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Three more KPT berths go out of action KARACHI: The port authorities on Monday suspended discharge of coal on three KPT berths at the East Wharf owing to damage suffered by the berths due to movement of heavy cranes not designed for berths. According to official sources, the coal discharge...

KSE-100 Index slips 25 points on profit taking KARACHI: Profit taking continued on the second day at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) as 100-Index slipped 25.77 points to close at 7,807.08, dealers said. The turnover volume also soared to 282.605 million shares as prices of 221 sustained...

Biggest Pak industrial output dip in 2 decades ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s large-scale industrial production has dropped 5.71 percent – the biggest in over two decades – in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, owing to a host of domestic and global factors. The quantum index numbers...

CHARSADDA: At least 15 people were killed, including nine policemen, and several others wounded after a suicide bomber slammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a police check-post in Charsadda on Wednesday. According to reports reaching here, the blast occurred near Harichand Police...

AJK is already independent but it is a part of Pakistan, we donot interfere in AJK matters it is left up to them how they run their state. People in AJK live peaceful lives and we are happy with that. Can't really say anything for IHK! People in IHK know best what they want and they are...

Taliban is no longer one group of people (as they were 20-25 years ago), many different groups come under this heading now but each have different ideologies, some fight only when they are threatened other's will do anything for money, and the remaining belong to tribes and are mostly defensive...

The only reason why new and improved missiles are not being tested are the overall situation of the Country, we are facing many important day-to-day challenges like terrorism, extremism, also political situation is very fragile, thus it is thought by GoP that missile tests should be avoided at...

See it for yourself what went on in India druing Gujrat Massacre. Absolutely shocked by listening to muslims being butchered by hindu extremists, not even sheep are butchered like they were as can be heared by the witnesses, absolutely shocking:frown:

I was here to listen: Kerry ISLAMABAD: Congressman John Kerry repeatedly stressed that he was in Pakistan to listen to what its leaders and people had to say and that he wanted to move forward a positive agenda. Kerry held a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi...

guys can't we stick to the topic here, why does every one has to bring in RAW, CIA or any other entity for that matter. As far as students being punished for being Pakistani's is just bullshit, Ive been here in London for some years now, and till now i haven't encountered a single problem...

ROVERS DIARY: The concerns are genuine ARTICLE (April 13 2009): Everybody talks about sovereignty of the country and sovereignty of the parliament these days. While the first is a cherished goal, the second is a debated slogan by the jurists who believe that in any polity the real sovereignty...

Prime Minister to announce special development package for Sialkot soon SIALKOT (April 13 2009): A comprehensive strategy is being prepared for initiating mega projects in Sialkot, which is the export-oriented city and nucleus of cottage industry of the country. Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza...

British advertising company to expand business in Pakistan LONDON: Pakistan has received a strong endorsement of its economic prospects from one of the biggest names in the global advertising company, says a report in the influential British daily ‘The Financial Times’. Sir Martin Sorrell...

Policy rate and market expectations RELAX! There is no need to be bullish! That’s the message sent out by the State Bank of Pakistan in its second quarterly report on the state of the economy. The report has been released weeks ahead of the bank’s quarterly review at the end of this month of...

Benazir Income Support program to be expanded RAWALPINDI: The government plans to increase the number of families benefiting from the ‘Benazir Income Support Programme’ (BISP) by five million during the next financial year implying budget expenditure of Rs65 billion, official sources revealed...

Contract farming: protecting growers’ stake THE changing pattern of marketing and increasing emphasis on farmers’ security have popularised the concept of contract farming, whereby a farmer enters into a contract with a processing/marketing firm to supply a pre-arranged quantity and quality of...

Funding economic development Claiming 75 per cent of the total revenues generated, the defence expenditure and the interest cost on debt make a strong dent in development expenditures. The country’s development needs are critical, both in infrastructure and social sectors. According to one...

Habib, MCB interested in RBS Pakistan unit KARACHI: Two of Pakistan's biggest banks, Habib Bank Ltd and MCB Bank, are competing to bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's local assets, which the market values at $266 million, Reuters reports. The sale is part of moves by part-nationalised...

NEW YORK: Some experts in the US are adding their opinion to the debate on the drone attacks – an opinion that might find some resonance with the people in Pakistan. Barnett R. Rubin is one such expert. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation of New York University...

Lahori Khusray:rofl: BMW being picked up at Lahore airport, sorry TRYING:woot: Pakistani Kushti, western seems interested:woot: