October 17, 2005	Monday	Ramzan 12, 1426

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Tremors in the economy WITH oil prices still rising, a lower or stagnating global demand, and Pakistan’s tragic earthquake, isn’t Pakistan’s $100 billion economy heading towards a slowdown?...		Builders under scrutiny LIKE the burnt out twin towers of New York on 9/11, the rump of the Margalla towers in Islamabad has too tragic a story to tell of private sector profiteering and public life in Pakistan....
Product development Vs services outsourcing AS Pakistan positions itself to carve out a place in the world of software exports and technology outsourcing, a particular set of problems, including violation of intellectual property rights, scarcity of...		Hazards of de-forestation THE intensity of the earthquake that hit Azad Kashmir, northern regions, some areas of the North West Frontier Province and Islamabad on October 8 was bound....
Termite control through non-pesticide approach TERMITES (Isoptera) are a group of insects consisting of 2,500 species of which 300 are considered as pests. The most troublesome are the fungus-growing of family termitidae....		Risk of bio-terrorism in imported animals ‘LIVESTOCK bio-terrorism’ is the intentional introduction of a disease agent, toxin, or disease vector into animal population to damage the food supply and disrupt...
Choosing the right dam THE World Bank president has pledged to finance a mega water storage project, “provided the government develops a political consensus”. He added: “a certain separation...		Efficient use of water in agriculture BASICALLY, our irrigation system sustains the agriculture sector. But the existing water resources are not used efficiently, and are wasted at different levels....
How to combat poverty THE country’s economy is growing briskly. Its GDP growth rate is eight per cent a year, with investments, both foreign and domestic, picking up in an environment of macro-economic stability....		Linking Balochistan with CARs AN official Rs400 billion plan to rehabilitate the country’s major road network by 2012 has been prepared to develop communication linkages with Afghanistan....
Cleaning industry faces hurdles CLEANING is an all-inclusive business related to sales and services of such equipments, interior decoration, and renovation, and is linked to solid-waste management....		Critical issues in privatization WHAT is going to be the fate of Pakistan’s much hyped privatization programme? This question is boggling many a minds in concerned circles both at home in Pakistan and abroad these days....
Teledensity and economic growth TELE-DENSITY is commonly used to measure the level of development in telecommunication. Most of researchers associate the level of a country’s telecommunication infrastructure with its teledensity....		Are we a ‘top’ reformer? IN a recent World Bank report, Pakistan has been rated as one of the top 10 reformer countries in the world. While this sure is flattering, one is curious to know...
Earthquake: picking up the pieces ALTHOUGH we are still counting our dead and the damage that the recent devastating earthquake caused to Pakistan’s northern areas, the tragedy will go down in history as the worst disaster...		Minimizing paper certificates in public offers IN public offers, investors can choose to subscribe securities in the form of digital records kept in the accounts of investors in the Central Depository Company....
Index continues to gain ground despite earthquake jitters THE KSE index, during the last two consecutive weeks broke three psychological barriers on the perceptions of higher activity once reconstruction of the quake....		Rs4.6bn injected into banks to ease liquidity crunch ON October 13, the State Bank of Pakistan injected Rs4.6bn into the banking system to ease the liquidity crunch. The Bank conducted an open market operation and bought...
Greenback strong on ample supply SUFFICIENT dollar supply this week matched the demand in local currency market. Though, corporate demand was high amid tight supply due to international markets’...		Commodities remain slack post-quake THE Karachi wholesale commodity market was quiet last week as leading traders and brokers held on to their positions without indulging in speculative activity....