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Print - 2012-11-24
Sterling falls versus euro, basket of currencies

Sterling falls versus euro, basket of currencies

Sterling fell to a one-month low against a firmer euro and a trade-weighted basket of currencies on Friday as international lenders inched towards an aid deal for Greece. The euro rose to 81.085 pence, its highest since October 24, staying just shy of cha
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Yen rises versus dollar

Yen rises versus dollar

The yen clawed higher against the dollar on Friday, getting some respite after having fallen sharply over the past two weeks on expectations of more forceful monetary easing in Japan. The euro also strengthened against the dollar, supported by expectation
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Early trade in New York: Euro rises broadly

Early trade in New York: Euro rises broadly

The euro rose to a three-week high against the dollar on Friday, heading for its second straight week of gains, on hopes that Greece's lenders were nearing an agreement to release further aid to help the debt-stricken country. A rise in German business mo
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Greece optimism, German data push euro higher

Greece optimism, German data push euro higher

The euro rose to a three-week high against the dollar on Friday, heading for its second week of gains on optimism that Greece's lenders were nearing an agreement that will release aid. The single currency extended gains after an influential German busines
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Australian and New Zealand dollars up

Australian and New Zealand dollars up

The Australian and New Zealand dollars looked set to end the week on a firm note versus their US counterpart and held near eight-month peaks against the yen on expectations of further monetary easing in Japan. The Aussie edged up to $1.0394 from $1.0381 i
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Won flat; Asian forex to stay firm

Won flat; Asian forex to stay firm

The won held flat on Friday despite South Korea's repeated warnings against a sharp appreciation, and gained over the week along with most of its Asian peers on an improved outlook for the US and Chinese economies, as well as hopes of a Greece aid deal. E
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Swiss franc holds dollar gains

Swiss franc holds dollar gains

The Swiss franc ticked higher against the dollar on Friday, closing on a twenty-day high hit the previous session as it mirrored euro gains. The euro was firmer against other currencies on expectations international lenders may soon reach a deal to releas
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Indian rupee posts fourth straight weekly loss

Indian rupee posts fourth straight weekly loss

The Indian rupee fell to over two-month lows on Friday, marking a fourth straight weekly loss for the currency and its longest losing streak in nearly six months, weighed down by persistent dollar buying by oil companies. However, the central bank is beli
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Magical Messi nears Mueller goals record

Magical Messi nears Mueller goals record

Superstar Lionel Messi, having taken his 2012 goals tally to 80 in midweek, can close in on German great Gerd Mueller's all-time record of 85 in a calendar year on Sunday. The Argentinian had already surpassed Pele's total of 75 goals in 1958 and a double
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Hughes sacked as QPR manager

Hughes sacked as QPR manager

Mark Hughes was dismissed as head coach of Queens Park Rangers on Friday, with the club bottom of the Premier League table after failing to win any of their first 12 matches of the season. "Queens Park Rangers Football Club has today (Friday) terminated t
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Former IPL boss Modi alleges murder attempts

Former IPL boss Modi alleges murder attempts

Disgraced Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi has said he survived three attempts on his life for refusing to fix matches in the cash-rich Twenty20 event, a new book reveals. Modi made the allegations in the book "Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy: A Journey
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Arsenal agree £150 million Emirates sponsorship deal

Arsenal agree £150 million Emirates sponsorship deal

Arsenal have agreed a £150 million ($239 million, 185 million euros) extension of their shirt sponsorship agreement with Emirates Airlines, the club announced on Friday. The lucrative new contract, which runs until the end of the 2018-19 season, will be w
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Samuels hits 260 as West Indies take command

Samuels hits 260 as West Indies take command

Marlon Samuels smashed a magnificent 260 to guide the West Indies into a commanding position against Bangladesh on the third day of the second and final Test in Khulna on Friday. The 31-year-old Jamaican notched his maiden double century, putting on a 326
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Bangladesh axe Shahadat, Nazimuddin for ODIs

Bangladesh axe Shahadat, Nazimuddin for ODIs

Bangladesh on Friday dropped paceman Shahadat Hossain and opener Nazimuddin for the first two one-day internationals against the West Indies, relying more on youngsters. The 14-man squad for the first two of five-match series - to be played in Khulna on N
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Stalemates mean Liverpool, Spurs must wait

Stalemates mean Liverpool, Spurs must wait

Five-time European champions they may be but Liverpool must wait before they can take their place in the last 32 of the Europa League after allowing Swiss side Young Boys to draw 2-2 at Anfield on Thursday. A much-changed Liverpool side - coach Brendan Ro
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
U-19 Women Cricket Championship from November 28

