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Print - 2011-12-31
Rallies, blood drives in Lebanon to aid Syria refugees

Rallies, blood drives in Lebanon to aid Syria refugees

Hundreds of protesters hit the streets in north Lebanon Friday to support the Syrian revolt against Bashar al-Assad, organising blood drives and marching towards the volatile border. Some 500 Lebanese and Syrians rallied near a border crossing in the Leba
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Turkish Prime Minister sorry over deadly strike on Kurds

Turkish Prime Minister sorry over deadly strike on Kurds

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret Friday for the killing of 35 Kurdish civilians in an air strike as mourners vented their fury and rebels called for an uprising. As locals buried their dead, Erdogan admitted that the victims of
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Blast near mosque in north-east Nigeria kills four

Blast near mosque in north-east Nigeria kills four

An explosion killed four people in the violence-torn city Nigerian city of Maiduguri as Muslim faithful left a mosque after Friday prayers, the military and residents said. The blast comes after a series of Christmas attacks blamed on Islamist sect Boko H
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Jordan Islamist demonstrators demand reform

Jordan Islamist demonstrators demand reform

Thousands of Islamist opposition supporters demonstrated Friday in Amman to demand reform, a week after the movement's offices in a northern city were torched during clashes with loyalists. Chanting "enough is enough," around 7,000 people, including Islam
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
China says immolations will not change Tibet policy

China says immolations will not change Tibet policy

A spate of self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans in China over the past few months in protest at government controls will never succeed in forcing any policy changes, a senior Chinese official was quoted as saying in remarks published on Friday. Twelve Tibe
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Old TV footage sparks tweets over Mandela's health

Old TV footage sparks tweets over Mandela's health

A series of tweets mistakenly announced that Nelson Mandela was hospitalised on Friday after a local television channel showed archive footage of his January illness in a review of 2011. South Africa's presidency had to issue an assurance of Mandela's goo
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Suu Kyi to meet George Soros

Suu Kyi to meet George Soros

US billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros will meet Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon next week, a spokesman for the democracy campaigner said on Friday. The financier - one of the world's richest men who funds pro-democracy initiatives in Myanmar
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Myanmar sets by-poll date

Myanmar sets by-poll date

Myanmar is to hold by-elections on April 1, state media announced on Friday, which could propel democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi into the army-dominated parliament. "The by-election will take place on Sunday April 1, 2012," said an announcement by the Unio
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
EU mulls expanding anti-piracy mission to beaches: Germany

EU mulls expanding anti-piracy mission to beaches: Germany

The European Union was weighing expanding its anti-piracy operation off the Horn of Africa to include targeting equipment stored on Somali beaches, Germany said Friday. The Atalanta mission is currently limited to the seas off the coast of Somalia and in
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Egypt to stop raids on NGOs: US official

Egypt to stop raids on NGOs: US official

Egypt has assured the United States that it will stop raids on US and other pro-democracy groups and that it will return confiscated property, a senior US official said Friday. The US ambassador to Cairo, Anne Patterson, received the assurances from Egypt
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
17 dead as Syrians stage mass protests

17 dead as Syrians stage mass protests

Syrian security forces opened fire at protesters on Friday, killing at least 12, as hundreds of thousands filled the streets of restive cities to demonstrate against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, opposition activists said. Five members of t
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Shanghai copper gains

Shanghai copper gains

The most-traded March copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange gained 1.68 percent to 55,130 yuan ($8,700) a tonne on Friday. Europe's sovereign debt crisis has tempered demand for manufactured goods from China and the rest of the world, sending c
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Copper up, on track for first annual fall in 3 years

Copper up, on track for first annual fall in 3 years

Copper gained more than 2 percent in the last trading day of 2011 but was on track for its first annual decline in three years as the eurozone debt crisis and an economic slowdown in top metals consumer China hurt prospects for demand growth.
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US crude up 8.2 percent in 2011

US crude up 8.2 percent in 2011

US crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange futures on Friday ended 2011 up $7.45, or 8.2 percent, a third straight annual gain but off 2010's 15 percent jump, as export-disrupting civil war in Libya countered the effect of slowing economies and Europe's
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Oil prices dip

