KARACHIKARACHI - The Sindh government informed the provincial assembly on Friday that five companies are working on different blocks of the Thar coalfield, whereas the Coal and Energy Development Department
SportsCOLOMBO - Captain Shahid Afridi admitted that the 2007 World Cup disaster against Ireland weighed heavy on his mind when Canada gave his team a major fright, saying it served as a good wake-up call fo
NATIONALCHENNAI South African captain Graeme Smith said he expected to face a fired-up England following their humiliation by Ireland, when the Test rivals met in a World Cup match on Sunday. Andrew Strauss's
BusinessKARACHI - Strikes in the country cost national exchequer at least Rs five billion daily, the industrialists told the government and protested against the recent 9.9 percent hike in petroleum products
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Friday said the government was considering giving targeted subsidy on the petroleum products to the low income groups.Talking to media at the gol
BusinessLAHORE - The Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) has a vision of working not only for the capacity building of farmers but also to introduce the concept of sustainable agriculture. It is working for ach
SportsDHAKA - Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will not take victory for granted when his home team clashes with the West Indies in a must-win World Cup match on Friday. The West Indies, who have not play
NATIONALQUETTA - Lawyers in Balochistan continued to protest for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday against the police's failure to find two abducted judges and four lawyers. They boycotted court proceedin
LAHORELAHORE - A general house meeting of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) will be held on Friday (today) to discuss two resolutions tabled on Thursday in condemnation of alleged attack on form
BusinessLAHORE - The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) remained bullish on Wednesday, while the volume dwindled. The LSE 25-shares added 35.73 points to close at 3,534.22 against its opening at 3,498.49 levels. Out
Arts / EntertainmentMusician Prince is being sued by his former lawyers who say he owes them more than $700,000, according to court documents. The firm, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, said in documents filed in Manhatta
SportsCOLOMBO - History-making Lasith Malinga played down his landmark second World Cup hat-trick, insisting that his famous four wickets in four balls against South Africa in 2007 was a greater achievement