U-19 Women Cricket Championship from November 28

The Under-19 National Women Cricket Championship will be played at Lahore Country Club, Muridke from November 28 to December 13. As many as 12 regional U-19 women cricket teams will be participating in this championship. The cricket teams of Islamabad, Hy
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Smith lifts Proteas

Smith lifts Proteas

Graeme Smith produced the inspiring captain's knock on Friday to lift South Africa's morale in the second Adelaide Test after a horror opening day chasing the ball in Australia's run onslaught. Skipper Smith knuckled down to carve out his 26th Test centur
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Sri Lanka says UN report on Tamil war casualties wrong, biased

Sri Lanka says UN report on Tamil war casualties wrong, biased

Sri Lanka on Friday rejected a UN report that more than 70,000 civilians were unaccounted for when its war with Tamil Tiger rebels ended in 2009, calling its findings "erroneous and replete with conjecture and bias". Released on November 14, the report sa
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Sri Lanka begins impeachment of top judge

Sri Lanka begins impeachment of top judge

Sri Lanka's parliament Friday began an impeachment hearing against the country's chief justice, defying a Supreme Court request for a suspension of proceedings, official sources told AFP. Shirani Bandaranayake, the first woman to be Sri Lanka's top judge,
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
French team probing Arafat death arrives in Ramallah

French team probing Arafat death arrives in Ramallah

A French team investigating the Yasser Arafat arrived in Ramallah Friday, an official on the committee investigating the 2004 demise of the former Palestinian president said. Other teams participating in the probe are expected to arrive Sunday. The teams
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
British codebreakers stumped by WWII pigeon message

British codebreakers stumped by WWII pigeon message

British intelligence officials are baffled by a secret World War II message that was discovered on the leg of a dead pigeon, they admitted on Friday. The message, consisting of 27 hand-written blocks of five letters, was attached to a pigeon skeleton that
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
UN begins airlifting tents for Myanmar displaced

UN begins airlifting tents for Myanmar displaced

The UN's refugee agency said Friday it had begun airlifting tents to provide shelter for thousands of people displaced by sectarian unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine State. "The plane that left Dubai today (Friday) is the first of two planned flights fo
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Hamas polices Gaza border after Israel kills man

Hamas polices Gaza border after Israel kills man

Hamas Islamists enforced a fragile two-day-old truce on Friday by evacuating Palestinians from a "no-go" border zone after Israel shot dead a Gaza resident there in the first fatality since the cease-fire. The rare move by the group in control of the Gaza
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Two more arrested over London attack on Amritsar commander

Two more arrested over London attack on Amritsar commander

Two more people have been arrested in connection with a London attack on the Indian military leader of the contentious 1984 Amritsar Golden Temple assault, British police said Thursday. Retired lieutenant general Kuldip Singh Brar, 78, was attacked in a s
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
UN wants to use drones in DR Congo conflict

UN wants to use drones in DR Congo conflict

The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels, officials said Friday. Peacekeeping chiefs have been in contact with the governments
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
South Korea military drill marks shelling anniversary

South Korea military drill marks shelling anniversary

South Korea marked Friday the anniversary of North Korea's 2010 shelling of a border island with a military drill and memorials, clouded by the threat of a fresh attack from Pyongyang. The November 23 attack on Yeonpyeong island killed two South Korean ma
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Software mogul quits South Korea presidential race

Software mogul quits South Korea presidential race

South Korea's presidential election tightened into a close two-horse race Friday as software mogul Ahn Cheol-Soo withdrew to endorse the main opposition party candidate against conservative favourite Park Geun-Hye. "I am giving up my presidential candidac
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Violent detention centre protest erupts in Greece

Violent detention centre protest erupts in Greece

Twelve undocumented migrants and four policemen were injured on Friday in a violent protest that broke out inside a detention centre in Komotini, northern Greece, local police said. Scores of migrants protesting against their open-ended detention threw st
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
UK government reaches compromise on renewable subsidies

UK government reaches compromise on renewable subsidies

Britain will triple subsidies for low-carbon power generation by 2020 after its coalition government this week forged a compromise over how to fund wind farms without harming the future of gas-fired power. The compromise became possible after the governme
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Jordanians protest fuel price hikes, demand reforms

