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  • US corn futures fell 1 percent on Thursday on concerns about sluggish demand after a weekly report showed that export sales were well below expectations last week. The sinking corn market dragged wheat prices lower

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  • Gold rose on Thursday on short-covering ahead of a key US nonfarm payrolls report and after comments from the European Central Bank chief boosted expectations of an interest rate cut. Bullion buying took off after

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Students asked to focus on contemporary studies

    The Khyber Medical University (KMU), Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr Hafizullah emphasised upon students to equip themselves with contemporary studies and skills to bring positive change in health care delivery and medical education, and also be

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formulates anti-graft policy: minister

    Provincial Minister for Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussein has said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become first province that had formulated policy for the eradication of the menace of corruption and stressed the boycott of corrupt elements.

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on MoTI, PCGA at loggerheads over cotton production estimates

    The Ministry of Textile Industry (MoTI) and Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) are at loggerheads over the cotton production estimates for 2012-13. The Cotton Crop Assessment Committee (CCAC) met with Shahid Rashid Secretary Ministry of

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on 35 percent growth in companies’ registration during November: SECP

    In an indication of growing trend of corporatization, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) witnessed a growth of 35 percent in registration of companies during November, over corresponding month of 2011. The SECP

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on QWP concerned at growing incidence of corruption

    Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Thursday expressed concerns over the International's Corruption Perception Index report showing massive corruption in the country and asked the government to formulate effective laws to

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Dr Aafia’s repatriation: government urged to take effective steps

    Dr Aafia Siddiqui's sister, Dr Fauzia Siddiqui said that the Pakistan government has completely been failed to take prompt steps for repatriation of her sister, urged that the opposition and liberal parties should put pressure

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on WHO assures support to CDA’s polio-eradication strategy

    World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday assured the Capital Development Authority (CDA) of full co-operation in its Permanent Transit Strategy (PTS) initiated for eradication of polio from the federal capital. WHO representative Dr Sharifa said

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    • News Desk
    • Dec 7th, 2012
    • Comments Off on Foreign policy matters: Ministry takes note of statements by unauthorised persons

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs took serious notice of the recent statements made by government functionaries in different capacities and directed them to refrain from giving any statement on external affairs as it was the sole

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