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Archive - 2018-02-19
Roses in the vases
Featured Photos

Roses in the vases

Roses stand in a Bernsdorf Uranium Glass vase in Wangen an der Aare, Switzerland. A Bernsdorf Uranium Glass vase
Published 19 Feb, 2018 10:20pm
Iron Ore Mine
Featured Photos

Iron Ore Mine

Workers stand around a vehicle as a truck is loaded with iron ore at the Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) Christmas Cree
Published 19 Feb, 2018 08:23pm
CAF Confederation Cup fixtures
Football

CAF Confederation Cup fixtures

JOHANNESBURG: CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round second leg fixtures this week (figures indicate aggregate score):
Published 19 Feb, 2018 05:54pm
Dubai WTA results
Sports

Dubai WTA results

DUBAI: - Results from the WTA tournament in Dubai on Monday (x denotes seeding): 1st rd Daria Kasatkina (RUS) bt A
Published 19 Feb, 2018 06:47pm
Cement’s unkempt growth path
Industry

Cement’s unkempt growth path

The cement industry is seeking an anti-dumping duty on Iranian cement coming into Pakistan which is cheap and low qualit
Updated 19 Feb, 2018 06:12am
Raise in private schools' tuition fee irks parents

Raise in private schools' tuition fee irks parents

The tuition fee hike by private educational institutions in federal capital is adding to the woes of parents of students of these schools, apparently due to lack of mechanism or check. Talking to APP, the parents have demanded the authorities concerned to
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Five PSDP-funded projects worth Rs 688 million implemented

Five PSDP-funded projects worth Rs 688 million implemented

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) during financial year 2016-17 implemented five (5) projects financed by the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) at a cost of Rs 688.35 million, said annual report of the authority.
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Number of cellphone subscribers touches 145 million mark

Number of cellphone subscribers touches 145 million mark

The cellular subscribers have been reached 145 million with teledensity of 71.42%, as a result of initiatives taken by ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. The 3G/4G subscribers have been reached 48 billion out of 145 million mobile u
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Kasana Dam's land cost paid

Kasana Dam's land cost paid

The authorities concerned have paid cost of land measuring 667 acre to construct Kasana Dam which would be constructed during current financial year in order to meet water needs of new Islamabad Airport. The cost of land for the dam, having capacity of 8.
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Dearth of female driving schools in Islamabad

Dearth of female driving schools in Islamabad

The females aspiring to learn driving in federal capital are facing problems as there is shortage of driving schools in the city and few of those providing training are charging high fees making it unaffordable for most of the women. The females wanting t
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Prices of essential items witness mixed trend

Prices of essential items witness mixed trend

Prices of essential kitchen items witnessed a mixed trend during the past week as compared to the preceding week, according to a survey conducted by Business Recorder, here on Sunday. The retail market survey revealed tomato is being sold at Rs 30 per kil
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Need to promote Kohistani language, culture stressed

Need to promote Kohistani language, culture stressed

A conference, arranged here by the Gandhara Hindko Board (GHB) at the Gandhara Hindko Academy (GHA), demanded of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to take steps for promotion of the Kohistani language and culture. The demand was made through a number of r
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Fisheries not on government's priority list, opines expert
Exchange

Fisheries not on government's priority list, opines expert

Omar Hayat, an expert on fisheries and environment, has said that fish production from capture fisheries is stagnant in the marine sector, rather in decline, affecting exports due to over fishing, depletion of coastal fish stocks and competition between s
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
2018 polls to bring a sea change in Sindh, claims GDA

2018 polls to bring a sea change in Sindh, claims GDA

The general elections of 2018 would bring a sea change in Sindh as the masses of this province are fed up with the corruption mafia, said leaders of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), addressing a big rally here on Sunday. They said their anti-PPP alliance
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Six people killed as bridge caves in

