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Israel widens access to Little Western WallForeign

Israel widens access to Little Western Wall

JERUSALEM - Israel has removed scaffolding which was limiting access to the Little Western Wall, a key Jewish site in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, residents and officials said on Friday

Jan 14, 2011
Forex reserves dip to $17.09bBusiness

Forex reserves dip to $17.09b

KARACHI - The country's total liquid foreign reserves have slightly shrunk to $17.09 billion, after hitting a record high of $17.19 billion last week. Coalition Support Funding (CSF) to Pakistan, Wash

Jan 14, 2011
Exports rise to record high in DecBusiness

Exports rise to record high in Dec

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's exports exhibited a massive 35 percent increase and exceeded $2.12 billion in December last year. This figure, a record achievement in the 63 years history of Pakistan, was disc

Jan 14, 2011
Lawyers’ fraternity lauds amendmentKARACHI

Lawyers’ fraternity lauds amendment

KARACHI - The lawyers' fraternity, by and large, has welcomed the amendment in law granting civil courts the authority to hear property suits worth up to Rs 15 million."The previous bodies of the Sind

Jan 14, 2011
On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam’s death anniversariesLAHORE

On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam’s death anniversaries

LAHORE - Ibn-e-Insha and Nazr-ul-Islam share a common date of death; January 11, although with an almost two-decade difference in their years of death. Their anniversaries were celebrated by their beloveds and followers across the globe.<br />OF INSHA ... Urdu literature has rarely produced a writer and poet who had the skills that Ibn-e-Insha had. Known for his sense of humour which varied from wit, to satire, Insha was the writer of books, letters and poems, all of which gained fame

Jan 13, 2011
Baloch lawyers to boycott courts todayNATIONAL

Baloch lawyers to boycott courts today

QUETTA - Balochistan lawyers' community strongly condemned the brutal killing of Supreme Court senior Judge Justice Javed Iqbal's parents in Lahore and announced a boycott of courts across the provinc

Jan 13, 2011
Govt finalising LNG imports this monthNATIONAL

Govt finalising LNG imports this month

ISLAMABAD - The government has decided to settle the issue of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports within the current month, Pakistan Today has learnt. If the present proposal of awarding tender to the

Jan 13, 2011
Punjab Seed council okays 18 wheat varietiesLAHORE

Punjab Seed council okays 18 wheat varieties

LAHORE - Punjab Seed Council has approved for general cultivation eighteen new varieties of various crops including one wheat variety ARRI-10, one sugarcane variety CPF-246 and one paddy variety Basma

Jan 13, 2011
Met office predicts light rain, dense fogLAHORE

Met office predicts light rain, dense fog

Lahore - Met Office predicted rain of light to moderate intensity at scattered places of upper parts of the county on Thursday/Friday, resulting some relief in the prevailing cold / foggy weather cond

Jan 13, 2011