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Print - 2005-09-23
Dollar crawls higher but market wary of Rita

Dollar crawls higher but market wary of Rita

The dollar crawled up in choppy trade on Thursday, although it was capped by nervousness about the potential damage to the US economy from another monster hurricane churning towards the Gulf Coast.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Dollar sags as Rita fears rise, rate boost ebbs

Dollar sags as Rita fears rise, rate boost ebbs

The dollar sagged on Wednesday as attention shifted to the growing threat Hurricane Rita posed to the battered US Gulf Coast after Tuesday's rally prompted by the latest United States interest rate hike fizzled.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Dollar firms versus Swiss franc after Rita losses

Dollar firms versus Swiss franc after Rita losses

The dollar bounced back against the Swiss franc in early European trade on Thursday after heavy greenback losses in the previous session as markets feared hurricane Rita might damage the US economy.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Asian currencies: Taiwan dollar weakens, others rise

Asian currencies: Taiwan dollar weakens, others rise

The Taiwan dollar fell while other Asian currencies recovered on Thursday as concerns about the potential impact of Hurricane Rita on the United States undermined the US dollar.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Penney to join Sri Lanka coaching team

Penney to join Sri Lanka coaching team

Warwickshire batsman Trevor Penney on Thursday announced his retirement from first class cricket to enable him to join the coaching team that will prepare Sri Lanka for the 2007 World Cup.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Ponting confident against World XI

Ponting confident against World XI

Captain Ricky Ponting said on Thursday he is confident Australia can bounce back against the World XI next month, dismissing the loss of the Ashes as "a hiccup". The Australians simply needed to recover their winning "habits", he told Channel Nine.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Afghan cricketers arrive

Afghan cricketers arrive

A cricket team from Afghanistan, where the sport was once banned by the hard-line Taleban regime, arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a week-long tour ahead of the Asian Cricket Council Trophy.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Sharapova shudders to narrow escape

Sharapova shudders to narrow escape

Maria Sharapova piled on the first seven games before Shahar Peer could find her feet but then had to struggle to finally scrape a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 win Thursday in her opening match at the China Open.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Sri Lanka complete Bangladesh demolition by an innings

Sri Lanka complete Bangladesh demolition by an innings

Rangana Herath and Chaminda Vaas shared five quick wickets as Sri Lanka whipped Bangladesh by an innings and 69 runs in the second and final Test to complete a 2-0 series sweep here on Thursday. Trailing by 266 runs, Bangladesh were bundled out for 197 in
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
India hammer Zimbabwe for series whitewash

India hammer Zimbabwe for series whitewash

India, inspired by Irfan Pathan's match haul of 12 for 126, hammered Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club here Thursday to win the series 2-0.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
JetBlue plane lands safely on crippled nose gear

JetBlue plane lands safely on crippled nose gear

A JetBlue airliner with 146 people aboard made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, dragging its crippled nose gear down the runway in a hail of sparks and smoke before coming safely to rest.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
'Britain facing racial segregation'

'Britain facing racial segregation'

British communities are becoming divided along racial lines, creating a "fertile breeding ground for extremists", the head of the Commission for Racial Equality said on Thursday.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Liberia 'Iron Lady' shows mettle in presidency bid

Liberia 'Iron Lady' shows mettle in presidency bid

The Harvard-educated Liberian economist who could become Africa's first elected female president campaigns to the strains of a popular feminist anthem "I am woman, hear me roar".
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
'Clear differences' as German rivals hold talks

'Clear differences' as German rivals hold talks

First coalition talks between Germany's two biggest parties ended without immediate agreement Thursday, with conservative leader Angela Merkel saying there were "clear differences" between her and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
China reveals once-secret natural disaster toll

China reveals once-secret natural disaster toll

China on Thursday revealed the death toll from natural disasters, until this month considered a state secret, stood at 1,629 so far this year, with economic losses of more than $20 billion.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
London bomb suspect arrives back from Italy

London bomb suspect arrives back from Italy

One of four men suspected of carrying out the failed July 21 London bomb attacks arrived in Britain Thursday from Italy, and was set to be charged with conspiracy to commit murder and other offences.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank

Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank

Israeli soldiers on Thursday shot dead an unarmed Palestinian after he entered an army base being dismantled in the northern West Bank where four Jewish settlements were evacuated last month.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Palestinian new-borns die in checkpoint delays: UN

