A gutsy Elina Svitolina willed herself to the semi-finals after overcoming Caroline Wozniacki in a gruelling three-set match, knocking the defending champion out of the WTA Finals in Singapore. The unbeaten Ukrainian outlasted Wozniacki 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in t

Frontier College for Women (FCW) and City Girls Gulbahar took berth into the final after securing victories in the semi-finals against their respective rivals in the ongoing Higher Education Department KP Inter-College Girls Netball Championship played at

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to issue NOCs to some of its players for the T-10 League scheduled to take place in November/December 2018. The decision has been taken after due diligence was carried out by the PCB in which the Board procured

Cricket Australia reappointed its controversial chairman David Peever Thursday, before the release of two reviews prompted by a ball-tampering scandal that sullied the sport's reputation during his tenure. Peever, a polarising figure criticised for his ha

The winning spree of both Pakistan WAPDA and Army continued on the second day of the ongoing 14th National Women Volleyball Championship being played at PSB Coaching Center here Thursday. Strong WAPDA, having services of some veteran players, recorded vic

The three-day prestigious 35th Millat Tractors Governor's Cup Golf Tournament begins at Lahore Gymkhana Course with 66 bunkers, 6 water hazards and out of bound 18 holes and par 72 layout, here on Thursday. 276 men amateurs, seniors, veterans, ladies and

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. The 35-year-old Trinidadian, who made his West Indies debut in 2004, played 40 tests, 164 one-day internationals and 66 T20 internationals. His last appe

On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,598. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at 15.286 billion and the number of lots traded 26,282.

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Wednesday due to pressure from the wheat market, but the drop in prices was held somewhat in check by underlying support from weekly ethanol data that showed tightening stocks and an uptick in production of the

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean contracts ended Wednesday on a negative note, as US harvest pressures continued to weigh on the market and soyameal futures weakened, traders said. CBOT November soyabeans, the most-active contract, settled down 7-1/4 cents

The Karachi Port handled 94,190 tonnes of cargo comprising 52,552 tonnes of import cargo and 41,638 tonnes of export cargo including 3,761 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday. The total import cargos of 52

As a result of continued fall in the dollar's value against the rupee, the traders are still in grip of uncertainties on the cotton market on Thursday, dealers said. The official spot rate was down by Rs 100 to Rs 8,750, they added. Prices of seed cotton

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed below $5 a bushel on Wednesday, the first time in nearly six weeks, amid technical selling and concern about dwindling US export demand, traders said. Traders said wheat contracts were also pressured by the US d

Generally speaking the conditions on the cotton market appeared distinctly bearish on Thursday. Since the past three days, cotton prices have reportedly gone down by Rs.200 to Rs.300 per maund (37.32 Kgs) in a mostly tepid market. After a receipt of assur

Generally speaking the conditions on the cotton market appeared distinctly bearish on Thursday. Since the past three days, cotton prices have reportedly gone down by Rs.200 to Rs.300 per maund (37.32 Kgs) in a mostly tepid market. After a receipt of assur

Poland's state-run gas firm PGNiG said on Wednesday that it had sealed an unprecedented 20-year deal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries from the United States in a bid to ease its heavy dependence on Russian supplies.

At Muller Precision Engineering's plant in Redditch, south of Birmingham, James Gibbs is in charge of three clattering pieces of machinery older than he is. His two co-workers - one Polish, the other Hungarian - place semi-finished metal parts on plastic

BT, the British telecoms and television broadcasting company, said Thursday that it had chosen the co-head of British payments processing company Worldpay to be its new chief executive. Philip Jansen will from February replace Gavin Patterson, who earlier

The US aerospace giant Boeing opened its first manufacturing plant in Europe on Thursday, giving a boost to Britain's business credentials ahead of its impending exit from the European Union.

German car giant Daimler reported Thursday a slump in third-quarter profits, confirming a weaker 2018 outlook as it suffered lower sales and shouldered costs for refits to polluting diesel cars. Net profit at the Mercedes-Benz maker shed 21 percent year-o

Net foreign exchanges sales by China's commercial banks rose to their highest in 15 months in September, signalling increased capital outflows as the yuan falls in a slowing economy pressured by a bitter trade war with the United States. China's commercia

Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter soared on the back of revenue from services hosted in the internet cloud and its career-focused social network LinkedIn. The Redmond, Washington based technology giant reported net incom

Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia reported a reduction in its third-quarter losses of almost 57 percent on Thursday, as it launched a cost-savings programme in a bid to restore profitability. The company announced a net loss of 79 million euros betwe

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday lifted a 17-month long ban on agricultural imports from Egypt, during an official visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Khartoum. "I signed today a decision cancelling the ban on imports of Egypti

A Czech businessman who made his fortune in the energy sector has acquired a minority stake in Le Monde, widely considered France's most prestigious newspaper, the publication said Thursday. It was the latest French media move by Daniel Kretinsky, the 43-

