Development work likely to start within a month
IslamabadThe development work in Sector G-14 is likely to start within a month while the Housing Foundation has taken steps for resolv
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ICC delegation arrives in Lahore
LAHORE: Delegation of International Cricket Council (ICC), comprising of seven members, has arrived here on early Monday to finalize the security arrangement issue for Champions Trophy.Talking to exclusively Geo News, ICC representative Chris Tetley said that our visit would analyze the security measures for ICC Champions Trophy for the final time that would get underway from 12 September.Dropping the Rawalpindi venue for the matches due to security reasons, has made our work more difficult as Karachi and Lahore will have to hosts all 15 matches of the Trophy, he added.We are backed with pitch experts who would examine the conditions of the pitches here, as more pitches would have to be formed now, he maintained.He said that we would hold meetings with PCB officials and sponsors for resolving sponsorship issues.
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Pakistan likely to become world leader!
IslamabadPakistan may have become the world leader in stolen car business with the estimated turnover in just 18 months touching over Rs18 bil
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Out-of-order ATMs become nuisance for users
RawalpindiAutomated teller machines (ATM) of various banks have become a headache for the cardholders, as they complain that the majority of t
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British HC launches new website today
IslamabadThe British High Commission in Pakistan is launching its new official website www.ukinpakistan.fco.gov.uk from today (Monday). b
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Pakistan News
Pakistan govt to Musharraf: Resign or be impeached (Market Watch)
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Pakistan’s Parliament raised pressure on embattled President Pervez Musharraf to step down or face impeachment, according to media reports.
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Lahore furniture shop gutted in fire
LAHORE: A fire breaking out in a furniture shop at Samanabad here completely gutted goods worth Rs0.5 million. The ill-fated furniture shop located on Nadeem Shaheed Road early morning caught fire due to short circuit gutting wooden goods and the machineries over there. However, the rescue staff reaching on time controlled the blaze.
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Lecture on traffic awareness
RawalpindiIncharge Education Unit of City Traffic Police, Inspector Mirza Yousaf Raza has said that students can play a vital role to highligh
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Pakistan’s Musharraf to address nation on Monday (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure to step down before he is impeached, will address the nation at 1 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Monday, an official in the president’s office told Reuters.
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British business body warns of recession risk
LONDON: An influential body which represents British business said there was a “distinct possibility” of the country facing recession in the next six or nine months, in a report published Sunday. In its quarterly economic forecast, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said that while a major downturn was unlikely, a cut in interest rates was necessary to counter the threat of serious problems. Its comments came the week after Bank of England governor Mervyn King said Britain faced an increased risk of recession, with economic growth set to slow further and inflation expected to spike. “Our quarterly economic forecast highlights a significant worsening in UK economic prospects,” said David Kern, the BCC’’s economic adviser. “There is now a distinct possibility of technical recession.” He added that unemployment would climb by up to 300,000 in the next two to three years. It would “likely” reach nearly two million, Kern said, and would not rule out a rise above that.
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