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Print - 2005-06-27
An Evening with Worldcall Wireless - The Launch Event

An Evening with Worldcall Wireless - The Launch Event

Its 9 pm at the Alhamra Complex on 7th June and the place is all jam packed with hoards of young crowd eagerly awaiting the start of the ceremony for the launch of Worldcall Wireless Telephony Service. Excitement on the faces of the crowd is obvious as or
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Worldcall Wireless: the latest addition to the family

Worldcall Wireless: the latest addition to the family

Worldcall Telecom Limited (WLL Business) is a limited mobility Telecom Service Provider. WTL provides superior service than the current GSM Telecom operators because it employs the superior CDMA technology. Amongst the CDMA technology service providers WT
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
The Worldcall Family

The Worldcall Family

Worldcall Telecommunications Group began life in 1995 when First Capital Securities Corporation Ltd started to develop Worldcall Payphones, now Worldcall Communications Limited. The next few years were spent in expanding its payphone network nationally, c
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Message from Chairman Worldcall Telecommunications Group

Message from Chairman Worldcall Telecommunications Group

Worldcall has been a forerunner in telecommunication industry, which has been achieved through unwavering dedication to our goals. Today Worldcall Group has the most extensive and diversified telecom deployments by a private operator in Pakistan.
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Message from Chairman PTA

Message from Chairman PTA

I am pleased that the leading newspapers of the country have published this special supplement to mark the launch of Worldcall Wireless Local Loop (WLL) service by the renowned national telecom company Worldcall, which has succeeded in obtaining the WLL l
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Message from Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunication

Message from Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunication

The development of the telecom sector is a key priority in Pakistan. Our government has demonstrated its commitment to the sector by allocating significant resources for its accelerated development in view of its importance for economic and social develop
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Message from Prime Minister of Pakistan

Message from Prime Minister of Pakistan

Pakistan has crossed a vital threshold in telecommunications by taking deregulation, liberalisation and privatisation initiatives in the telecom sector. It gives me immense pleasure to learn that Worldcall will be formally launching its revolutionary Wire
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Drastic fall in Badla investment

Drastic fall in Badla investment

Badla investment declined drastically during last week as the badla phase-out plan entered its third week, resulting in liquidity crunch, sharply increasing the badla rates and futures spreads. The weighted average badla rate at KSE continued to rise for
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Drastic fall in Badla investment

Drastic fall in Badla investment

Badla investment declined drastically during last week as the badla phase-out plan entered its third week, resulting in liquidity crunch, sharply increasing the badla rates and futures spreads. The weighted average badla rate at KSE continued to rise for
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Drastic fall in Badla investment

Drastic fall in Badla investment

Badla investment declined drastically during last week as the badla phase-out plan entered its third week, resulting in liquidity crunch, sharply increasing the badla rates and futures spreads. The weighted average badla rate at KSE continued to rise for
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Call for manufacturing dyes, chemicals locally

Call for manufacturing dyes, chemicals locally

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on dyes, chemicals and allied products Chairman, Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, has called upon the importers of dyes and chemicals to go for manufacturing of these items to meet d
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Budget and expectations of people

Budget and expectations of people

A debate has been started over the budget. Some people are appreciating it as an investor-friendly and development-oriented while some are terming it a jugglery of words having nothing for the general public. On the one hand, the federal budget for the fi
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Development of indigenous machinery for thermal power plants

Development of indigenous machinery for thermal power plants

In response to Power Policy 2002 proposals for setting up as many as 63 power projects with a cumulative capacity of over 13,000 MW are under process by the private power and infrastructure board of the ministry of water and power. These include 41 therma
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Russia's business reality

Russia's business reality

Every time Russian property developer Denis Semykin sells a new apartment, he is required by law to register the deal at a special government office. But there is a snag: the office does not exist. "We ... go to every office that might look like this plac
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Blind justice

