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Print - 2012-02-18
Balotelli, Toure 'racially abused'

Balotelli, Toure 'racially abused'

Manchester City claimed on Friday that Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure were racially abused during the Europa League clash against Porto, media reports said. City came from a goal down to beat the defending champions 2-1 at the Estadio do Drago, but the BB
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
United, City on top in Europe's second tier

United, City on top in Europe's second tier

Manchester United and Manchester City shrugged off the disappointment of being dumped out of the Champions League to inch confidently closer to the Europa League last 16 on Thursday. United defeated Ajax in Amsterdam 2-0 with Ashley Young and Javier Herna
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Clarke to miss India ODI, Bailey joins squad

Clarke to miss India ODI, Bailey joins squad

Injured skipper Michael Clarke will miss Australia's weekend tri-series one-day international against India, allowing George Bailey to join the squad, Cricket Australia said on Friday. Clarke missed Australia's crushing eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in S
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Annual sports of GCU Lahore begins

Annual sports of GCU Lahore begins

The 112th Annual Sports of the Government College University Lahore kicked off on Friday. About 3000 students from 26 departments of GCU Lahore took part in the ceremony marked by a grand march past, sports day oath and athletics meet. Institute of Bio-te
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Guptill continues to plunder runs as New Zealand beat South Africa

Guptill continues to plunder runs as New Zealand beat South Africa

Martin Guptill continued his rich run of form as he scored 78 not out to help New Zealand to a six-wicket victory over South Africa in their Twenty20 international at Wellington Regional Stadium on Friday. Guptill anchored the New Zealand run chase as the
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Man arrested near US Capitol in terror plot: FBI

Man arrested near US Capitol in terror plot: FBI

A man who thought he had explosives for an attack was arrested Friday near the US Capitol as part of anti-terrorism investigation, the FBI said in a statement. "Explosives the suspect allegedly sought to use in connection with the plot had been rendered i
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Kosovo marks four years of independence

Kosovo marks four years of independence

Kosovo on Friday marked the fourth anniversary of its unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia as the defiant Serb minority in the north of the breakaway territory again rejected Pristina's rule. The modest celebration will include a parade by K
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Romney takes on world as he vies for presidency

Romney takes on world as he vies for presidency

The world according Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney: Europeans are socialists. The Chinese are currency manipulators. Russia can't be trusted to abide by nuclear agreements. The Palestinians are out to destroy Israel. And the US is too ge
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Turkmenistan strongman sworn in for second term

Turkmenistan strongman sworn in for second term

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdy-mukhamedov was sworn in Friday for a second term after winning elections in the isolated ex-Soviet state with more than 97 percent of the vote. Berdymukhamedov appeared to take his distance from Turkmenistan's lat
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
More protests, attacks in Syria

More protests, attacks in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces, disregarding UN condemnation of their violent suppression of a nation-wide revolt, renewed a bombardment of the opposition stronghold of Homs and attacks on rebels in Deraa on Friday. Demonstrations against Assad
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Ivory Coast president named head of West Africa bloc

Ivory Coast president named head of West Africa bloc

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara was named the new head of West Africa's regional bloc, outgoing chief Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria announced Friday before the close of the body's summit. "For the chairman of the authority we have also unanimousl
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Dutch prince in critical condition after avalanche

Dutch prince in critical condition after avalanche

Dutch Prince Johan Friso was in critical but stable condition in an Innsbruck hospital's intensive care unit on Friday after an avalanche buried him while he was skiing off piste in the Austrian alps, police said. The Austria Press Agency said the 43-year
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Police use tear gas on opposition demo in Colombo

Police use tear gas on opposition demo in Colombo

Police fired tear gas and used water cannon at an opposition demonstration in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo Friday against an increase of fuel prices that is pushing up the cost of living, officials said. Parliamentary opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Iran, Hezbollah plotting attacks: Israel

Iran, Hezbollah plotting attacks: Israel

A senior Israeli counterterrorism official claimed Friday that Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah are plotting attacks on Israelis overseas and urged travellers to be vigilant. Israel already has accused Iran of being behind three attacks this week on I
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US immigration agent killed

US immigration agent killed

One immigration agent was killed and another injured Thursday in a shooting in a federal building in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles, officials said. One agent shot and wounded another, after which a third agent shot and killed the original shooter, offi
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Icelander gets prison for insider trading prior to crisis

