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Print - 2010-02-14
Obama signs law lifting debt ceiling

Obama signs law lifting debt ceiling

President Barack Obama Friday signed into law a bill allowing the United States to borrow another 1.9 trillion dollars, and offsetting the cost of new programmes with spending cuts or tax rises. Obama signed the measure, raising the US debt ceiling to 14.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Former Real Madrid coach dies

Former Real Madrid coach dies

Former Real Madrid player and coach Luis Molowny has died at the age of 84, the La Liga club said on their website (www.realmadrid.com) on Saturday. Tenerife-born Molowny, a midfielder who represented Spain seven times, spent 11 seasons with Real as a pla
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Roddick reaches San Jose semis

Roddick reaches San Jose semis

Top seed Andy Roddick out-muscled Tomas Berdych 7-6 7-6 in a tight contest to earn a place in the final four of the $530,000 San Jose Open on Friday. The world number seven, who is chasing a fourth title at the hardcourt tournament, set up a semi-final ag
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Chelsea and Portsmouth into FA Cup last eight

Chelsea and Portsmouth into FA Cup last eight

Holders Chelsea eased into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 4-1 home victory over Championship side Cardiff City on Saturday while Portsmouth won by the same score at local rivals Southampton. Chelsea were up and running early in their noon kickoff
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
GCU 110th annual sports: Zeeshan wins 5,000 meters race

GCU 110th annual sports: Zeeshan wins 5,000 meters race

As many as 427 students and teachers took part in as many as 22 sports competitions on the second day of 110th annual sports of the Government College University (GCU), Lahore on Saturday. Muhammad Zeeshan of Geography Department won the 5000 Meters Race
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Tragedy overshadows Olympics opening

Tragedy overshadows Olympics opening

The Winter Olympics officially opened on Friday but Vancouver's big day was overshadowed by the tragic death of a Georgian luger in an horrific crash. The BC Place stadium staged a colourful indoor ceremony involving a host of stars linking Canada's past
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Smith set to defy pain for key India Test

Smith set to defy pain for key India Test

South Africa captain Graeme Smith Saturday said he was confident about playing the decisive second and final Test against India despite breaking a finger. Smith, 29, fractured the little finger on his left hand during the team's fielding session on Friday
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
RBS Cup third round starts

RBS Cup third round starts

The third round of RBS National one-day cricket tournament 2009-10 will get underway from Sunday (today) at different centres of the Country. In Group-A, Karachi Dolphins will face Quetta Bears at Rashid Latif Academy Korangi; Karachi while Hyderabad Hawk
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
PCB's probe body continues proceedings

PCB's probe body continues proceedings

The probe committee, formed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to evaluate Pakistan Cricket team's poor performance in Australian, held its second meeting at the National Cricket Academy on Saturday. Except from Wasim Akram, all members of the probe comm
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
New Zealand push to play Sri Lanka in USA

New Zealand push to play Sri Lanka in USA

New Zealand is poised to lead the way into the potentially lucrative United States cricket market with confirmation Saturday that talks are underway to play Sri Lanka in Florida this year. A "strategic partnership" has been formed with USA Cricket which w
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Japan win East Asian women football championship

Japan win East Asian women football championship

Forward Shinobu Ono scored once to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over South Korea and win the women's title at the East Asian football championship on Saturday. Japan ended the four-nation round robin with three straight wins. China had two wins and a defea
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Tamarine reaches Pattaya Open final

Tamarine reaches Pattaya Open final

Home favourite Tamarine Tanasugarn overpowered Kazakh Sesil Karatantcheva 6-2 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the $220,000 Pattaya Open. Tamarine played solidly throughout, winning game after game with powerful forehands that forced woeful returns f
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Afghanistan qualifies for T20 World Cup

Afghanistan qualifies for T20 World Cup

Afghanistan will contest a major cricket tournament for the first time after beating the United Arab Emirates by four wickets in Saturday's qualifier for the 2010 Twenty20 World Cup. The victory sent Afghanistan into the final of a qualifying tournament,
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Italian government bond auction sees firm demand

Italian government bond auction sees firm demand

Italy sold on Friday 7.7 billion euros of conventional government bonds, which analysts said met with firm demand in the face of tightening yield spreads to German Bunds this week and a dearth of redemption cash flows. Italy sold just shy of its target ce
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Italian government bond auction sees firm demand

