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Print - 2013-03-31
Inter-Club Golf championship from today

Inter-Club Golf championship from today

The Inter-Club Golf event between a 26-member Lahore Gymkhana Golf team and an equivalent strength Royal Palm Golf team will tee off on Sunday (today) at Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course. Teams will be comprised two players in the handicap category 0-9 and 12
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Dortmund win delays Bayern title celebrations

Dortmund win delays Bayern title celebrations

Bayern Munich will have to wait at least another week before wrapping up this season's Bundesliga title after second-placed Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon. Polish duo Lukasz Piszczek and Robert Lewandowski scored the goals fo
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Russian Football Union condoles former skipper's death

Russian Football Union condoles former skipper's death

AFC General Secretary Dato' Alex Sooray and the Football Union of Russia President Nikolai Tolstyykh have sent condolence Letters to Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) President Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on the sad demise of former Pakistan National Footbal
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
City cruise, Chelsea slip, United close on title

City cruise, Chelsea slip, United close on title

Manchester City capitalised on a stumble from Chelsea to tighten their grip on second place in the Premier League on Saturday, after Manchester United took another stride towards the title. United's 1-0 win at Sunderland had given them an 18-point lead bu
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Week of central Nigeria violence kills 36, houses burnt

Week of central Nigeria violence kills 36, houses burnt

Violence involving rival ethnic groups in central Nigeria has killed at least 36 people and left dozens of houses burnt over the past week, the military said on Saturday. The latest casualties are in addition to at least 23 people killed in attacks in the
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Thousands of Kosovar Albanians hold anti-Serbia demonstrations

Thousands of Kosovar Albanians hold anti-Serbia demonstrations

Several thousand Kosovar Albanians demonstrated in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica on Saturday against a likely agreement with Serbia that could come as early as next week. Talks between the two sides on ending hostilities have been scheduled for
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
South Africa's Mandela 'comfortable', treated for pneumonia

South Africa's Mandela 'comfortable', treated for pneumonia

South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is comfortable and able to breathe without problems as he continues to respond to treatment in hospital for a recurrence of pneumonia, President Jacob Zuma's office said on Saturday. After the revered 94-y
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Italian president pledges to stay to deal with crisis

Italian president pledges to stay to deal with crisis

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday ruled out standing down early to make way for new parliamentary elections, following the failure of attempts to form a government this week. Napolitano, whose term ends on May 15, spoke after news reports s
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Arab Israelis, Palestinians mark 'Land Day'

Arab Israelis, Palestinians mark 'Land Day'

Arab Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza were holding rallies Saturday commemorating the 37th anniversary of "Land Day". The annual demonstrations mark the deaths of six Arab Israeli protesters at the hands of Israeli police and troops dur
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Dar es Salaam building collapse toll hits 17

Dar es Salaam building collapse toll hits 17

More bodies, including those of two children, have been pulled out of the rubble of the building that collapsed in Dar es Salaam, bringing the toll to 17, a local government official said Saturday. "So far the number of people who are dead is 17. This inc
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Death toll in Tanzania building collapse rises to 19

Death toll in Tanzania building collapse rises to 19

The death toll from the collapse of a building in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam has climbed to 19, a senior official said on Saturday. The building of more than 12 storeys, which had been under construction, collapsed on Friday morning near
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Pope to celebrate first Easter vigil

Pope to celebrate first Easter vigil

Pope Francis is to celebrate his first Easter vigil on Saturday after praying for peace in the Middle East and stronger Christian-Muslim dialogue at a torch-lit ceremony for Good Friday. The newly elected Argentine pope will preside over a mass at St Pete
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Japan seeks Mongolia support in China Sea island row

Japan seeks Mongolia support in China Sea island row

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought support from Mongolia on Saturday in Tokyo's territorial row with Beijing over disputed East China Sea islands, during a visit to the country. Abe arrived in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator seeking closer trade a
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
China's Xi wraps up first foreign trip

China's Xi wraps up first foreign trip

China's new President Xi Jinping on Saturday wrapped up his first foreign trip which has seen him sign energy deals with Russia and scores of accords with countries in resource-rich Africa. Xi ended his tour with the first-ever visit by a Chinese presiden
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Iraq to set up searches of Iran overflights to Syria

