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News for Friday, 23 Mar 2012

UN rights chief warns against Sri Lankan activist attacks

The UN rights chief warned Friday against reprisals against Sri Lankan activists, noting “threats and intimidation” carried out by Colombo in the run-up to a contested war crimes probe vote. The...

Swine flu outbreak in India kills 12

Twelve people have died from swine flu in India since the beginning of March and nearly 110 others have been infected with the virus, the country’s health ministry said. The ministry...

Japan prepares defences against North Korean rocket

Japan on Friday readied its missile defence systems to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the country, as the UN chief warned that next month’s launch could...

Annan to go this weekend to Moscow, Beijing on Syria

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan will travel this weekend to Moscow and Beijing to discuss the crisis in Syria, his spokesman said Friday, adding that a team sent to Damascus...

All eyes on presidential order

On WoW basis, the market also witnessed slight decline this week following flat performance of last week. However, this time around, market volumes also remained on the lower side. KSE100 index...

PSQCA cancels licenses of 30 bottled water manufacturing companies

Licenses of 30 Bottled Drinking water manufacturing companies of Bottled Drinking water have been canceled for not conforming to the prescribed standards and criterions in last one year. Well placed...

State-of-the-art facilities for cows and buffaloes

Provincial Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development, Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh has said that for the development of Sahiwal Cow, Nili Ravi buffalo and other breeds, a state-of-the-art semen production...

CCOP approves sale of 2.5pc shares of PPL

The Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCOP) on Thursday approved the secondary public offering (SPO) of 2.5 percent of the government shareholding in the Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and constituted a...

Punjab CM vows to open proverbial water taps

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has directed that solid planning be made for a balanced supply of water for irrigation purposes for achieving agri targets. He said that Punjab...

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