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Print - 2010-08-09
Suicide attack kills four Afghan police

Suicide attack kills four Afghan police

A suicide attacker struck a police convoy in the western Afghan city of Herat Sunday killing four police, while a second bomb blast hit a police convoy in southern Kandahar, officials said. The suicide car bomb hit on the road to Herat's airport, said dep
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Cambodia warns UN of Thai 'threat' in border spat

Cambodia warns UN of Thai 'threat' in border spat

Cambodia wrote to the United Nations on Sunday in an escalating war of words over a border spat with Thailand, saying it was ready to defend its territory. Prime Minister Hun Sen accused neighbouring Thailand of threatening to use its armed forces to sett
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Tehran launches four home-made submarines

Tehran launches four home-made submarines

Iran showed off four new domestically made small submarines on Sunday that Tehran said would bolster its defence capability as it vows to confront any military threat from countries opposed to its nuclear programme. State-run Press TV showed the submarine
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
SPSC announcement

SPSC announcement

The Additional Controller of Examinations, Sindh Pubic Service Commission (SPSC) Hyderabad has notified that the pre-interview written test for the post of Planning Officer BPS-17 (various sections/wings) in Planning & Development Department, Government o
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
'Punjab government working for betterment of national economy'

'Punjab government working for betterment of national economy'

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Chairman Raja Zafarul Haq said that Punjab government was endorsing private sector involvement in the province for the betterment of national economy. He said provincial government recently introduced and accepted the public
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
The deadly political genius

The deadly political genius

India's Home Minister told his country's parliament that "Pakistan appears to have altered its strategy in influencing events in Jammu and Kashmir... it is possible that they [Pakistanis] believe that relying upon civilian unrest will pay them better divi
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Wildfires rage in parched Russia

Wildfires rage in parched Russia

Ever more wildfires are burning a swath through European Russia, bringing ever more death and destruction to the world's largest country. Pictures from many regions are reminiscent of war: smouldering ruins, people distraught after losing their homes, cor
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Abundant mine in Zimbabwe bears the 'blood diamond' stigma

Abundant mine in Zimbabwe bears the 'blood diamond' stigma

It may be a spring of wealth that almost at a stroke could end the economic despair of Zimbabwe, but the sprawling Chiadzwa diamond field in the east of the country is more likely a deadly bear trap. Chiadzwa, is regarded as the richest diamond find of th
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
His two-nation tour

His two-nation tour

President's Zardari's ill-fated two-nation tour has finally come to an end and in spite of stiff domestic and international opposition, he did not reduce the visit by a single day. Forced to go on the defensive, the President explained to a sceptic Britis
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Margin Trading System: more answers sought

Margin Trading System: more answers sought

The Karachi Stock Exchange Chairman Zubyr Soomro's dissenting note on Margin Trading System, approved by the KSE Board of Directors, makes it abundantly clear to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) that the approval of the product by
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
SBP (Amendment) Bill 2010

SBP (Amendment) Bill 2010

Although the unanimous approval of the State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2010 by the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance on 3rd August was not a mean event, yet it has failed to draw the desired attention in the media due probably to
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
People flee floods by camel, bull and donkey

People flee floods by camel, bull and donkey

Camels, donkeys and bulls - desperate families fleeing flood-threatened southern plains on Sunday were escaping by whatever form of transport they could quickly muster.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
US providing humanitarian aid to rain, flood affectees

US providing humanitarian aid to rain, flood affectees

During the past few days, the US has been rushing humanitarian assistance to Pakistanis in urgent need of food, shelter and medical supplies in partnership with established organisations with substantial field experience, said a statement issued by the US
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Floods send foods prices soaring

Floods send foods prices soaring

People grappled with skyrocketing fruit and vegetable prices Sunday caused by floods that have destroyed more than 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of crops and left at least 4 million people in need of food assistance in the coming months.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
PTI sends four truckload of relief items

PTI sends four truckload of relief items

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) here on Sunday sent four trucks loaded with essential relief items for the flood-hit people of South Punjab. President PTI Lahore Mahmoodur-Rasheed departed the items' trucks. It is worth mentioning that PTI Punjab President,
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Relief package from Britain arrives

