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Print - 2012-05-28
No restriction on dual citizenship: Gilani

No restriction on dual citizenship: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said there was no restriction on dual citizenship in the Constitution and he was in favour of expatriate Pakistanis getting right to vote and becoming members of the Parliament. Speaking in a private televi
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
No restriction on dual citizenship: Gilani

No restriction on dual citizenship: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said there was no restriction on dual citizenship in the Constitution and he was in favour of expatriate Pakistanis getting right to vote and becoming members of the Parliament. Speaking in a private televi
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Bypassing Hormuz: UAE to open oil pipeline next month

Bypassing Hormuz: UAE to open oil pipeline next month

A pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates to pump most of its oil exports from east coast terminals bypassing the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz, will be operational in June, the ruler of Fujairah told AFP in an interview.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Bypassing Hormuz: UAE to open oil pipeline next month

Bypassing Hormuz: UAE to open oil pipeline next month

A pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates to pump most of its oil exports from east coast terminals bypassing the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz, will be operational in June, the ruler of Fujairah told AFP in an interview.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Bypassing Hormuz: UAE to open oil pipeline next month

Bypassing Hormuz: UAE to open oil pipeline next month

A pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates to pump most of its oil exports from east coast terminals bypassing the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz, will be operational in June, the ruler of Fujairah told AFP in an interview.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar at all-time high

THE RUPEE: dollar at all-time high

The rupee hit the record low in relation to dollar as the national currency touched new low at 93.00 in open market and hit record low at 92.00 in the interbank dealings during the week, ended on May 26, 2012.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar at all-time high

THE RUPEE: dollar at all-time high

The rupee hit the record low in relation to dollar as the national currency touched new low at 93.00 in open market and hit record low at 92.00 in the interbank dealings during the week, ended on May 26, 2012.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (May 27, 2012) and the forecast for Monday (May 28, 2012).

Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (May 21 to May 25 2012).

Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Federal cabinet unconstitutional: Sanaullah

Federal cabinet unconstitutional: Sanaullah

Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that not the Punjab government but the convicted Prime Minister was unconstitutional, who despite the Supreme Court's decision, was not ready to quit. He said the federal cabinet working under the c
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Acid-throwing incident: Shahbaz takes notice

Acid-throwing incident: Shahbaz takes notice

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday took notice of the incident of acid throwing on women in Islampura and sought a report from the CCPO Lahore in this regard.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Completion of Allama Iqbal Road directed

Completion of Allama Iqbal Road directed

District Co-ordination Officer Lahore, Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, visited Shahra-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat here on Sunday and Allama Iqbal road. DCO Lahore took notice of slow pace of construction work at Allama Iqbal road and expressed displeasure on concerned officer
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Speakers spell out reasons behind lack of honest leadership

Speakers spell out reasons behind lack of honest leadership

Middle class is responsible for the lack of honest political leadership in the country. There is a dire need of public revolution in line with the spirit of Pakistan Movement. Army should not intervene in Pakistani politics as said by Quaid-e-Azam. These
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Chicago summit: PESA terms country's participation big blunder

Chicago summit: PESA terms country's participation big blunder

The Pakistan Ex-servicemen Association (PESA) has said President Asif Ali Zardari should not have attended Chicago Summit which offered nothing but disappointment and extended pressure to do more. Obama and leaders of other major Nato countries couldn't s
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Prime Minister expresses grief

Prime Minister expresses grief

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday expressed profound grief over the demise of mother of Mian Shams, PPP Deputy Secretary Information and Member Pemra. In a phone call, the Prime Minister prayed for peace to the departed soul and grant of co
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
UAF set to become Pakistan's first-ever green university

UAF set to become Pakistan's first-ever green university

A master plan is being mapped out to make the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, the first-ever 'green university', free from pollution in the country. In the first phase, a five megawatt solid waste power generation plant would be set up in collabora
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Four injured by power thieves

Four injured by power thieves

Three Fesco workers and a passer-by youngster were badly injured when a gang of power pilferers opened fire on a checking team in Chak No186 Dogranwala in the Chak Jhumra area.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
German journalist meets Shahbaz