Palestinian new-borns die in checkpoint delays: UN

Sixty-one women have given birth at Israeli checkpoints since 2000 due to delays in getting through the checkpoints, and 36 of their babies died as a result, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Top scientist warns against antiviral abuse

Top scientist warns against antiviral abuse

A top scientist warned on Thursday against misusing oseltamivir, the antiviral drug that governments are stockpiling to fight a possible human pandemic caused by the H5N1 bird flu, saying that could lead to resistance.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
WHO cautious over Indonesia bird flu outbreak

WHO cautious over Indonesia bird flu outbreak

The growing number of people with bird flu-like symptoms in Indonesia does not mean the outbreak is becoming worse, and there is no sign the virus can be passed easily among people, top UN health experts said on Thursday.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Indian court lifts ban on Taslima's book

Indian court lifts ban on Taslima's book

An Indian court Thursday lifted a ban on a book by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in which she wrote about her sexual relations with Indian writers while living in India.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Texans flee coast ahead of fearsome storm Rita

Texans flee coast ahead of fearsome storm Rita

Cars clogged Texas highways with more than a million people fleeing Hurricane Rita on Thursday as the Category 5 storm roared through the Gulf of Mexico on a potentially catastrophic course.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Iran warns aggressors of 'fire and destruction'

Iran warns aggressors of 'fire and destruction'

Under pressure over its nuclear programme, Iran on Thursday flaunted its ballistic missiles and warned any nation considering attacking the Islamic republic would face a "destructive and fiery" response.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Taleban not crumbling, says US general

Taleban not crumbling, says US general

Afghanistan's Taleban rebels are not a spent force despite their failure to disrupt the weekend's parliamentary vote and will continue attacks into next year, a top US general said Thursday.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Top Kyrgyz lawmaker killed

Top Kyrgyz lawmaker killed

A top Kyrgyz lawmaker and key figure in this ex-Soviet state's popular revolution in March, Bayaman Erkinbayev, was shot dead outside his house late Wednesday in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, the country's interior minister said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
France encourages families to have more babies

France encourages families to have more babies

France will give more money to families with three children in an effort to encourage the French to have more babies, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Thursday.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Ukraine assembly backs new Prime Minister

Ukraine assembly backs new Prime Minister

Parliament on Thursday approved Yuri Yekhanurov as Ukraine's new prime minister, pulling the country back from the brink of crisis after less than a year of liberal government.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Sharon-Netanyahu party showdown too close to call

Sharon-Netanyahu party showdown too close to call

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and rival Benjamin Netanyahu are neck-and-neck in a Likud party ballot next week that could redefine Israeli politics after the withdrawal from Gaza, a poll showed on Thursday.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Iraqis demand apology, British keep low profile

Iraqis demand apology, British keep low profile

Basra city leaders vowed on Thursday not to cooperate with British forces until they received an apology and compensation for a late-night raid by British troops that freed two detained soldiers.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Indian rupee dips

Indian rupee dips

The rupee fell to its lowest close in three weeks on Thursday, shaken by a 3 percent drop in local stocks and dollar buying by Indian refiners eyeing a spurt in oil prices on fears Hurricane Rita could hit US supplies. The rupee lost one-tenth of a percen
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Sterling falls sharply

Sterling falls sharply

Sterling fell one percent on the day to three-week lows against the dollar and also hit two-week lows against the euro on Thursday on weak UK data and talk of a large merger deal.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Dollar hugs tight ranges in London

Dollar hugs tight ranges in London

The dollar hugged tight ranges on Thursday as markets nervously waited to see if Hurricane Rita, which was heading for the coast of Texas, would damage the US economy and slow the pace of US interest rate rises.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Corporate bonds pare declines

Corporate bonds pare declines

European corporate bond spreads pared declines late on Thursday as investors waited to assess the likely impact of Hurricane Rita on the oil-producing southern United States.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Corporate bonds pare declines

Corporate bonds pare declines

European corporate bond spreads pared declines late on Thursday as investors waited to assess the likely impact of Hurricane Rita on the oil-producing southern United States.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Seoul shares breach key level to hit record high

Seoul shares breach key level to hit record high

South Korean shares charted new territory on Thursday, rising above 1,200 points for the first time, as investors chased top local lender Kookmin Bank and other stocks with good earnings potential.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US Stocks: Thursday's unofficial close