Italian government bond auction sees firm demand

Italy sold on Friday 7.7 billion euros of conventional government bonds, which analysts said met with firm demand in the face of tightening yield spreads to German Bunds this week and a dearth of redemption cash flows. Italy sold just shy of its target ce
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Chilean stocks slip

Chilean stocks slip

Chile's blue chip IPSA index fell on Friday, tracking US market losses, while the peso ended firmer as investors sold dollars to book profits after recent sharp gains. The IPSA closed 0.25 percent lower at 3,770.77 points, while the all-market IGPA fell 0
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Turkish stocks lose early gains

Turkish stocks lose early gains

Turkish stocks erased early gains on Friday, ending 0.6 percent lower as disappointing euro zone economic data unnerved investors. The change in market mood took the shine off shares in Garanti Bank, which had jumped 1.68 percent to 6.05 lira in early tra
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US corporate bonds spreads mixed

US corporate bonds spreads mixed

US corporate bonds were mixed on Friday, with spreads on higher-quality names steady while the rest of the market widened on weak consumer sentiment data and ongoing concerns over sovereign risk, traders said. A move by China to restrict bank lending also
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US corporate bonds spreads mixed

US corporate bonds spreads mixed

US corporate bonds were mixed on Friday, with spreads on higher-quality names steady while the rest of the market widened on weak consumer sentiment data and ongoing concerns over sovereign risk, traders said. A move by China to restrict bank lending also
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
China yields steady

China yields steady

Chinese bill and bond yields were mostly flat on Friday in quiet pre-holiday trade after the central bank said in a report that it would ensure stable economic growth while controlling inflation expectations. Traders interpreted the report as largely in l
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
China yields steady

China yields steady

Chinese bill and bond yields were mostly flat on Friday in quiet pre-holiday trade after the central bank said in a report that it would ensure stable economic growth while controlling inflation expectations. Traders interpreted the report as largely in l
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Treasuries higher

Treasuries higher

US Treasury prices rose on Friday as renewed uncertainty over the fate of debt-laden conglomerate Dubai World and China's move to curb lending boosted the appeal of safe government debt. Investors shifted to Treasury bonds after Dubai debt sold off sharpl
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Treasuries higher

Treasuries higher

US Treasury prices rose on Friday as renewed uncertainty over the fate of debt-laden conglomerate Dubai World and China's move to curb lending boosted the appeal of safe government debt. Investors shifted to Treasury bonds after Dubai debt sold off sharpl
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Brazilian stocks, yields weaker

Brazilian stocks, yields weaker

Brazilian stocks closed lower on Friday, as a surprise move by China to tighten credit pulled down markets world-wide. Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index fell 0.41 percent to 65,854.97, snapping a four-day winning streak. China raised the level of reserves
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Bargain-hunters help to lift Canadian shares up

Bargain-hunters help to lift Canadian shares up

Toronto's main stock index eked out a gain on Friday as bargain-hunters scooped up stocks seen as undervalued and the index's heavily weighted resource sectors trimmed losses brought on by concerns about China's monetary policy. The TSX rebounded late in
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US Treasury Outlook: hopelessly devoted to watching Greece

US Treasury Outlook: hopelessly devoted to watching Greece

A jam-packed schedule of economic data next week will give US Treasury investors a bit of respite from the recent onslaught of bond auctions, but Greece's fiscal fortunes may ultimately set the pace of trade. A regional New York manufacturing measure and
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US Treasury Outlook: hopelessly devoted to watching Greece

US Treasury Outlook: hopelessly devoted to watching Greece

A jam-packed schedule of economic data next week will give US Treasury investors a bit of respite from the recent onslaught of bond auctions, but Greece's fiscal fortunes may ultimately set the pace of trade. A regional New York manufacturing measure and
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Dow and S&P 500 dip

Dow and S&P 500 dip

The Dow and S&P 500 dipped on Friday as China's move to curb bank lending and US and European economic data raised fears the global recovery might be in jeopardy. Even so, Wall Street stocks ended off the day's lows as investors bet the European Union wou
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
IMM speculators dollar long bets highest since 2008

IMM speculators dollar long bets highest since 2008

Currency speculators increased bets the US dollar has room to rise to the highest level since the week of September 23, 2008, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday and Reuters calculation. The value of the dollar's net
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Euro drops on Greece

