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Print - 2010-04-05
Industries Qatar leads Doha to six-month high

Industries Qatar leads Doha to six-month high

Industries Qatar (IQ) led the bourse to a six-month high on Sunday as an end-of-week spike in oil prices boosted demand for petrochemicals stocks, while most other Middle East markets rose on similar sentiment.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
US Stocks may fly on jobs, profit hopes

US Stocks may fly on jobs, profit hopes

Optimism about an improving labour market and corporate profits could propel US stocks higher this week as earnings season approaches. Analysts expect trading at the week's outset to be dictated by Friday's non-farm payrolls report, which showed the econo
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Taiwan stocks gain anew; US, China data boosts

Taiwan stocks gain anew; US, China data boosts

Taiwan stocks rose 0.16 percent on Friday, boosted by improved investor sentiment after upbeat data from the United States and China raised hopes for strong demand for Taiwan's exports. Gains were capped however by light trading due to market holidays in
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Aabar's $2 billion convertible bonds to be issued to IPIC

Aabar's $2 billion convertible bonds to be issued to IPIC

Aabar Investments, which has stakes in Daimler and Virgin Galactic, said its planned $2 billion convertible bonds sale will be made to International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC). IPIC, wholly-owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, is the majority shareho
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Two listed Saudi firms fined for poor disclosure

Two listed Saudi firms fined for poor disclosure

Saudi Arabia's bourse regulator has fined two listed firms for inadequate disclosure as it tries to improve the image of the local bourse and appeal to foreign investors. The Capital Market authority (CMA) said in a statement on Sunday it has fined Al Jaz
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Two listed Saudi firms fined for poor disclosure

Two listed Saudi firms fined for poor disclosure

Saudi Arabia's bourse regulator has fined two listed firms for inadequate disclosure as it tries to improve the image of the local bourse and appeal to foreign investors. The Capital Market authority (CMA) said in a statement on Sunday it has fined Al Jaz
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Iraq's Finance Min raps central bank on foreign exchange sales

Iraq's Finance Min raps central bank on foreign exchange sales

Iraq's Finance Ministry has criticised the central bank for allegedly failing to check foreign exchange sales, but the bank rejected the charges as politically motivated following elections. In a rare public squabble, the ministry said Central Bank of Ira
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh eyes GDP 6.7 percent, bigger budget: minister

Bangladesh eyes GDP 6.7 percent, bigger budget: minister

Bangladesh's economy is expected to grow 6.7 percent in the coming fiscal year starting in July, up from 6 percent in the current fiscal year, the finance minister said on Sunday. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said the 2010/11 budget would be around 1.30 trillio
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Brown compares British economy to Rooney's ankle

Brown compares British economy to Rooney's ankle

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday the British economy was in the same state as England footballer Wayne Rooney's ankle - recovering and in need of support. The economy is in better health than had been previously thought - as is Manchester United st
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh approves white rice imports at $388.92 per tonne

Bangladesh approves white rice imports at $388.92 per tonne

Singapore-based Indo-Sino and local Tanvir Enterprise have won a Bangladesh tender to buy 50,000 tonnes of white rice at $388.92 per tonne, cost and freight, a official said on Sunday. The country's state grain buyer in February issued the tender to impor
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Iran seeks $12.5bn through privatising 500 state firms

Iran seeks $12.5bn through privatising 500 state firms

Iran aims to raise about $12.5 billion by privatising more than 500 state firms during the 2010-11 year, including two refineries and two car makers, a senior official said in remarks published on Sunday.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Blast derails Russian freight train

Blast derails Russian freight train

A bomb exploded on a railway track in Russia's Dagestan province on Sunday, derailing a freight train days after suicide bombers killed 12 people in the region, Russian news agencies reported. Nobody was hurt.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Afghanistan seeks arrest of former minister over graft

Afghanistan seeks arrest of former minister over graft

Afghanistan has asked Interpol to seek the arrest of a former acting cabinet minister accused of corruption and believed to be living in Britain, an official said on Sunday, a rare bid to prosecute graft as demanded by the West.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Israeli ambassador says US relations 'great'

Israeli ambassador says US relations 'great'

Israeli-US relations are "great" and there has been no better chance of a breakthrough on Middle East peace than right now, Israel's ambassador to the United States said on Sunday. "I am personally very confident. I think that the conditions today exist f
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Turkish court orders rearrest of coup plot officers: TV

