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A Pakistani stock broker and stock index board is reflected from a mirror in Karachi Stock Exchange in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Pakistan is also a part of slowdown in world economies while tense situation between Pakistan and the U.S. over the rules of fighting war against terrorism on Pak-Afghan border areas will continue to keep market sentiments depressed, analysts sai
(photo: AP / Fareed Khan)
Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn
Asia Times
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Islamabad's tardiness in naming a finance minister to succeed Shaukat Tarin, who resigned on February 23 to pursue his own business interests, may delay the release of US$1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), part of a bailout package a...
 Flood affected women and children queue for food outside a relief camp in Kamrangirchar, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. More than two weeks of monsoon rains across much of northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal have flooded rivers
(photo: AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns
Samachaar
Kathmandu: One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday. | Nearly half of Nepal's 75 districts, mainly in the west and mountain regions, are grappling with food shortages. An additional $123.5 million is urgently needed to assist more than 3.4 million vu...
Father of kidnapped Sahil Saeed returns to UK from Pakistan
The Guardian
| Police had asked Raja Naqqash Saeed to stay as a witness in investigation into five-year-old Sahil's kidnapping | Sahil Saeed, five, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was snatched while visiting his grandmother in Pakistan. Photograph: Dave Thompson...
Canada, India to share know-how, tech in mining sector
Zeenews
Toronto: Ontario, Canada's richest province in natural resources, is set to sign a pact with India in the field of mining to facilitate transfer of technology and boost the Canadian investment. | "Ontario will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
India, Lanka sign $67.4-mn pact for rail upgradation proj
Zeenews
Colombo: The Export-Import Bank of India today signed an agreement with the Sri Lankan government to provide credit of USD 67.4 million for upgrading the Island nation's southern rail line. | The agreement was signed by P B Jayasundera, Secretary, Mi...
26/11 amounted to waging war against India: Nikam
Zeenews
Mumbai: The acts of Ajmal Kasab and other accused in the 26/11 terror siege amounted to "waging war against India" which is punishable by death penalty or life imprisonment, the prosecution argued in a trial court on Wednesday. | "By firing at people...
 A man holds up a poster of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as he and others demonstrate in support of pro-democracy protestors in Myanmar outside the Houses of Parliament, London, England, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. (gm1)
AP/Nathan Strange
Myanmar election law puts Suu Kyi party in bind
The Star
| YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's main opposition party will have to exclude its leader, detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, if it wants to continue to operate and run in upcomi...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, is followed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after giving a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.
AP / Musadeq Sadeq
Iran leader: U.S. playing 'double game' in Afghanistan
USA Today
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | KABUL (AP) — Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "d...
The Minister of State of Communications and Information Technology, Shri Sachin Pilot .
PIB of India
Soon, broadband in every Indian village: Sachin Pilot
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: India is charting a grand scheme targeting its rural outback to reach telecom and broadband services to each of its 626,000 villages, using funds to the tune of $3.5 bil...
Air India to introduce direct flight to Dehradun
DNA India
| New Delhi: Air India is introducing a daily direct flight from here to Dehradun from March 28, when the summer schedule comes into effect. | The national carrier will be operating the flight with a 46-seater ATR aircraft, which will depart Delhi at...
Delhi HC asks govt for stand on 3-year course for non-MBBS
DNA India
| New Delhi: The Delhi high court today asked the Centre to make its stand clear on a plea that a short-term course on primary health was required to allow non-MBBS persons to practise medicine in rural areas. | A Division Bench of acting chief justi...
Distinguished themes mark the fifth day of Lakme India Fashion Week
DNA India
| Mumbai: Elegance and grace marked the fifth day of the Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFw) in Mumbai. | Gorgeous models showcased the collection, wearing georgette, chiffon, jersey, crepe and linen flaunting the various themes as set by the designers. ...
Business
 Flood affected women and children queue for food outside a relief camp in Kamrangirchar, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. More than two weeks of monsoon rains across much of northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal have flooded rivers
(photo: AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns
Samachaar
Kathmandu: One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday. | Nearly half of Nepal's 75 districts, mainly in the west and mountain regions, are grappling with food shortages. An additional $123.5 million is urgently needed to assist more than 3.4 million vulnerable people in Nepal, the UN Office for the Co...
Sports
Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan is interviewed as he arrives for the ICC awards 2009 in Sandton, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
(photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Younis Khan, Mohammed Yousuf banned for life by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), fine for Shahid Afridi
The Examiner
| Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) bans Mohammed Yousuf, Younis Khan for life www.panasianbiz.com | The Pakistan Cricket Board PCB has cracked down on many if its senior cricket players including the captain and the former captains, handing out a lifetime bans to captain Mohammed Yousuf and Younis Khan. These two have been barred from playing any form ...



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