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Print - 2011-12-09
Britain will not expand Afghan role as US leaves

Britain will not expand Afghan role as US leaves

Britain will not expand its role in Afghanistan to take over from departing US troops, Britain's defence secretary said on Thursday in a speech which also addressed spending, the cost of the Libya campaign and the role of women on submarines.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Support grows for Durban climate deal

Support grows for Durban climate deal

Support grew on Thursday for an EU plan to agree a global climate change pact with binding targets by 2015, after poor nations vulnerable to climate change forged alliances with developed countries. The European Union said it was encouraged its "road map"
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
EU wealthy enough to solve crisis: Obama

EU wealthy enough to solve crisis: Obama

US President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was "very concerned" about the eurozone crisis and believed the European Union had the resources to solve it if leaders could find the political will. "Europe is wealthy enough that there's no reason why they
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Obama defends US sanctions policy on Iran

Obama defends US sanctions policy on Iran

US President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his policy on Iran amid fierce Republican criticism of his effort to halt the Islamic republic's nuclear drive, saying Tehran is under the "toughest sanctions" ever. "I think it's very important to remember,
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Romania hosted secret CIA detention centre

Romania hosted secret CIA detention centre

The CIA used a clandestine detention centre in Bucharest to interrogate al Qaeda suspects, including the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, according to an investigation revealed by German media Thursday. The prison, used between 2003 and 2006, was in the ce
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Former top Australia cop jailed 22 years

Former top Australia cop jailed 22 years

A disgraced former senior Australian policeman was Thursday jailed for 22 years for attempting to import a huge quantity of drugs into the country from Pakistan. Mark Standen, 54, was assistant director of the New South Wales (NSW) Crime Commission - with
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Five killed in tense run-up to Ivory Coast vote

Five killed in tense run-up to Ivory Coast vote

Five people have died since the start of the campaign for Ivory Coast's legislative election, officials said Thursday, warning against a repeat of the poll that tore the country apart last year. With former strongman Laurent Gbagbo sitting in an Internati
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Israeli air strike kills two Gaza militants

Israeli air strike kills two Gaza militants

An Israeli air strike on a car killed two militants and wounded two other men on a crowded Gaza street on Thursday, the Israeli army and local medical officials said. The men were identified as Essam Al-Batsh and Sobhi Al-Batsh, relatives initially identi
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Number of jailed journalists at 15-year high

Number of jailed journalists at 15-year high

The number of jailed reporters has hit a 15-year high, with Iran, Eritrea and China holding the most, according to a report released Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The New York-based rights group said 179 writers, editors and photojourn
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Egypt's army, Islamists clash over constitution

Egypt's army, Islamists clash over constitution

Egypt's biggest political group the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with the country's army leaders on Thursday, accusing them of trying to "marginalise" parliament over the writing of a new constitution. Mohammed el-Baltagui, one of the leaders of the Brother
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Coke secret formula gets first new home since 1925

Coke secret formula gets first new home since 1925

The Coca-Cola Co has made its secret formula the centrepiece of a new exhibit at its corporate museum, ditching the confines of the bank vault where the list of ingredients had been stored since 1925. The world's largest beverage maker said Thursday a new
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Muslims from poorer states positive on West: poll

Muslims from poorer states positive on West: poll

Muslims from impoverished nations with low literacy rates and a high dependence on foreign aid hold the most positive views on relations with the West, according to a newly released poll. But Western states were perceived the worst by the people of predom
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Syrian pipeline blown up; 9 killed

Syrian pipeline blown up; 9 killed

A Syrian pipeline carrying crude from oilfields in the east of the country was blown up near the restive city of Homs on Thursday, according to anti-government activists and the official news agency SANA. Clouds of thick black smoke towered over a high-ri
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US stoked Russian protests: Putin

US stoked Russian protests: Putin

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections. In his first public remarks about
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
New York cotton slightly lower

New York cotton slightly lower

Cotton futures settled slightly easier Thursday on thin investor sales as players eyed an EU summit Friday to tackle the bloc's debt crisis and awaited release of a government crop report tomorrow, analysts said. Cotton was pressured by weak financial mar
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US copper slips