Turkish court orders rearrest of coup plot officers: TV

An Istanbul court ordered on Sunday the rearrest of 19 serving and retired military officers charged over an alleged plot to overthrow the government, broadcaster CNN Turk reported. Among the 19, who were freed from detention on Thursday pending trial, we
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Karzai, US general seek tribal leaders' support

Karzai, US general seek tribal leaders' support

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the commander of US forces sought support from tribal leaders Sunday in the volatile south, where trepidation is rising over a planned offensive against entrenched Taliban forces.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Senegal takes back French military bases in symbolic move

Senegal takes back French military bases in symbolic move

Senegal marked 50 years of independence Sunday by exerting its sovereignty with an announcement it was taking back French military bases, a symbolic move to be cemented after talks with its former colonial ruler.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Obama attends Easter service at historic black church

Obama attends Easter service at historic black church

President Barack Obama attended an Easter worship service on Sunday in one of Washington's poorest communities, making an appearance at a historic black church founded during the American Civil War. Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Child abuse shoe protests at Dublin cathedral

Child abuse shoe protests at Dublin cathedral

Demonstrators tried to interrupt the Easter Sunday mass at Dublin's Pro Cathedral with a shoe protest in honour of child abuse victims, state broadcaster RTE said. A small group of protesters gathered outside the cathedral and hung pairs of children's sho
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Tens of thousands of protesters defied orders to leave the Thai capital's main shopping district on Sunday despite threats of mass arrests, upping the ante in the fourth week of street rallies to topple the government.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Iran to host nuclear disarmament meeting

Iran to host nuclear disarmament meeting

Iran said on Sunday it will host a nuclear disarmament conference this month to be attended by China, which has been resisting new sanctions against Tehran over its atomic ambitions. "This is an international conference and Iran, which advocates nuclear d
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
South Africa urges calm after Terre'blanche murder

South Africa urges calm after Terre'blanche murder

South African President Jacob Zuma called for calm on Sunday after the killing of white far-right leader Eugene Terre'blanche in a suspected pay dispute with black workers fanned fears of racial strains.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Germany admits troops killed six Afghan soldiers

Germany admits troops killed six Afghan soldiers

Germany's Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg admitted Sunday that German troops mistakenly killed six Afghan soldiers at the weekend, and expressed condolences for the deaths.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Nato soldier, four civilians killed in Afghanistan

Nato soldier, four civilians killed in Afghanistan

A soldier with Nato's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed on Sunday by an improvised bomb in troubled southern Afghanistan, the alliance said. "An ISAF service member died as a result of an IED strike in southern Afghanistan today,"
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Tevta institutions being modernised: chief minister Punjab

Tevta institutions being modernised: chief minister Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that in order to impart latest knowledge and skills to the women, so that they could play an effective role in the economic development, Tevta institutions are being modernised and all-out facilities
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
FIR registration

FIR registration

It is legal right of a citizen to get his first information report (FIR) registered. But, the process of the registration of FIR has been made so difficult that the majority of the people do not go for it. The right is also taken away from the people due
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Our youth

Our youth

A person comes in the world with so many dreams and aims. Obviously, he wants to make all these true, starts study and thinks that it is the first step to complete all those dreams that he has been dreaming since his childhood. With the passage of time, h
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
ROVER'S DIARY: Asif Zardari - glory without shine!

ROVER'S DIARY: Asif Zardari - glory without shine!

The President wants to claim the credit for striking down the controversial clauses inserted in the constitution by military rulers. But the limelight on him would filter through the film of corruption allegations.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Issues, indexes and way forward: Good governance

Issues, indexes and way forward: Good governance

The whole World is in search of "good governance". Countries claiming to be super powers are in great financial crisis. The US is in search of this system. Cash stimulus was used to inject money to keep up the purchasing power of people. Sub-prime lending
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Those recalcitrant Swiss

Those recalcitrant Swiss

The results of a survey that asks respondents what is the first thing that comes to mind if Switzerland is mentioned would vary markedly depending on the sample selected. Cheese and chocolates in that order would probably be the consensus as far as the We
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Increase in EFS and LTFF rates

Increase in EFS and LTFF rates

The decision of the State Bank of Pakistan, on 31st March, 2010, to raise the rate of refinance under the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) by 0.50 percent and for Long-Term Financing Facility (LTFF), by about 1.10 percent with effect from 1st April, appears to
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
A bill of hope

A bill of hope

The proposed 18th amendment bill, finally presented before the parliament, has been rightly hailed as a 'bill of hope' as it embodies the nation's yearning for a genuine parliamentary democracy and federal system. The general public and media have deserve
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Handicapped persons: Qaim distributes wheel chairs

Handicapped persons: Qaim distributes wheel chairs

On the special directive of the President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mall (PBM) organised a ceremony on Sunday on the occasion of 31st Death anniversary of Founder Chairman and Former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, at a school in Garh
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Exiled Russian tycoon says mother's death was murder

Exiled Russian tycoon says mother's death was murder

A self-exiled Russian tycoon said on Sunday he believed his mother, found dead in her Moscow apartment, was murdered. Flamboyant former mobile phone retailer Yevgeny Chichvarkin, fighting extradition from London to Moscow, contradicted official reports of
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
UN's Ban urges Central Asia talks on shrinking Aral Sea

UN's Ban urges Central Asia talks on shrinking Aral Sea

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Central Asian states to work together to tackle the disastrous effects of the shrinking Aral Sea on Sunday after local people urged the United Nations to resolve a regional dispute.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Egyptian police arrest publisher of pro-ElBaradei book

Egyptian police arrest publisher of pro-ElBaradei book

Egyptian police have arrested the publisher of a book on former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei and his calls for political change in Egypt ahead of elections this year and next, a security source said.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Four killed at North Hollywood restaurant shooting

Four killed at North Hollywood restaurant shooting

A lone gunman opened fire inside a Middle Eastern restaurant in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles Saturday, killing four people and wounding another, police said. The shooting took place around 4:40 pm (2340 GMT), said Los Angeles Police Departm
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Somali pirates release two Indian boats

Somali pirates release two Indian boats

Somali pirates released two of the eight Indian boats hijacked in recent weeks, freeing 26 sailors, a shipping body told AFP on Sunday. Reports in New Delhi said the ships were on their way to Dubai when they were hijacked after leaving a port in the rebe
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
World's tallest tower in Dubai reopens

World's tallest tower in Dubai reopens

The observation deck of the world's tallest skyscraper has reopened in Dubai, two months after an elevator malfunction forced it to close. Dozens of visitors were buying tickets Sunday to take an elevator to the 124th floor of the half-mile-high Burj Khal
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK couple

Dubai jail sentence upheld for UK couple

A Dubai appeals court on Sunday upheld a one-month prison sentence for a British couple convicted of kissing in a restaurant. The pair landed in court after an Emirati woman complained about the public kiss, which the couple insisted was just a peck on th
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Maoist rebels kill 10 policemen in eastern India

Maoist rebels kill 10 policemen in eastern India

Ten policemen were killed when their vehicle struck a land mine planted by Maoist rebels in eastern India, officials said on Sunday. The attack in forested Koraput district of mineral-rich Orissa state, about 550 kms (340 miles) south-west of the state ca
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Grandson of Iran's Rafsanjani may face charges

Grandson of Iran's Rafsanjani may face charges

A grandson of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani could face security-related charges after he was detained for taking part in opposition protests last year, a news agency said on Sunday. Hassan Lahouti, believed to be in his 20s, was detain
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Chinese coal ship runs aground off Australia, leaks oil

Chinese coal ship runs aground off Australia, leaks oil

Australian aircraft on Sunday spotted oil leaking into waters around the Great Barrier Reef after a Chinese-registered bulk coal carrier ran aground, government officials said. The 230-metre (754-ft) Shen Neng I was on its way to China when it ran aground
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
'Environment volunteers to be hired'

'Environment volunteers to be hired'

Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy, Shaikh Mohammed Afzal has said that environment volunteers will be recruited from all 23 districts of Sindh to meet the manpower shortage of Environment Protection Department.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Directives to EDOs: graduates to be made head teachers

Directives to EDOs: graduates to be made head teachers

According to an information received from DGPR on Sunday, Secretary School Education has directed all the Executive District Officers (Education) to designate teachers as head teacher of English Medium Primary Schools who are graduates and also have profe
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Lahore police told to collect information about foreigners

