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Archive - 2016-11-07
Trump and Clinton in end-game fight
World Top News

Trump and Clinton in end-game fight

LEESBURG: White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were due to duel Monday for a handful of must-win states i
Published 07 Nov, 2016 01:52pm
Hong Kong stocks end higher
Financial

Hong Kong stocks end higher

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose Monday as the FBI decision not to prosecute market favourite Hillary Clinton over her u
Published 07 Nov, 2016 09:09am
RECORDER REPORT: PSX mid day update
World Top News

RECORDER REPORT: PSX mid day update

KARACHI: On Monday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 42097.55 with a positive change of 255.99 and volume of 97,172,1
Published 07 Nov, 2016 07:25am
THE RUPEE: rising trend versus $
Currency

THE RUPEE: rising trend versus $

The rupee gained slightly in terms of dollar, it, however, fell versus the euro on the money market during the week, ended on 05, 2016.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rising trend versus $
Currency

THE RUPEE: rising trend versus $

The rupee gained slightly in terms of dollar, it, however, fell versus the euro on the money market during the week, ended on 05, 2016.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
British PM warns MPs against blocking Brexit

British PM warns MPs against blocking Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday not to block Brexit, after the High Court ruled that she cannot start the process of leaving the European Union without parliament's approval.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
British PM warns MPs against blocking Brexit

British PM warns MPs against blocking Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers on Sunday not to block Brexit, after the High Court ruled that she cannot start the process of leaving the European Union without parliament's approval.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Bulls in the driving seat again!

Bulls in the driving seat again!

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bullish trend during the outgoing week on the back of diffusion of the political turmoil and healthy foreign buying and the benchmark KSE-100 index surged by 1968.68 points or 4.97 percent to close at 41,841.56 po
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Bulls in the driving seat again!

Bulls in the driving seat again!

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bullish trend during the outgoing week on the back of diffusion of the political turmoil and healthy foreign buying and the benchmark KSE-100 index surged by 1968.68 points or 4.97 percent to close at 41,841.56 po
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Bulls in the driving seat again!

Bulls in the driving seat again!

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bullish trend during the outgoing week on the back of diffusion of the political turmoil and healthy foreign buying and the benchmark KSE-100 index surged by 1968.68 points or 4.97 percent to close at 41,841.56 po
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 117 basis points

Futures spread down by 117 basis points

The future spread declined by 117bps to 5.92 percent during the outgoing week ended November 4, 2016. Trading activities at the futures counter remained low as the average daily volumes decreased by 38.9 percent to 67.95 million shares in this week.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 117 basis points

Futures spread down by 117 basis points

The future spread declined by 117bps to 5.92 percent during the outgoing week ended November 4, 2016. Trading activities at the futures counter remained low as the average daily volumes decreased by 38.9 percent to 67.95 million shares in this week.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 117 basis points

Futures spread down by 117 basis points

The future spread declined by 117bps to 5.92 percent during the outgoing week ended November 4, 2016. Trading activities at the futures counter remained low as the average daily volumes decreased by 38.9 percent to 67.95 million shares in this week.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 117 basis points

Futures spread down by 117 basis points

The future spread declined by 117bps to 5.92 percent during the outgoing week ended November 4, 2016. Trading activities at the futures counter remained low as the average daily volumes decreased by 38.9 percent to 67.95 million shares in this week.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US presidential election: race closer than either side admits

US presidential election: race closer than either side admits

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with last minute campaign events Sunday, two days out from an election that has gripped the world. Clinton is banking on star power to lock in her narrow poll lead, hosting back-to-back weekend pop c
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US presidential election: race closer than either side admits

US presidential election: race closer than either side admits

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with last minute campaign events Sunday, two days out from an election that has gripped the world. Clinton is banking on star power to lock in her narrow poll lead, hosting back-to-back weekend pop c
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US polls show Clinton ahead

US polls show Clinton ahead

Just two days before the bitter US presidential election, national polls gave the edge to Hillary Clinton, with results too close to call in some key battleground states where the race will be won or lost.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US polls show Clinton ahead

US polls show Clinton ahead

Just two days before the bitter US presidential election, national polls gave the edge to Hillary Clinton, with results too close to call in some key battleground states where the race will be won or lost.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Money laundering: top official investigating dozens of cases

Money laundering: top official investigating dozens of cases

The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (IR) is seriously investigating two dozens cases of money laundering on reports of Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU), pursuing cases of real estate sector, ghee and beverage units in c
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Money laundering: top official investigating dozens of cases

Money laundering: top official investigating dozens of cases

The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (IR) is seriously investigating two dozens cases of money laundering on reports of Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU), pursuing cases of real estate sector, ghee and beverage units in c
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Money laundering: top official investigating dozens of cases

Money laundering: top official investigating dozens of cases

The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (IR) is seriously investigating two dozens cases of money laundering on reports of Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU), pursuing cases of real estate sector, ghee and beverage units in c
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
UN peacekeeper, two civilians dead in Mali attack

