Leg-spin bowler Anil Kumble captured six wickets to bowl India to a historic win inside three days in the fourth and final Test on Sunday at Sabina Park.
Napoleon said that all he wanted from his generals was that they were lucky - the four coaches still standing in the World Cup will need that and more.
China and Russia rubbed salt into the United States' Wimbledon wounds on Monday by underlining their status as the emerging superpowers in women's tennis. Li Na became the first Chinese player to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam while Russia saw t
Sundar Industries Association (SIA) has demanded the government to take immediate steps to protect the owners of newly established projects in the estate from land mafia.
The decision of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) not to release sub-standard cement imported from China to the local market has exposed the government claims that permission of the duty-free imported cement along with freight subsidy will bring down the
Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has decided to slash rents of its residential property units, however it resolved to bring the commercial properties rents at par with the prevailing market rates. Member Board's Trustees, Dr A. Basit disclosed this in
Millat Tractors Limited (MTL) set a new record of highest-ever production by delivering 24,000th tractor on 30th June, 2006, beating its earlier record of over 22,000 tractors achieved in 2004-2005.
Amnesty International would continue its efforts for promotion of peace and putting an end to violence against women and extra-judicial killings. President Amnesty International Pakistan, Fayyaz ur Rehman told newsmen here on Monday that the organisation
Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and Citizens Rights Association (CRA) have appreciated the government for timely importing sugar so as to fill in the shortfall gap and to avoid any further hike in the sugar prices. CRA President Chaudhry Nasir Ahm
A 15-member Iranian delegation of educationalists on Monday visited the 'Utaq-e-Iran Shanasi' of the Persian department of GC University Lahore and exchanged matters pertaining to the promotion of Persian language and literature at the campus.
Germany's ruling coalition reached a deal on Monday to introduce changes to the nation's healthcare system, but experts called the reforms modest and said they did little to curb spiralling costs.
Troops from the US-led coalition killed 20 extremists who attacked a patrol in an area of southern Afghanistan that has seen weeks of intense fighting, the coalition said Monday. Two coalition soldiers were wounded in the attack on Sunday in the Sangin di
A former US soldier was arrested and charged with killing four Iraqi civilians and raping one of them, US officials said on Monday. Steven Green, 21, who was stationed in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division, appeared in court in Charlotte, North Carolin
Iraq's prime minister visited Gulf Arab leaders on Monday to win support for his plan to end communal bloodshed, but new bombings and a boycott of parliament by Sunni Arab lawmakers underlined the difficulty of his task.
At least 34 people were killed when an underground train ran off the tracks and overturned at high speed in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Monday, officials said.
The historic first train from Beijing to Lhasa crossed its highest point Monday at the Tanggula pass on the Tibetan plateau, 5,072 meters (16,737 feet) above sea level.
Britain will suspend welfare payments to family members of terrorism suspects as well as the suspects themselves, the Treasury said on Monday. The announcement amounts to an expansion of government powers to deny state benefits to those accused of links t
Two suspected Tamil Tiger rebel blasts killed eight people in Sri Lanka's north and east on Monday. The army said a bomb ripped through a road junction in the north-eastern port town of Trincomalee, killing five security personnel and a civilian. They bla
Nato is having second thoughts about opening the door to membership for Ukraine, Georgia and three Balkan states at a summit slated for early 2008, alliance diplomats said on Monday.
Mexico's conservative presidential candidate Felipe Calderon declared victory on Monday in a bitterly contested election and official returns appeared to show his leftist rival could no longer catch him.
India Monday expressed a "desire" to assist Sri Lanka with efforts to end a deadlock in its peace efforts and prevent the situation on the island from degenerating into full-scale war, officials said.
Saudi Arabia on Monday denounced Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying it had turned the Palestinian territory into a "mass detention camp".
Palestinian militants who abducted an Israeli soldier gave Israel less than 24 hours on Monday to meet their demands to release Palestinian prisoners, threatening unspecified consequences if it refused.
Leaders of Cyprus's divided Greek and Turkish communities said on Monday they were willing to meet again after their first face-to-face talks in more than two years.
Palestinian Health Minister Basim Naeem of Hamas asked hospital directors on Monday not to cooperate with the European Union in setting up a programme to pay cash allowances directly to government doctors and nurses. He said the EU should work through his
Sterling lost ground on Monday despite stronger-than-expected British manufacturing data as markets remained convinced the Bank of England is unlikely to raise interest rates anytime soon.
The euro hit a record high against the yen on Monday as eurozone interest rates looked set to rise while uncertainty remained over Japan's interest rate outlook. A stronger-than-expected eurozone manufacturing sector survey supported the view that the Eur
French automaker Renault dominated attention in an otherwise thin European corporate bond market on Monday, as concerns built ahead of a board meeting that will discuss a plan for a tie up with General Motors Corp.
French automaker Renault dominated attention in an otherwise thin European corporate bond market on Monday, as concerns built ahead of a board meeting that will discuss a plan for a tie up with General Motors Corp.
