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Print - 2009-01-26
Generation gap

Generation gap

What is generation gap? Is it something alarming or merely a phrase? It certainly does not indicate just an age gap between the younger and older generations. The term implies a breaking down of understanding and communication between the two groups. It s
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
ROVER'S DIARY: democracy is beautiful! Isn't it?

ROVER'S DIARY: democracy is beautiful! Isn't it?

Imperfect it may be, but democracy is beautiful. That's what Barack H. Obama's swearing in as the President of the world's most powerful and richest democracy proved. It is beautiful because as the system evolves it raises people above race, religion, sex
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Iraq religious parties may face election backlash

Iraq religious parties may face election backlash

When Iraqis last voted in 2005, some in Washington feared the mainly Muslim nation would veer in the direction of Iran, an Islamic theocracy, instead of becoming the moderate democracy they envisioned for post-Saddam Iraq.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Economic policies: would the PML (N) have performed differently?

Economic policies: would the PML (N) have performed differently?

In a recent exclusive interview to Business Recorder the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance denied that there was any interaction with the Opposition on economic policy matters. He added that while he shared economic policies with the Cabinet
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Curbing smuggling

Curbing smuggling

According to a Recorder Report, Rawalpindi's Model Customs Collectorate recently caught a consignment of mobile phones along with accessories at the Islamabad Airport while being smuggled in as unaccompanied baggage. A conscientious customs officer resist
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Freedom at last

Freedom at last

Kicking out of his way the dark legacy of Bush administration President Barack Obama on Thursday outlawed torture as US policy and ordered closure of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison. He directed immediate review of the 245 detainees still being held t
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Adoption of Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF)

Adoption of Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF)

The government has been taking a lot of initiatives to streamline the budget procedures, increase the tax revenues and improve the allocative efficiency of government expenditures to upgrade its fiscal performance. On Wednesday, the 21st January, 2009, th
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Poaching continues in Kirthar National Park

Poaching continues in Kirthar National Park

Influential persons including some dignitaries from Gulf states area poaching in Kirthar National Park (KNP) Sindh in winter season in connivance with black sheep in related government departments, further endangering precious species like houbara bustard
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Rapeseed rose sharply: prices tended lower with falling demand

Rapeseed rose sharply: prices tended lower with falling demand

Rapeseed rates rose sharply while grams sector suffered losses, while others fluctuated in line with demand on the commodities wholesale markets during the week ended on January 24,2009. The prominent variations were in grams, rapeseed, black pepper, dry
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
1st convocation of Urdu university today

1st convocation of Urdu university today

The first convocation of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) will be held today at its Gulshan-i-Iqbal campus here. According to FUUAST announcement, the Federal Education Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Bajarani, will be the chi
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
KFHA plans to expand offshore area along sea

KFHA plans to expand offshore area along sea

Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) is planning to soon acquire around 190 square meters of Karachi Port Trust's (KPT) land that is located north-west of the fish harbour to expand its offshore area along the sea.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Karachi University student laid to rest

Karachi University student laid to rest

A Karachi University student of Economics Department, Anam Zohra, who was killed in a road accident at University Road on Saturday evening was laid to rest at the Model Town Graveyard here on Sunday after Zohr prayers.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Free eye camp next month

Free eye camp next month

Haji Razzak Memorial Trust, the leading NGO of the country will organise its 133rd free eye camp in February in Hala of the province Sindh. Th Chairman of the trust, Abdul Rahim Janoo announced this during a meeting with the Federal Commerce Minister, Mak
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Sindh University notifies entry-test results

Sindh University notifies entry-test results

The University of Sindh (SU) has notified the list of successful candidates for admissions into 1st year MBA, evening programme for the session 2009. The Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, Dr Anwar Ali Shah has announced that 397 candi
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Kissan Board to protest government indifference

Kissan Board to protest government indifference

Kissan Board will held protest through out the country at district and divisional level from 9th February against the lack of interest by government towards development of agriculture. This was decided in the meeting of General Council of Kissan Board her
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
National environment year: minister to inaugurate celebrations

National environment year: minister to inaugurate celebrations

As part of the celebration of 2009, the National Year of Environment, Global Environment Facility (GEF) is being organised by Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan from 27-28th January, with the objective to provide an opportunity for consultati
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Criminal gang busted

