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Fayyaz Yaseen
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A nation deprived of sporting talent

A nation deprived of sporting talent World Olympics, the world’s largest sporting event is currently under way where athletes from over hundred nations are participating. All these athletes hail from different national backgrounds. There are athletes from world’s most underdeveloped to most developed areas, from democracies to dictatorships and republics to kingdoms. And the only […]

A disaster in making

A disaster in making Businesses worldwide thrive on certainity and reliability of the political, social and financial conditions of a country, and Pakistan is no exception to the phenomenon. Being considerate to this fact and faced with the worst financial times of the country’s history, it was expected of the incumbent government to initiate policy […]

US special envoy to the OIC meets Muslim leaders in Mecca

On the margins of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Heads of State Summit in Mecca, Special Envoy to the OIC Rashad Hussain held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia, President Zardari of Pakistan, Prime Minister Aziz of Mauritania, President Sall of Senegal, Vice President Sambo of Nigeria, and OIC Secretary General Ihsanoglu. […]

IHC Islamabad sends summary for formation of six special courts

Islamabad: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC) has forwarded a summary to Law Ministry for establishing six special courts in the federal capital on Thursday. The final approval for the formation of the stated court will be taken by the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. While sharing details of this […]

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves stand at $ 15,298.4mn

Karachi: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, according to the State Bank of Pakistan, stood at $ 15,298.4 million on week ending on August 10, 2012. According to the details, foreign reserves held by SBP were $ 10,825.2 million and net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were $ 4,473.2 million.

Ecuador opens doors for Assange

Quitto: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) the WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has finally found political asylum in Ecuador. Ecuador’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patino said this on Thursday after a British government threatened to storm the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest Assange. Britain has repeatedly expressed its resolve to extradite the former computer hacker […]

Quetta firing incident renders three dead

Quetta: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) In a firing incident in Quetta, three persons were reported to be killed on Arbab Karam Khan road here on Thursday. According to the news sources, the incident took place on Arbab Karam Khan road when some unidentified assailants opened fire, which killed three people. While the rescue teams immediately […]

PSO bailout: Finance Ministry releases Rs 10 billion

Islamabad: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) Ministry of Finance has released Rs 10 billion for urgent financial recovery of an ailing PSO marred by circular debt at the hands of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The payment has been made on demand of the Ministry of Water and Power for the payment of fuel debt. According […]

PAF releases images of Kamra airbase attackers

Islamabad: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), after attack on Kamara Airbase today morning, has released the images of militants who were involved in the incident. According to the news sources, nine militants were killed after security forces launched an operation against the attackers of the Kamra Airbase. However, while most of […]

Supreme Court vows to dispense justice without fear

Islamabad: (Wednesday, August 15, 2012) Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said here today that the Supreme Court would continue to discharge its responsibilities without fear or favor. The Chief Justice, who was addressing at an Iftar-dinner hosted by the Supreme Court Bar Association, said that the court cannot be prevented from dispensing […]

USA-China hold dialogues on Middle East

US under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun on August 14 held the inaugural round of U.S.-China Middle East Dialogue in Beijing, as agreed to at the fourth round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue in May. The two sides held constructive discussions regarding developments […]

PM directs the federal cabinet to start preparing for elections

Islamabad: (Wednesday, August 15, 2012) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a meeting with the federal cabinet members, has directed them to start preparing for the upcoming elections. The PM said that Pakistan People’s Party is a national party and has strong believes in free and fair elections. The PM further said that on account […]

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