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This is the best answer to the cricket playing world. They can treat us as cricket pariah, they can't take away our spirit! Victory will be ours! Inshallah! :pakistan:

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'Special Economic Zones' to be set up to attract investment: minister ISLAMABAD (June 17 2009): The government is planning to establish 'Special Economic Zones' to attract investment for speeding up the process of industrial revival. This was stated by Saleem Mandviwalla, Minister of State...

Security, energy and economy: Zardari for special SCO mechanisms for Pakistan YEKATERINBURG (June 17 2009): President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday stressed the need for addressing the transnational challenges of terrorism and narcotics, and proposed creation of special mechanisms for...

Rs 23.125 billion allocated for education sector LAHORE (June 17 2009): The Punjab government has allocated an amount of Rs 23.125 billion for the education sector in the budget for the year 2009-10, against an allocation of Rs 30 billion in 2008-09. According to the budget document, Rs...

Punjab develops its own economic growth strategy LAHORE (June 17 2009): The Punjab Government has developed its own economic growth strategy to attain a sustained annual 7.75 percent growth rate. The growth strategy published with the budget documents here on Tuesday had been developed by...

EU looks to boost Pakistan against domestic foes at summit BRUSSELS (June 17 2009): The European Union wants to boost Pakistan in its fight against militants at their first ever joint summit in Brussels on Wednesday as part of Europe's own efforts to fight insurgents in Afghanistan, EU...

560 megawatts Bin Qasim Power Plant: Chinese firm starts work on Rs 35 billion KESC project KARACHI (June 17 2009): A Chinese firm has started the long-delayed work on 560 MW Bin Qasim Power Plant project of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), which would cost the utility at least Rs 35...

July-May current account deficit down 34 percent KARACHI (June 17 2009): The country's current account deficit has reduced by 34 percent to 8.2 billion dollars during the first 11 months (July-May) of current fiscal year primarily driven by massive decline in trade and services deficit and...

Foreign investment declines by 47 percent in 11 months KARACHI (June 17 2009): Net foreign investment has declined by 47 percent during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year mainly due to massive outflow of the portfolio investment and poor law and order situation. Net foreign...

Trade not aid, Zardari tells EU BRUSSELS (June 17, 2009): The European Union pledged on Wednesday to give Islamabad millions of euros in humanitarian aid to help people displaced by fighting between Pakistan's army and the Taliban. President Asif Ali Zardari, in Brussels for the first...

Govt plans to take GDP growth to 4.5 percent by 2011-12 ISLAMABAD: Federal government under Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) set up rolling economic targets for financial years 2009-10 to 2011-12 aiming at taking Gross Domestic product (GDP) growth target from 3.3 percent in 2009-10 to...

PEPCO to add 3,000MW to the system soon ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) was working round the clock to make all possible arrangements for injecting 3000 MW electricity in the distribution system soon. Official press release Tuesday revealed the government had fixed a target...

Punjab needs to grow by 7pc to meet challenges Wednesday, June 17, 2009 LAHORE: As a result of past fertility trends, Punjab hit by demographic bulge has both opportunities and serious challenges which require the province to attain a sustained growth of 7 to 7.5 per cent a year. The...

65 ships arrive at Gadani for breaking Wednesday, June 17, 2009 ISLAMABAD: At least 65 abandoned ships have arrived at the Gadani ship-breaking yard from various countries for scrapping while more are expected to reach shortly. According to a senior official of the Customs...

ADB board approves $3.4bn additional fund Wednesday, June 17, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Directors has approved allocation of $3.4 billion as additional fund to help developing member countries (DMCs) respond to the global economic crisis. According to...

Gilani unveils water, power strategy Says IPPs would help address energy shortage in the short-term but the ministry must focus on developing indigenous energy resources Wednesday, June 17, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Underlining the importance of uninterrupted, reliable and affordable water and...

Same here mate. I'm a Pathan and I'd like to see all Afghan refugees to go back go help build their nation and live with dignity. They belong there. But in Pakistan they'll always be seen as refuges. We're devided by our recent past but there's so much more we can achieve together if we start...

Pakistan's Next Fight? Taliban Leader Baitullah Mehsud Pakistani soldiers stand guard on a hill overlooking Kalam valley on June 3, 2009 No one has contributed to Pakistan's slide into chaos over recent years more than Baitullah Mehsud. From his base in the wilds of South Waziristan, the...

Cash-strapped Air India defers salary payments Tuesday, June 16, 2009 MUMBAI: Air India, India’s national carrier, will defer salary payments for its 31,000 employees by two weeks due to a cash crunch born of tepid demand and overcapacity, the company said on Monday. “We are in a...