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Classes commence at Swat University SWAT: A wave of happiness engulfed residents of the valley on Monday when classes for all subjects for the 2010-11 session commenced at the newly established University of Swat. In 1973, during his trip to Swat, the then prime minister Zulfiqar Ali...

Major trade boost: $1.3 billion goods allowed into EU duty-free BRUSSELS (October 08 2010): Jeans, slippers and truffles will be among 900 million euros ($1.3 billion) in Pakistani goods allowed into the European Union duty-free from next year under EU plans for trade assistance to the...

Qubee launches service in Lahore, Islamabad KARACHI (October 05 2010): Qubee is receiving excellent response from its customers in Lahore and twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi where the service has been launched recently. Qubee, launched in Karachi early this year' is the newest entrant...

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Pepco finally dissolved RECORDER REPORT ISLAMABAD (October 02 2010): The government on Friday dissolved the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) under power sector reforms programme agreed with international financial institutions (IFIs) in a bid to grant administrative and financial...

Yeah, I just remembered of that restaurant. Its located at Chinatown Amoy street right?. I actually felt relieved there are people out there who actually cares for the poor. There are actually Gurudawas and Hindu temples(according to my friends) who told me about serving food there too...

A glimpse of true Islamic spirit in corruption-ridden society Despite a *** race to accumulate wealth and corruption becoming a way of life to fill the coffers, there are exceptions; unlike hundreds of parasites eating into the vitals of the nation, a well-to-do member of the society is...

Soldier marches to tree plantation record A Pakistan Army soldier created a new world record by planting 18,866 saplings within 23 hours and 30 minutes. Lance Naik Mian Yousaf Jamil a resident of Wazirabad who is commissioned in the Pakistan Army, broke the record of Canadian citizen Ken...

Pakistan observes International Reef Cleaning Day KARACHI: Scuba divers, media persons and members of the civil society took part in the “International Reef Cleaning Day” held on Saturday on Karachi shores. The event was organized by the Karachi Scuba Diving Centre (KSDC) founded by...

Agri scientists working on ‘sugar alternative’ By Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: Researchers and agricultural scientists are experimenting on commercial production of a plant (Stevia) as alternate to sugar at National Agriculture Research Council (NARC), which will enable the country to get rid...

Those of the Pakistanis on this website who are bashing Indian on their CWG, especially Jana on your article, How many times did we have the prestige to host an olmypic event like this. At least Indian had worked really hard to be able to host this CWG events. Do not forget, that some of our...

Export to Malaysia records 81 percent increase in first half RECORDER REPORT LAHORE (September 22 2010): Pakistan's exports to Malaysia recorded a healthy increase of 81 percent with exports of RM 352 million in the first six months of this year as compared to RM 194 million in the...

Sunflower production seen rising this year KARACHI: Sunflower production in the country is expected to be higher this year because it can now be sown in the rice belt of upper Sindh, where floods have increased fertility, a veteran farmer said on Tuesday. The sunflower crop is likely to...

Fazle Amin — a hero who saved 13 people during flood PESHAWAR: Though the recent floods caused death and destruction at a massive scale in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there were many acts of heroism such as that of Fazle Amin. Belonging to Jabba Daudzai village near Peshawar, he set an example...

VIENNA: Pakistan is expected to become the next head of the UN nuclear watchdog's governing body despite being outside a global anti-nuclear arms pact and home to a nuclear smuggler who supplied Iran and North Korea, diplomats say. One Western diplomat said the choice was “not...

Three million tonnes of rice available for export ISLAMABAD (September 09 2010): Pakistan will have up to 3 million tonnes of rice available for export this year despite the worst floods in its modern history that damaged nearly 28 percent of the crop, traders said on Wednesday. Floods have...

Contract to widen Kashmir Highway signed ISLAMABAD (September 06 2010): The Capital Development Authority Sunday awarded a contract to widen northern carriageway of Kashmir Highway costing almost Rs 1.85 billion rupees as the matter of first phase is yet subjudice with the court. According...

M.M. Alam: a fighter to the end An old thin man with a spirit of a fighter is found spending hours at a local book store every Sunday. An avid reader since childhood, Air Commodore Mohammad Mahmood Alam, commonly known as M.M. Alam, the national hero of 1965 Indo-Pak Warfare, owns scores of...

Iranian nation will support Pakistan’ KARACHI: A 15-member Iranian delegation, led by Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Najjar, called on Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Bilawal House on Saturday, a statement said. They discussed bilateral relations between the two...

Wapda to construct Munda Dam on priority basis RECORDER REPORT LAHORE (September 04 2010): In the wake of recent floods that play havoc with the country, especially in Nowshera and Charsadda districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Wapda has decided to construct Munda Dam on the Swat River...