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Archive - 2018-03-05
President invites world to join CPEC
Pakistan Top News

President invites world to join CPEC

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Monday said Pakistan had emerged as the best destination for foreign investment
Updated 07 Mar, 2018 06:59am
Bullion Prices on Monday
General News

Bullion Prices on Monday

KARACHI: Following were the Bullion Prices in Karachi, Multan and Lahore on Monday. KARACHI: (per 10 gram) Gold Te
Published 05 Mar, 2018 03:15pm
Tackling traffic congestion
Automobile

Tackling traffic congestion

As Lahore grows in every direction possible, traffic congestion has become a regular occurrence on most thoroughfares in
Updated 05 Mar, 2018 07:03am
The slide in SME finance
Banking

The slide in SME finance

The efforts to boost SME finance are clearly not yielding results. Analysis of central bank data reveals that loans to S
Published 05 Mar, 2018 06:38am
Cigarettes: on a roll
Miscellaneous

Cigarettes: on a roll

Smoking is not injurious to corporate health. Official data show that cigarette producers are having a ball. Some 29 bil
Published 05 Mar, 2018 06:37am
China downplays lifting of presidential term limit

China downplays lifting of presidential term limit

China sought on Sunday to downplay the Communist Party's move to scrap presidential term limits, a decision that could pave the way for Xi Jinping to remain president for life. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's rubber-stamp parliament, will vo
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
China downplays lifting of presidential term limit

China downplays lifting of presidential term limit

China sought on Sunday to downplay the Communist Party's move to scrap presidential term limits, a decision that could pave the way for Xi Jinping to remain president for life. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's rubber-stamp parliament, will vo
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Libyan El Sharara oilfield in shutdown from pollution protest

Libyan El Sharara oilfield in shutdown from pollution protest

Libya's giant El Sharara oilfield has been shut down because a landlord closed a valve in protest against pollution near a pipeline crossing his land, he told Reuters. The closure, which was confirmed by an oilfield engineer and a separate Libyan oil sour
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Libyan El Sharara oilfield in shutdown from pollution protest

Libyan El Sharara oilfield in shutdown from pollution protest

Libya's giant El Sharara oilfield has been shut down because a landlord closed a valve in protest against pollution near a pipeline crossing his land, he told Reuters. The closure, which was confirmed by an oilfield engineer and a separate Libyan oil sour
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Libyan El Sharara oilfield in shutdown from pollution protest

Libyan El Sharara oilfield in shutdown from pollution protest

Libya''s giant El Sharara oilfield has been shut down because a landlord closed a valve in protest against pollution near a pipeline crossing his land, he told Reuters. The closure, which was confirmed by an oilfield engineer and a separate Libyan oil sou
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
FATF and Pakistan

FATF and Pakistan

Minister of State for Finance Rana Afzal told a foreign news agency that Pakistan "will start meeting on the issue of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) after March 1 to see what we can do on this and what strategy we can devise." The de facto Finance Min
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
India's failed Kashmir policy

India's failed Kashmir policy

There is a growing realization among saner elements in India that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy of escalating violence along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, backed by belligerent rhetoric and claims of surgical strikes, is counterpro
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Economics - the art of flawed logic

Economics - the art of flawed logic

An oft quoted proverb in Pakistan is that politics is about the art of the possible - a proverb that has usually been used to mainly justify an alliance between the ideologically incompatible (be they parties or be they individuals), however it is equally
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Government servants or public servants

Government servants or public servants

The phrase 'government servant' is taken literally by government. This literal understanding and compliance of this world is in conflict with their real role and responsibility of a government servant, ie, to be serving public interest. Actually the real
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
New US advisors hope to give Afghan soldiers vital boost

New US advisors hope to give Afghan soldiers vital boost

A brigade of seasoned American soldiers has arrived in Afghanistan in recent days on a much-trumpeted mission to offer a new type of training - as well as motivation - to beleaguered Afghan partners. Pentagon officials hope the deployment of hundreds of b
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
CJ's profound remarks

CJ's profound remarks

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has asked the civil service officers that they must not protest against former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema's arrest.
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Civic awareness: BISP launches 'Board Game' to educate children

Civic awareness: BISP launches 'Board Game' to educate children

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), on Sunday launched special 'Board Game' to educate the children of BISP beneficiaries regarding civic education, protect their rights and secure themselves to ensure conducive environment for their better future. C
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Naqeeb murder: fugitive Rao still at large as SC takes up case today