US stocks gained on Monday in a holiday-shortened session, lifted by positive news about Citigroup Inc that helped financial sector shares and increased optimism about the interest-rate outlook.
Strength in BP helped Britain's top share index seal a four-day winning streak on Monday following a reassuring production update from the oil producer, taking the benchmark index to its highest closing level in seven weeks.
Cotton futures crumbled amid steady speculative sales to finish easier Monday and the weak performance meant prices may slide further after a brief holiday break, dealers said. The cotton market will be shut Tuesday for a holiday. Trading resumes on Wedne
London white sugar futures closed firmer on structural trade and speculative buying on Monday, and traders said the market might have to fall sharply to trigger significant physical business.
London Metal Exchange (LME) copper ended lower on Monday as profit-taking started off the second half of 2006, dealers said. "I believe copper prices will go down to $6,600 or $6,700 in the short term as people are less interested to invest at this time o
Oil futures were steady above $73 a barrel on Monday as American drivers shrugged off high pump prices and took to the road in large numbers. London Brent crude traded 22 cents lower at $73.29 a barrel by 1700 GMT, after touching a high of $73.99 a barrel
Gold prices gained more than two percent to touch their highest in nearly four weeks on Monday, tracking strong gains in New York and firm oil prices, dealers said.
Director Social Welfare Department, Dr Fakhar-ul- lslam has assure that his department would ensure implementation on two percent fixed quota for the disabled people in the government jobs. Similarly, inspectors have been engaged by the department for the
A weeklong anti-drug awareness campaign, launched by Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in collaboration with 300 NGOs network concluded here on Monday. The campaign was launched simultaneously in eight districts, including Multan, Vehari, Sukkur, Sanghar, Abbott
Socio-political circles have appealed to the high-ups of railway authorities that a survey should be conducted for laying railway track between Sialkot and Daska to minimise the distance between Sialkot-Lahore.
Pakistan has a tremendous untapped agriculture potential. One of the major reasons for low yield is the imbalanced use of fertilisers. Deficiency of any one of the nutrients limits the crop yield.
I usually do not visit the Customs House in Karachi but was advised by my clearing agent that my presence was imperative to convince the Collector that my textile spare parts consignment was being assessed in a different H.S. Code due to an anomaly in the
Motilal Lakhotia will be among the first to cross from India to Tibet when the historic Silk Route is reopened at the Himalayan outpost of Nathu La on Thursday after a gap of 44 years. But it won't be the first time the 80-year-old has made the trip.
Takaful insurance is the scream of the day and not a single company has started operations yet. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has issued rules containing the detailed infrastructure and obligations.
The ARD parties have used the recent Supreme Court decision regarding Pakistan Steel Mills privatisation to throw a challenge to the government. An alliance meeting held in London on Sunday passed a resolution demanding the resignation of President Genera
When the urban population is squeezed already by inflation, and facing frequent electricity breakdowns together with an irregular water supply, the rise in gas prices announced by the government on 2nd July, 2006 would naturally attract widespread critici
The NWFP government has promoted 72 and 15 Range Officers of forest and wildlife departments respectively from BPS-16 to the posts of sub divisional officers in BPS-17. The provincial chief secretary formally approved a summary that was sent by Secretary
AJK Prime Minister, Sardar Sikander Hayat Khan has said that Kashmir issue has now entered into a decisive stage and it would be resolved according to the aspirations of people of Kashmir. Addressing a large public meeting in Mirpur Sunday night he lauded
Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that generous allocations have been made in the pubic sector development programme for the provision of civic amenities and utility services in the less developed areas.
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Justice Abdul Razak A Thahim on Monday said that Saarc countries are making steady efforts to achieve socio-economic progress and reduce poverty in the region.
The Federal Minister For Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Affairs, Major Tahir Iqbal (Retd) here on Monday administered oath to the newly appointed six advisors in a special session of Northern Areas Legislative Council.
People requested on Monday by Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) to avoid excessive use of electricity especially during the peak hours, that is, in the evening from 6:00pm to 11:00pm, said a press release of the company issued here.
Minister for Health, Muhammad Nasir Khan on Monday said country's exports of pharmaceuticals products have reached $1.35 billion from $800 million this year, showing a considerable growth.
United Arabs Emirates (UAE) regional blood transfusion centre will be co-ordinating all its activities, seminars and workshops with other bank centres in 26 countries of the region including Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan Turkey and Cyprus.
Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) spokesman Syed Sultan Hassan said on Monday that organisation was working hard to improve the efficiency of distribution infrastructure and the people should cooperate in these efforts.
