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Print - 2012-10-12
US drone strike kills 18

US drone strike kills 18

A US drone attack Thursday killed 18 insurgents - mostly Afghans - at a militant compound in tribal region near the north-western border with Afghanistan, officials said. It was the second US missile strike reported in as many days in the north-west, cons
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Index attains new peak

Index attains new peak

A bullish trend was witnessed on the Karachi share market on Thursday and the benchmark KSE-100 index closed at a historic high and new peak of 15,845.30 points with a net gain of 91.48 points. The market opened on strong positive note and the index for t
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Index attains new peak

Index attains new peak

A bullish trend was witnessed on the Karachi share market on Thursday and the benchmark KSE-100 index closed at a historic high and new peak of 15,845.30 points with a net gain of 91.48 points. The market opened on strong positive note and the index for t
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan protests continuing drone attacks: foreign office

Pakistan protests continuing drone attacks: foreign office

Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with the US against continuing drone attacks inside it's the tribal territory, terming these attacks a clear violation of the international law and the country's sovereignty. In a statement, Foreign Office's spokesper
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan protests continuing drone attacks: foreign office

Pakistan protests continuing drone attacks: foreign office

Pakistan on Thursday lodged a protest with the US against continuing drone attacks inside it's the tribal territory, terming these attacks a clear violation of the international law and the country's sovereignty. In a statement, Foreign Office's spokesper
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Thursday (October 11, 2012).

Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Britain ends 10-year boycott of Modi

Britain ends 10-year boycott of Modi

Britain said Thursday it would end a 10-year boycott of the leader of India's western Gujarat state imposed over deadly religious riots there in 2002 that left three Britons dead. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, came
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Thursday (October 11, 2012).
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
US drone strike kills 18

US drone strike kills 18

A US drone attack Thursday killed 18 insurgents - mostly Afghans - at a militant compound in tribal region near the north-western border with Afghanistan, officials said. It was the second US missile strike reported in as many days in the north-west, cons
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Thursday (October 11, 2012).

Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Prime Minister highlights importance of higher education

Prime Minister highlights importance of higher education

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday stressed for imparting quality education to students and said progress of a nation depends on its youth, highly educated in science and engineering. He was addressing the prize distribution ceremony for the Po
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Saindak project''s lease extended: Cabinet condemns attack on Malala

Saindak project''s lease extended: Cabinet condemns attack on Malala

The federal Cabinet has approved the five-year extension in lease of Saindak project on the request of the Balochistan government, Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira said here on Thursday. He was addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeti
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Saindak project's lease extended: Cabinet condemns attack on Malala

Saindak project's lease extended: Cabinet condemns attack on Malala

The federal Cabinet has approved the five-year extension in lease of Saindak project on the request of the Balochistan government, Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira said here on Thursday. He was addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeti
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Thursday (October 11, 2012).

Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Saindak project's lease extended: Cabinet condemns attack on Malala

Saindak project's lease extended: Cabinet condemns attack on Malala

The federal Cabinet has approved the five-year extension in lease of Saindak project on the request of the Balochistan government, Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira said here on Thursday. He was addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeti
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Thursday (October 11, 2012).

Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Forex reserves fall by $493 million

Forex reserves fall by $493 million

The country's liquid foreign exchange reserves fell by $493 million during last week, mainly due to debt payments. The State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday reported that the country's total foreign exchange reserves declined to $14.406 billion as on October
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Edible oil suppliers continue strike

Edible oil suppliers continue strike

Edible oil suppliers continued their strike on Thursday to press their demands for revoking a contract recently awarded to a new transport company, transporters said. Dozens of tankers loaded with edible oil are parked on National Highway due to the conti
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
SU notification

SU notification

Controller of Examinations (Semester), University of Sindh, Muhammad Ali Roshan Pathan has issued the schedule of the first semester regular examination 2012 of L.L.M (Previous) Evening - Two Year Degree Programme which shall be held with effect from Octo
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Brand value: Samsung achieves 40 percent historical growth figure

