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Print - 2011-03-30
Japan fails to divert LNG away from Europe

Japan fails to divert LNG away from Europe

Fears that Japan's nuclear crisis might quickly cut Europe's liquefied natural gas supply seem unfounded, with twice as many LNG tankers heading for Europe as for Japan, shipping data has shown. British gas prices surged last week on the worry that supply
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Saudi pleads not guilty in Texas terror plot

Saudi pleads not guilty in Texas terror plot

A Saudi national pleaded not guilty Monday to plotting attacks against possible US targets, including the Texas home of former president George W. Bush. Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, shuffled into a Texas courtroom with his hand and feet shackled before ple
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indian tycoons to appear before parliamentary panel

Indian tycoons to appear before parliamentary panel

Indian tycoons Ratan Tata and Anil Ambani will appear before a parliamentary committee that is probing a multi-billion-dollar telecoms licensing scandal, their companies said in separate statements on Monday. The parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PA
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
BoE's Posen stakes future on monetary easing call

BoE's Posen stakes future on monetary easing call

Bank of England policymaker Adam Posen will not seek a second term on the Monetary Policy Committee if his persistent lone call for more quantitative easing proves to have been a mistake. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper published on Monday, Po
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Mexico holds high-flying prospects for German firms

Mexico holds high-flying prospects for German firms

Mexico's aeronautics sector holds bright growth potential for German industry, sections of which are working at "full tilt" in Latin America's second-biggest economy, a leading business association said. Johannes Hauser, managing director of the German-Me
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Fewer sought refuge in West in 2010: UN

Fewer sought refuge in West in 2010: UN

Fewer people fleeing turmoil or repression in their nations sought asylum in the West in 2010 than they did during the previous two years, the UN refugee agency said Monday. The latest figures released by the Geneva-based agency show that 358,800 people a
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals sentence

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals sentence

The man who admitted to overseeing the torture and killing of 16,000 people as the Khmer Rouge's chief prison warden returned to the courtroom Monday in Cambodia to appeal his 19-year prison sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Judge says aims to restore Egypt's dignity

Judge says aims to restore Egypt's dignity

An Egyptian judge who exposed corruption in Hosni Mubarak's era says he will work to create jobs and restore Egypt's dignity if elected in the first competitive presidential election. Hisham al-Bastawisy, 59, says he faced retribution from the Mubarak adm
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indonesian government hopes for land acquisition bill by mid-2011

Indonesian government hopes for land acquisition bill by mid-2011

Indonesia's draft land acquisition bill, seen as crucial to improving the country's infrastructure, has got the go ahead from most political parties and could be approved by parliament by the middle of the year, a government official said on Thursday.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Germany should speed up nuclear exit: minister

Germany should speed up nuclear exit: minister

Germany should shut its nuclear power plants faster than planned, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said on Monday after the ruling Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered an election defeat. A close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Roettgen said the loss
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Two hunger-striking prisoners die in Kyrgyzstan

Two hunger-striking prisoners die in Kyrgyzstan

Two of several hundred inmates who last week launched a hunger strike in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan in protest of dire prison conditions died Monday of tuberculosis, officials said. The deaths come after inmates of three jails declared a hunge
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Berlusconi attends Milan courthouse in tax case

Berlusconi attends Milan courthouse in tax case

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi made a rare court appearance Monday, greetings throngs of supporters gathered outside the courthouse following a closed-door hearing in a tax fraud case he has dismissed as groundless. Berlusconi waved to reporters from i
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
UK pension scheme eyes low risk for young members

UK pension scheme eyes low risk for young members

A new scheme starting next year and aimed at making sure most British workers save for a pension will make low-risk investments for its youngest members to keep them onboard in rocky markets. The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) aims to cater for
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
German election may hurt power users, help utilities

German election may hurt power users, help utilities

The German election in Baden-Wuerttemberg is likely to lead to an early closure of nuclear reactors, and the resulting increase in power prices could hurt users while utilities stand to gain, analysts said. Following elections in the German state of Baden
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Volkswagen recalls about 71,000 Jettas for wiring issue