US firms nationwide complain trade disputes with China and others are boosting the prices of key inputs, while they continue to face widespread labour shortages, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. The ongoing difficulty in filling open positions at all s

Twitter shares flew higher Thursday after reporting a record quarterly profit that helped investors look past a drop in the number of users due to the weeding out of fake and abusive accounts. The San Francisco group delivered a $789 million profit, inclu

Sales of US military aircraft more than doubled in September, helping send orders for American manufactured goods to a four-year high, the government reported Thursday. The result far overshot economists' expectations but masked weakness in capital goods,

Saudi Arabia's stock market surged on Thursday, outperforming most major Gulf markets, boosted by strong corporate earnings and improved market sentiment after a three-day investment conference in Riyadh. The index closed 4.3 percent higher in heavy volum

US stocks gained on Thursday, as Microsoft's strong earnings helped Nasdaq-listed companies stage a rebound from the tech-heavy index's worst decline since 2011 in the previous session. Traders said investors also went bargain hunting after the market rou

US stocks plunged again on Wednesday, confirming a correction for the Nasdaq and erasing the Dow and the S&P 500's gains for the year, as disappointing forecasts from chipmakers and weak home sales data fueled jitters about economic and profit growth. The

Australia's leading share index tanked Thursday, wiping out this year's gains as traders tracked a global sell-off, with financial services giant AMP plunging almost 25 percent. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ended 2.83 percent down at 5,664.10, its lowest sinc

US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell to three-week lows on Wednesday, weighed down by weakness in stocks and ongoing political uncertainty ahead of the US congressional elections. US five-year and seven-year yields dropped to three-week lows as well,

US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell to three-week lows on Wednesday, weighed down by weakness in stocks and ongoing political uncertainty ahead of the US congressional elections. US five-year and seven-year yields dropped to three-week lows as well,

Tokyo's Nikkei plunged more than 3.7 percent on Thursday, after a punishing session on Wall Street that saw major US indices wipe out all their 2018 gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gave up 3.72 percent, or 822.45 points to 21,268.73, while the broad

China's main onshore stock market indexes clawed back from midday losses for a second day of weak gains on Thursday, but shares in Hong Kong ended lower despite a late rally, joining regional bourses battered in the wake of Wall Street's rout. At the clos

Eurozone shares ended a choppy session well in positive territory on Thursday as positive corporate results in France and a late boost from a weakening euro - a boon for exporters - lifted the market. Shares had earlier fallen amid a global sell-off, with

Indian shares closed at their lowest in seven months on Thursday, tracking a rout in global equities amid growth concerns, with losses seen across sectors. Investors were also jittery ahead of the expiry of derivatives contracts. The broader NSE index end

Most Southeast Asian stock markets slumped on Thursday, following a tech rout on Wall Street that saw the year's gains being wiped out, leaving investors poorer by billions of dollars across global markets. Disappointing forecasts from chipmakers beat dow

UK shares closed higher on Thursday, joining a modest rebound across European stock markets as Lloyds Bank led financials higher following positive results and investors sought out defensive stocks, even as WPP suffered its worst day since 1998.

The Japanese yen rose against the dollar on Thursday as a rout on Wall Street and weak European and US economic data dented global risk sentiment, sending investors scurrying to safe-haven assets including government bonds.

The euro was steady on Thursday after the European Central Bank stuck to its plans for ending bond purchases by the end of the year and as traders prepared for President Mario Draghi's press conference. Investors will be looking for any new guidance from

The euro fell to a two-month low on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the bank would pursue its tightening policy in spite of fears about the monetary union's economic and political future. The ECB reaffirmed that its 2.6 tr

The US dollar rose on Wednesday as stocks fell and after European data signalled that economic growth could be flagging across the eurozone, denting the euro. The S&P 500 was on track for a sixth day of losses as weak forecasts from chipmakers added to co

The Australian and New Zealand dollars held their nerve on Thursday even as global share markets crumbled for a second day, with losses on Wall Street and a sharp drop in Treasury yields hindering their US counterpart. The Aussie dollar was 0.26 percent f

Most emerging Asian currencies weakened on Thursday after a rout in tech stocks erased all of Wall Street's gains for the year and crushed risk appetites in global markets. Worries were compounded by threats to global growth such as slowing earnings momen

Turkey's lira firmed against the dollar on Thursday as the central bank kept interest rates on hold, in line with expectations, although market participants cautioned there could be further weakness ahead. At 1449 GMT, the lira stood at 5.6250 against the

The pound fell on Thursday as the dollar strengthened and relief about British Conservative lawmakers backing Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy gave way to fresh fears about the risk of a no-deal UK departure from the European Union. The prospe

