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Print - 2011-03-21
Protest held against arrest of Hamid Kazmi

Protest held against arrest of Hamid Kazmi

Four unidentified people opened fire on the rally taken out against the arrest of former federal minister, Hamid Saeed Kazmi here on Sunday morning. As per details, hundreds of students of Jamaat-e-Ahle - Sunnat staged a protest demonstration at Bahawalpu
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Nation frustrated at unexpected release of Davis: Qureshi

Nation frustrated at unexpected release of Davis: Qureshi

Former Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that entire nation is frustrated and tense over the unexpected release of Raymond Davis and this can be easily observed from the countrywide protests against the verdict of court on Friday. Altho
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Karzai phones Zardari

Karzai phones Zardari

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari and enquired about the health of his father, Hakim Ali Zardari. President's spokesman, Farhatullah Babar said that the Afghan President prayed for the early recovery of Hakim Al
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Karzai phones Zardari

Karzai phones Zardari

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari and enquired about the health of his father, Hakim Ali Zardari. President's spokesman, Farhatullah Babar said that the Afghan President prayed for the early recovery of Hakim Al
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Nuclear wake-up for Merkel in state vote

Nuclear wake-up for Merkel in state vote

Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a wake-up call Sunday on nuclear power after the Japan crisis as the Greens more than doubled their score in the second of 2011's seven state elections.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Nuclear wake-up for Merkel in state vote

Nuclear wake-up for Merkel in state vote

Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a wake-up call Sunday on nuclear power after the Japan crisis as the Greens more than doubled their score in the second of 2011's seven state elections.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

AT&T agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Germany''s Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in a blockbuster deal in the wireless telecom sector, the two companies announced Sunday. The cash-and-stock deal has been approved by the boards of both companies and would
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

AT&T agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Germany's Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in a blockbuster deal in the wireless telecom sector, the two companies announced Sunday. The cash-and-stock deal has been approved by the boards of both companies and would m
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion

AT&T agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from Germany's Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in a blockbuster deal in the wireless telecom sector, the two companies announced Sunday. The cash-and-stock deal has been approved by the boards of both companies and would m
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Jeddah bans Pakistani seafood import

Jeddah bans Pakistani seafood import

The Saudi Arabia''s main city-Jeddah has imposed a ban on fresh seafood from Pakistan after the authorities found undersized fish with poor quality, fisheries sector sources told Business Recorder. In the Middle East, Jeddah and Riyadh are consider
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Jeddah bans Pakistani seafood import

Jeddah bans Pakistani seafood import

The Saudi Arabia's main city-Jeddah has imposed a ban on fresh seafood from Pakistan after the authorities found undersized fish with poor quality, fisheries sector sources told Business Recorder. In the Middle East, Jeddah and Riyadh are considere
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Jeddah bans Pakistani seafood import

Jeddah bans Pakistani seafood import

The Saudi Arabia's main city-Jeddah has imposed a ban on fresh seafood from Pakistan after the authorities found undersized fish with poor quality, fisheries sector sources told Business Recorder. In the Middle East, Jeddah and Riyadh are considere
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Egypt seeks to amend terms of Israel gas exports

Egypt seeks to amend terms of Israel gas exports

Egypt is trying to amend natural gas export deals with a number of countries, particularly Israel, and plans to rejig subsidies on petroleum products. Petroleum Minister Abdullah Ghorab said media campaigns and public disapproval of gas exports were suffi
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Egypt seeks to amend terms of Israel gas exports

Egypt seeks to amend terms of Israel gas exports

Egypt is trying to amend natural gas export deals with a number of countries, particularly Israel, and plans to rejig subsidies on petroleum products. Petroleum Minister Abdullah Ghorab said media campaigns and public disapproval of gas exports were suffi
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Japan dead, missing near 21,000

Japan dead, missing near 21,000

Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant's overheating reactors Sunday as the toll of dead or missing from Japan's worst natural disaster in nearly a century neared 21,000. Amid the devastation on the north-east coast left by a massive qua
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Japan dead, missing near 21,000

Japan dead, missing near 21,000

Workers were close to restoring power to a nuclear plant's overheating reactors Sunday as the toll of dead or missing from Japan's worst natural disaster in nearly a century neared 21,000. Amid the devastation on the north-east coast left by a massive qua
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Canada calls for probe into Syria protest deaths

