Hillary Clinton Lands in Pakistan on Key Mission

ShareUS Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Pakistan today to being a tour of South Asia aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old war in Afghanistan. Her mission is to push neighboring countries of Afghanistan to cooperate in the fight against al-Qaida and Taliban extremists. Clinton landed in Islamabad, the [...]

Mango- the king of all fruits

Share Mango, a delicious fruit with a wonderful taste, truly called the king of fruits. It comes in more than thousand varieties and all of them are truly delicious and wonderful. They are native to south Asian regions but also cultivated in central Ameica, South America, Africa and Arabic Peninsula. Mangoes have also been reported [...]

UK ‘has higher early death rate than many rich nations’

SharePeople in the UK have a higher risk of early death than those in many other wealthy countries, a study shows. While deaths before the age of 60 in the UK have nearly halved in the past 40 years, the rate for women remains similar to Slovenia’s and Albania’s. Experts said the large inequality gap [...]

Pakistan- A place to live

ShareMost of you, especially those from Europe and USA must be thinking many times that Is Pakistan is a place to live? If you are one of the readers from Europe or US, you must some time think or have some suspicious questions about Pakistan. Like Is Pakistan a terrorist country? Are all the people [...]

South Asian ‘slave brides’ causing concern in UK

ShareHundreds of women who came to the UK from South Asia to marry say they have been treated as domestic slaves by their in-laws. More than 500 who applied for residence in 2008-09 after their marriages broke down were deported because they could not prove any abuse had taken place. Police and charities are concerned [...]

Standard Chartered earns profits

ShareStandard Chartered earned a record income and profits last year as it battled through the economic downturn, and 2010 is off to a good start, the Asia-focused bank has said. London-based Standard Chartered, which also trades across Africa and the Middle East, said net profits rose 4.7 percent to 3.279 billion dollars (2.407 billion euros) last year compared with [...]