Icelander gets prison for insider trading prior to crisis

A former high-level finance ministry employee was on Friday sentenced to two years in prison for selling shares in an Icelandic bank based on privileged information weeks before it collapsed. Iceland's supreme court upheld a lower court ruling finding Bal
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Mali facing worst human rights crisis in 20 years: Amnesty

Mali facing worst human rights crisis in 20 years: Amnesty

Amnesty International said Friday that a Tuareg offensive raging in northern Mali is causing a human rights crisis, with scores killed and thousands fleeing into neighbouring countries. "This is the worst human rights crisis in northern Mali for 20 years,
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Greek culture minister resigns over ancient Olympia theft

Greek culture minister resigns over ancient Olympia theft

Greek Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos resigned Friday after masked armed robbers stole more than 60 ancient objects of "incalculable" value, including a gold ring, from a museum in Olympia. Sixty-eight objects were whisked from a museum dedicated to th
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Murdoch pledges 'unwavering support' to UK Sun

Murdoch pledges 'unwavering support' to UK Sun

Rupert Murdoch pledged unwavering support to his scandal-hit Sun on Friday, and promised to launch a Sunday edition soon, to try to win back angry staff in one of the biggest challenges to his more than 40 years as proprietor at the British tabloid. Murdo
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Frankfurt airport workers strike

Frankfurt airport workers strike

Air travellers in Germany faced a second day of delays, cancellations and disruption Friday due to a walkout by around 200 workers at Frankfurt airport, Europe's third-busiest, in a dispute over pay. After already grounding 172 flights during an initial s
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Countries hampering nuclear test ban 'irresponsible': Ban

Countries hampering nuclear test ban 'irresponsible': Ban

The few countries that are holding off on bringing the global ban on nuclear tests into force are behaving irresponsibly, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty cannot come into effect unless eight remaining countries
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Kolkata to be painted blue

Kolkata to be painted blue

Kolkata is to be painted blue to fit the government's motto, "the sky is the limit," a move that has sparked criticism, news reports said Friday. Government buildings, flyovers, roadside railings and taxis would be painted light blue in the eastern metrop
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Turkey limits court powers to question state spies

Turkey limits court powers to question state spies

Turkey's parliament voted late on Thursday to stop prosecutors questioning spies without the prime minister's permission, after a row which analysts said revealed divisions inside the state on ending the war with Kurdish militants. The governing AK Party
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Thousands stranded as Australian airline goes bust

Thousands stranded as Australian airline goes bust

Budget carrier Air Australia collapsed Friday, stranding thousands of passengers as its domestic flights and international services to Honolulu, Bali and Phuket were all grounded. The news came a day after embattled Australian flagcarrier Qantas said it w
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Shiv Sena retains power in Mumbai

Shiv Sena retains power in Mumbai

Hindu nationalists retained power in India's richest city of Mumbai on Friday, defeating the national government's Congress party despite growing criticism of shoddy and increasingly overburdened infrastructure. The hard-line Shiv Sena party, headed by 86
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US to withdraw over 11,000 troops from Europe

US to withdraw over 11,000 troops from Europe

The United States vowed Thursday to retain close military ties to its European allies after unveiling plans to withdraw more than 11,000 troops from Germany and Italy as part of a strategic shift to Asia. "No one should equate lower numbers of US troops p
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Mystery over Chaplin's birth, British records show

Mystery over Chaplin's birth, British records show

British intelligence was unable to find any trace of Charlie Chaplin's birth when it investigated allegations that he had communist sympathies, newly released files showed on Friday. The mystery of the film star's birth emerged when US authorities asked M
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Commonwealth ministers in Maldives, amid peaceful rally

Commonwealth ministers in Maldives, amid peaceful rally

Thousands of supporters of former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed rallied peacefully in the capital as Commonwealth ministers arrived to investigate the circumstances of his abrupt exit from power last week. There were fears Friday's rally could set o
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
World Bank reengaging with Myanmar after 25 years

World Bank reengaging with Myanmar after 25 years

The World Bank said on Thursday it was in the process of returning to Myanmar after 25 years, but the isolated Southeast Asian nation will first have to clear its arrears to global financial institutions before the bank resumes lending.
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton futures mildly mixed