Relief package from Britain arrives

A fresh relief consignment from the United Kingdom for flood affected people reached Chaklala Airbase on Saturday night. The consignment amounting to 5 million would be channelled through the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to mitigate sufferings of
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Aid for flood victims: Saudi ambassador calls on Qureshi

Aid for flood victims: Saudi ambassador calls on Qureshi

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim bin Salih Al-Ghadeer called on Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday regarding the natural calamity that hit Pakistan recently.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
'Bakhtawar only on aid mission in Pakistan'

'Bakhtawar only on aid mission in Pakistan'

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari has come to Pakistan only to ensure provision of relief to people hit by massive floods. This was informed by PPP Women Wing Sindh Information Secretary and Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh Sharmila Farooqui in a statement on Sunda
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Qaim asks staff to avoid breaches in Indus embankments

Qaim asks staff to avoid breaches in Indus embankments

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah informed Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday that he has directed the irrigation officers avoid making breaches that might effect Indus River flow during the flood emergency, and all out efforts should b
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister postpones father's death anniversary

Prime Minister postpones father's death anniversary

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has postponed the death anniversary of his father to express solidarity with flood-hit people of the country. According to a press release issued on Sunday by the Prime Minister's media co-ordinator.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
MCCI calls for compensating flood-affected farmers

MCCI calls for compensating flood-affected farmers

The Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has called upon the government to properly compensate the farmers who have lost all their crops due to current heavy rains and flash floods in the country.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
People protest against food and water shortage

People protest against food and water shortage

Scores of flood-stricken people staged a protest demonstration in TMA Jampur against the unavailability of food and drinking water here on Sunday. A large number of people gathered at the Tehsil Municipal Administration and chanted slogan against district
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Three die, two injure as roof of a house caves in

Three die, two injure as roof of a house caves in

Three persons of a family die and two received injuries as roof of their house caved in due to heavy rain here at Khalilabad in Tehkal area on Sunday. According to the police, the family members of Muhammad Zamin were in their house when suddenly the roof
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Five arrested after mysterious death of three children

Five arrested after mysterious death of three children

Police here arrested five persons, including a doctor, Shehzad, and a vaccinator, Ghaffar, after strong protestation by residents of Hajvari Town after mysterious death of three children just after vaccination against water-borne diseases.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
PPP denies incident of shoe throwing at Zardari

PPP denies incident of shoe throwing at Zardari

The information secretary of PPP Punjab, Dr Fakhar-u-Din, while addressing a press conference here on Sunday, denied any incident of shoe throwing on President Asif Ali Zardari in UK. He said that the president was in UK to fight out the case of the count
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
CCPO for co-ordinated strategy to combat Terrorism

CCPO for co-ordinated strategy to combat Terrorism

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Muhammad Aslam Tareen has stressed the need to formulate a well co-ordinated strategy to combat the menace of terrorism and has said that the basic purpose of establishing 'mohalla committees' is to enable police access
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
'Punjab government has failed to deliver'

'Punjab government has failed to deliver'

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Punjab leader Muhammad Iqbal has said that Punjab government has failed to deliver, saying he could come into power again. He was addressing a press conference here on Sunday along-with Rana Muhammad Hafeez, Provincial
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Peace Caravan leaves for Lahore

Peace Caravan leaves for Lahore

Pakistan-India Peace Caravan titled 'Aman Ke Badhte Qadam' left for Lahore on Sunday from the Mazar of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi. The participants gathered at the Mazar offered prayers for peace in both the countries. Led by peace activists Karamat Ali,
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
PEF appoints focal persons

PEF appoints focal persons

With a view to keeping the stakeholders fully informed and guide school owners and NGOs interested in partnership with Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), PEF management has appointed its different programme heads as 'focal persons'.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Curfew lifted in IHK

Curfew lifted in IHK

Shops and businesses opened in held Kashmir on Sunday for the first time in two weeks after violent protests and curfews that brought the region to a standstill. The held valley has been rocked by unrest since a teenage student was killed by a police tear
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Planning Commission working on a long-term GSDP

Planning Commission working on a long-term GSDP

The Planning Commission of Pakistan is currently working on a long-term (5 or 10-year) Growth Strategic Development Plan which is likely to be enforced next year so as enable the country to enter a new economic era.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
FDE will notify to extend summer vacations

FDE will notify to extend summer vacations

Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) will issue a formal notification on Monday to extend summer vacations for the students of Islamabad Model and Federal Government colleges and schools till September 13.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Couple from Britain murdered in Pakistan