Naqeeb murder: fugitive Rao still at large as SC takes up case today

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notices to federal and provincial law officers as well as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in a case pertaining to the death of Naqeebullah Mehsud in a 'staged encounter'. Former SSP Malir Rao Anwar
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Vaccines claim lives of three children

Vaccines claim lives of three children

Three children died while at least seven others have fallen seriously ill after they were administered with routine immunisation vaccines in Nawabshah, aggrieved parents of the victims said. According to the parents, the children were vaccinated as part o
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
'World Press Photo' exhibition to begin March 4

'World Press Photo' exhibition to begin March 4

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands would organize world-famous World Press Photo Exhibition from March 6 to 31 here at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA). The World Press Photo Awards shine a light on the lives of people around the world.
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
People fed up with politics of baseless allegations: CM

People fed up with politics of baseless allegations: CM

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that 220 million people of Pakistan do not like negative politics of leveling baseless allegations rather than they want development and progress and they will vote for it in the general elections of
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
20 kg of charas recovered, two held

20 kg of charas recovered, two held

Excise Provincial Intelligence team, led by AETO S M Sadeqin and Inspector Nisar Ahmed conducted a raid on Dhabay Jee Farm House Raess Hoot Khan Baloch Goth Gharo, district Thatta. During the raid, the team recovered 20 kg of Marijuana (charas) and arrest
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
PTI to bag 70 provincial assembly seats from KP, claims Khattak

PTI to bag 70 provincial assembly seats from KP, claims Khattak

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that in the general elections 2018, PTI on the basis of its performance will win 70 general provincial assembly seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a public meeting at Seoko, district Kohat Sunday, he said t
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Shahbaz Sharif indisposed

Shahbaz Sharif indisposed

All official engagements of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif have been cancelled on the advice of his physicians as he is suffering from severe flue and cold. An official hand out said that doctors advised him complete bed rest after a detailed medica
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
5.60 million sticks of cigarettes seized

5.60 million sticks of cigarettes seized

A joint operation of Inland Revenue Enforcement Network of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tobacco squads and Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue (IR) has intercepted two trucks of non-duty paid cigarettes coming from A
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Appointment of ATIR chairman: LHC seeks reply from Centre by 15th

Appointment of ATIR chairman: LHC seeks reply from Centre by 15th

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notice to the federal government and sought reply on March 15 in case of appointment of an official in BS-22 as Chairman, Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR). According to the details, LHC heard the case which is fi
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Chinese 'Lantern Festival' held at CI-UAF

Chinese 'Lantern Festival' held at CI-UAF

The Confucius Institute (CI), University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), arranged Chinese cultural Lantern Festival at a local hotel in which Chinese and Pakistani cultural performances were presented before a big gathering.
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
General election to be referendum on my disqualification: Nawaz

General election to be referendum on my disqualification: Nawaz

Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif continued to target judiciary over his disqualification in Panama Papers case. "Five persons crushed votes of the people under their feet. Will you accept all this?" Sharif questioned, launching a fresh diatribe against
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Two cases of kidney transplantation performed at LGH

Two cases of kidney transplantation performed at LGH

Two unique cases of kidneys' transplant has successfully been completed in which doctors' team headed by Professor of Urology Dr Muhammad Nazir undertook this task. In these cases mother of one child donated her kidney to husband while in other case a bro
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Sindh governor visits slain traders' house in Mithi

Sindh governor visits slain traders' house in Mithi

Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair visited the house of two brothers in Mithi who were recently shot dead by robbers and offered condolences with the bereaved families The Governor expressed deep grief and sorrow with the father of slain brothers Daleep and C
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Pesco workers urged to follow safety rules
Cotton

Pesco workers urged to follow safety rules

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) PESCO Engineer Dr Zakaullah Khan Gandapur has directed the Pesco Technical Staff to adopt all precautionary measures to avoid electrocution and electric shocks for their own safety. In a statement issued here Sunday, he direc
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
PPP gets middle-class diehard jiyala elected as senator

PPP gets middle-class diehard jiyala elected as senator

Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) has elected its diehard jiyala, Bahramand Khan Tangi to the Senate, upper house of the parliament as other political parties have mostly banked on billionaire-millionaire candidates. For eleven seats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
CTP officials visit GIKI

CTP officials visit GIKI

Officials and probationers of 45th Common Training Programme (CTP) undergoing training at Civil Services Academy, Lahore have said that the role of the civil servants is highly critical in strengthening national institutions. They were talking to media du
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Siraj asks CJP to summon Senators-elect on charges of buying votes

