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SBP Governor sees positive signs of economy coming out of pit 25 Nov 2008 JAMSHORO: State Bank Governor, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has said that the positive indicators of county coming out of the current economic crisis have started to appear. This, she said, while addressing the students of...

LSM on declining trend 25 Nov 2008 ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) of the country has declined by 6.20 per cent during the first quarter of the financial year as against the same period of the last year. The LSM production during September 2008 also witnessed a decrease of...

IMF condition may jeopardise next tranche 25 Nov 2008 ISLAMABAD: The most difficult condition attached by the IMF for its $7.6 billion loan for Pakistan will be achieving net zero borrowing from the central bank for the budgetary purposes in the current fiscal year, which may prove potential...

PASSCO’s performance disappoints growers November 25, 2008 KARACHI: Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Supplies Corporation (PASSCO) has procured less than one per cent paddy out of its target of one million tonnes, and this has grieved the growers who remain disappointed from the...

Pakistan gets $7.6 billion loan package from IMF ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan, the front-line state in the battle against Islamist terrorism, has won final approval for a $7.6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stave off a possible economic meltdown. The IMF...

Pak capable to stall drones’ strikes: Air chief November 25, 2008 KARACHI: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Tanvir Mahmood has said that Pakistan Air Force is fully capable to stop drones’ flights and missile strikes. He said that it was now up to the government to decide...

No. Most probably Chinese or Korean Army.

France airs doubt over increasing troops in Afghanistan 24 Nov 2008 PARIS :The French foreign minister says he has doubts about U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's plans to fight militants in Afghanistan. Bernard Kouchner says plans that increase troop numbers would only work "in...

Pakistan to receive up to $4bn from IMF by Thursday 24 Nov 2008 WASHINGTON: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund will consider a $7.5 billion rescue package for Pakistan on Monday to help the country avoid an economic collapse. The board is likely to approve the...

Investigations indicate Hindu outfits emerging as a major terror network in India NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (APP): According to investigations into Malegaon blasts and linkages of a senior Indian army officer with it, there are strong indications that Hindu outfits are emerging as major terror network...

The ‘Good War’ Isn’t Worth Fighting 23 Nov 2008 The New York Times AFGHANISTAN does not matter as much as Barack Obama thinks. Terrorism is not the key strategic threat facing the United States. America, Britain and our allies have not created a positive stable environment in the...

Hindu extremists offer rewards for dead Christians 24 Nov 2008 Hindu fundamentalists are offering compensation in money, clothing, or basic necessities for those who succeed in killing Christian leaders, destroying their property, or burning down churches. The escalation of the situation has...

'Pak to adopt strategy to counter US drone attacks' 24 Nov 2008 Islamabad, Nov 24: Pakistan's top leadership said the country would adopt a strategy to counter missile strikes by US drones in the restive tribal belt and to protect the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity...

Pakistan in trade and arms offer to India 24 Nov 2008 Pakistan is prepared to withdraw its first-strike nuclear threat and push to create an economic union with India in an effort to bring peace to south Asia, Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, said at the weekend in the warmest...

Deadly pilotless aircraft that have helped fuel anti-American feeling in tribal belt 24 Nov 2008 Pilotless "drone" aircraft deliver a silent, deadly payload that has proved effective in killing militants, but has also killed civilians when intelligence goes awry or in "collateral damage"...

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IDEAS 2008 - Arms for Peace - Soft Launch

Worst of financial crisis yet to come: IMF chief economist Sunday, November 23, 2008 ZURICH: The IMF's chief economist has warned that the global financial crisis is set to worsen and that the situation will not improve until 2010, a report said Saturday. Olivier Blanchard also warned...

‘No offer of asylum made to Mula Umar’ says S. Arabia Sunday, November 23, 2008 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has declined that it had offered political asylum to Taliban frontline leader Mula Omar on condition of laying down arms, Arab T.V. reported on Sunday. According to T.V. an official of...

China hails concept of “Strategic intertwining” from Pakistan’s parliamentary delegation SHANGHAI, Nov 22 (APP) ‑ China here Saturday hailed the concept of “Strategic intertwining” from Pakistani parliamentary delegation and expressed the need for the younger generation to set a new pace...