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Print - 2012-03-28
Thin attendance observed in government offices

Thin attendance observed in government offices

Not only in the offices of private sector but thin attendance was also observed in state-run-offices located in Sindh Secretariat's all buildings due to tension which gripped Karachi after MQM activist was shot dead in PIB Colony on Tuesday.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Funeral prayers of slain MQM workers held

Funeral prayers of slain MQM workers held

Hundreds of MQM workers including members of Co-ordination Committee, MNAs, MPAs and Senators attended the funeral prayers of MQM workers Mansoor Mukhtar, 38 (PIB Sector member) and his elder brother Masood Mukhtar at Jinnah Ground, who were murdered by u
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Discos: Workshop on internal audit manual held

Discos: Workshop on internal audit manual held

USAID Power Distribution Programme organised a workshop on Tuesday to kick-off the new internal audit manual for power distribution companies (Discos). The new internal audit manual shall improve Disco operational efficiencies that will help reduce cost,
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Rooney keeps United record bid on track

Rooney keeps United record bid on track

Wayne Rooney kept Manchester United on course for a record 20th title after hitting the winner in a 1-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford on Monday. Rooney's 21st top-flight goal of the season, which arrived towards the end of the first half, proved enough
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Venus Williams advances in Miami

Venus Williams advances in Miami

Wildcard Venus Williams defeated former world number one Ana Ivanovic 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round of the ATP/WTA Miami Masters hardcourt tournament on Monday. Williams advances to the quarter-finals where she will face fifth seed Agnieszka Rad
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Djokovic, Azarenka advance, Federer falls

Djokovic, Azarenka advance, Federer falls

Top seeds and defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka advanced Monday while third seed Roger Federer crashed out of the ATP/WTA Miami Masters tournament. Djokovic defeated No 27 seed Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4 in an all-Serb third round matc
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
New Zealand cling on for draw with Williamson ton

New Zealand cling on for draw with Williamson ton

A heroic century by 21-year-old Kane Williamson trumped a hostile South African bowling attack and allowed New Zealand to hang on for a tenacious draw in the third Test Tuesday. South Africa secured the series 1-0 but were on the verge a second victory be
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan plan to host Australia in Sri Lanka

Pakistan plan to host Australia in Sri Lanka

Pakistan plan to host their One-day series against Australia this August in Sri Lanka, a senior board official said on Tuesday. "In principle we have decided to hold the series against Australia in August in Sri Lanka but we are negotiating with the Sri L
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
England strike back after batting collapse

England strike back after batting collapse

England bounced back after being spun out cheaply by Sri Lanka to leave the first Test evenly poised at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday. At the end of an eventful second day's play in which 17 wickets tumbled on a slow pitch, Sri Lanka led the
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Swiss assisted suicide up seven-fold in a decade

Swiss assisted suicide up seven-fold in a decade

The number of Swiss residents who died by assisted suicide rose sevenfold between 1998 and 2009, statistics published for the first time showed on Tuesday. Almost 300 Swiss resident died this way in 2009, compared to just 43 in 1998, the Federal Statistic
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Secularist Turks protest 'dynamite' education bill

Secularist Turks protest 'dynamite' education bill

Thousands of Turkish opposition supporters demonstrated in the capital Ankara on Tuesday against a government attempt to railroad a new education bill through parliament which secular parties say is designed to promote Islamic schooling. The government wa
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Saudi religious police ease up to improve image

Saudi religious police ease up to improve image

Saudi religious police will stop car chases that have led to fatal accidents in the past, local media said on Tuesday, in an attempt to soften the image of a force that aggressively enforces Islamic Sharia laws. Bearded members of the religious police pat
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Al Jazeera won't air French gunman film

Al Jazeera won't air French gunman film

Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday it would not broadcast video footage of three deadly shootings in southern France filmed by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman using a camera strapped to his body. The Qatar-based news network also said it was declining all
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Mandela archives, letters and notes go online

Mandela archives, letters and notes go online

Thousands of letters, photographs and documents relating to former South African President Nelson Mandela went online on Tuesday in a project aimed at increasing access to the archives which detail his long walk to freedom.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
EU, US inch closer to air passenger data deal