Siraj asks CJP to summon Senators-elect on charges of buying votes

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Sunday said a tragedy was inflicted on Karachi as MQM-P's MPAs compromised the political mandate of Karachiites for the sake of monetary gains. "Voters from Karachi have right to ask MQM at what price they sold th
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Tribal areas: PPP seeks extension of superior courts' jurisdiction

Tribal areas: PPP seeks extension of superior courts' jurisdiction

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that delay in extending the jurisdiction of superior judiciary to the tribal areas amounts to denying its people their fundamental rights, adding, "Any further delay is criminal and not acceptable". He was talk
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
All formalities completed to establish KP censor board

All formalities completed to establish KP censor board

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is going to establish its own Censor Boards to examine and certify films, CDs, videos, stage dramas and shows for public exhibitions. For the purpose, this purpose, the provincial assembly had already passed
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
PMEX signs MoU with DCE
Exchange

PMEX signs MoU with DCE

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), Pakistan's first and only multi-commodity futures exchange, signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), China at the PMEX Head Office in Karachi. A seven member delegation of DCE led
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
ECP declares official results of Senate elections 2018

ECP declares official results of Senate elections 2018

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declared the official results of senate elections 2018. According to detailed official result, PML-N backed candidates have won majority seats from Centre and Punjab and Pakistan Peoples Party from Sindh and P
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Marriyum terms Senate poll 'a victory of democratic process'

Marriyum terms Senate poll 'a victory of democratic process'

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says successful holding of Senate elections is victory of the whole nation and democratic process in the country. In an interview with PTV Sunday, she said timely conduct of senate elec
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
PTI to woo PML-N dissidents in Balochistan
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PTI to woo PML-N dissidents in Balochistan

A delegation of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will soon meet the newly elected independent senators who had revolted against the PML-N government in Balochistan two months back. According to a statement on PTI's official twitter account, party leader
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Imran to contest in general election from Karachi also

Imran to contest in general election from Karachi also

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman announced Sunday he would contest general elections 2018 from Karachi too. He expressed these views addressing the PTI supporters during his visits to different areas of Karachi in connection with the party membership cam
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Syria regime retakes quarter of rebel enclave as civilians flee

Syria regime retakes quarter of rebel enclave as civilians flee

Syria's regime seized control of over a quarter of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on the edge of Damascus after two weeks of devastating bombardment, sending hundreds of civilians into flight, a monitor said Sunday. As the United States, Britain and France ste
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Trump and May blame Russia, Syria for E.Ghouta suffering

Trump and May blame Russia, Syria for E.Ghouta suffering

Russia and Syria are responsible for the "heart-breaking human suffering" in the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, US President Donald Trump and his British counterpart Theresa May said Sunday. The two leaders discussed the "appalling humanitar
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
UN plans to deliver aid to Ghouta

UN plans to deliver aid to Ghouta

The United Nations said it plans to deliver much-needed humanitarian assistance on Monday to Syrians besieged in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus. A convoy that would enter the enclave would consist of "46 truckloads of health and nu
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Merkel vows 'good for Germany' as SPD paves way for fourth term

Merkel vows 'good for Germany' as SPD paves way for fourth term

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday vowed to work with the Social Democrats for the "good of Germany" as the centre-left party agreed to join her new coalition, but the veteran leader will go into her fourth term with weaker cards than before. Two in three
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Trump's quip about son-in-law belies Kushner's real problems

Trump's quip about son-in-law belies Kushner's real problems

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has had such a bad patch recently, including losing his top-secret security clearance, that the president himself is joking about it. Trump, in a lighthearted speech Saturday before a dinner of Washington media lead
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Anti-separatists in Catalonia march for fictional 'Tabarnia' region

Anti-separatists in Catalonia march for fictional 'Tabarnia' region

Thousands of Catalans opposed to moves to split from Spain took to Barcelona's streets on Sunday, calling for the fictional "Tabarnia" region to cede from Catalonia, in a mocking attempt to undermine the separatist arguments. Some 15,000 people according
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Arms exporters must answer for Yemen 'war crimes': Rouhani

Arms exporters must answer for Yemen 'war crimes': Rouhani

Countries selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies must answer for "war crimes" being committed in Yemen, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart in a phone call on Sunday. "In Yemen we are witnessing war crimes and countries tha
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Britain relaxes pub rules to celebrate royal wedding

Britain relaxes pub rules to celebrate royal wedding

British pubs will be allowed to open late for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, described on Sunday as "a day of national celebration" by Home Secretary Amber Rudd. The government decree will allow pubs to stay open late on the eve of the roy
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Saudi crown prince meet Sisi at start of first foreign trip