Brand value: Samsung achieves 40 percent historical growth figure

Samsung Electronics is the global leader in telecommunications and digital technology. According to Interbrand Valuation results released in October 2012, this award winning innovator has achieved the highest growth of 40 per cent in its history and was r
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
CD shops blown up in Nowshera

CD shops blown up in Nowshera

Unknown miscreants destroyed two CD shops with explosives in Nowshera but fortunately no casualty was reported. According to police, the unidentified men placed explosives in the CD shops at Pabbi Station Chowk due to which the CD shops were completely de
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
International Rural Women's Day on October 15

International Rural Women's Day on October 15

International Rural Women Day will be marked across the world including Pakistan on October 15 (Monday) to acknowledge the contribution of rural women in country's progress and development. Different organisations both public and private will arrange diff
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
All funds: NIT declares first quarter fiscal year 2013 results

All funds: NIT declares first quarter fiscal year 2013 results

National Investment Trust Limited (NITL), the first and largest asset management company of Pakistan has declared results for all funds under its management for the quarter ended September 30. This was stated by NIT Chairman/Managing Director Wazir Ali Kh
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
All funds: NIT declares first quarter fiscal year 2013 results

All funds: NIT declares first quarter fiscal year 2013 results

National Investment Trust Limited (NITL), the first and largest asset management company of Pakistan has declared results for all funds under its management for the quarter ended September 30. This was stated by NIT Chairman/Managing Director Wazir Ali Kh
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Launch of e-store in Karachi: Barclays Bank, Labels join hands

Launch of e-store in Karachi: Barclays Bank, Labels join hands

LABELS Garments & Accessories (Pvt) Ltd (Labels) and Barclays Bank Pakistan (BBP) have joined forces to promote the Pakistan retail fashion industry following the launch of Labels e-store. The partnership will make Pakistani fashion products more accessib
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Launch of e-store in Karachi: Barclays Bank, Labels join hands

Launch of e-store in Karachi: Barclays Bank, Labels join hands

LABELS Garments & Accessories (Pvt) Ltd (Labels) and Barclays Bank Pakistan (BBP) have joined forces to promote the Pakistan retail fashion industry following the launch of Labels e-store. The partnership will make Pakistani fashion products more accessib
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Reap, BoI sign agreement

Reap, BoI sign agreement

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (Reap) Chairman Jawed Ali Ghori has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Investment Advisor of Board of Investment (BoI) Dr Hironao Takahashi for initiating a project of 'rice technical institute' in P
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Five killed in different incidents

Five killed in different incidents

Five people were killed in different incidents in the city on Thursday, police and rescue sources said. In first incident, a policeman was gunned down in Kunwari Colony in the limits of Pirabad police station. The cop has been identified as Shahjhan son o
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Federalminister briefed about PGJDC performance

Federalminister briefed about PGJDC performance

Federal Minister for Production, Anwar Ali Cheema chaired the meeting of Board of Directors of Pakistan Gem and Jewelry Development Company (PGJDC) in the committee room of the Ministry of Production. Federal Secretary Gul Muhammad Rind and PGJDC Chairper
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Father of chairman Channel 7 Communications passes away

Father of chairman Channel 7 Communications passes away

It is with great regret we declare that the father of Chairman Channel 7 Communications Private Ltd Jawad Humayun, Chaudary Muhammad Abdullah Asghar (Ex-Chairman Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad) has passed away in Faisalabad
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
SBP sets up CFC for smooth functioning of ATMs

SBP sets up CFC for smooth functioning of ATMs

The State Bank of Pakistan Banking Services Corporation (SBP BSC) has set up Customer Facilitation Centres at all its sixteen field offices to ensure smooth and uninterrupted functioning of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of commercial banks throughout t
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Road to be named after Fatima Surayya Bajya

Road to be named after Fatima Surayya Bajya

Following the orders of the Governor Sindh, KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed on Thursday issued directives to name an under-construction link road from Grammar College to street no. 11 Clifton after renowned writer and scholar Fatima Surayya Bajya.
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
wi-tribe unveils new 'unlimited internet' packages

wi-tribe unveils new 'unlimited internet' packages

With customers and quality service, as top priorities, wi-tribe unveiled its new 'unlimited internet' packages on Thursday. With exciting and affordable new rates, customers can now stay connected, browse, download and do much more online for as low as Rs
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
PU scientist praised for developing CLCV-resistant cotton plant

