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Archive - 2017-02-20
Trump aides in back-door Ukraine peace plan: NYT
North America

Trump aides in back-door Ukraine peace plan: NYT

NEW YORK: President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, a business associate and a Ukrainian lawmaker have drawn up a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, presenting the proposal to the administration's former national security advisor, the New
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:55pm
Russia's UN envoy dies 'unexpectedly'
Europe

Russia's UN envoy dies 'unexpectedly'

MOSCOW: Russia's envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin died suddenly on Monday, the foreign ministry said, without giving details of the cause.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:55pm
Russia's Putin deeply upset by death of UN envoy Churkin
Europe

Russia's Putin deeply upset by death of UN envoy Churkin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin was deeply upset to learn of the death of Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, Russian news agencies cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:53pm
Oil rises, but swelling US output caps rally
Energy

Oil rises, but swelling US output caps rally

NEW YORK: Oil prices inched higher on Monday, as investor optimism over the effectiveness of producer cuts encouraged record bets on a sustained rally, although growing US output and stubbornly high stockpiles kept price gains in check.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:52pm
Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO funds
Europe

Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO funds

BRUSSELS: US Vice President Mike Pence told nervous Europeans Monday that Donald Trump will remain committed to transatlantic ties, but warned NATO allies they must boost their defence spending in return.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:52pm
Robin Hood rides into Croatia for new film
Movies & Music

Robin Hood rides into Croatia for new film

ZAGREB: After hosting "Star Wars" and "Game of Thrones", Croatia's Adriatic resort of Dubrovnik was transformed into medieval Nottingham on Monday for a Leonardo DiCaprio-produced adaptation of Robin Hood.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:50pm
Dar for coordinated efforts to uproot terrorism
Front Top News

Dar for coordinated efforts to uproot terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Monday, while referring to the recent act of terror at Sehwan Sharif, stressed that the federal and provincial governments should work in a well-coordinated fashion to uproot the scourge of militancy
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:41pm
Facility of GSP plus to remain intact by Dec 31, 2023: Dastgir
Pakistan Top News

Facility of GSP plus to remain intact by Dec 31, 2023: Dastgir

FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Monday said the facility of GSP plus granted to Pakistan by European Union would remain intact by December 31, 2023, so Pakistani exporters should fully concentrate on enhancing their e
Published 20 Feb, 2017 05:35pm
Bullion Prices on Monday
Markets

Bullion Prices on Monday

KARACHI: Following were the Bullion Prices in Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan and Lahore on Monday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 05:33pm
Trump expects 'real progress' on NATO spending by end-2017: Pence
Front Top News

Trump expects 'real progress' on NATO spending by end-2017: Pence

BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump expects NATO allies to make real progress by the end of this year towards the increased defence spending target agreed by the alliance, his Vice President Mike Pence said Monday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 04:12pm
Qalandars to field first against United
Cricket

Qalandars to field first against United

SHARJAH: Lahore Qalandar captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to field first against Islamabad United on 12th day of the ongoing edition of Pakistan Super League II on Monday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 03:55pm
US-led coalition expects to stay in Iraq after Mosul
World Top News

US-led coalition expects to stay in Iraq after Mosul

BAGHDAD: The commander of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Monday he expected its forces would be allowed to stay in Iraq after Mosul is recaptured.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 03:34pm
PSL II: Gayle, Sangakkara not coming to Lahore
Cricket

PSL II: Gayle, Sangakkara not coming to Lahore

Cricketing stars Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawerdene, have refused to visit Pakistan for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final at Lahore citing the countrys volatile security conditions, on Monday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 02:46pm
EU pushes migration talks with Tunisia, Egypt
Europe

EU pushes migration talks with Tunisia, Egypt

BRUSSELS: The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants, two senior officials in Brussels said.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 02:09pm
Oil rises, but faces prospect of growing US output
Energy

Oil rises, but faces prospect of growing US output

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Monday but gains were limited as investors gauged whether an increase in US drilling rigs and record stockpiles might offset the existing push by producers to cut output and bring the market into balance.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 02:08pm
Telcos, banks lift European shares, dollar dips
Financial

Telcos, banks lift European shares, dollar dips

LONDON: European stocks rose on Monday, with gains in telecoms and banks offsetting a big fall in Unilever, while the dollar dipped as uncertainty over politics and the timing of a US interest rate rise kept investors nervous.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 02:06pm
Euro inches higher in face of French politics
Financial

Euro inches higher in face of French politics

LONDON: The euro rode out signs of gains for far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday, inching higher against the dollar and the yen in trade held in check by the absence of US investors for a holiday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 02:03pm
Copper and zinc rebound on supply concerns
Commodities

Copper and zinc rebound on supply concerns

LONDON: Copper bounced back above $6,000 a tonne on Monday as a dispute escalated over the world's second-biggest copper operation in Indonesia while zinc was boosted by a drop in inventories.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 01:56pm
Pier Hope by Steve Zeinner
Featured Photos

Pier Hope by Steve Zeinner

Photo Credit: Steve Zeinner %D%ASteve Zeinner is a talented 45 year old self-taught photographer, filmmaker and painter based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:29pm
Clear Water by Tim Clark
Featured Photos

Clear Water by Tim Clark

Photo Credit: Tim Clark%D%ATim Clark, a talented self taught photographer and traveler is currently based in the NSW South Coast, Australia.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:19pm
Candids by Zhang Jia Wu
Featured Photos

Candids by Zhang Jia Wu

Photo Credit: Zhang Jia Wi%D%AZhang Jia Wu is a talented photographer and artist based in Zhengzhou, China.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:11pm
Freckles by Yannick Desmet
Featured Photos