Lahore police told to collect information about foreigners

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Muhammad Pervez Rathore has directed Special Branch of Lahore Police to collect complete information and details of all foreigners, Afghans and Pathan localities as soon as possible. CCPO said that, during the current s
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
CJP lays wreath at Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai's grave

CJP lays wreath at Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai's grave

The Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Sunday visited the mausoleum of great Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai at Bhitshah Town, some 50 kilometres from Hyderabad.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
PU professor attacked: police fail to arrest culprits

PU professor attacked: police fail to arrest culprits

Punjab police, led by DSP Allama Iqbal town here 3:00 pm, on Sunday launched an operation to hold culprits who attacked Professor, Punjab University, Muhammad Ifthikar Baluch. The operation failed to achieve the desired results as no culprit, was arrested
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Pope fears for Christians in Pakistan

Pope fears for Christians in Pakistan

Pope Benedict XVI expressed in his Easter message on Sunday fears for Christians suffering "persecution and even death" in Pakistan. "May the Risen Lord sustain the Christians who suffer persecution and e en death for their faith, as for example in Pakist
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Non-customs paid vehicles to be registered in GB

Non-customs paid vehicles to be registered in GB

Deputy Director Excise and Taxation Gilgit-Baltistan, Asifullah Khan on Sunday said an automatic system for the registration of non-custom paid vehicles had been established by the department. Talking to APP he said the system was second of its kind after
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Raisani hails role of Balochistan Levies Force

Raisani hails role of Balochistan Levies Force

The Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani has said that during his maiden speech after assuming the office he had promised with the people of Balochistan that efforts would be made for reviving the Levies Force for maintaining publ
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Zebra crossing no more a safe passage

Zebra crossing no more a safe passage

Zebra crossings at busy roads of the capital are no more providing a safe passage to the pedestrians, as drivers rarely bother to stop to let people cross safely. Despite knowing that zebra crossings are made to let people safely cross the roads, "but mot
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Helicopter makes emergency landing

Helicopter makes emergency landing

An Army Aviation helicopter made an emergency landing in the ground of University of Balochistan here Sunday. According to official sources a helicopter of Army Aviation was on routine flight. It developed some technical fault and the pilot made an regenc
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
FC personnel among three injured in Khuzdar

FC personnel among three injured in Khuzdar

Three people including FC personnel injured in two separate incidents took place here in Khuzdar. Police sources said that FC personnel Mohammad Zaman sustained injuries when unidentified armed men opened fire on him here at Sultan Ibrahim Road in Khuzdar
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Exchange of parliamentary teams between Bangladesh, Pakistan stressed

Exchange of parliamentary teams between Bangladesh, Pakistan stressed

Bangladeshi Pri-me Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for exchanging parliamentary and business delegations between Bangladesh and Pakistan. Mentioning that poverty is the main enemy of the South Asian region, Hasina emphasised on collective eff
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Value Added Tax: traders warn government of shutter down strikes

Value Added Tax: traders warn government of shutter down strikes

Traders have warned the government of countrywide shutter-down strikes if it imposes the proposed value-added tax (VAT). They also demanded the imposition of Pakistan Development Tax (PDT) to protect the financial interests of the poor masses and the trad
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
PML-Q leader granted bail before arrest

PML-Q leader granted bail before arrest

The Additional District and Sessions Judge Shikarpur on Saturday granted bail before arrest to President of PML-Q Sindh Ghous Bux Khan Mahar. The FIR was registered against Ghous Bux Khan Mahar at Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station on Friday for holding ill
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Rawalpindi police arrest 24 culprits

Rawalpindi police arrest 24 culprits

Rawalpindi Police on Sunday arrested 24 culprits including five drunkards, two proclaimed offenders and recovered 7 pistols, 47 rounds, 65 bottles of liquor and 467 grams charas from their possession, a Rawalpindi Police spokesman said.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
CJP pays surprise visit to sub-jail Tando Adam

CJP pays surprise visit to sub-jail Tando Adam

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, along with Chief Justice High Court of Sindh on Sunday paid a surprise visit to sub-jail in Tando Adam, district Sanghar in Sindh province.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
12 suspects arrested

