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KARACHI - More than 100 countries have commenced ostrich farming just within three years and they consider it to be worth its weight in gold by saying that it is a cow that lays eggs. Pakistan has the most favorable environment for ostrich farming. Some are convinced that the ostrich is a potential solution for food security, its physical structure is different from poultry and cattle, and it gains relatively more weight through feeding with low food consumption. <br />He added that

LAHORE

LAHORE - The steady improvement of relations between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) suffered a setback on Friday as the two opposition parties in the Punjab

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf told his aides in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in recent meetings that he faced no threat from his arrest warrants in Benazir Bhutto assassi

KARACHI

KARACHI - Despite continuing protest by Hindus in the Tharparkar district, the Sindh government has not taken any action against the extraction of granite from the path leading to the Durga Mata Temple located in Karoonjhar Hills. The Hindus allege that their highly-revered temple in Tharparkar is in danger as a Karachi-based stone-crushing company has been dynamiting away the hills surrounding the temple and if the stone-crushing continues, the temple will be destroyed completely.

NATIONAL

PESHAWAR - Denouncing US drone attacks on innocent people, tribal elders from the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency have declared "war on the US", saying several "American generations will remember our revenge". Addressing a press conference in Peshawar on Friday, Malik Jalal Khan said, "All victims of the US drones were innocent tribesmen."<br />Flanked by other elders from Utman Wazir tribe, dominating Datta Khel region, Jalal said, "We are the people who have continued

KARACHI

STAFF REPORT - The Sindh government will ensure that load shedding is reduced to its minimum possible level, promised Sindh Electric Power Minister Shazia Marri on Friday while talking to media person

LAHORE

LAHORE - Thousands of train passengers were left stranded at the city and cantonment railway stations after several trains were cancelled owing to diesel shortages on Friday. Subsequently, railway aut

MANAMA - The leader of Bahrain's largest opposition group has urged Saudi Arabia to withdraw its forces and called for a UN inquiry into a crackdown on mainly Shia protesters that has raised tensions

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - Despite Supreme Court orders barring contractual employment of retired officers in government departments, 10 officials who were appointed on a contractual basis after retirement in the Pl

LAHORE

LAHORE - PINA and AFAQ, an organisation that produces children's encyclopedia and arranges teachers' training in Pakistan, jointly organized a seminar on the "Role of Curriculum in Nation Building" on

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme (Pre-STEP) funded by the USAID awarded 410 scholarships to talented Pakistani students training as elementary school teachers (EST) while completing

Business

KARACHI - Following a waning trend in the past two weeks, the country's foreign exchange reserves have hit a record high of $17.608 billion in the week ending on March 12. Figures from the State Bank