German journalist meets Shahbaz

Senior Political Editor of a leading German daily Der Tagesspiegel, Ingrid Muller met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here on Sunday. The Chief Minister informed the German journalist about the public welfare projects and development priori
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Worst loadshedding hits productivity

Worst loadshedding hits productivity

The worst form of loadshedding is adversely hitting the industrial sector of this export-oriented city and hub of cottage industry of the country resultantly the productivity has become standstill and posing threats of wide unemployment.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
'Punjab trying to achieve 88 percent literacy rate'

'Punjab trying to achieve 88 percent literacy rate'

The provincial government is working hard to achieve 88 percent literacy rate till 2015, fulfilling its international commitment under the Millennium Development Goals, Punjab's Education Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman said on Sunday. He was talking
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
CAA to improve its passenger services

CAA to improve its passenger services

In pursuance of the Supreme Court's directive, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General Nadeem Khan Yousufzai called an extra ordinary meeting of the authority here on Sunday. The meeting was attended among others by Deputy DG CAA, AVM Junaid Ahmed
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Severe heat wave likely

Severe heat wave likely

Met office has predicted severe heat wave in southern parts of the country in next few days. It said a severe heat wave is likely to develop over south Punjab, upper Sindh and southern/eastern parts of Balochistan on Monday that would grip most of the pla
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
ICU campuses to be set up in Kurram Agency

ICU campuses to be set up in Kurram Agency

Governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar has approved the setting up of campuses of Islamia College University in Parachinar and Sadda in the Kurram Agency. A delegation, headed by Ahmad Shukaib Khanzada, a member of the Islamia College Univ
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Sattar underscores need for paradigm shift to improve economic prospects

Sattar underscores need for paradigm shift to improve economic prospects

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday underlined the need for a paradigm shift in policy to save the country from an impending economic disaster that poses serious threat to its sovereignty. Dr Farooq Sattar, who presented shadow federal budget for
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
MQM unveils Rs 3.61 trillion shadow budget

MQM unveils Rs 3.61 trillion shadow budget

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday unveiled first-ever shadow federal budget envisaging an outlay of Rs3.61 trillion for the next fiscal year, proposing an increase of Rs400 billion in direct taxes to deal with the challenge of fiscal deficit.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
MQM unveils Rs 3.61 trillion shadow budget

MQM unveils Rs 3.61 trillion shadow budget

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday unveiled first-ever shadow federal budget envisaging an outlay of Rs3.61 trillion for the next fiscal year, proposing an increase of Rs400 billion in direct taxes to deal with the challenge of fiscal deficit.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Can Pakistan learn from China's rare earths policy?

Can Pakistan learn from China's rare earths policy?

A recent indicator of China's new rare earths policy in this regard was the announcement of the setting up of a rare earth association comprising 155 members to streamline the sector's development. According to the state media, Xinhua, the association has
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Myanmar's health system on life support

Myanmar's health system on life support

Starved of funds and medicine during decades of military rule, doctors at a clinic in Yangon offer their usual advice to one of Myanmar's newest HIV patients - come back when you're sicker. In a country with one of Southeast Asia's biggest armies but a he
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
One-man-one-vote and constituency delimitations

One-man-one-vote and constituency delimitations

In this space, we would like to draw the attention of the stakeholders on a crucial issue of constituency delimitations which under the current practices, grossly violates the one-man-one-vote principle. We would also make a few comments on improvements i
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
The budgetary challenges

The budgetary challenges

Federal Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Sheikh has been extremely active traipsing from one pre-budget seminar to another promising a realistic budget (premised on economic as opposed to political priorities) but in the same breath stating that there will be n
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Dr Afridi's sentencing

Dr Afridi's sentencing

The doctor who helped the US track down and kill the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, has been sentenced to 33-year imprisonment on treason charges, triggering a controversy at home and an unwarranted reaction from a US Senate panel of "symbolic"
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
PKR's profound woes

