Sunday, 19 May, 2013
ISLAMABAD - By jacking up the petroleum prices by four to eight per cent, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Monday night added insult to injury of the masses who were already hard pressed under the general price hike that traditionally accentuates in Ramazan. It is feared that the latest ...
NEW YORK (AFP) - Former champion Kim Clijsters reached the second round at the US Open on Monday with a 58-minute, 6-1, 6-1 win over Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine. It was the Belgian player's first match at Flushing Meadows since she defeated Mary Pierce in straight sets in the 2005 final. She ...
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Ryan Sidebottom has challenged England to send Australia home trophyless by adding to their Ashes success with Twenty20 and one-day series wins over their oldest foes. But his words came after Australia fast bowler Brett Lee served notice he could still be a thorn in England's ...
SAPPORO (Japan) (AFP) - Asian Games silver medallist Kiyoko Shimahara of Japan won the Hokkaido marathon on Sunday with Kenya's Daniel Njenga taking the men's title. Shimahara, whose previous best finishes were second in the 2004 Tokyo and 2005 Hokkaido marathons, pulled away from teammate Akemi ...
MARIAH Carey was like a teenage best friend to her Precious co-star Gabourey Sidibe. The singer-and-actress - who plays a downtrodden social worker in the movie - bonded with Gabourey, 25, between scenes over their shared passion for fashion and hatred over the costumes they had to wear for the ...
KARACHI - Commercial banks earnings and profitability has sharply declined to Rs 26.7 billion during first half of calendar year 2009 as against earnings of Rs 38.8 billion in the corresponding period of last year. In terms of growth, the sectors profitability has seen a decline of 31 per cent ...
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Monday announced the decision to sack PCB ...
LAHORE - Pakistan cricket team captain Younis Khan has said that on paper his team can at least ...
LAHORE - Dope-tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has been directed by the PCB not to speak to the ...
LAHORE - Former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani has supported the decision by ...
KARACHI - Despite passing 24 hours, before the alarming information of metallurgical office that ...
KARACHI - Anti Terrorist Court Judge Hassan Shah Bukhari on Monday pronounced death sentence to the ...
KARACHI - The City faces many problems including the high environmental concern of the day, from ...
The literal meaning of Mercy is forbearance towards one who is in ones power. Mercy is the ...
ISLAMABAD - The launch of the much-awaited third phase of mega project of National Internship ...
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - Like every year in the Holy month of Ramazan, this time too a large number of ...
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Capital Territory Administration has intensified action against the ...
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Steering Committee of Islamabad Development Package on Monday in a meeting ...
