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Artificial alien life-forms now made in labs

All life that exists on earth has a primal code that remains unchanged, a DNA code constituent of four letter, namely G,T,C and A, they are molecules that end pairing in the DNA helix creating life, all of it as we know it. %D%A%D%A

Published 24 Jan, 2017 08:45am

Life & Style

All-women-orchestra creates furor in Afghanistan

Another death defying feat by a few now appears under the guise of a musical troupe dubbed Zohra, Afghanistans first all female orchestra who are to perform amidst myriads of death threats and propaganda at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Published 20 Jan, 2017 08:34am

Technology

Extinct Wild Caspian Tiger to be brought back from the dead

A subspecies of tigers, Panthera Tirgris Virgata or more commonly dubbed as the Caspian Tiger went extinct back in the 1960s, these mammoth sized wild cats could weigh more than 136 kilograms and were amongst the category of largest cats to have ever exis

Published 19 Jan, 2017 07:27am

Technology

Futurist Company 'Arconic' brings smog-eating skyscrapers

Arconic, a materials science, engineering and Design Company has just unveiled its plan for a 3-mile-high skyscraper built from 'futuristic' material that would essentially include smog-eating surfaces and balconies that retract.

Published 16 Jan, 2017 08:39am

Technology

Optogenetics, the new brainwashing weapon?

A team of scientists just [invented?] a new brain controlling technique called optogenetics that turned approximately a dozen ordinary mice into crazy killing monsters using light to manipulate and trigger behavioral changes in them.%D%A%D%A

Published 13 Jan, 2017 09:24am

Technology

Malaysian Netflix competitor 'iFlix' wins over Paki market

A Malaysian based market competitor to Netflix, aptly named iFlix packing a good archive of both content from the west and east just launched its online streaming service in Pakistan.%D%A%D%A

Published 13 Jan, 2017 08:34am

Life & Style

End of the world prophecy comes true?

During the past week, bizarre and serious snowfall has been hitting a southern Italian town, which is usually a clement and sunny part of the world. %D%A%D%A

Published 12 Jan, 2017 11:16am

Technology

No more drilling, 'miracle drug' completely regenerates human teeth

Researchers have now identified and created a drug that can regenerate teeth for us humans from the inside out, reducing the need for dental appointments for artificial fillings if not completely eradicating the former. %D%A%D%A

Published 12 Jan, 2017 07:07am

Technology

Netherlands' electric train 100pc on wind energy

Netherlands - or should it be called Windmill Country has 100 percent of its electric trains being run on wind energy.%D%A%D%A

Published 11 Jan, 2017 07:20am

Technology

No more scars! Scientists find way to complete skin regeneration

While practically everyone we know carries a scar or two that too not the emotional ones! While there is not much that can be done about the healed skin that embellishes us with the marking of a battle won survived through the scars themselves do not fa

Published 09 Jan, 2017 08:10am

Technology

Norway kills all its FM networks

Norway just became the worlds first country to do away with its FM radio broadcast network and switching to digital audio broadcasting (DAB). %D%A%D%A

Published 07 Jan, 2017 08:35am

Technology

Chinese government bans the NY-Times mobile app

Tech giant, Apple Inc. just removed the New York Times app from the Chinese App store, on orders from the Chinese government.%D%A%D%A

Published 06 Jan, 2017 07:48am

Life & Style

UAE bans exotic animals as pets

United Arab Emirates just banned keeping of exotic wild animals as house pets as of Tuesday according to foreign media.%D%A%D%A

Published 05 Jan, 2017 06:46am

Technology

Indian company turns CO2 into baking powder

An Indian company has been making big claims that it has found a way to capture and turn carbon dioxide from a coal-based boiler into baking powder.%D%A%D%A

Published 04 Jan, 2017 07:27am

Technology

Egyptian Pharaoh possessed a space-dagger; research says

King Tutankhamun was a boy pharaoh who ruled ancient Egypt circa 1332 1323 BCE, and had his body hidden away inside his tomb till it was excavated in 1922 alongside his ornamental gold blade. %D%A%D%A

Published 03 Jan, 2017 07:38am

Technology

Final minute of 2016 to be a second longer

As the end of the of year draws near, so does the final countdown, however you will have to go over the 11:59:60 mark, owing to the addition of an extra leap second this year.%D%A%D%A

Published 30 Dec, 2016 07:26am

Life & Style

Arshad 'Chai-wala' Khan out with hot new pictures

Our very own heartthrob, Chai Wala Aka Arshad Khan got the limelight as an Islamabadi photographer took a picture of him at his teashop and marked the advent of his modeling career.%D%A%D%A

Published 29 Dec, 2016 09:05am

Technology

Communication with aliens 'already happening'

Despite warnings from numerous influential people across the globe, a major extensive program has just been launched with the aims of establishing communications with aliens. %D%A%D%A

Published 28 Dec, 2016 08:52am

Technology

Israel invents breath-checking device for identifying diseases

A device was just invented by researchers, which can make out up to 17 different diseases just by analyzing the chemical makeup of a persons breath.%D%A%D%A

Published 26 Dec, 2016 07:43am

Technology

The ONLY tool you need - Introducing 'Aperture Wrench'

Are you a construction worker or a wanna-be handy man whos looking into photography as a hobby? Can only afford equipment for either one? This aperture wrench is just the thing for you then!

Published 24 Dec, 2016 09:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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