News Archives for Latest - 2018-01-15

Life & Style

Mercedes ‘can't guarantee’ meeting EU carbon goals

DETROIT: Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz faces a tough challenge to meet the next round of European CO2 goals and may fal

Updated 10 May, 2018 07:02pm

Life & Style

BMW optimistic on favourable outcome to NAFTA talks

FRANKFURT: BMW is optimistic Washington's drive to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will

Updated 09 May, 2018 09:44pm

Industry

Honda, Volvo, Ford scoop awards at Detroit auto show

DETROIT: The Detroit auto show handed out its self-proclaimed "Oscars of the auto industry" on Monday, rewarding Honda,

Updated 08 May, 2018 02:11pm

Industry

Eight ways to save money for any startup

Margins are always tight when you start your own business. While there’s no golden rule book that guarantees success

Updated 29 Jan, 2018 10:48am

General News

CM orders to open track of submarine chowrangi underpass

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Local Government Department to complete one track

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 01:49pm

Oil and Gas

Oil market: discipline, demand and disruptions

It looks so yesterday when oil prices were tipped to go as low as $20/bbl – and not by nobodies, but by the likes of the

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 07:03am

North America

Trump denies he's a racist as Americans honor king

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has vehemently denied he is a racist, as Americans remembered civil rights her

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 06:17am

Business & Economy

‘Petroleum prices less in Pakistan compared to adjacent countries’

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Secretariat Javed Ikhlas Monday informed the National Assembly that p

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 06:14am

World

China's liquefied natural gas price slumps in January

BEIJING: The price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in China saw sharp decline at the beginning of January. In the

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 06:10am

Asia

'Indian army chief's remarks can't preserve peace of border area'

BEIJING: Taking a strong note of remarks by the Indian army chief about China and the Donglong border area, a Chines

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 06:09am

General News

Turkish Consul General calls on Sindh Governor

KARACHI: The Turkish Consul General to Karachi, Tolga Ucak called on Sindh Governor, Muhammad Zubair here Monday and dis

Updated 16 Jan, 2018 06:01am

General News

PM Abbasi to open Lyari Expressway

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair Monday said Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi would inaugurate Lyari Expre

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:57pm

Pakistan Top News

PM invites foreign investors to explore economic, trade potential in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday said after successful completion of the China Pakistan Economi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:56pm

Industries & Sectors

NEPRA announces Upfront Tariff for municipal solid waste power plants

ISLAMABAD: keeping in view the environmental issues and waste abundance, National Electric Power Regulatory Authorit

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:52pm

World

Chinese spend 3.9 trillion yuan on food in 2017

BEIJING: It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Chinese cuisines, with their diversified flavors and delica

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:46pm

Business & Economy

LCCI calls for soft taxation regime for real estate sector

LAHORE: Real Estate players have sought the help of Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) for revival of

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:41pm

General News

Ayyan Ali case adjourned till Feb 20

RAWALPINDI: Customs court judge Muhammad Sheraz Kaini Monday adjourned the hearing of money laundering case against

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:41pm

General News

Banks start receiving Hajj applications

MULTAN: The process of receiving Hajj applications has begun and different banks set up special counters to facilita

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:36pm

General News

Pakistan summons Indian deputy high commissioner over ceasefire violations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Monday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasef

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:33pm

General News

Balochistan to become corruption free province

QUETTA: Former chief minister Punjab and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Monday said that Balochistan would beco

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:32pm

Govt ready to consider convincing proposals for tax relief

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to PM/Federal Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar Khan said Monday that the government ha

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:26pm

Pakistan Top News

Miftah for removing misperception to promote Pak-US relations

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Miftah Ismail Monday said relations between Pakistan and United

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:23pm

General News

1300 cease fire violations by India during 2017

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defense Khuram Dastgir Monday informed the National Assembly that Indian forces committed mo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:17pm

Business & Economy

Pak-Saudi JMC a good opportunity to promote economic cooperation, Rana Afzal informs FPCCI

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan Monday informed the delegation of Federation of Pa

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:08pm

Pakistan Top News

PM for early completion of Pakistan-Turkmenistan energy projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday reiterated Pakistan’s interest in early completion of energ

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:05pm

Pakistan Top News

KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code

PESHAWAR: A meeting of the provincial cabinet with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak in the chair Mon

Published 15 Jan, 2018 10:52pm

Europe

Putin likely to win presidential race with 81.1pc of votes: poll

MOSCOW: Russia's incumbent president Vladimir Putin is likely to win the 2018 presidential race with 81.1 percent of

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:25pm

General News

SC directs DC to bulldoze all illegal constructions in Murree

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi to bulldoze all illegal buil

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:51pm

Business & Economy

CDWP approves 20 projects worth Rs80.6bn

ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) Monday approved 20 projects worth Rs.80.6 billion and out of whi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:49pm

General News

Zero tolerance for hate speech, sectarian violence: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangze

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:46pm

General News

NIC to usher a vibrant new era of entrepreneurship

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors of Ignite - National Technology Fund (formerly National ICT R&D Fund) approved

Published 15 Jan, 2018 11:55pm

General News

Govt taking steps to improve living standard of masses

MULTAN: Punjab Governor Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana on Monday said the Punjab government was taking revolutionary

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:40pm

General News

CM reviews progress on Kasur case

LAHORE: A meeting was held here on Monday with Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in the chair in which I

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:50pm

General News

CM inaugurates Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed Block at Services Hospital

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated newly constructed Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed Block at t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:37pm

Pakistan

Imran embarrassed when asked about Karak city problems

KARAK: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Monday faced an embarrassing situation when he failed to answer the volley of questio

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:36pm

Pakistan Top News

NBP, Bank of China sign MoU to enhance banking services

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Bank of China, Pakistan Operations (BOCP) have signed a memorandum of u

