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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to support Pakistan’s efforts to address harm done to poor families and the country’s economy by unprecedented international food and fuel price hikes. The ADB loan will support ongoing changes in the energy and agriculture sectors, and will help lay the foundation [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Asia to become economic powerhouse by next decade Islamabad: Pakistan Economy Watch has said that only regional cooperation can provide relief to 50 crore poor living in South Asia. Political differences, if set aside, will spur new era of growth and Pakistan will reap dividends as Asia will be world’s centre of economic activity by next [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The DAWN Group of Newspapers, published by the Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Limited (PHPL) was founded by the Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the father of the nation. The group began its publication, the DAWN newspaper, in 1947 immediately after independence and has ever since emerged as one of the high brow English Newspaper of pakistan [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 28, 2008
Statement by the Chairmen of the Friends of Pakistan Following is the text of a statement by the Chairmen of the Friends of Pakistan following the Friends of Pakistan Group meeting in New York on Friday, September 26, 2008: Begin text: The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Turkey, and representatives of China, the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 27, 2008
PEW questions controversial role of Int’l rating agencies Pakistan Economy Watch has said that international rating agencies have initiated a malicious campaign against Pakistan. It asked government should take notice of these moves and counter it. Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President, Pakistan Economy Watch said on Saturday that the situation of economy is not very good [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 26, 2008
Big textile crisis in the making, masses to pay price Islamabad: A big textile crisis is in making as cotton output is set to slide by almost 3.2 million bales which may damage the textile industry beyond early repair, Pakistan Economy Watch said on Friday. Last year cotton output was short by 3.8 million bales and Pakistan [...]
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Being non-presidential Mr. Asif Ali Zaradri was little flirt to Sarah Palin Alaska Governor and; Republican candidate John McCain’s running mate, has been getting a crash course in diplomacy and international affairs this week, meeting her first foreign heads of state courtesy of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of international leaders. That is very [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
World Maritime Day Parallel Event - background When it was conceived some 30 years ago, World Maritime Day was intended to provide a common opportunity for Member Governments, the IMO Secretariat and international organizations in official relationship with IMO to give publicity to the International Maritime Organization and its work. The marking of the day also [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army on Wednesday confirmed that US spy plane had crashed in Angoor Adda area on Tuesday night. In a statement issued today, ISPR said US predator drone has crashed in Angoor Adda area of South. The ISPR said that plane crashed apparently due to mal-functioning. The wreckage of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Blogging; has emerged as an excellent idea to express opinions and thoughts and to get information on any issue you name. On Blogs writings are especially dedicated to a more casual presentation of information style. Mostly blogs are written conversationally, with more emphasis on opinion and commentary than a more specialized report. The internet is [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 23, 2008
PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen abducted Afghanistan’s consul general Abdul Khaliq Farahi in Peshawar to an unknown place and his driver was killed in a brazen ambush on Monday. Six attackers in a black car followed the vehicle of Abdul Khaliq Farahi in Phase III of Hayatabad; his residence, forced it to pull over and shot his [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 22, 2008
Few weeks back i came across with Zaibatsu to get his opinion about social media for my article; he was among top 10 diggers at that time. For the reason he was among top diggers i presumed he might have been rude or impolite; but to my surprise he was very friendly and helping. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 22, 2008
GUJRANWALA: In connection to Marriot hotel blast that left at least 60 dead and 250 injured, five suspected terrorists were arrested in separate raids late on Sunday night. A private TV channel reported that the two suspected persons were apprehended in Gujranwala. It was reported that one of the men was the Imam Qari of a local [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 21, 2008
World leaders have condemned the suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 60 people and several dozens injured. EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, condemned Sunday in the “strongest possible terms the despicable bomb attack” in which 60 people were killed and dozens more injured in front of the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 21, 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani terming the Saturday’s deadly suicide attack outside the Marriott hotel as a ‘cowardly’ act of terrorism said Sunday these terrorist and militant elements wanted to destabilize the country, by hurting democratic process and economy. “It is a cowardly act of terrorism against the innocent people in this holy [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 20, 2008
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US President George W Bush on Saturday condemned the terrorist bombing at a hotel in Islambad that killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds more. “This bombing, the latest in a series of terrorist attacks, is part of a continuing assault on the people of Pakistan. This attack is a reminder of the ongoing [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 20, 2008
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari in his maiden address to the joint session of the parliament announced to constitute a committee to review the powers given to president by Article 58-2-b and 17th amendment of the constitution. He said that the day of bypassing the parliament over decisions on the crucial national issues has been [...]
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