Jordanians protest fuel price hikes, demand reforms

Hundreds of Jordanians protested on Friday against rising fuel prices and called for political and economic reform, an AFP photographer said. Around 300 people, including Islamists and leftists, demonstrated in front the Grand Mosque in the centre of Amma
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
FARC rebels ask US to pardon leader as peace talks restart

FARC rebels ask US to pardon leader as peace talks restart

Colombia's leftist FARC rebels Friday asked the US president to pardon one of their leaders serving a 60-year sentence in a US supermax prison to allow him to participate in peace talks underway in Havana. Rebels have repeatedly asked President Barack Oba
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
German upper house rejects Swiss tax deal

German upper house rejects Swiss tax deal

German lawmakers in the upper house of parliament rejected on Friday a deal on the taxation of German assets parked in Swiss bank accounts. The deal negotiated by Berlin and Bern would see Swiss banks deduct taxes from German clients and transfer the tax
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Four new cases of Sars-like virus found in Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Four new cases of Sars-like virus found in Saudi Arabia, Qatar

A new virus from the same family as Sars which sparked a global alert in September has now killed two people in Saudi Arabia, and total cases there and in Qatar have reached six, the World Health Organisation said. The UN health agency issued an internati
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
French police fire tear gas on airport site squatters

French police fire tear gas on airport site squatters

French policemen Friday fired tear gas at protesting squatters during a drive to evict them from the site of a proposed new airport to be built on protected swampland. A policeman and two television journalists were slightly wounded as the angry protestor
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Sarkozy escapes charge but financing probe to continue

Sarkozy escapes charge but financing probe to continue

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has escaped indictment but will continue to be investigated over allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from the country's richest woman. After more than 12 hours of in
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
China puts Himalayan claims on passport map, India maps its own

China puts Himalayan claims on passport map, India maps its own

India is stamping its own map on visas it issues to holders of new Chinese passports that contain a map depicting disputed territory within China's borders, the latest twist in tension in Asia over China's territorial claims. China's new microchip-equippe
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Two military planes collide in Venezuela

Two military planes collide in Venezuela

Two Venezuelan military planes collided during a demonstration Thursday, killing a pilot who steered his stricken turboprop plane away from populated areas, the government said. Two other aviators ejected safely from their OV-10 Bronco aircraft and were n
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Australian author Bryce Courtenay dies

Australian author Bryce Courtenay dies

One of Australia's best-selling and most popular authors, Bryce Courtenay, who shot to prominence with his first book "The Power Of One", has died aged 79, his family said Friday. The South African-born Courtenay, who moved to Australia in the 1950s and s
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Two more US servicemen arrested in Japan

Two more US servicemen arrested in Japan

Two more US servicemen were arrested in Japan on Friday, police said, as anti-American sentiment runs high following the rape of a woman in the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. Police in Yokohama, south-west of Tokyo, arrested 23-year-old US sailor Os
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
UN anti-torture body slams 'impunity' in Russia

UN anti-torture body slams 'impunity' in Russia

The UN's top anti-torture body criticised Friday the lack of accountability in Russia for perpetrators of torture, amid a growing number of abuse allegations against security forces. "We are seeing very few effective investigations, especially criminal in
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Russia airs concern over Turkey's request

Russia airs concern over Turkey's request

Russia emphasised its opposition on Friday to Nato's potential deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey near the Syrian border, which the Western alliance says would increase security and Moscow argues would undermine it. Nato is considering the request f
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Syria says Turkey's bid for Nato missiles 'provocative'

Syria says Turkey's bid for Nato missiles 'provocative'

Syria on Friday condemned Turkey's request for Nato to deploy Patriot defence missiles near their common border, calling it "provocative", after a spate of clashes there that has raised fear of the Syrian civil war embroiling the wider region.
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton spot prices fall

New York cotton spot prices fall

US cotton spot futures price fell the most in almost a month on Friday as fresh concerns about the global surplus offset data that revealed fresh buying from China, the world's largest consumer and producer, and Pakistan. The most-active March contract on
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Shanghai copper flat

Shanghai copper flat

The most-traded March copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange finished flat at 56,090 yuan ($9,000) a tonne. Next week, the copper industry meets in Shanghai during Asia Copper Week, as Chinese buyers hammer out terms with Chile's Codelco and BHP
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Copper up on Greek hopes but China demand weighs

Copper up on Greek hopes but China demand weighs

Copper rose on Friday, helped by a weaker dollar and signs of progress in negotiations to get funds to Greece, though gains were limited by concerns over weak demand, especially in top metals consumer China. The dollar hit a three-week low versus the euro
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Oil rises on Egypt violence, eurozone optimism