US stocks dipped on Thursday, with investors hesitant as Hurricane Rita neared energy facilities in the Gulf of Mexico three weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Taiwan stocks down

Taiwan stocks down

Taiwan stocks fell 1.57 percent to their lowest close in nearly four months on Thursday as heavily foreign-invested shares like UMC tumbled with US stocks after renewed gains in oil prices.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
FTSE ends volatile day higher, buoyed by oils

FTSE ends volatile day higher, buoyed by oils

Leading UK shares closed a volatile day firmly in positive territory on Thursday, with oil shares leading the way ahead as Hurricane Rita weakened slightly, prompting talk it may do less damage to US oil facilities than at first thought.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
South Africa announces first farm expropriation

South Africa announces first farm expropriation

South Africa on Thursday announced the first expropriation of a commercial farm, in line with a pledge to harden its stance toward white farmers demanding more compensation than the state deems fair.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
EU agrees large cut in 2005-06 sugar quotas

EU agrees large cut in 2005-06 sugar quotas

European Union sugar experts have agreed to reduce production quotas by 1.806 million tonnes for the 2005/06 marketing year, officials said on Thursday. "It was (a cut of) 1.892 million tonnes for everything. Out of that, sugar is 1.806 million tonnes...a
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Oil falls as Texas refineries shut ahead of Rita

Oil falls as Texas refineries shut ahead of Rita

Oil fell on Thursday as Hurricane Rita weakened slightly after helping to cut crude demand in the United States, the world's largest consumer, by nearly 30 percent. Oil companies shut 12 refineries in Texas and one in Louisiana as a precaution against the
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Brazil seeks sanctions against US cotton

Brazil seeks sanctions against US cotton

Brazil will ask the World Trade Organisation for the right to impose sanctions on the United States for not complying with a world trade ruling to end cotton subsidies that block poor nations from markets.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
New York cotton mostly firmer

New York cotton mostly firmer

Cotton futures reversed early declines to end mostly firmer Thursday, buoyed by speculative buying, but trade selling and uncertainty about the path of Hurricane Rita kept trading a bit muted, market sources said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
London sugar sharply up

London sugar sharply up

London sugar futures closed higher on Thursday as speculators bought back futures after an EU 2005/06 production quota cut came in slightly below market expectations. The market was also buoyed by high energy prices and a Pakistani tender result, traders
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Copper off record peak

Copper off record peak

Copper closed higher on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Thursday but short of earlier record levels as funds snapped up metal in response to inflation worries stirred by Hurricane Rita, dealers said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Gold eases in London

Gold eases in London

Gold eased from its near-18-year peak on Thursday on profit taking, but concerns about US economic growth and inflation fears due to high oil prices could spark more fund buying.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: coffee creeps up on short positions

US MIDDAY: coffee creeps up on short positions

US coffee futures rose about 1 percent Thursday as speculators bought back their short positions amid worries that Hurricane Rita may spell more trouble for unroasted coffee beans stored in hurricane-stricken Louisiana, market sources said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: cocoa dips on money liquidation

US MIDDAY: cocoa dips on money liquidation

US cocoa futures fell to contract lows Thursday for the second consecutive session, depressed by a continuation of managed-money liquidation and currency activity, traders said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soyabeans firm on export sales data

US MIDDAY: soyabeans firm on export sales data

Soyabean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade rose early on Thursday following the moves in soyaoil, which tracked the strength in energy markets on fears that Gulf of Mexico refineries would be crippled by Hurricane Rita, traders said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold sinks on high oil prices

US MIDDAY: gold sinks on high oil prices

Gold futures tumbled on fund and bank selling early on Thursday, after inflation fears fanned by high oil prices amid a busy hurricane season earlier boosted prices to near-18-year and contract highs, dealers said.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Chinese shares fall

Chinese shares fall

China's shares logged their biggest single-day drop in over a month on Thursday, as investors dumped blue chips like Baosteel on news a sum of nearly $250 million set aside by its parent to support its stock price had run out.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Injured dacoit flees from hospital

Injured dacoit flees from hospital

A dacoit, who had been injured during a shootout with Surjani Town Police few days ago, managed to flee from hospital here on Wednesday night. The police constable of Khawja Agmir Nagri Headquarter, who was guarding the hospital, has been arrested and a c
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Sensitisation programme