Euro drops on Greece

The euro fell to a nearly nine-month low against the US dollar on Friday as questions persisted about a rescue deal for debt-stricken Greece, while higher-yielding currencies weakened after China unexpectedly raised bank reserves. The euro headed for its
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Euro woes weigh on Taiwan dollar

Euro woes weigh on Taiwan dollar

The Taiwan dollar fell on Friday from a one-week closing high in the previous session as a lack of detail on a European Union deal to support Greece dampened demand for riskier emerging market currencies. Local banks also bought the safe haven US dollar a
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Canadian dollar softens

Canadian dollar softens

Canada's currency weakened against the US dollar on Friday, hurt by a surprise monetary policy tightening in China, even as strong Canadian economic fundamentals helped it maintain much of its recent gains. China raised the level of reserves that banks mu
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Forex outlook: dollar likely to ally for sixth week

Forex outlook: dollar likely to ally for sixth week

The dollar is expected to post its sixth straight weekly gain against the euro in the week ahead as concerns over how Greece will service its debt obligations remain front and center on the minds of investors. A move by China's central bank to raise comme
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Iraq election officials confirm Sunni candidate ban

Iraq election officials confirm Sunni candidate ban

Iraqi officials confirmed on Saturday that appeals by prominent Sunni politicians against a move to ban them from next month's election had failed, opening the door to sectarian recriminations that could mar the vote. Many Iraqi Sunnis are alarmed by a ca
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Riyadh gives Yemen rebels 48 hours to free prisoners

Riyadh gives Yemen rebels 48 hours to free prisoners

Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister said on Saturday he has given Yemeni Shia rebels 48 hours to hand over five Saudi soldiers believed to be held captive. "They must return our five prisoners, and we have given them 48 hours to do so," Deputy Defence
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Myanmar frees deputy leader of opposition party

Myanmar frees deputy leader of opposition party

Myanmar's military government on Saturday freed the 82-year-old deputy leader of the pro-democracy party headed by Aung San Suu Kyi after nearly seven years in detention. The release of Tin Oo, who helped found the National League for Democracy with Nobel
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
UK troops have secured 'key objectives' in Afghanistan

UK troops have secured 'key objectives' in Afghanistan

More than 1,000 UK troops participating in a Nato offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan have secured their objectives amid scattered resistance, a British military spokesman said Saturday. Major General Gordon Messenger told reporters at B
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Time needed to resume North Korea nuclear talks: UN

Time needed to resume North Korea nuclear talks: UN

A top UN envoy said Saturday it could take some time before North Korea rejoins stalled international talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs. North Korea, believed to have enough weaponized plutonium for at least a half dozen bombs, walked awa
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US university teacher kills three

US university teacher kills three

A female US teacher has shot dead three people and wounded three others after learning she had been denied tenure at a northern Alabama university, school officials and local media said. The incident happened at the University of Alabama in Huntsville Fri
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Ivory Coast president sacks government

Ivory Coast president sacks government

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on state television Friday sacked the government and dismissed the electoral commission because of a crisis sparked by alleged fraud by the commission's head. The move throws into doubt the electoral and reconciliation
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
German neo-Nazis mark WWII raid in Dresden

German neo-Nazis mark WWII raid in Dresden

About 5,000 neo-Nazis gathered in the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday to stage a provocative funeral march remembering German victims of the Allied air raid that flattened the baroque city 65 years ago. In the past few years, the February 13 anniversa
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Wen warns of challenges as China welcomes new year

Wen warns of challenges as China welcomes new year

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned his people to keep a "sober mind" about the challenges ahead in the new year as the country welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Tiger with noisy celebrations on Saturday. "In 2010, China will face a more complicated s
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Snow falls in US South

Snow falls in US South

A rare snow storm in the US South has knocked out power to thousands and caused hundreds of accidents. Even before the first flake fell, flights were cancelled Friday at Atlanta airport. As much as 7 inches (18 centimetres) fell in central South Carolina,
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Swine flu has killed up to 17,000 in US

Swine flu has killed up to 17,000 in US

H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday. The swine flu pandemic put as many people into the hospital as during the normal influenza season - but
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US refuses to cancel Obama's Dalai Lama meeting

