News Archives for Latest - 2018-03-02

Industry

Honda February China vehicle sales fall 5.9pc y/y

BEIJING: Honda Motor Co's sales in China fell 5.9 percent in February from a year earlier to 77,065 vehicles, after clim

Updated 08 May, 2018 02:10pm

Industry

Toyota to form $2.8bn venture with group cos for self-driving R&D

TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and group suppliers Denso Corp and Aisin Seiki Co said on Friday they would form a joint ventur

Updated 08 May, 2018 12:58pm

General News

SC issues notice to NAB on bail plea of ex-Secretary Mushtaq Raisaini

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday sought reply from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) while issuing notice to

Updated 07 Mar, 2018 07:32am

Pakistan Top News

India-backed terrorists group busted in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad police arrested on Friday an Indian-backed group of terrorists allegedly involved in variou

Updated 03 Mar, 2018 07:06am

Financial

US stocks end mixed amid trade war fears: Dow -0.3pc, Nasdaq +1.0pc

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished mostly higher Friday as bargain hunting of technology shares offset worries of

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:24pm

General News

PM chairs meeting of PML-N parliamentarians

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday chaired a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the Pakist

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:00pm

SBP injects Rs1,050 bn into market

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan on Friday injected Rs 1,050 billion into money market for seven days as reverse repo

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:45pm

Pakistan Top News

FC Balochistan averts major terrorist activity

RAWALPINDI: Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan conducted intelligence based operations (IBOs) on terrorists suspected h

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:35pm

General News

Punjab govt providing equal opportunities to women: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the provincial government is following the policy equal o

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:30pm

Industries & Sectors

Pakistan Auto Show 2018 is a valuable initiative

LAHORE: Provincial Minister IC&T Sheikh Alla-u-din has said that 'The Pakistan Auto Show 2018' is a valuable ini

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:15pm

General News

Conspiracies against democratic government failed: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal Friday said the conspiracies being hatched against the democratic gover

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:00pm

Pakistan Top News

Religious Ministry to conduct another Hajj Balloting after IHC decision

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will conduct another hajj balloting immediately

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:25pm

General News

Justice (Retd) Yasmin Abbasey pays farewell call on President

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday said the institution of Woman Ombudsman had a vital role in ensuring the

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:45pm

Pakistan

Imran who cries hoarse to end corruption is himself guilty of forgery: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan who has been crying hoarse from every convenient roof-top promising to end corruption in the c

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:30pm

Pakistan

Ishaq Dar allowed to contest Senate polls

LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Friday dismissed a petition against former finance minister Isha

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:15pm

General News

Tarbela dam reaches dead level; Punjab, Sindh may face water shortfall

ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Friday said that Tarbela dam had attained its dead level of 1386 feet

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:00pm

General News

Nadra imposes ban on new smart cards till March 31

LAHORE: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Friday imposed a ban on making new smart cards t

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:45pm

Pakistan Top News

Govt committed to make Pakistan's capital market more competitive: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Miftah Ismail Friday said that the government was endeavouring to m

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:30pm

General News

SC announces detailed judgement in Election Amendment Act 2017 case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Friday issued the 51-pages detailed judgement in the Election Amendment Act 2017 case.

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:30pm

General News

Senate election: ECP finalizes all arrangements to hold election in peaceful manner

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized all arrangements to hold Senate election in a smooth

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:15pm

General News

12th Meeting of Pakistan-Russia Consultative Group on Strategic Stability

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have agreed on the need to further capitalize on the positive trajectory of the overa

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:00pm

General News

SC dismisses petition to make Dawn Leaks report public

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to make Dawn Leaks report public. The appeal

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:45pm

General News

Ahsan directs measures for facilitating people in acquiring visas

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Prof Ahsan Iqbal Friday directed that the process for acquiring a visa should be ma

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:30pm

General News

Pakistan emerging economy, attracting foreign investors

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Ambassador to France Moin ul Haque has said that Pakistan as an emerging and one of the fast

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:15pm

World

German new car sales jump in February

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Sales of new cars increased strongly in Germany in February, industry data showed Friday, but shi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:10pm

Europe

Ukraine welcomes sale of US anti-tank missiles

KIEV: Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko on Friday welcomed the sale of US Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine,

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:40pm

Cricket

Qalandars restrict United to 121

Lahore Qalanadars have restricted Islamabad United to 121 in the 12 th game of Pakistan Super League (PSL) being p

Published 02 Mar, 2018 06:28pm

Europe

NATO condemns 'threatening' Russia after weapons show

BRUSSELS: NATO said Friday that Russian threats to its members were "unacceptable and counterproductive", after Pres

