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Print - 2008-08-13
Phelps joins exclusive club of Games greats

Phelps joins exclusive club of Games greats

US swimmer Michael Phelps joined an elite list of Olympic greats Tuesday by becoming only the fifth competitor in history to win nine gold medals. Phelps added his name to the prestigious group of Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz and Larysa Latynina wh
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Softball: US opens with rout, China wins

Softball: US opens with rout, China wins

The United States opened their march toward a fourth straight Olympic softball crown with an 11-0 thrashing of shellshocked Venezuela on Tuesday. Winners of every gold since softball entered the Games in 1996, American dominance is considered a prime reas
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Kuehn saves Germany as favourites sweat

Kuehn saves Germany as favourites sweat

Anke Kuehn's last-gasp goal helped reigning champions Germany gain full points as the top contenders struggled in the Olympic women's field hockey on Tuesday. The Germans were given a fright by spirited New Zealand, who led through a Krystal Forgesson goa
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Equestrian: Germany win team eventing gold

Equestrian: Germany win team eventing gold

Germany won the Olympic gold medal in the equestrian team eventing on Tuesday, offering rich compensation for their disqualification at the Athens Games. Germany had overtaken hot favourites Australia in the cross-country leg of the three-day event on Mon
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Flawless Nadal leaves Hewitt reeling

Flawless Nadal leaves Hewitt reeling

Rafael Nadal crushed former world number one Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-2 at the Olympic Tennis Centre on Tuesday before Roger Federer gave El Salvador's Rafael Arevalo a tennis lesson he will never forget. Dogged Australian Hewitt tried everything he knew to c
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
China gymnasts and divers bolster medal haul

China gymnasts and divers bolster medal haul

China's bulging bag of gold medals got bigger Tuesday with the hosts winning diving and gymnastics titles, and there was joy for shooter Tan Zongliang who grabbed bronze after 12 years of trying. More chances to satisfy nationalist pride come later in wei
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Mutant plants can boost yields, resistance: IAEA conference

Mutant plants can boost yields, resistance: IAEA conference

Against a backdrop of global food and energy crises, the UN atomic watchdog opened a four-day conference here Tuesday on ways of using radiation to improve crop yields and resistance. The International Symposium on Induced Mutations in Plants, hosted by t
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
French torture probe targets Qadhafi

French torture probe targets Qadhafi

French judges are investigating accusations of torture filed against Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi by a Palestinian doctor held in a Libyan jail for eight years, a judicial official said Tuesday. Ashraf al-Hajuj was held on death row along with five Bulgar
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Khaleda Zia refuses to register as voter

Khaleda Zia refuses to register as voter

Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia, detained on corruption charges against her since last September, has refused to register as a voter in upcoming elections, an official said Tuesday. The country's caretaker government is keen to ensure the participatio
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Israel to transfer $23 million to Gaza

Israel to transfer $23 million to Gaza

Israel will transfer 72 million shekels (23 million dollars) to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to pay the salaries of Palestinian civil servants, a senior Israeli defence ministry official said. "These funds will be transferred by the Palestinian Authority of
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Israel stages war games on occupied Golan

Israel stages war games on occupied Golan

Israel launched large-scale military exercises on Tuesday on the occupied Golan Heights along the Syrian border on Tuesday in the presence of senior political and military officials. "There is a reinforcement on the other side, and it's not by chance that
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
India warns Sri Lanka it might not win war with rebels

India warns Sri Lanka it might not win war with rebels

India has warned neighbouring Sri Lanka that it may not be able to win an ongoing war against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels despite recent military gains, a report said Tuesday. Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Straits Times newspa
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Kuwait calls for peaceful end to Iran nuclear row

Kuwait calls for peaceful end to Iran nuclear row

US-allied Kuwait called on Iran and the West to resolve a conflict over Tehran's nuclear ambitions peacefully. Kuwait, which hosts thousands of US troops, is deeply concerned about the prospect of war in the Gulf and threats by Iran to impose shipping con
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Abbas rejects peace proposal

Abbas rejects peace proposal

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected an Israeli peace proposal because it does not provide for a contiguous Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, Abbas's office said on Tuesday. Nabil Abu Rdainah, Abbas's spokesman, told the officia
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Libya signs $300 million pipeline deal with DR Congo

