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Print - 2011-01-10
Google creating digital newsstand

Google creating digital newsstand

Google Inc has approached several magazine publishers about creating a digital newsstand, in a move that could open a new front in the Internet company's rivalry with Apple Inc, according to a news report.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Gadget charger harnesses walking power

Gadget charger harnesses walking power

A US company has come up with a baton-shaped device that charges gadgets using power generated by walking, hiking or running. Tremont Electric was in Las Vegas on January 4 for the Consumer Electronics Show, where it will tout the nPower PEG (personal ene
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Digg founder launches tech newsletter

Digg founder launches tech newsletter

The founder of popular social news website Digg on January 3 launched an email newsletter promising video interviews, product reviews, "rants" and early peeks at new Internet offerings. Subscribers who pay 3.99 dollars a month will be the first to receive
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Dell unveils Android tablet, smartphone

Dell unveils Android tablet, smartphone

US computer giant Dell announced plans on January 7 to launch a new touchscreen tablet computer and a smartphone powered by Google's Android software. Dell unveiled the new phone, the Venue, and the tablet, the Streak 7, at the annual Consumer Electronics
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
See the world with images from Wikimedia Commons

See the world with images from Wikimedia Commons

The online repository of free-use images, sound and other media files available on Wikimedia Commons is perfect for seeing curiosities from all over the globe. Around 7.8 million media files are available on Wikimedia Commons. The majority are images but
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Volkswagen says China sales hit record in 2010

Volkswagen says China sales hit record in 2010

German automaker Volkswagen said its sales in China, the world's biggest vehicle market, soared 37 percent year-on-year in 2010 to an annual record of more than 1.9 million cars. In a statement on January 07 Volkswagen Group China said it would invest 10.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Asiana Airlines orders six Airbus A380s

Asiana Airlines orders six Airbus A380s

South Korea's Asiana Airlines has ordered six A380 superjumbos from European planemaker Airbus in a boost for the world's largest airliner following an in-flight emergency in November. Airbus, owned by EADS, slashed its delivery forecast for the A380 for
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Toshiba year-end TV sales strong

Toshiba year-end TV sales strong

Japan's Toshiba Corp saw better-than-expected television sales in November and December thanks to a spike in Japanese sales, the head of the company's TV unit told Reuters in an interview on January 06.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
End-of-year storms create insurer profit risk

End-of-year storms create insurer profit risk

US property insurers like Travellers Cos Inc and Chubb Corp were expecting a relatively mild fourth quarter for catastrophe losses, but a series of punishing storms across the country in December may have blown away those estimates.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Next sees price rises biting in 2011

Next sees price rises biting in 2011

Next, Britain's No 2 fashion retailer, expects price rises to be a bigger factor in dampening consumer demand in 2011 than government cuts and tax rises, its chief executive said. "The reality is a lot of the big cuts have gone through already and some ta
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Dell buying IT security firm SecureWorks

Dell buying IT security firm SecureWorks

US computer giant Dell said on January 04 it has reached an agreement to buy information technology security firm SecureWorks. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Dubai Investments sees surge in fourth quarter profit

Dubai Investments sees surge in fourth quarter profit

UAE conglomerate Dubai Investments expects to report a fourth-quarter profit of 240 million dirhams ($65 million) before provisions and impairments, its chief executive told Reuters on January 06. Dubai Investments, which is involved in sectors from real
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Telenor worried about India, pessimistic on Orascom

Telenor worried about India, pessimistic on Orascom

Norway's Telenor said on January 05 it is concerned about the potential impact of an ongoing telecom corruption scandal in India on its fledging mobile operations in the Asian superpower.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Nasdaq OMX grabs bigger slice of US options market

Nasdaq OMX grabs bigger slice of US options market

Nasdaq OMX Group handled nearly a third of all US options trading in December, giving the exchange operator its biggest slice yet of a fast-growing market. Nasdaq PHLX and its sister platform NOM accounted for 32.7 percent of all stock- and stock-index-op
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Citi raises US in global equity strategy

Citi raises US in global equity strategy

Citigroup said it expects global equities to churn out another double-digit return in 2011 and upgraded the United States to "neutral." In a note dated January 05, the brokerage said it expects 2011 to be a year of "strong but uneven global growth." Citi
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Citi raises US in global equity strategy

Citi raises US in global equity strategy

Citigroup said it expects global equities to churn out another double-digit return in 2011 and upgraded the United States to "neutral." In a note dated January 05, the brokerage said it expects 2011 to be a year of "strong but uneven global growth." Citi
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Europe clinch Royal Trophy