Published 15 Jan, 2018 11:55pm

General News

Wasim Akhtar calls on Governor Sindh

KARACHI: The Mayor of Karachi, Wasim Akhtar, called on Governor of Sindh, Muhammad Zubair, at the Governor House her

Published 15 Jan, 2018 11:05pm

General News

ABAD welcomes SC verdict for providing relief

KARACHI: Chairman, Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD), Arif Yousuf Jeewa has highly appreciat

Published 15 Jan, 2018 10:40pm

Pakistan Top News

CM constitutes 18-member committee for Child Protection Rights

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has constituted a 18-member committee under his chairmanship for e

Published 15 Jan, 2018 10:30pm

Industries & Sectors

PIA has no plan to shrink its network

KARACHI: PIA has no plans to shrink its network purposely `as falsely reported in a section of media', the spokesman

Published 15 Jan, 2018 10:15pm

Pakistan Top News

SBP joins hands with CBRF on bilateral central banking cooperation

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral central banking co

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:45pm

General News

NAB submits reply in IHC against Dar

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Monday submitted its reply in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:55pm

General News

Zainab murder: LHC summons IGP, others for January 17

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday summoned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab, joint investigatio

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:30pm

General News

NAB files review petition in Hudaibiya case

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Monday filed a review petition challenging the Supreme Court's v

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:55pm

Pakistan Top News

IHC orders to restore FIR against CIA chief

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed to restore a first information report (FIR) against the th

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:05pm

General News

LHC issues notice on plea against PAT's anti-govt movement

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to the federal and provincial governments for February

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:40pm

General News

Senate body hear EOBI corruption cases details

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Sub-committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Monday heard the details r

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:25pm

Pakistan Top News

Five security personnel martyred, six hurt in Turbat attack

QUETTA: At least five security force personnel were martyred and six others were injured in an attack near Shapak ar

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:20pm

Pakistan

KP Assembly urges federal govt to shift powers of devolved deptts to provinces

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the federal government to transfer

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:50pm

General News

Law and order situation much better in Punjab as compared to other provinces

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Privatization Daniyal Aziz Monday said law and order situation was much better in Punjab as

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:48pm

General News

KP women legislators condemn Kasur incident

PESHAWAR: Women legislators in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Monday condemned the inhuman incident of rape and murder

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:46pm

Africa

20 killed in clashes at Libya's main international airport

TRIPOLI: Fighting at the Libyan capital's only working international airport killed at least 20 people Monday, offic

Updated 15 Jan, 2018 07:44pm

General News

Nawaz Sharif still popular political leader of country

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahiddullah Khan said former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:44pm

General News

India trying to halt CPEC

ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly (MNA) Major (Retd) Tahir Iqbal on Monday said India was trying to halt China Pak

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:42pm

Africa

Zimbabwe army warned Mugabe faced being 'lynched'

HARARE: An aide to former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has revealed how generals warned him to step aside as p

Published 15 Jan, 2018 09:00pm

Europe

Poland banks on 'dialogue' to solve EU rule-of-law row

SOFIA: Warsaw banks on "dialogue" to solve its row with the EU over recent reforms denounced by Brussels as violatin

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:30pm

Europe

IMF 'concerned' by Kiev's plan for anti-corruption court

KIEV: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a letter published by Ukrainian media on Monday criticised a draft la

Published 15 Jan, 2018 08:15pm

World

Several dead in operation to arrest Venezuela pilot

CARACAS: Several people, including two police officers, were killed in an operation to capture a helicopter pilot wh

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:26pm

Europe

Strikes as Greece adopts industrial action revamp

ATHENS: Strikes and protests hit Greece on Monday as parliament adopted controversial reforms demanded by the countr

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:22pm

North America

Canadian ex-Afghan captive remains jailed awaiting hearing

OTTAWA: A Canadian who was charged with sexual assault and making death threats after returning to Canada from capti

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:20pm

Asia

Netanyahu hails new era in ties with India

NEW DELHI: Benjamin Netanyahu hailed a "new era" in ties with India on Monday as he signed a series of deals during

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:16pm

Pakistan Top News

Top US general says 'not giving up' on Pakistan ties

BRUSSELS: The top US military officer, Marine General Joseph Dunford, said on Monday he was committed to the US-Paki

Published 15 Jan, 2018 07:09pm

General News

NA discusses foreign and defence policies, skips legislative business

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly held a discussion on foreign and defence policies of the government while leaving the l

Published 15 Jan, 2018 05:05pm

Middle East

Bahrain court upholds jail sentence against rights activist Rajab

DUBAI: Bahrain's top court on Monday upheld a two-year prison sentence imposed last year by a lower tribunal on rights c

Published 15 Jan, 2018 05:02pm

World

Zimbabwe December inflation quickens to 3.46 percent y/y

HARARE: Zimbabwe's consumer price inflation quickened to 3.46 percent year-on-year in December from 2.97 percent in Nove

Published 15 Jan, 2018 05:01pm

Energy

North Sea Crude-Forties eases, Shell holding many cargoes

LONDON: North Sea Forties crude differentials eased on Monday as demand waned, with Shell not buying any more cargoes af

Published 15 Jan, 2018 05:00pm

Financial

FTSE dips as investors weigh Carillion hit to UK economy

LONDON: UK shares edged lower on Monday as investors counted the cost of construction group Carillion's collapse, includ

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:59pm

Financial

European markets glum as US on holiday

LONDON: Europe's major stock markets dipped on Monday in subdued trading on a public holiday in the United States. Lo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:55pm

World

Colombia's ELN rebels must halt attacks, restart talks: UN

BOGOTA: Colombia's ELN rebel group must cease attacks and re-start peace talks with the government to end more than a ha

