Shaheen Air: Fuel tank leak leaves passengers stranded
ISLAMABAD:?The fuel tank of a Shaheen Airline plane set to depart for Karachi was found leaking, leaving passengers stranded at Benazir International Airport for over two and a half hours, Express News reported More...
US to help increase farmers’ incomes
LAHORE:? The United States, as part of its commitment to promote the economic development of Pakistan, will support farmers by building their business capacity and generating higher incomes, said US Consul General More...
Slain ICRC worker laid to rest
LONDON:?President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani were represented at the memorial service of Khalil Rashjed Dale, an accredited volunteer of the International Committee of the Red Cross More...
USAID, PFVA working to improve standards
KARACHI:? The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pakistan Fruits and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) have joined hands to improve the standards and More...
Market watch: Stocks close flattish, as investors deliberate strategy
KARACHI:? The stock exchange survived Thursday above the 14,000 points psychological barrier; after panic selling saw the market close deep in the red on Wednesday. Investor sentiments were mixed, and the market More...
Cricket: ‘Tours needed for young players ‘
KARACHI:? There seems to be an abundant supply of talent in the country’s domestic circuit but a dearth of foreign tours for young players has hampered their transition to the international stage. Given the More...
UK envoy hopes Saudi woman will compete at Olympics
RIYADH:?Britain’s envoy to Saudi Arabia said he had spoken to state officials about the possibility of a Saudi woman competing in the Olympics for the first time in London this summer and hoped it would More...
Horrors of Srebrenica set out at Mladic trial
THE HAGUE:?Prosecutors in the genocide trial of Serb general Ratko Mladic on Thursday described five days of terror in the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica in July 1995, when troops under his command massacred More...
Iran, Pakistan, Israel most negatively rated countries: BBC poll
Pakistan was ranked second in the list of most negatively rated countries in the world by a global poll for BBC World Service, which surveyed 24,090 people around the world. Citizens of 22 countries were More...
Afghans seek $4.1 billion a year from NATO summit
KABUL:?Afghanistan goes to the Nato summit in Chicago on Sunday with a firm demand for $4.1 billion a year for its security forces after Western troops pull out in 2014 — and insists it is “not More...