PKR's profound woes

There has been a lot of confusion about the recent slide in the exchange rate of the rupee on the currency market. Some of the analysts have attributed the free fall of the rupee, which touched a record low of Rs 93.70-80 to a dollar on the open market in
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Punjab decides to collect taxes in cantt areas

Punjab decides to collect taxes in cantt areas

The Punjab government has decided to collect property and entertainment taxes from cantonments from the next fiscal year after a lapse of 33 years and the move will add 15 to 20 percent revenue to the previous target of Rs16 billion for 2011-12.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Longest serving Prime Minister: Bilawal, Zardari laud Gilani

Longest serving Prime Minister: Bilawal, Zardari laud Gilani

Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, in their separate messages, on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani for achieving the coveted status of being the longest serving
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Three more killed in city

Three more killed in city

At least three persons including an activist of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) fell prey to targeted killings in different areas of the metropolis here on Sunday.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan may resume seafood exports to EU

Pakistan may resume seafood exports to EU

Pakistan is near resuming its seafood export to the European Union, banned since 2007, as negotiations with the union have entered the final stage close to lifting the ban, fisheries officials said on Sunday. The 27-country bloc had banned Pakistan's seaf
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Transport Action Committee demands protection on highways

Transport Action Committee demands protection on highways

Karachi Transport Action Committee has urged the government to ensure security and safety of buses, with their passengers, plying on inter-city routes. President of the Committee, Mohammad Ashraf Banglori along with other office bearers in a joint stateme
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Youm-e-Takbeer today

Youm-e-Takbeer today

Youm-e-Takbeer will be observed across the country on Monday to commemorate the atomic explosions carried out on May 28, 1998. Pakistan on that day joined the prestigious club of seven-nuclear powers, by conducting nuclear tests to give a befitting respon
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Two women, girl injured in acid attack

Two women, girl injured in acid attack

Two women and a girl were seriously injured when two motorcyclists threw acid on them in a Sunday Bazaar in Islampura on Sunday. According to police, Arooj, 23, along with her daughter Fatima, 2, and sister-in-law Saba, 24, was shopping when the accused t
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Another rare event: Venus to come in front of Sun on June 6

Another rare event: Venus to come in front of Sun on June 6

After June 8, 2004, another transit of Venus (Movement of the plant, venus, in front of sun) would occur at early morning of June 6. The rare transit could be observed from the time of sunrise till 9:50 am (PST), an official of the Pakistan Space and Uppe
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Media urged to present real situation of Karachi

Media urged to present real situation of Karachi

Sindh Minister for Information Technology Raza Haroon has urged the media to highlight the actual situation in Karachi and help in bringing about the needed revolution. Addressing the launching ceremony of a daily Urdu newspaper, he said media is one of t
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Hoax bomb call creates panic in a private hospital

Hoax bomb call creates panic in a private hospital

A hoax bomb call led to an emergency drill by bomb disposal squad and rescue teams, who rushed to a private hospital for search and rescue on Sunday. According to SHO North Nazimabad, the hospital staff received a call that a bomb was planted in the lift
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Imran to move Supreme Court against Speaker's ruling

Imran to move Supreme Court against Speaker's ruling

Chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan on Sunday announced to file a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court against National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza's ruling against sending reference to Election Commission for disqualificati
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Hired killer among three arrested: police

Hired killer among three arrested: police

Police on Sunday claimed arresting three suspects, including a killer for hire and a bank robber, in separate raids at various spots in the Sindh metropolis here. According to sources, Sindh Police's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested an alleged ba
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Another soldier's body found in Gayari

Another soldier's body found in Gayari

The search and rescue team has found the body of another soldier buried under a snow-slide at Gayari in Siachen, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Sunday. The soldier's identity was being determined, it said.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Bluetooth keyboards turn tablets into laptops

Bluetooth keyboards turn tablets into laptops

A touchscreen might be fine for a text message or a quick email, especially with their sensitivity and multi-touch-gesture commands, but the screen's virtual keyboard can quickly become annoying as soon as you have to type anything longer.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
New app identifies faces in photos

