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Zimbabwe recover from dire start vs. Bangladesh
DHAKA: Zimbabwe recovered from a dire 47-6 to post 160-9 in its second limited-overs international against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Bangladesh paceman Nazmul Hossain took three wickets to lead the ..Govt. prepares policy framework for livestock export
ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a policy framework for the export of livestock, which envisages export of surplus animals legally. Talking to the media here, Federal Minister for Livestock a..Govt. to soon remove snags in investment promotion: Naveed Qamar
ISLMABAD: Federal Privatization Minister, Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the government would soon remove the bottlenecks in the way of investment promotion. In a meeting with the UAE Telecom Comp..IT organizations expected to buy Satyam
BANGLORE: Some other IT organizations are now expected to buy Satyam, following the unveiling of its fraud. Indian media reports said that Satyam Computers, which was a big name of the Indian IT se..SBP Governor holds meeting with PBA members
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor, Salim Raza in his maiden meeting with the members of the Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) exchanged views on the overall situation of the country’s..Global Recession: 0.52m more people retrenched in China
BEIJING: During the fourth quarter of last year, the number of registered jobless urbanites jumped to 8.86 million, 560,000 more than that in the third quarter. However, Chinese ministry for manpow..Paris Hilton spotted making out with MySpace CEO (not Tom)
Paris Hilton is at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this week, and she’s skanking up the town just as much as you’d expect. Paris is incapable of going anywhere or doing anything ..Pak win toss, elect to field in second ODI
KARACHI: Pakistan has won the toss and elected to field first in second one day international against Sri Lanka at National Stadium on Wednesday. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pak win toss, electDanny Boyle's fitting reply to Big B
Having bagged four Golden Globe awards, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has been soaring heights, and now with the Oscars coming up, we can only hope that ‘SlumdogRObama freezes pending US rules
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’’s chief of staff on Tuesday directed government agencies and departments to freeze all pending regulations so they can be reviewed by the newWilliams sisters, Nadal into second round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Serena Williams easily defeated China’’s Yuan Meng in her first 2009 Australian Open match, as she steamed into the second round of the tournament. Williams defeated YuaObama to meet with war council on first full day
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’’s promise to end the war in Iraq will be on the agenda Wednesday when the new commander in chief meets with top national security aides and seniPakistan, Lanka second meet today
KARACHI: Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricket teams on Wednesday will be encountering for the second meet in their three-match ODI series here at National Stadium in metropolis with hosts already leading..Wall Street plunges on banking woes
NEW YORK: US stocks plunged Tuesday as renewed fears about the global banking sector offset optimism surrounding the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. The..Senate confirms clutch of Obama nominees
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed seven key members of President Barack Obama’’s domestic policy team, including Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano, hours afterSecurity stringent for Pak-Lanka ODIs
LAHORE: Security measures have been beefed up for Pakistan-Sri Lanka ODI matches at the National Stadium Karachi, Geo News reported on Tuesday. The matches are scheduled for January 20 and 21. A to..Oil prices rally after tumbling under 33 dollars
NEW YORK: Oil prices rebounded in New York Tuesday after tumbling close to a four-year low in a very volatile market plagued by fears about weak global demand, traders said. New York’Just relax, Gilchrist's advice to Warner
Former opener Adam Gilchrist has urged Australia’s newest batting sensation David Warner to stay calm and remain unfazed by the burden of expectations to retain the explosive form he showedUS probes potential Obama inauguration threat
WASHINGTON: U.S. authorities were investigating a potential threat, which they said was of uncertain credibility, in connection with the inauguration of president-elect Barack Obama, the U.S. Homel..I can never be even half of what Sachin is: Sehwag
He once said in jest that the only difference between him and Sachin Tendulkar was in their bank balances, but Virender Sehwag, a trailblazer in his own way, has said that as a batsman, he can neve..Selling pressure continues at KSE
KARACHI: Selling pressure continued to erode values of leading scrips at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Tuesday, as 100-Index lost 22.47 points to close at 5258.28, market sources said. The turnover ..Crowd of 1 million or more to test U.S. capital
WASHINGTON: Crowds streamed into the U.S. capital Tuesday, jamming subway cars and packing the National Mall from the Capitol building to the Washington Monument hours before President-elect Barack..Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets
KARACHI: Pakistan easily defeated a strong Sri Lanka side by eight wickets with 30 balls to spare in the first One-day International here at the National Stadium on Tuesday. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ ti..Controlled explosions in Afghan capital
KABUL: A series of controlled military explosions spread alarm in the Afghan capital as President Hamid Karzai addressed parliament on Tuesday. The blasts were heard in east Kabul, and a U.S. forc..Arabs pledge to speed up economic integration
KUWAIT CITY: Arab leaders meeting in Kuwait approved a declaration Tuesday calling for steps to accelerate the economic integration of Arab states and confront the fallout of the global financial c..Meeting on Pak-Australia series in Melbourne on Jan 27
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board officials will hold a crucial meeting with their Australian counterpart regarding forthcoming tour of Australia to Pakistan to be played in April this year. The meet..Sri Lanka bowled out for 219 by Pakistan in first ODI
KARACHI: Sri Lanka were bowled out for 219 runs by Pakistan in the first one-day international at National stadium on Tuesday. Earlier, Sri Lanka had won the toss and elected to bat first. Sri ..FDI drops in developed states: UN report
NEW YORK: Business in developed countries was hard-hit in 2008, experiencing a drop in foreign direct investment of more than 20 percent, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. The report project..Pak cellular subscribers’ tally drops by 0.5 million in Dec. 2008
KARACHI: The cellular subscribers’ tally during December 2008 as compared to November has dropped by 0.5 million. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) released figures said that the mobile ..British Corporate history’s 80-year worst results
LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced the British Corporate history’s 80-year worst financial results, while the British Finance Secretary had recently unveiled an enormous 100 billi..
