Tag: Suffers

MPA Nargis Awan suffers heart attack

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab member Nargis Awan on Monday suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment. ...

Katrina suffers injury while shooting ‘Dhoom 3’

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has reportedly been injured while practicing for an action scene for her upcoming blockbuster ‘Dhoom 3’. According to reports, the...

Trader suffers the brunt of keeping money at home

Five armed robbers looted gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth Rs 15 million from a house in the Shadman Police precincts on Wednesday. According...

Dr Seemin Jamali suffers brain haemorrhage

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) Deputy Director/emergency section in-charge Dr Seemin Jamali suffered brain haemorrhage on Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to a...

Agriculture sector suffers loss of over Rs 256bn

The ongoing downpour in a number of Sindh’s districts has caused a loss of over Rs 256 billion to the major standing crops on...

The world suffers from water stress

A Google search for “world water shortage” will produce more than four million results in 0.17 seconds. It will also use a tenth of...

Kvitova suffers shock defeat, Serena advances

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and French Open winner Li Na both crashed out of the Toronto WTA tournament on Thursday as the top seeds...

Govt suffers Rs13b revenue loss due to tea smuggling

The complacency of tax authorities has resulted in a revenue loss of Rs13 billion to the government, as only 87,000 tonnes of tea was...

Phelps suffers shock defeat in Shanghai

Michael Phelps’ rocky season took another turn for the worse Tuesday when the 14-time Olympic gold medallist was stunned in the world championships 200m...

Pakistan Railways suffers losses of Rs52b

If Pakistan Railways is not purged of corrupt, dishonest and incompetent elements, the day is not far when one of the largest and strategically...

Karachi suffers Rs 2 billion losses in two days

The Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) has suffered production and monetary losses of Rs 2 billion in the two days strife going on in Karachi,...

Trade at KPT suffers from lack of basic amenities

Karachi Port Trust (KPT), which has run up substantial losses, appears to be least concerned of ensuring the availability of basic human necessities for...

Jamil Fakhri suffers massive stroke

Veteran TV actor Jamil Fakhri was hospitalised in Mayo Hospital after suffering a massive stroke on Tuesday. Fakhri was admitted to the ICU Ward...

India’s BPO industry suffers 55pc attrition

NEW DELHI - The attrition rate in India's business process outsourcing sector jumped to 55 percent from a year earlier, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the flagship industry, a study said on Thursday.
The study released by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) blamed the high turnover rate on bad working hours and a perceived lack of long-term career growth. Between December 2010 and April 2011, the attrition rate in the BPO industry increased

Citizen suffers from police’s callousness

LAHORE - "Its been three days now and I am still waiting for registration of a first information report (FIR) at the Johar Town Police Station against unidentified robbers who looted a motorcycle, cellular phone and cash from me late at night on April 3," citizen Talib Hussain told Pakistan Today on Tuesday.
"I have been visiting the Johar Town Police Station since the day I was robbed but policemen have not entertained my requests and not registered any case until today", Talib

Nikkei index suffers worst plunge since 1987

TOKYO - The Nikkei index's average share plunged 10.6 percent on Tuesday, posting the worst two-day rout since 1987, as hedge funds bailed out after reports of rising radiation near Tokyo. Many mutual funds were left on the sidelines, leaving them poised to dump shares into any rebound.
The yen tripped on talk of intervention by authorities trying to contain the economic impact from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, but then recovered. The government bond yields

Reigning party suffers huge defeat in Ireland

DUBLIN - Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party suffered a crushing defeat in the general election and the opposition Fine Gael party is set to lead the next government, according to an exit poll on Saturday.
Fine Gael, led by former teacher Enda Kenny, won 36.1 percent of the vote on Friday, its best result since November 1982 but not enough for a parliamentary majority, the Millward Brown Lansdowne poll for the RTE broadcaster showed. By contrast the Fianna Fail party of Prime