Six people killed as bridge caves in

As many as six persons were killed and two other injured when a under construction bridge in Shin Dhand area of FR Kohat suddenly caved in, an official police control Kohat confirmed. According to details, laborer were busy in their work on newly under co
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
FC Balochistan arrests five suspected terrorists

FC Balochistan arrests five suspected terrorists

Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan on Sunday conducted intelligence based operations (IBOs) in various areas and apprehended five suspected terrorists. The operations were carried out in Bostan, Dera Murad Jamali, Sibi, Pishin Lehri and Chathar areas of Balo
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
CoAS grieved

CoAS grieved

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed his condolences on the loss of lives in tragic Iranian plane crash, informed Pakistan Armed Forces spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor. All 66 passengers and crew aboard a plane that c
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
OUP Pakistan publishes book to pay tributes to Dr Adeeb Rizvi

OUP Pakistan publishes book to pay tributes to Dr Adeeb Rizvi

The Oxford University Press (OUP) Pakistan has published a book on life and successes of Director of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Dr Syed Adeebul Hasan Rizvi to pay tributes to his services. The OUP Book describes different a
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
German envoy urges youth to acquire modern skills

German envoy urges youth to acquire modern skills

Pakistani youth must be equipped with most modern and latest vocational skills to make its products compatible with the international standard, said Dr Jens Jokisch, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy.
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Over 11.4 million cotton bales reach ginneries
Cotton

Over 11.4 million cotton bales reach ginneries

The seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to 11.4 million bales have reached ginneries across the country till February 15, 2018, registering an increase by 7.49 per cent compared to corresponding period of last year. According to a fortnightly report of Pakist
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Nestlé Purina launched for pet lovers

Nestlé Purina launched for pet lovers

In collaboration with Labrador Retriever Club of Pakistan, Nestlé launched one of its worlds renowned pet food brand by the name of Nestlé Purina. This is the first time ever that an internationally renowned premium pet food brand will be launched in Paki
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
JUI-F Punjab president passes away

JUI-F Punjab president passes away

Prominent religious scholar and President Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Punjab, Maulana Rasheed Ludhianvi passed away in Rahimyar Khan on Sunday at the age of 73 years. He left behind three sons and two daughters and a widow.
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PSP's 90 percent workers willing to join MQM-P, claims Sabzwari

PSP's 90 percent workers willing to join MQM-P, claims Sabzwari

MQM-Pakistan leader Faisal Sabzwari made tall claims on Saturday when he said that ninety-percent of PSP workers and supporters were in contact with his party's leadership and were ready to jump ship. Speaking to media personnel, the veteran MQM-Pakistan
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PICIIP important initiative for composite development: ADB official

PICIIP important initiative for composite development: ADB official

Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program (PICIIP) is an important initiative for composite development of Sialkot, Sahiwal, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha and Muzaffargarh districts. This was stated by Asian Development Bank's princ
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PICIIP important initiative for composite development: ADB official

PICIIP important initiative for composite development: ADB official

Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program (PICIIP) is an important initiative for composite development of Sialkot, Sahiwal, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha and Muzaffargarh districts. This was stated by Asian Development Bank's princ
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Karachi will present a new look in May: Murad

Karachi will present a new look in May: Murad

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that terrorism was an international issue and still it is rife even in America but "We have successfully eliminated it through our political will and with the support of people of Pakistan, particularly of
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Bilawal meets Senate candidates

Bilawal meets Senate candidates

Candidates nominated by the Pakistan Peoples Party for the Senate from Sindh called on the Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Bilawal House Sunday. President PPP Ladies Wing MNA Faryal Talpur, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Ah
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
CJP appealed to consider Memon's case sympathetically

CJP appealed to consider Memon's case sympathetically

Sindh Minister for Information, Labour, Transport, Mass Transit & Human Resources Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has appealed the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar to sympathetically consider the case of former information minister Sharjee
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Lord Nazir warns of grave repercussions if FATF adopts US's motion

