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Print - 2004-01-15
Indian rupee closes weaker

Indian rupee closes weaker

The Indian rupee snapped a five-session winning trend to end slightly weaker against the dollar. It closed at 45.4350/4400 per dollar, down from Tuesday's 45.4050/4150, which was the highest close since November 13, 2003.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
ECB comments lift sterling against euro

ECB comments lift sterling against euro

Sterling hit two-month highs against the euro on Wednesday as signs grew that euro zone policymakers were worried by the single currency's recent strength.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Dollar recovers broadly on Europe's forex worries

Dollar recovers broadly on Europe's forex worries

The dollar extended its gains on the euro on Wednesday, pulling further off this week's record low as the market weighed European concerns about the greenback's drop against apparent US nonchalance.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Dubai's Emaar plans $112 million IPO

Dubai's Emaar plans $112 million IPO

Amlak Finance, a unit of Dubai's property group Emaar said on Wednesday it would sell a 55 percent stake worth 412.5 million dirhams ($112 million) in an initial public offering at the weekend.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hungary forint band out of touch: finance minister

Hungary forint band out of touch: finance minister

Hungary's new Finance Minister Tibor Draskovics said on Wednesday the government's official target for the forint was out of touch with reality just months before the country hopes to tie the currency to the euro.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Arcelor confirms 15 million euro Slovak investment

Arcelor confirms 15 million euro Slovak investment

The world's top steel maker Arcelor said on Wednesday it would invest nearly 15 million euros ($19.1 million) in a steel-sheet processing centre in Slovakia, confirming earlier comments by government officials.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Cingular and AT&T Wireless in merger talks

Cingular and AT&T Wireless in merger talks

Cingular Wireless's interest in acquiring AT&T Wireless Services Inc has intensified and it has the backing of its two parent companies to fund a purchase, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Lehman Brothers to launch European ABS index

Lehman Brothers to launch European ABS index

US investment bank Lehman Brothers said on Wednesday it has launched a European asset-backed security (ABS) index, giving secondary market indications of high-grade bonds secured mostly by bank loans.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Lehman Brothers to launch European ABS index

Lehman Brothers to launch European ABS index

US investment bank Lehman Brothers said on Wednesday it has launched a European asset-backed security (ABS) index, giving secondary market indications of high-grade bonds secured mostly by bank loans.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kuwait's al-Mal issues 15 million dinars in bonds

Kuwait's al-Mal issues 15 million dinars in bonds

Kuwaiti investment firm al-Mal Kuwaiti Company on Wednesday signed a deal to issue 15 million dinars ($51 million) in three-year floating-rate bonds, state news agency KUNA reported.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kuwait's al-Mal issues 15 million dinars in bonds

Kuwait's al-Mal issues 15 million dinars in bonds

Kuwaiti investment firm al-Mal Kuwaiti Company on Wednesday signed a deal to issue 15 million dinars ($51 million) in three-year floating-rate bonds, state news agency KUNA reported.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Mitsubishi Motors to struggle despite capital boost

Mitsubishi Motors to struggle despite capital boost

Mitsubishi Motors has asked DaimlerChrysler and other shareholders for a $940 million capital increase, a newspaper reported on Wednesday, but that amount would go only a little way towards solving its problems, analysts said.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sanyo eyes 50 percent growth in digicam sales by 2005-06

Sanyo eyes 50 percent growth in digicam sales by 2005-06

Japan's Sanyo Electric Co said on Wednesday it aims to boost its digital camera and cellphone handset sales by up to 50 percent by 2005/06 to hit its operating profit target of 160 billion yen ($1.51 billion).
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sanyo eyes 50 percent growth in digicam sales by 2005-06

Sanyo eyes 50 percent growth in digicam sales by 2005-06

Japan's Sanyo Electric Co said on Wednesday it aims to boost its digital camera and cellphone handset sales by up to 50 percent by 2005/06 to hit its operating profit target of 160 billion yen ($1.51 billion).
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Gadget demand seen boosting Singapore tech firms

Gadget demand seen boosting Singapore tech firms

Strong demand for laptop computers and mobile phones with cameras is set to give Singapore's electronics suppliers a lift when they report fourth-quarter performances, analysts said.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Iran-Austria gas pipeline study wins EU funds

