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Archive - 2017-02-13
Trudeau vows to continue to welcome refugees
North America

Trudeau vows to continue to welcome refugees

WASHINGTON: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed during a visit to the White House Monday that his country would continue to welcome refugees, even as President Donald Trump defended his efforts to bar refugees from US soil as "common sense.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 08:25pm
NA Speaker, Deputy Speaker condemn bomb blast in Lahore
General News

NA Speaker, Deputy Speaker condemn bomb blast in Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi have condemned the bomb blast in front of Provincial Assembly of Punjab, at Mall road Lahore and expressed heartfelt grief and sorrow over the loss of precious
Published 13 Feb, 2017 07:28pm
Baligh condemns Lahore blast
General News

Baligh condemns Lahore blast

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Baligh Ur Rehman on Monday strongly condemned bomb blast at Lahore Mall Road.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 07:14pm
Three Pakistani injured soldiers embrace Shahadat
Front Top News

Three Pakistani injured soldiers embrace Shahadat

RAWALPINDI: The critically injured three soldiers of Pakistan army following unprovoked Indian firing on Line of Control (LoC) in Thob Sector near Bhimber on Monday succumbed to their injuries and embraced Shahadat.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 06:49pm
Four dead in massive French Alps avalanche
Europe

Four dead in massive French Alps avalanche

LYON: A father, his two teenage sons and their guide died in the French Alps on Monday after being engulfed by an avalanche at Tignes ski resort, rescue workers said.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 06:44pm
Sterling's best run since September hits euro for six
Financial

Sterling's best run since September hits euro for six

LONDON: Sterling rose against the euro for a sixth straight day on Monday, chalking up its best run in over four months as the euro zone currency struggled to shake off French political worries and Greek debt strains.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 05:33pm
OPEC reports big Saudi oil cut, boosting compliance with deal
Energy

OPEC reports big Saudi oil cut, boosting compliance with deal

LONDON/KHOBAR: Top OPEC oil producer Saudi Arabia made a large cut in its crude output in January to support prices and lessen a glut, helping boost compliance with the group's supply-reduction deal to a record high of more than 90 percent.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 05:28pm
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks move higher on Trump policy bets
Financial

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks move higher on Trump policy bets

NEW YORK: A gauge of global equity markets advanced on Monday and bond yields rose, lifted by a reemergence of assets likely to benefit from reflationary policies that are expected to be implemented by US President Donald Trump.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 05:25pm
Peugeot sees Trump's Iran stance boosting market lead
Industry

Peugeot sees Trump's Iran stance boosting market lead

PARIS: France's PSA Group is pushing ahead with an Iranian plant investment and production ramp-up in the face of a hardened US stance against Tehran under President Donald Trump that could play to the carmaker's advantage, a senior executive said
Published 13 Feb, 2017 05:22pm
Trump hosts Trudeau for tricky White House talks
Europe

Trump hosts Trudeau for tricky White House talks

WASHINGTON: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived at the White House Monday for what could be difficult trade and immigration talks with his political opposite, President Donald Trump.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 05:10pm
Erdogan calls for safe zone in northern Syria
Europe

Erdogan calls for safe zone in northern Syria

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara wanted to establish a "safe zone" in northern Syria free of "terrorists", as Turkish-backed rebels pushed ahead in the town of Al-Bab.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 04:50pm
Jamaat-ur-Ahrar claims responsibility of Lahore blast
Pakistan Top News

Jamaat-ur-Ahrar claims responsibility of Lahore blast

LAHORE: Jamaat-ur-Ahrar has claimed the responsibility of Lahore Mall Road blast, leaving 14 dead including DIG Traffic Lahore Capt Retd Ahmed Mubeen, on Monday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 03:37pm
Govt sees end to routine power outages by year's end
Pakistan

Govt sees end to routine power outages by year's end

ISLAMABAD: PML-N government expects to end electricity shortages by the end of 2017, a senior government official said, in what would be a major electoral boost for the ruling party of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 03:33pm
DIG Traffic among 14 dead at Charing Cross blast
Front Top News

DIG Traffic among 14 dead at Charing Cross blast

LAHORE: At least 14 dead including DIG Traffic DIG Traffic Lahore Capt (retd) Ahmad Mobin, along with SSP Zahid Gondal of Punjab Police, at a blast on Lahores Mall Road on Monday, setting vehicles to fire and injuring scores.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 02:47pm
Embarrassing record for Umar Akmal
Cricket

Embarrassing record for Umar Akmal

Pakistani middle order batsman Umar Akmal has achieved a record albeit an embarrassing one, after the Qalandars batsmen went on a duck against the Peshawar Zalmis on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 01:19pm
The Paradiso by Edwin Herrera
Featured Photos

The Paradiso by Edwin Herrera

Photo Credit: Edwin Herrera %Ddwin Herrera aka Joswin is a freelance visual artist, photographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:44am
The Hunter by Eric Valli
Featured Photos

The Hunter by Eric Valli

Photo Credit: Eric Valli%Dric Valli is a French photographer and film director.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:41am
L.A Nightlights by Dylan Schwartz
Featured Photos

L.A Nightlights by Dylan Schwartz

Photo Credit: Dylan Schwartz%Dylan Schwartz is a superb talented art director, designer, filmmaker and photographer from Los Angeles, who currently works at Saatchi & Saatchi.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:37am
Fortuitous by Eric Dufour
Featured Photos

Fortuitous by Eric Dufour

Photo Credit: Eric Dufour%Dric Dufour is a talented photographer based in Arnas, France.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:35am
Stardust by Derrick Freske
Featured Photos