Libya signs $300 million pipeline deal with DR Congo

Libya Oil Holding Company, Tripoli's oil investment arm in Africa, has won a $300 million deal in Democratic Republic of Congo to build oil infrastructure, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday. Ali al Shamekh also said Sudan assets were also part o
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Lebanon cabinet wins parliament confidence vote

Lebanon cabinet wins parliament confidence vote

Lebanon's new national unity government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday following stormy debates among rival lawmakers on the thorny issue of Hezbollah weapons. The vote will allow the 30-member cabinet - which was formed by Prime Minist
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Srebrenica mass grave found

Srebrenica mass grave found

A new mass grave believed to contain dozens of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has been discovered in eastern Bosnia, an official said Wednesday. The new grave measuring at least 10 by three metres (33 by 10 feet) was discovered at Kamenica villag
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Afghan senators call for government control over foreign troops

Afghan senators call for government control over foreign troops

Afghan senators demanded Tuesday that international troops operating in Afghanistan be brought under the country's law to make them accountable for mounting civilian casualties. Parliament's upper house, or Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders), said it would
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
South Korea grants amnesty for convicted tycoons

South Korea grants amnesty for convicted tycoons

South Korea on Tuesday announced a sweeping amnesty for convicted business tycoons including the Hyundai Motor boss, citing a need to reinvigorate the economy. The aim is "to help strengthen national unity and provide momentum for business leaders and all
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Strike paralyses Brussels airport for second day

Strike paralyses Brussels airport for second day

Negotiators failed on Tuesday to reach a deal to end a strike by baggage handlers at Brussels Airport, Brussels airport spokesman Jan Van der Cruysse said. Baggage handlers started a 24-hour strike on Sunday evening but as the walkout stretched beyond tha
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Curfew in Diyala after governor attacked

Curfew in Diyala after governor attacked

Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew on the capital of Diyala province on Tuesday after the governor survived a suicide attack that left the bomber's body parts scattered across the street. Two people were killed and seven wounded when the attacker detonate
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Appeals court upholds CIA leak lawsuit dismissal

Appeals court upholds CIA leak lawsuit dismissal

A US appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former CIA analyst Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and several former Bush administration officials for disclosing her identity to the public. The Court of Appeals in Washington dealt anot
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Sterling falls

Sterling falls

Sterling shrugged off a surge in UK inflation on Tuesday as investors took their cue from soft retail sales and housing data that suggested the slowing economy could herald lower interest rates later this year.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Dollar rises against majors in London

Dollar rises against majors in London

The dollar hit a six-month high against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday, benefiting from weakness in commodities, as investors looked beyond US growth worries to a slowing global economy. The euro slid to a six-month low against the dollar, while
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Indian rupee eases

Indian rupee eases

The Indian rupee weakened on Tuesday as losses in the local share market raised expectations of more foreign fund outflows and a stronger dollar overseas weighed on sentiment. The partially convertible rupee ended at 42.37/38 per dollar, 0.5 percent weake
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
European credit spreads narrow

European credit spreads narrow

European credit spreads narrowed on Tuesday but the move was largely technical with little credit-specific news, an analyst said. By 1536 GMT, the investment-grade Markit iTraxx Europe index was at 92.75 basis points, according to data from Markit, 3.25 b
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
European credit spreads narrow

European credit spreads narrow

European credit spreads narrowed on Tuesday but the move was largely technical with little credit-specific news, an analyst said. By 1536 GMT, the investment-grade Markit iTraxx Europe index was at 92.75 basis points, according to data from Markit, 3.25 b
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Philippines shares lower

Philippines shares lower

Philippines share prices closed 0.5 percent lower on Tuesday as investors took profits after the index hit a two-month high on Monday, dealers said. The composite index fell 12.66 points to 2,755.86 points. The all-share index fell 0.86 percent to 1,713.8
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Indian shares down

Indian shares down

Indian shares closed down 1.88 percent on Tuesday as investor sentiment was hit by data showing India's industrial output grew by just 5.4 percent in June, dealers said. The benchmark 30-share Sensex index fell 291.79 points to 15,212.13, snapping a five-
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Tuesday's midday trade: financials weigh on Wall Street

Tuesday's midday trade: financials weigh on Wall Street

Renewed credit concerns knocked down shares of the major US banks on Tuesday, driving the Dow and S&P 500 lower, and offsetting a decline of $1 in the price of the barrel of US crude oil. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co's shares slumped nearly 7 percent, becoming
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Asian bond spreads tighten