New app identifies faces in photos

Imagine taking a snapshot of a group of friends and having your smartphone instantly reveal the identity of everyone in the photo. A new iPhone app called KLiK performs real-time facial recognition to automatically identify and tag friends in photos.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Facebook releases camera app for iPhones

Facebook releases camera app for iPhones

Facebook on May 24 released a "camera" application that lets people take Instagram-style pictures which can be shared with iPhones. The stand-alone application synchs to the leading social network, letting friends admire one another's photos. The new mobi
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Intel eyes future with computers that learn

Intel eyes future with computers that learn

Intel Corp is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain and develops devices that "learn" about their user. "Machine learning is such a huge opportunity," Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer, told reporters in T
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Yahoo moves to reclaim Internet search crown

Yahoo moves to reclaim Internet search crown

Yahoo! on May 23 set out to reclaim the Internet search crown from Google with the release of software that transforms the way users explore the Web using Apple's coveted gadgets. A Yahoo! Axis application was introduced for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Yahoo! ditches digital news-stand for iPads

Yahoo! ditches digital news-stand for iPads

Yahoo! shuttered its fledgling digital news-stand for iPads on May 25 in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering Internet pioneer more nimble. Livestand was launched in November as a way to turn tablet computers into
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Microsoft service makes research a social affair

Microsoft service makes research a social affair

An "experimental" project by Microsoft to mix online social networking and academic research was open to the public on May 21. The Redmond, Washington-based software colossus invited anyone to join its Internet community at so.cl, which was pronounced "so
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
HD recorder with Blu-ray player & twin tuner

HD recorder with Blu-ray player & twin tuner

Samsung has come out with a new combo-device which unites a HD hard disk recorder, a Blu-ray player and a tuner. The 8 (BD-E8) series recorder is equipped with WiFi and LAN connections and supports HDMI 1.4 as well as 3D.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
New version of OpenOffice released

New version of OpenOffice released

After almost a year and a half, a new version of the freeware office programme OpenOffice is available for download. OpenOffice 3.4 is supposed to start faster and offer users more options for encrypting data, promise the developers at the Apache Software
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Audio Bluetooth adapter from Blackberry

Audio Bluetooth adapter from Blackberry

Blackberry has developed a Bluetooth adapter which can send music from smartphones and tablets to stereo systems or car radios. The small box called Music Gateway receives the songs wirelessly up to 9 metres away and can be transferred via jack or cinch c
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Risk of password theft with Mac OS X Lion

Risk of password theft with Mac OS X Lion

Some users of the most up-to-date Mac operating system OS X 10.7 (Lion) should close up a potential security gap that might allow passwords to be saved in an unencrypted form. Those affected would have upgraded from OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), reports softw
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
iOS update designed to solve iPad's UMTS problems

iOS update designed to solve iPad's UMTS problems

Apple hopes an update of its mobile operating system iOS will clear up data transfer problems with its iPad. Part of the problem was that the tablet could not communicate between GSM and UMTS networks, reported Apple.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Warming could exceed 3.5C: scientists

Warming could exceed 3.5C: scientists

Climate researchers said on May 24 the planet could warm by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenheit), boosting the risk of drought, flood and rising seas. The UN's target is a 2 C (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) limit on warming from pre-industrial
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle

Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Global CO2 emissions hit record in 2011 led by China: IEA

Global CO2 emissions hit record in 2011 led by China: IEA

China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on May 24. CO2 emissions rose by 3.2 percent last year
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea

Scientists say they have solved riddle of rising sea

Massive extraction of groundwater can resolve a puzzle over a rise in sea levels in past decades, scientists in Japan said. Global sea levels rose by an average of 1.8 millimetres (0.07 inches) per year from 19631-2003, according to data from tide gauges.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
New therapy helps tinnitus sufferers

New therapy helps tinnitus sufferers

Tinnitus, an incurable ringing in the ears that can wreck the lives of those that suffer from it, can be significantly eased by a new combination of therapies, The Lancet reported on May 25.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Kids' TV time tied to unhealthy food choices