US copper slips

Copper fell for a second straight day on Wednesday as investors doubted whether an EU summit at the end of the week will generate a comprehensive deal to solve the eurozone's lingering debt crisis. In New York, the key March COMEX contract fell 1.95 cents
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Shanghai copper eases

Shanghai copper eases

The most-traded February copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange eased 0.9 percent to close at 57,860 yuan a tonne on Thursday. Slow demand from top copper consumer China at a time when the eurozone debt crisis remains in full steam and the US ec
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Copper hits one-week low

Copper hits one-week low

Copper hit a one-week low on Thursday as hopes for swift action to combat Europe's debt crisis were dashed after the European Central Bank underlined its reluctance to pave the way for bond buying on a large scale. In comments after the central bank's mov
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Oil remains down

Oil remains down

Crude oil futures fell for a second straight day on Thursday as disappointing comments from the head of the European Central Bank increased doubts among investors that the region's debt crisis will be contained. The ECB cut interest rates as expected, but
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Tokyo rubber futures down; Shanghai falls

Tokyo rubber futures down; Shanghai falls

Key Tokyo rubber futures slipped on Thursday after moving in a narrow range, with investors sidelined ahead of key events in Europe, including an EU leaders' summit to deal with the debt crisis. The key Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for May del
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Palm oil slips

Palm oil slips

Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Thursday as investor doubts grew over European leaders coming to an agreement to tackle a debt crisis in a make-or-break summit this week. Prices of the vegetable oil have fallen 18 percent so far this year as the two
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US wheat and corn lower

US wheat and corn lower

US wheat led corn lower on Wednesday, weighed down by stiff export competition, a firmer dollar and nervousness over the eurozone economic crisis. Wheat ended sharply lower while corn losses were moderated by underlying technical support. Soyabean futures
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Cocoa stumbles to fresh three-year low

Cocoa stumbles to fresh three-year low

Soft commodity futures gyrated sharply Thursday as the trade nervously eyed a European summit planning to tackle its crippling debt crisis. Cocoa, already reeling from the heavy flow of beans out of the prime West Africa growing area, plumbed a fresh 3-ye
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US gold up

US gold up

Gold prices rose on Wednesday in thin, choppy trading as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting and a key European summit aimed at resolving the region's debt crisis. Spot gold rose 0.7 percent to $1,740.50 an ou
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gold lower in Asia

Gold lower in Asia

Gold inched lower on Thursday, along with equities, as concerns set in about whether European leaders would be able to come up with a concrete plan to contain the region's crippling debt crisis at a crucial summit on Friday. Spot gold inched down 0.1 perc
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gold tumbles

Gold tumbles

Gold fell on Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank played down expectations that the central bank would dramatically increase the measures it is using to fight the debt crisis, thereby undermining the euro. The ECB delivered a widely-expect
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat and soya slide

US MIDDAY: wheat and soya slide

US wheat futures extended losses on Thursday and soyabean futures were also weaker as a make-or-break European Union summit loomed and doubts persisted about efforts to resolve the EU debt crisis. Corn prices bounced back from an early slide as technical
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper slides

US MIDDAY: copper slides

Copper slid on Thursday, heading for its largest loss in two weeks on Thursday after comments from the head of the European Central Bank dashed broader market hopes of a resolution to the region's debt crisis before a key summit.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold falls 1.5 percent

US MIDDAY: gold falls 1.5 percent

Gold fell around 1.5 percent on Thursday, set for its biggest one-day drop in nearly three weeks, after the European Central Bank dashed hopes of more-dramatic action to fight the eurozone debt crisis. Gold initially rose 1 percent after the ECB cut inter
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Call to develop, promote high nutrient crops

Call to develop, promote high nutrient crops

Most of the food and crop strategies over the past years focused on yield and protection of crops but very little has been really done on breeds for high nutrition crops across the globe having two billion nutrition-deficient children. Keeping this in vie
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gas crisis 'LPG distributors fleecing people'