Volkswagen recalls about 71,000 Jettas for wiring issue

Volkswagen AG's US unit recalled more than 71,000 Jetta sedans due to a defect in the wiring system controlling the car horn that can cause the car to stall, a company spokeswoman said on Monday. The wiring layout that controls the horn also controls the
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Belarus must soon devalue or take more Russian cash

Belarus must soon devalue or take more Russian cash

Belarus is likely to announce either a cash injection from Russia or a devaluation of its rouble in the coming weeks as it plans to restart limited foreign exchange trading, analysts say. The former Soviet republic is running out of foreign currency reser
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Ford wants to raise its game in ASEAN

Ford wants to raise its game in ASEAN

Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it planned to introduce eight new vehicles into Southeast Asia over the next five years as part of its effort to win market share in the fast-growing region. The second-largest US automaker has had a "favourable" year so fa
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
European shares flat

European shares flat

European shares closed flat on Tuesday, with Italian lender UBI Banca leading banks lower after a capital hike, but with miners higher as aluminium prices hit their highest since 2008 on Middle East unrest. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed u
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
US small banks wooed in fight over Dodd-Frank

US small banks wooed in fight over Dodd-Frank

The fight over the new US financial reform law has increasingly become a battle to win the hearts and minds of small bankers. At hearings, congressional Republicans have portrayed the Dodd-Frank law as a crippling weight on small banks. But US regulators
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Australia's Sundance eyes China mills for Cameroon

Australia's Sundance eyes China mills for Cameroon

Sundance Resources is seeking Chinese investors to help fund a $4 billion iron ore project in the Cameroon, west Africa, the latest company seeking to challenge the dominance of Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in the overseas market for steelmaking's bas
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Swedish FSA to introduce capital rules by 2013

Swedish FSA to introduce capital rules by 2013

Sweden's financial watchdog said on Thursday capital rules for Swedish banks should be fully enforced by 2013 rather than phased in and that lenders should brace for tough countercyclical buffers.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AT&T vision of wireless competition is tough sell

AT&T vision of wireless competition is tough sell

AT&T faces a tough pitch convincing regulators that its $39 billion deal to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile will not create a duopoly in the cell phone market. The massive telecom company was clearly honing its pitch even as it came out of the gate.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
For sleuths of Mexico monetary policy, new clues

For sleuths of Mexico monetary policy, new clues

Mexico's reclusive central bankers have begun to leave fingerprints on monetary policy decisions - clues on hawkish or dovish views that markets and analysts hold dear in predicting the path of rates. The policymaking tussles are now being given a public
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Middle East markets: Egypt's bourse up for third day

Middle East markets: Egypt's bourse up for third day

Egypt's bourse rose for a third day after renewed foreign interest on Tuesday as Gulf markets were mixed, with investors awaiting first-quarter results. Egypt's main index rose 3 percent on heavy appetite from local investors and renewed interest from for
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Nikkei average falls

Nikkei average falls

The Nikkei share average fell slightly on Tuesday, bouncing from steep early losses as investors bought futures in the afternoon when other Asian bourses rose, offsetting the impact of mounting worries about Japan's crippled nuclear plant and the damage t
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Tuesday's afternoon trade: technology, retail gains lift Wall Street

Tuesday's afternoon trade: technology, retail gains lift Wall Street

US stocks advanced on Tuesday, boosted by strength in retail and tech stocks, but volume remained light as investors awaited a clearer picture of corporate earnings and the labour market. The S&P 500 index has risen 4.7 percent in the first quarter. The b
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Wall Street rally fizzles in lowest volume of 2011

Wall Street rally fizzles in lowest volume of 2011

US stocks fell on Monday as the corporate outlook was clouded ahead of earnings and uncertainty continued to creep from abroad, while volume hit its lowest level of the year. A warning from hotel operator Marriott International hurt hotel and other consum
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indian shares rise

Indian shares rise

Indian shares rose for the sixth straight session on Tuesday, their longest winning streak in more than six months, closing 0.9 percent higher as attractive valuations propelled buying, especially in large cap stocks, but dealers said there was not much s
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Two-year notes risk higher yields