Freckles by Yannick Desmet

Photo Credit: Yannick Desmet %D%AYannick Desmet is an exceptional 32-year-old Belgian photographer who is currently based in Hannover, Germany.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:07pm
Istanbuls Vibrant Minimalist Architecture by Yener Torun
Featured Photos

Istanbuls Vibrant Minimalist Architecture by Yener Torun

Photo Credit: Yener Torun%D%AYener Torun, a self-taught photographer offers an amazing insight into the colorful infrastructure and architecture of Istanbul Turkey; capturing stunning minimalistic images of traditional and contemporary buildings, mosques
Published 20 Feb, 2017 11:35am
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 48929.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 11:05am
US 'not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil': Mattis
Middle East

US 'not in Iraq to seize anybody's oil': Mattis

BAGHDAD: The United States is not about to plunder Iraq's petroleum reserves, Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad Monday, said as he sought to soothe partners rattled by President Donald Trump.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 10:29am
Amazon says to create 5,000 jobs in UK
World

Amazon says to create 5,000 jobs in UK

LONDON: US tech and retail giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 British jobs this year, in a show of confidence in the UK economy ahead of Brexit.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 10:13am
'At Night' by Andreas Levers
Featured Photos

'At Night' by Andreas Levers

Photo Credit: Andreas Levers%Dndreas Levers, a talented self-taught photographer and media designer from Ahaus, currently resides and works in Potsdam, Germany.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 10:03am
Modi govt's new bill kicks off row in Occupied Valley
Front Top News

Modi govt's new bill kicks off row in Occupied Valley

ISLAMABAD: A political storm is brewing in the entire Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir following the Narendra Modi government's proposal to introduce a bill in the parliament to extend the jurisdiction of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 to the
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:49am
France trains eagles to combat drones
Technology

France trains eagles to combat drones

With the age of the drones dawning, France is training golden eagles to take out unmanned drones midflight at the possible risk of spying or attacks carried out on French soil.%D%A%D%A
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:38am
Bye Bye Lala! Celebrate Afridi's greatest moments
Cricket

Bye Bye Lala! Celebrate Afridi's greatest moments

Pakistan star all rounder Shahid Khan Afridi finally announced his retirement from the international cricket, calling bid adieu to one of the most illustrious career, the cricketing world has ever seen.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:33am
Punjab govt still equivocal about Rangers amid terror attacks
Front Top News

Punjab govt still equivocal about Rangers amid terror attacks

MONITORING DESK%D%A%D%AKARACHI: Among the many important decisions taken in the provincial apex committee session, it was decided that relentless operations will be conducted against terrorists and their facilitators, according to a private TV channel.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:29am
Multi-exposures by Anthony Samaniego
Featured Photos

Multi-exposures by Anthony Samaniego

Photo Credit: Anthony Samaniego%Dnthony Samaniego is a talented photographer and visual artist hailing from Los Angeles, California.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:27am
Army refutes Gen Bajwa's comments on Indian civil-military ties
Pakistan Top News

Army refutes Gen Bajwa's comments on Indian civil-military ties

%D%ARECORDER REPORT %D%AISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army on Sunday refuted comments attributed to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to have advised "senior Army officers to learn from Indian democracy and that the Army has no business trying to run th
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:27am
Many terrorists killed in NWA air strikes
Front Top News

Many terrorists killed in NWA air strikes

MONITORING DESK%D%A%D%AKARACHI: Many terrorists were killed in Pakistan Air Force air strikes in North Waziristan Agency near the Afghan border, Aaj News reported late on Sunday night.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 09:06am
PSL II: Back-to-back blasts in Pakistan leave PSL final in doubt
Front Top News

PSL II: Back-to-back blasts in Pakistan leave PSL final in doubt

With questions being raised whether the second edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) final would be held in Lahore following last Mondays blast which claimed 14 people killed and over 100 injured, had threatened the event.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:40am
England's Stokes sold for record $2.16m at IPL
Cricket

England's Stokes sold for record $2.16m at IPL

BANGALORE: England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive foreign player in Indian Premier League history when he was bought by the Rising Pune Giants for more than $2 million at auction Monday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:02am
Army refutes comments

Army refutes comments

Pakistan Army on Sunday refuted comments attributed to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to have advised "senior Army officers to learn from Indian democracy and that the Army has no business trying to run the government".
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Army refutes comments

Army refutes comments

Pakistan Army on Sunday refuted comments attributed to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to have advised "senior Army officers to learn from Indian democracy and that the Army has no business trying to run the government".
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: firm trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: firm trend

The rupee managed to hold firmness versus the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on February 18, 2017.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: firm trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: firm trend

The rupee managed to hold firmness versus the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on February 18, 2017.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
West urged to take non-partisan approach to terrorism

West urged to take non-partisan approach to terrorism

Reiterating their common position on counter-terrorism at the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC), Pakistan and China urged the West to take a non-partisan approach to combating terrorism. According to a message received here on Sunday, Defence Minister
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
West urged to take non-partisan approach to terrorism

West urged to take non-partisan approach to terrorism

Reiterating their common position on counter-terrorism at the 53rd Munich Security Conference (MSC), Pakistan and China urged the West to take a non-partisan approach to combating terrorism. According to a message received here on Sunday, Defence Minister
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Saudi Arabia, Israel present de facto united front against Iran

Saudi Arabia, Israel present de facto united front against Iran

Saudi Arabia and Israel both called on Sunday for a new push against Iran, signalling a growing alignment in their interests, while US lawmakers promised to seek new sanctions on the Shia Muslim power. Turkey also joined the de facto united front against
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Saudi Arabia, Israel present de facto united front against Iran