Stardust by Derrick Freske

Photo Credit: Derrick Freske%Derrick Freske is a talented 22-year-old self-taught photographer and student based in lower Michigan.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:32am
Hammock Of Oneness by Davey Gravy
Featured Photos

Hammock Of Oneness by Davey Gravy

Photo Credit: Davey Gravy%Davey Gravy is a talented self-taught photographer, filmmaker, painter and artist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:19am
RECORDER REPORT-PSX close of day
Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX close of day

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index closed higher on Monday having 49965.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 11:18am
Chromatic Corals by myLapse
Featured Photos

Chromatic Corals by myLapse

This shot, titled Coral Colors was posted to Vimeo by myLapse earlier this year.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 10:25am
Killing of news cameraman sad incident: DG ISPR
General News

Killing of news cameraman sad incident: DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Expressing grief over the killing of Assistant Cameraman of a news channel in Karachi, Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor has said it is a sad incident.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 10:12am
Turkish army close to taking IS-held town: Erdogan
Europe

Turkish army close to taking IS-held town: Erdogan

BEIRUT: Turkish troops backed by Syrian rebel fighters have entered the centre of the Islamic State group bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 09:34am
PM condemns North Waziristan blast
General News

PM condemns North Waziristan blast

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday strongly condemned the bomb blast in North Waziristan that resulted in martyrdom of three FC personnel.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 09:30am
Train Cemetery by Chris Staring
Featured Photos

Train Cemetery by Chris Staring

Photo Credit: Chris Staring %Dhris Staring is a talented photographer, designer and traveler currently based in Melbourne, Australia.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 09:11am
Crawler's Vision by Adam Bakay
Featured Photos

Crawler's Vision by Adam Bakay

Photo Credit: Adam Bakay %Ddam Bakay is a talented 22-year-old self-taught photographer and traveler based in Prague, Czech Republic.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 08:44am
Australia on Valentine scam alert
Life & Style

Australia on Valentine scam alert

SYDNEY: Love may be in the air on February 14 but Saint Valentine's Day is also peak time for scamming lonely hearts for money, an Australian government body warned Monday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 08:14am
Tokyo stocks up after US-Japan summit
Financial

Tokyo stocks up after US-Japan summit

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose Monday with sentiment lifted by upbeat talks over the weekend between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 08:09am
Bomb kills three soldiers in South Waziristan
Pakistan Top News

Bomb kills three soldiers in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR: A roadside bomb killed three Frontier Corps in a restive northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said on Monday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 08:07am
Peru ex-leader Toledo on lam amid graft charges
World

Peru ex-leader Toledo on lam amid graft charges

LIMA: Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Sunday urged his US counterpart Donald Trump to consider sending fugitive ex-Peruvian leader Alejandro Toledo -- believed to be in the United States -- back to Peru on graft charges.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 07:58am
North Korea says successfully tested new ballistic missile
Front Top News

North Korea says successfully tested new ballistic missile

SEOUL: North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile, triggering a US-led call for an urgent UN Security Council meeting after a launch seen as a challenge to President Donald Trump.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 07:51am
Kaymu: Under a cloud
Miscellaneous

Kaymu: Under a cloud

More power to Pakistans proliferating, multi-million dollar online marketplace that is said to be growing exponentially.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 06:35am
Cement: Hopes held high
Miscellaneous

Cement: Hopes held high

The cement industry kicked of the new year with a slowdown in dispatches due to heavy rainfall and snow across the country.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 06:34am
Pakistani appointed WB's Country Director

Pakistani appointed WB's Country Director

Dr Tahseen Sayed Khan, a Pakistani woman, has been appointed as the new Country Director for Caribbean countries, the World Bank announced. Dr Khan will be responsible for maintaining a solid partnership with the countries to address their development and
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
FC official commits suicide

FC official commits suicide

A personnel of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) allegedly committed suicide at the local FC headquarters, here. An official at the Nabi Bux police Station told Business Recorder that the Lance Naik Nijat Gul, 36, shot himself in the head with a Kalas
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
IESCO power suspension notice

IESCO power suspension notice

Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) Sunday issued a power suspension programme for Monday (February 13) for various areas of its region due to necessary maintenance.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Boat mishap: four more bodies recovered

Boat mishap: four more bodies recovered

The death toll of sad incident of boat capsizing in the Indus River has reached to 10 as four more bodies were recovered by the divers of Mallah community and Pakistan Navy team from Indus River, near Balhreji village of Dokri taluka, on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Fazl says ideological line of terrorists' cut down

Fazl says ideological line of terrorists' cut down

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that his party had never opposed merger of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, instead it has proposed that there has to be consultations with tribesmen over the fate of th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hepatitis Clinic to be established: Shahbaz

Hepatitis Clinic to be established: Shahbaz

chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif chaired a meeting and reviewed progress on different matters of Pakistan Kidney & Liver Transplant Institute project. While presiding over the meeting, the Chief Minister said that Pakistan Kidney & Liver Transplant In
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Commemorating Faiz, 8th Karachi Literature Festival concludes

Commemorating Faiz, 8th Karachi Literature Festival concludes

The 8th Karachi Literature Festival was concluded on Sunday, its third and last day when noted scholar Dr Ayesha Jalal and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan also enlightened the Karachiites by their expert opinion on the establishment
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
PFA teams inspect milk at cities' entry, exit points

PFA teams inspect milk at cities' entry, exit points

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) field teams destroyed 300,000 liters of milk during last three months while checking it at the entry and exit points of different big cities of the province. 'We have been inspecting milk at entry or exit points of the citi
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Erdogan says Turkish army close to taking IS-held town