UN peacekeeper, two civilians dead in Mali attack

A UN peacekeeper from Togo and two Malian civilians were killed Sunday in an attack on a military convoy as it passed through central Mali, the UN said. "At around 10:30 am (1030 GMT) a MINUSMA logistics convoy was the target of a complex attack 45 kilome
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
India's belligerence on LoC

India's belligerence on LoC

Indian army on Sunday once again resorted to unprovoked firing in Battal sector on Line of Control (LoC) and targeted the civilian population. "However, no loss of human life has been reported yet", Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a stateme
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
India's belligerence on LoC

India's belligerence on LoC

Indian army on Sunday once again resorted to unprovoked firing in Battal sector on Line of Control (LoC) and targeted the civilian population. "However, no loss of human life has been reported yet", Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a stateme
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

China on Sunday announced a 10 billion euro ($11 bln) investment fund aimed at drumming up business between the Asian giant and central and eastern Europe. The move came as Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met 16 counterparts from across central and east
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

China on Sunday announced a 10 billion euro ($11 bln) investment fund aimed at drumming up business between the Asian giant and central and eastern Europe. The move came as Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met 16 counterparts from across central and east
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

China on Sunday announced a 10 billion euro ($11 bln) investment fund aimed at drumming up business between the Asian giant and central and eastern Europe. The move came as Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met 16 counterparts from across central and east
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

Eastern Europe gets 10 billion euro Chinese fund

China on Sunday announced a 10 billion euro ($11 bln) investment fund aimed at drumming up business between the Asian giant and central and eastern Europe. The move came as Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met 16 counterparts from across central and east
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Japan and India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week

Japan and India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week

Japan and India are set to sign a controversial civil nuclear deal this week, reports said Sunday, as the two Asian allies look to boost economic and security ties to counter an assertive China. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counte
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Japan and India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week

Japan and India to ink controversial nuclear deal next week

Japan and India are set to sign a controversial civil nuclear deal this week, reports said Sunday, as the two Asian allies look to boost economic and security ties to counter an assertive China. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counte
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Turkey pro-Kurd party quits parliament

Turkey pro-Kurd party quits parliament

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Sunday said it was pulling out of parliament after nine of its MPs including the two co-leaders were arrested in an unprecedented crackdown.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Turkey pro-Kurd party quits parliament

Turkey pro-Kurd party quits parliament

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Sunday said it was pulling out of parliament after nine of its MPs including the two co-leaders were arrested in an unprecedented crackdown.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
No subsidy: export of urea fertiliser may be allowed

No subsidy: export of urea fertiliser may be allowed

The government is likely to allow export of 0.8 million tons of urea fertilizer by June 30, 2017 sans subsidy on the proposal of domestic fertilizer industry which claims a surplus due to sufficient supply of gas by the incumbent government, sources close
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
No subsidy: export of urea fertiliser may be allowed

No subsidy: export of urea fertiliser may be allowed

The government is likely to allow export of 0.8 million tons of urea fertilizer by June 30, 2017 sans subsidy on the proposal of domestic fertilizer industry which claims a surplus due to sufficient supply of gas by the incumbent government, sources close
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
No subsidy: export of urea fertiliser may be allowed

No subsidy: export of urea fertiliser may be allowed

The government is likely to allow export of 0.8 million tons of urea fertilizer by June 30, 2017 sans subsidy on the proposal of domestic fertilizer industry which claims a surplus due to sufficient supply of gas by the incumbent government, sources close
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Six projects awarded Aga Khan architecture prize

Six projects awarded Aga Khan architecture prize

A dome-less mosque designed by a Bangladeshi woman architect and a Beirut institute by the late Zaha Hadid were among six projects awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Sunday. The prestigious prize was awarded at a ceremony in Al-Ain oasis city, in
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Six projects awarded Aga Khan architecture prize

Six projects awarded Aga Khan architecture prize

A dome-less mosque designed by a Bangladeshi woman architect and a Beirut institute by the late Zaha Hadid were among six projects awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Sunday. The prestigious prize was awarded at a ceremony in Al-Ain oasis city, in
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Algeria awards China contract to revamp refinery

Algeria awards China contract to revamp refinery

Algeria's state energy company Sonatrach on Sunday awarded the China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) a 380-million-euro ($420-million) contract to renovate its Algiers refinery.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Algeria awards China contract to revamp refinery

Algeria awards China contract to revamp refinery

Algeria's state energy company Sonatrach on Sunday awarded the China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC) a 380-million-euro ($420-million) contract to renovate its Algiers refinery.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
American held in Yemen freed, evacuated to Oman

American held in Yemen freed, evacuated to Oman

An American citizen held in Yemen was released on Sunday and evacuated from rebel-controlled Sanaa to Muscat along with Yemenis wounded in the country's conflict, the sultanate's foreign ministry said.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
LUMHS conducts entry test for MBBS and BDS