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:53pm

Financial

Dollar slips to lowest vs yen since mid-September

TOKYO: The dollar slipped to its lowest levels since mid-September against the yen on Monday, following comments from Ja

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:52pm

North America

Trump names lawyer at firm advising him as pick for labor board

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump plans to nominate as his choice to fill a vacant seat on the National Labor Relations

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:51pm

Industry

Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electric vehicles by 2022

DETROIT: Ford Motor Co will significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:50pm

Football

Suarez inspires stunning Barcelona comeback at Real Sociedad

MADRID: Luis Suarez inspired a spectacular Barcelona comeback which saw them return from two goals down to beat Real Soc

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:45pm

Industry

VW brand car sales hit 6.23mn record in 2017

DETROIT: Volkswagen's core autos division increased vehicle sales to a new record last year, as rising demand for VW bra

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:43pm

Football

Klopp bullish as Liverpool's post-Coutinho era gets flying start

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's 4-3 victory over Manchester City on Sunday to end their unbeaten Premier League run was the best

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:42pm

Financial

Sudanese pound weakens on black market amid dollar shortage

KHARTOUM: The Sudanese pound weakened on the black market on Monday amid a foreign currency shortage that has crippled t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:39pm

Cricket

Kohli shines, but South Africa on top in second test

PRETORIA: India captain Virat Kohli blazed a magnificent century, but South Africa hold the upper hand as they reached 9

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:31pm

Commodities

European feeds-Soymeal factors in pre-weekend Chicago rally in US holiday lull

PARIS: Soymeal offers on the European meals and feeds market were higher on Monday, adjusting to a pre-weekend rebound i

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:30pm

Africa

Nigeria summons US ambassador over Trump comments

ABUJA: Nigeria's government on Monday summoned the United States ambassador to explain reported remarks by US President

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:22pm

Commodities

Russian Jan-Sept gold output at 227.89 tonnes

MOSCOW: Russia produced 227.89 tonnes of gold in the first nine months of 2017, up from 214.15 tonnes in the same period

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:21pm

General News

Two Chinese remanded in ATM skimming case

KARACHI: A Judicial Magistrate on Tuesday allowed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to keep five Chinese citizens till

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:20pm

General News

JI asks political parties to get united

LAHORE: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that the shadows of uncertainty about the 2018 e

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:18pm

General News

SHC asks govt if it was ready to give subsidy to sugarcane growers

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday expressed displeasure over the provincial government for not resolving the

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:16pm

World Top News

Any rule on Bitcoin must be global, Germany's central bank says

FRANKFURT: Any attempt to regulate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin must be on a global scale as national or regional ru

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:12pm

Commodities

White sugar hits four-week low, London cocoa edges up

LONDON: White sugar futures fell to a four-week low on Monday as weak charts and an expected supply glut weighed, while

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:12pm

World

Serbia foreign currency reserves fall in December 2017

BELGRADE: Serbia's foreign currency reserves fell to 9.60 billion euros ($11.77 billion) in December 2017 from 10.105 bi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:11pm

Financial

South Africa's rand edges higher; Zuma's future in focus

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand strengthened slightly on Monday, helped by a weaker dollar and by reports that the rul

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:10pm

Financial

TSX rises with gold miners and pot producers

TORONTO,: Canada's main stock index rose in morning trade on Monday, boosted by a bounce-back in shares of cannabis prod

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:10pm

Industry

Britain reassures on high-speed rail project after Carillion's collapse

LONDON: Britain said on Monday that the country's multi-billion pound rail project High Speed 2 would be delivered despi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:09pm

World

EU to remove Panama, Korea, UAE, 5 other from tax haven blacklist

BRUSSELS: European Union officials have proposed to remove eight jurisdictions from the bloc's blacklist of tax havens a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:07pm

Asia

India reports highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in Karnataka

PARIS: India has reported an outbreak of a highly contagious bird flu virus near Bengaluru in the southern state of Karn

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:06pm

World Top News

Egypt says does not want war as tension grows with Sudan

CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday Egypt is not conspiring against its neighbours and has no intention

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:05pm

Money & Banking

ECB could end bond buys in one go after Sept

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank could end its 2.55 trillion euro ($3.13 trillion) bond purchase scheme in one step

Published 15 Jan, 2018 04:05pm

Middle East

PM Abadi, Hashed to stand separately in Iraq election

BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and a Shia-dominated force that helped Iraq fight militant have agreed to stand

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:58pm

Middle East

Remand extended for Palestinian teen in viral 'slap' video

OFER MILITARY COURT: An Israeli military court on Monday ordered a Palestinian teenager arrested after a viral video sho

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:56pm

Europe

Seven migrants die trying to reach Canary Islands: police

MADRID: Seven African migrants, some of whom "could be minors," were found dead Monday as they tried to reach Lanzarote

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:54pm

Middle East

Sisi vows to protect Egypt's water supply

CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed Monday to protect Egypt's water supply while striving for peace with the Nil

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:47pm

Financial

Shares in Brazil's GPA rise on revenue gains

SAO PAULO: Shares in Brazilian food retailer GPA SA rose well over 1 percent on Monday morning after the company posted

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:47pm

Money & Banking

Romanian central bank unanimously supported Jan. 8 rate hike-minutes

BUCHAREST: Romania's central bank board unanimously voted to hike its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2 pe

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:46pm

Middle East

Palestinians meet to respond to Trump's 'slap of the century'

RAMALLAH: Palestinian leaders met Monday to plan a response to what they see as US President Donald Trump's attack on th

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:46pm

Pakistan Top News

Pakistan's support critical to success of US strategy for Afghanistan: Alice Wells

ISLAMABAD: The United States has expressed desire to work with Pakistan in furthering the shared objectives of stabilizi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:45pm

