News Archives for Latest - 2017-01-06

Financial

Nikkei slips as Toyota reels from Trump threat, Fast Retailing fall

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Friday as automakers dragged after incoming U.

Updated 08 May, 2018 01:24pm

Cricket

Final of PSL 3 will be held in Karachi: Najam Sethi

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Executive Committee Najam Sethi has informed that the final of the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held in Karachi, on conditions that the law and order situation in the city remains under con

Updated 17 Feb, 2018 12:48pm

Football

Football: $640mn boost forecast for 48-team World Cup - report

ZURICH: Increasing the World Cup from 32 teams to 48, as proposed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, would generate an additional $640 million (605 million euros), according to a confidential FIFA report seen by AFP on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:02pm

North America

US Congress certifies Trump presidential election

WASHINGTON: Congress certified Friday that Donald Trump won the November election to become the 45th president of the United States, as lawmakers counted and affirmed the votes from the Electoral College.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:52pm

Sports

RugbyU: Ex-Leicester boss Cockerill joins Toulon

TOULON: Former Leicester boss Richard Cockerill joined French giants Toulon as a consultant on Friday just four days after being sacked by the English club where he'd spent 12 years on the coaching staff.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:51pm

Sports

Tennis: Murray, Djokovic set up dream Qatar final

DOHA: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic on Friday won through to the Qatar Open final, setting up a hugely-anticipated early season clash between the two best players in the world.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:51pm

World Top News

Fatalities in shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport: sheriff

MIAMI: A gunman opened fire Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport in Florida, causing multiple fatalities and prompting panicked travellers to flee for safety or huddle on the tarmac.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:45pm

Financial

Euro options hint at cooling of French election worries

LONDON: If you believe the past fortnight's shift in the pricing of currency market derivatives, bankers' concerns that Marine Le Pen may win French presidential elections in May and send another political shockwave through the euro zone may be ea

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:43pm

Pakistan Top News

ECC approves duty exemption for Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Friday approved exemptions from withholding tax beyond 6pc of E&M contract price, and from tax/duties on import of equipment to be installed for the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:33pm

Front Top News

Nisar orders start of campaign against narcotics in schools

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Friday ordered the district administration to start a concerted campaign against use of narcotics in schools and educational institutions.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:30pm

General News

PM pays tribute to veteran Bollywood star Om Puri

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed sorrow over demise of veteran Bollywood star Om Puri who passed away after a heart attack in Mumbai on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:29pm

Pakistan Top News

Pakistan hands over dossier to UN on Indian interference and terrorism in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked the United Nations (UN) to restrain India from interfering in Pakistan and from activities aimed at destabilizing Pakistan, Foreign office said here Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:28pm

General News

President Mamnoon due in AJK capital on January 12

MUZAFFARABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain is scheduled to visit AJK capital on January 12, to attend as chief guest a function to be held in connection with the birth anniversary of Quad-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:25pm

General News

CM forms committee for restructuring of W&SD

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has constituted a high level committee to restructure engineering side of Works & Services Department (W&SD) to improve its efficiency and capacity.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:24pm

General News

Six killed, 7 injured in Lodhran railway crossing accident

BAHAWALPUR: As many as 13 injured of Lodhran Railway Crossing accident were brought to Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur, of which six have expired while seven are under treatment.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:23pm

Financial

US stocks little changed on mixed jobs report

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq edged up while the Dow dipped early Friday after the December US employment report showed somewhat slower job growth but an uptick in wages.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 04:17pm

Commodities

CBOT Trends-Soy down 6-8 cents, wheat down 1-2, corn steady-down 1

CHICAGO: Following are US trade expectations for the resumption of the grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) at 8:30 a.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:38pm

Financial

C$ firms after unexpectedly strong Canadian jobs, trade data

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar touched its strongest level against the US dollar in more than three weeks on Friday following surprisingly strong employment and trade data.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:36pm

Money & Banking

Romania central bank holds rates, says budget impact unclear

BUCHAREST: Romania's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:36pm

Financial

Wall St opens flat following jobs data Jan 6

NEW YORK: US stocks opened little changed Friday after data showed employment in December rose less than expected but a rebound in wages suggested sustained growth in the labor market.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:34pm

