News Archives for Latest - 2017-03-03

Life & Style

Daimler says recalling 1mn Mercedes globally after 51 fires

DETROIT: Daimler AG says it is recalling 1 million newer-model Mercedes-Benz vehicles worldwide due to the risk of fire, after 51 fires were reported.

Updated 10 May, 2018 07:10pm

Pakistan Top News

Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings in PSL Semi Final

DUBAI: Peshawar Zalmi thrash Karachi Kings by 24 runs in the third and final play off of Pakistan Super League 2017 and qualify for the final to face Quetta Gladiators.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 07:56pm

Sports

Tennis: Murray eases into Verdasco showdown in Dubai

DUBAI: World number one Andy Murray showed no signs of weariness to ease into the Dubai Tennis Championships final where he will be chasing his 45th career title.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 07:03pm

Europe

Trump to host Merkel at White House in mid-March

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to hold her first meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on March 14, the White House and a German government source said Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 07:00pm

Industry

VW's 'dieselgate' scandal

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Volkswagen's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, revealed in September 2015, rocked the German auto giant but has also had an impact on public health, a new study says.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 07:00pm

General News

Collectively transforming through technology creating pathways to transparency and progress: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Collective progress is contingent upon adopting breakthrough technology leading to creating pathways to transparency and efficiency.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:56pm

Sports

Tennis: Nishikori, Del Potro, Venus in New York Showdown

NEW YORK: Japan's fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and reigning French Open champion Garbine Muguruza were among players announced for Monday's 10th Tennis Showdown in New York.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:55pm

Football

Football: 'I'm no monster', insists Mourinho

MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho has insisted he is not the "monster" he was portrayed to be when he joined Manchester United.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:54pm

General News

PSL to elevate country's stature in world: Gilani

MULTAN: Terming holding of Pakistan Super League (PSL) final a mega event, former prime minister and PPP senior leader Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that it would elevate the stature of the country in the world.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:25pm

General News

Govt, private sector can jointly cope with health challenges: Kh. Salman

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique on Friday said the government and private sector could jointly cope with health challenges.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:16pm

World

World stock markets diverge ahead of US Fed speech

LONDON: World equity markets trod water Friday as investors awaited signals from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen about the possible timing of the next interest rate hike.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:14pm

Financial

US stocks little changed ahead of Yellen speech

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were little changed early Friday ahead of an address by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that will be closely watched for clues about the near-term prospects for higher interest rates.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:13pm

General News

Nisar terms IHC verdict in One Constitution Avenue case as landmark

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday welcomed verdict of Islamabad High Court on cancellation of lease agreement in Grand Hayat Hotel case.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:12pm

Front Top News

ECO summit to promote intra-regional trade: President

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday said recently held Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit in Islamabad would promote and enhance intra-regional trade.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:12pm

Business & Economy

NAB launches probe against Mepco, bank officials, ex-IG Balochistan

MULTAN: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Multan has presented two cases in its Executive Board meeting for initiation of investigations.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:35pm

Pakistan Top News

Power crisis to become part of history in 2018: PM

SPINWAM: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday reiterated his resolve to end electricity loadshedding in 2018, after completion of the ongoing hydro power projects initiated by the federal government.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:33pm

Front Top News

Prices of essential commodities decreased considerably: PM

SPINWAM: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the ratio of price hike had decreased considerably due to his government's vibrant policies during the last three years.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:33pm

General News

SC forms four benches for next week

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar Friday constituted four benches at the principal seat to hear a number of important cases during the next week.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:31pm

Pakistan Top News

E-commerce to surpass US$1 bn by 2020

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar said Friday that E-Commerce sector had been doubling in size every year and was projected to surpass US $ 1 billion in 2020.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:26pm

General News

Power theft main reason of loadsheding: HESCO Chief

HYDERABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) Asadullah said power theft was the main reason of loadsheding and this problem could not be effectively controlled until the culture of electricity theft was completely

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:26pm

General News

World Bank delegation calls on Sindh Chief Minister

KARACHI: A 6-member delegation of World Bank led by Country Director Patchamuthu Illangovan called on the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at Sindh House Islamabad.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:21pm

General News

Bilawal for saving flora, fauna in Pakistan

KARACHI: The Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that protection of wildlife is a collective human responsibility to nature and called for more effective efforts to save the flora and fauna in Pakistan.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:17pm

General News

Gulberg blast: PEMRA to fine channels for airing fake news

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Friday unanimously decided to impose a fine Rs 1 million on each national private television channel and Rs 500,000 on regional for airing fake news of a bomb blast in Gulberg, Lahore on Fe

