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Around 40 Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) union members attacked the underground maintenance teams of the company in the premises of KESC’s A Division...

LONDON - A British minister said on Wednesday that more than a quarter of the world's population was expected to watch television broadcasts of this month's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman said a figure of 2 billion people was provided by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt during a briefing at a cabinet meeting where he also said preparations for the April 29th nuptials were going well.

ISLAMABAD - Millions of Pakistanis gathered on Wednesday around giant screens set up on streets and in playgrounds across the country to witness the World Cup semi-final thriller with rival India.
The government declared a half-day holiday in offices and schools to enable the cricket-mad population to enjoy a match dubbed the "clash of titans". Special prayers were offered in mosques and at homes and people recited verses from the Kora,n praying to Allah to guide the Pakistani

HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday decided that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will visit India on March 30 (Wednesday) at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to watch the ICC World Cup semi-final at Mohali, an Indian city adjacent to Chandigarh that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana.
The Indian prime minister had invited President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani to watch the mega cricket event with him. Though

KARACHI - The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s Karachi chapter on Tuesday released a list of 104 PPP activists whose lives, according to the party, were claimed by incidents of targeted killing since the PPP came to power in 2008.
According to the party, PPP workers are being killed even now as some 19 activists were murdered since the beginning of this year, whereas eight of them were killed this month alone. The list has been issued by PPP Karachi President Najmi Alam who

KARACHI- The International Cricket Council can steal Pakistan's right to host the Cricket World Cup, but not our passion to win bets: at least 250 bookmakers in Karachi are accepting wagers on matches being played in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - albeit in an illegal trade that has the patronage of government officials and the high-ups of the police department. Ghas Mandi, a small, congested locality near the Timber Market, is one of the areas where the bookmaking trade is

KARACHI - The city's traffic police in connivance with some private contractors are causing gross inconvenience to the citizens by lifting their vehicles from different locations allegedly over illegal parking without informing the owners. Most of the time, the vehicle owners are shocked on their return when they see that their vehicle is missing from the place where they had parked it, according to a survey conducted by Pakistan Today.
The traffic police personnel accompanied

LAHORE - Let us begin to rejoice our floundering nationalism. Cricket comes forth. City dwellers sing to its romance. A fever has gripped the city. The Cricket World Cup 2011 is about to commence. Let us lower the linguistic flavour. Let us simplify the language. Let us return to the format of a newsreport.
As the Cricket World Cup 2010 comes near arrangements to view and celebrate matches are under way. Excitement is high despite the fact that Pakistan's dire security situation

LAHORE - Habib Bank will take on National Bank in the final of the Faysal Bank-sponsored National One-Day Cup (Division-I) on February 8 here at the Gaddafi Stadium. Imran Farhat-led HBL on Sunday defeated WAPDA by seven wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium while NBP defeated PIA by 32 runs at the Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad.
At Lahore, WAPDA were bowled out for 205 runs with Shoaib Maqsood being the highest scorer. Fahad Masood, Kamran Hussain, Danish Kaneria and Aslam Qureshi with

DAVOS - Human Rights Watch (HRW) fears that Egypt's army may open fire on protesters during demonstrations planned for Friday, the head of the New-York based group said on Thursday.
Police in Cairo have already fought thousands of Egyptians who defied a government ban on Wednesday to protest against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-old rule, firing rubber bullets and tear gas at the crowds and dragging away demonstrators.
"We are enormously fearful that the army would

Seven days have passed today since the Ajoka Theatre group staged a performance of Dekh Tamasha Chalta Ban at the Alhamra Arts Council, the Mall. In ways it was no ordinary performance.
The play spoke in times of silence - to an audience who was only a spectator. Audience being a spectator is both lamented and punned upon, powerfully combined with the aesthetic and artistic excellence of the renowned theatre group. It is outspoken, it is loud - if not sometimes too

KARACHI - I CC's General Manager Operations Dave Richardson on Thursday visited the National Cricker Stadium here and watched the first days' play in the day/night Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Trophy.
Former South African wicketkeeper Richardson is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to watch the day/night matches in the longer version of the game. He will also submit report about the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final to the ICC about the prospect of of

PARIS: World leaders hailed the release of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from years of house arrest on Saturday but warned the country's junta not to restrict her, even as a senior government official insisted she was "completely free".
US President Barack Obama said that "while the Burmese regime has gone to extraordinary lengths to isolate and silence Aung San Suu Kyi, she has continued her brave fight for democracy, peace, and change in Burma. She is a hero of mine

All eyes will be on Indian tennis star Sania Mirza when she plays in the final of women's singles against Australian opponent at R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex on Saturday, October 9. The 24-year-old from Hyderabad staged a grand recovery after losing the first set to get the better of Australia's Olivia Rogowska 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first of the semi-finals.
"That was a fantastic win. My heart is beating really fast. It hasn't sunk in," said a delighted Sania Mirza. "I'm happy with