Couple from Britain murdered in Pakistan

A couple from Birmingham in central England has been murdered in Pakistan, police said Sunday. The Foreign Office confirmed that a British man had been killed in Pakistan and they were in contact with his family. The man, Gul Wazir, and his partner lived
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
UAF confers PhD to female scholar

UAF confers PhD to female scholar

The number of PhD Club in University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has risen up to 809 with the award of PhD degree to another female scholar Ms Sabahat, daughter of Muhammad Ali, from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Fish netting ban to continue till August 31

Fish netting ban to continue till August 31

The complete ban on all kinds of fish netting during the breeding season that would continue till August 31 across the province, said the Director General Fisheries, Punjab, Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhary, on Sunday. He informed that the fishers, if violated t
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Three-day calligraphy workshop begins today

Three-day calligraphy workshop begins today

Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) and Ministry of Culture have scheduled a three-day Calligraphy Workshop from August 9 to 11, here at National Art Gallery. Renowned Calligrapher M D Alvi will conduct the workshop, while the students from various e
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
NH&MP begins week-long independence celebrations

NH&MP begins week-long independence celebrations

On the directives of Inspector General National Highways & Motorway Police N-5 Central Dr. Wasim Kausar, a weeklong celebrations - 'independence celebrations week' to mark the 63rd independence of the country started on Sunday in a simple manner throughou
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
International Day of Indigenous People today

International Day of Indigenous People today

The United Nations (UN) International Day of the World's Indigenous People is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population. This year, the day would be observed with the theme 'indigenous filmmaking
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Babar hits out at Zardari's foreign tour critics peer muhammad

Babar hits out at Zardari's foreign tour critics peer muhammad

Minister for Law and Justice Babar Awan has said that those who are objecting over the President's foreign tour should now come out of the local politics. He said this while speaking to media after attending a seminar in the International Islamic Universi
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Sighting Ramazan crescent: Ruet-e-Hilal to meet on August 11

Sighting Ramazan crescent: Ruet-e-Hilal to meet on August 11

Ministry of Religious Affairs has announced that the meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for sighting the crescent of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak, 1431 Hijri will be held on Wednesday. The meeting will be held in the building of Pakistan Meteorological Depar
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
India insincere in settling Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz

India insincere in settling Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz

In occupied Kashmir, Chairman of All parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that India has never been sincere to resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue process. He said New Delhi junked the proposals of APHC and was not serious to
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
EC finalises polling scheme for PP-13 by-election

EC finalises polling scheme for PP-13 by-election

The Election Commission of Pakistan, Rawalpindi has finalised polling scheme for the ensuing by-election scheduled to be held in the vacated Punjab Assembly constituency PP-13 on August 25, Chief Election Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Yaqub said on Sunday.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Bahrain's king calls elections for October 23

Bahrain's king calls elections for October 23

Bahrain's King Hamad on Sunday called parliamentary and municipal elections for October 23, the state news agency BNA reported. The king, who chaired a cabinet meeting attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa and Crown Prince Sheikh
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Bahrain's king calls elections for October 23

Bahrain's king calls elections for October 23

Bahrain's King Hamad on Sunday called parliamentary and municipal elections for October 23, the state news agency BNA reported. The king, who chaired a cabinet meeting attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa and Crown Prince Sheikh
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
UN to return to Somalia within two months

UN to return to Somalia within two months

The United Nations and foreign missions and organisations will move back inside Somalia within two months after an absence of more than 17 years, a senior UN official said on Sunday. Most embassies, foreign charitable organisations and the United Nations
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
UN to return to Somalia within two months

UN to return to Somalia within two months

The United Nations and foreign missions and organisations will move back inside Somalia within two months after an absence of more than 17 years, a senior UN official said on Sunday. Most embassies, foreign charitable organisations and the United Nations
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Blasts kill three Nato troops in Afghanistan

Blasts kill three Nato troops in Afghanistan

Three Nato troops were killed in attacks Afghanistan on Sunday, the alliance force said, taking to eight the number of international troops to die in the insurgency-hit country over the weekend. The latest deaths were in two separate bomb attacks in the s
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Blasts kill three Nato troops in Afghanistan