Saudi Arabia, Israel present de facto united front against Iran

Saudi Arabia and Israel both called on Sunday for a new push against Iran, signalling a growing alignment in their interests, while US lawmakers promised to seek new sanctions on the Shia Muslim power. Turkey also joined the de facto united front against
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CNPC signs $1.77 billion Abu Dhabi deal

CNPC signs $1.77 billion Abu Dhabi deal

The China National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday secured an eight-percent share in an onshore oil concession in Abu Dhabi in a deal worth $1.77 billion, the Emirati company said. The Chinese giant signed a deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company fo
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CNPC signs $1.77 billion Abu Dhabi deal

CNPC signs $1.77 billion Abu Dhabi deal

The China National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday secured an eight-percent share in an onshore oil concession in Abu Dhabi in a deal worth $1.77 billion, the Emirati company said. The Chinese giant signed a deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company fo
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CNPC signs $1.77 billion Abu Dhabi deal

CNPC signs $1.77 billion Abu Dhabi deal

The China National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday secured an eight-percent share in an onshore oil concession in Abu Dhabi in a deal worth $1.77 billion, the Emirati company said. The Chinese giant signed a deal with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company fo
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Government may enhance sugar export quantity

Government may enhance sugar export quantity

The government is likely to enhance sugar export quantity from 0.25 million tons to 0.5 million tons without subsidy aimed at stabilising the market and ensuring payments to the growers, well informed sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Government may enhance sugar export quantity

Government may enhance sugar export quantity

The government is likely to enhance sugar export quantity from 0.25 million tons to 0.5 million tons without subsidy aimed at stabilising the market and ensuring payments to the growers, well informed sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Government may enhance sugar export quantity

Government may enhance sugar export quantity

The government is likely to enhance sugar export quantity from 0.25 million tons to 0.5 million tons without subsidy aimed at stabilising the market and ensuring payments to the growers, well informed sources in Commerce Ministry told Business Recorder
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sentiments remain bearish

Sentiments remain bearish

Uncertain political environment in the backdrop of ongoing Panama case and fresh wave of terrorist attacks in the country kept sentiments bearish at Pakistan Stock Exchange during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. The benchmark KSE-100 index d
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sentiments remain bearish

Sentiments remain bearish

Uncertain political environment in the backdrop of ongoing Panama case and fresh wave of terrorist attacks in the country kept sentiments bearish at Pakistan Stock Exchange during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. The benchmark KSE-100 index d
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sentiments remain bearish

Sentiments remain bearish

Uncertain political environment in the backdrop of ongoing Panama case and fresh wave of terrorist attacks in the country kept sentiments bearish at Pakistan Stock Exchange during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. The benchmark KSE-100 index d
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 56 basis points

Futures spread up by 56 basis points

The futures spread increased by 56bps to 10.19 percent during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained low as average daily trading volumes decreased by 18.7 percent to 50.10 million shares.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 56 basis points

Futures spread up by 56 basis points

The futures spread increased by 56bps to 10.19 percent during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained low as average daily trading volumes decreased by 18.7 percent to 50.10 million shares.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 56 basis points

Futures spread up by 56 basis points

The futures spread increased by 56bps to 10.19 percent during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained low as average daily trading volumes decreased by 18.7 percent to 50.10 million shares.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 56 basis points

Futures spread up by 56 basis points

The futures spread increased by 56bps to 10.19 percent during the outgoing week ended on February 17, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained low as average daily trading volumes decreased by 18.7 percent to 50.10 million shares.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab government still ambivalent about Rangers

Punjab government still ambivalent about Rangers

Among the many important decisions taken in the provincial apex committee session, it was decided that relentless operations will be conducted against terrorists and their facilitators, according to a private TV channel. Those sheltering terrorists and th
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab government still ambivalent about Rangers

Punjab government still ambivalent about Rangers

Among the many important decisions taken in the provincial apex committee session, it was decided that relentless operations will be conducted against terrorists and their facilitators, according to a private TV channel. Those sheltering terrorists and th
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Many terrorists killed in NWA air strikes

Many terrorists killed in NWA air strikes

Many terrorists were killed in Pakistan Air Force air strikes in North Waziristan Agency near the Afghan border, Aaj News reported late on Sunday night. ISPR said that several hideouts of the terrorists were also destroyed in the PAF jets' successful stri
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Many terrorists killed in NWA air strikes

Many terrorists killed in NWA air strikes

Many terrorists were killed in Pakistan Air Force air strikes in North Waziristan Agency near the Afghan border, Aaj News reported late on Sunday night. ISPR said that several hideouts of the terrorists were also destroyed in the PAF jets' successful stri
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Border clash leaves 15 militants dead

Border clash leaves 15 militants dead

At least 15 militants were killed and seven others injured during a clash with security forces when the militants were attempting to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan near Pak-Afghan border in Kurram Agency, security forces said on Sunday. Two security forc
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Border clash leaves 15 militants dead

Border clash leaves 15 militants dead

At least 15 militants were killed and seven others injured during a clash with security forces when the militants were attempting to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan near Pak-Afghan border in Kurram Agency, security forces said on Sunday. Two security forc
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Separate force to ensure security of judges

Separate force to ensure security of judges

Interior Ministry has decided to set up a separate force to ensure security of the judges and also constituted a three-member committee to finalise its recommendations in 15 days in this regard.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Separate force to ensure security of judges