LUMHS conducts entry test for MBBS and BDS

The entry test for the admissions in the course of MBBS and BDS (session 2016-2017) in Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro was conducted on Sunday, 6th November 2016, 10.00am at LUMHS Campus Jamshoro & Muhammad Medical College Mirpurk
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Jammu Martyrs Day observed in IHK

Jammu Martyrs Day observed in IHK

Jammu Martyrs day was observed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK) on Sunday. In the first week of November in 1947, hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were killed by the forces of Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian army and Hindu extremists in different parts of J
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Province's rights: Khattak threatens to move court

Province's rights: Khattak threatens to move court

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has asked federal government to guarantee genuine rights of all small federating units including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to media in his home district Nowshera on Sunday, the chief minister said that the Prime Minister
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
MQM founder, Farooq Sattar and eight others declared 'POs'

MQM founder, Farooq Sattar and eight others declared 'POs'

An Anti-Terrorism Court on Sunday declared Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder, Altaf Hussain, Pakistan chapter chief Farooq Sattar and eight other party members 'proclaimed offenders' (POs). An ATC in cases related to terrorism declared 11 MQM leaders inclu
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Relations with Bahrain on upswing: Javed Malik

Relations with Bahrain on upswing: Javed Malik

Pakistan's Ambassador to Bahrain, Javed Malik on Sunday said that relations between Pakistan and Bahrain will receive a renewed boost as Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq starts a three-day official visit to the Kingdom accompanied by a delegati
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Faisal Abidi given into judicial remand till November 19

Faisal Abidi given into judicial remand till November 19

A local court on Sunday granted judicial remand of former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi sending him to after police produced him before a judicial magistrate Malir in connection with illegal weapon. Abidi have to stay behind the b
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Two suspects arrested during search operation in Jamrud

Two suspects arrested during search operation in Jamrud

The security forces have arrested two suspects and recovered weapons during a search operation in Khyber Agency on Sunday after attack on check post in Takhtabag area on Saturday. According to details, four personnel of the security forces including FC an
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Tension on LoC, terrorism main problems of Pakistan: Sadiq

Tension on LoC, terrorism main problems of Pakistan: Sadiq

Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Kashmir issue, tension on borders with India and the menace of terrorism are the main issues that Pakistan is confronting these days.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
180mmcfd additional gas to be made available during winter: Ministry

180mmcfd additional gas to be made available during winter: Ministry

The natural gas consumers would get 180 mmcfd additional gas during this winter after the government succeeded to produce more gas from exploratory wells and injection of Re-gassified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) in the transmission network.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
One Khasadar killed, 3 FC men hurt in attack

One Khasadar killed, 3 FC men hurt in attack

A personnel of Khasadar force was killed and three Frontier Corp (FC) soldiers received injuries when some unknown armed persons attacked Takhta Baig check-post of tehsil Jamrud of Khyber Agency.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
'Agricultural & Textile Exhibition' launched

'Agricultural & Textile Exhibition' launched

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has launched Agricultural & Textile Exhibition as part of its ongoing six-day Rabi festival that will continue till November 7. The exhibition was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Professor Drf Iqrar Ahmad Khan who w
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Wana market reopens after three-day closure

Wana market reopens after three-day closure

The market in Wana, South Waziristan Agency has on Sunday reopened after three days of closure following it was blown up by the administration in the wake of army officer's killing. The market housing more than 100 shops was destroyed on Thursday in Wana,
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Under-invoicing: plan to evade taxes foiled

Under-invoicing: plan to evade taxes foiled

Model Customs Collectorate (MCC), Port Qasim on Saturday claimed to have foiled an attempt to evade millions of rupees taxes through under-invoicing. According to details, the action was taken on a tip-off, which revealed that some unscrupulous elements w
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Allama Mirza Yousuf taken into custody

Allama Mirza Yousuf taken into custody

Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) took renowned Shia scholar Allama Mirza Yousuf Hussain into custody from his house in Nazimabad at midnight between Sunday and Saturday. Hussain, Chief of all Pakistan Shia Action Committee a prominent Shia Muslim, is a res
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Credit ratings: why they matter?

Credit ratings: why they matter?

Credit ratings play a key role in today's financial system serving as independent evaluations of the creditworthiness of individuals and institutions. Credit ratings given to banks by rating agencies provide information to individuals and investors and pl
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Maleeha urges UN to send fact-finding mission to Kashmir

Maleeha urges UN to send fact-finding mission to Kashmir

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi has again called on the United Nations to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Kashmir, saying that India's rejection to allow one was in fact acknowledgement of the grave atrocities being committed
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Swiss weapons' export to Pakistan increases

Swiss weapons' export to Pakistan increases

Switzerland exported around 45 times more weapons and ammunition to Pakistan in the first nine months of this year compared to 2015, according to the latest figures from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco).
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Mines, minerals sector: Minister for introducing reforms

Mines, minerals sector: Minister for introducing reforms

Provincial Minister for Mines & Minerals, Chaudhry Sher Ali Khan has said to increase the revenue and royalty rates of large scale and small scale minerals along with discouraging monopoly factor in the mines leasing sector, important reforms have been en
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
120kg of hashish recovered