Financial

Morocco dirham stable as central bank introduces flexible FX system

CASABLANCA/DUBAI: Morocco's dirham barely moved against major currencies and there was little speculative trade as the c

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:44pm

General News

KU students to gets cards before classes begin

KARACHI: A Karachi University spokesperson said that all students who are granted admissions in open merit and test-base

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:43pm

General News

Khaqan, Nawaz discuss overall political situation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held a meeting with the former Prime Minister and PML (N) President Muham

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:42pm

General News

KE, NED to launch course on occupational health & safety

KARACHI: K-Electric has partnered NED University to launch a two-credit hour undergraduate course on Occupational Safety

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:41pm

General News

Indian troops martyr six Kashmiris in Baramulla

ISLAMABAD: In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred six youth in Baramulla dis

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:41pm

Europe

Euro zone must make first reforms by 2019

PARIS: The euro zone must take its first steps towards reforming its economic regulations and institutions by the start

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:40pm

Financial

Belgium plans new 10-year bond, cancels January auction

BRUSSELS: Belgium has cancelled its bond auction scheduled for January 22 in favour of a syndicated sale of a new 10-yea

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:39pm

Football

Barca's Dembele suffers another hamstring injury

MADRID: Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has suffered another hamstring injury and will be out of action for between th

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:39pm

Football

Wales name Giggs as manager on four-year deal

LONDON: Wales have appointed former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs as their manager on a four-year contract, the Fo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:38pm

Europe

Strikes hit Greece over move to curb industrial action

ATHENS: Strikes on Monday crippled public transport in Athens and hit air traffic ahead of a parliamentary vote on contr

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:38pm

Financial

TSX rises as gold miners gain with bullion

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index moved higher in early trade on Monday, boosted by gold miners as bullion prices hit a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:37pm

World

IMF concerned by Ukraine's new anti-corruption draft law - paper

KIEV: The International Monetary Fund has told the Ukrainian authorities that it does not support a draft law to create

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:34pm

Asia

Ash eruption from Philippines volcano triggers evacuation

MANILA: An active volcano in central Philippines spewed ash into the air on Saturday, prompting the country's disaster a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:33pm

Financial

Euro rockets to 3-year highs as bullish bets hit a record

LONDON: The euro climbed to a three-year high to the dollar on Monday, nearing the $1.23 line as investors ramped up bet

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:31pm

Football

Man Utd great Giggs named Wales boss

CARDIFF: Former Manchester United great Ryan Giggs said Monday he was "itching" to get back into football after being un

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:31pm

Football

Man United tipped to beat City to Sanchez signing

LONDON: Manchester United appeared to be closing in on Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez on Monday, leading the chase to si

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:30pm

Managed Funds

Average yields fall on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds

CAIRO: Average yields on Egypt's five- and 10-year treasury bonds fell at an auction on Monday, central bank data showed

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:30pm

Money & Banking

Norway central bank awards NOK 3bn in F-deposits

OSLO: Norway's central bank has awarded 3 billion Norwegian crowns ($379.67 million) in an F-deposit for Jan 15-18, with

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:29pm

General News

Eight ACLC men remanded in Intizar murder case

KARACHI: A local court on Monday sent eight personnel of Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) on physical remand for seven days

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:29pm

Commodities

Rains boost prospects for record coffee crop in Brazil, but risks linger

SAO PAULO: Ample rains in producing regions recently have boosted prospects for Brazil's 2018 coffee crop to reach a rec

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:28pm

Africa

South Africa's ANC to discuss Zuma's future this week, sources say

JOHANNESBURG: The national executive of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) will discuss at a meeting

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:27pm

Europe

Sturgeon sees growing support for UK to stay in single market

EDINBURGH: Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has sought to up the pressure on the British government to stay in Europe's s

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:25pm

Cricket

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 scheduled announced

DUBAI: Two-time world champions the Windies will be the star attraction when 10 sides converge on Zimbabwe next month fo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:25pm

Europe

German establishment woos SPD activists to back coalition talks

BERLIN: Senior politicians from Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) sought on Monday to shore up support

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:25pm

Europe

UK parliamentary committee launches inquiry after Carillion collapse

LONDON: A British parliamentary committee said on Monday it would hold an inquiry into government sourcing practices fol

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:24pm

Cricket

England's Stokes charged with affray - prosecutors

LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been charged with affray by prosecutors regarding his alleged involvement in

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:23pm

World

Bulgaria's jobless rate edges up to 7.1 pct m/m in December

SOFIA: Bulgaria's unemployment rate hit 7.1 percent in December from 6.9 percent a month earlier as seasonal job opportu

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:23pm

Middle East

Baghdad twin suicide bombing kills 31

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for the elimination of militant "sleeper cells" Monday after a twi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:22pm

Africa

Zimbabwe army warned Mugabe faced being 'lynched': aide

HARARE: An aide to former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has revealed how generals warned him to step aside as prote

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:22pm

Africa

Ethiopia to free opposition leader, hundreds of others

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's government announced Monday it would release hundreds of people awaiting trial including impriso

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:10pm

World Top News

Erdogan hosts Qatar emir amid new Gulf tensions

ANKARA: Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani held talks in Turkey on Monday with his chief ally President Recep Ta

Published 15 Jan, 2018 03:08pm

Industry

Shell agrees to sell its stake in Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield to Japan's Itochu

DUBAI: Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell its stake in Iraq's West Qurna 1 oilfield to Japan's Itochu, a Shell spokesm

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:59pm

Sports

Djokovic in action on day of returns in Melbourne

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic is finally back in action on day two of the Australian Open on Tuesday, returning to the venue

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:58pm

General News

UAE Ambassador calls on Mayor Karachi

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar has greeted foreign investors’ interest in Karachi projects, saying investment from

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:57pm

World

India's trade deficit widens to over three-year high in Dec

NEW DELHI: India's December trade deficit widened to its highest in more than three years as higher import bills for gol

