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Archive - 2018-04-30
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Featured Photos

Find the destination

An eye catching view of mountains cover with snow at upper Chitral. Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
Published 30 Apr, 2018 09:23pm
Coloured mountains
Featured Photos

Coloured mountains

Tourists visit the Danxia National Geopark in Linze County of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Boasti
Published 30 Apr, 2018 07:04pm
Greek economy back on track: OECD
Front Top News

Greek economy back on track: OECD

ATHENS: After years of agony and deep reforms, the Greek economy is finally on the path to recovery, the Organization fo
Published 30 Apr, 2018 03:32pm
Twin blasts kill 21 in Kabul
World Top News

Twin blasts kill 21 in Kabul

At least 21 people were killed in twin blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan early Monday morning. The interior ministry t
Updated 30 Apr, 2018 06:32am
PSDP loses steam
Miscellaneous

PSDP loses steam

That the pro-business PML-N government couldn’t fetch the targeted 6 percent real GDP growth at the end of its term is a
Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:21am
Petroleum levy: dream on
Oil and Gas

Petroleum levy: dream on

Brace yourself for a petrol bomb. Actually don’t. Not because it is not promised in the federal budget, but only because
Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:20am
Mounting cost of construction
Industry

Mounting cost of construction

According to budget 18-19 documents, the government intends to get the highest Federal Excise Duty (FED) from cement to
Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:18am
Textile sector left hanging
Textile

Textile sector left hanging

Textile stakeholders have been left disappointed with the recent budget unveiling, calling it insufficient and inadequat
Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:16am
Minor changes
Exchange

Minor changes

As a result of corrective measures by the concerned authority, the rupee managed to halt sharp decline against the dollar during the week, ended on 28 April, 2018. In the open market, the rupee fell by 20 paisa in relation to the dollar for buying at Rs 1
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pak Navy rescues Indian boat crew

Pak Navy rescues Indian boat crew

Pakistan Navy Ship ALAMGIR (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate) while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSOs) in the Gulf of Aden undertook successful rescue operation of a stranded Indian fishing dhow 'ST MARYS'. The boat which sailed from Indian p
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
GM Korea averts bankruptcy but how long will it stay?

GM Korea averts bankruptcy but how long will it stay?

General Motors' South Korean unit has averted a bankruptcy filing, but analysts and customers, as well as the South Korean government, are debating how long the loss-making company will remain in business.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pak Navy rescues Indian boat crew

Pak Navy rescues Indian boat crew

Pakistan Navy Ship ALAMGIR (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate) while conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSOs) in the Gulf of Aden undertook successful rescue operation of a stranded Indian fishing dhow 'ST MARYS'. The boat which sailed from Indian p
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed
Exchange

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended April 27 due to buying in various sectors. BRIndex-100 gained 27.73 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,873.76 points. Average daily trading volumes stood at 125.477 mi
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed
Exchange

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended April 27 due to buying in various sectors. BRIndex-100 gained 27.73 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,873.76 points. Average daily trading volumes stood at 125.477 mi
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Labour unions face hard road in Silicon Valley

Labour unions face hard road in Silicon Valley

Well paid and in high demand, it would appear that engineers in Silicon Valley have scant reason to join forces in labour unions. And yet there are signs that interest is on the rise. Engineer Bjorn Westergard and a dozen colleagues were fired early this
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed
Exchange

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended April 27 due to buying in various sectors. BRIndex-100 gained 27.73 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,873.76 points. Average daily trading volumes stood at 125.477 mi
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ex-chairman sues South Africa's troubled Steinhoff for $5 billion

Ex-chairman sues South Africa's troubled Steinhoff for $5 billion

The former chairman of scandal-hit South African retail giant Steinhoff said Thursday he was suing the company for $4.8 billion, dealing a major blow to its efforts to survive. Christo Wiese, a billionaire retail tycoon, is seeking to recover investments
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Budget to fuel growth: Miftah

