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Print - 2011-08-08
SDC offers new courses

SDC offers new courses

Skill Development Council has announced three-month short training courses including television production, non-linear editing and 2D & 3D animation. These courses are designed for those youth that like the jobs in electronic media, said a press release h
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Miscreants' houses in Malikhel destroyed, 23 held

Miscreants' houses in Malikhel destroyed, 23 held

The political authorities and Frontier Constabulary Personnel Sunday held crackdown against outlaws in Malikhel area and dismantled houses of three wanted miscreants and arrested 23 suspects under Frontier Crimes Regulations.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Skill development scheme for flood-hit women

Skill development scheme for flood-hit women

Pakistan Village Development Programme (PVDP) with the assistance of international welfare organisation of TROCAIR has launched skill development project for the residents of the flood-affected localities of the Union Council Mohib Banda, district Nowsher
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
IHC single bench to resume hearing today

IHC single bench to resume hearing today

The single bench comprising Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC), Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman will resume hearing of around 35 cases from Monday. The bench will only hear the cases of bail matters, habeas corpus, detention matters, cases related to immi
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Independence Day preparations in full swing

Independence Day preparations in full swing

Preparations to mark the 64th Independence Day in a befitting manner have started in the Federal Capital. Printers and makers of buntings, flags, banners and badges are fully engaged in their business. They are also making arrangements to dispatch these i
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Seven outlaws arrested

Seven outlaws arrested

Islamabad Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested seven persons, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in bootlegging, drug pushing and theft.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Matric supplementary exams to begin from September 24

Matric supplementary exams to begin from September 24

The supplementary exams of Matric under Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education would start from 24th September. Chairman Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dr Muhammad Ashraf said that the results of several Matri
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
FDE yet to decide extension of summer vacations

FDE yet to decide extension of summer vacations

Parents of the students from various educational institutes working under Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) and teachers have been demanding extension in summer vacations during Ramazan but the directorate has not yet decided anything about the matte
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
'Astronaut flies abroad Chinese spacecraft our natural aspiration'

'Astronaut flies abroad Chinese spacecraft our natural aspiration'

Pakistan's Ambassador to China, Masood Khan, said that it is our natural aspiration that a Pakistani astronaut aboard a Chinese spacecraft flies to the space. "This is possible because Pakistan and China enjoy relations of trust and confidence," Ambassado
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
KBP calls for check on fertilisers prices

KBP calls for check on fertilisers prices

Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has urged the government to control prices of fertilisers to facilitate growers for the enhancement of agricultural production in the country. KBP President Zafar Hussain and Information Secretary Haji Muhammad Ramazan in a joi
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan to hold exhibition on textile goods at Jakarta

Pakistan to hold exhibition on textile goods at Jakarta

Pakistan's Embassy in Indonesia will hold an exhibition at National Gallery, Jakarta to showcase textile goods that are famous among locals for their unique designs. The exhibition, to be arranged soon, would mainly consist of old pieces of wedding dress
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Two settlers killed in Mand

Two settlers killed in Mand

Two settlers were killed in firing incident by unknown people in Mand on Sunday evening. According to details, miscreants riding a motorcycle opened fire on two Abadgars (settlers) in Mand, some 70 km from Turbat on Sunday evening. As a result they died o
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Altaf hails successful dialogue between Sindh governor and government

Altaf hails successful dialogue between Sindh governor and government

Founder and Leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain hailed the successful negotiations and dialogues between Governor Sindh and the PPP government. In a statement issued here on Sunday, he welcomed the decisions taken during the negotiatio
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Alleged adulteration: Sanaullah demands Elahi's resignation

Alleged adulteration: Sanaullah demands Elahi's resignation

Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that Federal Minister Chauhdary Pervaiz Elahi should immediately resign and tender apology to the nation on his heinous crime of adulteration in daily use items. Authentic proof, in this regard, has bee
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
'The poor are dying in Karachi violence'

'The poor are dying in Karachi violence'

Life stopped for cab driver Ghulam Mohammed when his seven-year-old daughter was shot dead on her way home from school, a victim of senseless political and ethnic violence sweeping Karachi. Shumaila was Mohammed's only child, born after he and his wife st
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Iran-Pakistan gas project: Dr Hafiz calls for early implementation

Iran-Pakistan gas project: Dr Hafiz calls for early implementation

Former Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Hafiz A Pasha on Sunday said that there should be no delay in Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project because Pakistan is facing acute shortage of energy and delay would be more harmful for the c
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
PCSIR manufactures over 49 lab equipment

