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Print - 2012-12-29
New Zealand retain new players in ODI squad

New Zealand retain new players in ODI squad

Four New Zealand players who made their international debut in the recent Twenty20 series against South Africa were on Friday retained for the One-day series next month. Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Corey Anderson and Mitchell McClenaghan were named to the
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Nadal out of Australian Open

Nadal out of Australian Open

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday, claiming he was still suffering from the stomach virus which caused him to cancel his return to action in the Gulf this week after a six-month absence. Nadal, an 11-time Grand Slam title winner, ha
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Czech defender Drobny dies

Czech defender Drobny dies

Former Czech Republic and Strasbourg defender Vaclav Drobny died in a sledding accident early Friday at the age of 32, Czech media said. Drobny, who played twice for the Czech Republic, skidded off a piste and crashed into a tree in the Czech winter resor
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Wozniacki ring fuels engagement rumours

Wozniacki ring fuels engagement rumours

Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki fuelled speculation she was engaged to golf's world number one Rory McIlroy Friday when she appeared wearing a large ring on her left hand. The blonde Dane, who has been an increasingly cosy item with McIlroy in recent month
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Australia thrash Sri Lanka to seal Test series

Australia thrash Sri Lanka to seal Test series

Australia humiliated an ailing Sri Lanka by an innings and 201 runs to wrap up the series midway through the third day of the second Test in Melbourne on Friday. Trailing by 304 runs on the first innings, a battered Sri Lanka surrendered for 103 for seven
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Bus accident kills 10 in China

Bus accident kills 10 in China

At least 10 people, including five children, died when their overloaded minibus plunged into a mountain valley in southern China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a string of such accidents which have sparked public anger. The nine-seat vehic
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Storm leaves 15 dead in Philippines

Storm leaves 15 dead in Philippines

A tropical storm that hit the Philippines after Christmas Day has killed at least 15 people and left six people missing, civil defence officials said Friday. Tropical Storm Wukong battered central and eastern provinces Wednesday, causing floods that affec
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
US avoids potentially devastating port strike

US avoids potentially devastating port strike

A looming labour shutdown of ports on the US East Coast was averted Friday when federal mediators helped workers and shippers reach a breakthrough on a key issue in deadlocked contract talks. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said the two sid
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Two al Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen drone strike

Two al Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen drone strike

Two suspected al Qaeda-linked insurgents were killed in a drone strike in Yemen's eastern region of Hadramout on Friday, a local security official said. The two men were riding a motorcycle west of the coastal town of al-Sheher when the pilotless aircraft
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Syrian opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation

Syrian opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation

Syria's opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks, dealing another blow to international hopes that diplomacy can be resurrected to end a 21-month civil war. Russia, President Bashar al-Assad's main international protector,
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Hunger strike pressures Canadian Prime Minister

Hunger strike pressures Canadian Prime Minister

A Canadian aboriginal chief in the third week of a hunger strike is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to "open his heart" and meet with native leaders angered by his policies as small impromptu protests spread beyond Canada's borders. Chief Theresa Spe
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Famed Gulf War US General Schwarzkopf dies

Famed Gulf War US General Schwarzkopf dies

US General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr, who headed coalition forces that drove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's army out of Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm, has died, former President George H.W. Bush said in a statement on Thursday. Bush said he and his wife
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
South Korea announces trade minister for WTO top job

South Korea announces trade minister for WTO top job

South Korea on Friday nominated its trade minister, Taeho Bark, to succeed Pascal Lamy as director-general of the World Trade Organisation, the WTO said. Aside from Bark, 60, seven other people have applied for the job. The WTO's 158 member nations have u
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Residents flee Bangui as rebels pause for talks

Residents flee Bangui as rebels pause for talks

Residents of Central African Republic's riverside capital Bangui fled in overloaded cars and boats on Friday and others stockpiled food and water as rebels forces paused at the city gates for cease-fire talks. An insurgency has swept across much of the po
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
North Korea is nuclear test-ready: US think-tank

North Korea is nuclear test-ready: US think-tank

North Korea has repaired extensive rain damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a detonation on two weeks notice, a US think-tank said Friday, citing satellite imagery analysis. With the UN Security Council debating possible sanctions agains
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Japanese man becomes world's longest-lived male

