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Print - 2013-05-17
Beckham calls time on stellar career

Beckham calls time on stellar career

Football megastar David Beckham announced on Thursday that he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport. The former England captain, 38, made the announcement shortly
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Australia unveils dates for Ashes tour

Australia unveils dates for Ashes tour

The international playing schedule announced on Thursday for England's Ashes tour to Australia in November 2013-February 2014:
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Schedule, umpires, match referees for Champions Trophy 2013 announced

Schedule, umpires, match referees for Champions Trophy 2013 announced

International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday announced umpire and match referee appointments for the group stage as well as the warm-up stage of ICC Champions Trophy being staged in England and Wales from June 6 to 23. The match referees' on duty for the
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Chelsea claim last-gasp Europa League triumph

Chelsea claim last-gasp Europa League triumph

A 93rd-minute header from Branislav Ivanovic gave Chelsea a stunning 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final on Wednesday as the London club claimed the trophy for the first time in heart-stopping fashion. The game in Amsterdam seemed destined
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Sreesanth among three held for spot-fixing

Sreesanth among three held for spot-fixing

Indian police said Thursday they had arrested three cricketers including Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, after they allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars for spot-fixing. Eleven bookmakers were also arrested in connection with the inquiry,
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Wal-Mart profit misses expectations

Wal-Mart profit misses expectations

Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.4 percent at its Walmart US stores open at least a year. The world's largest retailer said US sales suffered from a delay in income tax refund check
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Wal-Mart profit misses expectations

Wal-Mart profit misses expectations

Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit just missed Wall Street expectations on Thursday, with sales down 1.4 percent at its Walmart US stores open at least a year. The world's largest retailer said US sales suffered from a delay in income tax refund check
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
SLeone, China sign huge infrastructure deal

SLeone, China sign huge infrastructure deal

China has signed $6 billion mining and construction deal with Sierra Leone, which the west African nation said Thursday would boost an economy still recovering from an 11-year civil war. The private China Kingho Group will build a $1.7 billion north-south
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Evidence mounts on slower US economic growth

Evidence mounts on slower US economic growth

The US economy showed fresh signs of slower growth in the second quarter, with factory activity slipping in the mid-Atlantic region while groundbreaking declined at home construction sites. Other data on Thursday showed a spike in new claims for jobless b
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Glencore brings in ousted BP boss as interim chairman

Glencore brings in ousted BP boss as interim chairman

Glencore Xstrata has appointed Tony Hayward as its interim chairman, a source with knowledge of the matter said, propelling the once "vilified" former BP chief executive into the limelight after an unexpected boardroom coup. John Bond, a City veteran and
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Toyota becomes Asia's biggest firm by market value

Toyota becomes Asia's biggest firm by market value

Toyota has accelerated past South Korea's Samsung Electronics to become Asia's biggest company by market value, after the Japanese automaker's shares doubled in the past year. Toyota's market capitalisation stood at 22.23 trillion yen ($217 billion) on Th
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
European banks hesitate to join rush for new share capital

European banks hesitate to join rush for new share capital

A wave of investor demand that has allowed Deutsche Bank and two other lenders to raise six billion euros ($7.7 billion) in new share capital in the past month is unlikely to prompt other European banks to go to their shareholders for more cash. More than
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Turkish central bank cuts rates to boost growth

Turkish central bank cuts rates to boost growth

Turkey's central bank cut all three of its main interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday in an attempt to stimulate the faltering economy and guard against lira appreciation. The bank cut the one-week repo policy rate to 4.5 percent from 5.0 percent.
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
UK campaign group loses Goldman Sachs tax case

UK campaign group loses Goldman Sachs tax case

Britain's High Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by a campaign group over the legality of a so-called "sweetheart" tax deal between British tax authorities and US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. Campaigners UK Uncut Legal Action claimed that
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
UK campaign group loses Goldman Sachs tax case

UK campaign group loses Goldman Sachs tax case

Britain's High Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by a campaign group over the legality of a so-called "sweetheart" tax deal between British tax authorities and US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. Campaigners UK Uncut Legal Action claimed that
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Cooling prices, falling imports highlight eurozone's malaise

