Top News US retail sales slow, regional factory gauge rises WASHINGTON: Sales at US retailers slowed in January as extreme weather in large parts of the country kept some shoppers Published 15 Feb, 2011 03:05pm
Business & Finance CCOP body to discuss OGDCL's equity linked convertible bonds ISLAMABAD: Syed Naveed Qamar, Federal Minster for Privatization, will chair a meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Cabine Published 15 Feb, 2011 02:52pm
Top News Euro zone growth fails to accelerate in Q4 BRUSSELS: The euro zone economy ended last year with stable growth, missing expectations as expansion rates in the re Published 15 Feb, 2011 02:24pm
Top News Foreign aid cuts would be 'detrimental:' Clinton WASHINGTON: Deep Republican cuts to foreign aid would be "detrimental" to national security, top US diplomat Hillary Published 15 Feb, 2011 01:14pm
Markets China data eases rate fears, world stocks up LONDON: Chinese inflation data helped ease investor concerns on Tuesday that the world's No 2 economy will have to tight Published 15 Feb, 2011 12:54pm
Business & Finance EU hauled to court over secrecy in India trade talks BRUSSELS: Transparency campaigners have hauled the European Union's executive to court for withholding documents abou Published 15 Feb, 2011 12:31pm
Top News President administers oath to new cabinet ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday administered oath to 22-member new Federal Cabinet here on Friday in l Published 11 Feb, 2011 12:20pm
Business & Finance Governor Punjab provided sixty acres for AIOU's IT Institute ISLAMABAD: Dr Nazir Ahmed Sangi, Vice Chancellor Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) said on Friday that Governor Punjab Published 11 Feb, 2011 11:29am
Business & Finance WB approves $24.5m additional financing for PIFRA-II ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) approved a credit worth US$24.5 million in additional financing for the Second Improvemen Published 11 Feb, 2011 10:43am
Business & Finance Population census must for credible socio-economic policies: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday terming population census as government's constitutional Published 10 Feb, 2011 12:58pm
Business & Finance MCB 2010 net profit at 16.87bn rupees KARACHI: MCB reported on Thursday a net profit of 16.87 billion rupees ($198 million) for the year ended on Dec. 31, Published 10 Feb, 2011 09:58am
Markets Oil demand and cost burden to keep on rising: IEA PARIS: The strong economic recovery will fuel ever greater demand for oil this year, with higher fuel prices expec Published 10 Feb, 2011 09:31am
World Judiciary chief defends non-arrest of Iran opposition chiefs TEHRAN: Arresting Iran's opposition leaders after the 2009 election would have turned them into "saints", Iran's judicia Published 09 Feb, 2011 02:17pm
Markets European equities slip amid news of LSE merger deal LONDON: Europe's stock markets weakened on Wednesday, as investors digested the London Stock Exchange's Canadian merger Published 09 Feb, 2011 12:27pm
World Israel's Barak in US for top-level talks JERUSALEM: Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak was hold a series of top level talks in Washington later on Wednesday Published 09 Feb, 2011 11:18am
Markets China to spend nearly $1 bn to fight drought BEIJING: China has said it will spend nearly $1 billion to battle a drought plaguing huge areas of its north, as wheat p Published 09 Feb, 2011 10:59am
Sports India's Kumar doubtful for World Cup NEW DELHI: Indian pace man Praveen Kumar is unlikely to make his World Cup debut, as he has not recovered from an elbow Published 08 Feb, 2011 10:31am
World Egypt vice president had good ties with Israel: cable LONDON: Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman had good ties with Israel's military and the Jewish state would have been Published 08 Feb, 2011 10:01am
World ?????????????????????US defends choice of Egypt envoy WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday defended the choice of veteran diplomat Frank Wisner to head a mission to Egypt Published 08 Feb, 2011 08:59am
Business & Finance Pakistan regrets slow Indian investigation into Samjhota Express blasts ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday termed it "unfortunate" that India has been unable to complete investigations into the Published 05 Feb, 2011 02:44pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points