LONDON - Ross Taylor’s fluent 66 lifted New Zealand to 153 for four in reply to England’s 232 on a fluctuating second day of the first Test at Lord’s on Friday. England collapsed to 201 for eight in the morning but James Anderson claimed his 300th test wicket to reduce New Zealand ...

FaisalabadThe Pakistan Textile Exporters Association has felicitated the Pakistan Muslim League-N leadership on massive victory in the general elections and hoped that the new government would bring economic reforms, overcome energy crisis and put textile industry on track by working on a war ...

karachi - The business community at Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has expressed the hope that dwindled economy and battered industrial sector will witness a new surge during the next 5 years.They made the forecast on the basis of formation of new government by PML-N which, they ...

GWERU: Mourners attending a funeral in central Zimbabwe were shocked when the man they had come to bury “returned from the dead.”Family and friends were filing past a coffin with the remains of Brighton Dama Zanthe, 34, when one of them noticed the dead man’s legs twitching.One of ...

The elections have successfully taken place, the euphoria will soon be over and before the new government realizes it will be time to start delivering on its election time economic manifesto. Budget is already overdue and the youth (a big chunk unemployed), which was in the end engaged by all ...

lahore - The business community has felicitated Pakistan Muslim League- N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif on his overwhelming victory in the 2013 elections, in the Centre as well as in Punjab, and expressed the hope that the new government would not only succeed in attracting new investments to the country ...

ISLAMABAD : The PEW on Monday said the credit of successful elections goes to undeterred masses, judiciary and the EC. The failure of PPP is being attributed to unabated corruption, energy crisis, destruction of independent institutions and decisions of some advisors with dual nationality, it ...

President‚ PML (N)‚ Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that his government will focus on revival of the national economy.Talking to BBC, Sharif said revival of economy would help resolve extremism‚ terrorism‚ corruption‚ unemployment‚ poverty and remove the ...

LAHORE -  An emergent meeting of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) was held here at Women Business Incubation Center, DHA with its CEO Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera in the chair, in which, “Fatiha” was offered for the persons who were killed in the fire ...

ISLAMABAD : The Harvest Tradings CEO Ahmed Jawad has said that to boost trade with the neighbouring country, caretaker government needed to review Pak-India trade agreement. He said that there was not other option than enhancing trade to normalise the bilateral political and diplomatic relations ...

lahore - The representatives of industrial bodies, expressing disappointment over weak economic agenda of political parties, have observed that no national level party has given any plan for revival of the export-oriented industry, particularly the value-added textile sector, which is constantly ...

islamabad - To make Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) a profitable organization, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh Tuesday presented a comprehensive “One-go Rescue Plan” for the revitalization of PSM to the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir ...

  MADRID     RealMadridare sweating on the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo as they go in search of an unlikely comeback in the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final against BorussiaDortmund on Tuesday. The Germans are huge favourites to progress to the final at Wembley on May ...

NEW YORK: Emma Stone is reportedly in talks to play Sally Bowles in a Broadway revival of Cabaret. According to the New York Times, Alan Cumming will reprise his part as the Emcee in early 2014.The Wrap suggests that Stone is in the frame to take the role previously played by Liza Minnelli, Natasha ...

ISLAMABAD - The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman through a letter has requested the Prime Minister to restore the autonomy of the Commission and nullify the amendments made in the Rules of Business 1973. The Ministry of Finance on April 17 had written to the HEC that its administrative ...

PESHAWAR - Opposing the changes in the class 9th syllabus, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has demanding of the government to immediate revive the old course and shun anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan policies.Addressing a press conference here at press club on Wednesday, JI Chairman ...

In what is being viewed as a step forward to re-start peace process with Pakistan, India has softened its stand and decided to host Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik for a bilateral dialogue, Indian media reported Sunday.It will be a departure from the earlier stand by former Home Minister P ...

ISLAMABAD : After carrying the ball, the newly-appointed Chairman Capital Development Authority Syed Tahir Shahbaz wants to ball the jack but with a realistic mindset deciding to set aside all ambitious projects and ponder over only the doable ones with revival of public trust in the CDA at ...

ISLAMABAD – Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) has launched a project for the revival of dying crafts, especially black stone carving through promotion of modern designs for better marketing in the world.PSIC Managing Director, Farhan Aziz Khawaja unfolding salient features of the ...

LAHORE  – Pub Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) has successfully launched a project for the revival of dying crafts, especially black stone carving through promotion of modern designs for better marketing in the world.PSIC Managing Director, Farhan Aziz Khawaja unfolding the salient ...

ISLAMABAD - Although the erstwhile coalition partners of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) are likely to convene meeting, yet the revival of MMA is not on the cards due to dissenting notes of some major religio-political factions. The main members of non-functional MMA are in contact with each other ...

LAHORE (Agencies) - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials will meet their Indian counterparts in September during the ICC Chief Executives meeting to discuss the possibility of a bilateral series to compensate for a tour cancelled by India in 2009. PCB Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmad said ...

HYDERABAD (AFP) - As England and India battle for supremacy on cricket's most hallowed ground at Lord's in the 2000th Test starting Thursday, Pakistan's Niaz stadium has only faded memories to cherish. It may have hosted the historic 1000th Test in November 1984, but since then the ground has been ...

KARACHI (PPI) - Smooth mobility of labour force is one of the basic requirements of sustainable urban economies; that is why every big urban metropolis has fast, cost efficient and reliable urban public transport means including wide-bodies buses, trams and underground as surface rail-based ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Pakistan Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has welcomed the revival of yellow cab scheme by the Punjab government. Syed Nabeel Hashmi, Vice-Chairman addressing a special meeting of Managing Committee convened for hearing the provincial budget ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - LCCI Founders Group Saturday gave a seven-point formula to the government to turn the forthcoming budget into a business-friendly document that would be paving way for the economic revival of the country within shortest possible time. The Chairman Founders Group Mian ...

SHARJAH (Agencies) - Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev said he would love to see a revival of India-Pakistan duels at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in particular and UAE in general to quench the thirst of passionate followers of the game based in the Middle East. Id like to see that cricket should come ...

Peshawar (Online) Chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao), Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has proposed the formation of task force to adopt measures for industrials and economic revival in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while addressing a gathering at Jhanda District Swabi. Sherpao said that at least 307 ...

AMRITSAR - Amritsar is looking to revive trade with help from Pakistan. The trading community in the two countries feels there is much scope for increasing business between them through the land route to millions of dollars. Why do the two countries - which have a common land border that is so ...

KARACHI - Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding with Karachi Urban Transport Corporation (KUTC) for exploring the options of providing electricity for Karachi Circular Railway. The KCR will be revived as a modern commuter system to meet the ...