Separate force to ensure security of judges

Interior Ministry has decided to set up a separate force to ensure security of the judges and also constituted a three-member committee to finalise its recommendations in 15 days in this regard.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Mattis readies Afghanistan proposals for Trump

Mattis readies Afghanistan proposals for Trump

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday said he is compiling an assessment for President Donald Trump to weigh on Afghanistan, which remains mired in a brutal and seemingly intractable conflict. The Afghan war is the longest in US history but Trump has
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tech tools gain traction amid Trump war on leaks

Tech tools gain traction amid Trump war on leaks

As President Donald Trump warns of a crackdown on US government leaks to media, interest is growing in technology tools that allow sources to share information anonymously. One such tool called SecureDrop, being used by at least 30 US and global media org
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Venezuela and US clash over political prisoners

Venezuela and US clash over political prisoners

Venezuela and the United States locked horns again over political prisoners held by Caracas, including a jailed opposition leader whose supporters took to the streets of the capital Saturday to demand his release. Hundreds of opposition supporters marched
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
US defence secretary scraps Afghan trip due to weather

US defence secretary scraps Afghan trip due to weather

US President Donald Trump's defence secretary said bad weather had forced him to scrap a visit to Afghanistan on Sunday but added that he was reviewing the next steps in the war after discussions with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the top US commander
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Ukraine ultra-nationalists protest to back rail blockade

Ukraine ultra-nationalists protest to back rail blockade

More than 1,000 ultra-nationalists staged a protest in Kiev on Sunday to back a blockade between the coal-producing separatist east and the rest of Ukraine that the government has warned could cause nation-wide power cuts and job losses.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
ATIR can't reverse relief to taxpayers without valid reasons: LHC

ATIR can't reverse relief to taxpayers without valid reasons: LHC

Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that the relief given to taxpayers by the forum of Commissioner (Appeals) cannot be reversed by the Appellate Tribunal without applying judicious mind and giving elaborate necessary valid reasons.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

Prices of essential kitchen items show mixed trend

Prices of essential food commodities, including pulses, vegetable, sugar, chicken, eggs, have witnessed a mixed trend during the past week as compared to the preceding week, reveals a survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bilawal criticises Nisar over failure to implement NAP

Bilawal criticises Nisar over failure to implement NAP

Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday while lashing out at Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that the National Action Plan has failed completely. The PPP chairman while visiting a hospital in Nawabshah to inquire about the
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Delay in NFC Award creates hurdles for KP loan agreements: minister

Delay in NFC Award creates hurdles for KP loan agreements: minister

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance, Muzaffar Said has said that delay in the announcement of 8th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award is a major hurdle for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in finalizing loan agreements with international monetary org
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Equity injection: finance fails to release budgetary allocation for FWBL

Equity injection: finance fails to release budgetary allocation for FWBL

Finance Ministry has not released Rs 500 million allocated in the budget for injection of equity in the First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) despite a number of requests by the Bank management. Sources said this was stated by the Bank in its interim financial
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Nurseries of terrorists everywhere in country: PML-N leader

Nurseries of terrorists everywhere in country: PML-N leader

The Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League N (PML-N), Sindh chapter, Shah Mohammad Shah on Sunday said that there are nurseries of terrorists everywhere in the country including Sindh. After the incident of Sehwan, IG Sindh should be given the authority
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
India 200 percent behind recent wave of terrorism: Musharraf

India 200 percent behind recent wave of terrorism: Musharraf

Former President Pervaiz Musharraf has said that Afghan Intelligence Agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS) is playing in Indian hands and is being used as a tool for facilitating and promoting groups involved in terrorist attacks in Pakistan. In
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Mohtasib directs PIMS to provide free drugs to patients

Mohtasib directs PIMS to provide free drugs to patients

In a bid to facilitate patients at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Federal Ombudsman, M. Salman Faruqui has directed the country's largest hospital's administration to ensure provision of free of cost medicines to patients from March 24.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Railways revenue up by Rs 18.512 billion in three years

Railways revenue up by Rs 18.512 billion in three years

The revenue of Pakistan Railways has increased to Rs 36581.864 million in the year 2015-16 as against Rs 18069.546 million in the year 2012-13, registering a net gain of Rs 18512.318 million in three years. The present government has brought down the defi
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Terrorism can be controlled by removing economic disparities: Siraj

Terrorism can be controlled by removing economic disparities: Siraj

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq has said that terrorism in the country could be controlled and lasting peace restored only by removing economic disparities and the prevailing system of exploitation. He was addressing the concluding
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Army operation: Landikotal residents asked to vacate area

Army operation: Landikotal residents asked to vacate area

The Khyber Agency political administration has ordered the residents of Kamshalman, a bordering area near Pak-Afghan border in Landikotal tehsil, to vacate their homes and leave the area ahead of military offensive against militants in the area.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
63 medics appointed in LGH

63 medics appointed in LGH

As many as 11 Assistant Professors and 52 medical officers including women officers have been appointed in Lahore General Hospital (LGH). These appointments have been made in order to improve medical care system and provision of medical facilities to pati
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
President visits late Kasim Parekh's family

President visits late Kasim Parekh's family

President Mamnoon Hussain Sunday visited the family of late Kasim Parekh, the former governor of State Bank of Pakistan to condole demise of the latter. The president expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of Kasim Parekh and prayed for eternal pe
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
144 imposed in Karachi for 15 days

144 imposed in Karachi for 15 days

The government of Sindh on Sunday imposed Section 144 against unlawful assembly in Karachi for the next fifteen days. The decision was made on the recommendation of Inspector General Sindh and a notification has been issued in this regard by the Home Mini
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Teachers as nation builders' campaign launched