Criminal gang busted

Investigation Police Mughalpura Sunday arrested three criminals of a gang involved in a number of cases of street crime. The accused have confessed crime during preliminary interrogation.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
DCO pays surprise visit to Taluka Hospital Tandojam

DCO pays surprise visit to Taluka Hospital Tandojam

District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Hyderabad Aftab Ahmed Khatri paid a surprise visit to Taluka Hospital Tandojam and took serious notice of absence of some staff members of the hospital. He asked the doctors and paramedical staff to be punctual, failin
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
PWF urges government to restore gas and power to closed units

PWF urges government to restore gas and power to closed units

The Pakistan Workers Federation has called upon the government to get reopened thousands of closed industrial units due to power and gas load shedding in the country to save millions of workers from unemployment.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Iqbal Town bomb blast: CCPO distributes cheques among injured policemen

Iqbal Town bomb blast: CCPO distributes cheques among injured policemen

Capital City Police Chief Muhammad Pervez Rathore Sunday distributed cheques of Rs 28 lac among 14 injured police officials in Iqbal Town bomb blast and police encounter. On this occasion, he said that police jawans are opening a new chapter of gallantry
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Naheed and Safdar Abbasi demand implementation of CoD

Naheed and Safdar Abbasi demand implementation of CoD

Naheed Khan senior leader of the PPP and close associate of late Benazir Bhutto and her husband Senator Safdar Abbasi have demanded to implement Charter of Democracy and reinstate Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Sindh University syndicate approves appointment of faculty heads

Sindh University syndicate approves appointment of faculty heads

Sindh University Syndicate has approved the appointment of the heads as well faculty for various teaching institutes and departments in its 169th meeting on Saturday. The syndicate meeting was presided over by Vice Chancellor of the University Mazharul Ha
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Progamme' launched

'Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Progamme' launched

The Director Manpower Training Sindh has informed that nine different development schemes have been taken into hand at the total cost of Rs 892.799 million while other two other schemes have been conceived at a cost of Rs 161.070 million which are yet to
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Harsh realities persist in terror war despite US turn

Harsh realities persist in terror war despite US turn

With an eye on world opinion, President Barack Obama ushered in a kinder, gentler version of the "war on terror" this week with orders banning torture and shutting down Guantanamo within a year. But the harsher realities of the struggle against al Qaeda h
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Sowing of crops in fields along dried River Chenab starts

Sowing of crops in fields along dried River Chenab starts

The local farmers and growers have started sowing fodder, wheat and other seasonal crops in their fields along the banks of dried River Chenab with new hopes and courage. The greenery along the banks of dried river is wearing a beautiful and fresh look.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'Two hospitals for rural areas in the capital soon'

'Two hospitals for rural areas in the capital soon'

The federal government has planned to build two hospitals in the rural areas of the federal capital to facilitate the residents, who have to rush to urban areas in any emergency or for treatment in routine life.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Free judiciary vital to country's sovereignty

Free judiciary vital to country's sovereignty

'No country could protect its independence and sovereignty in a situation when its people and judiciary are denied legitimate freedom.' The Senior Vice President, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Makhdoom Javed Hashmi said.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Kashmiris remember Hindwara massacre even after 19 years

Kashmiris remember Hindwara massacre even after 19 years

Nineteen years after Hindwara district witnessed one of the worst massacres in the history of occupied Kashmir, people still remember the bloodbath by the troops of Indian Border Security Force (BSF). The paramilitary BSF troopers killed 25 protesters in
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Easy ways to develop concentration level

Easy ways to develop concentration level

Concentration is termed imperative for getting good results in schools and colleges, but it is not only confined to study, rather successes in every field could be achieved by high concentration. Concentration is an art, practice and habit, and like other
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Cold wave grips northern Balochistan

Cold wave grips northern Balochistan

Most parts of the northern Balochistan including provincial capital received snowfall following torrential rain on early Sunday. The inclement weather followed by howling winds after the snowfall worsened the living conditions in northern Balochistan incl
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Partly cloudy weather forecast for Punjab

