Dec 022008
 

By Daphne Barak

LONDON: “President would love to see you” I was told a rainy Sunday afternoon in London. I went to see Musharraf. Frankly, I was as intrigued to see him as he was intrigued to see me. It is very known that the late Benazir Bhutto was like a big sister to me, and I warned her not to go back to Pakistan. Funny enough—from different reasons—he did the same. Continue reading »

Dec 012008
 

Local currency market displayed mixed sentiments amid dull trading this week. The rupee stood firm versus the dollar and euro. Dollar supply improved significantly amid low demand. The inflow of $3.1 billion under the IMF $7.6 billion loan has released pressure on the rupee to some extent. The rupee this week resisted major decline versus the euro and dollar in the inter-bank as well as open market.
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