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KARACHI - The local bourse is likely to observe a relatively dull period in April-June11, as budget expectations and fears have started to engulf the investors' minds.
Khurrum Shehzad at Investcapital stated in his analysis that from a medium-to-long term perspective, KSE-100 still offers a better deal on pay/receive scale with huge discounts of 60 percent amongst world peers. He establishes that the Pakistan benchmark equity index, KSE-100, has almost always provided an

LAHORE - An exciting line-up of 25 feature films will screen at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), the oldest and most prestigious Indian film festival in the US, including 15 world and US premieres.
Making its US premiere at the May 4 to May 8 festival in Manhattan will be Sudhir Mishra's acclaimed romantic crime drama 'Yeh Saali Zindagi' starring Irrfan Khan, the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) announced Tuesday. Legendary actress Shabana Azmi stars in the

KARACHI - The Chief Executive on behalf of the Board of Directors of Arif Habib Investments Limited (AHI) - the Management Company, has announced monthly dividends for two of its funds. Pakistan Income Enhancement Fund (PIEF) has announced a bonus distribution of Rs 0.51 per unit. An investor holding 100 units, as of March 25, 2011, will get 0.9965 units on the ex-bonus price of Rs 51.18 per unit, the proportionate will apply to actual holdings.
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NEW DELHI - India "stands ready" to give assistance to earthquake-hit neighbouring Myanmar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday. The Indian leader said he was "deeply saddened" at the news of the powerful 6.8-magnitude quake on Thursday that left 75 dead and reduced homes to rubble. "India stands ready to render any assistance that your government may require of us," Singh said in his message to Myanmar's military regime.
The quake struck in the east of the country

SANAA - President Ali Abdullah Saleh pledged to hand over power but only to "safe hands", in a defiant speech to massed supporters on Friday, after talks with a top defector failed to defuse Yemen's crisis.
"We will stand firm with you ... steadfast in the face of all challenges," Saleh, wearing a suit and sunglasses and confidently waving his right hand, told vast crowds in the Yemeni capital.
"We don't need power. We need to hand it over to safe hands, and not to corrupt

DERAA - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made an unprecedented pledge of greater freedom and more prosperity to Syrians on Thursday as anger mounted following a crackdown on protesters that left at least 37 dead.
As an aide to Assad in Damascus read out a list of decrees, which included a possible end to 48 years of emergency rule, a human rights group said a leading pro-democracy activist, Mazen Darwish, had been arrested. In the southern city of Deraa, a hospital official said

LAHORE - Punjab University Society of International Law (PUSIL) met under the chairmanship of Justice (r) Ali Nawaz Chowhan on Friday. PUSIL members expressed grief over the recent loss of life and property in Japan due to an earthquake and tsunami and offered their services for the Japanese victims. Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran and Principal Samee Uzair Khan endorsed the society's resolution and expressed sympathy for the people of Japan. PhD cases reviewed: A meeting

SIALKOT - Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan Alfredo Leoni has underlined the need to take some effective and positive steps for strengthening mutual trade ties between the two countries.
Talking to leading industrialists during his visit to several industrial units in Sialkot, he invited Pakistan's business community to divert their business activities to Brazil. He vowed to make all-out efforts to boost mutual trade ties. He pledged full support and technical assistance to ensure

LAHORE - Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt Germany, has announced the launch of the Merck Serono Innovation Cup 2011, an initiative offering the chance to advanced students of life sciences and business administration to attend a one-week training programme with Merck Serono professionals.
It is for the professional development of post-graduate students interested in a career in the pharmaceutical industry. The programme will take place near Frankfurt, Germany, on

LAHORE - Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD), a banned religious outfit, offered condolences over the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and has offered to help the Japanese government in rehabilitation of victims. In a letter written to the Japanese prime minister, JUD Ameer Hafiz Saeed reiterated that JUD was a welfare organization and had enough experience to tackle floods and calamities.
He wrote, "We showed this skill inside and outside our country. With such an experienced background, we

KARACHI - Offering its clients rates as high as 9.89 percent on deposits as low as Rs 10,000, Bank Alfalah's growing Islamic banking group with 80 branches is working towards providing a solution to tackle persistent inflation.
The Group targets, in particular, depositors who would otherwise be neglected and receive low returns on their small deposit holdings. As a result, depositors in Falah Mahana Amdani are receiving superior returns in comparison to the rates offered on

ISLAMABAD - Central Directorate of National Savings Director Schemes Afzal Tahir told the Senate Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights on Saturday that the directorate had offered the government to fund major development projects, such as the construction of Munda Dam and Bhasha Dam. "Several meetings had been held on the subject and the government has shown a positive response to our offer," he added. The Senate Standing Committee on Law approved the Code of Criminal

MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed to visiting US Vice President Joe Biden that Russia and the United States abolish visas in a "historic" step to seal a revival in ties.
Biden's visit is aimed at building on the "reset" in relations spearheaded by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev but Putin has until now enjoyed less cordial relations with Washington than his successor as Kremlin chief. "If the US and Russia agree to implement a visa-free regime before

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday offered assistance to Tajikistan by providing easy access to its ports, especially the Gwadar Port. President Asif Ali Zardari made the offer to the visiting Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, saying that Pakistan was ready to discuss the conclusion of a Trilateral Transit Trade Agreement between Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Addressing a banquet held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in the honour of President Emomali Rahmon, President Zardari said that

BERLIN - Germany's Roman Catholic Church on Thursday offered 5,000 euros in compensation to victims of child abuse, a figure dismissed as 'stingy' by victims' representatives. Germany's Bishops' Conference said 5,000 euros would be offered although in some cases the figure could go higher.
"In especially serious cases, other payments are possible," a statement said. It said it had already informed a government panel set up to combat child abuse concerning the plan and victims

LAHORE - Warid Telecom continues to stand out to be the fastest growing network in not only providing the best quality international roaming footprint, but also seamless data roaming coverage all across the globe. To share this season's Cricket World Cup's joy and excitement, Warid brings discounted international roaming rates for all of its customers roaming in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Not only this, Warid is also offering the most competitive international dialing rates for

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday offered talks to all those militants who were ready to surrender to tribal agents. Responding to the points raised by Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao during debate on the law and order in the National Assembly, Gilani said, "We are ready to hold talks with them. We are ready to bring them into mainstream."
He reiterated the government's resolve to continue pursuing the policy of 3Ds, dialogue, development, deterrence, assuring