Asian bond spreads tighten

Asian bond spreads tightened for a second session on Tuesday as the continued slump in oil prices eased concerns over inflation at a time of slowing global economic growth. The iTRAXX Asia ex-Japan high-yield index tightened by 7 basis points (bps) to 545
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Asian bond spreads tighten

Asian bond spreads tighten

Asian bond spreads tightened for a second session on Tuesday as the continued slump in oil prices eased concerns over inflation at a time of slowing global economic growth. The iTRAXX Asia ex-Japan high-yield index tightened by 7 basis points (bps) to 545
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Hong Kong shares decline

Hong Kong shares decline

Hong Kong shares ended Tuesday's volatile session 1 percent lower with steep losses by index heavyweight China Mobile turning the market sentiment negative and dragging the main index off early highs. Asia's largest wireless carrier China Mobile, tumbled
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Britain's top share index falls

Britain's top share index falls

Britain's leading shares ended fractionally down during a choppy trading session on Tuesday as mining companies tracked weaker metal prices while ITV marched upwards as persistent bid chatter swirled. The FTSE 100 was down 7.3 points, or 0.1 percent at 5,
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Games in Brief: Yun wants gold for sick coach

Games in Brief: Yun wants gold for sick coach

South Korea's Yun Ok-hee said on Tuesday after matching an Olympic record in the women's individual archery that she was solely focused on winning gold for her cancer-stricken coach. "I really want to get a gold medal. I want to show him how much I apprec
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Games in Brief: Eller wins double trap gold

Games in Brief: Eller wins double trap gold

Walton Eller of the United States was in a class of his own in winning the men's double trap shooting Olympic gold medal on Tuesday. The deer hunter from Texas dominated the field in the qualification and kept a steady hand in the finals on a hot afternoo
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Games in Brief: Germany's first gold in kayaking

Games in Brief: Germany's first gold in kayaking

Alexander Grimm won Germany's first gold of the Games in the men's singles kayak slalom on Tuesday ahead of Frenchman Fabien Lefevre and Togo's Benjamin Boukpeti. Grimm, starting his final run in fourth place, jumped to first by blazing down the course wi
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Basketball: Spain overhaul China

Basketball: Spain overhaul China

World champions Spain produced an electrifying comeback to shatter Olympic hosts China 85-75 after overtime in the men's basketball tournament on Tuesday. Trailing by 14 points at the end of the third quarter, the Spaniards clawed their way back to 72-72
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Beach Volleyball: Spaniards thunder on

Beach Volleyball: Spaniards thunder on

Spain's Pablo Herrera showed the same form that won him a surprise silver in Athens at the Olympic beach volleyball on Tuesday, thundering the ball across the net to beat Austria 2-0 in their group match. Top-seeded duo Chinese Wu Penggen and Xu "Tiny" Li
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Games in Brief: Albiev takes wrestling gold

Games in Brief: Albiev takes wrestling gold

Russia's Islam-Beka Albiev handed Russia their second gold of the day in the 60kg greco-roman wrestling at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday. Azerbaijan's Vitaliy Rahimov won the silver. Kazakhstan's Nurbakyt Tengizbayev and Ruslan Tiumenbaev of Kyrgyz
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Women hockey: Agile China dance past South Africa

Women hockey: Agile China dance past South Africa

China displayed patches of classical Asian hockey to run South Afrus home crowd in women's Olympic hockey on Tuesday. Combining fluid long passes with crafty stickwork and energetic set play, the hosts won 3-0 in pool A to stay on course for a semi-final
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Nadal fires warning as Federer coasts

Nadal fires warning as Federer coasts

The top three seeds in the Olympics men's singles, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, all moved easily into the third round with convincing wins here on Tuesday. The women's draw also saw dominant performances from the Williams sisters and Se
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Crowning glory for German dentist Romeike

Crowning glory for German dentist Romeike

A German dentist, whose hobby became an obsession, won an Olympic gold medal in the individual three-day evening competition on Tuesday Hinrich Romeike, riding his gelding Marius, left 24 rivals in his dust as he completed a perfect round in the final jum
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Asian tally ticks over as badminton heats up