Budget to fuel growth: Miftah

Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that relief announced in the budget 2018-19 will help increase the tax base, facilitate taxpayers and give an impetus to national growth. Speaking at a National Budget Seminar organized by Institute of Cost
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Budget to fuel growth: Miftah

Budget to fuel growth: Miftah

Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that relief announced in the budget 2018-19 will help increase the tax base, facilitate taxpayers and give an impetus to national growth. Speaking at a National Budget Seminar organized by Institute of Cost
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Brazilian unemployment rises for third month

Brazilian unemployment rises for third month

Joblessness in Brazil rose for the third straight month in March to 13.1 percent, the government statistics office said Friday, underlining the difficulty of recovering from the country's worst ever recession. The rate for the three-month period ending in
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Budget to fuel growth: Miftah

Budget to fuel growth: Miftah

Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that relief announced in the budget 2018-19 will help increase the tax base, facilitate taxpayers and give an impetus to national growth. Speaking at a National Budget Seminar organized by Institute of Cost
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Uber back on the road in Vienna

Uber back on the road in Vienna

Uber said Friday it had resumed operations in Vienna, two days after a court ruling took the ride-hailing service off the road following a complaint from a local taxi firm. "We are delighted to announce that we can offer you our service again with immedia
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ghee/cooking oil: Budgetary measures to increase prices by Rs 5 per kg

Ghee/cooking oil: Budgetary measures to increase prices by Rs 5 per kg

The simultaneous increase of additional customs duty from 1 to 2 percent on import of soybean and palm oil and raise in customs duty from Rs 9,050 to Rs 12,000 per metric ton on import of soybean oil would result in minimum increase of Rs 5 per kg in pric
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Baidu net profit jumps after video unit spin-off

Baidu net profit jumps after video unit spin-off

China search engine giant Baidu on Friday reported net profit nearly tripled in the first quarter after spinning off its video unit as part of a corporate reorientation toward artificial intelligence (AI). The Beijing-based company said net income for Jan
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ghee/cooking oil: Budgetary measures to increase prices by Rs 5 per kg

Ghee/cooking oil: Budgetary measures to increase prices by Rs 5 per kg

The simultaneous increase of additional customs duty from 1 to 2 percent on import of soybean and palm oil and raise in customs duty from Rs 9,050 to Rs 12,000 per metric ton on import of soybean oil would result in minimum increase of Rs 5 per kg in pric
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Baidu net profit jumps after video unit spin-off

Baidu net profit jumps after video unit spin-off

China search engine giant Baidu on Friday reported net profit nearly tripled in the first quarter after spinning off its video unit as part of a corporate reorientation toward artificial intelligence (AI). The Beijing-based company said net income for Jan
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ghee/cooking oil: Budgetary measures to increase prices by Rs 5 per kg

Ghee/cooking oil: Budgetary measures to increase prices by Rs 5 per kg

The simultaneous increase of additional customs duty from 1 to 2 percent on import of soybean and palm oil and raise in customs duty from Rs 9,050 to Rs 12,000 per metric ton on import of soybean oil would result in minimum increase of Rs 5 per kg in pric
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
China's 'men only' job culture slammed in new report

China's 'men only' job culture slammed in new report

Leading Chinese firms including e-commerce giant Alibaba were heavily criticised Monday for gender discrimination in job adverts in a new report which said the landscape for the female workforce in China was deteriorating.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
India's HDFC Bank net profit hits record

India's HDFC Bank net profit hits record

Fourth-quarter net profit at HDFC Bank Ltd slightly missed estimates as a result of higher bad loans, although it still rose by about a fifth to a record on Saturday. Net profit rose by 20.3 percent from a year earlier to 47.99 billion rupees ($725 millio
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
India's HDFC Bank net profit hits record