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:57pm

General News

Tendency of sit-ins unfortunate in presence of elected Parliament: Ranjha

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha has invited all parliamentary parties for

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:56pm

General News

Rangers nab 18 including four diesel smugglers

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers on Monday claimed to have arrested 18 accused, including four diesel smugglers during different t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:55pm

World

Venezuelan rogue police pilot says he is wounded as authorities close in

CARACAS: Self-identified rogue helicopter pilot Oscar Perez appeared with a bloody face in a series of Instagram videos

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:55pm

Financial

Saudi up on purge progress, Qatar down after fighter jet report

DUBAI: Saudi Arabian stocks continued rising on Monday on signs that Riyadh's crackdown on corruption is nearing complet

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:54pm

General News

PIA to start special charter flights for Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has planned to start special charter flights for Gilgit-Baltistan to pr

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:54pm

General News

Over 700,000 undocumented Afghan refugees registered

ISLAMABAD: More than 700,000 (seven hundred thousand) undocumented Afghan refugees have been registered across the count

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:54pm

Industry

Adidas targets US market share of 15-20pc

FRANKFURT: German sportswear maker Adidas wants to increase its US market share to around 15-20 percent from levels that

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:53pm

General News

More dengue cases in Karachi

KARACHI: As many as 24 more dengue fever cases were reported throughout Karachi last week, taking the number of reported

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:52pm

Financial

Poland had 3.8bn euros in FX funds in December

WARSAW: Poland's finance ministry had the equivalent of 3.8 billion euros ($4.67 billion) in foreign currencies at its d

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:52pm

General News

Man bearing torture marks found dead

KARACHI: A man bearing torture marks was found dead from Korangi area of the city in the wee hours of Monday. Accordi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:52pm

Financial

Drugmaker Dermapharm gears up for likely first German IPO of 2018

FRANKFURT: German drugmaker Dermapharm is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), probably stealing a march on m

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:50pm

Asia

Sri Lanka destroys $108 million haul of cocaine

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Monday destroyed $108 million worth of cocaine in public, seized by authorities in the port of Col

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:49pm

General News

India not to succeed silencing Kashmiris' voice through military means: FO

ISLAMABAD: In an interview, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal says India will not succeed silencing Kashmir

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:48pm

General News

IGP takes notice of alleged rape case

KARACHI: Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh AD Khowaja on Monday took notice of media reports about alleged rape of a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:47pm

Financial

Mexico peso jumps on NAFTA hopes

SAO PAULO: The Mexican peso jumped to a more than five-week high on Monday on hopes that US President Donald Trump could

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:47pm

General News

First-polio drive of 2018 launched in Sindh

KARACHI: The first-polio campaign of 2018 has been launched in all districts of Sindh province, except Karachi on Monday

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:47pm

Financial

C$ rises vs weaker greenback ahead of potential rate hike

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar strengthened to a nearly one-week high against its US counterpart on Monday as the greenbac

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:46pm

General News

CM wants opening of Submarine Chowrangi underpass’ one-track next Monday

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed local government department to complete one-track of Subm

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:46pm

General News

Bilawal orders probe into reports about Prof Arif’s death

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:45pm

General News

Baldia factory fire victim families to receive pensions from February

KARACHI: The families of the victims of Ali Enterprises (Baldia) factory fire incident will get monthly pensions as a lo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:43pm

Financial

Yuan climbs to two-year high against weakened dollar

BEIJING: The Chinese currency rose on Monday to its strongest level in more than two years against the US dollar, after

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:39pm

Sports

Nadal eases injury doubts with dominant win at Open

MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal says he has no doubts over a knee injury as he destroyed his opening round opponent at the Austr

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:36pm

Europe

Erdogan threatens to 'nip in the bud' new US-backed Syria force

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday threatened to thwart the creation of a new US-backed 30,000-str

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:31pm

Financial

European markets retreat amid US holiday

LONDON: Europe's major stock markets retreated on Monday in subdued trading on a public holiday in the United States.

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:26pm

Commodities

Europe's Q4 cocoa grind rises 4.4pc year on year

LONDON: Europe's fourth-quarter cocoa grind rose 4.4 percent from the same period last year to 353,286 tonnes, the Bruss

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:23pm

Europe

Turkish unemployment rate dips to 10.3pc in September-November

ISTANBUL: Turkey's unemployment rate fell to 10.3 percent in the September-November period, down from 10.6 percent a mon

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:19pm

World

South Korea's Dec coal imports down 13.9pc y/y

SEOUL: South Korea's coal imports fell 13.9 percent to 11 million tonnes in December, compared with a year earlier, cust

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:18pm

Middle East

UAE accuses Qatar of 'intercepting' 2 passenger planes

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates accused rival Qatar of "intercepting" two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahra

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:16pm

Industry

Lamborghini races to new sales record

MILAN: Italian sports carmaker Lamborghini said Monday it set another sales record in 2017, delivering 3,815 cars to cus

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:14pm

Sports

Dimitrov schools Austrian Novak to reach second round

MELBOURNE: Grigor Dimitrov looked every inch the potential grand slam champion as he schooled qualifier Dennis Novak 6-3

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:14pm

Industry

Rolls-Royce to review strategic options for L'Orange?