Cooling prices, falling imports highlight eurozone's malaise

Falling prices in Germany and France pulled eurozone consumer inflation to a three-year low in April while imports fell 10 percent in March, as new data showed the depth of the bloc's downturn. The sharp drop in annual consumer inflation to 1.2 percent, c
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Bangladesh cyclone weakens, leaves relief in wake

Bangladesh cyclone weakens, leaves relief in wake

A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh Thursday, forcing the evacuation of one million people and killing 14, but fears of devastating damage eased when the storm weakened over land. Bangladesh authorities also found the bodies of 22 Muslim Rohingya from neigh
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secret

Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secret

Two Saudi princes will not be able to keep details of an international commercial dispute a secret, a British court ruled on Thursday, despite lawyers arguing that the case could damage Saudi relations with Britain and the United States. The appeal was ma
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers

Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers

Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the presidential race, was speaking
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
UK lawmakers challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax

UK lawmakers challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax

Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year, adding fuel to a debate on taxation that has risen to the top of the UK political agenda. Google
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Czech 'Velvet Revolution' leader Komarek dies

Czech 'Velvet Revolution' leader Komarek dies

Czech economist and politician Valtr Komarek, a leading figure in the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" that brought down the communist regime, has died at age 82 after a long illness, his family said Thursday. As head of an institute on economic forecasts, Komare
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
New York breaks Islamic-linked cigarette smuggling ring

New York breaks Islamic-linked cigarette smuggling ring

New York authorities on Thursday will announce the arrest of 16 people in a cigarette smuggling ring that included three men who had been under scrutiny because of suspected links to Islamic militant groups, a law enforcement official said. The announceme
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Humanitarian crisis could sink Yemen transition: UN

Humanitarian crisis could sink Yemen transition: UN

Yemen's near-forgotten humanitarian crisis could sink its Arab Spring political transition, with a new constitution and elections expected by next year, a senior United Nations aid official warned Thursday. "In Yemen today, stability is threatened by the
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
SocGen's Russia unit CEO charged with bribery, faces seven years

SocGen's Russia unit CEO charged with bribery, faces seven years

The head of Societe Generale's Russian unit Rosbank was charged with bribery on Thursday after investigators released a film of him with cash piled on his office desk in what several bankers said may have been a set up. The case could increase alarm among
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
DR Congo clashes kill at least 21

DR Congo clashes kill at least 21

Violent clashes between rebels and government troops in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 21 people dead, a military official said Thursday. At least 17 militia fighters and four soldiers were killed in the fighting which
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Morsi holds crisis talks over kidnappings

Morsi holds crisis talks over kidnappings

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday held crisis talks with his defence and interior ministers over the kidnapping of policemen and soldiers in Sinai, as negotiations were underway to secure their release. Egyptian security services were in talks
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new Sars-like virus

WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new Sars-like virus

Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new Sars-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organisation said. The new vir
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Jordan military plane crash kills two pilots

Jordan military plane crash kills two pilots

A Jordanian air force plane on a training flight crashed on Thursday due to a technical failure, killing the pilot and a trainee, an official in the armed forces' general command said in a statement. "At 6:55 am (0355 GMT) on Thursday morning one of the t
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Tornadoes kill six in Texas

Tornadoes kill six in Texas

Ten tornadoes tore through the US state of Texas overnight, killing at least six people and injuring dozens as they levelled homes and downed power lines, local authorities said Thursday. As day broke, first responders were still searching for survivors i
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Emma Watson turns to crime in celebrity-obsessed film at Cannes

Emma Watson turns to crime in celebrity-obsessed film at Cannes

British actress Emma Watson has turned to crime in her latest role as part of a celebrity-obsessed teenage gang robbing their Hollywood idols' homes in a film that made its debut at the Cannes film festival on Thursday. "The Bling Ring", written and direc
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Suicide bombing kills 12 in Iraq