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:10pm

Financial

US stocks join global selloff on trade war fears

NEW YORK: US stocks tumbled early Friday, joining a global selloff amid fears of a trade war after President Donald

Published 02 Mar, 2018 06:22pm

North America

Trump sparks Twitter war with actor Alec Baldwin

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump sparked a Twitter war with Alec Baldwin on Friday, reviving his public opprobrium of the ac

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:40pm

World

WTO chief says 'clearly concerned' over new Trump tariffs

GENEVA: The chief of the World Trade Organization said Friday that he is concerned by US President Donald Trump's pl

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:10pm

Africa

49 dead in new flare-up of ethnic unrest in DR Congo's Ituri

BUNIA, DR CONGO: At least 49 people were killed in a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence overnight in the Democratic R

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:40pm

Middle East

Israeli police grill Netanyahu on new fraud case

JERUSALEM: Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife for several hours on Friday over

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:40pm

Africa

Dozens dead or injured in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy

OUAGADOUGOU: Armed men attacked the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters on Friday

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:10pm

Europe

British PM admits 'hard facts' in Brexit trade deal

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May called Friday for a wide-ranging free trade deal with the EU after Brexit, but ad

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:40pm

World

Small 'window of opportunity' to avoid Trump trade war: EU

BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump still has a small chance to avoid a damaging global trade war brought on by his

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:10pm

Pakistan Top News

Imran who cries hoarse to end corruption is himself guilty of forgery: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan who has been crying hoarse from every convenient roof-top promising to end corruption in the count

Published 02 Mar, 2018 03:34pm

General News

Ishaq Dar allowed to contest Senate polls

LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Friday dismissed a petition against former finance minister Ishaq Da

Published 02 Mar, 2018 03:34pm

General News

CIA arrested 29 dacoits

LAHORE: CIA Lahore claimed to have arrested 29 members of five gangs involved in dacoity, motorcycle snatching and robbe

Published 02 Mar, 2018 03:33pm

General News

CM constitutes committee to address issues of doctors

GILGIT: Chief Minister Gligit Baltistan, Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman Friday constituted a committee under the headship of pro

Published 02 Mar, 2018 03:31pm

General News

Mayor of Karachi inspects garbage containers

KARACHI: Mayor of Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Friday visited district Korangi to inspect garbage containers which are prepar

Published 02 Mar, 2018 03:30pm

Cricket

Wasim Akram finally finds Wasim Akram Jr.

Young boy, who was making the headlines across the country due to his bowling skills and also got the attention fro

Published 02 Mar, 2018 03:18pm

Cricket

Rain washes out Karachi-Multan PSL showdown

Crowd at Sharjah stadium was left frustrated when umpires called off the highly anticipated match between Karachi K

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 03:03pm

Industry

Tesco former executives set to face fraud retrial

LONDON: Britain's Serious Fraud Office on Friday said it would seek a retrial of three former executives at supermarket

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:14pm

Industry

Gazprom says to go to court to break Ukraine contract

MOSCOW: Russian gas giant Gazprom said Friday it would turn to an international arbitration court to break its contract

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:13pm

World

Canada's GDP grew 1.7pc in Q4, less than expected: official

OTTAWA: Canada's economy grew at a rate of 1.7 percent in the fourth quarter, failing to meet analyst expectations, as c

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:13pm

Energy

Ukraine switches power plants to fuel oil, closes schools to save gas

KIEV: Ukraine has switched power plants to fuel oil from gas in an effort to make up for an emergency shortage after Rus

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:12pm

North America

Trump tweets: ‘Trade wars are good, and easy to win’

WASHINGTON: A day after announcing steep tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, US President Donald Trump tweeted on

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:11pm

General News

Sirajul Haq to announce 'Karachi Youth Charter' on Saturday

KARACHI: Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Senator Sirajul Haq will announce 'Karachi Youth Charter' in a JI worker

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:11pm

General News

Shehbaz calls on Governor Rajwana

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif called on Governor Muhammad Rafique Rajwana, here on Friday. On

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:10pm

General News

NADRA vans schedule for Sukkur announced

SUKKUR: In charge, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Sukkur on Friday announced the schedule of Mobi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:10pm

General News

D&SJ Wajid Ali transferred to IHC as Member Inspection Team

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court (IHC), Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi Friday transferred District and Session

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:09pm

Business & Finance

CPEC a game changer for the region, says Dr Ijaz Gillani

BAHAWALPUR: China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a game changer for progress and prosperity of the region. CPEC is fla

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:09pm

Money & Banking

Serbia's central bank buys euros to stem dinar gains

BELGRADE: The Serbian central bank bought on Friday an unspecified amount of euros on the local interbank market to stem