PU scientist praised for developing CLCV-resistant cotton plant

Punjab Minister for Agriculture Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh has congratulated Dr Saleem Haider, Director, Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Dr Idrees Ahmad Nasir, Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology (CEMB) for developing miraculous CLCV resistant cot
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
PU ASA holds rally against attack

PU ASA holds rally against attack

Punjab University Academic Staff Association (ASA) on Thursday organised protest rally from Undergraduate Study Centre to Faisal Auditorium to condemn cowardly attack on Malala Yousafzai. Led by Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Liaqat Ali, the rally wa
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
PESA condemns attack on Malala

PESA condemns attack on Malala

Pakistan Ex-servicemen Association (PESA) on Thursday condemned in strongest possible terms the savage attack on Malala Yousafzai in the name of Islam. Terrorists are defaming the religion of peace for their unholy agenda which is nothing but fierce rejec
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
China condemns attack

China condemns attack

Joining the international community for expressing outrage on abortive attempt on the life of young school student Malala Yousufzai, China Thursday also condemned the attack. When asked to comment on the firing incident, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Le
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
PPP Punjab condemns cowardly act

PPP Punjab condemns cowardly act

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Punjab condemned terrorist attack on Malala Yusufzai and said that extremists have exposed themselves to the world by such a cowardly act. The provincial leadership of the ruling party expressed grief and sorrow over the inci
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Social media sites overwhelmed by postings on Malala shooting

Social media sites overwhelmed by postings on Malala shooting

Social media internet sites, Facebook and Twitter were overwhelmed by Thursday by Pakistanis' indignation over the attempt on the life of Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year old student activist from Swat Valley. Over the past two days, internet users termed the
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Attack on Malala shocks world

Attack on Malala shocks world

The news about the barbaric attack on young Malala Yousafzai in Mingora not only shocked the people across the length and breadth of the country, but also evoked a strong reaction from across the world. KJ Dell Antonia, a lead blogger of the New York Time
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Rallies held in Multan

Rallies held in Multan

To express solidarity with a brave girl, Malala Yousafzai and to condemn the extremism and cowardice attack on her, a number of rallies were organised on second day on Thursday. More than 150 girls students organised a rally from Nawan Shehr to Multan Pre
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Coal conversion

Coal conversion

The present government has changed its energy sector plans or energy strategy a number of times. The latest fad is the unqualified emphasis on the utilisation of Thar coal for generating electricity, which would help reduce dependence on imported fuels. I
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
The icon Malala

The icon Malala

Thorough, unreserved, unequivocal and across-the-board condemnation of murderous attack on Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old education advocate in Taliban-infested Swat, shows how deep a wound her target-shooter has inflicted upon the soul of the Pakistan
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Analysis of FBR's Year Book 2011-12: Indirect taxation

Analysis of FBR's Year Book 2011-12: Indirect taxation

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in its Year Book 2011-12, issued on 8th October 2012, has proudly claimed that "the growth in net revenue collection has been 20.9 percent over the actual realisation of Rs 1,558 billion during FY 2010-11...tax-to-GDP r
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Aid workers battle the rapid growth of poverty in Spain

Aid workers battle the rapid growth of poverty in Spain

Victims of Spain's economic crisis are trickling into a church yard at the parish of Santa Maria de la Esperanza in northern Madrid. "Have you found work?" a middle-aged Bolivian woman asks. "I'm desperate for a job, and I'm hoping the parish will help me
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Taiwan's rivalry with Korea reveals anxiety

Taiwan's rivalry with Korea reveals anxiety

After Chang Hao-wen bought her Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone in January, her friends questioned why she chose a Korean brand rather than one made by Taiwan's HTC Corp. "I would say 'I'm very sorry and embarrassed for buying Korean' every time someone asked
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Let us raise our hands

Let us raise our hands

Let us raise our hands in prayers for the soul of living Malala who was brutally attacked by the vicious terrorists and for the souls of those dead Malalas whose young bodies were shattered in pieces by the drone attacks. Let us pray for a meaningful peac
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Country on its way to bankruptcy?