120kg of hashish recovered

The police arrested a drug peddler after recovery of 120 kilograms of hashish from a vehicle here on Sunday. Police said that it stopped a suspected vehicle near Sardariab check post in district Charsadda. During search of the vehicle, 120 kilogram of has
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
KP to establish 'Urban Mobility Authority'
Currency

KP to establish 'Urban Mobility Authority'

The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is going to establish KP Urban Mobility Authority to develop the urban transport polices based on quantitative assessments of need and in accordance with international best practising having regard to local conditions.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Sindh Literature Festival delegates feted by SMIU

Sindh Literature Festival delegates feted by SMIU

The Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) feted the delegates of Sindh Literature Festival, at its Campus here on Saturday night. The three-day festival was organized in the Metropolis, an official of the institution said on Sunday. During a speech Dr
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian IS 'capital'

US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian IS 'capital'

US-backed Kurdish-Arab forces launched an offensive Sunday on the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa, upping pressure on the jihadists who are already battling Iraqi troops in Mosul. The start of the assault by the Syrian Democratic Forces
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
25 killed in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS

25 killed in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50 in two cities north of Baghdad on Sunday, officials said. One bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at the southern entrance to Tikrit, while an
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Electronic music pioneer dies

Electronic music pioneer dies

Frenchman Jean-Jacques Perrey, who pioneered electronic music and whose scores were used by Disney and in the hit children's TV series "Sesame Street", died on Friday aged 87. Perrey died in the Swiss lakeside city of Lausanne after a battle with lung can
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
British teacher found dead in Myanmar

British teacher found dead in Myanmar

Myanmar police are looking for a British teacher after his colleague was found dead following a night of drinking in downtown Yangon, officers said Sunday. Local police said the 47-year-old victim, also a British man, was found dead inside his co-worker's
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Hong Kong police use pepper spray at anti-China protest

Hong Kong police use pepper spray at anti-China protest

Hong Kong police used pepper spray Sunday to drive back hundreds of protesters angry at China's decision to intervene in a row over whether two pro-independence lawmakers should be barred from the city's legislature.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Sudan security agents seize newspapers

Sudan security agents seize newspapers

Sudanese security agents seized all copies of three newspapers Sunday, a journalists' association said, just days after they covered a fuel price hike in reports seen as critical of the government. Members of the powerful National Intelligence and Securit
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US top general Dunford visits Ankara

US top general Dunford visits Ankara

The top US general Joseph Dunford on Sunday made a previously unannounced visit to Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, the army said, as Kurdish-Arab forces launched an operation to capture the jihadist bastion of Raqa in Syria.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Istanbul airport police fire warning shots at suspect motorbike

Istanbul airport police fire warning shots at suspect motorbike

Police at Turkey's largest airport in Istanbul on Sunday fired warning shots at a motorbike that failed to stop at a security checkpoint, with the facility on high alert after the deadly June attack blamed on jihadists, local officials said.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Japan protests as China ships sail near disputed isles

Japan protests as China ships sail near disputed isles

Japan protested to China Sunday after Chinese coast guard ships sailed into territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Tokyo said. Four Chinese vessels entered the waters surrounding the islets, called the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoy
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Fresh Yemen fighting kills 20

Fresh Yemen fighting kills 20

Fresh clashes in two different parts of Yemen on Sunday killed 14 pro-Iran rebels and six fighters loyal to the internationally recognised government, military officials said. Among them was loyalist General Yehia al-Khayati who died at a Saudi hospital w
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Australian woman kidnapped in Kabul

Australian woman kidnapped in Kabul

An Australian working for a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials said. "The Australian Embassy in Kabul is making urgent enquiries into reports an Australian has been kidnapp
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Oman ruler meets British royals in rare appearance

Oman ruler meets British royals in rare appearance

Oman's Sultan Qaboos held talks with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, in his first announced meeting with foreign dignitaries nearly seven months after a medical check-up in Germany.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Guatemala journalist and wife murdered

Guatemala journalist and wife murdered

A Guatemalan TV journalist and his wife were murdered by gunmen who shot them as they rode a motorbike, police said Sunday. Hamilton Hernandez, a presenter with a local cable station, was riding with his spouse Herlina Gonzalez through a forested area nea
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Test for PM as Bulgarians elect president

Test for PM as Bulgarians elect president

Bulgarians were voting Sunday in a first round of a presidential election, a key test of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's popularity that could also determine relations between the EU's poorest country and Russia.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 78.46-78.46 (previous 78.45-78.46).
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US dollar likely to drift higher in the year ahead
Currency

US dollar likely to drift higher in the year ahead

The US dollar is likely to drift higher into next year as the Federal Reserve forges a lone but gradual path toward higher interest rates, according to foreign exchange strategists polled by Reuters.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
FXCM raises margin requirements for some FX pairs
Currency

