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Print - 2011-04-25
Seasoned users shun spontaneity on the Web: survey

Seasoned users shun spontaneity on the Web: survey

Spontaneous activity on the Internet is on the wane among experienced users as they shun aimless surfing and plan their online sessions more, according to a study published by Microsoft and two agencies on April 19.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Robot playmate for kids unveiled

Robot playmate for kids unveiled

South Korean telecoms operator KT on April 20 rolled out a robot playmate for children in a move aimed at cashing in on the potentially lucrative industry. Kibot, which has a monkey face and a display panel on its body, can read books, sing songs, play on
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Prefer a monitor with matte

Prefer a monitor with matte

Buying an LCD monitor for work rather than gaming? If so, you may prefer a monitor with a matte - as opposed to a glossy - screen. Unfortunately, such monitors are getting more difficult to find.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Check missing mail in Gmail's Spam folder

Check missing mail in Gmail's Spam folder

Missing some mail sent to your Gmail account? Don't forget to look in Gmail's Spam folder. Gmail is more aggressive than many free web email providers in sending incoming email into the Spam folder. And unless you check the folder periodically, you won't
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Amazon launches German e-book store

Amazon launches German e-book store

Amazon.com Inc launched its digital bookstore in Germany on April 20, 12 years after it began selling print books there. Amazon said it would sell 650,000 titles in all and offer many classics of German literature for free. Amazon, the world's largest onl
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Apple and Google tap phone location data: WSJ

Apple and Google tap phone location data: WSJ

Apple Inc's iPhones and Google Inc's Android phones send back data about the locations of the users to the technology companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on April 21. These phones regularly transmit such data to Apple and Google as the two build d
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Verizon not pursuing Web video for now

Verizon not pursuing Web video for now

Verizon Communications has considered developing an Internet video service that would work outside of its network region but is not pursuing it right now, according to the company's chief financial officer.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Japan Post Insurance to invest less in JGBs in 2011/12

Japan Post Insurance to invest less in JGBs in 2011/12

Japan Post Insurance plans to trim its investment in Japanese government bonds in the current financial year as it seeks higher returns by buying more corporate and regional bonds, a senior company official said on Friday. State-owned Japan Post's insuran
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Japan Post Insurance to invest less in JGBs in 2011/12

Japan Post Insurance to invest less in JGBs in 2011/12

Japan Post Insurance plans to trim its investment in Japanese government bonds in the current financial year as it seeks higher returns by buying more corporate and regional bonds, a senior company official said on Friday. State-owned Japan Post's insuran
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Japanese stocks await results for direction next week

Japanese stocks await results for direction next week

Tokyo stocks will be waiting for the start of the Japanese results reporting season and indications of US monetary policy to give them direction in the coming week, brokers said. In the week to April 22, the headline Nikkei index gained 0.95 percent, or 9
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Wall Street Weekahead: it's growth, but not as we know it

Wall Street Weekahead: it's growth, but not as we know it

Large blue chips, including some consumer-oriented companies, will have to show they can counter sluggish developed economies by leveraging growth in emerging markets and technology - if Wall Street is to maintain earnings momentum next week.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
US policy seems to endorse de facto dollar slide

US policy seems to endorse de facto dollar slide

For years, US Treasury secretaries parroted a line that America was committed to a strong dollar policy. But as the greenback slides close to all-time lows, President Barack Obama's administration has been noticeably quiet. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Emerging debt crises hold lessons, warnings for Greece

Emerging debt crises hold lessons, warnings for Greece

As speculation about a Greek restructuring intensifies, investors could do worse than to look at how emerging economies have faced down debt crises. With some 300 billion euros ($428.3 billion) in outstanding public debt, a Greek workout would be unpreced
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Emerging debt crises hold lessons, warnings for Greece

Emerging debt crises hold lessons, warnings for Greece

As speculation about a Greek restructuring intensifies, investors could do worse than to look at how emerging economies have faced down debt crises. With some 300 billion euros ($428.3 billion) in outstanding public debt, a Greek workout would be unpreced
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Next stop for high-flying Australian dollar $1.10