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:08pm

General News

Chairman Korangi reviews ongoing dev works

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Korangi Syed Naiyyer Raza on Friday visited different zones of the district Korangi to review on-g

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:08pm

General News

PTI blames corruption mafia for secretariat fire

KARACHI: Sensitive record went destroyed due to a mysterious fire in New Sindh Secretariat Building, previous day, which

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:07pm

General News

President stresses for enabling environment for women at workplace

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has stressed the need for an enabling environment for women at workplace for cataly

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:06pm

General News

CPEC turns Pak-China ties into strong economic bond: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has turned the bilate

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:05pm

General News

ECP finalized arrangements for polling of Senate elections in KP

ISLAMABAD: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized arrangements for polling of Se

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:05pm

General News

Pak's petroleum prices lowest in region, NA told

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal informed National Assembly on Friday that petroleum prices

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:04pm

Money & Banking

Kazakh central bank seen holding policy rate unchanged

ALMATY: Kazakhstan's central bank is likely to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 9.75 percent in a policy review on M

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:03pm

General News

Country’s future rests in the hands of youth: NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker National Assembly has said that future of the country rests in hands of the youth

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:02pm

Money & Banking

RBS caps profit milestone with monster euro trade

LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland priced the biggest financial trade in the euro market for more than a decade on Tuesday,

Published 02 Mar, 2018 02:02pm

Europe

Greece to get 5.7bn euros in new loans second half of March

BRUSSELS: Greece has met all the conditions set by lenders for the disbursement of new loans and the next tranche of 5.7

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:58pm

Europe

Philippines, EU say aid, joint projects intact, despite Duterte's ire

MANILA: The Philippines and the European Union said on Friday they were still working together on development projects,

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:58pm

Europe

Italy's centre-right leaders fret over 5-Star strength

ROME: Italian politicians launched into a final day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, with centre

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:57pm

General News

Hindu Community celebrates 'Holi'

SUKKUR: The Hindu community of Sukkur, Khairpur, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kashmore- Kandhkot, Shikarpur and other districts of

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:54pm

Markets

RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 24,502.55 points with a positive change of 119.61 and volume

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:36pm

Front Top News

IMF tells Ghana to adopt new revenue plan before April review

ACCRA: Ghana must legislate new measures to boost revenues by at least 0.5 percent of gross domestic product before the

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:03pm

Commodities

NY cocoa climbs to 14-month high, raw sugar edges up

LONDON: New York cocoa futures rose to the highest level since late 2016 on Friday, boosted by a reduced crop outlook in

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:01pm

Energy

Taiwan's CPC buys April LNG cargo and seeks another for May

SINGAPORE: Taiwan's state-run CPC Corp bought a liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot cargo for delivery in April and is seek

Published 02 Mar, 2018 01:00pm

Financial

Sri Lankan stocks edge up from 2 week low in thin trade

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares inched slightly higher on Friday from a two-week closing low, but foreign selling amid politi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:59pm

Financial

Sri Lankan rupee ends lower on importer dollar demand

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan rupee ended weaker on Friday as dollar demand from importers and banks outpaced inward remittanc

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:58pm

Industry

Uber abandons effort to have Uberpop reinstated in Germany

FRANKFURT: Ride-hailing firm Uber has withdrawn an appeal lodged with Germany's high court, Automobilwoche reported, in

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:56pm

Europe

NATO says Russian warnings against allies ‘unacceptable’

BRUSSELS: President Vladimir Putin's warnings to NATO allies are "unacceptable" and do not help efforts to calm tensions

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:55pm

General News

Meeting held to review security arrangements for Senate elections

PESHAWAR: Provincial Election Commission on Friday held a meeting to review security arrangements for peaceful conduct o

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:53pm

Africa

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 11 including 3 aid workers in Nigeria attack

ABUJA: Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 11 people including three aid workers in an attack on a military f

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:53pm

General News

PM, Maulana Fazl ur Rehman discuss political situation

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Maulana Fazl ur Rehman called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:52pm

Industry

Electrolux to put $250 million US investment on hold over tariffs

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's Electrolux , Europe's largest home appliance maker, said on Friday it would put on hold a planned $2

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:51pm

World Top News

84 patients are priority for evacuation from Syria's Ghouta: WHO

GENEVA: Nearly 100 patients in eastern Ghouta, including children, are the priority for medical evacuations among more t

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:48pm

General News

NHA Chairman denies violation of rules,regulations in award of Multan-Sukkur Motorway project

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Communications was informed Friday that National Highway Authority (NHA) Multan-