Asian tally ticks over as badminton heats up

The two Koreas, Japan, and China kept the gold medal tally ticking over for Asian nations Tuesday as players from the region took a steely grip on the badminton tournament. A rare all-Asian podium was achieved in the men's 50 metre Pistol final with South
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
US team stripped of world 4x400m relay world record

US team stripped of world 4x400m relay world record

The men's 4x400m relay world record set 10 years ago by the United States team has been scrapped by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). That follows a confession by one of the quartet, Antonio Pettigrew, that he used illegal ban
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Death anniversary of Baba-i-Urdu on August 16

Death anniversary of Baba-i-Urdu on August 16

The 47th death anniversary of Baba-i-Urdu Dr Molvi Abdul Haq will be observed on August 16. This was announced by the Anjuman Taraqi-e-Urdu Pakistan on Tuesday. Quran Khawani and 'Fateha' will be held at the mazar of Baba-e-Urdu here.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
NWFP governor condemns bomb blast

NWFP governor condemns bomb blast

NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has strongly condemned the bomb blast at Kohat Road in Peshawar on Tuesday and described it a heinous act of worst type of terrorism. He has expressed his deep shock and sorrow over the loss of precious lives.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Cracks widen in PML-Q

Cracks widen in PML-Q

Cracks in Pakistan Muslim League-Q widened on Tuesday over the issue of impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf as the pro-impeachment faction did not participate in the parliamentary party meeting. Bahadur Khan Sehar, MNA from Layyah, and Shiraz Mehmoo
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
FROM A RINGSIDE SEAT

FROM A RINGSIDE SEAT

The support for President Musharraf was almost missing, like dying moment of the day, in the National Assembly on Tuesday as the smooth session turned into chaos and echoed with "Go Musharraf go slogans and thumping desk" when Marvi Memon, only diehard vo
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Betting on Musharraf on the rise

Betting on Musharraf on the rise

The impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf is currently the favourite issue among gamblers in Multan, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan. A large number of people are putting millions on this issue. Some gamblers, on the request of
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Punjab and NWFP Assemblies resolutions endorse impeachment move: Sherry

Punjab and NWFP Assemblies resolutions endorse impeachment move: Sherry

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has described the resolutions passed against President Pervez Musharraf by the Punjab and NWFP assemblies with thumping majority as an overwhelming endorsement of the coalition government's decision
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Three executed for committing murders

Three executed for committing murders

Three condemned prisoners were hanged in Vehari and Sahiwal prisons early in the morning on Tuesday, and their bodies were handed over to their families for burial. Jail officials said," Munir Ahmed son of Kalay Khan was hanged in Vehari prison. He was th
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Murder of Sheikh Abdul Aziz condemned

Murder of Sheikh Abdul Aziz condemned

Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, S. M. Zafar and members of the committee have expressed grief over the killing of Sheikh Abdul Aziz a prominent leader of APHC. In a press release issued here on Tuesday, they condemned the brutal poli
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
All set to celebrate independence day

All set to celebrate independence day

All necessary arrangements have been finalised to celebrate independence day in a befitting manner in all four tehsils of Sialkot district on August 14. The daylong programme would start with special prayer for the solidarity, prosperity and unity of the
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Over 500 government employees stage protest rally

Over 500 government employees stage protest rally

More than 500 government employees, under the auspices of Government Employees Grand Alliance, on Tuesday organised a rally in protest against price hike of essential commodities, petroleum products, and eatables, and inflation. Some employees in the rall
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Seven more EPZs to be set up soon

Seven more EPZs to be set up soon

The Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) will set up seven more export processing zones (EPZs) in the country as well as in Azad Kashmir in near future said General Manager EPZA Muhammad Ashraf Wahla.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Fighting terrorism top priority: Prime Minister

Fighting terrorism top priority: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said fighting terrorism is the top priority of his government for the economic and social uplift of the people of Pakistan. In an interview to mass circulation English language the China daily during his recent v
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Results of FA/FSc, IX on August 15

Results of FA/FSc, IX on August 15

All the intermediate and secondary education boards of Punjab, and of Mirpur (AJK) will announce the results of annual examinations of FA/FSc and class IX for the year 2007-08 on August 15 and 25 respectively.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Leave the ISI alone

Leave the ISI alone

A visionary, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, modified ISI by setting up a political wing in its structure. It could have worked well had it not been for a few power hungry generals supported by a few greedy politicians who disturbed the equilibrium for their persona
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Inflated gas bills