Blasts kill three Nato troops in Afghanistan

Three Nato troops were killed in attacks Afghanistan on Sunday, the alliance force said, taking to eight the number of international troops to die in the insurgency-hit country over the weekend. The latest deaths were in two separate bomb attacks in the s
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat

North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat

North Korea has seized a South Korean fishing boat off the peninsula's east coast, Seoul's coastguard said Sunday, amid high tensions between the two sides over a major naval exercise by the South. The boat with four South Korean and three Chinese crewmen
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat

North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat

North Korea has seized a South Korean fishing boat off the peninsula's east coast, Seoul's coastguard said Sunday, amid high tensions between the two sides over a major naval exercise by the South. The boat with four South Korean and three Chinese crewmen
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: whom to make responsible?

MONEY WEEK: whom to make responsible?

The natural catastrophe of immense proportions has not only taken hundreds of human lives, destroyed over half a million houses, affected millions of inhabitants and damaged crops, livestock and other assets worth billions of rupees, but also unveiled the
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: whom to make responsible?

MONEY WEEK: whom to make responsible?

The natural catastrophe of immense proportions has not only taken hundreds of human lives, destroyed over half a million houses, affected millions of inhabitants and damaged crops, livestock and other assets worth billions of rupees, but also unveiled the
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
MONEY WEEK: whom to make responsible?

MONEY WEEK: whom to make responsible?

The natural catastrophe of immense proportions has not only taken hundreds of human lives, destroyed over half a million houses, affected millions of inhabitants and damaged crops, livestock and other assets worth billions of rupees, but also unveiled the
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
61 percent decline in futures open interest

61 percent decline in futures open interest

Total open interest position at the futures counter declined by 61 percent on week-on-week basis to Rs 622 million. The future spreads also decreased by 1.35 percent during the week ended on August 6, 2010. Trading at the futures counter, however, improve
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
61 percent decline in futures open interest

61 percent decline in futures open interest

Total open interest position at the futures counter declined by 61 percent on week-on-week basis to Rs 622 million. The future spreads also decreased by 1.35 percent during the week ended on August 6, 2010. Trading at the futures counter, however, improve
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
61 percent decline in futures open interest

61 percent decline in futures open interest

Total open interest position at the futures counter declined by 61 percent on week-on-week basis to Rs 622 million. The future spreads also decreased by 1.35 percent during the week ended on August 6, 2010. Trading at the futures counter, however, improve
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
61 percent decline in futures open interest

61 percent decline in futures open interest

Total open interest position at the futures counter declined by 61 percent on week-on-week basis to Rs 622 million. The future spreads also decreased by 1.35 percent during the week ended on August 6, 2010. Trading at the futures counter, however, improve
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Index loses 203.82 points

Index loses 203.82 points

Despite continuous interest of foreign investors, the Karachi share market witnessed declining trend during the week ended on August 6, 2010 due to selling by local participants. The KSE-100 index declined by 203.82 points and closed at 10,315.20 points.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Index loses 203.82 points

Index loses 203.82 points

Despite continuous interest of foreign investors, the Karachi share market witnessed declining trend during the week ended on August 6, 2010 due to selling by local participants. The KSE-100 index declined by 203.82 points and closed at 10,315.20 points.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Index loses 203.82 points

Index loses 203.82 points

Despite continuous interest of foreign investors, the Karachi share market witnessed declining trend during the week ended on August 6, 2010 due to selling by local participants. The KSE-100 index declined by 203.82 points and closed at 10,315.20 points.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Turkish government appoints new army chief

Turkish government appoints new army chief

The Turkish government on Sunday appointed General Erdal Ceylanoglu as commander of the land forces, CNN Turk reported, defusing a row that was brewing between the government and the military leadership.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Turkish government appoints new army chief

Turkish government appoints new army chief

The Turkish government on Sunday appointed General Erdal Ceylanoglu as commander of the land forces, CNN Turk reported, defusing a row that was brewing between the government and the military leadership.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
FBR to use assets'' data for cases reopening

FBR to use assets'' data for cases reopening

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would use data pertaining to assets as specified in the new Income Tax Returns for the Tax Year 2010 to re-open the cases of those taxpayers who had declared low value of assets or had earlier refused to disclose their s
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
FBR to use assets' data for cases reopening