EU, US inch closer to air passenger data deal

European lawmakers approved a deal on Tuesday allowing the US government to obtain data on passengers flying to the United States from Europe, a shift in EU resistance to sharing citizens' information with US authorities. The European Parliament has been
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Hundreds of flights cancelled by German strikes

Hundreds of flights cancelled by German strikes

Airlines cancelled about 450 out of 1,300 flights scheduled at Germany's largest airport Frankfurt on Tuesday because of warning strikes by ground handlers in a dispute over pay, operator Fraport said. Ground handlers at airports in Munich, Duesseldorf an
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
German parties reject Merkel timeline on fiscal pact

German parties reject Merkel timeline on fiscal pact

Germany's main opposition parties rejected on Tuesday plans by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to push a European pact on budget discipline through parliament by June, saying more time was needed to complement it with measures to bolster growth.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Senegal's Sall wins poll with 65.8 percent of vote

Senegal's Sall wins poll with 65.8 percent of vote

Senegal's Macky Sall won his West African country's presidential election with 65.80 percent of the vote, which European observers said on Tuesday was credible and trouble-free. Incumbent Abdoulaye Wade won 34.20 percent of the second-round vote. The resu
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Kazakh riot trial evokes passions in crowded court

Kazakh riot trial evokes passions in crowded court

Thirty-seven people accused of rioting in a Kazakh oil town went on trial in an overcrowded, makeshift courtroom on Tuesday where authorities will seek to restore the oil-producing Central Asian state's reputation for stability after deadly unrest.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea

Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea

Japan steered off the agenda at a nuclear security summit on Tuesday to hit out at North Korea's plans for a rocket launch next month, as US President Barack Obama cautioned against complacency in dealing with the threat of nuclear terrorism. The summit w
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan bans India's James Bond

Pakistan bans India's James Bond

Pakistan has banned India's James Bond, outlawing a high-octane Bollywood action flick in which an Indian secret agent thwarts spies from detonating a nuclear bomb in Delhi. Agent Vinod, which grossed $9.7 million on its opening weekend, shows an Indian a
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Cochlear Implant Technology Centre inauguration today

Cochlear Implant Technology Centre inauguration today

The world renowned audiologist Dr Daniel Lee, Chairman Material Solution Technology, Korea will inaugurate the first Cochlear Implant Technology Centre here at MM Alam Road Gulberg on Wednesday (today). Lee will stay three days in provincial metropolis. H
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Energy-starved country sees the light on solar power

Energy-starved country sees the light on solar power

From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increasingly seeing the light and realising that year-round sun may be a cheap if partial answer to an enormous energy crisis. "It's the best thing I bought this winter," says Sardar Azam, a former civil
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Vacant posts - seeks reply from PPSC by March 29

Vacant posts - seeks reply from PPSC by March 29

The Lahore High Court (LHC) sought reply from Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) by March 29 in a petition challenging mandatory condition of 50 percent marks in LLB exams to apply for the posts of assistant and deputy district attorney.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Party constitution: PTI unveils amended draft amid rumours

Party constitution: PTI unveils amended draft amid rumours

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Tuesday unveiled the amended draft of the party constitution amid rumours that it was done without following the due process in this regard. Several members of the constitution committee complained that it was done without f
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Few misguided elements damaging property: CCPO

Few misguided elements damaging property: CCPO

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Ahmed Raza Tahir has said that peaceful protest is the right of every citizen; however those miscreants who will take law into their own hands and will damage public or private property/transport would be dealt with an
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Jamaat-e-Islami opposes restoration of Nato supplies

Jamaat-e-Islami opposes restoration of Nato supplies

Punjab Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Dr Waseem Akhtar has strongly opposed restoration of Nato supplies warning that such a decision would prove to be end of the government. He was of the view that the government was playing a drama by holding a debate in
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Five LHC additional judges take oath

Five LHC additional judges take oath

The Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday administered oath to newly-appointed five additional judges of LHC. The judges who took oath include Justice Abdul Sami Khan, Justice Ibadur Rehman Lodhi, Justice Shujaat Ali Khan, Justice Ayesha A. Mal
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan Petroleum Limited