New York cotton futures mildly mixed

US cotton futures ended mildly mixed on Thursday, as participants kept rolling March positions into later-dated contracts, especially May, now the benchmark. March cotton on ICE Futures US closed at 92.45 cents per lb, a 0.05 cent decline, and set a small
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Shanghai copper up

Shanghai copper up

The most-traded May copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 0.9 percent at 59,750 yuan a tonne on Friday. But industrial metals may not sustain the upward momentum, given the uncertainties surrounding China's economic growth and commodi
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Copper falls on China demand concerns

Copper falls on China demand concerns

Copper fell on Friday, notching up its second week of losses, reflecting scant demand from top industrial metals consumer China, but prospects of Greece securing a second bailout and a firm euro helped limit further losses. Benchmark copper on the London
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Oil mixed, on track to end week up

Oil mixed, on track to end week up

Brent crude oil edged lower as investors booked profits on Friday after gaining for four straight days and hitting overbought conditions as it topped $120 a barrel. But Brent crude remains on track for its fourth consecutive weekly gain, with prices eleva
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Tokyo rubber gains

Tokyo rubber gains

Key TOCOM rubber futures rose as much as 3.4 percent on Friday boosted by strong gains in oil and the prospect of solid demand from tyre and carmakers, but profit taking emerged after traders said the Thai government's market intervention scheme had been
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Corn rallies

Corn rallies

US corn futures rose 1.5 percent on Thursday, rallying from a three-week low on strong US export demand and a retreat in the dollar, while soyabeans fell, halting a four-day rally. Wheat futures closed modestly higher after a choppy trade. The US dollar r
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Palm oil climbs

Palm oil climbs

Malaysian crude palm oil futures climbed to a near two-month high on Friday on hopes that Greece will soon secure a bailout package, while dry weather fears in soy-producing South America also provided support. The market optimism came back when a proposa
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Cocoa slips

Cocoa slips

Cocoa futures slid on Friday, trimming gains following the short-covering rally earlier in the week, under pressure from origin hedging with both Ivory Coast and Ghana selling forward, said dealers. Coffee inched higher in choppy trade, as dealers eyed th
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Gold flat in New York

Gold flat in New York

Gold ended flat on Thursday, retracing early losses on a dollar drop and optimism that a Greek bailout deal would be agreed next week. Spot gold edged down 25 cents at $1,727.70 an ounce by 3:26 pm EST (2026 GMT), sharply off an early session low of $1,70
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Gold up in Asia

Gold up in Asia

Gold prices rose on Friday as optimism that Greece may soon secure an urgently needed bailout buoyed financial markets and helped bullion recover from a one-week low hit in the previous session. Gold, on course for a weekly rise of 0.8 percent, has moved
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Gold steadies in London

Gold steadies in London

Gold steadied on Friday but stayed on track for its first weekly gain in three weeks, as growing confidence in a prompt deal between European leaders and Greece over its second bailout lifted the euro and so-called higher risk assets like stocks. The euro
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soya climbs

US MIDDAY: soya climbs

US soyabean prices climbed to a four-month high on Friday while wheat and corn also advanced on export demand for US grains as concerns persisted about crop production in South America. At the Chicago Board of Trade as of 10:53 am CST (1653 GMT), March so
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: copper drops

US MIDDAY: copper drops

In New York, the key March COMEX contract dropped 8.30 cents, or 2.2 percent, to settle at $3.7080 per lb on Friday, near the bottom of its $3.6935 to $3.8320 session range. While broader market optimism toward a final Greek debt deal - now expected on Mo
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold down

US MIDDAY: gold down

Gold fell on Friday as investors took profits after an initial rally driven by growing confidence that Greece was edging closer toward winning a new rescue package. Bullion rose earlier in the session as buying sentiment gained a boost from news China's c
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Where there is a will there is a way

Where there is a will there is a way

The unanimous passage of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution that validates the election of 28 legislators who had been suspended by the SC is a very welcome development. Both the government and the opposition deserve unqualified accolades for exhibiti
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
What's in a name?

What's in a name?