Europe clinch Royal Trophy

Spain's Pablo Martin holed the winning putt as Europe capped a magnificent fightback by retaining the Royal Trophy with a dramatic 9-7 victory over Asia on Sunday. Martin produced a magical flop shot to 12 inches at the 18th to defeat Jeev Milkha Singh of
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Soderling wins Brisbane International

Soderling wins Brisbane International

Sweden's Robin Soderling won the Brisbane International when he beat American Andy Roddick 6-3, 7-5 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Sunday. In a brilliant exhibition of power and precision, the 26-year-old Swede overwhelmed a gallant Roddick in an abso
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Wawrinka wins Chennai Open

Wawrinka wins Chennai Open

Third-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka overcame Xavier Malisse in three sets to start the new season by winning the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open title on Sunday. The Swiss world number 21 survived a mid-match lapse in concentration to outclass the 60th-ranked Belgi
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Pakistan destroy dismal New Zealand

Pakistan destroy dismal New Zealand

Pakistan's left-arm attack of Abdur Rehman and Wahad Riaz ripped through the New Zealand batting line-up on Sunday to seal a 10-wicket victory inside three days in the first Test. New Zealand's second innings lasted less than 39 overs as they were bowled
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Fears over readiness of India World Cup venues

Fears over readiness of India World Cup venues

Just six weeks before the cricket World Cup, several venues including India's most famous stadium are chaotic scenes of cranes and rubble, raising fears they will not be ready in time. The tournament, being held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Feb
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Coach, selectors face post-Ashes scrutiny

Coach, selectors face post-Ashes scrutiny

The future of embattled coach Tim Nielsen will be among a range of issues discussed by Australian cricket chiefs as they demand answers for their disastrous Ashes campaign, reports said on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Ntini feted as curtain comes down on career

Ntini feted as curtain comes down on career

Makhaya Ntini's international career came to an end on Sunday on an occasion which was at least as much about emotion and show business as it was about cricket. It was an official Twenty20 international, which India won by 21 runs - but Ntini's farewell,
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Japan narrowly escape defeat to Jordan

Japan narrowly escape defeat to Jordan

A 91st minute goal by Maya Yoshida saved three-time champions Japan from a shock defeat at the hands of underdogs Jordan as the two sides drew 1-1 in their opening Asian Cup Group B match Sunday. Hasan Abdel Fattah opened the scoring on the stroke of half
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
No Dalglish boost as United knock Liverpool out

No Dalglish boost as United knock Liverpool out

Kenny Dalglish's first match back as Liverpool manager ended in a 1-0 FA Cup third round defeat by Manchester United on Sunday and, to make matters worse, captain Steven Gerrard was sent-off.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Singapore to 'scrap' national team

Singapore to 'scrap' national team

Singapore is considering disbanding its under-performing national soccer team in a development that has shocked the players, local media reported on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Sharma sets up India win

Sharma sets up India win

Rohit Sharma blazed a half-century as India cantered to a 21-run win over South Africa in a one-off Twenty20 international at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday. After India won the toss and elected to bat, Sharma weighed in with 53 off 34 ball
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Algeria increases wheat supplies after food riots

Algeria increases wheat supplies after food riots

Algeria's state grains agency will increase by 18 percent the amount of soft wheat it supplies to the local market each month, official media said on Sunday, amidst unrest over rising food prices.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bangladeshi poor to get cut-price grain

Bangladeshi poor to get cut-price grain

Bangladesh has launched a drive to distribute some 880,000 tonnes of rice and wheat among its poor through cut-price outlets across the country, food minister Abdur Razzaque said on Sunday. "Some 440,000 tonnes of rice and a similar weight of wheat will b
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bank of Ireland in talks with Middle East funds

Bank of Ireland in talks with Middle East funds

Bank of Ireland is holding talks with some Middle East sovereign wealth funds about their possible involvement in a capital raising, Irish newspaper the Sunday Business Post said. Last month the bank raised 700 million euros in a bond exchange but may end
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Opec may hike oil output if price hit $110

Opec may hike oil output if price hit $110

Speculation could push oil prices to rise to $110 per barrel within a few weeks, which may prompt Opec to raise production, a member of Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) said on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Ready to talk with trade unions

Ready to talk with trade unions

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he was prepared to talk to trade unions, but striking was counter-productive and the government would not be bullied into ditching deep spending cuts. "I hope that people don't go on strike because it ne
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Cameron wants UK banks to pay smaller bonuses

