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Archive for July, 2010
PSO ups furnace oil price
Jul 31st
KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) today raised the price of furnace oil by Rs1700 per tonne, Geo News reported Saturday.
The PSO officials said the price of furnace oil was augmented by Rs1700 to reach at Rs48,033 per tonne.
The price of furnace oil …
Airblue plane crash: Black box found
Jul 31st
There are only four laboratories in the world that analyzes the black box, one of them being based in the United States..
Related posts:AIRBLUE plane had made emergency landing on July 7 The Airbus 321 plane was carrying 256 passengers back then,……
‘International community must respect Pakistan’s institutions’
Jul 31st
LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said that British Prime Minister David Cameron should take notice of human rights violations in Indian Kashmir. Addressing a public gathering near Sargodha, Gilani said that Cameron spoke on terrorism but ignored Kashmir. He also said that Pakistan will never compromise on its nuclear program. The prime minister said that Pakistan has [...]
TEDx Lahore underway
Jul 31st
LAHORE: The TEDx event is being held in Lahore with this year’s theme focusing on “Collective Genius”- celebrating inclusive ideas, innovations and advancements for a better tomorrow. The event is being held after a successful TEDxLahore 2009 event last year and another successful TEDx event in Karachi which focused on What Pakistan Needs Now. TED (Technology, [...]
Shanghai noon
Jul 31st
As I write this, I have just returned from a whirlwind tour of the world expo here in Shanghai china. its nearly past midnight and I have stood in hour long lines just to get inside four pavilions at the expo center. More on that later though as I shal…
Asif claims 100 Test wickets
Jul 31st
NOTTINGHAM: Right-arm fast-medium pacer Mohammad Asif became the 15th Pakistani bowler to take 100 Test wickets today after claiming the wicket of Alistair Cook in his 20th Test. Mohammad Asif, who started his career in Jan 2005 against Australia in Sydney, was born on December 20, 1982, in Sheikhupura, Punjab
PTA is Holding a Seminar on 3G Mobile Phone Technology
Jul 31st
PTA is Holding a Seminar on 3G Mobile Phone Technology is a post from: ProPakistani
PTA is Holding a Seminar on 3G Mobile Phone Technology is a post from: ProPakistani Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is holding a seminar with the alliance of HUAWEI on 2nd August, 2010 in Karachi to inculcate the stakeholders on importance of 3G mobile phone technology. The seminar would stress on various aspects of 3G Mobile [...]
Pakistan plane crash ‘black box’ found
Jul 31st
ISLAMABAD — Recovery workers on Saturday found the “black box” flight data recorder from the wreckage of Pakistan’s worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. The discovery could provide clues to why the Airblue flight crashed Wednesday into the hills overlooking the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people [...]
Death toll from floods rises to 1,100
Jul 31st
PESHAWAR: The death toll from massive floods in northwestern Pakistan rose to 1,100 Sunday as rescue workers struggled to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by the raging water, officials said. The rescue effort has been aided by a slackening of the monsoon rains that have caused the worst flooding in decades in Khyber [...]