Inflated gas bills

It is almost 18 months now that Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has not even responded to the complaint of one of its customers, what to expect of redressing the grievance. The monthly gas bills of domestic consumer no. 73315535909 (meter no. MR 03
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Japan economy angst boosts sales of Marxist novel

Japan economy angst boosts sales of Marxist novel

A Marxist novel written in 1929 has climbed to the top of Japan's best seller list, reflecting growing anxiety about job security and widening income gaps in the world's second-biggest economy. "I think people are feeling keenly that the economy is starti
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Good Morning: happiness and deweaponisation

Good Morning: happiness and deweaponisation

Another Independence Day comes into our lives tomorrow. And I presume we all have our own ways of responding to it. Some may even reflect over it. Some may not. Arguably, both are acceptable, understandable. I do not know why I after a gap of several year
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Tendering debacle at KFH

Tendering debacle at KFH

That Karachi Fish Harbour rehabilitation and renovation project has failed to attract enough bidders for the purchase of machinery and equipment in seven categories, has been revealed in a Recorder Report. Quoting sources, it has pointed out that t
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
US-Pakistan economic dialogue

US-Pakistan economic dialogue

The ongoing visit of the US Assistant Secretary of State for Statistics, Energy and Business Affairs, Daniel S. Sullivan, must be seen in the context of a meaningful effort on the part of the US administration to remain engaged in Pakistan's development e
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Quality education to help eradicate unemployment

Quality education to help eradicate unemployment

American International School System (AISS) Chairman Khalid J. Chaudhry has said that education is must for elimination of poverty, unemployment and terrorism from the country. Pakistani students are brilliant and capable as compared to other countries of
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Beacon house to hold course on professional development

Beacon house to hold course on professional development

Beacon house School System in collaboration with University College Plymouth St. Mark & St. John (MARJON), UK, has announced to organise two-week course on 'Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Development' for teachers from 1I to 22 August, 2008 at P
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
NH&MPs annual reward ceremony held

NH&MPs annual reward ceremony held

Misbehaviour and misconduct of the National Highway & Motorway Police (NH&MP) officers with public never been tolerated and will never be tolerated. The selection criteria of newly recruited patrolling officer are based on merit and the whole procedure ha
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
OUP launches book

OUP launches book

Oxford University Press (OUP) on Tuesday launched Stop Press: A Life in Journalism, the memoirs of one of Pakistan's best known journalists, Inam Aziz. This account of his life in journalism was originally written in Urdu and has been translated into Engl
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Food departments urged to issue government wheat at uniform rates

Food departments urged to issue government wheat at uniform rates

Pakistan flour Mills Association (PFMA) expressing concern over the prevailing situation of flour and wheat in the country has urged all the provincial food departments to issue government wheat on uniform rates to the millers. This demand was made during
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
LCCI demands ban on maize export

LCCI demands ban on maize export

Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday demanded of the government to impose a complete ban on export of maize, which is being used in many parts of the country as staple food. LCCI President Mohammad Ali Mian the export of maize might f
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Five officials of MTS to perform Haj

Five officials of MTS to perform Haj

Nazim, City District Government Lahore (CDGL), Mian Amer Mahmood, has announced to bear all Haj expenses of Muhammad Akhter, clerk of Model Town Society (MTS), this year. He made this announcement while carrying out Haj draw for five officials of the Soci
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Flag hoisting at LHC building on August 14

Flag hoisting at LHC building on August 14

The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) will perform the national flag hoisting on the High Court building on August 14, in connection with the independence day. The entire staff on duty during the vacations shall attend the office and be present
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
'Trial of Musharraf also essential'

'Trial of Musharraf also essential'

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Secretary General Overseas Sheikh Kaiser Mehmood has said that not only impeachment but trial of Pervez Musharraf is also essential in view of the losses he inflicted to the nation by his misdeeds and misadventures.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Indus in low flood at Chashma, Guddu, Sukkur

Indus in low flood at Chashma, Guddu, Sukkur

River Indus is in low flood at Chashma, Guddu and Sukkur barrages and river Kabul in medium flood at Nowshera, flood warning centre reported here on Tuesday.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Property dispute case: Suo motu notice on appeal of a widow

