India’s inflation rate fell back in November, but the rate has remained high even though the economy faces slower growth. The wholesale price index rose at an annual rate of 9.1% in November, down from 9.7% in October. The fall was helped by a drop in the rate of food inflation, which fell to 8.5% [...]
SANAA, Yemen: A powerful blast at a factory making explosives and weapons in southern Yemen killed at least 110 people on Monday after the facility was briefly taken over by Islamic militants and then looted by residents of the area, officials said. Many women and children from the surrounding villages were killed in the explosion, [...]
TASHKENT: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday pledged to move forward in all spheres, with a particular focus on cooperation in energy sector, bilateral investments and increased connectivity to boost trade. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in their exclusive and delegation level talks held here at the International [...]
JAKARTA: Pakistan and Indonesia Friday inked an agreement on abolition of diplomatic and official visas paving way for enhanced exchanges and linkages between the two countries. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa signed the agreement and termed it a precursor to relaxing the visa regime between the two countries even [...]
NEW DELHI: President Barack Obama backed India for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council Monday, a dramatic diplomatic gesture to his hosts as he wrapped up his first visit to this burgeoning nation. Obama was making the announcement in a speech to India’s parliament on the third and final day of his visit. [...]
NORTH PAGAI: Indonesia battled Friday to deliver aid to remote islands where a tsunami has killed over 400 people, as bodies lay strewn on beaches and buried in debris days after the wave hit. Disaster response officials believe the final death toll from the huge wave that hit the Mentawai island chain off the west [...]
WASHINGTON: The Pakistani embassy in Washington raised around $ 100,000 (one hundred thousand) for flood victims at an event where Eastern and Western musicians brought cultures together in an enthralling performance in support of millions of Pakistanis devastated by this summer’s calamity. U.S. Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, was among the personalities at [...]
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial eruption and a tsunami that hit remote western islands reached 377. There were no immediate reports of new casualties after Merapi’s second eruption. More than 40,000 [...]
JAKARTA: Indonesia struggled Wednesday to find bodies and survivors after a tsunami smashed into a remote island chain and a volcano erupted, leaving scores dead and thousands homeless in natural disasters that struck less than 24 hours apart. Entire villages were washed away and houses flattened when waves triggered by a powerful earthquake pounded an [...]
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday directed all commercial banks to ensure enhanced efforts and facilitate the Watan cardholders. The issuance of Watan Card is an effort of the government to help victims of floods, which affected the lives of the people and incurred heavy losses to the economy. The central bank [...]
