The rupee last week, ending on September 2, 2006, managed to limit its losses versus dollar in the presence of hectic demand for US currency, money experts said.
Four Canadian soldiers were killed on Sunday in a major anti-Taliban operation in southern Afghanistan as Nato said the rebel death toll in the first two days of the campaign was around 200.
Four Canadian soldiers were killed on Sunday in a major anti-Taliban operation in southern Afghanistan as Nato said the rebel death toll in the first two days of the campaign was around 200.
Killing of Nawab Bugti has exposed the role of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) which they were playing just to blackmail the federal government for their vested interests. Their negative approach in playing to halt operation in Balochistan was also up to t
Canada has no plans to deploy troops to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor said, denying reports that he had suggested such a deployment.
Six people were wounded in a grenade attack, while miscreants bombed a gas pipeline in Balochistan on Sunday as unrest continued over the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, police said. Unidentified attackers on a motorbike hurled a grenade at a
Six people were wounded in a grenade attack, while miscreants bombed a gas pipeline in Balochistan on Sunday as unrest continued over the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, police said. Unidentified attackers on a motorbike hurled a grenade at a
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday underlined the need for sustained reforms and development to deal with challenges facing the Ummah and renewed call for the international community to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism to curb the twi
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday underlined the need for sustained reforms and development to deal with challenges facing the Ummah and renewed call for the international community to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism to curb the twi
The Balochistan National Party (BNP) has announced tendering resignations from the Senate, National Assembly and Balochistan Assembly. BNP president Sardar Akhtar Mengal made the announcement while addressing a rally here, on Sunday.
The Balochistan National Party (BNP) has announced tendering resignations from the Senate, National Assembly and Balochistan Assembly. BNP president Sardar Akhtar Mengal made the announcement while addressing a rally here, on Sunday.
The federal government on Sunday issued a fact sheet claiming that Nawab Akbar Bugti was involved in violations of human rights and disruptive and terrorist activities.
The federal government on Sunday issued a fact sheet claiming that Nawab Akbar Bugti was involved in violations of human rights and disruptive and terrorist activities.
The National Assembly will resume sitting here on Monday in the Parliament House Building, Islamabad. The house will meet after a two-day break. Earlier on Friday the house was adjourned due to lack of quorum as the joint opposition continued their boycot
Dera Bugti District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Abdul Samad Lasi, while denying reports of killing of Maulana Malook said "No such murderous attack was made on him and he was safe. "Maulana Malook Bugti had led funeral prayers of Nawab Akbar Bugti the oth
The 19th AGM of the shareholders of Din Textile Mills Ltd is scheduled to be held on 12th September 2006 but agenda of this meeting does not contain recommendation for dividends.
The 19th AGM of the shareholders of Din Textile Mills Ltd is scheduled to be held on 12th September 2006 but agenda of this meeting does not contain recommendation for dividends.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher said Sunday he would make an announcement on his Formula One future at next week's Italian Grand Prix amid speculation he may retire from the sport.
Andrew Strauss insisted England would be a "lot better" by the time of next year's World Cup after they slumped to the eighth limited overs defeat of his captaincy. Strauss, on his Lord's home ground, was powerless to prevent Pakistan's comfortable seven-
Double world champion Sebastien Loeb clinched a record 27th career victory on Sunday when he won the Rally of Japan for the first time to tighten his stranglehold on this year's championship.
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell and American 400m runners Jeremy Wariner and Sanya Richards blitzed their rivals Sunday to share the Golden League jackpot for a perfect six wins in the six-meet series.
Shoaib Akhtar believes he has still to find his best form in the run-up to next year's World Cup after starring once more against England. 'The Rawalpindi Express' continued his impressive comeback to international cricket after six months out with an ank
When Martina Navratilova came out of successful knee surgery in 1990, the doctor that performed the operation gave her three years of competitive tennis before he said she would have to retire. But Navratilova had other plans, and now 16 years later with
The "Kunny Team" clinched 1st position during the second stage of "The Tour of the Karakoram International Cycle Race" held on Saturday. The winning team covered 60km of distance from Naran to Babusar Pass consuming a collective time of 12 hours, 52 minut
Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble has not been picked in the Indian squad for next month's Champions Trophy because of doubts over his fitness, it was announced here on Sunday.
Andre Agassi was back in action in the third round of the US Open early Sunday. The 36-year-old American, who is playing in his last tournament before retiring, had been the focus of attention during a rain-hit first week as he battled chronic back pain t
Bangladesh has cancelled four billion dollars worth of foreign projects in moves analysts warned Sunday could deter overseas companies from investing in the impoverished country in the future.
Britain's BAE Systems is set to agree this week to sell its stake in plane maker Airbus to Franco-German-Spanish aerospace group EADS for 1.9 billion pounds ($3.6 billion), the Observer reported on Sunday.