'Teachers as nation builders' campaign launched

Veteran educationist and Chairman Sultana Foundation, Dr Naeem Ghani, on Sunday said that teachers should be given respect and their services in nation building should be recognised at every level.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
World Bank official, Dar discuss economic reforms

World Bank official, Dar discuss economic reforms

Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar had a meeting with Country Director of World Bank for Pakistan, Patchamuthu Illangovan (Illango), and members of his team here on Sunday. The minister discussed with Illangovan, the progress of various economic reforms
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
A year ago, Israel, Jordan and Egypt secretly met for peace

A year ago, Israel, Jordan and Egypt secretly met for peace

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly a year ago with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan in a failed attempt by the Obama administration to convene a wider regional summit on Israeli-Palestinian peace, Israel's Haaretz daily said on Sunday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
France denounces cyberattacks blamed on Moscow

France denounces cyberattacks blamed on Moscow

Suspected Russian cyberattacks on the French presidential campaign are "unacceptable", France's foreign minister said Sunday, adding it was clear that pro-Europe candidate Emmanuel Macron was being targeted.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
French protests target 'fake jobs' candidates Fillon, Le Pen

French protests target 'fake jobs' candidates Fillon, Le Pen

Thousands demonstrated in Paris and other French cities Sunday to protest corruption, taking aim specifically at presidential candidates Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, both accused of misusing public funds.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Iraq launches assault on IS-held west Mosul

Iraq launches assault on IS-held west Mosul

Iraqi forces launched an offensive Sunday on jihadists defending Mosul's west bank, in what could be the most brutal fighting yet in a four-month-old operation on the country's second city. They swiftly retook at least five villages and set their sights o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Suicide bomb in Mogadishu market kills 39

Suicide bomb in Mogadishu market kills 39

A car bomb ripped through a market in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 39 people and injuring around 50, a local official said, days after Somalia elected a new president. The car was driven by a suicide bomber, said Ahmed Abdulle Afrax, the mayor of Wadajir
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Germany's SPD moves ahead of Merkel's party in poll

Germany's SPD moves ahead of Merkel's party in poll

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have moved ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) in an opinion poll by the Emnid institute for the first time since 2006, Bild am Sonntag newspaper said.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pence tells Turkey PM wants 'new start' in ties

Pence tells Turkey PM wants 'new start' in ties

US Vice President Mike Pence has told Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that the new administration wanted a "new start" in relations between the two Nato member states, local media reported Sunday. Turkey is looking to improve relations with Washing
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Renzi triggers party leadership contest

Renzi triggers party leadership contest

Italy's ex-prime minister Matteo Renzi resigned as head of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) on Sunday, kicking off a leadership battle as the country's ruling party grapples with the threat of a schism.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Malaysia seeks North Korean fugitives in Kim killing

Malaysia seeks North Korean fugitives in Kim killing

Malaysian police said Sunday they believe five North Koreans were involved in the murder of the half-brother of leader Kim Jong-Un, with four having fled the country on the day of the killing.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Egyptian pound strengthens
Currency

Egyptian pound strengthens

The Egyptian pound strengthened on Sunday, reaching a three month high, as importers' demand for dollars at banks eased, bankers told Reuters on Sunday. Banks were selling dollars at around 15.8 pounds per dollar on Sunday, stronger than Thursday's rate o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Romania plans eurobond issues worth 2.5-3 billion euros
Currency

Romania plans eurobond issues worth 2.5-3 billion euros

The euro is Romania's foreign funding currency of choice and it plans to issue eurobonds worth 2.5-3 billion euros ($2.68-3.22 billion) this year in two transactions, the head of the finance ministry's treasury department said.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Romania plans eurobond issues worth 2.5-3 billion euros
Currency

Romania plans eurobond issues worth 2.5-3 billion euros

The euro is Romania's foreign funding currency of choice and it plans to issue eurobonds worth 2.5-3 billion euros ($2.68-3.22 billion) this year in two transactions, the head of the finance ministry's treasury department said.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Russia says ready to act on strong ruble
Currency

Russia says ready to act on strong ruble

Russia's economy minister said Friday that authorities expected the ruble to begin weakening soon, but would react if the currency continues to strengthen. "We consider that the strengthening that we see on the market is short term in character and is not
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Canadian dollar to shed recent gains as US rates climb
Currency

Canadian dollar to shed recent gains as US rates climb

The recent upsurge in the Canadian dollar will peter out over the coming months as an expected widening gap between steady interest rates in Canada and rising US rates eclipses higher prices for oil, one of Canada's key exports, a Reuters poll found.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Banks support Saudi, Qatar bourses
Currency

Banks support Saudi, Qatar bourses

Stock markets in the Middle East were mixed in modest trading volumes on Sunday with Saudi Arabia and Qatar outperforming because of support from the banking sector, while Egypt fell as the currency hit a three-month high.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Rand expected to weaken almost eight percent this year
Currency

Rand expected to weaken almost eight percent this year

Difficulty in holding down public spending in South Africa and the possibility that interest rates will rise rapidly in the United States are likely to wipe out the rand's early gains this year and lead to its weakening further in 12 months, a Reuters pol
Published 20 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. 79.30-79.30 (previous 79.29-79.30).
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Schaeuble denies 'Grexit' threat, says Greece on right path
Currency

Schaeuble denies 'Grexit' threat, says Greece on right path

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble denied on Sunday that he had said Greece would have to leave the eurozone if it failed to implement economic reforms. Schaeuble said in an ARD television interview that Greece would not have problems if it implem
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Peugeot to keep German jobs if it buys Opel

Peugeot to keep German jobs if it buys Opel

French automaker PSA has pledged to keep Opel plants in Germany running if a planned merger goes forward, and to refrain from layoffs until at least 2019, a newspaper report said Sunday. PSA, the parent company of France's Peugeot, Citroen and DS, has con
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
China's property investment to grow less rapidly this year

China's property investment to grow less rapidly this year

China's investment in the property sector will likely expand at a slower pace in 2017 as Beijing looks to curb speculation, while infrastrucutre spending is expected to maintain a double-digit growth, state media cited a government adviser as saying.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Mongolia agrees $5.5 billion economic bailout plan with IMF, others

Mongolia agrees $5.5 billion economic bailout plan with IMF, others

Mongolia has agreed with the International Monetary Fund and other partners for a $5.5 billion economic stabilisation package, according to a statement from the IMF on Sunday. The landlocked nation saw its economy grow at a double-digit annual rate over 2
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Belarus tax protests spread beyond capital

Belarus tax protests spread beyond capital

Street protests against a tax on adults who are not in full-time work spread from Belarus's capital Minsk to other towns on Sunday, local media reported. Around 2,000 people took to the streets of Gomel, Belarus's second city, the independent news agency
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Iraq's oil reserves increase to 153 billion barrels

Iraq's oil reserves increase to 153 billion barrels

Iraq's oil reserves have increased to 153 billion barrels, from a previous estimate of 143 billion barrels, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Sunday. Iraq will ask the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to adopt the new figure as the off
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
PSL final must be in Lahore, says Giles Clarke

PSL final must be in Lahore, says Giles Clarke

A top international cricket official insisted Sunday that the final of Pakistan's Twenty20 league must be held in Lahore despite a major bomb attack in the country last week. Giles Clarke, head of an International Cricket Council team seeking to revive cr
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Laiba Ijaz wins Super League Women Squash title

Laiba Ijaz wins Super League Women Squash title

Laiba Ijaz clinched the trophy of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Super League Women Squash Championship played here at PAF Jansher Khan Squash Complex on Sunday. With the victory against Nimra Aqeel, Laiba was remained unbeaten in the 15 Super League matches and
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Master Paints lift Hamdan Housing Polo Cup

Master Paints lift Hamdan Housing Polo Cup

Spirited Master Paints overcame high-flying Army team by 5-4 in the nail-biting main final to clinch the Hamdan Housing Polo Cup here at the jam-packed Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Sunday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
De Villiers gets South Africa home with a ball to spare

De Villiers gets South Africa home with a ball to spare

A polished Quinton de Kock half century laid the foundation for South Africa's four wicket win over New Zealand in a tense finish to a rain-shortened opening one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday. In a clash that went down to the wire, it was a man-
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Smith replaces Dhoni as IPL team skipper

Smith replaces Dhoni as IPL team skipper

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been removed as skipper of his Indian Premier League team with Australia's Steve Smith replacing him for the upcoming tournament, an official statement said Sunday. Dhoni, who stepped down as India's limited-overs captain last mon
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
China complete 5-0 Davis Cup sweep over Taiwan

China complete 5-0 Davis Cup sweep over Taiwan

Li Zhe and Zhang Zhizhen won singles rubbers Sunday to complete a 5-0 triumph for China over Taiwan in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie. Li beat Lee Kuan-yi 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) while Zhang defeated Peng Hsien-yin (TPE) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(7/4) in Kaohsiun
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bale back with a bang as Real extend lead

Bale back with a bang as Real extend lead

Gareth Bale made an instant impact on his return from injury as Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to three points with a 2-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday. Bale had only been on the pitch 13 minutes after three months on the sidelines
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Nishikori battles into Buenos Aires final

Nishikori battles into Buenos Aires final

Japanese top seed Kei Nishikori reached his second final of 2017 with a gruelling 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Argentina's Carlos Berlocq at the Buenos Aires clay court tournament. World number five Nishikori needed two hours 45 minutes to see off wild card Ber
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Last-gasp Villarreal edge Sociedad

Last-gasp Villarreal edge Sociedad

Villarreal kept their hopes of Champions League football next season alive as Samu Castillejo's 93rd minute winner secured a vital 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday. Just a second win of 2017 moves sixth-placed Villarreal to within two points of Sociedad
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hermans claims first Tour in Oman

Hermans claims first Tour in Oman

Belgium's Ben Hermans on Sunday made the Tour of Oman his first big career win after the closing sixth stage was claimed by Alexander Kristoff. The 30-year-old Hermans had topped the overall standings since surprising a group of fancied rivals with a late
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Commonwealth Bank boosts profit on hot property market

Commonwealth Bank boosts profit on hot property market

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest mortgage lender, posted a record first-half cash profit on Wednesday, backed by surging investor demand to buy into the country's hot property market.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Commonwealth Bank boosts profit on hot property market

Commonwealth Bank boosts profit on hot property market

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest mortgage lender, posted a record first-half cash profit on Wednesday, backed by surging investor demand to buy into the country's hot property market.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
HTC posts seventh consecutive quarterly loss

HTC posts seventh consecutive quarterly loss

Taiwan's HTC on Tuesday announced worse than expected fourth-quarter results and analysts said its much-hyped virtual reality products had failed significantly to boost the struggling smartphone maker. Revenue from October to December was down 13.62 perce
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
DBS fourth quarter net profit falls

DBS fourth quarter net profit falls

Singapore's DBS Group Holdings posted a 9 percent decline in quarterly profit and like rival OCBC booked higher provisions for bad loans, underscoring debt payment stress among firms in the city-state's oil services sector.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
T-Mobile's quarterly revenue, profit beat estimates