Erdogan says Turkish army close to taking IS-held town

Turkish troops backed by Syrian rebel fighters have entered the centre of the Islamic State group bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. The town in Syria's Aleppo province is the last stronghold of the jih
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
IS fighter first to be stripped of Australian citizenship

IS fighter first to be stripped of Australian citizenship

An Islamic State fighter has become the first Australian to be stripped of his citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, authorities and reports said. Khaled Sharrouf - who made headlines in 2014 when he posted an image on Twitter of his young son holding a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
70 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Belgium

70 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Belgium

Around 70 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, including five seriously, at a private indoor karting event in central Belgium on Saturday, authorities said. The incident took place at around 8:30pm at a newly opened indoor karting venue in Wavre, a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Israel will not allow former Peru president to enter

Israel will not allow former Peru president to enter

Israel said on Sunday it would not allow in former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, who is wanted in connection with a corruption probe, before his affairs were settled in Peru.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
New Zealand beached whale crisis 'over'

New Zealand beached whale crisis 'over'

Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore. The crisis began early Friday when a pod of 416 whales were found stranded
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Brazilian police return to work after strike triggers violent chaos

Brazilian police return to work after strike triggers violent chaos

Several hundred police returned to their patrols on Sunday after eight days of strikes in a southeastern Brazilian state that was plunged into violence during the work stoppage. Relatives of officers had blocked access to all military police stations sinc
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rising trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: rising trend

The rupee moved cautiously against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on February 11, 2017. In the interbank market, the rupee managed to gain three paisas versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.78 and Rs 104.80.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Irritant gas temporarily shuts down Hamburg airport

Irritant gas temporarily shuts down Hamburg airport

German emergency workers temporarily evacuated Hamburg airport Sunday and treated dozens of people after an irritant gas was released in a terminal. The northern city's airport was closed and 13 flights diverted between 1130 and 1245 GMT after people repo
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rising trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: rising trend

The rupee moved cautiously against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on February 11, 2017. In the interbank market, the rupee managed to gain three paisas versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.78 and Rs 104.80.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Libya unity government slams creation of rival 'national guard'

Libya unity government slams creation of rival 'national guard'

Libya's UN-backed unity government on Sunday slammed the creation by armed groups of a national guard rival to its own presidential guard in the capital Tripoli. The Government of National Accord said it considered the creation of the "Libyan National Gua
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
COAS visits SWA

COAS visits SWA

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited South Waziristan Agency (SWA) and spent the day with troops deployed at forward posts, says an ISPR press release issued here on Sunday. On arrival, COAS was briefed by the GOC about security a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CIA director gives medal to top Saudi royal

CIA director gives medal to top Saudi royal

The heir to Saudi Arabia's throne has been awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, who honoured his counter-terrorism work.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
COAS visits SWA

COAS visits SWA

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited South Waziristan Agency (SWA) and spent the day with troops deployed at forward posts, says an ISPR press release issued here on Sunday. On arrival, COAS was briefed by the GOC about security a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Spain's leftist Podemos leader wins battle for party soul

Spain's leftist Podemos leader wins battle for party soul

Supporters of Spain's Podemos party handed Pablo Iglesias a clear victory Sunday in a battle for the far-left party's direction, re-electing him as leader and backing his call to return to the streets as a protest movement. More than 155,000 people voted
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended February 10, 2017, however investors' interest in some selective stocks supported the benchmark KSE-100 index to increase by 369.25 points on week-on-week basis to close at
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
South Sudanese general resigns, citing 'ethnic cleansing'

South Sudanese general resigns, citing 'ethnic cleansing'

A senior South Sudanese general has quit, accusing President Salva Kiir and top members from his majority Dinka tribe of "ethnic cleansing," according to a resignation letter obtained by AFP Sunday.Lieutenant-General Thomas Cirillo Swaka is the country's
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended February 10, 2017, however investors' interest in some selective stocks supported the benchmark KSE-100 index to increase by 369.25 points on week-on-week basis to close at
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended February 10, 2017, however investors'' interest in some selective stocks supported the benchmark KSE-100 index to increase by 369.25 points on week-on-week basis to close a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
EEX bourse to build on power and gas growth, offer new products

EEX bourse to build on power and gas growth, offer new products

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) expects to build on last year's volume growth in its main electricity and gas markets and offer new products in a trend towards cleared energy trading, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tepco aims to sell $880 million bonds

Tepco aims to sell $880 million bonds

Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) plans to complete a sale of bonds by the end of March in its first debt offering since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, three sources close to the matter told Reuters and DealWatch on Wednesday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tepco aims to sell $880 million bonds

Tepco aims to sell $880 million bonds

Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) plans to complete a sale of bonds by the end of March in its first debt offering since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, three sources close to the matter told Reuters and DealWatch on Wednesday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Firm oil boosts Saudi, Kuwait rebounds but Egypt slips

Firm oil boosts Saudi, Kuwait rebounds but Egypt slips

Petrochemical and banking shares boosted Saudi Arabia's bourse on Sunday after oil prices firmed at the end of last week, while small and mid-sized stocks were the main movers on other Gulf markets. Saudi Arabia's index added 0.8 percent with nearly three
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Duterte backs mine closures in southern Philippines

Duterte backs mine closures in southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would not stand in the way of his minister's decision to close several mines in the southern Philippines after he saw the damage they had done to the environment.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Helicopter bombs vehicle amid power struggle in Yemen's Aden