Iraq to set up searches of Iran overflights to Syria

Iraq said on Saturday it will step up searches of Iranian flights via its airspace to Syria, days after US Secretary of State John Kerry publicly criticised Baghdad for turning a blind eye to them. But while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's spokesman spoke
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US says it takes North Korea threats seriously

US says it takes North Korea threats seriously

The White House said on Saturday that it takes North Korea's latest saber-rattling threats seriously while cautioning that Pyongyang has a long history of bellicose rhetoric. North Korea's latest bout of angry rhetoric included a vow that it is entering a
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Urdu play Shah-e-Alam staged at GCUDC

Urdu play Shah-e-Alam staged at GCUDC

The Government College University Lahore Dramatics Club (GCUDC) on Saturday staged its annual Urdu play 'Shah-e-Alam' which is completely a political satire and revolves around symbolic journey of despotic ruler who is intoxicated by power and wine.
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Christian community felicitated on Easter

Christian community felicitated on Easter

Pakistan Muslim League President Senator Chaudhry Shujat Hussain and senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi have felicitated Christian community on Easter and called for the promotion of inter-faith harmony in the cou
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Easter today

Easter today

Like other parts of the globe, the Christian community is celebrating Easter with religious fervour and enthusiasm across the country on Sunday (today). Easter is the culmination of the 40-day lent season--a time of fasting, almsgiving, repentance and spi
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Country's economy at high risk: LCCI chief

Country's economy at high risk: LCCI chief

Expressing concerns over slow economic growth and increasing fiscal deficit, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the country's economy is at a high risk and remains vulnerable to internal and external shocks. The LCCI President Faroo
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Election 2013: rivals flexing their muscles in Sialkot

Election 2013: rivals flexing their muscles in Sialkot

The election fever is on the rise as the rivals flexing the political muscles and diligently wooing voters to win their maximum support in and around Sialkot. It was observed that the local leaders of certain political parties and contesting candidates ha
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Discos to remain open today, tomorrow

Discos to remain open today, tomorrow

As per directions of Federal Secretary Water and Power, Sikandar Ahmed Rai and Wapda Chairman Syed Raghib Abbas Shah, the offices of all power distribution companies (Discos) will remain open on Saturday and Sunday (March 30 & 31) till evening, for cleara
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sethi calls on CJ LHC, chief minister Gilgit-Baltistan

Sethi calls on CJ LHC, chief minister Gilgit-Baltistan

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Najam Sethi on Saturday called on Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Umar Atta Bandial at Lahore High Court, here on Saturday. Various matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting. Later, the CM visited
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sethi reviews law, order situation

Sethi reviews law, order situation

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Najam Sethi has said that improving law and order situation in the province is top most priority and every possible step will be taken for ensuring peaceful holding of elections. He said that peaceful atmosphere will be ens
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Party workers angry with PML-N over ticket issues

Party workers angry with PML-N over ticket issues

Party workers of the PML-N are showing their resentment over declining tickets to the sitting MNAs and MPAs, particularly in district Lahore and adjacent areas. The party sources said former senior minister Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa also called on party Chief
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Loadshedding can be overcome within two years: Shahbaz

Loadshedding can be overcome within two years: Shahbaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and Punjab ex-Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif expressed concern over country's economic situation and expressed the resolve to bring real change for the benefit of the country as well as countrymen
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Customers care key to success of business

Customers care key to success of business

Customer is the 'King of Market' and no business can flourish without customer care because it is blessing of Almighty Allah, said Regional Manager National Productivity Organisation (NPO) Kashif Afzal here today. Kashif Afzal stated this while conducting
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Former KCCI chief joins PML-N

Former KCCI chief joins PML-N

Former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and leading industrialist Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh has formally joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) reposing full confidence in the leadership of the PML-N. Qaiser Shaikh, who
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Supreme Court restores Asad as MD Nespak

Supreme Court restores Asad as MD Nespak

The Supreme Court has restored Asad I.A. Khan, as Managing Director of Nespak when he was suddenly overnight replaced by Tahir Shamshad, a Vice President in Islamabad Office of Nespak, on the last day of the outgoing government. In its judgement passed by
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Florida marks 500 years since first Spanish landing