Japanese man becomes world's longest-lived male

A Japanese man reached the world record age of 115 years and 253 days on Friday, the Guinness Book of Records said. Jirouemon Kimura, of Kyotango city, near Kyoto, was born on April 19, 1897, and is "only the third man in history to be 115 years old," Gui
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
German-born NASA rocket pioneer dies

German-born NASA rocket pioneer dies

Jesco von Puttkamer, a German-American scientist who worked in the early US rocket programme alongside Wernher von Braun and had a decades-long career in the US space programme, has died at age 79, NASA said Friday. The German-born engineer, inventor and
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Montreal hit by record snow dump

Montreal hit by record snow dump

Residents of Montreal and other cities in Quebec province armed with shovels dug themselves out Friday after parts of Canada witnessed their heaviest snowfalls for at least four decades. Some towns in the province reported almost two feet (60 centimeters)
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Victims of Afghan raid file suit against Germany

Victims of Afghan raid file suit against Germany

Families of victims of a deadly air strike in Afghanistan that killed more than 90 people in 2009 have filed a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Germany, a lawyer said Friday. Karim Popal, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said the 1
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
China sets date for 12th National People's Congress

China sets date for 12th National People's Congress

China has fixed March 5, 2013, as the date it will convene a key legislative session, state media reported Friday, with new Communist Party chief Xi Jingping set to become president during the two-week meeting. The date for the start of the first annual s
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Indian state plans 65 all-women police stations

Indian state plans 65 all-women police stations

The woman chief minister of India's West Bengal state unveiled plans Friday for 65 all-female police stations, as authorities tried to assuage growing anger over a gang-rape in New Delhi. "Sixty-five all-women police stations will be set up across West Be
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
India gang-rape victim deteriorating: hospital

India gang-rape victim deteriorating: hospital

An Indian gang-rape victim is showing signs of severe organ failure after taking a turn for the worse, the hospital treating her said Friday after medics criticised a decision to fly her to Singapore. The 23-year-old was airlifted to Singapore Thursday af
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
US Navy sailors sue Japan's TEPCO over radiation

US Navy sailors sue Japan's TEPCO over radiation

Eight US Navy sailors are suing Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for hundreds of millions of dollars over allegations the Japanese firm lied to them about radiation dangers after a tsunami-triggered meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
China opens rival GPS satellite system

China opens rival GPS satellite system

China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global positioning system. The Beidou, or Compass, system started providing services to civilians in the re
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
22 dead, 69 missing in shipwreck off Guinea-Bissau

22 dead, 69 missing in shipwreck off Guinea-Bissau

At least 22 people died and 69 were missing after their overloaded boat sank Friday off the capital of Guinea-Bissau, rescue workers said. A total of 97 people were aboard the boat en route from the Atlantic Ocean island of Boloma to Bissau, they told AFP
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
New York murders lowest in 50 years

New York murders lowest in 50 years

The number of murders in New York this year fell to its lowest point in a half-century, mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday, celebrating the city's shattering of the old record. A total of 414 homicides occurred in 2012, down from 515 last year, or about
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Berlusconi to pay 36 million euros a year divorce settlement

Berlusconi to pay 36 million euros a year divorce settlement

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to pay his estranged wife Veronica Lario 100,000 euros ($132,200) a day as part of a divorce settlement, the daily Corriere della Sera said on Friday. The newspaper said the 36 million-euro-a-year
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Protesters block key Iraq highway, Prime Minister slams demonstrations

Protesters block key Iraq highway, Prime Minister slams demonstrations

Tens of thousands of protesters opposed to Iraq's prime minister blocked the main highway to Syria and Jordan for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, a move the premier slammed as "unacceptable." Demonstrators called for Nuri al-Maliki to resign after he
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Clinton, still recovering, to be back at desk Monday

Clinton, still recovering, to be back at desk Monday

Outgoing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who fell ill in early December and hasn't been seen in public since, will be back at her desk on Monday, her closest aide said Thursday. "She's recuperating at home," and will take up her official duties aga
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Mubarak to stay in army hospital as health worsens

Mubarak to stay in army hospital as health worsens

Egypt's deposed leader Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sentence for his role in killing protesters during a 2011 revolt, will stay in an army hospital for at least two weeks after his health deteriorated, his lawyer said on Friday. The state of Mubar
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton rally comes to abrupt end

New York cotton rally comes to abrupt end

Cotton's three-day rally came to an abrupt end on Thursday as recent speculative and trade buying dried up and some investors locked in profits after prices touched fresh multi-month highs. After initially extending the previous three sessions' gains, cot
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Shanghai copper rises