FXCM raises margin requirements for some FX pairs

New York-based retail broker FXCM Inc said on Wednesday it will temporarily increase margin requirements to 2 percent from 1 percent for certain currency pairs starting Friday afternoon in anticipation of market volatility ahead of next week's US presiden
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Gulf single currency inevitable: Oman central bank chief
Currency

Gulf single currency inevitable: Oman central bank chief

The creation of a single currency in the Gulf Arab region has become inevitable and is only a matter of time, the executive president of Oman's central bank was quoted as saying. Oman is not one of the countries pushing for a common currency, but "serious
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Moneta set to leapfrog O2 in MSCI index battle

Moneta set to leapfrog O2 in MSCI index battle

General Electric's gradual sale of its stake in Moneta Money Bank has lifted the Czech bank's chances of joining MSCI's benchmark country index, potentially attracting a new pool of investors.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Haiti aid hard to come by one month after hurricane

Haiti aid hard to come by one month after hurricane

Uprooted trees still litter fields and beaches in southern Haiti, as if Hurricane Matthew left its trail of death and destruction only yesterday. Except for blue plastic tarps that now cover damaged homes, the scene one month after the storm is practicall
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
German prosecutors extend 'dieselgate' probe to VW chairman

German prosecutors extend 'dieselgate' probe to VW chairman

German prosecutors probing whether Volkswagen executives manipulated the markets in the wake of the "dieselgate" scandal have widened their investigation to include the group's supervisory board chief, the embattled auto giant said Sunday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Swiss offer tough Brexit lessons for Britain's banks

Swiss offer tough Brexit lessons for Britain's banks

As Britain's banks make their case for retaining unrestricted access to the single European market after Brexit, the efforts of their Swiss counterparts offer little cause for optimism.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
EFG chief executive says BSI will benefit from takeover

EFG chief executive says BSI will benefit from takeover

The chief executive of EFG International said BSI will benefit from the Swiss private bank's know-how after it completed the takeover of the troubled bank, which has been punished for its links to the scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1MDB.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
US regulator found another cheat device in Audi car

US regulator found another cheat device in Audi car

A US regulator found software in some Audi vehicles that lowered their carbon dioxide emissions if it detected they were being used under test conditions, Bild am Sonntag reported.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Deutsche Telekom to launch drone defence system

Deutsche Telekom to launch drone defence system

Germany's Deutsche Telekom plans to launch a drone defence system this year designed to guard airports, stadiums, car test tracks and critical infrastructure, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Samsung to launch AI assistant service for Galaxy S8

Samsung to launch AI assistant service for Galaxy S8

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone, seeking to rebound from the Galaxy Note 7's collapse and differentiate its devices. The world's top smart
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
BT investor says firm should consider Openreach split

BT investor says firm should consider Openreach split

Britain's biggest broadband provider BT should consider selling off its Openreach network division, shareholder Aviva Investors has suggested, according to a Sunday Telegraph report. Broadband providers including Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone want regulator
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Buyers clubs for cheaper drugs help fight hepatitis and HIV

Buyers clubs for cheaper drugs help fight hepatitis and HIV

Frustrated by the high price of antiviral drugs, thousands of patients from London to Moscow to Sydney are turning to a new wave of online "buyers clubs" to get cheap generic medicines to cure hepatitis C and protect against HIV infection.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Australia lose four wickets chasing record 539 target

Australia lose four wickets chasing record 539 target

Emerging South African paceman Kagiso Rabada claimed three crucial wickets as South Africa closed in on victory against Australia on the fourth day of the opening Test in Perth on Sunday. Set an intimidating victory target of 539, the home side were wobbl
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Olesen holds nerve to bag Turkish million

Olesen holds nerve to bag Turkish million

Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen held on after his seven-shot lead was reduced to one to capture the Turkish Airlines Open's one million euro winner's cheque at Belek on Sunday. Olesen, 26 eventually won by three strokes with a fourth round of 69 for a 20-under
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Rampant Liverpool take top spot, Arsenal held by Spurs

Rampant Liverpool take top spot, Arsenal held by Spurs

Liverpool swept to the top of the Premier League as Sadio Mane's double inspired a 6-1 rout of Watford, while Tottenham rescued a 1-1 draw at north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side have emerged as genuine title contenders and they move
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Pacquiao reclaims WBO title for third time

Pacquiao reclaims WBO title for third time

Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao reclaimed the World Boxing Organisation welterweight title for the third time with a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jesse Vargas in his comeback fight on Saturday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Bangladesh cricketer acquitted in maid torture case

Bangladesh cricketer acquitted in maid torture case

A Bangladesh court Sunday acquitted cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife on charges of torturing an 11-year-old girl whom he employed as a maid, a prosecutor said. Police last year charged the 30-year-old fast bowler and his wife Nritto Shahadat with a
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
De Silva puts Sri Lanka in charge

De Silva puts Sri Lanka in charge

An unbeaten century from Dhananjaya de Silva put Sri Lanka in control of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe after a fluctuating first day at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. De Silva came to the wicket with Sri Lanka struggling on 112 for four after
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Kvitova takes Elite Trophy title

