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Print - 2013-03-16
Shillingford spins West Indies to nine-wicket win

Shillingford spins West Indies to nine-wicket win

Shane Shillingford destroyed an inept Zimbabwe batting line-up to set the West Indies on the way to a comprehensive nine-wicket win inside three days in the first Test on Thursday. Picking up from where he left off the previous evening when he took two wi
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sri Lanka face pressure from buoyant Bangladesh

Sri Lanka face pressure from buoyant Bangladesh

Favourites Sri Lanka will be desperate to deliver when they clash with a buoyant Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting in Colombo on Saturday. Bangladesh exceeded expectations in the drawn first Test in Galle, posting their highest total of 638
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Ponting backs Watson as team player

Ponting backs Watson as team player

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed Shane Watson as a team player and said the Cricket Australia official who suggested he was not would live to regret his comments. Watson returned to Sydney late Tuesday from the tour of India after he was
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Irfan wrecks South African top order

Irfan wrecks South African top order

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan took four wickets in a devastating opening spell in the second One-day International against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Friday. South Africa crashed to 62 for five but recovered to reach 177 for seven when a thu
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Gunmen kill seven in Cancun bar

Gunmen kill seven in Cancun bar

Gunmen burst into a bar in a blue-collar neighbourhood of the Mexican beach resort of Cancun, killing seven people, including the head of a taxi union, the state prosecutor's office said. Four men with weapons arrived in a convoy of cars in front of "The
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
North Korea military test-fire short range missiles

North Korea military test-fire short range missiles

North Korea's military fired short-range missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Friday, Yonhap reported, at a time of heightened tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test. A single unit of the North's military test-fired the missiles presum
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Cameron says pope is wrong on the Falklands

Cameron says pope is wrong on the Falklands

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday that Pope Francis had been wrong to say last year that Britain had "usurped" the Falkland Islands from Argentina, saying he respectfully disagreed with the new Pontiff. Argentine media quoted Jorge Bergo
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Netanyahu seals government deal ahead of deadline, Obama

Netanyahu seals government deal ahead of deadline, Obama

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed deals with key coalition partners on Friday, forming a new government just before a deadline and a milestone visit by US President Barack Obama. The alliance of Netanyahu's Likud party and former foreign mi
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
ICRC asks world to press Syrian combatants to halt abuses

ICRC asks world to press Syrian combatants to halt abuses

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appealed to foreign powers on Friday to press combatants in Syria to halt attacks on civilians and aid workers, saying all sides were violating the Geneva Conventions. "Many atrocities against civilians
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Bomb kills three policemen in Thai south

Bomb kills three policemen in Thai south

A massive roadside bomb killed three policemen in Thailand's restive south on Friday, an army spokesman said, a fortnight ahead of peace talks between Thai authorities and a rebel group. The 90 kilogram (200 lbs) bomb, hidden at a footbridge in Ruso distr
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
UN urges Thai probe into alleged Rohingya shooting

UN urges Thai probe into alleged Rohingya shooting

The UN's refugee agency on Friday called for the Thai government to probe reports its sailors shot at Rohingya boat people fleeing sectarian strife in Myanmar. Citing survivors of the alleged shooting in late February, the UNHCR said at least three shots
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Iraq war killed 120,000, cost $800 billion: study

Iraq war killed 120,000, cost $800 billion: study

At least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops died in Iraq between the outbreak of war in 2003 and the US withdrawal in 2011, researchers estimated on Friday. Its involvement in Iraq has so far cost the United States $810 billion (
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
18 dead in blasts, assault on Iraq ministry

18 dead in blasts, assault on Iraq ministry

A co-ordinated string of bombings and a brazen assault on a ministry near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone have killed 18 people, adding to the 120,000 Iraq war victims tallied in a new study. The conflict has cost the lives of at least 116,000 Iraq
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Violence erupts on eve of Zimbabwe referendum

Violence erupts on eve of Zimbabwe referendum

Seven members of the Zimbabwe prime minister's party were assaulted Friday by supporters of veteran leader Robert Mugabe, heightening tensions on the eve of a key constitutional referendum. The group from Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Kenya's Odinga delays legal challenge to vote