Financial

Nigeria'a naira falls on black market, interbank rate stable

LAGOS: Nigeria's currency fell on the parallel market against the US dollar on Friday while the overnight lending rate closed at 9.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:33pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise across the board after solid US jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields rallied from multi-week lows on Friday after data showed a rebound in US wages last month despite a smaller-than-expected jobs gain, which could drive the Federal Reserve to consider raising interest rates as early as the

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:29pm

World Top News

'Mastermind' of Bangladesh cafe siege killed: police

DHAKA: Bangladeshi police shot dead an extremist accused of being one of the masterminds of last year's deadly siege at a cafe during a pre-dawn raid in Dhaka Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:16pm

Football

Zidane plans to limit Ronaldo's minutes

MADRID: Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he will continue to periodically leave out four-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo to keep the Portuguese fresh for the business end of the season.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:13pm

North America

US job gains slow in December

WASHINGTON: Job growth in the world's largest economy slowed in the final month of 2016 and the already-low unemployment rate rose marginally, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:11pm

Energy

Oil prices edge up on OPEC hopes, but doubts linger

LONDON: Oil prices edged higher by mid-morning on Friday as signs of output cuts by OPEC members met with lingering concern that other producers could try to shirk their share of planned decreases aimed at curbing global oversupply.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:02pm

Energy

Asia Fuel Oil-Fuel market stable in thin trading

SINGAPORE: Asia's fuel oil market was stable in thin trading on Friday even as cash differentials for 180- and 380-cst high sulphur fuel oil narrowed slightly.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:01pm

Cricket

Virat Kohli takes over as India limited-overs captain

MUMBAI: Virat Kohli has taken over from Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India's limited-overs captain, becoming his country's skipper in all three formats of the game, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 02:00pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields set for biggest weekly rise in weeks on inflation jitters

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields were set to end the first trading week of the year with their biggest weekly rise in at least a month, a sign that a pick-up in inflation is starting to unnerve bond investors.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:55pm

Europe

Portugal November jobless falls to 10.5pc

LISBON: Portugal's unemployment rate dipped to 10.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:54pm

Industry

Airbus reached A350 delivery target in 2016

PARIS: Airbus reached a target for at least 50 deliveries of its A350 wide-body jetliner in 2016, two industry sources said on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:51pm

Commodities

Copper steady ahead of US payrolls, China underpins

LONDON: Copper was little changed on Friday ahead of a key US payrolls report that could boost the dollar, though recent signs of economic improvement in China and the US kept the sell impulse in check.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:39pm

Commodities

Wheat again firm on fund rebalancing, weather worries

HAMBURG/SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat rose again on Friday, supported by a combination of short-covering before investment fund portfolio changes and concerns about bad weather in the United States and eastern Europe, along with the impact of a weaker dollar t

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:06pm

Commodities

Cocoa prices rise on Ivory Coast conflict, sugar slips

LONDON: Cocoa prices rose on Friday as former soldiers seized control of the second largest city in top grower Ivory Coast, prompting a wave of short covering.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:05pm

Financial

Canadian dollar to weaken on NAFTA uncertainty, Fed rate hikes

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar will weaken against its US counterpart this year, pressured by trade agreement uncertainty and probable monetary policy divergence between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada, a Reuters poll found on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:02pm

Financial

Stocks hold near 1-1/2 year highs before US jobs data

LONDON: World stocks held near 1-1/2 year highs and the dollar moved up from a three-week low on Friday, with investors looking ahead to US jobs data to provide clues on the pace of US interest rate rises this year.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 01:00pm

Financial

Sterling to slip a little further after EU divorce process starts

LONDON: Sterling will slip a touch more against the euro and dollar after Britain begins its official divorce process from the European Union, a Reuters poll found, while identifying risks that the falls could be steeper.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:57pm

Money & Banking

ECB's Mersch says too early to declare victory over weak economy

PARIS: It is still premature to declare victory over economic weakness in the euro zone despite the latest figures showing a pick-up in inflation, European Central Bank Executive Board member Yves Mersch said on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:55pm

World

Inflation drop, weak growth pave way for Chile rate cut

SANTIAGO: Inflation in Chile continued to quickly subside in December, which combined with weak economic growth data should pave the way for the central bank to cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in over two years on Jan.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:54pm

