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Rain falls
LAHORE - Parts of Punjab, including the City received scattered rain on Friday, causing decrease in the mercury level in the evening. Experts have forecast partly cloudy weather with chances of scattered rains on Saturday. In Lahore, strong winds started blowing in the afternoon followed ...
Bus falls into river in India, 42 killed
At least 42 passengers were killed when an overloaded private bus plunged into Beas River on Kullu-Mandi National Highway late on Wednesday.So far forty -two bodies have been recovered and 15 injured persons rescued and rushed to hospital, while some bodies are feared to have been swept away in the ...
Imran Khan gets injuries as falls from lifter in Lahore
After an extensive election campaign throughout the country, Imran Khan stumbled and fell down from a lifter resulting in some injuries.Just after the fall, Khan was rushed to hospital in a bit unconscious condition. He had just reached area for election procession and was getting on the top when ...
CPI-based inflation falls to 5.8 per cent
ISLAMABAD - Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation fell to 5.8 per cent in April 2013 over the corresponding period of previous year, marking a new low since 2007.Inflation based on CPI was registered at 5.8 per cent in April 2013 over the corresponding period of previous year, revealed the figures ...
Turkmen president falls from horse
MOSCOW :Turkmenistan's equestrian-mad President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov suffered a spectacular fall from his horse after a race, according to Internet videos, but state media in the isolated ex-Soviet state maintained a rigid silence on the incident. Berdymukhamedov suffered the fall seconds ...
Rain falls, cloudy weather forecast
LAHORE - Parts of the country received rainfall of varying intensities on Sunday with experts predicting the prevailing weather conditions to persist during the next couple of days. The rains and continuously blowing winds made weather pleasant by causing decrease in the mercury level. According to ...
Philippine paper falls for fake Aquino Time cover
AFPMANILA A top Philippine newspaper Saturday was taken in by a spoof cover of Time magazine depicting President Benigno Aquino with his mouth agape, running the picture on its front page.“We stand corrected. It was an honest mistake,” said a short statement issued by the ...
Oil falls as IEA lowers demand growth forecast
LONDON - Global oil prices fell on Thursday after the International Energy Agency trimmed its forecast for world energy demand growth.Brent North Sea crude for delivery in May dipped 43 cents to $105.36 per barrel in afternoon deals in London. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate ...
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April 09, 2013
Influential Khattaks in field to conquer Nowshera
PESHAWAR - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...
India government business charm offensive falls flat
NEW DELHI - India’s government is appealing to corporate leaders to “keep the faith” as it struggles to revive a staggering economy, but the reply from business is they need more than talk to win back their support.Business confidence in the Congress party-led government has ...
KSE volume falls to 10-week low
KARACHI- Stocks closed higher at KSE amid thin trade, led by cement and telecom stocks on strong valuations.Investors preferred to stay on the sidelines in the absence of any trigger which is why volumes fell to 10-week low. Major activity was seen in PIAA as 21m shares exchanged hands with the ...
Man falls to his death from Heathrow-bound jet
POLICE were investigating today whether a man whose body was found on an affluent residential street was a stowaway who plunged thousands of feet to his death from a passing plane.The body of the man was discovered on a car in Portman Avenue, Mortlake, south west London, yesterday morning.The man, ...
11 killed as jeep falls into gorge near Muzaffarabad
As many as eleven people were killed and 10 others sustained injuries in a road accident in Azad Kashmir near the state capital Muzaffarabad on Wednesday morning. Police said a passenger jeep fell into gorge while negotiating a sharp turn near Muzaffarabad. According to official sources, the jeep ...
Woman falls for Statue of Liberty
A Leeds woman who is attracted to inanimate objects says she has found true love - with the Statue of Liberty. Amanda Whittaker, 27, says she has fallen head over heels for the New York monument, reports The Sun.Ms Whittaker, who had a love affair with a drum kit while still at school, said: ...
Suu Kyi falls ill addressing huge Mandalay crowds
MANDALAY, Myanmar - Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi fell ill on Saturday as she addressed the largest crowd of her election campaign so far in the second biggest city of Mandalay.More than 100,000 people gathered to cheer on the tired-looking Nobel Peace Prize laureate as she ...
Arab Spring falls victim to Russia-US rivalry
MARWAN KABALANOn Sunday, the attention of the world’s media will be focused on Moscow, where millions of Russians will cast their votes in one of the most important presidential elections since the collapse of the former Soviet Union.It is almost a certainty that current Prime Minister and ...