Florida marks 500 years since first Spanish landing

Juan Ponce de Leon was the first European to land with the official permission of the Spanish Crown in what today is the US state of Florida. In 1512, the former governor of Puerto Rico set sail in a flotilla of three ships in a search for land north of C
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
FDI and Balochistan

FDI and Balochistan

The apathy of the successive governments has contributed to the shying away of foreign investors. Furthermore, the deteriorated security and uncertain and ever frequently changing government policies are a huge disincentive to FDI prospects. This inherent
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Investors wary of 'slow panic' on growth after Cyprus rescue

Investors wary of 'slow panic' on growth after Cyprus rescue

World markets have reacted calmly to the twists and turns of Cyprus's financial rescue in the last fortnight but many investors fear the economic fallout is yet to come. They have sold European assets, rather than make a global dash for safety that could
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Biogas potential in Pakistan

Biogas potential in Pakistan

For the last five years, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (MPNR) has been trying to implement a LNG project of a rather small capacity of 400 Billion Cubic Feet per year (BCFD) and desperately tried to conclude an agreement in this respect in t
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Facing up to social crisis

Facing up to social crisis

Speakers at a recent conference, organised by the Lahore School of Economics, on "Human Capital Development for Sustained Economic Growth" articulated an important but little recognised fact that Pakistan is facing not only a macro-economic crisis but als
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Kabul's diatribe against Islamabad

Kabul's diatribe against Islamabad

Given the Karzai government's periodic fits against Pakistan, Kabul has once again accused Islamabad of wrecking the Afghan peace process. It says Pakistan's "complacency" in the Afghan peace process would force it go alone in the Afghan peace process. By
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
SZABIST, Shell Tameer host seminar to promote entrepreneurship

SZABIST, Shell Tameer host seminar to promote entrepreneurship

SZABIST hosted an event: "TIDE For Change" in collaboration with Shell Tameer on Saturday at SZABIST Campus, with the aim to promote the entrepreneurship. The prime objective of this seminar was to create awareness about the various platforms available as
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Shahzeb murder case: eyewitness identifies four accused

Shahzeb murder case: eyewitness identifies four accused

Eyewitness Shah Muhammad on Saturday identified the four accused involved in Shahzeb murder, while the anti terrorism court was hearing the case here. Shahzeb, the 20-year old son of a police officer, was shot dead in his car on December 25, 2012, in the
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Cowasjee's tremendous services acknowledged at SIUT

Cowasjee's tremendous services acknowledged at SIUT

Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on Saturday organised a memorial event "Remembering Ardeshir" for the late renowned journalist, intellectual and philanthropist "Ardeshir Cowasjee" at SIUT. Rich glowing tributes were paid to Cowasjee
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Three-day training workshop on taxidermy techniques concludes at UVAS

Three-day training workshop on taxidermy techniques concludes at UVAS

Over 25 professionals from various universities and other organisations were trained on various techniques of taxidermy at a three-day training workshop on "Taxidermy and Natural History Development" at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UV
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
CNG cylinder explosion in van kills three

CNG cylinder explosion in van kills three

At least three persons including two children and a woman died while 16 others scorched due to burst of CNG cylinder of a passenger van here late on Friday. According to details, the incident occurred in Mandi Jabharan when CNG cylinder of a Sheikhupura b
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Suspension period of AC extended

Suspension period of AC extended

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended suspension period of Irfan Asghar, Assistant Commissioner (BS-17) till July 7. According to a notification issued by the FBR here on Saturday, in continuation of Board's Notification, Competent Authority has
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Masood Hashmi re-elected MAP President

Masood Hashmi re-elected MAP President

Syed Masood Hashmi has been re-elected unopposed for the 9th time as the President of Marketing Association of Pakistan (MAP), at the Annual General Meeting held in Karachi, while Imran Ahmed (Time/CNN) was elected as Vice President, Talib Syed Karim (IoB
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to unveil economic policy soon

PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to unveil economic policy soon

Pakistan People Party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will unveil its economic policy within two days. The party has so for nominated 86 candidates for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 12 for tribal region, as it received a record application for next elections, said Anwar Sa
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
1,005 students awarded degrees at UoL convocation

1,005 students awarded degrees at UoL convocation

The third Convocation of the University of Lahore (UoL) was held on March 26, at Defence Road Campus, Lahore. Patron of the University M A Rauf, Chairman Awais Raoof and Chancellor M H Qazi was the chief guest on the occasion. On convocation, a total of 1
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sethi felicitates Christians on Easter

Sethi felicitates Christians on Easter

Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Najam Sethi on Saturday congratulated Christian community on the occasion of Easter and said that Christian community plays a significant role in progress and development of the country along with other minorities. He said
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Garbage heaps accumlation: DMCs facing acute shortage of funds

Garbage heaps accumlation: DMCs facing acute shortage of funds

Garbage heaps are accumulating all over the Sindh metropolis because District Municipal Corporations (DMCs), including DMC South, are facing an acute shortage of funds, sources told Business Recorder on Saturday. Sources said that the administratio
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Principal killed, seven students hurt in school attack

Principal killed, seven students hurt in school attack

A school principal was killed on Saturday while seven students were injured in an armed attack on a school in the limits of Ittehad Town police station. According to police officials, unidentified gunmen stormed into the Nation Secondary School in Baldia
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Cyber attacks force ECP to shift server

Cyber attacks force ECP to shift server

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to shift its website on another server after cyber attacks that continued on second day Saturday. The ECP stated that despite second cyber attack all its data is safe and its website would be restored afte
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Internal differences in PPP to sharpen ahead of polls: Pagara

Internal differences in PPP to sharpen ahead of polls: Pagara

Internal differences are beyond the control of the PPP leadership and they will sharpen ahead of the upcoming elections, Chief of PML-F Pir Syed Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi (Pir Pagara) told media persons at Raja House here on Saturday. On this occasion, PML
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PTI candidates file nomination papers for various constituencies

PTI candidates file nomination papers for various constituencies

Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) potential candidates have filed their nomination papers for different constituencies of provincial capital on Saturday. PTI Central Information Secretary Shafqat Mahmood, Brigadier Abbas (Retd) and Hamid Khan submitted their
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Judges urged to dispense justice without fear

Judges urged to dispense justice without fear

Justice Sh. Najamul Hassan of the Lahore High Court has said that prime duty of the judges is to dispense justice without fear or ill will as per law and constitution. He was addressing at the concluding ceremony of a capacity building course at Punjab Ju
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Technical training to growers: floriculture business made profitable

Technical training to growers: floriculture business made profitable

The Punjab Agriculture Department is taking important steps to ensure sowing of flowers on commercial basis and making floriculture as a profitable business through imparting technical training to the growers. This was stated by the Special Secretary Agri
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Blast outside NGO office in Hayatabad

Blast outside NGO office in Hayatabad

An explosion occurred outside the office of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Hayatabad Phase-I area of the provincial capital on Saturday. No loss of life was reported in the incident while the nearby house and a parked car were partially damaged.
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
IT Excellence Awards conferred on 12 Pakistani experts

IT Excellence Awards conferred on 12 Pakistani experts

Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the global leader in data analytic solutions, has announced winners for 11th Teradata National Information Technology (IT) Excellence Awards at an awards ceremony held here on Saturday. Twelve Awards were bestowed on the
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Alleged Lyari gangster killed in shootout

Alleged Lyari gangster killed in shootout

An alleged Lyari gangster was killed on Saturday in an encounter with police and paramilitary Rangers in the Lyari area. One of the slain gangster's accomplice was injured in the incident. According to officials, Rangers and police personnel faced armed r
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Widow of civil servant: government asked to grant financial assistance

Widow of civil servant: government asked to grant financial assistance

The Lahore High Court while allowing petition of Dr Zahra Hassan widow of Dr Sibt-e-Hassan, ex-senior Demonstrator Pharmacology Department, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, directed the government to make payment of financial assistance to the petition
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PTI yet to formulate a comprehensive foreign policy

PTI yet to formulate a comprehensive foreign policy

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is yet to formulate a comprehensive foreign policy in spite of the fact that there are three former foreign ministers within its ranks namely Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Khurshid Kasuri and Sardar Asef Ahmad Ali. According to sour
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Merger of FED slabs: delay may cost FBR Rs 5.02 billion

Merger of FED slabs: delay may cost FBR Rs 5.02 billion

The Federal Board of Revenue may suffer a huge revenue loss of Rs 5.02 billion during February-June 2013 following delay in merger of three existing slabs of Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cigarettes into two slabs. Sources told Business Recorder her
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Crimes on the rise in Capital