Next stop for high-flying Australian dollar $1.10

Hot commodity prices that have propelled the Australian dollar's meteoric rise could soon push it to $1.10, its strongest since 1982 and a level that several weeks ago was considered unthinkable, though its momentum may slow considerably from there.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Middle East markets: QNB weighs after rights issue; Emaar falls

Middle East markets: QNB weighs after rights issue; Emaar falls

A sell-off in Qatar National Bank on Sunday after the company announced a rights issue dragged Qatar's index to a three-week low, while UAE developer Emaar weighed on Dubai's benchmark. QNB's share price fell up to 8.7 percent before retracing some of tho
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Sri Lanka rupee will be under upward pressure

Sri Lanka rupee will be under upward pressure

Sri Lanka's rupee currency will be under pressure to appreciate due to the expected post-war influx of dollars to the country's service sector, the island nation's central bank chief economist said on Wednesday. Since the end of a 25-year war in May 2009,
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Bandits loot passenger bus near DMJ

Bandits loot passenger bus near DMJ

Unknown armed bandits in guise of commuters looted aa passenger bus in Notal area "Unidentified armed robbers in guise of passengers boarded a Nawabshah bound bus and took the driver and the commuters on gunpoint when the vehicle reached near Notal," poli
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Auto industry crippled by prolonged electricity and gas outages

Auto industry crippled by prolonged electricity and gas outages

Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) is worried on the prolonged outage of electricity, Sui gas and law & order situation in the country, which is badly hampering economic environment.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Byco planning to explore various viable acquisition options

Byco planning to explore various viable acquisition options

Byco Petroleum Pakistan (BPP) intends to join the league of top three oil marketing companies in Pakistan and, to achieve that position, the company has the plans to explore different suitable and commercially viable acquisition options in the country.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
MCCI demands government to solve problem of power loadshedding

MCCI demands government to solve problem of power loadshedding

President of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Shahid Naseem Khokhar has demanded of the government to take measures on a war footing for solving the issue of power as well as gas loadshedding. In a press statement issued on Sunday, he said t
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Hot weather across country predicted

Hot weather across country predicted

Met Office has forecast very hot and dry weather across the country during the next six days as there is no chance of any rain this month. Heat wave conditions have already started in southern parts of the country including Sindh and Balochistan and the w
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister reiterates to resolve all public issues

Prime Minister reiterates to resolve all public issues

Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led coalition government will resolve all public issues by following the vision of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shaheed and Benazir Bhutto Shaheed. He was addressing a public
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Alternative energy resource portal launched

Alternative energy resource portal launched

The solution to come out of energy crisis is not merely energy generation by traditional means, but in an integrated approach such as demand side management, the conservation and efficiency lighting transformation and energy generation through renewable s
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Call for a halt to US drone strikes

Call for a halt to US drone strikes

Scores of people calling for halt to US drone strikes in the tribal regions staged two-hour strike on Abdali Road on Sunday noon under the leadership of Ijaz Janjua of Tehrik-i-Insaf Pakistan. "We are observing the sit-in to express solidarity with Imran
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Textile industry: 15-hour loadshedding playing havoc: PTEA

Textile industry: 15-hour loadshedding playing havoc: PTEA

Export-based textile industries in Faisalabad are facing severe electricity load shedding crisis, spanning to over 15 hours per day, plunging the industrial productivity and fear of default on export orders.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
'Persons financing destitute people are nation's assets'

'Persons financing destitute people are nation's assets'

Provincial Minister for Labour, Haji Ehsaanuddin Qureshi has said that the persons and institutions who dedicate their lives and resources for provision of education and healthcare facilities to the resource-less persons are the asset of the society.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
'Pakistan could be defended with national unity'

'Pakistan could be defended with national unity'

Qazi Hussain Ahmed, former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has said that independence and integrity of the country could be defended only through national unity and harmony. He was addressing the concluding session of the weeklong Fehm-e-Qur'an course at Ma
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Arrangements finalised to organise workshop on NAP

