A suicide bomber killed six people on Saturday in the Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu, the scene of deadly clashes between Kurdish and Shia forces earlier this month, officials said. The bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a checkpoint in the town

One person was killed and 30 wounded Saturday in rocket and mortar attacks on two neighbourhoods of the Syrian capital separately blamed on rebels and government forces, state media and a monitor said. The fatality and three of the injuries occurred when

The Syrian army said on Saturday that Turkey had recently increased supplies of weapons, ammunition and equipment to what it described as terrorists in Syria. A statement issued by the Syrian army command alleged that weapons were being delivered in shipm

Vast crowds of Ugandans greeted Pope Francis on Saturday as he honoured Christians martyred for the faith on the second leg of a landmark trip to Africa, which he dubbed "the continent of hope". The 78-year-old pontiff was greeted by wild cheers and singi

A senior member of Afghanistan's election commission survived an assassination attempt Saturday when a suicide bomber targeted his vehicle in Kabul, killing one of his employees and wounding two others, officials said. No group has so far claimed responsi

US President Barack Obama denounced the country's epidemic of gun violence on Saturday and renewed a call for tougher controls on military-style weapons after yet another deadly shooting, saying "enough is enough." The latest bloodshed came on Friday when

Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition hit Saturday two small boats allegedly carrying weapons to Iran-backed Houthi rebels on the southern coast of Yemen, a military official said. Weapons were being unloaded from the two fishing boats near Belhaf, in Sh

Nicaragua's military said Friday all clandestine airfields used by cartels to run drugs to the United States were destroyed and steps taken to make sure they would not reopen. The clearing operation was part of a policy of building a "containment wall aro

Kosovo police Saturday arrested a top opposition MP and 86 members of his party after he addressed a protest attended by several thousands who want a landmark deal with Serbia to be scrapped. Albin Kurti, from the Self-Determination party, was arrested at

Japan scrambled jets after 11 Chinese military planes flew near southern Japanese islands during what Beijing said was a drill to improve its long-range combat abilities, reports said Saturday. The planes - eight bombers, two intelligence gathering planes

Two UN peacekeepers and a civilian contractor were killed in a rocket attack Saturday on a UN base in northeast Mali, a week after a deadly siege at a Bamako hotel claimed by jihadists. "Our camp in Kidal was attacked early this morning by terrorists usin

Two Turkish journalists arrested this week over their reports about arms supplies to Syria urged the European Union not to compromise on human rights and freedoms as it seeks an agreement with Turkey to help stem flows of migrants to Europe. European dipl

Police in China, where gun possession by ordinary people is illegal, have busted an online gun selling operation, seizing 1,180 guns and more than 6 million bullets, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. A seven-month investigation that start

Masked gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead four Egyptian policemen south of Cairo on Saturday, the interior ministry said. The gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle, killing those inside, in an area between the famed Giza pyramids west of Cairo and the Saqa

Hundreds of furious Cubans chanting and brandishing air tickets protested Friday outside Ecuador's embassy in Havana over new visa restrictions designed to stop Cuban migrants traveling through the region to the United States. It comes with 3,000 Cubans l

North Korea apparently test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Saturday in the Sea of Japan but the test was a failure, a news agency report said. Yonhap news agency quoted a government official as saying that the missile, KN-11, was fired be

A group of migrants trying to enter Macedonia pelted the police with stones on Saturday, injuring several officers as the small Balkan country became the latest to build a border fence aimed at checking the flow of newcomers. The interior ministry said 18

An Indian court on Saturday remanded an American citizen in custody for 14 days over allegations he molested a teenaged boy in his hotel room, police said. The 51-year-old US national was produced before a sessions court in Kolkata, capital of West Bengal

Aung San Suu Kyi has warned newly minted MPs she will not tolerate poor discipline or wrongdoing, party members said Saturday, as Myanmar's democracy champion began marshalling her opposition for government amid sky-high expectations. Suu Kyi's National L

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on the Gulf states to accept more refugees fleeing Syria, saying that a "humanitarian disaster" could erupt in the Balkans if Europe does not control its borders. "I'll say it again, Europe cannot accept all t

Nestlé SA General Manager and Nestlé Waters Global CEO, Marco Settembri, is currently visiting Pakistan. He met community elders from Bhatti Dhilwan village after inaugurating a clean drinking water facility in the community located next to the Nestlé She

The Siemens Healthcare Pakistan showcased on Saturday the latest developments in radiology imaging at the 30th Annual Radiology Conference set up by the Radiology Society of Pakistan. Siemens is committed to improving the quality of patient care by introd

Amendments to the ICT Local Government Act 2015 by the government through a presidential ordinance issued on 15 October 2015 following a note initiated by Ministry of Interior and released Friday 27 November visibly stunned opposition parties. According t

Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has requested the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) to extend the date of filing of returns till December 31, 2015 to facilitate taxpayers at maximum level. Highlighting the problems being faced by taxpayers in filing retu

A large number of people belonging to transgender community staged a protest demonstration outside the Punjab Assembly against non-implementation of job quota in government departments and what they said excesses meted out to them by police and Department

Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) urged Sindh government to pay the pending salaries of employees of Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) as soon as possible. Senior Vice President, Turab Ali Khawaja said this in the statement released he

An accountability court on Saturday sent the Sui Southern Gas Company's Deputy Managing Director, Shoaib Warsi, along with former managing director Zuhair Siddiqui on a 14-day remand, on charges of embezzlement and terror financing. The accused, who were

Pakistan is a signatory to the UN plan of action on the safety of journalists therefore government needs to ensure security and protection of media persons, said participants of national media conference. Pakistan is the world's most dangerous country for

Extension in special powers of paramilitary Rangers in Sindh is nearing to be over once again in December this year. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, who has been Dubai on call from the party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, is the sole civilian auth

Two low intensity blasts hit Quetta's Chashma Achozai area close to the airport, here on Saturday afternoon. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by unknown miscreants went off in a deserted area close to the railway track, officials said. Security

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is interrogating PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain and his fate will be decided as per law. Talking to media in Wah Cantt, he said that the Interior Ministry has

Considerations of ban on mobile phone service and pillion riding have emerged as local body polls draw near. A session of apex committee will convene on Monday to discuss regional security. Third phase of local body polls will commence on December 5. A se

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has vowed an action against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami, for taking out a rally in Karachi. In a statement issued here on Saturday, ECP said that its code of conduct for local body (election

Despite the Customs Court's order, Ayyan Ali failed to get her passport back on Saturday. The passport was belatedly shown as case property. Ayyan had to face disappointment when she was informed that the concerned judge was on leave. The duty judge also

"I know how desperate Pakistani youth is for role models and I wish they had more," said Dr Ruth Pfau, founder of the Mary Adelaide Leprosy Centre, while addressing the 412 graduates from 36 cities in Pakistan and 4 countries being awarded degrees and dip

Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) strongly condemns the attack today on DAWN News Satellite Van in Karachi by unknown people injuring one of its employees. PBA termed this act an attempt to curb freedom of expression and to discourage media from per

The Punjab government has fixed the sugarcane minimum purchase price at Rs 180 per 40 kilograms for the crushing season 2015-16. According to the notification issued by the Food Department, the minimum purchase price of sugarcane at the factory gate as we

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday inaugurated latest Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Allama Iqbal International Airport for safe landing of aircrafts during fog and bad weather conditions. The CM inspected the modern system installed on

The Business Community of Southern Punjab has sharply reacted on the decision of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to pass on the burden of amounting to mammoth Rs 25 billion on to the legitimate end gas consumers by increasing the UFG (unaccoun

BISP is the flagship social safety net programme of the country and Waseela-e-Taleem Programme is a landmark initiative of BISP with regard to the great causes of education and long term poverty alleviation. This was stated by the President Mamnoon Hussai

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan), has signed MoUs for Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) with Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, Applied Economics & Research Centre (AERC), University of

The social impact organisation Dignosco collaborated with certified professional divers, Indus Scuba for a weeklong scuba diving and reef cleaning activity in Karachi recently as part of its experiential learning programme. The course began with a full da

Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ameer, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan has demanded of the federal government to announce a comprehensive package for Federally Administrative Tribal Areas-FATA, to mitigate the suffering of tribesmen. He said that a draft of 22nd co

CNG stations will remain close in Karachi for 4 days instead of 3 in the upcoming days. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had demanded to levy an additional tax of Rs 4 billion from Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC). SSGC will now obtain the amount as per orde

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain, has said that the looming water crisis is a big threat to the survival of the country which calls for immediate action. Water scarcity continue to increase but policymakers

Zong, the most advanced network in Pakistan, has recently partnered with leading IT company, INFOGISTIC to launch 'CloudClinik' which is an online Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software for doctors and patients. At the signing ceremony, Syed Owais Hassa

The prices of perishable kitchen items have registered a further decline during past week as compared to preceding week, revealed a survey conducted by Business Recorder, here on Saturday. The survey observed that the price of capsicum in wholesale

Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, on Saturday accused the government of making an attempt to prevent him from election campaigning in Islamabad. "In no democracy is a political leader, especially one not holding any public office, prevente

The Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences (FAHVS), Agriculture University of Peshawar (AUP), organised the third International two-day Workshop on Dairy Science Park (DSP). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister for Local government and rural de

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is scheduled to visit Iran in January to discuss ways to develop more defence co-operation with the neighbouring country. He will also talk to Iranian officials on bilateral and regional issues, IRNA reported on Saturday. The