Shanghai copper rises

The most-traded April copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed up 0.2 percent at 57,680 yuan ($9,200) a tonne on Friday, gaining 1.8 percent for the week. Demand for physical copper remained tepid. The discount of spot copper to Shanghai fr
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Copper slightly down

Copper slightly down

Copper fell slightly on Friday on a stronger dollar and uncertainty over the outcome of a last-chance round of US budget talks, but signs that top consumer China's economy is recovering limited losses. The metal was also supported by reports that workers
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Oil slips as US fuel stocks rise, budget worries linger

Oil slips as US fuel stocks rise, budget worries linger

Oil prices settled lower on Friday after US data showed a sharp rise in gasoline inventories and as investors worried that US budget negotiators may not reach a deal in time to avert a fiscal crisis that could erode oil demand. Weekly data from the US Ene
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Tokyo rubber remains up

Tokyo rubber remains up

Key Tokyo rubber futures rose for a fifth day in a row to touch a more than 7-1/2 month high on Friday as trade for 2012 ended with a 15 percent gain, bolstered by a weaker yen, higher stocks and speculation over buying by China early next year. It was th
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Grain futures slip

Grain futures slip

US grain and soyabean futures lost ground on Thursday as worries about the "fiscal cliff" weighed on commodities despite signs of bullish supply and demand fundamentals for some crops. The nearby March wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade slid to
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Palm oil climbs

Palm oil climbs

Malaysian palm oil futures touched a near two-month high on Friday, posting a second straight weekly gain as traders expect record stocks in the world's No.2 producer to ease on lower production and higher shipments. Exports rose slightly for the first 25
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Sugar and cocoa dip

Sugar and cocoa dip

Raw sugar futures on ICE turned lower after hitting a three-week high on Friday, loosing upward momentum after extending a rebound above the 50-day moving average. Cocoa also dipped, touching the lowest level in months, while arabica coffee remained on tr
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Gold stays up in New York

Gold stays up in New York

Gold prices rose for a fourth straight day on Thursday for their longest winning stretch in nearly two months, but the gains were small for a market seen as a key hedge to the US fiscal crisis, dealers said. Bullion prices have crept up since Dec. 21, tho
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Gold falls in Asia

Gold falls in Asia

Gold gave up early gains and ticked down on Friday ahead of talks to prevent the United States from plunging off a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts, but prices remained on track for their first weekly gain in a month. Gold fell $1.58 to $
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Gold dips in Europe

Gold dips in Europe

Gold edged lower on Friday ahead of talks to prevent the United States from plunging off a so-called "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts, but prices were still on track for their first weekly gain in a month. Failure to clinch a deal in the
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat climbs

US MIDDAY: wheat climbs

US wheat rebounded on Friday off a six-month low hit a day earlier, as US government data showed the biggest weekly export sales in nearly two years. Soyabeans pared gains and corn eased after the US Department of Agriculture's weekly export data revealed
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold falls

US MIDDAY: gold falls

Gold fell on Friday, wiping out what would have been its first weekly gain since November, as traders priced the market lower while awaiting the outcome of last-ditch US budget talks before a year-end deadline. Most markets were on tenterhooks as Presiden
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Balochistan Assembly session on December 31

Balochistan Assembly session on December 31

Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has summoned the session of the Balochistan Assembly (BA) on December 31. A handout issued here on Friday said that the BA session will be held at Assembly Hall, Shahrah-e-Zarghoon Road Quetta for electing new
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Encroachment on Alam Road: LHC dismisses Babra Sharif's plea against LDA

Encroachment on Alam Road: LHC dismisses Babra Sharif's plea against LDA

The Lahore High Court here on Friday dismissed petitions of a famous actress Babra Sharif and others challenging operation against encroachments on M M Alam Road. The petitioners through counsel pleaded that the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) in the n
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
MQM chief heaps praise on Ghafoor

MQM chief heaps praise on Ghafoor

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain telephoned Tariq Fouzi, son of the veteran politician and Naib Amir of the Jamaat-e-Islami Professor Ghafoor Ahmed, and offered condolences on the death of his father. He said that the country had lost a
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Government to facilitate religious institutions: adviser