T-Mobile's quarterly revenue, profit beat estimates

T-Mobile US Inc, the No.3 US wireless carrier, reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as its promotional offers helped add more subscribers. T-Mobile had a number of promotional offers in the fourth quarter, including a free iPhone 7 o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
T-Mobile's quarterly revenue, profit beat estimates

T-Mobile's quarterly revenue, profit beat estimates

T-Mobile US Inc, the No.3 US wireless carrier, reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as its promotional offers helped add more subscribers. T-Mobile had a number of promotional offers in the fourth quarter, including a free iPhone 7 o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
ANZ Bank first quarter cash profit rises 31 percent

ANZ Bank first quarter cash profit rises 31 percent

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group said on Friday the credit environment was improving after reporting a 31-percent rise in first-quarter unaudited cash profit due to a strong performance from its core lending business in Australia and New Zealand.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Air France-KLM gets lift from profit jump, growth plans

Air France-KLM gets lift from profit jump, growth plans

A "resilient" start to 2017 from Air France-KLM and a better than expected operating profit lifted shares in the airline to their highest level since July on Thursday. But Air France-KLM management and sector analysts cautioned against reading too much in
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Air France-KLM gets lift from profit jump, growth plans

Air France-KLM gets lift from profit jump, growth plans

A "resilient" start to 2017 from Air France-KLM and a better than expected operating profit lifted shares in the airline to their highest level since July on Thursday. But Air France-KLM management and sector analysts cautioned against reading too much in
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Etisalat profit edges up on growing UAE revenues

Etisalat profit edges up on growing UAE revenues

Higher revenues in its domestic market enabled United Arab Emirates-based telecommunications operator Etisalat to report a slightly higher profit on Tuesday. Etisalat said UAE revenues rose by 5.5 percent due to strong data services and use of broadband s
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Cisco profit beats on strong demand for security products

Cisco profit beats on strong demand for security products

Cisco Systems Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit, helped mainly by strong demand for its security products. The company's shares, which had risen 27 percent in the past 12 months to touch a more than nine-year high on Wednesday
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Atomico closes $765 million tech venture fund, Europe's biggest

Atomico closes $765 million tech venture fund, Europe's biggest

Atomico, which has spent the past decade proving start-ups can prosper outside Silicon Valley, said on Thursday it had closed Europe's largest standalone tech venture fund, a $765 million war chest that reflects the region's growing financing firepower.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July

Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July

Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July. The test of the one-man electric vehicle comes as the city state in the Unite
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Amazon launches video conferencing for cloud customers

Amazon launches video conferencing for cloud customers

US online giant Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a "unified communications service" which offers video and audio conferencing through its cloud computing service. The new service called Amazon Chime from Amazon Web Services - which provides the o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
New Facebook job-hunting features challenge LinkedIn

New Facebook job-hunting features challenge LinkedIn

Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform's users will be able to find help-wanted posts at business pages on Facebook o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Facebook pushes video onto TV screens with new apps

Facebook pushes video onto TV screens with new apps

Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on connected televisions. The new apps - for Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV - will provide a more convenient way for users o
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Google internet balloon plan snagged in Sri Lanka

Google internet balloon plan snagged in Sri Lanka

Google's venture to beam the internet to remote areas of the world via balloon has hit a legal snag in Sri Lanka that could see the project abandoned on the island, a minister said Thursday. "Project Loon" uses roaming balloons to beam internet coverage a
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
GM plans to build, test thousands of self-driving Bolts in 2018

GM plans to build, test thousands of self-driving Bolts in 2018

General Motors Co plans to deploy thousands of self-driving electric cars in test fleets in partnership with ride-sharing affiliate Lyft Inc, beginning in 2018, two sources familiar with the automaker's plans said this week.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
China's Huawei, Philippine telco join forces in 5G deal

China's Huawei, Philippine telco join forces in 5G deal

Chinese electronics giant Huawei is joining forces with the Philippines' largest telco in the hopes of rolling out a 5G wireless network in the Asian archipelago by 2020, the Filipino company said Tuesday. Filipinos are among the world's most active Inter
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Huawei catching up on Samsung, Apple

Huawei catching up on Samsung, Apple

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy group said on Wednesday. Over the year as a whole, the Chi
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Advances in imaging could deepen knowledge of brain

Advances in imaging could deepen knowledge of brain

New imaging techniques enable exploration of the brain in much more detail than ever before, opening the door to greater understanding of neurological problems and possibly new treatments, researchers say.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Test can detect HIV within a week of infection'

'Test can detect HIV within a week of infection'

Spain's top research institution said on Thursday it has patented an HIV test that can detect the AIDS-causing virus within a week of infection, the fastest yet. A "biosensor" developed by scientists of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) detects
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Apple-shaped' body may raise risk of diabetes

'Apple-shaped' body may raise risk of diabetes

People who are genetically predisposed to storing belly fat, or having an apple-shaped body type, could face a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, researchers said on Tuesday. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAM
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Study links working remotely to more stress, insomnia

Study links working remotely to more stress, insomnia

Working outside an office may spare you from commutes and interruptions by colleagues but it also makes you more vulnerable to unpaid overtime, stress and insomnia, the UN said on Wednesday. A new report from the United Nations International Labour Organi
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
El Nino gobbles up California's beaches: study

El Nino gobbles up California's beaches: study

Last year's unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West Coast's beaches, said a study Tuesday, warning that recovery may take years. Erosion at 29 beaches from Washington to southern California d
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Baby brain scans may reveal autism risk