The hollow claims of police of strengthening security in federal Capital have gone down the drain as various city police stations registered 10 cases of robbery, six cases of auto thefts and two cases of kidnapping during last seven days. According to dat

Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has expressed concern over the cut in "life saving gas quota" for industrial sector from 25 percent to 17 percent. Chaudhry Muhammad Nawaz President FCCI said that cut in gas quota at this crucial time ha

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Aamir Fayyaz has said that unemployment of textile workers is on the rise in Punjab because of the delay in the announcement of textile package by the government. He said over two dozen mills have be

Travellers using Daewoo's express bus service will now be able to watch high-definition footage of Pakistan's beautiful natural heritage as they traverse the country. The transportation company has added the Dawood Foundation (TDF)'s 'Nature Series' docum

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government in a bid of showing extra courtesy to the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) MPs issued funds worth more than Rs 450 million to three of their constituencies. According to details, the move was taken just before the local body pol

The Punjab University Syndicate in its 17th meeting on Saturday decided to allocate a 36,000 square feet land near Chouburji for Orange Train project following a request by the Lahore Development Authority. But in return, the meeting had placed some condi

Minister of State for Water & Power Abid Sher Ali has said the Nandipur Power Project was generating 100 megawatt electricity at present and the propaganda about closure of its operations was baseless and unfounded. He was addressing a press conference at

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday approved final Challan presented by the investigation officer in Safoora carnage case. The challan stated that eight suspects have been arrested while eleven others are still at large. Suspect Qamar Sul

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Karachi Division President Syed Najmi Alam, General Secretary Nadeem Bhutto and Secretary Information Syed Manzoor Abbas while expressing serious concern on presence of extremist elements in Karachi Electric, especially those

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) did not take permission to hold rallies hence notice should be taken against them, demanded administration of Karachi from Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday. In a bid to heat up thing

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Ismail has claimed that his party has evidence of application given to Karachi administration for a rally in the city. "We will go ahead with our rally and if administration wants to arrest us, go ahead" Ismail

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is planning to reconstruct more than 200 high and higher secondary schools in nine districts of the province. This reconstruction is besides those which have been hit by earth quake or those primary schools in which al

A grand condolence reference was held in Hotel Kabul Star to pay tribute to the life and struggle of Mohammad Afzal Khan (Khan Lala) in Kabul, Afghanistan Saturday. The reference was hosted by the Afghan Ministry of Tribal and Borders Affairs. ANP Preside

Speakers here in a condolence reference paid homage to late veteran nationalist leader Afzal Khan Lala, saying he had always been taught a lesson of peace and solidarity and raise voice against terrorism. The condolence reference in memory of late nationa

Inspector General of Police Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan has directed all police officials to ensure elaborate security arrangements in Capital on eve of polling day on November 30 when people will cast their vote at various polling stations. He made these d

The minister of state for national health services, regulation and co-ordination Saturday announced that with his government now focusing on the health sector, the PM's Health Insurance Scheme will be launched in December to help the poor. Minister Saira

The dominant theme of commodity markets in recent months, in virtually every article or conversation at events, has been how much lower can prices possibly go. The answer is simple, they will stop falling when the point of maximum pain is reached. With th

Malaysia should work towards a common palm oil export duty plan with Indonesia to support its refining sector, which risks losing market share following the introduction of more competitive Indonesian levies, a Malaysian industry body said. Refiners in to

Sudan has long been known for its sweet tooth, but is now importing far more sugar than it can consume after the removal of customs duties with some supplies smuggled across its porous borders to neighbouring countries such as South Sudan and Chad. The go

Global natural rubber output could drop for a second straight year in 2015 as prices near six-year lows have prompted Asian farmers to curtail tapping during their peak season. Lower production this year - which would be the first time in at least a decad

Beijing plans to cut local corn prices for a second year as it pushes to reignite stalled demand from its crisis-hit grain processors and whittle down the world's biggest corn stockpile, industry sources said. In its latest move to boost a sector that has

Nicaraguan coffee exports plunged by about 62 percent in October, the first month of the current 2015/2016 harvesting season, compared with the same month last year, the national export center Cetrex said on Monday. Coffee shipments in October totalled 37

India's wheat planting has been delayed by at least a week due to high temperatures, threatening its output of the grain yet again after hailstorms during harvest earlier this year dragged down annual production levels for the first time since 2007. Lower

Output cuts announced by Chinese zinc smelters last week will do little to tighten next year's global supply-demand balance in refined metal because already known mining cutbacks would have forced smelters to reduce production anyway. On top of that, hard

Russian farming conglomerate Rusagro said it plans to sign a deal this week to buy the debt and some equity of rival Razgulay as part of a plan to expand its sugar business at a time of rising prices. Raw sugar futures are trading near a 10-month high tha

