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Five-day working week, markets’ closure at 8pm announced
Govt promises 33% cut in load shedding

* PM says progress in implementation of announced measures will be reviewed fortnightly
* Obama administration has assured Pakistani govt of assistance

By Irfan Ghauri


ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday unveiled a new strategy to deal with the power crisis in the country,... Full Story
Key Points
Power subsidy to go in coming budget, SC told
Budget deficit to overshoot target
Shoaib, Sania reach Pakistan
Ijazul Haq challenges 18th Amend in SC
Islamabad High Court re-established
‘Jihadi channels’ opened to secure release of former ISI spies

National
90% of Benazir’s murder suspects arrested: Zardari
Police should be given access to cellular database: Senate body
Suspects in 471 terror cases acquitted in Punjab
26 Taliban, 2 soldiers killed in Orakzai
‘Indian TV channels welcome in Pakistan’
Three Kashmiris get death for Delhi bombings
Ex-MPA among four killed in Charsadda
France wants to apply burqa ban on tourists
LHC disqualifies PPP’s by-election candidates
Army holding thousands in indefinite detention: officials
On the run, terrorists find new haven in North Waziristan
Medical students should serve two years in rural areas: NA body
Transparency seems missing in award of LNG contract: SC
NADRA urges citizens to get children registered
Pak asks India to disclose location of terror camps
CJP takes notice of Nusrat Bhutto’s summoning in Cotecna case
ANP ready to hold dialogue with Hazara committee
LHC seeks Punjab govt’s reply on prisoners’ case
Pakistan wants peace, stability in region: PM
‘18th Amend enacted to curb judiciary’s independence’
‘Nawaz sacrificed Hazara to become PM again’
‘MQM’s success in Punjab beyond expectation’
SNGPL defying Petroleum Ministry, PAC directives
JI chief ready to act as intermediary between Taliban and government
PAC warns against misuse of official vehicles
22,000 refugees return home under UNHCR programme
Pakistan to upgrade, strengthen naval fleet
Judge dismisses petition alleging irregularities in sales contract
Justice, not judges needed through judicial commission
2 weekly holidays draw mixed reaction from traders
LHC to hear plea against 6% fuel surcharge in bills
Saravilla attack victims compensated
SHC quashes three cases against ex-CM
SC directs Rangers to vacate building in two months

Islamabad
Summer of trouble
Earth Day marked with poster show
Nullah Leh dredging starts
Rawalpindi development projects’ completion by June
Say no to torture!
ARL wins Best Sustainability Report Award
Lok Virsa cultural troupe to perform in UK
Dry weather for Islamabad predicted
Altaf to address MQM public meeting in Pindi on 25th
Novel ‘Home Boy’ launched at Khas Gallery
Warming up

    Editorial
EDITORIAL: Where terrorists walk free
COMMENT: Shaking hands—Zafar Hilaly
VIEW: Thrown to the wolves —Tayyab Ali Shah
HUM HINDUSTANI: IPL versus IPL —J Sri Raman
VIEW: Of apologies —Gulmina Bilal Ahmad
COMMENT: Democracy sans pluralism? —Dr Masroor Bangesh
LETTERS:
SABIR'S CARTOON:

Karachi
Karachi upset: Power share cut stuns city
Traders to observe 48-hour shutter-down strike
MQM slams decision, demands its withdrawal
'KESC yet to decide increase in load shedding time'
K’architecture launched at IVSAA
SHC quashes three cases against ex-CM
SSP activist shot, in critical condition
Earth Day 2010 celebrated in city
‘Humans may need two more planets by 2030’
Mishaps: Three killed in separate accidents
Crime: Woman allegedly killed over domestic dispute
Detention: Woman held at airport with gun

Lahore
Ineligible women sitting in Punjab Assembly on PML-Q tickets?
Energy saving plan
LHC restrains govt from imposing entertainment duty
Backstage with a flute-playing banker
Don’t blow it, good planets are hard to find!
Lahoris join hands and brooms to Tidy Lahore
City gets into the spirit of Earth Day

Business
IMF bows to demand
Forex reserves increase to $15.05bn
Solar energy policy finalised: Board of Investment
Chinese firms to manufacture small vans
Senate body’s meeting
Senate body accepts CCP chairman’s apology
Quarterly earnings: Pakistan State Oil makes it to the profit zone
Shell Pakistan’s profit up
Bank Al-Habib posts higher profit
PTA for curbing gray trafficking
Construction of water works project starts
PACRA maintains entity ratings
Establishment of training institute by TDAP hailed
Touching the sky: Spot rate hits Rs 6,200/maund level
‘300mw shortfall is hurting productivity’
Shortage of packing material
Announcement of Rs 116bn for energy sector boosts KSE 25 pts
ISE gains 10 points
LSE witnesses mixed trend
Dollar remains low vs rupee
Greece deficit spooks FTSE 100
Euro falls broadly as wider Greek deficit weighs
Indian shares rise 3rd day
Wall St down on renewed Greek worries
European shares fall
Fresh Greek debt woes send Asian mkts down
US economy doomed without finance reform: Obama
Existing home sales up 6.8% in March
New US jobless claims retreat
US producer prices rose strongly in March
Geithner says parts of US economy ‘very strong’
Greece deficit worse than feared
Gold falls below $1,140/oz
Oil slides to near $82
Auto show: China invests heavily in fertile green auto ground

Briefs
Business Periscope:
On the Record:
football diary:

Foreign
Armenia halts Turkey peace ratification
Belgian PM quits, coalition collapses
Burqa ban limits women’s rights: Indonesian clerics
Grenade blasts kill 1, wound 75 in Bangkok
Danish cartoonist put on indefinite leave following attacks
Brown wins pre-election boost from borrowing data
China military paper spells out N-arms stance
Israel and Palestinians differ over prisoner’s death
Court martial clears US sailor in Iraq
Lenin falls from pedestal as Russia marks 140th birthday

Region
Iran tests speed boats in major Gulf war games
UN patience limited on Iran nuclear programme: Russian FM
Sri Lankan parliament opens with brotherhood, enmity
Early Afghan pullout would be worse than 9/11: Merkel
Nepal leprosy victims to climb Everest
US can maintain Kyrgyz air base, Clinton says
Russia rejects Bakiyev’s claims to Kyrgyz presidency
‘Indian Maoists gaining strength in hard-hit state’
New Afghan polls chief sworn in
Building up Afghan capacity seen as key challenge

    Sport
IPL’s future at stake as plot thickens
Modi questioned by income tax
Lancashire signs Katich, Chanderpaul
Pro cyclist Grullon killed during practice
Defending Twenty20 title a big challenge
Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament
Controversial Shoaib wants to help Pakistan win World Cup 2011
ICC World Twenty20
Barcelona Tennis Championship
Balochistan Bears outplay Punjab Stallions by 40 runs
Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt – the one man army
Manchester United still the most valuable club
BMC’s cyclist Frei tests positive for EPO
Golf: Fraser takes 1st round lead at Ballantine’s
Beckham leads Forbes list of highest earners
Spain bids good-bye to former IOC head Samaranch
Tsonga in Barcelona last eight
Air chaos costs London Marathon £150,000
Robben strike gives Bayern slim advantage over Lyon

Infotainment
Lisa Ray free from cancer and ready o return to india
Premiere of ‘The Back-up Plan’
Thousands take to Swiss Alps in gruelling Glacier race
Facebook seeks to spread across Internet
Chinese tycoon gives his fortune to charity
Tequila plant could help treat diabetes
Multinationals go for ‘guanxi’ at China’s Expo


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