Published 03 Mar, 2017 04:16pm

Commodities

CBOT Trends-Wheat down 1-2 cents, corn up 1-2, soybeans up 1-3

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

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:34pm

Africa

Merkel says Tunisia agrees to take back 1,500 migrants

TUNIS: Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday Tunisia had agreed to take back 1,500 rejected Tunisian migrants from Germany, after an attack by a Tunisian on a Christmas market in Berlin which killed 12 people.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:33pm

Financial

C$ stabilizes with oil after hitting near 2-month low

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar stabilized on Friday after hitting a nearly two-month low against its US counterpart, helped by a recovery in oil prices, while the greenback pared some recent gains ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen%D%AY

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:33pm

Financial

TSX rises as higher oil prices help energy shares

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, led by the energy group as oil prices recovered some lost ground, while financial shares seesawed ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:30pm

Money & Banking

Deutsche Bank shares fall on capital increase report

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank is expected to decide on strategy adjustments including a possible capital increase around the end of March following a regular supervisory-board meeting on March 16-17, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:29pm

Financial

Wall St slightly up with Yellen speech in focus

NEW YORK: US stocks were marginally up on Friday, as investors focused on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech for clues on the possibility of an interest rate hike later this month.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:26pm

Energy

Oil edges higher on weaker dollar after sell-off

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Friday, recouping some of the previous session's losses, as a weaker dollar encouraged buying but investors remained cautious after Russian production figures showed weak compliance with a global deal to cut output.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 03:24pm

Asia

India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory, defying China

%D%ANEW DELHI: Indian federal government representatives will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by China, officials said, despite a warning from Beijing that it would damage ties.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:57pm

Front Top News

Pakistan rules out possibility of handing over Kulbhushan Yadav to India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically ruled out possibility of handing over RAW agent Kulbhushan Yadav to India.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:20pm

Pakistan Top News

PM Nawaz breaks ground for Kurram Tangi Dam project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday to mark the beginning of construction of the US-funded Kaitu Weir component of the Kurram Tangi Dam project.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:16pm

General News

CPEC projects to be completed in targeted time frame: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said taht all CPEC projects would be completed in the targeted time frame and no compromise to be made on standard as well.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:15pm

General News

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad: 226 suspects arrested in different parts of country

ISLAMABAD: Two hundred and twenty-six suspects were arrested during search operations in different parts of the country on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:11pm

General News

Fresh fear of 'honour' violence stalks Pakistani victim

%D%AGUJRANWALA: Nearly three years after Saba Qaiser's father and uncle shot her in the face, rolled her in a rug and threw her in a river for marrying without their consent, the 21-year-old from Punjab is again afraid for her life.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:07pm

General News

Economic outlook of Pakistan changed in last four years acknowledged globally: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the government has focused on improvement in agriculture, industrial and services sectors.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 01:06pm

General News

Governor summons Provincial Assembly Session on Monday 6

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammed Zubair has summoned provincial assembly session on Monday, March 06, 2017 at 10 am.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:58pm

Managed Funds

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield slips to 7.3pc

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 2.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:53pm

Financial

Britain's FTSE slips as WPP, miners weigh

LONDON: Britain's top share index retreated on Friday, weighed down by a raft of disappointing earnings updates as well as weakness in the mining sector.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:52pm

Financial

Stocks set to snap 5-week winning streak on expectations of Fed hike

LONDON: Emerging equities fell 1 percent on Friday and several currencies were set to end the week on a sour note, hit by jitters over a looming US interest rate rise and stalling commodity prices.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:45pm

Money & Banking

Credit Suisse names Berchem CEO of UK private banking arm

ZURICH: Credit Suisse has appointed Christian Berchem chief executive of Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, its UK private banking business, as of June 7 pending regulatory approval, the Swiss banking group said on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:44pm

Commodities

Palm charts fourth consecutive day of gains

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose slightly late on Friday, charting a fourth consecutive session of gains on forecasts that February inventory levels could remain flat.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:42pm

Commodities

Gold heads for weekly drop on talk of March rate rise

LONDON: Gold fell more than half a percent on Friday and was on track for its biggest weekly loss in nearly four months as speculation grew that the Federal Reserve would press ahead with an increase to US interest rates this month.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:40pm

Financial

UK gilts' spread over Bunds hits 5-month low on slowdown signs, rising German yields

LONDON: The difference in returns between benchmark British government bonds and those of equivalent German debt fell to its narrowest in nearly five months on Friday after a survey suggested Britain's economy slowed in early 2017.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:40pm