India's HDFC Bank net profit hits record

Fourth-quarter net profit at HDFC Bank Ltd slightly missed estimates as a result of higher bad loans, although it still rose by about a fifth to a record on Saturday. Net profit rose by 20.3 percent from a year earlier to 47.99 billion rupees ($725 millio
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Put the toolbox away - new robot assembles IKEA chairs

Put the toolbox away - new robot assembles IKEA chairs

Sick of struggling with incomprehensible instructions and a baffling array of planks and screws? Help is at hand in the form of a new robot that can assemble an IKEA chair in minutes. The robot, developed by scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Circular debt: PM reprimands PD for supporting Pepco's existence

Circular debt: PM reprimands PD for supporting Pepco's existence

The Power Division has reportedly been reprimanded by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for seeking to support the existence of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) which is responsible for increase in circular debt, well-informed sources told Bus
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
UPS goes Groupon, launching discounts for retailers

UPS goes Groupon, launching discounts for retailers

United Parcel Service Inc is taking a page out of a retailer's playbook, offering discounts on everything from Costco memberships to luxury clothes and Disneyland tickets to loyal customers, UPS said on Wednesday.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Circular debt: PM reprimands PD for supporting Pepco's existence

Circular debt: PM reprimands PD for supporting Pepco's existence

The Power Division has reportedly been reprimanded by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for seeking to support the existence of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) which is responsible for increase in circular debt, well-informed sources told Bus
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Jack Ma says Alibaba 'doing a lot of research' on driverless cars

Jack Ma says Alibaba 'doing a lot of research' on driverless cars

E-commerce giant Alibaba is steering resources towards driverless car technology, its CEO Jack Ma confirmed on Thursday, joining a global race to shape the future of driving. Despite fresh safety fears after a woman was hit and killed by a self-driving Ub
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Circular debt: PM reprimands PD for supporting Pepco''s existence

Circular debt: PM reprimands PD for supporting Pepco''s existence

The Power Division has reportedly been reprimanded by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for seeking to support the existence of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) which is responsible for increase in circular debt, well-informed sources told Bus
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Novartis to inject $100 million into malaria drug research

Novartis to inject $100 million into malaria drug research

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Tuesday announced $100 million of funding over the next five years for research into new treatments for malaria, a mosquito-borne disease with a devastating impact that killed 445,000 people in 2016.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Privatisation list: ECC refuses to de-list PMTF

Privatisation list: ECC refuses to de-list PMTF

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has refused to de-list Pakistan Machine Tool Factory (PMTF) from the privatisation list, well-informed sources in Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) told Business Recorder. Presid
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Peugeot boss faces toughest adversary yet in IG Metall

Peugeot boss faces toughest adversary yet in IG Metall

PSA Group boss Carlos Tavares, whose career has seen him thrash out margin-boosting labour deals for two carmakers in several countries, is now taking on Germany's IG Metall union, which has been the undoing of many a cost cutter.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Privatisation list: ECC refuses to de-list PMTF

Privatisation list: ECC refuses to de-list PMTF

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has refused to de-list Pakistan Machine Tool Factory (PMTF) from the privatisation list, well-informed sources in Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) told Business Recorder. Presid
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Peugeot boss faces toughest adversary yet in IG Metall

Peugeot boss faces toughest adversary yet in IG Metall

PSA Group boss Carlos Tavares, whose career has seen him thrash out margin-boosting labour deals for two carmakers in several countries, is now taking on Germany's IG Metall union, which has been the undoing of many a cost cutter.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Privatisation list: ECC refuses to de-list PMTF

Privatisation list: ECC refuses to de-list PMTF

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has refused to de-list Pakistan Machine Tool Factory (PMTF) from the privatisation list, well-informed sources in Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) told Business Recorder. Presid
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
DP World should rethink port deals in Somalia: foreign minister

DP World should rethink port deals in Somalia: foreign minister

Somalia's foreign minister said on Friday that Dubai state-owned port operator DP World should reconsider its contract with the breakaway region of Somaliland and work with federal authorities so Somalia's sovereignty is not violated.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Chernobyl disaster zone lures tourists as visitor numbers boom

