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Are disease and death punishments from God?
Jun 11th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6372/disease-and-death-as-punishment-of-god/
What’s Going Right in Pakistan
Jun 10th
Adil Najam There is much – way too much – that is going terribly wrong in Pakistan. But not all is lost. Not just yet. One must never deny that which is going wrong. Indeed, to accept and acknowledge it is itself the first step towards finding ways to reverse the wrong. But nor should [...]
Euro up against dollar as stock markets perk up
Jun 10th
TOKYO: The euro rose against the dollar in Asia on Friday as investors” risk appetite improved on gains in stock markets, dealers said.
The euro rose to $1.4528 in Tokyo morning trading from $1.4509 in New York late Thursday. The European common curr…
Asian shares dip on US woes, Sydney bounces
Jun 9th
HONG KONG: Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday following another weak display on Wall Street and a tepid report on the US economy from the Federal Reserve.
A small upward revision for Japan”s growth in the January-March period eased concerns o…
Euro rises ahead of ECB policy meeting
Jun 9th
TOKYO: The euro rose against other major currencies in Asia on Thursday ahead of a policy meeting by the European Central Bank as market players looked for signals for an interest rate hike, analysts said.
The euro rose to $1.4626 in Tokyo morning tra…
Asian markets down after gloomy Bernanke speech
Jun 8th
HONG KONG: Asian stocks dropped on Wednesday as worries over the state of the global economy hit confidence and a soaring yen weighed on the Japanese market.
Tokyo was off 0.40 percent, Sydney lost 0.99 percent, Hong Kong dropped 0.97 percent and Shan…
Volcanic ash cloud disrupts South America flights
Jun 8th
ENTRE LAGOS: A vast cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel Tuesday across much of South America, while heavy rains around the eruption site prompted fears of mudslides.
Air traffic was sharply curtailed on the continent as th…
Floods swamp earthquake-ravaged Haiti, killing 23
Jun 8th
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Torrential rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday, flooding shanty towns, swamping the squalid camps erected after a 2010 earthquake and killing at least 23 people, officials said.
The worst rains to hit the impoverished country this year — at…
Chilean volcano erupts, forces mass evacuations
Jun 5th
SANTIAGO: Southern Chile”s Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century Saturday, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500 people as it sent smoke billowing into the sky, authorities said.
The National Service of Geology and Mining said …
Highlights of PSDP 2011-12
Jun 4th
ISLAMABAD: Following are the highlights of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2011-12:
Total amount of Rs. 730 billion has been allocated in PSDP-2011-12 for various ongoing and new schemes.
Out of total PSDP, the federal share is Rs. 290 bil…