Baby brain scans may reveal autism risk

Brain scans of babies may predict which ones will develop autism, a debilitating disorder whose symptoms can be softened with early behavioural therapy, researchers have found. In a trial, MRI scans revealed which infant brains were growing at a faster-th
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Arctic and Antarctic sea ice at record low in January: UN

Arctic and Antarctic sea ice at record low in January: UN

The extent of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic last month was the lowest on record for January, the UN World Meteorological Organisation said on Friday, while concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit a January record. "The missing ice in
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Deaths from India air pollution rival China: study

Deaths from India air pollution rival China: study

India's air now rivals China's as the world's deadliest, according to a new study published on Tuesday amid warnings that efforts to curb pollution from coal will not yield results any time soon. India's notoriously poor air quality causes nearly 1.1 mill
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Seven killed, several injured as avalanche hits part of Chitral

Seven killed, several injured as avalanche hits part of Chitral

Seven people were killed and several others injured when an avalanche hit Ziarat area near Lowari Tunnel in district Chitral on Sunday. Seven dead persons were mechanics and technical staff of the Korean construction company SAMBU.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Three held as police chase ends near Nowshera

Three held as police chase ends near Nowshera

At least three people including a woman were arrested after a police chase ended near Nowshera on Sunday. It began when Motorway Police attempted to stop a white Corolla XLI bearing number plate CA- 116 near Peshawar toll plaza but the driver and two occu
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Census enumerators: foolproof security to be provided

Census enumerators: foolproof security to be provided

Sindh police on Sunday chalked out a contingency plan to provide fool-proof security to the census enumerators in the province during the first phase of National Census 2017. According to an official of Sindh police, 10, 800 personnel of Sindh police will
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Murad apologetic over dumping of victims' remains into garbage

Murad apologetic over dumping of victims' remains into garbage

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday expressed remorse over the dumping of the remains of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine blast victims into heap of garbage in Sehwan Sharif. Talking to media after arriving at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine, he ann
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CCTV footage shows suicide bomber entering Qalandar's shrine

CCTV footage shows suicide bomber entering Qalandar's shrine

In a major development during probe into Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine attack, a new CCTV footage released on Sunday showed alleged suicide bomber entering the shrine. The video shows a nervous suspect first stands in queue but suddenly moves away from the
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dysfunctional walk-through gates installed at Qalandar's shrine

Dysfunctional walk-through gates installed at Qalandar's shrine

Despite the deadly blast at Lal Shehbaz Qalandar's shrine in Sehwan Sharif, no adequate security measures have been made by the authorities. The walk-through gate installed at the entry point for females has turned out to be dysfunctional and can result i
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Orangi residents hold protest against street crimes

Orangi residents hold protest against street crimes

Orangi Town residents on Sunday held a protest demonstration against the rising street crime incidents in the area, while police resorted to aerial firing and tear gas shelling to disperse the enraged protesters. The demonstrators gathered at Islam Chowk
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Murad calls for unity to fight terrorists

Murad calls for unity to fight terrorists

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shaha has said that this is the time to unite and fight terrorists while expressing grief over the killing of 88 people in suicide attack at the Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Film 'Balu Mahi' screened in Singapore

Film 'Balu Mahi' screened in Singapore

Pakistani film 'Balu Mahi' is being screened in Singapore cinema house Carnival. However, the film has been screened as a Hindi language film instead of Urdu by the distributor to attract a large number of Indian audiences.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Trump reassures supporters in fiery campaign-style speech

Trump reassures supporters in fiery campaign-style speech

President Donald Trump turned back the clock Saturday with a bold and aggressive Florida speech straight out of his 2016 campaign playbook, enthralling fans while insisting all is well in the White House despite weeks of turbulence.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Saudi oil pipeline leak kills contractor

Saudi oil pipeline leak kills contractor

A contractor was killed and three other workers were injured in a pipeline leak in Saudi Arabia, state-owned oil giant Aramco said Sunday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Turning 93, Mugabe rules out retirement

Turning 93, Mugabe rules out retirement

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turns 93 on Tuesday, has no plans to give up power, saying he has no "acceptable" successor in place.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sweden asks US to explain Trump comment on Sweden

Sweden asks US to explain Trump comment on Sweden

The Swedish embassy in Washington has asked the US State Department for an explanation of a comment made by President Donald Trump that suggested there had been some sort of security incident in Sweden on Friday.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Ecuador in key vote for Latin American left

Ecuador in key vote for Latin American left

Ecuador voted Sunday in general elections that could see a pillar of the Latin American left swing to the right - and potentially deprive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of his place of refuge in London. President Rafael Correa, who is not running, expre
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
UN envoy questions US engagement on Syria

UN envoy questions US engagement on Syria

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian war, just days ahead of a new round of peace talks in Geneva. "Where is the US in all this? I can't tell you because I don't know," he said, addi
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'That bus has gone': EU sees no Brexit U-turn now

'That bus has gone': EU sees no Brexit U-turn now

Tony Blair wants fellow Britons to "rise up" and block or soften Brexit, but it may now be out of their hands - many Europeans just want them to get on and get out.
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Modest release for water and power

Modest release for water and power

While briefing the National Assembly on Water and Power, the relevant Ministry officials revealed that releases by the Finance Ministry for water and power projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) were around 25 to 30 percent of what
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Trump's inflammatory foreign policy move

Trump's inflammatory foreign policy move

Inexperienced and ill-prepared to deal with sensitive policy matters, in the very first three weeks of his administration, new US President Donald J Trump has managed to make deeply controversial decisions leading to push backs. While his ban on Muslims f
Published 20 Feb, 2017 12:00am