NATIONALSindh govt gets 20,000 acres in Thatta and Badin to set up crab and shrimp farms
KARACHI: The Sindh government has acquired 20,000 acres of land in Thatta and Badin to set up crab and shrimp farms - a plan aimed at consolidating the dwindling fishing industry, which is suffering due to a ban on fish imports from Pakistan, and helping fishermen capitalise on market opportunities in Karachi.<br />This was disclosed by the provincial Fisheries Director General Ghulam Mohammad Mahar while addressing a seminar organised by the Indus for All Programme, WWF-Pakistan.
Dec 17, 2010
NATIONALBangladesh will award Bizinjo for voicing for Bengalis
QUETTA: Bangladesh's government has decided to confer Bangladesh National Award on senior Baloch nationalist late Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizinjo and 40 other Pakistanis for opposing the genocide of Bangladeshis in 1970s. Bangladesh selected several individuals from various countries, including 40 Pakistanis to award them with its highest civilian decoration. <br />Mir Ghous Bakhsh Bizinjo from Balochistan, GM Syed from Sindh, Sheikh Ayaz, Ahmad Saleem, Tahira Muzhar, Zafar Malik and Air
Dec 17, 2010
NATIONALFirst-ever drone strike in Khyber kills 7 suspects
PESHAWAR: In the first ever drone attack in Khyber Agency, a US unmanned aircraft targeted a vehicle in Speen Drang area of Bara tehsil's Tirah valley on Thursday, killing seven suspected militants, t
Dec 17, 2010
SportsLatif shocked at Ijaz Butt’s statement on cricket facilities in China
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has challenged the claim of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt that China didn't have enough cricket facilities to host international matches or the Asia Cup in 2012.I
Dec 17, 2010
BusinessPakistan may miss agriculture credit target
KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to miss its target of disbursing Rs 270 billion in agriculture credit through commercial and specialised banks during the current financial year, 2010-11.State Bank of Paki
Dec 16, 2010
NATIONALLHC CJ asks PbBC to cancel rowdy lawyer’s licence
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Wednesday asked the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) to cancel the practicing licence of Ajmal Mahmood advocate for misbehaving with the chief j
Dec 16, 2010
LAHORETaseer shocks twitter followers by calling CJP ‘Mogambo’
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's tweets have been making headlines for the papers but his latest status update on the social networking site has shocked the people who follow him on the twitter
Dec 16, 2010
NATIONAL‘Sindh govt committed to child protection’
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister's Adviser on Information Sharmila Farooqui on Wednesday reiterated that the government is commitment towards safeguarding the rights of the children and stressed the need
Dec 16, 2010
NATIONALChina, India agree to raise trade to $100bn
NEW DELHI - After holding delegation-level talks on key security and strategic matters, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Manmohan Singh issued a joint commun
Dec 16, 2010
BusinessSBP recommends privatisation of state insurance companies
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has suggested the privatization of the state-run insurance companies. These companies include State Life Insurance Company (SLIC), Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited (PRCL) and National Insurance Company Limited (NICL). In its new Financial Stability Report, SBP said that one of the suggested reforms in insurance sector is the privatization of all the state-owned companies, which has been delayed for quite some time.<br />SBP observed the insurance
Dec 16, 2010
ForeignSuicide bomber kills 39 in Iran procession
TEHRAN: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia religious procession in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday killing at least 39 people in the latest violence to rock the southeastern border r
Dec 16, 2010
SportsSuper Samir surmounts Malik challenge in style
LAHORE: Pakistan's future hope Samir Iftikhar displayed top class tennis to oust experienced former national champion Rashid Malik in an exciting final to clinch the Servis Cup Punjab Tennis Tournamen
Dec 16, 2010
