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KARACHI - With the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) now left with only 100 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) of gas, a likely revision of tariffs will impact the power utility's consumers - most citizens will now have to shell out over Rs 11 for every kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumed as opposed to the Rs 7.39 being paid currently.

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notices to the chief election commissioner, the local government secretary and the Sindh advocate general, seeking explanation over the delay in holding the local government elections.
After hearing preliminary arguments from the petitioner, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi issued notices to the respondents while directing them to submit their comments on the constitutional

LAHORE - Pakistan's enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar wants to be given an opportunity to play a final farewell match this year although he announced his retirement from international cricket during the World Cup. Although Shoaib himself has kept a low profile since returning from the World Cup, well-placed sources confirmed that the fast bowler had conveyed to the PCB about his desire to play a farewell match.
The experienced player suffered a setback in the World Cup as his

Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has resumed calls for a peace match on the Indian border to foster reconciliation efforts between the two South Asian rivals. Qureshi, whose doubles pairing with Indian star Rohan Bopanna has been dubbed the "Indo-Pak Express", wrote to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani calling for "tennis for peace." The star's father Ihtesham told AFP that Aisam had made the request as a "unique effort to promote peace".
Qureshi and Bopanna,

SANAA - Yemen's opposition rejected an offer on Thursday to join Saudi-mediated talks on a transfer of power and set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step aside.
"We have renewed our emphasis on the need for speeding the process of (Saleh) standing down to within two weeks. Therefore we will not go to Riyadh," said Mohammed al-Mutawakkil, a prominent opposition leader.

LONDON - Most Britons, Americans, French and Italians think the West should aim to oust Muammar Gaddafi, but concerns over costs, aims and the possible outcomes of the NATO mission in Libya highlight divisions in the alliance. A Reuters/Ipsos MORI poll found most people in Britain, Italy and the United States felt their country cannot afford military action, while a majority in all countries polled except France felt NATO action in Libya did not have clear objectives. The alliance's

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed the international community on Monday for playing a part in a huge corruption scandal at the country's biggest lender, and called for a traditional "jirga" summit to review strategic ties with the United States.
The gathering of hundreds of community leaders should be held in around two or three months, he said, adding that Afghanistan would not be dominated by the bigger power.
"The first condition of this strategic partnership

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to complete the Bhatta Chowk Extension Project until May 10 for ensuring smooth traffic flow.
Shahbaz visited the site of the Bhatta Chowk Extension Project and reviewed the pace of implementation of the Aashiyana Housing Scheme at Saroba Atari. The Punjab CM said that the Aashiyana Housing Scheme is an excellent project under which modern residential facilities will be available to the

KARACHI - Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari on Saturday announced revamping the Police Helpline 15 for efficient crime reporting and police action. He said this while addressing a luncheon meeting at the office of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI).
Agreeing that cases of kidnapping were not only defaming Karachi but tarnishing the image of Pakistan internationally, the provincial police chief assured the business community that effective

KARACHI - Sindh Information and Archives Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon asked the secretary of his department on Saturday to empower the functioning of the media cell and float a summary to hire contractual staff for the chief minister's approval.
He was presiding over an introductory meeting with the senior officers of the Information Department. He also stressed the need for reactivating the print media monitoring system and ensure timely action on news items pertaining to

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's outgoing chief selector and former batsman Aravinda de Silva on Thursday urged players to develop the never-say-die spirit shown by Australia. "We are superior in talent to Australia, but it is the character and the fighting spirit which we must inculcate in our players," de Silva, vice-captain of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan team, told reporters.
A three-member Sri Lankan selection committee led by de Silva quit on Wednesday, less than a week after

SIALKOT - Australian High Commissioner in Pakistan Tim George has said that there is a vast scope of agriculture business in Pakistan, besides assuring his full cooperation and technical assistance to develop agriculture education.
He said this while addressing a meeting at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).
He stressed the need to taker some effective and positive steps for boosting mutual trade ties between Pakistan and Australia, inviting the Pakistan

LAHORE - Pakistan's former World Cup winning captain Imran Khan has said that the national team's flawed batting order led to its fall in the semi-final against India in the recently-concluded Cricket World Cup.
"I kept on saying that you need to send your best batsmen at the top so that they can save wickets. When you preserve your wickets, the pressure transfers to the fielding side and if you have a couple of hard hitters in the team, you can always score quick runs in the

NEW DELHI - Australian leg-spin legend Shane Warne has shown interest in coaching World Cup champions India, local media reported on Wednesday.
"It is a very difficult job to be India coach, it is never easy," Warne was quoted as saying in the Mail Today newspaper.
"But with India doing so well, it is a lot easier to take over right now than it has been in the past. I'll enjoy working with the Indian cricket team for sure."
Warne is in the country to take part in the

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) on Tuesday advised the authorities concerned to undertake a safety review of the country's two atomic power plants in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster.
PNRA said in a statement that it had asked the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to revisit the safety aspects of the nuclear power plants at Karachi and Chashma. "PNRA will continue to study the accident at Fukushima and the response of Japanese and other

KARACHI - In the heart of Karachi, Saddar, gangs of street children are chock-a-block. Javed*, a 17-year-old young man, has almost graduated from one such gang. Working the street before he even entered his teens, Javed claims to have seen and know it all. "I do not know my date of birth, but I know I am around 16, maximum 17-years-old," Javed said.
Javed first ran away from home some seven or eight years ago along with three of his friends. "The first night, we stole weights

MINGORA - The All-Parties Conference held under the auspices of Swat Bar Association on Monday demanded the chief justice of Pakistan appoint judges in DarUl Qaza Malakand at the earliest.
The demand was made through a resolution adopted by the APC. The coalition partners in the government were represented by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister Wajid Ali Khan and MNA Syed Alaud Din Khan.
Besides representatives of the Awami National Party and Pakistan People's Party, the APC was