World

At least 33 prisoners killed in new Brazil prison uprising

RIO DE JANEIRO: At last 33 inmates have been killed in a new prison uprising in the Amazon region of Brazil, officials said Friday, just five days after 56 inmates were slaughtered in a nearby state in the country's worst prison massacre for more than

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:52pm

Financial

Sri Lankan shares rise on bargain hunting, snap 5-day losing streak

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares edged higher on Friday, ending a five-day losing streak and recovering from a nine-month low hit in the prior session as investors picked up battered down shares.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:45pm

Europe

Snowstorms wreak chaos in Bulgaria and Romania

SOFIA/BUCHAREST: Snowstorms paralysed traffic and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in Bulgaria on Friday while forcing atomic energy producer Nuclearelectrica in neighbouring Romania to shut down its No.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:42pm

Managed Funds

Mauritius 91-day Treasury bill yield edges down to 2.75pc

PORT LOUIS: The weighted average yield on Mauritius' 91-day Treasury bill inched down to 2.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:40pm

Business & Economy

Export of gems, jewellery boosts under new FPCCI leadership

KARACHI: All Pakistan Gems Merchants and Jewellers Association (APGMJA) pins high hopes with the newly elected body of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry; led by Zubair F.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:03pm

Sports

Another scalp for Siniakova in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN: Unseeded Czech tennis player Katerina Siniakova defeated Britain's world number 10 Johanna Konta on Friday to secure a place in the WTA Shenzhen Open final.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 12:03pm

Cricket

Dab celebration: Did Khawaja insult Pakistan cricket?

Australian opener Usman Khawaja latest dab celebration has ignited a fierce debate on social media.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:59am

North America

Joe Biden tells Trump to 'grow up'

WASHINGTON: US Vice-President Joe Biden told President-elect Donald Trump to grow up and criticized his attacks on the countrys intelligence community.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:59am

General News

UK appreciates Pakistan's efforts for peace in region

RAWALPINDI: British High Commissioner Thomas Drew on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at General Headquarters.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:32am

General News

FBR fetes Member Accounting on retirement

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Board-in-Council of Federal Board of Revenue was held here on Friday which bid the farewell to Member Accounting, Seema Majid on her retirement from service.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:26am

General News

Heavy snowfall in Neelum, Leepa valleys obstructs linking roads

ISLAMABAD: Roads heading to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Neelum and Leepa valleys have been blocked due to ongoing heavy snowfall in upper parts of the country.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:25am

Cricket

Younis wants to bat on for Pakistan

SYDNEY: Pakistan great Younis Khan says he wants to carry on playing Test cricket for his country as he nears the summit of 10,000 Test runs.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:06am

Pakistan Top News

SC orders police to find 'tortured' child maid

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday ordered police to find a ten-year-old maid who was allegedly tortured by her employers, and demanded a full investigation into the case which has spotlighted rampant child labour in the country.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 11:04am

Life & Style

Vin Diesel to make his Indian TV debut with 'Koffee with Karan'

Hollywood actor Vin Diesel will reportedly land in India on January 12 to promote his upcoming release 'XxX; The Return of Xander Cage'.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 10:54am

Managed Funds

'Bonds are back' for a little while, at least

LONDON: Investors piled back into bonds in the past week, directing the largest inflow into these funds for three months, although the pause in the bond market selloff will probably only be fleeting, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 10:51am

Sports

Pakistan emerges victorious against Israel in tough WWE battle

Mustafa Ali, the first ever wrestler of Pakistani origin to enter the World Wrestling Entertainment or more popularly called the WWE, returned to his hometown of Chicago emerging victorious against the Israeli-Scottish wrestler Noam Dar.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 10:47am

World Top News

Russia starts scaling down military deployment in Syria

%D%AMOSCOW: Russia's military on Friday said it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria, with Moscow's sole aircraft carrier set to be the first to quit the conflict zone.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 10:17am

Featured Photos

Oz Clarke by Simon Buck

Photo Credit : Simon Buck%D%ASimon Buck is Based on the Norfolk Suffolk Border and produces award winning editorial, wedding and travel photography for clients both in the UK and Internationally.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 10:03am

