WASHINGTON: The White House warned China on Monday that the United States will defend "international interests" in the South China Sea and that trade must be a "two-way street.
MELBOURNE: Age-defying Roger Federer and Venus Williams eye yet more Grand Slam glory Tuesday, but the veterans have tough tasks ahead to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods said Monday he is confident that his battered 41-year-old body can withstand the rigours of playing in four golf tournaments over the next five weeks.
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said services of Chinese engineers, technicians and workers would be long remembered for speedy accomplishment of development projects in Pakistan.
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto Monday rejected US President Donald Trump's plans to build a wall between the countries, saying his nation "does not believe in walls, but in bridges.
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan laid the Punjab Civil Administration Ordinance 2016 before the House, here Monday.
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting to review the steps taken to improve the healthcare system and expand the scope of the PM National Health Insurance Programme said that a new system of purchase and storage of medicines wa
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said Pakistan and United States enjoyed excellent ties but both countries needed to further promote trade and economic cooperation.
MOSCOW: Russia's Davis Cup skipper Shamil Tarpishchev on Monday named Andrei Kuznetsov and Karen Khachanov in his team to face hosts Serbia in the Word Group opening round tie.
MULTAN: Provincial Minister for Planning and Development, Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Punjab Malik Nadeem Kamran on Monday said Pakistan Muslim League-N would win next general election on the basis of performance.
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks declined early Monday to open the first week of the Trump administration amid lingering anxiety over the new president's stances on international trade.
BRUSSELS: Eurozone finance ministers unblocked debt relief measures for Greece on Monday, ending a row with Germany over surprise Christmas handouts announced by the Athens government.
LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was charged with misconduct by England's governing Football Association on Monday after an alleged altercation with the fourth official during Sunday's 2-1 Premier League win over Burnley.
BRUSSELS: The EU's top trade negotiator on Monday said a stalled free trade deal between Europe and Canada was more important than ever, given the rise of protectionism in the Donald Trump-led US.
LONDON: The dollar retreated Monday, with warnings of wild volatility ahead, as Donald Trump began his presidency by attacking global trade deals and promising to put America first.
PARIS: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud is back in the French squad after more than a year's absence for their Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on February 4.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump moved Monday to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, making good on a pledge to scrap a deal he denounced as a "job killer" and a "rape" of US interests.
MOSCOW: The draw for the 2018 World Cup finals hosted by Russia will take place in the Kremlin on December 1, the country's Football Union (RFU) chief Vitaly Mutko said Monday.
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Donald Trump's presidency in the United States represented "significant opportunities" for Israel, but called for restraint from fellow right-wing politicians.
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Donald Trump's presidency in the United States represented "significant opportunities" for Israel, but called for restraint from fellow right-wing politicians.
LONDON: Italian government bond yields hit six-week highs on Monday, bucking a broader fall in euro zone debt yields, before a hearing on the legitimacy of new electoral law.
ISLAMABAD: Spokesman to Prime Minister Dr Musadiq Malik on Monday said the lawyers of Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) had failed to prove direct or indirect connection of the prime minister with the London apartments during three
AWARAN: Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Marvi Memon Monday assured the people of Balochistan that through new survey in August and biometric payment system by 2018, poverty would be managed better in all districts of Pakistan especial
GUJRANWALA: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said that the country needed a visionary leader like Nawaz Sharif, who had transformed Pakistan into a modern, developed state in three and a ha
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan Monday expressed the resolve to meet head on challenges faced by Pakistan in European markets vigorously to promote country's products.
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Monday said that he was working hard to make Karachi free from crime, encroachment and all kinds of mafias, so that people could lead a peaceful and prosperous life.
LONDON: The dollar retreated against most peers Monday, with warnings of wild volatility ahead as Donald Trump began his presidency promising to put America first and attacking global trade deals.
SYDNEY: Australia's prolific opening batsman David Warner fought off a strong challenge from his captain Steve Smith to become just the fourth player to win back-to-back Allan Border Medals on Monday.
MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal fought back to deny mercurial Frenchman Gael Monfils over four sets and reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final since 2015 at the Australian Open on Monday.
BRUSSELS: Brussels warned Britain Monday that it must must refrain from any formal negotiations for bilateral trade deals with third countries until after its divorce from the EU.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will sign a decree Monday that effectively ends US participation in a sweeping trans-Pacific free trade agreement negotiated under former president Barack Obama, CNN reported.
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has achieved Rs 116 billion savings till third week of third quarter of current fiscal year, from July 01 to January 20, 2016-17.
