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Warid International Roaming – A Step Ahead
Jun 30th
Travelling overseas no longer means that you need to be out of contact with your loved ones at home. In this fast growing world of telecommunication, International roaming has evolved so rapidly that staying connected to your folks at home is no longer a problem; making and receiving calls, sending and receiving texts or images [...]
Oil prices slide after recent bounce
Jun 30th
LONDON: World oil prices slid on Thursday on profit-taking after soaring the previous day on easing concerns over Greece and signs of strengthening energy demand in the United States.
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in August sank $1.01 to $111.39 …
US drone wounds top Islamists in Somalia
Jun 30th
WASHINGTON: A US drone fired on two senior commanders of Somalia”s Shebab Islamist insurgency after they were found to have ties to Al-Qaeda, the Washington Post reported late Wednesday, citing US officials.
The strike last week is believed to have w…
Oil mixed in Asian trade after Greek cuts
Jun 30th
SINGAPORE: Oil was mixed in Asian trade Thursday following a sharp surge overnight after Greece”s parliament passed severe austerity cuts.
The vote in Athens allayed concerns that Greece would default on its massive debt, a situation that could again…
US drone wounds top militants in Somalia: Report
Jun 30th
Officials says militants were planning operations outside of Somalia.
Syria troops storm villages, kill civilians: activist
Jun 30th
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops killed seven civilians when they stormed northwestern villages Wednesday to quash anti-government dissent, activists said, as Washington piled new pressure on the regime and its Iranian ally over the deadly crackdown.
The lates…
Power companies: USAID to continue assistance
Jun 30th
Power costs must be covered to address outages: director.
Pakistan tells US military to leave ‘drone’ attack base
Jun 30th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone attacks, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted by state media as saying Wednesday. His remarks are the latest indication of Pakistan attempting to limit US activities since a clandestine American military raid killed [...]
Oil prices climb before Greek vote
Jun 29th
LONDON: World oil prices rose on Wednesday amid uncertainty over energy demand before the weekly snapshot of crude inventories in top consumer the United States, and a vote on the Greek debt crisis.
New York”s main contract, West Texas Intermedia…
Addressing Pakistan’s Sovereignty Deficit
Jun 29th
Christine Fair writes a fairly good assessment of the Pakistan-US love-hate relationship at the German Marshall Fund of the United States to say -> The Pakistan government’s inability to provide for the security and prosperity of its own people…