Kids' TV time tied to unhealthy food choices

Children and teens who watch a lot of television are less likely to get their fruits and vegetables and more likely to snack on candy or drink soda every day, according to a survey of close to 13,000 US students.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Antarctic waters changing due to climate: study

Antarctic waters changing due to climate: study

The densest waters of Antarctica have reduced dramatically over recent decades, in part due to man-made impacts on the climate, Australian scientists said.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
WHO target to cut early chronic illness deaths

WHO target to cut early chronic illness deaths

The World Health Organisation announced on May 25 it was set to approve a new target to reduce premature deaths from chronic illnesses such as heart disease by a quarter by 2025. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory conditions
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Dell profit plunges on disappointing sales

Dell profit plunges on disappointing sales

US computer maker Dell on May 22 reported a 33 percent drop in profits in a disappointing quarterly report for former market leader. The company, which has slipped to third place in the global PC market, said its profit in the first fiscal quarter fell to
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Dell profit plunges on disappointing sales

Dell profit plunges on disappointing sales

US computer maker Dell on May 22 reported a 33 percent drop in profits in a disappointing quarterly report for former market leader. The company, which has slipped to third place in the global PC market, said its profit in the first fiscal quarter fell to
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Marks & Spencer reports 19 percent drop in profits

Marks & Spencer reports 19 percent drop in profits

British clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer on May 22 announced a drop in annual profits in a "challenging economic environment," forcing it to slash the group's revenue growth target. Net profit slid 19 percent to £513 million (635 million euros, $
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Marks & Spencer reports 19 percent drop in profits

Marks & Spencer reports 19 percent drop in profits

British clothing-to-food retailer Marks & Spencer on May 22 announced a drop in annual profits in a "challenging economic environment," forcing it to slash the group's revenue growth target. Net profit slid 19 percent to £513 million (635 million euros, $
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Vodafone reveals annual profits fall on eurozone woes

Vodafone reveals annual profits fall on eurozone woes

British mobile phone giant Vodafone on May 22 said annual net profits dropped almost 13 percent as eurozone losses offset asset sale gains and strong performances in emerging markets and the US. Vodafone said profit after tax hit £6.957 billion (8.6 billi
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Vodafone reveals annual profits fall on eurozone woes

Vodafone reveals annual profits fall on eurozone woes

British mobile phone giant Vodafone on May 22 said annual net profits dropped almost 13 percent as eurozone losses offset asset sale gains and strong performances in emerging markets and the US. Vodafone said profit after tax hit £6.957 billion (8.6 billi
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
ABN AMRO to expand into brokering base metals

ABN AMRO to expand into brokering base metals

Dutch state-owned bank ABN AMRO is looking to expand its brokerage business into base metals and is on track to triple its iron ore trade financing business to reach 60 million tonnes this year, two bank officials said on May 25.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Qantas slashes 500 jobs

Qantas slashes 500 jobs

Australian flag carrier Qantas said on May 21 it will axe 500 jobs in its heavy maintenance and engineering operations as part of a restructuring to cut costs, sparking an angry backlash from unions. The move follows an 83 percent slump in first-half net
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Qantas slashes 500 jobs

Qantas slashes 500 jobs

Australian flag carrier Qantas said on May 21 it will axe 500 jobs in its heavy maintenance and engineering operations as part of a restructuring to cut costs, sparking an angry backlash from unions. The move follows an 83 percent slump in first-half net
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Funds of hedge funds fight to stay relevant

Funds of hedge funds fight to stay relevant

For funds which market themselves on their ability to spot the sharpest hedge fund minds, it could be their greatest challenge yet. Investors who once trusted them to find the best returns are gaining the expertise and confidence to do it themselves.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
Funds of hedge funds fight to stay relevant

Funds of hedge funds fight to stay relevant

For funds which market themselves on their ability to spot the sharpest hedge fund minds, it could be their greatest challenge yet. Investors who once trusted them to find the best returns are gaining the expertise and confidence to do it themselves.
Published 28 May, 2012 12:00am
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