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Cotton trading on Monday resumed on easy note as ginners were in no mood to hold on to their unsold position in an uncertain price outlook. Arrivals of phutti into the ginneries are said to be on the higher side after picking operations were resumed in selected areas of upper Sindh and Punjab cotton belt. [...]

“My birthplace is Karachi. I am a matriculate. I am married with 3 daughters and four sons. They are school going children. My father had been a businessman dealing in dupattas and cloth. One of my brothers is abroad while two are working. I am fond of football and like to watch matches on TV. [...]

Pakistan continued the trend for one-sided matches in the opening week of the ICC Champions’ Trophy by completing an emphatic victory over unfancied Kenya between the showers here. Underlining their claims as potential champions, Pakistan completed a quickfire seven-wicket victory after dismissing Kenya for a lowly 94 – the fifth lowest total in the brief [...]

The federal archaeology department claims to have discovered rock-art sites near the Siachen Glacier, between the villages of Domsum and Gulshan-i-Kabin on the left bank of Saltoro river in the Lower Sheyole (Khaplu) valley. Khaplu is located in eastern Baltistan, some 103km away from Skardu. The engravings depicting animal and human figures and inscriptions on [...]

An Internet Media City would be set up in Karachi on the pattern of one that exists in Dubai. Sindh Minister for Information Technology said this while talking to media here on Tuesday. He pointed out that the government of Pakistan has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the setting up [...]

The gasoline called Premier XL, the supply of pre-additized gasoline across the network of stations has already completed and motorists throughout the country can now notice the “clean” driving difference this gasoline makes. The new product Premium XL enhances fuel economy, which leads to better engine clean up and corrosion control of fuel tanks and [...]

The Pakistan Calligraphic Artists Guild will hold an international calligraphy exhibition at the Alhamra Centre next month. A children’s festival and a workshop by foreign artists will also be arranged simultaneously, PCAG Senior Vice President told Daily Times on Tuesday. He said the PCAG had demanded the government set up a full-fledged calligraphy academy because [...]

All arrangements including installation of equipment and setting of required procedures have been finalised and the Authority will start processing MRP applications under the pilot project from today, they said. Initially, the project is being launched from Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, which would be extended to all passport offices across the country, the sources added. [...]

Pakistan diplomatic mission is planning to organize ‘Anarkali’ stage show on Broadway in New York on September 21st, which is expected to draw huge money, Pakistan State Minister has said here. Addressing a news conference in Pakistan consulate after his arrival in New York [he] said President Musharraf will be the chief guest the historic [...]

A group of traditional ‘Manganhaar’ singers from Thar and Cholistan gave a captivating performance at the NIC building auditorium in Islamabad on Sunday evening. The singers from remote deserts of Thar and Cholistan, accompanied by their own set of musicians, seemed confident and eager to present their talent to the maximum on their maiden appearance [...]