Oil prices dip

Oil prices edged lower in choppy end-year trading on Friday, but were set to post a third straight yearly gain, with Brent closing out 2011 up more than 13 percent and US crude up 9 percent. Europe's debt crisis and slowing Chinese factories thwarted move
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
New York cotton worst-performing commodity in 2011, sinks 36.6 percent

New York cotton worst-performing commodity in 2011, sinks 36.6 percent

Cotton ended 2011 as the worst-performing commodity market of the year, falling 36.6 percent from 2010 as record prices boosted output and decimated demand while a shaky global economy scared off investors. Benchmark US cotton futures closed at 91.80 cent
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Tokyo rubber ends down 36 percent for 2011

Tokyo rubber ends down 36 percent for 2011

Tokyo rubber futures ended the year down around 36 percent, hurt by the festering eurozone debt crisis that triggered demand worries, but prices are expected to find some support from limited supply early next year. The benchmark rubber contract on the To
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
European vegetable oils end trading year on quiet note

European vegetable oils end trading year on quiet note

The European vegetable oil market ended the last trading day of 2011 quietly on Friday due to lack of participation, with prices a tad firmer, market sources said. "Asking prices were mainly indicative, with both sides of the market not showing much desir
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Corn dips

Corn dips

US corn futures slipped almost one percent on Thursday, easing from a six-week peak on profit-taking after the market had moved into overbought technical levels during a lively weather rally. Soyabeans and wheat also slipped from over six-week highs on si
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Palm oil rises

Palm oil rises

Malaysian crude palm oil futures inched up on Friday in thinly traded markets, lifted by positive US economic data and concerns that heavy rain fall in second-largest producer Malaysia may cause supply disruption. Despite the rise, palm oil posted its fir
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Cocoa crashes 30 percent, sugar slumps 20 percent

Cocoa crashes 30 percent, sugar slumps 20 percent

Cocoa futures ended 2011 down around 30 percent on Friday, while sugar dropped more than 20 percent and coffee also showed a weak performance, after a year of worries over the global economic outlook spilled into the softs complex. The markets will be clo
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gold falls in New York

Gold falls in New York

Gold fell for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, touching its lowest in nearly six months, as year-end liquidation by funds and early losses due to the euro pushed it the brink of being a bear market. Spot gold fell 0.6 percent to $1,545.80 an ounc
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gold rises in Asia

Gold rises in Asia

Spot gold is ending 2011 on a weak note after 10 straight annual gains, heading for its first quarter of losses in more than three years and a new year likely to be dominated by worries about economic growth and sovereign debt. Spot gold was headed for a
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gold up in London but limps to 2012

Gold up in London but limps to 2012

Gold rose on Friday from the previous day's six-month lows as the dollar weakened, but the eurozone crisis that has kept investors out of the market toward the end of a volatile 2011 will stay in sharp focus heading into the new year. The precious metal w
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn rises

US MIDDAY: corn rises

US corn futures jumped on Friday, aiming to end the year on a high note as concerns increased about hot, dry weather hurting output in Argentina, the second largest exporter of the grain. Corn for March delivery was up 9 cents, or 1.4 percent, at $6.47 a
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold up two percent

US MIDDAY: gold up two percent

Gold rose 2 percent on Friday in a rebound rally, boosted as the euro rose against the dollar and as investors covered short positions the session after the metal hit a six-month low and briefly entered bear-market territory. Bullion is heading for a gain
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Workshop

Workshop

Speakers at a workshop urged the youths to come up with innovative ideas and work with dedication to excel in their field. Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan addressed the Career Development Workshop arranged by the Career Development Centre (CDC) in collabora
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Punjab government notifies promotions, transfers, postings of officers

Punjab government notifies promotions, transfers, postings of officers

The Punjab government has issued notification regarding promotions, postings and transfers of its officers in the province. (a) Fawad Hassan Fawad, Secretary to Punjab government, Excise & Taxation department has been promoted to BS-20 in that group and u
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
US says Arab monitors helpful in Syria

US says Arab monitors helpful in Syria

The United States said Thursday the presence of Arab monitors in Syria has offered some benefit to protesters even if it has failed to halt the regime's deadly crackdown. "We are concerned... that even though we have monitors on the ground and they are pl
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Ufone introduces new Blackberry profile

