Gulf Air cargo boost for Pakistan Gulf Daily News | MANAMA: Gulf Air has introduced self-handling for cargo sales in Pakistan as part of the airline's growth and expansion strategy. "Pakistan is one of the top cargo selling destinations in Gulf Air's network and we hope to add value by having our own dedicated team look after this important cargo m...
HYDERABAD: Joblessness blamed for criminal tendencies Dawn | Bureau Report | HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The general secretary of the Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Workers Federation, Abdul Latif Nizamani, said on Tuesday that continued state of unemployment was leading to development of criminal tendencies among the country’s jobless youths. | He said at a seminar o...
HYDERABAD: Joblessness blamed for criminal tendencies Dawn | Bureau Report | HYDERABAD, Oct 7: The general secretary of the Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Workers Federation, Abdul Latif Nizamani, said on Tuesday that continued state of unemployment was leading to development of criminal tendencies among the ...
Transcript: Second Presidential Debate CBS News Full Text Of The Oct. 7 Debate Between Republican John McCain And Democrat Barack Obama | Oct. 7, 2008 E-Mail Story | Print Story | Sphere | Share | Text Size: A A A VideosPhotos | Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., answers ...
Eight-hour endurance test of PIA passengers Dawn | By Our Staff Reporter | LAHORE, Oct 6: About eight-hour delay in the departure of a Karachi-bound PIA flight caused a great deal of inconvenience to its 275 passengers at the Allama Iqbal International Airport here on Monday. | The PK-303 was to le...
$700bn — five times Pakistan’s GDP Dawn | SHOCKWAVES from the global credit crisis spread this week, threatening industry and jobs worldwide and putting pressure on the US Congress to pass a $700 billion bailout of the financial sector. | But how much is $700 billion — what can it buy? Com...
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Tourism industry falls victim to militancy Dawn | By Amin Ahmed | RAWALPINDI, Sept 26: World Tourism Day on Saturday may not contribute towards reviving tourism in Pakistan in general and in tourist destinations in particular as...
Bridging Asia's water troubles The Manila Times | Water is so essential that without it there can be no life.A workshop in Bali last month—on "The Strategic Importance of Water in Asia" - was conducted by the Singapore-based Med...
Tourism industry falls victim to militancy Dawn | By Amin Ahmed | RAWALPINDI, Sept 26: World Tourism Day on Saturday may not contribute towards reviving tourism in Pakistan in general and in tourist destinations in particular as most of them have been plagued by militant violence. | Tourism is a m...
Kenya crop loss, output shortage boost tea prices The Times of India | KOLKATA: India is likely to face a shortage of 70 million kg in tea production in the current fiscal year. The shortage in production has already pushed up prices of teas at the auctions ...
Bridging Asia's water troubles The Manila Times | Water is so essential that without it there can be no life.A workshop in Bali last month—on "The Strategic Importance of Water in Asia" - was conducted by the Singapore-based Media Program Asia of Germany's Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Sixteen of Asia...
The new world war - the silence is a lie John Pilger In an article for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the 'great silence' over the annual British party conferences as politicians and their club of commentators say nothing about a war provoked and waged across the world the responsibility for ...
Business as usual for US arms sales Asia Times | By Frida Berrigan | The chief executive officer of a weapons manufacturer has plenty of chances to rub elbows with deputy secretaries of defense, officials from Homeland Security, retired military personnel, and the best and brightest of the defens...
S&P's turns screw on Pakistan Asia Times | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Pakistan's economic outlook, already darkened by internal violence, strife on its border with Afghanistan, soaring inflation and a plunging stock market, took a turn from bad to worse this week with the decision by Standard & Poor's to downgrade its foreign-currency rating. | Along with other emerging stock markets,...
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U.S. study is said to warn of crisis in Afghanistan International Herald Tribune | : A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral" and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Afghan government to stem the rise in the Taliban's influence there, according to American officials familiar with the document. | The classified report finds that the breakdown in central authority...