Suicide bombing kills 12 in Iraq

A suicide bomber attacked a Shia place of worship in the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing 12 people, a senior police officer said. The bomber tried to enter Al-Zahraa husseiniyah, where family members of victims from violence the day befo
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Erdogan, Obama vow to up pressure on Assad

Erdogan, Obama vow to up pressure on Assad

US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to crank up pressure on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Thursday, but offered no concrete new measures to do so. Obama warned there was no "magic formula" to force Assad to
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Ecuador smashes India-to-US migrant smuggling ring

Ecuador smashes India-to-US migrant smuggling ring

A ring that smuggled immigrants from India and Sri Lanka into the United States through Ecuador has been broken up with the arrest of six people, Ecuadoran authorities said Thursday. Three Indian nationals and two members of Ecuador's immigration police w
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two

Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two

A ceiling collapse at a Cambodian shoe factory killed two workers Thursday, spurring a government vow to inspect all garment plants amid heightened safety fears after last month's disaster in Bangladesh. Local rescue teams, helped by soldiers, scrambled t
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Man shoots himself dead in primary school near Eiffel Tower

Man shoots himself dead in primary school near Eiffel Tower

A middle-aged man with a history of family problems shot himself dead Thursday in a Paris primary school near the Eiffel Tower, in front of about a dozen stunned children. The man, who was not affiliated with the school, forced his way into the institutio
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
UK bomber flypast marks 70 years since Dambusters raid

UK bomber flypast marks 70 years since Dambusters raid

A British World War II Lancaster bomber performed a flypast Thursday over a reservoir used for practice runs by the legendary "Dambusters" airmen, marking 70 years since their daring raid over Nazi Germany's industrial heartland. The four-engined aircraft
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Pope rails against 'dictatorship of the economy', urges reform

Pope rails against 'dictatorship of the economy', urges reform

Pope Francis issued a strong call for world financial reform on Thursday, condemning a heartless "dictatorship of the economy" and saying the economic crisis had made life worse for millions in rich and poor countries. "Money has to serve, not to rule," h
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Taiwan stages exercise as Philippines row rumbles on

Taiwan stages exercise as Philippines row rumbles on

Taiwan held a military exercise Thursday in waters near the northern Philippines in response to the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, after rejecting repeated apologies from Manila. President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated that the Philippines should take formal
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Researchers make embryonic stem cells from skin

Researchers make embryonic stem cells from skin

US researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time. The method described Wednesday by Oregon Health and Science University scientists in the jour
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
New York cotton slips as commodities ease; strong dollar weighs

New York cotton slips as commodities ease; strong dollar weighs

New York cotton prices slipped on Wednesday, following the broader commodity markets lower on the back of a stronger US dollar, dealers said. The most-active July cotton contract on ICE Futures US eased 0.47 cent, or 0.5 percent, to settle at 86.45 cents
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Shanghai copper down

Shanghai copper down

The most-traded September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange closed down 0.50 percent at 52,150 yuan ($8,500) a tonne on Thursday, after earlier touching its lowest since May 3 at 51,660 yuan. "The trend has been down for copper. I still fee
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Copper rebounds

Copper rebounds

Copper rose on Thursday, rebounding from earlier falls, as the dollar weakened against the euro and a basket of currencies, but further gains for the metal were capped by concern about lacklustre demand from top consumer China. Three-month copper on the L
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Brent oil rises

Brent oil rises

Brent crude oil futures rose on Thursday on dollar declines, but gains were capped by a stall in the US equity market as a jump in US jobless claims stoked investor worry about an economic recovery. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits jumped by
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Tokyo rubber slips

Tokyo rubber slips

Tokyo rubber futures slipped lower on Thursday as a stronger Japanese yen and weaker oil prices triggered stop-loss selling, dealers said. The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange for October delivery fell 0.4 yen to settle at 282.3 y
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Wheat falls over two percent

Wheat falls over two percent

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell 2.4 percent to a two-week low on Wednesday in reaction to technical selling, a stronger US dollar and lacklustre exports of US grain, traders said. Soyabeans fell on chart-based selling and monthly data sho
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Palm oil rises

