News Archives for Print - 2012-12-22

Print - 2012-12-22

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

OGDCL, joint venture partner discover gas at Zin

The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) with its partner Government Holdings Private Limited (GHPL) discovered a gas reservoir of 1.06 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) at Zin SML-I Block located in District Dera Bugti of Balochistan. This was reveale

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Banks' rates for currency notes (buying and selling)

The selling/buying rates for currency notes of major currencies issued by National Bank (NBP) here on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Petrol price reduced by Rs 1.23 per litre

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Friday announced reduction in petrol price by Rs 1.23 per litre but increased diesel price by Re 0.36 per litre, effective December 22 to January 22, 2013. According to a notification issued here, price of pe

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

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 Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Petrol price reduced by Rs 1.23 per litre

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits

Interest rates on new foreign currency deposits issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Petrol price reduced by Rs 1.23 per litre

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits

Interest rates on old and incremental FCY deposits on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

LIBOR calculating interest on US dollar

London Interbank Offer Rates on for calculating interest on special US dollar on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Karachi interbank rates

Karachi interbank rates on Friday (December 21, 2012).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Aaj TV - Saturday's schedule

All timings are in PST (Pakistan Standard Time).

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

BRIDGE NOTES: Seemingly impossible

Bridge is a game of great expectations as well as a game of the least expected results. A lot of funny things happen at the Bridge table where the human vulnerability adds spice to the game resulting in the most bizarre action whereby the tables get turne

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

The plight of poor patients

Cleanliness is an important factor of human life. About 80 percent of diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid and hepatitis are produce due to inadequate sanitation and poor hygienic conditions. Just like home, hospitals and healthcare units should be

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

ART FACTS: Gulgee's realistic and abstract nature

Ismail Gulgee being realistic and abstract in nature acquired totally a different meaning and entirely new sensitivity to the painting world. On his canvas the dynamic forces of creation and expression unite and energise a new being. At first he did all k

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

KARACHI CHRONICLE: Ishq-e-Mammnu

The phenomenal success of Turk TV soap "Ishq-e-Mammnu" got Pakistani TV stars, directors, producers in a dither. Last Monday they complained peevishly to journalists at the Karachi Press Club. This because yet another tear-jerker full of passion and trage

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

ARIEL: A truly international event

The Fifth Alami Urdu Conference has made it clear that the Arts Council of Pakistan is still the Arts Council of the Federal Capital of Arts as the founder of the Council had envisaged. It is no longer working as the headquarters of a provincial body.

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Indian soyabean futures drop on rise in supplies

Indian soyabean futures dropped on Thursday, tracking a fall in overseas prices and a rise in supplies in the local spot markets. Soyaoil was steady as a drop in palm oil prices outweighed a weak rupee, while rapeseed fell on higher acreage. At 0824 GMT,

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Brazil's 2012-13 coffee harvest a record 50.8 million bags

Brazil's 2012/13 coffee harvest totalled a record 50.8 million 60-kg bags, the government said on Thursday, raising its final figure for the crop from the 50.5 million bags estimated in September as new farm investments helped boost yields. The 2012/13 ha

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Ukraine allows exports of 300,000 tonnes of wheat

Ukraine, which has urged traders to halt wheat exports, will allow them to ship abroad an additional 300,000 tonnes of wheat which they can buy from the state-run intervention fund, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said on Thursday. "We will allow

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

No change on grain market

Not a single commodity item showed any change on the wholesale grain and oilseeds market on Friday in the process of trading, Grain Merchant Group release said.

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Raw rubber rises on Jodia Bazaar

The trading in Ceylon raw rubber edged up on Jodia Bazaar here on Friday. The following changes were noted.

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

EU wheat futures tumble at five-month low

European wheat futures tumbled on Thursday to their lowest level in almost five months as year-end selling accelerated, fuelled by a slide in Chicago and worries about stalled US budget talks. With cash markets quiet ahead of the year-end holiday period a

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Karachi Port's and Port Qasim's activities

The Karachi Port handled 100,697 tonnes of cargo comprising 53,735 tonnes of import cargo and 46,962 tonnes of export cargo including 2,533 loaded & empty containers during the last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargo of 53,735

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Cotton market: dollar slide keeps most mills away from business

As dollar's surge halted, most of the leading mills refrained from routine business on the cotton market on Friday, dealers said. Official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 6000, they said. In ready business, nearly 9,000 bales of cotton finalised between Rs

