Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has opposed the privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and said that it would render no less than forty thousand skilled workers jobless.
Slight swing in cotton trading was seen towards the end of the week ended on February 28, 2004, on worries that abrupt rise in cotton futures in New York would push local lint prices also.
Food technologist and medical expert have expressed their growing concern regarding unchecked adulteration and growing use of synthetic colour dyes, unsafe for human consumption in food items available in the market.
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Sunday said the government has been striving hard for political stability and economic prosperity in the country.
Corps Commander Lieutenant General Muhammad Akram on Sunday visited the Leiah and Muzaffargarh district to review the security arrangements for Ashura-i-Muharram. While a joint flag March was organised in Muzaffargarh by the Police and Army.
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has said that General Pervez Musharraf is serving as chief Polling Agent of US President George W Bush and operation in Wana was a part of this game because arrest of Osama bin Laden was the only key of victory for the Bush i
Aurat Foundation Karachi Office in a meeting here on Sunday morning decided to hold camps at Karachi City Court and Malir Court premises for the assistance of women contenders for local government bye-elections scheduled for March 28.
The members of the Central Executive Council of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan are assembling here on March 4 at Mansoora to discuss the political situation prevailing in the country.
Women groups have largely hailed a suggestion forwarded by chairperson National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) Justice Majida (Retd), to repeal the Hudood Ordinance.
President General Pervez Musharraf has directed the concerned authorities to conduct an immediate inquiry and ascertain details of the sequence of events that led to the death of 11 persons and injuries to six others in Wana on Saturday.
The Punjab Communication & Works Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Zaheer ud Din Khan has said President General Pervez Musharraf was determined to promote religious harmony and tolerance besides highlighting the true picture of religion Islam on international l
The Minister of State for Sports, Culture, Tourism, Minorities and Youth Affairs, Rais Munir Ahmed, on Sunday said the government has explored the potential of tourism in southern parts of the country like deserts of Sindh and Balochistan which are great
Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar has directed Sindh IGP Syed Kamal Shah to put police on high alert across the province following the suicidal attack at an Imambargah in Rawalpindi.
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and Islamabad police on Sunday jointly held a meeting to review security arrangements during Muharram.
District Nazim Mian Amir has lauded the co-operation of Ulema and elected representatives for maintaining peace and religious harmony during the past two years and expressed confidence that they would show the same gesture this year.
Special security measures that includes enforcement of red alert, cancellation of protocol and temporary passes have been undertaken at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore.
Pakistan on Sunday criticised Israel's decision to approve the sale of three Phalcon airborne early warning radar systems to India, saying it would accentuate the strategic imbalance in South Asia.
Vice Admiral H.M.S Chaudhry (Retd), the first commander-in-chief of Pakistan Navy, who died on Friday evening was laid to rest with full military honour at the army graveyard here on Sunday.
Attock Cement Pakistan Limited at the 53rd meeting of the Board of Directors on February 25, 2004 has declared that profit in the six months ended on December 31, 2003 increased by 86.5 percent due to higher sales in the core market of Karachi.
Attock Cement Pakistan Limited at the 53rd meeting of the Board of Directors on February 25, 2004 has declared that profit in the six months ended on December 31, 2003 increased by 86.5 percent due to higher sales in the core market of Karachi.
Occupied Kashmir's puppet chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who escaped assassination attempt last week, appealed on Sunday for peace talks to be given a chance.
Two missiles were fired on Sunday at a military check-post in a remote tribal region in Pakistan where forces are hunting Osama bin Laden, but caused no casualties, officials said.
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will hold a meeting of its heads in Lahore on March10, 2004. Makhdoom Ameen Fahim head of the Alliance will chair the meeting.
Several hundred Majalis were held in the day and till late in the night at different Imambargahs and homes in Karachi city to pay tributes to the Martyrs of Karbala.
The retail price of dairy milk have been increased to Rs 25 per litre with effect from March 1, 2004, a spokesman of Dairy Farmers Association of Karachi announced here on Sunday.
The retail price of dairy milk have been increased to Rs 25 per litre with effect from March 1, 2004, a spokesman of Dairy Farmers Association of Karachi announced here on Sunday.
British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jack Straw will be visiting Pakistan from 3-5 March 2004, to hold bilateral consultations with his counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri.