Oil rises on Egypt violence, eurozone optimism

Oil rose in thin holiday trade on Friday as fresh protests in Egypt once again stoked supply concerns, with additional support coming from optimism about talks on releasing aid to Greece. Crude prices moved higher as US equity markets got a boost from hop
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Shanghai rubber stocks surge

Shanghai rubber stocks surge

Rubber inventories in key Shanghai warehouses rose by more than a third from a week ago to reach their highest in 2-1/2 years on Friday, as sluggish demand from end-users swelled stockpiles. Hit by cheap imports as well as slackened demand from manufactur
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Palm oil down, posts weekly loss

Palm oil down, posts weekly loss

Malaysian palm oil futures fell for a fourth straight session on Friday and posted a third weekly loss in four, as investors remained concerned over slowing demand for the edible oil as prospects for global economic growth remained dim. Investors were als
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
ICE cocoa rallies

ICE cocoa rallies

Cocoa futures on ICE rallied to one-month highs on Friday on technical buying after prices pierced $2,500 per tonne and as speculators bet on a potential global supply shortfall. Meanwhile raw sugar and arabica coffee remained under heavy pressure on spec
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Gold crawls up in Asia

Gold crawls up in Asia

Gold ticked up on Friday, on course for a second weekly rise in three, as the euro firmed on news of progress in Greece's bailout talks while concerns about US fiscal issues continued to lend support to bullion. Bullion is getting additional support from
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Gold rises in Europe

Gold rises in Europe

Gold prices rose above $1,730 an ounce on Friday as positive German economic data and hopes that Greece's creditors are nearing an agreement to tackle its debt lifted the euro to a three-week high versus the dollar and trimmed losses in stocks. Trade was
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: grains at multi-week high

US MIDDAY: grains at multi-week high

US grain futures rose to multi-week highs on Friday as weakness in the US dollar gave commodities a boost and weekly export sales topped expectations. Corn futures touched a two-week high after the US Department of Agriculture said US export sales last we
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold above $1,750

US MIDDAY: gold above $1,750

Gold rose above $1,750 an ounce for the first time in more than a month on Friday, gaining 1.3 percent as dollar weakness and options-related buying triggered a technical breakout. After trading slightly higher in early US dealings, gold surged suddenly t
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Over 10,000 security personnel deployed in Peshawar

Over 10,000 security personnel deployed in Peshawar

Around 10,000 personnel's of police and law enforcement agencies have been deployed for protection of Shia mourner's processions in Peshawar as city and cantonment areas completely sealed off here on Friday. The security has been put on red-alert in Pesha
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Six accused held

Six accused held

Karachi Police on Friday conducted raids in various parts of the city and arrested six accused involved in street crimes from different parts of the city. Arrested accused persons include street criminals and others. Police also recovered three pistols, l
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Thin attendance in industrial estates

Thin attendance in industrial estates

Attendance remained thin in all industrial estates of the city on Friday due to thin availability of public transport and fear created in the minds of workers due to repeated statements of Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik about possible terroris
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Jamaat-i-Islami urges OIC to take action against Israeli aggression

Jamaat-i-Islami urges OIC to take action against Israeli aggression

Hundreds of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) workers rallied against Israeli forces bombardment on Gaza strip, killing innocent Palestinians, demanded of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) and Arab world to call a special meeting, to condemn the hooliganism
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Samsung announces Smart App Challenge 2012 contest winners

Samsung announces Smart App Challenge 2012 contest winners

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, announced the winners of the Samsung Smart App Challenge 2012, a global contest for developers to create new App experiences for the GALAXY Note and GALAXY Tab series of smart mobile devices. The contest was divided into two ca
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Government determined to defeat terrorism: Bilour

Government determined to defeat terrorism: Bilour

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister and Parliamentary Leader of ANP in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Bashir Ahmad Bilour said that arrest of suicide bombers, tracing explosive devices and foiling terror attempts are clearly indicating that days of the maste
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (ST&I) announced

National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (ST&I) announced

The government on Friday announced National Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Policy 2012 to boost the country's socio-economic development. The policy was formally announced by Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Federal Minister for Science and Technology
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
ITMP protests against killing of students

ITMP protests against killing of students

Ittehad Tanzeemat Madaris Pakistan (ITMP) on Friday observed the condemnation day across the country as a protest against the killing of innocent students of religious seminaries, surprise raids on the religious institutions and harassment of teaching sta
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Ashura: Pesco sets up crisis management cell

