Prices go up further on cotton market Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | KARACHI, July 23: Cotton prices rose further on Wednesday as some of the deals were done as higher as Rs4,200 per maund amid nervous mill buying followed by reports of pest attack in the entire cotton belt of Punjab. | But in contrast, world prices are progressively falling...
.Mobile towers will not be allowed in residential areas: LHC The News International Thursday, July 24, 2008 | By our correspondent | LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that cellular companies should not be allowed to install transmission towers/antennas in residential areas. | Justice Syed Asghar Haider was disposing of a petition of the Pakistan Mobile Telecommunications L...
Muzaffargarh budget after three years Dawn | MUZAFFARGARH, July 23: After three years, the district council of Muzaffargarh presented budget for year 2008-2009 on Tuesday. | Presenting the Rs5.8 billion budget, acting district nazim Malik Allah Dad Khar said Rs3.2 billion were allocated for n...
Karachi Port operations Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | KARACHI, July 23: Seven ships carrying palm oil, containers and to load cement are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Thursday, according to KPT sources. | Berthing activity at the wharves was on the higher side wh...
Prices go up further on cotton market Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | KARACHI, July 23: Cotton prices rose further on Wednesday as some of the deals were done as higher as Rs4,200 per maund amid nervous mill buying followed by reports of pest attack in the entire cotton belt of Punjab. | But i...
MAN plans to build lorry factory in Iraq The Times | One of the world's largest lorry manufacturers has announced plans to start assembling vehicles in Iraq from next year. MAN, of Germany, said yesterday that it would build a factory in the country to aid its reconstruction. | The company's decision...
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NYT: McCain op-ed needs more details Philadelphia Daily News | Associated Press WASHINGTON - The defended its decision not to publish an op-ed article as submitted by Republican John McCain about the Iraq war on grounds that it customarily r...
Government mulling cut in cotton yield target Dawn | By Majeed Gill | BAHAWALPUR, July 21: The government is contemplating to reduce the cotton production target by 10 per cent for the year 2008-09. | An official source said the go...
India buys 10,000 cotton bales from Pakistan Dawn | By Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana | KARACHI, July 21: Indian spinners have purchased around 10,000 cotton bales from Pakistan at 75 cents per lb for urgent delivery. | As enquiries were pou...
Kazakhstan to boost uranium output Canada Dot Com | Kazakhstan, the world's third- biggest uranium miner, plans to overtake Canada and Australia by boosting output of the radioactive metal as much as 43 per cent next year as new production starts up. | The country wants to become the world's biggest...
Swiss arms exports to Pakistan up Dawn | GENEVA, July 22: Swiss arms exports rose 63 per cent in the first half of the year compared with the equivalent figure last year, with Pakistan the leading destination, customs authorities said on Tuesday. | Arms exports were valued at 348 million ...
Dadu council rejects budget okayed by chief minister Dawn | By Our Correspondent | DADU, July 22: The district council members have rejected the budget passed by the Sindh chief minister using his executive powers a few days ago, and passed a new budget of Rs3.1 billion presented by Zila Nazim Karim Ali Jat...
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Mullen worries about troop withdrawal timeline San Diego WASHINGTON - A fixed timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, the Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday. | Adm. Mike Mullen said the agreement between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more troops home from the wa...
Hunza village produces its own electricity Dawn | By A Correspondent | HUNZA, July 20: Minister for Finance and Privatisation Syed Naveed Qamar has said that community participation is vital for sustainable development. | He was speaking at a public rally in Ahmedabad, a hamlet 15 kilometres north of Aliabad, the headquarter of Hunza, after opening a hydro-power project. | The 350-KVA micro-hyde...