Two-year notes risk higher yields

Two-year notes may be among the Treasuries most at risk of a sell-off if employment data this week beats expectations. A $35 billion auction of two-year notes priced with a one basis point tail on Monday, though traders said this may have been due to inve
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Two-year notes risk higher yields

Two-year notes risk higher yields

Two-year notes may be among the Treasuries most at risk of a sell-off if employment data this week beats expectations. A $35 billion auction of two-year notes priced with a one basis point tail on Monday, though traders said this may have been due to inve
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Most Southeast Asian markets dip

Most Southeast Asian markets dip

Most Southeast Asian stock markets dipped on Tuesday having gained most of early lost ground, as Japan's nuclear crisis fuelled selling in airline firms but helped lift possible beneficiaries of the post-quake recovery effort. Sharemarkets were largely in
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Hong Kong, China shares down

Hong Kong, China shares down

Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday ended flat in low volume, with gains in energy shares offset by losses in the financial sector in choppy trading. "Energy and commodities are safer bets in this directionless market," said Jackson Wong, vice president of Tanric
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Seoul shares up

Seoul shares up

Seoul shares ended 0.8 percent higher on Tuesday lifted by rallies in automakers and refiners such as Hyundai Motors and S-Oil, and as foreign investor demand continued for a 10th straight session. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index ended up 0.77 perce
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indonesian suspect captured in Pakistan

Indonesian suspect captured in Pakistan

A senior Indonesian al Qaida terror suspect wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings has been arrested in Pakistan, regional intelligence sources said Tuesday, in a major scalp for the international campaign against extremists. Few details were released about the
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indonesian suspect captured in Pakistan

Indonesian suspect captured in Pakistan

A senior Indonesian al Qaida terror suspect wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings has been arrested in Pakistan, regional intelligence sources said Tuesday, in a major scalp for the international campaign against extremists. Few details were released about the
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indian minister to be charged with corruption

Indian minister to be charged with corruption

Indian police are set to press corruption charges this weekend against a disgraced former telecom minister arrested in connection with a multi-billion-dollar fraud, a report said Tuesday. Raja, who stepped down last November, will face charges of "cheatin
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indian minister to be charged with corruption

Indian minister to be charged with corruption

Indian police are set to press corruption charges this weekend against a disgraced former telecom minister arrested in connection with a multi-billion-dollar fraud, a report said Tuesday. Raja, who stepped down last November, will face charges of "cheatin
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Indian minister to be charged with corruption

Indian minister to be charged with corruption

Indian police are set to press corruption charges this weekend against a disgraced former telecom minister arrested in connection with a multi-billion-dollar fraud, a report said Tuesday. Raja, who stepped down last November, will face charges of "cheatin
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
International moot on 'emerging trends in psychology' begins

International moot on 'emerging trends in psychology' begins

The first international conference on 'Emerging Trends in Psychology' started at Government College University (GCU), Lahore with an objective to introduce and encourage new paradigms of theory and research in psychology that better address the social and
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Jamaat-i-Islami demands extension of Political Parties Act to FATA

Jamaat-i-Islami demands extension of Political Parties Act to FATA

Naib Amir Jamaat-i-Islami (J.I), Siraj-ul-Haq has said that reforms in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are inevitable and demanded of the federal government to initiate efforts for immediate introduction of reforms in the region.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Urdu, Ghazal and Nazam competitions: PU students win team trophy

Urdu, Ghazal and Nazam competitions: PU students win team trophy

Punjab University students have won the team trophy in All Pakistan Inter-University Urdu, Ghazal and Nazam competitions held at King Edward Medical University. Syed Israr-ul-Hassan and Syed Ghulam Mohayyudin of Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) wo
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Unofficial results: Awais Leghari wins NA-172 by-poll

Unofficial results: Awais Leghari wins NA-172 by-poll

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid candidate Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday won the by-election of NA-172 by securing 57,446 votes. According to unofficial results, Hafiz Abdul Karim of PML-N bagged 37,071 votes while Shabbir Ahmed Khan Leghari of P
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Standard Chartered, CDC join hands to support AMC