Ashura: Pesco sets up crisis management cell

Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) has established a special Crisis Management Cell at Wapda House, Peshawar to meet any emergency during Ashura. The company has decided that no load shedding will be carried out during the Ashura on its 69 feeder
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Projects worth billions of rupees in progress under PCNA

Projects worth billions of rupees in progress under PCNA

Development projects of billions of rupees under Post Crises Needs Assessment (PCNA) is moving forward within time frame that will result in improving governance, livelihood opportunities, provisions of basic services and counter terrorism with support of
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
D-8 Summit: central banks - II

D-8 Summit: central banks - II

Apropos letter 'D-8 Summit: central banks', carried by Business Recorder yesterday, one needs to emphasise the fact that all the central banks need to formalise their co-operation by establishing regular information exchange and create peer learnin
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
German newspapers under pressure amid digital revolution

German newspapers under pressure amid digital revolution

The global newspaper crisis is reshaping the German print media business with talks underway on the uncertain future of one of the country's most respected dailies. The 12-year-old Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) - the German offshoot of London's Financ
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Massive deforestation risks turning Somalia into desert

Massive deforestation risks turning Somalia into desert

Hassan Hussein cuts down 40 trees every month to fuel his charcoal business, fully aware of the impact his action has on the environment. But for the livestock keeper, the forests are the last remaining resource. And he is not alone. Hundreds of thousands
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Vulgar economists

Vulgar economists

Pakistan is what it is but it has been made much worse by borrowed fashionable development suggested by donors-governments or by their surrogate organisations. The measuring of incomes and poverty has now been going on for the better part of four decades.
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
'Food pollution' and cardiac health

'Food pollution' and cardiac health

Speaking at a special event on "Heart Diseases and their Management" the other day, chief executive of Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Professor Dr Bilal Zakrya Khan, made some important observations on the subject that merit serious governmental attentio
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Successful Summit

Successful Summit

It is a measure of Pakistan government's determination to break out of its international isolation that it successfully hosted the D-8 Summit on Thursday as scheduled, disregarding the worst-possible law and order situation in the country. That three head
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
PILDAT urges government to make 'Anti-Terrorism Bill' more comprehensive

PILDAT urges government to make 'Anti-Terrorism Bill' more comprehensive

In releasing a Legislative Brief on the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2012, Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has said that the draft amendment only covers just one aspect of the offences of terrorism financing and
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
EDB holds exhibition on the sidelines of D-8 Summit

EDB holds exhibition on the sidelines of D-8 Summit

With an objective to explore trade potential and develop partnership among the member countries of Developing-8 (D-8) for overall economic development, Engineering Development Board (EDB) organised an exhibition of engineering goods of Pakistan at the sid
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Plagiarism charges: HEC fails to take action against FBISE chairperson

Plagiarism charges: HEC fails to take action against FBISE chairperson

Even after the passage of two years, Higher Education Commission (HEC) has not yet taken any action against Shaheen Khan, Chairperson of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), despite the fact that her thesis for PhD degree was fou
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Punjab University notification

Punjab University notification

Punjab University Examinations Department has issued the revised schedule for submission of admission forms and fee for M.Sc Home Economics, Part-I and Part-II, Annual Examination 2012. According to a University's spokesperson, the last date for submissio
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Prime Minister condoles death of STM

Prime Minister condoles death of STM

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of scholar, writer and journalist Shafqat Tanvir Mirza. His passing away is a great loss to the Punjabi literature where his contributions are momentous, said the Prime Minis
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Wapda welcomes investment in Diamer-Bhasha dam project

Wapda welcomes investment in Diamer-Bhasha dam project

The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has welcomed investment in construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam by any local financial institution as the government attaches high priority to execution of the project. Central Directorate of National Savings
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
LHC issues notice to PML-Q MNA

LHC issues notice to PML-Q MNA

The Lahore High Court has issued notice to PML-Q MNA Chaudhry Liaqat Bhatti through speaker National Assembly as he failed to appear before the court. The court passed this direction in a petition seeking disqualification of the MNA. Petitioner, Ahmed Wah
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Nisar terms D-8 Summit a 'failed effort'

Nisar terms D-8 Summit a 'failed effort'

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan termed the recent Developing-8 summit in Islamabad as failed effort due to mismanagement and incompetence of the incumbent government. In an informal chat with a group of journalists here
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
LHC seeks report from IGP