Property dispute case: Suo motu notice on appeal of a widow

The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court taking suo motu notice on an appeal of a widow Noshaba Akhtar directed district and sessions judge, Multan, to look into the matter and informed the court about the factual position. Noshaba of Multan contended t
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Land grabbing case: Chief Justice takes suo motu notice

Land grabbing case: Chief Justice takes suo motu notice

Chief Justice Lahore High Court Sayed Zahid Hussain while taking suo motu notice directed additional district and sessions judge Layyah to send his order passed for registration of cases against a judicial officer of Kahor Pakka and others for grabbing la
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Reports of defections in PPP refuted

Reports of defections in PPP refuted

Industrialist Iqbal Z. Ahmed has strongly refuted reports published in a section of press vis-à-vis claims that he had been deputed to induce defections in the ruling Pakistan People's Party. "The claim is entirely incorrect, mala fide and libellous," sai
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Book on quality management launched

Book on quality management launched

May it be the quality of system, product or service; Quality Management is a subject, which has gained enormous importance during the last two decades particularly in the export business. Quality hooks in general and those in emerging sciences and busines
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan slams 'excessive' force in held Kashmir

Pakistan slams 'excessive' force in held Kashmir

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday condemned "excessive and unwarranted" force by Indian security forces against Muslim protesters in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Qureshi's statement came as officials said that Indian securit
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Oil tanker in PSO depot catches fire

Oil tanker in PSO depot catches fire

Pakistan State Oil (PSO) fire-fighters at Sihala, in the outskirts of Federal capital, have averted a huge destruction when they extinguished the fire in an oil tanker in the PSO depot. No life loss or injury was reported. According to details, the oil ta
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Pral board to approve budget 2008-09 on August 16

Pral board to approve budget 2008-09 on August 16

The annual meeting of the board of directors of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (Pral), a technical arm of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), would be convened on August 16 for approval of its annual budget during 2008-09.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Food festival on August 14

Food festival on August 14

Pakistanis from all segments come together to celebrate the Independence Day on August 14. The Islamabad Serena Hotel will also pay a befitting tribute to the occasion. A three-day Pakistani Food Festival is being held at Zamana Coffee Shop at dinner time
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Current situation discouraging business activities: ICCI chief

Current situation discouraging business activities: ICCI chief

High cost of doing business due to phenomenal spike in energy tariff and withdrawal of subsidy on electricity and gas is causing slump in economic activities in the country while squeezing purchasing power of consumers on account of high inflation has put
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Need emphasised on strong, vibrant Pakistan-US trade ties

Need emphasised on strong, vibrant Pakistan-US trade ties

US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, Daniel S Sullivan has emphasised the strong and vibrant US-Pakistan bilateral trade relationship. According to a press statement, while talking to students and faculty of the Lahore School
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Nation to celebrate 61st Independence Day on August14

Nation to celebrate 61st Independence Day on August14

The nation will celebrate the 61st Independence Day on Thursday with traditional zeal and fervour throughout the country and Azad Kashmir as well as missions abroad. The day will dawn with special prayers in mosques for the country's stability and prosper
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Haqqani asks US to provide medical aid to Aafia

Haqqani asks US to provide medical aid to Aafia

The Pakistani embassy in US has asked the United States to provide immediate medical treatment to Dr Aafia Siddiqui and ensure that she is not subjected to any humiliation on the pretext of body searches before and after visits by her lawyers. On the inst
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Holiday on August 14

Holiday on August 14

The government of Sindh has declared August 14, 2008 (Thursday) as holiday throughout the province of Sindh on the occasion of Independence Day for all offices, autonomous, semi autonomous bodies, corporation and local council under the administrative con
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Power looms: tension between owners, workers still exists

Power looms: tension between owners, workers still exists

Most of the weaving units in Liaqatabad, Lakar Mandi and other parts of Jhang Road remained closed on third consecutive day because tension between workers and owners is still existing and police contingents have been posted to avert further any mishap.
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Tuesday (August 12, 2008) and the forecast for Wednesday (August 13, 2008).

Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Aafia to get medical treatment

Aafia to get medical treatment

Dr Aafia Siddiqui, an American educated Pakistani neuroscientist, who is suffering from gunshot wounds, was granted access to urgent medical attention by a US judge when she appeared for her bail hearing in a federal court on Monday. That was granted by U
Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
Key stock and currency market movements

Key stock and currency market movements

The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).

Published 13 Aug, 2008 12:00am
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