PCSIR manufactures over 49 lab equipment

Pakistan Council of Science and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Research and Development Cell has designed and prepared more than 49 equipment used in different laboratories, sources told APP here on Sunday. Laboratory instruments are essential components of
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Benazir community telecentres to facilitate rural population

Benazir community telecentres to facilitate rural population

Universal Service Fund (USF) would set-up Benazir Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCTs) soon to provide benefits of ICT facilities to population of rural areas. "Those who do not have access to modern Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) woul
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Two killed, bride injured in Hub firing

Two killed, bride injured in Hub firing

At least two persons were killed and a bride was injured in a firing incident in Hub on Sunday. "Unknown armed men attacked a marriage ceremony in the suburbs of Hub and opened fire on the participants, killing two persons and injuring the bride," police
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
UAE charity organisations to host Iftar dinners for children

UAE charity organisations to host Iftar dinners for children

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation and UAE Red Crescent are hosting a series of Iftar dinners for the poor children studying in different seminaries across the country in a bid to offer them a sumptuous Iftar after long fasting in hot a
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Admission in medical specialisations: PGMI announces merit list

Admission in medical specialisations: PGMI announces merit list

Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) has announced the merit list of successful applicants for admission in various medical specialisations for the academic session 2011-12. The merit list can be watched on the institute's website www.pgmipunjab.edu.pk.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Kuwait has no plan to expel Syrian envoy

Kuwait has no plan to expel Syrian envoy

The Gulf state of Kuwait, which has called for a halt to bloodshed in Syria, said on Sunday it has no plans to expel the Syrian ambassador as demanded by MPs and protesters. "The Syrian ambassador is here and he will stay in accordance with diplomatic agr
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Verizon unions strike after contract talks fail

Verizon unions strike after contract talks fail

Almost half the workers in Verizon Communications wireline telecommunications business went on strike on Sunday as negotiations for a new labour contract failed. The strike, involving 45,000 workers, is the first walk-out that Verizon, one of the two big
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Verizon unions strike after contract talks fail

Verizon unions strike after contract talks fail

Almost half the workers in Verizon Communications wireline telecommunications business went on strike on Sunday as negotiations for a new labour contract failed. The strike, involving 45,000 workers, is the first walk-out that Verizon, one of the two big
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Over 66 killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown

Over 66 killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown

Syrian security forces killed more than 66 people on Sunday, activists said, as the president defended the crackdown on "outlaws" and the pope and Arab League added their voices to condemnation of the violence.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Over 66 killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown

Over 66 killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown

Syrian security forces killed more than 66 people on Sunday, activists said, as the president defended the crackdown on "outlaws" and the pope and Arab League added their voices to condemnation of the violence.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: disgracing savings

MONEY WEEK: disgracing savings

Pakistan''s domestic savings have remained low, relative to peers, over the last decades or so; it nose-dived in FY08 and continued till the available numbers of FY11. The investments, therefore, were partially supported by foreign component of savings,
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: disgracing savings

MONEY WEEK: disgracing savings

Pakistan's domestic savings have remained low, relative to peers, over the last decades or so; it nose-dived in FY08 and continued till the available numbers of FY11. The investments, therefore, were partially supported by foreign component of savings, w
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: disgracing savings

MONEY WEEK: disgracing savings

Pakistan's domestic savings have remained low, relative to peers, over the last decades or so; it nose-dived in FY08 and continued till the available numbers of FY11. The investments, therefore, were partially supported by foreign component of savings, w
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Nato investigates deadly Afghan helicopter crash

Nato investigates deadly Afghan helicopter crash

Nato troops tried to ascertain on Sunday if Taliban insurgents had shot down a troop-carrying helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 38 people in the largest loss of life suffered by foreign troops in a single incident in 10 years of war.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Nato investigates deadly Afghan helicopter crash

Nato investigates deadly Afghan helicopter crash

Nato troops tried to ascertain on Sunday if Taliban insurgents had shot down a troop-carrying helicopter in Afghanistan, killing 38 people in the largest loss of life suffered by foreign troops in a single incident in 10 years of war.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Islamabad Airport: CAA rejects US plea of parking five planes