Government to facilitate religious institutions: adviser

The government will keep facilitating religious institutions, as they are an important part of the society, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain said on Friday. He said this while meeting with members of a deleg
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
'Recent rains will help growers save up to Rs 10 billion'

'Recent rains will help growers save up to Rs 10 billion'

Agri Forum Pakistan (AFP) Chairman Muhammad Ibrahim Mughal has said that recent spell of rains will help growers a lot to save up to Rs 10 billion, which otherwise they have to spend on diesel or electricity to irrigate their crops. While talking to media
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
IRS officials continue protest

IRS officials continue protest

Officials of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) of Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Islamabad and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Multan and Faisalabad regions continued their pen down strike against imprisonment of an Additional Commissioner
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
20 suspects arrested

20 suspects arrested

Law enforcement agencies arrested 20 accused during raids in different areas of the city by recovering arms from their passion. West Zone police arrested 15 accused during search operation in different parts of the city and recovered 7 pistols, 16 bullets
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Kayani attends Karachi Corps War Games

Kayani attends Karachi Corps War Games

The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited Karachi on Friday to attend the concluding session of Karachi Corps War Games. An ISPR statement here said that the War Games, being conducted at various Corps Headquarters, are part of
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Three killed in Panjgur firing

Three killed in Panjgur firing

At least three people including a police personnel were killed and another was injured in an accident of firing in Panjgur on Friday. Police sources said that armed motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire at four people in Garmakan that left three person
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Torkham border crossing closed

Torkham border crossing closed

Security officials on Friday sealed Torkham border after the Afghan National Army tortured two Pakistani labourers for the second time in a week. It is to be mentioned here that truck drivers took out a protest, blocking the road and complained of alleged
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Polyclinic facing shortage of medicines

Polyclinic facing shortage of medicines

Federal Government Services Hospital previously known as Polyclinic is facing shortage of medicines, forcing the poor patients to purchase all life saving drugs from the local market.
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
'Investigation demanded into purchase of LPG terminal': rebuttal

'Investigation demanded into purchase of LPG terminal': rebuttal

A press release issued by Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) published in the Business Recorder dated December 22, 2012 regarding LPG terminal acquired by SSGC has been rebutted by Abbas Bilgrami, Managing Director Progas Pakistan Ltd. The following is r
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
FPCCI felicitates Governor of Sindh

FPCCI felicitates Governor of Sindh

Haji Fazal Kadir Khan Sherani, President FPCCI, Tariq Sayeed, Vice President CACCI and former president FPCCI & Saarc-CCI, S M Muneer, President Pak-Indo CCI & former president FPCCI, and Haroon Rashid, Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed Dhingra; Iqbal Dawood Pakwala,
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
President inaugurates development projects in Sindh

President inaugurates development projects in Sindh

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday inaugurated different development projects in Sindh. The projects include Rs 800 million Ratodero-Naudero road‚ Rs 1.5 billion Sakrand-Shaheed Benazirabad road and Rs 3.5 billion Lakhi-Naudero road. The president also
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Five flood-affected kids burnt to death in Balochistan camp

Five flood-affected kids burnt to death in Balochistan camp

At least five children were reportedly killed when fire broke out in a village of Nasirabad district late Thursday night. Police sources told APP that fire erupted at late night between Thursday and Friday at about 2am in one of flood victim in tent city
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Monday last day to exchange Rs 5 banknote

Monday last day to exchange Rs 5 banknote

The State Bank of Pakistan announced that Monday (December 31, 2012) is the last day for exchanging demonetised banknote of Rs 5 denomination from all the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP BSC) and over 11,000 branches of all commerci
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Unending CNG crisis: Over 150 stations forced to shut operations

Unending CNG crisis: Over 150 stations forced to shut operations

Following the unending CNG crisis, over 150 CNG conversion stations established in the metropolis have shut its operations; it is learnt here on Friday. Amongst over 300 CNG conversion stations, over 150 stations have suspended its operations, owing to un
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
'Ariel' hospitalised

'Ariel' hospitalised

Business Recorder's columnist on literature Dr Muhammad Ali Siddiqui (Ariel) is admitted to Aga Khan Hospital in a critical condition. Dr Siddiqui is also the President of "Anjuman Taraqi Pasand Musanifeen". He also served as President of Quaid-e-A
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
ICI Pakistan BoDs reconstituted