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

China needs pro-growth policies, reforms in 2013: think tank

China's economic performance in 2013 needs pro-growth policies and speedier reforms to boost domestic demand in the face of uncertainty in the global environment, a senior economist at the cabinet's think tank said on Thursday. "We need to focus more on b

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Prosecutors search Deutsche Bank Headquarters

Prosecutors have again searched the headquarters of Deutsche Bank, this time in connection with its legal battle with the estate of dead media mogul Leo Kirch, a week after a high-profile raid in a carbon tax probe. Munich prosecutors searched Deutsche's

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Zimbabwe and China ink $400 million electricity deal

Zimbabwe signed a $400 million deal with China's state-owned SinoHydro on Thursday to increase electricity production and ease daily blackouts. The deal will mean a 400 megawatt upgrade for the Kariba Hydro power station on the Zambezi river, meeting an e

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Walgreen quarterly profit falls, shares slip

Walgreen Co posted an unexpected decline in quarterly profit on Friday as the largest US drugstore chain worked o n winning back former customers an d changed how it accounts for its first international acquisition. For the first 8-1/2 months of 2012 Walg

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Walgreen quarterly profit falls, shares slip

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

German bank sues over Kingfisher Airlines planes

Germany's DVB Bank SE has sued India's aviation regulator and Kingfisher Airlines to have two planes it financed for the troubled carrier deregistered, a possible first step towards recouping its funds. The case underlines the problems that leasing firms

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Samsung injunctions against Apple breach rules: EU

The European Commission said Friday that South Korea's Samsung Electronics was abusing its dominant market position in certain technologies when it took out injunctions against fierce rival Apple. As the two giants fight it out in the smartphone and table

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Gazprom to buy Kyrgyz gas operator for one dollar

Russia's gas giant Gazprom is taking a controlling stake in Kyrgyzstan's debt-ridden state gas company for one dollar, Kyrgyzgaz said on Friday. "The price has been set at one dollar" for 75 percent of the company, considering its estimated debt of $38 mi

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Indonesia minister nominated for WTO chief

Indonesia has nominated its ex-trade minister to run for the World Trade Organisation's top post, hoping she would bridge the gap between developing and developed countries, a senior official said Friday. Mari Pangestu, 56, who held the position of trade

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

BAE unveils £2.5 billion deal for military jets to Oman

British defence giant BAE Systems unveiled on Friday a £2.5-billion ($4.1-billion, 3.1-billion-euro) deal to sell 12 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets and eight Hawk trainer planes to Oman. The deal, which will help sustain thousands of jobs in Britain, is

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Bharti, Vodafone charged

India's federal police filed charges against Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc's India unit on Friday as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the allocation of mobile phone airwaves a decade ago, a lawyer said. The charges include criminal co

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Eurogroup, ECB rule out debt haircut for Cyprus

The Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers and the European Central Bank ruled out Friday a partial debt write-off for Cyprus. Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker, speaking on German public radio Deutschlandfunk, said that a so-called debt "haircut" for

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Eurogroup, ECB rule out debt haircut for Cyprus

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

German consumer morale drops to lowest in over a year

German consumer morale dropped for the fourth month running to its lowest level in more than a year as shoppers become increasingly wary of the effect the euro zone debt crisis is having on Europe's largest economy. Market research group GfK said on Frida

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

General Electric to buy aviation business of Italy's Avio for $4.3 billion

US conglomerate General Electric Co has agreed to buy the aviation business of Italy's Avio for $4.3 billion, in a sign of confidence about the country's underlying strength despite its deep recession. The deal comes as Europe's fourth-biggest economy lab

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

News Corp files document with US regulators on split

Media conglomerate News Corp announced Friday that it had filed a document with US regulators detailing its split into two independent companies. The statement did not specify a date for the split into one company focused on news and publishing, to retain

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Alitalia on verge of bankruptcy

Italian airline Alitalia is once more on the verge of bankruptcy as it loses 630,000 euros ($832,000) a day in addition to the 730 million euro deficit accumulated over four years under private ownership, the Repubblica daily said Friday. The flagship com

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

ArcelorMittal takes $4.3 billion writedown on European operations

Top world steelmaker ArcelorMittal said Friday it was taking a roughly $4.3-billion (3.25-billion-euro) charge to reflect the fallen value of its European operations due to weaker demand in the region.

