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Rupee record low against US Dollar Karachi: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Marred by increasing import bill, the Pakistani rupee today ended at a record low against the US dollar. As the market closed, the US dollar sold at 92.90/95 Pak rupee. The sustained pressure on Pakistani currency is mainly because of the increasing oil import […]
Pakistan may go for IMF assistance: Governor SBP Karachi: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Yaseen Anwar, Governor State Bank of Pakistan, in an interview to ‘The Wall Street Journal’ said today that Pakistan may have to return back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finance assistance to cope with its persistently unsustainable macroeconomic situation. Anwar was […]
Gen. Martin Dempsey supports calls for reduced US aid to Pakistan Washington: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Gen. Martin Dempsey, one of the top military advisors of President Barack Obama, said yesterday that Senate Lawmakers had made the right call by voting to trim the aid to Pakistan. In an interview given to the NBC news […]
Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf IX (NASR) Rawalpindi – May 29, 2012: Pakistan today successfully conducted the test fire of indigenously developed Short Range Surface to Surface Multi Tube Missile Hatf IX (NASR). NASR, with a range of 60 km, can carry nuclear warheads of appropriate yield, with high accuracy, and possesses shoot & scoot […]
Gayari updates: All buried soldiers declared ‘Shuhada” Rawalpindi – May 29, 2012: 52 days have passed since the tragic incident of Gayari. Notwithstanding the resolve of troops employed on search operations, excavation work is taking time due to constraints imposed by terrain and weather. Through their untiring efforts, bodies of three shuhada have been recovered, so […]
Government envisages 61 reforms proposals to control unrest in Balochistan: PM Gilani Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, while chairing a meeting on law and order situation in Balochistan said that the current democratic regime has the commitment to address all the vows of the people of the province. Referring to […]
Corruption converts protectors into violators All over the world the security forces, particularly police, are formed to stop the criminal activities and to provide protection to general masses throughout the country. Nonetheless, if the police force, which is supposed to provide protection to people, itself starts creating problems for people, the society will not be […]
Pakistan natural gas crisis – Energy Sector Update 2012 Lahore – Pakistan is facing its worst energy crisis since its birth in1947. The country lacks proper natural resources management, thanks to incompetent ruling parties that have been not able to improve infrastructure and production facilities even after sixty four years of independence. It has been […]
Sights and Sounds of Pakistan: Kot Diji Fort In between the Mehrgarh and the Indus Valley civilization, there existed a prelude to Moenjodaro and Harappa at Kot Diji, which thrived at about the time when Indus Valley civilization was getting into place around 3500-3000 BC. Located about 22 kilometres south of Khairpur in […]
India willing to lay pipeline to further its oil export to Pakistan Monday, May 28, 2012: India has offered to build a pipeline from its territory to the Wagah border for export of oil to meet all needs of Pakistan, considering Delhi is assured purchases in large quantities over the long run. If such a […]
LPG costlier by Rs 5 per KG Karachi: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) marketing companies have increased its prices by at least Rs 5 per Kg. According to a market survey conducted after the price hike, LPG is being sold country wide in the range of Rs 99 to Rs 110 per […]
Airport security foils bid to smuggle heroin to china Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Islamabad Airport Security Officials yesterday foiled a bid to smuggle heroin to China. According to the details, a man allegedly tried to smuggle heroin to China that was concealed in his luggage. As per the details shared by the airport security […]