Energy

Asia-Pacific Crude-April Australian heavy sweet crude values fall

SINGAPORE: April premiums for Australian heavy sweet crude fell amid weaker refining margins for fuel oil and middle distillates, and as the deals were done late in the trading cycle after most refiners had already secured necessary feedstock.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:37pm

Financial

European shares drop on weaker updates, focus on Fed chair

LONDON: European shares dropped on Friday following disappointing company updates, with WPP falling after giving a cautious outlook and Berendsen plunging on its results.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:37pm

Financial

Currencies, stocks ease ahead of Yellen speech

BUDAPEST/WARSAW: Central European stocks and currencies eased for a second session in a row on Friday on the back of growing market expectations of a US interest rate hike in March.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:32pm

Financial

Sterling hits 7-week low after weak UK services PMI data

LONDON: Sterling fell to a seven-week low on Friday, as a survey showed growth in Britain's dominant services sector cooling and British Prime Minister Theresa May played down talk of a fresh Scottish independence vote as the UK prepares to leave the

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:32pm

Cricket

Thank you Nihari and Paaye for bringing Dean Jones to Lahore

The city of Lahore has become the talking point for local and international media, as days to PSL final nears.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:30pm

Energy

Asia Distillates-500 ppm grade strengthens; reaches 3-month high

SINGAPORE: Asia's gasoil cash differential for 500 ppm grade strengthened 5 cents to a 15 cents a barrel premium to Singapore quotes, the strongest since Nov.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:30pm

Front Top News

TAPI gas pipeline project enters practical phase in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The multi-billion dollars Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project entered its practical phase in Pakistan after the process of initiating front-end-engineering-and-design (FEED) route survey, was formally inaugurated

Updated 03 Mar, 2017 12:29pm

Industry

Taxi app Uber loses UK court battle which could cost it London drivers

LONDON: Taxi app Uber lost a court battle on Friday to stop a London regulator from forcing private hire drivers to prove their reading and writing skills in English, the latest setback for the firm in London which could now lose some workers.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:28pm

Commodities

Rio Tinto cuts output further at Australian aluminium smelter

MELBOURNE/LONDON: Rio Tinto and its partners are cutting output and jobs at the Boyne aluminium smelter in Australia, adding to cuts announced in January, it said on Friday, blaming a jump in power prices.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:25pm

Commodities

Copper holds steady as supply concern offsets US rate oulook

LONDON: Copper prices held steady on Friday and were on track to close the week little changed as the dollar retained gains on expectactions that the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates this month.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:25pm

Europe

UN says Sri Lankan security, police reportedly still committing rape, torture

GENEVA: Sri Lankan security and police forces are reportedly still committing rape and torture, and the country must investigate and prosecute those involved as well as those implicated in past wartime atrocities, the United Nations said on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:24pm

Europe

May accuses SNP of sacrificing Scotland for independence obsession

GLASGOW: British Prime Minister Theresa May took aim at Scotland's ruling party on Friday, accusing nationalists of sacrificing not only the United Kingdom but also Scotland with its "obsession" with securing independence.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:21pm

North America

Trump aides' bid to plug leaks fuels government paranoia

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, sources familiar with the matter said.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:20pm

Featured Photos

SWAN LAKE 'Series' by Pistol Wish

Photo Credit: Pistol Wish%D%APistol Wish is a talented photographer currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:19pm

Energy

Moscow oil refinery halts CDU-3 unit until mid-April

MOSCOW: Moscow oil refinery, controlled by Gazprom Neft, has shut its Crude Distillation Unit-3 for an unplanned maintenance, completely halting production of oil products umtill mid-April, industry sources told Reuters on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:18pm

Europe

EU to set up joint command centre for foreign missions

BRUSSELS: European Union states are expected to decide on Monday to create a joint command centre for the bloc's foreign training missions in Mali, Somalia and Central African Republic, a senior EU official in Brussels said.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:16pm

Asia

China reports 4 more bird flu deaths, says spread of virus is slowing

BEIJING: China reported four more deaths from H7N9 bird flu in the week to Thursday, raising the winter death toll to at least 112, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:16pm

Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX close of day

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index closed lower on Friday having 49623.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:07pm

Featured Photos

OILS 'Series' by Pistol Wish

Photo Credit: Pistol Wish%D%APistol Wish is a talented photographer currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:06pm

General News

Released fishermen reach Karachi Cantt Station

KARACHI: Around 18 Pakistani fishermen released from Indian jail arrived here by train on Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 12:00pm