Ufone introduces new Blackberry profile

Ufone has expanded its Blackberry profile with the launch of two extremely stylish smartphones - the new Blackberry Torch 9810 and the All-Touch Blackberry Torch 9860, said a press release issued on Friday. The new Blackberry Torch 9810 was faster and flu
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
88 districts of Pakistan face food insecurity, moot told

88 districts of Pakistan face food insecurity, moot told

It is a point to ponder that despite having 8 million tons surplus grain, 88 districts of Pakistan are faced with food insecurity, as poor storage facilities is the main cause of 25-30 percent post-harvest loses every year. This was the crux of the day-lo
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Wang visits Sindh University

Wang visits Sindh University

Wang Jianzhong vice Director Zibo Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, Zibo, Shandong China visited the University of Sindh and met with Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Nazir A. Mughal on Friday. The pro Vice Chancellor Dr Parveen Shah and other officials were
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
SPARC to launch drive against early marriages

SPARC to launch drive against early marriages

Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (SPARC) has decided to launch campaign against chhild marriages in the society Child marriages in Pakistan are common occurrence in both the urban and rural areas and there is need to create awareness amon
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa students doing well in English course

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa students doing well in English course

The US officials on Friday recognised the progress made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's students who are currently undertaking an English language course. Kohat District's A-level students are participating in a US-funded English Access Micro-scholarship programm
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Gas loadshedding: Aptma warns of countrywide strikes

Gas loadshedding: Aptma warns of countrywide strikes

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has warned that it will launch a countrywide strike, if the gas supply would not be restored to the industry forthwith. Aptma Chief, Mohsin Aziz while talking to this scribe on Friday said that activities in
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Transfers, postings

Transfers, postings

The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court has posted District & Sessions Judge, Mushtaq Ahmed Kalwar at Tharparkar Mithi against the post lying vacant.
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
MMA revival efforts seem fruitless

MMA revival efforts seem fruitless

Efforts to revive the alliance of six religious political parties--Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA)--appears fruitless as the main stakeholder, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), is not willing to become a part of any alliance unless Fazal-ur-Rehman's Jamiat Ulema-e-Isla
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
USAID holds awareness session on effective energy saving

USAID holds awareness session on effective energy saving

The USAID Power Distribution Programme, in collaboration with the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) organised an interactive session for Islamabad College for Girls F-6/2 on gender and effective energy saving habits at home and the workplace. Fema
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Electronic payment system inaugurated

Electronic payment system inaugurated

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Transport and Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussein formally inaugurated the installation of electronic payment system and up-gradation of Peshawar Bus Terminal here on Friday. The electronic system would play a major role in
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Need to reorganise health delivery system stressed

Need to reorganise health delivery system stressed

Planning and Development Board Punjab Chairman Javed Aslam has said that there is need to reorganise health delivery system besides rectifying the deficiencies of referral system for reducing maternal mortality rate. He expressed these views at the inaugu
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Need stressed to promote debate culture

Need stressed to promote debate culture

Spokesman of the Punjab government Senator Pervez Rashid said on Friday that debate culture should be promoted in all academic institutions to discourage intolerance and extremism. Journalists and politicians should also listen to each other's views patie
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'80,000 youths to get technical education under SDP'

'80,000 youths to get technical education under SDP'

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said that as many as 80,000 youths would be equipped with technical education under Skill Development Programme (SDP). He addressed a gathering of University of Agriculture, Faisalabad students
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
LUMHS results

LUMHS results

The Contr-oller of Examinations Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro Friday announced the result of the Final Professional BDS Annual Examinations 2011. According to announcement, Syed Tahir Hussain s/o Syed Mushtaque Hussain has cli
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Clarification

Clarification

Apropos a news report '2011 termed worst year for agriculture sector' carried by Business Recorder, on 28th December 2011, the spokesman of Agriculture Department has clarified that supply of agricultural inputs and imposition of RGST on fertiliser are re
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Textile bodies to launch million-worker long march

Textile bodies to launch million-worker long march

The textile associations have decided to launch million workers' long march towards capital city of Islamabad against drastic act of gas shedding to industries for indefinite period. Schedule of the long march will be announced after consultation with all
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PML-N public meeting at Gujranwala today

PML-N public meeting at Gujranwala today

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is all set to hold a public meeting at Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala on Saturday (today). PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif will address the gathering and likely to make some important announcements, said sources adding that t
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Punjab chief minister acknowledges role of UHS in medical education