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Myanmar, Japan to build vast industrial zone

Myanmar and Japan agreed to start work next year on a huge industrial zone near Yangon, officials from the two countries said Friday, as the impoverished nation hungrily eyes foreign investment. The 2,400 hectare (6,000 acre) Thilawa project will include

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

House approves sweeping defence spending bill

The US House passed a $633 billion defence authorisation bill Thursday that includes fresh sanctions against Iran and funds the war in Afghanistan, while offering compromise language on military detention of US citizens. In addition to covering standard n

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

'Fiscal cliff' drag on US economy less than feared so far

The US economy showed surprising signs of resilience in November despite the approach of the so-called fiscal cliff as consumer spending rose by the most in three years and a gauge of business investment jumped. Consumer spending rose 0.6 percent when adj

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Indian shares fall for second week

Indian shares ended lower on Friday, marking a second week of declines, as lenders were hit by profit-taking, while Bharti Airtel fell after federal police filed charges as part of a probe into alleged corruption in allocation of mobile airwaves. The mark

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Taiwan stocks plunge

Taiwan stocks fell 1 percent to close at a near four-week low on Friday, with flat panel makers sharply lower on a media report that panel prices will start to decline into the typically slow first quarter. The main TAIEX index ended down 75.53 points at

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Nikkei falls below 10,000-mark

Japan's Nikkei average fell below the 10,000-mark on Friday after a Republican proposal to avert a US fiscal crunch failed to get enough support, a setback that triggered selling in futures and shares of exporters. The Nikkei dropped 1.0 percent to close

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Friday's midday trade: Wall Street slides

US stocks lost more than 1 percent on Friday after a Republican proposal for averting the "fiscal cliff" failed to pass, diminishing hopes that a deal would be reached soon in Washington. Trading is expected to be volatile as investors view a fiscal agree

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Wall Street bounces back on hope for 'cliff' solution

US stocks rebounded from early losses on Thursday after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he would keep working on a solution to the "fiscal cliff" while also slamming President Barack Obama's approach to budget talks. NYSE Euronext was the S&P 5

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Bond prices nudge higher on US fiscal muddle

US Treasuries prices rose on a safety bid on Thursday as the absence of progress in the budget talks in Washington raised the stakes that a package of tax hikes and spending cuts will take effect next year and tip the economy back into recession. As a yea

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Bond prices nudge higher on US fiscal muddle

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Seoul shares down; Samsung Elec tumbles

Seoul shares ended down on Friday to post their first weekly loss in five weeks after US House Speaker John Boehner abandoned his "fiscal cliff" plan, muddying the outlook for a deal to avert harsh spending cuts and tax hikes. Heavyweight Samsung Electron

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Hong Kong shares snap four-week winning streak, underperform China

Hong Kong shares posted their worst day in three weeks and their first weekly loss in five on Friday, as investors cut risk in the last full trading week for the year after talks stalled over a deal to avert a fiscal crisis in the United States. Onshore C

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Banks lead European shares down on US fiscal fears

Weaker bank stocks led European shares lower on Friday, unsettled by new signs the United States may fail to reach a deal to avoid growth-sapping fiscal measures. Equities fell after the US Republican party failed overnight to back a plan aimed at avertin

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Southeast Asian markets: Manila outperforms on the week

Philippine stocks ended higher on Friday, resuming a gain on the week, as investors built up positions in bluechips like banks amid ratings upgrade hopes, while other overbought markets retreated as concerns about US fiscal cliff prompted selling. The Phi

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Australian shares slip

Australian shares slipped 0.2 percent on Friday pulled down by shares in mining and gold as news of a Republican collapse in the US "fiscal cliff" wrangle weighed on investor sentiment leading up to the Christmas break. Miners BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tin

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

FTSE weakens after US fiscal talks stumble

Britain's top shares fell on Friday after a choppy session as anxiety over US budget negotiations took its toll on investor sentiment. The FTSE 100 shed 18.35 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,939.99, having lost as much as 1.1 percent after US Republicans rej

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Swiss franc lower

The Swiss franc tracked the euro lower against the dollar on Friday afters US lawmakers failed to reach a deal to avoid the growth-sapping tax hikes and spending cuts that could push the world's largest economy into recession. The franc fell 0.3 percent a

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Yuan a touch higher

China's yuan moved a touch firmer against the dollar on Friday, shrugging off a stronger greenback that rose as investors turned to safer assets on worries the US could go over the looming "fiscal cliff". The yuan closed at 6.2286 per dollar, up 0.03 perc