Chernobyl disaster zone lures tourists as visitor numbers boom

Camera? Check. Sunglasses? Check. And a Geiger counter? Check. For a growing number of thrill-seekers visiting Chernobyl's radiation-contaminated lands the device is used to help navigate the site of what remains the world's worst nuclear accident.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
DIG admonished for seeking undue favour through CJP's son-in-law

DIG admonished for seeking undue favour through CJP's son-in-law

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar reprimanded DIGP Ghulam Mehmood Dogar on Sunday for attempting to seek an undue favour from the top judge. Taking notice of the DIG approaching his family members for a favour, the CJP had summoned DIG Dogar befo
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Europe backs Iran deal as 'best way' to counter nuclear threat

Europe backs Iran deal as 'best way' to counter nuclear threat

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have reiterated their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal "as the best way of neutralising the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran", Downing Street said Sunday. Prime Minister Theresa May talked by phone with French P
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
DIG admonished for seeking undue favour through CJP's son-in-law

DIG admonished for seeking undue favour through CJP's son-in-law

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar reprimanded DIGP Ghulam Mehmood Dogar on Sunday for attempting to seek an undue favour from the top judge. Taking notice of the DIG approaching his family members for a favour, the CJP had summoned DIG Dogar befo
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Rouhani tells Macron Iran nuclear deal 'not negotiable'

Rouhani tells Macron Iran nuclear deal 'not negotiable'

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that the nuclear deal his country reached with international powers was "not negotiable". "The nuclear deal or any other subject under its pretext is not negotiable in a
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Three killed in Quetta firing

Three killed in Quetta firing

At least three people were killed and two others injured in a firing incident in Quetta on Sunday evening, Aaj News reported. According to police, unidentified attackers opened fire at people sitting inside a shop on Quetta's Jan Muhammad Road. The assail
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
'No decision' by Trump on Iran nuclear deal: Bolton

'No decision' by Trump on Iran nuclear deal: Bolton

US President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether or not to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday. "He has made no decision on the nuclear deal, whether to stay in or get out," Bolton told Fox News Sunday.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Three killed in Quetta firing

Three killed in Quetta firing

At least three people were killed and two others injured in a firing incident in Quetta on Sunday evening, Aaj News reported. According to police, unidentified attackers opened fire at people sitting inside a shop on Quetta's Jan Muhammad Road. The assail
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
French museum discovers half of its collection are fakes
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French museum discovers half of its collection are fakes

An art museum in the south of France has discovered that more than half of its collection consists of fakes, in what the local mayor on Sunday described as a "catastrophe" for the region. The tiny 8,000-strong community of Elne just outside Perpignan re-o
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Imran seeks to work harder to cash in on Sharifs' woes
Currency

Imran seeks to work harder to cash in on Sharifs' woes

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has showed his huge public support at Minar-e-Pakistan ground where he unfolded 11-point agenda under much-orchestrated 'new Pakistan' phrase with prime focus on education, health, investment, anti-corruption m
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
North Korea to rejoin South's time zone in conciliatory gesture

North Korea to rejoin South's time zone in conciliatory gesture

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would move the country's clocks 30 minutes forward to unify with the South's time zone as a conciliatory gesture after Friday's inter-Korean summit, Seoul said Sunday. The two countries on the divided peninsula have
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Imran seeks to work harder to cash in on Sharifs' woes
Currency

Imran seeks to work harder to cash in on Sharifs' woes

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has showed his huge public support at Minar-e-Pakistan ground where he unfolded 11-point agenda under much-orchestrated 'new Pakistan' phrase with prime focus on education, health, investment, anti-corruption m
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Lebanese expats in I Coast vote in first election