Canada calls for probe into Syria protest deaths

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon urged Syrian authorities Sunday to respect the rights of protesters and investigate a deadly crackdown amid demonstrations in the restive state. "Canada urges the government of Syria to respect the rights of its p
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Canada calls for probe into Syria protest deaths

Canada calls for probe into Syria protest deaths

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon urged Syrian authorities Sunday to respect the rights of protesters and investigate a deadly crackdown amid demonstrations in the restive state. "Canada urges the government of Syria to respect the rights of its p
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Canada calls for probe into Syria protest deaths

Canada calls for probe into Syria protest deaths

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon urged Syrian authorities Sunday to respect the rights of protesters and investigate a deadly crackdown amid demonstrations in the restive state. "Canada urges the government of Syria to respect the rights of its p
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Levying of taxes: sizing industry, power-loom units observe strike

Levying of taxes: sizing industry, power-loom units observe strike

Sizing industry and power-looms units observed complete shutter down strike, here on Sunday, and a large number of industrialists, traders and industrial workers staged a big protest rally against the three ordinances enforcing 17.5 percent Sales Tax, Fed
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Levying of taxes: sizing industry, power-loom units observe strike

Levying of taxes: sizing industry, power-loom units observe strike

Sizing industry and power-looms units observed complete shutter down strike, here on Sunday, and a large number of industrialists, traders and industrial workers staged a big protest rally against the three ordinances enforcing 17.5 percent Sales Tax, Fed
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Levying of taxes: sizing industry, power-loom units observe strike

Levying of taxes: sizing industry, power-loom units observe strike

Sizing industry and power-looms units observed complete shutter down strike, here on Sunday, and a large number of industrialists, traders and industrial workers staged a big protest rally against the three ordinances enforcing 17.5 percent Sales Tax, Fed
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Hydro-diplomacy need: US urged to avert Arab water wars

Hydro-diplomacy need: US urged to avert Arab water wars

The United Nations should promote "hydro-diplomacy" to defuse any tensions over water in regions like the Middle East and North Africa where scarce supplies have the potential to spark future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Hydro-diplomacy need: US urged to avert Arab water wars

Hydro-diplomacy need: US urged to avert Arab water wars

The United Nations should promote "hydro-diplomacy" to defuse any tensions over water in regions like the Middle East and North Africa where scarce supplies have the potential to spark future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 7.8 percent during the outgoing week to Rs 1.46 billion. On the other hand, the futures spreads surged by 301bps on week-on-week basis to 9.1 percent. Trading activities at the futures counter slight
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 7.8 percent during the outgoing week to Rs 1.46 billion. On the other hand, the futures spreads surged by 301bps on week-on-week basis to 9.1 percent. Trading activities at the futures counter slight
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 7.8 percent during the outgoing week to Rs 1.46 billion. On the other hand, the futures spreads surged by 301bps on week-on-week basis to 9.1 percent. Trading activities at the futures counter slight
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Futures open interest up by 7.8 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter increased by 7.8 percent during the outgoing week to Rs 1.46 billion. On the other hand, the futures spreads surged by 301bps on week-on-week basis to 9.1 percent. Trading activities at the futures counter slight
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bearish trend witnessed

Bearish trend witnessed

Bearish trend was witnessed at the Karachi share market during the outgoing week ended March 18, 2011 despite implementation of Margin Trading System (MTS). The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 3.6 percent on week-on-week basis mainly due to heavy sell
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bearish trend witnessed

Bearish trend witnessed

Bearish trend was witnessed at the Karachi share market during the outgoing week ended March 18, 2011 despite implementation of Margin Trading System (MTS). The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 3.6 percent on week-on-week basis mainly due to heavy sell
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bearish trend witnessed

Bearish trend witnessed

Bearish trend was witnessed at the Karachi share market during the outgoing week ended March 18, 2011 despite implementation of Margin Trading System (MTS). The benchmark KSE-100 index declined by 3.6 percent on week-on-week basis mainly due to heavy sell
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Government fears cut in US aid this year

Government fears cut in US aid this year

Pakistan fears a reduction in US assistance this year because the US Congress is in the process of slashing the national budget and is looking at foreign assistance in this regard.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Government fears cut in US aid this year