Arrangements finalised to organise workshop on NAP

All arrangements have been finalised for organising workshop on National Action Programme (NAP) to combat land degradation & desertification review and launching of its Alignment process is here on April 26-27. The Secretary, Ministry of Environment Khawa
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Old Ravians celebrate annual reunion at GCU

Old Ravians celebrate annual reunion at GCU

The Old Ravians have celebrated their annual reunion at the historical Government College University Oval Ground with a pledge to support the poor and deserving students of their alma mater who cannot afford their academic expenses.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Textile bodies' meeting convened: prolonged loadshedding paralyses life

Textile bodies' meeting convened: prolonged loadshedding paralyses life

Persistent long hours of unscheduled load-shedding of electricity has paralysed trade, business and industrial activities in the industrial city, resultantly, every person especially small traders are deeply anguished. Christians also faced hardship due t
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
'Women complex project to be built in Sukkur'

'Women complex project to be built in Sukkur'

Sindh Minister for Women Development, Ms Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto has said the women can play a vital role in betterment of the society and there is need of joint efforts for the welfare of women.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Firdous presents cheque of Rs 0.5 million to Jalib's widow

Firdous presents cheque of Rs 0.5 million to Jalib's widow

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday visited the residence of late poet, Habib Jalib, and presented a cheque of Rs500,000 to his widow. Talking to media on the occasion, the minister said that this financial he
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister inaugurates wheat harvesting

Prime Minister inaugurates wheat harvesting

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the farmers were getting prosper owing to farmer-friendly policies by the incumbent government. He was addressing the wheat harvesting inaugural ceremony at Moazam Agriculture Farm Wasawewala (Deepalpur
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Comedians' death saddens comic scene of country

Comedians' death saddens comic scene of country

The deaths of comedians of extremely high standard in Pakistan have left the comic scene as saddened as never before with a vacuum that can never be filled up.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
FBR transfers and postings

FBR transfers and postings

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 41 officials of Inland Revenue Service (Grade-17) with immediate effect.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Couple involved in car lifting arrested

Couple involved in car lifting arrested

Islamabad police have arrested a couple who allegedly used to steal cars after hiring them for long journey besides nabbing six other persons in alleged possession of drugs and illegal weapons, a police spokesman said here on Sunday.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Saarc Chambers can widen economic, regional co-operation

Saarc Chambers can widen economic, regional co-operation

Saarc Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) can play a pivotal role in deepening and widening economic and regional co-operation with special focus on stamping out the ever increasing menace of terror in the region.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
28 wine bottles seized, nine gamblers arrested

28 wine bottles seized, nine gamblers arrested

Islamabad Police have arrested three alleged notorious bootleggers and recovered 28 wine bottles from them while nine gamblers were also nabbed during raid at various points in Faizabad, a police spokesman said here on Sunday.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Smuggler arrested

Smuggler arrested

The Kuchlak police have arrested a drug smuggler and recovered 80 kg hashish from his possession. "Acting on a tip-off, a Kuchlak Police party headed by SHO Asif Ghaffoor searched a vehicle near Jalogir More area and recovered two Kalashnikovs and 80 kg h
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Four labourers injured

Four labourers injured

Four labourers on Sunday suffered burn injuries in a fire erupted in road material on Gandawa-Notal Road. "Four labourers suffered burn wounds when road material caught fire," the Levies sources said adding that the victim had been working on a road const
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Meeting to discuss child-beggary on April 26

Meeting to discuss child-beggary on April 26

Sindh Minister for Human Rights, Nadia Gabol has decided to convene a meeting on beggars especially, child-beggary at traffic signals, on April 26, at her office here. The Minister has called upon concerned authorities, departments and NGOs to discuss the
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
ZAB's execution a blunder of history: Prime Minister

ZAB's execution a blunder of history: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) was a blunder of history, that is why the PPP government has filed a reference in the court to correct the history.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
'Private schools playing pivotal role for quality education'