Cameron wants UK banks to pay smaller bonuses

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he wanted banks to award smaller bonuses and understood the public's anger on the issue. "On the general, I want to see the bonus pool smaller than last year. On the specific Royal Bank of Scotland is ow
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Economists foretell of US decline, China's ascension

Economists foretell of US decline, China's ascension

To hear a number of prominent economists tell it, it doesn't look good for the US economy, not this year, not in 10 years. Leading thinkers in the dismal science speaking at an annual convention offered varying visions of US economic decline, in the short
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Sudan bans imports of many goods as crisis looms

Sudan bans imports of many goods as crisis looms

Sudan banned the import of many types of goods including furniture, animals and food products on Sunday in the latest move to address its trade deficit and foreign currency shortages as the oil-producing south looks to secede.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Scotland-China sign $10 million waste energy deal

Scotland-China sign $10 million waste energy deal

Scotland and China signed a $10 million renewable energy technology licensing deal on Sunday, the Scottish government said, as Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang began a four-day state visit to Britain. The contract will allow technology pioneered in Scotlan
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Saudi Arabia needs to boost its food reserves

Saudi Arabia needs to boost its food reserves

Saudi Arabia needs to build up its strategic food reserves as a buffer against rising global prices for basic commodities, executives and chamber of commerce officials said on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Kuwait's Agility says US did not file new suit

Kuwait's Agility says US did not file new suit

Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility said on Sunday that the latest report about a new civil case filed against the firm was not true. "The new civil case it spoke about is not a new lawsuit against Agility, but a procedural amendment to the case that was annou
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Portugal under pressure to seek EU-IMF aid

Portugal under pressure to seek EU-IMF aid

Pressure is growing on Portugal from Germany, France and other eurozone countries to seek financial help from the EU and IMF to stop the bloc's debt crisis from spreading, a senior eurozone source said on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Beijing car plates oversubscribed by 10 times

Beijing car plates oversubscribed by 10 times

Over 215,000 people applied for car licences in Beijing this month, but only 20,000 will be issued as the capital seeks to curb its massive traffic jams, state press said Sunday. Under a new system aimed at controlling the number of cars on Beijing street
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Unemployed Saudi teachers stage rare Riyadh protest

Unemployed Saudi teachers stage rare Riyadh protest

A group of 250 unemployed Saudi university graduates staged a rare protest in the capital Riyadh, and the group's spokesman vowed on Sunday to keep up the demonstrations till the Gulf Arab state creates jobs for them.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Former boss of Anglo Irish Bank apologises

Former boss of Anglo Irish Bank apologises

The former boss of Anglo Irish Bank has apologised for his role in the collapse of the lender which has cost the Irish taxpayer billions of euros, according to extracts from a new book on Sunday. Sean FitzPatrick, who was chief executive officer before he
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US primary dealers raise Treasury yield forecasts

US primary dealers raise Treasury yield forecasts

Leading US economists have boosted their outlook for interest rates on benchmark Treasury debt in tandem with rising expectations for growth in the world's largest economy, a Reuters poll found on Friday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Euro volatility set to rise in this month

Euro volatility set to rise in this month

Trading in the euro is set to be more volatile this month than in December as the currency is plagued by fears of a sovereign debt crisis emerging in the 17-member monetary bloc. The conclusion is based on the standard deviation of forecasts in the Januar
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Japan stocks seen rising more

Japan stocks seen rising more

Japanese shares soared during the first trading week of 2011 and investors are hungry for further gains in the weeks to come amid growing expectations of US economic recovery, analysts said Friday. The Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 3.05 pe
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Wall Street Weekahead: earnings to set tone, upside may be limited

Wall Street Weekahead: earnings to set tone, upside may be limited

Investors head into next week on the defensive as the potential for US equity gains could be limited even if earnings begin on a strong note. The early fourth-quarter results will set the tone. Any weakness will give traders a reason to pull back from the
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Communist Laos joins global stock market club

Communist Laos joins global stock market club

The world's newest stock exchange is set to open for trade this week in communist Laos, which hopes its cautious embrace of global capitalism will spur development of Southeast Asia's smallest economy.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Sterling to gain some ground

Sterling to gain some ground

The pound will coast for six months but end 2011 a little higher than where it started the year as the Bank of England begins to unwind its ultra-loose monetary policy in the second half, a Reuters poll found. Median forecasts from the poll of over 50 ana
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
British stock market to focus on interest rate decision