Standard Chartered, CDC join hands to support AMC

Standard Chartered Pakistan and Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDC), have jointly launched a new and unique initiative that offers automated, standardised processing of securities settlement for Asset Management Companies (AMCs) across Pa
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar marginally down

THE RUPEE: dollar marginally down

The rupee showed persisting rise against dollar on the currency market on Tuesday, dealers said. The rupee managed to gain five paisa versus dollar for buying and selling at 85.28 and 85.32, they said. In the second Asian trade euro rose against dollar af
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar marginally down

THE RUPEE: dollar marginally down

The rupee showed persisting rise against dollar on the currency market on Tuesday, dealers said. The rupee managed to gain five paisa versus dollar for buying and selling at 85.28 and 85.32, they said. In the second Asian trade euro rose against dollar af
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Time-bound Action Plan: high-level body to operationalise APTTA

Time-bound Action Plan: high-level body to operationalise APTTA

The inter-ministerial committee for operationalisation of Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) would finalise a time-bound Action Plan to make the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) workable with adequate powers to check
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Davis murder case: LHC seeks complete record of trial court

Davis murder case: LHC seeks complete record of trial court

The Lahore High Court here Tuesday sought complete record of trial court (inclusive police and judicial record) which had acquitted Raymond Davis in double murder case. The court passed this order in a petition filed by a bar member Rana Ilamud Din challe
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
CIA establishes three separate wings

CIA establishes three separate wings

After restructuring the Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA), Wajid Ali Durrani Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad has announced the establishment of three separate wings in the CIA to deal with crimes of different nature and to ensure disposal of
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Trial of Musharraf: LHC adjourns hearing till April 7

Trial of Musharraf: LHC adjourns hearing till April 7

The Lahore High Court (LHC) here Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition to April 7 seeking trial of former dictator General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) on charges of high treason as lawyers did not turn up. The court on Friday had rejected adjournment pl
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bahrain to overcome present difficulties: Hina Rabbani

Bahrain to overcome present difficulties: Hina Rabbani

Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday expressed the confidence that Bahrain would be able to overcome the present difficulties in the spirit of security, peace and reconciliation. She was talking to Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Shei
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
PPP CEC meeting convened on April 3

PPP CEC meeting convened on April 3

Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Central Executive Committee (CEC) has been convened in Larkana on April 03. According to the PPP sources, the meeting will be held on April 03, a day before the party founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's 32nd death anniversary.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
No loadshedding during Pak-India match

No loadshedding during Pak-India match

Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) management has decided that there would be no load shedding on semi final between Pakistan and India on March 30. Similarly, the KESC management has followed the footstep of Pepco and announced uninterrupted supply
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Jamaat-e-Islami chief for Pakistani cricket team's victory

Jamaat-e-Islami chief for Pakistani cricket team's victory

The Jamaat-e-Islami chief, Syed Munawar Hasan, and Secretary General, Liaquat Baloch, have prayed for the success of national cricket team in the World Cup semi final against traditional arch rivals today (Wednesday) and expressed best wishes for the team
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Tuesday (March 29, 2011) and for Wednesday (March 30, 2011).
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Aitzaz leaves for Mohali

Aitzaz leaves for Mohali

Renowned lawyer and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ashan has left for Mohali, India to witness the over-hyped Pakistan-India semi final match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. He proceeded to Mohali from Wahga Border along with a 12-member deleg
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
MINFA may delay mango export to US

MINFA may delay mango export to US

The failure of Ministry of Food & Agriculture (MINFA) and its related departments ie, National Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (NAPHIS) and Department of Plant Protection (DPP) may delay mango exports to United States, failing to meet the protoco
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Marriage functions ban: LHC seeks reply from Punjab government

Marriage functions ban: LHC seeks reply from Punjab government

The Lahore High Court (LHC) here on Tuesday called for a reply from the Punjab government and other respondents within fortnight in a petition challenging decision of the Punjab government to stop marriage functions after 10 pm in Wedding Halls. Earlier,
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
'Exempt disabled, unmarried, divorced women from taxes'

'Exempt disabled, unmarried, divorced women from taxes'