Featured Photos

Warm Interiors by Pia Ulin

Photo Credit: Pia Ulin%D%APia Ulin, born in 1965 in Sundsvall, Sweden, has worked as a professional photographer for more than 20 years.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 11:53am

General News

Pakistan Coast Guard recovers huge cache of narcotics

KARACHI: Pakistan Coast Guard (PCG) officials in separate raids against smugglers, recovered big cache of narcotics, said a statement here Friday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 11:51am

Business & Economy

ECO summit to enhance multilateral trade, economic integration

ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has said the recently held Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) 13th summit would help to enhance the multilateral trade and economic integration between member countries.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 11:48am

Industries & Sectors

TRC body suggests electronic monitoring of tobacco industry

%D%ASOHAIL SARFRAZ %D%AISLAMABAD: The high-powered implementation committee of Tax Reforms Commission (TRC) has recommended electronic monitoring of tobacco industry on all supply lines of cigarette manufacturing companies through track and trace system t

Updated 03 Mar, 2017 11:39am

Pakistan Top News

LHC orders sealing of Sharif family's two sugar mills

%D%ARECORDER REPORT %D%ALAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered the sealing of Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills and Chaudhry Sugar Mills owned by the ruling Sharif family which were shifted to new locations in violation of stay order

Published 03 Mar, 2017 11:32am

Featured Photos

Christ The Redeemer - Rio De Janeiro by Oliver Curtis

Photo Credit: Oliver Curtis%D%AOver four years Oliver Curtis has turned his back on the most famous landmarks in the world such as the Eiffel Tower, the White House and Stonehenge, to create a fascinating collection that promotes a new perspective on tour

Published 03 Mar, 2017 11:09am

Life & Style

Islam will be world's largest religion by 2050

A new report by Pew Research Centre has said that Islam will become the largest religion in the world by 2050.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:54am

Technology

City noise could be the leading cause of hearing loss

According to a ranking of 50 large cities released on Friday, Urban noise pollution is closely linked if not directly causative of hearing loss. %D%A%D%A

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:57am

Business & Economy

Tea import reduces 6.33pc

ISLAMABAD: Tea import into the country during first seven months of current financial year reduced by 6.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:51am

Featured Photos

Scale The Wall by Rainer Eder

Photo Credit: Rainer Eder%D%AStunning Climbing Photography%D%ARainer Eder, a talented photographer and enthusiastic climber, was born in Austria and has lived in Switzerland for over 20 years now.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:35am

Pakistan Top News

Khurram stresses for trade liberalization in ECO countries

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce, Eng Khurram Dastgir Khan on Friday stressed the need for trade liberalization and for resolving VISA issues in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries for enhancing the trade volume.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:30am

Cricket

PSL II: Kings, Zalmi eye battle with Gladiators in Lahore

Karachi Kings would take on Peshawar Zalmi in the third playoff at Dubai, in the decider of the second finalist of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017.

Updated 03 Mar, 2017 10:20am

Pakistan Top News

Radd-ul-Fasaad to continue until targets achieved: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday chaired a high-level security meeting at PM House to review Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad and expressed resolve to continue the offensive until all targets are achieved.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:20am

General News

COAS Bajwa vows return of normalcy with Op Radd-ul-Fasaad

MULTAN: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has vowed that Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad would bring back normalcy in Pakistan.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:18am

Cricket

PSL sensation Mir aims to represent Pakistan internationally

ISLAMABAD: Hoping to represent Pakistan at the international level, Karachi King's legbreak bowler Usama Mir believes that he has done fairly well in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) to secure his future.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:17am

Pakistan Top News

Pakistan, Turkey to ink Free Trade Agreement in May

ISLAMABAD: Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Turkey to be signed in the month of May 2017, which would enhance bilateral trade between the two countries.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 10:11am

General News

Pakistan reaffirms opposition to treaty banning production of fissile material

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reaffirmed its opposition to a treaty banning production of fissile material used as fuel for nuclear weapons, saying such a move would have an adverse impact on strategic stability in South Asia.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 09:54am

Featured Photos

Socialist Korea by Raphael Olivier

Photo Credit: Raphael Olivier%D%AVintage Socialist Architecture of North Korea%Dommercial photographer Raphael Olivier recently travelled to Pyongyang and created a fantastic photo essay exploring the suspended reality of North Koreas vintage socialist ar

Published 03 Mar, 2017 09:23am

Technology

Robotic services available in Multani pizzeria

A pizzeria in Multan has become the talk of town as it has begun providing robotic waiter service to its customers. The icing on the cake however is the fact that the robot and all its tech is all made in Pakistan.%D%A%D%A

