Aum cult fugitive surrenders after 17 years on the run
A former member of Japan’s Aum Supreme Truth doomsday cult, which was responsible for the 1995 nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway, was arrested Sunday after almost 17 years on the run,…
Mel Gibson, wife Robyn officially end marriage after 30 years
Mel Gibson and his wife Robyn have officially split, after their divorce was finalised ending their three-decade marriage. The former Mrs Gibson, whose name is being restored to Robyn Moore, had been…
USSR collapse: 20 years on
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union, an empire which bound republics from Europe to Asia for seven decades, unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.…
Michael Jackson doctor jailed for four years
Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray was jailed for the maximum four years Tuesday over the star’s 2009 death, as a judge lashed the medic’s behaviour as “money-for-medicine madness”. While he is expected…
America’s locust years
It is hard right now to write about American political economy. Nobody knows whether the debt-ceiling tripwire will be evaded; if so, how; or what will happen if it is not. If…
Govt obtains $23.7b loans in last three years
The incumbent Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government has set a record by imprudently obtaining loans amounting to $23.7 billion from various international financial institutions (IFI) and other bilateral donors in the last…
Commemorative postage stamp on 50 years of SUPARCO
Pakistan Post has issued a commemorative Rs 8 denomination postage stamp on 16th September to commemorate Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)’s 50th year. The national space agency was established…
Is the world better off 3 years after the Lehman Brothers collapse?
Three years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the global financial services system has changed forever. Regulators have grown more watchful and their powers have increased. Revamped banking rules force players around…
9/11 haunts New York fire chief 10 years on
New York City’s fire chief on September 11, 2001 is still haunted by the terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of his men, and says even Osama Bin Laden’s death cannot heal his…
Govt earns Rs32.877b through visa fee in 3 years
Department of Immigration and Passports has contributed Rs32.877 billion to national kitty, earned through visa fee and issuance of passports during last three years. The department has issued around 7.797 million Machine…
1,579 industrial units shut down during last five years
A total number of 1,579 industrial units have been closed down during the last five years across the country for various reasons including financial problems. According to sources in the Ministry of…
Six years on, Zoo remains dug up
The renovation and development work started six years ago at the Lahore Zoo is still far from completion — thanks to the apathy of the Communication and Works (C&W) Department. The work…
Islamabad to have modern jail within two years
The Islamabad chief commissioner told a high-level meeting on Monday that 700 kanals of land had been earmarked for the construction of a jail in Islamabad, which would include a mosque, school…
Singapore gets first presidential vote in 18 years
Four candidates were certified on Thursday for Singapore’s presidential election on August 27, setting the stage for the country’s first contested polls for its head of state in 18 years. Two potential…
Six years and counting: Sector I-15 awaits development
Though the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started the development work on the recently-launched Park Enclave housing project to earn Rs 10 billion, it is yet to hire a contractor to undertake…
Inflation rose by 76pc during the last four years
Inflation remained in double-digits in the four year term of the present government eroding the purchasing power of the country’s poverty-hit masses. Analysts have observed with inflation forecasted to stay in double…
Love letter delivered 53 years late
A love letter written to a U.S. college student in the state of Pennsylvania and delivered 53 years late will be mailed to its intended recipient who is now an elderly man.…