Partly cloudy weather forecast for Punjab

The local meteorological office on Sunday forecast partly cloudy weather for Punjab metropolis during next 24 hours. Weather pundits said that yesterday's trough of westerly wave now lies over extreme northern parts of the country and is likely to move in
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Serious efforts needed to defeat waterborne diseases

Serious efforts needed to defeat waterborne diseases

In Pakistan contaminated water is one of the major sources of spread of diseases. In the developing countries like Pakistan, water-borne diseases cause four-fifths of all the illnesses, with diarrhea being the leading cause of childhood death.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Rains in Sialkot and Narowal

Rains in Sialkot and Narowal

Both the neighbouring districts of Sialkot and Narowal on Sunday received heavy and light rain, inundating all the low lying urban and rural areas. The rain began very early Sunday morning, continued the whole day intermittently. Weather remained dark clo
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Government should restore judges before long march: PML-N

Government should restore judges before long march: PML-N

PML-N Central Secretary Finance and former MNA, Muhammad Pervez Malik has said that Mian Nawaz Sharif, like every Pakistani, wants the rule of law, supremacy of constitution, independence of judiciary and restoration of conscientious judges.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Eight killed in road accidents

Eight killed in road accidents

Eight people including three women and a Wapda officer were reported to have been killed while 20 sustained critical injuries in various road accidents. An advertising agency team was returning from Kalar-Khar to Faisalabad on wagon No, PRE-8173 after sho
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Land dispute claims four lives

Land dispute claims four lives

Four persons died and two received injuries as a result of exchange of fire between two rival groups having dispute over a piece of land in Kaki sub-division of Bannu district here on Sunday. According to police, two relatives, Malik Ghaffar and Malik Ami
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Winter brings families to Melody Food Park

Winter brings families to Melody Food Park

With the drop in temperature, hundreds of food lovers have started thronging Melody Food Park to enjoy variety of cuisine available here. A large number of people in the park most of them residents of the twin cities have been seen enjoying the weather.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Pakistani doctors reach Gaza

Pakistani doctors reach Gaza

A team of 10 doctors, mostly Pakistanis equipped with medicine, surgical instruments and other necessary items, has reached Gaza in the wee hours of Sunday to provide modern medical facilities to devastated Palestinians.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Guantanamo closure a blow to al Qaeda propaganda: analysts

Guantanamo closure a blow to al Qaeda propaganda: analysts

A US closure of Guantanamo Bay could deprive militants of a major propaganda tool and help Pakistan in the fight against extremism, analysts said Sunday. Opened in January 2002 after the United States invaded Afghanistan to oust the Taliban regime for she
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
2,000 contract teachers being recruited in Attock

2,000 contract teachers being recruited in Attock

More than 2,000 teachers would be appointed against vacant seats of arts, science and computer science in government schools in Attock. The process of recruitment that included 2024 males and 663 females, has been started, the Education Department's sourc
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Kashmiris to observe black day today

Kashmiris to observe black day today

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world will observe Indian Republic Day, today, as Black Day to convey to the international community that India's continued denial of Kashmiris' right to self-determination is contrary to its c
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
A cup of tea becomes dearer for twin cities dwellers

A cup of tea becomes dearer for twin cities dwellers

Hotels in twin-cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have started charging Rs 10 for a cup of tea. The recent rise in price of tea, the most consumable refreshment item in the country, has added woes to the worries of poor people in the twin-cities.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Exhibition of tribal and antique furniture concludes

Exhibition of tribal and antique furniture concludes

Exhibition carrying unique collection of tribal and antique furniture by KOH Wood Furniture and Art concluded here, on Sunday. The three-day exhibition was held under the auspices of Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) in Pakistan, displayed furniture o
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Nadra introduces home delivery service

Nadra introduces home delivery service

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has launched home delivery of Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) and Child Registration Certificates (CRC) service. The applicant would have to pay Rs100 as delivery charges within the count
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'32 million don't get early childhood care in India'

'32 million don't get early childhood care in India'

Around 32 million children in India below 6-years of age group do not have access to basic education and healthcare services, says a report on 'Status of Children in India 2008'. "The worst affected children in this age group are those who belong to the m
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Rohtas to hold exposition from today

