PPL violates policy and pays Rs72m in donations, sponsorships
ISLAMABAD:? Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), a state-owned oil and gas explorer, is found to be involved in irregularities worth millions of rupees in paying donations and sponsoring charitable, educational and More...
The worst isn’t over yet: ‘The monsoon this year might be worse than in 2010’
KARACHI:?Two years of flooding cost Sindh more than Rs12.7 million, but the government is now warning that the upcoming monsoon may cause even more devastation. The chief minister’s adviser on relief affairs, More...
World stocks erase year’s gains
Author:? REUTERS Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 NEW YORK: World stocks erased the year’s gains yesterday as investors fled risky investments for safe-haven assets on concerns about the euro zone’s deepening More...
Deaths of 400 infants send shock waves in Kashmir
Author:? Srinagar: Mukhtar Ahmad Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 The death of 400 infants since January this year has sent shock waves through the Himalayan Muslim majority Kashmir Valley already reeling under two decade More...
Hollande sticks to Afghan pledge in Obama talks
Author:? AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Fri, 2012-05-18 21:05 WASHINGTON: France’s President Francois Hollande used his White House debut yesterday to restate his intention to get French combat troops home from Afghanistan More...
Five Pakistani students compete in Intel ISEF 2012
Five Pakistani students will compete against 1500 international students from 70 countries, from grades 9-12, as they showcase their scientific innovations at the annual Intel International Science & More...
China military paper warns officers against ‘Western’ plotting
BEIJING:?China’s top military newspaper warned officers on Tuesday to remain the ruling Communist Party’s “most loyal” defenders in the face of what it called Western plotting, describing More...
History-making Maldonado eyes title bid
BARCELONA:? Pastor Maldonado emerged from the emotional chaos of his maiden victory and the Williams team’s blazing return to glory in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix by declaring his next ambition: to mount a More...
EU ministers mull Euro 2012 boycott of Ukraine
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers were debating on Monday whether to boycott this year’s European soccer championship matches played in Ukraine to protest alleged abuse of jailed opposition leader Yulia More...
China, Japan, S Korea agree to start free-trade talks
BEIJING:?The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to start negotiations towards creating a free-trade area this year, saying it would boost the economies of the region in a time of crisis. A More...