ICI Pakistan BoDs reconstituted

Lucky Holding Limited on Thursday completed the acquisition of shares of ICI Omicron B V in ICI Pakistan Limited. Consequent to this, the Board of Directors of ICI Pakistan Limited has been reconstituted with Muhammad Yunus Tabba appointed as the Chairman
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
World Bank to assist Balochistan education sector

World Bank to assist Balochistan education sector

World Bank (WB) has shown keen interest to financially assist the education sector of Balochistan, Balochistan Minister for Inter-provincial Co-ordination, Syed Ruqaya Saeed Hashmi said on Friday. For this purpose several meetings held with the World Bank
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Rattled by Qadri! - II

Rattled by Qadri! - II

What Dr Qadri is demanding, is in complete harmony and consonance with the collective wish and demand of the entire nation that the elections be held as per the articles and provisions of the constitution, under the aegis of a neutral, competent, credible
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Indonesian helps turns page for literacy with library

Indonesian helps turns page for literacy with library

Kiswanti went to great lengths to get people to read in Indonesia, a nation addicted to social media but with a lacklustre interest in books. For six years, as she cycled on bumpy village mud tracks in western Java as a door-to-door herbal medicine vendor
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Czechs and Slovaks still best friends 20 years after split

Czechs and Slovaks still best friends 20 years after split

Czechoslovakia may have ceased to exist 20 years ago but Czechs and Slovaks continue to join forces in many areas - from military operations to the production of talent contests, drama series and entertainment shows. The 1989 velvet revolution that saw th
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
The crushing weight of corruption

The crushing weight of corruption

If corruption were to be defined as any benefits which fall free to a nation or its population then the extreme position is corruption by inheritance. The only redeeming factor is that one's parents must have worked for it. Even then the saying in the Wes
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Livestock sector must be further strengthened

Livestock sector must be further strengthened

Dr M Subhan Qureshi, Dean of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences in the Agriculture University of Peshawar (AUP), has revealed that a project agreement has been signed which will enable it to compete for international assistance jointly with Washingt
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Unambiguous dynastic charisma

Unambiguous dynastic charisma

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's speech on the death anniversary of his mother Benazir Bhutto that marked his entry into the political arena must be bifurcated according to delivery and substance. It has been plausibly argued that Bilawal's Urdu, which he has had
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Seminar

Seminar

The Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar organised a seminar on "Self Assessment Process" for faculty members and staff at Continuing Engineering Education Centre (CEEC), Hayatabad, Peshawar.
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Students pay homage to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto

Students pay homage to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto

The students of University of Peshawar and Islamia College University (ICU) hailing from Chitral arranged a function to pay tributes to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on her 5th death anniversary. The function attended by a large number of students of the differe
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
PHDEC employee honoured with Gold Medal

PHDEC employee honoured with Gold Medal

Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC), Ministry of Commerce, announced here on Friday that Muhammad Umar, Management Associate Supply Chain Department, PHDEC earned his gold medal in his M.Sc.(Hons) from University of Agriculture, Fai
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Government praised for promoting green energy

Government praised for promoting green energy

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday lauded Government, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Fauji Fertiliser Company Energy Limited (FFCEL) for promoting green energy in Pakistan. All the stakeholders have played a very positive role in introduction of
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials pay tributes to Bashir

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials pay tributes to Bashir

A meeting of the secretaries' committee was held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Ghulam Dastagir Akhtar, at Civil Secretariat, Peshawar, on Friday. The Committee expressed its deep sense of shock and sorrow over the sad demis
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Bashir laid down his life for peace: Ilyas Bilour

Bashir laid down his life for peace: Ilyas Bilour

Leader of Businessmen Forum, Senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour said that the ANP slain leader and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour gave his life for establishment of peace and against terrorism, which is common threat to the entire world.
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
ANP leaders pay tribute to martyrs

ANP leaders pay tribute to martyrs

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussein said that the sacrifices rendered by Bashir Ahmad Bilour Shaheed, ex-Senior Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and other martyrs for the peace of land will not go waste and will ultimately yiel
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
FPCCI condoles death of Professor Ghafoor

FPCCI condoles death of Professor Ghafoor

Haji Fazal Kadir Khan Sherani, President FPCCI, Tariq Sayeed, Vice President CACCI, founder & former president Saarc CCI & former president FPCCI, S.M. Muneer, President, India-Pakistan CCI & former president FPCCI, Iftikhar Ali Malik, Vice President, Saa
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
PTCL offers upgraded broadband connection

