News Archives for Latest - 2017-01-19

General News

200mn people looking forward for prosperous country: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that twenty billion people of Pakistan are looking forward for prosperous country besides, solution of their miseries and PML-N government is vigilant on it.

Updated 30 Dec, 2017 02:37pm

Miscellaneous

PSM: Of ambitious revivals

The government's prime economic focus is to sustain stable external account till the elections.

Updated 09 Nov, 2017 01:52pm

Budgets

FBR seeks budget estimates from field offices

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all its field offices to submit their estimates for upcoming budget (2017-18) as well as for Medium-Term Budget (2017-20).

Updated 25 May, 2017 10:24am

Business & Finance

Conspiracies against CPEC to be failed on every forum: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Expressing their full support to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), federal and provincial governments have agreed to complete homework on new projects approved by 6th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) to ensure its speedy and timely impl

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:05pm

World Top News

Tehran mayor says 20 firefighters dead in high-rise collapse

TEHRAN: Tehran's mayor said more than 20 firefighters had been killed when the city's oldest high-rise collapsed following a fire on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:13pm

North America

Trump arrives in Washington on eve of inauguration

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Thursday arrived in Washington, landing at Andrews Air Force Base aboard an official government jet on the eve of his swearing-in as the 45th president of the United States.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:11pm

North America

'Cool' Washington bids Obama farewell

WASHINGTON: Ten days before his 2009 inauguration, Barack Obama stopped at Ben's Chili Bowl, a favorite eatery in Washington's U Street corridor, for a beloved chili half-smoke sausage.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:08pm

Front Top News

Timeline of events for Trump's inauguration

WASHINGTON: The inauguration of Donald Trump as America's 45th president is the highlight of several days of pomp and circumstance in the US capital.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:04pm

Africa

Mali blast death toll rises to over 70

BAMAKO: More than 70 people died in a suicide bomb attack in Mali targeting militia groups committed to restoring peace in the African country, according to an updated toll Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:03pm

Front Top News

Trump speech to be personal, philosophical

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's inaugural address will be a personal and philosophical one that lays out how he sees America, rather than push his agenda as president, his spokesman said Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:51pm

World Top News

Alibaba's Ma makes star turn as Davos pivots to China

DAVOS: President Xi Jinping wowed the audience in Davos with his exaltation of globalisation, but China's real "Davos Man" may be the omnipresent and deal-hungry founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:48pm

Front Top News

PTI fails to provide evidence in Panama papers case: Dr. Musadiq

ISLAMABAD: Spokesman to Prime Minister Dr Musadiq Malik Thursday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) failed to provide even a single piece of evidence in Panama papers case.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:44pm

Front Top News

Army will continue support to government institutions in consolidating budding peace in Karachi

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Thursday lauded operations by Rangers and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) in Karachi saying that army would continue to support government institutions to consolidate the budding peace.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:43pm

Pakistan Top News

Interior minister extends Sindh Rangers powers for 90 days

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday approved extension in Sindh Rangers powers for 90 days on the request of Sindh government.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:40pm

General News

Nisar, Governor Jhagra discuss security situation in KP province

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan here on Thursday held a meeting with Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and discussed security situation and development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:39pm

General News

PM grieved over loss of lives in Tehran building fire, collapse

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday expressed deep grief over the significant loss of precious lives in a fire and building collapse in Tehran, Iran.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:38pm

Pakistan Top News

PPP rally reaches Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rally led by its Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari started from Bilawal House Lahore on Thursday morning reached here.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:37pm

Managed Funds

Yields rise at Egypt's six-month and one-year T-bills auction

CAIRO: Average yields on Egyptian six-month and one-year Treasury bills rose at an auction on Thursday, central bank data showed.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:04pm

World

U.S housing starts surge in December; jobless claims near 43-year low

WASHINGTON: US homebuilding rebounded more than expected in December as a strengthening economy boosts demand for rental housing.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:04pm

Financial

C$ hits 2-week low as greenback climbs

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened to a two-week low against its US counterpart on Thursday, one day after the Bank of Canada left the door open to cutting interest rates, as broader gains for the greenback offset higher oil prices and firm domestic da

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:03pm

Sports

Nadal smashes through Baghdatis to reach third round

MELBOURNE: Hours after reigning champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Australian Open on Thursday, Rafael Nadal raised hopes of filling the power vacuum after demolishing Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-1 6-3 to reach the third round.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:03pm

Financial

TSX rises as energy, financials and industrials gain

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index rose on Thursday as oil prices rose and the energy, financial and industrial groups gained ground.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:02pm

North America

Trump team formally announces Perdue as agriculture pick

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday officially announced Sonny Perdue as his choice for secretary of agriculture, selecting a former Georgia governor over candidates from the Midwest, which dominates agriculture exports.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:02pm

Money & Banking

Turkish banks use around 30.6bn lira from central bank's late liquidity window

ANKARA: Turkish banks have used around 30.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:01pm

Financial

Wall St opens flat a day before Trump takes office

NEW YORK: US stocks opened little changed on Thursday, with investors seemingly wary of taking on risk ahead of Donald Trump's swearing-in as US president on Friday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:01pm

Energy

Oil rallies from 1-week low as IEA sees tighter market

LONDON: Oil prices recovered from a one-week low on Thursday as the International Energy Agency said oil markets were tightening even before cuts agreed by OPEC and other producers took effect.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:01pm

Money & Banking

ECB maintains stimulus, tells critics: Be Patient

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank kept its super-easy monetary policy unchanged as expected on Thursday and its president, Mario Draghi, told critics of his stimulus path to be patient and wait for the euro zone's recovery to take firm hold.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:00pm

Africa

Army mutiny exposes cracks in Ivory Coast success story

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has seduced foreign investors with his single-minded focus on economic reform and growth but entrenched problems within the security forces threaten to undermine a much-lauded recovery.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 05:00pm

Commodities

CBOT Trends-Wheat down 4-6 cents, corn steady-down 1, soy down 5-7

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 19 Jan, 2017 04:58pm

Financial

Egypt tumbles on stamp duty worry, Q4 earnings support Saudi

DUBAI: Egypt's blue-chip stock index tumbled on Thursday after Reuters reported that authorities were considering temporarily reintroducing a stamp duty on stock market transactions, while Saudi Arabia was supported by quarterly corporate earnings.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:54pm

Europe

French ex-PM Valls shown winning left-wing presidential primaries

PARIS: Manuel Valls, who quit as Socialist prime minister a month ago to prepare a campaign for this year's presidential election, was seen narrowly winning the left-wing primaries later in January, an opinion poll published on Thursday showed.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:54pm

World

Euro zone inflation rise not convincing: Draghi

FRANKFURT: Rising inflation in the euro zone is primarily being driven by fluctuating energy prices and there are no signs it is sustainable, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:52pm

World

Brazil's central bank says inflation fight on right path

BRASILIA: Brazil is going in the right direction in terms of inflation and inflation expectations, central bank governor Ilan Goldfajn said on Thursday, after mid-January data showed prices rose at the slowest pace in nearly three years.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:49pm

Managed Funds

Bonds ease on Yellen, Hungarian auction draws robust demand

BUDAPEST/PRAGUE: Central European government debt yields mostly rose on Thursday after Fed signals of continuing US rate hikes and Czech central bankers played down speculation they would rush to end the crown cap.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:49pm

Financial

Poland to offer 6.0-9.0bn zlotys in bonds at Monday tender

WARSAW: Poland will offer a total of 6.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:47pm

Energy

OPEC output cuts under scrutiny as market tightens

LONDON: World oil markets are slowly tightening as demand rises while investors wait to see if production cuts agreed by OPEC and other producers will be implemented as promised, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:44pm

Cricket

India beat England in 2nd ODI, clinch series

CUTTACK: Veterans Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned back the clock with blistering centuries to set up India's series clinching 15-run win against England in the second one-day international in Cuttack on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 04:21pm

Europe

Putin to visit Hungary February 2: Budapest

BUDAPEST: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Budapest on February 2 for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the Hungarian government said Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 03:51pm

Financial

Draghi sends eurozone stocks higher, euro lower

LONDON: European stock markets rebounded while the euro slumped after ECB chief Mario Draghi signalled that the time had not yet come to wind down unprecedented stimulus measures.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 03:48pm

Reserves increase by $51mn to US$23.191 billion

KARACHI: The total Liquid Foreign Reserves held by the country stood at US $23,191.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 03:45pm

World Top News

Those trying to mislead masses would face disappointment: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday that those trying to mislead the people would face disappointment.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 02:47pm

Pakistan Top News

Pakistan offers investment friendly environment: PM

DAVOS: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said his government had devised a comprehensive plan to create investment friendly environment and was liberalizing its policies to welcome foreign entrepreneurs.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 02:40pm

General News

Finance Minister to visit FPCCI, PSX on Jan 20

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar will visit Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Friday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 02:35pm

Sports

Nadal blitzes Baghdatis to reach third round

MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal set up an enticing third-round showdown with rising German star Alexander Zverev after powering past Marcos Baghdatis at the Australian Open on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 02:19pm

World

US jobless claims fall in mid-January

WASHINGTON: New claims for US unemployment benefits fell in the second week of January, pulling the four-week average down to a 43-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 02:18pm

Pakistan Top News

Honouring IWT in interest of both Pakistan and India: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar said Thursday that it was in the interest of both the countries (Pakistan and India) to continue to honour and implement the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).