FBR to use assets' data for cases reopening

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would use data pertaining to assets as specified in the new Income Tax Returns for the Tax Year 2010 to re-open the cases of those taxpayers who had declared low value of assets or had earlier refused to disclose their s
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
FBR to use assets' data for cases reopening

FBR to use assets' data for cases reopening

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would use data pertaining to assets as specified in the new Income Tax Returns for the Tax Year 2010 to re-open the cases of those taxpayers who had declared low value of assets or had earlier refused to disclose their s
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
PRSP-II too ambitious: World Bank

PRSP-II too ambitious: World Bank

The World Bank (WB) has said that the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) is very ambitious relative to the sectoral institutional capacity to implement it over its stipulated timeframe.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
PRSP-II too ambitious: World Bank

PRSP-II too ambitious: World Bank

The World Bank (WB) has said that the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) is very ambitious relative to the sectoral institutional capacity to implement it over its stipulated timeframe.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
PRSP-II too ambitious: World Bank

PRSP-II too ambitious: World Bank

The World Bank (WB) has said that the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) is very ambitious relative to the sectoral institutional capacity to implement it over its stipulated timeframe.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
60 killed in Iraq ahead of Ramazan

60 killed in Iraq ahead of Ramazan

Weekend violence across Iraq killed 60 people, officials said on Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramazan when insurgents typically step up their attacks.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
60 killed in Iraq ahead of Ramazan

60 killed in Iraq ahead of Ramazan

Weekend violence across Iraq killed 60 people, officials said on Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramazan when insurgents typically step up their attacks.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Mudslides devastate China town, killing 127

Mudslides devastate China town, killing 127

Mudslides engulfed a town in north-west China on Sunday, killing at least 127 people and leaving nearly 1,300 residents missing as rescue teams dug out crushed homes and tried to blast away debris clogging a river.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Mudslides devastate China town, killing 127

Mudslides devastate China town, killing 127

Mudslides engulfed a town in north-west China on Sunday, killing at least 127 people and leaving nearly 1,300 residents missing as rescue teams dug out crushed homes and tried to blast away debris clogging a river.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan needs billions to recover from floods: UN

Pakistan needs billions to recover from floods: UN

It will cost billions of dollars for Pakistan to recover from massive floods that have devastated the country, further straining a government already dependent on foreign aid to prop up its economy and back its war against militants, the UN said Sunday.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan needs billions to recover from floods: UN

Pakistan needs billions to recover from floods: UN

It will cost billions of dollars for Pakistan to recover from massive floods that have devastated the country, further straining a government already dependent on foreign aid to prop up its economy and back its war against militants, the UN said Sunday.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Washington considering adjustments to aid projects

Washington considering adjustments to aid projects

As flood waters rise in Pakistan, so does US concern over the impact of the disaster on an already fragile economy and how Washington's robust development plan may be slowed down to deal with the crisis.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Washington considering adjustments to aid projects

Washington considering adjustments to aid projects

As flood waters rise in Pakistan, so does US concern over the impact of the disaster on an already fragile economy and how Washington's robust development plan may be slowed down to deal with the crisis.
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Fresh rains hamper relief efforts

Fresh rains hamper relief efforts

Fresh rains lashed flood-hit Pakistan Sunday, hampering aid efforts and threatening to deepen a crisis affecting 15 million people in the country's worst ever floods. Helicopters were grounded in the north-west while rescuers rushed to evacuate families i
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Fresh rains hamper relief efforts

Fresh rains hamper relief efforts

Fresh rains lashed flood-hit Pakistan Sunday, hampering aid efforts and threatening to deepen a crisis affecting 15 million people in the country's worst ever floods. Helicopters were grounded in the north-west while rescuers rushed to evacuate families i
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Country pushed back many years, says Gilani

Country pushed back many years, says Gilani

Due to breaches in the embankments at Thori and Ghauspur, the flood water entered Shikarpur areas and thousands of homes were inundated in 8 to ten feet water. On the other hand, the safety embankments in katcha areas of Bachal Shah Miani developed a brea
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
Country pushed back many years, says Gilani

Country pushed back many years, says Gilani

Due to breaches in the embankments at Thori and Ghauspur, the flood water entered Shikarpur areas and thousands of homes were inundated in 8 to ten feet water. On the other hand, the safety embankments in katcha areas of Bachal Shah Miani developed a brea
Published 09 Aug, 2010 12:00am
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