Business & Finance Taiwan firms plan $4.5bn China project despite ban TAIPEI : A group of Taiwan firms have signed a contract to set up a $4.5-billion refinery complex in China, defying a ba Published 18 Aug, 2011 09:10am
Life & Style PNCA to hold National Calligraphy Exhibition on 25th Ramadan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will hold `National Ca Published 18 Aug, 2011 09:08am
Pakistan NA Speaker condemns assassination of former MNA Waja Ahmed Karimdad ISLAMABAD : Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza and Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi have strongly condemned th Published 18 Aug, 2011 09:03am
Top News National Bank of Pakistan H1 2011 net profit at 8.13bn rupees KARACHI : National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) reported on Thursday a net profit of 8.13 billion rupees ($93.80 million) for Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:50am
Markets Australia shares down as caution dominates MELBOURNE: Australian stocks fell 1.2 percent on Thursday as miners and energy firms sank on softer copper and oil price Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:36am
Pakistan Industrial uplift plan being inked in AJK MIRPUR: A comprehensive phased plan was being inked by the AJK government to encourage and promote foreign investment in Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:20am
Top News Services sector to grow 5pc this year ISLAMABAD : Keeping in view the great potential for growth, the services sector of the country is projected to grow by 5 Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:16am
Pakistan KCCI to produce entrepreneurs KARACHI: The Chancellor Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Z.A. Nizami, has offered his institut Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:12am
Business & Finance Blood demand increases in Karachi ISLAMABAD : There has been a sharp increase in the demand for blood in the metropolis of Sindh, owing to the rise in vio Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:04am
Markets European stocks drop at open; London down 1.2pc LONDON : Europe's main stock markets slid at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading s Published 18 Aug, 2011 08:02am
World Turkish jets bomb 60 Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq: Army ANKARA : Turkish jets bombed 60 targets in northern Iraq used as bases by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) following a Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:56am
Sports Sri Lanka pick rookie spinner for Aussie ODIs COLOMBO : Sri Lanka will fly in uncapped leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna from England for the last two one-dayers against Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:52am
Top News S&P says France will maintain top rating PARIS : Standard & Poor's is confident France will maintain its top AAA credit rating despite rumours of a possible down Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:51am
Business & Finance New Air India boss pledges financial turnaround MUMBAI: Air India's new boss has vowed to turn around the ailing airline, calling for the brand to be completely overha Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:47am
Markets South Korean shares end 1.7pc lower SEOUL : South Korean shared closed 1.7 percent lower on Thursday as major technology shares were hit by concerns over a Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:44am
Markets Japan shares slump 1.25pc on strong yen TOKYO : Japanese shares lost 1.25 percent Thursday as a strong yen continued to encourage selling, with global economic Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:43am
Business & Finance More Chinese cities see house price falls BEIJING : More Chinese cities saw the prices of new homes fall in July compared with the previous month, official data s Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:38am
World Hurricane Greg forms off Mexico's Pacific coast MIAMI : Tropical Storm Greg swirled rapidly into a hurricane late Wednesday in the Pacific off Mexico's southwest coast Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:34am
Markets India and China to lead gold demand: WGC MUMBAI: Gold, at record-breaking levels as global economic worries mount, will see sustained demand from key markets Ind Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:31am
Top News Lenovo flags economic concerns; Q1 doubles HONG KONG: China's Lenovo Group Ltd , the world's No.3 PC brand, joined rivals in flagging concerns about the impact on Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:23am