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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 / Jan 31	279.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 31	278.88
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 31	155.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 31	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 31	1.24
Euro to USD / Jan 31	1.04

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jan 30	20,225.11
S&P 500 / Jan 31	6,040.53
India Sensex / Jan 31	77,500.57
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 31	39,572.49
Nasdaq / Jan 31	19,627.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 31	8,673.96
Dow Jones / Jan 31	44,544.66
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 31	21,732.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 31	72.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 31	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 31	250,171
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 31	2,798.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 31	65.88
Petrol/Litre / Feb 2	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Jan 31 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	10.21 ▲ 1 (10.86%)
IGI Life Ins / Jan 31 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Sana Ind / Jan 31 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	28.77 ▲ 2.62 (10.02%)
Tariq Corporation / Jan 31 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.91 ▲ 1.54 (10.02%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 31 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Jan 31 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	24.17 ▲ 2.2 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 31 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	53.74 ▲ 4.89 (10.01%)
Pak Leather / Jan 31 Pak Leather Crafts Limited(PAKL)	32.63 ▲ 2.97 (10.01%)
Dandot Cement / Jan 31 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jan 31 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	54.86 ▼ -6.1 (-10.01%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 31 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jan 31 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	189 ▼ -21 (-10%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 31 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.41 ▼ -1.15 (-9.95%)
National Silk / Jan 31 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	40.84 ▼ -4.51 (-9.94%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 31 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	7.83 ▼ -0.76 (-8.85%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	109.56 ▼ -10.44 (-8.7%)
Kohinoor Mills / Jan 31 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	31.05 ▼ -2.9 (-8.54%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jan 31 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	7.28 ▼ -0.66 (-8.31%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,672,997 ▲ 0.14
Sui South Gas / Jan 31 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	48,364,956 ▼ -1.33
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	36,344,486 ▼ -0.06
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 31 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	33,226,540 ▼ -0.77
Bank Makramah / Jan 31 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	31,509,642 ▲ 0.04
B.O.Punjab / Jan 31 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	17,873,860 ▲ 0.2
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,969,744 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,492,313 ▼ -0.57
Treet Battery / Jan 31 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	15,390,342 ▲ 1.07

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