Lebanese expats in I Coast vote in first election

Hundreds of Lebanese expats in Ivory Coast voted Sunday in their country's first parliamentary election in almost a decade, though turnout was low in the home of Africa's largest Lebanese diaspora. The Middle Eastern country has not held a parliamentary p
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pompeo stresses need for Gulf unity against Iran

Pompeo stresses need for Gulf unity against Iran

New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies during a brief visit to Riyadh on Sunday as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran. Pompeo reassured Saudi Arabia that the United States would ab
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
'We should never go back', Macron, May say on chemical weapons

'We should never go back', Macron, May say on chemical weapons

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday urged the world to keep up the fight against chemical weapons on the anniversary of an international convention banning their use. "On the 21st anniversary of the Chemical W
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pompeo stresses need for Gulf unity against Iran

Pompeo stresses need for Gulf unity against Iran

New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the need for unity among Gulf allies during a brief visit to Riyadh on Sunday as Washington aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran. Pompeo reassured Saudi Arabia that the United States would ab
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
India says electrified all villages ahead of deadline

India says electrified all villages ahead of deadline

India has electrified all its villages 12 days ahead of a deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said on Sunday, which could give the ruling party a boost ahead of a general election in 2019. Asia's third-largest economy has been hel
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

The government has decided to charge advance tax on sale of petroleum products to a petrol pump operator or distributor at the rate of 0.5 percent for filers and one percent for non filers on ex-depot sale price from July 1, 2018. A tax expert said that t
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Syria regime, US-backed forces in deadly clashes
Exchange

Syria regime, US-backed forces in deadly clashes

Rare clashes broke out on Sunday between Syrian regime forces and a US-backed alliance in the east of the country, killing a total of 15 combatants, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said the clashes in Deir Ezzor provinc
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

The government has decided to charge advance tax on sale of petroleum products to a petrol pump operator or distributor at the rate of 0.5 percent for filers and one percent for non filers on ex-depot sale price from July 1, 2018. A tax expert said that t
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Syria regime, rebels reach evacuation deal

Syria regime, rebels reach evacuation deal

The Syrian government and rebels have reached a deal to evacuate opposition fighters from an area of southern Damascus near the site of a regime offensive against jihadists, state media said Sunday. The announcement comes more than a week into a regime as
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

The government has decided to charge advance tax on sale of petroleum products to a petrol pump operator or distributor at the rate of 0.5 percent for filers and one percent for non filers on ex-depot sale price from July 1, 2018. A tax expert said that t
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Critics say India heritage scheme means Taj Mahal privatization

Critics say India heritage scheme means Taj Mahal privatization

Heritage activists Sunday accused the Indian government of trying to privatise historic relics such as the Taj Mahal after it launched a controversial scheme allowing companies to "adopt" dozens of monuments. Opposition politicians accused Prime Minister
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

Sale of petroleum products Advance tax to be charged

The government has decided to charge advance tax on sale of petroleum products to a petrol pump operator or distributor at the rate of 0.5 percent for filers and one percent for non filers on ex-depot sale price from July 1, 2018. A tax expert said that t
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
North Korea offers to shut nuclear test site in May, invite US experts

North Korea offers to shut nuclear test site in May, invite US experts

North Korea has promised to shut its atomic test site within weeks and invite American weapons experts to verify its closure, Seoul reported Sunday, as new US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington had an "obligation" to pursue peace. North Korean
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
North Korea offers to shut nuclear test site in May, invite US experts

North Korea offers to shut nuclear test site in May, invite US experts

North Korea has promised to shut its atomic test site within weeks and invite American weapons experts to verify its closure, Seoul reported Sunday, as new US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington had an "obligation" to pursue peace. North Korean
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Exchange

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (April 23 to 27 2018).

Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Two injured as US diplomat's vehicle hits motorbike

Two injured as US diplomat's vehicle hits motorbike

Another diplomat posted at the US embassy in Islamabad hit a motorcycle driving his vehicle at Secretariat Chowk, Aaj News reported on Sunday night. The US diplomat said to be second secretary at the embassy and identified as Chadrex was driving his vehic
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Two injured as US diplomat's vehicle hits motorbike

Two injured as US diplomat's vehicle hits motorbike

Another diplomat posted at the US embassy in Islamabad hit a motorcycle driving his vehicle at Secretariat Chowk, Aaj News reported on Sunday night. The US diplomat said to be second secretary at the embassy and identified as Chadrex was driving his vehic
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (April 29, 2018) and the forecast for Monday (April 30, 2018).

Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Saudi king launches building of entertainment mega-park

Saudi king launches building of entertainment mega-park

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has launched construction of an "entertainment city" near Riyadh, part of a series of multi-billion dollar projects aimed at helping the oil-dependent kingdom diversify its economy.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Saudi king launches building of entertainment mega-park

Saudi king launches building of entertainment mega-park

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has launched construction of an "entertainment city" near Riyadh, part of a series of multi-billion dollar projects aimed at helping the oil-dependent kingdom diversify its economy.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
National Water Policy

National Water Policy

The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has finally unanimously approved the National Water Policy (NWP) on April 24, 2018 that had been hanging fire for a decade over the reservations of the provinces. The CCI directed WAPDA and the Punjab and Khyber Pakht
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Another 'Iqama' casualty

Another 'Iqama' casualty

Announcing on Thursday the much-awaited verdict on a petition filed by a PTI leader, a three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for concealing his UAE 'iqama' (work permit) and drawing a salary from a
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Budget and economic imperatives

Budget and economic imperatives

The PML-N government has finally presented its sixth budget, one more than required during their tenure, on 27 April 2018. This has been the most awkward event in the country's parliamentary history. Opposition leaders as well as experts on the subject ha
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
The sanctity of 'voter'

The sanctity of 'voter'

As Bill Murray said about voters "So if we lie to the government it is a felony, if they lie to us it is politics". That is how the world understands and unfortunately accepts politics. Promises made and promises kept are mutually exclusive. The license g
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Long battle to stop firms bribing Africa for contracts

Long battle to stop firms bribing Africa for contracts

A spectacular probe into French tycoon Vincent Bollore over suspected graft in Africa marks a rare exception among corporate titans doing business south of the Sahara. Bollore - charged on Wednesday over contracts to operate ports in Guinea and Togo - is
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Minimum tax

Minimum tax

Although the rate of tax on individuals has been radically reduced but this benefit is nullified when we see that the rate of minimum tax on turnover under section 113 of the Income Tax Ordinance is 1.25 percent, which means if an individual has turnover
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Give PTI a chance and see the difference: party leaders

Give PTI a chance and see the difference: party leaders

PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, secretary general Jehangir Tareen, KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak, Shireen Mazari, Asad Umar, Sh Rashid of AML and others have called on the people to give a chance to PTI for once, and see the difference.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
'World Labour Day' tomorrow

'World Labour Day' tomorrow

Labour Day will be observed on 1st May around the world including Pakistan to express solidarity with workers and labours on Tuesday. Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. It has its origins in the labour union movement
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Promotion of sports activities among government's priorities: President

Promotion of sports activities among government's priorities: President

President Mamnoon Hussain Sunday said promotion of sports activities were among the government's priorities due to which now the playgrounds in the country were thriving with sports activities. Speaking at an inauguration ceremony of the newly established
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
High Commissioner interacts with Pakistani community

High Commissioner interacts with Pakistani community

Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) held an interactive session with the Pakistani community on April 28 (Saturday), during his two-day visit to Birmingham. A statement of Pakistan High Commission here on Sunday said the
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Kashmiris want freedom from Indian occupation: Masood

Kashmiris want freedom from Indian occupation: Masood

Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan Sunday said Kashmiris only wanted freedom from the Indian occupation and they were continuing their independent movement with courage to get right to self-determination. Pakistan always stood with Kashmi
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan hails Moon, Kim's symbolic summit

