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Fog blankets large parts of Pakistan, disrupts flights in Karachi, Lahore

%D%AISLAMABAD: Dense clouds of fog on Thursday badly disturbed air and land travel in the country particularly Punjab, with dozens of flights being cancelled, delayed or diverted to other cities at Allama Iqbal International Airport and even at Jinnah Int

Published 29 Dec, 2016 10:54am

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Govt mulling amending Nepra law to 'influence' tariff determination

%D%AZAHEER ABBASI & SOHAIL SARFRAZ%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: The government is considering amending National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Act to influence tariff determination subsequent to taking administrative control of regulators through a noti

Published 29 Dec, 2016 09:44am

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Government allows sugar export

%D%ARECORDER REPORT%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the allocation of an additional 50 MMCFD gas to Thermal Power Station Guddu (TPSG/GENCO-II) and allowed the export of 225,000 metric tons of sugar

Published 29 Dec, 2016 09:34am

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Israel postpones vote on new East Jerusalem homes before Kerry speech

%D%AJERUSALEM: Israel pulled back from approving hundreds of new homes for Israelis in annexed East Jerusalem on Wednesday before a speech in which the US Secretary of State was to give further voice to international opposition to settlement building.

Published 28 Dec, 2016 02:20pm

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COAS confirms death sentences of Safoora attackers, murderers of Sabeen Mehmood

%D%ARAWALPINDI: Pakistans Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa confirmed death sentences awarded to another eight hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism including killing of innocent civilians, slaughtering soldiers of L

Published 28 Dec, 2016 01:14pm

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Russia, Turkey 'agree Syria ceasefire plan'

%D%AISTANBUL: Turkey and Russia have agreed a ceasefire plan for all of Syria that should come into force this evening at midnight, Turkish state media said on Wednesday, as Ankara and Moscow tighten cooperation to find an end to the civil war.

Published 28 Dec, 2016 10:36am

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Govt mulling striking down Article 25-A of NAB law on plea bargain

%D%AZULFIQAR AHMAD & FAZAL SHER%D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: The government is seriously considering striking down Article 25-A of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 that deals with voluntary return (plea bargain) after the top anti-graft body cleared Mushtaq R

Published 28 Dec, 2016 10:03am

Sports

Commentator Mark Nicholas taken to hospital during Boxing Day Test

%D%AMELBOURNE: Former Hampshire cricket captain and broadcaster Mark Nicholas was taken to hospital on Monday after falling ill with "abdominal pains" during the opening day of the second test between Australia and Pakistan in Melbourne.

Published 26 Dec, 2016 10:52am

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Fake news story triggers nuclear threat at Israel

%D%ANEW YORK: A fake news article led to gunfire at a Washington pizzeria three weeks ago.

Published 26 Dec, 2016 09:48am

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Iranians show interest in PSM after China company's 'silence'

%D%AMUSHTAQ GHUMMAN %D%A%D%AISLAMABAD: A 10-member delegation of Mobarakeh Steel Company of Iran has reached Karachi to examine possibilities of acquiring Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) as Chinas Boa Steel Group is almost silent after showing interest in the

Published 26 Dec, 2016 09:32am

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Modi greets Nawaz on his birthday despite rocky Indo-Pak ties

%D%ANEW DELHI: Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday, notwithstanding the severe chill in relations between the two countries.

Published 26 Dec, 2016 09:23am

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Three killed as thick blanket of fog covers major parts of Pakistan

%D%AISLAMABAD: The provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh remained under heavy fog late Friday and early Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 30 others in different fog-related incidents.

Published 24 Dec, 2016 01:24pm

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Tunisia arrests nephew, two others linked to Berlin market attack suspect

%D%ATUNIS: Tunisia arrested the nephew of the suspected Berlin truck attacker and two other jihadist suspects who are "connected" to the Tunisian assailant Anis Amri, the interior ministry said Saturday.

Published 24 Dec, 2016 01:16pm

Life & Style

Rockettes to dance on Trump's big day - if they want to

%D%ANEW YORK: The Radio City Rockettes are lined up to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration next month but the dance troupe was caught off-guard after it emerged that some of its high-kicking showgirls would rather skip the big day.

Published 24 Dec, 2016 12:40pm

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Israel rejects UN settler vote, lashes out at Obama

%D%AJERUSALEM: Israel lashed out at US President Barack Obama over a UN Security Council resolution passed Friday demanding it halt settlements in Palestinian territory, while vowing it would not abide by it.

Published 24 Dec, 2016 10:11am

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Women, children released from hijacked Libyan plane in Malta

%D%AVALLETTA: A man who said he was armed with a grenade hijacked a Libyan plane which landed on Malta Friday with 118 people on board, Malta's prime minister and government sources on the Mediterranean island said.

Published 23 Dec, 2016 01:39pm

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I belong to Pakistan and will die here, Zardari tells 'political actors'

%D%AKARACHI: Former President of Pakistan and Co-Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Asif Ali Zardari Friday told his critics, calling them political actors that he belonged to Pakistan and will die here too.

Published 23 Dec, 2016 11:48am

Business & Finance

Axact executive charged in US over $140mln fake diploma scheme

%D%ANEW YORK: The executive of Pakistani company Axact was charged in a US federal court on Wednesday for his part in an alleged $140 million "fake-diploma mill" scheme, the latest step in a global crackdown touched off by arrests in Pakistan last year.

Published 22 Dec, 2016 10:58am

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Police believe arrested Pakistani not behind Berlin Xmas market attack

%DERLIN: German police think that the man from Pakistan who was arrested as a suspect in the attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people on Monday was not the actual perpetrator, Die Welt newspaper reported, citing senior security sources.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 01:03pm

World

'Brave bystander' led Berlin police to Xmas market suspect

%DERLIN: The suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck rampage was arrested with the help of a witness who followed the man after he fled the scene on foot, a German newspaper reported Tuesday.

Published 20 Dec, 2016 11:31am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	68.96
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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