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Euro dips in Asia

The euro fell and the yen firmed on Friday after a US Republican plan aimed at avoiding a fiscal crunch failed to gain enough support, deepening uncertainty over the chances of a deal by year-end. Republican lawmakers delivered a rebuke to their leader, H

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Dollar surges against growth-linked currencies

The dollar rose against growth-linked currencies on Friday after talks to resolve a budget crisis stalled, fuelling concerns the world's largest economy could be tipped into recession. The dollar, however, lagged the yen, as investors trimmed large short

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Midday trade in New York: dollar rallies

-The dollar firmed on Friday as investors sought safety after US budget negotiations to avert spending cuts and tax increases took a turn for the worse, fuelling concerns the United States could slide into recession. The demand for the most liquid currenc

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Euro see-saws in New York

Currencies held to tight ranges in thin pre-holiday trade on Thursday, with the euro see-sawing against the US dollar while investors struggle to gauge developments on US budget talks against a backdrop of generally positive US economic data. Concerns abo

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Australian and New Zealand dollars slip versus yen

The Australian and New Zealand dollars slipped against the yen on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) eased policy but failed to take the bold action the market was betting on to bolster a weak economy. The Aussie trimmed losses to last fetch 88.21 and

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Indian rupee hits three-week low

The Indian rupee hit a three-week low on Friday, extending its fall for a third straight week, as uncertainty over the US "fiscal cliff" resolution dented demand for risk assets including domestic equities. "INR has been choppy and I expect it to remain s

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Most Asian currencies slip

Most emerging Asian currencies slid on Friday as deepening uncertainty over a US budget deal prompted investors to reduce risky assets after a Republican attempt to avert the US "fiscal cliff" failed. The Indonesian rupiah slid, with dollar/rupiah non-del

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Sterling falls versus dollar

Sterling fell against the dollar on Friday after talks to resolve the US budget crisis stalled and lacklustre UK data reinforced concerns about the economy. Renewed worries over the US "fiscal cliff", which could tip the world's largest economy into reces

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

South Africa reach the summit

South Africa enjoyed a superb 2012 as they went to the top of the world Test rankings. Meanwhile, after years of declining performances, the West Indies won the World Twenty20. Unbeaten in 10 Tests, a notable nine away from home, South Africa ended Englan

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Shahbaz reviews construction work of modern sports complex

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has visited the under-construction modern Sports Complex at Johar Town, here on Friday, and while inspecting the construction work, directed the concerned authorities to accelerate the pace of project. He disclosed tha

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Zambia named Africa's top team at CAF awards

Zambia were named Africa's national football side of the year on Thursday at the Confederation of African Football awards, which also saw a series of honours going to Egypt. Zambia's narrow win over power-house Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations fi

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Yaya Toure named CAF player of the year

Ivorian Yaya Toure of Manchester City won Africa's top football honour on Thursday, beating out his countryman Didier Drogba and Alexandre Song of Cameroon for the CAF player of the year award. Toure, 29, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year,

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Maradona interested in Iraq job

Argentina legend Diego Maradona is in talks to become the Iraqi national team's new coach for its World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign, his agent has revealed. "We have received the offer. We contacted Maradona and he gave us his approval. We will meet the

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Ajmal signs for Hampshire

English county Hampshire said on Friday that they have secured the services of Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal next season as a two-month replacement for Australia Twenty20 skipper George Bailey. The 35-year-old Ajmal, who has taken 122 wickets in 23 Tes

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Injuries bite as Man City launch United pursuit

Manchester City's bid to reel in Premier League leaders Manchester United has been jeopardised by injuries to key players as they prepare to open their Christmas campaign at home to Reading on Saturday. Six points off the pace after their 3-2 loss in the

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Nottinghamshire block players joining IPL

English county side Nottinghamshire have defied the wishes of some of their England internationals by banning them from playing in the Indian Premier League, the club said on Friday. The new IPL season begins on April 3 and Notts players Alex Hales, Micha

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Linesman death teams to play again

The football club of a Dutch linesman who was kicked to death earlier this month is to play the team of his attackers again, Dutch media reported Friday. "We will play against each other again," Buintenboys club director Marcel Oost told local radio stati

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

First Women's Challenge Cup Hockey Tournament from December 30

Six leading hockey teams of the country are taking part in the First Women's Challenge Cup Hockey Tournament being played here at the National Hockey Stadium from December 30. Teams which have confirmed their participation in the tournament, which will be

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Pakistan beat Oman 8-3 in Asian Champions Trophy