British stock market to focus on interest rate decision

London investors will focus on an interest rate decision from the Bank of England and retail-sector results in the coming days, after leaping into positive territory in the first week of 2011. The FTSE 100 index jumped 1.43 percent over the past week to f
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Iraqi bourse sees rise in foreign investments

Iraqi bourse sees rise in foreign investments

War-torn Iraq is expected to attract more overseas investment this year after foreigners were net buyers on its stock exchange in 2010, snapping up $53 million worth of shares, the market's head said on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Middle East markets: Kuwait's Agility at 15-week low on US lawsuit

Middle East markets: Kuwait's Agility at 15-week low on US lawsuit

Kuwait's Agility tumbled to a 15-week low on Sunday after US prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against the logistics operator. Agility fell 4 percent to its lowest close since September 27, despite denying the US move amounted to a new suit. Agility said
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Yen set to depreciate in 2011

Yen set to depreciate in 2011

The Japanese yen is set to gradually depreciate in 2011 as fears of central bank intervention weigh on sentiment but persistent risk aversion prevents a sharp fall in the perceived safe haven asset. The monthly survey of 55 strategists, taken between Dec.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bangladesh share index drops a record 7.8 percent

Bangladesh share index drops a record 7.8 percent

Bangladesh's main Dhaka Stock Exchange General Index slumped by more than 600 points or 7.76 percent to 7,135 on Sunday, the steepest one-day fall in its history. After a succession of daily falls the first week of the year has seen the benchmark index fa
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Hamas urges militant groups to stop attacking Israel

Hamas urges militant groups to stop attacking Israel

Hamas said on Sunday it has begun talks with other militant factions in the Gaza Strip to urge them to stop firing rockets at Israel, attacks that have raised Palestinian fears of a new Israeli offensive.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Israeli academics urge settlement college boycott

Israeli academics urge settlement college boycott

More than 150 Israeli academics have signed a petition calling for a boycott of a university located in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, one of them told Israeli public radio on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Most nations to recognise Palestinian state

Most nations to recognise Palestinian state

Most of the world's nations will announce recognition of a Palestinian state by September 2011, Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki said on Sunday. "The majority of the international community will recognise an independent Palestinian state" by Se
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Clashes in Abyei kill at least eight

Clashes in Abyei kill at least eight

Clashes between Misseriya Arabs and Ngok Dinka in the disputed district of Abyei on the border between north and south Sudan killed at least eight people, sources on both sides said on Sunday.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Millions vote in South Sudan independence poll

Millions vote in South Sudan independence poll

Millions of jubilant south Sudanese voted on Sunday in an independence referendum expected to see the largely non-Muslim region splitting away from the Arab-led north to create Africa's newest nation. People queued for hours in the burning sun outside pol
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Thousands Thai 'Red Shirts' return to Bangkok streets

Thousands Thai 'Red Shirts' return to Bangkok streets

About 30,000 Thai "Red Shirts" gathered in Bangkok on Sunday, police said, in their biggest show of strength since a deadly military crackdown on their mass anti-government protest last year. A security force of 1,000 was deployed in the capital for the m
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
UK military chief aims to set up cyber command

UK military chief aims to set up cyber command

Britain's military chief says he wants to set up a U.K. version of America's Cyber Command, the Pentagon's newly formed cyberwarfare division. General David Richards was quoted in the Sunday Times as saying that cyberattacks were going to be a part of fut
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Four dead in shooting spree in Italy

Four dead in shooting spree in Italy

Italian news reports say a 70-year-old retiree has shot dead two neighbors and then his wife before turning the gun on himself in the northern city of Genoa. The shooter died later in a hospital, said the ANSA news agency, citing local prosecutor Vittorio
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Opposition says 20 killed in Tunisian clashes

Opposition says 20 killed in Tunisian clashes

At least 20 people were killed in weekend clashes with police in two central Tunisian towns amid protests over the cost of living, the opposition said Sunday, contradicting an official toll of two dead.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
US will respond to Chinese military advances: Gates

US will respond to Chinese military advances: Gates

The United States will enhance its own capabilities in response to China's growing military muscle, US Defence Robert Gates said on Saturday, as he to flew to Beijing for talks with China's political and military leaders.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Guatemala bus accident kills 14 former soldiers

Guatemala bus accident kills 14 former soldiers

At least 14 former Guatemalan paramilitaries were killed and 30 injured on Saturday when their bus fell into a ravine west of the capital, authorities said. The vehicle's brakes failed and the bus plunged about 165 feet (50 metres) into a ravine, a fire d
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Brazil to spend $6 billion on border controls