US refuses to cancel Obama's Dalai Lama meeting

The United States has escalated a mounting row on multiple fronts with China, refusing Beijing's demand to cancel President Barack Obama's meeting next week with the Dalai Lama. The deepening public spat over Tibet, a row over US arms sales to Taiwan, Chi
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Building the future today with cloud computing in Pakistan

Building the future today with cloud computing in Pakistan

The idea of computing utility dates back to the 1960s. Promoters of the cloud computing declare that this is the future of computing. International Data Corporation, a trusted source of IT trends, has predicted that business IT spending on cloud services
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Professional accounting education - the changing landscape

Professional accounting education - the changing landscape

"The (accounting) profession is continuing to evolve because the external business environment in which it operates is changing. The roles that finance professionals perform across their organisations are increasingly central and strategically vital to bu
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Women at work

Women at work

Recently, the Economist, carried at its main story, the increasing role of women in the workforce, in the West. How as more and women are graduating from universities, they are inundating the ranks of the workforce. It also clarified that women work diffe
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Azerbaijan tries to recast oil-flush Baku as Caspian Dubai

Azerbaijan tries to recast oil-flush Baku as Caspian Dubai

Two adjacent building sites in the capital of Azerbaijan may be the most potent symbol of the dramatic changes taking place in this oil- and gas-rich country. In one lot, workers are tearing down a ramshackle building that until recently served as a kind
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
A wake-up call

A wake-up call

It is not me alone, but the whopping increase of over nine percent in the prices of petroleum products has shocked the entire nation. Nobody was expecting such a harsh decision at this point in time, when the prices of the 'black gold' in the internationa
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Life insurance for social development

Life insurance for social development

The economic potential of Pakistan is tremendous. This needs to be properly tapped and channelised for the social development in our country. The father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, had said that the challenge was for us to exploit all
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan and SCO

Pakistan and SCO

The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation's (SCO) Secretary General Muratbek Sansyzbayevich Imanaliev has said that the body was assessing the membership applications, submitted by observer states, which included Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and India.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Joint watershed management: a feasible concept?

Joint watershed management: a feasible concept?

Is it practicable to structure a joint watershed management regime in South Asia? This was the primary thrust of the presentations made at an SDPI seminar in Islamabad on the "Water Conflict in South Asia", the other day. The seminar brought together a di
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Internship programme: orientation workshop concludes at UVAS

Internship programme: orientation workshop concludes at UVAS

University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, vice-chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Nawaz has said the university students are the ambassadors of their alma mater and they must learn and strive to excel in the practical field for the streng
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
RTO records nine percent increase in revenue collection

RTO records nine percent increase in revenue collection

The Regional Tax Office (RTO), Lahore has recorded an increment in its revenue (collection of income tax, sales tax and federal excise) up to the month of January, 2010 over the last year. According to a spokesman of the RTO, during last year, collection
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
'PML-N working to secure future of next generation'

'PML-N working to secure future of next generation'

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leadership making full efforts for a strong and united Pakistan and strengthening of democracy to secure the future of coming generations. This was stated by the PML-N candidate in bye-election NA-123 Mohammad Pervaiz Malik wh
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Punjab government initiates GRAP project

Punjab government initiates GRAP project

Punjab government has initiated the Gender Reforms Action Plan (GRAP) project at the provincial level to achieve the goal of promoting gender equality. Provincial Secretary Planning and Development Ubaid Rabbani Qureshi disclosed it, while addressing a on
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Quake-hit areas: EMDR workshop for mental health workers on February 15

Quake-hit areas: EMDR workshop for mental health workers on February 15

A three-day workshop for training and supervision of the existing mental health workers in the earthquake affected areas of Pakistan in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) technique will begin Monday (tomorrow) here at the University of H
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
NH&MP sets up driver's training school in Multan

NH&MP sets up driver's training school in Multan

National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) N-5 Central establishing a driver's training school of international standards in Multan, which would help the drivers of public sector as well as masses in learning adequate driving techniques and creating roa
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Jamaat-i-Islami Shoora for judicial probe into Ashura, Chehlum incidents

Jamaat-i-Islami Shoora for judicial probe into Ashura, Chehlum incidents

The central Majlis-e-Shoora of Jamaat-i-Islami has passed a resolution in which they demanded that government should strictly implement law to maintain law and order in the Karachi. The Shoora demanded a judicial inquiry of the Ashura and Chehlum incident
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
PAL to observe 2011 as 'Faiz's year'