Featured Photos

Couch Chameleon by Randal Ford

Photo Credit : Randal Ford%D%ARandal Ford is a talented photographer and filmmaker from Dallas, TX, who currently lives and works in Austin, TX.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:59am

Featured Photos

Gorgeous Female Portrait by Yannick Desmet

Photo Credit : Yannick Desmet%D%AYannick Desmet is a talented 32-year-old Belgian photographer who is currently based in Hannover, Germany.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:57am

Featured Photos

Antarctic Sailings by Ben Brown

Photo Credit : Ben Brown%Den Brown is a talented self-taught photographer, filmmaker, youtuber and adventurer currently based in London, UK.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:55am

Featured Photos

The Indian Spice by Mark Horn

Photo Credit : Mark Horn%D%AMark Horn is a talented artist, photographer and traveler who currently lives and works in Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:52am

Featured Photos

Beautiful Adventure Photography by Eric Bunting

Photo Credit : Eric Bunting%Dric Bunting is a talented 25-year-old self-taught photographer from Minnesnowta, USA.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:46am

General News

PTI failed to prove Maryam Nawaz as PM's dependant: Talal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Talal Chaudhry on Friday said that Maryum Nawaz submitted her response, rejecting all the allegations of the opposition parties in the case.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:44am

Featured Photos

Stop. Think. Make. by Domenic Bahmann

Photo Credit : Domenic Bahmann%Domenic Bahmann aka Domfriday is a talented 34-year old designer, visual artist and photographer from Munich, Germany who currently lives and works in Canberra, Australia.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:43am

Featured Photos

Cheerful Aerial Photography by Sebastien Staub

Photo Credit : Sbastien Staub%D%ASbastien Staub is a talented commercial photographer based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:36am

Featured Photos

Spiral Staircase by Eric Dufour

Photo Credit : Eric Dufour%Dric Dufour is a talented photographer based in Arnas, France.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:34am

Front Top News

Success in economic growth acknowledged by IFIs: Nawaz

RECORDER REPORT%D%AISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that the present government due to its rational approach and prudent policies had achieved great success in economic growth which had been acknowledged by the International Financial

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:22am

Miscellaneous

Cigs on the run

The central banks annual report has sounded an alarm over exponential growth of duty-evading cigarettes.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:17am

Life & Style

Rangoon trailer out; Saif, Shahid, Kangana look intriguing in this war-romance

The much-awaited trailer of Bollywoods upcoming movie Rangoon is out and tells a story of intense passion, set against the backdrop of World War II.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:16am

Miscellaneous

Negotiating CPEC

A few days before the 6th Joint Cooperation Committee on CPEC was to be held, the government had planned 29 special economic zones (SEZ) aimed at enhancing productive capacity and exports base.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:15am

Miscellaneous

Petroleum volumes to take a breather?

Petroleum consumption has increased significantly over the last two years due to lower prices despite the government not passing on the entire impact of lower prices to consumers.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:14am

Miscellaneous

Saudi Arabia raise prices, makes cuts

Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering reduction in its crude export sales to its partners, by as much as seven percent, in a n attempt to show the first signs of compliance to the Opec deal.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 09:13am

Cricket

Did Khawaja just introduce dab in world cricket?

The Australian batsmen were at their merciless peak against the toothless Pakistan bowling attack, on the fourth day at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), which was visible not only from their scoring rate of well above seven per over, but by their celebrations

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:38am

Financial

JGBs lifted by stronger Treasuries, BOJ's buying operation

TOKYO: The Japanese government bond prices rose on Friday, lifted by overnight gains in US Treasuries and a debt-buying operation by the Bank of Japan.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:17am

Managed Funds

Taiwan sells 2 years govt bonds at 0.608pc yield, below forecast

TAIPEI: Taiwan auctioned T$25 billion ($780 million) in two-year government bonds at a yield of 0.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:15am

Front Top News

Panamagate case: Maryam Nawaz submits response

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz submitted her reply in the Supreme Court which included five-year details of her income, during the third consecutive day hearing of Panamagate Case on Friday, .