Palm oil rises

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Thursday as buyers returned after three straight sessions of losses, and investor sentiment brightened for exports to recover in the second half of May. Shipments of palm oil fell between 3 percent and 8 percent over May
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
ICE sugar tumbles

ICE sugar tumbles

ICE raw sugar fell to near a three-year low on Thursday as cane harvesting in top exporter Brazil ramped up, while cocoa futures on ICE and Liffe also posted steep daily losses amid technically driven speculator selling, dealers said. ICE arabica posted a
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Gold slips in New York

Gold slips in New York

Gold slid below $1,400 an ounce on Wednesday, losing two percent and hitting its lowest in nearly a month as a record rally in US equities and economic optimism undermined bullion's safe-haven appeal. The metal fell for a fifth straight session for its lo
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Gold drops in Asia

Gold drops in Asia

Gold dropped to its weakest level in almost a month on Thursday, hurt by a firmer dollar and as holdings in exchange-traded funds fell to the lowest in over four years, potentially stretching bullion's losing streak to a sixth day. Spot gold fell to as lo
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Gold falls in Europe

Gold falls in Europe

Gold dropped for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four weeks, on a stronger dollar and battered investor sentiment. Rallying stocks have also hurt bullion's appeal as an alternative investment this year, leading funds
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn sags

US MIDDAY: corn sags

US corn futures fell 1 percent on Thursday on profit-taking and optimism over seeding progress and prospects for the new crop, while soyabeans rose on tight US supplies, traders said. Wheat fell on technical selling and seasonal pressure as the US harvest
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold slips

US MIDDAY: gold slips

Most commodity markets slipped early on Thursday, after a slew of US economic readings pointed to pockets of weakness that investors feared could slow demand, and gold eased as investors rotated into equity markets, which have outperformed the precious me
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Three held for selling explosives

Three held for selling explosives

Law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested three persons who were involved in selling explosives to banned militant organisations. According to sources the three persons, arrested in Pishin, had licenses to sell explosives to mining companies. The poli
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Veena Malik plans to join politics

Veena Malik plans to join politics

Actress Veena Malik, who is currently busy with her Bollywood films, said that she plans to join politics and fulfil her father's dream. "I have intentions to join politics, but right now I feel I am very immature. When I feel it's the right time, I shall
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Health workers attacked in 22 nations: Red Cross

Health workers attacked in 22 nations: Red Cross

Health care workers and institutions came under violent attack in 22 countries last year, including 150 killings, the Red Cross said Wednesday, lamenting that such violence deprives millions of people in need of care. In a follow-up on a report issued two
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Sacking of Deputy Chairman: Planning Commission ceases work on PSDP

Sacking of Deputy Chairman: Planning Commission ceases work on PSDP

The leaderless Planning Commission, subsequent to the sacking of its Deputy Chairman Nadeemul Haq by the caretakers, has ceased work on the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of the next fiscal year, an important component of the federal budget, a
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Musharraf's trial: PML-N under 'immense pressure'

Musharraf's trial: PML-N under 'immense pressure'

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is believed to be under immense pressure from international powers especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), US and UK not to adopt a confrontational stance with respect to trying former military dictator General P
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Tribesman killed in Mir Ali blast

Tribesman killed in Mir Ali blast

A tribesman was killed in a low-intensity blast in the weapons' market of Mir Ali town here on Thursday. Rahimdal Khan, Political Tehsildar Spinwarm, told APP that the fire broke out in an arms/ammunition shop after a bomb planted to it by unknown miscrea
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
'Access to information a must for establishing good governance'

'Access to information a must for establishing good governance'

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Education, Mossarat Qadeem has said that access to information is the fundamental right of citizens and the caretaker government has taken practical steps in this regard. She added that access to information
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Lal Masjid: Counsel given five days to file reply

Lal Masjid: Counsel given five days to file reply

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave five days to the attorney of the Lal Masjid affectees to submit para-wise reply in response to Lal Masjid Commission report. A three-member bench led by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, comprising Justice Ja
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
US-funded dairy project boosts rural economy