Pakistan hails Moon, Kim's symbolic summit

Pakistan Sunday welcomed the historic summit between President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at Panmunjom on April 27 and hoped that it would lead to lasting peace,
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Tight security steps at PTI's Lahore rally

Tight security steps at PTI's Lahore rally

Elaborate security arrangements were made for the public meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) here at Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday in which jubilant PTI supporters from across the country participated.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Laboratory acquired infections: experts for adopting biosafety measures

Laboratory acquired infections: experts for adopting biosafety measures

Experts at a bio-safety workshop called for adopting international safety standards and precautionary measures at public and private health laboratories to prevent pathologists and technicians from laboratory acquired infections so that both the lab profe
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Railways introduces economy class for Green Line passengers

Railways introduces economy class for Green Line passengers

In order to facilitate the passengers of Green Line (5-Up/6-Dn), the Pakistan Railways have introduced economy class while over 10 percent fares of AC Business class for the Green Line passengers were also reduced recently.
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sherpao says government ignored KP in federal budget

Sherpao says government ignored KP in federal budget

Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has rejected the federal budget for 2018-19 on the ground that budget document contradict the government's claims and the people of KP had been ignored which would further aggravate their sense of depriv
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Study traces history of giant brown rat to Sindh's coastal belt

Study traces history of giant brown rat to Sindh's coastal belt

A study conducted by Zoology Department of Peshawar University over increasing incidents of rat bites in Peshawar, has found that the rodent, brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), is an invasive species, which presumably arrived in the country via the port city
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Acute water shortage Residents of Adiala Road threaten to protest

Acute water shortage Residents of Adiala Road threaten to protest

As the weather turned hot, the residents of Adiala Road Jahrahi Stop and adjacent areas are facing acute water shortage for the last several days. The political affluent, influential of the area were seemed helpless, to resolve the issue. The residents in
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Political parties gear up for elections

Political parties gear up for elections

While the tenure of the PML-N government is finishing on May 31, different political parties are geared up to get a head start in their election campaigns for 2018 general elections. On Sunday, different political parties including the Pakistani Tehreek-e
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PFMA demands equal rebate rate for wheat export, products

PFMA demands equal rebate rate for wheat export, products

Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter has demanded equal rebate rate for wheat export and its products through seaport and land route. The demand was made during a meeting of executive body of the PFMA KP, which met with chair
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Shah, Zia elected PML-N Sindh president, GS unopposed

Shah, Zia elected PML-N Sindh president, GS unopposed

Syed Shah Muhammad Shah and Senator Saleem Zia were elected unopposed as president and general secretary of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Sindh chapter, here on Sunday. The elections were held at PML-N's Sindh council moot by an election committee headed
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PML-N set to push up mass contact drive

PML-N set to push up mass contact drive

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to accelerate the tempo of the party's mass contact campaign so as to spread the party's message in every nook and corner of the country. The decision to this effect was taken at a party's consultative meet
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
New Islamabad airport to be inaugurated on Wednesday

New Islamabad airport to be inaugurated on Wednesday

New Islamabad International Airport will formally be inaugurated on Wednesday (May 2). According to Civil Aviation Authority, first incoming flight of Pakistan International Airlines from Karachi will land at the new airport at 11am on the same day, while
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
CJP takes notice of huge salaries of PKLI employees

CJP takes notice of huge salaries of PKLI employees

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday took suo-motu notice of exorbitant salaries being paid to employees of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI). He has sought details of doctors and other staffers serving at the medical fa
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Prices of essential food items remained steady

Prices of essential food items remained steady

Prices of essential food commodities have remained unchanged in retail market, according to survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday. The survey noticed that the prices of most of daily use items, including pulses, vegetable, chicken me
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Steps being taken to promote industrial development: Zubair