Kvitova takes Elite Trophy title

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in straight sets to take the title at the $2.2-million WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai on Sunday. Number three seed Kvitova dispatched the fourth seed 6-4, 6-2 i
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Barry's beat Carlton Tower in Fresher Juice Polo

Barry's beat Carlton Tower in Fresher Juice Polo

Barry's outpaced Carlton Tower by 7-4 in the Fresher Juice Polo Cup 2016 in the jam-packed Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday. It was high-flying Hamza Mawaz Khan who struck splendid six goals in his team's triumph while Nafees Barry was another player of
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Choice International T20 Cricket Cup begins

Choice International T20 Cricket Cup begins

Choice International Twenty20 Cricket Cup got under way amidst great fun with Winner XI Club defeated Badshah Club by six wickets in the opening match played here at Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium Sunday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Facebook reports better-than-expected rise in revenue

Facebook reports better-than-expected rise in revenue

Facebook Inc reported a 55.8 percent rise in quarterly revenue, beating analysts' estimates, as its mobile-advertising sales soared. Mobile ad revenue accounted for 84 percent of Facebook's total advertising revenue of $6.82 billion in the third quarter e
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Embraer posts loss on staff buyouts, writedowns

Embraer posts loss on staff buyouts, writedowns

Embraer SA, the world's third-largest commercial jet producer, on Monday posted a $34 million net loss due to the cost of staff cuts, used aircraft writedowns and a corruption settlement with US and Brazilian authorities. Excluding those one-time expenses
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Toyota to pilot Smart Key Box technology with ride-hailing start-up

Toyota to pilot Smart Key Box technology with ride-hailing start-up

Toyota Motor Corp will pilot its new Smart Key Box technology in fleets used by US car-sharing service Getaround next year, stepping up its push to benefit from new mobility services seen by some as a threat to traditional car ownership.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Nippon Steel 1H profit plunges on weak demand

Nippon Steel 1H profit plunges on weak demand

Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal said on Tuesday its six-month profit fell nearly 91 percent from a year earlier due to slumping demand at home and in China. The company said domestic steel demand was hit by a slow recovery in sales to the constructi
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Nippon Steel 1H profit plunges on weak demand

Nippon Steel 1H profit plunges on weak demand

Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal said on Tuesday its six-month profit fell nearly 91 percent from a year earlier due to slumping demand at home and in China. The company said domestic steel demand was hit by a slow recovery in sales to the constructi
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Maersk container business sinks to quarterly loss

Maersk container business sinks to quarterly loss

A P Moller-Maersk, the world's biggest shipping firm, said the container business on which it is staking its future made a loss in the last three months as freight rates declined further.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
ANZ profit falls 18 percent, may sell insurance division

ANZ profit falls 18 percent, may sell insurance division

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) missed expectations with a 18 percent fall in annual cash profit and said it would look to sell its Australian life insurance, advice and investments business following a strategic review.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
ANZ profit falls 18 percent, may sell insurance division

ANZ profit falls 18 percent, may sell insurance division

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) missed expectations with a 18 percent fall in annual cash profit and said it would look to sell its Australian life insurance, advice and investments business following a strategic review.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Fuji Heavy cuts full-year profit forecast
Currency

Fuji Heavy cuts full-year profit forecast

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru vehicles, on Wednesday cut its forecast for full-year operating profit as it expects a stronger domestic currency to outweigh a further rise in vehicle sales.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Fuji Heavy cuts full-year profit forecast
Currency

Fuji Heavy cuts full-year profit forecast

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, the maker of Subaru vehicles, on Wednesday cut its forecast for full-year operating profit as it expects a stronger domestic currency to outweigh a further rise in vehicle sales.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Japan Airlines warns on profits as foreign travel dips

Japan Airlines warns on profits as foreign travel dips

Japan Airlines on Monday slashed its full-year earnings outlook, and warned its fiscal first-half net profit nosedived owing to a slump in its international business. While falling oil prices have helped carriers' profits - fuel is often an airline's sing
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Zebrafish offers hope for spinal cord repair: US study

Zebrafish offers hope for spinal cord repair: US study

The Zebrafish, which can completely regenerate its severed spinal cord, might hold promise for research into tissue repair in humans, researchers said on Thursday. Scientists are looking at one protein in particular that is key to this accomplishment in t
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Arctic sea ice retreat pinned to individuals' emissions

Arctic sea ice retreat pinned to individuals' emissions

Drive your car 4,000 km (2,500 miles) and its greenhouse gas emissions will melt three square metres (32 square feet) of ice on the Arctic Ocean, according to a study on Thursday that found a direct link between carbon dioxide and the shrinking ice.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Nepal drains risky glacial lake near Everest

Nepal drains risky glacial lake near Everest

Nepal has successfully drained part of a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, averting risk of a disastrous flood that could have threatened thousands of lives, officials said on Monday. Scientists say climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to mel
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Biking for work or play may stave off heart disease

