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“Ghunda Tax” Telecom Companies Start Looting
Jul 2nd
Telecom companies are united to loot their customers in the name of service charges. Yes ! This time one more tax not implemented by the government but telecom companies decided it to do so. Ufone, Mobilink and Telenor implemented the new tax “Ghunda Tax” which we will pay from now onward. As per new Government [...]
Gold prices fall at local market
Jul 2nd
KARACHI: Following plunge in prices at international market, the price of gold has started falling in the local market, Geo News reported on Friday.
President All Sindh Jewellery Association Haji Haroon Rasheed told Geo News that the price of gold…
Asian shares mostly up after Wall Street rally
Jul 1st
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mostly higher on Friday as traders followed a Wall Street surge but gains were tempered by profit-taking and data showing growth in manufacturing activity almost stalled in China last month.
Sentiment was given support by …
William, Catherine make Canadian debut
Jul 1st
OTTAWA: Prince William and new bride Princess Catherine arrived in Canada Thursday for their international debut as Britain”s royal golden couple, hoping star power will win skeptical Canadians over to the monarchy.
William and Kate, her dark hair bl…
Asian shares rise after Greek austerity vote
Jun 30th
HONG KONG: Asian stock markets rose on Thursday morning after Greek lawmakers passed a key package of swingeing cuts that will help Athens avoid a catastrophic default.
The news, which came amid clashes between protesters and police in Athens, also se…
Special Olympics: Sana, Bilal bag gold medals
Jun 30th
ATHENS: Pakistans cyclist Sana Javed has bagged gold medal in Special Olympics, Geo News reported on Wednesday.
Sana Javed secured gold in 5-km time trial. In this category Pakistans Fajar Zaheer was No.6.
Sana Javed had also bagged bronze medal …
Taking the ‘bad’ out of Nazimabad
Jun 30th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6641/taking-the-%e2%80%98bad%e2%80%99-out-of-nazimabad/
Anderson sparkles, as Jayasuriya bows out tamely
Jun 29th
LONDON, June 28: James Anderson inspired England to a 110-run win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international here at The Oval on Tuesday.
The Lancastrian took 4-18 as Sri Lanka slumped to 121 all out chasing a revised target of 232 in a rain-s…
Asian shares riding high on Greek optimism
Jun 29th
HONG KONG, June 29, 2011 (AFP) – Screens were green across most of Asia Wednesday as the region was gripped by optimism over the growing likelihood of a solution to Greece”s debt problems.
Exporters, helped by a slightly weaker yen, and utilities led…
Osama wasn”t running al Qaida from Abbottabad: officials
Jun 29th
ABBOTTABAD: Osama bin Laden was out of touch with the younger generation of al-Qaida commanders, and they often didn”t follow his advice during the years he was in hiding in Abbottabad, US and Pakistani officials say.
According to the American newspa…
