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New Delhi: The rising rupee has not been capable of getting much luster out of the country’s total export performance with exports recording a 18.91% expansion in August 2007 valued at $12.68 billion as against $10.66 billion of exports in August 2006.

In spite of some setback like textiles and leather, others like engineering, gems & jewellery and petroleum are still adding to the growth. The growth speed, however, is under the 41.4% rate filed in August 2006 as compared to the corresponding months in 2005.

According to FIEO approximations, the drop in exports in labour-intensive segments will result in eight million job losses in the recent year.

Lahore, Oct 2 : The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has quietly started restoring its relations with the opposition parties, because hopes of the government and the PPP coming closer are quite dim with the Musharraf regime sitting on the demands of the party.

The PPP will finalise its strategy on October 3 in a meeting being convened in London, giving maximum time to the Musharraf regime to accept its demands before the presidential polls.

Karachi, Oct 2 : Mohammad Yousuf’s last-minute withdrawal from the playing line-up ignited speculations that the player was forced to stay away from the match after receiving threats from the Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Yousuf, however, denied that his decision to sit out of the Karachi Test match had anything to do with the ICL issue.

When pressed by the reporters, Yousuf said that they should ask the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about the issue.

London: Suggestions for working women, especially those who do the graveyard shift, just don’t allow job stress destroy your physical condition.

A recent study by European scientists has revealed that women who feel strained on the job could be at a noticeably increased risk of having breast cancer.

Islamabad, Oct 2 : Pakistan’s Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that after getting re-elected, General Pervez Musharraf will have to change his mindset, as he will become the President, not the ruler of the country.

The people’s elected Prime Minister should be the ruler of the country, he said on a private television channel.