Favourite to clinch the title of the Asian Champions Trophy, which started in Doha (Qatar) on Thursday, the green-shirts recorded a convincing 8-3 victory against Oman in the high scoring match in their first match of the tournament at the Al-Rayyan Hocke

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Amazingly, world survives Maya 'apocalypse'

A global day of light-hearted doom-themed celebration and superstitious scare-mongering culminated Friday in the jungle temples built by the Mayan people of Central America, whose calendar sparks fears of apocalypse. December 21 marks the end of an era th

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Four UN peacekeepers killed

South Sudanese armed forces shot down a United Nations helicopter, killing all four crew members on board, the UN said Friday. The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said an investigation was launched to establish the circumstances under which the craft w

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

EU tightens noose on Iran with new sanctions

The EU on Friday agreed new sanctions against Iran, adding 18 companies or institutions and one person to a blacklist aimed at forcing stalled talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive to resume. A statement said a person and 18 entities "involved in nucl

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Clashes as Egyptian Islamists stage rally

Supporters of President Mohamed Morsi and his opponents hurled rocks at each other in Egypt's second city on the eve of a final vote on an Islamist-influenced constitution that has divided the country. Police fired tear gas to separate scores of opponents

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Combative Putin takes EU to task

EU leaders played up the positives of a 30th summit with Russia Friday but a combative Russian President Vladimir Putin took them bluntly to task over energy and human rights. EU President Herman Van Rompuy, highlighting the depth of their trade ties, sai

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Canada adds elite Iranian force to terror list

Canada added Iran's Quds Force to a list of terrorist groups on Thursday, saying the elite special operations unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard had been arming the Taliban, Hamas and others. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the Quds Force was r

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Nato detects more Scud-type missile launches in Syria

President Bashar al-Assad's military has fired more Scud-type missiles inside Syria, Nato officials said on Friday, more than a week after the Western alliance first detected such arms being used on rebel targets. "I can confirm that we have detected the

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Cameron visits troops in Afghanistan

Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday paid a pre-Christmas visit to British troops serving in Afghanistan, insisting that the "high price" paid by servicemen had been worthwhile, his office said. Cameron told reporters that Afghan security forces were

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Britain pays out £14 million for Iraqi abuses: MoD

Britain has paid out £14 million ($22.7 million, 17.2 million euros) to Iraqis who accuse British troops of illegally detaining and torturing them following the 2003 invasion, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday. The ministry confirmed a report in the G

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Nearly 200 killed in snap across Russia, eastern Europe

A vicious cold snap across Russia and eastern Europe has claimed nearly 200 lives, officials figures showed Friday, as forecasters warned it would last until Christmas Eve. In Russia, the cold has killed two people in the past 24 hours, the Ria-Novosti ag

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Moments of silence, bells mark US school shooting

Mourners in Newtown, Connecticut, stood in silence under heavy rain while church bells rang to honour the 20 young children and six staff massacred in a school shooting a week ago. The sombre scene at 09:30 am, the moment a week earlier when a deranged lo

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Four killed in Pennsylvania shooting spree

Four people died Friday and several police officers were wounded in a shooting spree in rural Pennsylvania, officials said. The shootings, exactly a week after a massacre of 20 children and six adults at a school in Connecticut, "happened over a large are

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

IMF extends zero interest loans to poor nations

Poor countries with loans from the IMF can continue to pay no interest until the end of 2014, the Fund's board said on Friday, as their economies are still recovering from the global economic crisis. The IMF's zero-interest loan program for low-income cou

Published 22 Dec, 2012 12:00am

Previous Day

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 27	277.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 27	277.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 27	151.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 27	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 27	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 27	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 26	6,021.63
Nasdaq / Nov 26	19,175.58
Dow Jones / Nov 26	44,860.31
India Sensex / Nov 27	80,416.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 27	38,134.97
Hang Seng / Nov 27	19,595.16
FTSE 100 / Nov 27	8,261.85
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 27	19,236.54

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 26	17,685
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 26	239,716
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 27	69.12
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 27	2,647.32
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 27	71.71
Petrol/Litre / Nov 28	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	125.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	917.87 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	11.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.48 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	610.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	68.52 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	125.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	917.87 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	11.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	101,636,133 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	92,023,190 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 28 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	73,320,431 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 28 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	54,116,789 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	54,088,119 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 28 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	49,797,748 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 28 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	47,465,434 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	44,206,223 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	34,058,498 ▲ 0.00

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