Kenya's Odinga delays legal challenge to vote

Kenya's defeated presidential contender Raila Odinga has delayed his legal challenge to last week's election result, his allies said on Friday, extending a period of uncertainty over the outcome of the disputed poll. Odinga refused to accept the slim firs
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
EU rejects Franco-British push to arm Syrian rebels

EU rejects Franco-British push to arm Syrian rebels

European Union governments on Friday rejected Franco-British efforts to lift an EU arms embargo to allow weapons supplies to Syrian rebels, saying this could spark an arms race and worsen regional instability. France and Britain found little support for t
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
New York cotton hits near one-year high

New York cotton hits near one-year high

Cotton prices surged on Friday, reaching the highest level in nearly a year, on fund buying and short-covering amid expectations that No 1 textile market China will continue buying even as prices rally. The most-active May cotton contract on ICE Futures U
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Shanghai copper rises

Shanghai copper rises

The most-traded July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose 1.04 percent to close at 57,130 yuan ($9,200) a tonne on Friday, having hit 57,320 earlier in the session, the highest since February 28. "We see copper fully priced where it is at
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Copper declines

Copper declines

Copper fell on Friday with appetite for risk waning after the release of a set of mixed economic data from the United States, while rising stocks of the metal in China reinforced uncertainty about future demand. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exch
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US crude oil gains

US crude oil gains

US crude oil futures settled higher on Friday, driven by strong US industrial output data in the world's largest oil consumer and a weaker US dollar. The weaker dollar buffered oil prices from declining on the back of the US stock market being knocked off
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Tokyo rubber futures rise

Tokyo rubber futures rise

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose 1.9 percent on Friday, as buyers emerged after the contract fell almost 8 percent the past three days amid worries over demand in China, but the gains were limited due to high inventories. The benchmark rubber contract
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Wheat gains for sixth day

Wheat gains for sixth day

US wheat futures rose for a sixth straight session on Thursday on robust demand from domestic livestock feeders and exporters, which booked their biggest weekly sales in two years last week. Corn prices climbed for the fifth time in six sessions, supporte
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Palm oil rebounds

Palm oil rebounds

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday on bargain-hunting after three straight sessions of losses, with traders expecting seasonally lower production and firm exports to help stocks ease further. Palm oil posted a loss of 1.3 percent for the week, weig
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Coffee tumbles

Coffee tumbles

Arabica coffee futures on ICE dipped on Friday, closing at a 33-month low as certified stocks rose to a three-year high and dealers focused on the market's narrowing arbitrage with Liffe robusta, while raw sugar turned higher. ICE cocoa inched lower in vo
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Gold lingers around $1,590 in Asia

Gold lingers around $1,590 in Asia

Gold hovered near $1,590 an ounce on Friday as upbeat US labour data added to evidence of an economic recovery that makes safe-haven assets like the precious metal less attractive. But prices were headed for a second straight week of gains as some investo
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Gold rises in Europe

Gold rises in Europe

Gold rose on Friday as the euro made gains, US and European shares fell and the market interpreted the latest data on US consumer prices as a sign the Federal Reserve has leeway to continue monetary easing. US consumer prices recorded their largest increa
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soya drops

US MIDDAY: soya drops

US soyabean futures fell for a fourth consecutive session on Friday and were poised for their steepest weekly drop in two months as processors crushed fewer beans last month than expected and as South American supplies continued to flood the global market
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold soars

US MIDDAY: gold soars

Gold finished higher on Friday, marking its second straight weekly gain, as the euro firmed, US and European shares fell and the US consumer price report supported the view that the Federal Reserve has leeway to keep up its monetary easing. US consumer pr
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
World Consumer Rights Day: need for proper awareness underscored

World Consumer Rights Day: need for proper awareness underscored

Speakers at a seminar on World Consumer Rights Day have stressed the need for creating proper awareness among the masses to raise voice for their rights, called for proactive steps for implementation of effective use of consumers' protection.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Minister appreciates role of NFS&R, PARC

Minister appreciates role of NFS&R, PARC

Minister for National Food Security, Mir Israrullah Zehri has appreciated the services of high officials of Ministry of NFS&R and Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) scientists in achieving self-sufficiency in food production and its security.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Call to make Consumer Protection Law functional

