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Floods Havoc:
Death Toll Swells to 400 in Pakistan; Homes Collapse

PESHAWAR:  Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed more than 400 people in Pakistan in three days and affected at least 600,000, sources said Friday.

Hundreds of homes and thousands of hectares (a

Residents use buckets to scoop water from their homes amid flood devastation in the outskirts of Peshawar on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Residents use buckets to scoop water from their homes amid flood devastation in the outskirts of Peshawar on Friday, July 30, 2010.
O T H E R T O P S T O R I E S

M E T R O
PM takes aerial view of flood affected areas in KP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani flew to Peshawar Friday afternoon to meet Chief Minister and senior officials of the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa to express solidar

K A S H M I R
Protests despite restrictions continue in IHK

SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, restrictions by the authorities continued, today, to scuttle protests and demonstrations, call for which had been given by the forum patronized by Syed Ali Gila

B U S I N E S S
SBP hikes discount rate by 50 basis points

KARACHI: The central bank, tightening the monetary policy Friday, ratcheted up the discount rate by 50 basis points or 0.5 percent to 13 percent with effect from August 2.

Acting Governor S

S P O R T S
Cricket: Pakistan 147-9 v England 354 in first Test

NOTTINGHAM (UK): Pakistan were 147 for nine wickets in their first innings, trailing England by 207 runs, at the close on the second day of the first test at Trent Bridge on Friday.

Score:

E D I T O R I A L
July 13: A Fêted Day

The grand and striking day of Kashmiris’ matchless valour resets again with a dynamic tenacity to rupture the despotic fetters of the Indian tyranny—in the same style—they kicked off a crusade agai

A R T I C L E S


When Organisations go Wrong
By Dr Zafar Altaf

It is in government systems that one finds tall organizations and not flat and there has always been controversy as to how tall and how flat. That is at the conceptual level and two of them that wi

N E W S W I R E

S P E A C I A L R E P O R T
Fish Talk to Each Other?

The undersea world isn't as quiet as we thought, according to a New Zealand researcher who found fish can "talk" to each other.

Fish communicate with noises including grunts, chirps and pop

L I F E & T I M E S


Healthy Body: Leads to Healthy Brain

Exercise is good for your health, say physicians all around the world. It has been proven that active people live longer and stay healthier.

Women who have been active during the teenage y

S O C I E T A L


Zara Sheikh:
Model-cum-Actress

Pakistani fashion Model Zara Sheikh is gigantic name of the fashion world. Of-late, the model did another fas


Kareena:
Wants Swiss Love Nest

And they are grand, naturally. What might seem great for lesser mortals is not good enough for Bollywood’s reini


Katrina Kaif:
Goes the Yoga Way

Katrina Kaif is inclined towards spirituality these days. Either because she wants more success or because she






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