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CITIES MIN MAX

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KARACHI
Today 17 29 26 clear
Tomorrow 18 29 26 p.clo
Day after 13 26 26 rain
LAHORE
Today 12 21 53 cloudy
Tomorrow 12 22 53 show
Day after 8 22 53 show
ISLAMABAD
Today 9 18 82 rain
Tomorrow 9 19 82 rain
Day after 6 18 82 rain
p.clo: Partly cloudy
show: showers
HUM%: Humidity In %
FOR.: Weather Forecast
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KARACHI         - 021 LAHORE          - 042 ISLAMABAD    - 051 FAISALABAD   - 041 MULTAN          - 061 PESHAWAR    - 0521 CANADA          - 1 KUWAIT           - 965 INDIA               - 91 IRAN                - 98 U.K                   - 44 U.A.E                - 971 U.S.A                - 1

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KSE 100 INDEX: Current: 9769.73 - Change: +142.10 :: LSE 25: Current: 3048.55 - Change: +54.76 : ISE 10: Current: 2285.53 - Change: +5.81, LOCAL: VAT ACTION PLAN 2010 ISSUED BY FBR (BUSINESS RECORDER); STEPS AGAINST SPECULATION, DOLLAR SMUGGLING: FOREIGN EXCHANGE COMPANIES TO SUBMIT DAILY REPORT TO SBP (BUSINESS RECORDER); PORT QASIM CHANNEL DREDGING: MINISTRY FAILS TO GET ECC APPROVAL (BUSINESS RECORDER); MINFAL CUTS WHEAT TARGET BY 2MN TONS (DAWN); PETROL PUMPS MAKE PROFITS BY DELAYING SALES (DAWN) :: INTERNATIONAL: 30 FIRMS APPLY TO ADVISE DUBAI ON POWER PLANT (GULF NEWS); CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION IN THE UAE ROSE IN DECEMBER (GULF NEWS); OBAMA SEEKS TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES IN US (GULF NEWS); TOYOTA SHARES PLUMMET FOLLOWING US PRESSURE (BBC); GREECE TO FACE ECONOMIC SCRUTINY (BBC) ::

ISSUE # 6 ----- Feb 08 - Feb 14, 2010
 
 
LAW & ORDER SPECTER HAUNTING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

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The December 28 mayhem and the subsequent 2010 target killings have set the economic wheels of Karachi, the nervous system of the country, in reverse motion. The December 28 arson incidents have cost the economy a straight 30 billions rupees. Around 4000 shops in the wholesale market were gutted leaving thousands of families bereft of bread earning means.The disrupted supplies of daily use items pushed the retail prices considerably up making the life of a common person much more difficult. The rehabilitation process is painfully slow but the resolve of the affected businessmen to regain ground is commendable.
The first half of FY-10 has given country's economic managers a reason to be optimistic about the start of economic recovery process. However, the law and order situation will remain a big question mark on the possibility of an economic turnaround.....
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  COVER STORIES
TERRORISM AND THE ECONOMY
SECURITY EXPENDITURES EATING INTO ECONOMIC GAINS
LAW & ORDER SPECTER HAUNTING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
EXTERNAL FORCES ENVY OF NUCLEAR STATUS
INSURING TERRORISM RISK
HEADLINE: IMPACT OF DISTURBED LAW AND ORDER ON DAILY WAGERS
INSURANCE SECTOR IN ITS INFANCY
SECURITY THREATS TO PAKISTAN
TERRORISM AND FEMALES' RESOLVE TO EDUCATION
SECURITY SITUATION ADVERSELY AFFECTING TRAVELING INDUSTRY
MEDIA BLITZ FABRICATES AN IMAGE
IMPROVING LAW & ORDER SITUATION IN BALOCHISTAN
PAKISTAN'S FINANCIAL WOES - WAR ON TERROR ADDING FUEL TO FIRE
SECURITY CONCERNS FOREIGN INVESTORS
10 GEOPOLITICAL & ECONOMIC PREDICTIONS FOR 2010
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