Blind justice

Michael Jackson has been acquitted on all counts of child molesting cases by the judge. What's so surprising about it? The American courts seldom sentence any celebrity or millionnaire (now billionnaires). Looking down the memory lane, I find Hearst heire
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Christians' complaint

Christians' complaint

The sentiments of Pakistani Christians have been deeply hurt by the publication of baseless and unfounded reports in a few Urdu language newspapers during the month of June. Following the appearance of these reports, a bookshop run by the Daughters of Sai
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
An agro-industrial budget

An agro-industrial budget

The government is drum-beating its tall claim that it has achieved a growth rate of 8.4% after considerable struggle and thus has achieved the welfare of the people, whereas the people are searching, in broad daylight with candles the illusive prosperity
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
The Afghan blame game

The Afghan blame game

During the last week, some elements in the Afghan government have been levelling absurd allegations against Pakistan. First came the report, with insinuations of a larger scheme, that three Pakistanis were arrested from eastern Afghanistan for allegedly p
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Seeking partners in progress

Seeking partners in progress

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, while addressing bilateral donors and multilateral lending institutions in Islamabad last week, stated that Pakistan needed 'partners in progress' which he implicitly defined as assistance for the government's 'special initiat
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
PIA plane develops fault

PIA plane develops fault

The return flight of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) from Multan to Islamabad was cancelled after the plane developed some technical problem during landing at the local airport, said Multan airport officials here on Sunday. Despite the problem, the B
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Operation to be launched against drug pushers

Operation to be launched against drug pushers

The police will launch a grand operation against drug pushers to make Pakpattan a drug free district. District Police Officer Pakpattan, Riffat Mukhtar Raja on Sunday said this while talking to the newsmen on a ceremony held here to commemorate Internatio
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
'Sino-India ties to facilitate regional peace'

'Sino-India ties to facilitate regional peace'

The recent developments in China-India relations do not pose any threat to Pakistan, said Akram Zaki, former minister of state for foreign affairs. "We hope China-India partnership will be conducive for peace and development in the region and facilitate s
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
'Local Bodies elections not to be postponed'

'Local Bodies elections not to be postponed'

State Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Chaudhary Zafar Iqbal, has categorically stated that the local government elections would not be postponed. "Term of existing local bodies is not being extended," he said while talking to APP. He
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Growers to be taught latest methods

Growers to be taught latest methods

Fifty agriculture schools would be established in the district for providing necessary education to farmers regarding the latest and scientific methods of agriculture. According to District Officer Agriculture Bahawalpur here, on Sunday, agriculture exper
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Bannu radio station inaugurated

Bannu radio station inaugurated

Federal Minster for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday inaugurated Bannu radio station and announced that 50 more stations would be set up in the country to bring remote areas under the network. The radio could be heard on FM-102 M
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
'Press enjoys complete freedom'

'Press enjoys complete freedom'

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli, said on Sunday that Press in Pakistan enjoyed complete freedom as ensured by any democratic system. The minister said in a statement issued here that new television channels were be
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan to produce CNG cylinders

Pakistan to produce CNG cylinders

The indigenous production of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cylinders would be initiated soon in Pakistan in a bid to save precious foreign exchange. Sources in Production Ministry informed private TV that an agreement between the Pakistan Science Foundatio
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Musharraf gets wide coverage in Saudi media

Musharraf gets wide coverage in Saudi media

The mainstream Saudi electronic media accorded prominent coverage to President General Pervez Musharraf's meeting with Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz that took place in Riyadh. Apart from leading channels Saudi One and Two and Al-Akhbaria, leading E
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Thailand to provide latest machinery for Gem Institute

Thailand to provide latest machinery for Gem Institute

All Pakistan Commercial Exporters Association (Apcea) and the Government of Thailand have agreed on an agreement for launching joint efforts to find new markets for gemstone industry and on exchange of delegations. The government of Thailand has also expr
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
85 percent towns to get gas by 2007: minister

85 percent towns to get gas by 2007: minister

Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon on Sunday said here that the government would connect 85 percent cities and towns in the country with natural gas facility by 2007. He expressed these views at the Sui gas supply i
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Police directed to conduct probe on merit

Police directed to conduct probe on merit

Inspector General of Police Punjab Zia-ul-Hassan has directed all the police investigators to conduct investigation of criminal cases and ensure cent percent recovery of stolen property. Talking to APP here on Sunday, he said all SSPs, ASPs, DSPs and othe
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Punjab upgrading DHQs

Punjab upgrading DHQs

Punjab Health Minister, Dr Tahir Ali Javed, has said that on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Punjab government was upgrading DHQ hospitals by posting specialist doctors and consultants for the provision of modern med
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Rs 4.27 billion Sialkot district government budget passed

Rs 4.27 billion Sialkot district government budget passed

The Rs4.27 billion tax-free development oriented budget of Sialkot District Government has been unanimously passed for the financial year 2005-2006. Presenting the budget, Sialkot district Nazim Mian Naeem Javed in house here on Saturday said that 33 perc
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Rs 4.27 billion Sialkot district government budget passed

Rs 4.27 billion Sialkot district government budget passed

The Rs4.27 billion tax-free development oriented budget of Sialkot District Government has been unanimously passed for the financial year 2005-2006. Presenting the budget, Sialkot district Nazim Mian Naeem Javed in house here on Saturday said that 33 perc
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
0.25 million tons rice to be exported to China

0.25 million tons rice to be exported to China

Pakistan will export about 0.25 million tons rice to China under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal), government of Pakistan and the General Administration of Quality Supervision4 Ins
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Turkish companies keen to set up stores

Turkish companies keen to set up stores

A number of Turkish cash and carry stores have expressed their interest in setting up super stores in Pakistan. "We hope that these Turkish business concerns are likely to hold talks with their Pakistani counterparts in this regard very soon "said Chairma
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
15 die of gastro in Multan

15 die of gastro in Multan

A 55 year old woman Amir Mai died of gastro enteritis rising the death toll to 15. While another 76 patients including 48 children, 11 men and 17 women were admitted to hospital till Saturday, No total victims rose to 1,324. While total 15 persons have so
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Record number of uplift projects completed in Kasur

Record number of uplift projects completed in Kasur

A record number of development projects worth billions of rupees were executed in different parts of the Kasur district for the betterment of poor segment of the society.
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Net mobile plans 18.7 million euros IPO

Net mobile plans 18.7 million euros IPO

Net mobile AG, a German mobile phone software company, plans to sell up to 2.2 million shares for 8.50 euros each in an initial public offering (IPO) on July 12, a key shareholder said in a statement on June 22. Net mobile makes software for companies tha
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Net mobile plans 18.7 million euros IPO

Net mobile plans 18.7 million euros IPO

Net mobile AG, a German mobile phone software company, plans to sell up to 2.2 million shares for 8.50 euros each in an initial public offering (IPO) on July 12, a key shareholder said in a statement on June 22. Net mobile makes software for companies tha
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Cisco sees China as No 2 market within a decade

Cisco sees China as No 2 market within a decade

Cisco Systems Inc expects China to become its second-biggest market within 10 years, the network equipment maker's country chief said on June 22. Growth would come as China's mobile and fixed-line carriers upgraded their networks, government offices put m
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Place your bets, investors divided over future

Place your bets, investors divided over future

Mixed signals on the global economy have left the people who steer investment wealth around the world sharply divided about the future direction of financial markets. The relative consensus of the past few years - which saw equities rising, the dollar dec
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Place your bets, investors divided over future

Place your bets, investors divided over future

Mixed signals on the global economy have left the people who steer investment wealth around the world sharply divided about the future direction of financial markets. The relative consensus of the past few years - which saw equities rising, the dollar dec
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
SingTel seen raising dividend after failed bid