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:47pm

Financial

LSE Group moves on with 47pc profit jump

LONDON: London Stock Exchange Group emerged from what was a troubling 2017 with a 47 percent profit jump despite turgid

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:47pm

Europe

France's Macron being updated on Burkina Faso attack

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron is being kept up to date with events in the Burkina Faso capital after gunmen

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:45pm

General News

Parliament to give equal respect: Safdar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (R) Muhammad Safdar Friday said all the state institution

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:44pm

Commodities

Tunisia buys about 67,000 T wheat and 50,000 T barley

HAMBURG: Tunisia bought about 67,000 tonnes milling wheat and 50,000 tonnes feed barley in tender on Friday, optional or

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:44pm

General News

Govt still pays Rs 4.2bn subsidy on POL product prices

ISLAMABAD: The government is still paying Rs 4.2 billion per annum subsidy on diesel prices and POL product prices are s

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:43pm

General News

3G/4G Users reach 49.46 Million in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 49.46 million by the end of January 2018, states Pakistan T

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:16pm

Financial

Aussie shares weaken on Trump's tariff plans; NZ down

SYDNEY: Australian shares ended lower on Friday as US President Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs on steel and alum

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:15pm

General News

Indian human rights violations and genocide of Kashmiris in IoK: Masood Khan

LONDON: President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan Friday said that Indian gross violations of human rights

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:13pm

Financial

EM ASIA FX-Most emerging Asian currencies edge up as dollar slips

SINGAPORE: Most emerging currencies edged higher on Friday as the dollar pulled sharply back from six-week highs after U

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:12pm

Commodities

China's palm oil imports seen waning on record soybean buys

SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: China's palm oil imports may fall in 2017/18 as the country instead boosts purchases of soybeans

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:11pm

Financial

Wall St Week Ahead-Earnings boost for stocks may lose luster with rising yields

NEW YORK: There is little doubt on Wall Street that US corporate profits are on track to rise at a healthy rate this yea

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:10pm

Commodities

South Asia's 2017/18 vegoil imports to hit record high on strong demand

SINGAPORE: South Asia's edible oil imports are set to climb to an all-time high this year as lower production in the reg

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:09pm

World

Turkey becoming world aviation center, fast growing economy: Turkish Consul General

KARACHI: Turkey is going to become the world center of aviation as new international airport-- spread over the area of 1

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:09pm

Asia

As China's Xi gains power, parliament prepares to bolster risk battle

BEIJING: China's annual parliament gathering kicks off on Monday as an ever-stronger President Xi Jinping presses ahead

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:08pm

Commodities

Palm slumps 2.5pc after India raises import tax

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures slumped up to 2.5 percent on Friday, the sharpest intraday drop in almost three

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:07pm

Commodities

CBOT wheat may retest resistance at $5.17-1/4

SINGAPORE: CBOT May wheat may retest a resistance at $5.17-1/4 per bushel, with a good chance of breaking above this lev

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:06pm

General News

Japan to provide substantial support to Regional Polio Laboratory

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan has announced Friday that they would provid 3.2 million US dollars for the procuremen

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:05pm

Financial

Dollar falls vs yen, JGBs slip after BOJ's Kuroda comments on policy exit

TOKYO: The dollar fell against the yen and Japanese government bond prices slipped on Friday on comments from Bank of Ja

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:03pm

Energy

Exxon declares force majeure on exports from Papua LNG project

TOKYO/MELBOURNE: ExxonMobil Corp has declared force majeure on exports from its Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:02pm

General News

Stage set for Senate election for 11 KP seats

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed all the arrangements for smooth, transparent and peace

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:02pm

Commodities

Argentina corn, soy ratings slide about 23 points since Feb. 1

CHICAGO: Crop conditions for drought-battered corn and soybeans in Argentina fell further this week, and ratings among t

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:01pm

Commodities

NY May cocoa may test support at $2,236

SINGAPORE: New York May cocoa faces a resistance at $2,275 per tonne and it may test a support at $2,236. The resista

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:00pm

General News

Baloch Culture Day being marked across Balochistan

QUETTA: The Baloch culture day was being marked across the province including Kharan, Dalbandin, Turbat, Gwadar, Panjgur

Published 02 Mar, 2018 12:00pm

Industry

Nippon Steel plans $16bn domestic capex over next 3 years

TOKYO: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp, Japan's biggest steelmaker, said on Friday it planned to earmark a total

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:59am

Financial

South Africa's rand recovers slightly as Trump's tariff hurts dollar

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand opened weaker against the dollar on Friday, but had regained some ground lost in the p

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:57am

Energy

Malaysia's Petronas ramps up spending as profit surges

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, pledged on Friday to ramp up its growt

