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Print - 2011-03-12
Dhoni banks on openers to fire

Dhoni banks on openers to fire

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was looking to openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar to fire at the top of the order as the host nation eyes the quarter-finals. "If our openers can bat as long as possible, it will be good for us because
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
South Africa look for repeat of Nagpur magic

South Africa look for repeat of Nagpur magic

South Africa are hoping for a repeat of Nagpur magic when they meet India in a World Cup Group B clash on Saturday as the Proteas attempt to get their campaign back on track. Last year, South Africa thrashed India by an innings in a Test, with paceman Dal
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bangladesh stun England; West Indies win

Bangladesh stun England; West Indies win

Bangladesh send England crashing to a two-wicket defeat in the World Cup Group B match on Friday. Bangladesh's ninth-wicket pair of Mohammad Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam hammered 58 runs and conjured an unlikely victory. In early match of same group, Pol
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bangladesh stun England; West Indies win

Bangladesh stun England; West Indies win

Bangladesh send England crashing to a two-wicket defeat in the World Cup Group B match on Friday. Bangladesh's ninth-wicket pair of Mohammad Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam hammered 58 runs and conjured an unlikely victory. In early match of same group, Pol
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Federer primed for another run at top spot

Federer primed for another run at top spot

Roger Federer says his priority in the coming months is to reclaim the No 1 ranking, but before he can achieve that the Swiss star knows he has to start winning Grand Slam titles again. "I have really been playing well the last six months and that is what
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Umpire TV controversy cost us, fume Irish

Umpire TV controversy cost us, fume Irish

Angry Ireland captain William Porterfield slammed a controversial umpiring decision that he said cost his side the match against the West Indies on Friday. Batsman Gary Wilson was adjudged leg before wicket by on-field umpire Asoka de Silva when he was cr
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier: Pakistan get direct entry into Group Stage

AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier: Pakistan get direct entry into Group Stage

The fourth AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier will be staged at Kuala Lumpur from March 21. Pakistan will take on Turkmenistan (21st March), India (23rd March) and Chinese Taipei (25th March) in Group-B encounters. Asian Football Confederation allowed Pakistan t
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Argentine del Potro makes winning start at Indian Wells

Argentine del Potro makes winning start at Indian Wells

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro eased into the second round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a 6-4 6-0 demolition of Czech Radek Stepanek on Thursday. Argentine del Potro, who played just three tournaments last year because of an inju
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Umar Akmal gives Pakistan injury scare

Umar Akmal gives Pakistan injury scare

Pakistan's Umar Akmal, who has been tipped to succeed his calamity-hit brother Kamran as World Cup wicket-keeper, suffered a finger injury in practice. But team manager Intikhab Alam said scans had revealed no fracture for the middle order batsman.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Team will support Kamran: Misbah

Team will support Kamran: Misbah

Vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq Friday vowed Pakistan would support Kamran Akmal after his horror show against New Zealand, saying the fumbling wicket-keeper was mentally tough. New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor benefited from two astounding let-offs by the 29-y
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pollard powers West Indies to win over Ireland

Pollard powers West Indies to win over Ireland

A Kieron Pollard-inspired West Indies stifled a brave fightback by Ireland on Friday to win by 44 runs and put one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals. Pollard hammered 94 off just 55 balls and shared an 88-run stand with Devon Smith, who hit a maiden OD
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
13 killed in Indonesia flash floods

13 killed in Indonesia flash floods

Flash floods blamed on illegal logging killed 13 people and left six missing in Indonesia's Aceh province, officials and a resident said Friday. Thousands of people had to be evacuated as water surged through villages following hours of heavy rain on Thur
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
US urges democratic reform in Central Asia

US urges democratic reform in Central Asia

The United States is using the recent uprisings in the Middle East to make the case to authoritarian Central Asian states to undertake democratic reform, the top US diplomat for the region said. Robert Blake, assistant secretary of state for South and Cen
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Iran expels AFP journalist

Iran expels AFP journalist

Agence France-Presse deputy bureau chief in Tehran Jay Deshmukh was expelled on Friday by the Iranian authorities who gave no official explanation for their decision. Deshmukh, a 40-year-old Indian national who had been in the country since January 2009,
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests

Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests

A security clampdown in the Saudi capital kept a lid on a planned day of rage on Friday, while determined police action in neighbouring Kuwait and Bahrain appeared to deflate demonstrators' zeal. Rallies after Friday prayers have proved decisive in popula
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Rebels repel Gaddafi assault on Libya oil port

Rebels repel Gaddafi assault on Libya oil port

Libyan rebels repelled a counter-offensive by leader Muammar Gaddafi's troop on Friday, but appealed to foreign powers to impose a no-fly zone to stop further attacks overrunning their three-week uprising. Government forces, with air supremacy and a big a
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
EU stops short on Libya no-fly zone, air strikes

EU stops short on Libya no-fly zone, air strikes

European Union leaders agreed on Friday to consider all options to try to force Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down, but stopped short of endorsing air strikes, a no-fly zone or other military-backed means. The 27 EU leaders, meeting in Brussels, a
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Australia's spy agency ASIO gets cyber wing

Australia's spy agency ASIO gets cyber wing

Australia's spy agency ASIO has established a 'cyber' intelligence unit to counter possible terror attacks on computer systems from abroad, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said. McClelland revealed the group's existence on Thursday, telling a dinner in
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Secret Service tape from Reagan attack is released

Secret Service tape from Reagan attack is released

A newly released Secret Service audiotape from the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan sheds lights on the chaotic aftermath when neither the president nor his agents realised he'd been shot. In the 10-minute tape from March 30, 1981, agents at the s
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
US approval falls in key Arab allies: poll

US approval falls in key Arab allies: poll

Two years into Barack Obama's presidency, approval of US leadership fell in several allies in the Middle East, but was still higher than under George W. Bush, a poll showed Friday. "World-wide, views of US leadership are better than they were in 2008, but
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Sheriff clashes with US lawmakers over Muslim group

Sheriff clashes with US lawmakers over Muslim group

A high-profile sheriff who testified Thursday about the radicalisation of US Muslims rebuked a congressman who called Muslim group CAIR a "terrorist organisation" and challenged authorities to charge it with a crime. Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
WTO top court backs China in US duties row

WTO top court backs China in US duties row

The World Trade Organisation's top court upheld on Friday some Chinese objections to a ruling that had backed the right of the United States to impose extra duties on Chinese goods that Washington said unfairly priced and subsidised. In particular the app
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
56 Indian airline pilots fail alcohol tests

56 Indian airline pilots fail alcohol tests

Fifty-six pilots working for Indian airlines have failed alcohol tests in the last two years, according to a list issued by the civil aviation ministry. Ten pilots were fired after they failed tests, including one who was found over the limit on two occas
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Syria says seizes weapons smuggled from Iraq

Syria says seizes weapons smuggled from Iraq

Syria said on Friday security forces seized a large shipment of weapons and explosives and night-vision goggles this week in a truck coming from Iraq. The official news agency SANA said the shipment, intercepted at the Tanaf border crossing on Monday, was
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
China and US agree to cooperate on mine safety

China and US agree to cooperate on mine safety

China, which saw more than 2,400 deaths in colliery accidents last year, on Friday agreed to swap health and safety experiences with the United States in a bid to improve conditions for miners. The two countries launched a programme that will see Chinese
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
UK Minister lauds Pakistan's efforts to check illegal immigration

UK Minister lauds Pakistan's efforts to check illegal immigration

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik currently on an official visit to the UK held meetings with British Minister for Immigration Damian Green and Minister for Counter Terrorism Baroness Neville Jones and discussed issues relating to illegal immigration
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Hoti gives extension to welfare organisation

Hoti gives extension to welfare organisation

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti has approved three years extension for Tanzeem Lissail-e-Wal Mahroom keeping in view its services in health, education and social welfare sectors for needy, poor and deserving people of the province.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan ranks 125 out of 169 states in HDI 2010

Pakistan ranks 125 out of 169 states in HDI 2010

Pakistan's Human Development Index (HDI) for the year 2010 is 0.49 and the country is positioned at 125 out of 169 states, says United Nations Human Development Report 2010. The HDI is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dime
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Mufti Munib appointed Member of Modarba Board

