UK gas prices set to rise after shutdown of country’s biggest storage facility on June 22, 2017Already buffeted by political chaos at home and abroad, the UK gas market must now operate without its biggest stabilising force: the giant Rough gas storage facility under the North Sea. The planned permanent shutdown of the Centrica site, able to meet 10 per cent of peak demand in winter, means Britain is becoming even […]
Boeing to test pilotless jetliners in 2018 on June 11, 2017Boeing Co is looking ahead to a brave new world where jetliners fly without pilots and aims to test some of the technology next year, the world’s biggest plane maker said in a briefing ahead of the Paris Airshow. The idea may seem far-fetched but with self-flying drones available for less than $1,000, “the basic […]
Confidant of Baldia factory fire suspect confesses to planning on December 29, 2016KARACHI: A close aide of Rahman Bhola, suspected of causing the Baldia factory fire four years ago, has made more revelations about the case during interrogation. Ghulam Ali alias Goli, disclosed that the plan for setting the Baldia factory on fire was devised at MQM’s sector office ground in the area. In his statement he […]
Interior Ministry terms story on NAPs implementation report baseless on December 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry spokesperson on Monday strongly contradicted a news item published in a section of media regarding `implementation report 2016’ released by the Interior Ministry on the National Action Plan (NAP).’ A press release issued by the Interior Ministry cited the ministry spokesperson as saying that the news item was completely baseless. The […]
Illegal gas user caught on December 27, 2016LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) special task force on Tuesday found a bypass connection following a raid at a plastic factory in Nawab Town, Habanspura and seized a meter used for illegal gas supply. According to the task force head Ch Sharafat Ali, factory owner Qurban Khan was stealing gas using the bypass […]
Former French premiers to fight for presidential nomination on November 27, 2016PARIS: Former Prime Ministers Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe experience a head-on political collision against each other on Sunday in pursuit of France’s centre-right presidential nomination. Winner is likely to face a showdown against a resurgent far-right ideology in next year’s election. Opinion polls perceive Fillon as a social conservative with roots deeply intact with […]
S Africa thrashes Australia to win Test series on November 15, 2016HOBART: South Africa thrashed Australia by an innings and 80 runs in Hobart Tuesday to take their third consecutive Test series Down Under. The Proteas demolished the hapless hosts for 161 in 60.1 overs, taking the last eight wickets for 32 to win the Test before lunch on the fourth day. Kyle Abbott led the […]
Evacuations underway in quake-hit New Zealand on November 15, 2016CHRISTCHURCH: Rescuers in New Zealand on Tuesday began airlifting tourists stranded by a 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of the South Island’s rugged coast, as a navy ship headed to the stricken area to help. The military helicopters started ferrying the first of 1,200 tourists trapped in the seaside town of Kaikoura, which bore the […]
Russia detains economy minister for $2mln bribe on November 15, 2016MOSCOW: The Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Tuesday that it had detained Minister for Economy Alexey Ulyukayev on suspicion of taking a two-million-dollar bribe over a massive deal involving state-controlled oil giant Rosneft. In a statement, the Investigative Committee said that Ulyukayev had been detained as part of a probe into large-scale bribe taking, claiming […]
WB urges mediation for Pakistan, India over Indus on November 11, 2016DUBAI: The World Bank has urged Pakistan and India to agree to mediation in order to settle on a mechanism for how the Indus Waters Treaty should be used to resolve issues. In a statement, the World Bank made the appeal informing Pakistan and India that it was responding to their separate proceedings initiated under […]