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RAC holds group Qur’anic verses calligraphic exhibition

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) organized a group calligraphic exhibition based on Qur’anic verses in connecti

Published 07 Aug, 2012 01:21pm

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Candid Marilyn Monroe photos go public in Poland

WARSAW: As fans worldwide mark 50 years since her untimely death, a collection of rare Marilyn Monroe photographs immort

Published 06 Aug, 2012 09:40pm

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Romanian piano prodigy Ursuleasa found dead

VIENNA: Romanian-born piano prodigy Mihaela Ursuleasa has been found dead in her Vienna apartment after suffering a brai

Published 03 Aug, 2012 11:17am

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CRI donates 500 books to Pakistan National Library

ISLAMABAD: Confucious Class Room of China Radio International (CRI) has donated five hundred books to Pakistan National

Published 02 Aug, 2012 07:10am

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Over one hundred students participate in PNAC summer art camp

ISLAMABAD: More than one hundred students from various educational institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are particip

Published 27 Jul, 2012 01:29pm

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Hilary Mantel tops Man Booker longlist

LONDON: Former winner Hilary Mantel made the longlist for Britain's prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced o

Published 25 Jul, 2012 08:57pm

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'Minority Report' software hits the real world

WASHINGTON: The software behind the film "Minority Report" -- where Tom Cruise speeds through video on a large screen us

Published 23 Jul, 2012 07:29pm

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Images of Marilyn Monroe go on display in Poland

WARSAW: A collection of photographs of Marilyn Monroe obtained by the Polish state as part of a foreign debt settlement

Published 20 Jul, 2012 09:09pm

Arts

Johnny Depp Turns to Editing for Guthrie’s Last Novel

FAZAL-UR-REHMAN Johnny Depp has turned his hand to editing, in an effort to aid the release of one of Folk Singer Woo

Published 13 Jul, 2012 11:39am

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"Gone Girl" holds on to top spot on US bestsellers list

NEW YORK: "Gone Girl" retained the top spot on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list on Thursday for the second consecutiv

Published 12 Jul, 2012 08:00pm

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Pakistani Critic Muneeza Shamsie announced as a jury member of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

MADIHA AZHAR KARACHI: The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature has announced its jury of five members including Pakis

Published 11 Jul, 2012 11:33am

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Dolphins to leap, twist and dazzle in Karachi from October

MARIA SAEED KARACHI: The first ever international dolphin show, with the cooperation of the Pakistan Navy is goi

Published 09 Jul, 2012 10:05am

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Garcia Marquez suffers from dementia: brother

MEXICO CITY: Nobel literature laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, arguably best known for his "One Hundred Years of Solitud

Published 07 Jul, 2012 10:57pm

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Shah Rukh Khan’s production unit shutting down?

MARIA SAEED KARACHI: Megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s TV production unit “Red Chillies Idiot Box” has shut down.

Published 07 Jul, 2012 11:32am

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‘Moda in Pelle’ opens first store in South Asia at Lahore

SYED FAHAD AHMED KARACHI : After the British high street brand Quiz Clothing in Lahore , its owners launched their l

Published 06 Jul, 2012 02:32pm

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General public to suggest design for Mehdi Hassan mausoleum

MARIA SAEED KARACHI: As it is planned to build a 2000 square yard mausoleum in memory of the late music mae

Published 05 Jul, 2012 09:48am

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Iranian-born poker player nets record $18mn prize

LAS VEGAS: Iranian-born Las Vegas resident Antonio Esfandiari took out some of poker's biggest names to claim the riches

Published 04 Jul, 2012 10:43pm

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J.K. Rowling reveals ‘The Casual Vacancy’

SYED FAHAD AHMED KARACHI : J.K. Rowling revealed on Tuesday the cover of her first book since the successful Harry Po

Published 04 Jul, 2012 11:20am

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Madonna bribes her way into the Uffizi Gallery

NIDA DAR KARACHI: Madonna has reportedly had a private tour of an Italian art museum after the gallery agreed to

Published 04 Jul, 2012 08:57am

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Two dead in French disco shooting

LILLE: A guman shot dead two people at a nightclub in northern France early Sunday in what appeared to be a revenge atta

Published 01 Jul, 2012 08:01am

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French writer Robert Sabatier dies aged 88: publisher

PARIS: French poet and novelist Robert Sabatier, best known internationally for his book "The Safety Matches", died Thur

Published 29 Jun, 2012 12:23am

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Oldest known pottery is found in China

WASHINGTON: Bits of the oldest known pottery, some 2,000 years older than previously found pieces, have been uncovered i

Published 28 Jun, 2012 09:53pm

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King of Kitsch, Jeff Koons, in Frankfurt double exhibition

FRANKFURT: Love him or hate him, there is no escaping Jeff Koons, the king of pornographic kitsch, in Frankfurt these da

Published 20 Jun, 2012 11:39pm

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'Vampire' rites still have bite in Bulgaria

SOFIA: The ancient skeleton of a man, pinned down in his grave in order not to turn into a vampire, was put on show in B

Published 17 Jun, 2012 08:23am

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Social fallout inspires an art wave on Greece's streets

ATHENS: From political slogans scrawled on the walls to works of street art in run-down neighbourhoods, Greece's economi

Published 16 Jun, 2012 07:42am

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Japan tattooist draws line between art and underworld

TOKYO: For tattoo artist Horiyoshi III, the skin into which he sinks his ink-infused needle is a canvas for the myths an

Published 15 Jun, 2012 04:26am

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Madrid museum to stage major Hopper exhibit

MADRID: Madrid's Thyssen Museum opens Tuesday an exhibition of works by Edward Hopper, one of the largest retrospectives

Published 11 Jun, 2012 10:45pm

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Folies Bergere French cabaret auction beats forecast

PARIS: From French can-can dresses to plumed headdresses, an auction of extravagant costumes by the long-time owner of t

Published 10 Jun, 2012 07:39pm

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Jamil Fakhri's first death anniversary today

ISLAMABAD: Veteran TV actor Jamil Fakhri remembered on his first death anniversary on 9th June. Jamil Fakhri was born i

Published 09 Jun, 2012 10:02am

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Phones, tablets transform handheld game market

LOS ANGELES: Smartphones and tablet computers are expanding the market for handheld video games and challenging traditio

Published 09 Jun, 2012 12:13am

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

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S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Cotton US¢/pound / May 20	76.56
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10

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786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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P.I.A.C.(A) / May 21 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 21 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 21 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 21 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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