LHC seeks report from IGP

The Lahore High Court on Friday sought a report from Inspector General Police Punjab about the disappearance of a Civil Judge, Azam Akhtar. Meanwhile, mother of the judicial officer has lodged a report with Johar Town Police Station. The civil judge howev
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Need for Pak-Turkish cooperation in health sector stressed

Need for Pak-Turkish cooperation in health sector stressed

Vice-chancellor Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey Professor Dr Recep Yaparel has emphasised the need for greater co-operation between Turkey and Pakistan in health sector. He said during the visit to University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday. The
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
20-year RI to killer of wife

20-year RI to killer of wife

Additional Session Judge Phalia, Aziz Ullah Kallu awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 100000 to a husband for murdering his wife. According to police, Ansar, a resident of Dogul village of Mandi Bahauddin has murdered his wife last year.
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
PTA urges government to control law and order situation

PTA urges government to control law and order situation

Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) Chairman Agha Saiddain has appealed to the Prime Minister and the Interior Minister to look seriously the deteriorating law and order situation specially target killing, kidnapping and other heinous crimes.
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Szabist student wins Khushhalibank gold medal

Szabist student wins Khushhalibank gold medal

Syed Ali Raza, an MBA student, won the 'Khushhalibank's Corporate Gold Medal' in the 9th Convocation of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology (Szabist) Nisar Ahmed Khuhro Speaker Provincial Assembly of Sindh was the chief guest at
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Doctors continue strike across Balochstan

Doctors continue strike across Balochstan

Ongoing strike of doctors of the government hospitals across Balochistan including Quetta on Friday entered into 38th consecutive day to protest against kidnapping of doctor Saeed Ahmed Khan and withdrawal of cases registered by the police against them.
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Landlords helped aggravate flood intensity: speakers

Landlords helped aggravate flood intensity: speakers

State and influential landlords were involved in flood devastation and majority of people in Sindh not suffered because of natural calamities but due to influential landlords who diverted flood water and protected their livelihoods and lands. These views
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
MDA to construct 10,000 houses under Prime Minister's Housing Programme

MDA to construct 10,000 houses under Prime Minister's Housing Programme

Malir Development Authority (MDA) is planning to construct 10,000 houses under Prime Minister Housing Programme 2008 in Taiser Town to provide the low-income families an affordable residence in Karachi. According to sources, the authority has completed th
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
8th Muharram procession taken out amid tight security

8th Muharram procession taken out amid tight security

Thousands of mourners participated in 8th Muharram procession amid airtight but extended security shields on the main routes. The major passage of procession, M. A. Jinnah Road, remained under intense security watch with a heavy contingent of police and r
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Man shot dead in Quetta

Man shot dead in Quetta

Target killing claimed another innocent man lives on Friday. According to details, the unidentified armed miscreants opened fire at a man identified as Nazir in Kaley Sarda area, Shalkot police station jurisdiction, killed on the spot. The accused managed
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Mobilink provides 1,000 school bags to children

Mobilink provides 1,000 school bags to children

Mobilink distributed 1,000 school bags to underprivileged students in the cities of Lahore and Karachi in line with continuing celebrations of Universal Children's Day. The initiative was taken under the umbrella of Mobilink Foundation to extend support t
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
MQM observes Gaza Solidarity Day

MQM observes Gaza Solidarity Day

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday observed Gaza Solidarity Day to express solidarity with the innocent people of Gaza who were brutally attacked by Israeli forces. MQM organised prayer gatherings at party's units, sectors and Zone offices to mark t
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Nadra unveils biometrics Smart Cards for pensioners

Nadra unveils biometrics Smart Cards for pensioners

Nadra has worked on a comprehensive mechanism to facilitate pensioners by issuing them biometrics Smart Cards so that they could withdraw their pension from any biometrics enabled platform used by banks, Post Offices and any other alternate channel.
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Farmers hail raise in wheat support price

Farmers hail raise in wheat support price

Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has welcomed the increase in support price of wheat crop by Rs 150 per maund and restoration of subsidy on agricultural tube-wells in Balochistan province. Appreciating both decisions of the Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
Man shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal

Man shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal

A man was killed by unknown armed men in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in the limits of Aziz Bhatti police station. The deceased was identified as Faheemudin, 40, who lived in Gulzar-e-Hijri area. Police said that unknown armed men riding motorcycle emerged in blo
Published 24 Nov, 2012 12:00am
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