UNITED NATIONS: In a divisive vote, the United Nations Security Council on Friday extended for a year its peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sah
LONDON: Britain's top stock market index slid on Friday to record its second straight week of losses, hit by a fall in the shares of Royal Bank of
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday said that Operation Zarb-e-Azb was progressing successfully that would continue till complete elimination
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms, Ahsan Iqbal Friday said that real target of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiat
MADRID: Spain's Telefonica said on Friday it had plenty of options for ...
COPENHAGEN: Denmark's biggest lender, Danske Bank, reported much better...
LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield rose sharply on Friday towards six...
WASHINGTON: The Senate Thursday confirmed the appointment of a new US ambas...
BRASILIA: Brazil's unemployment rate rose sharply in the first quarter,...
BERLIN: Restoring German banks' financial ties with Iran will take time...
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) while welcomin...
ISLAMABAD: Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) on Friday welcomed the an...
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected Rs. 1,135.650 bill...
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir has termed Inzamam ul Haq unfit as ...
MADRID: Real Madrid will be without Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema for...
Actors Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu will soon tie a knot on April 30...
Pre-wedding celebrations of Bollywood actors Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh G...
Bad news for sugar lovers, as too much sugar is not just bad for your teeth...
NEW YORK: The yen hit an 18-month high on Friday as investors bet the Bank ...
NEW YORK: US Treasury prices trimmed earlier losses on Friday as weaker-tha...
MADRID: Spain's Telefonica said on Friday it had plenty of options for its British O2 subsidiary if EU competition regulators block its sale to CK Hutchison Holdings. The EU antitrust watchdog is due to decide by May 19 on whether the deal would
COPENHAGEN: Denmark's biggest lender, Danske Bank, reported much better-than-expected first-quarter results on Friday, outperforming its Nordic rivals as it weathered negative interest rates by snatching market share and cutting costs. The result
LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield rose sharply on Friday towards six-week highs as stronger oil prices and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official triggered selling, on the first anniversary of one of the biggest Bund routs in history
WASHINGTON: The Senate Thursday confirmed the appointment of a new US ambassador to Mexico, ending a nine-month delay caused by lawmakers opposed to the nominee's work on the US-Cuban rapprochement.Roberta Jacobson, the current assistant secretar
BRASILIA: Brazil's unemployment rate rose sharply in the first quarter, government data showed on Friday, with 11.1 million workers unsuccessfully looking for a job as a severe recession entered its second year. Brazil's national unemployment
BERLIN: Restoring German banks' financial ties with Iran will take time given debt owed to Berlin and transparency concerns, the head of the German banking association said on Friday, dampening expectations days before a business summit in Tehran
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) while welcoming the inauguration of another industrial estate in Rahim Yar Khan has urged the government to ensure provision of all facilities to this industrial cluster.In a statement issu
ISLAMABAD: Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) on Friday welcomed the announcement of roll-back in feed gas prices for fertilizer sector raised back in September 2015.Managing Director FFC, Lt Gen Shafqaat Ahmed, (Retd), welcomed the Government
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday injected Rs. 1,135.650 billion into financial system for seven days through its open market operation (OMO).The rate of return accepted is 6.04 percent per annum, said SBP statement. Copyright APP (Asso
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir has termed Inzamam ul Haq unfit as country’s chief selector, and has advised the cricket board to appoint legendry Viv Richards as cricket team the new head coach.According to local media report, Qadir was of
MADRID: Real Madrid will be without Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema for Saturday's trip to Real Sociedad in La Liga but coach Zinedine Zidane is hopeful of having both back to face Manchester City next week.Ronaldo has missed Madrid's las
PERTH: South Africa's Bulls kept their surprising season on track Friday with a comfortable 42-20 win over the struggling Western Force in Perth.The visitors made it six wins from eight matches, with one draw, and they are on target for the playo
Actors Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu will soon tie a knot on April 30. Both the actors have been enjoying their pre-wedding ceremony on Friday. Karan’s ex-wife Jennifer Winget, after a long silence has a lot to say about the most anticipated
Pre-wedding celebrations of Bollywood actors Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover has begun. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover's mehendi function is being held in Mumbai on April 29, a day before their wedding. Bipasha and Karan will tie the kno
Bad news for sugar lovers, as too much sugar is not just bad for your teeth, it is worse for the brain, revealed a latest study.According to Telegraph, researchers from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that fructose, whic
NEW YORK: US stocks opened in the red Friday, extending the previous day's sharp losses despite better-than-expected quarterly earnings from ExxonMobil and Amazon.ExxonMobil reported first-quarter earnings dived 63 percent due to plunging oil pri
NEW YORK: The yen hit an 18-month high on Friday as investors bet the Bank of Japan might be done adding fresh stimulus to the economy, while stocks in Europe and Wall Street headed lower as earnings failed to inspire higher valuations. US equities f
NEW YORK: US Treasury prices trimmed earlier losses on Friday as weaker-than-forecast data on consumer spending in March supported the notion of a sluggish US economic expansion, which may keep the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates in June.
 | Euro | 1.1350 | |
| Sterling | 1.4607 | |
 | Swiss Franc | 0.9664 | |
| Yen | 108.1000 | |
| Gold | 1266.40 | |
| Cotton | 63.69 | |
| Oil | 45.88 |
| Annual | 2014/15 | ||
| Foreign Debt | $62.649bn | ||
| Per Cap Income | $1,512 | ||
| GDP Growth | 4.24% | ||
| Average CPI | 8.6% | ||
| Monthly | March | ||
| Trade Balance | $-1.852 bln | ||
| Exports | $1.742 bln | ||
| Imports | $3.594 bln |
| Weekly | April 25, 2016 | ||
| Reserves | $20,884.9 mln |