Iran-Austria gas pipeline study wins EU funds

Feasibility studies on tying together a network of pipelines that could carry natural gas to Austria from Iran have received EU funds, the general manager of OMV in Iran said on Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Italy probes Citigroup unit over Parmalat

Italy probes Citigroup unit over Parmalat

Italian police seized documents from a Citigroup unit on Wednesday as prosecutors checked if anyone at the US bank helped Parmalat dupe investors who poured billions of euros into the now insolvent food group.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US shatters record annual trade deficit

US shatters record annual trade deficit

The United States is plunging deep into a record trade deficit for 2003, data showed Wednesday, but unexpectedly bright November data raised hopes for the year ahead.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
China slaps anti-dumping duties on steel products

China slaps anti-dumping duties on steel products

China, the world's top steel importer, has slapped hefty import duties on high-grade metal used by the booming auto and shipbuilding sectors, protecting Chinese players as they ramp up capacity to plug a domestic shortfall.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Beijing to write-off $41 billion stake in state banks

Beijing to write-off $41 billion stake in state banks

China's Ministry of Finance is getting ready to write off its 41 billion dollar stake in two big state-run banks to prepare the large lenders for stock-market listings, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
New Iraqi dinar trading on Egyptian black market

New Iraqi dinar trading on Egyptian black market

The new Iraqi dinar, which has replaced bills bearing Saddam Hussein's face, are being traded on the Egyptian black market, official newspapers said here Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
French trade surplus down in 2003, euro hits firms

French trade surplus down in 2003, euro hits firms

Trade Minister Francois Loos said France's trade surplus in 2003 would be roughly half that in the previous year and warned that the country's businesses could not for ever reduce margins because of the strong euro.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Euro zone policymakers stress currency worries

Euro zone policymakers stress currency worries

Euro zone politicians and central bankers further underlined their worries about the euro's rise on Wednesday as debate heated up on whether top world finance ministers should discuss exchange rates at a key meeting.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
British bank Abbey National to move 400 jobs to India

British bank Abbey National to move 400 jobs to India

The British bank Abbey National announced plans Wednesday to transfer 400 call-centre jobs to India, joining a rush of firms looking to take advantage of the subcontinent's low-paid but well-educated workforce.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US benchmark yields slip to three-month low

US benchmark yields slip to three-month low

US benchmark Treasury yields fell to three-month lows on Tuesday, touching the important 4 percent level and promising to drag mortgage rates down and support the housing market.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US benchmark yields slip to three-month low

US benchmark yields slip to three-month low

US benchmark Treasury yields fell to three-month lows on Tuesday, touching the important 4 percent level and promising to drag mortgage rates down and support the housing market.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Malaysian shares dip, oil firms gain

Malaysian shares dip, oil firms gain

Malaysian shares ended lower for a third straight day on Wednesday with investors booking their gains, but oil and gas firms were boosted by news of PSC Industries' interest in Sudan's oil market.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks decline

Hong Kong stocks decline

Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Wednesday, weighed down by ratings adjustments on banking powerhouse HSBC, although gains in ports-to-telecom conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa helped trim losses.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US stocks end down after tech earnings sting

US stocks end down after tech earnings sting

US stocks fell on Tuesday after lacklustre quarterly scorecards from some marquee technology companies dampened the mood, and skittish investors locked in profits on recent gains.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Jakarta stocks hit record close, SBI helps

Jakarta stocks hit record close, SBI helps

Jakarta stocks rose 1.8 percent on Wednesday to their highest close ever, helped by buying in blue chip companies and a further decline in the interest rate on central bank certificates (SBI).
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Singapore bourse ends mixed but tech stocks resilient

Singapore bourse ends mixed but tech stocks resilient

Singapore shares finished mixed on Wednesday as the market locked in profits in banking stocks like DBS Group but positive sentiment remained toward technology counters like Creative Technology.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lankan shares slightly firmer

Sri Lankan shares slightly firmer

Sri Lankan stocks closed slightly up Wednesday, dragged higher by Sri Lanka Telecom - the country's biggest stock - but political concerns still overshadow the market, dealers said.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Philippines stocks up on bargain-hunting

