Pakistan's chief justice's remarks

In the current political climate, the chief justice's remarks on Friday in support of democracy were heartening. The last couple of months have been rife with perceptions of intra-state …

Pakistan overseas remittances up 18 percent

International News: Islamabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Money sent home by Pakistanis working abroad rose by 18.33 percent to $5.24 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, compared with …

Damage control: US submits proposals to put ties back on track

The Ambassador discussed the current status of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the US

Pak Spin: Surprise but no shocks enliven Pakistan’s progress

Pakistan have stumbled in the first stage in the previous two World Cups

Pakistan July-Dec Fiscal Deficit Widens To 2.9% Of GDP

-(Dow Jones)- Pakistan's fiscal deficit widened to 2.9% of gross domestic product in the first six months of the current financial year, compared with 2.7% in the same period last year, the …

World Cup format encourages match-fixing, says Rashid Latif

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif believes that the current World Cup format encourages …

Beyond the Test World: Borren and Barresi given full contracts

Netherlands captain Peter Borren and allrounder Wesley Barresi have been given full-time contracts by the Dutch board for 2011. Another 16 players are on incremental deals as Netherlands prepare for a busy year which has started with the current World Cup and includes qualifying for the next global T20 event. Borren, 27, is set to lead Netherlands against England in their opening World Cup match on Tuesday while Barresi is a highly-rated top-order batsman. Netherlands’ professional players – Ryan ten Doeschate, Tom Cooper and Alexi Kervezee – have been offered…

The Surfer: From the desert to the English rain

Former England cricketer Angus Fraser sympathises with the current World Cup squad, who have had to go straight from a long tour of Australia into the tournament, but says the lead-up is not nearly as bad as the one he was part of in 1999. In the Independent, he lists the plethora of distractions England had in a campaign that was “over before our official World Cup song had even been released.” Our World Cup preparations began in earnest with a training camp in Pakistan, which was followed by a…

Pakistan’s real GDP may grow up to three per cent in FY11: SBP

Pakistan’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is likely to grow up to 3 percent in the current Fiscal Year (FY11) according to the First Quarterly Report of the State Bank on the State of the Pakistan’s Economy which was released

Waqar happy with Pakistan’s World Cup progress

KARACHI: In spite of a few hiccups on their current tour of New Zealand, Pakistan believe they are shaping up nicely for World Cup 2011 which begins in Bangladesh on Feb. …

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