Tag: Fear

Job growth grinds to halt, fuels recession fear

US employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging confidence discouraged already skittish businesses from hiring, piling pressure on the Federal Reserve...

Pakhtuns fear revived demand for Hazara province

The expected formation of new Saraiki province in Punjab can reinvigorate the otherwise dormant Hazara Province Movement. Most of the people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...

Fear stalks Chinese residents in Kashgar after attacks

The deserted streets and shuttered shops in the usually bustling Chinese areas of Kashgar city on Wednesday stand as testament to the splintered ethnic...

Swat rebuilds as people fear floods again

A year after floods swept away homes and livelihoods, the survivors of a Taliban uprising are courting fresh disaster in the picturesque Swat valley...

Fear grinds ‘mourning’ city to a halt

Routine life came to a standstill in almost all parts of the metropolis on Friday as the city ‘mourned’ the loss of over 60...

Fear main hurdle in reviving Swat economy

The civil and military authorities in Swat are trying their best to provide a stimulus to revive the local economy, including arranging visits by...

Fear main hurdle in reviving Swat economy

The civil and military authorities in Swat are trying their best to provide a stimulus to revive the local economy, including arranging visits by...

Bahrain leftists head to talks, fear crisis

A leader of Bahrain’s second largest opposition group said the party would join a national dialogue next week but a sectarian crisis was inevitable...

Parliamentarians fear Pakistan becoming failed state

Expressing fear that Pakistan might become a failed state, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday continued its tirade against civilian and military leaderships...

Security, govt agencies fear attack

The security of sensitive places, especially those belonging to the Pakistan Navy, has been tightened in the city amidst the threats of militant activities...

Economically troubled, Thatta’s flood survivors fear next floods

KARACHI - Despite the passage of over eight months, thousands of survivors of the unprecedented monsoon floods last year in Thatta district have not unable to start their routine life again.
Though the majority of these flood survivors, who were displaced from their native residences during the floods, have returned to their homes, they are still emotionally and economically troubled. Most of them are afraid of more floods in the next monsoon starting in August. Many

No terror, no fear in Peshawar

PESHAWAR - Complete hush prevailed over Peshawar's busiest commercial centers and government offices which was only broken by the cheers of cricket lovers when the Pakistani team took Indian wickets at regular interval.
Busy roads, covering which normally takes hours, were empty as Peshawarites were either in their homes to watch the match or were enjoying the match on the big screen displayed at Qayum Stadium. Provincial Sports Minister Syed Ail Shah was also among the hundreds

Britons fear Libya becoming another Iraq

LONDON - Seven out of 10 Britons think coalition forces enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya could get sucked into another Iraq-style conflict, a poll showed on Tuesday. The ComRes poll carried out for the Independent newspaper found 47 percent think the government was wrong to launch air strikes against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, while 43 percent approve of the decision.
Tuesday's poll found that 71 percent of those questioned feared the intervention could drag on, despite Prime

Don’t fear Pakistan: Vettori

PALLEKELE - Skipper Daniel Vettori said Monday that New Zealand would focus on their own game and not worry about formidable Pakistan in their World Cup match on Tuesday. Pakistan, inspired by captain Shahid Afridi, who has taken a tournament-best 14 wickets with his leg-spin, have won all three matches and top Group A with six points. New Zealand, who beat Kenya and Zimbabwe by ten wickets apiece but lost to Australia by seven wickets, have four points from three matches.
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LDA holds ‘secret’ meeting for fear of disclosures

LAHORE - Being scared of any disclosure after CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif warning, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Saturday held an in-camera governing body meeting at a committee room of its head office in Johar Town.
Sources revealed that the meeting mulled over a number of decisions taken by former LDA DG Umer Rasool including 100 percent waiver for the second time in building period to Nazaria-e-Pakistan Trust flouting its own decision issued in 2001 and mocking

Israeli analysts fear Islamic takeover in Egypt

JERUSALEM - Israel's leaders anxiously watched events in Egypt on Sunday as analysts warned that if a new leadership was dominated by Islamists it could threaten 30 years of peace between the two neighbours.
As the wave of unprecedented protests continued to engulf Egypt, Israeli officials have been nervously eyeing the developments and assessing the likely impact on ties with the Jewish state. "We are attentively following what is going on in Egypt and in our region," Israeli

Living amid the fear of curfew

KARACHI - Amid rumours that curfew has been imposed in some troubled areas of the city, two men including an activist of Haqiqi were gunned down on Monday.
Orangi Town, the hotbed of violence, remained tense on the fourth consecutive day as routine life in the Peerabad, Qasba Morr, Urdu Nagar and Kati Pahari areas remained suspended. Intense aerial firing was reported from Peerabad and Qasba Morr throughout the day. Rangers' personnel conducted snap-checking of all passengers in