Published 03 Mar, 2017 09:01am

Life & Style

Photos of young PM Justin Trudeau go viral

Justin Trudeau has emerged as the heartthrob of world politics, since his inauguration as the Canadian Prime Minister, Trudeau has been in media limelight more for his good looks than his politics.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:52am

Featured Photos

Abstract Structural by Nikola Olic

Photo Credit: Nikola Olic%Dbstract and Structural Architecture Photography%D%ANikola Olic is a talented photographer who was born in Belgrade, Serbia and currently lives and works in Dallas, Texas.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:40am

Sports

Ifran breaks five records in 40 days

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Muhammad Ifran Mehsud name has been added to the Guinness World Record (GWR) for his unbeatable Kung Fu skills for breaking five records consecutively in just 40 days in the year 2016.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:40am

Business & Economy

Govt allocates Rs27.96bn subsidy on fertilizer: Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan Friday told the Senate that the government allocated Rs 27.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:39am

Govt releases Rs274.1mn for Revenue Division projects

ISLAMABAD: Out of the total allocations of Rs 687.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:37am

Featured Photos

Vignettes of a Salesman by Ole Marius Joergensen

Photo Credit: Ole Marius Joergensen%D%AOle Marius Joergense is a talented fine art photographer and filmmaker based in Oslo, Norway.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:34am

General News

Rabbani seeks information on targeted operation in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Mina Raza Rabbani Friday sought detailed information from Interior Ministry on targeted operation in Punjab against terrorists.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:34am

Pakistan Top News

RECORDER REPORT-PSX mid day update

KARACHI: On Friday, until mid day, KSE-100 Index was at 49811.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:33am

Pakistan Top News

Investment policy designed to attract FDI: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday said the country's investment policy had been designed to provide a comprehensive framework for creating conducive business environment for attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:31am

Business & Economy

Weekly inflation increases 0.53pc

ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation for the week ended on March, 2 for the combined income groups increased by 0.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:17am

Pakistan Top News

China to encourage its private sector to set up industrial units in Pakistan

KARACHI: Government of Peoples Republic of China will motivate its private sector to invest in industrial projects across Pakistan particularly in the southern deep sea port of Gwadar, said Dr.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:16am

World

Japan inflation ticks up after nearly one-year slide

TOKYO: Japanese consumer prices picked up in January for the first time in almost a year, government data showed Friday, halting a long string of declines as Tokyo struggles to put deflation in the rear view mirror.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:10am

North America

VP Pence used private email as US governor: report

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account for matters of public business as governor of Indiana, US media reported Thursday.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 08:06am

Financial

Tokyo stocks fall, Nintendo up on new console

TOKYO: Tokyo shares finished lower on Friday after three days of gains, but Nintendo jumped as the videogame giant launched its newest console.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 07:49am

Football

Djokovic upset, Nadal reaches semis

ACAPULCO: Rafael Nadal booked his semi-final spot at the Mexico Open by battling past Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets, while top seed Novak Djokovic suffered another stunning exit in a shaky start to 2017.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 07:48am

Cricket

Peshawar Zalmi coming to Lahore, if qualifies

Pakistan Super League (PSL) is moving towards the concluding stages, with Quetta Gladiators already into the finals, the Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi would lock horns tonight to decide the second finalist of the tournament.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 06:00am

Miscellaneous

Dynamics of m-wallets

Slow and steady, the mobile wallets are catching on.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:01am

Oil and Gas

OMC volumes: Up they remain

Petroleum product sales by the oil marketing sector remain upbeat in 8MFY17; volumes sold by the OMCs in 8MFY17 were over their five and ten-year compound annual growth rates.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:01am

Miscellaneous

CPI advancing slowly and stealthily

The CPI is crawling up at a snails pace.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:01am

Miscellaneous

Freedom under siege

The past year saw wide swept advances by populist and nationalist political forces across the globe with staggering events such as Brexit and the election of Donald Trump marking a shift in the existing global political and economic landscape that has bee

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:01am

Miscellaneous

Karachi will soon be a 'Child Safe' city - Dr. Ahson Rabbani, CEO ChildLife Foundation

The ChildLife story is one of philanthropy, dedication, and simply caring.

Published 03 Mar, 2017 05:01am

Rs 31.58 billion approved for uplift projects of CA&DD

National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat has approved Rs 31.58 billion for development projects of Capital Administration and Development Division (CA&DD) under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the budget for fiscal year 20