Helicopter bombs vehicle amid power struggle in Yemen's Aden

An Apache helicopter from a Saudi-led military coalition wounded three Yemeni soldiers when it fired a missile at a military vehicle outside Aden International Airport on Sunday, Yemeni security officials said.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 79.20-79.20 (previous 79.20-79.20).
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
UAE says expects higher compliance with OPEC, non-OPEC deal

UAE says expects higher compliance with OPEC, non-OPEC deal

Compliance wth a global supply cut deal by OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers has been high in January and that level of commitment is expected to improve over the next months, the United Arab Emirates Energy Minister said on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dozens arrested in French clashes over alleged police rape

Dozens arrested in French clashes over alleged police rape

Thirty-seven people were arrested in the Paris suburbs when clashes erupted after a protest over the assault of a young black man allegedly sodomised with a police truncheon, a police source said Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Six Gulf nations aiming for simultaneous VAT adoption: UAE official

Six Gulf nations aiming for simultaneous VAT adoption: UAE official

Policy makers in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council are aiming to introduce a 5 percent value-added tax at the start of next year, despite administrative and technical obstacles, a senior United Arab Emirates finance official said on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Race for kilowatts empties Bosnian lake

Race for kilowatts empties Bosnian lake

Bosnia's fisheries watchdog gazes over an expanse of sand and mud, a space once occupied by a large thriving lake but recently emptied in the race for electricity production. "I have nothing to do here anymore," said Emir Alebic by the greyish valley that
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Six Gulf nations aiming for simultaneous VAT adoption: UAE official

Six Gulf nations aiming for simultaneous VAT adoption: UAE official

Policy makers in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council are aiming to introduce a 5 percent value-added tax at the start of next year, despite administrative and technical obstacles, a senior United Arab Emirates finance official said on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dubai's Arabtec working with Moelis

Dubai's Arabtec working with Moelis

Loss-making Dubai construction firm Arabtec is working with boutique investment bank Moelis to study options for the company's capital structure, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. A mandate for restructuring advisory firm AlixPartne
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
China regulator warns insurers over investment risks

China regulator warns insurers over investment risks

China's insurance firms face possible risks from "irrational" stock investments and large-scale overseas mergers and acquisitions, the state-run People's Daily on Sunday quoted a top regulatory official as saying.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bahrain's sugar refinery stopped production in October

Bahrain's sugar refinery stopped production in October

Bahrain's Arabian Sugar Refinery stopped production in October and is preparing for a change of ownership, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Sunday. Bahrain's only sugar refinery, which came on stream in 2014, did not have enough working capita
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dubai's Al Khaleej Sugar operating at full capacity

Dubai's Al Khaleej Sugar operating at full capacity

Dubai's Al Khaleej Sugar Refinery, the world's largest port-based refinery for the commodity, said on Sunday it was operating at full capacity and expected to remain so for the next month Jamal al-Ghurair, managing director of the refinery, also told Reut
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hamida Khuhro passes away

Hamida Khuhro passes away

Former education minister for Sindh, Dr Hamida Khuhro passed away after a protracted illness on Sunday morning in Karachi. Her funeral was held after Asr prayers and laid to rest in Gizri graveyard. A historian, a politician, a professor and a writer Khuh
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hamida Khuhro passes away

Hamida Khuhro passes away

Former education minister for Sindh, Dr Hamida Khuhro passed away after a protracted illness on Sunday morning in Karachi. Her funeral was held after Asr prayers and laid to rest in Gizri graveyard. A historian, a politician, a professor and a writer Khuh
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
doemwer chairman refuses to testify

doemwer chairman refuses to testify

Ex-Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech, who resigned after a showdown with former chief executive Martin Winterkorn, has refused to testify to German lawmakers investigating a possible government's role in the VW emissions scandal, according to his lawyer
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
One killed in TV channel van attack

One killed in TV channel van attack

A media person was killed on Sunday when unknown men opened fire on a Samaa TV DSNG van near KDA roundabout in North Nazimabad area. According to police and rescue sources, the incident took place soon after the DSNG reached the site to cover another inci
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Aviation takes baby steps toward sustainable fuels

Aviation takes baby steps toward sustainable fuels

The air transportation sector is turning slowly toward sustainable fuels as part of the global fight against climate change. But adoption has been delayed due to a lack of incentives and low oil prices.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
One killed in TV channel van attack

One killed in TV channel van attack

A media person was killed on Sunday when unknown men opened fire on a Samaa TV DSNG van near KDA roundabout in North Nazimabad area. According to police and rescue sources, the incident took place soon after the DSNG reached the site to cover another inci
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Egyptians ditch imports and buy local as pound sinks
Currency

Egyptians ditch imports and buy local as pound sinks

Egyptian chocolate spread maker Swifax has doubled its sales and is struggling to keep up with demand since the pound currency dived in November, forcing shoppers traditionally "obsessed with everything foreign" to ditch pricy imports and buy local.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Berlin airport due to open in June 2018

Berlin airport due to open in June 2018

Berlin's long-delayed international airport is scheduled to open in June next year, German weekly Bild am Sonntag reported, citing internal documents of the airport operator. The documents include a target date of June 30, 2018 for opening the new airport
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Lagarde 'optimistic' about US economy

Lagarde 'optimistic' about US economy

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday voiced optimism for US economic growth under President Donald Trump but warned it could herald trouble for the rest of the world. "From the little we know, and I will insist on the little we kn
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
US lead Germany 1-0 in Fed Cup tie marred by anthem error