British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Jack Straw will be visiting Pakistan from 3-5 March 2004, to hold bilateral consultations with his counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri.
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday extended the last date to file nomination papers for the by- election to vacant seats of Union Nazims and Naib Nazims in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan.
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday extended the last date to file nomination papers for the by- election to vacant seats of Union Nazims and Naib Nazims in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan.
Egypt's Commercial International Bank (CIB) said on Sunday it would launch financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by the end of the year but said Egypt needed better credit data for it to rapidly expand the business.
Federal Minister for Privatisation and Investment, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair a meeting of the Senate's Special Committee on 'Challenges of WTO' on March 6.
Federal Minister for Privatisation and Investment, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair a meeting of the Senate's Special Committee on 'Challenges of WTO' on March 6.
A delegation of Shenhua Group Corporation of China that is on a visit to Pakistan has indicated that the ground breaking ceremony of Thar coal power project would be held by early January 2005.
A delegation of Shenhua Group Corporation of China that is on a visit to Pakistan has indicated that the ground breaking ceremony of Thar coal power project would be held by early January 2005.
Washington is advising Iraq on establishing a state company to take over management of the oil sector by July as US-led occupation forces hand power to new Iraqi government, a US official said on Sunday.
Washington is advising Iraq on establishing a state company to take over management of the oil sector by July as US-led occupation forces hand power to new Iraqi government, a US official said on Sunday.
A bus rammed a checkpoint in southern Iraq on Sunday, wounding several people, including one Polish soldier as well as Iraqi troops and police, army officials said.
A bus rammed a checkpoint in southern Iraq on Sunday, wounding several people, including one Polish soldier as well as Iraqi troops and police, army officials said.
The Privatisation Commission has received approximately a dozen applications from consortium of banks, financial institutions and brokerage houses to act as lead manager, helping government sell Pakistan Petroleum Limited shares through stock market.
The Privatisation Commission has received approximately a dozen applications from consortium of banks, financial institutions and brokerage houses to act as lead manager, helping government sell Pakistan Petroleum Limited shares through stock market.
A governmental anti-narcotics delegation visited northern Afghanistan on Sunday to meet with local leaders and to stress that the production of narcotics in the area must be stopped.
A governmental anti-narcotics delegation visited northern Afghanistan on Sunday to meet with local leaders and to stress that the production of narcotics in the area must be stopped.
The three listed refineries at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) during the second quarter posted significant improvement in net income because of the increase in fuel prices and higher sales of white oil products.
The three listed refineries at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) during the second quarter posted significant improvement in net income because of the increase in fuel prices and higher sales of white oil products.
Pope John Paul defended the institution of marriage against those who are trying to "degrade" it, urging authorities to uphold the traditional union between men and women.
Gulf Arab states expressed support Sunday for ally Qatar in its row with Russia over the arrest of two Russian security agents charged with assassinating a Chechen leader in the Gulf emirate that prompted Moscow to detain two Qataris.
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Imran Khan told players on Sunday to be aggressive and keep up the mental pressure in next month's historic series against India.
The UN applauded Sunday the latest commitments to contain the bird flu ravaging Asian poultry stocks, but said more was needed to safeguard human health as funding to fight the outbreaks fell short of expectations.
Two British newspapers reported on Sunday that the country's top lawyer was pressured to change his advice to Prime Minister Tony Blair on the legality of war in Iraq to say that an invasion would be legally justified.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is to deliver a message from ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to his elder daughter Raghad who lives in Jordan, sources close to her told AFP on Sunday.
France has pledged support to Pakistan with a view to promoting stability in Asia, given the vital role envisaged for Islamabad in the struggle against terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
France has pledged support to Pakistan with a view to promoting stability in Asia, given the vital role envisaged for Islamabad in the struggle against terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
The Saudi oil facility has been cut to almost half from Rs 20.783 billion to Rs 11.749 billion for July-December 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002.
The Saudi oil facility has been cut to almost half from Rs 20.783 billion to Rs 11.749 billion for July-December 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002.
The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) raised oil prices in the range of Re0.07 to Re0.33 per liter effective from Monday while high speed diesel (HSD) prices remained unchanged.
The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) raised oil prices in the range of Re0.07 to Re0.33 per liter effective from Monday while high speed diesel (HSD) prices remained unchanged.
