Tag: Stays

Stosur stays positive despite loss

MELBOURNE - Australia's Samantha Stosur was determined to remain positive despite her straight sets loss to Czech Petra Kvitova in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday.
"I'm obviously very disappointed to not win but I actually thought I played really well," she said. "It was so close, I mean, that first set. Don't really know how I lost it, to be honest. "Felt like I started playing a bit better and was probably on top of her and then all of a sudden it was gone

LHC stays conversion of park at Journalists Housing Colony

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Friday stayed conversion of a recreational park at the Lahore Press Club Journalists Housing Colony, Harbanspura into a residential area by creating plots for 295 newly-inducted members of the club. Hearing a petition filed by club member Din Muhammad Dard, the court also issued notice for February 11 to managing director (MD) of the Punjab Journalist Housing Foundation, managerial body of the scheme, and all members of

LHC stays petrol pumps, CNG stations demolition

Lahore - Lahore High Court Justice Azmat Saeed on Friday extended the stay order till February 15 against the demolition/sealing off of 18 petrol pumps and CNG stations located in the city, as LDA sought time to file a written reply. Pakistan State Oil and different companies have moved petitions against the cancellation of their lease agreement, sealing and demolition of the structures. They pleaded that they had established petrol pumps and CNG stations on the land owned by LDA.

BHC stays lease of Lasbela land to Dubai royals

QUETTA - The Balochistan High Court on Friday stayed the leasing out of hundreds of acres of land in Lasbela district to members of Dubai's royal family for hunting purpose and issued pre-admission notices to both the federal and provincial governments.
The stay order from the court was obtained by no other than the Balochistan Assembly Speaker Muhammad Aslam Bhootani.
The court restrained both the federal and provincial governments from taking further action regarding the

Soderling stays on track for final

BRISBANE - Sweden's Robin Soderling remained on course for a blockbuster final against Andy Roddick after easing past qualifier Matthew Ebden in the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International on Friday.
The Swedish top seed raised his game when it mattered against his gallant, but outclassed Australian opponent, winning 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals. The 26-year-old Swede, runner-up at the French Open for the past two years, controlled the tie from the outset, breaking

South Korea stays on guard despite N Korea concessions

SEOUL - A wary South Korea stayed on guard against North Korea on Tuesday, with jet fighters and warships deployed, a day after the communist state backed off from threats of attack over a live-fire exercise.
Washington and Seoul expressed scepticism at another reported concession by Pyongyang - an agreement to reopen its nuclear sites to UN inspectors. Hours after the South defied North Korea's threats and staged Monday's artillery exercise near the disputed sea border, the

SC stays transfer of Gwadar Port land to PSA

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) from transferring immovable assets of the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) until a final decision of the case.
The court also named the Balochistan government party to the case and issued notices to all other parties concerned. The bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday was conducting a suo motu hearing on the

Euro stays weak as European debt worries linger

TOKYO: The euro stayed under pressure against other currencies in Asia on Thursday as investors remained wary of euro zone debt problems, dealers said.
A stocks rally led by positive US data on Wednesday took the sting out of recent concern over sovereign debts in Ireland and other European nations as well as tensions on the Korean peninsula.
However, the euro fell back to $1.3318 in Tokyo midday trade from $1.3335 in New York late Wednesday and to 111.13 yen from 111.32-42