Gas crisis 'LPG distributors fleecing people'

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) retail prices should not exceed Rs 120 per kilo but unfortunately there is no check on the prices being charged by the distributors, said spokesman of LPG Association Belal Jabbar. According to a press statement issued by LPG
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Traders hold protest against four-day weekly gas shedding

Traders hold protest against four-day weekly gas shedding

Industrialists and exporters of various textile associations and Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) took out a protest procession and staged sit-in outside the City District Government, here Thursday, against three or four-day gas shedding
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'Four-day gas closure to hit industries adversely'

'Four-day gas closure to hit industries adversely'

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has rejected SNGPL's four-day gas closure plan and said that it would prove last nail in the coffin as a total shutdown would be imminent after the move that would be putting the jobs of over 15 million people and e
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Wapda workers protest privatisation of discos

Wapda workers protest privatisation of discos

Thousands of Wapda workers observed Protest Day on Thursday against the proposed privatisation of power distribution companies and nine national thermal powerhouses of Pepco across the country. A spokesman of Pakistan Wapda hydroelectric central labour un
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US apology can't condone blood of 24 soldiers: Jamaat-e-Islami

US apology can't condone blood of 24 soldiers: Jamaat-e-Islami

Jamaat-e-Islami chief, Syed Munawwar Hasan, has said that the blood of the 24 Pakistan army officers and troops in a blatant Nato attack last week could not be condoned through a simple apology from the US. He has said that a permanent stoppage of Nato su
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Zardari to complete his tenure in office: Shujaat

Zardari to complete his tenure in office: Shujaat

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein Thursday said that Asif Ali Zardari is elected President and he would complete his tenure in office. "President Asif Ali Zardari was elected for five-year term," he said this while respon
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Diamer Bhasha Dam: ADB mission discusses financial plan with Wapda

Diamer Bhasha Dam: ADB mission discusses financial plan with Wapda

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Consultation Mission, headed by the Director Energy Division Rune Stroem, visited Wapda House and had a meeting with Wapda Chairman Shakil Durrani and members of the Authority to discuss the matters relating to financing D
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Punjab urban transport 575 new CNG buses to be inducted in January

Punjab urban transport 575 new CNG buses to be inducted in January

As many as 575 new CNG buses of international standard would be available in Punjab in the last week of January 2012. 200 of these buses will be operated in Lahore and the rest will be provided to Multan, Bhawalpur, Rawalpindi and other big cities of Punj
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Anti-corruption day today

Anti-corruption day today

The United Nations (UN) International Anti-Corruption Day will be observed on December 9 across the world including Pakistan aimed at raising public awareness about corruption and what people can do to fight it. The 2011 International Anti-Corruption Day
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
BIEK notification

BIEK notification

The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has extended the date for acceptance of Examination Forms for Science (Pre-Medical Pre-Engineering & Science General), Commerce (Regular & Private), Humanities (Regular and Private), Special Candidates, H
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'Diabetes 2011' moot at DMC tomorrow

'Diabetes 2011' moot at DMC tomorrow

Dow University of Health Sciences is organising second international conference 'Diabetes 2011' in collaboration with Diabetic Association of Pakistan from December 10th - 12th, 2011 at Dow Medical College. Leading physicians and diabetics expert from Pak
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
14 suspects arrested

14 suspects arrested

Sindh Rangers on Thursday claimed to have arrested 14 suspects and seized weapons and a snatched bike in separate raids at various parts of the metropolis during last 48 hours. According to Rangers spokesman, the Sindh Rangers have conducted targeted oper
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Shopkeepers protest against robbery

Shopkeepers protest against robbery

Shopkeepers of Jackson market on Thursday staged protest demonstration over the growing robbery incidents that led to create massive gridlock for hours. The shopkeepers were protesting against the robbery that was made on late Wednesday. The protesters, w
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'Rs seven billion relief amount for flood survivors released'

'Rs seven billion relief amount for flood survivors released'