12 suspects arrested

Defence police claimed to have arrested 12 criminals and recovered weapons, two snatched bikes and other valuables from their possession.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
PPP CEC pays tributes to Z A Bhutto

PPP CEC pays tributes to Z A Bhutto

Central Executive Committee (CEC), Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which met here on Saturday evening on the eve of 31st death anniversary of the party's foundering chairman Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, paid glowing tributes to him for his services.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Christian community observes Easter with religious zeal

Christian community observes Easter with religious zeal

The Christian community on Sunday celebrated their religious festival Easter all over the world including Pakistan with great zeal and fervour. In Christianity, Easter marks the end of Lent, a period of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, whi
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Seminar

Seminar

Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is organising a seminar on "Copenhagen and Post Copenhagen Politics" here on Monday. SDPI is a non-government research based policy organisation working on various issues related to Environment, Gender, Wate
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
35MW electricity supply: 'agreement with Iran soon'

35MW electricity supply: 'agreement with Iran soon'

Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said the federal government will be going to ink an agreement with Iran soon to ensure supply of more 35 MW electricity from Iran to Pakistani areas located near Pak-Iran border particularly Makran
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
4,000 Sikh yatrees to arrive on April 11

4,000 Sikh yatrees to arrive on April 11

Around 4,000 Sikh yatrees are expected to arrive here from India through special trains via Wagha border on April 11 to celebrate Besakhi. Some 15,000 Sikhs living in Pakistan and 2,000 belonging to foreign countries will also attend the celebrations, Dep
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
'Zardari should appear in court to prove himself innocent'

'Zardari should appear in court to prove himself innocent'

Senior Vice President PML-N, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, has said that the Bill of 18th Amendment would become more effective and powerful than the Constitution of 1973 after being passed from the parliament. He said that President Zardari should appear in the
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
'7,000 acres of fertile land erosion great loss to farmers'

'7,000 acres of fertile land erosion great loss to farmers'

As many as 7000 acres of fertile agricultural land has been eroded in Bajwat-Sialkot far-off bordering villages due to erosion in River Chenab during the six years before the two years long closure of water in this river towards Pakistan by India.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
31st death anniversary of ZAB observed in AJK

31st death anniversary of ZAB observed in AJK

The 31st death anniversary of the founder of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) was observed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday with due solemnity and reverence. Special functions were arranged
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan endowed with energy resources: World Bank report

Pakistan endowed with energy resources: World Bank report

Pakistan is quite well endowed with energy resources. An estimated 54 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas reserves have been discovered to date, and about 32 TCF (about 900 bill m3) remain unproduced. In 2008, domestic gas production was about 1.3 TCF (37.5
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan to attend ICCI meeting on April 6

Pakistan to attend ICCI meeting on April 6

A delegation of members of Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proceeding to Doha, Qatar to attend the 26th General Assembly meeting of the ICCI to be held on Tuesday (tomorrow).
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Stringent security measures for joint sitting

Stringent security measures for joint sitting

Strict security arrangements have been made in the federal capital for Monday's (today) joint session of the parliament and entry of heavy vehicles in Islamabad and light vehicles in Red Zone has been banned completely. Additional contingents of Pakistan
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
'There will be no need of foreign aid after enforcing VAT'

'There will be no need of foreign aid after enforcing VAT'

Member, Policy (Direct Tax), of Federal Board of Revenue, Israr Rauf, has said that there will be no need of foreign aid after imposition of value-added tax (VAT), and Pakistan would be 137th country where this tax would be introduced with approval of par
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Shoaib barred from leaving Indian city

Shoaib barred from leaving Indian city

Shoaib Malik cannot leave Hyderabad Deccan without permission, Hyderabad police chief said on Sunday, Aaj News reported. Indian immigration officials have been asked to stop Malik from leaving the land. Hyderabad police's move came after the filing of a F
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Shoaib barred from leaving Indian city

Shoaib barred from leaving Indian city

Shoaib Malik cannot leave Hyderabad Deccan without permission, Hyderabad police chief said on Sunday, Aaj News reported. Indian immigration officials have been asked to stop Malik from leaving the land. Hyderabad police's move came after the filing of a F
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
New twist in AJK judicial crisis: situation reverts to 'status quo ante'

New twist in AJK judicial crisis: situation reverts to 'status quo ante'