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday directed officers and soldiers to keep themselves fully trained and abreast to defeat all types of threats.
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan should stop misleading the nation and show money trail of his party foreign funding.
%D%ALOS ANGELES: All eyes will be on Hollywood Tuesday as the list of nominees for this year's Oscars is unveiled with critical darlings "La La Land," "Moonlight" and "Manchester by the Sea" set to fare well.
Former hard-hitting batsman from England, Kevin Pietersen has revealed that Pakistans discarded pacer Mohammad Asif was the "best bowler" he has ever faced.
US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Pence and Karen Pence continued a long inaugural tradition Saturday morning, attending a prayer service that was notable for the diversity of faith participants.
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LONDON: Arsene Wenger apologised after he was sent off and then shoved the fourth official during Arsenal's dramatic 2-1 win over Burnley but could still face a significant ban.
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Despite all the political tensions between the two neighboring countries, Pakistani actors Adnan Siddiqui and Sajal Ali will soon fly down to India for their upcoming Bollywood movie Mom.
NEW DELHI: India's premier spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for the three-match Twenty20 series against England starting this week.
Pakistan born, South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir paid glowing tribute to singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, who died in a plane crash last year that claimed 48 lives.
MELBOURNE: Karolina Pliskova dashed home hopes when she thrashed Daria Gavrilova to move into an Australian Open quarter-final against comeback queen Mirjana Lucic-Baroni on Monday.
KARACHI: Sddeutsche Zeitung a German daily has made public as many as four documents claiming Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs daughter Maryam Nawaz to be the beneficial owner of offshore companies named in Panama Papers.
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) MPA Nusrat Sahar Abbasi announced in the Sindh Assembly on Monday that she was forgiving Pakistan Peoples Partys (PPP) Imdad Pitafi after he put a dupatta on her head and called her his sister.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Monday said the Indian team will visit Pakistan at the end of this year to play an ODI and Twenty20 series.
It has been a fairytale ride for Afghanistan cricket team, after the country achieved a historic victory in Desert T20 2017 Challenge, beating Ireland by 10 wickets in the final to win the tournament.
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro named a lawmaker as the country's new central bank chief, after reportedly pushing out the former head as the country struggles through a deep economic crisis.
WASHINGTON: Defeating ISIS and other terror groups will be the highest priority, according to new pages about the action plans added to the White House web site that has been overhauled after Donald Trump was inaugurated as America's next president.
LONDON: Sterling was the biggest gainer among developed-market currencies on Monday, hitting a five-week high, as investors bet the Supreme Court would on Tuesday rule the British government needs parliamentary approval to trigger formal Brexit talks.
WASHINGTON: Powerful weekend storms roared through the southeastern United States, killing 18 people as violent weather left a trail of destruction, authorities said.
MUSHTAQ GHUMMAN%D%AISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Thailand have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on Tariff Reduction Modalities (TRMs) for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (PATHFTA), well informed sources told Business Recorder.
TOKYO: Tokyo shares fell Monday with exporters hit by a stronger yen after Donald Trump kicked off his presidency saying he would put American business first, while Takata plunged on fears of a lengthy bankruptcy restructuring.
ANKARA: Sixty-five Islamic State militants were killed in operations by the Turkish army in support of rebels in northern Syria on Sunday, the Turkish military said on Monday.
RECORDER REPORT%D%AKABUL: Afghanistan wants to limit tensions with Pakistan, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has said, after ties between the two countries further strained over several issues including Kabul's blame game policy.
PARIS: European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said on Monday that economic protectionism was a bad idea, as he commented on new US President Donald Trump, who has backed protectionist policies.
SEOUL: The South Korean won and shares ended higher on Monday as the dollar weakened amid uncertainties about new US President Donald Trump's economic policies.
JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump on Sunday discussed Iran with Benjamin Netanyahu and invited the Israeli prime minister to visit the White House early next month.
WASHINGTON: A Washington group of lawyers and researchers plans to file a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump Monday, alleging that the US president is violating a constitutional ban on accepting payments from foreign governments.
Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MPCL) has given a couple of good news recently; it is looking to diversify into power generation, planning a 400MW gas-fired plant in southern Punjab as per media reports.
Pakistan cricket coach Mickey Arthur, has slammed his teams unacceptabe and woeful fielding, after the visitors lost the fourth One Day International (ODI) against Australia at Sydney, losing the series in process.