Crimes on the rise in Capital

Federal capital's crime rate graph has shown an upward trend last week despite claims of strict security arrangements by the police high-ups. According to statistics collected by Business Recorder, 12 vehicles and motorcycles were stolen, 15 houses
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Controversies over tickets: PPP, PML-N, PTI facing their workers' ire

Controversies over tickets: PPP, PML-N, PTI facing their workers' ire

Senior leadership of the mainstream political parties, including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), are facing the ire of their political workers over denial of party tickets, with many o
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sarmad, Masood elected unanimously

Sarmad, Masood elected unanimously

The Annual Meeting of the APNS General Council held on March 30, 2013 at APNS House, Karachi elected the Executive Committee for the year 2013-14 which unanimously elected Sarmad Ali as President, Dr Jabbar Khattak as Senior Vice President, Masood Hamid a
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Sarmad, Masood elected unanimously

Sarmad, Masood elected unanimously

The Annual Meeting of the APNS General Council held on March 30, 2013 at APNS House, Karachi elected the Executive Committee for the year 2013-14 which unanimously elected Sarmad Ali as President, Dr Jabbar Khattak as Senior Vice President, Masood Hamid a
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Larger bench to hear Gilani's petition tomorrow

Larger bench to hear Gilani's petition tomorrow

An eight-member special bench of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will take up on Monday (tomorrow) former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's review petition that he filed against his conviction for contempt of court after he failed to w
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Larger bench to hear Gilani's petition tomorrow

Larger bench to hear Gilani's petition tomorrow

An eight-member special bench of the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will take up on Monday (tomorrow) former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's review petition that he filed against his conviction for contempt of court after he failed to w
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Banks score major win in private Libor suits

Banks score major win in private Libor suits

The world''''s biggest banks won a major victory on Friday when a US judge dismissed a "substantial portion" of the claims in private lawsuits accusing them of rigging global benchmark interest rates. The 16 banks had faced claims totalling billions of do
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Banks score major win in private Libor suits

Banks score major win in private Libor suits

The world''s biggest banks won a major victory on Friday when a US judge dismissed a "substantial portion" of the claims in private lawsuits accusing them of rigging global benchmark interest rates. The 16 banks had faced claims totalling billions of doll
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Banks score major win in private Libor suits

Banks score major win in private Libor suits

The world's biggest banks won a major victory on Friday when a US judge dismissed a "substantial portion" of the claims in private lawsuits accusing them of rigging global benchmark interest rates. The 16 banks had faced claims totalling billions of dolla
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Banks score major win in private Libor suits

Banks score major win in private Libor suits

The world's biggest banks won a major victory on Friday when a US judge dismissed a "substantial portion" of the claims in private lawsuits accusing them of rigging global benchmark interest rates. The 16 banks had faced claims totalling billions of dolla
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US hands over Afghan district after 'abuse' row

US hands over Afghan district after 'abuse' row

The US military pulled out of a strategic district in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday as part of a deal with President Hamid Karzai, who alleged that soldiers had mistreated locals. Karzai had at first accused Afghan militia working with elite US units of
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
US hands over Afghan district after 'abuse' row

US hands over Afghan district after 'abuse' row

The US military pulled out of a strategic district in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday as part of a deal with President Hamid Karzai, who alleged that soldiers had mistreated locals. Karzai had at first accused Afghan militia working with elite US units of
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Suicide bomber kills policeman, wounds six

Suicide bomber kills policeman, wounds six

A suicide bomber on Saturday struck a police patrol in a town near Peshawar, killing a policeman and wounding six others, police said. The bombing took place at a market in Katalang, 50 kilometres (30 miles) north-east of Peshawar. "A policeman was killed
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Suicide bomber kills policeman, wounds six

Suicide bomber kills policeman, wounds six

A suicide bomber on Saturday struck a police patrol in a town near Peshawar, killing a policeman and wounding six others, police said. The bombing took place at a market in Katalang, 50 kilometres (30 miles) north-east of Peshawar. "A policeman was killed
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
China mine blast kills 28

China mine blast kills 28

A gas blast in a north-east China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said Saturday, according to state media, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record. Thirteen others were rescued after the accident Friday at Babao
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
China mine blast kills 28