Rohtas to hold exposition from today

Rohtas Art Gallery (RAG) will hold an exhibition of contemporary art works by Amra Khan and Haider Ali Jan from January 26 to February 7. Haider Ali Jan, a graduate from the School of Visual Arts, works with digital prints to comment on the city around hi
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
No respite for commuters of the capital

No respite for commuters of the capital

A large number of commuters who usually shuttle on Route 101, from Pir Wadhai to different destinations of Islamabad, have been constantly suffering due to lack of efficient transport system.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Two warders taken hostage in Lebanon prison riot

Two warders taken hostage in Lebanon prison riot

Prisoners in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli seized two warders on Sunday as a mutiny broke out at the Qubbah jail, internal security force commander General Asharaf Rifi said.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Ethiopia completes Somali pull-out

Ethiopia completes Somali pull-out

Ethiopia completed Sunday its withdrawal from Somalia, two years after deploying thousands of troops to quell an Islamist insurgency that is still raging in its war-torn neighbour. Islamist groups still hold sway over much of Somalia outside the capital M
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Mexican hit man dumped 300 bodies in acid

Mexican hit man dumped 300 bodies in acid

A Mexican hit man who calls himself "The Soupmaker" has revealed how he dumped 300 bodies in vats of acid over the past decade to dispose of their remains for a drug trafficking cartel. "They brought me the bodies, about 300 over the last nine to 10 years
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Kuwait sovereign fund cuts stocks, shifts to cash

Kuwait sovereign fund cuts stocks, shifts to cash

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf Arab state's sovereign wealth fund, has reduced exposure to global stock markets since October, shifting assets instead into short-term cash funds, a government report said.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Kuwait sovereign fund cuts stocks, shifts to cash

Kuwait sovereign fund cuts stocks, shifts to cash

The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), the Gulf Arab state's sovereign wealth fund, has reduced exposure to global stock markets since October, shifting assets instead into short-term cash funds, a government report said.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Government takes over main centre of JuD, appoints administrator

Government takes over main centre of JuD, appoints administrator

The government formally took control on Sunday of the main operational facility of the charity allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks, underscoring its ongoing effort to ease international pressure over militancy on its soil.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'India claiming as largest democracy fails to deliver'

'India claiming as largest democracy fails to deliver'

President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Zulqarnan Khan and Prime Minister Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan have said that Indian claim of largest democracy of the world has failed to deliver and its image has been by its hegemonic policies.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Obama 'whitewash' can't repay Guantanamo Bay horror: former inmate

Obama 'whitewash' can't repay Guantanamo Bay horror: former inmate

Mohammad Saad breaks into sobs and gut-wrenching moans when he details six years' humiliation, interrogation and ill-treatment under US orders in Egypt, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. At 31 he walks with a limp and needs a stick to cross the drawing room
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
US to enhance Pakistan's counterinsurgency capability: Biden

US to enhance Pakistan's counterinsurgency capability: Biden

Vice President Joseph Biden on Sunday said the United States is working towards strengthening Pakistan's counterinsurgency capability but declined to specifically address the issue of drone strikes against suspected militant targets on the Pakistani side
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Prime Minister felicitates Singh on Republic Day

Prime Minister felicitates Singh on Republic Day

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of felicitation to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the Republic Day of India falling on January 26 (today), 2009.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti

Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti

Unknown attackers blown up 18 inch diameter gas pipeline in Dera Bugti on Sunday, disrupting gas supply to Pirkoh Purification Plant from Loti gas field. The repair work of the pipeline will be started after security clearance, according to a private TV c
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Government to resolve traders' grievances amicably: Waqar

Government to resolve traders' grievances amicably: Waqar

The government will be able to provide best possible facilities in all social sectors, like health and education, if the tax payers pay their due taxes. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Waqar Ahmed stated this while addressing members and office-be
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
PPP striving to resolve people's problems, says Babar

PPP striving to resolve people's problems, says Babar

Parliamentary Affairs minister Dr Babar Awan has said the government would leave no stone unturned to resolve the people's problems including price hike. He said that government is planning to reduce prices of the petroleum products that will play a role
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
'Protests no solution to problems'

'Protests no solution to problems'

Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education, Samina Khalid Ghurki has urged the masses not to pay any heed to 'politics of agitation' as protests can never resolve problems.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
BDS and MBBS annual exams