Published 19 Jan, 2017 01:34pm

Cricket

WATCH: Misbah ul Haq and Ali Zafar compete in push-ups contest

As Pakistan Super Leagues second edition nears, its high time for superstar Ali Zafar and Pakistan cricket test skipper Misbah ul Haq to reignite the spirit of cricket, after the actor uploaded a video on his social media account showing him doing push-up

Published 19 Jan, 2017 01:32pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan to further strengthen partnership with WB: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Thursday said Pakistan looked forward to further strengthen development partnership with the World Bank (WB).

Published 19 Jan, 2017 01:21pm

Front Top News

SC to stop political comments outside court, Saad appeals

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Thursday appealed to the Supreme Court (SC) to take notice of comments being made by the political parties outside SC over its observations, remarks and questions during the proceeding of the Panama

Published 19 Jan, 2017 01:20pm

World Top News

Iran looks to Syria talks to boost regional clout

TEHRAN: Iran is looking to Syria peace talks next week as a chance to build on its regional clout, experts say, as Tehran, Moscow and Ankara all stake out claims for influence.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 12:52pm

Cricket

Smith century makes Pakistan pay for mistakes

PERTH: Australia capitalised on Pakistan's errors to win the one-day international in Perth on Thursday by seven wickets, with skipper Steven Smith scoring a century.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 12:24pm

Cricket

India post 381-6 in second England ODI

CUTTACK: Centuries from veterans Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India post a mammoth 381 for six against England in their second one-day international in Cuttack on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 12:22pm

Life & Style

SHC orders removal of Ayyan's name from ECL

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the removal of model Ayyan Alis name from the Exit Control List (ECL) on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 12:02pm

Sports

Dominant Serena powers on in Melbourne

MELBOURNE: Powerhouse Serena Williams swept past Lucie Safarova and into the Australian Open third round on Thursday to keep her Grand Slam record hunt firmly on track.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:57am

Featured Photos

Eclectic Resonance by Audun Rikardsen

Photo Credit: Audun Rikardsen%Dudun Rikardsen is a talented self-taught photographer, who raised in a fishing community in northern Norway and has always been fascinated by the Arctic coasts wildlife.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:51am

Featured Photos

Fragmented Cognizance by Audun Rikardsen

Photo Credit: Audun Rikardsen%Dudun Rikardsen is a talented self-taught photographer, who raised in a fishing community in northern Norway and has always been fascinated by the Arctic coasts wildlife.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:49am

Europe

France says 'no punishment' over Brexit

PARIS: France has no intention of "punishing" Britain over Brexit, the French foreign minister said Thursday in response to comments from his British counterpart Boris Johnson.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:46am

Featured Photos

Blue Streak by Audin Rikardsen

Photo Credit: Audin Rikardsen%Dudun Rikardsen is a talented self-taught photographer, who raised in a fishing community in northern Norway and has always been fascinated by the Arctic coasts wildlife.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:44am

Pakistan Top News

Pakistan, Norway to focus on trade, investment sectors

DAVOS: Pakistan and Norway Thursday vowed to focus on trade, investment and development cooperation in a bid to further expand their bilateral relations.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:44am

Featured Photos

Paradigm Lost by Chris Becker

Photo Credit: Chris Becker%Dhris Becker is a 46-year-old fine art and documentary photographer, who was born and raised in Minnesota and currently lives and works in Kennebunkport, ME, USA.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:39am

Featured Photos

Arctic Burst by Chris Becker

Photo Credit: Chris Becker%Dhris Becker is a 46-year-old fine art and documentary photographer, who was born and raised in Minnesota and currently lives and works in Kennebunkport, ME, USA.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:37am

Featured Photos

Sunset Ride by Chris Becker

Photo Credit: Chris Becker%Dhris Becker is a 46-year-old fine art and documentary photographer, who was born and raised in Minnesota and currently lives and works in Kennebunkport, ME, USA.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:34am

