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HUM HINDUSTANI: How to hide an ideology By J Sri Raman It is not an ideological struggle that we have been witnessing in the BJP through its post-election polemics. It is a heated debate over how best to hide the ideology for the wide sections of voters outside the party’s “core...

Earning target: Govt sets $280m IT exports target for 2009-10 ISLAMABAD: The government set a target of $280 million earning from export of Information Technology products during the fiscal year 2009-10. However, this amount was very low as compared to IT exports by other regional...

65 foreign ships arrive at Gadani for breaking KARACHI: At least sixty-five ships have arrived at the Gadani ship-breaking yard from various countries for scrapping. More are expected to reach shortly. According to a senior official of Customs, the ship breaking industry would flourish...

Forex reserves up $126.8m KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves improved by $126.8 million during the last one week to $11.7 billion as on June 20, the State Bank of Pakistan announced on Thursday. Last week (on June 13), total liquid foreign reserves were standing at $11.6 billion...

India's rich list shrinks by a third in 2008 - study Thu Jun 25, 2009 MUMBAI (Reuters) - The number of rich in India shrunk by nearly a third in 2008, the fastest drop in the world after Hong Kong, as a stunning 52 percent fall in local shares hurt the net worth of individuals, a study...

Textile exports slip by 9.5pc Friday, June 26, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The overall textile exports1 of the country during July-May 2008-09 registered a downward trend decreasing by 9.5 per cent, when compared to the same period of last year (2007-08). During the current financial year...

Pakistan, Romania trade rises to $63m Friday, June 26, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Romania is Pakistan’s important trading partner within the European Union (EU), and Pak-Romania bilateral trade has increased from US$25.92 million to US$63.80 million in 2008-09. This was stated by the Federal...

Move to improve utilisation of ADP funds Friday, June 26, 2009 LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Finance, Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, has said that the provincial finance department will conduct an audit of all departments after every quarter to assess their performance in order to improve utilisation...

I copied the number from a neutral site and kept it in my personal archives. Unfortunately I don;t have the link anymore. If you have updates, please share them with links. Thanks!

50pc cotton, paddy crops may be lost due to water shortage Friday, June 26, 2009 KARACHI: Damage to more than 50 per cent production of cotton and paddy is likely this year in Sindh amid 40 per cent water shortage in the current Kharif season. This year, Sindh has a production target...

Please send a PM to admins or feel free to talk to Sir Muradk or Sir Fatman, both are high ranking MP's. And please introduce yourself properly. Thanks!

Michael Jackson dies at 50 By Steve Jones, USA TODAY 10 mins ago On a magical night in 1983, Michael Jackson struck a pose on stage, clasping the black fedora on his head with his white sequined glove. His black jacket and silver vest glittered as white socks showed under his high-water...

He's just been confirmed dead by L.A. Times. R.I.P.

Raja Pervez vows to end load shedding in 2009 Thursday, 25 Jun, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water & Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has reiterated again here on Thursday that load shedding would be eliminated by the end of 2009 through the combined efforts of PPIB, Pepco and other private sector...

Victory that lifts nation's spirits EDITORIAL (June 23 2009): Cricket is a game of golden uncertainties. We had won the semi-final against power-packed South Africa; a great victory it was, but the Sri Lanka had some giants amongst them. Think of Jayasuriya, Muralitharan, Dilshan, Malinga and...

Relics of old Afghanistan reveal Jewish past GOLNAR MOTEVALLI ARTICLE (June 25 2009): Behind a parade of old mud brick shops, through narrow winding alleys, a tiny door opens onto a sundrenched courtyard, where school children giggle and play alongside the ghosts of Afghanistan's Jewish...

US to push for Pakistan economic support at G-8 summit WASHINGTON (June 25 2009): The United States will ask major industrialised nations to expand their economic support for Pakistan at this week's meeting of G-8 foreign ministers in Italy to help the South Asian anti-terror ally deal with...

UK's Ultimate Group keen to invest in Pakistan ISLAMABAD (June 25 2009): The Ultimate Group United Kingdom (UK) expressed keen interest to invest in various sectors of the economy including power generation, coal, motor sports and 4G licensing. A four-member delegation from United Kingdom...

India plans hot chilli grenades :chilli: Indian scientists say the chillis will immobilise but not kill people Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world's hottest chilli powders into hand grenades. They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in...

Hypocrites...! :disagree: