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| August 19, 2006 | Saturday | Rajab 23, 1427 |
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Operators fail to upgrade system: Poor cellphone service
KARACHI, Aug 18: When you are stuck in your office or somewhere in a disastrous situation mobile phones are the last hope that keeps you connected with your family members at home.... 
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Steps taken to reduce prices in Ramazan: Steady supply to be ensured
KARACHI, Aug 18: Adequate administrative and supply side measures are being taken by the government at the federal, provincial and local levels to ensure steady stocking and reasonable prices of wheat...
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Govt focusing on jobs, income generation: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Underlining the importance of advancement in the industrial sector for development and prosperity, Prime Minister Shaukat...
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Exporters suffer financial losses: Suspension of rail links
PESHAWAR, Aug 18: About 20 containers loaded with export items from Peshawar are stuck in Hyderabad for the last 15 days because of damage done to railways bridge No.85...
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Potential of Gwadar Port not yet exploited
KARACHI, Aug 18: Ports and shipping experts feel that the potential offered by Gwadar Port are not being fully exploited and there is a need to look into all aspects surrounding...
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Japan prepares Islamic bonds
TOKYO, Aug 18: Japan is looking to become the first major industrialised nation to issue Islamic bonds in hopes of attracting money from oil-rich Muslim countries, a bank official said on Friday.Islamic...
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Stocks resist fresh fall on short-convering
KARACHI, Aug 18: Stocks on Friday resisted fresh fall as a section of investors covered positions on selected counters at the lower levels but the rally was too feeble to generate strong speculative buying....
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Trading gets slow on cotton market
KARACHI, Aug 18: Trading activity on the cotton market on Friday remained cheerless as post-Thursday rain scenario kept buyers and sellers away owing to delivery problems....
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Oil prices rise on Iran’s crisis
LONDON, Aug 18: Crude prices rose on Friday, despite ducking under $70 in New York, as traders switched their focus to the nuclear energy crisis in Iran....
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Microsoft boosts share buyback programme
NEW YORK, Aug 18: Software giant Microsoft said on Friday it was boosting its huge share buyback programme by a hefty $16.2 billion....
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Chile’s copper mine halts operations
ANTOFAGASTA, (Chile) Aug 18: Chile''s Escondida, the biggest copper mine in the world, has suspended operations and broken off talks with the union as a strike that has polarised opinion about union wages entered its 12th day....
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Ireland’s trade surplus
DUBLIN, Aug 18: Ireland''s trade surplus narrowed by almost 28 per cent to 2.378 billion euros ($3.063 billion) in June from May, official data showed on Friday....
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Palm oil up on fresh buying
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18: Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed marginally higher on Friday, halting four straight days of decline due to fresh buying interest....
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Indian inflation rises
NEW DELHI, Aug 18: India’s inflation rate jumped by more than a fifth of a percentage point to 4.82 per cent as manufactured goods became more expensive, official data released on Friday showed....
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Port Qasim
KARACHI, Aug 17: Brisk shipping activity was witnessed at the port where four ships scheduled to load/offload containers, cement, edible oil and furnace oil were accommodated on berths at QICT, MPT and Fotco oil terminal, respectively, during the last 24 hours....
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Karachi Port operations
KARACHI, Aug 18: Six vessels carrying containers, sugar and to load cement are expected to arrive at the outer anchorage on Saturday, according to KPT sources....
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