Finn bidding for Man Utd is sport-crazy tech entrepreneur

Helsinki, March 24 (AFP/APP): Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus, who has entered the race to buy Manchester United, is a former Nokia executive who says he made his fortune in Asia’s tech sector. Little-known in his native Finland before he threw his hat into the ring […]

Bank shares sink as contagion fears return

London, March 24 (AFP/APP): Bank shares tumbled on Friday, jolting stock markets as fears about the health of the financial sector resurfaced, with Deutsche Bank now in the eye of the storm. Markets had rallied earlier this week after financial authorities took steps aimed at […]

KP Governor urges ECP to hold election in KP on October 8

PESHAWAR, Mar 24 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Ghulam Ali here Friday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the general elections in the province on October 8. In the letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, the Governor said it […]

Dozens of migrants missing in latest Tunisia shipwreck

Tunis, March 24 (AFP/APP): Thirty-four migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were missing off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast Friday after their boat capsized, a court official said, the latest in a string of tragedies this month. The boat carrying 38 people had set off Thursday from near Sfax […]

NA body shows dismay on poor service of mobile network

ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (APP): The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Information Technology and Telecommunications here on Friday expressed concern over poor service and weak signals problems of mobile network companies across the country even in Parliament Lodges, Islamabad. The committee reported poor internet services […]

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