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LAHORE - Electricity shortfall is set to cross the 4,000MW mark for the first time during the current season, despite a small decrease in mercury level owing to scattered rains in different parts in the country, including the provincial capital, on Friday.
According to the latest power generation and demand figures released by the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO), the shortfall has increased by 830 MW during the last 24 hours. The official data shows that electricity

LAHORE - The Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) is all set to launch 'Wheat Procurement Campaign 2011' from the last week of April. The corporation has fixed a wheat procurement target of 1.3 million tonnes out of the national wheat procurement target of 6.5 million tonnes set by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MINFA). PASSCO Managing Director Major General Sohail Shafqat unveiled the wheat procurement programme while addressing members of the

LAHORE - As a follow up to the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, India has decided, in principle, to resume bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan, the Press trust of India news agency reported.
Government sources said the time of the visit, the venues of the matches and other logistical issues would be decided. Sources said if everything goes according to the plans, the Indian cricket team will visit Pakistan first and the

KARACHI - Following the killings of two activist of MQM, the city, again, fell prey to unrest as unknown miscreants set two buses on fire in Landhi area on Tuesday.
According to sources, armed men forcefully vacated a passenger bus and set it on fire near Manzil pump in Sherpao Colony of Landhi.
Likewise, unknown miscreants set another bus on fire at Quaidabad poultry stop.
Police and fire brigade authorities managed to control the fire but vehicles were completely

MONTE CARLO - Roger Federer warned Rafael Nadal that he faced a battle as the Spaniard tries to lift an historic seventh consecutive title on clay at the Monte Carlo Masters.
With play getting underway on Sunday with three matches - two Frenchmen went down at the first hurdle - Federer said that he was ready for the transition into the intense pre-French Open run-up which traditionally begins in the postcard-perfect principality.
"It's always a tough surface to try to

BEIJING - Pakistan with the Chinese assistance has undertaken an ambitious programme to lay a network of seismic centres in the country to take preventive measures against geophysical hazards, said a senior official of the Pakistan Met Office Monday.
"Eight out of ten planned seismic centres have already been completed and started trial functions" said Dr Ghulam Rasool, Head of Research and Development in an interview with APP Sunday, adding that the work on the remaining two

HO CHI MINH CITY - Legendary American musician Bob Dylan, whose songs became anthems of the 1960s anti-Vietnam War movement, was set to make his debut in the communist nation on Sunday.
The concert may be symbolic for the West's ageing "counter-culture" generation, but many in youthful Vietnam have never heard of the man who wrote "Blowin' in the Wind" and other songs of protest and struggle.
About half of Vietnam's 86 million-strong population is aged under 30, with no

ISLAMABAD - Besakhi - the colorful festival of Sikh minority is all set to be celebrated from Tuesday (April 12) with participation of around 13000 Sikh Yatrees from home and abroad, mainly India.
The joyful festival lift up spirits of Sikh community and add colors to their lives showing their dedication for the religion. The Sikh new year begins with the festival of Besakhi which also marks the founding of Khalsa Panth as the Sikh Yatrees will perform centuries old Besakhi

KARACHI - A law and order cell has been set up at Chief Minister's House, said an official announcement on Saturday. It will function round the clock under the supervision of additional secretary (Admin.) of the Chief Minister's House, Abdul Hafeez Umrani.
The telephone numbers of cell are: 021-99207349-50 and 021- 99202051-5. The fax numbers are: 021-99202085 and 021-99202000.
PROVINCIAL CENSUS CELL: A provincial census cell has also been set up at the Chief Minister's

KARACHI - With a sizeable chunk of the cash-strapped government's revenues draining out to foreign lenders in the face of debt servicing, the country's money exchangers claim to have the potential to rid Islamabad of the burden amounting to billions of dollars. In this regard, money exchange companies are due to hold an important meeting with Governor State Bank of Pakistan Shahid H Kardar tomorrow on April 8 to discuss ways and means to increase the country's foreign exchange

LARKANA - President Asif Ali Zardari has described it as an obligation of the judiciary to clear the "black stains on its face" regarding the judicial murder of former prime minister and PPP founder Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
"We are not seeking revenge. We want the history to record that a wrong was committed and it needs to be corrected," he said, adding that the presidential reference sent to the Supreme Court was meant to correct the record. President Zardari was addressing a large

NEW DELHI - Praise and admiration rained down on Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan on Friday, 24 hours before the two superstars bring their World Cup careers to an end.
Tendulkar, playing in his sixth and probably last World Cup at the age of 37, is desperate to capture the only piece of silverware missing from his record-breaking career.
Added spice is provided by Saturday's final against Sri Lanka being played at his home Wankhede stadium in Mumbai where a century

MUMBAI - A billion hearts will beat for Sachin Tendulkar as India bid for their second World Cup title in the all-Asian final against buoyant Sri Lanka on Saturday. Tendulkar returns to his home turf at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai determined to add the only silverware missing from the collection of the most celebrated cricketer of the modern era. The Indian star, who turns 38 next month, holds almost all coveted batting records, but not even his individual brilliance could win the

WASHINGTON - The worldwide smartphone market will grow nearly 50 percent this year and Google's Android will take over as the leading operating system, a technology market research firm said Tuesday. International Data Corp (IDC) said smartphone vendors are expected to ship more than 450 million smartphones in 2011 compared to 303.4 million last year. IDC said the smartphone market will grow more than four times faster than the overall mobile phone market as consumers and enterprise

KARACHI - The PPP is all set to face the contempt notices issued by the Supreme Court both on legal and political fronts.
PPP's Provincial Secretary General Taj Haider is ready to appear in the Supreme Court on April 1, however, he would seek more time to submit his reply on his reaction on the apex court's verdict against former NAB chairman Justice (retd) Deedar Hussain Shah,.
Talking to Pakistan Today on Wednesday, he said he had received a 350-page notice and needs

KARACHI - The Pakistan people's Party is all set to face the contempt notices issued by the Supreme Court both on legal and political fronts. PPP's Sindh Secretary General Taj Haider is ready to appear in the Supreme Court on April 1, however, he would seek more time to submit his reply on his reaction on the court's verdict against former NAB chairman Justice (retd) Deedar Hussain Shah.
Talking to Pakistan Today on Wednesday, he said that he had received a 350-page notice and

FAISALABAD - The Child Rights Committee (CRC) Faisalabad has announced to compile a database on child labour that will provide vital guidelines to draw out a strategy to fight the menace.
As a first step, the CRC members and volunteers will identify the statistics of child labour at union council level. The announcement was made by CRC Deputy Coordinator Mujahid Gilani advocate at the monthly meeting of the committee held at District Council Faisalabad chaired by chief