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Criminal case against 14 land grabbers

LAYYAH, March 16: Police registered a criminal case against 14 land grabbers for illegally occupying 1.5 acres of precious urban land of MC High School that was donated by Bharatri trust around 130 years ago. Published 16 Mar, 2013 09:04pm

India army chief opposes ending tough emergency law

NEW DELHI, March 15: India’s army chief said on Friday he opposed ending tough emergency laws in rebellion-hit areas of held Kashmir and the northeast that offer security forces near complete legal immunity. Published 16 Mar, 2013 01:11am

India-Pakistan hockey series off

NEW DELHI, March 15: The field hockey series between India and Pakistan was called off Friday after the Indian government declined to give the go-ahead owing to deteriorating relations between the two countries. Published 15 Mar, 2013 10:05pm

Bayern survive Arsenal scare; Malaga prolong dream run

LONDON, March 14: Bayern Munich barely staved off an improbable comeback on Wednesday and almost saw their Champions League hopes go up in smoke as a 2-0 loss at home to Arsenal meant the Gunners lost their Published 15 Mar, 2013 03:23am

Will the politicians deal rationally with irrationalities?

ISLAMABAD: These days all the political parties are seen taking pride in the fact that for the first time in the history of the country the federal and provincial legislatures have completed their full five-year constitutional term. Published 14 Mar, 2013 11:11pm

Rain washes out opening day of Mohali Test

MOHALI, March 14: The opening day of the third cricket Test between India and Australia was washed out without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains here on Thursday. Published 14 Mar, 2013 09:22pm

KU, DUHS to meet in basketball final

KARACHI, March 14: Former champions University of Karachi and Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) set a date with each other in the final of the 36th Inter-university Zone G Basketball Championship at The Aga Khan University court on Wednesday. Published 14 Mar, 2013 09:08pm

Malpractices in Sindh tennis circuit going unchecked

SPORTS have become a lucrative business for the organisers these days. With the rate of inflation now considerably higher than before, a number of people have diverted their energies towards using sports for making the ends meet. Published 14 Mar, 2013 09:01pm

Release of more Taliban sought

KABUL, Nov 17: The Afghan government and Taliban said on Saturday they wanted to see more Taliban released from Pakistani jails, in a move seen as a step to bring militants to the negotiating table before Nato’s 2014 withdrawal. Published 18 Nov, 2012 03:05am

Three blood banks sealed

KARACHI, Oct 2: A monitoring team of the Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) has sealed off two of its registered blood banks for not meeting the licensing and recognition criteria and for providing substandard products to patients. Published 02 Oct, 2012 08:12pm

Forex & Gold 7 September 2012

Forex Update: KARACHI, Sept 07: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 95 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau... Published 06 Sep, 2012 08:29pm

Putting people to work

THE democratic government more responsive to the needs of the electorate — that includes a sizeable number of the poor — introduced a limited social security net within a year of assuming power. Published 16 Jul, 2012 03:41am

Eying strategic investor

AS the deadline of first week of September for demutualisation of stock exchanges draws nearer, nervous retail stock investors, huddled together in small groups in the corridors of the Karachi Stock Exchange, are seen debating on what was likely to happen Published 15 Jul, 2012 09:02pm

Heavy cost of incompetence

WHILE vacating a stay order against gas price determination by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority about two weeks ago, Justice Ayesha Malik of Lahore High Court re-articulated an old adage ‘justice delayed is justice denied”. Published 15 Jul, 2012 09:01pm

Improved outlook for cotton crop

EARLY clues about cotton crop are becoming positive in Punjab, creating hopes that the predicted output losses may become less and less, and the province might actually touch the target of 10.5 million bales. Published 15 Jul, 2012 08:21pm

Lemon prices up on rising demand

Lemon prices have shot up by more than 35 per cent over last two months to touch Rs130-140 per kg due to increasing summer demand. Further rise in prices is expected as Ramadan is drawing near. Published 15 Jul, 2012 08:20pm

Sindh crop hit by water shortage

COTTON picking has started in some districts of Sindh though currently the pace is slow. Market price of phutti per maund is between Rs2,600 and Rs2,700, which, farmers say, does not commensurate with the rising cost of production. Published 15 Jul, 2012 08:19pm

Left Bank Outfall Drain: a friend or foe?

THE people of Badin have expressed their reservation about expansion of LBOD drainage capacity, fearing another catastrophe in their area as witnessed in the recent past. Published 15 Jul, 2012 08:18pm

Nato supplies put under stringent clearing system

NATO containers will now be put under stringent clearing system including scanning and sealing of each box by customs and a clearance from the security agencies before being allowed to leave the port area. Published 15 Jul, 2012 08:17pm