Islamabad Airport: CAA rejects US plea of parking five planes

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rejected a request by US to park five US planes at Benazir International Airport, Islamabad, reports said on Sunday. Raid by US Special Forces to kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan has caused a severe dent in uneasy r
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Islamabad Airport: CAA rejects US plea of parking five planes

Islamabad Airport: CAA rejects US plea of parking five planes

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rejected a request by US to park five US planes at Benazir International Airport, Islamabad, reports said on Sunday. Raid by US Special Forces to kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan has caused a severe dent in uneasy r
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Islamabad Airport: CAA rejects US plea of parking five planes

Islamabad Airport: CAA rejects US plea of parking five planes

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rejected a request by US to park five US planes at Benazir International Airport, Islamabad, reports said on Sunday. Raid by US Special Forces to kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan has caused a severe dent in uneasy r
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Three cops gunned down in Quetta

Three cops gunned down in Quetta

Three policemen were gunned down in south-western province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. The shooting took place in New Saryab, a suburb of Quetta, the provincial capital. "A police station chief, his guard
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Three cops gunned down in Quetta

Three cops gunned down in Quetta

Three policemen were gunned down in south-western province of Balochistan, which borders Iran and Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. The shooting took place in New Saryab, a suburb of Quetta, the provincial capital. "A police station chief, his guard
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Hamas, Fatah bid to seal reconciliation in Cairo

Hamas, Fatah bid to seal reconciliation in Cairo

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas ended talks in Egypt on Sunday aimed at implementing a reconciliation deal struck in May, with an agreement to release political prisoners and passports for Gaza residents, a spokesman said.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Hamas, Fatah bid to seal reconciliation in Cairo

Hamas, Fatah bid to seal reconciliation in Cairo

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas ended talks in Egypt on Sunday aimed at implementing a reconciliation deal struck in May, with an agreement to release political prisoners and passports for Gaza residents, a spokesman said.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
London riot turns district into war zone

London riot turns district into war zone

A police station disemboweled, a double-decker bus reduced to a smoking carcass, shops pillaged, buildings razed by flames - London's Tottenham quarter resembled a war zone Sunday following overnight riots. "So many people have lost everything. It's just
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
London riot turns district into war zone

London riot turns district into war zone

A police station disemboweled, a double-decker bus reduced to a smoking carcass, shops pillaged, buildings razed by flames - London's Tottenham quarter resembled a war zone Sunday following overnight riots. "So many people have lost everything. It's just
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister arrives in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister arrives in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived here Sunday on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and discuss with the Saudi leadership ways to further strengthen bilateral ties and the situation in the region. Prime Minister Gilani
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister arrives in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister arrives in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived here Sunday on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and discuss with the Saudi leadership ways to further strengthen bilateral ties and the situation in the region. Prime Minister Gilani
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Shahbaz rejects creation of provinces on Punjab basis

Shahbaz rejects creation of provinces on Punjab basis

Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif here Sunday on his arrival from a private London visit rejected the creation of provinces only on Punjab basis. He said this bifurcation of the province is not admissible unless it is done on national scale.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Shahbaz rejects creation of provinces on Punjab basis

Shahbaz rejects creation of provinces on Punjab basis

Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif here Sunday on his arrival from a private London visit rejected the creation of provinces only on Punjab basis. He said this bifurcation of the province is not admissible unless it is done on national scale.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Seraiki province movement being sabotaged: Awan

Seraiki province movement being sabotaged: Awan

Former law minister Senator Babar Awan has said that 'Takht-e-Lahore' was trying to sabotage the movement for Seraiki province under 'London plan' by ignoring the constitution. Addressing an Iftar dinner hosted by PPP leader Haji Azizur Rehman Chan, he sa
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Tension grips Karachi areas

Tension grips Karachi areas

Following the strike call given by nationalist parties of Sindh against the restoration of Sindh Local Governments Ordinance 2001 in Karachi and Hyderabad, tension gripped several Sindhi dominated areas of the city, where miscreants torched a passenger bu
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Tension grips Karachi areas

Tension grips Karachi areas

Following the strike call given by nationalist parties of Sindh against the restoration of Sindh Local Governments Ordinance 2001 in Karachi and Hyderabad, tension gripped several Sindhi dominated areas of the city, where miscreants torched a passenger bu
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Government may not be able to repay $1.4 billion to IMF in 2012

