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Bangladesh nationwide strike, several buses, vehicles torched
Jun 12th
DHAKA: Bangladesh was brought to a halt for the second time in a week on Sunday as a 36-hour nationwide opposition strike over changes in the electoral system began, amid tight security, while several buses and vehicles were torched and one hundred agi…
Dilshan”s best boosts Sri Lanka against England
Jun 6th
LONDON: Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan posted his Test-best score of 193 but suffered in the process against England at Lord”s here on Sunday.
At the close of a rain-marred third day of the second Test, Sri Lanka were 372 for three in rep…
We must have hope, what else is there?
Jun 4th
That human beings are capable of such horrific things is not surprising. After all, we live in the same world that witnessed the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide, the ethnic cleansing of Serbians, Croatians, Palestinians and Bangladeshi’s alike (to name a few). The subcontinent itself had a bloody birth punctuated by massacres of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs alike. In the last few days alone, Pakistan added to its losses, with the brutal death of journalist
Mediterranean boat capsized, 150 dead including Pakistanis: UN
Jun 4th
UNITED NATIONS: At least 150 people – including Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals – drowned and many others were still missing, when a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, the UN has said. Citing a …
Pakistan to be the biggest recipient of UKAID
Jun 2nd
The programme is designed to help children get into schools.
Pakistan should mind all of its languages!
Jun 1st
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6179/pakistan-should-mind-all-of-its-languages/
Mobile Financial Services Can Help Create New Jobs, Raise Pakistan’s GDP
Jun 1st
According to a recent study conducted by Telenor Group and Boston Consulting Group, wider access to mobile financial services in Pakistan could lead to the creation of 1 million new jobs by 2020. An estimated US$2 billion could be added annually to government revenues, helping raise Pakistan’s GDP growth by 3%. To discuss these prospects, [...]
Book launch: ‘Teach children in their mother language, build their self-confidence’
May 29th
Zubeida Mustafa launches her book.
Pakistan to take on Ireland in first ODI today
May 28th
BELFAST: Pakistan will be facing Ireland in first One Day match here today with Misbah-ul-Haq as the captain of the team. The weather could hardly be more different to that in the Caribbean as they arrived in Belfast here on Thursday amid cool, breezy …
Pakistan face tricky Ireland series
May 27th
BELFAST: Pakistan are set to play a two-match one-day series against Ireland with Misbah-ul-Haq their fifth limited overs captain in three years. Misban was handed the captaincy last week following the sacking of Shahid Afridi, who, it was announced on…