Swiss private bank Clariden Leu, part of the Credit Suisse GROUP, is open to making an acquisition at home or abroad, Chief Executive Officer Bernard Stalder was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Small Thai banks are turning to foreign partners to survive intense competition from their larger, domestic rivals, analysts said. Small banks, which survived the 1997 Asian financial crisis, were eyeing foreign partnerships in attempts to shore up their
Americans mark Monday's Labour Day holiday with an economy growing, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. Yet some say the tepid pace of expansion means average workers are getting few of the benefits of economic growth.
South Korea expects to avert its first current account deficit in nine years this year, but the surplus may be below the government's target of at least $3 billion, a deputy finance minister said on Sunday.
ICICI Bank India's second largest lender, said its board will meet on Monday to consider taking over the struggling United Western Bank. The central bank on Saturday placed United Western Bank under moratorium till December 1 to protect its depositors and
On the steamy banks of the Nile, busy modern docks and gleaming giant warehouses bustle with boats, while businessmen relax in the luxurious green gardens of a five-star luxury hotel.
Eurozone indicators to be released in the coming week are expected to show an increase in July wholesale prices and a slide in retail sales, as well as stronger industrial output in the bloc's largest economy, Germany, economists said.
Egypt is striving to become an integral part of China's trade strategy and seal a "special relationship" with the Asian giant that could surpass its partnership with the United States within five years, Trade Minister Mohammed Rashid told AFP.
The Australian government on Sunday raised the prospect of a two-billion-dollar (1.5 billion US) public float of its Medibank Private health fund. Treasurer Peter Costello backed a move to offer the fund on the stock exchange, saying in a television inter
Pressure is building on European countries to seriously consider forming a single voice within the IMF after the financial institution decided to give more say to emerging economic powers, experts said.
Future demand for commodities may be driven by environmental impact, with precious metal platinum seen benefiting but coal potentially a loser, Citigroup said.
Scientists have developed a way of "executing" cancer cells. Healthy cells have a built-in process, which means they commit suicide if something is wrong, a process, which fails in cancer cells. The University of Illinois team created a synthetic molecule
The knee problems have become common nowadays and it has been observed that these were increasing with our day-to-day lifestyle. The experts say that every other person at some stage or the other is likely to suffer from knee problems.
Air pollution, including tiny carbon particles from motor exhaust, works its way into children's airways and diminishes their lung function, British researchers say.
The production of antibodies to certain foods is "strikingly increased" in the gut of many patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Norwegian researchers report. It may be that hypersensitivity to certain foods leads to a flare-up in the joints.
Workers who clocked more than 51 hours at the office each week were 29 percent more likely to have high blood pressure than those who worked 39 hours or less, a new study from California has found.
A US research team found those with high levels of hostility had poorer lung function than their happier peers. The scientists also found that the angriest men suffered a more rapid decline in lung capacity.
Sunscreens can actually make the skin more vulnerable to UV radiation if they are not applied liberally and often, research by a scientific team in California has revealed.
Wipro Ltd is tapping South Korea's technology and automobile firms to expand its R&D outsourcing business in Asia, but has no acquisition plan yet in the country, an executive of the software firm said on August 31.
Wipro Ltd is tapping South Korea's technology and automobile firms to expand its R&D outsourcing business in Asia, but has no acquisition plan yet in the country, an executive of the software firm said on August 31.
Taiwan's top telecommunications firm, Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd said on August 31 that it expects 2006 revenues to edge up from last year amid intense competition in the island's saturated telecoms market.
Taiwan's top telecommunications firm, Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd said on August 31 that it expects 2006 revenues to edge up from last year amid intense competition in the island's saturated telecoms market.
Orders for Japanese chip-making gear in July grew year-on-year for the 11th straight month, an industry group said on August 28, as chip makers continue investing to keep up with demand.
US telecom giant AT&T said on August 29 that hackers broke into its computer system and stole the personal data of thousands of people who had shopped at its online store.
SanDisk Corp will bring a $100 MP3 music player onto the market in October with a capacity of 2 gigabytes, enough to hold about 1,000 songs, the company said on Saturday.
The world's top handset maker Nokia said on August 31 it had agreed to buy mapping software firm gate5 AG for an undisclosed sum to tap into the fast-growing mobile navigation market. Nokia said after the deal it will offer consumers maps, routing, naviga
If the Internet is a treasure chest of information, search tools are the skeleton key you need to open the lid. And the number of search tools you have at your disposal will have a direct bearing on exactly how much information you can unearth.
China has decided on a digital standard for broadcast television, a state-run newspaper said on August 31, amid a global shift from analogue to the data-rich and potentially lucrative standard.
Lenovo Group Ltd , the world's third-largest computer maker, said on August 31 that it has hired another former executive from bigger rival Dell Inc, the latest such departure from the troubled US firm.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on August 31 it sees global mobile phone sales growing faster than expected this year while its own handset sales would meet its target.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on August 31 it sees global mobile phone sales growing faster than expected this year while its own handset sales would meet its target.