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan who is all set to make her big Bollywood debut with 'King of Bollywood' Shah Rukh Khan in 'Raees', has finally able to promote the movie in Dubai.
CHRISTCHURCH: Bangladesh were all out for 173 in their second innings, setting New Zealand a 109-run target on day four of the second Test at Christchurch on Monday.
SEOUL: The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung blamed faulty batteries on Monday for the fires that led to last year's humiliating recall of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 device.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump gets down to work Monday, signing a slew of executive orders to start rolling out his policy agenda after a tumultuous first few days put his administration on the back foot.
MELBOURNE: David Goffin wore down Dominic Thiem in intense heat to become the first Belgian man to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday.
A delegation of port and maritime officials from Cuba has arrived in the United States for talks on "business opportunities and foreign investment," the Granma official newspaper said on Sunday. In its online edition, the communist party daily wrote that
A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Sunday, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The tsunami warning for the Pacific island nation and its neighbours was lat
Authorities declared a state of catastrophe in central Chile as crews Saturday fought vast forest fires described as the worst in decades. More than 450 square kilometers (175 square miles) were ablaze in the O'Higgins region - an area roughly the size of
After a plunge upto November during the current fiscal, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country has recovered to more than neutralise for the earlier fall during December, 2016 to register an increase of 10 percent to cross the dollar one billion m
In his wide-ranging speech at the inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue - a geopolitical conference hosted by India- turning to relations with China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an oblique reference to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), sayin
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the Davos moot, the World Economic Forum, again this year. And not surprisingly one of the speakers at the Forum, Mark Pieth, Swiss anti-corruption expert who resigned from the seven-member Panama Papers Probe together
Turkish businessman Tekin Acar had contracts to open branches of his leading cosmetics chain in ten new shopping malls this year. A few days ago he cancelled nine of them after sharp falls in the lira meant he would struggle to afford the rents.
Agriculture is the back bone of Pakistan's economy as it contributes 19.2 percent to GDP, employs 42 percent of the country's labour force, provides food security and raw material to various industries. The growth in agriculture sector not only stimulate
Competitive cricket matches were held regularly on Sundays and other holidays. It was on this coir-matting and the sandy outfield that pre-Partition cricketers of high pedigree like J. Naoomal, Ghulam Muhammad, Abdul Aziz, Daud Khan, Abbas Khan, Kishan Ch
BR Research recently visited Gwadar to get a look and feel of CPEC projects in the famous fishing district. There we also had a detailed sit-down with Dostain Khan Jamaldini, Chairman, Gwadar Port Authority (GPA). Mr. Jamaldini started his civil services
BR Research recently visited Gwadar to get a look and feel of CPEC projects in the famous fishing district. There we also had a detailed sit-down with Dostain Khan Jamaldini, Chairman, Gwadar Port Authority (GPA). Mr. Jamaldini started his civil services
The rupee managed to gain sharply against the dollar on the currency market during the week, ended on January 21, 2017. In the open market, the rupee managed to recover 80 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 107.60 and Rs 107.80.
The rupee managed to gain sharply against the dollar on the currency market during the week, ended on January 21, 2017. In the open market, the rupee managed to recover 80 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 107.60 and Rs 107.80.
A special division for the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been established and notified by the Interior Ministry. The security division, assigned with the duty of protecting projects under the CPEC and the Chinese workers, wil
A special division for the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been established and notified by the Interior Ministry. The security division, assigned with the duty of protecting projects under the CPEC and the Chinese workers, wil
A special division for the security of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been established and notified by the Interior Ministry. The security division, assigned with the duty of protecting projects under the CPEC and the Chinese workers, wil
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday visited Parachinar of Kurram Agency to inquire about health of the injured of bomb blast that claimed 25 lives and left many wounded. The army chief visited the hospital where he met and
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday visited Parachinar of Kurram Agency to inquire about health of the injured of bomb blast that claimed 25 lives and left many wounded. The army chief visited the hospital where he met and
Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review the financing of infrastructure projects in the country in Islamabad on Sunday. Finance Secretary briefed the Minister on the status of financing of major infrastructure projects in the count
Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review the financing of infrastructure projects in the country in Islamabad on Sunday. Finance Secretary briefed the Minister on the status of financing of major infrastructure projects in the count
Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting to review the financing of infrastructure projects in the country in Islamabad on Sunday. Finance Secretary briefed the Minister on the status of financing of major infrastructure projects in the count
Pakistan and Thailand have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on Tariff Reduction Modalities (TRMs) for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (PATHFTA), well informed sources told Business Recorder. Technical teams of both countries held threadbar
Pakistan and Thailand have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on Tariff Reduction Modalities (TRMs) for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (PATHFTA), well informed sources told Business Recorder. Technical teams of both countries held threadbar
Pakistan and Thailand have reportedly failed to reach an agreement on Tariff Reduction Modalities (TRMs) for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (PATHFTA), well informed sources told Business Recorder. Technical teams of both countries held threadbar
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week and the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 154.33 points to close at 49,364.83 level.
