Archive for: August, 2013

Pakistan summons Indian envoy over soldier’s killing

Pakistan on Wednesday summoned a senior Indian diplomat and a protest was lodged over the killing of an army captain in firing by Indian troops.  Military officials said the army captain was killed and another soldier was injured in Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the two countries in the disputed […]

Prime Minister seeks World Bank’s investment in power sector

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday invited the World Bank to invest in Pakistan’s power sector to resolve the energy crisis.   He was talking to Phillippe le Houerou, Vice President South Asia of the World Bank for South Asia and Country Director, Mr. Richard Benmessaoud, who called on the Prime Minister at the Prime Minister’s […]

Blast at railway station kills two people in Chaman

A bomb blast at a railway station Wednesday killed at least two people in Balochistan, police and hospital sources said. The blast at Chaman, main city in Balochistan province, occurred when passengers were to board a train, witnesses said. The blast also injured 10 more people, including women and children. The injured were taken to […]

Pakistan, Thailand to double trade volume in five years

Prime Ministers of Pakistan and Thailand have agreed to double the volume of bilateral trade within five years and stressed the need to make it more balanced through appropriate measures to encourage more exports from Pakistan to Thailand.   Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif took note of the fact that […]

‘More vulnerable’ to skin cancer

Far more men than women are dying from skin cancer, despite similar numbers being diagnosed with the disease, a report suggests. Cancer Research UK said each year, the most serious type of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, kills 1,300 men and 900 women, a gap expected to widen. A reason could be men delaying seeking help, […]

Asia cannot bypass manufacturing on path to prosperity: ADB

Industrialization must be an essential part of the growth formula if Asian countries want to prosper and avoid the middle income trap, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. In a special chapter of Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, its flagship annual statistical publication, ADB emphasizes that manufacturing is essential to […]

Indian firing kills Pakistan army’s captain: military official

Pakistan army captain was killed and another soldier was injured in Indian firing along the Line of Control (LoC), military officials said Wednesday. It is the latest incident in the on-going escalations along the LoC, which has heightened diplomatic tensions between the South Asian nuclear rivals. Pakistan and India had declared a ceasefire in 2003 […]

Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan wants to learn from Japanese achievements

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday that Pakistan is keen to learn from the Japanese achievements in the fields of science and technology and other sectors. The Prime Minister expressed these views in a meeting with Mr. Taro kimura, Special Envoy of Japanese Prime Minister, who called on him at the Prime Minister’s Office. The […]

Power load-shedding reduced to 6 to 7 hours: minister

Electric Poles

  The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that duration of electricity load-shedding has reduced significantly by six to seven hours due to the steps taken by the government. Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali told the Hour during question hour that 1700 MW electricity has been added to the national […]

Troops deployment begin for by-elections

Troops’ deployment started at sensitive polling stations on Wednesday ahead of the by-elections, officials say. By-elections on forty-one seats of National and Provincial Assemblies across the country will be held on Thursday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed arrangements to conduct the polls in free and fair manner. The election campaign ended last […]

Death toll from floods reaches 118, while over 800 injured

Officials said Tuesday that flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across the country have killed 118 people and injured 812 others this month.   The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said the rains and floods affected over five hundred and fifty-four thousand people have been affected. Over eleven thousand houses have been destroyed and […]

Afghanistan football team beats Pakistan 3-0

The Afghanistan football team Tuesday managed to score three goals in a friendly match played against the Pakistan national team in Kabul.  The Afghan footballers scored a goal in the first half of the match and two others in the second half. Although a friendly match, it was the first international soccer event to be […]

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