SingTel seen raising dividend after failed bid

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Asia''s fifth-largest phone company, may pay its investors a higher dividend for the current financial year after its bid for a stake in Pakistan Telecom was scuttled, analysts said. Last weekend, SingTel was outbid by Em
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
SingTel seen raising dividend after failed bid

SingTel seen raising dividend after failed bid

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Asia's fifth-largest phone company, may pay its investors a higher dividend for the current financial year after its bid for a stake in Pakistan Telecom was scuttled, analysts said. Last weekend, SingTel was outbid by Emi
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
SingTel seen raising dividend after failed bid

SingTel seen raising dividend after failed bid

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Asia's fifth-largest phone company, may pay its investors a higher dividend for the current financial year after its bid for a stake in Pakistan Telecom was scuttled, analysts said. Last weekend, SingTel was outbid by Emi
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
StanChart makes strong progress this year

StanChart makes strong progress this year

Standard Chartered Plc has made strong progress so far this year with good revenue momentum and muted bad debts, the Asia-focused bank said on June 23. The bank has had a strong increase in customer income, with good asset growth in consumer and wholesale
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
StanChart makes strong progress this year

StanChart makes strong progress this year

Standard Chartered Plc has made strong progress so far this year with good revenue momentum and muted bad debts, the Asia-focused bank said on June 23. The bank has had a strong increase in customer income, with good asset growth in consumer and wholesale
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Morgan Stanley second quarter earnings fall

Morgan Stanley second quarter earnings fall

US investment bank Morgan Stanley on June 22, said quarterly profit dropped 24 percent on sharply lower trading and underwriting, and fell short of its forecast last week due to costs from Parmalat SpA litigation. The banking, brokerage and credit card co
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Morgan Stanley second quarter earnings fall

Morgan Stanley second quarter earnings fall

US investment bank Morgan Stanley on June 22, said quarterly profit dropped 24 percent on sharply lower trading and underwriting, and fell short of its forecast last week due to costs from Parmalat SpA litigation. The banking, brokerage and credit card co
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
New Sony management to narrow focus of R&D

New Sony management to narrow focus of R&D

Sony Corp will narrow the focus of its research and development to only promising areas such as next-generation video equipment, mobile phones and flat panel TVs, the company's new president said on June 23. Offering a glimpse of where new management is l
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
New Sony management to narrow focus of R&D

New Sony management to narrow focus of R&D

Sony Corp will narrow the focus of its research and development to only promising areas such as next-generation video equipment, mobile phones and flat panel TVs, the company's new president said on June 23. Offering a glimpse of where new management is l
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Gulf seen on track for single currency by 2010

Gulf seen on track for single currency by 2010

Six oil-exporting Arab Gulf states can achieve their goal of a single currency by 2010, but the move is unlikely to jump-start regional trade and merger activity, bankers and economists said on June 23. Political will is the main requirement for the six G
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Balochistan chief minister 's house attacked in Kalat; guard hurt

Balochistan chief minister 's house attacked in Kalat; guard hurt

Residence of Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yusuf in Kalat was damaged in rocket attack on Saturday-Sunday night. According to details, unknown persons fired two rockets on the residence of Chief Minister in Kalat, about 80 miles south of Quetta
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Hum TV to be listed on KSE

Hum TV to be listed on KSE

Television channels in Pakistan are now making inroads into the capital market as 'Eye Television Network Limited' (branding the channel with the name of 'Hum TV') will be the first satellite TV channel to be listed on a local bourse.
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Hum TV to be listed on KSE

Hum TV to be listed on KSE

Television channels in Pakistan are now making inroads into the capital market as 'Eye Television Network Limited' (branding the channel with the name of 'Hum TV') will be the first satellite TV channel to be listed on a local bourse.
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
'Killers of Mufti Ateeq, Qari Irshad to be taken to task'