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:53am

World

Turkish trade deficit widens 54 percent in February

ISTANBUL: Turkey's trade deficit grew 54 percent year-on-year in February to $5.75 billion, data from the Customs and Tr

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:51am

Europe

Danish unemployment stable at 3.3pc in Jan

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's seasonally adjusted net unemployment rate remained at 3.3 percent of the workforce in January as i

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:49am

Financial

JGBs fall as BOJ's Kuroda says may debate easy policy exit

TOKYO: Japanese government bond prices fell on Friday, surrendering earlier gains, after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:49am

General News

Water scarcity is more serious issue than terrorism: Awais Leghari

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari Friday said Pakistan is world’s 26 most water stressed co

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:48am

Financial

Nikkei rattled by fears of trade war, BOJ exit; short-sell ratio hits record

TOKYO: Japanese stocks fell to a 2-1/2-week low on Friday, with steelmakers and automakers taking a battering after Pres

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:47am

Asia

China's rising global influence positive: Fijian expert

SUVA: China has made great achievements and its increased global influence is very positive and welcoming, thanks to its

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:45am

World

China says following US example will harm global trade

BEIJING: Global trade will be harmed if countries follow the example of the United States, China's foreign ministry said

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:45am

Managed Funds

China finance ministry to auction 10bn yuan of 6-mth bills on March 9

BEIJING: China's finance ministry said on Friday that it would auction 10 billion yuan ($1.58 billion) of 6-month bills

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:44am

Financial

Indonesian rupiah is undervalued, 13,200-13,300 more suitable level

JAKARTA: An Indonesian central bank official on Friday said the level of 13,200 - 13,300 would be a more "suitable" leve

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:42am

Financial

German 10-year bond yield fall to 5-week low

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell to a five-week low on Friday as US President Donald Trump's plan fo

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:41am

Energy

Oil prices give up gains; set for weekly drop

TOKYO: US oil prices fell on Friday, taking declines to a fourth day as Asian share markets extended a sell-off on Wall

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:40am

Industry

Shanghai aluminium edges down after US import tariff plan

BEIJING: Shanghai aluminium prices edged down on Friday after earlier hitting over two-week highs following US President

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:39am

General News

All institutions to work within their parameters: Mushahidullah

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan Friday said all institutions should work within their respecti

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:39am

Industry

Malaysia's AirAsia says still with Airbus, no plans to buy Boeing planes

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Bhd is sticking with Airbus and has no plans currently to purchase Boeing

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:37am

World

Russia's economy to grow by up to 1.8pc y/y in Q1

MOSCOW: Russia's economy is on track to expand by between 1.5 and 1.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2018,

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 11:36am

World

Spain registered unemployment falls 0.18pc in February m/m

MADRID: The number of people in Spain registering as jobless fell by 0.18 percent in February from a month earlier, or b

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:35am

Financial

Rouble slightly up, shares in metal companies down

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed slightly on Friday, bouncing off its weakest level since mid-February, hit the previou

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:31am

Financial

South Korea to sell 7.6 trln won T-bonds in March

SEOUL: South Korea plans to sell 7.6 trillion won ($7.05 billion) worth of treasury bonds through auctions in March, mor

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:30am

Europe

Hungary's Orban says opposition now 'serious challenge'

Budapest: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Friday that opposition parties, buoyed by a shock by-election win

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:30am

World

Czech economy posts faster-than-expected growth in Q4

PRAGUE: The Czech economy grew slightly faster than expected on a year-on-year basis in the fourth quarter, expanding by

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:29am

Energy

GLOBAL LNG-Global gas markets roiled by Papua quake, Europe deep-freeze

SINGAPORE: Global natural gas markets were roiled this week as an earthquake in Papua New Guinea caused a large-scale su

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:27am

Money & Banking

Australia central bank seen keeping rates steady at March meeting

SYDNEY: Australia's central bank is seen as all but certain to keep its cash rate at a record low 1.5 percent at its mon

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:26am

Europe

Hungarian PM steps up anti-immigrant campaign after by-election loss

BUDAPEST: Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday opposition parties would unite to try to oust his ruling

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:25am

Energy

Russia's Transneft to complete stake purchase in NCSP in 1-1.5 months

MOSCOW: Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft may complete purchase of a stake in Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port fro

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:24am

Financial

European shares fall as trade tensions weigh

MILAN: European shares fell to new two-week lows on Friday after Donald Trump said the United States would impose tariff

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:22am

Industry

LafargeHolcim CEO launches overhaul, takes big Q4 charge

ZURICH: LafargeHolcim aims to grow faster than the overall market and cut costs under a five-year plan set out by the ne