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week and the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 154.33 points to close at 49,364.83 level.
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week and the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 154.33 points to close at 49,364.83 level.
The futures spread decreased by 200bps to 6.98 percent during the outgoing week ended on January 20, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter also reduced as average daily trading volumes decreased by 1.2 percent to 52.91 million shares.
The futures spread decreased by 200bps to 6.98 percent during the outgoing week ended on January 20, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter also reduced as average daily trading volumes decreased by 1.2 percent to 52.91 million shares.
The futures spread decreased by 200bps to 6.98 percent during the outgoing week ended on January 20, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter also reduced as average daily trading volumes decreased by 1.2 percent to 52.91 million shares.
The futures spread decreased by 200bps to 6.98 percent during the outgoing week ended on January 20, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter also reduced as average daily trading volumes decreased by 1.2 percent to 52.91 million shares.
Barely arrived in the White House, President Donald Trump has touched off a stormy debate over the extent of his popular support, even before moving Monday to take his first concrete actions in office.
Barely arrived in the White House, President Donald Trump has touched off a stormy debate over the extent of his popular support, even before moving Monday to take his first concrete actions in office.
When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal - digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology.
Secretary General, Jamaat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch, has urged the Supreme Court to frame solid ToRs in connection with the Panama leaks, Dubai Leaks besides the written off loans and go for a thorough investigation into money laundering and transfer of the
Punjab Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment (IC&I) Sheikh Alauddin said that Punjab government was taking solid steps to strengthen its industry and the trade sector by giving top priority to solve its core issues.
German police said Sunday they have arrested a man accused of having ties to a suspected Islamic extremist captured in Austria and thought to have been plotting an attack.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a cabinet-level delegation to Beijing this week to meet with China's Vice Premier Wang Yang and other top Chinese officials to discuss investment deals and his country's chairmanship of the Association of So
The Taliban has warned President Donald Trump to reverse US policy on Afghanistan or face a "historically shameful defeat", a US-based monitoring group reported Sunday. An article, which the SITE Intelligence Group said appeared on the Taliban's website a
The Taliban has warned President Donald Trump to reverse US policy on Afghanistan or face a "historically shameful defeat", a US-based monitoring group reported Sunday. An article, which the SITE Intelligence Group said appeared on the Taliban's website a
An Iranian appeals court has confirmed a five-year jail sentence for British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on security charges, Iran's judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe's family said in September that a Revolutionary Cou
Afghanistan wants to limit tensions with Pakistan, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has said, after ties between the two countries further strained over several issues including Kabul's blame game policy. Abdullah made the remarks during a meeting in his
Afghanistan wants to limit tensions with Pakistan, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has said, after ties between the two countries further strained over several issues including Kabul's blame game policy. Abdullah made the remarks during a meeting in his
Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Sunday to challenge any "unacceptable" talk when she meets President Donald Trump later this week, as she tries to secure Britain's "special relationship" with the new U.S. administration. May, Britain's second femal
Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Sunday to challenge any "unacceptable" talk when she meets President Donald Trump later this week, as she tries to secure Britain's "special relationship" with the new U.S. administration. May, Britain's second femal
Dubai on Sunday announced tougher fire rules in a bid to minimise risks after several spectacular blazes that have ripped through skyscrapers in the modern Gulf emirate. Major fires have hit Dubai high-rises in recent years and spread quickly, mostly due
Dubai on Sunday announced tougher fire rules in a bid to minimise risks after several spectacular blazes that have ripped through skyscrapers in the modern Gulf emirate. Major fires have hit Dubai high-rises in recent years and spread quickly, mostly due
Prime Minister's sons are obliged to file income tax returns in case they are earning through Pakistani source of income, otherwise they are not liable to file return being 'Non-resident' under the tax laws.
Prime Minister's sons are obliged to file income tax returns in case they are earning through Pakistani source of income, otherwise they are not liable to file return being 'Non-resident' under the tax laws.
