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LAHORE - Punjab will be transformed into an investment hub, providing a conducive and investment friendly environment. Investors from China, Turkey, Iran and Dubai have already showed interest to invest in Punjab.
This was stated by the Punjab Minister for Industries Dost Muhammad Khosa, while addressing a meeting at the Punjab Small Industries Corporation (PSIC) after taking charge of the provincial ministry here on Saturday.
He said that Punjab chief minister was

PUIGPUNYENT - Tour de France champion Alberto Contador plans to appeal against the provisional one-year ban handed down to him by the Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) for failing a doping test.
"I do not agree with the (RFEC's preliminary) resolution at all," an emotional Contador told a news conference on Friday, adding that he had no plans to retire from cycling as he had threatened to do if he was punished. "You have to remember this is just a proposal and I will work as hard

MELBOURNE - Former world number one Jelena Jankovic dismissed suggestions her best tennis was behind her despite another early Grand Slam exit at the Australian Open on Thursday.
Jankovic said she was enjoying being fully fit again after ankle and back problems last year, as well as eye surgery, and was confident of getting back to her best. "No, I always believe in myself," Jankovic said when asked if she was worried she would never again regain her form of 2007 and 2008. "The

MELBOURNE - Lleyton Hewitt is far from discouraged from his latest Australian Open heartbreak and is looking forward to playing a full calendar of tournaments on this year's men's tour.
The never-say-die Australian went down typically with all guns blazing in a 4hr 48min epic five-setter against fierce rival David Nalbandian in a disappointing first-round exit from his record 15th straight Australian Open.
Hewitt, outside the 32 tournament seedings, played some of his best

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Sunday stepped up efforts to engage Afghan leadership in initiating reconciliatory process in the war-torn neighbouring country, assuring the leadership in Kabul that it would take all possible steps for the success of ongoing peace and reconciliation process between the Karzai administration and the Taliban.
Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir extended the assurance during his meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior officials on the first

ISLAMABAD - The US Congress has vowed to continue extending all possible assistance to Pakistan in countering terrorism and to achieve peace and prosperity. A seven-member US Senate delegation, led by Senator Mitch McConnell, on Saturday met Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir at the Foreign Office.
The other members of the delegation included senators Richard Burr, Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, Kelly Ayotte, Pat Toomey, and Marco Rubio. Ambassador Cameron Munter was also present.

LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party government will conduct a judicial inquiry into the assassination of slain Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, PPP ministers vowed on Friday.
Talking to reporters outside Taseer's residence after offering condolences to his family, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira declared Taseer's murder a tragedy for PPP.
Kaira said the incident had exposed that a fresh wave of extremism had struck the country and the elimination of this mindset was

KARACHI - Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chief Executive Tariq Iqbal Puri addressing a luncheon meeting at Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), said that Pakistan will cross the barrier of $20 billion exports this year. He said that TDAP has many export-oriented projects in the pipeline and after receiving funds, they would be implemented soon. He said that TDAP is planning to take part in as many as 80 international exhibitions abroad, out of which 25

PESHAWAR - All parties were on the same page on the floor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly on Thursday against any possible attempts to amend the Blasphemy Law.
Responding to points raised by opposition members, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti said the ruling parties would be a step ahead of religious parties to protect the Blasphemy Law.
"The entire House members will be on roads to mark protest if someone attempted to amend the law," Hoti

LIVERPOOL - Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insisted he could cope with the mocking taunts of supporters after his struggling side hit rock bottom this season. Fans turned on Hodgson during a shocking 1-0 home defeat by relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield here on Wednesday. Thousands sarcastically chanted "Hodgson for England" after he replaced David Ngog with Ryan Babel during the second half while they also bellowed the name of club legend and former boss Kenny

ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan need to work together to enhance connectivity and create institutional framework as well as infrastructure for promoting trade.
He said this during his meeting with the President of Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva on the sidelines of the 11th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit on Wednesday.
Matters relating to bilateral relations, mutual cooperation and further strengthening trade and economic

NEW DELHI - India's ruling Congress party on Sunday vowed to fight corruption by fast-tracking court cases, as the government tried to overcome stinging criticism after a string of financial scandals. Party president Sonia Gandhi, the key powerbroker of Indian politics, told the annual Congress leadership conference in New Delhi that the 125-year-old party must show zero tolerance of corruption to survive.
The pledge followed a telecom scandal that deadlocked an entire session of

OKARA: Anti-corruption Deputy Director Khalid Mehmood and Circle Officer Mian Muhammad Anwar, while talking to correspondents on International Anti-Corruption day, said that they were struggling hard to eliminate corrupt employees from the department.
Millions of corrupted amount has also been recovered from the corrupt employees, whereas, cases have also been registered against dozens of such employees, they said. Khalid said the majority of the complaints were from the Police

LAHORE: Pakistani batsman Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Aamer vowed Friday to prove their innocence as they left for Dubai to appeal against their suspension over a spot-fixing scandal. The International Cricket Council provisionally suspended Salman, who was Pakistan's Test captain, Aamer and bowler Mohammad Asif after they were charged with offences under the anti-corruption code of conduct last month.
They all appealed, although Asif later withdrew his application. An ICC

ISLAMABAD: Resolving to continue fighting terrorism, the country's civilian and military leadership on Friday announced that any decision about a military offensive in North Waziristan Agency and any other tribal region would be Pakistan's own and no outside pressure would be accepted.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi were also present.

KARACHI
Suspended Pakistan batsman Salman Butt Saturday vowed to prove his innocence over allegations of spot-fixing on the recent tour of England. The 26-year-old was suspended along with bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer after they were charged with offences under the anti-corruption code of conduct last month.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended them following revelations by British tabloid The News of the World and subsequent investigations by police

MILAN
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp vowed not to sell hat-trick hero Gareth Bale for any figure after the Welshman lit up the San Siro in the Champions League.
Spurs hit back from a 4-0 half-time deficit and the early sending off of goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes as Bale stunned the holders with a brilliant treble in the second period. And although Spurs didn't win, the form of Bale gave Redknapp hope for the future. But he said there's no chance he'd be selling his star