Tag: Crisis
Syrian air hostesses clash causes flight delay
A fight between two Syrian airhostesses over the political crises in their country became so passionate that it caused the delay of their Saudi...
Iraq PM blames ‘foreign influences’ in row
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday blamed “foreign influences” for a protracted political crisis that has seen political blocs opposed to him press...
US and UK urge Europe to move quick on crisis
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Europe to come up with an “immediate plan” to resolve the eurozone...
India heading towards worst economic crisis: experts
The sharp drop in Indian rupee against dollar has triggered concern among the experts who say its continued fall could pose some major challenges...
Asian leaders promise to get their act straight
Perceiving global economic crisis of 2008 and recent debt crisis of Eurozone, the economic leaders of South Asia and China on Tuesday vowed for...
Energy crises, not ‘war on terror’ is priority now: Kaira
The US-led War on Terror is no longer a priority of the Government of Pakistan, said Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday....
Protest will continue till the end of load shedding: Shahbaz
Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on his visit to Bahawalpur vowed to continue protest against power outages till the end of load...
Govt’s survival hinges upon managing power crisis
The decision to swap ministries of Naveed Qamar and Ahmad Mukhtar was made after the government was informed that the power supply and demand...
Punjab CM’s camp office remains functional on holiday
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sahrif’s camp office at Iqbal Park remained functional on Sunday.
Shahbaz Sharif arrived in his camp office by public transport...
‘Nation wants electricity more than democracy’
Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said in the present circumstances, the people were demanding basic amenities, including uninterrupted power supply instead of...
Shahbaz slams govt for energy crisis
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Ali Baba and 40 thieves were responsible for load-shedding and miseries of the masses.
Talking to...
Power cuts: Protests continue in several cities
Due to shortage of fuel to power stations, power shortfall on Wednesday surged to 8,200MW across the country which caused prolonged loadshedding of 15...
Govt working on projects to resolve energy crisis: Gilani
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said the federal government had added more than 3,500 megawatts of electricity to the national grid and...
Power shortfall worsens
Power crisis in the country has reached a critical stage while shortfall has reached 7500 Mega Watts.
According to sources, current production of electricity...
Power shortfall touches 5000 MW
The power crisis could not be overcome in the country despite all tall claims by the government, as the power shortage burgeoned to 5000...
Euro zone policy action becoming critical
The now familiar European cycle of crisis followed by political action, temporary respite, then another crisis enters that crucial second stage next week when...
Burning the midnight oil…
Oil futures fell on the drumbeat from global stock markets, which erased the year’s gains as investors pared holdings for safe-haven assets such as...