Call to make Consumer Protection Law functional

Speakers at a seminar have urged the relevant authorities to immediately make functional 17 years old Consumer Protection Law (CPL) by activating Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and a National Consumer Policy.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Envoy names obstacles towards investment

Envoy names obstacles towards investment

The German investors are keen to invest in Pakistan's potential sectors, but security, energy crisis and rule of law were main impediments in enhancing of bilateral trade relations between two states.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
McDonald's Pakistan to mark National Breakfast Day on March 18

McDonald's Pakistan to mark National Breakfast Day on March 18

McDonald's Pakistan is participating in the global celebrations for National Breakfast Day. McDonald's Pakistan will be amongst almost five thousand McDonald's restaurants in Asia, Middle East and Africa - offering up to one thousand free Egg McMuffins to
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Alleged harassment of former secretary: notice issued to FIA

Alleged harassment of former secretary: notice issued to FIA

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is once again under the radar of Supreme Court for allegedly harassing former secretary establishment Ismail Qureshi. The apex court on Friday issued notice to the agency over the latter's complaint. A three-member b
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Iran's Commercial, Economic Consular visits EPZA

Iran's Commercial, Economic Consular visits EPZA

Iran and Pakistan are brother Islamic countries and their co-operation should expand in every field of life in general and investment in particular. This was agreed during meeting between Saadat S. Cheema, Chairman Export Processing Zone and Satar Soltan
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
NBP to establish largest data centre

NBP to establish largest data centre

In line with the NBP President's vision of technology at the core of banking, National Bank of Pakistan inked its Data Centre Project on turnkey basis with Getronics (AGCN) Pakistan. The project shall be an International Standards Certified Tier III Data
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Senate chief opens second Asian dental conference

Senate chief opens second Asian dental conference

Chairperson Senate Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari has said that the people were the best judges and as lawmakers, they were going to approach their court in the upcoming elections for accountability. The Chairperson said this while addressing the inaugural c
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Oil distribution companies contest SRO

Oil distribution companies contest SRO

The companies engaged in business of oil and lubricants as distributors have contested the SRO 98(1)/2013, which made withholding sales tax provisions applicable to all the companies. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that the SRO 98(1)
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Oil distribution companies contest SRO

Oil distribution companies contest SRO

The companies engaged in business of oil and lubricants as distributors have contested the SRO 98(1)/2013, which made withholding sales tax provisions applicable to all the companies. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that the SRO 98(1)
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor assures support to tribal people

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor assures support to tribal people

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Engineer Shaukatullah has said that the loyalty of tribal people of FATA always remained unflinching ever since we achieved independence which beyond doubt is well acknowledged. He said this while talking to different delegati
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Obama turns focus to research in first energy speech of second term

Obama turns focus to research in first energy speech of second term

US President Barack Obama will try to turn the page on bitterly partisan fights over energy policy on Friday, focusing his first energy speech of his second term on proposing a modest new fund to support research. Obama will tour the Argonne National Labo
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US military member suing over Japan nuke disaster

US military member suing over Japan nuke disaster

US service members are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co for more than $2 billion on grounds the utility lied about the dangers of helping clean up the nuclear disaster that struck two years ago, a newspaper reported Thursday. The case was first filed by
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Afghanistan's biggest-ever truck bomb defused in Kabul

Afghanistan's biggest-ever truck bomb defused in Kabul

Security forces in the Afghan capital have defused a truck bomb packed with nearly eight tonnes of explosives, the biggest of its kind discovered in the country, the spy agency said on Friday amid heightened security. Intelligence forces discovered the ex
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US commander warns Karzai remarks put troops at risk

US commander warns Karzai remarks put troops at risk

The US commander in Afghanistan has warned his troops face an increased threat of attack from militants and rogue Afghan forces after a series of inflammatory anti-US comments from President Hamid Karzai. Nato's International Security Assistance Force (IS
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Double-decker bus crash kills 24

Double-decker bus crash kills 24

Twenty-four people were killed in South Africa on Friday when a double-decker bus carrying a church group crashed in a mountainous pass near Cape Town. Rescue teams had to use a crane to lift the bus and cut away bodywork to extract victims trapped in the
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Indian doctor faces manslaughter trials in Australia

