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News for Friday, 21 Oct 2011

The arrogant drumbeat of money power

The financial calamity that struck the world back in 2007 resulted in the global economy shrinking by 6 per cent in a span of two years that consequently lead to...

Of minions and their resilience

If one were to discern the edict of Arif Hameed – the Managing Director, SNGPL – Punjab could be in for a rough ride as far as gas shortage is...

Promising export potential

Agriculture is the main sector of the Pakistan economy. It provides jobs to 45 per cent of the population. Due to the high prices of agricultural produce an additional amount...

The capitalist network that runs the world

As protests against financial power this week, science may have confirmed the protesters’ worst fears. of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over...

Railways seeks conversion of Rs40b over draft to investment

The Ministry of Railways has proposed to the government that the Pakistan Railways, over draft of Rs40 billion should be converted into an investment in the entity. An official source...

Pakistan’s foreign, domestic debts and liabilities swell to Rs11.99t

The previous financial year, 2010-11, saw the resource-constrained Pakistan’s accumulative domestic and foreign debts and liabilities ballooning to Rs11.997 trillion or over $139.23 billion. This figure represents a growth of 17.3...

TCC serves ‘notice of dispute’ over Reco Dic

The Tethyan Copper Company (TCC), a joint venture of the world’s leading miners Antofagasta and Barrick Gold, has served a “notice of dispute” to the government of Balochistan over its...

Who wants to see evil in daylight, through a wide-angle lens?

It would be no exaggeration to say that we spend the 89 minutes of ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ waiting, taut with tension, to see a face. Not just any face, mind you....

Theatrical elements prettify fashion week

The fourth episode of PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week commenced on October 20. The Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) and Sunsilk took their fashion week to a bigger business platform...

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