The number of cell phone users in Pakistan during the previous three years went whirling up to 32.3 million from mere 2.3 million earlier. Nearly two million new mobile phone purchasers every month add up to the fast swelling total number of cellular phon
Balochistan High Court (BHC) here on Monday issued notices to officials of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to appear before the court in detention case of an SDO B&R Jamal Khan Bugti, on July 18. The court also ordered to fix the matter along with other s
Sindh Ombudsman K. Yousuf Jamal has settled a longstanding but legitimate claims of the retired low-paid employees. The Sindh Ombudsman, through a decision on June 30, announced payment of pensions to five retired officials of the local government field u
Universal Self-Assessment Scheme has after its introduction brought more persons under tax net and the number of annual income tax returns has increased from 1 million to 1.4 million within last three years. Member Direct Taxes Revenue Board, Salman Nabi,
Inquiry Tribunal of Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery, probing into Nishtar Park tragedy, on Monday directed the Sindh law officer to send photographs of a person, who was present in Eid Milad-un-Nabi (peace be upon him) congregation on April 11, to the Citi
Japanese envoy to Pakistan, Seiji Kojima currently on a visit to Gilgit, called on Speaker Northern Areas legislative Council (NALC), Malik Mohammad Miskeen in his chamber. According to official sources, they exchanged views as to how the mountainous comm
Thousands of poor and needy people of Tharparkar, Mithi and surroundings areas are being provided free medical treatment by Pakistan Army. According to an ISPR press release issued here on Monday. Military Hospital at Chhor has dedicated every on Wednesda
Pakistan Masihi Awami League (PMAL) Chairperson Catherine Nazir said on Monday that they would join hands with those political parties, which would ensure due representation to Christians in national and provincial assemblies and Senate to induct them in
The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued notice to Water and Power Ministry, Privatisation Commission (PC), Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), and others for July 10 on a petition against deteriorating electric supply situation in Karachi.
The share of the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) in sea-borne trade increased from a conventional 33 percent to more than 42 percent during FY06. Cargo handling at PQA touched a threshold of around 24 million tonnes despite a sizeable decline of Pakistan Steel
The General Tyre & Rubber Company (GTR) is working with the local auto industry to develop new tyre sizes required by the industry for its new models to be introduced in near future. It is being helped by its technology supplier, Continental AG, of German
Minister for Textile Industry Mushtaq Ali Cheema has informed the business community that the ministry has prepared a comparative study of cost of doing business in Pakistan and other competitors in the textile sector in various countries.
The slow pace of construction work on the pedestrian bridges at Shahrae-Faisal has jeopardise the timely completion of the schemes. The overhead pedestrian bridges are being constructed on Shahra-e-Faisal on build operate and transfer (BOT) basis by the c
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) while vehemently condemning sharp increase in gas prices, has urged the government to withdraw the raise immediately if it wants to keep the wheel of the industry moving.
Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has welcomed the Uzbek government's decision to restore direct air-links between Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
A meeting was held in the office of City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil here on Monday to review the pace of development work in journalists' housing scheme at Hawksbay.
Chairman, Al-Pakistan CNG Association, Sindh Zone, Junaid Esmail Makda has urged the government to review its oil and gas exploration policy which links locally produced oil and gas prices with international prices.
Developmental works for laying water, sewerage and Sui gas pipelines as well as construction of physical infrastructure including roads and streets would be completed within a period of one year in LDA Avenue-I, the housing scheme for government employees
The WTO Quality Control Lab of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore has optimised an effective molecular technique for quick diagnosis of foot and mouth disease (FMD).
Several factories and industries are likely to face heavy penalties after the proposed 'Environment Protection Agency' (EPA) tribunal becomes operational.
The Britain's tax officials have decided to tax the income of Pakistan's cricket team earned during its ongoing tour to United Kingdom (UK) for playing five one day international (ODI) and three test matches there.
At least 26 people, including two minor children and three women died and 145 fainted as the temperature in Southern Punjab rose to 45 degree Celsius on Monday and frequent power load shedding added to miseries of the people, reports reaching here through
The government of Japan on Monday provided 35.71 million dollars for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the education, health and infrastructure facilities in the earthquake devastated Battagram district.
British Airways executive club members travelling between Islamabad and London can earn double BA miles this summer. The special bonus is being introduced to celebrate the airline's introduction of twice as many club world seats on the rout, according to
To encourage corporatisation of individual stock exchange membership, the exemption of income tax would be applicable on the gain derived by an individual from transfer of membership rights or shares of a stock exchange including a room in the exchange by
To encourage corporatisation of individual stock exchange membership, the exemption of income tax would be applicable on the gain derived by an individual from transfer of membership rights or shares of a stock exchange including a room in the exchange by
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri embarks on Tuesday on a 10-day visit to France and the United States for talks on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, it was officially announced here on Monday.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday that the stage has now come for Pakistan and India to move towards dispute resolution and called for a just settlement of the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir to ensure durable peace and security in South Asia.
President General Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan and the United States are long-standing friends and allies in the cause of peace, stability and development.
Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has condoled the death of Syed Fazal Hasan, a former director of Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi. In a condolence message, he lauded the contributions of the deceased in the realms of education.
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The International Texstyle Pakistan exhibition will be held from August 4 to 6 at the Fortress Expo Centre here. Pakistani exporters of textile-made-ups, readymade garments, leather machinery, and accessories will attend the three-day mega event.