TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday. The Nikkei newspaper, however, said it will be years before the planned vehicle will be available on the market. Continue reading »
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications proposed on Thursday a harsher punishment for cyber crime – seven-year imprisonment with fine – instead of the current three-year sentence. The committee, which met here under Muhammad Birjees Tahir, made the proposal while discussing the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, 2008 (Ordinance IV of 2008). Continue reading »
Ayaz Amir
He would have his work cut out and his hands would be full. And he wouldn’t know where to begin because there would be so much to do—humbugs and charlatans to be called to account, purges to be undertaken, ministries axed, bureaucrats sent home, the tree of government drastically pruned. For restoring Pakistan to health this bloodletting would be essential.
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Previous research has shown that drinking tea improves blood flow and the ability of arteries to relax.
Researchers from the Charite Hospital at the University of Berlin in Mitte found that adding milk to the tea eliminates the protective effect against cardiovascular disease, Health News reported.
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| Mukaram Khan |
| Gwadar deep seaport undoubtedly retains a significant role in the future economic boom of Pakistan, particularly in the wake of the trade potentials of the Central Asian Republics. The foreseeable rapid development of western China will create tremendous economic and trade enterprises. Gwadar was selected as an alternative seaport, since port Qasim did not have the capacity to accommodate the expected load. Continue reading » |
LONDON/SHANGHAI: Gold eased on Wednesday in thin trade ahead of the New Year break, as oil prices softened and the dollar ticked up against the euro. But the precious metal is set to be one of the only commodities to post a gain year-on-year, supported by interest in bullion as a haven from risk. Continue reading »
* Economy benefited by gaining over $6 billion in 2008-09
By Sajid Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy has emerged as the unique one, which has been the net beneficiary of the world’s financial crisis, with over $6 billion gains in the current fiscal year 2008-09, according to an analysis of the officials at Ministry of Finance on Wednesday. Continue reading »
The year 2008 will also be remembered for some momentous events, events that will determine the way the free world conducts itself in the near future. Barack Obama’s election as the 44th President of the United States of America is one of them
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