Chief Secretary Sindh, Raja Muhammad Abbas has said that government has released an amount of Rs 7.000 million for restarting disbursement of an amount of Rs 40,000 among each flood/rain affectee of the province through Pakistan/Watan Cards as the governm
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Two women shot dead

Two women shot dead

At least two women were shot dead near Malir Development Authority (MDA), Bin Qasim in the limits of Steel Town police station. According to police, the police on the information of locals recovered two bullet-riddled female bodies from the bushes located
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Asad Ashraf elected VP of IOI Vienna

Asad Ashraf elected VP of IOI Vienna

Provincial Ombudsman Sindh Asad Ashraf Malik has been elected Regional Vice President of International Ombudsman Institution (IOI) by a wide margin of votes. Elections were held under the auspices of I.O.I situated in Vienna, on 2nd December 2011. Malik d
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Loadshedding continues in industrial areas

Loadshedding continues in industrial areas

Loadshedding in some industrial areas of the city continued on Thursday with varied duration. The industrialists said that the KESC had no justification to carry out loadshedding in industrial areas when it was getting 150 MMCFD gas and the required power
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Resentments expressed over tax audit notice

Resentments expressed over tax audit notice

Towel Manufacturers' Association (TMA) has expressed resentments over the audit notices issued by the Regional Tax Office (RTO), Karachi to its members under section 25 of Sales Tax Act, 1990. In a letter dispatched to member sales tax of the Federal Boar
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PML-N, Q activists join PTI

PML-N, Q activists join PTI

Politicians belonging to 'N' and 'Q' leagues from Sheikupura have joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday. Brigadier Rahat Amanullah Bhatti (Retd) and Mian Waheed visited PTI office here along-with their colleagues and announced joining of the p
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Judges promoted

Judges promoted

Sindh Law Department has notified on Thursday that on the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee/ Provincial Selection Board for Judicial Officers and with the approval of the Competent Authority (Chief Minister Sindh) following Additional
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
15 officers of former PCS cadre promoted

15 officers of former PCS cadre promoted

The Services, General Administration and Co-ordination department has notified on Thursday that on the recommendation of Provincial Selection Board-II and with the approval of the competent authority, the 15 officers of ex-PCS cadre (BS-18) have been prom
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
FEMPLANT launched in KPK

FEMPLANT launched in KPK

Keeping in view the utter need of quality, affordable and accessible contraceptive products in the conservative areas of Pakistan CSM has now decided to launch FEMPLANT in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan. In order to officially launch FE
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Officer appointed to probe into cylinder blast incident

Officer appointed to probe into cylinder blast incident

Divisional Commissioner, Ahmed Bux Narejo has appointed Additional Deputy Commissioner-II Naveed Javed as enquiry officer to probe the incident of blast of CNG cylinder in a passenger van at National Highway near Matiari on 7th December, 2011, resulting i
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Empowered Pakistan

Empowered Pakistan

After the Nato attack, the government's bold decision has shocked US and international powers who never expected such a reaction from Pakistan. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar briefed her Chinese and Russian counterparts on the Nato attacks
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Oil industry says crude far from depleted

Oil industry says crude far from depleted

The world will one day run out of oil, but that is of little concern to delegates at the World Petroleum Congress in Doha whose eyes are fixed on more crude discoveries and advances to prolong supplies. "To tell someone that he's going to die is not a pre
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Why Kashmir is important to me?

Why Kashmir is important to me?

The Kashmir issue is simply this: the people of a large territory which is not part of any existing sovereign state were assured by the entire international community represented by the United States that they would be enabled to decide their future by a
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Debate over asset disclosures

Debate over asset disclosures

Pakistan has many laws concerning disclosures of assets and liabilities by the government servants, holders of public offices, elected members of assemblies and persons desirous of contesting elections.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Speculations galore

Speculations galore

From the debris of rumours triggered by the sudden departure of President Zardari for Dubai on Tuesday night two things clearly emerge: one, he suffers from some kind of heart condition, a fact that was already known and two, that he is under immense pres
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Excessive borrowing from banks