Amnesty International on Thursday criticised what it called the "shameful" treatment of Turkish civil servants who were dismissed after the 2016 failed overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

From a revolutionary way of testing children for tuberculosis to a cure for a previously untreatable strain, scientists from across the globe launched a fresh broadside Thursday against the world's deadliest infectious disease. Tuberculosis, a severe lung

Nato began its biggest military exercises since the end of the Cold War in Norway on Thursday, proof of the US' "rock-solid" commitment to the alliance's collective defence, US Navy Admiral James Foggo said, as Moscow denounced the manoeuvres as "anti-Rus

Women will soon be able to apply for any role in the British military, including in previously off-limits elite units like the famed SAS, the government announced on Thursday. Calling the move "historic", Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said women alre

Japan's Shinzo Abe and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang commemorated the 40th anniversary of a friendship treaty on Thursday, at the start of a rare trip to Beijing by the Japanese prime minister, who is seeking to repair frayed relations.

US prosecutors unveiled charges Thursday against a Singapore businessman once lauded as a leading young entrepreneur, alleging he illegally laundered millions of dollars in funds for North Korea. A grand jury indictment charged Tan Wee Beng, 41, with work

A North Korean official urged the United States on Thursday to immediately lift sanctions against his country, warning that the country's "confidence-destroying measures" would undermine denuclearisation talks.

British Airways owner IAG on Thursday said that a further 185,000 customers may have had their personal details stolen in a cyber attack earlier this year.

Flash floods in Jordan swept away a school bus Thursday, killing at least 17 people, mostly pupils, emergency services said. Several more students were injured in the incident near the Dead Sea, said an official from the civil defence, Jordan's fire servi

The sole power plant in the Gaza Strip reached its highest production level in months on Thursday, the United Nations said, as part of a deal to overcome chronic power cuts. "Today the second turbine of the Gaza power plant starts producing 52 MW, allevia

Dozens of civilians were killed in strikes on Yemen's embattled Hodeida province, the United Nations said Thursday, as Huthi rebels blamed air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition.

Russia on Thursday successfully launched a Soyuz rocket for the first time since the failure of a similar rocket aborted a manned take-off to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 11.

The European Parliament on Thursday awarded the Sakharov human rights prize to Ukrainian Oleg Sentsov and called for Russia to free the filmmaker, jailed after opposing the annexation of his native Crimea.

The Pentagon is expected to deploy about 800 troops to the US-Mexico border, two US officials told AFP on Thursday, after President Donald Trump said the military would be used there to tackle a "national emergency."

Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) and Association of Builders and Developers (ABAD) have agreed to voice concerns over the issues faced by industry, including water shortage, at every level and decided to form a joint committee to follow up

The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has released the sales revenue of Rs 61.799 billion in the first quarter (July 2018-September 2018). Sales revenue and profit before tax climbed to Rs 61.799 billion and Rs 39.363 billion respectively sh

Pakistan's largest oil refining company, Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited (BPPL) on Thursday announced profit after tax of Rs 5.02 billion for 12 months ended 30 June 2018 (FY18), up from Rs 2.18 billion in FY17, depicting a strong gain of 130 percent.

Pakistan's largest oil refining company, Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited (BPPL) on Thursday announced profit after tax of Rs 5.02 billion for 12 months ended 30 June 2018 (FY18), up from Rs 2.18 billion in FY17, depicting a strong gain of 130 percent.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Telenor Pakistan, Irfan Wahab Khan on Thursday said that due to dedicated workforce and vision to empower the society, the company has posted the highest ever revenue of Rs 30 billion during the third quarter of 2018.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Telenor Pakistan, Irfan Wahab Khan on Thursday said that due to dedicated workforce and vision to empower the society, the company has posted the highest ever revenue of Rs 30 billion during the third quarter of 2018.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has specified that any instrument of redeemable capital of the government including Government Debt Securities can be issued to an individual investor, besides securities brokers, Funds/Trusts and

An accountability court on Thursday accepted an application of Khadija daughter of opposition leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif to meet her father on remand in Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme scam.

Abdul Rasheed Jan Muhammad is Chairman of Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners Association (Peora) as well as the director of Westbury (Pvt) Limited and Dalda Foods (Pvt) Limited. He has been associated with the edible oil sector for more than three decades.

Abdul Rasheed Jan Muhammad is Chairman of Pakistan Edible Oil Refiners Association (Peora) as well as the director of Westbury (Pvt) Limited and Dalda Foods (Pvt) Limited. He has been associated with the edible oil sector for more than three decades.