Philippines stocks up on bargain-hunting

Philippines stocks rose 1.2 percent on Wednesday, lifted by bargain-hunting on select blue chips led by food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp and leading conglomerate Ayala Corp.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Thai stocks plunge as profit-taking persists

Thai stocks plunge as profit-taking persists

Thai stocks ended down on Wednesday as investors locked in profits for a second day, but strong gains in brokerage shares ahead of earnings announcements limited the fall.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Nikkei recovers on tech upgrades to end flat

Nikkei recovers on tech upgrades to end flat

Tokyo's Nikkei average ended little changed on Wednesday after a slew of brokerage upgrades spurred late buying in Sony Corp and other technology shares, offsetting worries about the strong yen and falls on Wall Street.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Taiwan stocks make gains

Taiwan stocks make gains

Taiwan stocks ended at a 20-month high on Wednesday in a broad-based rally, as foreign investors snapped up financial issues like Cathay amid general optimism over the economy in 2004, analysts said.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Indian shares end at new high

Indian shares end at new high

India's key share index rose for a second straight day on Wednesday to a fresh closing high, bolstered by expectations that companies will post healthy quarterly earnings and attract more foreign investment.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US Stocks: Wednesday's unofficial close

US Stocks: Wednesday's unofficial close

Stocks held slim gains in late trading on Wednesday, as investors nibbled at wireless carriers and other selected stocks, but the market was mostly treading water with results from a few technology bellwethers due after the bell.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Euro spreads seen steady barring budget fines

Euro spreads seen steady barring budget fines

Most small euro zone countries' bond yield premiums relative to German benchmarks are likely to remain around current levels in 2004 unless Germany and France are penalised for breaking European budget rules, analysts said.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
FTSE-100 index closes higher supported by trading updates

FTSE-100 index closes higher supported by trading updates

Leading UK shares closed higher on Wednesday, supported by a batch of positive trading updates and hopes of fresh merger activity as insurer Prudential confirmed it was in sale talks over its Egg unit.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Indian defence minister injured in car crash

Indian defence minister injured in car crash

Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes was slightly injured in a road accident Wednesday while touring his parliamentary constituency in the eastern state of Bihar, he told reporters.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
WHO confirms new polio cases

WHO confirms new polio cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO), battling to eradicate polio world-wide by the end of the year, confirmed on Tuesday that the disease had resurfaced in Cameroon and Benin.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Berlusconi lawyer wants trial to resume soon

Berlusconi lawyer wants trial to resume soon

A lawyer for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday that he hoped a corruption trial that was frozen in June would resume soon and end in an innocent verdict in time for this year's European elections.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
South Korean President apologises for funding scandal

South Korean President apologises for funding scandal

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun apologised on Wednesday for a political funding scandal that has embroiled close aides, but declined to address his own role in the case until a prosecution investigation is completed.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Romanian election must not derail EU entry: Iliescu

Romanian election must not derail EU entry: Iliescu

Romanian President Ion Iliescu warned against his Balkan country relaxing European Union entry efforts ahead of this year's elections, saying Romania could not afford to compromise its greatest post-communist goal.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Angola denies $4 billion in oil revenues vanished

Angola denies $4 billion in oil revenues vanished

Angola on Wednesday angrily rejected a report by a human rights group that said $4 billion in oil revenues had vanished from state coffers between 1997 and 2002, calling it an attempt to tarnish its image.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Koizumi may visit Iraq

Koizumi may visit Iraq

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday he hoped to visit Iraq to lift the morale of Japanese troops he is sending to help rebuild the country.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Sri Lanka heads for rift over extended term for president

Sri Lanka heads for rift over extended term for president

Sri Lanka faced a fresh constitutional battle Wednesday after the president's move to give herself an extra year in office was rejected by the government as "arrogant, arbitrary and capricious."
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Royal pheasant shoot terrifies British children

Royal pheasant shoot terrifies British children

A British royal shooting party has apologised to a local school, after children watched in horror as pheasants were blasted out of the sky and fell yards from their playground, the headmistress said on Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
UK activist dies nine months after Israeli shooting

UK activist dies nine months after Israeli shooting

A British activist who had been in a coma since being shot by Israeli troops while acting as a so-called human shield has died nine months after the shooting, his family said on Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Bush to outline plans for moon, Mars exploration

Bush to outline plans for moon, Mars exploration

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday will announce a dramatic new effort to return to the moon and eventually send a mission to Mars, which critics say is a costly extravagance that also raises concerns over US military aims in space.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Two dead as French helicopter hits Alpine cable

Two dead as French helicopter hits Alpine cable

The pilot of a French helicopter and one of his two passengers were killed Wednesday when the craft hit cable-car lines in the French Alps, ski resort officials said.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
31 killed in Chinese road carnage

31 killed in Chinese road carnage

At least 31 people died and another 30 were injured in two traffic accidents as China's huge population started packing buses, trains and planes for the journey home for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Wars deflect resources from public health crisis

Wars deflect resources from public health crisis

War is devastating health standards around the world as resources are deflected from fighting disease, health activists said here Wednesday ahead of a top anti-globalisation forum.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
US sees complications, progress on nuclear security

US sees complications, progress on nuclear security

The United States is concerned about the growing influence of security services in Russia, which has complicated co-operative programs designed to keep nuclear materials from extremists, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Kennedy says Bush broke faith with Americans on Iraq

Kennedy says Bush broke faith with Americans on Iraq

Fuelled by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill's blasts at the Bush administration, the US Senate's leading liberal Democrat on Wednesday accused the Republican White House of breaking faith with Americans by forcing them into an unnecessary war with I
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Suicides of US troops rising in Iraq: Pentagon

Suicides of US troops rising in Iraq: Pentagon

At least 21 US troops have committed suicide in Iraq, a growing toll which represents one in seven of American "non-hostile" deaths since the war began last March, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Germany ready to make military contribution in Iraq

Germany ready to make military contribution in Iraq

Germany no longer rules out making a military contribution in post-war Iraq and would be ready to send medical evacuation helicopters to the war-torn country, the daily Die Welt reported in an advance copy of its Thursday issue.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Khatami stands by resignation threat

Khatami stands by resignation threat

Iran's embattled President Mohammad Khatami Wednesday stood by a dramatic threat to lead a mass resignation of reformists, vowing he would reverse an attempt by hard-liners to bar his allies from next month's crucial elections.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Khamenei orders revision of election blacklist

Khamenei orders revision of election blacklist

Iran's supreme leader moved on Wednesday to haul the Islamic republic out of one of its worst ever crises, ordering powerful conservatives to revise their massive blacklisting of reformists ahead of next month's parliamentary elections.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Japanese toy-maker to sell sweet dream machine

Japanese toy-maker to sell sweet dream machine

Major Japanese toy-maker Takara said Wednesday it is to sell a machine that helps people to have sweat dreams by providing a relaxing fragrance, slow music and key words while they sleep at night.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
New Nato chief takes up drum for Afghan force

New Nato chief takes up drum for Afghan force

New Nato chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer called Wednesday on the alliance's member states to do even more to fill shortfalls in resources for the Nato-led peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Mind your own business, Iranian foreign ministry tells US

Mind your own business, Iranian foreign ministry tells US

Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday bluntly warned the United States not to interfere in the Islamic republic's electoral spat, after Washington slammed a move by hard-liners to disqualify reformists from next month's polls.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
What is AFACT

What is AFACT

AFACT is the Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business. It's a non-profit, Non-governmental organisation that is open to participation from the representatives of member countries and experts from private sectors within the Asia-
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Alternate channels for E-Billing

Alternate channels for E-Billing

Pakistan is a cash based society and paying habits are not expected to be changed in near future. We believe that this transformation of majority of consumer's habit to pay the utility payment using an electronic method will take a long time of around fiv
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Why AFACT is important for Pakistan

Why AFACT is important for Pakistan

The Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and E-Business (AFACT) is a regional Non-Governmental organisation working in collaboration with the United Nation Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) since last 14 years in Asi
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Payment Systems & E-Banking Reforms in Pakistan

Payment Systems & E-Banking Reforms in Pakistan

Since the last decade or so, payment systems have been receiving substantial attention from governments and central banks around the world. From the point of view of governments, an efficient payment system facilitates industrial and economic development
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Message from Governor State Bank of Pakistan