Prime Minister''s sons are obliged to file income tax returns in case they are earning through Pakistani source of income, otherwise they are not liable to file return being ''Non-resident'' under the tax laws.
At least 39 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday night when nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in eastern India in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways, police said. The Hirakhand express train from Jagdal
At least 39 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday night when nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in eastern India in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways, police said. The Hirakhand express train from Jagdal
The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn confirmed Sunday he is considering a $7 billion investment to make flat panels in the United States in a joint project with Japan's SoftBank. US President Donald Trump had announced before taking office a $50 billio
The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn confirmed Sunday he is considering a $7 billion investment to make flat panels in the United States in a joint project with Japan's SoftBank. US President Donald Trump had announced before taking office a $50 billio
The head of Taiwan''s tech giant Foxconn confirmed Sunday he is considering a $7 billion investment to make flat panels in the United States in a joint project with Japan''s SoftBank. US President Donald Trump had announced before taking office a $50 bill
President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday announced the firing of Venezuela's Central Bank chief, amid a deep economic crisis worsened by the recent bungled release of bigger denomination banknotes.
President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday announced the firing of Venezuela's Central Bank chief, amid a deep economic crisis worsened by the recent bungled release of bigger denomination banknotes.
President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday announced the firing of Venezuela''s Central Bank chief, amid a deep economic crisis worsened by the recent bungled release of bigger denomination banknotes.
Three including husband, wife and a minor child died of suffocation due to leakage of gas here Saturday-Sunday night. Rescue sources said that a family slept on night turning on the gas heater to save them of chilly weather in Bansra Gali area of tehsil M
An alleged dacoit was killed and three others injured in separate incidents while police claimed to have arrested three accused in an encounter here on Sunday. According to police, a dacoit who was busy in looting citizens near Fine Bakery located in Nort
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the loss of precious human lives due to train and car collision on railway line near Toba Tek Singh.
A large number of citizens, families and children throng the exhibition arranged by Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries Department (AL&FD) here on Sunday to enjoy the unique cattle parade, horse and camel dance, birds show and unique entertainment of flowe
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that fast track progress and development in the country is a problem for political opponents. On one hand there are former rulers with lack of vision who worsened the country's economy whereas on the
Adviser to CM Sindh for information, Moula Bux Chandio has said that women of Pakistan are highly talented and objectives of progress and development of the country could not be achieved without utilising the capabilities of women.
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak said that CPEC projects were entering to a new stage of joint industrialisation in the province and PTI government successfully included a number of mega projects in the overall canvas of CPEC in KP.
The matter of decentralisation of powers has caused issues between Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led Sindh government. According to sources, Waseem Akhtar has decided to knock the court's door after the lack of co-operation
Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir has said that 1124 nurses and 342 pharmacists are being recruited for District Headquarters and Tehsil Headquarters hospitals to improve the Nurses and beds ratio in the hospitals. H
The Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has said that Sindh Government was creating awareness in the province regarding upcoming census in the country. Talking to the media during visits to different villages in Jamshoro district on Sunday, Shah to
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has set up a new state-of-the-art building for Day Care Centre in order to provide the latest facility to the citizens. The building was inaugurated by UAF Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan who was flan
The UNIDO has introduced the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) for Pakistan with the collaboration of Global Environment Facility (GEF) for small and medium-sized enterprises leverages the power of entrepreneurship to address challenging energy
Federal Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan will visit Brussels from January 22 on 4-day official visit. He will hold meetings with senior officials of European Commission and members of European Parliament and will chair conference of trade office
The Punjab Government has promoted the passions of inter-provincial harmony in the youth by extending gratis educational facilities to the students belonging to other provinces. This has given a strong message of hope and trust to students of federating u
A mix trend in prices of essential food commodities, including pulses, vegetable, sugar, chicken, eggs, was witnessed as rates of some items decreased while other increased slightly in retail market, according to survey conducted by Business Recorder <
Islahee Jamaat & Aalmi Tanzeemul Arifeen of shrine Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (RA) organises Annual Meelad-e-Mustafa & Haq Bahoo conference at Jinnah Convention Centre Islamabad.
Chairman, Mehboob Medical Institute and Habib Physiotherapy Complex Hayatabad Dr Mehboob Ur Rehman here on Sunday said that the special children make up 15 percent of the total population of the country and ignoring them in providing knowledge based educa
FC Balochistan along with other LEAs apprehended 81 suspects and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition during last week foiling terrorist actions. Alongside, 32 Area Dominating operations were also carried out in Quetta city in collaboration with yo
The Elementary and Secondary Education Department (ESED) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sanctioned and functionalized more than 1,700 schools of different categories in the province during last 3 years.
