Bridge youth set to get more exposure
KARACHI: The Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF), encouraged by the performance of the youngsters in the recently concluded World Bridge Games in Beijing
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Dr Shahid wants sinking ship of PTV afloat
ISLAMABAD: The titanic of the electronic media known as PTV is sinking since the auditors have revealed massive irregularities and weaknesses in the o
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Forces, peace Jirga conduct joint search operation in Swat
MINGORA: The security forces and Kanju Peace Jirga jointly conducted a search and clearance operation in the former headquarters of Maulana Fazlullah,
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29 more Uzbeks arrested
KOHAT: The security forces arrested 29 more Uzbek militants from Speena Thana and Kohat Tunnel check posts on Saturday.Sources said that the s
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Tareen keeps IMF option open
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will move the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after 30 days in case Islamabad fails to get the required dollar inflows either fr
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Punjab to enhance flour supply to NWFP
PESHAWAR: The Punjab government will increase the daily supply of flour to the NWFP by 1,000 tons after which the total daily supply of the commodity
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China to invest heavily in Pakistan (UPI)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 18 (UPI) — China is expected to offer vital financial assistance to the struggling Asian country of Pakistan, officials say.
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Dry weather to prevail in most parts
ISLAMABAD: The met office has expected dry weather to prevail in most parts of country in next 24-hours.Kashmir and its adjoining areas will see heavy downpours with strong winds and lightening some time tomorrow.
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Dr Atta tells Dr Khan 47 new varsities set up
LAHORE: Outgoing Chairman of the Higher Education Commission, Dr Attaur Rehman, has issued a long rejoinder to nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan who had re
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OPEC’’s Khelil wants ‘’substantial” cut in oil output
ALGIERS: OPEC will need to order a “substantial” cut in oil output at next week’’s emergency meeting in Vienna, Algerian Energy Minister and current OPEC chief Chakib Khelil said Saturday. “There will be a reduction in production at the next extraordinary meeting of OPEC, and it will have to be a substantial one to get the balance right between supply and demand,” he told reporters. “If it has to be 1.5 million barrels per day, or two million barrels per day, that’’s what it will be,” Khelil added, during a visit to the southern Algerian province of Tamanrasset.Iran — OPEC’’s second largest exporter — also called Saturday for a significant cut amid prospects of reduced demand in the face of the global economic slowdown, the state broadcaster reported. OPEC has announced it will hold an extraordinary meeting earlier than expected next Friday — instead of in November — to discuss the global financial crisis and its impact on the oil market. Oil prices had reached a peak of 147 dollars a barrel earlier this year but slumped below 70 dollars on Thursday for the first time in more than a year. Prices rebounded above 71 dollars a barrel on Friday on speculation that OPEC could cut production at the emergency meeting, traders said.
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