US lead Germany 1-0 in Fed Cup tie marred by anthem error

Alison Riske beat Andrea Petkovic to put the United States up 1-0 on Saturday in a Fed Cup World Group tie that got off to an awkward start thanks to a gaffe involving the German national anthem. "The USTA extends a sincere apology to the German Fed Cup t
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Taylor again left out of New Zealand T20 squad

Taylor again left out of New Zealand T20 squad

New Zealand senior batsman Ross Taylor has again been kept out of the New Zealand Twenty20 squad named Sunday to play South Africa later in the week. New Zealand Cricket announced its Twenty20 and one-day international squads, with Corey Anderson and Tom
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Ski-jump: Germany clinch first ever sweep

Ski-jump: Germany clinch first ever sweep

German ski-jumpers produced the first ever women's spodium sweep at Ljubno on Sunday albeit in the absence of Japanese stars Sara Takanashi and Yuki Ito. Katharina Althaus won with efforts of 92.5m and 90m ahead of Olympic and world champion Carina Vogt a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea Sunday fired a ballistic missile into the sea in an apparent test of new US President Donald Trump, who responded by pledging "100 percent" support for Washington's key regional ally Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country wou
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Zverev takes Montpellier title

Zverev takes Montpellier title

Highly-touted German teenager Alexander Zverev defeated home favourite Richard Gasquet 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in Montpellier on Sunday to land his second career ATP title. Third seed Gasquet had lifted the trophy in Montpellier the past two years but was denied a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea Sunday fired a ballistic missile into the sea in an apparent test of new US President Donald Trump, who responded by pledging "100 percent" support for Washington's key regional ally Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country wou
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pliskova, Strycova take Czechs to semis

Pliskova, Strycova take Czechs to semis

Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Strycova led defending champions the Czech Republic into the Fed Cup semi-finals after winning their rubbers on Sunday for an unbeatable 3-1 lead against Spain. In a clash of the teams' number-one players, world number three
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture income tax; but due to lack of appropriate systems, however, it was never able to comply with the 2001 amendment that stipulated that tax would be land or income-based depending on whichever is higher. Th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Madrid remain top as Barca's 'MSN' hit six

Madrid remain top as Barca's 'MSN' hit six

Real Madrid maintained a one point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga as Cristiano Ronaldo was on target in a hard fought 3-1 win at rock bottom Osasuna on Saturday. Earlier, Barca's front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all struck in
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture income tax; but due to lack of appropriate systems, however, it was never able to comply with the 2001 amendment that stipulated that tax would be land or income-based depending on whichever is higher. Th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Alpine skiing: Feuz drives Swiss wild with downhill gold

Alpine skiing: Feuz drives Swiss wild with downhill gold

Beat Feuz assuaged the absence through injury of Swiss teammate Lara Gut by storming to gold in the men's downhill at the World Ski Championships on Sunday to drive a raucous home crowd wild.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture income tax; but due to lack of appropriate systems, however, it was never able to comply with the 2001 amendment that stipulated that tax would be land or income-based depending on whichever is higher. Th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Belachew wins Hong Kong Marathon in record time

Belachew wins Hong Kong Marathon in record time

Ethiopia's Bizuneh Melaku Belachew danced on the finish line as he smashed his personal best to win the Hong Kong Marathon Sunday in a new course record. The 27-year-old performed a jig to celebrate with the runner-up, Kenya's Julius Kipyego Keter, who fi
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia Sunday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in some countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment to reporters aft
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Army take Faysal Bank Solitaire Polo Cup

Army take Faysal Bank Solitaire Polo Cup

Half-goal handicap advantage helped Army beat Diamond/Master Paints by 41/2-4 in the main final to clinch the Faysal Bank Solitaire Polo Cup here at the jam-packed Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia Sunday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in some countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment to reporters aft
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Wapda's Najeeb wins Tour de Galiyat Cycle Race

Wapda's Najeeb wins Tour de Galiyat Cycle Race

Promising cyclist Najeeb Ullah clinched the third and last leg of Tour de Galiyat Cycle Race with closely followed by Habib Ullah of SSGC and Naimat Ullah taking second and third positions respectively on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh battle for survival in India Test

Bangladesh battle for survival in India Test

India's bowlers led by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin tightened the noose Sunday on Bangladesh, who face an uphill battle for survival on a final-day track in the one-off Test in Hyderabad.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Chelsea go 10 points clear with draw

Chelsea go 10 points clear with draw

Premier League leaders Chelsea moved 10 points clear at the top on Sunday despite being held by Burnley in an entertaining game played amid flurries of sleet and snow. Pedro gave Chelsea an early lead from a pass by Victor Moses but the home side fought b
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sanofi sees weak 2017 earnings, not in hurry for M&A

Sanofi sees weak 2017 earnings, not in hurry for M&A

France's biggest drugmaker, Sanofi , which missed out on a major takeover deal last month, said on Wednesday it expected 2017 earnings per share to be stable or slightly lower. The company was reporting fourth-quarter results hit by higher taxes and one-o
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Khurram appointed FPCCI body chief

Khurram appointed FPCCI body chief

Dr Khurram Tariq Chief Executive Officer Kay & Emms (Pvt) Ltd has been appointed as chairman of the FPCCI Standing Committee on "Hosiery Manufacturers and Value-added exports for the year 2017. Dr Khurram is a highly educated businessman. He has rich expe
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
UniCredit suffers net loss of 11.8 billion euros in 2016