Indian doctor faces manslaughter trials in Australia

Australian prosecutors Friday said they will pursue remaining charges against an Indian-born surgeon, including two counts of manslaughter, after he was cleared over the death of another patient. Jayant Patel was Wednesday acquitted of the manslaughter of
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Italy's new parliament meets after deadlock elections

Italy's new parliament meets after deadlock elections

Italy's new parliament met on Friday for the first time since a deadlocked election that left no clear winner and saw the astonishing rise of a protest party that wants a referendum on the euro. The centre-left won a majority in the lower house of parliam
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
India alerts airports to stop Italian envoy leaving

India alerts airports to stop Italian envoy leaving

India's airports were put on alert Friday to prevent Italy's ambassador from taking flight, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder. A source in the home ministry told AFP that an order had
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Three Indonesia terror suspects killed, bombs seized

Three Indonesia terror suspects killed, bombs seized

Counter-terrorism police in Indonesia shot dead three suspected militants and seized 14 home-made explosives Friday, officials said, in the latest of a series of deadly raids by the elite unit. The police squad conducted several raids in the capital Jakar
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Young soldiers more likely to commit violent crimes: British study

Young soldiers more likely to commit violent crimes: British study

Young male soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to commit violence offences than their older or civilian counterparts, a British study published Friday said. In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers for the Lancet m
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Beekeeping workshop concludes

Beekeeping workshop concludes

The five-day workshop on National Beekeeping Training has concluded here on Friday. PU Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Liaqat Ali, Chairman Zoology Department Professor Dr Muhammad Akhter, Dr Nasreen Muzaffar, officials from provincials and federal de
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Cut in withholding tax hailed

Cut in withholding tax hailed

Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) on Friday appreciated the Federal Finance Minister for accepting the business community's demand regarding cut in Withholding Tax on Export-based industry. The PIAF Chairman Malik Tahir Javaid in a
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
More awareness about reproductive health rights sought: Lifeline

More awareness about reproductive health rights sought: Lifeline

Most parents and teachers are reluctant to discuss reproductive health issues with children and inform them about the physical and emotional aspects of puberty, which pushes them to seek information from unreliable sources and exposes them to exploitation
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PRGMEA holds fire safety training workshop

PRGMEA holds fire safety training workshop

In an endeavour to get textile value-added sector certified with social and safety compliances to enhance country's exports, the Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) in collaboration with the SGS, a world's leading
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Nishat hotel and shopping mall inaugurated

Nishat hotel and shopping mall inaugurated

Chairman Nishat Group Mian Muhammad Mansha on Friday performed ground-breaking of Nishat Hotel and Shopping Mall, a project on around 15 acres (around 120 Kanals) by Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, Nishat Group Company in Lahore. The project consist
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Pak-Iran gas project to boost economy: APBUMA

Pak-Iran gas project to boost economy: APBUMA

Khawaja Muhammad Younus, Chairman All Pakistan Bedsheets and Upholstery Manufacturer's Association (APBUMA) said that execution of Pak-Iran Gas line has been breath of fresh year for the industrial sector of Pakistan. He said that energy crises from last
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
MTS restrained from attempting to commercialise green spaces

MTS restrained from attempting to commercialise green spaces

Green Bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday stopped Model Town Society (MTS) from continuing its three commercial projects at the cost of trees and green places in the parks of the area. The bench comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah stopped J Block, Li
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Badamibagh incident: resignation of three MPAs accepted

Badamibagh incident: resignation of three MPAs accepted

Punjab Assembly Secretariat has accepted resignations of three legislators on Joseph Colony incident. MPAs Pervaiz Rafiq, Aisha Javed, Muhammad Shafi had submitted their resignations in the assembly. This was learnt by 'Business Recorder' on Friday. Three
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
EU ambassador visits PBIT

EU ambassador visits PBIT

Ambassador of European Union (EU) delegation to Pakistan Lars Gunnar Wigemark, visited Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) on Friday. He was accompanied by his wife and Husnain A Iftikhar, the trade officer of the EU to Pakistan. The delegation wa
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Performance of capital market praised

Performance of capital market praised

Despite enormous challenges, Pakistan's capital market had managed to grow and that growth further brought positive prospects in future, Ambassador of the European Union Lars-Gunnar Wigemark on Friday said this during his visit to the Lahore Stock Exchang
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
ORU body meets GCU vice chancellor