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:21am

Industry

Netherlands set to receive LNG tanker Pskov on March 7

OSLO: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Pskov is set to arrive at Netherlands' GATE import terminal in Rotterdam on Mar

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:20am

Energy

Britain's National Grid withdraws gas supply warning

OSLO: National Grid on Friday withdrew a gas supply warning issued a day earlier saying that new supply was reaching the

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:18am

Industry

Infineon, SAIC set up electric car joint venture in China

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German computer chip maker Infineon said Friday it is teaming up with China's biggest car maker, SAIC

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:17am

Financial

Yen stands tall as trade war concerns grip markets

LONDON: The Japanese yen jumped half a percent against the dollar and is set to score significant gains against the euro

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:17am

Financial

Hong Kong stocks fall the most in 3 weeks on global trade war fears

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks fell the most in three weeks on Friday, bringing the week's loss to over 2 percent, as conce

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:15am

Financial

European stocks dive at open in Trump slump

LONDON: European stocks sank in opening deals on Friday in a fierce global selloff, after President Donald Trump's slapp

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:14am

Industry

German car sales up about 7pc in February

BERLIN: New car sales in Germany increased about 7 percent to 261,000 vehicles in February, shrugging off a continuing d

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:14am

Financial

Asian markets tumble as Trump tariffs fan trade war fears

HONG KONG: Donald Trump's controversial decision to slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports sent Asian stocks plungi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:13am

Financial

Kenyan shilling strengthens on the back on horticulture inflows

NAIROBI: The Kenyan shilling strengthened against the dollar on Friday supported by thin demand amid inflows from hortic

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:13am

Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince to visit Egypt

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman is to visit Egypt in his first public foreign trip since becoming crown prince

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:12am

Financial

Sterling steadies near 7-week low as traders eye Brexit speech

LONDON: Sterling steadied close to a seven-week low against the dollar on Friday, as traders eyed a speech from Prime Mi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:11am

Energy

Statoil to drill three exploration wells off Britain in 2018

OSLO: Norway's Statoil will drill three exploration wells on Britain's continental shelf (UKCS) this year, the company s

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:10am

Europe

British PM to back EU free trade deal after Brexit

LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May will call Friday for an unprecedented free trade deal with the EU after Brexit in a m

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:10am

Industry

GM plants to cut 5,000 South Korean jobs, keep production at current level

SEOUL: General Motors' South Korean unit plans to slash 5,000 jobs, or about 30 percent of its workforce, but keep produ

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:09am

Africa

Three aid workers killed in militant attack in Nigeria: UN

ABUJA: At least three aid workers have been killed in the northeastern Nigerian town of Rann during an attack by militan

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:06am

Money & Banking

BOJ chief flags prospect of exit from easy policy if inflation goals met

TOKYO: Japan's central bank chief said on Friday it would consider ending ultra-loose monetary policy if inflation hits

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:05am

Commodities

French wheat, barley crop ratings fall from last week

PARIS: Farm office FranceAgriMer estimates 83 pct of French soft wheat in good/excellent condition by Feb. 26 vs 85 pct

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:04am

Europe

Britain's May to set out Brexit vision for trade deal deeper than any other

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out her vision on Friday for a Brexit deal deeper and wider than any

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:02am

Commodities

South Korea's KFA buys about 68,000 T corn in tender

HAMBURG: The Korea Feed Association (KFA) purchased about 68,000 tonnes of corn expected to be sourced either from the U

Published 02 Mar, 2018 11:01am

Financial

Ugandan unchanged, charity conversions offer support

KAMPALA: The Ugandan shilling was unchanged on Friday, partly drawing support from sagging demand and typical month-end

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:59am

World

Hong Kong Jan retail sales growth slips on weaker tourism

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's retail sales grew at its weakest in three months in January, in value terms, due to a decline in

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:59am

Industry

Volvo Cars Feb sales up 12pc as US gives boost

STOCKHOLM: Geely-owned Volvo Car Group said in a statement on Friday its sales rose 12.1 percent year-on year in Februar

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:57am

Europe

France, US 'will not tolerate impunity' on Syria chemical weapons

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Donald Trump vowed there would be "no impunity" in the ev

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:57am

Europe

Macron's jobless benefits for aspiring entrepreneurs to cost 180 million euros

PARIS: French plans to extend unemployment benefits to people resigning from their jobs will cost an extra 180 million e

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:56am

Financial

Stocks tumble as Trump sparks global trade war fears

LONDON: The spectre of a global trade war sent world stocks tumbling on Friday and drove investors toward the traditiona