Government fears cut in US aid this year

Pakistan fears a reduction in US assistance this year because the US Congress is in the process of slashing the national budget and is looking at foreign assistance in this regard.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Government fears cut in US aid this year

Government fears cut in US aid this year

Pakistan fears a reduction in US assistance this year because the US Congress is in the process of slashing the national budget and is looking at foreign assistance in this regard.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Egyptians say 'yes' to army's post-Mubarak plans

Egyptians say 'yes' to army's post-Mubarak plans

Egyptians voted 77% in favour of the military's plans for a swift return to civilian rule after mass protests ousted president Hosni Mubarak last month, official results showed on Sunday.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Egyptians say 'yes' to army's post-Mubarak plans

Egyptians say 'yes' to army's post-Mubarak plans

Egyptians voted 77% in favour of the military's plans for a swift return to civilian rule after mass protests ousted president Hosni Mubarak last month, official results showed on Sunday.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Yemen President sacks cabinet

Yemen President sacks cabinet

Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh sacked his government Sunday as mourners massed in Sanaa to bury many of the 52 people gunned down by his loyalists, and more regime figures quit over the killings. Tens of thousands of people turned out for t
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Yemen President sacks cabinet

Yemen President sacks cabinet

Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh sacked his government Sunday as mourners massed in Sanaa to bury many of the 52 people gunned down by his loyalists, and more regime figures quit over the killings. Tens of thousands of people turned out for t
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bahrain's main opposition groups ease demands

Bahrain's main opposition groups ease demands

Bahrain's main opposition groups have eased conditions for talks to end a crisis that has drawn in neighbouring Gulf armies and raised tensions in the oil-exporting region.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bahrain's main opposition groups ease demands

Bahrain's main opposition groups ease demands

Bahrain's main opposition groups have eased conditions for talks to end a crisis that has drawn in neighbouring Gulf armies and raised tensions in the oil-exporting region.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
West's strikes on Libya hit Criticism

West's strikes on Libya hit Criticism

Western forces pounded Libya's air defences and patrolled its skies on Sunday, but their day-old intervention hit a diplomatic setback as the Arab League chief condemned the "bombardment of civilians".
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
West's strikes on Libya hit Criticism

West's strikes on Libya hit Criticism

Western forces pounded Libya's air defences and patrolled its skies on Sunday, but their day-old intervention hit a diplomatic setback as the Arab League chief condemned the "bombardment of civilians".
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AGP confirms Rs five billion irregularities in NICL

AGP confirms Rs five billion irregularities in NICL

The Auditor General of Pakistan has confirmed over Rs5 billion financial irregularities in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) and recommended 10 times(Rs50bn) recovery from the guilty persons on the proven embezzlement in procurement of propert
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AGP confirms Rs five billion irregularities in NICL

AGP confirms Rs five billion irregularities in NICL

The Auditor General of Pakistan has confirmed over Rs5 billion financial irregularities in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) and recommended 10 times(Rs50bn) recovery from the guilty persons on the proven embezzlement in procurement of propert
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AGP confirms Rs five billion irregularities in NICL

AGP confirms Rs five billion irregularities in NICL

The Auditor General of Pakistan has confirmed over Rs5 billion financial irregularities in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) and recommended 10 times(Rs50bn) recovery from the guilty persons on the proven embezzlement in procurement of propert
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
SLB to be implemented from today

SLB to be implemented from today

Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB), a new leveraged product would be implemented at all three stock exchanges from Monday (today). The SLB is a new and first of its kind leveraged product in Pakistan which provides a mechanism for temporary exchange o
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
SLB to be implemented from today

SLB to be implemented from today

Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB), a new leveraged product would be implemented at all three stock exchanges from Monday (today). The SLB is a new and first of its kind leveraged product in Pakistan which provides a mechanism for temporary exchange o
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
SLB to be implemented from today

SLB to be implemented from today

Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB), a new leveraged product would be implemented at all three stock exchanges from Monday (today). The SLB is a new and first of its kind leveraged product in Pakistan which provides a mechanism for temporary exchange o
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
SLB to be implemented from today

SLB to be implemented from today

Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB), a new leveraged product would be implemented at all three stock exchanges from Monday (today). The SLB is a new and first of its kind leveraged product in Pakistan which provides a mechanism for temporary exchange o
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
FBR asked to set up Transit Collectorates