ORU body meets GCU vice chancellor

The Old Ravians Union (ORU) Executive Committee, led by President Kamran Lashari and Secretary Dr Khalid Manzoor Butt, on Friday met Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore Syndicate Commit
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PTCL's One Stop Shop opened in Sukkur

PTCL's One Stop Shop opened in Sukkur

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has recently inaugurated a revamped One Stop Shop (OSS) in Sukkur. As part of its 'Customer First' initiative, the company is facilitating its customers through its nation-wide One Stop Shops offering a wi
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Dr Najeeb to perform audit activities in Karachi

Dr Najeeb to perform audit activities in Karachi

Dr Najeeb Memon, Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue (IR), Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU), Karachi shall perform the functions of Project Director for the audit activities in Karachi in co-operation with GIZ in addition to his own duties with immediate effe
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Vehicle amnesty scheme: Official empowered to adjudicate cases

Vehicle amnesty scheme: Official empowered to adjudicate cases

The Federal Board of Revenue has empowered Additional Collector of Customs and Deputy Collector of Customs Model Customs Collectorates (MCCs) to exercise adjudication powers in cases under amnesty scheme meant for legalisation of non-duty paid smuggled ca
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Government makes efforts towards Fata socio-economic uplift

Government makes efforts towards Fata socio-economic uplift

A member National Assembly from Bajaur Agency, Akhoonzada Chatan on Friday claimed that PPP-led coalition government had fulfilled its all commitments, by successfully executing plans for socio-economic lift in the Federal Administered Tribal Areas (Fata)
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PCDMA opposes SRO 212(I)

PCDMA opposes SRO 212(I)

Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has opposed SRO 212(I)/2013, which will charge one percent withholding tax on imports made by five leading export sectors and three percent tax on imports of commercial importers as per SRO 1125(I)
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Demonstration held against controversial SROs

Demonstration held against controversial SROs

Members and chairman's of five zero rated textile and export sectors associations have stage a demo before Site Association of Industry (SAI) to protest against the recently issued SRO 154(i)/2013 dated 28-02-2013; SRO 140(i)/2013 dated 26-02-2013 by Fede
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Appointments made on political grounds must be annulled

Appointments made on political grounds must be annulled

Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa demanded of the interim government to remove officials appointed in various departments on political grounds in the province. Addressing at a press conference here at Press Club, JI district Peshawar, ameer Baharullah Ad
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Petition filed against top PML-Q leaders

Petition filed against top PML-Q leaders

A writ petition was filed on Friday in the Supreme Court against the top leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), accusing them of organising what the petitioner termed "a vulgar cultural show". The petition was filed by Syed Mehmood Akhter Naq
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
DC directs to resolve issue of contaminated water

DC directs to resolve issue of contaminated water

Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Jamal Mustafa Syed directed the Director General Health Sindh and MD WASA Hyderabad to conduct thorough survey in all urban Talukas of Hyderabad District and to identify the areas, where supplied drinking water has became
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Siemens holds information session at NED university

Siemens holds information session at NED university

Siemens held an information session at N.E.D. University Karachi as part of a series of university visits across Pakistan to challenge the region's brightest young minds to develop real-world solutions to real-world challenges as part of its Student Award
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
'Government to provide cash subsidies to export-led sectors'

'Government to provide cash subsidies to export-led sectors'

Federal government would provide Rs 26.50 billion to support and cash subsidies to various export-led sectors in the next three years to achieve the target of exports of $95 billion said Director General Trade Policy, Ministry of Trade Safdar A Suhail. He
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PHDEC holds workshops, seminars on vegetables

PHDEC holds workshops, seminars on vegetables

Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) launched a series of workshops and seminars for capacity building of vegetables, dates and other horticulture products' growers and prospective exporters. The Company arranged two high-profile c
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Pakistani trader launching airline in the Netherlands

Pakistani trader launching airline in the Netherlands

A Pakistani businessman is launching a Dutch airline in Holland, Rafey International Airlines (RIA), in collaboration with a Dutch partner, and it will commence flights soon to eight destinations, including Lahore. "RIA is established as a public limited
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Shahbaz denies meeting Fatiyana

Shahbaz denies meeting Fatiyana

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) dispelled media reports regarding meeting between Riaz Fatiyana MNA and Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. A spokesman of Pakistan Muslim League-N termed such reports baseless and said no meeting was held b
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Gold Medal awarded to Chairman PIEDMC