Government may not be able to repay $1.4 billion to IMF in 2012

Pakistan is unlikely to be able to meet its legal obligation to pay $1.4 billion (120 billion rupees) to the IMF in calendar year 2012 as repayment of the 7.2 billion dollars Stand By Arrangement (SBA) begins, sources told Business Recorder.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Government may not be able to repay $1.4 billion to IMF in 2012

Government may not be able to repay $1.4 billion to IMF in 2012

Pakistan is unlikely to be able to meet its legal obligation to pay $1.4 billion (120 billion rupees) to the IMF in calendar year 2012 as repayment of the 7.2 billion dollars Stand By Arrangement (SBA) begins, sources told Business Recorder.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Government may not be able to repay $1.4 billion to IMF in 2012

Government may not be able to repay $1.4 billion to IMF in 2012

Pakistan is unlikely to be able to meet its legal obligation to pay $1.4 billion (120 billion rupees) to the IMF in calendar year 2012 as repayment of the 7.2 billion dollars Stand By Arrangement (SBA) begins, sources told Business Recorder.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Geithner to stay on: White House

Geithner to stay on: White House

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will not resign despite calls from some Republicans for him to leave his post after a recent US credit rating downgrade, his office and the White House said Sunday. "The president asked Secretary Geithner to stay on
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Geithner to stay on: White House

Geithner to stay on: White House

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will not resign despite calls from some Republicans for him to leave his post after a recent US credit rating downgrade, his office and the White House said Sunday. "The president asked Secretary Geithner to stay on
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Geithner to stay on: White House

Geithner to stay on: White House

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will not resign despite calls from some Republicans for him to leave his post after a recent US credit rating downgrade, his office and the White House said Sunday. "The president asked Secretary Geithner to stay on
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
ECB to decide on Italy support: Germany and France weigh in

ECB to decide on Italy support: Germany and France weigh in

The European Central Bank faced a decision on Sunday whether to buy Italian bonds to try to prevent the euro zone debt crisis from widening, while global policymakers conferred on the twin financial crises in Europe and the United States.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
ECB to decide on Italy support: Germany and France weigh in

ECB to decide on Italy support: Germany and France weigh in

The European Central Bank faced a decision on Sunday whether to buy Italian bonds to try to prevent the euro zone debt crisis from widening, while global policymakers conferred on the twin financial crises in Europe and the United States.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
ECB to decide on Italy support: Germany and France weigh in

ECB to decide on Italy support: Germany and France weigh in

The European Central Bank faced a decision on Sunday whether to buy Italian bonds to try to prevent the euro zone debt crisis from widening, while global policymakers conferred on the twin financial crises in Europe and the United States.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
US credit downgrade: room for Pakistani rupee to appreciate

US credit downgrade: room for Pakistani rupee to appreciate

Finally it happened! For the first time in history since 1917, S & P downgraded the world superpower USA, as the promised spending cut was not enough to convince the rating agency. But it is not "AA", its "AA+" a notch better than market expectation while
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
US credit downgrade: room for Pakistani rupee to appreciate

US credit downgrade: room for Pakistani rupee to appreciate

Finally it happened! For the first time in history since 1917, S & P downgraded the world superpower USA, as the promised spending cut was not enough to convince the rating agency. But it is not "AA", its "AA+" a notch better than market expectation while
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
US credit downgrade: room for Pakistani rupee to appreciate

US credit downgrade: room for Pakistani rupee to appreciate

Finally it happened! For the first time in history since 1917, S & P downgraded the world superpower USA, as the promised spending cut was not enough to convince the rating agency. But it is not "AA", its "AA+" a notch better than market expectation while
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Tractor sales nosedive after levy of 16 percent GST

Tractor sales nosedive after levy of 16 percent GST

Tractor sales have nose-dived from 300-400 tractors a day to only 10-20 tractors after levy of 16 percent general sales tax (GST) which was exempted from sales tax prior to April 2011. Industry sources told Business Recorder that Pakistan''s two premier t
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Tractor sales nosedive after levy of 16 percent GST

Tractor sales nosedive after levy of 16 percent GST

Tractor sales have nose-dived from 300-400 tractors a day to only 10-20 tractors after levy of 16 percent general sales tax (GST) which was exempted from sales tax prior to April 2011. Industry sources told Business Recorder that Pakistan's two premier tr
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Tractor sales nosedive after levy of 16 percent GST