Punjab chief minister acknowledges role of UHS in medical education

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday huge investment was being made in education and health sectors. He was addressing the postgraduate students of University of Health Sciences (UHS) through video conferencing facility after inau
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Pharmaceuticals sector against grant of MFN status to India

Pharmaceuticals sector against grant of MFN status to India

The government must not make any agreement with India at the cost of industry which is currently making all-out efforts to survive in the presence of acute energy crisis, rising inflation and widespread corruption. This was the upshot of the speeches deli
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
968th 'Urs' of Data Sahib from January 13

968th 'Urs' of Data Sahib from January 13

Auqaf Secretary Punjab, Tariq Mehmood Pasha has directed the officials to make proper arrangements regarding the 968th annual 'Urs' of Hazrat Data Ganj Bukhsh (RA). He expressed such views while presiding over a meeting regarding appropriate arrangements
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
SCCI to initiate power generation project

SCCI to initiate power generation project

Business community in Sialkot was formulating a strategy for initiating electricity generation project to get rid of load shedding on permanent basis and ensure the production wheel spun in full motion. The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
HRCP condemns killing of Dr Baqir

HRCP condemns killing of Dr Baqir

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the target killing of police surgeon Dr Baqir Shah in Quetta on Thursday. In a statement here on Friday, HRCP said it is deeply regrettable that Dr Shah who had reported receiving death
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'Aman Ittehad' rallies on January 1 to mark 'Solidarity Day 2012'

'Aman Ittehad' rallies on January 1 to mark 'Solidarity Day 2012'

On January 1, 2012, 'Aman Ittehad' will organise public rallies in 140 locations across Pakistan to mark 'Solidarity Day 2012'. Thousands of citizens in villages, towns and cities will join the rallies. They will call upon all state institutions to play t
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Foundation stone laying ceremony

Foundation stone laying ceremony

Sindh Minister for Sports Dr Syed Mohammad Ali Shah will perform & lay the foundation stone of Cricket Stadium at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro on Sunday (tomorrow) at 3.30 pm. This was informed by the District Officer
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Appointment of commission's members

Appointment of commission's members

The Chairman of Commission on Written-off Loans, former justice Syed Jamshed Ali has appointed Muhammad Akram Malik and Ibraz Saeed Raazi as members of the Commission with immediate effect. The Commission will examine written-off loan cases of Rs 2.5 mill
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PPP to introduce new faces in Senate polls

PPP to introduce new faces in Senate polls

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday decided to introduce new faces from the lower rank of the party in the upcoming Senate election due in March 2012, reliable sources within PPP told Business Recorder.
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PTCL holds reception to honour employees returned from Hajj

PTCL holds reception to honour employees returned from Hajj

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has made a dream come true for 40 of its employees by sponsoring their Hajj this year as part of its organisational commitment to provide incentives and encouragement to the good performing employees.
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
CIA police arrest two alleged target killers

CIA police arrest two alleged target killers

Crime Investi-gation Agency (CIA), Jamsheed Quarters arrested two alleged target killers and sealed a torture cell after brief encounter in Chanesar Goth area. According to CIA AIG Gul Hameed Samoo, a CIA team on a tip-off raided a place in Chanesar Goth
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
CPJ supports journalists facing threats

CPJ supports journalists facing threats

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) admires and supports the decision of Pakistani journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin to make public the threats that have driven them at times to live outside their country in recent months. Sethi and Mohsin a
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Only one testing centre for a million CNG vehicles

Only one testing centre for a million CNG vehicles

There was only one testing centre for CNG cylinders in the city having about one million automobiles converted on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) since 1993, said the HDIP official. The General Manager, Hydrocarbon Development Institution of Pakistan (HDIP),
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Essentials' prices register substantial increase

Essentials' prices register substantial increase

The prices of essential kitchen items, fuel, cooked items, LPG, gas, firewood along with bakery and confectionery registered a substantial increase in December, as compared to November, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed.
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Five kidnappers killed

Five kidnappers killed

Foiling a mass kidnapping bid levies officials killed five kidnappers and secured safe release of three doctors and one lady health worker here on Friday. According to a levies official Shakoor, the armed men kidnapped three doctors and one lady health wo
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Tehsildar sent to prison

Tehsildar sent to prison

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sent to jail for seven days Tehsildar of Kasur, Azharuz Zaman for defying the order of a civil court. The Tehsildar had filed a petition in the LHC challenging show cause notice issued by a civil court for not impleme
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Did Aitzaz challenge AAZ?

