The Russian rouble edged higher Monday morning, shrugging off a weaker oil price as markets expected President Vladimir Putin's visit to the United States to improve relations with the West. At 0730 GMT, the rouble was 0.1 percent stronger against the dol

The Sri Lankan rupee closed at a fresh record low on Monday as dollar selling by exporters helped the currency recover from a record intra-day low, offsetting demand for the greenback by importers, dealers said. Earlier, the spot currency fell 0.3 percent

Sterling eased towards a 4-1/2-month low against the dollar on Monday, with the greenback boosted by comments from Federal Reserve policymaker William Dudley who said a US rate hike this year was very much on the cards. Dudley, who heads the Federal Reser

The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled for traction on Monday after the Federal Reserve revived expectations of a rate hike by year-end. The Australian dollar edged lower at $0.7026, little changed from late Friday in New York. Support was found

Jordan Spieth capped an epic season with a Tour Championship victory that boosted him back to number one in the world and took his 2015 winnings to more than $22 million. The 22-year-old Texan, whose five wins this season included the Masters and US Open,

Bangladesh promised Monday to provide the Australian cricket team with the highest level of security, saying it was shocked they were considering cancelling a tour on fears militants could target Australians. After meeting Cricket Australia (CA) officials

South Africa hope their players' experience in the Indian Premier League will enable them to turn the tables on their hosts at the start of a gruelling 10-week tour of India, coach Russell Domingo said Monday. The tourists are due to play three Twenty20 i

A charge on two counts of tax fraud was launched against Barcelona player Javier Mascherano by Spain's public prosecution service, a court filing revealed on Monday. The Argentine is alleged to have failed to declare over 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million,

Maria Sharapova's comeback from a leg injury lasted less than three sets on Monday before she retired with a left arm problem against unseeded Barbora Strycova at the Wuhan Open. The world number three had been out with a persistent leg injury since July,

Sepp Blatter insisted on Monday that he would stay on as the body's president, his lawyer said, as UEFA chief Michel Platini revealed a payment made to him from Blatter had been "fully declared" to authorities. The head of world football's governing body

Three protesters were killed in the capital of the Central African Republic on Monday when UN peacekeepers opened fire on several hundred people marching on the president's office, a hospital source said. A further seven were injured by gunfire as the cro

A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a wedding in south-west Yemen on Monday, killing at least 31 people including children, medics and witnesses said. "The bodies of 31 people, including children, have been taken to a hospital in Mokha city," a medical s

Super-typhoon Dujuan battered Taiwan leaving 24 injured as torrential rain and fierce winds hit Monday evening, while China issued its top alert as the storm approached the mainland. Dujuan struck the island's north-eastern tips earlier than expected afte

Britain is to send dozens of troops to Somalia and possibly South Sudan to train soldiers and boost security in the region, Downing Street said Monday. Around 70 troops will go to Somalia, where the al Qaeda-affiliated Shebab is fighting to overthrow the

The tribunal set up to try the killers of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri on Monday fined a journalist 10,000 euros for obstruction of justice. "I hereby sentence Ms Karma Khayat to a fine of 10,000 euros ($11,100) to be paid in full no later

New clashes broke out Monday between Palestinians and Israeli police who stormed Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as an expected increase in Jewish visitors to the site over the Sukkot holiday boosted tensions. Police fired tear gas and stu

Fifteen civilians, including five children, were killed in regime air raids on a popular market in a jihadist-held city of eastern Syria on Monday, a monitoring group said. "Regime military aircraft fired at least two missiles at a busy souk in the city o

Not one Japanese company applied for a subsidy programme aimed at promoting more women to senior jobs, an official said Monday, an embarrassing blow for Tokyo's push to boost the economy with female workers. Hundreds of firms had been expected to apply fo

The characteristic "rubber duck" shape of the comet carrying a European robot probe through space was the result of a low-velocity impact billions of years ago between two objects which fused, a study said Monday. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's quirky

Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said Monday. "Mars is not the dry, arid planet we thought of in the past," Jim Green, NASA's planetary science direct

France said Sunday that it would ramp up foreign assistance, pumping in an extra four billion euros ($4.5 billion) per year starting in 2020. President Francois Hollande, announcing the aid boost at a United Nations summit on development, said the move wo

France said Sunday that it would ramp up foreign assistance, pumping in an extra four billion euros ($4.5 billion) per year starting in 2020. President Francois Hollande, announcing the aid boost at a United Nations summit on development, said the move wo

An explosion ripped through a speed boat carrying Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday, injuring his wife and two others but leaving him unhurt. It remains unclear what caused the explosion, which came at a time of heightened political tensions in