'Private schools playing pivotal role for quality education'

Provincial Minister for Labour, Haji Ehsaan Uddin Qureshi has said that the persons and institutions who have dedicated their lives and resources for provision of education and healthcare facilities to the common persons are the assets of the society. He
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Hina calls on Saudi deputy Finance Minister

Hina calls on Saudi deputy Finance Minister

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar called on Saudi Vice Finance Minister Dr Hamad bin Sulaiman Al-Bazai at his office in Riyadh on Sunday and discussed matters of mutual interests. Both the ministers discussed bilateral relations
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Hina calls on Saudi deputy Finance Minister

Hina calls on Saudi deputy Finance Minister

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar called on Saudi Vice Finance Minister Dr Hamad bin Sulaiman Al-Bazai at his office in Riyadh on Sunday and discussed matters of mutual interests. Both the ministers discussed bilateral relations
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Hina calls on Saudi deputy Finance Minister

Hina calls on Saudi deputy Finance Minister

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar called on Saudi Vice Finance Minister Dr Hamad bin Sulaiman Al-Bazai at his office in Riyadh on Sunday and discussed matters of mutual interests. Both the ministers discussed bilateral relations
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies

Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies

Indian spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions of followers as a living god, died on Sunday in a hospital in southern India. He was 86. Sai Baba, who was admitted to hospital in his hometown of Puttaparti a month ago, died of multiple organ fa
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies

Indian spiritual guru Sai Baba dies

Indian spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba, revered by millions of followers as a living god, died on Sunday in a hospital in southern India. He was 86. Sai Baba, who was admitted to hospital in his hometown of Puttaparti a month ago, died of multiple organ fa
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Over 60 years' age: SSGC relieves all contract workers

Over 60 years' age: SSGC relieves all contract workers

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has released, with immediate effect, those contract employees from service who were hired after attaining the age of superannuation (60 years or above). According to SSGC, this decision was taken in compliance with the inst
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Over 60 years' age: SSGC relieves all contract workers

Over 60 years' age: SSGC relieves all contract workers

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has released, with immediate effect, those contract employees from service who were hired after attaining the age of superannuation (60 years or above). According to SSGC, this decision was taken in compliance with the inst
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Three Nato troops killed

Three Nato troops killed

Roadside bombs killed three Nato service members and a gunman shot dead a prominent local official in southern Afghanistan, where thousands of Afghan and international troops are bracing for an expected spring resurgence of Taliban attacks, officials said
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Three Nato troops killed

Three Nato troops killed

Roadside bombs killed three Nato service members and a gunman shot dead a prominent local official in southern Afghanistan, where thousands of Afghan and international troops are bracing for an expected spring resurgence of Taliban attacks, officials said
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Pat Feeder project: Raisani orders probe into embezzlement

Pat Feeder project: Raisani orders probe into embezzlement

Balochistan Chief Minsiter Nawab Aslam Raisani has ordered a probe into the millions of rupees misappropriation, which has been detected in province''s biggest Pat Feeder Canal Expansion project. Inspection team launched probe into the embezzlement.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Pat Feeder project: Raisani orders probe into embezzlement

Pat Feeder project: Raisani orders probe into embezzlement

Balochistan Chief Minsiter Nawab Aslam Raisani has ordered a probe into the millions of rupees misappropriation, which has been detected in province's biggest Pat Feeder Canal Expansion project. Inspection team launched probe into the embezzlement.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Pat Feeder project: Raisani orders probe into embezzlement

Pat Feeder project: Raisani orders probe into embezzlement

Balochistan Chief Minsiter Nawab Aslam Raisani has ordered a probe into the millions of rupees misappropriation, which has been detected in province's biggest Pat Feeder Canal Expansion project. Inspection team launched probe into the embezzlement.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan

Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan

Thousands of people marched in Tokyo Sunday to demand an end to nuclear power in Japan and a switch to alternative energy after the crisis at an atomic plant hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan

Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan

Thousands of people marched in Tokyo Sunday to demand an end to nuclear power in Japan and a switch to alternative energy after the crisis at an atomic plant hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Pope urges 'diplomacy' in Libya, 'solidarity' with refugees

Pope urges 'diplomacy' in Libya, 'solidarity' with refugees

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged "diplomacy and dialogue" instead of arms in Libya and "solidarity" with refugees from unrest across the north African and Middle Eastern region. "In the current conflict in Libya, may diplomacy and dialogue take the place
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Pope urges 'diplomacy' in Libya, 'solidarity' with refugees

Pope urges 'diplomacy' in Libya, 'solidarity' with refugees

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged "diplomacy and dialogue" instead of arms in Libya and "solidarity" with refugees from unrest across the north African and Middle Eastern region. "In the current conflict in Libya, may diplomacy and dialogue take the place
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Dealing with PML-Q: Qureshi advises PPP leaders to be careful

Dealing with PML-Q: Qureshi advises PPP leaders to be careful

Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has been divided into two factions; one is under the spell of power while the other faction has no one to look after it, Aaj News reported. Addressing a rally in Mirp
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Powerful explosion levels vacant New York house

Powerful explosion levels vacant New York house

A powerful explosion has destroyed a vacant house on New York's Long Island. No one was seriously injured in the Easter morning blast, but 21 people from nearby homes have been taken to hospitals for evaluation. The force of the explosion was strong enoug
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest down by 12.6 percent

Futures open interest down by 12.6 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter declined by 12.6 percent during the week ended on April 24, 2011 to Rs 1.35 billion. The futures spreads also reduced by 10.28 percent to -1.03 percent.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest down by 12.6 percent

Futures open interest down by 12.6 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter declined by 12.6 percent during the week ended on April 24, 2011 to Rs 1.35 billion. The futures spreads also reduced by 10.28 percent to -1.03 percent.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Futures open interest down by 12.6 percent

Futures open interest down by 12.6 percent

Total open interest at the futures counter declined by 12.6 percent during the week ended on April 24, 2011 to Rs 1.35 billion. The futures spreads also reduced by 10.28 percent to -1.03 percent.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Positive trend on KSE

Positive trend on KSE

Positive trend was witnessed at Karachi share market during the week ended on April 22, 2011 on the back of good corporate results and improved economic indicators. The KSE-100 index registered an increase of 270.14 points and closed at 11,954.37 points.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Positive trend on KSE

Positive trend on KSE

Positive trend was witnessed at Karachi share market during the week ended on April 22, 2011 on the back of good corporate results and improved economic indicators. The KSE-100 index registered an increase of 270.14 points and closed at 11,954.37 points.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Positive trend on KSE

Positive trend on KSE

Positive trend was witnessed at Karachi share market during the week ended on April 22, 2011 on the back of good corporate results and improved economic indicators. The KSE-100 index registered an increase of 270.14 points and closed at 11,954.37 points.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Mukhtaran Mai will file review petition

Mukhtaran Mai will file review petition

Mukhtaran Mai, who was gang raped said on Sunday she would challenge a Supreme Court decision to dismiss her appeal against the early release of five men convicted of abusing her. Mukhtar Mai, now 40, was gang raped in June 2002 on the orders of a village
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Leading Chinese tractor maker mulling investment

Leading Chinese tractor maker mulling investment

A leading Chinese tractor manufacturing firm is mulling over setting up four production units overseas, and Pakistan can be one of the choice countries for its investment because of increasing demand of its farmers to adopt mechanised farming.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Leading Chinese tractor maker mulling investment

Leading Chinese tractor maker mulling investment

A leading Chinese tractor manufacturing firm is mulling over setting up four production units overseas, and Pakistan can be one of the choice countries for its investment because of increasing demand of its farmers to adopt mechanised farming.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Leading Chinese tractor maker mulling investment