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:12am

Front Top News

Build plant in US or pay big border tax

TOKYO: The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday as an "important corporate citizen" of the United States, after President-elect Donald Trump singled out the automaker and threatened to slap punitive tariffs on its Mexico-built cars.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:10am

Commodities

Palm hits 1-1/2-week low on stronger ringgit, weaker rival oils

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures were on track for a third straight session of declines on Friday, hitting their lowest in more than a week, as weaker performing rival oils and a stronger ringgit weigh on prices.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 08:04am

Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX mid day update

KARACHI: On Friday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 48981.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:55am

Front Top News

Turkish military says 32 IS militants killed in Syrian operations

ANKARA: The Turkish military and Syrian rebels killed 32 Islamic State (IS) militants in the latest clashes in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey's armed forces said in a statement on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:55am

Commodities

CBOT corn may revisit Dec. 13 high of $3.64-3/4

SINGAPORE: CBOT March corn may break a resistance at $3.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:49am

Technology

Chinese government bans the NY-Times mobile app

Tech giant, Apple Inc. just removed the New York Times app from the Chinese App store, on orders from the Chinese government.%D%A%D%A

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:48am

Cricket

Injury scares for Muhammad Amir

Pakistan bowling unit have been a victim to a good deal of thrashing by the potent Aussies batting line up, throughout the series.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:48am

World

Japan seen posting 29th straight monthly current account surplus in Nov

TOKYO: Japan is expected to show a 29th straight current account surplus in November as exports recovered and on income from overseas investment, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:38am

Money & Banking

Bank Indonesia still has room for monetary easing

JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank still sees room for easing monetary policy, but will keep an eye on inflation risks, a deputy governor said on Friday.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:36am

Commodities

China's 2016/2017 sugar output at more than 2.3mn tonnes

BEIJING: China's 2016/17 sugar production had reached more than 2.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:33am

Financial

S.Korean stocks end firmer, won retreats; both post weekly gains

SEOUL: South Korean shares ended higher on Friday, led by market heavyweight Samsung Electronics after it released surprisingly positive earnings guidance earlier in the session.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:30am

Commodities

CBOT wheat may rise into $4.31 to $4.33-1/4 range

SINGAPORE: CBOT March wheat may rise more into the range of $4.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:29am

Financial

Sri Lankan rupee falls on dollar demand from foreign banks, importers

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Friday due to dollar buying by foreign banks and importers, but the central bank's moral suasion continued to prevent further decline, days after the monetary authority signalled a change in its intervent

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:28am

Industry

LG Electronics estimates first quarterly operating loss in 6 years

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics Inc estimated on Friday it fell to its first quarterly operating loss in six years in October-December, a drop that analysts pinned on continued mobile losses and seasonally weaker appliances sales.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:22am

Industries & Sectors

Hydropower projects encounter troubled sales tax waters

MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN%D%AISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to grant blanket exemption from levy of billions of rupee sales tax on construction and related services for hydropower projects being constructed under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (C

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:22am

Life & Style

Lindsay Lohan has something to say to ISIS

The actor, entrepreneur and now a philanthropist, Lindsay Lohan has pleaded for an end to terrorism and war in an emotional poem.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:20am

Cricket

Australia declare on 241-2, Pakistan set 465 for victory

SYDNEY: Australia declared their second innings on 241 for two after tea on the fourth day of the third test on Friday, handing Pakistan an unlikely victory target of 465 runs.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:18am

GST collection: FBR implementing new system for cellular companies

TAHIR AMIN%D%AISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is implementing a new system for cellular companies for accurate collection/deposit of withholding tax from its subscribers through online withholding data integration with all mobile operators.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:05am

Front Top News

There's 'way out' for those who want to come into tax net: Dar

SOHAIL SARFRAZ%D%AISLAMABAD: Following selection of 93,277 cases for audit through computerised balloting, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Thursday that some 'way out' could be provided to those who wanted to come into tax net after witnessing dev

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:02am

Life & Style

Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri passes away

Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri passed away at the age of 66, on Friday morning, due to a severe cardiac arrest.

Published 06 Jan, 2017 05:40am

Iraq launches offensive on IS near Syria border

Iraqi forces launched an offensive against the Islamic State group near the Syrian border Thursday, piling further pressure on the jihadists' crumbling "caliphate". Baghdad and its allies also turned up the heat on IS in its last remaining Iraqi stronghol