KARACHI: Reckless driving, over-speeding, signals’ violations and lack of adequate road safety standards resulted in more than 840 fatal accidents claimed around 940 lives in Karachi during 2009. Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister, Sharmila Farooqui disclosed this while referring to … Continue reading
KARACHI: Fauji Cement has posted a lower profit after tax of Rs 193.629 million for the half year ending December 31, 2009. According to financial results of the company despatched to Karachi Stock Exchange here Monday, the profit before tax … Continue reading
LONDON, Overseas business investment into the British capital has been given a vote of confidence with the announcement that London has been named as the leading European City of the Future for the third time. London has emerged as Europe’s … Continue reading
RAIWIND: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said the US will not launch drone attacks on Punjab and the government will work on the matters including Swiss banks accounts in accordance with the Constitution. Addressing a joint press conference … Continue reading
French FM Kouchner says he ‘can envision’ Palestinian state French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said he could envision the recognition of a Palestinian state even before its borders are drawn up, as demonstrators protested the fifth anniversary of Israel’s … Continue reading
MOSCOW: More than 1,500 people took to the streets Sunday in Russia’s north to protest living costs — the first of a new series of challenges to the Kremlin in coming weeks, organizers said. Despite freezing temperatures, protesters gathered in … Continue reading
یہ بات اب حقیقت بن کر سامنے آ رہی ہے کہ ہم نے پاکستان میں تعلیم کی ترقی کے لیے کچھ نہیں کیا فوجی حکومت ہو یا جمہوری حکومت ہر دور میں تعلیم کبھی بھی ہماری ترجیح نہیں رہی۔ آج … Continue reading
KOHAT: Eight bullet-riddled bodies were recovered from a tribal area near Kohat on Friday. Locals recovered the bodies from the Turky Ismail area of the frontier region, DawnNews reported. While the identity of the deceased has not been determined some … Continue reading
Razzaq Thrilled Pak Won – Rich entertainment is what Twenty20 brings onto the table and that’s exactly what we have been fed with tonight. England set a challenging total despite being pulled back by Pakistan in the late overs and … Continue reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has increased its military posts along with Afghanistan border in Balochistan to keep strong vigil on the movement of Taliban militants from Afghanistan to Pakistani areas in the wake of ongoing Operation Mushtarak. Top military sources told Dawn … Continue reading
In the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, the majority of Americans are opposed to President Obama’s health-care reform plan—until they learn the details. Plus, a look at very unhappy mood of the electorate. md
RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik met with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani here on Saturday. According to DG Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas the Interior Minister and the Army Chief discussed law and … Continue reading
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed willingness to fulfill the orders of the higher judiciary in their true spirit, saying he has no objection to the reopening of Swiss cases. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani assured the President … Continue reading
LAHORE The Lahore stock market witnessed bearish trend on Monday as the LSE-25 Index lost 12.48 points to close at 2997.65 points as compared to 3010.13 points on Friday. The total turnover also witnessed decreasing trend as it remained 11.599 … Continue reading
LAHORE: The World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan has appreciated the suo mottu notice by Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif of illegal occupation of 759 hectares of forest land in Murree. According to a press release on … Continue reading