Leading Chinese tractor maker mulling investment

A leading Chinese tractor manufacturing firm is mulling over setting up four production units overseas, and Pakistan can be one of the choice countries for its investment because of increasing demand of its farmers to adopt mechanised farming.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Energy sector''s stakeholders: President convenes meeting today

Energy sector''s stakeholders: President convenes meeting today

President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a meeting on Monday (today) of energy sector''s stakeholders to evolve a strategy in order to overcome power shortage, reportedly surged to 6,000 megawatts (MW), in the country. Officials at the president''s office
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Energy sector's stakeholders: President convenes meeting today

Energy sector's stakeholders: President convenes meeting today

President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a meeting on Monday (today) of energy sector's stakeholders to evolve a strategy in order to overcome power shortage, reportedly surged to 6,000 megawatts (MW), in the country. Officials at the president's office an
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Energy sector's stakeholders: President convenes meeting today

Energy sector's stakeholders: President convenes meeting today

President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a meeting on Monday (today) of energy sector's stakeholders to evolve a strategy in order to overcome power shortage, reportedly surged to 6,000 megawatts (MW), in the country. Officials at the president's office an
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Electricity shortfall shoots to 6,000mw

Electricity shortfall shoots to 6,000mw

Electricity shortfall hit a new peak of 6,000 mw on Sunday, plunging the country into 10 to 15 hours of outages as the country braved the hottest day. Pepco spokesman said that all sources of power generation--hydel, thermal, IPPs and RPPs--produced 10,07
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Electricity shortfall shoots to 6,000mw

Electricity shortfall shoots to 6,000mw

Electricity shortfall hit a new peak of 6,000 mw on Sunday, plunging the country into 10 to 15 hours of outages as the country braved the hottest day. Pepco spokesman said that all sources of power generation--hydel, thermal, IPPs and RPPs--produced 10,07
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Electricity shortfall shoots to 6,000mw

Electricity shortfall shoots to 6,000mw

Electricity shortfall hit a new peak of 6,000 mw on Sunday, plunging the country into 10 to 15 hours of outages as the country braved the hottest day. Pepco spokesman said that all sources of power generation--hydel, thermal, IPPs and RPPs--produced 10,07
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
FBR likely to raise salaried sector tax rate to 25 percent

FBR likely to raise salaried sector tax rate to 25 percent

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is contemplating to increase the maximum tax rate of salaried persons from 20 percent to 25 percent in the budget for 2011-12. Sources told Business Recorder on Saturday that the board is reviewing the budget prop
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
FBR likely to raise salaried sector tax rate to 25 percent

FBR likely to raise salaried sector tax rate to 25 percent

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is contemplating to increase the maximum tax rate of salaried persons from 20 percent to 25 percent in the budget for 2011-12. Sources told Business Recorder on Saturday that the board is reviewing the budget prop
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
FBR likely to raise salaried sector tax rate to 25 percent

FBR likely to raise salaried sector tax rate to 25 percent

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is contemplating to increase the maximum tax rate of salaried persons from 20 percent to 25 percent in the budget for 2011-12. Sources told Business Recorder on Saturday that the board is reviewing the budget prop
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Manufacturers'' raw material imports: FBR may raise WHT rate

Manufacturers'' raw material imports: FBR may raise WHT rate

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may enhance withholding tax rate from 3 percent to 5-6 percent for the manufacturers/industrial units engaged in import of raw materials, in the upcoming budget for 2011-12.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Manufacturers' raw material imports: FBR may raise WHT rate

Manufacturers' raw material imports: FBR may raise WHT rate

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may enhance withholding tax rate from 3 percent to 5-6 percent for the manufacturers/industrial units engaged in import of raw materials, in the upcoming budget for 2011-12.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
Manufacturers' raw material imports: FBR may raise WHT rate

Manufacturers' raw material imports: FBR may raise WHT rate

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may enhance withholding tax rate from 3 percent to 5-6 percent for the manufacturers/industrial units engaged in import of raw materials, in the upcoming budget for 2011-12.
Published 25 Apr, 2011 12:00am
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