtered through markets still digesting last week's inflation warning from the ECB. The European Central Bank kep
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Speculators turn long euro, double dollar shorts

Speculators turn long euro, double dollar shorts

Currency speculators turned long on the euro for the first time in two months in the latest week while they doubled bets against the US dollar, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday. The value of the dollar's net short positi
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
General Electric lifts Dow, S&P 500 but S&P's seven-week streak ends

General Electric lifts Dow, S&P 500 but S&P's seven-week streak ends

The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Friday as General Electric Co's earnings put a positive tone on the economic recovery, snapping a two-day losing skid for the benchmark index. The Nasdaq was pulled lower by Google, ending a week marked by investors pulling bac
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Emerging Markets: Latam stocks decline

Emerging Markets: Latam stocks decline

Latin American equities closed at a three-week low on Friday as investors fretted about Brazilian monetary tightening and that higher Chinese interest rates would slow the region's exports to China. The MSCI Latin American stocks index dipped 0.13 percent
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
South African bonds dip, stocks bounce back

South African bonds dip, stocks bounce back

South African government bonds fell sharply on Friday, driving yields to their highest level in 7 months after central bank comments on rising inflation pressures dented prospects of interest rates cuts. The bond sell-off, a day after the Reserve Bank lef
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
South African bonds dip, stocks bounce back

South African bonds dip, stocks bounce back

South African government bonds fell sharply on Friday, driving yields to their highest level in 7 months after central bank comments on rising inflation pressures dented prospects of interest rates cuts. The bond sell-off, a day after the Reserve Bank lef
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US Treasury Outlook: set-up for next week's auctions may dominate

US Treasury Outlook: set-up for next week's auctions may dominate

US government securities traders have little to do on Friday but set up for next week's Treasury note auctions, which could result in some flattening of the yield curve. If traders sell the short and medium part of the curve to make way for next week's Tr
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US Treasury Outlook: set-up for next week's auctions may dominate

US Treasury Outlook: set-up for next week's auctions may dominate

US government securities traders have little to do on Friday but set up for next week's Treasury note auctions, which could result in some flattening of the yield curve. If traders sell the short and medium part of the curve to make way for next week's Tr
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Turkish yield jumps on ratio confusion; stocks up

Turkish yield jumps on ratio confusion; stocks up

Turkey's benchmark bond yield struck a six-week high on Friday amid market confusion over the scale and timing of further rises in required reserve ratios, which the central bank said it would make to offset a rate cut. The bank on Thursday surprised mark
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Turkish yield jumps on ratio confusion; stocks up

Turkish yield jumps on ratio confusion; stocks up

Turkey's benchmark bond yield struck a six-week high on Friday amid market confusion over the scale and timing of further rises in required reserve ratios, which the central bank said it would make to offset a rate cut. The bank on Thursday surprised mark
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Treasuries higher

Treasuries higher

US Treasury prices climbed on Friday as bargain-hunting overshadowed supply worries after Thursday's sell-off on a disappointing bond auction and stronger-than-expected economic data. Lingering nervousness over Europe's fiscal problems and the turmoil in
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Treasuries higher

Treasuries higher

US Treasury prices climbed on Friday as bargain-hunting overshadowed supply worries after Thursday's sell-off on a disappointing bond auction and stronger-than-expected economic data. Lingering nervousness over Europe's fiscal problems and the turmoil in
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Sri Lankan bourse at new record high

Sri Lankan bourse at new record high

Sri Lanka's bourse hit a record high on Friday on hopes of better earning in the December quarter and a further cut in lending rates, while the rupee edged down on importer dollar demand. The island's main share index rose 1.15, hitting a record intraday
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Joint bonds could help solve euro debt crisis: Greek Prime Minister

Joint bonds could help solve euro debt crisis: Greek Prime Minister

Joint eurozone bonds could help the bloc overcome its debt crisis, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Friday. Greece, which clinched 110 billion euros ($148.9 billion) in emergency EU/IMF funding in May last year to avoid default, embraced the
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: parity with dollar almost stays put

THE RUPEE: parity with dollar almost stays put

Firm trend was seen on the currency market on Saturday as the rupee almost held its overnight levels in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed two paisa against dollar for buying at 86.89 while it maintained its overnight level for selling at 85
Published 23 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 Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Saturday (January 22, 2011).
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
World currencies and dollar

World currencies and dollar

Value of the dollar in terms of other world currencies as prevailing in the week ended Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: parity with dollar almost stays put

THE RUPEE: parity with dollar almost stays put

Firm trend was seen on the currency market on Saturday as the rupee almost held its overnight levels in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed two paisa against dollar for buying at 86.89 while it maintained its overnight level for selling at 85
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates

Iron, steel and other metal rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit

Rates of dry fruit in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Big powers leave Iran nuclear talks empty-handed

Big powers leave Iran nuclear talks empty-handed

World powers failed to make progress with Iran in two days of talks on its nuclear programme, with the EU calling the discussions disappointing and saying no further meetings between the two sides were planned. "This is not the conclusion I'd hoped for,"
Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates

Jute goods rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Raw rubber rates

Raw rubber rates

Raw Rubber rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

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Milk powder rates

Milk powder rates

Milk Powder rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Karachi tea rates

Karachi tea rates

Tea rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Rates of Pipe Fittings

Rates of Pipe Fittings

Pipe fitting rates in rupees prevailing in the markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 22, 2011).

Published 23 Jan, 2011 12:00am
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