US-funded dairy project boosts rural economy

The USAID Dairy Project has spurred growth in Pakistan's rural economy by helping women farmers increase their incomes and improve their livelihoods. Realising the pivotal role rural women play in Pakistan's livestock sector, USAID is creating a pool of u
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
APTMA floats five key recommendations for revival of industry

APTMA floats five key recommendations for revival of industry

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has made five key recommendations to the government for revival of textile industry-the major export earner of the country. Talking to Business Recorder, APTMA chairman Ahsan Bashir said that currently
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launches SIADs campaign to eradicate polio

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa launches SIADs campaign to eradicate polio

The Department of Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday launched another Short Interval Additional Doses (SIADs) immunisation campaign in 12 high risk union councils of Peshawar and three camps of Afghan refugee. The Health Department of Khyber Pakhtunkh
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Rawalpindi police fail to nab PTI worker's killers

Rawalpindi police fail to nab PTI worker's killers

The Rawalpindi police have so far not succeeded in arresting the killers of a Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) worker, who was allegedly gunned down by supporters of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) on Election Day-May 11. The PTI worker Usman Farooq, 28, was
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Search operation conducted for Haider Gilani

Search operation conducted for Haider Gilani

Police here on Thursday conducted search operation for the safe recovery of Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen from Multan on May 9. Rokhan Zaib Khan, Station House Officer, Akora Khattak
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
PK-7 and PK-11: PML-N candidates demand recounting

PK-7 and PK-11: PML-N candidates demand recounting

While pointing out massive irregularities during the elections, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidates demanded of the Election Commission for the recounting at all polling stations on PK-7 and PK-11.
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
ECP received 110 complaints from candidates: Ishtiaq

ECP received 110 complaints from candidates: Ishtiaq

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) received 110 written complaints of polls rigging during general elections held on May 11 from contesting candidates of different political parties and the Commission will conduct a recount or re-do the vote on 8 to 9
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
PTI's protest enters fifth day

PTI's protest enters fifth day

Sit-in of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf supporters continued for fifth consecutive day, demanding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to detect rigging in the polls for NA-125. The residents of the Defence Lahore and adjacent posh areas kept on visiting t
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Zafarullah Jamali to join PML-F

Zafarullah Jamali to join PML-F

Former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali who won the National Assembly elections from NA-266 Jaffarabad decided to join Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) headed by Pir Pagara. Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali contested the election as an indepen
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
PML-N observing 'Thanksgiving Day' today

PML-N observing 'Thanksgiving Day' today

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is observing "Youm-e-Tashakar" (Thanksgiving Day) on Friday (today) to celebrate the PML-N's victory in May 11 general elections. The PML-N Head Nawaz Sharif made an appeal to the PML-N workers and the nation to observ
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Independent MPA-elect joins PTI

Independent MPA-elect joins PTI

Independent MPA-elect from Kohistan, Abdul Haq, on Thursday announced joining Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) after expressing full confidence in the leadership of its Chairman, Imran Khan. The independent MPA announced joining PTI during a meeting with the
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Elections evaporate big giants

Elections evaporate big giants

The elections had not only toppled but also evaporated political giants and kingpins from the political panorama of Sialkot district. The transparency of elections and down fall of bigwigs had set new parameters and examples for newly elected representati
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
PTI achieves required strength in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly

PTI achieves required strength in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly

After finalising power sharing formula with Qoumi Watan Party (QWP) of Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has achieved the number required for simple majority in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly for formation of
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
'Development plan to be prepared for NA-111'

'Development plan to be prepared for NA-111'

Newly-elected Member of National Assembly from NA-111 Choudary Armaghan Subbani said that a comprehensive development plan would be prepared for the uplift of Bujwat and politically ignored areas of NA-111. Special attention under the plan would be accord
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
PML-Q to support PML-N's nominee for post of Balochistan chief minister

PML-Q to support PML-N's nominee for post of Balochistan chief minister

In Balochistan‚ the members of the provincial assembly belonging to Pakistan Muslim League-Q have announced to support the nominee of Pakistan Muslim League N for the slot of chief minister. This was announced by Balochistan PML (N) President Sanaullah Za
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
USDA members, UVAS vice chancellor discuss more projects