Reportedly, difference of opinion cropped up between the Secretary Commerce and the Chief Executive of the TDAP in their briefing to the National Assembly sub-committee over the proper nomenclature of Pakistan's agency responsible for Export Promotion. Th
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US marks 50th anniversary of its first orbit of Earth

US marks 50th anniversary of its first orbit of Earth

The 1960s began full of doubt for many Americans who feared their country was falling behind its arch-enemy the Soviet Union in the escalating space race. But in 1962, hope returned: US astronaut John Glenn orbited the Earth. It was the beginning of a bre
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
The alternatives

The alternatives

The difference between management and the administrative structure is one which Pakistan will have to go to very soon. The alternatives of not doing that will create tensions in the system. Governments cannot be job-providers to the nation and the sooner
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Setting up drug regulatory authority

Setting up drug regulatory authority

It has taken a major disaster - the death of 147 people who took contaminated cardiac medicines distributed free by the Lahore-based Pakistan Institute of Cardiology - for all concerned to jump into action. This week, provincial assemblies of Khyber Pakht
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
An APC on Balochistan

An APC on Balochistan

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is never short of good intentions and optimistic promises. The only problem is these hardly get fulfilled. His announcement to convene an All-Party Conference (APC) on Balochistan is one more such an undertaking; but with
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Malaysian envoy briefed about NHA projects

Malaysian envoy briefed about NHA projects

Investment opportunities and friendly policy of the government of Pakistan will attract more Malaysian investment in Pakistan, said Datuk Seri Samy Vellu, special envoy to Malaysian Prime Minister on India and South Asia (Infrastructure).
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Government failed to deal with banned outfits

Government failed to deal with banned outfits

The federal government has so far made no concrete efforts to deal with banned militant organisations that have openly continued their activities under the cover of Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC). For the last several weeks, Difa-e-Pakistan Council, which
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Sri Lankan delegation meets FGEHF officials

Sri Lankan delegation meets FGEHF officials

A Sri Lankan delegation headed by Hidehiko Tanaka, President, Shigadry Earth Pvt Ltd visited the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) on Friday. Talat Rasheed R. Miyan, Director General FGEHF received the delegation along with his team
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Refund to allottees of flats: CDA unable to release Rs 400 million

Refund to allottees of flats: CDA unable to release Rs 400 million

Due to financial constraints Capital Development Authority (CDA) is unable to release Rs 400 million to its Estate Management Directorate for refunding money to the allottees of flats in sector I-15. "The Estate Management Directorate of CDA had written a
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
'USAID committed to carrying out development initiatives'

'USAID committed to carrying out development initiatives'

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is committed to carrying out developmental initiatives under its long-term commitment and interventions of various sectors in war-torn Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Commonwealth secretary general calls on Prime Minister

Commonwealth secretary general calls on Prime Minister

Secretary General Commonwealth Kamlesh Sharma called on Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday and expressed his deep sense of gratitude on supporting his candidature for re-election as Secretary General of the Commonwealth at Perth. The Prime Ministe
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
No talks unless India accepts Kashmir as disputed territory: Geelani

No talks unless India accepts Kashmir as disputed territory: Geelani

The veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Geelani has said that talks with India can only be held if it accepts Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory. Syed Ali Geelani, in a media interview in New Delhi, emphasised that India must withdraw its tr
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formulates recommendations for forest policy

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formulates recommendations for forest policy

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Environment, Wajid Ali Khan, said that the provincial government has constituted a ministerial committee for compiling recommendations regarding forests. He was replying to a question regarding illegal cuttings of forests a
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Electricity theft: cable operator caught red-handed

Electricity theft: cable operator caught red-handed

A special checking team of Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) caught a cable operator red-handed while stealing electricity. According to the Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) officials, the special checking team, urban sub-division of
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Microfinance markets: PPAF, PMN launch joint initiative

Microfinance markets: PPAF, PMN launch joint initiative

The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and Pakistan Microfinance Network (PMN) have jointly launched an initiative called the MicroEYE to map the competitive environment of microfinance markets in the country. According to a press release issued her
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Developed agriculture resources to earn huge foreign exchange: Shahbaz

Developed agriculture resources to earn huge foreign exchange: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is rich in natural and agricultural resources, which can not only improve its economy by developing its agricultural resources according to international standard but also earn huge fore
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Historical places can attract tourists: MCCI

Historical places can attract tourists: MCCI

Khawaja Muhammad Hussain, Senior Vice-President of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said in a meeting with Managing Director of Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) Saad S. Khan that there is a wide scope of promotion of tourism
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
'PML-N won't topple federal government'