Biking for work or play may stave off heart disease

Adults who bike regularly, whether for fun or for transportation, may have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than people who don't spend much time cycling, two recent studies suggest.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Zika infections double in Vietnam

Zika infections double in Vietnam

The number of confirmed Zika cases in Vietnam has more than doubled over the past three days to 23, with a dozen of the new infections recorded in the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF

300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF

Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations said in a study released on Monday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Stronger muscles may mean sharper minds for kids

Stronger muscles may mean sharper minds for kids

Making sure kids have good muscle fitness might also benefit their school performance, according to a recent US study. Aerobic fitness has already been linked to better thinking abilities in pre-teen children, but the current study found an independent li
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030: report

Cancer to kill 5.5 million women a year by 2030: report

Cancer will kill 5.5 million women - about the population of Denmark - per year by 2030, a near 60-percent increase in less than two decades, a report said on Tuesday. As the global population grows and ages, the highest toll will be among women in poor a
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Etihad Airways launches new Android app for smartphones

Etihad Airways launches new Android app for smartphones

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has extended its digital reach with the introduction of anew mobile application for Android smartphones, enabling guests to manage their journeys with even greater ease.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Hytera expands DMR portfolio by introducing Entry-Level Radios

Hytera expands DMR portfolio by introducing Entry-Level Radios

Hytera, a world leading solution provider of Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) communications, has officially released a brand new Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) series, the BD series, a cost-effective entry-level series of handheld radios, together with an arr
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Android gets record 87.5 percent of smartphone market: survey

Android gets record 87.5 percent of smartphone market: survey

Google's Android operating system captured a record-high 87.5 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter, a research firm said. The survey released Wednesday by Strategy Analytics found Android's share increase from 84.1 percent in the s
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Hackers pounce on Windows crack exposed by Google

Hackers pounce on Windows crack exposed by Google

Microsoft on Tuesday warned that a Windows vulnerability exposed by rival Google was being exploited by a hacking group suspected of cyber attacks on US political institutions.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
HUAWEI Mate 9 introduced with a bang

HUAWEI Mate 9 introduced with a bang

At an exclusive global launch event on Friday, Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled the much anticipated HUAWEI Mate 9. Building on Huawei's success in delivering beautifully-designed, powerful mobile devices, the newest member of the Mate Series deliv
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
'Women Chamber of Commerce' to begin soon in Sialkot: Dr Maryam

'Women Chamber of Commerce' to begin soon in Sialkot: Dr Maryam

Necessary arrangements are being finalized to form Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sialkot. This was disclosed by chairperson of Departmental Committee on Women Entrepreneurs of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Dr Maryam Noman.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Free education: Private schools to enrol 50,000 street children

Free education: Private schools to enrol 50,000 street children

All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced the provision of free education to 50,000 poor, destitute street children of the province. This was announced during a meeting of the delegation of the association with
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
12 criminals held

12 criminals held

Punjab Highway Patrol recovered a hand grenade beneath a pull: Rescue 1255 helps to commuters and arrested 12 criminals including 6 proclaimed offenders. In detail, PHP teams recovered a Hand Grenade near Sawan Pull (Tala Gung) after receiving information
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
JI urges Islamabad to ease concerns on CPEC

JI urges Islamabad to ease concerns on CPEC

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has called upon the federal government to remove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's reservations regarding the CPEC and appraise the nation of the details of the epoch-making project instead of making it contr
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Malakand-III HPS produces 466 GwH during 2015-16: PEDO

Malakand-III HPS produces 466 GwH during 2015-16: PEDO

Malakand III Hydropower Station, the largest power producer from province-owned resources, has made a record electricity production during the current year owing to the best strategy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government which not only helped minimize load-she
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Pakistan among worst countries for young people

Pakistan among worst countries for young people

Pakistan is one of the worst countries for young people aged 15 to 29 to live in, according to the findings of a new youth development index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat here.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
CM Punjab, NA Speaker take stock of situation

CM Punjab, NA Speaker take stock of situation

Speaker National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here Sunday. Matters of mutual interest, country situation and other affairs came under discussion during the meeting.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Saaf Pani project: Shahbaz reviews progress

Saaf Pani project: Shahbaz reviews progress

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting here Sunday which reviewed progress of different matters of the programme of provision of clean drinking water to the masses. Addressing the meeting, Punjab CM said that potable water i
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Moot on neuro-surgery: importance of modern methods highlighted

Moot on neuro-surgery: importance of modern methods highlighted

In order to reduce the trauma and sufferings of neurosurgery patients, young doctors must be imparted training of modern methods and techniques of neurosurgery every year on a regular basis. The advancement of neurosurgery is impossible with promoting med
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Muqam accuses PTI chief of seeking to create anarchy

Muqam accuses PTI chief of seeking to create anarchy

Adviser to Prime Minister Amir Muqam has said that people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the entire country rejected the call of 'sit-in' by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan. Addressing a news conference in Peshawar on Sunday, he said the agenda of
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
SME financing