Lord Nazir warns of grave repercussions if FATF adopts US's motion

Member British parliament Lord Nazir Ahmed on Saturday warned of serious repercussions if Pakistan is placed on global terror-financing watchlist of Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Nazir stated that flow of Foreign Direct Investment would suffer a maj
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Filling stations: managers held for overcharging

Filling stations: managers held for overcharging

District administration arrested the managers of six filling stations for overcharging in the prices of petrol and diesel in Peshawar. The raids were conducted on public complaints received by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Islamzeb, who directed
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord

Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord

President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday that Russia was succeeding beyond its "wildest dreams" in sowing discord within the US but once more refrained from directly challenging Moscow over its election meddling. In a mash of tweets, Trump blamed former
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding

18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding

Rescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion which tore through a wedding party to 18, an official said. A gas cylinder exploded late Friday at the hotel in the city of Be
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Brazil's Temer announces new security ministry

Brazil's Temer announces new security ministry

Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced the creation of a public security ministry after giving the military full control over security in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro. Temer came to the city to meet Governor Luiz Fernando Pezao, several ministers
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Canada's Trudeau begins India trip with Taj Mahal visit

Canada's Trudeau begins India trip with Taj Mahal visit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday toured the Taj Mahal with his wife and children as he began a week-long visit to promote trade and investment with India. Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire and their three children posed for a family portra
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Clashes leave 27 dead as Yemen troops target Al-Qaeda

Clashes leave 27 dead as Yemen troops target Al-Qaeda

Eight soldiers and 19 suspected members of Al-Qaeda were killed in Yemen on Sunday, as the army launched an offensive against key outposts of the extremists, a military official said. General Faraj al-Bahsani, governor of Hadramawt province, told AFP the
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Iraqi court convicts 'duped' IS foreign widows

Iraqi court convicts 'duped' IS foreign widows

A court in the Iraqi capital on Sunday sentenced to death a Turkish woman and 11 other foreign widows to life in jail for belonging to the Islamic State group. The 12 women, 11 Turks and an Azeri, some of whom appeared in the dock nursing infants, were co
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Burkina filmmaker Ouedraogo dies

Burkina filmmaker Ouedraogo dies

Burkinabe filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo, a towering figure in African cinema, died Sunday at the age of 64, the national film makers guild announced in a statement. Ouedraogo produced or directed some 40 films from the 1980s to the 2000s, set in Africa and
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Alpine avalanche kills father, daughter

Alpine avalanche kills father, daughter

A father, 43, and his 11-year-old daughter died Sunday when an avalanche swept them away while they were skiing in the French Alps, rescue officials said. They said the pair hailing from the Paris region had been skiing on a slope in the Pisaillas glacier
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Turkey denies allegation of chemical attack in Syria

Turkey denies allegation of chemical attack in Syria

Turkey never used chemical weapons in its operations in Syria, and takes the utmost care of civilians, its foreign minister said, after Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group accused it of carrying out a gas attack in Syria's Afrin region.
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Kurd militia says three foreign members killed in Syria

Kurd militia says three foreign members killed in Syria

The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) said Sunday that three of its foreign members were killed in Syria, including two in the northern enclave of Afrin. The Kurdish militia, the backbone of a US-backed force that has fought the Islamic State group,
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Syria forces ready for assault on rebel enclave

Syria forces ready for assault on rebel enclave

Syrian forces readied Sunday for a ground offensive against the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus, a monitor said, as residents of the capital braced for retaliatory shelling. President Bashar al-Assad has in recent days been sending r
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Thousands of Saakashvili supporters march in Kiev

Thousands of Saakashvili supporters march in Kiev

Thousands of supporters of deported former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili marched through the streets of Kiev on Sunday, demanding the impeachment of the Ukrainian President. An AFP correspondent saw some 10,000 people taking part in the rally, thoug
Published 19 Feb, 2018 12:00am
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