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9th Int'l Folk Puppet festival begins

LAHORE: The 9th International Folk Puppet Festival began here at Rafi Peer Cultural Complex Raiwind road on Wednesday T

Published 21 Mar, 2012 10:51am

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Curtains for Humphries' Dame Edna Everage

SYDNEY: Australian comedian Barry Humphries said Sunday he would retire iconic character Dame Edna Everage, a gaudy lila

Published 18 Mar, 2012 07:39am

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Norway wants Arctic explorer Amundsen's ship back

OTTAWA: A hearing on Thursday in Canada could determine the fate of plans to repatriate Norwegian explorer Roald Amundse

Published 14 Mar, 2012 09:43am

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Political Agents, DCOs directed to monitor polio campaigns: Dr Jan Baz

PESHAWAR: The Government has directed Political Agents and District Coordination Officers (DCO) to personally monitor pr

Published 12 Mar, 2012 11:08am

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Sitting of young poets to be held on March 23

LAHORE: Lahore Arts Council (LAC) will organize a literary sitting (mushaera) of young poets on Pakistan Day (March 23)

Published 10 Mar, 2012 10:08am

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Nothing stirs in Japan's nuclear ghost town

IITATE: They used to raise premium beef cattle in Iitate. But a year after Japan's nuclear disaster it is an irradiated

Published 10 Mar, 2012 05:05am

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Stolen Picasso etching recovered in Colombia

BOGOTA: An etching by renowned Spanish painter Pablo Picasso has been recovered after being stolen from a museum in sout

Published 29 Feb, 2012 10:17pm

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Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck welcome son: report

LOS ANGELES: Star couple Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have welcomed their third child, a baby boy, People magazine sa

Published 29 Feb, 2012 05:50am

Arts

Fossils show huge penguin once roamed New Zealand

WELLINGTON: Fossilised remains of one of the largest penguins ever, an "elegant" giant standing 1.3 metres (52 inches) t

Published 28 Feb, 2012 06:24am

Arts

Art classes for amateur artists from March 1

ISLAMABAD: Jharoka Art Gallery (JAG) will start Art Classes for art lovers, students and amateur artists of all ages to

Published 27 Feb, 2012 11:38am

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Travelling Expo on Chemistry reaches Lahore

ISLAMABAD: International travelling expo on Chemistry on Monday opened at Children Library Complex, Lahore for eight day

Published 27 Feb, 2012 11:05am

Arts

French 'Artist' director 'nervous' ahead of Oscars

SANTA MONICA: Silent movie "The Artist" won another pre-Oscars boost barely 24 hours before the big show on Sunday, but

Published 26 Feb, 2012 07:53am

Arts

Memorable Oscars moments

HOLLYWOOD: From winners sobbing uncontrollably to shocking political outbursts, bizarre snubs and streakier the Oscars h

Published 24 Feb, 2012 05:08am

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Japanese artist searches new-ways in response to tsunami disaster

TOKYO: In the year since Japan's northeast coast was torn apart by a massive quake-tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis, a

Published 24 Feb, 2012 04:36am

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Work to begin on US African American museum

WASHINGTON : The Smithsonian breaks ground on Wednesday on the last available space along the National Mall in Washingt

Published 22 Feb, 2012 07:10am

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Vienna gallery looks for 'Worst of Klimt'

VIENNA: A Vienna museum launched Monday an unusual contribution to celebrations marking 150 years since Gustav Klimt's b

Published 20 Feb, 2012 07:45pm

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Musical evening at Shakir Ali Museum on 18th

LAHORE: Pakistan National Council of Arts will arrange a special evening for 'kalame Iqbal and sufi kalam' at Shakir Ali

Published 17 Feb, 2012 07:50am

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Lok Virsa documents Pakistani, Norwegian folk culture

ISLAMABAD: Lok Virsa in collaboration with Norwegian Directorate of Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) has published a c

Published 13 Feb, 2012 10:15am

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PNCA to launch `Wazir Khan Mosque Rediscovered'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will launch the book `Wazir Khan Mosque Rediscovered" by Memoona

Published 11 Feb, 2012 09:58am

Arts

Bad times to be rock band

HONG KONG : Some say these are bad times to be in a rock band. Pressure for instant success has never been greater as il

Published 09 Feb, 2012 09:20am

Arts

'Silent Whispers' depicts architectural heritage of Pakistan continues

ISLAMABAD: An exhibition of exceptional ceramic art on architectural heritage of Pakistan “Silent Whispers” is underway

Published 09 Feb, 2012 08:56am

Arts

Green auction expected to raise millions

NEW YORK: Bidders will be able to buy fine art, a vacation in the Maldives, or an internship with designer Donna Karan a

Published 07 Feb, 2012 07:26pm

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Spain museum reveals earliest Mona Lisa copy

MADRID: Spanish curators identified Wednesday what they think is the earliest ever copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Published 01 Feb, 2012 06:46pm

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Cultural event for Special Persons

LAHORE: Department of Social Welfare, Women Development Bait-ul-Maal Punjab has decided to arrange a cultural event for

Published 31 Jan, 2012 06:20pm

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Arctic ice melt lifts hopes for Russian maritime trade

SEVERODVINSK: When severe snowstorms prevented life-sustaining fuel supplies from reaching the frozen Alaskan town of No

Published 28 Jan, 2012 05:36am

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Chicago art museum gets grant from India

CHICAGO : The Art Institute of Chicago has won a major grant from the government of India in honor of a landmark 1893

Published 27 Jan, 2012 09:45pm

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Vibrant art show on cityscape concludes

ISLAMABAD: The exhibition of exquisite cityscapes with vibrant imagery by Karachi based artist Salman Farooqi concluded

Published 27 Jan, 2012 10:27am

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Painting by Hitler goes to auction in Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: A painting by Adolf Hitler, done before he became Nazi Germany's dictator, has been put up for sale by a Slo

Published 26 Jan, 2012 01:58pm

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Simon Cowell to launch DJ talent show

LONDON: TV personality and music producer Simon Cowell is launching a new talent competition to find the world's best DJ

Published 26 Jan, 2012 10:39am

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Shah Latif conference in India soon

KARACHI: Sindhi language is one of the oldest languages of the world. Sindhi culture and civilization has a glorious his

Published 19 Jan, 2012 12:21pm

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USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
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Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

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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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