'Killers of Mufti Ateeq, Qari Irshad to be taken to task'

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Ejazul Haq visited Jamia Binnoria here on Sunday and assured its Chancellor Mufti Mohammad Naeem that the assassins of Mufti Ateeq and Qari Irshad would be taken to task. The Minister also expressed grief and condole
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Saudi Pak Bank branch

Saudi Pak Bank branch

The chairman of SITE Association of Industry, Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, on Sunday formally inaugurated the new premises of Saudi Pak Bank branch in Site area. The fresh modernized look of the branch reflected the bank's renewed commitment to excellence. The Pre
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Khyber Bank to raise Rs 900 million through IPO

Khyber Bank to raise Rs 900 million through IPO

The Bank of Khyber (BoK) has planned to list its entity at Karachi Stock Exchange, raising Rs 900 million through initial public offering soon. The BoK has jointly mandated AMZ Securities (Pvt) Ltd and Pak Oman Investment Company Ltd) to act as 'Financial
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Three killed in Indian occupied Kashmir

Three killed in Indian occupied Kashmir

Three freedom fighters were shot dead by Indian occupation soldiers on Sunday, a defence official said. The heavily-armed freedom fighters were shot near the Line of Control, in the southern Rajouri district of occupied Kashmir, the official said.
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Two water treatment plants for Hyderabad and Kotri

Two water treatment plants for Hyderabad and Kotri

Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has announced setting up of two water treatment plants, one each for Kotri and Hyderabad industrial sites, to prevent chemical pollution causing tremendous amount of destruction to the environment and human healt
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
APC terms continuity of dictatorship fatal for country

APC terms continuity of dictatorship fatal for country

The real responsibility of vows faced by nation and country rests on the shoulders of dictators, who have hijacked democracy and put the constitution and people's rights in abeyance, said speakers of an 'all parties conference', organised by Jamaat-e-Isla
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Power fluctuations add to people's woes

Power fluctuations add to people's woes

At a time when mercury was on rise in the country, massive fluctuation of electricity, unprecedented tripping and unannounced loadshedding were adding miseries to the people, while the electricity consumers also have to bear a loss of estimated Rs one bil
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Huge quantity of narcotics burnt

Huge quantity of narcotics burnt

Pakistan Customs Preventive Collectorate on Sunday flamed 2000kg of hashish and 300kg of heroin at Neelam Point, Hawkesbay, on the occasion of the World Environment Day. Collector Preventive Musarrat Jabeen lit the flame, which burnt a large quantity of n
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Senior lawyer to be engaged in 3.2 tons charas case

Senior lawyer to be engaged in 3.2 tons charas case

Adviser to Chief Minister for Excise and Taxation M A Jalil has issued instructions to the Excise and Taxation Department to follow up the drugs case against industrialist Abdul Rehman and co-accused before the judicial majestrate by engaging a senior law
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
New crop Sindh cotton starts reaching ginneries

New crop Sindh cotton starts reaching ginneries

It is not strange to know that in some late cotton areas, sowing has not been completed as yet while in some early cotton areas harvesting has already started. One Sahiwal-based ginner, by Saturday, June 25, is reported to have ginned and pressed one lot
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
New crop Sindh cotton starts reaching ginneries

New crop Sindh cotton starts reaching ginneries

It is not strange to know that in some late cotton areas, sowing has not been completed as yet while in some early cotton areas harvesting has already started. One Sahiwal-based ginner, by Saturday, June 25, is reported to have ginned and pressed one lot
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Three of a family die

Three of a family die

Three persons of a family were killed when their motorcycle plunged into a roadside ditch, about 40km from here on Sunday. According to police, Bashir Ahmed, along with his wife Sonan Mai and son Shabbir Ahmed, went to his fields on a motorbike in the mor
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Commodities move in narrow band