USDA members, UVAS vice chancellor discuss more projects

A three-member delegation from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) visited the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore and discussed areas of collaboration in the livestock sector.
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Wheat procurement drive by Passco in full swing

Wheat procurement drive by Passco in full swing

Wheat procurement drive by the Punjab Food Department and the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) is in full swing and till date both the agencies collectively procured over 2.4 million tons of grain from the growers.
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Juvenile whale shark finds rare escape

Juvenile whale shark finds rare escape

A 3.5 meter long juvenile whale shark found a rare escape from the seafarers' fishing net on the country's seawaters off Ormara coast of Balochistan. Whale shark, scientifically known as Rhincodon typus, is among the world's endangered marine species and
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
WWF, SNGPL join hands for environmental education

WWF, SNGPL join hands for environmental education

World Wide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan), in partnership with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), held an environmental education activity at a local school here on Thursday.
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
'NGOs are more actively engaged in education and health sectors'

'NGOs are more actively engaged in education and health sectors'

While the government functionaries do more lip service, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are more visible in the field actively engaged in the two most neglected sectors, ie education and health. Health and Nutrition Development Society (Hands), one
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
APMC festival from May 24

APMC festival from May 24

All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) Karachi will hold its 10th Annual Festival at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) on May 24-25. The organisers said on Thursday that the festival will be free and open to all music lovers and that the perfor
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Incidents of goods thefts rise sharply

Incidents of goods thefts rise sharply

There has been a sharp rise in incidents of snatching of goods loaded trucks in the industrial area of the city since last few weeks and now the criminals are snatching trucks in broad daylight from main roads. Talking to Business Recorder, Chairma
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
President approves confirmation of judges

President approves confirmation of judges

President Asif Ali Zardari on the advice of the Prime Minister, Thursday approved the confirmation of three additional judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) and one additional judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Justice Noor-ul-Haq N Qureshi, Addition
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Honorary Consul of Ukraine visits KCCI

Honorary Consul of Ukraine visits KCCI

President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), Muhammad Haroon Agar has stated that Pakistan can benefit from Ukraine's expertise in iron, steel, energy and heavy technical manufacturing industries as the Ukraine is one of the most technically
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Japanese envoy calls on Sethi

Japanese envoy calls on Sethi

Japanese Ambassador in Pakistan Hiroshi called on Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi at Chief Minister's Secretariat, here on Thursday. Matters of mutual interest as well as bilateral relations were discussed on the occasion. The Japanese Ambassador congra
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Luncheon for Chinese Prime Minister: President invites heads of parties

Luncheon for Chinese Prime Minister: President invites heads of parties

President Asif Ali Zardari has invited heads of all the political parties to a luncheon in honour of the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on May 22. The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is reaching on a two days state visit to Pakistan on M
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
13-hour loadshedding: industrial sector suffers heavy production losses

13-hour loadshedding: industrial sector suffers heavy production losses

The industrial sector has suffered millions of rupees production losses due to 13 hours unannounced load shedding carried out by Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) in industrial areas of the city. Few days ago KESC agreed to reduce load shedding and l
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
UAF placed ahead of renowned world Universities

UAF placed ahead of renowned world Universities

University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) has made it to top 150 universities of the world by QS World University Ranking; the renowned agency involved in ranking best universities of the world on the basis of their performance in academic and employer r
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Nespak wins two projects in Karachi, Balochistan

Nespak wins two projects in Karachi, Balochistan

National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) Limited has made its mark by winning two projects of national importance in Karachi and Balochistan by setting up a winning streak. Lately, Nespak won first prize in an open architectural design competition
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
Sethi reviews pace of progress on land record computerisation project

Sethi reviews pace of progress on land record computerisation project

Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi presided over a meeting to review the pace of progress on land record computerization project at Chief Minister's Secretariat here on Thursday. Senior Member Board of Revenue, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Secret
Published 17 May, 2013 12:00am
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