The participants of dialogue on Women Rights have called for legislation to exempt disabled, unmarried, divorced women of all kind of taxes, saying it will help prevent women humiliation in the society. The dialogue titled "Tax break for economic freedom"
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
AIT Extension Bangkok: 23 faculty members return successfully

AIT Extension Bangkok: 23 faculty members return successfully

The first batch of 23 faculty members returned successfully from AIT Extension Bangkok after attending a three-week Advanced Faculty Professional Development Programme entitled "Ensuring Training Effectiveness." The training programme, designed in collabo
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Tuesday (March 29, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Government urged to clarify policy for setting up CNG station

Government urged to clarify policy for setting up CNG station

Vice President of Karachi Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and Central Chairman, All Pakistan CNG Association, Junaid Esmail Makda on Tuesday urged the government to clarify as to who has the powers to issue licence and NOC for setting up CNG stati
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Tuesday (March 29, 2011) and the forecast for Wednesday (March 30, 2011).

Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
SU summer classes: vice chancellor sets up high level committee

SU summer classes: vice chancellor sets up high level committee

The Vice Chancellor's Executive Council University of Sindh has set-up a high level committee to look into matter regarding viability of running summer classes in the University during forthcoming summer vacation. This was decided in 24th meeting of the E
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
'Agriculture the backbone of Pakistan's economy'

'Agriculture the backbone of Pakistan's economy'

Professor Dr Saghir Ahmed Sheikh Director Institute of Food Science & Technology Sindh Agriculture University Tando jam has said that Pakistan is bestowed with favourable climate, abundant water and productive soil to grow variety of crops throughout the
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Balochistan Assembly passes maintenance bill

Balochistan Assembly passes maintenance bill

The Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday passed the Balochistan Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2011 unanimously. Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani presided over the assembly session. Balochistan Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Law Begam Sha
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
NED students, faculty visit KESC's Bin Qasim power plant

NED students, faculty visit KESC's Bin Qasim power plant

Karachi Electric Supply Company is an organisation which aspires to engage the youth of Karachi. Keeping in line with the same spirit, KESC recently invited the students and professors of NED University of Engineering and Technology at their Bin Qasim Pow
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Seven hurt over land dispute in Nasirabad

Seven hurt over land dispute in Nasirabad

At least seven persons including a woman were injured in a clash between two groups over land dispute in Goth Solangi Abad area of Nasirabad district on Tuesday. According to the Levies Force, the two groups attacked with sticks on each others over land d
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Shippers urged to switch from unimodal to multimodal transport

Shippers urged to switch from unimodal to multimodal transport

Speakers at conference urged the authorities concerned and all transport practitioners and shippers to switch from unimodal transport to multimodal transport for cost saving by 30 percent. They were speaking at a one-day national conference on "Rotterdam
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Interim dividends for JS IF, JS CF announced

Interim dividends for JS IF, JS CF announced

The Board of Directors of JS Investments Limited (JSIL), the Management Company of JS Income Fund (JS IF) and JS Cash Fund (JS CF), approved interim dividends for JS IF and JS CF for the third quarter of FY 2011, ended March 31, 2011.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Interim dividends for JS IF, JS CF announced

Interim dividends for JS IF, JS CF announced

The Board of Directors of JS Investments Limited (JSIL), the Management Company of JS Income Fund (JS IF) and JS Cash Fund (JS CF), approved interim dividends for JS IF and JS CF for the third quarter of FY 2011, ended March 31, 2011.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
Navy Chief to visit Brazil next week

Navy Chief to visit Brazil next week

Upon invitation of the Brazilian Navy, the Pakistan Navy Chief, Admiral Noman Bashir, will travel to Brazil next week. He will visit the LAAD, in Rio de Janeiro, the most important defence and security items exhibition fair of Latin America.
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
PMDC degree programmes enjoy no recognition overseas: Dr Irfan

PMDC degree programmes enjoy no recognition overseas: Dr Irfan

Any medical degree offered by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has no recognition overseas, Dr Irfan Ali, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences and Dental Hospital,
Published 30 Mar, 2011 12:00am
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