It is sub judice to speculate on the possible outcome of the ongoing hearings in Panama Papers leaks case in the apex court, two senior lawyers told the Business Recorder, here. After 13 hearings, the one overriding and constantly reiterated observation b
The federal government has started deliberations for appointment of new governor Sindh after the death of former Justice Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui, who remained in the office for barely two months. Siddiqui, 79, passed away due to respiratory problems and ch
Sources at Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) revealed on Sunday that Punjab Drug Testing Laboratory was asked to reply over the matter of sale of sub-standard stents. It has also been reported that the laboratory officials were asked to provide details a
Minister for Women Development Department, Punjab Hameeda Waheed-ud-Din has said that under Women Package, separate stalls for women shopkeepers, have been reserved in Sunday Bazaars across the province.
Israel approved hundreds of new settler homes in east Jerusalem Sunday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to speak to US President Donald Trump for the first time since his inauguration. But a potentially explosive plan to annex a large W
Hungary was on Sunday mourning 16 people killed when a coach carrying Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed in northern Italy. The mass of flowers, candles and messages for the victims of Friday's tragedy continued to grow outside the childr
Two people were gored to death Sunday in a bull-wrestling festival in southern India, a report said, a day after a ban on the controversial sport was overturned. Several towns and villages in the southern state of Tamil Nadu celebrated the popular Jallika
Grieving relatives of MH370 passengers will appeal for the hunt for the missing airliner to continue at a meeting between the Australian and Malaysian transport ministers in Perth on Sunday.
Rescuers combing the wreckage of an Italian hotel in a bid to find survivors of a devastating avalanche detected no signs of life overnight, officials said Sunday.
Iraqi forces on Sunday retook two areas from the Islamic State group in Mosul, sealing their control of the east bank three months into an offensive to reclaim the city. They recaptured "Al-Milayeen neighbourhood and Al-Binaa al-Jahiz area and raised the
France's fractured Socialists were voting on Sunday to choose a presidential candidate with the party in danger of being reduced to also-rans as Europe shifts to the right. The two-round primary is viewed as a crucial test of the Socialists' ability to re
At least 11 people have been killed after powerful weekend storms tore through the south-eastern US state of Georgia, media reported on Sunday. A rural part of south-central Georgia was hardest hit, including a trailer park where seven people were killed,
A wave of violence has left 27 people dead in the Brazilian state of Para, a bloodletting authorities say might have been provoked by the murder of a police officer. The killings took place over a daylong stretch from Friday into Saturday, and included wh
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday against abortion and a bill to ban pro-life websites from spreading "false information" on ending pregnancies. The demonstration comes just months before France elects a new president,
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda members have been killed in drone strikes in central Yemen that were probably carried out by US forces, security sources said on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump's administration is only hours old, but already a small parade of S&P 500 companies' chiefs have voiced optimism that his promised tax cuts, stimulus spending and deregulation will boost corporate profits.
This past November, Nasdaq Inc hired a helicopter to film Manhattan's skyline using Snapchat's new video-camera sunglasses and sent the aerial footage to its social media followers.
Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo flooded the market with US $18.75bn of senior debt on Tuesday, jumping into the primary with bond offerings after releasing results.
Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo flooded the market with US $18.75bn of senior debt on Tuesday, jumping into the primary with bond offerings after releasing results.
Turkey has taken some in the market by surprise after announcing a US dollar 10-year benchmark. The country has been engulfed by a series of negative economic and political headlines, which had seen the lira hit a series of record lows against the US doll
Share prices in Kuwait jumped in very heavy trade on Sunday, the top performing market in a strong Gulf region, while tax fears continued to weigh on prices in Egypt. The Kuwaiti market index surged 3.2 percent, its biggest rise in more than two years, to
The European Central Bank bought a record-breaking 24.7 billion euros ($26.18 billion) worth of debt, recently, taking advantage of a bumper supply of bank bonds to boost its economic stimulus programme.
The European Central Bank bought a record-breaking 24.7 billion euros ($26.18 billion) worth of debt, recently, taking advantage of a bumper supply of bank bonds to boost its economic stimulus programme.
China's efforts to support its currency and cool its hot property market are encouraging more Chinese companies, including many state firms, to take on extra cost and risk by raising foreign-currency bonds in Hong Kong and other offshore locations.