Did Aitzaz challenge AAZ?

A lot of people would agree that Asif Ali Zardari made a mistake asking Aitzaz Ahsan to speak especially after he abruptly ended his controversial address at Naudero. Taking advantage of the occasion Aitzaz knowingly or unknowingly attacked AAZ on two cou
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Malta toasts record tourism year

Malta toasts record tourism year

The Mediterranean island-nation of Malta is celebrating a record year for tourism, despite the odds stacked up against it. Official preliminary figures registered the arrival of 1.4 million tourists in 2011, up by nearly 6 per cent over last year's record
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
MFN: Getting Indo-Pak workers united

MFN: Getting Indo-Pak workers united

The government would probably have its stand on the MFN status to India bolstered if there had been substantial support from the leadership of the workers' federations and councils. It has been established that MFN status to India and the removal of Non-T
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Sordid tales

Sordid tales

Imran has and is going to have a difficult time sifting the chamchas from the actual workers. There have been many ways that the chamchas slide up to and make it with the powerful. Calling them opportunists is not enough for they are like the worms and li
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Nuclear equation for peace in South Asia

Nuclear equation for peace in South Asia

Whether the glass is half empty or half full, the Pakistan-India talks on conventional and nuclear weapons confidence-building measures (CBMs) held in Islamabad this week failed to offer a clear reply to this question. The two-day expert level talks moved
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Philanthropy versus micro finance

Philanthropy versus micro finance

The head of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) mission in Afghanistan Peter Nicklaus acknowledged what he termed 'the biggest mistake' ever made by the entity he serves: "we thought if we gave humanitarian assistance then macro-devel
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Scientist invents machine for energy generation

Scientist invents machine for energy generation

A local scientist, Arbab Abdul Wakil, has invented machine for generation from untraditional mean through animals. Talking to Business Recorder, he said that in Pakistan beside, the main source of hydel energy, the other sources are oil, gas including nuc
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Commemorative Postage Stamp

Commemorative Postage Stamp

Pakistan Post has issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs 8/-denomination on the 150th Anniversary of ST Patrick's High School, Karachi. According to a handout issued on Friday, the Commemorative Postage Stamps are available for sale from 31st December
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
IPCC hails inclusion of polymers as importable items from India

IPCC hails inclusion of polymers as importable items from India

Khurram Sayeed, Executive Committee Member India-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Chief Executive Planet Petrochemical, hailed the inclusion of Polymers in the road list of items importable from India. He said that polymers of PP and PE are used in the ma
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
JCR-VIS reaffirms stability rating of ABL Fund

JCR-VIS reaffirms stability rating of ABL Fund

JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Ltd has reaffirmed the Fund Stability Rating of ABL Cash Fund at 'AA+(f)' (Double A Plus(f). The rating action takes into account the investment policy of the fund, which targets minimum allocation of 50 percent to government
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
JCR-VIS reaffirms stability rating of ABL Fund

JCR-VIS reaffirms stability rating of ABL Fund

JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Ltd has reaffirmed the Fund Stability Rating of ABL Cash Fund at 'AA+(f)' (Double A Plus(f). The rating action takes into account the investment policy of the fund, which targets minimum allocation of 50 percent to government
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
CAA spends billions of rupees on mega projects in 2011

CAA spends billions of rupees on mega projects in 2011

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has spent billion of rupees during 2011 on the ongoing mega projects for the betterment of stakeholder and development of the Country. After USOAP audit, PCAA is now recognised as one of the top aviation in the World, a pres
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Five killed in separate incidents of violence

Five killed in separate incidents of violence

At least four persons were killed in separate incidents of violence at various parts of the metropolis here on Friday. According to police sources, two persons were shot dead during armed scuffle at slum area of Bilal colony in the limits of Quaidabad pol
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Three-week drama festival concludes at PNCA

