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Fresh fear of 'honour' violence stalks Pakistani victim

%D%AGUJRANWALA: Nearly three years after Saba Qaiser's father and uncle shot her in the face, rolled her in a rug and threw her in a river for marrying without their consent, the 21-year-old from Punjab is again afraid for her life.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:07pm

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LHC orders sealing of Sharif family's two sugar mills

%D%ARECORDER REPORT %D%ALAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered the sealing of Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills and Chaudhry Sugar Mills owned by the ruling Sharif family which were shifted to new locations in violation of stay order

Published 03 Mar, 2017 11:32am

Pakistan

TRC body suggests electronic monitoring of tobacco industry

%D%ASOHAIL SARFRAZ %D%AISLAMABAD: The high-powered implementation committee of Tax Reforms Commission (TRC) has recommended electronic monitoring of tobacco industry on all supply lines of cigarette manufacturing companies through track and trace system t

Updated 03 Mar, 2017 11:39am

Technology

Fossils point to life on Earth 4 billion years ago

%D%APARIS: The oldest fossils ever found are "direct evidence" of life on Earth 3.

Published 02 Mar, 2017 02:20pm

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Suspected US drone kills two in Kurram Agency

%D%AKURRAM AGENCY: A suspected US drone strike killed two men on Thursday in a Pakistani village near the Afghanistan border, a local government official and a village elder said.

Published 02 Mar, 2017 11:06am

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Army Chief, CM Punjab assure full security for PSL final in Lahore

%D%ALAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif telephoned the Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday and spoke about security arrangements for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final scheduled to take place at Lahores Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, Ma

Published 02 Mar, 2017 09:58am

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K-Electric deal waiting for govt's nod

%D%AMUSHTAQ GHUMMAN %D%AISLAMABAD: Federal Government is not yet ready to give its final nod to Abraaj Group and China's Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) to acquire 66.

Published 02 Mar, 2017 09:42am

Pakistan

Pakistan races to tap fresh coal fields to meet energy crunch

%D%ATHARPARKAR DISTRICT: A line of trucks weaves in and out of the open coal pit that has been dug in the Thar Desert in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

Published 27 Feb, 2017 10:57am

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Scope of joint anti-terrorism operations in Punjab to be expanded

%D%ARECORDER REPORT %D%ALAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif here Sunday chaired a Provincial Apex Committee meeting that resolved to root out militancy, terrorism, extremism and sectarianism from the country and expressed great satisfaction on th

Published 27 Feb, 2017 09:45am

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Modi blames Pakistan for deadly rail crash

%D%ANEW DELHI: A train crash that killed 148 people may have been caused deliberately as part of a "conspiracy" hatched in Pakistan, India's prime minister said Friday, as he campaigned for a key state election.

Published 24 Feb, 2017 01:15pm

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Govt may grant tax exemptions to protect depositors' interests

%D%ASOHAIL SARFRAZ %D%AISLAMABAD: The government is planning to grant exemption from income tax, minimum tax and withholding tax/advance tax to Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC), through Finance Bill 2017-18, which would ensure safety of depositors in

Published 24 Feb, 2017 10:52am

Pakistan

Nepra developing upfront tariff for biomass-based power projects

%D%AMUSHTAQ GHUMMAN %D%AISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) through its suo motu powers has decided to develop upfront tariff for biomass-based power projects.

Published 24 Feb, 2017 10:35am

Business & Finance

Land rush around Gwadar port triggered by Chinese investment

%D%ALAHORE: Pakistani real estate giant Rafi Group made a ten-fold profit last year from its sale of hundreds of acres of land in the remote fishing town of Gwadar, acquired soon after the government announced plans for a deep-sea port there.

Published 23 Feb, 2017 12:23pm

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'SBP never allowed anyone to purchase property abroad'

%D%ARECORDER REPORT %D%AISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has acknowledged that money is being laundered through informal channels of Hundi and Hawala and denied that the regulator has ever allowed any individual to purchase property abroad.

Published 23 Feb, 2017 10:57am

Technology

Astronomers find seven Earth-size planets where life is possible

%DAPE CANAVERAL: Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which circle their parent star at the right distance for liquid surface water, bolstering the prospect of discovering extraterrestrial life, research pu

Published 23 Feb, 2017 09:14am

Business & Finance

Celebrating HBL PSL: Qatar Airways opens new flyways from Doha to Pakistan

%DOHA: Qatar Airways is bringing sporting excitement to the UAE with all the action of the HBL Pakistan Super League, which is taking place in Dubai and Sharjah until 3 March 2017.

Published 21 Feb, 2017 10:05am

World

Iran bans drones in Tehran after device shot down

%D%ATEHRAN: Iranian officials have banned the flying of all private drones over Tehran after two recent incidents led to one of the devices being shot down near the supreme leader's office.

Published 20 Feb, 2017 01:33pm

World

Saudi Arabia gets first female commercial bank CEO

%DUBAI: Rania Nashar was named chief executive of Samba Financial Group on Monday, becoming the first female CEO of a listed Saudi commercial bank in line with the government's economic and social reforms.

Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:23pm

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Pakistan, Afghanistan to fight 'common enemy' together, says Army Chief

%D%ARAWALPINDI: Pakistan's Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday that enhanced security arrangements along the Afghanistan border were to fight the common enemy of the two neighbouring countries.

Published 20 Feb, 2017 10:54am

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Army refutes Gen Bajwa's comments on Indian civil-military ties

%D%ARECORDER REPORT %D%AISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army on Sunday refuted comments attributed to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to have advised "senior Army officers to learn from Indian democracy and that the Army has no business trying to run th

Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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