Nine large copper producers in China have agreed to cut refined metal production by more than 200,000 tonnes in 2016 or around 5 percent from this year's level, an executive at one of the producers said on Saturday. The nine producers also will ask the st

This refers to an article titled "Economy's woes" carried by Business Recorder on November 25. In the article, the author discussed sharp decline in FDI on the basis of data of first quarter of current fiscal year. He has stated that FDI witnessed

Latin America will demand that the richest and most polluting countries foot the bill for reducing harmful emissions at the world climate summit starting Monday. Countries in one of the world's poorest and most environmentally diverse regions have failed

Outside her home in a town of north-east Syria, four-year-old Baydaa scribbles on a leaflet of religious rules left behind by the Islamic State group as they fled earlier this month. Her face is adorned with make-up of the sort banned by the jihadist grou

In the last couple of days, the newspapers in Pakistan are abuzz with another mini budget to be announced by the government of Pakistan. It seems that the Tax Revenue once again is going to have a significant shortfall from the budgetary figures. Combined

Bilateral relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have been historically very close, with two sides extensively co-operating with each other in myriad fields including defence. But in the wake of the Yemen crisis early this year these came under consi

The Sharif administration appears to have shifted its earlier focus on generation to "less splashy reforms including new transmission systems, privatisation and better management," according to a foreign news agency. One can fully support this shift as, a

Tens of thousands supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Saturday rallied here with their central leaders - Imran Khan and Sirajul Haq - seeking public mandate through the December 5 local government polls to rule the meg

Tens of thousands supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Saturday rallied here with their central leaders - Imran Khan and Sirajul Haq - seeking public mandate through the December 5 local government polls to rule the meg

Declaring 1,791 locations as `extremely' sensitive ahead of third and final phase of local government elections in Karachi, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has requested deployment of army at some polling stations due to security reasons. Presid

Declaring 1,791 locations as `extremely' sensitive ahead of third and final phase of local government elections in Karachi, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has requested deployment of army at some polling stations due to security reasons. Presid

Pakistan''s performance has been much lower than desired in terms of achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), said Former Advisor to Prime Minster on Finance Dr Hafeez Pasha here Saturday. Addressing an event in connection with 70th anniversary of t

Pakistan's performance has been much lower than desired in terms of achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), said Former Advisor to Prime Minster on Finance Dr Hafeez Pasha here Saturday. Addressing an event in connection with 70th anniversary of th

Pakistan's performance has been much lower than desired in terms of achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), said Former Advisor to Prime Minster on Finance Dr Hafeez Pasha here Saturday. Addressing an event in connection with 70th anniversary of th

Some 5,000 people protested in London Saturday against potential British participation in Syria airstrikes, as political momentum mounted to broaden the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday laid out the case

Some 5,000 people protested in London Saturday against potential British participation in Syria airstrikes, as political momentum mounted to broaden the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists. Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday laid out the case

The government is likely to enhance regulatory duty on the import of different kinds of weapons including pistols and shotguns from existing 15-20 percent to 20-25 percent from December 1, 2015. Sources said that the 15 to 20 percent regulatory duty is ap

The government is likely to enhance regulatory duty on the import of different kinds of weapons including pistols and shotguns from existing 15-20 percent to 20-25 percent from December 1, 2015. Sources said that the 15 to 20 percent regulatory duty is ap

The government is likely to enhance regulatory duty on the import of different kinds of weapons including pistols and shotguns from existing 15-20 percent to 20-25 percent from December 1, 2015. Sources said that the 15 to 20 percent regulatory duty is ap

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafarul Haq Hijazi Saturday presented the draft Companies Bill 2015 to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The Bill envisages replacing the existing Companies Ordinance 1984. The Chairman SECP on

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafarul Haq Hijazi Saturday presented the draft Companies Bill 2015 to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The Bill envisages replacing the existing Companies Ordinance 1984. The Chairman SECP on

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafarul Haq Hijazi Saturday presented the draft Companies Bill 2015 to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The Bill envisages replacing the existing Companies Ordinance 1984. The Chairman SECP on

Thousands of Arab Israelis marched Saturday in northern Israel to protest against the decision to ban the radical wing of the Islamic Movement, with its leader denouncing Tel Aviv. Under a sea of Palestinian flags, the descendents of Palestinians who rema

Thousands of Arab Israelis marched Saturday in northern Israel to protest against the decision to ban the radical wing of the Islamic Movement, with its leader denouncing Tel Aviv. Under a sea of Palestinian flags, the descendents of Palestinians who rema

The fanatics of Hindu extremist party Shiv Sena on Saturday once again launched a full-fledged attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for going ahead with the India-Pakistan bilateral series. Indian media along with extremists have sta