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Met Office forecasts rain in Upper KP PESHAWAR: The Metrological Station here on Monday forecasted scattered rain-thundershower associated with gusty winds in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during next 24 hours that will bring temperature down.A Spokesman of Metrological Station, Peshawar informed that thundershower rain was also expected in Upper/Eastern Punjab, Islamabad and Kashmir, while at isolated places of South eastern Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan.The weather of Peshawar, Abbottabad and Parachianar Kurram Agency will remain party cloudy with chances of rain during the said period.He said the westerly wave was affecting upper parts of the country and the Seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan and adjoining areas.In next 48 hours, mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country, however, rain thunderstorm is expected at isolated places of Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas. In last 24 hours, isolated rain-thundershower occurred in KP, upper/eastern Punjab, Southeastern Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan.The maximum rain has been received by Bahawalpur (A/P) 12mm ...

Women University Quetta closed after attack QUETTA: Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University is closed after the bomb attack on a bus of the university, in which 14 girl students were killed and 20 others injured.SBK University sources told APP, here on Monday that university was closed after the bomb attack. "No classes were being taken nor students were visiting university after the Saturday attack," they said.Meanwhile, special investigation teams of law enforcement agencies visited the university premises and collected the evidences ...
Shahbaz condemns attack on Bolan Medical Complex RECORDER REPORTLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, on Saturday strongly condemned the incidents of firing and bomb blasts at Bolan Medical Complex and Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University bus on Baruri Road in Quetta. The Chief Minister, expressing his deep sense of sorrow and grief over the martyrdoms of Deputy Commissioner Quetta Abdul Mansoor Kakar and innocent female students due to blast in the women university bus, said that the elements targeting the innocent ...
Pre-monsoon rains: Growers advised to take precautionary measures RECORDER REPORTKARACHI: Met Office has advised the growers to take precautionary measures during the continuing pre-monsoon rainy spell to protect their standing crops, and livestock.The Met office forecasts an early start of monsoon rains in the country at a normal scale.Keeping in view the beginning of pre-monsoon rains in different parts of the country, the farmers of cotton and sugarcane crops should stop irrigating their crops till June 20. It says the farmers of upper ...
Punjab govt to introduce reforms in agri sector: minister RECORDER REPORTFAISALABAD: Punjab government intends to introduce reforms and new interventions in the agriculture sector to enhance the productivity and bridge the gap between various stakeholders aiming at making good coordination that would lead towards agricultural development and prosperity at rural landscape.This was stated by Provincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed, while addressing agri scientists at new syndicate hall of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Saturday.Dr Farrukh Javed described the climate change a ...
Society cannot flourish until rule of law prevails: CJP RECORDER REPORTLAHORE: Chief Justice Muhammad Iftikhar Chaudhry Saturday said a society cannot flourish until constitutionalism and rule of law prevail there. If any of the institutions transgresses its powers or attempts to enter into the domain of other institution, it undermines the rule of law.He was addressing a certificate distribution ceremony of the District & Sessions Judges and Qazis of Balochistan and the newly recruited Additional District & Sessions Judges of Punjab.The CJP said the ...
Relief activities in flood-hit areas in full swing: minister RECORDER REPORTPESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Health, Shaukat Ali Yusufzai has said that relief activities were in full swing in the flood-affected areas and funds have been transferred to the accounts of the Deputy Commissioners of the affected districts for the evacuation, rehabilitation and relief of the affectees. Talking to media during his visit to the affected areas of districts Peshawar and Charsadda along with Speaker, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Asad Qaiser, here Saturday ...

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyMay
Trade Balance $-2.171 bln
Exports $2.175 bln
Imports $4.346 bln
WeeklyJune 17, 2013
Reserves $11.446 bln