Mufti Munib appointed Member of Modarba Board

The federal government has appointed the renowned religious scholar Professor Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman as a member of the Religious Board for Modarabas (Islamic financial institutions) with immediate effect.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Capital police recover abducted girl, arrest six kidnappers

Capital police recover abducted girl, arrest six kidnappers

Islamabad Police succeeded in recovering a kidnapped girl after holding six kidnappers, besides detaining nine other persons from various areas for their alleged involvement in different crimes and recovered three pistols (30-bore), 48 rounds, one dagger,
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Blast damages Shahabkhel mosque

Blast damages Shahabkhel mosque

A week after the devastating blast at the funeral procession in the Badabher area on Friday last, the militants have struck again as blast have been reported in Shahabkhel mosque in the area. According to police, unidentified militants planted bomb in the
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Envoy of Iranian president calls on Zardari

Envoy of Iranian president calls on Zardari

Special envoy of Iranian President called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday and extended Iranian President's greetings on the advent of Nauroz. The special envoy, Petroleum Minister Masood Kazemi, also discussed bilateral and regional issues with
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan participating in ITB-2011 exhibition

Pakistan participating in ITB-2011 exhibition

Six tour operators from the private sector of Pakistan along-with the tourism department of Gilgit-Baltistan are participating in the world's biggest travel trade show ITB - 2011 in Berlin this year, said a press release received here on Friday. Ambassado
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Government fully supports peace committees: minister

Government fully supports peace committees: minister

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information & Culture, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has dispelled impression that the provincial government was not supporting the peace committee of Adezai, saying the government was fully supporting peace committee and help volu
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Parting of ways

Parting of ways

The end of the bonhomie between PML (N) and PPP formally announced by Nawaz Sharif may not have triggered an immediate political storm in the country, but it is undoubtedly, a very ominous development as far as the future of democracy is concerned. The pa
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Yemen protesters pledge to remain peaceful

Yemen protesters pledge to remain peaceful

The bullet hit 28-year old Yemeni protester Abdullah Hameed Ali in the face and shattered his brain. But his Hamdan tribe, who last year stormed and occupied a university where a soldier had killed one of their own, said this time they would not seek reve
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Japan chases Chinese tourist yuan

Japan chases Chinese tourist yuan

Japanese geishas are learning Mandarin, hot-spring resorts are putting on Chinese acrobatics shows and the government is easing visa rules for big-spending mainlanders. Japan is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese tourists, hoping to tap into the growi
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Fighting poverty during inflationary times?

Fighting poverty during inflationary times?

Poverty has to do with incomes and incomes are hard to come by in contracting economies. It is assumed by all of us tacitly or otherwise, that the economic system will be in equilibrium by itself. That is not so. The growing dissatisfaction between the ri
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Governments do not resort to strikes and shutdowns

Governments do not resort to strikes and shutdowns

The Pakistan People's Party, that is the incumbent in Centre and three provinces, seems to be jumping the gun even before hearing the last word on the removal of NAB Chairman Syed Deedar Hussain Shah. The detailed judgement has yet to come which helps any
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pull your weight, Hafeez Sheikh asks taxmen

Pull your weight, Hafeez Sheikh asks taxmen

The Minister of Finance Dr Hafeez Sheikh, warned the Chief Commissioners of Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs) to 'pull their weight' or else 'leave their positions.' Pulling their weight was defined by the Finance Minister as ensuring that the revised revenue
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Flood survivors: 'LCCI setting up model village in Shahbazabad'

Flood survivors: 'LCCI setting up model village in Shahbazabad'

The calamity caused by the recent floods in Pakistan was extremely severe, as millions of people have lost their homes, land and all other assets. Though rehabilitation of flood affectees is well on its way but still a lot of work has to be done, as thous
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Government properties: PPB denies auction at throwaway prices

Government properties: PPB denies auction at throwaway prices

A spokesman of Punjab Privatisation Board (PPB) has clarified that all government assets which were lying unused and redundant over long periods of time, referred by Board of Revenue Punjab to PPB, are being auctioned as per the procedure laid down under
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Training programme on Supply Chain Management held