China mine blast kills 28

A gas blast in a north-east China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said Saturday, according to state media, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record. Thirteen others were rescued after the accident Friday at Babao
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Essential food items witness upward trend

Essential food items witness upward trend

An upward trend was witnessed in the prices of the most of the essential food items including vegetables, fruits and chicken last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Saturday. Traders and
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Essential food items witness upward trend

Essential food items witness upward trend

An upward trend was witnessed in the prices of the most of the essential food items including vegetables, fruits and chicken last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Saturday. Traders and
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Essential food items witness upward trend

Essential food items witness upward trend

An upward trend was witnessed in the prices of the most of the essential food items including vegetables, fruits and chicken last week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Saturday. Traders and
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

Greece''''s international lenders have asked Athens to halt the merger of National Bank with Eurobank, worried that the resulting lender would be too big for the state to deal with, daily Kathimerini reported on Saturday. The paper said the European Union
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

Greece''s international lenders have asked Athens to halt the merger of National Bank with Eurobank, worried that the resulting lender would be too big for the state to deal with, daily Kathimerini reported on Saturday. The paper said the European Union,
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

Greece's international lenders have asked Athens to halt the merger of National Bank with Eurobank, worried that the resulting lender would be too big for the state to deal with, daily Kathimerini reported on Saturday. The paper said the European Union, E
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

EU, IMF resisting merger of Greek banks NBG, Eurobank

Greece's international lenders have asked Athens to halt the merger of National Bank with Eurobank, worried that the resulting lender would be too big for the state to deal with, daily Kathimerini reported on Saturday. The paper said the European Union, E
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Former MPA jailed in fake degree case

Former MPA jailed in fake degree case

Former member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Sardar Ali Khan was sentenced to three years in prison in a fake degree case on Saturday. Sardar Ali Khan was facing charges of possessing a fake BA degree. Additional Sessions Judge jailed Sardar Ali Khan for
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Former MPA jailed in fake degree case

Former MPA jailed in fake degree case

Former member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Sardar Ali Khan was sentenced to three years in prison in a fake degree case on Saturday. Sardar Ali Khan was facing charges of possessing a fake BA degree. Additional Sessions Judge jailed Sardar Ali Khan for
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Saudi Arabia to allow women's sports clubs

Saudi Arabia to allow women's sports clubs

Saudi Arabia is to licence women's sports clubs for the first time, al-Watan daily reported, in a major step for an ultra-religious country where clerics have warned against female exercise. Last year the conservative Islamic kingdom, where women must hav
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Saudi Arabia to allow women's sports clubs

Saudi Arabia to allow women's sports clubs

Saudi Arabia is to licence women's sports clubs for the first time, al-Watan daily reported, in a major step for an ultra-religious country where clerics have warned against female exercise. Last year the conservative Islamic kingdom, where women must hav
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in over 30 years

First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in over 30 years

The first direct flight connecting Egypt and Iran in more than 30 years took off from Cairo International Airport on Saturday, airport officials told AFP. The Air Memphis plane, chartered by Egyptian businessman Ramy Lakah, is the first direct flight betw
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in over 30 years

First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in over 30 years

The first direct flight connecting Egypt and Iran in more than 30 years took off from Cairo International Airport on Saturday, airport officials told AFP. The Air Memphis plane, chartered by Egyptian businessman Ramy Lakah, is the first direct flight betw
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Myanmar unrest death toll reaches 43

Myanmar unrest death toll reaches 43

The death toll from recent communal violence in central Myanmar has risen to 43 with more than 1,300 homes and other buildings destroyed, state media reported on Saturday. Sixty-eight people have been arrested in connection with the Buddhist-Muslim unrest
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
Jordan's king swears in new reformist government

Jordan's king swears in new reformist government

Jordan's King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on Saturday tasked with pushing through austerity measures required under a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund. The cabinet lineup was confirmed after nearly three weeks of unpreceden
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
PSM deal with CBA: auditors work out Rs 5.5 billion financial impact

PSM deal with CBA: auditors work out Rs 5.5 billion financial impact

Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) external auditors have reportedly calculated Rs 5.5 billion financial impact of the agreement with Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) on its balance sheet, well-informed sources in PSM told Business Recorder. PSM has incur
Published 31 Mar, 2013 12:00am
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