UniCredit suffers net loss of 11.8 billion euros in 2016

Italy's UniCredit, which is in the midst of a vast restructuring, said Thursday it suffered a net loss of 11.8 billion euros ($12.6 billion) last year. The lender had signalled last month that it would post such a huge loss as it takes 13.1 billion euros
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
No mention of Hafiz Saeed in NAP: Shujaat

No mention of Hafiz Saeed in NAP: Shujaat

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujat Hussain, commenting on Advisor on Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz declaring detention of Hafiz Saeed as part of National Action Plan (NAP) has said that when NAP was
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
UniCredit suffers net loss of 11.8 billion euros in 2016

UniCredit suffers net loss of 11.8 billion euros in 2016

Italy's UniCredit, which is in the midst of a vast restructuring, said Thursday it suffered a net loss of 11.8 billion euros ($12.6 billion) last year. The lender had signalled last month that it would post such a huge loss as it takes 13.1 billion euros
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Honda, Hitachi Automotive to form EV motor joint venture

Honda, Hitachi Automotive to form EV motor joint venture

Honda Motor Co Ltd and Hitachi Ltd's auto parts subsidiary plan to form a joint venture to develop, produce and sell motors for electric vehicles (EV), joining forces to better compete in the highly specialised "green" car segment.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Cotton bolls hit by pink bollworm destroyed
Cotton

Cotton bolls hit by pink bollworm destroyed

The Punjab Agriculture Department has destroyed 500 cotton bolls affected by pink bollworm in the province under its campaign to destroy the cotton bolls affected by different pests launched on November 3, said a spokesman of the department here on Sunday
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
ABB reverses order decline with small increase in 4Q

ABB reverses order decline with small increase in 4Q

Power technology and automation group ABB reported an end to its almost two-year decline in order intake by posting a small increase in new business on Wednesday and forecasting that 2017 would likely be dominated by market uncertainty.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
50 percent questions remain unanswered in KP PA's last session

50 percent questions remain unanswered in KP PA's last session

Fifty percent questions remained unaddressed due to absence of relevant ministers and not receiving reply from the departments concerned during the recent prorogued session of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. However, the House adopted five resolutions and pa
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tata Steel reports first profit in five quarters
Currency

Tata Steel reports first profit in five quarters

Tata Steel Ltd reported its first profit in five quarters on Tuesday helped by higher sales of industrial products and steel for the auto sector and a rise in exports despite India's surprise ban on high-value currency notes which hurt several sectors.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Nobody will be allowed to make, sell spurious drugs: minister

Nobody will be allowed to make, sell spurious drugs: minister

Punjab Minister for Primary & Secondary Health, Khawaja Imran Nazir has said that nobody will be allowed to manufacture or sell substandard and spurious drugs in Punjab. He said that strict action would be taken against such elements that put the human li
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tata Steel reports first profit in five quarters
Currency

Tata Steel reports first profit in five quarters

Tata Steel Ltd reported its first profit in five quarters on Tuesday helped by higher sales of industrial products and steel for the auto sector and a rise in exports despite India's surprise ban on high-value currency notes which hurt several sectors.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
We must do our part to make world a global village, says former CJP

We must do our part to make world a global village, says former CJP

At least ten teams from top law schools throughout Pakistan competed in the Jessup law moot court competition-Pakistan, held in Islamabad. The three-day event was sponsored by the U.S Embassy's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Singapore Airlines third quarter operating profit up 1.7 percent

Singapore Airlines third quarter operating profit up 1.7 percent

Singapore Airlines Ltd reported on Tuesday a 1.7 percent rise in third-quarter operating profit, helped by an unexpected growth from cargo and mail, while net fuel costs fell. Profit reached S$293 million ($207 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31,
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
ANP-Wali calls for Pakhtun unity to overcome challenges

ANP-Wali calls for Pakhtun unity to overcome challenges

Chairperson of Awami National Party (ANP-Wali) Begum Naseem Wali Khan has called for Pakhtun unity to cope with growing challenges and issues. "I am fighting to gain Pakhtun rights and equal share of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA in the China-Pakistan Econo
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
DP World says Europe, India, Turkey to lead growth in 2017

DP World says Europe, India, Turkey to lead growth in 2017

Ports operator DP World said on Tuesday it expected 2017 growth to be driven by new developments in the Netherlands, India, Britain and Turkey after reporting a 2.2 percent rise in gross container volumes on a like-for-like basis in 2016.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sherpao to visit tribal agencies to win support for Fata-KP merger

Sherpao to visit tribal agencies to win support for Fata-KP merger

Chairman of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has announced he will visit all tribal agencies to unite the people in favour of the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Etihad sees challenging year as growth slows

Etihad sees challenging year as growth slows

Etihad Airways faces "another challenging year", Group Chief Executive James Hogan said on Wednesday, adding the Abu Dhabi-based carrier would "expand prudently and efficiently" this year. Gulf carriers are under pressure to adapt to slowing growth after
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
SEED, SEA sign MoU to open social enterprise academy

SEED, SEA sign MoU to open social enterprise academy

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between SEED Ventures and Social Enterprise Academy (SEA), Scotland to inaugurate the international social franchise of the Social Enterprise Academy for Pakistan. According to an announcement of the SEE
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Air Arabia swings to surprise fourth quarter net loss

Air Arabia swings to surprise fourth quarter net loss

Budget carrier Air Arabia, the United Arab Emirates' only publicly listed airline, swung to a surprise fourth-quarter net loss on Thursday, citing overcapacity in the regional aviation market and slow growth in major economies. The Sharjah-based firm made
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tribal leaders of JUI-F oppose Fata-KP merger