Training programme on Supply Chain Management held

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) in collaboration Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Centre for Supply Chain Research, School of Business and Economics and University of Management and Technology (UMT) at Sialkot Ch
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Alleged killer of mother: LHC rejects bail petition

Alleged killer of mother: LHC rejects bail petition

The Lahore High Court on Friday rejected bail petition of a man who killed his real mother on property issue. Accused Naveed Sultan through his counsel pleaded that he had not killed his mother but police forced him to admit the crime, which he has not co
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
CDGL demolishes encroachments

CDGL demolishes encroachments

On the launching day of anti-encroachment operation, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) demolished encroachments and cleared the 30-km encroached area in all the nine towns of the provincial capital here on Friday. In all nine Town Municipal Admin
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Anti-terrorism court acquits five accused

Anti-terrorism court acquits five accused

An anti terrorism court has acquitted five accused including a woman involved in a case of kidnapping for ransom. Shahdara police had registered a case against Naeema Bibi, Awais, Yasin, Liaqat, and others for kidnapping a six-year-old boy Jawad. The accu
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Petition seeking dismissal of Dr Majid Naeem filed

Petition seeking dismissal of Dr Majid Naeem filed

A application has been filed before the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking dismissal of Dr Majid Naeem, head of new online system of all education boards. The application was filed by Muhammad Azhar Siddique advocate also sought directions for abolition of t
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan facing worst form of terrorism: chief minister Punjab

Pakistan facing worst form of terrorism: chief minister Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is facing the worst form of terrorism and is fighting for its survival. The need for unity, harmony and brotherhood is now more than ever. It is the time to evolve a collective strategy with mut
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Al-Shifa eye hospital's inauguration by month's end

Al-Shifa eye hospital's inauguration by month's end

Al-Shifa Trust, which is already running three state of the art eye hospitals in Rawalpindi, Kohat and Sukkur, is set to formally commission its fourth eye hospital in Muzaffarabad. This was disclosed in a meeting held with Al-Shifa Trust President Lieute
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Employees' transfer orders: LHC seeks reply from chairman ETPB

Employees' transfer orders: LHC seeks reply from chairman ETPB

The Lahore High Court here Friday restrained Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) from taking any adverse action against its two employees and sought reply from the chairman in this regard. A deputy secretary of the board Shuja Ali Bokharhi and deputy admi
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
NICL land scam main accused: LHC dismisses bail plea

NICL land scam main accused: LHC dismisses bail plea

The Lahore High Court (LHC) here on Friday dismissed bail of National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL) land scam main accused former Chairman of company Ayaz Khan Niazi. The accused through his counsel pleaded that he had no role in the alleged NICL s
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Attack on OGDCL convoy condemned

Attack on OGDCL convoy condemned

OGDCL Officers Association and CBA (Mazdoor Ittehad Union) office bearers have expressed their solidarity and determination against coward attack on OGDCL convoy in Dera Murad Jamali on Thursday and landmine blast on OGDCL vehicle at Pathar Nala Dera Bugt
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Speakers for overcoming terrorism at the earliest

Speakers for overcoming terrorism at the earliest

Speakers at the meeting of Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter have urged the government to overcome extremism and terrorism completely, terming this a precondition for progress, solidarity and safety of the country. The meeting was held Thursday on the theme "
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Clarification

Clarification

We would like to draw your attention to the news item appeared in your esteemed daily on March 7, 2011 titled "Increase n age limit of used car PAMA facing split after govt decision". In this regard we would like to state that there has never been any spl
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
CDGK offices remain inoperative

CDGK offices remain inoperative

The City District Government (CDGK) civic centre remained nearly inactive because more than 50 percent of its employees could not attend offices due to strike called by the Pakistan People Party (PPP) on Friday. The employees were unable to attend offices
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
IoBM moot on 'How companies play to win' today

IoBM moot on 'How companies play to win' today

National and multinational companies brainstorm on business excellence strategies at a Marketing Conference on 'How companies play to win', organised by the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) in collaboration with the Marketing Association of Pakista
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
PBC supports taxation on agriculture income, real estate

PBC supports taxation on agriculture income, real estate

Pakistan Business Council (PBC) strongly supports the demand of the Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh that provinces effectively tax agricultural income and real estate. Dr Sheikh is reported to have made this statement at the recently concluded fir
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Khanani and Kalia case: DG FIA records his statement in SHC