Commodities move in narrow band

Plastic mouldings moved higher while other commodities showed no major changes on the commodity wholesale markets during the week ended on June 25, 2005. The commodities with significant changes were plastic mouldings, superior rice, wheat, makai, kirana
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Cotton prices firm in sluggish market

Cotton prices firm in sluggish market

Cotton prices tended firm owing to primarily world trend and ginners holding back stocks on perception TCP swill exhaust but the corporation signalled it had enough time to linger on during the week ended on June 25, 2005. The spot rate was unchanged at R
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

FOREIGN TRADE INQUIRIES

Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Heat wave claims 7 lives in Chiniot

Heat wave claims 7 lives in Chiniot

The scorching and sizzling heat claimed seven lives in the city and adjoining areas on Sunday. The victims of intensive heat were identified as Rafi resident of Rehmanabad, Waris, Barkha and Warryam resident of Bangla Ameen Pura, Mst Shahnaz Bibi resident
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
LHC benches

LHC benches

As many as 10 division benches and 25 single benches will work at principal seat of the Lahore High Court (LHC) during the week commencing from Monday, June 27. According to a notification, division benches are headed by Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed, Justi
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Senator calls for training of civil servants

Senator calls for training of civil servants

Senator Mrs Tanvir Khalid has stressed upon effective training of all civil servants so that they are able to serve the nation in the best possible way. She expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of the Standing Committee on Establishment (C
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Lahore customs surpasses revenue collection target

Lahore customs surpasses revenue collection target

The Collectorate of Customs, Lahore, has surpassed the revenue target for the financial year 2004-05, a spokesman for the Collectorate said here on Sunday. He said that the Central Board of Revenue had assigned the target of Rs 13 billion in terms of cust
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Flash flows in northern rivers likely

Flash flows in northern rivers likely

There is likelihood of flash flows in rivers Gilgit, Hunza and Kunhar during next 24 hours, according to a warning issued by Flood Forecasting Centre here on Sunday afternoon. The increased flows may cause local flooding along the rivers banks. People of
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Narcotics termed a curse

Narcotics termed a curse

Punjab Minister for Religious Affairs and Auqaf, Syed Saeed ul Hassan has said that Islamic teachings provide strong foundation of a healthy society by forbidding all types of narcotics. While addressing a function held here on Saturday in connection with
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Sizzling heat claims another 35 lives

Sizzling heat claims another 35 lives

Another 35 people including a bride, a police constable, a health worker, a rickshaw, an employee of Post Office, and a tailor master and five women died till Sunday in Southern Punjab during last 24 hours as temperature rose to 46 degree celsius in Multa
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Construction of optical fiber link launched

Construction of optical fiber link launched

Minister for Investment Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh laid the foundation for construction of 4,500 km long optical fiber link from Karachi to up-country aimed at improving quality of telecommunication services at lower rates. The project would be completed in 1
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
11 killed, 29 injured in road mishap

11 killed, 29 injured in road mishap

At least eleven passengers including two women were killed and another 29 injured when a Lahore bound bus head on collided with a tractor trolly loaded with goods near Chaubara (in Leiah district) some 100 miles north-west of Multan on Sunday morning. "It
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
PHDEB arranges visit of Iranian team

PHDEB arranges visit of Iranian team

Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEB) has arranged a one week visit of Iranian delegation, Dr Muhammad Raza Asghari to give practical shape to the protocol signed between Pakistan and Islamic Republic of Iran for boosting the export of
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
JCSC chief calls on Punjab governor and chief minister

JCSC chief calls on Punjab governor and chief minister

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Ehsanul Haq on Sunday called on Punjab Governor, Lt-General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) and Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi here at Governor House and discussed issues of national importance.
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Elahi briefs Lahore MNAs, MPAs on uplift projects

Elahi briefs Lahore MNAs, MPAs on uplift projects

Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi has said that planning has been done for ensuring timely and proper utilisation of funds allocated for various development schemes in the 2005-06 budget. He said that strong economy is the top priority of the present gov
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Prime Minister inquires about Amir Liaquat's health