Brazil to spend $6 billion on border controls

Brazil is planning to spend $6 billion (10 billion reais) on a new project to protect its borders against smuggling and arms trafficking, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Sunday. The so-called Sisfron system, which is expected to be ready by 2019,
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Saudi lists 47 wanted al Qaeda suspects abroad

Saudi lists 47 wanted al Qaeda suspects abroad

Saudi authorities announced Sunday a list of 47 people wanted for suspected links to al Qaeda who are all abroad, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA. "Authorities have identified 47 wanted Saudis who are abroad and
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
KP government plans for revival of flood-hit beekeeping industry

KP government plans for revival of flood-hit beekeeping industry

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has chalked out a comprehensive plan for revival of beekeeping industry in the flood-hit areas of the province. The government has chalked out a mega project 'Honey is Remedy for Health" for the uplift and revival of b
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
50 kg opium seized, two held

50 kg opium seized, two held

The Nowshera police on Sunday seized huge quantity of opium during successful raid from a car near Akora Khattak and arrested two smugglers. According to police, on a tip-off that a huge quantity of opium would be smuggled from tribal areas to Punjab, Ako
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Bahauddin Zakariya Urs begins from today

Bahauddin Zakariya Urs begins from today

A three-day Urs of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya Suharwardi will begin from today. Urs ceremonies will start with Ghusal of the mausoleum with rose water by Sajjada Nashin Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Hundreds of devotees and pilgrims from all over the country parti
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Backward areas: Khosa directs completion of uplift schemes

Backward areas: Khosa directs completion of uplift schemes

Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa has directed the nation building departments to complete the development schemes of backward areas within stipulated time so that poverty and backwardness can be eradicated. He said that by p
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Altaf's telephonic contact with Sheikh Rashid, Pervez Elahi

Altaf's telephonic contact with Sheikh Rashid, Pervez Elahi

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Chief Altaf Hussain had telephonic contacts with Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and leader of Pakistan Muslim League, Quaid-e-Azam, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi. The MQM Chief took both the leaders into confi
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
MQM to be taken into confidence on all decisions: Gilani assures Altaf

MQM to be taken into confidence on all decisions: Gilani assures Altaf

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured that all decisions would be taken after consultation and taking into confidence Mutahida Quami Movement (MQM). Gilani telephoned MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday and welcomed MQM's decision of rejoining gover
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
'PML-N national agenda aims at solution of people's problems'

'PML-N national agenda aims at solution of people's problems'

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has given a national agenda with a positive approach for mitigating the sufferings and solution of the problems of the common man. He said tha
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Health minister for immediate release of allocated funds

Health minister for immediate release of allocated funds

Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed has demanded of the provincial government to immediately release funds allocated for health sector in the budget, so the pending projects could be completed and new projects could be executed.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
MQM demands arrest of workers' target killers

MQM demands arrest of workers' target killers

The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded arrest of terrorists involved in target killings of MQM workers Yawar Abbas and Adil Akhtar Jaffery and also to take strict action against the miscreant elements abetting the culprits.
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Late M B Naqvi's book launched

Late M B Naqvi's book launched

Late journalist M.B. Naqvi's book was launched here on Sunday. The launching ceremony was held under the auspices of the Pakistan Peace Coalition. The speakers paid tributes the journalist, columnist and author late M.B. Naqvi eulogising his efforts for u
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Prime Minister phones Speaker Indian Lok Sabha

Prime Minister phones Speaker Indian Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday rang up Speaker Indian Lok Sabha Meira Kumar and exchanged greetings of New Year. The Prime Minister conveyed his well wishes for her future endeavours. It may be recalled that Meira Kumar had sent a messag
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Taseer's murder: conspirators to be exposed soon: Mehdi Shah

Taseer's murder: conspirators to be exposed soon: Mehdi Shah

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah has said that conspirators behind the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer will be exposed soon. Talking to newsmen after visiting the grave of late Salman Taseer here on Sunday, he said that his blood wo
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
Rally asks government to renounce supporting perpetrators of blasphemy

Rally asks government to renounce supporting perpetrators of blasphemy

With clear warning to the government, about a dozen religious leaders on Sunday asked it to renounce the support to blasphemy perpetrators, or be ready to confront the nation's wrath. Thousands of people marched on M A Jinnah Road from Nomaish Chowrangi t
Published 10 Jan, 2011 12:00am
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