Dell Inc, the world's largest personal computer maker, will invest 120 million euros ($153.3 million) in a new plant in Poland's second-largest city Lodz, daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Monday. Citing unnamed sources, Wyborcza said the company had pick
Hedge fund Cevian and a number of partners have built a stake of several percent of the capital and votes in Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera, daily Dagens Industri reported on August 31, citing unnamed sources.
Hedge fund Cevian and a number of partners have built a stake of several percent of the capital and votes in Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera, daily Dagens Industri reported on August 31, citing unnamed sources.
Dell Inc's battery recall will not impact its brand in Japan, Jim Merritt, president of the local unit of the world's largest PC maker, said on August 29. "We're very bullish on how we've handled the recalls," Merritt told reporters. "I'm encouraged by th
Telecommunications equipment maker Ciena Corp on August 31 reported that a narrower quarterly loss, as phone companies upgraded their networks to handle growing Internet and video traffic. Ciena also said its board approved a one-for-seven reverse share s
Telecommunications equipment maker Ciena Corp on August 31 reported that a narrower quarterly loss, as phone companies upgraded their networks to handle growing Internet and video traffic. Ciena also said its board approved a one-for-seven reverse share s
Google Inc CEO Eric Schmidt is joining Apple Computer Inc's board of directors, the computer maker said on August 29, creating a close tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies.
The brokerage unit of Prudential Financial Inc has agreed to pay $600 million to settle investigations of improper mutual fund trading, avoiding criminal prosecution.
The brokerage unit of Prudential Financial Inc has agreed to pay $600 million to settle investigations of improper mutual fund trading, avoiding criminal prosecution.
Mutual funds in India are facing a severe shortage of skillful stock pickers, posing a challenge in managing millions of dollars in individual savings and for new entrants such as J.P. Morgan and AIG.
Mutual funds in India are facing a severe shortage of skillful stock pickers, posing a challenge in managing millions of dollars in individual savings and for new entrants such as J.P. Morgan and AIG.
Litigation and government investigations may pose the biggest obstacles to moving US accounting standards toward more principle-based accounting, said Ed Nusbaum, chief executive of accounting firm Grant Thornton.
South Korean life insurance firms could begin making long-awaited initial public offerings as early as next year but are likely to need fresh capital to expand regardless of their plans to go public, a senior official at the country's financial watchdog s
British telecoms giant BT Group Plc aims to increase its revenue from India to $250 million in the next three years from less than $100 million now and boost its offshoring jobs in the country by 50 percent, a top company official told Reuters.
British telecoms giant BT Group Plc aims to increase its revenue from India to $250 million in the next three years from less than $100 million now and boost its offshoring jobs in the country by 50 percent, a top company official told Reuters.
Alcatel has signed a preliminary agreement to buy Nortel's third-generation cell phone network unit for $320 million, aiming to achieve greater scale amid cut-throat price competition. The deal, unveiled on September 01, will help the French communication
Europe's biggest airline Air France-KLM said on August 31 that it had doubled its net profit in the first quarter of its financial year but poured cold water on rumours that it was preparing to rescue struggling Italian rival Alitalia.
Europe's biggest airline Air France-KLM said on August 31 that it had doubled its net profit in the first quarter of its financial year but poured cold water on rumours that it was preparing to rescue struggling Italian rival Alitalia.
A UK banking giant is set to scrap expensive credit card cheques, leading to calls for other lenders to follow suit. The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Europe's second largest bank and the world's fifth biggest, will withdraw credit card cheques at the end
Troubled US auto giant Ford Motor Co said on August 31, it was looking to sell Aston Martin, the prestigious British sports carmaker immortalised by fictional superspy James Bond.
Troubled US auto giant Ford Motor Co said on August 31, it was looking to sell Aston Martin, the prestigious British sports carmaker immortalised by fictional superspy James Bond.
Egyptian shares were steady on Sunday as profit-taking kept indices flat, and investment bank EFG-Hermes fell after it agreed to sell a 25 percent stake through a capital increase, traders said.
Singapore share prices are forecast to trade in a narrow range next week as investors wait for clear signals on the US central bank's next move on interest rates, dealers said. Until then, investors are taking a "wait-and-see" approach, they said.
Philippines share prices are expected to continue their upturn next week amid growing optimism about the country's economic prospects for the year, dealers said on Friday.
Taiwan share prices are expected to encounter selling pressure at around the key level of 6,700 points next week as political uncertainty continues to haunt the market, dealers said Friday.
London's stock market will look to an interest rate decision from the Bank of England next week to help extend gains for British share prices, dealers said. On Friday, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares ended at 5,949.10 points - up 1.20 percent or
Japanese government bond futures ended slightly lower on Friday after retreating from a six-month high as investors locked in profits following a fierce rally over the past week.