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:53am

Financial

Britain's FTSE dips as trade war fears loom, focus on May's Brexit speech

LONDON: UK shares traded lower on Friday morning as concerns over US protectionism fuelled by President Donald Trump's p

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:52am

Money & Banking

Surprise 2nd term for South Korea central bank chief seen promoting continuity

SEOUL: South Korea's government surprised the market on Friday by reappointing central bank chief Lee Ju-yeol for anothe

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:51am

Financial

Trade tensions send top German stock index to six-month low

MILAN: European shares fell to new two-week lows on Friday after Donald Trump said the United States would impose tariff

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:50am

World

Euro zone producer price inflation slows y/y in Jan on energy

BRUSSELS: Euro zone prices at factory gates slowed in January because of a sharp deceleration of energy price growth, da

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:49am

Europe

Damascus must be held accountable for E.Ghouta attacks: Merkel, Trump

BERLIN: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime must be held accountable for the East Ghouta attacks and humanitarian

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:49am

Europe

UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday

GENEVA: Syria's government may allow an aid convoy with supplies for 180,000 people to go to the town of Douma in the be

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:48am

Front Top News

Cryptocurrencies are failing as money: Bank of England's Carney

LONDON: Cryptocurrencies are failing as a form of money and have shown classic signs of being a financial bubble, requir

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:47am

Europe

Snow storms shut Ireland, Britain calls in the army for hospitals

DUBLIN/EDINBURGH: Snow storms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to battle some of th

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:46am

Financial

Trump trade war talk spooks emerging stocks

LONDON: Emerging market stocks fell to two-week lows on Friday, with steelmakers taking a pounding after President Donal

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:44am

Financial

South Africa's 3-month T-bill average yield inches up to 7.2 percent

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa sold 1.8 billion rand ($152 million) worth of three-month Treasury bills on Friday, at an ave

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:43am

Financial

Stocks fall engulfs OTP Bank despite robust results

BUDAPEST: Hungarian and Polish stocks hit their lowest levels for several months on Friday, knocked by fears of a global

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:42am

Managed Funds

Euro zone bonds sailing into weekend of key risk events

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield hit a five-week low on Friday, as an Italian election and a milestone in

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:33am

Money & Banking

ECB sets new rules on bank capital and cash

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank published new guidelines on Friday defining how euro zone banks should calculate ho

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:32am

Financial

SE Asia Stocks-Most fall on trade war fears

SINGAPORE: Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Friday, in line with broader Asia, as US President Donald Trump's

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:31am

Energy

Oil major Total expands in Libya with Waha stake buy from Marathon

LONDON/TUNIS: French energy company Total said on Friday it had acquired a 16.33 percent stake in Libya's Waha concessio

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:29am

Cricket

England’s superstar admires ‘phenomenal’ Amir

Pakistan pace sensation Muhammad Amir's stint at Pakistan Super League season three may have hit a snag, but his du

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:30am

Technology

Huawei and Pakistan IT Ministry collaborate at MWC 2018

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 proved to be beneficial for Pakistan as well, as Pakistan’s Ministry of IT and

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:04am

Middle East

Israel police grill Netanyahu on new fraud cases

Jerusalem: Israeli police arrived on Friday at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home where media reports said they we

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:03am

Pakistan Top News

Accountability court reserves judgment regarding Sharif's plea

Hearing regarding the corruption cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against deposed Prime Minis

Published 02 Mar, 2018 10:02am

General News

No shortage of wheat stock in GB: Official

PESHAWAR: There is no shortage of wheat stock in the Gilgit Baltistan and sufficient stock is available to cater people’

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:56am

World Top News

Tillerson to take first Africa trip next week

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State will travel to Africa next week, the State department said Thursday, in his first visi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:43am

North America

White House faces rumors about top security aide's exit

WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday faced fresh speculation about the future of National Security Advisor HR McMaste

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:39am

Front Top News

US makes new push for UN Syria chemical weapons probe

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United States is asking the UN Security Council to set up a new inquiry of chemical w

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:37am

Life & Style

Kylie Jenner shares new photos of daughter on her one month birthday

The youngest member of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, Kylie Jenner, announced the birth of her first baby girl Stormi W

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:19am

Cricket

Darren Sammy wins hearts after one-legged heroics

Peshawar Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy provided the world a glimpse of his fortitude and determination after the forme

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 09:34am

Europe

Young Italians vote with their feet ahead of election

ROME: In her bedroom in Naples, Imma Arco folds the last items of clothing into her suitcase and zips it shut. Like s

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:22am

World

Japan's jobless rate at lowest in nearly 25 years

TOKYO: Japan's jobless rate stood at 2.4 percent in January, the lowest in nearly 25 years, official data showed Friday,