Khanani and Kalia case: DG FIA records his statement in SHC

Director General Federal Investigation Agency Waseem Ahmed Friday recorded his statement before Justice Sajjad Ali Shah of Sindh High Court. The court was hearing a case pertaining to acquittal and release of Directors of M/s Khanani and Kalia in money la
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Fourth naval frigate will be ready by June: Senate body told

Fourth naval frigate will be ready by June: Senate body told

The fourth naval frigate, which is being manufactured indigenously, will formally be handed over to Pakistan Navy by June this year to further strengthen the country's defence. This was disclosed by officials of Ministry of Defence Production, while brief
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Patients at hospitals remain unattended

Patients at hospitals remain unattended

A visit to a hospital shows the agony and pain of patients, as they remain unattended for hours due to unavailability of doctors and paramedics. Senior doctors did not turn up because of strike call of government, here on Friday and many young doctors att
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Strike badly affects industrial activities

Strike badly affects industrial activities

Industrial and business activities in the city were badly affected on Friday due to a strike call given by ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in response to a decision of the Supreme Court on the appointment of chairman of the National Accountability Bu
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Serving masses is the essence of PPP: Farzana

Serving masses is the essence of PPP: Farzana

Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Farzana Raja has said that serving the masses is the essence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and it would seek the support of people after serving them for five years and completing constitutional term.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan most deforested country

Pakistan most deforested country

The deforestation rate in Pakistan at 0.2 to 0.5 percent annually is estimated highest in the world and accounts for a four to six percent decline in its wood bio-mass per annum. The total natural forest cover is reducing from 3.5 million hectares annuall
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Naval exercise enters sea phase

Naval exercise enters sea phase

Multinational exercise AMAN-11 has entered its sea phase, it was announced by a spokesperson of Pakistan Navy here on Friday. Naval assets including ships, helicopters, submarines and special forces elements sailed out to the Arabian Sea where the exercis
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Four dead, five hurt in road accident

Four dead, five hurt in road accident

Four persons were killed and five others including a girl were injured when an over-speeding passenger coach hit the bridge here at Tehsil Matta, police said on Friday. According to police, a passenger coach hit the steel bridge due to over speeding killi
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Flood victims: HHRD launches 'Mudaraba' scheme

Flood victims: HHRD launches 'Mudaraba' scheme

A social organisation, known as Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) in order to help ease economic woes of flood affectees launched 'Mudaraba' scheme, enabling tthem to set up small business This was stated by Fazl-ur-Rehman HHRD Country Direct
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Transporters increase fares in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Transporters increase fares in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Provincial Transport Authority (PTA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the light of revised diesel price of Rs 82/21 per litre in accordance with its notification dated 28th August, 2008 has revised fares on inter provincial/intra district routes.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Flood caused 16 percent drop in rice exports: Reap

Flood caused 16 percent drop in rice exports: Reap

Pakistan's rice exports fell nearly 16 percent in the first eight months of the 2010/11 financial year because of last year's floods, a top industry official said on Friday. Pakistan exported 2.38 million tonnes between July and February, down from 2.82 m
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
'Fesco chalks out strategy to improve performance'

'Fesco chalks out strategy to improve performance'

The newly constituted Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) board of directors has chalked out a three-pronged strategy to protect the interests of the company, its clients and employees, said Nadeem Aftab, Sindh, chairman of the board.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
SSGC's hot line phone numbers

SSGC's hot line phone numbers

On the directives of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has dedicated phone numbers 021-99231630 and 1199, for its customers to lodge any gas related complaint. According to a press release, these numbers will operate round the cl
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
'PBIT working to uplift status of mango industry'

'PBIT working to uplift status of mango industry'

The Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Board of Investment & Trade (PBIT), Saadat Muzaffar and Director Agriculture, Dairy and Livestock PBIT, Arshad Hussain Hashmi Friday visited Multan to meet the members of Mango Growers Association Pakistan (MGAP) and Ma
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
NBP becomes first bank to cross Rs 1 trillion 'benchmark'

NBP becomes first bank to cross Rs 1 trillion 'benchmark'

