Pakistan News

Sindh cabinet briefs Zardari, Gilani on floods

Sindh cabinet briefs Zardari, Gilani on floods »

KARACHI: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday that the special meeting of Sindh Cabinet has decided to improve coordination among various agencies and departments of the federal and provincial governments engaged in flood...

September 5 2010 / Read More »
Floodwaters sweep towards more Sindh towns

Floodwaters sweep towards more Sindh towns »

KARACHI: Authorities were Sunday trying to protect another town from floodwaters in Sindh province, as the nation continues to grapple with its worst natural disaster in living memory. A month after monsoons caused devastating floods throughout...

September 5 2010 / Read More »

Business News

Suzuki to build new auto plant in India »

Suzuki to build new auto plant in India

TOKYO: Japan’s top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembly plant near the Indian capital New Delhi in a...

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Booming China auto industry faces over-capacity »

Booming China auto industry faces over-capacity

BEIJING: China should end preferential policies for automotive companies in order to curb over-capacity in an industry where sales jumped 55 percent in August,...

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Sports News

England spinners restrict Pakistan to 126-4 »

England spinners restrict Pakistan to 126-4

CARDIFF: Pakistan, after losing the toss, made 126 for four against England in the first Twenty20 international on Sunday. England did nothing to lift the gloom surrounding Pakistani cricket by taking charge of the opening Twenty20...

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Hameed summoned to Pak High Commission »

Hameed summoned to Pak High Commission

LONDON: Yasir Hameed, who has made damning revelations about match fixing involving Pakistan team, was on Sunday summoned to the country’s High Commission here. Yasir reached the High Commission in the afternoon and met the High...

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World

French Bid to Ban Veils Worries Allies, Tourists »

French Bid to Ban Veils Worries Allies, Tourists By ELAINE GANLEY Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France’s plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders. A bill to outlaw face veils, aimed at upholding French republican...

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Israel unlikely to extend current settlement curbs »

Israel unlikely to extend current settlement curbs JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister says a slowdown in West Bank settlement construction is unlikely to continue in its current form after it expires at the end of this month. But Ehud Barak says he does not...

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