The weighted average carryover charges (CoCs) at Karachi Stock Exchange during the week plunged to a 15-week low, where the effective rate on an annualised basis dived to 6.71 percent.
The weighted average carryover charges (CoCs) at Karachi Stock Exchange during the week plunged to a 15-week low, where the effective rate on an annualised basis dived to 6.71 percent.
Healthy earning reports from some of the blue chips and investment stocks helped share market to recover most of the losses during the last week as sentiment slowly and steadily improving following active support from some of the leading financial institu
Healthy earning reports from some of the blue chips and investment stocks helped share market to recover most of the losses during the last week as sentiment slowly and steadily improving following active support from some of the leading financial institu
Hoping that imposition of customs duty on vehicles imported by Afghanistan will stop dumping and subsequent smuggling of cars into Pakistan, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has rejected outright a proposal of the Prime Minister Secretariat and the NWFP
Hoping that imposition of customs duty on vehicles imported by Afghanistan will stop dumping and subsequent smuggling of cars into Pakistan, the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has rejected outright a proposal of the Prime Minister Secretariat and the NWFP
The Privatisation Commission broken all previous records and fetched Rs 42 billion through the sale of state-assets in the present government included strategic sale of Habib Bank Limited (HBL), and initial public offering of the National Bank of Pakistan
The Privatisation Commission broken all previous records and fetched Rs 42 billion through the sale of state-assets in the present government included strategic sale of Habib Bank Limited (HBL), and initial public offering of the National Bank of Pakistan
The government would launch "Pakistan Tax Administration Reforms Project" to implement tax policy and administration reforms, trade facilitation and market access with the financial assistance of IDA during next financial year 2004-05. This project will b
The United States has struck a deal with Pakistan to allow US troops to hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this spring in an area of Pakistan where he is believed to be operating, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
The United States has struck a deal with Pakistan to allow US troops to hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this spring in an area of Pakistan where he is believed to be operating, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
President Jean Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti on Sunday in the face of an armed revolt and world pressure as the United States ordered Marines to the Caribbean state to help restore order.
President Jean Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti on Sunday in the face of an armed revolt and world pressure as the United States ordered Marines to the Caribbean state to help restore order.
The median overnight interbank rate on Egypt's pound fell to 6-1/4 percent on Sunday from seven percent on Thursday as banks demanded less funds towards the end of a two-week period for working out reserves, bankers said.
Indian bond yields are seen steady this week as inflation - which has broadly risen over the past five months - continues to retreat from a recent peak.
Indian bond yields are seen steady this week as inflation - which has broadly risen over the past five months - continues to retreat from a recent peak.
Indian share prices are expected to be underpinned this week by growing confidence the market can absorb a series of share sales by the government, but some caution remains ahead of the country's biggest ever offering.
Hong Kong's benchmark share index is tipped to break through stubborn resistance at 14,000 this week, with a slew of earnings from blue chips, especially HSBC, expected to provide some impetus.
Japanese stocks are expected to rise this week, with investors seeking retailers and other domestic-demand shares following increasing signs that an economic upturn is finally filtering down to the domestic sector.
Most regional currencies fell against the US dollar over the week, particularly the Japanese yen. The Australian dollar continued its retreat after recently touching seven-year highs.
The Bank of England's policy meeting will hog the limelight in the gilt market this week as evidence mounts that more tightening might be needed in the coming months to cool down the steamy economy.
The Bank of England's policy meeting will hog the limelight in the gilt market this week as evidence mounts that more tightening might be needed in the coming months to cool down the steamy economy.
HSBC, the world's second-biggest bank by market value, grabs the spotlight at the tail-end of the European earnings season this week, with the euro and interest rates also in focus.
Taiwan stocks are set to climb to a new 41 month high this week, led by technology, banks and cyclicals as improving corporate earnings outlook and pre-election optimism outweigh recent weakness on Wall Street.
Britain's blue chip index will be looking to push to 19-month highs this week, powered by results from the UK's biggest banker HSBC, among a slew of others.
Hong Kong's finance minister is expected to announce an issue of government bonds in his budget on March 10 to plug a mounting shortfall, a local newspaper said on Sunday.
Hong Kong's finance minister is expected to announce an issue of government bonds in his budget on March 10 to plug a mounting shortfall, a local newspaper said on Sunday.