Sensitisation programme

The Gender Mainstreaming in Planning and Development Division and Departments Project is organising a sensitisation programme for the district co-ordination officers (DCOs) from all the 35 districts here at National Institute of Public Administration (Nip
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Wapda board approves promotion of senior engineers

Wapda board approves promotion of senior engineers

The Wapda's Power Wing Selection Board has approved the following officers for promotion from Senior Engineers/Deputy Directors (BPS-18) to Superintending Engineers/Directors (BPS-19).
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
PCB announcement

PCB announcement

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that because of heavy rains in Lahore on Thursday, the first one day between Pakistan 'A' and Australia 'A' has been shifted from Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore to Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. The match will be played on Friday
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Shafqat elected Aptma Punjab zone chairman

Shafqat elected Aptma Punjab zone chairman

Textile industrialist Shafqat Ellahi Sheikh of Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited, Lahore has been elected unopposed as chairman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma), Punjab Zone.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Pervaiz for better professional atmosphere for workers

Pervaiz for better professional atmosphere for workers

Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said present government was pursuing a comprehensive plan aimed at providing better professional atmosphere to workers, and he termed the 'International Technology Award for Humanity 2005' to Punjab an envi
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Devolution system spreads corruption: Imran

Devolution system spreads corruption: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that devolution system has spread corruption at the grassroots level, which has created a 'bazaar' of councillors and Nazims whose loyalties were being bought by 'corrupt candidates' of district
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Workshop on 'dental implant'

Workshop on 'dental implant'

The Dow University of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Society is organising a day-long workshop on 'dental implant' at its Arag Auditorium on September 24.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
World Heart Day on September 25

World Heart Day on September 25

The World Heart Federation (WHF) will be celebrating World Heart Day (WHD) on September 25, aiming at strengthening the global cardiovascular diseases (CVD) preventive efforts.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Two dacoit gangs busted, eight held

Two dacoit gangs busted, eight held

CIA Police have busted two inter-district gangs of dacoits involved in a number of incidents of dacoity and robbery, and arrested their eight members. The accuseds have confessed committing 20 such incidents in Lahore, Gujranwala and Kasur districts durin
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
SBP Governor

SBP Governor

I read in newspaper that Dr Ishrat Hussain, Governor of State Bank of Pakistan will retire in December 2005 after completion of 5 years contract period.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
KBCA's role in the development of Karachi

KBCA's role in the development of Karachi

In just three years, Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) under the dynamic and dedicated leadership of Brigadier A.S. Nasir (retd), emerged as well organised department capable enough not only to provide for its expenses but have been paying the Cit
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Games on cellphones becoming serious business

Games on cellphones becoming serious business

Since graduating from university Maija Parjanen has mostly been paid to play games. Eight hours a day, five days a week, she beeps and clicks her way through the working day, testing new mobile phone games for Helsinki gaming studio Sumea.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Central Africans flee violence, face hunger in Chad

Central Africans flee violence, face hunger in Chad

Forced by armed raiders to flee their home in Central African Republic, Monica and her four children slept under a tree in neighbouring Chad for four weeks, living on peanuts and water.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Disagreement over the North Korea agreement

Disagreement over the North Korea agreement

Even the ink had not dried on the agreement reached at the six-nation talks, held in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear programme, when it became controversial. After the fourth round of week-long talks ended on Monday, all parties except for the North Kore
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Widening of trade deficit

Widening of trade deficit

The country's trade data for the first two months of the current fiscal year are highly disconcerting. According to the latest figures released by Federal Bureau of Statistics on 19th September, the cumulative trade deficit for the July-August 2005 period
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Local bodies' candidate allowed to contest poll

Local bodies' candidate allowed to contest poll

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has allowed Abdur Rehman Kanju to contest the election of district nazim Lodhran. The petitioner has approached the court against the decision of District Returning Officer (DRO), who had rejected his nomination papers on the p
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
World Bank team visits Lahore LTU today

World Bank team visits Lahore LTU today

A delegation of the World Bank will visit the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) at Lahore here on Friday. The WB officials are scheduled to meet the Lahore Large Taxpayers Unit Director General Hussain Sherazi, who will brief them about the goals and objectives
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
LHC orders release of religious activist