Country on its way to bankruptcy?

The double-digit rate of inflation is significantly higher than the interest rates and return on bank term deposits is actually in the negative.
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
ICI again clinches two awards

ICI again clinches two awards

ICI Pakistan Limited clinched the 'Best Corporate Report Award' and the 'Best Sustainability Report Award' at the ICAP & ICMAP Best Corporate & Sustainability Report Awards 2011 held in Karachi the other day. These awards are organised by the joint commit
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Commissioner takes notice of outbreak of Naegleria infection

Commissioner takes notice of outbreak of Naegleria infection

Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Ahmed Bux Narejo while taking notice of emergence of Naegleria disease in Karachi causing death of ten patients has directed the officers of Health Department and Wasa to take precautionary measures in advance so that thi
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
'Beijing Hope willing to invest in solar energy'

'Beijing Hope willing to invest in solar energy'

Project Manager, Beijing Hope Solar Power Co Ltd, Rowen expressed his Company's willingness to invest in solar power energy sector in Pakistan. Speaking at a meeting with Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said that he discussed the issue
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
UAF to celebrate world egg day

UAF to celebrate world egg day

As other parts of the world and Pakistan, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) is going to celebrate world egg day on October 12, 2012. The day is proclaimed by the International Egg Commission for second Friday in October. Countries throughout the
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Trade in Treet Corporation's PTC begins on KSE

Trade in Treet Corporation's PTC begins on KSE

The formal trading in the Participation Term Certificates of Treet Corporation Limited has started at the Karachi Stock Exchange from Thursday. On this occasion, a ceremony was held at the main trading hall of the KSE. The trading session started with the
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Nisar Sarwar elected APSAA chairman

Nisar Sarwar elected APSAA chairman

In a recently held elections for year 2012-13, Nisar Sarwar has been once again elected unopposed as Chairman of the sole representative body of private security companies; All Pakistan Security Agencies Association (APSAA). Being a founder member, Nisar
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
'Nadra to provide smart card to employees of Sindh government'

'Nadra to provide smart card to employees of Sindh government'

Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Ahmed Bux Narejo has said that a Registration Cell (DATA BASE) is being established in Commission rate Secretariat with the collaboration of Nadra to prepare and provide Smart Card to each employee of Sindh government.
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan urged to expedite work on TAPI project

Pakistan urged to expedite work on TAPI project

Pakistan can resolve its energy crisis by expediting work on The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov said on Thursday. He said that Turkmenistan is extending its rail
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
'EOBI disburses Rs 1,075 million among 0.4 million pensioners'

'EOBI disburses Rs 1,075 million among 0.4 million pensioners'

The Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has disbursed an amount of Rs 1,075 million during a single month. This was stated by EOBI Chairman Zafar Iqbal Gondal on Thursday. He said EOBI was a prime organisation for labour welfare in the country
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Debate contest to be held at SU from October 17

Debate contest to be held at SU from October 17

The Bureau of Students Tutorial, Guidance/ Counselling Service and Co-Curricular Activities (STAGS) of Sindh University has announced to organise Inter Departmental Debate Competition in collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, for the a
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold soars

US MIDDAY: gold soars

Gold rose early on Thursday, tracking US equities and other commodities higher, as a sharp drop in the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits helped the metal snap four straight days of declines. Bullion could further consolidate gains
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn jumps

US MIDDAY: corn jumps

US corn futures jumped 4.7 percent to a three-week high on Thursday after the US Agriculture Department slashed its forecast for global grain ending stocks and estimated the drought-plagued US crop as the smallest in six years. The government left unchang
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Gold rises in Europe

Gold rises in Europe

Gold rose on Thursday following four straight days of declines after the euro shrugged off a downgrade of Spain's creditworthiness. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut Spain's credit rating to one notch above junk because of its concerns the country's re
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Gold steadies in Asia

Gold steadies in Asia

Gold traded steady on Thursday after dropping more than 1 percent over the last four sessions, although a gloom over the euro zone debt crisis that is supporting the dollar is expected to take some shine off bullion. Spot gold inched up $1.56 to $1,763.50
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Gold ends flat in New York