Excessive borrowing from banks

A news item in the "Business Recorder" on 6th December, 2011 has confirmed once again that government borrowings from the banking system have touched alarming levels. According to the data released by the State Bank, borrowings for budgetary support by th
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Agriculture, livestock sectors: PAS Forum to debate on negative impact

Agriculture, livestock sectors: PAS Forum to debate on negative impact

Pakistan Agricultural Scientists (PAS) Forum is organising a one-day seminar on 'impact of declaring India as MFN state on agricultural and livestock sector of Pakistan.' The seminar will be held on Saturday (December 10, 2011) at the University of Veteri
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Two hockey players revolt against PHF

Two hockey players revolt against PHF

Two Pakistani hockey players have announced to play controversial World Series Hockey in India violating the ban imposed by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) in line with International Hockey Federation (IHF)'s decision. Former captain of Pakistan hockey t
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Six killed, 17 hurt in road accident

Six killed, 17 hurt in road accident

Six persons including two women were killed while 17 others received severe injuries as a result of van-trolley collision at MM road here on Thursday. According to Rescue 1122 sources, a rashly driven passenger van, which was heading Multan from Layyah, c
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
FPCCI demands exemption of local industry from gas loadshedding

FPCCI demands exemption of local industry from gas loadshedding

The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Thursday demanded that industrial sector should be exempted from gas loadshedding immediately to save the industrial as well as agriculture sectors from a total collapse. FPCCI Chief,
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister thanks Nawaz

Prime Minister thanks Nawaz

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani telephoned PML (N) Quaid, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to thank him on his own and on behalf of the Chairman PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his kind words and prayers for the early recovery of the President, Asif Ali
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Rabbani calls on Prime Minister

Rabbani calls on Prime Minister

Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Senator Raza Rabbani, called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Thursday. Rabbani briefed the prime minister and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the decisions taken by the Commi
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
National Assembly body reviews Sea Bill 2011

National Assembly body reviews Sea Bill 2011

National Assembly Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping Thursday discussed Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2011 and Sea Carriage Shipping Document Bill 2011 in detail. The representative of ministry of ports and shipping briefly apprised the committee ab
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Temperature falls to -8 oC in Qalat

Temperature falls to -8 oC in Qalat

Temperature in Qalat, Balochistan fell to minus 8 degree centigrade, the lowest of the season, in the last 24 hours, the met office said on Thursday. It says shallow fog/mist was expected to prevail in some areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sukkur d
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan condemns terrorist attacks in Kabul

Pakistan condemns terrorist attacks in Kabul

Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist incidents in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif resulting loss of lives. Foreign Office Spokesman in a statement issued here on Thursday said, "We strongly condemn the reprehensible terrorist actions in Kabul and Mazaar
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
School bus recovered through NAB's efforts

School bus recovered through NAB's efforts

A Hino bus recovered by the National Accountability Bureau Sindh was handed over to the education department at a ceremony held here on Thursday. Sindh Education Minister, Pir Mazharul Haq received the keys of the bus.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan likely to host SAFTA Ministerial Council meeting

Pakistan likely to host SAFTA Ministerial Council meeting

Pakistan is likely to host the 6th meeting of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Ministerial Council and SAFTA Committee of experts in the third week of February 2012 to discuss the issues relating to implementation of MFN status to India in the pres
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gas supply to stakeholders: Aptma for judicious distribution

Gas supply to stakeholders: Aptma for judicious distribution

Spokesman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has stressed the government for a prudent use and judicious distribution of gas supply to stakeholders in the larger interest of national economy.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Project to combat child labour launched

Project to combat child labour launched

Labour & human resources department of Punjab has approved a five-year project "Combating Worst form of Child Labour". This project will be implemented in four districts of the province namely Jhang, Layyah, Jehlum and Chakwal and later on will be spread
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Need to save decade-old pottery industry stressed

Need to save decade-old pottery industry stressed

Business community engaged with pottery has appealed to the government to take immediate steps for the survival of the industry in Pasrur and bringing it out from the multifarious problems it is facing. The Pasrur tehsil of the district famous for produci
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Public auction of confiscated goods on December 13

