Tag: Year
Government walked tightrope throughout the year
The year 2011 proved to be a challenging year for the coalition government, which saw many disputes throughout the year, with Prime Minister Yousaf...
An eventful year for parliament
A lot of uproar, walk-outs, boycotts and protests over issues of load shedding of gas and electricity and ministers’ absence remained hallmark of parliament...
The year that was
The economies around the world faced some indomitable challenges during the year 2011. The international economy had not yet recovered from the 2008 crisis...
John Abraham to get engaged next year
Bollywood hunk John Abraham might have earned the tag of being a commitment phobic person who had paranoia for marriage, but he is now...
Ranveer Singh is hot property this new year
The year is coming to an end and Indians love to shell out moolah on celebrating New Year’s Eve with Bollywood celebrities entertaining them....
‘The protester’ named Time’s person of year
Time magazine named the collective “protester” around the world as its person of the year Wednesday, citing the change brought by street demonstrations...
It’s been a hellish year, says ‘Noon’ author Aatish Taseer
Expectations of acclaimed writer Aatish Taseer have been high ever since VS Naipaul dubbed him “a young writer to watch”, but that hasn’t stopped...
Police arrested 210 street criminals in current year
The capital police during the current year have arrested 210 alleged criminals in its special campaign to curb incidents of street crime and armed...
UAE gifted power plant of 320MW to start generation from next...
The Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the 320 MW power plant gifted by the United Arab Emirates will...
Capital police bust 347 gangs, arrest 2,192 criminals in current year
In a crackdown against those involved in various crimes, Islamabad police have arrested 979 proclaimed offenders and busted 347 criminal gangs besides nabbing 1,213...
63 cops killed, 110 injured this year, says Sindh IGP
Some 63 policemen of the Sindh Police Department lost their lives and 110 were wounded in the line of duty this year, said Sindh...
Pakistan’s tallest skyscraper to be completed this year
Pakistan’s tallest skyscraper (currently), in the economic hub of the country , Karachi, is set to have its huge shopping center being functional by...
393 feet tall, ‘The Mall’ to be the country’s tallest this...
The 28-floor shopping centre, The Mall, is set to become functional by the end of this year and become Pakistan’s tallest skyscraper in Karachi....
Inter-Provincial Games in April next year
The Pakistan Olympics Association on Monday announced that the Inter-Provincial Games would be held in Quetta in April next year. The POA in...
Satellite based broadband to be launched next year
The satellite that was launched on April 23 this year by Quantam Global Communications (QGC) will be commercialized in March next year, that will...
Pakistan aims to double motorcycle exports by next year
The domestic Motorcycle Industry has registered a remarkable recovery during the four months ending July 2011 as it has started taking its roots in...
Gul only Pakistani in ICC ODI Team of the Year
Pakistan’s pace bowler Umar Gul was the lone Pakistani in ICC’s One-Day International (ODI) Team of the Year on Monday. The team was chosen...
