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Euro falls back amid Greece”s debt woes
May 25th
TOKYO: The euro fell against the dollar in Asia on Wednesday, weighed down by profit-taking following an overnight gain and amid lingering concerns over Greece”s debt problem, dealers said. The euro retreated to $1.4038 in Tokyo morning trade from 1.4…
US announces new sanctions against Iran
May 25th
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against seven foreign entities including Venezuela”s state oil company as part of new efforts to contain Iran”s nuclear ambitions. Washington also imposed sanctions against 16 other for…
NA body opposes Privatization of Profitable Power distribution companies
May 25th
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Privatization has strongly opposed Privatization of Profitable Power distribution companies as well as sale of 10 Percent shares of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at international mark…
Chopper damaged in OBL raid back in US: Pentagon
May 25th
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has returned the wreckage of a US helicopter used in the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden early this month, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. “The wreckage of the helicopter destroyed in the bin Laden operation was return…
PNS Mehran attack: Countering terrorism and conspiracies
May 25th
Nevertheless, it remained an economic hub for terrorists who took advantage of the city’s multicultural demographics and economy for financial gains and networking. It also became a port of arrival and departure to and from the country for local and foreign militants. Karachi, therefore, remained vulnerable to terrorist violence, as was demonstrated by the October 18, 2007 bombing on Benazir Bhutto’s procession that claimed over 135 lives and the suicide attack on the Ashura procession in December 2009, which killed over 45 people. The city by the sea, therefore, has not been a stranger to terrorist operations.
Analysing Terrorist attack on Pakistan’s Naval Headquarters
May 24th
No more glory, izzat da tukkar please!
By Raza Rumi | Dawn.com
Pakistan’s only viable and efficient institution has been attacked. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accepted the responsibility for intruding into well guarded naval and air force bases; and managed to destroy state of the art equipment – two PC3 Orion aircraft costing millions of dollars – in a long drawn out operation.
The
US urged Zardari to reject Irans oil offer: WikiLeaks
May 24th
KARACHI: A secret diplomatic cable has revealed that the US forced Pakistan to reject Irans concessional oil offer. According to the cable, President Asif Ali Zardari was urged by a US official not to agree to Irans concessional oil offer as it wou…
Snooker: Australia to host World Snooker Tour
May 24th
We also have new events in Thailand and Brazil within the next few months: World Snooker Chairman.
IMF verdict: Strauss-Kahn’t
May 24th
Instead of judges and juries, we have opinion polls to decide a person’s fate. In the case of former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, that’s exactly how the media is playing it out. When the news broke on May 15 that a maid in New York’s Sofitel hotel had accused the
Bin Laden cache reveals no evidence of imminent threats
May 24th
Counter-terrorism officials raise questions about how directly Bin Laden was in control of al Qaeda.