BDS and MBBS annual exams

The BDS and MBBS Final Professional Annual Examinations for the year 2009 will commence from February 2 and 16 respectively. This was announced by the Controller of Examinations, University of Karachi, on Sunday.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Indo-Pak tension not in interest of Kashmir: Farooq

Indo-Pak tension not in interest of Kashmir: Farooq

The president of the National Conference and former chief minister of Indian Held Kashmir, Dr Farooq Abdullah said that the present tension between India and Pakistan was detrimental to the interests of the state. "The tension between India and Pakistan w
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Three picnickers die of asphyxia

Three picnickers die of asphyxia

Three people died here early Sunday morning, while another became unconscious due to suffocation in Hanna Urak, a suburb of the provincial capital, police said. They went to the beckoning Hanna valley for picnic and burnt coal in a censer in their tent an
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Prime Minister felicitates Australian PM on National Day

Prime Minister felicitates Australian PM on National Day

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of felicitation to the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The Prime Minister in his greeting message said; "It gives me great pleasure to extend, on behalf of the Government, the people of Pakist
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Asfandyar for following Bacha Khan's philosophy

Asfandyar for following Bacha Khan's philosophy

Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan on Sunday said that durable and long-lasting peace in the world especially in South Asia can be ensured by following the non-violence philosophy of late Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan alias Bacha Khan and
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Prime Minister leaves for Davos on January 27

Prime Minister leaves for Davos on January 27

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will leave for Switzerland on Tuesday to participate in the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) being held in the Swiss city of Davos from January 28.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Food officer conducts raids

Food officer conducts raids

On the order of District Coordination Officer Sajjad Ahmad Bhutta, District Food Officer Dr Ashraf Masud (Food Squad) here on Sunday conducted raids and took 476 samples of hotels, sweet shops, dairies, fish shops, canteens, ice cream parlours and stores.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Campaign against spurious drugs launched in Punjab

Campaign against spurious drugs launched in Punjab

A vigorous campaign against manufacturers and dealers of substandard and spurious drugs has been launched throughout Punjab and so far the Drug Inspectors collected 20,101 samples for laboratory analysis from pharmaceutical firms and 30,283 medical stores
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Justice Fazal Miran Chohan's father passes away

Justice Fazal Miran Chohan's father passes away

Abdul Ghani Chohan, father of Justice Fazal Miran Chohan, died here on Sunday. He was 90. The funeral prayer of Abdul Ghani Chohan will be offered at Eidgah, Miani Sahib graveyard at 10 am on Monday (January 26). Chief Justice LHC Sayed Zahid Hussain and
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Prime Minister provides aid to Pathanay Khan's family

Prime Minister provides aid to Pathanay Khan's family

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has provided financial assistance of Rs 500,000 to folk singer late Pathanay Khan's family. In this connection a cheque was delivered to Pathanay Khan's son Iqbal Pathanay Khan by additional secretary culture, govern
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Walk held to mark Leprosy Day

Walk held to mark Leprosy Day

A walk was held in the metropolis on Sunday in connection with the World Leprosy Day. It was organized under the auspices of the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC). The walk started from near the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and termina
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Bangladesh Parliament adopts Benazir reference

Bangladesh Parliament adopts Benazir reference

The ninth Bangladesh parliament, in its inaugural session Sunday, unanimously adopted an obituary reference on martyred former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, describing her as the 'leader of toiling masses' and respected politician of Pakistan.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Bangladesh Parliament adopts Benazir reference

Bangladesh Parliament adopts Benazir reference

The ninth Bangladesh parliament, in its inaugural session Sunday, unanimously adopted an obituary reference on martyred former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, describing her as the 'leader of toiling masses' and respected politician of Pakistan.
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Thousands watch Leningrad siege re-enactment

Thousands watch Leningrad siege re-enactment

Gunfire crackled and tank shells boomed in a snowy field outside St. Petersburg on Sunday as hundreds of people re-enacted the World War II battle that broke the Siege of Leningrad, marking the battle's 65th anniversary. About 4,000 spectators, including
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Thousands watch Leningrad siege re-enactment

Thousands watch Leningrad siege re-enactment

Gunfire crackled and tank shells boomed in a snowy field outside St. Petersburg on Sunday as hundreds of people re-enacted the World War II battle that broke the Siege of Leningrad, marking the battle's 65th anniversary. About 4,000 spectators, including
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
EU urges divided Palestinians to unite to save Gaza