Tractor sales nosedive after levy of 16 percent GST

Tractor sales have nose-dived from 300-400 tractors a day to only 10-20 tractors after levy of 16 percent general sales tax (GST) which was exempted from sales tax prior to April 2011. Industry sources told Business Recorder that Pakistan's two premier tr
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Swiss to pay two billion Swiss franc for German tax deal

Swiss to pay two billion Swiss franc for German tax deal

Germany has agreed that Swiss banks will only have to pay 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.6 billion) as an upfront payment to seal a deal on Wednesday to regularise untaxed money stashed in secret accounts, a Swiss paper reported.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Swiss to pay two billion Swiss franc for German tax deal

Swiss to pay two billion Swiss franc for German tax deal

Germany has agreed that Swiss banks will only have to pay 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.6 billion) as an upfront payment to seal a deal on Wednesday to regularise untaxed money stashed in secret accounts, a Swiss paper reported.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Swiss to pay two billion Swiss franc for German tax deal

Swiss to pay two billion Swiss franc for German tax deal

Germany has agreed that Swiss banks will only have to pay 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.6 billion) as an upfront payment to seal a deal on Wednesday to regularise untaxed money stashed in secret accounts, a Swiss paper reported.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Index loses 815.28 points: highest fall in 23 weeks

Index loses 815.28 points: highest fall in 23 weeks

Following the tumbling global equity markets, the Karachi share market witnessed panic selling during the week ende on August 6, 2011 due to investors'' concerns over US debt situation and the threatening law and order situation in Karachi, investors said
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Index loses 815.28 points: highest fall in 23 weeks

Index loses 815.28 points: highest fall in 23 weeks

Following the tumbling global equity markets, the Karachi share market witnessed panic selling during the week ende on August 6, 2011 due to investors' concerns over US debt situation and the threatening law and order situation in Karachi, investors said.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Index loses 815.28 points: highest fall in 23 weeks

Index loses 815.28 points: highest fall in 23 weeks

Following the tumbling global equity markets, the Karachi share market witnessed panic selling during the week ende on August 6, 2011 due to investors' concerns over US debt situation and the threatening law and order situation in Karachi, investors said.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Ogra notifies increases in CNG prices

Ogra notifies increases in CNG prices

The government has raised CNG price by Rs 7 per kg with immediate effect from Sunday for consumers in Potohar region, Rawalpindi , Islamabad, Gujar Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. According to a notification by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Author
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Ogra notifies increases in CNG prices

Ogra notifies increases in CNG prices

The government has raised CNG price by Rs 7 per kg with immediate effect from Sunday for consumers in Potohar region, Rawalpindi , Islamabad, Gujar Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. According to a notification by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Author
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Ogra notifies increases in CNG prices

Ogra notifies increases in CNG prices

The government has raised CNG price by Rs 7 per kg with immediate effect from Sunday for consumers in Potohar region, Rawalpindi , Islamabad, Gujar Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. According to a notification by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Author
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Stocks trade: probe began against 5,600 investors

Stocks trade: probe began against 5,600 investors

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched large-scale investigation against 5,600 major investors in stock and shares, for which information has been obtained from the National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) and Central Depository Comp
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Stocks trade: probe began against 5,600 investors

Stocks trade: probe began against 5,600 investors

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched large-scale investigation against 5,600 major investors in stock and shares, for which information has been obtained from the National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) and Central Depository Comp
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Stocks trade: probe began against 5,600 investors

Stocks trade: probe began against 5,600 investors

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched large-scale investigation against 5,600 major investors in stock and shares, for which information has been obtained from the National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) and Central Depository Comp
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee resisted steep loss against dollar on the currency market during the week ended on August 6, 2011. In the inter-bank dealings, the rupee shed two paisa in relation to dollar for buying and selling at 86.57 and 86.62.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee resisted steep loss against dollar on the currency market during the week ended on August 6, 2011. In the inter-bank dealings, the rupee shed two paisa in relation to dollar for buying and selling at 86.57 and 86.62.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Gilani de-notifies PCO judges

Gilani de-notifies PCO judges

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday de-notified the judges of Lahore and Sindh High Courts in pursuance of the decision of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, also the Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Gilani de-notifies PCO judges

Gilani de-notifies PCO judges

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday de-notified the judges of Lahore and Sindh High Courts in pursuance of the decision of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, also the Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council.
Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (August 07, 2011) and the forecast for Monday (August 08, 2011).

Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (August 01 to 06, 2011)

Published 08 Aug, 2011 12:00am
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