Featured Photos

Decaying Cityscapes by Charles Lawson

Photo Credit: Charles Lawson%Dharles Lawson is a talented 28-year-old freelance photographer, designer and architect from Ghana, West Africas Gulf of Guinea.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:30am

Sports

Djokovic suffers biggest loss of his career

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic suffered arguably the biggest defeat of his career when he crashed out of the Australian Open to 117th-ranked Uzbek Denis Istomin on Thursday, extending his mystifying slump in form.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:29am

Cricket

Steve Smith led his side to vicrtory against Pakistan

PERTH: Australia beat Pakistan by seven wickets in their one-day international in Perth on Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:26am

Featured Photos

Where There's Smoke, There's Fire by Frederic Bourret

Photo Credit: Frederic Bourret%Drederic Bourret is a talented French photographer based in Paris.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:25am

Featured Photos

Ollie by Charles Lawson

Photo Credit: Charles Lawson%Dharles Lawson is a talented 28-year-old freelance photographer, designer and architect from Ghana, West Africas Gulf of Guinea.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:19am

Life & Style

'Fifty Shades Darker' becomes most talked about movie, here's why

Universal's upcoming 'Fifty Shades Darker' has become one of the most talked about movies on different social networking sites just ahead of its release.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:16am

Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX close of day

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index closed higher on Thursday having 49013.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 11:01am

Industries & Sectors

Oil transportation of PSO increased from 4pc to 38 in three years

ISLAMABAD: The oil transportation of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) through Pakistan Railways has increased from four percent to 38 in three years.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:59am

Pakistan Top News

Pakistan ready to do business with the world: PM

DAVOS: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan was being now on the track of sustainable growth and was "ready to do business with the world".

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:49am

Front Top News

PM seeking constitutional immunity: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan once again fired on the prime minister in a media talk, calling him the most corrupt man of the country.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:46am

General News

Conspiracies against CPEC to be foiled on every forum: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that conspiracies being hatched against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be foiled on each and every forum.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:42am

Pakistan Top News

Zardari attends Trump pre-inauguration oath ceremony

ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has attended the pre-inauguration oath ceremony of President elect of United State of America Donald Trump in Washington DC.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:17am

Football

Legendry football star placed on Terror List

Cairo: An Egyptian court has added former football star Mohammad Abu Trika to the authorities terror list, his lawyer said, based on suspicions he financed the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:08am

Arts

Legendary Singer Mehnaz Begum remembered

ISLAMABAD: The 4th death anniversary of renowned singer Mehnaz Begum was observed on Thursday (January 19).

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:05am

Europe

Goldman Sachs to slash London presence due to Brexit

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: US bank Goldman Sachs will move 1,000 staff from London to Frankfurt as part of a post-Brexit reorganisation that will reduce its City headcount by half, German business daily Handelsblatt reported Thursday.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 10:01am

Pakistan Top News

Bilawal Punjab Movement reaches Sheikhupura

LAHORE: Pakistan People's Party (PPP), rally led by Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, started from Bilawal House here on Thursday has reached Sheikhupura.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 09:58am

Pakistan Top News

Sindh CM signs summary of 90 day extension in Rangers powers

KARACHI: Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday signed the summary extending the special policing powers to the Rangers in Karachi.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 09:53am

Business & Economy

Chinese delegation spends busy day at PSX

KARACHI: Chinese delegation spent busy day at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) here on Thursday to streamline the things for taking the exchange to its goals.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 09:49am

Front Top News

Nawaz at WEF: wants good ties with all

DAVOS: Pakistan wants good ties with all countries in its region, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed on Wednesday in a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 09:43am

Life & Style

One-on-one session with Pakistan's Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and India's Karan Johar

Academy award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy recently hosted Bollywood ace director Karan Johar at the 47th World Economic Forum in Davos and believe it or not they both had some really intense one-on-one conversation.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 09:42am

Arts

Boxing champ hit by anti Muslim abuse for attending mosque

IBF World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has become a victim of abuse from internet trolls after he posted a picture on social media of him praying in a mosque.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:37am

Miscellaneous

Shifting sands overseas

These are not boring times.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:36am

Miscellaneous

PPL - positive prospects outweigh negativities

Finally, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) announced itsFY16 financial performance, and to no ones surprise, the oil and gas exploration and production company posted a decline in earnings for the year bitten largely by low crude oil prices.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:35am

Miscellaneous

Textile machinery: A look forward

Continuing our conversation on textile machinery imports (see yesterdays column), todays article looks at some underlying issues that have gone unsaid.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:34am

