A 12-member World Bank team had visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to discuss expansion of facilities for Indo-Pak trade through Wagah border. The Express Tribune reports that LCCI has suggested introducing electronic data exchange on both sides. LCCI also said that testing facilities should also be made available at the border, since there is a lack of awareness about ...
70 of $10mln Malala Girls Education Fund to be used in Pakistan
70 percent of the 10 million dollars 'Malala Fund for Girl's Right to Education', announced by Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari will reportedly be used in Pakistan and the remainder is earmarked for Afghanistan. According to the Express Tribune, Pakistan and UNESCO signed the historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish this fund with 10 million dollars as seed money. The ...
Pak government knew all about scores of civilian killings in US drone strikes in country
A recently revealed classified Pakistani government document states that scores of civilians died during the CIA-led drone strikes in the country's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) from 2006-2009 and Pakistani officials were 'aware of those deaths for many years'. According to the Dawn, the document quoted by quoted by the London Bureau of Investigative Journalism (LBIJ) states for ...
MQM files Rs.5 billion defamation lawsuit against Imran Khan for chiefs character assassination
The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has reportedly filed a defamation suit worth 5billion rupees against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for the alleged character assassination of MQM chief Altaf Hussain. According to the Express Tribune, MQM leaders Farooq Sattar and Senator Farogh Naseem personally filed the suit for Hussain's character assassination in the wake of PTI ...
Indonesian Nazi-themed cafe to reopen with WWII theme sans swastika symbols
The controversial Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia will reportedly reopen with a broader World War II theme, however, sans the swastika symbols. The SoldatenKaffee (The Soldiers' Cafe) ornamented with Nazi-related memorabilia was voluntarily shut down on Friday following death threats to the owner Henry Mulyana, who is accused of inciting racial hatred, The Courier Mail reports. The report said ...
Misbah not suitable to lead Pak in 2015 World Cup says ex-great Mudassar
Former Pakistani cricketer Mudassar Nazar has said that Pakistani Test and ODI captain Misbah-ul Haq is not the person to lead the national team going into the 2015 World Cup. According to www.PakPassion.net, Nazar, who played 76 Tests and 122 ODIs for Pakistan between 1976 and 1989, scoring almost 7,000 runs and taking 175 wickets, said the World Cup is still a long way away even though Misbah ...
Satisfied with form Misbah backs run-scoring spree to win matches for Pak
Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that he is satisfied with his current form and added that he is keen to see his run-scoring spree help his side win matches and inspire his fellow batsmen in the team. According to The Nation, even though he is happy to be scoring runs constantly, Misbah wants them to be converted into team victories, although he expressed satisfaction ...
Fashion photog Faisal Farooqui says Pak fashion weeks can compete with India
A Pak photographer has claimed that Pakistani fashion weeks have upped their level in terms of quality and they can be now compared with India. Faisal Farooqui is the person who has stood firm regardless of the politics, drama and mayhem in the fashion industry during its turbulent times, Express Tribune reported. Farooqui of Dragonfly is also the official photographer for not only Pakistan ...
Police dillydallying over filing Lal Masjid murder case against Musharraf
The Islamabad police is reportedly awaiting opinion from its legal branch in order to file a 'murder case' against former President Pervez Musharraf during the alleged Lal Masjid operation. Station House Officer of Aabpara Police Station, Qasim Niazi said that the police is serious to register a case against Musharraf for killing Allama Abdur Rashid Ghazi and his mother during the Lal Masjid ...
UN childrens agency lauds Bangladeshs vow to ending preventable child deaths before 2035
22 July 2013 150 The United Nations children's agency today commended the Government of Bangladesh for committing to end preventable child deaths in the country before 2035, building on its success of lowering maternal and child mortality. "There's a lot to learn from Bangladesh. Between 1991 and 2011, under-five deaths fell by almost 75 per cent, thanks, in part, to its commitment to ...
Revised Bangladesh labour law falls short of international standards - UN agency
22 July 2013 150 The United Nations labour agency today said that amendments to the Bangladesh Labour Act "will hopefully prove to be a first step" in addressing workers' rights and boosting occupational safety and health, but urged the Government to advance the reforms to more comprehensively protect workers. "The ILO calls on the Government of Bangladesh to take the further steps ...
Cambodia Rejects Opposition Leaders Bid to Run in Election
Cambodia's electoral body has rejected an application from opposition leader Sam Rainsy to compete in a parliamentary election scheduled for Sunday. In a letter to Sam Rainsy dated Monday, the Cambodian National Election Committee said he made the request too late after returning from self-imposed exile last week. He submitted the application on Sunday, two days after arriving in ...
EU Blacklists Hezbollah Military Wing
PARIS The European Union has put Hezbollah's military wing on its list of terrorist organizations, underscoring concern about the group's role in Syria and a bombing attack last year in Bulgaria. Monday's decision by European Union foreign ministers targets only the military wing of Hezbollah, which is also Lebanon's most powerful political party. EU foreign policy chief Catherine ...
Cassini Spacecraft Snaps Photo of Earth from Saturn
In this rare image taken on July 19, 2013, the wide-angle camera on NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured Saturn's rings and our planet Earth and its moon in the same frame. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science ...
Obamas Problematic Visit With Vietnams President Sang
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on Thursday, June 20, ...
Vietnam Haiti Agree to Increase Cooperation
Hanoi, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) From nowadays Vietnam and Haiti are willing to increase sustained bilateral relations of cooperation in many spheres, following the signing of an agreement between their respective ministers of industry and trade. According to what have been signed on the eve, a memorandum of understanding that reached consensus in 2012 will enter into effect, by virtue of which the ...
Malaysia Goes Back to the Haze from Forest Fires
Kuala Lumpur, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The haze caused by forest fires in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, returned to cover some areas of Malaysia, according to reports released today here in the media. At least on the southern peninsula of the country, which includes the towns Bukit Rambai and Malacca was recorded on Sunday an index of unhealthy air pollution (API) of 114 points. The director ...
Malaysia - State punishment of Malaysian bloggers for offensive post is not the solution
The Centre for Independent Journalism deplores the Government action against bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee and the denial of bail to the two in response to their 'bak kut teh' Ramadhan Facebook post.(On 11 July 2013, Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee uploaded a Facebook photo of themselves eating bak kut teh, a pork dish, which ran with a greeting that read, "Happy Breaking Fast, with ...
Myanmar president meets Chinese senior military official
Fan Changlong , in the Myanmar capital of Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday.U Thein Sein said Fan's choice of Myanmar as his first foreign trip after he took up the post shows the friendly ties between the two countries and the two armed forces.Noting that Myanmar-China "paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship is long-standing and deep in the hearts of the people, he said enhancement of the ...
Paul Krugman Is As Wrong About China As He Was About Singapore
Singapore Skyline from Elgin Bridge (Photo credit: erwinsoo) Naysayers on China are wrong, I think. Americans and American investors should pay close attention to China and learn. Continued Chinese growth means that ...
Militants torch NATO supply truck in Pakistan police say
-- Armed militants torched an empty container truck Tuesday as it traveled through Pakistan after delivering equipment to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, police told ...
Gallery Sri Lanka v South Africa
South African team members help teammate Hashim Amla, second left, after he was injured during the second one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Photo by Eranga ...
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