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News for Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011

Back to our founding fathers

There is very little doubt amongst historians and academics that Pakistan’s struggle for independence was chiefly fought by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the councils of the Viceroy where, backed by...

Pakistan sinking in debt

The Government is continuously borrowing money from internal and external sources. Therefore, external debt and liabilities (EDL) rose 7.5 per cent to $60.116 billion in 2010-11 as against $55.901 billion...

Pakistan seeks Japanese help for establishing VHT plant

Pakistan has sought Japanese help for establishing a Vapour Heat Treatment Plant (VHT) to start commercial trade of fruit to various countries. Japan, which has approved Pakistani mango’s standard for...

PSO in dire straits: severe fuel crisis anticipated

Pakistan State Oil Company (PSO) has started facing acute financial problems as its receivables have reached Rs137.65 billion as of September 12. A serious fuel shortage seems to be on...

OGDCL directed to expedite transmission work

The government has directed state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) to expedite development on five projects with a combined estimated capacity of 500 million cubic feet per day...

Social networking top online activity in US

US Internet users are spending nearly a quarter of their online time at blogs and social networks, with Facebook the most popular destination, according to a survey released Monday by...

Jackie Kennedy’s extraordinary verdict on world leaders revealed

A rare interview reported by the Sydney Morning Herald reveals the former US first lady’s thoughts about others. Tapes also reveal how a free-speaking Mrs Kennedy thought little of foreign...

Sri Devi, Urmila wish Aishwarya

While Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan were recently returning from a trip abroad, they bumped into Urmila Matondkar at the airport. An excited Urmila literally came running across the airport on...

Sonam clarifies ‘gay’ remark on Kareena

Actress Sonam Kapoor has gone on record to say that she wouldn’t mind turning ‘gay’ for Kareena. She said, “I wouldn’t mind turning gay for Kareena.” When inquired, she simply...

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