Irrigation experts rejected the government proposal of introducing watch ward system by deploying Army-Ranger teams on the provincial irrigation network to check water theft and tempering of modules while commenting over growing incidence of water

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Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and Advocate General Sindh for January 4, 2005 on petition against bifurcation of Larkana district. Larakana's Nazim Khursheed Ahmed Junejo challenging notification of

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The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) would continue its efforts for socio-economic development and prosperity of the country and the forthcoming sixth industrial exhibition would give boost to the commerce activities in the

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During the first five months (July to November 2004) of the current financial year, Pakistan's trade deficit has swollen to dollar 2.511 billion. In comparison, trade deficit for the period July-November 2003 was dollar 0.444

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Last Friday during tea time after listening to a very interesting and enlightening lecture on 'Islam and the West' delivered by Dr Maleeha Lodhi, H.C. for Pakistan to the UK at the AKUH Auditorium, I

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An international warning system in the Pacific was started in 1965, the year after tsunamis associated with a magnitude 9.2 quake struck Alaska. It was administered by the US based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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The sky didn't fall, the world didn't stop spinning and hell didn't freeze over in towns like Ahlbeck on Germany's eastern border when Poland joined the European Union in May. Contrary to popular fears, there

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It was polling day in the sweltering Nigerian oil city of Warri and at election headquarters everything was quiet. Very quiet. A dozen women were asleep, slumped on their desks and electoral material was nowhere

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"The fairness of tax system will be undermined if governments cannot show honest taxpayers that they are making a concerted effort to deal with dishonest taxpayers" - quote from Improving Access to Bank Information for

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It is, indeed, heartening to learn that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved privatisation of the long ailing Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KS&EW) to revive it as a viable and efficient organisation. It will

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