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:30am

Industry

Uber celebrates 'victory' after Brazil loosens regulations

BRASÍLIA: Ride-sharing giant Uber Thursday celebrated the loosening of industry regulations in Brazil following a hard b

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:14am

Cricket

My heart is with Zalmis, says Sammy in Pashtu

Peshawar Zalmi skipper Darren Sammy pulled of a blinder Thursday night, after he took his side to win against Quetta Gla

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:07am

Europe

Berlusconi tips EU Parliament chief for PM as he touts rightwing unity

ROME: Silvio Berlusconi tipped European Parliament President Antonio Tajani as his choice for Italian premier Thursday a

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:05am

Europe

British PM to outline post-Brexit trade ties with EU

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will detail plans Friday for a new economic relationship with the EU after Br

Published 02 Mar, 2018 09:00am

Cricket

PSL to witness clash of royalty at Sharjah today

After a nail biting thriller Thursday night, the Pakistan Super League has finally got the temperatures soaring and

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:28am

Technology

Uber now offers special rides to take care of your health

The ride-hailing company, Uber Technologies, Inc. has decided to look after their customers' health too by launchin

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:27am

Movies & Music

‘Pari’ banned in Pakistan over inappropriate use of Quranic verses

Anushka Sharma’s latest horror flick ‘Pari’ has been banned in Pakistan due to its objectionable content. Central Bo

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:15am

Pakistan

ECP issues code of conduct for Senate polls tomorrow

With the aim to ensure fair polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a code of conduct for the Se

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:08am

Asia

Dozens of new political parties register in run-up to Thai poll

BANGKOK: Nearly 40 new Thai political parties submitted names and logos on the opening day of party registration in Bang

Published 02 Mar, 2018 08:05am

Sports

Zverev powers into Acapulco semi-finals

ACAPULCO: Third-seeded German Alexander Zverev reached his first ATP semi-final of the season on Thursday, beating Ryan

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:55am

Miscellaneous

Citizen time index

A recent study by Syed Hasan at LUMS along with Hassan Khawaja and Arsalan Malik conservatively estimates the economic c

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 07:42am

Front Top News

One killed as Kabul car bomb targets foreign forces: ministry

KABUL: A suicide car bomb targeting a foreign forces convoy rocked eastern Kabul early Friday, killing at least one civi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:40am

Movies & Music

Virat Kohli is ‘scared’ of wife Anushka Sharma

Newly married Bollywood couple, cricketer Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, recently reunited after almost a month of

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:37am

Miscellaneous

Inflation in control, again

Inflation continues to be tame despite currency depreciation, increase in fuel prices and a growing twin deficit. Inflat

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 07:37am

Asia

Indian police say 10 Maoist 'rebels' killed in gunfight

NEW DELHI: least 10 suspected Maoist rebels and a police officer were killed Friday in a firefight deep in the jungles o

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:35am

Europe

Antarctic sea ice shrinks for second-straight year

SYDNEY: Sea ice cover in Antarctica has dropped to its second-lowest on record, Australian authorities said Friday, addi

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:25am

Financial

Tokyo shares drop on Trump trade row worries

TOKYO: Tokyo shares slumped Friday after US President Donald Trump vowed to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminium

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:28am

Brief Recordings

‘Impact of Network Transformation Programme to be fully visible by 2019’

Following the PTCL Group’s latest financial results’ announcement, BR Research sat down again with the PTCL chief in Isl

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 07:28am

Pakistan Top News

Farooq Sattar calls meeting of party MPAs over Senate elections

Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan’s (MQM-P) PIB faction chief Farooq Sattar has called the party's Sindh Assembly

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:06am

Markets

RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Friday 02, March 2018 until 12:13, BRIndex 30 was at 24,484.37 with a positive change of 101.43 and vol

Published 02 Mar, 2018 07:14am

Miscellaneous

Women’s health crisis

The recent headlines on Pakistan’s abysmal record in infant and neo-natal mortality should be giving policymakers a paus

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 07:18am

Life & Style

Selena Gomez makes it official with Justin Bieber

After months of trying to keep low profile on social media about their secret relationship ever since rekindling the

Updated 02 Mar, 2018 07:15am

Technology

New ‘dumb phone' all set to curb our smartphone addiction

For all those who are addicted to their smartphones and want a cure for their addiction, a company has created a ne

Published 02 Mar, 2018 06:51am

Oil and Gas

BYCO revving up

Improvement in earnings has been seen for Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited since FY15, with FY17 a year where the firm’s

Published 02 Mar, 2018 05:40am

Libor

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Thursday (March 01, 2018).