Steps being taken to promote industrial development: Zubair

Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair has said that the government is taking measures for promoting industrial development in the province as it contributes to overall economic progress of the country. The role of private sector in the industrial development can
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PU produces first PhD in public health

PU produces first PhD in public health

Punjab University has achieved another landmark, as it produced first-ever PhD in the discipline of public health. Dr Javeria Saleem, who was enrolled in PhD in public health at the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, has successfully defended her d
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Munawwar Zarif's death anniversary observed

Munawwar Zarif's death anniversary observed

Death anniversary of famous Pakistani comedian and film actor Munawwar Zarif was observed on Sunday. Munawar Zarif was a versatile actor and comedian best known for his work in the Pakistani cinema of the seventies. Zarif was regarded as one of the finest
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Hoti terms PTI's claims of change 'rhetoric'

Hoti terms PTI's claims of change 'rhetoric'

Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president, and former chief minister, Amir Haider Khan Hoti said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) claims of change were mere rhetoric to deceive the voters as no visible change could be noticed in the provi
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PCMA introduces 'Motor Management Programme'

PCMA introduces 'Motor Management Programme'

The Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has initiated a 'Motor Management Program' aimed at reducing production cost of the Chemical units. The program was introduced at a training workshop addressed by number of experts including Shahid ha
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Indian national handed over to BSF at Wagah

Indian national handed over to BSF at Wagah

A 23-year-old Indian national Dalwinder Singh has been returned to Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) by Pakistan Rangers Punjab at Wagah Check Post after due legal process. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement issued here on
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Renovation of BKIA nearing completion: Mahtab

Renovation of BKIA nearing completion: Mahtab

Adviser to the PM on Aviation Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan Sunday said renovation and expansion of Bacha Khan International Airport (BKIA) is near completion. The project, he would cost Rs 3 billion. He expressed these views during his surprised visit to Bach
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
MMA to float the idea of new political system on May 13: Siraj

MMA to float the idea of new political system on May 13: Siraj

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq has said that the MMA, at its historic public meeting at the Minar-e-Pakistan on May 13, would present an alternate system to replace the prevailing political system based on feudalism, capitalism an
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Federal budget will help reduce inflation: ICCI

Federal budget will help reduce inflation: ICCI

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Sunday said that the current government has presented a business and people friendly budget that would reduce inflation and provide good relief to the business community as well. While talking to Genera
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
SHOs directed to remain present in office from 5-7:30pm
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SHOs directed to remain present in office from 5-7:30pm

City Police Officer (CPO), Rawalpindi, Senior Superintendent Police, Afzaal Ahmed Kosar has directed the Station House Officers (SHOs) of Rawalpindi District to remain present in their offices in Police Stations particularly during 5 to 7.30 pm daily to f
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Fisheries, aquaculture sectors ignored: expert
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Fisheries, aquaculture sectors ignored: expert

Omar Hayat, an expert on fisheries and environment has said fisheries products are the primary protein sources for some 950 million people worldwide and are an important part of the diet of many more. However, the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are poo
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PHC seeks PM, FBR's comments over 'inaction' against senior officer

PHC seeks PM, FBR's comments over 'inaction' against senior officer

Peshawar High Court (PHC) has sought comments from Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, PS to the PM Fawad Hassan Fawad, Special Assistant to the PM on Law Barrister Zafar Ullah, Special Assistant to the PM on Revenue Haroon Akhtar and Member Appellate Tr
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan, US should work together for regional peace: Aizaz

Pakistan, US should work together for regional peace: Aizaz

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States (US) Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has said Pakistan and the US should work together to achieve the shared objectives of peace and stability in the region, especially in Afghanistan. He delivered a speech at the Universit
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
328 unregistered medical facilities sealed

328 unregistered medical facilities sealed

Health Care Commission (HCC), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and district administration sealed 328 unregistered medical and other health facilities. In this connection, a crackdown against unregistered medical centres and quacks is in progress across the district. T
Published 30 Apr, 2018 12:00am
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