The man behind the consortium seeking to invest in Lotus is adamant the long-awaited deal will be concluded this week.

An attack and suicide bombing at a Shiite Muslim mosque in the southern city of Karachi today left at least four people dead - three of them the attackers - and a dozen injured, police said.

A bomb ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosque in the southern city of Karachi in Pakistan today, leaving more than a dozen people injured, police said.