5 die as van falls into ravine
QUETTA - Five people, including woman and two children, were killed when a van fell into ravine some 75 KM away from Zhob on Wednesday. A pickup truck headed towards Zhob from Dera Ismail Khan overturned after driver lost his control over steering. Resultantly, it fell into a gorge and five people ...
‘Glacier’ falls from sky
DERA GHAZI KHAN – A huge blast was heard after a ‘glacier’ fell down from the sky at Kot Haibat Town here Tuesday. A large number of locals gathered on the spot.According to rescue officials, the big mass of snow fell down near Govt Middle School for Boys, Ismaeel Wala Kot Haibat. ...
‘Glacier’ falls ‘from sky’
DERA GHAZI KHAN – A huge blast was heard after a ‘glacier’ fell down ‘from the sky’ at Kot Haibat Town here Tuesday.A large number of locals gathered on the spot where a big hollow has also appeared.According to rescue officials, the big mass of snow fell down near ...
Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls
NEW YORK - Canada agreed on Wednesday to allow a member of the Flying Wallenda family of daredevils to attempt a tightrope walk over Niagara Falls, clearing the way for the stunt some time during the summer.Nik Wallenda, 33, secured support on the American side of the falls last September when New ...
Foreign investment falls 63.9pc in 7 months
KARACHI - Pakistan's foreign investment fell 63.9 per cent to $446.2 million in the first seven months of 2011/12 fiscal year because of a decrease in foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment, the State Bank said on Wednesday.Foreign investment totalled $1.24 billion in the ...
Speeding van falls into canal; 4 killed
OKARA - Four women drowned while three others were injured when a speeding Okara-bound van fell into Sadqi Canal near Head Sulemanki here the otherday.Sources said the van heading from Minchna Abad area was taking women of a family to Okara for a funeral. As its driver started dozing, he lost ...
KSE falls to 5-month low amid political turbulence
KARACHI – The Karachi stock market fell to five-month low on Thursday on political turbulence after the Army warned PM of grievous consequences on allegations and the defence secretary was sacked. The bench mark KSE 100-share index shed 21.37 points or 0.20 per cent to close at 10909.12 ...
Bears tighten grip as KSE falls to 15-week low
LAHORE - Bears continued to tighten their grip as incessant foreign selling during the outgoing week forced the index to tumble to 16-week low. Though the market was below the psychological level of 11,000, yet to institutional buying at lower levels inched up the market to close at 11,028 ...
Stock market falls to 16-week low
KARACHI (Reuters) The Karachi stock market closed at near 16-week low on Friday amid concerns over the relationship between the civilian government and the military. The Supreme Court is examining a petition demanding an investigation into a controversial memo accusing the military of plotting a ...
Farmer falls victim to landlords cruelty
BAHAWALNAGAR - A farmer fell victim to the atrocious cruelty of a landlord here in the Khichiwala Police precinct the other day. According to detail, One Irshad, a resident of 208/8R abducted a farmer namely Naeem Khalid, a resdinet of 173/7R. The landlord not only subjected Naeem to severe ...
Foreign investment falls 58.4pc in July-Oct
KARACHI (Reuters) - Direct and portfolio foreign investment in Pakistan fell 58.4 per cent in the first four months of the 2011/12 fiscal year (July-June) to $238.1 million, the State Bank said on Thursday. Investment totalled $571.8 million in the same period last year. Incidents of violence in ...
Oil market falls after EU-inspired bounce
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices fell Friday as investors took profits from bumper gains won the previous day on a breakthrough EU deal to help resolve the eurozone debt crisis and prevent another recession. New Yorks main oil contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, slid $1.33 to ...
Foreign investment falls 48.7pc in first quarter
KARACHI (Reuters) - Direct and portfolio foreign investment in Pakistan fell 48.7 per cent in the first three months of the 2011/12 fiscal year (July-June) to $236.2 million, the State Bank said on Monday. Investment totalled $460.6 million in the first three months of 2010/11 fiscal ...
LPG price falls up to Rs110/kg
OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE LPG marketing companies have reduced prices by up to Rs 40 per domestic cylinder after the Lahore High Court suspended the clause pertaining to imposition of Petroleum levy. The fall in prices is in line with the reduction in Saudi Aramco Contract price for October which ...
