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| December 3, 2002 | Tuesday | Ramazan 27,1423 |
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Prices of meat, tomato, poultry items go up
KARACHI, Dec 2: Prices of meat, poultry products and tomato went up in the last one month while markets saw either downward trend or stability in prices of other essential items... 
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Exports through customs up by 18pc
KARACHI, Dec 2: The shipments of exports through Karachi Customs have registered a growth of up to 18 per cent during the first five months (July-Nov) for current fiscal to $3.076...
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Friday as weekly holiday resented
KARACHI, Dec 2: A large number of representative bodies of exporters have expressed their grave concern over the proposal of reverting to Friday as weekly holiday. There is a general fear...
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Medicines: GST refund procedure notified
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has notified conditions and procedures for refunding General Sales Tax (GST) to manufacturers and importers paid on medicines in July 2002....
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Pakistan, Iran JEC this month
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Pakistan, Iran are expected to discuss a number of measures to enhance trade during the coming 13th session of Joint Economic Commission scheduled to be held in the...
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NBP to launch TFCs next year
KARACHI, Dec 2: State-run National Bank of Pakistan may launch term finance certificates in the first half of 2003 to raise long-term funds against mortgage loans....
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Zero-tariff plan to benefit poor: US
GENEVA, Dec 2: The United States on Monday formally presented to its WTO partners a plan to progressively eliminate global tariffs on industrial and consumer goods by 2015, insisting poor countries...
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BSA deadline expires on 10th
KARACHI, Dec 2: The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has reminded business all over the country that the month-long grace period, which offered to them for getting legal software, is expiring on...
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Gold demand rises
KARACHI, Dec 2: Demand for gold in Pakistan continued to rise in contrast to India in third quarter, being almost one third (up 32 per cent year-on-year) higher than the depressed...
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Fuel-cell cars
TOKYO, Dec 2: The world’s first commercial use of fuel-cell cars began on Monday with the lease by Japanese auto giants Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. of their...
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Stocks again cross 2,300-point barrier
KARACHI, Dec 2: Stocks gave another improved performance on Monday as heavy institutional buying in the PTCL and some other pivotals again took the entire market along with it in the...
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Weeds removal key to enhancing wheat output
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) has decided to launch a vigorous campaign against weeds in order to raise the output of next wheat crop by two...
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Cotton market rules firm
KARACHI, Dec 2: Cotton prices on Monday ruled steady as spinners further intensified their search of quality lint against their forward sales of higher counts of cotton yarn to foreign buyers....
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SPI shows slight increase
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) registered an increase of 0.03pc over the previous week, raising the index to 106.93 during the week ending Nov 28, according to weekly prices...
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Kinoos export in crates opposed
LAHORE, Dec 2: The Fruits, Vegetables Processors and Exporters Association (FVPEA) has strongly resented the commerce ministry’s decision to allow export of kinoos in wooden crates....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Dec 2: Five ships including two tankers carrying palm oil and soyabean oil are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Tuesday, according to KPT sources....
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Port Qasim
KARACHI, Dec 2: Three ships with furnace oil, chemicals and containers arrived at the outer anchorage during the last 24 hours, says a PQA press release on Monday....
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Pakistan, S. Arabia trade
KARACHI, Dec 2: A trade and investment delegation from Saudi Arabia would be arranged to visit Pakistan for identifying Pakistani export market and set up processing units at Export Processing Zones,...
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Cane crushing
KARACHI, Dec 2: Sugar mills in Sindh will start cane crushing from Dec 10, a senior official of Sindh government said here on Monday....
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Yen remains under attack after Shiokawa comments
LONDON, Dec 2: The yen remained under attack against other leading currencies on Monday after Japanese finance minister Masajuro.....
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