Three-week drama festival concludes at PNCA

Presenting a fusion of performances by 22 popular theatrical groups of Pakistan, three-week drama festival concluded late Thursday at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). Professional theatrics from Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Skardu, Muzz
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Interactive session on energy saving habits held

Interactive session on energy saving habits held

The USAID Power Distribution Programme, in collaboration with the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) organised an interactive session for Islamabad College for Girls F-6/2 on gender and effective energy saving habits at home and the workplace. Fema
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Strategy being pursued to build balanced fleet: Naval Chief

Strategy being pursued to build balanced fleet: Naval Chief

The Annual Efficiency Competition Parade and awards ceremony of Pakistan Navy for the year 2011 was held at PN Dockyard on Friday. An ISPR (Navy) press release issued here said that Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, was the chief gu
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Namaz-e-Istisqa offered

Namaz-e-Istisqa offered

Namaz-e-Istisqa was offered at the Punjab Agriculture Department on Friday to seek Allah's blessing for much-needed rains for crops. A large number of employees of the department and Punjab Minister for Agriculture Ahmad Ali Aulakh offered Namaz-e-Istisqa
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Nawaz's attempts to derail democracy failed: Riaz

Nawaz's attempts to derail democracy failed: Riaz

Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz Ahmed on Friday said that attempts by Nawaz Sharif to derail the democratic system had failed and he would have now to wait till next elections. Talking to media persons outside the Punjab Assembly, Ra
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
UAF to provide two more hostels for girls next year

UAF to provide two more hostels for girls next year

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) will provide two more hostels for girls next year keeping in view increasing enrolment of women and give them state-of-the-art facilities at the campus. This was stated by UAF Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Iqr
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
'Federal government had no role in memo scandal'

'Federal government had no role in memo scandal'

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) newly appointed vice president Senator Babar Awan here on Friday said that SC decision on memo petitions, brought a "mourning day" for Nawaz. Reiterating his stance Awan said federal government had no role in memo scandal and
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
District judiciary backbone of judicial system: LHC CJ

District judiciary backbone of judicial system: LHC CJ

Chief Justice Lahore High Court Sheikh Azmat Saeed has said that people of the country are the actual stakeholders of the judicial system and they rightly have high hopes in the judiciary. The CJ thereof called upon the judges to decide cases strictly wit
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Aptma convenes emergency meeting against SNGPL

Aptma convenes emergency meeting against SNGPL

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is set to hold an emergency meeting on December 31st (today) against gas curtailment on SNGPL network. It may be noted that the SNGPL has curtailed gas supply to the APTMA members from December 25th until fur
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Ogra notifies 14 percent hike in gas tariff

Ogra notifies 14 percent hike in gas tariff

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday notified a massive hike of 14 percent in gas tariff on all the consumer categories with the imposition of gas infrastructure development cess on all categories expect domestic, commercial, cement and n
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
Kidnapped student released after ransom payment

Kidnapped student released after ransom payment

A local first-year student who was abducted eight days ago was released on Friday after paying Rs 2.1 million. Muhammad Bilal, 18, r/o 173 TDA and s/o Iqbal Khousa, a student of Punjab Academy, Kot Addu, was kidnapped on December 22 while coming back to h
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
IGP for investigation of cases on modern lines

IGP for investigation of cases on modern lines

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, Mushtaq Ahmed Shah has opined that the cases should be resolved by investigating on the bases of modern lines and modern techniques, said a statement. He was presiding over a meeting at the Central Police Offic
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Friday (December 30, 2011) and the forecast for Saturday (December 31, 2011).

Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
AOC contemplating seeking international regulators' intervention

AOC contemplating seeking international regulators' intervention

As a result of inconclusive talks with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over the revision of route navigation and airport charges from January 1, 2012 that ostensibly forced chairman, Airline Operators Committee (AOC) Khurshid A. Khan to resign from his pos
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PQFTL announces unit prices

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on December 27, 2011.

Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PQFTL announces unit prices

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on December 27, 2011.

Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
FOCUS Pakistan holds seminar on 'climate change'

FOCUS Pakistan holds seminar on 'climate change'

Focus Human-itarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, organised a seminar in Karachi on Thursday on 'Climate change and its impact'. In the seminar academics and practitioners shared their views and learning ab
Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
PQFTL announces unit prices

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on December 27, 2011.

Published 31 Dec, 2011 12:00am
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