On June 30, 2010 the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has become the first ever bank in the country to cross the Rs 1 trillion 'benchmark'; total assets stand at Rs 1,008 billion compared to Rs 944 billion at the end of year 2009 where as the deposit base
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan and India urged to join hands for economic cooperation

Pakistan and India urged to join hands for economic cooperation

Speakers at a seminar were of the view that trade is the best way to improve relations and build confidence between Pakistan and India apart from creating employment opportunities to eradicate poverty in both the countries. Centre for Peace and Democracy
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
PPP criticised for its statement on judiciary

PPP criticised for its statement on judiciary

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader, Zaeem Hussain Qadri has said that those who are talking about judicial martial law do not have faith in any court of the world let alone Pakistan. People are fully aware of the fact that Pakistan Peoples Party is the m
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Chief Justice Nepal inaugurates IT centre at LHC

Chief Justice Nepal inaugurates IT centre at LHC

The Chief Justice of Nepal, Ram Prasad Shreshta, has underscored the need of extending co-operation among the South Asian countries to promote judicial system in the region. The Chief Justice of Nepal along with his delegation here on Friday inaugurated a
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Gems and Jewellery sector: TEVTA, SME to begin training courses

Gems and Jewellery sector: TEVTA, SME to begin training courses

Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in collaboration with SME Business Support Fund will start short and long term courses to train entrepreneurs, craftsmen, cutters, designers in the field of Gems and Jewellery sector. The train
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Interference in other institutions to be harmful: Firdous

Interference in other institutions to be harmful: Firdous

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Friday said that every institution should work under the constitution and any move to interfere in the matters of other institutions would be harmful for the country.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Three kids killed, five hurt in Jaffarabad road accident

Three kids killed, five hurt in Jaffarabad road accident

At least three children have died while five others sustained serious injuries in a collision between a trailer and a rickshaw at Jamali Bypass in Jaffarabad on Friday. According to the local officials, the speedy trailer trampled a rickshaw while negotia
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
KCCI, LCCI to give budget proposals jointly

KCCI, LCCI to give budget proposals jointly

It is for the first time in the history of KCCI and LCCI to work jointly for the upcoming budget proposals. The budget proposals will be presented to the government next month for deliberation by the Ministries of Finance, and Commerce for consideration,
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Do not increase GST on sugar: PSMA requests Gilani

Do not increase GST on sugar: PSMA requests Gilani

Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has requested Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani not to increase General Sales Tax (GST) on sugar as this will increase the commodity price by Rs 10 per kg. In a letter to the Prime Minister, Chairman PSMA Javed
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Probe bodies on PSO contracts come out with conflicting reports

Probe bodies on PSO contracts come out with conflicting reports

The two Inquiry teams of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on Retail Automation and Zaqsoft-PSO contracts have embarrassed the PSO management before Sub-Committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources as one team levelled corru
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Growers call for Rs 1,200 per 40kg wheat price

Growers call for Rs 1,200 per 40kg wheat price

The wheat growers have called upon the government to supply them gunny bags for storing the crop. The demand was made during a meeting of Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) here on Friday. The growers called for immediate supply of gunny bags as they were
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Only four percent disabled persons attend school

Only four percent disabled persons attend school

Speakers at a workshop said that only 30,000 out of total 3.7 million disabled people attend school and get educated in Pakistan. The workshop on "Rehabilitation and guidance of special children and inclusive" was organised by the Rural Home Economics Dep
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister visits Samina Ghurki's residence

Prime Minister visits Samina Ghurki's residence

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani called on Samina Khalid Ghurki, Federal Minister for Environment and Women Development, at her residence here on Friday and offered condolences on the demise of her husband Khalid Javaid Ghurki.
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Clinton warns against US abandonment of Pakistan

Clinton warns against US abandonment of Pakistan

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton warned against abandoning Pakistan again as she urged Capitol Hill to back the administration's request for assistance for key allies including Islamabad. "We are trying to deepen our relationship. There are many cha
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
World Water Day to be observed on March 22

World Water Day to be observed on March 22

Pakistan, like all other countries, will observe 'World water day' on March 22 with the objective to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialisation and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and
Published 12 Mar, 2011 12:00am
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