LONDON: Britain's Rolls-Royce Holdings will review strategic options for its diesel parts maker L'Orange, including a po

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:13pm

Industry

Airbus warns A380 programme at risk as orders dry up

PARIS: Airbus said Monday that it might have to end production of the double-decker A380 superjumbo jet, having booked n

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:12pm

World

Turkish 2017 budget deficit at 47.4bn lira

ANKARA: Turkey's 2017 budget deficit totalled 47.4 billion lira ($12.6 billion), with a primary surplus of around 9.3 bi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:11pm

Cricket

Tamim guides Bangladesh to easy win over Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Opener Tamim Iqbal struck an unbeaten half-century to guide Bangladesh to an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in th

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:11pm

Energy

Oil near 3-year highs on output cuts, but rising N.American rig count weighs

SINGAPORE: Oil prices held closely below December 2014 highs on Monday, supported by production cuts by OPEC and Russia,

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:10pm

Europe

Tell us what you want on Brexit, EU urges Britain

BRUSSELS: Britain must tell the EU what kind of post-Brexit relations it wants with the bloc before negotiations can sta

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:10pm

Financial

Turkey's 2017 debt-to-GDP ratio around 28pc

ANKARA: Turkey's ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (GDP) likely stood at around 28 percent at the end of 20

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:09pm

Front Top News

WHO says 'high' cholera risk in DR Congo capital

KINSHASA: The World Health Organization Monday said there was a high risk of a cholera epidemic after flooding in Kinsha

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:09pm

Commodities

Saudi Arabia's SAGO buys 1.002mn tonnes of barley

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's state grain buying agency said on Monday it had bought 1.002 million tonnes of feed barley in an i

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:08pm

World

Hungary's Nov construction output rises 30.7pc y/y

BUDAPEST: Hungary's construction sector output rose by 30.7 percent in November from a low base registered a year earlie

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:06pm

General News

PTDC for review of visa policy for foreign tourists

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has approached authorities concerned to review visa policy fo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:05pm

Commodities

Dalian iron ore falls 2pc as China stockpiles balloon further

MANILA: Chinese iron ore futures fell 2 percent on Monday as stockpiles of the steelmaking commodity at China's ports su

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:04pm

Industry

German Niki administrator says still plans sale to IAG

BERLIN: The German administrator of insolvent airline Niki said he still wanted to sell the leisure carrier to British A

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:03pm

Financial

Indonesia plans to complete 2018 forex govt bonds sales in H1

JAKARTA: Indonesian government is aiming to complete sales of planned foreign currency denominated-bonds in the first ha

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:02pm

Financial

Hong Kong stocks snap 14-day winning streak

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's benchmark stock index fell on Monday, snapping a 14-day winning streak, dragged down by a retreat

Published 15 Jan, 2018 02:00pm

Money & Banking

Japan making progress in emerging from deflation

TOKYO: Japan's economy is making progress in emerging from deflation as companies benefit from strong growth at home and

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:58pm

Money & Banking

Morocco central bank sets dirham band on first day of flexible FX system

DUBAI: Morocco's central bank set a band of 8.9969-9.4524 dirhams to the US dollar as it introduced a more flexible exch

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:56pm

Financial

Russian rouble hits 7-1/2 month highs on weak dollar and higher oil

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble hit a 7-1/2 month high on Monday, helped by a weaker US dollar, local month-end tax payments

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:55pm

Financial

China's yuan ends onshore trade at highest in more than 2 years

SHANGHAI: China's yuan leapt to its strongest in more than two years against the dollar at the official local close on M

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:54pm

World

China Q4 GDP growth to slow on debt, pollution clampdown

BEIJING: China's economic growth is expected to have slowed slightly in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter, a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:53pm

World

Czech November C/A shows surplus below expectations

PRAGUE: The Czech current account showed a surplus of 38.7 million crowns ($1.85 million) in November, smaller than expe

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:51pm

Money & Banking

Thai central bank raises overseas transfer limit by money agents

BANGKOK: Thailand's central bank said on Monday it raised the limit on overseas transfers by money agents to facilitate

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:50pm

Financial

Ugandan shilling stable as tax payments offer support

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling remained unchanged on Monday, helped by flat dollar demand as mid-month tax payments forc

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:48pm

Industry

SoftBank considers IPO for Japan wireless unit, said to seek $18bn

TOKYO: SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it was considering listing its Japanese wireless business - a move that could

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:44pm

Financial

Britain's FTSE edges down, rivals rise after Carillion's collapse

LONDON: UK shares edged down on Monday in line with their European counterparts, with smaller rivals of Carillion rising

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:42pm

Industry

Airbus wins 2017 order race after last-minute sales spree

PARIS: Frenetic selling in the closing weeks of 2017 saw Airbus overhaul Boeing's recent lead in the global jet market t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:40pm

World

Singapore Dec exports seen rising y/y, but at slower pace

SINGAPORE: Singapore's exports are expected to have risen in December albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, a

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:39pm

World Top News

Boko Haram video purportedly shows some kidnapped Chibok girls

LAGOS: Militant group Boko Haram released a video on Monday purportedly showing some of the remaining girls who were kid

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:37pm

Financial

Sterling extends gains but price data a grim test

LONDON: Sterling edged higher on Monday after posting its biggest jump in four months on Friday on a media report that t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:35pm

World

Romania's Jan-Nov C/A deficit expands 93pc y/y to 5.6bn euros

BUCHAREST: Romania's current account deficit rose to 5.6 billion euros ($6.87 billion) in the first 11 months compared w

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:32pm

Cricket

Brilliant Kohli leads India resistance against South Africa

PRETORIA: India captain Virat Kohli led a superb fightback with an unbeaten century before South Africa grabbed quick wi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:31pm

Financial

European shares pause for breath; Carillion rivals gain

LONDON: European stocks got off to a sluggish start on Monday following two weeks of gains, with cyclical stocks among t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:30pm

Europe

UK's Johnson fears ‘waste of time’ watered-down Brexit

LONDON: Foreign minister Boris Johnson has told friends he is worried that Britain will accept a Brexit deal that leaves

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:29pm

Financial

Record breaking Asia lifts stocks to 10-year high, yuan shines

LONDON: Emerging markets started the week with the pedal to the metal on Monday, with the first record high for Asian st