Public auction of confiscated goods on December 13

Air Freight Unit of Model Customs Collectorate here is arranging public auction of confiscated goods on December 13, 2011 at the sheds situated in Allama Iqbal International Airport. According to a spokesman of AFU, the goods confiscated will be put on au
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Zardari will return after getting green signal from doctors: Sahzia

Zardari will return after getting green signal from doctors: Sahzia

President Zardari would return to Pakistan once he gets green signal from his doctors, said Minister for Information Shazia Atta Marri in a statement issued here on Thursday. She said that the President, who is undergoing routine medical examinations in k
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Consumers get assurance to smooth gas supply

Consumers get assurance to smooth gas supply

General Manager Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), Balochistan Haroon Rashid Bangulzai on Thursday claimed to have redressed to a considerable extent the consumers complaints regarding low gas pressure in the city. Talking to APP here, he said the Company h
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'POF vital defence installation of Pakistan'

'POF vital defence installation of Pakistan'

The participants of 13th National Security Workshop at National Defence University, Islamabad including senators, MNAs, MPAs, bureaucrats, technocrats, ambassadors and senior armed forces officers under the leadership of Major General Ziauddin Najam visit
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Need stressed for improvement in criminal justice system

Need stressed for improvement in criminal justice system

Pakistan has been placed on number three regarding the intensity of violence against women while according to a study conducted by the Ministry of Women Development, every second woman in Pakistan is a victim of domestic or sexual violence. This was the c
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
ESSI to introduce smart card system: DG

ESSI to introduce smart card system: DG

Director General, Employees Social Security Institution (ESSI), Anwar Khan on Thursday informed that the institution will introduce smart card system for provision of health facility to industrial labour force in the country. He further added that the med
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gas supply/demand gap reaches 1 billion cubic feet per day

Gas supply/demand gap reaches 1 billion cubic feet per day

The gap between supply and demand of natural gas has reached nearly one billion cubic feet per day mark (bcfd) resultantly the management is forced to cut gas supply for industrial sector of Punjab and CNG sector of Sindh, officials said.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Korean team, Hoti discuss investment opportunities

Korean team, Hoti discuss investment opportunities

A delegation under Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Choongioo Chol was called on Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti. Additional Chief Secretary Attaullah Khan was also present on the occasion.
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Protest held against dissolution of Wapda

Protest held against dissolution of Wapda

Scores of Wapda officers on Thursday staged a sit-in at their headquarters premises against the dissolution of the entity and demanded of the government to take all stakeholders, including power distribution companies on board before introducing new polic
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Four suspects arrested

Four suspects arrested

Security agencies arrested four suspects for their alleged relation with the banned militant group Tahrik-e-Taliban (TTP). According to police, the arrests have been made in the raid in Khana Kake area in the jurisdiction of Shahzad Town Police Station. T
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (December 08, 2011) and the forecast for Friday (December 09, 2011).

Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan solidarity rally held against Nato strike

Pakistan solidarity rally held against Nato strike

Like other cities of Pakistan, lawyers, traders and media persons staged a protest in capital city against Nato's attack on Pakistani Military check-post killing 24 Pak soldiers. The participants of rally crossed the blockades near Red Zone Area and reach
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (December 08, 2011).

Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Sugar mills running under capacity in Peshawar

Sugar mills running under capacity in Peshawar

The sugar mills of Peshawar are running under capacity, as the growers are hesitant to supply sugarcane amid controversy over the price of commodity with sugar millers. Talking to Business Recorder, Talih Mand Khan, an official of Khazana Sugar Mills (KSM
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Wednesday official prices.

Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
ANP to support PPP, Zardari through thick and thin: Zahid

ANP to support PPP, Zardari through thick and thin: Zahid

Awami National Party (ANP) Central Secretary Information Senator Zahid Khan reiterated that ANP would keep on supporting Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and President Asif Ali Zardari through thick and thin. Talking to Business Recorder here on Thurs
Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Wednesday official prices.

Published 09 Dec, 2011 12:00am
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