Message from Governor State Bank of Pakistan

I take this opportunity to congratulate the organisers of E-Business 2004 and welcome the delegates from member countries of AFACT to participate in the event in Karachi.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Message from Chairman Higher Education Commission

Message from Chairman Higher Education Commission

I am pleased to welcome overseas delegates from various parts of the world to attend e-Business 2004 event at Karachi. I hope that this event would bring experience of East Asia and European countries to Pakistan and professionals involved in e-Business a
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Lecture on 'Media Ethics' on January 17

Lecture on 'Media Ethics' on January 17

The Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi, will hold an extension lecture on " Media Ethics" on January 17.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Complex planned to honour Pakistan Movement workers

Complex planned to honour Pakistan Movement workers

The Punjab government will set up a commemorative complex in the city to highlight different aspects of Pakistan Movement, and create awareness among the masses about the sacrifices offered by their elders for an independent homeland for Muslims of the su
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pakistani troops leave for Liberia

Pakistani troops leave for Liberia

The major component of Pakistani troops assigned the mission for restoration of peace under the aegis of United Nations in war ravaged Liberia left here on Wednesday on a specially chartered UN aircraft.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
LHC issues show-cause notice to petitioner

LHC issues show-cause notice to petitioner

Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to a petitioner for mis-statement before the court.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
AJK to get Rs 750 million as Mangla royalty annually

AJK to get Rs 750 million as Mangla royalty annually

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government will receive Rs 730 million from Wapda as royalty, net profit and water use charges of Mangla Dam annually into four equal instalments on quarterly basis from this month.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Zilhij moon may be sighted on January 23

Zilhij moon may be sighted on January 23

There was a high probability of the 1424 Zilhij moon being sighted in Pakistan on the evening of Friday (January 23), as also in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, North and South America, said Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
2 million tonnes of citrus fruit produced annually

2 million tonnes of citrus fruit produced annually

About 2 million tonnes citrus fruit is produced annually across the country, said Senior Scientific Officer, National Agricultural Development Centre, Dr Hafeez-ur-Rehman on Wednesday.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Economic co-operation with California discussed

Economic co-operation with California discussed

Ambassador Ashraf Jehangir Qazi on Tuesday called on Governor Arnold Schwaznegger of California, during which state of Pak-US relations, expansion of economic co-operation and welfare of Pakistani-Americans were discussed.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pfizer grant to Kidney Centre to continue

Pfizer grant to Kidney Centre to continue

The Pfizer, Pakistan has announced to continue its grant for free treatment of the kidney patients at the Kidney Centre here under the National Dialysis Treatment Services (NDTS).
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Pakistan enters world market in metals

Pakistan enters world market in metals

Pakistan has for the first time entered world market in metals by exporting substantial quantity of blister copper from Saindak Gold Copper Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Balochistan province, reports PPI correspondent.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
SBP's scheme to boost SMEs

SBP's scheme to boost SMEs

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has invited feedback on its revised scheme for financing Locally-Manufactured Machinery (LMM).
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Mosque killings underscore Iraq's sectarian divide

Mosque killings underscore Iraq's sectarian divide

In the mainly Shia neighbourhood of Shula in Baghdad, Sheikh Ahmad Dulaimi discards his white ammamah or turban, the symbol of Sunni Muslim clergy, when he walks in the teeming streets.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
PSO privatisation: open debate needed

PSO privatisation: open debate needed

During the regime of late Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, Pakistan was gaining momentum in industrial growth as well as financial stability in all segments of life.
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Retrieve encroached land, but don't sell it

Retrieve encroached land, but don't sell it

The Government of Punjab has shown a new resolve to address the problem of encroachments on state land. The province's Colonies Minister, Manzar Ali Ranjha, told a press conference on Thursday that a comprehensive strategy is being evolved to have the sta
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
Jamali in Kabul

Jamali in Kabul

Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali has returned from a one-day visit to Kabul, which he described as a "great success". In a press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul and later at Chaklala airport on his return, the Prime Minister spelt o
Published 15 Jan, 2004 12:00am
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