EU urges divided Palestinians to unite to save Gaza

European Union nations called Sunday for divided Palestinian factions to unite so border crossings in the war-torn Gaza Strip can be opened and aid distributed. EU foreign ministers, at talks in Brussels, also urged Arab nations to use their influence wit
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
EU urges divided Palestinians to unite to save Gaza

EU urges divided Palestinians to unite to save Gaza

European Union nations called Sunday for divided Palestinian factions to unite so border crossings in the war-torn Gaza Strip can be opened and aid distributed. EU foreign ministers, at talks in Brussels, also urged Arab nations to use their influence wit
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Curfew imposed in Swat areas: eight militants killed

Curfew imposed in Swat areas: eight militants killed

The security forces have imposed curfew for indefinite period in different areas of restive Swat district on Sunday. According to a press release of Swat Media Centre here, curfew has been imposed in Bara Bandai, Koza Bandai, Nangolai, Chota Kalam and Sha
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Curfew imposed in Swat areas: eight militants killed

Curfew imposed in Swat areas: eight militants killed

The security forces have imposed curfew for indefinite period in different areas of restive Swat district on Sunday. According to a press release of Swat Media Centre here, curfew has been imposed in Bara Bandai, Koza Bandai, Nangolai, Chota Kalam and Sha
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Lawyers to stage sit-ins till Iftikhar's reinstatement: Kurd

Lawyers to stage sit-ins till Iftikhar's reinstatement: Kurd

Lawyers would stage sit-in at the Constitutional Avenue till restoration of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chawdhry and all other deposed judges, the President, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Ali Ahmed Kurd announced while addressing the All Pakistan La
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Sri Lanka troops overrun last Tiger town: army chief

Sri Lanka troops overrun last Tiger town: army chief

Sri Lankan troops on Sunday overran the last town controlled by Tamil rebels, army chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said, striking a major blow in Asia's longest-running ethnic conflict. "We have completely captured Mullaittivu," the army chief sai
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Sri Lanka troops overrun last Tiger town: army chief

Sri Lanka troops overrun last Tiger town: army chief

Sri Lankan troops on Sunday overran the last town controlled by Tamil rebels, army chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said, striking a major blow in Asia's longest-running ethnic conflict. "We have completely captured Mullaittivu," the army chief sai
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
Tanneries zone soon to be set up in Sialkot

Tanneries zone soon to be set up in Sialkot

Necessary arrangements are being finalised to set up an ultra modern Tanneries Zone on 384 acres of land in Sialkot costing Rs40 crore. Official sources on Sunday told Business Recorder that Punjab government will provide Rs30 crore while stakehold
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
UAE mountain covered in rare snow

UAE mountain covered in rare snow

A blanket of snow has covered a mountain in a part of the United Arab Emirates, a rare phenomenon for the desert Gulf country, local media reported on Sunday. Al-Jees mountain, 5,700 feet (1,737 metres) above sea level and 25 kilometres (15 miles) north-e
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
UAE mountain covered in rare snow

UAE mountain covered in rare snow

A blanket of snow has covered a mountain in a part of the United Arab Emirates, a rare phenomenon for the desert Gulf country, local media reported on Sunday. Al-Jees mountain, 5,700 feet (1,737 metres) above sea level and 25 kilometres (15 miles) north-e
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
All out support for increasing rice exports: Amin

All out support for increasing rice exports: Amin

The government will provide its support to all stakeholders of rice trade including exporters, millers and growers to get more production and to increase country''s rice exports. This was stated by Federal Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim at a meetin
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
All out support for increasing rice exports: Amin

All out support for increasing rice exports: Amin

The government will provide its support to all stakeholders of rice trade including exporters, millers and growers to get more production and to increase country's rice exports. This was stated by Federal Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim at a meeting
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
All out support for increasing rice exports: Amin

All out support for increasing rice exports: Amin

The government will provide its support to all stakeholders of rice trade including exporters, millers and growers to get more production and to increase country's rice exports. This was stated by Federal Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim at a meeting
Published 26 Jan, 2009 12:00am
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