'PML-N won't topple federal government'

Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said his party will not topple federal government to prevent the looters of national wealth becoming an aggrieved party to get pubic sympathies. Addressing a gathering of the PML-N workers here a
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
PTI condemns hike in medicines' prices

PTI condemns hike in medicines' prices

Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has condemned the recent increase in prices of medicines and demanded that it should be reversed immediately. PTI Lahore Chapter leaders, including President Lahore Mahmood-ur-Rasheed and Vice President Zaheer Abbas Khokar,
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
FDT pays Rs 3.1 million fees of 193 UAF students

FDT pays Rs 3.1 million fees of 193 UAF students

The Faisalabad Development Trust (FDT) have paid the fees of 193 most deserving and under-privileged Students of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), amounting to Rs 3.1million who were selected for grant of financial help by a 3-Member Scruti
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Shahbaz condemns drone attacks in North Waziristan

Shahbaz condemns drone attacks in North Waziristan

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has condemned the drone attacks in North Waziristan, said those who had died in the attacks were as much the sons of the soil as those living in Lahore or Karachi and their blood was as precious as that of the
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Punjab government to give laptops to special students

Punjab government to give laptops to special students

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the provincial government will give free laptops to the special students getting higher education. These laptops have been designed especially for the disabled persons to help the students in the
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
US support for agriculture sector development pledged

US support for agriculture sector development pledged

US Charge d' Affairs, Ambassador Richard Hoagland has pledged United States support for the development of Pakistan's agricultural sector, which will improve productivity and food security and increase farmers' income. He expressed these views while inaug
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
FAP expands operations to district, tehsil levels

FAP expands operations to district, tehsil levels

Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) has announced to expand its operations to district and tehsil level, in the first phase, the 14 district governors were appointed in this regard. This was announced at 119th extra ordinary general body meeting of the FAP
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
UAF gets Science & Technology Award 2012

UAF gets Science & Technology Award 2012

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) has won Science and Technology Award 2012 by Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for its contribution to the field of science and technology.
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Protecting rivers: STWC decides to launch drive from February 23

Protecting rivers: STWC decides to launch drive from February 23

Sindh Taas Water Council (STWC) on Friday decided to launch a drive to protect Pakistani rivers from illegal Indian occupation, said Chairman STWC Zahoorul Hassan Dahar. Talking to the media, he said that the drive would be launched from February 23 under
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
'South Asian states should work together to tackle challenges'

'South Asian states should work together to tackle challenges'

South Asian countries should work together to meet common challenges like climate change, food insecurity, energy issues, conservation of biodiversity, efficient use of water, promotion of sustainable development and building resilient communities. This w
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Ufone introduces UMonitor

Ufone introduces UMonitor

Ufone recently introduced UMonitor; a service with which customers will be able to monitor calls on three phone numbers. With this offer customers can now create a list of selected numbers and control their incoming and outgoing calls. Mobile communicatio
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Flood-hit areas: no serious effort made to drain water out

Flood-hit areas: no serious effort made to drain water out

Sindh Irrigation department running under the supervision of a Junior officer of Grade 20, has failed to drain out standing water in rain-hit districts despite passage of more than five months, Business Recorder has learnt. While bypassing the six
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Senate elections: nomination papers of MQM's candidate rejected

Senate elections: nomination papers of MQM's candidate rejected

Provincial Election Commissioner on Friday rejected nomination papers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement's candidate Umer Khan Ali Sherzai, who had submitted nomination papers for general as well as technocrats' seats. Sherzai's nomination papers were rejected d
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Sindh Assembly concerned at arbitrary increase in prices of medicines

Sindh Assembly concerned at arbitrary increase in prices of medicines

The Sindh legislators on Friday showed concerns over the "arbitrary" increase in medicine prices by the manufacturers, saying the move is against the 18th Constitutional Amendment and would badly hit the poor citizens. The House with Speaker Nisar Ahmad K
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Eid Milad

Eid Milad

The Friends Club of Pakistan is organising Jashn-Eid Milad and Naatia Mushaira at Karachi Central Prison, on Wednesday, February 22. Noted poet Majid Khalil will preside over the function. Mufti Hazrat Arif Owaisi will deliver a special lecture.
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Operation launched to destroy 'sewage vegetables'