Chairman All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA), Engr Rizwan Ashraf, has expressed satisfaction over the decision of continuation of Rs3 kW/h subsidy in the price of electricity for five export-oriented sectors and hoped that this acti

Secretary Energy Punjab/Convener Provincial Task Force against electricity theft Muhammad Aamir Jaan has said that strategy has been evolved to root out the menace of electricity theft in the Punjab and district enforcement committees would work to superv

The Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab has once again extended the date for closure of brick kilns in the province by one week due to the forecast of favourable weather conditions. The Department had earlier given the date of October 27 for th

While expressing satisfaction over oil supplies worth US 3 billion dollars against deferred payments from Saudi Arabia, trade experts have proposed the government to revisit trade situation and seek a level-playing field with six countries to match up imp

The Bank of Punjab has successfully implemented a state-of-art international core banking system in its entire branch network. The new system is customer centric which will help the bank to offer better service to its customers.

"CPEC is open to all neighbouring countries to join and become a part of an inclusive growth story," said Dr Li Tao, Country Head and CEO, Bank of China - Pakistan Operations. He was speaking at 1st China International Import Expo (CIIE) at a local hotel

Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday said the PTI government will not burden the people and come up to their expectations and change will be visible to everybody. "We will collectively serve the masses and every possible effort will be ma

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday termed Saudi financial support of $6 billion good news for Pakistan economy. All markets have reacted positively. LCCI President Almas Hyder said that China and UAE have shown willingness to c

Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has urged the opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz to join the business advisory committee with a view to fulfilling his constitutional responsibility.

It's that time of the year that Huawei brings their ultimate midrange king to the market and reigns supreme on this price segment. Once again, the company is gearing to launch the next-level HUAWEI Y9 2019 - its latest offering as the successor to last ye

A two-day 3rd Water and Energy Expo 2018 concluded at the Lahore's Expo Centre on Thursday. Event Organizer Director Prime Event Management Kamran Abbasi has claimed that more than 70 million worth business to business (B2B) deals were secured among local

The Punjab Assembly approved the provincial budget with majority votes for current fiscal year 2018-19 in the absence of opposition during its session on Thursday. The House approved a total of 43 demands for grants for different sectors.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Thursday met British Home Secretary Sajid Javid in London. The two discussed issues of mutual interest, particularly those related to the provision of mutual legal assistance, extr

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to install system for preventing grey trafficking in Pakistan. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, was hearing a suo motu notice of operation/runn

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday said that Pakistan wants good neighbourly relations with India and desires to resolve all the outstanding issues, top of which is the Jammu and Kashmir dispute. Speaking at a seminar here at the National Pres

Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has invited foreign companies to set up economic and industrial zones along the highways and motorways in Punjab. He made this offer while talking to the representatives of a Chinese company who called on him on Thu

The Supreme Court Thursday constituted a two-member committee to find out causes of illegal sale of Indian Direct-to-Home (DTH) in Pakistani markets. The DTH is a digital box that provides customers with channels permitted to be aired in the country witho

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (KP-TEVTA) has signed various MoUs with private sector. Two MoUs with LabTech International Ltd, one of the world leading company which is involved in manufacturing of technical and

Senate Sub-Committee of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on Thursday expressed displeasure over delay in finalisation of rules for National Institute of Technology Board (NITB) and directed the relevant officials to expedite work on it. The meeting

With no official figures on honour killings in Pakistan, it is estimated that the real figure could be much higher than what is reported as many such incidents are believed to be disguised as accidents or go unreported by family members.

Business community is worried about increasing business and financial losses owing to delay in completion of the much anticipated the Bus Rapid transit (BRT) project Peshawar and demanded that the traders affected by the project be exempted from all provi

"So any optimism Asif Ali Zardari may have harboured regarding a possible, shall we say... no not reconciliation that's not the right word but some arrangement, be it interim or otherwise, that would give him and his sister breathing space in the courts m

Expanding its footprint rapidly, StormFiber is foraying into Balochistan, providing the citizens of Quetta access to high speed internet, high definition TV and crystal clear voice calls. Quetta is the seventh city to be added to StormFiber's coveted Fibe

French Consul General Didier Talpain has said that it is their job at the French consulate and embassy to explain it to the French business community that the security situation is much better and they are doing so with a view to promote bilateral trade a

In support of the Supreme Court, Government of Pakistan and the State Bank of Pakistan's honorable initiative, HabibMetro Bank contributed Rs. 20 million the Supreme Court & Prime Minister of Pakistan's Diamer Basha & Mohmand Dam Fund. This included volun

Hot weather is likely to continue in Karachi with a maximum 37 degrees Celsius in the next 48 hours, the Met Office said on Thursday. Humidity is likely to drop to 60 percent with a sunny horizon on Friday and 50 percent on Saturday with maximum temperatu

Chinese Company M/s Changyi Kangjie Sanitation Engineering has claimed that Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) has to pay Rs 12 million on account of collection and lifting of garbage from various parts of metropolis.

The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Thursday removed Syeda Saeeda Bano from the post of its woman vice president. In a notification issued by FPCCI here on Thursday, Syeda Saeeda Bano shall cease to hold the office of th