LHC orders release of religious activist

The Lahore High Court (LHC), while accepting the appeal of Malik Ashraf Awan, an activist of defunct religious organisation, has directed the government to release him.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
'Foreign policy must protect national interests'

'Foreign policy must protect national interests'

The former Foreign Minister Sardar Asif Ahmed Ali has said that ongoing Pak-India talks were symbolic, as no break through had so far been made on any issue through these dialogues.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Government encouraging use of CNG to check pollution: Mengal

Government encouraging use of CNG to check pollution: Mengal

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Mir Naseer Mengal has said that the government is encouraging use of CNG as an alternate fuel, to check pollution and lessen the increasing burden on common man following increase in prices of dies
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Japan's technological aid to expedite industrial uplift

Japan's technological aid to expedite industrial uplift

Visiting Vice-President of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Ueda Yoshihisa has expressed hope that the technological assistance being provided by Japan would help accelerate the process of development in Pakistan's economy especially in the
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Nifa training course ends today

Nifa training course ends today

A two-week post-graduate training course on the "Use of Nuclear and other Advanced Techniques in Food and Agriculture Research" aimed at dissemination of latest scientific knowledge about the developments taking place in the field of Food and Agriculture
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Revenue officers urged to prove dedication

Revenue officers urged to prove dedication

NWFP Chief Secretary Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has asked revenue officers to discharge their duties with more dedication as they are custodian of the land of common people as well as the state had assigned them heavy responsibilities of protecting the rights of
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Knitwear industry termed number one in export products

Knitwear industry termed number one in export products

Dr Khurram Tariq (Faisalabad) was elected Chairman and Muhammad Rafi Soni (Sialkot) Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association (North Zone), while Muhammad Amjad Khuwaja, Rana Mushtaq Ahmad (Faisalabad) and Shezad Azam Khan (Lahore) w
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Seminar on herbal drugs opens today

Seminar on herbal drugs opens today

A two-day national seminar on the development of herbal drugs and Industry in Pakistan is being organised by the Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Riphah International University at Al-Mizan Islamic International Medical College Complex here
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Death toll in cinema blast rises to eight

Death toll in cinema blast rises to eight

Another three persons including two children Junaid (10) and Irfan (12) succumbed their burns in emergency ward of Nishtar Hospital Multan on Thursday. While another four are in critical condition.
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Body to probe into health officials' bunglings

Body to probe into health officials' bunglings

On the directives of District Co-ordination Officer and Caretaker of District Government Athar Hussain Khan Sial, EDO Health Faisalabad has constituted a two-member committee to probe into the wide scale misuse of powers by few health officers, who are vi
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
APTPMA office-bearers

APTPMA office-bearers

Election of the All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA), Faisalabad Region, has been completed peacefully in which Shabbir Ahmad and Rao Saif-ur-Rehman elected unopposed as Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively for the next one year
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Daawat-e-Islami congregation starts today

Daawat-e-Islami congregation starts today

A tentage village was developed on 350 acres of land to accommodate 1.5 million people in Sehrah-I-Madina some 18 kilometre south-west of Multan. More than 150 shops of eatables and other items were also established to facilitate the participants. Proceed
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Etihad Airways opens new office in Karachi

Etihad Airways opens new office in Karachi

Etihad Airways, the national airline of United Arab Emirates (UAE), formally inaugurated its new office in Karachi on Thursday. The official reception was hosted by Etihad Airways Pakistan Area Manager Joost den Hartog and Kevin Steole, Etihad's head of s
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Training seminar held on 'Brand New Ideas'

Training seminar held on 'Brand New Ideas'

Revelation Marketing, Inc recently held a training seminar titled "Brand New Ideas". The workshop aimed to provide an insight into the future of marketing, advertising and the media. Speakers from leading marketing companies addressed the occasion and hig
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
'Early action may have avoided water contamination'

'Early action may have avoided water contamination'

Shahida Kausar Farooq, Chairperson Subha-e-Nau, an organisation working for environmental up-gradation and public health, has said that if the city government instead of spending millions on parks and other such projects had taken care of issues of urgent
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
Summit today to moot corporate involvement in family planning

Summit today to moot corporate involvement in family planning

To address the issues for corporate involvement in Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) awareness and services in Pakistan, a corporate summit will be held at a local hotel tomorrow (September 23).
Published 23 Sep, 2005 12:00am
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