PAL to observe 2011 as 'Faiz's year'

Faiz's poetry is a tool of resistance against the colonial and post-colonial legacy of control, exploitation and denial of rights to the messes, said Fakhar Zaman, Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) in his message on the occasion of 99th birthday
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
New photojournalists body members felicitated

New photojournalists body members felicitated

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and central leader of PML-N, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, MNA, here on Saturday congratulated the newly elected office bearers of Photojournalists Association, Lahore. In their felicitation message, both the leaders
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
New draft on police reforms discussed

New draft on police reforms discussed

A consultation was held at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan to discuss the new draft on police reforms that is likely to replace the Police Ordinance, 2002. Stakeholders, including police officials, members of civil bureaucracy, lawyers, human righ
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Disqualification of MPA: fresh polls in PF-111 constituency on March 24

Disqualification of MPA: fresh polls in PF-111 constituency on March 24

The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan has called upon the electors of the constituency no. PF-111 Gujrat-IV of Provincial Assembly of Punjab to elect a member to fill the seat from the said constituency, which has become vacant due to the disqualifi
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
CCP reconstitutes appellate benches

CCP reconstitutes appellate benches

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has reconstituted appellate benches for speedy hearing of cases against the orders of the Commission. The CCP has suppressed SRO52 (1)/2008 and SRO 634(1)/2008 through an SRO 70(I)/2010 of February 12, 2010. Th
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
'ITP passing out well-disciplined drivers'

'ITP passing out well-disciplined drivers'

The driving school of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) is passing out the well-trained and well disciplined drivers who are not only imparted education about traffic rules, but their driving skills are also polished during the learning period of the cou
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan to help Maldives build capacity in agriculture

Pakistan to help Maldives build capacity in agriculture

Federal Minister for Food & Agriculture, Nazar Muhammad Gondal on Saturday held out an assurance to Maldives's High Commissioner in Pakistan that Pakistan was ready to build institutional linkages with Maldives and would provide every possible support to
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
'Six dams in Nowshera to become operational before June'

'Six dams in Nowshera to become operational before June'

The government of NWFP is all set to bring barren land of 14633 acres under cultivation in six different areas with the completion of six small dams constructed at the cost of Rs 1.692 billion. "Six dams are all set to become operational and start supplyi
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
HEC launches national video conferencing facility in universities

HEC launches national video conferencing facility in universities

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched a national level of Video Conferencing facility in 70 universities and degree awarding institutions across the country. The Digital Voice and Video Communication Section of HEC deals with the organisation
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Indian water aggression condemned

Indian water aggression condemned

Senator, Syed Javed Ali Shah of PML-Q, Senator Malik Salahuddin Dogar of PPP, Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan MNA, Chairman of NA's Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping, Begum Memona Hashmi, Begum Nasim Chaudhry, Nawab Liaquat Ali have strongly criticised Indi
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
US donates five patrol boats to MSA

US donates five patrol boats to MSA

The United States government on Saturday donated five maritime interdiction patrol boats to Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (MSA) at Karachi shipyard, significantly enhancing the agency's coastal interdiction and patrol capabilities.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Howitzer guns handed over to Pakistani Army

Howitzer guns handed over to Pakistani Army

The US Army handed over Howitzer guns to Pakistan Army in a simple but impressive ceremony held here on Saturday, said a press release of the ISPR. It said that Brigadier Michael K. Ngata, Deputy Chief ODPR, handed over 115 pieces of Howitzer guns to Brig
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
DHS Executive centre: Nadra starts evening shift from February 15

DHS Executive centre: Nadra starts evening shift from February 15

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) Punjab Region has decided to start evening shift at its Executive Centre at the Defence Housing Society (DHS) from February 15. According to the Nadra spokesman, the decision was taken in view of th
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Senate body considers privilege motion of Senator Idrees Safi

Senate body considers privilege motion of Senator Idrees Safi

Senate Committee on Rules of Procedures & Privileges met here to consider Privilege Motion of Senator Muhammad Idreees Khan Safi in the sitting of the Senate on 21st January, on the insulting behaviour of Political Agent, Mohmand Agency with him. The meet
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Political crisis deepens