Tribal leaders of JUI-F oppose Fata-KP merger

Tribal leaders of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) have opposed the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and vowed to strongly resist any such attempt at every forum.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bombardier to double fleet size in India

Bombardier to double fleet size in India

Canadian plane maker Bombardier Inc plans to double its fleet size in India to more than 40 aircraft over the next few years, an executive told Reuters on Wednesday on the sidelines of an aviation conference in Mumbai.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that Pakistan had successfully tapped international capital market four times since 2014 and each time received overwhelming response. He was addressing the closing ceremony of "Colours of Indus 2017 Progr
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volvo Cars posts strong earnings

Volvo Cars posts strong earnings

Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars, owned by Chinese group Geely, said Wednesday it posted a healthy profit rise in 2016, boosted by record sales and stronger finances. Net profit soared by 90 percent to 5.94 billion kronor (633 million euros, $628 million), whi
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that Pakistan had successfully tapped international capital market four times since 2014 and each time received overwhelming response. He was addressing the closing ceremony of "Colours of Indus 2017 Progr
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Prices of food items decline slightly

Prices of food items decline slightly

Prices of essential food items, including pulses, vegetable, sugar, flour, have registered a slight decline in retail market, according to survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Microsoft offers patent troll defence for cloud customers

Microsoft offers patent troll defence for cloud customers

Microsoft Corp has thought up another way to attract potential customers to its cloud computing service: deterrent against patent trolls. Companies new to the cloud are vulnerable to non-practicing entities, which do not make any products themselves but u
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
OPC helps expats to get possession of 50 plots: Commissioner

OPC helps expats to get possession of 50 plots: Commissioner

Commissioner Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), Punjab Afzaal Bhatti has said that provision of possession of 50 residential plots to Overseas Pakistanis in Eden Housing Scheme is a remarkable and tremendous achievement of the OPC. Presiding over a dep
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pinterest lets phones spy eye-catching items

Pinterest lets phones spy eye-catching items

Pinterest on Wednesday infused more machine smarts into its online bulletin boards, pushing harder into e-commerce by enabling people to use smartphones to identify products they might wish to pursue. A test version of "Lens" lets people take pictures wit
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CCP recommends proceedings against USC

CCP recommends proceedings against USC

Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared evaluation of Utility Stores Corporation's (USC) IT project as flawed and recommended that proceedings should be initiated against USC for discriminating with local IT companies, well informed sources
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
500 years of robots go on show in London

500 years of robots go on show in London

Why do humans build machines that resemble them - and what does that say about us? A London exhibition opening on Tuesday is surveying 500 years of simple to sophisticated robots to find out. Take a lip-syncing monk from the 16th century or a cartoon-like
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Two injured in Hub

Two injured in Hub

Two persons were injured in firing of unknown accused near Hub Chowki, border area of Sindh and Balochistan. According to police source, Mir Hussain, aged 25, son of Ghulam Hussain and Wahaj Bux, aged 47, son of Talib Bux, were injured when unknown culpri
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
GSMA, CTIA launch 2017 Mobile World Congress Americas

GSMA, CTIA launch 2017 Mobile World Congress Americas

The GSMA on February 8 announced the first details of the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas, in partnership with CTIA, including confirmed exhibitors, partners, programmes and activities taking place at the new mobile industry event.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Five security personnel injured in Bajaur Agency

Five security personnel injured in Bajaur Agency

5 security personnel were seriously injured in a blast that occurred while they attempted to defuse a bomb in Mamond tehsil of the troubled Bajaur Agency on Sunday. According to the Bajaur political administration, the security personnel were defusing the
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
YouTube adds mobile video streaming for top talent

YouTube adds mobile video streaming for top talent

YouTube on Tuesday began letting popular online video personalities broadcast on the go using mobile devices, ramping up a challenge to Facebook and Twitter in the live-streaming arena. Google-owned YouTube has supported live streaming of video through co
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Facebook, Google join drive against fake news in France

Facebook, Google join drive against fake news in France

Giant Internet firms Facebook and Google joined forces with news organisations on Monday to launch new fact-checking tools designed to root out "fake news" stories in France ahead of the country's presidential election. Social networks and news aggregator
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Grenade explosion kills two children

Grenade explosion kills two children

Two children were killed and another critically wounded in a grenade explosion in north-western Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. The children of a shepherd family were playing in a mountainous village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they found the
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tech firms must do more against 'fake news': Apple boss

Tech firms must do more against 'fake news': Apple boss

Technology firms must up their game in tackling "fake news", Apple chief executive Tim Cook said Saturday, calling for a major public information campaign. "All of us technology companies need to create some tools that help diminish the volume of fake new
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pakistani appointed WB's Country Director

Pakistani appointed WB's Country Director

Dr Tahseen Sayed Khan, a Pakistani woman, has been appointed as the new Country Director for Caribbean countries, the World Bank announced. Dr Khan will be responsible for maintaining a solid partnership with the countries to address their development and
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Algorithms: the managers of our digital lives

Algorithms: the managers of our digital lives

Algorithms are a crucial cog in the mechanics of our digital world, but also a nosy minder of our personal lives and a subtle, even insidious influence on our behaviour. They have also come to symbolise the risks of a computerised world conditioned by com
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
FC official commits suicide

FC official commits suicide

A personnel of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) allegedly committed suicide at the local FC headquarters, here. An official at the Nabi Bux police Station told Business Recorder that the Lance Naik Nijat Gul, 36, shot himself in the head with a Kalas
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dietary protein from any source may help muscle health