Pakistan Petroleum Limited

Pakistan Petroleum Limited is the pioneer in the gas industry of the country contributing about one fourth of total gas supplies besides producing crude oil, condensate and LPG. Exploration and production of hydrocarbons is a complex business that entails
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan Petroleum Limited

Pakistan Petroleum Limited

Pakistan Petroleum Limited is the pioneer in the gas industry of the country contributing about one fourth of total gas supplies besides producing crude oil, condensate and LPG. Exploration and production of hydrocarbons is a complex business that entails
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton stays at three-week high

New York cotton stays at three-week high

US cotton futures settled on Tuesday at a fresh three-week high on chart-based speculative buying and worries brisk US cotton sales could lead to a tighter supply situation in the weeks ahead, analysts said. The benchmark May contract on ICE Futures US ro
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Shanghai copper jumps

Shanghai copper jumps

The most-traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 0.88 percent to 60,710 yuan ($9,600) a tonne on Tuesday. In other metals, Chinese demand for zinc and lead from the galvanised steel and battery sector is slowly but surely pick
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Copper little changed

Copper little changed

Copper was little changed on Tuesday after rising more than 2 percent in the previous session as concerns over weak demand in China offset prospects the Federal Reserve will take further steps to loosen the US monetary policy. Base metals have struggled t
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Brent dips; potential oil reserve release weighs

Brent dips; potential oil reserve release weighs

Brent crude prices dipped on Tuesday in tug-of-war trading as market players factored concerns over global supply against the likelihood of a release of US strategic oil reserves to cap rising fuel costs. US crude futures also saw choppy trading before en
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Tokyo rubber soars

Tokyo rubber soars

Tokyo rubber futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, helped by comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming US monetary policy would probably remain easy for some time. Most contracts on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rose between 3
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Soya hits six-month high

Soya hits six-month high

US soyabean futures soared to a six-month high on Monday as diminishing projections for the crop in Brazil, projected to be the top exporter of the oilseed, increased the need for ample US supply. Soyabeans for May delivery closed up 13-3/4 cents, or 1 pe
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Palm oil hits new one-year high

Palm oil hits new one-year high

Malaysian palm oil futures hit a more-than-one-year high on Tuesday as traders bet on strong export growth after droughts had damaged the South American soy harvest that is crushed into competing soyoil. Worries about soybean crop damage in Brazil can pot
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Coffee jumps

Coffee jumps

Arabica coffee futures on ICE soared nearly 5 percent in technical trading on Tuesday, on heavy short covering in a market that was seen as unsustainably oversold. It was arabicas' biggest one-day jump in five months as speculators, who currently hold the
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Gold rises 1.5 percent in New York

Gold rises 1.5 percent in New York

Gold rose around 1.5 percent in heavy trading on Monday, notching its biggest one-day gain in a month as renewed hopes for further US monetary easing fuelled bullion buying as a hedge against long-term inflation and economic uncertainty. Options-related b
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Gold falls in Asia

Gold falls in Asia

Gold edged down on Tuesday as it consolidated after its biggest daily gain since late January in the previous session when the US Federal Reserve signalled it would keep interest rates low - a move which burnishes the metal's safe-haven appeal.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Gold steadies in Europe

Gold steadies in Europe

Gold prices steadied on Tuesday as a fall in the euro pulled it from two-week highs earlier in the day on the back of comments from the Federal Reserve, which stoked expectations US interest rates will remain at rock-bottom levels. The metal held above th
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soya slips

US MIDDAY: soya slips

US soyabean futures slipped from a six-month high o n T uesday as traders booked profits ahead of highly anticipated crop reports due at the end of the week. Soyabeans for May delivery dipped 6-1/2 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $13.73 a bushel by 10:45 am CDT
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper eases

US MIDDAY: copper eases

In New York, the May COMEX contract eased 0.75 cent to settle at $3.88 per lb, after dealing between $3.8550 and $3.9040 on Tuesday. About 53,600 lots traded in late New York business, down more than 20 percent from the 30-day average, according to prelim
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold off two-week highs