Saudi crown prince meet Sisi at start of first foreign trip

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks in the Egyptian capital on Sunday at the start of his first foreign tour as heir to the throne. A beaming Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greeted the prince at Cairo airport after he desce
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Swiss vote for public media

Swiss vote for public media

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal that would have cut taxpayer funding to public broadcasters, after a campaign that stirred debate about the media's role in fostering national unity. The "No Billag" initiative - a reference to the Billag firm th
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Macedonians rally against name deal with Greece

Macedonians rally against name deal with Greece

Thousands of flag-waving protestors in the Macedonian capital on Sunday chanted "We are Macedonians" at a rally to protest a possible change to the name of the former Yugoslav republic to comply with a demand by Greece. The protestors organised by the "We
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism

Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism

Italy went to the polls Sunday in one of the country's most uncertain elections ever with far-right and populist parties expected to make major gains and Silvio Berlusconi set to play a leading role as voter turnout heads towards a new low. Polls opened a
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Markram fights but Australia close to victory

Markram fights but Australia close to victory

Aiden Markram led a stirring South African fightback but could not prevent Australia from closing in on victory on the fourth day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Sunday. Opening batsman Markram made 143 but South Africa were hanging on at 293 for nine,
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Neymar leaves hospital by helicopter for recovery

Neymar leaves hospital by helicopter for recovery

Brazilian superstar Neymar left hospital by helicopter on Sunday, a day after a successful foot operation, to begin his recovery ahead of a possible World Cup return. The 26-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward went to the airport in Belo Horizonte by hel
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Hirscher wins overall World Cup title after slalom success

Hirscher wins overall World Cup title after slalom success

Double Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher clinched a seventh overall World Cup title with victory in the slalom at Kranjska Gora on Sunday. The Austrian 29-year-old can no longer be caught by his closest competitor, Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen, after buil
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
'New Bolt' Coleman sprints to 60m glory, Dibaba bags double

'New Bolt' Coleman sprints to 60m glory, Dibaba bags double

Christian Coleman confirmed his status as the most exciting young sprinter in the post-Usain Bolt era when he stormed to 60m glory on Saturday as Ethiopian track legend Genzebe Dibaba bagged a golden world indoor brace. Coleman arrived in Birmingham, Engl
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Ronaldo passes 300 La Liga goals in Real win over Getafe

Ronaldo passes 300 La Liga goals in Real win over Getafe

Cristiano Ronaldo became only the second player ever to score 300 goals in La Liga as his double fired Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Getafe on Saturday. Gareth Bale opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu before Ronaldo followed Lionel Mess
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Ammad reaches Qatar Junior Squash quarters

Ammad reaches Qatar Junior Squash quarters

Pakistan No. 1 in Under-13 category Muhammad Ammad raced up to the quarter-final of the ongoing Qatar Junior Squash Championship after defeating Rohan Arya Gondi of USA on Sunday. According reports reaching here, the 12-year-old Muhammad Ammad, hailing fr
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Del Potro takes ATP Mexican Open title

Del Potro takes ATP Mexican Open title

Juan Martin Del Potro continued his dominance over Kevin Anderson, putting the brakes on the South African's brilliant run of success to claim the ATP Mexican Open title on Saturday night. Del Potro defeated the hard-serving Anderson 6-4, 6-4 in the final
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Nazir Club, Daudzai Stars advance in PDCA Inter-Club Cricket

Nazir Club, Daudzai Stars advance in PDCA Inter-Club Cricket

Nazir Club and Daudzai Stars advanced to next round in the ongoing Peshawar District Inter-Club Cricket Championship-2018 being played simultaneously at different grounds here Sunday. In the first match played at Gymkhana ground Khan Club while batting fi
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Athletics great Roger Bannister dies aged 88
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Athletics great Roger Bannister dies aged 88

Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday. "Sir Roger Bannister, died peacefully in Oxford on 3rd March 2018, aged 88, surrounded by his family who
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
South Arabia hosts first marathon for women

South Arabia hosts first marathon for women

Saudi Arabia hosted its first marathon for women at the weekend, local media said, as the conservative kingdom seeks to boost female sports in a far-reaching modernisation drive. Hundreds of women runners, many of them dressed in traditional Islamic attir
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am
Scotland beat Afghanistan

Scotland beat Afghanistan

Calum MacLeod struck a magnificent 157 not out as Scotland stunned Afghanistan by seven wickets in their opening 2019 World Cup qualifier at Bulawayo on Sunday. Afghanistan, one of the pre-tournament favourites to qualify, made 255 all out batting first,
Published 05 Mar, 2018 12:00am