Financial

Takata shares dive 17pc on bankruptcy restructuring report

TOKYO: Takata shares plunged 17 percent Thursday on a report that two rival suitors are set to propose bankruptcy restructuring plans for the airbag maker at the centre of the biggest-ever auto safety recall.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:11am

Industry

Thai Airways to probe Rolls-Royce corruption

BANGKOK: Thailand's flagship airline on Thursday said it had launched a probe into revelations that Rolls-Royce paid millions of dollars in bribes to win contracts, including to airline employees and government officials.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:10am

Financial

Toshiba dives on fears of huge loss at nuclear unit

TOKYO: Toshiba shares went into freefall Thursday, with the embattled stock down by nearly half since late December on concerns about huge losses at its nuclear power business in the United States.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 08:09am

Financial

Tokyo stocks rally, Toshiba dives on huge loss reports

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday as a weaker yen lifted exporters, but Toshiba plunged 16 percent on concerns about huge losses in its US nuclear power business.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:59am

North America

CIA cites new rules on protecting privacy

WASHINGTON: The CIA said Wednesday it would implement new rules to better respect the private information of Americans swept up incidentally during its investigations.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:57am

Front Top News

Panamagate Case: Maryam Nawaz submits property details

ISLAMABAD: Maryam Nawazs counsel Shahid Hamid presented the details of the assets purchased in his clients name at the Supreme Court o Thursday, during the ongoing hearing of Panamagate case.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:57am

Front Top News

South Korea court rejects arrest warrant for Samsung heir

SEOUL: A South Korean court on Thursday refused to authorise the arrest of the heir to the Samsung business empire, in a setback to prosecutors probing a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:48am

Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX mid day update

KARACHI: On Thursday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 48919.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:44am

Sports

Hotly tipped Pliskova beginning to believe

MELBOURNE: Fifth seed Karolina Pliskova continued her impressive march through the Australian Open Thursday, and is beginning to believe she could be on track for a Grand Slam to remember.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:44am

Money & Banking

ECB enters 2017 in battle to hold steady course

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The European Central Bank will not deviate from its ultra-loose monetary policy at its first 2017 meeting Thursday, analysts predicted, in the face of calls to tighten from critics alarmed by rising inflation.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:33am

Cricket

Babar smashes record books yet again

Pakistani batsman Babr Azam recorded his name in history books on Thursday , after he became the fastest Pakistani ever to reach 1,000 runs milestone in One Day Internationals (ODIs) %Dabar Azam who had a pretty off season with the bat in the recently con

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:33am

Industry

German MPs to grill VW ex-boss over 'Dieselgate'

BERLIN: Disgraced former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn faces a grilling by German lawmakers Thursday, as accusations grow of top executives at the beleaguered auto giant colluding to cover up emissions cheating.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:31am

Life & Style

Neil Nitin Mukesh's wedding invite is nothing less than a Bollywood movie

Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh will soon tie a nuptial knot with fiance Rukmini Sahay on February 9, and the preparations are in full swing.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:30am

Asia

School bus collision with truck in India, kills 15 children

NEW DELHI: At least 15 children were killed and dozens more injured when a school bus collided with a truck in northern India on Thursday, police said.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:30am

Technology

Extinct Wild Caspian Tiger to be brought back from the dead

A subspecies of tigers, Panthera Tirgris Virgata or more commonly dubbed as the Caspian Tiger went extinct back in the 1960s, these mammoth sized wild cats could weigh more than 136 kilograms and were amongst the category of largest cats to have ever exis

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:27am

Life & Style

Shahid Kapoor flaunts his perfect beach body and fans can't handle it

Shahid Kapoor has one of the perfect bodies in Bollywood and he never resist to flaunt it now and then.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:25am

Industries & Sectors

Developing hydropower, support governance: accords worth $720 million signed with WB, AIIB

RECORDER REPORT%D%AISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar witnessed the signing ceremony of agreements worth $720m with the World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) held on Wednesday in his Office to support projects in

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:16am

Industries & Sectors

ECC takes decision on financial matters of PIACL, PSM

ZAHEER ABBASI%D%AISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved additional guarantees of Rs 10.

Published 19 Jan, 2017 06:13am

Popular Sufi leader in Morocco dies

The head of one of Morocco's biggest Sufi orders, with tens of thousands of followers at home and abroad, died Wednesday aged 95, an official and local media said. Sheikh Sidi Hamza al-Qadiri al-Boutchichi was the spiritual leader of the Qadiriya Boutchic