US MIDDAY: gold off two-week highs

Gold prices eased off two-week highs on Tuesday as buying ahead of the COMEX March options expiry waned and the market tracked a weaker euro. In early trading, interest ahead of the options expiry had pushed gold just $4 shy of $1,700 an ounce, but prices
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
BoK has rapidly expanded its network: managing director

BoK has rapidly expanded its network: managing director

Bank of Khyber Managing Director Bilal Mustafa has said that the bank has steadily gained a self-reliant financial position with growing deposits and capital over the past four years. According to him, eight billion rupees target was achieved last year to
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
APOTOA team meets Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

APOTOA team meets Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A delegation of All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association (APOTOA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa led by Nasir Ali Khan met Governor Barrister Masood Kausar to discuss problems being faced by the transporters. Khan informed Kausar that oil tanker owners were facing
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Tribal peace society demands repeal of FCR

Tribal peace society demands repeal of FCR

Members of Tribal Peace and Civil Society Organisation, Khyber Agency demanded for repealing of draconian Frontier Crime Regulation (FCR)law in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, demanded of the government to immediate implement of recently Fata reforms
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
US remains Pakistan's major aid provider

US remains Pakistan's major aid provider

The United States remains the major grant assistance provider to Pakistan during the first nine months of the current fiscal year while the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank have been major lenders to Pakistan by releasing $470 and $269 mill
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Gilani, King Abdullah II seek to boost ties in diverse fields

Gilani, King Abdullah II seek to boost ties in diverse fields

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday held a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and discussed bilateral relations, situation in the region and Middle East and agreed to further enhance their ties in diverse fields. They also emphasised the
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Azam Samma new Secretary MoRA

Azam Samma new Secretary MoRA

Chaudhry Muhammad Azam Samma, an officer of grade 22 assumed the charge of Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) on Tuesday. He was received by the top officers of the Religious Affairs Ministry. He was briefed about the important activities of t
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan, Vietnam to expand economic, defence ties

Pakistan, Vietnam to expand economic, defence ties

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani held a meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung and discussed bilateral relations and both the leaders agreed to expand their ties especially in trade, economic and defence sectors. The two leaders also
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Lal Masjid operation: Supreme Court seeks report on its 2007 order

Lal Masjid operation: Supreme Court seeks report on its 2007 order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a comprehensive report within seven days from federal government and Islamabad Capital Territory Police (ICT) on the implementation of its order of 2007 in response to a suo motu case relating to action against all thos
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
LHC directives to cane commissioner

LHC directives to cane commissioner

The Lahore High Court here on Tuesday directed cane commissioner to decide the matter of the petitioner within fortnight about the payment of sugarcane supplied to Chistian Sugar Mills. The petitioner contended that he had supplied sugarcane to the mill i
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Verification of votes: name of polling station to be part of SMS reply

Verification of votes: name of polling station to be part of SMS reply

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on Tuesday claimed that name of polling station would also be part of Short Message Service (SMS) reply, launched for verification of vote status. Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in collaboration
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
FBR transfers, postings

FBR transfers, postings

The Federal Board of Revenue has transferred and posted 12 officials of Inland Revenue Service (BS-18) with immediate effect.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Smuggling of livestock worries MoF

Smuggling of livestock worries MoF

The Ministry of Finance has reportedly expressed serious concern over smuggling of livestock to Iran and Afghanistan and wanted that Ministry of Food Security in consultation with the Federal Board of Revenue and the Interior Ministry suggest measures to
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
International conference on Developmental Psychology begins

International conference on Developmental Psychology begins

The first International Conference on Developmental Psychology has begun at the Government College University Lahore under the auspices of GCU Psychology Department and Dr Ajmal Psychological Society. The two-day international conference brought together
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Tuesday (March 27, 2012) and the forecast for Wednesday (March 28, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
PML-N blames government for power riots in Punjab

PML-N blames government for power riots in Punjab

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday blamed the federal government for the recent violent protests in Punjab against the power outages. PML-N central media office while quoting party's central secretary information Senator Mushahidullah Khan sa
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
ANP wants military action in Karachi