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:28pm

Pakistan Top News

PM Abbasi to open Lyari Expressway in January

KARACHI: Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will inaugurate the Lyari Expressway during his current month visit to Ka

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:28pm

Energy

Oil hovers below $70 highs, clouded by rise in US output

LONDON: Oil hovered below a three-year high near $70 a barrel on Monday on signs that production cuts by OPEC and Russia

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:26pm

Managed Funds

Slovakia sells 101 million euros of 2037 bonds

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 101 million euros ($123.88 million) worth of 1.875 percent state bonds due in March 2037 at an

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:24pm

Markets

RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 23,307.54 points with a negative change of -364.86 and volume

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:21pm

Commodities

Ivory Coast cocoa port arrivals seen at 991,000 T by Jan. 14

ABIDJAN: Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast had reached about 991,000 tonnes by Jan. 14 since the start o

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:19pm

Financial

SE Asia Stocks-Rise; Thai closes at record high

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday with Thailand closing at a record high, tracking gains in broade

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:12pm

Europe

UN mediator says 'positive momentum' in Macedonia name row

ATHENS: A United Nations mediator said on Monday there was "positive momentum" towards settling a 27-year dispute betwee

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:11pm

Europe

EU opens investigation into tax incentives for Polish shipyards

BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Monday opened an investigation into tax incentives for shipyards in Poland, saying

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:09pm

Energy

Middle East Crude-Benchmarks edge down on ample supplies, weak fuel oil

SINGAPORE: Middle East crude benchmarks edged down on Monday as ample supplies of medium-sour grades and weak fuel oil c

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:06pm

Financial

Kenyan shilling stable, oil and retail demand seen posing risk

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling was stable against the dollar on Monday, with increased buying activity from retail and oil

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:05pm

Money & Banking

Three years on from currency shock, Swiss central bank can't get back to normal

ZURICH: Three years after the Swiss National Bank shocked currency markets by scrapping the franc's peg to the euro, it

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:02pm

Commodities

Zinc surges to 10-year peak as base metals rally

LONDON: Zinc hit another 10-year high on Monday as base metals rallied across the board on the back of a faltering dolla

Published 15 Jan, 2018 01:00pm

Africa

At least nine killed in clashes near airport in Libyan capital

TRIPOLI: At least nine people were killed on Monday in clashes between rival armed groups near Mitiga airport in the Lib

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:58pm

World

French growth to top forecasts this year

PARIS: French gross domestic product growth will probably exceed the government's forecast of 1.7 percent for this year,

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:56pm

Commodities

Gold hits over 4-month high as dollar index slumps to 3-year lows

LONDON: Gold prices hit a four-month peak on Monday as the US dollar index slumped to its lowest in three years but anal

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:55pm

Energy

Asia Distillates-Jet fuel outright price at over three-year high

SINGAPORE: Asia's jet fuel outright price reached nearly $82 a barrel on Monday, tracking the crude oil price hike. -

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:54pm

General News

PM condemns unprovoked Indian firing at LoC

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Monday strongly condemned the unprovoked firing by Indian security forces

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:53pm

Money & Banking

JP Morgan hires Papadopoulos to head Greece investment banking

LONDON: JP Morgan has hired the former head of Greece's debt management agency, Stelios Papadopoulos, to head its invest

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:52pm

Africa

Deadly armed group clashes shut airport in Libyan capital

TRIPOLI: Heavy clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead and forcing

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:51pm

Europe

Madrid to keep direct rule of Catalonia if former leader reelected: PM

MADRID: Madrid will continue to run Catalonia's government if sacked former leader Carles Puigdemont is voted regional p

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:50pm

General News

PPP worked for women uplift: Khoso

SUKKUR: PPP Ladies Wing leader Sukkur chapter and social activists Ms Shaitsa Khoso has said the provincial government

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:49pm

World Top News

Euro zone must make first reforms by 2019, says French finance minister

PARIS: The euro zone must take its first steps towards reforming its economic regulations and institutions by the start

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:48pm

General News

National Polio campaign starts in five districts of Larkana Division

LARKANA: A four-day National Polio Day Campaign for polio eradication was started from Monday throughout Larkana, Kambe

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:48pm

Sports

Kyrgios off to flying start in Melbourne

MELBOURNE: Home hope Nick Kyrgios launched his Australian Open campaign with a 6-1 6-2 6-4 demolition of Brazilian Roger

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:47pm

Europe

Russia will not support US bid to change Iran nuclear deal: Lavrov

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Moscow will not support attempts by Washington to modify t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:46pm

Money & Banking

Bundesbank has not yet purchased any Chinese yuan

FRANKFURT: Germany's central bank plans to hold some of its reserves in Chinese currency but no investment has been made

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:45pm

World

Russian economy shrinks 0.3pc y/y in Nov

MOSCOW: Russia's gross domestic product shrank 0.3 percent year on year in November, the economy ministry said on Monday

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:44pm

Commodities

Palm oil rebounds on lower production outlook

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended higher on Monday, recovering from an earlier more than two-week low, as t

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:43pm

Energy

Nigeria's NNPC cancels gasoline tender after price spike

LONDON: Nigerian state oil company NNPC cancelled a tender it issued last week to buy up to 1.55 million tonnes of gasol

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:42pm

General News

AD Khawaja meets parents of slain Hindu brothers

MITHI: Inspector General of Sindh Police A.D Khawaja met the parents of two slain Hindus brothers here and expressed de

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:41pm

Money & Banking

Kazakhstan central bank cuts policy rate to 9.75pc

ALMATY: Kazakhstan's central bank cut its policy rate to 9.75 percent from 10.25 percent in a surprise move on Monday, c

