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UN, donors hold back flood aid commitments

KARACHI
The United Nations and major donor countries have not yet provided the committed amount of money to Pakistan to support flood relief and rehabilitation in the country, leaving millions of affected people in distress, sources told Pakistan Today on Sunday.
The major donor countries had committed 1.87 billion dollars in assistance, while the UN had raised about $500 million for Pakistan. But so far, neither the UN nor the donors have provided any significant amount to

Adebayor treble fires City, Liverpool hold Napoli

PARIS
Emmanuel Adebayor, making a rare start for moneybags Manchester City, scored his first goals of the season on Thursday to secure a 3-1 win over Lech Poznan and give his club an excellent chance of qualifying from Europa League Group A.
Spoilt for choice City boss Roberto Mancini brought in David Silva and Shaun Wright-Phillips and benched Carlos Tevez and James Milner with French veteran Patrick Vieira replacing Gareth Barry - but it was Adebayor who bagged the

Development projects on hold in militancy-hit Tribal Areas

PESHAWAR
The federal government has put on hold development operations in six militancy-hit tribal agencies, as the funds are available only for peaceful areas, officials told Pakistan Today on Friday.
Officials said development work was on hold in six areas across FATA, which comprises seven agencies and six frontier regions or semi-tribal areas along the Pak-Afghan border.
"The areas development projects have been halted are the Mehsud Areas in South Waziristan,

‘Pamphlet wars’ over alleged threats to PUASA VP threaten JI’s hold...

LAHORE: The days of the political hegemony of the pro-Islami Jamiat Taliba and Jamaat-e-Islami-led Academic Group seems to be over after its members developed an internal rift over the issue of the life-threats received by Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) Vice President Dr Abdul Ghaffar, an active member of the group.
The Academic Group was the most powerful group in the university with the majority of teachers backing it in the university's electoral

UVAS and HEC to hold exhibition on biotechnology

LAHORE: University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) is organizing the first ever National Biotechnology Exhibition and Seminar on 20 - 21st October, 2010.
The two-day exhibition is being held with an idea to gather leading scientists, academicians and policy makers from across the country to share their ideas and vision on the future of Biotechnology. Students from different universities will present their

Australia strengthens hold, India holds off England

Australia complete Games glory with scratch one-two
Cameron Meyer celebrated a third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Friday as Australia's formidable endurance riders took gold and silver in the men's 25km scratch race.
Meyer, who looked comfortable and in charge from the starting hooter, punched the air as he caught teammate Michael Freiberg, who won silver, on the last lap. Zach Bell of Canada took third spot on the podium.
Australia looked odds-on bets to