ANP wants military action in Karachi

Awami National Party (ANP) Tuesday demanded the government to take military action against extortionists, target-killers and other elements who are involved in crimes in Karachi to maintain law and order situation.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Sindh Cabinet meeting cancelled

Sindh Cabinet meeting cancelled

The meeting of Sindh Cabinet scheduled on Tuesday (yesterday) has been cancelled by the authorities when tension gripped the city after MQM activist was shot dead in PIB Colony. "Sindh Cabinet had to discuss very important issues during the meeting but it
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Violence in Karachi: Altaf should cooperate: Marri

Violence in Karachi: Altaf should cooperate: Marri

As the city remained completely shut after the murder of MQM activist and his brother, Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri put the ball for maintaining city's law and order situation in coalition's court, saying that Altaf Hussain should co-operat
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Chief minister Sindh condemns killing

Chief minister Sindh condemns killing

Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has strongly condemned the killing of an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Mansoor Mukhtar. In a statement on Tuesday, he expressed sorrow and grief on the murder of Mansoor Mukhtar. It said that the chi
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
ToR not made public: PCNS proceedings unwisely wrapped, says Babar

ToR not made public: PCNS proceedings unwisely wrapped, says Babar

Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) were unwisely wrapped under cloak of secrecy and deprived itself of the wisdom of the people and civil society. While speaking on the floor of j
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
THE RUPEE: Dollar up

THE RUPEE: Dollar up

The dollar was higher in the interbank market on Tuesday in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed two paisa in relation to dollar for buying at 90.82 and lost four paisa for selling at 90.86, they said.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
CSR Business Excellence Award 2011-12 ceremony today

CSR Business Excellence Award 2011-12 ceremony today

National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) is organising CSR Business Excellence Award 2011-12 ceremony on Wednesday (today). President NFEH Naeem Qureshi said the awards have been instituted to recognise and promote the organisations, which made an
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
THE RUPEE: Dollar up

THE RUPEE: Dollar up

The dollar was higher in the interbank market on Tuesday in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed two paisa in relation to dollar for buying at 90.82 and lost four paisa for selling at 90.86, they said.
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
PML-L issues 'white paper' on PPP-led government's performance

PML-L issues 'white paper' on PPP-led government's performance

Pakistan Muslim League-Like-minded (PML-L) on Tuesday issued its fourth white paper on the incumbent government's performance, saying the PPP-led government had plunged the country into foreign debt trap of $61 billion. Speaking at a press conference at K
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Rates of Debt Securities

Rates of Debt Securities

The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Turkey's former army chief storms out of terrorism trial

Turkey's former army chief storms out of terrorism trial

Former armed forces commander general Ilker Basbug stormed out of an Istanbul courtroom on Tuesday and denounced his trial on terrorism charges as an assault on the entire military leadership and a "black stain" on the country's history. Basbug's outburst
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Rates of Debt Securities

Rates of Debt Securities

The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Turkey's former army chief storms out of terrorism trial

Turkey's former army chief storms out of terrorism trial

Former armed forces commander general Ilker Basbug stormed out of an Istanbul courtroom on Tuesday and denounced his trial on terrorism charges as an assault on the entire military leadership and a "black stain" on the country's history. Basbug's outburst
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Rates of Debt Securities

Rates of Debt Securities

The following were the revised rates of debt securities on Tuesday (March 27, 2012).
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Non-payment of dues: KESC disconnects power supply to PSM

Non-payment of dues: KESC disconnects power supply to PSM

Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Tuesday cuts off power of the country''s largest and state owned Steel producing plant-Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation (PSMC) as management was failed to pay bill. Sources said that PSMC is facing severer financi
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
Non-payment of dues: KESC disconnects power supply to PSM

Non-payment of dues: KESC disconnects power supply to PSM

Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Tuesday cuts off power of the country's largest and state owned Steel producing plant-Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation (PSMC) as management was failed to pay bill. Sources said that PSMC is facing severer financia
Published 28 Mar, 2012 12:00am
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