Gold ends flat in New York

Gold ended nearly flat on Wednesday, as renewed fears about a worsening euro zone debt crisis along with wider concern about the global economy dampened the metal's allure as a traditional inflation hedge. Spot gold was down 75 cents at $1,762.90 an ounce
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
ICE sugar plunges

ICE sugar plunges

Raw sugar futures on ICE plunged almost 4 percent on Thursday as funds and speculative investors continued to liquidate positions amid talk that importers may be cancelling cargoes. Coffee hit one-month lows and cocoa plumbed levels last seen in July amid
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Palm oil rises

Palm oil rises

Malaysian palm futures rose on Thursday to their highest in more than a week, as a government plan to cut an export tax on crude palm oil offset record stockpiles and weak exports, while traders took positions ahead of a key US report on demand and supply
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Soyabeans tumble

Soyabeans tumble

US soyabeans fell 1.7 percent on Wednesday, one day before a government report is expected to raise the size of the crop in the United States and may close the door on the drought rally that began in June. Corn futures declined to their lowest level in ne
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Tokyo rubber futures slip

Tokyo rubber futures slip

Tokyo rubber futures slipped 1.3 percent on Thursday on mounting concerns about the global economy after weak earnings forecasts from major companies, although firm oil prices offered some support. The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo Commodity Exch
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton tumbles as USDA hikes global stock estimate

New York cotton tumbles as USDA hikes global stock estimate

Cotton futures in New York fell their most in three weeks on Thursday after the US Department of Agriculture raised its 2012/13 global ending stocks forecast for the fibre to a record high for a third consecutive month. The USDA's latest numbers reinforce
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Oil prices climb

Oil prices climb

Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest levels in weeks as tensions between Syria and Turkey escalated, while maintenance on North Sea oilfields pushed the premium for Europe's Brent crude to another one-year high. Turkey was accused by Moscow of end
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Copper rebounds

Copper rebounds

Copper bounced on Thursday from two-week lows as the dollar fell, but the gains were likely to be capped as investors fret about the growth outlook for big metals consumer China and the grinding debt crisis in the euro zone. Three-month copper on the Lond
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Shanghai copper rises

Shanghai copper rises

Copper steadied on Thursday from two-week lows in line with a rebound in the euro, but more weak forecasts from US companies and a downgrade to Spain's credit rating eroded risk appetite, capping the metal's advance. The most-traded January copper contrac
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
India's marching poor end protest

India's marching poor end protest

Tens of thousands of poor Indians fighting for land reform ended their protest march to New Delhi on Thursday after signing an agreement with the central government, a campaign spokesman said. The protesters - mostly low-caste labourers, small-scale farme
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
British scientist behind Dolly the sheep dies

British scientist behind Dolly the sheep dies

Professor Keith Campbell, a British scientist on the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, has died at the age of 58, a spokesman for the university of Nottingham said Thursday. Campbell led the scientific research
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Europe accuses US of failing to cut Boeing aid

Europe accuses US of failing to cut Boeing aid

The European Union accused the United States on Thursday of ignoring a World Trade Organisation instruction to stop subsidising planemaker Boeing and asked the WTO to investigate, prolonging the world's biggest trade dispute. The United States said last m
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Hezbollah says sent Iranian-built drone

Hezbollah says sent Iranian-built drone

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday that his group sent an Iranian-built drone that was shot down over Israel last week. "A sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft was sent from Lebanese territory and travelled hundreds of kilometres (miles)
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
Turkey says Syrian plane carried Russian munitions

Turkey says Syrian plane carried Russian munitions

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's armed forces, ratcheting up tension with his country's war-torn neighbour. Damascus said the
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
EU to sanction 30 Syrian individuals and firms

EU to sanction 30 Syrian individuals and firms

The European Union is set to slap an assets freeze and travel ban on 28 Syrians and two firms in its 20th set of sanctions since the start of the conflict, EU diplomats said Thursday. "An agreement was found Thursday" by ambassadors from the 27-nation blo
Published 12 Oct, 2012 12:00am
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