Another electricity bomb in the making; NEPRA moved for power hike
23. May
Zaměstnanci Zpráva ISLÁMÁBÁD: Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) Wednesday requested National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to raise power tariffs by two rupees per unit. According to the NEPRA, the purchasing agency moved the regulatory authority to hike power tariffs by two rupees/unit under fuel adjustment for the month of April. The NEPRA officials say electricity amounting 6.57 billion units were sold to distributing companies during April; 41 percent of power was produced from costly furnace oil
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Nakládání ...Tom Cruise screens Scientology-inspired film
23. May
LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has screened his new film about a Scientology-like sect leader for Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most famous follower, in the hopes of heading off a conflict with the group, TheWrap has learned. According to two individuals close to the movie, Anderson recently screened the film, loosely based on the life of Scientology-founder L. Ron Hubbard, for Cruise.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Bullets sprayed on Karachi minibus in Banaras; 1 dies
23. May
Zaměstnanci Zpráva Karáčí: The heinous incidents of violence that erupted yesterday could not be brought under control as a man was killed and another injured when unidentified miscreants opened gunfire on a bus this morning, SAMAA reports Wednesday. According to the Rescue sources, the saboteurs sprayed bullets on a passenger minibus plying from Banaras Colony area of the city, killing a man and injuring the other
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...West Indies fast bowler Gabriel out of England tour
23. May
LONDÝN: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who took four wickets on his debut in the first test against England, will miss the remainder of the series after suffering a back injury, the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Yemen needs urgent help, aid groups tell meet
23. May
RIYADH: Seven aid groups on Wednesday warned Western diplomats that Yemen was on the brink of a “catastrophic food crisis” and urged them to bolster efforts to salvage the situation as they meet in Riyadh for an international conference to help the nation.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...FM Khar to visit Japan on Wednesday
23. May
The Foreign Minister is visiting Japan from on Wednesday to hold talks with her Japanese counterpart on bilateral matters‚ regional and global issues. This will be her first official visit to Japan as Foreign Minister
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...PM chairs Federal Cabinet meeting
23. May
The cabinet will review implementation status of its earlier decisions and endorse the decisions of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC). The meeting will also review prices of essential commodities. The cabinet is expected to approve a number of agreements for cooperation in defense‚ science and technology with different countries
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...BIEK, Dow and Karachi Universities postpone papers
23. May
Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK), Karachi University and Dow University has announced to postpone the scheduled papers going to be held on Wednesday. According to spokesperson of BIEK the postponed paper would now be held on May 30.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Clash between two rival groups leaves five dead in Quetta
23. May
According to police, at least five people were killed in an armed clash held between two groups over land dispute at Bosa Mandi.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...AT announces strike in Sindh today
23. May
According to Sindh’s nationalist party’s leader Ayaz Palijo, the AT took out a rally on Tuesday to raise its voice against the possible partition of Sindh and Lyari operation. When the participants of the rally reached Napier Road, intense firing began, forcing protesters to disperse
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Rao Qamar Suleman appointed as PIA chairman
23. May
Rao has replacd the present chairman and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...N Waziristan: 4 zabil, several injured in drone attack
23. May
The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on a house in Miranshah, killing four people and wounding several. "The drone fired two missiles on a house in the Tabai area near Miranshah," the main town in North Waziristan, a security official said, adding four people were killed
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Lahore: Police arrest 5 bookies
23. May
According to police, on a tip-off raided a house and arrested bookies Noman, Asim, Qasim Ahsan and Haider Ali who were gambling on the cricket match from a long time. Police recovered a mini telephone exchange, computers, LCDs and cash from their possession.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Rupee hits record low vs dollar
23. May
"There were several large payments, mostly for oil imports, which drove the rupee lower," said a dealer. Overnight rates in the money market closed lower at 9.10, compared to 10.50 on Monday, because of increased liquidity in the interbank market.
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...US plane diverts after woman claims implanted device
23. May
A French woman forced a transatlantic flight from Paris to North Carolina to be diverted to Maine on Tuesday after claiming she had a "surgically implanted device." The US Airways jet with 179 passengers and crew on board landed safely in Bangor, Maine, where the woman was taken into custody by the FBI before the Boeing 767 continued its journey to Charlotte, North Carolina. Coming on the heels of a thwarted airline bomb plot by Al-Qaeda s Yemen branch, the incident has laid bare US worry over shifting tactics of extremists as they seek new ways — and new technologies, including non-metallic bombs — for landing a deadly blow against an American target. Last year, US officials warned airlines that terror groups were studying how to surgically hide bombs inside humans to evade airport security — precisely the threat that emerged when the US Airways passenger made herself known to the cabin crew
(Nehodnoceno) Nakládání ...Evropa, US might hurt Asian growth: WB
23. May
East Asia s developing economies could face a shock from China s slowdown and need to boost domestic demand to offset weak exports due to a sluggish U.S. recovery and Europe s debt crisis, the World Bank said Wednesday.
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