China's efforts to support its currency and cool its hot property market are encouraging more Chinese companies, including many state firms, to take on extra cost and risk by raising foreign-currency bonds in Hong Kong and other offshore locations.
Taiwan's financial regulator on Tuesday said it would curb investments by domestic insurers in international corporate bonds redeemable by issuers within five years, as it moves to clamp down on risk.
Taiwan's financial regulator on Tuesday said it would curb investments by domestic insurers in international corporate bonds redeemable by issuers within five years, as it moves to clamp down on risk.
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras on Tuesday closed a $4 billion issuance of 5 and 10-year notes in international markets as part of the debt-laden company's efforts to term out upcoming maturities, it said in a statement.
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras on Tuesday closed a $4 billion issuance of 5 and 10-year notes in international markets as part of the debt-laden company's efforts to term out upcoming maturities, it said in a statement.
OPEC and non-OPEC countries have made a strong start to lowering their oil output under the first such pact in more than a decade, energy ministers said on Sunday as producers look to reduce oversupply and support prices.
The Trump administration may no longer enforce a rule requiring individual Americans to carry health insurance or pay a penalty if they do not, a senior White House official said on Sunday
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Britain should take a leaf out of Switzerland's book on how to handle relations with the European Union, according to Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) on Sunday.
Growth in China's real estate and financial sector slowed in the fourth quarter of 2016, despite an uptick in the overall service sector that contributed to better-than-expected GDP growth in the quarter, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed on
Greater global efforts should be taken to safeguard precious world water supplies to secure food production, the agriculture ministers of the group of 20 leading economies (G20) said on Sunday.
Thousands of military personnel, teachers, police and civil servants protested a plan to reform Taiwan's pension system outside of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Sunday, as a national conference to discuss reform was held in the Office. Vice Preside
The Saudi finance ministry said on Sunday there would be no fees applied on remittances out of the country, days after the kingdom's advisory Shura Council said it was looking at a proposal to impose a 6 percent levy on expatriate remittances.
British fashion retailers will switch their spending firepower to technology from the high street in 2017 after online shopping became the key driver of sales growth over the all-important festive period.
Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption body has accused executives and employees of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) of misusing public funds, it said in a statement on Sunday referring the case for prosecution.
Doha Bank, Qatar's fifth-largest lender by assets, reported a 84.8 percent decline in fourth-quarter net profit on Sunday, according to Reuters calculations, missing analyst expectations.
David Warner's 12th one-day international hundred and brisk fifties from Glenn Maxwell and Travis Head set up Australia for an 86-run win over Pakistan in the fourth match on Sunday as the hosts secured an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series. The diminuti
Laiba Ijaz clinched the trophy of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-District Girls Squash League-2017 which concluded here at Jansher Khan Squash Complex. Director Youth Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Aziz Ullah Khan was the chief guest on this occasion. Executive Member
Austrian Marcel Hirscher produced a startling second run to win the men's World Cup slalom on Sunday in Kitzbuehel and consolidate his lead of the overall standings. Chasing a sixth consecutive crystal globe, Hirscher clocked a combined time of 1min 45.23
Injured captain Angelo Mathews hit two sixes in the last over to hand Sri Lanka a series-levelling three-wicket win in the second Twenty20 international against South Africa on Sunday.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes put in a dominant performance with the bat and ball to help England pull off a five-run consolation win against India in the third one-day international in Kolkata on Sunday. Chasing 322 for victory, the Virat Kohli-led Indi
Defending champions France battled past Iceland 31-25 to reach the world handball championships quarter-finals in Lille on Saturday in front of 28,010 people, a record crowd for the tournament.
The first Australia squad to win the World Cup in 1987 were presented with medals during the innings break at the fourth one-day international against Pakistan in Sydney on Sunday. The side, captained by Allan Border and coached by Bob Simpson, beat Engla
Test greats David Boon, Matthew Hayden and the late Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame this week, Cricket Australia said on Sunday. Top-order batsmen Boon and Hayden were key figures who played more than 100 Tests for A
Asamoah Gyan headed Ghana into the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday while Uganda were condemned to an early exit after an agonising defeat to Egypt in Port-Gentil.
World number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber both crashed out of the Australian Open on a day of major upsets Sunday, as Roger Federer fought his way closer to an 18th Grand Slam title.