Operation launched to destroy 'sewage vegetables'

In compliance of the orders of Commissioner Karachi, Land and Revenue Department has launched an operation alongside the left bank of Malir River, aimed at destroying the vegetables and fodder fields being irrigated with sewage water, but sources said the
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
NAB starts probes into missing containers from NLC

NAB starts probes into missing containers from NLC

National Accoun-tability Bureau (NAB), Sindh has started inquiries to dig out facts relating to missing containers from NLC. Different clearing agents, importers, customs officials and others are now under investigations on the basis of complaints receive
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Crew hotels: The lowest bidder being deprived of contract: TI Pakistan

Crew hotels: The lowest bidder being deprived of contract: TI Pakistan

Transparency International Pakistan has received complaint that PIA has invited tenders for annual contract of Crew Hotels for PIA within Pakistan, worth over Rs 750 million, but the evaluated lowest responsive bidder is being deprived of the award of con
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Reckitt Benckiser & Save the Children join hands

Reckitt Benckiser & Save the Children join hands

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is partnering globally with "Save the Children" to help save the lives of children around the world. Under the programme of "A Million Brighter Futures", Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan has donated 80,000 bars of anti-bacterial soap to t
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Two men gunned down in city

Two men gunned down in city

The unabated targeted killings continued in the city as two more persons were gunned down in the limits of Yousuf plaza police station on Friday. According to police, the incident took place at Irshad Autos situated in Sagheer Centre block 16 F B Area whe
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Tawab for renewed focus on regional trade

Tawab for renewed focus on regional trade

Vice President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Khalid Tawab has said that the time has changed and now there is a need to concentrate on regional trader rather than looking towards European counties for trade.
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Young doctors' association ends strike

Young doctors' association ends strike

Around 200 young doctors on Friday ended their strike and resumed their duties in the outdoor patients departments (OPDs) and indoor wards of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and other government hospitals after acceptance of their demands includi
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
More rains predicted

More rains predicted

Met office predicted more rain with snowfall over the hills in different parts of the country from Sunday to Wednesday. In a special advisory Met office said a fresh westerly wave is likely to approach Pakistan on Sunday that will generate scattered rain
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Blockade of road case adjourned

Blockade of road case adjourned

The Lahore High Court on Friday told the police that there was no reason to block the main road, which caused a patient's death. The court passed these directions in a petition filed against the death of a patient, Salema Bibi, who died due to blockade of
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Top plastic surgeons to examine patients today

Top plastic surgeons to examine patients today

A team of top international plastic surgeons, ENT specialists and senior doctors will examine patients of cleft lip and cleft palate here on Saturday (today). The team will examine and register the patients for free surgeries at House 7, Street 13, Sector
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
UHS announces BDS results

UHS announces BDS results

University of Health Sciences has announced the results of final professional BDS annual examination. A total of 300 candidates from the six affiliated dental colleges appeared in the exam, out of which 203 passed and 97 failed. The pass percentage remain
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Community participation termed vital for dengue eradication

Community participation termed vital for dengue eradication

Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Dr Saeed Elahi has said that welfare of youth and promotion of education is the first priority of chief minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif as students can play a pivotal role in spreading awareness among the masse
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Aptma for uninterrupted power supply to textile industry

Aptma for uninterrupted power supply to textile industry

Chairman, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma), Ahsan Bashir, has called for an uninterrupted power supply to textile industry in Punjab to rescue it from a total disaster. He lamented that the textile industry, on independent and grouped feeder
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
LHC upholds family court decision

LHC upholds family court decision

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday dismissed a petition of one Abdul Razaq who challenged the family court decision. The family court allowed a French woman, Angaerad Burger, to take her daughter Amna with her. Abdur Razaq and Angraerad were married in
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Power shortfall soars to 3,000 megawatts

Power shortfall soars to 3,000 megawatts

The power shortfall has reached 3,000MW with supply cut of furnace oil to thermal units, including Independent Power Projects (IPPs). According to sources, the federal minister for power has directed the Pepco to stop power supply to industry immediately
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
Computer balloting: KTBA critical of audit notices

Computer balloting: KTBA critical of audit notices

Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) have started issuing notices of audit under computerised balloting of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) without giving evidence of such balloting under section 214C of the Income Tax Ordinance,
Published 18 Feb, 2012 12:00am
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