PTCL offers upgraded broadband connection

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has now enabled its broadband customers to upgrade from 2Mbps to 4Mbps connection free of cost. Customers can now enjoy 4Mbps speeds at only Rs 1,549 per month, at the same price of 2Mbps connection. This
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Supreme Court disposes of 171 cases in a week

Supreme Court disposes of 171 cases in a week

The Supreme Court has disposed of 171 cases whereas 172 new cases have been instituted between Saturday December 22 and December 28 this year. The backlog remains at 20,143 cases. The backlog of pending cases in the apex court on December 22 was 20,142 ca
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Musharraf served Balochistan better: APML

Musharraf served Balochistan better: APML

Commenting on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's speech, All Pakistan Muslim League's (APML) Spokesperson Aasia Ishaque has said that it was not Pervez Musharraf but Zulifqar Ali Bhutto who had toppled the first elected provincial government of Balochistan.
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
AKTI wants to have a say in policies

AKTI wants to have a say in policies

All Karachi Tajir Ittehad (AKTI) on Friday asked the government to make the business community a part of the team while formulating foreign and monetary policies. "In the developed world, governments do make business communities part of the process while
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
PPP likely to retain NA-32 Chitral

PPP likely to retain NA-32 Chitral

Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) is likely to retain the lone National Assembly constituency NA-32 district Chitral after a long period of 22 years, but before going to general elections 2013, it will be required to re-conciliate among different groups of th
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NAB initiates inquiry against postal authorities

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NAB initiates inquiry against postal authorities

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after reporting several complaints against postal authorities initiated an inquiry into the matter to ascertain the alleged irregularities. The NAB office received several complaints against the
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Khuhro pays glowing tributes to Shah Latif Bhittai

Khuhro pays glowing tributes to Shah Latif Bhittai

Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that the great saint, poet of Sindh Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (RA) has not only left the message of love, affection among human being but also prayed for Sindh and whole world. He said "by following
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
SITE Association felicitates Dr Ebad

SITE Association felicitates Dr Ebad

Dr Arshad A Vohra, Chairman, Naseem Anwar, Senior Vice Chairman, Dr Qazi Ahmad Kamal, Vice Chairman and Members Executive Committee of SITE Association of Industry congratulates Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, Governor Sindh upon conferring with the Nishan-e-Paki
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Urs celebrations of Shah Latif Bhittai begin

Urs celebrations of Shah Latif Bhittai begin

Hundreds of devotees from all over the country have reached Bhitshah Town to pay homage to the great poet and saint, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai (RA) , as three-day celebrations of his 269th Urs began on Friday. Temporary stalls selling handicrafts, dried fru
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Happilac celebrates 35 successful years

Happilac celebrates 35 successful years

Happilac celebrated its 35 years milestone achievement on December 28, 2012 on the occasion of their Annual Dealers Convention. The event was a real success and was attended by 800 people all across the country. The attendees were leading dealers, distrib
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Bad condition of watercourses causing problems to growers

Bad condition of watercourses causing problems to growers

Growers in provincial metropolis have complained the poor and faulty condition of watercourses and century-old improper distribution system from centralised irrigation channel (Sarband canal) was making difficulties to irrigate their cultivable lands in a
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Prime Minister approves formation of Export Promotion Leather Council

Prime Minister approves formation of Export Promotion Leather Council

On the recommendations of the Ministry of Commerce, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has okayed the formation of Export Promotion Leather Council under Strategic Trade Policy Framework 2012-2015 and gave the leather sector a 'Priority Status' with a view
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Seminar to brief PRA legal framework today

Seminar to brief PRA legal framework today

Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) is holding second seminar to create awareness amongst the District Co-ordination Officers (DCOs) about working of the Authority and its legal framework on Saturday (today). Seminar will be held in its head office here in whi
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Reference held in memory of NCA founding principal

Reference held in memory of NCA founding principal

A reference in the memory of founding principal of National College of Arts (NCA) Professor Mark Ritter Sponenburgh, who passed away at the age of 95 in Oregon, USA was held on Friday. The event was attended by the former principals and teachers of the NC
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
Punjab government pursuing policies of good governance: Khosa

Punjab government pursuing policies of good governance: Khosa

Senior Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa said that the provincial government is strictly following the policies of good governance and austerity. While addressing the 33rd meeting of Austerity Committee, Khosa said that admin
Published 29 Dec, 2012 12:00am
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