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:40pm

General News

Three major bottled water brands banned in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: Three major renowned bottled water brands failed to meet quality standards and declared unsafe for human cons

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:39pm

World

Brazil economic activity expands for third month in November

BRASILIA: Economic activity in Brazil expanded for a third straight month in November, the longest stretch of gains sinc

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:39pm

World

Pope warns world is one step away from nuclear war

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the wo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:38pm

Commodities

Egypt's GASC gets offers for soyoil and sunflower oil in tender

CAIRO: The lowest offer for soyoil presented at a tender issued by Egypt's GASC on Monday was $805 a tonne, Cairo-based

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:36pm

General News

Khurram Dastgir condemns Indian firing at Kotli sector

RAWALPINDI: Minister for Defence, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan Monday strongly condemned Indian unprovoked firing at th

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:36pm

General News

CM to inaugurate Jalkot office on Jan 16

GILGIT: Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan, Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman will formally inaugurate CM Camp Office Jalkot tomorrow f

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:35pm

Commodities

White sugar hits four-week low on looming supply glut, weak charts

LONDON: White sugar futures fell to a four-week low on Monday as weakening charts and an expected supply glut weighed, w

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:34pm

General News

Rare book on political life of Quaid published

ISLAMABAD: A rare book based on historical documents on the political life and struggle of Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:34pm

Sports

Toulon owner defends Bastareaud after homophobic comment

PARIS: Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal said he feared the "mormon side" of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) after

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:33pm

Front Top News

China to block cryptocurrency platforms that allow centralised trading

BEIJING: Chinese authorities plan to block domestic access to Chinese and offshore cryptocurrency platforms that allow c

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:32pm

General News

National Assembly session starts

ISLAMABAD: The 51st session of National Assembly started here at the Parliament House Monday with recitation of verses f

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:31pm

General News

NAB withdraws case from IHC against Maryam

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Monday withdrew its plea from Islamabad High Court (IHC) against Mar

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:30pm

Energy

China's oil product export surge shows risks to OPEC's gains: Russell

LAUNCESTON: The standout feature of China's crude oil and product trade data for December was the surge in exports of re

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:30pm

Commodities

Russian wheat export prices up in thin trade after holidays

MOSCOW: Russian wheat export prices rose at the start of the year, bolstered by a strengthening rouble and global commod

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:28pm

World

China central govt-owned enterprises' 2017 profit 15.2pc

BEIJING: Total profit of the enterprises owned by China's central government rose by 15.2 percent in 2017 to 1.4 trillio

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:27pm

Asia

Stricken tanker leaves large oil slick in East China Sea

TOKYO/BEIJING: A stricken Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in dec

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:26pm

Energy

Shell OKs first UK North Sea project in six years

LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell gave the green light on Monday for an expansion of the Penguins oil and gas field in the UK No

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:24pm

Europe

Britain's May wants Brexit deal that works for whole of UK

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May has been clear that she wants to negotiate an exit from the European Union wo

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:24pm

Sindh Bank invites application for subsidies on purchase of locally assembled tractors

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Bank on the directions of Department of Agriculture, Sindh has invited applications from farmers to det

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:23pm

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 9	278.57
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 9	278.37
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 9	160.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 9	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 9	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 9	1.15
SOFR % / Jun 9	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 9	7,386.65
India Sensex / Jun 9	73,918.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 9	65,416.63
Nasdaq / Jun 9	25,678.82
Hang Seng / Jun 9	24,565.90
FTSE 100 / Jun 9	10,227.33
Dow Jones / Jun 9	50,872.11
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 9	24,433.06
France CAC40 / Jun 9	8,203.43

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 9	89.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 9	389,534
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 9	4,242.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 9	75.30
Petrol/Litre / Jun 10	377.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 10	380.78

Stock	Price
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 9 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	7.39 ▲ 0.86 (13.17%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jun 9 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	9.67 ▲ 1 (11.53%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 9 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	10.25 ▲ 1 (10.81%)
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	9.06 ▲ 0.83 (10.09%)
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11.31 ▲ 1.03 (10.02%)
Popular Islamic / Jun 9 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	25.69 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
Redco Textile / Jun 9 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	28.68 ▲ 2.61 (10.01%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 9 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.86 ▲ 5.17 (10%)
Cherat Packaging / Jun 9 Cherat Packaging Limited(CPPL)	83.72 ▲ 7.61 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 9 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	38.73 ▲ 3.52 (10%)

Stock	Price
Pak Qatar Family / Jun 9 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	25.72 ▼ -2.86 (-10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Jun 9 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	79.08 ▼ -8.79 (-10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 9 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	69.56 ▼ -7.71 (-9.98%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	11.32 ▼ -0.99 (-8.04%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 9 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.06 ▼ -1.43 (-7.73%)
Javedan Corp.(Pref) / Jun 9 Javedan Corp.(Pref)(JVDCPS)	63.15 ▼ -5.25 (-7.68%)
Shakarganj / Jun 9 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	122.02 ▼ -7.83 (-6.03%)
Cresent Jute / Jun 9 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	13.86 ▼ -0.85 (-5.78%)
Pak Qatar Gen.Takaful / Jun 9 Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited(PQGTL)	17.34 ▼ -1.03 (-5.61%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jun 9 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	161.83 ▼ -9.17 (-5.36%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 9 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	56,532,004 ▲ 1.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 9 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	50,805,586 ▲ 1.3
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 9 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	46,226,087 ▲ 0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,502,243 ▲ 0.01
Waves Home Appliances / Jun 9 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	23,147,389 ▲ 0.42
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 9 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	19,523,819 ▲ 2.13
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 9 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	16,241,622 ▲ 0.31
TPL REIT Fund I / Jun 9 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	16,207,570 ▲ 0.83
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jun 9 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,047,600 ▼ -0.99
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 9 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	15,523,458 ▲ 0.17