Author Archives: From the Newspaper
5 hours ago
European power firms sound alarm
PARIS, May 21: French group GDF Suez led an attack by eight leading European power companies on the EU energy policy on Tuesday, saying it had “failed” and was destroying parts of the sector.
PARIS, May 21: French group GDF Suez led an attack by eight leading European power companies on the EU energy policy on Tuesday, saying it had “failed” and was destroying parts of the sector.
5 hours ago
DBS buys stake in Danamon
JAKARTA, May 21: Indonesia on Tuesday approved the purchase by Singapore’s DBS of a 40 per cent stake in Bank Danamon, but demanded the city-state open up its financial sector before any full takeover.
JAKARTA, May 21: Indonesia on Tuesday approved the purchase by Singapore’s DBS of a 40 per cent stake in Bank Danamon, but demanded the city-state open up its financial sector before any full takeover.
7 hours ago
Conserving gas
PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated on several occasions how important it is not to waste the country’s precious … limited gas resources.
PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated on several occasions how important it is not to waste the country’s precious … limited gas resources.
7 hours ago
Korangi residents protest ejectment notice
KARACHI: The entire population of Korangi, about 1,50,000 people, yesterday remained out of their 25,000 quarters as a protest against the ejectment notices served on most of them by the Karachi Development Authority.
KARACHI: The entire population of Korangi, about 1,50,000 people, yesterday remained out of their 25,000 quarters as a protest against the ejectment notices served on most of them by the Karachi Development Authority.
7 hours ago
Umrani resigns as Balochistan PPP chief
QUETTA, May 21: Mir Sadiq Ali Umrani, president of the PPP’s Balochistan chapter, resigned from the office on Tuesday.
QUETTA, May 21: Mir Sadiq Ali Umrani, president of the PPP’s Balochistan chapter, resigned from the office on Tuesday.
7 hours ago
Constables’ recruitment postponed again
ATTOCK, May 21: The district police headquarters on Tuesday again postponed the recruitment of 182 police constables and this time too for indefinite period.
ATTOCK, May 21: The district police headquarters on Tuesday again postponed the recruitment of 182 police constables and this time too for indefinite period.
7 hours ago
A bloody track record: Talks with the Taliban
IF the TTP can be tamed politically, nothing like it. If death and destruction can come to an end through dialogue, then why not? Talks, said Nawaz Sharif on Monday, are the “best option”.
IF the TTP can be tamed politically, nothing like it. If death and destruction can come to an end through dialogue, then why not? Talks, said Nawaz Sharif on Monday, are the “best option”.
7 hours ago
Two security officials killed in SWA blasts
WANA/BATKHELA, May 21: Two security personnel were killed and four others wounded when miscreants blew up an electricity tower in Dargai area of South Waziristan on Tuesday.
WANA/BATKHELA, May 21: Two security personnel were killed and four others wounded when miscreants blew up an electricity tower in Dargai area of South Waziristan on Tuesday.
7 hours ago
Shop owner booked under anti-dengue law
LAHORE, May 21: A Gulberg Town Municipal Administration team on Tuesday got a case registered under dengue regulations against owner of a juice outlet at Barkat Market for not adopting precautionary measures against the viral disease.
LAHORE, May 21: A Gulberg Town Municipal Administration team on Tuesday got a case registered under dengue regulations against owner of a juice outlet at Barkat Market for not adopting precautionary measures against the viral disease.
7 hours ago
Robbers’ gang busted
LAHORE, May 21: Model Town CIA police claim to have busted a gang of robbers and recovered Rs1 million in cash and gold ornaments besides illegal weapons from their possession.
LAHORE, May 21: Model Town CIA police claim to have busted a gang of robbers and recovered Rs1 million in cash and gold ornaments besides illegal weapons from their possession.
7 hours ago
Action, not simply words: Army chief’s remarks
GEN Kayani’s comments on Monday hailing the bravery and commitment of the Pakistani people to democracy by turning out in large numbers to vote on May 11 despite the threat of terrorist attacks are perhaps an opportunity to turn the question around:
GEN Kayani’s comments on Monday hailing the bravery and commitment of the Pakistani people to democracy by turning out in large numbers to vote on May 11 despite the threat of terrorist attacks are perhaps an opportunity to turn the question around:
8 hours ago
‘Car snatchers’ arrested
PESHAWAR, May 21: The police claimed to have busted a gang of car snatchers and the accused involved in a recent murder of a cab driver at Pishtakhara area.
PESHAWAR, May 21: The police claimed to have busted a gang of car snatchers and the accused involved in a recent murder of a cab driver at Pishtakhara area.
8 hours ago
PPP candidate threatens hunger strike
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Alleging rigging in his constituency, a losing candidate of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on a provincial assembly seat from Chitral on Tuesday threatened to sit on a hunger strike outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), if his grievances were not addressed.
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Alleging rigging in his constituency, a losing candidate of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on a provincial assembly seat from Chitral on Tuesday threatened to sit on a hunger strike outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), if his grievances were not addressed.
8 hours ago
NEWS IN BRIEF
PESHAWAR, May 21: An improvised explosive device (IED) planted along a road at Mathani area was defused.
PESHAWAR, May 21: An improvised explosive device (IED) planted along a road at Mathani area was defused.
8 hours ago
17 faint due to leaking gas
PESHAWAR, May 21: Around 17 persons, including women and children, went unconscious apparently due to gas leakage at two different localities during wee hours on Tuesday.
PESHAWAR, May 21: Around 17 persons, including women and children, went unconscious apparently due to gas leakage at two different localities during wee hours on Tuesday.
8 hours ago
Two security officials killed in SWA blasts
WANA/BATKHELA, May 21: Two security personnel were killed and four others wounded when miscreants blew up an electricity tower in Dargai area of South Waziristan on Tuesday.
WANA/BATKHELA, May 21: Two security personnel were killed and four others wounded when miscreants blew up an electricity tower in Dargai area of South Waziristan on Tuesday.
8 hours ago
No dengue case in Punjab: health secy
LAHORE, May 21: Health Secretary Arif Nadeem says there is no confirmed dengue case in Punjab at present.
LAHORE, May 21: Health Secretary Arif Nadeem says there is no confirmed dengue case in Punjab at present.
8 hours ago
Fowl play: Conditions at the Karachi Zoo
IT is a picture in contrast: in Islamabad on Friday, rescuers were alerted to an injured eagle that had been stranded in a tree for two days.
IT is a picture in contrast: in Islamabad on Friday, rescuers were alerted to an injured eagle that had been stranded in a tree for two days.
9 hours ago
Constables’ recruitment postponed again
ATTOCK, May 21: The district police headquarters on Tuesday again postponed the recruitment of 182 police constables and this time too for indefinite period.
ATTOCK, May 21: The district police headquarters on Tuesday again postponed the recruitment of 182 police constables and this time too for indefinite period.
9 hours ago
Ex-Dawn staffer’s car stolen
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Veteran journalist and former bureau chief of daily Dawn Islamabad Hasan Akhter was deprived of his car by auto-thieves in the capital city on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Veteran journalist and former bureau chief of daily Dawn Islamabad Hasan Akhter was deprived of his car by auto-thieves in the capital city on Tuesday.