Gold Medal awarded to Chairman PIEDMC

Punjab government on Friday awarded Gold Medal to the Chairman Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC) S M Tanvir for his meritorious services towards promotion and growth of industry in the Province. Punjab Chief Minister Mi
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
'IT knowledge must to avail opportunities'

'IT knowledge must to avail opportunities'

In today's world, IT knowledge is of prime importance as not only it unlocks the doors of progress and prosperity but also provides a chance to get access to global opportunities. The LCCI Vice President Mian Abuzar Shad stated this while speaking at the
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Traders flay PPP-led government for its 'poor' performance

Traders flay PPP-led government for its 'poor' performance

The traders, while reviewing the five years performance of the PPP-led coalition government, observed that it was the worst era in view of economy, as foreign debt was escalated by over 100 per cent in last five years.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Polio awareness walk to be organised on March 24

Polio awareness walk to be organised on March 24

District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Lahore Noor-ul-Amin Mengal has said that an awareness polio walk would be organised on March 24 and officers of various departments and the members of civil society would participate in this walk. He expressed these vi
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Officers of US Consulate visit Joseph Colony

Officers of US Consulate visit Joseph Colony

District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Lahore Noor-ul-Amin Mengal visited Joseph Colony along with the officers of American Consulate on Friday. On the occasion, the DCO Lahore briefed the delegation regarding help and rehabilitation activities. He told the
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
44 affected families of Joseph Colony get relief

44 affected families of Joseph Colony get relief

Kashf Foundation - Pakistan's premier microfinance institution that has been working in Pakistan since 1996, has provided Rs 440,000 worth of relief via an income transfer scheme for 44 families affected in the arson attack in Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh L
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Disgruntled PPP workers seek party re-election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Disgruntled PPP workers seek party re-election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PPP dissident workers from different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have expressed reservation over the party provincial cabinet, demanding of the central leadership immediate hold re-election of the party and to award tickets to ideological people.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Leaders of different parties from Loralai join PML-N

Leaders of different parties from Loralai join PML-N

Eleven leaders of different political parties from Loralai, Balochistan met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Model Town on Friday and announced to join Pakistan Muslim League-N. Those who joined PML-N include Haji Jehangir Khan, Haji Ilyas
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
KBP appeals to vote for true representatives of growers

KBP appeals to vote for true representatives of growers

Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has appealed to the growers and all those attached with the farming sector to vote for true representatives of growers or those having farmer-friendly attitude in the coming general elections. It strongly appealed the growers no
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Jamshed Dasti quits PPP

Jamshed Dasti quits PPP

PPP MNA from Muzaffargarh Jamshed Dasti on Friday announced his decision to resign from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). Talking to newsmen at his native town of Muzaffargarh on Friday he said that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar belonged to a feudal
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
TTP man among 36 arrested in Rangers' raids

TTP man among 36 arrested in Rangers' raids

Rangers on Friday claimed to have arrested 36 suspects including a member of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and alleged target killer in separate raids in different areas of the city.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sindh Assembly enacts law on industrial relations

Sindh Assembly enacts law on industrial relations

The Sindh Assembly on Friday enacted 'the Sindh Industrial Relations Bill, 2013' into law with a view to revive trade unionism in the province and bridge the gap between workers and establishment owners. After the passage of 18th Amendment, the subject of
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
LCCI welcomes approval of new investment policy

LCCI welcomes approval of new investment policy

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the approval of New Investment Policy (NIP) and a five-year strategy to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that has come down to around $800m from $5.4b is a welcome sign but a Herculean Task
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Punjab Cabinet recounts 'achievements'

Punjab Cabinet recounts 'achievements'

The Punjab Cabinet on Friday adopted a resolution unanimously hailing the execution of mega projects and laying network of development projects in the province and rendering record services to the masses by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Tax defaulters won't be allowed to contest elections: officials

Tax defaulters won't be allowed to contest elections: officials

Candidates contesting upcoming elections who come in the category of tax defaulters include; non-National Tax Number (NTN) holders liable to file income tax returns, NTN-holders not filing returns, return filers not filing wealth statements and cases wher
Published 16 Mar, 2013 12:00am
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