Political crisis deepens

Political crisis in the country deepened on Saturday following a row between the two organs of the state over appointment of judges prompting rumours of emergency after the Supreme Court suspended the Presidency's notification on elevation of two judges.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Piracy of imported movies: Malik asks FIA to take action

Piracy of imported movies: Malik asks FIA to take action

Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe into piracy, rental or sales of movies being imported to Pakistan and take the people involved in this crime to the task. Interior Minister issued the
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
President's decision in accordance with constitution: Kaira

President's decision in accordance with constitution: Kaira

Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Saturday that President has appointed Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif as Judge of the Supreme Court, while Justice Saqib Nisar as Acting Chief Justice of the LHC as per constitutional pr
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
President's decision in accordance with constitution: Kaira

President's decision in accordance with constitution: Kaira

Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Saturday that President has appointed Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif as Judge of the Supreme Court, while Justice Saqib Nisar as Acting Chief Justice of the LHC as per constitutional pr
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Government committed to emancipation of tribal people: President

Government committed to emancipation of tribal people: President

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that the democratic government was committed to the political and economic emancipation of the tribal people. Talking to a delegation from Fata comprising of senators and MNAs at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Systematic attacks on schools on rise in Pakistan: Unesco

Systematic attacks on schools on rise in Pakistan: Unesco

Pakistan figures among the four countries that have seen a dramatic increase in systematic attacks on schools, students and teachers between 2006 and 2009, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) report says.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Balochistan government takes action to curb sugar smuggling

Balochistan government takes action to curb sugar smuggling

Following federal government's instructions, Balochistan government has directed the relevant departments to put halt on the smuggling of sugar to the neighbouring countries including Iran and Afghanistan via Balochistan border.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
'Independent accountability mechanism a must to replace NAB'

'Independent accountability mechanism a must to replace NAB'

Political pundits, apart from their political associations, are coveting the replacement of politically-motivated National Accountability Bureau with an independent and impartial accountability mechanism, already agreed by two mainstream parties under the
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
CAA to stage mock exercise

CAA to stage mock exercise

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has planned to stage a mock exercise on February 17 at Allama Iqbal International Airport with the aim to be fully prepared for facing any real emergency. According to a CAA's spokesman here on Saturday, the exe
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Street crimes: IGP asked to evolve plan to conduct crackdown

Street crimes: IGP asked to evolve plan to conduct crackdown

Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Ali Mirza has directed the police to take positive measures to facilitate the law abiding and peaceful citizens at the police level so that citizens who do not show interest in getting a FIR registered, may prove helpful in
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Karachi's first Convention Centre opens today

Karachi's first Convention Centre opens today

Karachi will have its first Convention Centre to be inaugurated on Sunday (today) at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre. The project named as Najmuddin Auditorium Complex, has been undertaken by Neurology Research and Patient Welfare Fund (NRPWF) and com
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Islami Jamiat Talibat starts campaign against Valentine's Day

Islami Jamiat Talibat starts campaign against Valentine's Day

Activists of the Islami Jamiat Talibat (IJT) Multan have started a campaign against Valentine's Day and urged girls to stop celebrating it, as it is against religious values. A number of female IJT activists including Nazima Amama Tabassum visited various
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan seeks matching resources for UN peacekeeping missions

Pakistan seeks matching resources for UN peacekeeping missions

Pakistan on Friday called for matching the mandates of UN peacekeeping missions with adequate resources, including sufficient number of well-trained and equipped troops as well as requisite logical support, to make them more effective.
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
HRC challenges the Frontier Crime Regulation

HRC challenges the Frontier Crime Regulation

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) South Asia on Thursday challenged the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) before the Peshawar High Court, requesting that the residents of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas be given equal rights like other citizens of
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Minister reviews Bhit Shah development project

Minister reviews Bhit Shah development project

President Asif Ali Zardari has issued special instructions for developing the shrines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and Qalandar Lal Shahbaz as model "dargahs" being symbol of honour and prestige of the soil of Pakistan and Sindh. This was stated by Sindh Mi
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Cop, dacoit killed in shootout

Cop, dacoit killed in shootout

A Sub-Inspector Police and a dacoit were killed, while three injured, including two policemen during 15 hour-long exchange of fire, when dacoits clashed with police force in Mithianwala area of Police station Chak Jhumra, while four armed dacoits fled awa
Published 14 Feb, 2010 12:00am
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