ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday congratulated the Pakistani women cricket team for winning their first-ever gold at the South Asian Games in China and bringing laurels for the country. The women cricket team created history by defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets to win the first-ever Asian Games women cricket tournament – the…

GUANGZHOU: Nida Rashid’s brilliant all-round performance helped Pakistan win the first cricket gold medal ever awarded at the Asian Games with a 10-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Friday’s women’s Twenty20 final. After being sent into bat, Bangladesh was bowled out for 92 in 20 overs, with off-spinner Rashid taking four wickets for 16 runs. Rashid…

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has said its troops collected more than four million dollars worth of gold jewellery during the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels. Chief government whip Dinesh Gunawardena told parliament on Wednesday that security forces picked up the precious items during the final months of the decades-long civil war last year….

The gold price is constantly going up in the global market and common people can not afford to buy gold jewelry any more. Muhammad Arshad Khan informs us about the Jhang gold market. (October 21, 2010)

Staff Report RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army won a gold medal in the Exercise Cambrian Patrol – 2010, held from October 11-13, 2010 in the United Kingdom. Exercise Cambrian Patrol is a prestigious British Army exercise which is organized annually in the United Kingdom in Wales. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, apart…

Iqbal Butt from Multan shares the views of jewelers on increasing price of gold and its impact on their businesses. (October 14, 2010)

NEW DELHI: Australian sprinter Sally Pearson has been stripped of a Commonwealth Games gold medal, hours of celebrating victory in the 100m final. Pearson crossed the line first, finishing in 11.28 seconds, but the result was protested by Englishwoman Laura Turner due to a false start. Pearson and Laura Turner both appeared to false start…

SINGAPORE: Gold powered to an all-time high at $1,300 an ounce on Monday as worries about the health of the global economy spurred buying, with top consumer India also defying high prices during the festive season. Silver, often considered the poor man's gold, rose to a 30-year high as investors chased cheaper alternative. The metal…

BEIJING: A fire at a gold mine in eastern China killed 16 people, while more than 300 were lifted to safety, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday. Rescuers had brought out the last of those trapped underground and 39 remained in hospital, most without life-threatening injuries, it added. The fire broke out late on…

BARCELONA: Switzerland's Viktor Roethlin broke from 25 km to set up a commanding victory in the marathon on a hot, humid Sunday at the European championships in Barcelona. Roethlin quickly built up a lead which he continued to increase, coming home in two hours 15 minutes 31 seconds to give Switzerland their first medal of…

BARCELONA: Russia's Stanislav Yemelyanov won gold in the Men's 20km Walk at the European Athletics Championships, which kicked off on Tuesday in Spain's Barcelona. The 19-year-old athlete from Russia finished the distance in 1 hour 20.10 minutes which is 28 seconds ahead of Italy's Alex Schwazer. The bronze went to Joao Vieira of Portugal (1:20.49)….

Fauzia Ali reported about an old gold hunter, who earns his living by sorting garbage and sewage dust of Rawalpindi Gold Market daily. (July 22, 2010)

Fauzia Ali from Islamabad reports on the increasing rate of gold in Pakistan. (July 01, 2010)

Staff Report KARACHI: Gold price in local market jumped to a record height, and after increase of Rs950, it reached to a record high price of Rs39,500 per tola, SAMAA reported Tuesday. The price of gold in world market is increased to US dollars 1,252 per ounce, and after rise in international market, gold price…

Kashif Farooqui reports on gold robbery in Karachi. (January 08, 2010)

LONDON: China won three more gold medals on the final day of the world gymnastic championships on Sunday (18th October) in London to give them a total of six from the event. Deng Linlin won on the balance beam, Wang Guanyin took gold on the parallel bars and Zou Kai added a world title to…

EAST RUTHERFORD: It was a festive atmosphere in New Jersey as a mostly Mexican crowd numbering 79,156 packed it in, celebrating as their beloved El Tri defeated their regional rivals, the United States, by five goals to claim the Gold Cup. The much anticipated final gave the Mexicans another chance to try and get a…

HOUSTON: Mexico were held to a 1-1 draw by Panama in an ill-tempered Gold Cup game on Thursday, in which three players and the Mexican coach were sent off. Guadeloupe beat Nicaragua 2-0 in the other Group C match to move top of the pool on a maximum six points from two games, two ahead…

KARACHI: The Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup Horse Race was held in Karachi on Thursday to mark the celebrations of the Quaid-e-Azam’s 132nd birthday. Pir Pagara, chief PML (Functional), who was the chief guest on the occasion, gave away the prizes to the winners. The horse Naseeb won the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup held at…

KARACHI: Sardar Naseer Khan produced a sterling performance in shooting for Balochistan when he won the first gold for his province in the 12th National Shooting Championship at Jhelum, according to a message received here on Wednesday. Naseer collected 177 out of 200 points to grab the gold in Big Bore 300 Meter event, leaving…

BALI: Pakistani wrestlers exhibited fine performance to win one gold and one bronze in Bali Asian Beach Games wrestling competition, ending a decade long medal drought at Asia level here on Friday Beach wrestling arena. Pakistan earned the gold through Ghulam Haider in the 65kgs and Usman Majeed claimed a bronze in 85kg and the…