The Financial Daily. News Headlines for Wednesday, October 10, 2007

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Click here to visit our website. News for Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Front Page News Privatisations raised Rs350bn in 3 yrs Blitz wipes out 150 near Mir Ali in NWaziristan 11 judges to decide Musharraf's destiny ECO foreign ministers to meet in Herat on 24th Pak -- Iran concur on gas price checks Mega buying fuels KSE's record run; hits 14,486 PIBs attract bids worth Rs15.6bn NIB Bank, PICIC fusion by year end

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Back Page News

Muredki bus-train collision claims 12 lives
Pak CNG vehicle count hits 1,080,000
O/n rates stay tight; more discounting
Communists -- Indian govt to resolve N-deal row
WTO rules out ministerial moot in '07

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General News

Indian shares jump 4.5pc
Brown needs budget boost to regain initiative
UK trade deficit narrows in Aug
New attempt to shore up NRock
Domestic demand to drive Indian economy
Strong imports shrink German trade
French Aug trade deficit declines
Orderly market correction is main view
China listed as top currency offender
IMF '08 forecast cut sparks debate
SKorea Q3 FDI value rises YoY
Rising POL import bill
Technology -- finance combine to fuel Asian green energy hopes
Arab, mid-income states in WB focus
US subprime crisis won't peak till 2009
EU confirms deal with China on textile trade
Terrorism, a threat to foreign investment --(Minister)
PPAFs micro-credit summit in full swing
France proposes ideas for market stability
Defector opposes aid to NKorea
Yum Brands posts 17pc rise in profits
Ford -- Mazda to build Thai car plant
Huawei to build GSM base station
AT&T buys spectrum licences
Asian dry bulk freights creep up, set for bigger jump
Asian bunkers down $5; diffs remain at discount
Summary of PQ & KPT activities
Titan to build China's ship repair yard
KKR buys Turkish shipper for $1.3bn
Foss ships recognised for green record
Shipping bo om hastens Chinese port expansion
Strike at Auckland's port ends
Dubai Port's bonds rally on DP World IPO talk
Persian Gulf oil tanker rates may fall as ship glut continues
Asian fuel oil prices fall
Chinese equities rise slightly
Sri Lankan shares fall for 3rd day
UAE shares climb; Tadawul near flat
Taiwan stocks end lower
Japans Nikkei soars
Profit optimism, tech advance lift market
Egyptian indexes rise marginally
Oil shares, Northern Rock lift FTSE 1.1pc
European stocks rally
Singapore -- Jakarta, at record highs for 2nd day
HK shares rebound
Aussie stocks at record peak
Seoul shares steady after hitting record high
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Property tax transfer to Gulshan ordered
Sindh Govt sets up Review Board
US delegation meets IGP Sindh
NRO not person specific --(Afgan)
Restoration of democracy vital
52 beggars taken into custody
Everyone to get benefits from NRO --(Qadri)
Polices eid holidays cancelled
Govt under fire for poverty increase
Call for pragmatic approach to combat dengue fever outbreak
Ibad visits various city areas
LME copper firm, lead at new peak
Tokyo rubber inches up
Gold rebounds as $ trims gains, Fed minutes eyed
Malaysian palm rises
Shanghai copper declines
Oil jumps $2 on supply concerns
Indonesia palm lower
London coffee ends down; sugar climbs
Indian sugar inches up
EU wheat ends higher
NY cotton plunges
Malaysian tin drops 1.9pc
Indian soyoil futures rise
Dollar rally loses steam as investors book profits
Indian rupee trims losses to end higher
Mostly weaker on profit - taking
Yuan ends lower despite European pressure
Sterling retreats
Aussie $ eases
Interbank rates for taka
NZ dollar steadies
Dollar inches up in Asia
Swiss franc declines
Taiwan $ slightly do wn
Kuwaiti dinar depreciates
PIA meets 2007 target; RYK ticket sales hit record
NBF -- PPBA to participate in Frankfurt Book Fair
BOI deputy directors promoted
WCCI meeting today

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