A German court Monday sentenced two Rwandan rebel leaders to long jail terms for masterminding massacres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from their homes in Germany, capping a trial hailed by the UN as a breakthrough. Ignace Murwanashyaka, head of

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Britain for a state visit between October 20 and 23, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday. Xi will be accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan and the couple will stay in Queen Elizabeth II's residence. Pr

More than half the world's elderly lack access to long-term care, the International Labour Organisation said in a report Monday, condemning the "deplorable" situation facing a rapidly ageing population. A new report from the UN agency showed that some 300

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised support Monday for a permanent UN police squad and African peacekeeping as he vowed a peaceful rise for the Asian power. Paying his first-ever visit to the United Nations, Xi took a new step to address criticism that

Turkey is willing to work with all countries, including Russia, to find a political solution in Syria without President Bashar al-Assad and defeat the Islamic State extremist group, its prime minister said Monday. Ahmet Davutoglu made the remarks shortly

The defence unit of European aircraft giant Airbus announced Monday it had struck a strategic partnership with French IT service company Atos to develop security systems against computer attacks. Airbus Defence and Space said in a statement its link-up wi

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of incompetence over the deadly Hajj stampede and demanded an investigation of the disaster, in his address to the UN General Assembly. A total of 769 pilgrims including 226 Iranians were kil

Nepal began rationing fuel on Monday as hundreds of protesters blockaded a key import hub on the Indian border to demand changes to a new constitution they say is unfair. The move follows a weekend decision to limit the number of vehicles on Nepal's roads

The Taliban Monday largely seized a major Afghan city, storming government compounds and sending panicked residents fleeing, as the Islamists for the first time breached a provincial capital since being ousted from power in 2001. Fierce fighting raged in

Russia's ambassador to Poland on Monday backtracked on controversial weekend comments suggesting Warsaw was partly to blame for World War II that sparked outcry. "I regret having been imprecise ... which led to erroneous interpretations regarding co-respo

Thirteen people have been killed in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack on a convoy transporting some $40,000 (36,000 euros) in salaries for civil servants, Finance Minister Modeste Bahati said. The attack occurred on Sunday

Skygazers were treated to a rare astronomical event Sunday when a swollen "supermoon" and lunar eclipse combined for the first time in decades, showing the planet bathed in blood-red light. The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, we

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Iraq's southern oil exports will rise modestly to around 3.25 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, the head of state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) has said, as the country struggles to boost production in the face of slumping crude prices. Shipments at

Shanghai Futures Exchange copper slid by 1.5 percent to 38,310 yuan ($6,016.02) a tonne. Shfe zinc and tin also slipped by nearly 2 percent on Monday. The ShFE will close for a week for China's mid-autumn festival. The absence of the world's biggest metal

Copper and aluminium slid to one month lows on Monday while zinc hit its weakest level in more than five years on worries about upcoming data that may show weak industrial activity in top metals consumer China. Data on Thursday is likely to show that Chin

Malaysian palm oil futures climbed for a fifth straight day on Monday to their highest level in almost 15 months, as traders bet on increasing demand, lower supply and declines in the ringgit. By Monday's close, the benchmark December palm oil contract on

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures inched up on Monday, supported by technical buying, but gains were capped as investors continued to worry about weakening demand in top buyer China and the impact of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. The Tokyo Commodi

Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

Monday's Rotterdam vegetable oil prices at 1600 GMT.

ICE arabica coffee dropped the most in over two weeks on Monday, as the flagging Brazilian real pushed again toward historic lows and a commodity investor selling-spree continued. Front-month raw sugar on ICE Futures US touched a two-month high ahead of t

Gold extended losses into a second session on Monday ahead of a key US jobs report this week, pressured by worries the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates this year. Several Fed officials are scheduled to speak this week, keeping the focus of the b

Gold dropped 1.5 percent on Monday, down for a second session as the dollar stood close to a five-week high ahead of a key US jobs report later in the week, which could boost bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year. Platinum fell almo

US grain and soyabean futures slid early on Monday, pressured by a broad sell-off in commodity and equity markets and progress by US farmers in harvesting crops. Soyabeans tumbled more than 1 percent, while Chicago wheat slipped off its earlier one-month

Gold had its worst session in 2-1/2 weeks early on Monday, extending Friday's losses ahead of a key US jobs report later in the week that could boost bets the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year. Spot gold fell 1.5 percent to a session

KP Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nasir Khan Durrani has suspended a head constable of FIR Management Cell CPO and ordered proper departmental action against him with immediate effect. A resident of Badber Peshawar had submitted a complaint against HC