Prime Minister inquires about Amir Liaquat's health

Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday enquired about the health of Minister of State for Religious Affairs, Aamir Liaquat Hussain and expressed concerns on the incident of attacking the minister by unknown elements when he had gone to attend a funeral. Sh
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Pakistan Navy ships hold joint drill with French navy units

Pakistan Navy ships hold joint drill with French navy units

Pakistan Navy ships, Moawin and Tippu Sultan, conducted successful joint exercise with the French Navy Units off Djibouti in Red and the Mediterranean Sea. The ships are, at present, on a goodwill cruise to UK, USA, and Mediterranean region, according to
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Anti-Narcotics Day observed

Anti-Narcotics Day observed

Like all countries of the world, International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking was also observed in Pakistan on Sunday, June 26. The basic purpose of this day is to reiterate commitment to fight against this menace and create maximum awaren
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Mirwaiz lauds OIC support

Mirwaiz lauds OIC support

The chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has appreciated the continued support by the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to Kashmiris' cause. He said this in a statement in Srinagar on Sunday while accepting OIC's
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Government committed to drug-free society: Shaukat

Government committed to drug-free society: Shaukat

The government is committed to eliminate drug abuse and rehabilitate those involved in the use of drugs so that they could once again become healthy and useful members of the society. This was stated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz while talking to the Min
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Flood inundates two villages in NWFP

Flood inundates two villages in NWFP

Flood water in River Kabul inundated two villages, Wazir Qilla Daud Zai and Bela Neku Khan, in Peshawar district while 4000 people have been shifted to safer places in Charsadda district. According to daily Situation Report of Flood Warning Centre, all th
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Unisame urges steps for rain emergencies

Unisame urges steps for rain emergencies

The Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the government to take advance measures to overcome the situation, which is likely to arise due to expected heavy rains, said a statement issued here on Sunday. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Reports about kidnapping of Qazi's son denied

Reports about kidnapping of Qazi's son denied

Police on Sunday denied the reports of kidnapping of the son of MMA chief and Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed. TPO Jamshed Town, Tahir Jamshed told APP that alleged kidnapped person named Abdur Rashid has no connection with Qazi Hussain Ahmed as c
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Country emerged stronger after 9/11: Rashid

Country emerged stronger after 9/11: Rashid

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid said on Sunday Pakistan was a responsible state and sensibly conducted itself in the post-9/11 scenario. As a result, it now has a very honourable status in the Muslim world, he added. The mi
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Khokhrapar-Monabao rail link: delay likely in broad gauge work

Khokhrapar-Monabao rail link: delay likely in broad gauge work

A minimum six-month delay is expected in the completion of a broad gauge rail track from Khokhrapar to Monabao, the second rail-link between Pakistan and India. Sources in the Ministry of Railways told Business Recorder that besides building the in
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Microsoft holds summit in Swat

Microsoft holds summit in Swat

Microsoft Pakistan announced on Sunday that its successful hosting of its second 'Partner Summit' in Swat on June 17-19, 2005, brought together top CEOs of over 19 Microsoft's top partner organisations to discuss last year's performance and share next yea
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
Efforts under way to privatise Pakistan Steel by December 31: minister

Efforts under way to privatise Pakistan Steel by December 31: minister

Federal Privatisation and Investment Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that efforts are being made to privatise Pakistan Steel Mills by December 31. He was talking to reporters after delivering a keynote address at Convocation 2005 of Iqra Universi
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
CDGK's emergency plan for monsoon season

CDGK's emergency plan for monsoon season

In view of the forecast/expected heavy rains and floods during the ensuing monsoon season, all Town Municipal Administrations, Group of offices of the City District Government and important utility agencies including KESC, SSGC and PTCL, have been advised
Published 27 Jun, 2005 12:00am
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