Dietary protein from any source may help muscle health

Diets high in protein from any source - animals or plants - may help keep muscles big and strong as people age, according to a new study. People with higher overall protein intake had higher muscle mass and stronger quadriceps, the muscle in front of the
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
IESCO power suspension notice

IESCO power suspension notice

Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) Sunday issued a power suspension programme for Monday (February 13) for various areas of its region due to necessary maintenance.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
West Nile virus epidemics made worse by drought

West Nile virus epidemics made worse by drought

Drought has sharply boosted the intensity of deadly West Nile virus epidemics, which are set to worsen with global warming, scientists reported on Wednesday. Their research, published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, offers the best explanation
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Boat mishap: four more bodies recovered

Boat mishap: four more bodies recovered

The death toll of sad incident of boat capsizing in the Indus River has reached to 10 as four more bodies were recovered by the divers of Mallah community and Pakistan Navy team from Indus River, near Balhreji village of Dokri taluka, on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Genes point to who develops lung disease: study

Genes point to who develops lung disease: study

Scientists unveiled a trove of newly-discovered gene variants on Monday to help predict who will most likely develop a killer lung disease, both among smokers and non-smokers. The world's biggest probe of the genetics of lung health yielded 43 new gene va
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Fazl says ideological line of terrorists' cut down

Fazl says ideological line of terrorists' cut down

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that his party had never opposed merger of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, instead it has proposed that there has to be consultations with tribesmen over the fate of th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hepatitis Clinic to be established: Shahbaz

Hepatitis Clinic to be established: Shahbaz

chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif chaired a meeting and reviewed progress on different matters of Pakistan Kidney & Liver Transplant Institute project. While presiding over the meeting, the Chief Minister said that Pakistan Kidney & Liver Transplant In
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pet medicines pose risk of poison to kids

Pet medicines pose risk of poison to kids

Parents who store medicines and household cleaners out of reach to protect their kids from accidental poisoning shouldn't forget to consider any drugs they have for the family pet, a new study suggests. Children five and under account for 88 percent of c
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Commemorating Faiz, 8th Karachi Literature Festival concludes

Commemorating Faiz, 8th Karachi Literature Festival concludes

The 8th Karachi Literature Festival was concluded on Sunday, its third and last day when noted scholar Dr Ayesha Jalal and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan also enlightened the Karachiites by their expert opinion on the establishment
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Miracle crop: can quinoa help feed the world?

Miracle crop: can quinoa help feed the world?

Scientists on Wednesday unveiled the near-complete genome of quinoa, a grain cultivated centuries ago by Incas in the Andes that scientists say could help feed a hungry world.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
PFA teams inspect milk at cities' entry, exit points

PFA teams inspect milk at cities' entry, exit points

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) field teams destroyed 300,000 liters of milk during last three months while checking it at the entry and exit points of different big cities of the province. 'We have been inspecting milk at entry or exit points of the citi
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Erdogan says Turkish army close to taking IS-held town

Erdogan says Turkish army close to taking IS-held town

Turkish troops backed by Syrian rebel fighters have entered the centre of the Islamic State group bastion of Al-Bab and will soon capture it, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. The town in Syria's Aleppo province is the last stronghold of the jih
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab government provides advanced health facilities: Rana

Punjab government provides advanced health facilities: Rana

Punjab Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan said that under the vision of CM Shahbaz Sharif, the Punjab govt has attached special attention on provision of most advanced and quality health facilities to the patients at their door steps and billion of rupe
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
IS fighter first to be stripped of Australian citizenship

IS fighter first to be stripped of Australian citizenship

An Islamic State fighter has become the first Australian to be stripped of his citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, authorities and reports said. Khaled Sharrouf - who made headlines in 2014 when he posted an image on Twitter of his young son holding a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Two men held for cheating people on lottery prize

Two men held for cheating people on lottery prize

Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Islamabad police has nabbed two members of an organized gang who were involved to trap innocent people through phone calls telling that they have won a lottery and further cheated them by receiving advance cash payment.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
70 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Belgium

70 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Belgium

Around 70 people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning, including five seriously, at a private indoor karting event in central Belgium on Saturday, authorities said. The incident took place at around 8:30pm at a newly opened indoor karting venue in Wavre, a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Fata reforms to put into practice at all cost'

'Fata reforms to put into practice at all cost'

Advisor to Prime Minister and Senior Vice President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ameer Muqam said that the government was taking serious efforts regarding bringing FATA into mainstream, saying that reforms agenda would be put into practice at all
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Israel will not allow former Peru president to enter

Israel will not allow former Peru president to enter

Israel said on Sunday it would not allow in former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, who is wanted in connection with a corruption probe, before his affairs were settled in Peru.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
New Zealand beached whale crisis 'over'

New Zealand beached whale crisis 'over'

Whale rescuers were cautiously optimistic Sunday that the current wave of mass beachings in New Zealand was over, after hundreds of the creatures died after being stranded ashore. The crisis began early Friday when a pod of 416 whales were found stranded
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Brazilian police return to work after strike triggers violent chaos

Brazilian police return to work after strike triggers violent chaos

Several hundred police returned to their patrols on Sunday after eight days of strikes in a southeastern Brazilian state that was plunged into violence during the work stoppage. Relatives of officers had blocked access to all military police stations sinc
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Shahbaz congratulates Waheed Gul

Shahbaz congratulates Waheed Gul

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Sunday visited the residence of Member Provincial Assembly Waheed Gul and congratulated him on his daughter's wedding. The Chief Minister also expressed best wishes for the newly-wed couple.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
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