Bangladesh police Sunday arrested national cricketer Arafat Sunny for allegedly breaching strict internet laws after his girlfriend accused him of uploading sensitive photos on social media. Police raided the home of the 30-year-old slow left-arm bowler i
World champion Sebastien Ogier launched his bid for a fifth consecutive title by winning the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally in the snow on Sunday for his first victory since joining Ford. The Frenchman, who moved to Ford after Volkswagen announced their
Red-hot Spaniard Garbine Muguruza blasted into her first Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday with a resounding straight-sets thumping of Sorana Cirstea. The French Open champion was too much for the Romanian, winning 6-2, 6-3 on Margaret Court Arena a
South African batting star AB de Villiers hit a century in his comeback match after a long injury lay-off on Sunday. In his first match since July last year, de Villiers, out with a left elbow injury which required surgery, made 134 not out off 103 balls
Donald Trump's plans to cut US corporate tax rates could trigger increased investment in the United States by Novartis, its chief executive told Reuters, despite the president-elect's recent harsh words on drug prices.
Japan's GPIF, the world's largest pension fund managing $1.16 trillion in assets, plans to increase investment in private equity and infrastructure projects in 2017 after first hiring outside managers to handle such deals.
Japan's GPIF, the world's largest pension fund managing $1.16 trillion in assets, plans to increase investment in private equity and infrastructure projects in 2017 after first hiring outside managers to handle such deals.
Dubai's DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to develop a special economic zone in the Caspian Sea city of Aktau, the company said on Monday. DP World and Kazakhstan will look at opportunities to add
Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd expects a sharp rise in operating profit from the next financial year as it completes an expansion of its core refining and petrochemicals business, a senior executive said on Monday.
Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd expects a sharp rise in operating profit from the next financial year as it completes an expansion of its core refining and petrochemicals business, a senior executive said on Monday.
Morgan Stanley inked deals with 10 technology outfits last year to improve the products and services it offers wealth-management customers, the bank said on Tuesday. Among the new partners are Addepar, which offers investment-tracking software, and Zelle,
Morgan Stanley inked deals with 10 technology outfits last year to improve the products and services it offers wealth-management customers, the bank said on Tuesday. Among the new partners are Addepar, which offers investment-tracking software, and Zelle,
The world's biggest gold miners should partner to share the financial and other risks of developing large gold deposits, the chief executive of Goldcorp Inc, the world's third biggest gold miner by market value, said on Tuesday.
Riyad Bank, Saudi Arabia's fourth-largest lender by assets, posted a 65.6 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Monday, falling well short of analysts' forecasts.
Riyad Bank, Saudi Arabia's fourth-largest lender by assets, posted a 65.6 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Monday, falling well short of analysts' forecasts.
The Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to boost US investment by 50 percent to $3.1 billion over five years and may build a new US factory - the latest auto firm to announce fresh investment after threats from President-elect Donald Trump to tax imports. T
China plans to develop a prototype exascale computer by the end of the year, state media said Tuesday, as it seeks to win a global race to be the first to build a machine capable of a billion, billion calculations per second. If successful, the achievemen
Netflix added a record seven million subscribers over the past quarter as part of its global expansion drive, fuelling a surge in revenue and profit for the streaming television giant.
The Czech telecoms regulator CTU is pushing O2 Czech Republic and Vodafone to cut wholesale prices for mobile internet services (LTE) charged to virtual operators, warning they could lose frequencies won in a past auction.
The Facebook-owned mobile messaging service WhatsApp is vulnerable to interception, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, sparking concern over an app advertised as putting an emphasis on privacy. The report said that WhatsApp messages could be read
The GSMA on Thursday provided updates for the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai to be held from Wednesday, 28 June through Saturday, 1 July 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Among new developments, the GSMA announced the l
PBS is launching a round-the-clock children's channel that will be available on member stations and digital platforms. The free PBS Kids channel starting Monday is aimed at youngsters who are 2 to 6 and their families with educational programming includin
Curling up with a paperback may be a forgotten luxury for many thanks to today's busy lifestyles, but listening to a book on the go, while shopping or jogging, is fast becoming the new norm. Gone are the cumbersome cassette sets that could cost three time
Google is acquiring Twitter's mobile application developer platform Fabric, a move which could give some breathing room for the social network after charting an independent path without a suitor. Terms of the deal were not announced.
Scientists who study patterns of natural shifts in the Earth's climate said Thursday they have uncovered a "worrisome" signal that major sea level rise could be on the way. The findings in the journal Science show that ocean surface temperatures during th
Forty of the world's biggest companies assembled in Davos agreed on Monday to come up with cleaner ways to make and consume plastic as waste threatens the global eco-system, especially in oceans.
