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News for Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011

Bears seize control of LSE

LAHORE - The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) remained bearish on Wednesday with further improvement in the volume. The LSE 25-shares index lost 71.52 points and closed at 3,407.44 points against...

PBIT urges LNG import for industry

LAHORE - To overcome the growing natural gas shortages, Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) has been coordinating efforts of importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for large industrial consumers....

Iran ready to export gasoline

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Alireza Zeighami said the country had begun marketing plans for the imminent exports of its gasoline, local satellite Press TV reported on Wednesday. Zeighami...

Al-Tuwairqi inks accord with SolarWorld

KARACHI - Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited Engineering (TSMLE) Solar, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SolarWorld here on Wednesday. TSMLE-Solar is a division of TSML working in the...

Pakistan peaking at right time

Pakistan should not lose the focus they grabbed during their recent tour of New Zealand and the senior players deserve praise for that. The think tank of Pakistan, which includes...

Banned Butt makes debut as TV pundit

KARACHI - Banned batsman Salman Butt said he was delighted to "renew his ties with cricket" after he made his debut as a television pundit for Pakistan's opening World Cup...

Bangladesh face tough Irish test

DHAKA - Ireland open their World Cup campaign against Bangladesh on Friday determined to clinch a hat-trick of victories over the Tigers in major events. Ireland defeated Bangladesh by 74...

Afridi wants batsmen to be more adventurous

HAMBANTOTA - Victorious Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi said he took positives from his team's crushing win over Kenya on Wednesday but urged his batsmen to be more adventurous early in...

BD tighten screw on bookmakers

DHAKA - Local and international bookies are under tight scrutiny after intelligence tip-offs revealed that they were trying to contact players and officials of sides in the Cricket World Cup,...

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