The judicial crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) turned a new twist on Sunday, when President AJK restored the dysfunctional Chief Justice of AJK Supreme Court, Riaz Akhtar Chaudhry, who was made dis-functional a day earlier by the Acting President AJK
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
New twist in AJK judicial crisis: situation reverts to 'status quo ante'

New twist in AJK judicial crisis: situation reverts to 'status quo ante'

The judicial crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) turned a new twist on Sunday, when President AJK restored the dysfunctional Chief Justice of AJK Supreme Court, Riaz Akhtar Chaudhry, who was made dis-functional a day earlier by the Acting President AJK
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Government removes Deputy AG Shah Khawar

Government removes Deputy AG Shah Khawar

In its last ditch effort to further delay implementation of Supreme Court's verdict on NRO, the government on Sunday removed Deputy Attorney General Shah Khawar after the surprise resignation of former Attorney General, Anwar Mansoor, on Friday.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Government removes Deputy AG Shah Khawar

Government removes Deputy AG Shah Khawar

In its last ditch effort to further delay implementation of Supreme Court's verdict on NRO, the government on Sunday removed Deputy Attorney General Shah Khawar after the surprise resignation of former Attorney General, Anwar Mansoor, on Friday.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: bare fiscal imperatives tell on economy

MONEY WEEK: bare fiscal imperatives tell on economy

State Bank in both its monetary policy review and quarterly report has clearly shown the limitation of its policy actions owing to poor fiscal health. Fiscal spending (debt servicing and war on terror expenditure) and quasi fiscal needs (twin circular deb
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: bare fiscal imperatives tell on economy

MONEY WEEK: bare fiscal imperatives tell on economy

State Bank in both its monetary policy review and quarterly report has clearly shown the limitation of its policy actions owing to poor fiscal health. Fiscal spending (debt servicing and war on terror expenditure) and quasi fiscal needs (twin circular deb
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: bare fiscal imperatives tell on economy

MONEY WEEK: bare fiscal imperatives tell on economy

State Bank in both its monetary policy review and quarterly report has clearly shown the limitation of its policy actions owing to poor fiscal health. Fiscal spending (debt servicing and war on terror expenditure) and quasi fiscal needs (twin circular deb
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Shoaib tries to sort out marriage muddle

Shoaib tries to sort out marriage muddle

Shoaib Malik attempted in an interview published on Sunday to end confusion about his marital status ahead of his celebrity wedding to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
CJP should reopen corruption cases against PML-N: Ijaz

CJP should reopen corruption cases against PML-N: Ijaz

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) should also reopen corruption cases filed against Pakistan Muslim League - N as it is reopening the cases against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which were dismissed under the National Reconciliation Ordnance (NRO), said for
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Troops kill 38 militants in Orakzai

Troops kill 38 militants in Orakzai

Security forces killed 38 militants in two separate operations on Sunday in Orakzai tribal area, a local official said. The offensive in Orakzai area is the latest push by the army to rout the extremists.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Lower riparian countries meet China over dam fears

Lower riparian countries meet China over dam fears

Southeast Asian nations on the shrinking lower Mekong River began talks with China Sunday over fears that its dams are further depleting the waterway which is at its lowest levels in decades.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Triple blasts target Baghdad embassies, killing 30

Triple blasts target Baghdad embassies, killing 30

Three suicide car bombs targeting regional and European embassies rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing 30 people in a surge of violence as Iraqis struggle to form a government four weeks after elections. Officials said the near-simultaneous blasts, which a m
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
Triple blasts target Baghdad embassies, killing 30

Triple blasts target Baghdad embassies, killing 30

Three suicide car bombs targeting regional and European embassies rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killing 30 people in a surge of violence as Iraqis struggle to form a government four weeks after elections. Officials said the near-simultaneous blasts, which a m
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
IMF's head says world economy 'not out of woods'

IMF's head says world economy 'not out of woods'

International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Sunday the world economy was not "out of the woods" despite a faster recovery in developing and emerging countries than earlier forecast.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
British soldier killed in Afghan explosion

British soldier killed in Afghan explosion

A British soldier was killed by an explosion while on foot patrol Sunday in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The serviceman, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles, was killed in the Kajaki area of Helmand Province.
Published 05 Apr, 2010 12:00am
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