FBR asked to set up Transit Collectorates

The Directorate General (DG) Intelligence and Investigation has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to create the post of Chief Collector (Transit) and establish three new Transit Collectorates at Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta under the new anti-smugg
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
FBR asked to set up Transit Collectorates

FBR asked to set up Transit Collectorates

The Directorate General (DG) Intelligence and Investigation has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to create the post of Chief Collector (Transit) and establish three new Transit Collectorates at Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta under the new anti-smugg
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
FBR asked to set up Transit Collectorates

FBR asked to set up Transit Collectorates

The Directorate General (DG) Intelligence and Investigation has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to create the post of Chief Collector (Transit) and establish three new Transit Collectorates at Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta under the new anti-smugg
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
FBR suspends withholding tax audit of NSCs

FBR suspends withholding tax audit of NSCs

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has temporarily discontinued withholding tax audit of the National Saving Centres (NSCs) across the country. Sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that the issue of withholding tax audit of the NSCs was di
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
FBR suspends withholding tax audit of NSCs

FBR suspends withholding tax audit of NSCs

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has temporarily discontinued withholding tax audit of the National Saving Centres (NSCs) across the country. Sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that the issue of withholding tax audit of the NSCs was di
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
FBR suspends withholding tax audit of NSCs

FBR suspends withholding tax audit of NSCs

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has temporarily discontinued withholding tax audit of the National Saving Centres (NSCs) across the country. Sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that the issue of withholding tax audit of the NSCs was di
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Ogra accused of violating Ordinance 2002

Ogra accused of violating Ordinance 2002

Explosives Department, Ministry of Industries and Production has accused Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) of violating Ogra Ordinance 2002 by encroaching on its powers, Business Recorder has learnt.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Ogra accused of violating Ordinance 2002

Ogra accused of violating Ordinance 2002

Explosives Department, Ministry of Industries and Production has accused Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) of violating Ogra Ordinance 2002 by encroaching on its powers, Business Recorder has learnt.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Ogra accused of violating Ordinance 2002

Ogra accused of violating Ordinance 2002

Explosives Department, Ministry of Industries and Production has accused Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) of violating Ogra Ordinance 2002 by encroaching on its powers, Business Recorder has learnt.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Sugar mills: ECC declines to raise credit line limit

Sugar mills: ECC declines to raise credit line limit

Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has reportedly declined to increase the credit line limit of sugar mills meant for expeditious payment to growers, sources close to Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) told Busin
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Sugar mills: ECC declines to raise credit line limit

Sugar mills: ECC declines to raise credit line limit

Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has reportedly declined to increase the credit line limit of sugar mills meant for expeditious payment to growers, sources close to Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) told Busin
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Sugar mills: ECC declines to raise credit line limit

Sugar mills: ECC declines to raise credit line limit

Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has reportedly declined to increase the credit line limit of sugar mills meant for expeditious payment to growers, sources close to Secretary Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) told Busin
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: sharp losses resisted versus $

THE RUPEE: sharp losses resisted versus $

The rupee managed to resist steep decline versus the dollar in both the open and interbank market during the week, ended on March 19, 2011. On the interbank market, the rupee inched up in terms of the dollar, gaining one paisa for buying at Rs85.44 and it
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: sharp losses resisted versus $

THE RUPEE: sharp losses resisted versus $

The rupee managed to resist steep decline versus the dollar in both the open and interbank market during the week, ended on March 19, 2011. On the interbank market, the rupee inched up in terms of the dollar, gaining one paisa for buying at Rs85.44 and it
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan to face West Indies in quarter final

Pakistan to face West Indies in quarter final

Pakistan will play fist quarter-final match against West Indies on 23rd March Dhaka as India beat West Indies on Sunday, while India will play defending champions Australia in World Cup quarter-final on 24th March at Ahmedabad.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan to face West Indies in quarter final

Pakistan to face West Indies in quarter final

Pakistan will play fist quarter-final match against West Indies on 23rd March Dhaka as India beat West Indies on Sunday, while India will play defending champions Australia in World Cup quarter-final on 24th March at Ahmedabad.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (March 20, 2011) and the forecast for Monday (March 21, 2011).

Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (March 14 to 19, 2011)

Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Inflation and corruption

Inflation and corruption

I was shocked to read in daily Business Recorder, on 16 March 2011, that three "ordinances" have been promulgated, instead of acts, with immediate effect as the Senate and National Assembly are not in session. Where does democracy exist? We use so-called
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Refineries can't survive without deemed duty?

Refineries can't survive without deemed duty?

Oil refineries in Pakistan may face closure if government changes its policy on "deemed duty" which currently stands at 7.5% on HSD but 7.5% on HSD equates to 2.5% of total refinery production as HSD is 1/3rd of total refinery production in Pakistan.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Protests escalate in 'immune' Syria despite crackdown

Protests escalate in 'immune' Syria despite crackdown

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's tight grip over his country once made even the suggestion of a revolution seem impossible, but the steadily growing anti-regime protests have begun to echo those in other parts of the Arab world.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Davis is free: What about the outstanding amount?

Davis is free: What about the outstanding amount?

Raymond Davis was whisked out of the country leading to widespread protests. The US officialdom has formally thanked the Pakistan government, which is manifest with President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to the US on the agenda again.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Shutter-down strike calls must be made illegal

Shutter-down strike calls must be made illegal

The protest against Raymond Davis release, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, Tehrik-e-Insaf and others, fortunately did not result in a shutter-down strike as seen in the aftermath of the strike called by the Pakistan People's Party against the Supreme Court's v
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Drastic fall in banks' lending to SMEs

Drastic fall in banks' lending to SMEs

In his keynote address at a conference on "SME Banking in Pakistan: Global/local trends and role of value-added services," organised jointly by SBP and IFC, Governor, State Bank, Shahid Kardar showed a lot of concern over the fall in banks' lending to the
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
'China's opening up policy impetus to world economy'

'China's opening up policy impetus to world economy'

China's opening-up policy in the coming five years to 2015 will provide a new impetus to global growth, China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said here on Sunday. "China will continue to strengthen its engagement with the world with greater courage and
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Girl electrocuted

Girl electrocuted

A girl was electrocuted in the Gandhawa area of Jhal Magsi district, Levis Force said. A minor girl, daughter of Mohammad Ali came into contact with electricity wires while working at home. Resultantly, she died instantly.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Altaf denounces killing of party worker

Altaf denounces killing of party worker

The founder and leader of Muttahida Quami Movement, Altaf Hussain has expressed profound sense of grief and sorrow over the tragic martyrdom of Ghulam Hussain Jafri, a worker of Unit 167 of MQM Nazimabad Gulbahar Sector.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
ZTBL, UAF agree to work for farmer community's progress

ZTBL, UAF agree to work for farmer community's progress

The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) have agreed to work together for enhancing transformation of new technology and researches to the farmers' community to face the agricultural challenges.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
'Punjab government is promoting micro finance sector'

'Punjab government is promoting micro finance sector'

Advisor to the Chief Minister Punjab on Co-operatives Raja Ashfaq Sarwar has said that Punjab government is promoting micro finance sector so that deserving persons could achieve self-reliance and play their role in prosperity of the society.
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
IoBM colloquium sets trends in forecasting for development

IoBM colloquium sets trends in forecasting for development

Experts from the private and public sectors of Pakistan brainstormed on the theme of "Forecasting" - Applications in Actuarial Science, Business, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance and Management at a Colloquium held at the auditorium of th
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
ICAP CFO conferences in Karachi, Lahore

ICAP CFO conferences in Karachi, Lahore

As part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is organising two CFO conferences in Karachi and Lahore on March 22 and April 5, 2011 respectively, with the theme "Scaling New Heights, Facing New Chall
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bangladesh media rues Tigers' exit

Bangladesh media rues Tigers' exit

Bangladesh media came down heavily on skipper Shakib Al Hasan and his team on Sunday after the Tigers crashed out of the World Cup in disgrace. Bangladesh were shot out for 78 chasing South Africa's 284-8 in a must-win game on Saturday to stun 25,000 home
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Ponting buries the myth of a gentleman's game

Ponting buries the myth of a gentleman's game

Cricket hasn't been the "gentleman's game" for many years, but Australia captain Ricky Ponting is finding new ways to bury the myth at the World Cup. The 36-year-old Tasmanian started by breaking a dressing room television screen and then berated a young
Published 21 Mar, 2011 12:00am
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