The Department of Labour and Human Resource Punjab is in the process of establishing the first ever Migrant Resource Centre in Pakistan. "The centre is housed at the Industrial Relation Institute in Lahore and is being established with the technical assis

Sindh police's special branch has apprised the Sindh High Court (SHC) that Sardar Nabeel Ahmed Gabol, who had moved the higher court seeking court's intervention regarding his personal security against threats, does not have any security threat to his lif

The Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chaudry Abdul Majeed Monday expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for raising Kashmir issue in the United Nations (UN) for its early solution besides taking keen interest i

Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) here on Monday cancelled license (DL-2612) of Chayal Builders and Developers for violating construction rules in their residential project Dream Valley. Consequent to cancellation of the license, the No Objection Ce

Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, has arrested eight suspected criminals in targeted raids in Martin Quarters, Landhi and Civil Hospital areas of the metropolis. The suspects included terrorists of banned outfits, criminals affiliated with a political party and Ly

A division bench of Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the respondents for October 13 in a petition against unjustified increase in fresh milk price in the metropolis. The bench headed by SHC Chief Justice Faisal Arab on Monday after hearing initial

Grzegorz Schetyna, Foreign Minister of Poland met Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry Monday on the sidelines of the 70th United Nations General Assembly Session in New York. The Polish Foreign Minister was briefed by the Foreign Secretary on Pakistan'

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) to submit a comprehensive report regarding former AGP Sardar Khan's murder case in four weeks. The three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali heard the suo mo

The company was established back in 1982, by the Government of Pakistan; as a part of the State Cement Corporation. Its plant was commissioned in the same year. The company was also provided a long-term agreement with the Pakistan Steel Mills, for the pro

The company was established back in 1982, by the Government of Pakistan; as a part of the State Cement Corporation. Its plant was commissioned in the same year. The company was also provided a long-term agreement with the Pakistan Steel Mills, for the pro

President & CEO of First Women Bank Ltd Tahira Raza said that Pakistan Navy Women Association (PNWA) has demonstrated a noble work for the benefit of widows and families of martyrs & men of Pakistan Navy as well as civil communities. She was talking to th

Karachi University on Monday awarded 32 PhD and 17 M. Phil degrees in different disciplines.

Pakistan's dependence on imported pulses soared to the tune of $87.524 million in the first two months of the current fiscal year, up by over 44 percent, official figures say. Thus, the rise in pulses import now stands at $26.921 million in July-August 20

Rehabilitation of Sukkur Barrage would cost Rs 25,000 million to the government while the cost of construction of a new barrage would be around Rs 100,000 million. This was stated by Secretary Irrigation Zaheer Hyder Shah while briefing Sindh Chief Minist

Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas, Zafar Mahood and Khawaja Salim Ahmed have been elected as Chairman, Senior Vice Chairman and Vice Chairman of Pakistan Soap Manufactures Association (PSMA) for the year 2015-16, respectively. Those who have been elected as members o

Rehan Hannan and Naveed Ahmed have been elected unopposed as Chairman and Vice Chairman of Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) South Zone for 2015-16. In the annual elections held at PTA South Zone premises the other day, general body also elected members

The people belonging to Bheel, Kohli and Oad community from Umerkot outside Hyderabad Press Club on Monday protested against the sitting Sindh Minister for allegedly threatening and pressurising the community's candidates to withdraw from contesting local

Zong has signed an agreement with National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) for the provision of white label mobile broadband 4G LTE services to NTC customers. At a ceremony held at NTC Headquarters, DG Operations NTC Major Asim Jelani (Retd) and Niaz

United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) has approved additional allocation of budget of 1 million Pound Sterling to scale up support budget to the project Strategic Support Unit (SSU) in Fata. According to the approved summary, the additional budget fo

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has directed the departments concerned and district administrations to ensure the completion of ongoing anti-encroachment drive within six months. He also ordered the construction of service roads on both s

President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has said that Pakistan should not abandon or slow down its coal power plants as the world cannot afford the luxury of banning coal as claimed by some countries. He said t

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Sunday had a meeting with President of Senegal Macky Sall to discuss ways how to build on ties between their countries in diverse fields. The meeting was held here on the fringes of the 70th United Nations General A

"You know I think Pakistan is not the place to celebrate Eid."

"The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) will provide free registration to 14,000 uncertified skilled people through the recognition of prior learning programme this year. An encouraging response has been received in the second p

Sialkot is globally known for its quality products and craftsmanship besides since this place possesses century old industrial heritage. It has developed a remarkable export culture over the period and is contributing more than I.5 billion dollars to the

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that transparency, standard and speedy completion of development projects is the hallmark of Pakistan Muslim League-N government and third-party audit system has been introduced for this purpose. Shah

An employee of Kotadu Power Company (KAPCO) Abdul Rehman and his spouse Shehnaz Begum, residents of Jehanian (Khanewal District) have martyred in a stampede during Hajj at Mina near the holy city of Makkah, officials and relatives told here on Monday.

