Decision to approach apex court on sugar crisis

ISLAMABAD: The Federation and the four provinces have decided to jointly approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan over the issue of sugar crisis and file a petition in this regard at SC on Friday. The decision was made at a 3-hour long meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan here at Prime Minister House on Thursday. During meeting, the Prime Minister said the apex court will be apprised about the situation arising as a result of the government’s decision in connection with the fixation of sugar price.

Altaf birthday celebrated across country

KARACHI: The 56th birth anniversary of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain was celebrated with simplicity in London and across Pakistan including Karachi and interior parts of Sindh besides Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, NWFP and Balochistan. The members of MQM Coordination Committee and workers visited different hospitals, enquired about patients’ health and gave away sweets, fruits and flowers on the occasion of Altaf Hussain’s birthday. They also visited the inmates of various prisons in Sindh and gave them sweets, fruits and food.

Rogers expands 21Mbps footprint to more towns, HSPA+ Rocket modem available this month

Filed under: Rogers Wireless , HSDPA , HSUPA Residents of some of Canada’s biggest cities are now sitting on near-LTE speeds thanks to Rogers’ continued rollout of 21Mbps HSPA+ , a technology it proudly boasts is “replacing 3.5G” and stands a fighting chance of offering real-life double-digit speeds. That’s pretty amazing when you consider that a lot of people are still using 768kbps or 1.5Mbps DSL lines in their homes — ten years ago, we doubt anyone would’ve predicted that practical wireless speeds would be running neck-and-neck with some of the fastest wireline broadband ISPs have to offer — but we’re certainly not complaining. In addition to Toronto, service is now available in Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Montreal, with a new modem cutely named HSPA+ Rocket coming to take advantage of those speeds on the 28th of the month.