Pakistan lawmakers elect former minister Ashraf as PM

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament elected former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as the new prime minister on Friday after the incumbent was disqualified by the Supreme Court. Pakistan’s More...

INDIA’S ENERGY FAMINE 2: TOWARDS A SOLAR WORLD

Exploitation of solar can transform India from an energy starved to an energy abundant country. It will mean new ways of generating power as well as changes in lifestyle in homes and workplaces. More than money, More...

Pakistan puts off US Special Envoy’s visit

Washington (USA) – Owing to increased domestic tensions Pakistan has put off a visit by US Special Envoy Marc Grossman until a parliamentary review of bilateral relations is concluded, a State Department spokesperson More...

US-Pak: And the stalemate continues…

Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - In American media and public opinion, all eyes are focused on the stalemate in Washington over the federal finances. President Barack Obama and his Democratic supporters seem More...