Mian Fareed A Sheikh was elected president of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) unopposed here on Monday, for 2015-16 term. Chairman Election Commission, Khawaja Muhammad Abdullah, while announcing the unofficial results said that Sheikh was

Prominent businessman of Gulf region Munir Rewan called on Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at their residence he

Chief Minister's Special Assistant on Livestock Muhammad Arshad Jutt has disclosed that the government is setting up a University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Bahawalpur at Rs 2.5 billion, aimed at imparting veterinary and animal sciences educatio

Pink Ribbon Campaign Pakistan (PRCP) is finalising arrangements to observe October as breast cancer awareness month to raise awareness about the disease for early detection. Rana Nasir Ghafoor, Communication Co-ordinator, Pink Ribbon Campaign Pakistan sai

The health advisor to the chief minister has claimed that his government is taking solid steps to strengthen and develop the nursing sector and that the ratio of nurses and beds in public hospitals will be improved and over 1,000 new vacancies of nurses w

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab Organiser Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar demanded on Monday the removal of both Federal Minister and Minister of State for Water and Power after the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) held them responsible

In order to provide information to the people regarding unclaimed dead bodies, missing persons and details of recovered stolen vehicles, the decision to upgrade the Punjab police's website has been finalised here on Monday in a meeting held under the chai

PIA post Hajj operation started to bring back more than 55,800 Hujjaj from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan commenced on Monday at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore. The first Hajj flight for Lahore PK 6304 arrived early Monday morning, another hajj fligh

The Bank of Khyber, Managing Director, Shamsul Qayyum has said the bank will open its new branch at Torkham along with other 14 various areas in the current financial year. This, he disclosed during a meeting, held at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerc

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed his Office to contact the families of 85 Pakistanis who went missing during a stampede at Mina, Saudi Arabia. The Prime Minister, who is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly session telephon

During hearing of the Benazir Bhutto murder case, statements of the complainant and investigation officer Kashif Riaz were recorded Monday. ATC Judge Roy Ayub Marth resumed the case hearing in Rawalpindi.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to deploy Punjab Rangers and Pakistan Army for by-elections in the constituencies of NA-122 Lahore, NA-144 Okara, NA-154 Lodhran, PP-147 Lahore and PP-16 Attock. The by-polls in NA-122, NA-144, NA-154

The Senate Defence Committee on Monday passed the military-run National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Bill empowering the medical university to set standards in medical education. Objecting to the Bill in its present form, Member Committee Farhatu

Dow University of Health Sciences seeks funds to do more Cochlear Implant surgeries. A DUHS release here Monday said Pakistan is a developing country having prevalence of certain indigenous health issues since its inception. Hearing impairment is one of t

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has accused Water and Power Ministry of not notifying the determined tariff of Discos for FY2014-15 due to which higher tariff of the previous year is being charged. The regulator in its annual report f

Rizwan Baig, one of the top designers of Pakistan fashion industry, visited the office of AHAN (Air Hunar Aik Nagar) to share his knowledge and experience with the trainees and to see the work of artisans at grass root level. He held discussion with the d

The Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) has referred 636 suspicious financial transactions to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) during last eight years which took action and registered cases. During the period, the FM

Dar would leave the country for Peru to participate in the 2015 Annual Meetings of the IMF/World Bank scheduled for 9-11 October, a senior official told Business Recorder. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from 188 member countries are e

A teacher has described how he saved his wife from a deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia by pulling her from her wheelchair as fellow Hajj pilgrims were trampled to death around them. At least 769 people died in a crush of pilgrims near Makkah on Thursday whe

The extremely poor response by the global markets to the euro bond offering by Pakistan shows that unfortunately the global investors remain unconvinced of the improved economy narrative that the Government of Pakistan has been trying to sell, said MNA As

The extremely poor response by the global markets to the euro bond offering by Pakistan shows that unfortunately the global investors remain unconvinced of the improved economy narrative that the Government of Pakistan has been trying to sell, said MNA As

Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi is contemplating initiating legal action against banks involved in suppressing tax collection deducted under section 236P of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. According to sources, LTU, Karachi found glaring discrepancies

District and Sessions Judge Uzma Akhtar Chaughtai has been appointed as Senior Special Judge of Anti-Corruption Court in Lahore. According to Lahore High Court notification issued on Monday the chief justice also appointed District and Sessions Judge Syed