SME financing

It is good to see that financing of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is growing at a fairly rapid pace. According to the latest SBP's Quarterly SME Finance Review released on 28th October, 2016, financing of SMEs by banks and DFIs rose by 5 percent fro
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Yet another train tragedy

Yet another train tragedy

What happened at Landhi railway station, the third important and second busiest stations of Karachi, on Thursday morning is a tragic example of the casual attitude with which those in charge respond to the suffering of ordinary people. At least 20 people
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
India versus Pakistan: A fight to end poverty

India versus Pakistan: A fight to end poverty

Amidst much post-Uri attack sabre-rattling by India a challenge to a war of who ends poverty first by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Pakistani counterpart would find a welcome chord with the common man of the two countries.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Offshore assets - II
Currency

Offshore assets - II

In the article published, on this subject, in the paper last week, I had briefly identified the related dimensions of offshore assets of Pakistani citizens. As stated in that article, each particular aspect is required to be examined in depth to have a cl
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Clinton means continuity for US economy, Trump the unknown

Clinton means continuity for US economy, Trump the unknown

On taxes, public spending and protectionism the two candidates for the White House are diametrically opposed: Hillary Clinton represents continuity while Donald Trump seduces or frightens with his radical proposals.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
NDTV India silenced by Modi govt

NDTV India silenced by Modi govt

According to a Business Recorder news item, editors in India have accused Modi's government of imposing censorship reminiscent of the country's 1970s emergency after it ordered NDTV India off the air over its reporting of the Pathankot attack.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
South Korea scandal widens as presidential aides arrested

South Korea scandal widens as presidential aides arrested

South Korean prosecutors arrested two former top presidential aides Sunday in a snowballing influence-peddling scandal which has seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets to demand President Park Geun-Hye resign.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Guard killed in Bangladesh airport stabbing spree

Guard killed in Bangladesh airport stabbing spree

A man stabbed a security guard to death Sunday in Bangladesh's main airport after police and paramilitary officers stopped him from going through to departures, officers said.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Gunmen kidnap two Indonesian fishermen off Malaysia

Gunmen kidnap two Indonesian fishermen off Malaysia

Gunmen have abducted two Indonesian fishermen off Malaysia's eastern Sabah state, a security official said Wednesday, an area where militants from the Abu Sayyaf group have been blamed for a series of kidnappings.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Boko Haram razes village near Chibok; two soldiers killed

Boko Haram razes village near Chibok; two soldiers killed

Boko Haram jihadists killed two soldiers and razed a village adjoining the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the group kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls two years ago, residents said Sunday.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Nicaragua's leader and wife likely to win elections

Nicaragua's leader and wife likely to win elections

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his extravagant wife, Rosario Murillo, looked likely to win elections Sunday that would hand him a third straight term and cement her role as co-ruler. Voters filed through polling stations across the Central Americ
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
CPEC is a 'divine' intervention: President-Engro Corporation

CPEC is a 'divine' intervention: President-Engro Corporation

Khalid S. Subhani is the President of Engro Corporation Limited since 2015. He is a Director on the Boards of Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Eximp (Private) Limited, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited, The Hub Power Company Lim
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
CPEC is a 'divine' intervention: President-Engro Corporation

CPEC is a 'divine' intervention: President-Engro Corporation

Khalid S. Subhani is the President of Engro Corporation Limited since 2015. He is a Director on the Boards of Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Eximp (Private) Limited, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited, The Hub Power Company Lim
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
ASWJ leader among 40 held in crackdown in Karachi

ASWJ leader among 40 held in crackdown in Karachi

Around 40 suspects were rounded up in raids by law enforcement agencies that seemed to have intensified ongoing crackdown on criminals in the wake of series of suspected sectarian attacks that left several people dead in this metropolis. Ahl-e-Sunnat wal
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
PSO launches new range of premium quality fuel products

PSO launches new range of premium quality fuel products

In continuation of its efforts to serve its customers better, Pakistan's leading oil marketing company Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has launched a new range of superior quality fuel products namely Altron Premium and Altron X High Performance nationwide.
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Social media pictures concocted: Rangers

Social media pictures concocted: Rangers

Sindh Rangers has termed the pictures released by abrasive elements on social media concocted and far from truth. The Pakistan Rangers spokesman in a statement issued on Sunday said that the purpose of releasing such pictures on social media was to make h
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Taxable turnover limit: HCCI demands increase

Taxable turnover limit: HCCI demands increase

Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) has expressed concern over the tax on an individual and Association of Persons (AOP) collected by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). HCCI's Senior Vice President Turab Ali Khwaja urged the FBR to lower th
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Commander of banned outfit arrested

Commander of banned outfit arrested

Intelligence agencies and anti terror forces arrested a commander of a banned organization during a raid, here on Sunday. According to details, intelligence agencies and anti-terror force carried out a joint operation near Airport Road and arrested a terr
Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Currency

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (October 31 to November 04, 2016).

Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (November 06, 2016) and the forecast for Monday (November 07, 2016).

Published 07 Nov, 2016 12:00am
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