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Print - 2013-07-22
Abu Qatada denied bail in Jordan

Abu Qatada denied bail in Jordan

A military court on Sunday rejected a bail application by cleric Abu Qatada, who faces terror charges in Jordan following his deportation from Britain, his lawyer said. "The state security court today refused to release Abu Qatada on bail," Taysir Diab to
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Chaudhry Nisar visits Karachi today

Chaudhry Nisar visits Karachi today

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan will visit Karachi today (Monday). According to media reports, he will chair a meeting on law and order in Karachi. He will also meet Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and PML-F chief Pir Pagara.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Chaudhry Nisar visits Karachi today

Chaudhry Nisar visits Karachi today

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan will visit Karachi today (Monday). According to media reports, he will chair a meeting on law and order in Karachi. He will also meet Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and PML-F chief Pir Pagara.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Two ANP men killed in grenade attack

Two ANP men killed in grenade attack

Two Awami National Party (ANP) workers were killed and three others injured in a hand-grenade attack on the unit office of the party in Gulshan-e-Bunair, Landhi in the limits of Quaidabad police station. DIG East Tahir Naveed said that two armed men opene
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Two ANP men killed in grenade attack

Two ANP men killed in grenade attack

Two Awami National Party (ANP) workers were killed and three others injured in a hand-grenade attack on the unit office of the party in Gulshan-e-Bunair, Landhi in the limits of Quaidabad police station. DIG East Tahir Naveed said that two armed men opene
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
MQM rejects report about Altaf's successor

MQM rejects report about Altaf's successor

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday rejected the media reports that successor of Altaf Hussain was being considered by the party. In a statement, MQM's co-ordination committee described the reports as baseless, misleading and ridiculous. It said
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
MQM rejects report about Altaf's successor

MQM rejects report about Altaf's successor

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Sunday rejected the media reports that successor of Altaf Hussain was being considered by the party. In a statement, MQM's co-ordination committee described the reports as baseless, misleading and ridiculous. It said
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Egypt begins amending constitution despite political divisions

Egypt begins amending constitution despite political divisions

A panel of legal experts started work on Sunday to revise Egypt's Islamist-tinged constitution, a vital first step on the road to fresh elections ordered by the army following its removal of Mohamed Morsi as president. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which ha
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Egypt begins amending constitution despite political divisions

Egypt begins amending constitution despite political divisions

A panel of legal experts started work on Sunday to revise Egypt's Islamist-tinged constitution, a vital first step on the road to fresh elections ordered by the army following its removal of Mohamed Morsi as president. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which ha
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
UN warns on mobile cyber security bugs in bid to prevent attacks

UN warns on mobile cyber security bugs in bid to prevent attacks

A United Nations group that advises nations on cyber security plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discove
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
UN warns on mobile cyber security bugs in bid to prevent attacks

UN warns on mobile cyber security bugs in bid to prevent attacks

A United Nations group that advises nations on cyber security plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones. The bug, discove
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Egypt road accident kills 17 soldiers

Egypt road accident kills 17 soldiers

A road accident killed 17 soldiers and injured more than 30 others in Egypt's Nile Delta province of Beheira on Sunday, a security source told AFP. Their bus collided with a lorry on a highway, the source said. Seven of those killed were officers. An init
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Egypt road accident kills 17 soldiers

Egypt road accident kills 17 soldiers

A road accident killed 17 soldiers and injured more than 30 others in Egypt's Nile Delta province of Beheira on Sunday, a security source told AFP. Their bus collided with a lorry on a highway, the source said. Seven of those killed were officers. An init
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
FIA fails to arrest former EOBI chief

FIA fails to arrest former EOBI chief

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday conducted a raid to arrest former chairman of Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) Zafar Gondal in the federal capital. According to reports, Gondal, allegedly involved in EOBI corruption scandal,
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
FIA fails to arrest former EOBI chief

FIA fails to arrest former EOBI chief

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday conducted a raid to arrest former chairman of Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) Zafar Gondal in the federal capital. According to reports, Gondal, allegedly involved in EOBI corruption scandal,
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Bugti's grandsons, others granted permission to return

Bugti's grandsons, others granted permission to return

Grandsons of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, Nawabzada Gohram Bugti and other refugees of Bugti tribe have succeeded in getting permission from the Interior Ministry to return to Dera Bugti. Members of the Bugti tribe had been holding a
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Bugti's grandsons, others granted permission to return

Bugti's grandsons, others granted permission to return

Grandsons of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, Nawabzada Gohram Bugti and other refugees of Bugti tribe have succeeded in getting permission from the Interior Ministry to return to Dera Bugti. Members of the Bugti tribe had been holding a
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
GSK chief to address China scandal at quarterly results

GSK chief to address China scandal at quarterly results

GlaxoSmithKline Chief Executive Andrew Witty will detail what action the drugmaker is taking in response to allegations of bribery against it in China when he presents quarterly results on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said. Chinese authorit
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Third of Britons see interest rates rising in next 12 months: poll

Third of Britons see interest rates rising in next 12 months: poll

More than a third of Britons think interest rates will rise in the next 12 months, a survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the Bank of England's first attempt to ease concern over higher rates ahead has had little effect beyond financial markets.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
CFTC puts metals warehouses on notice of possible probe

CFTC puts metals warehouses on notice of possible probe

The US commodities market regulator has put Wall Street banks and other big traders on notice for a possible investigation of their metals warehousing businesses following years of complaints about inflated prices. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commiss
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 178 basis points during the third week of new financial year 2013-14, to 11.28 percent while the trading activities could not be maintained and it witnessed lower trend as average daily volumes decreased by 21.4 percent to
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 178 basis points during the third week of new financial year 2013-14, to 11.28 percent while the trading activities could not be maintained and it witnessed lower trend as average daily volumes decreased by 21.4 percent to
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 178 basis points during the third week of new financial year 2013-14, to 11.28 percent while the trading activities could not be maintained and it witnessed lower trend as average daily volumes decreased by 21.4 percent to
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

Futures spreads up by 178 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 178 basis points during the third week of new financial year 2013-14, to 11.28 percent while the trading activities could not be maintained and it witnessed lower trend as average daily volumes decreased by 21.4 percent to
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Index remains bullish

Index remains bullish

The influx of foreign funds stirred up investor''s confidence at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) where the KSE-100 Index gained 391.61 points last week, closed at 23,428.93 level in comparison of 23,037.32 level of previous week. On the contrary, weekly aver
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Index remains bullish

Index remains bullish

The influx of foreign funds stirred up investor's confidence at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) where the KSE-100 Index gained 391.61 points last week, closed at 23,428.93 level in comparison of 23,037.32 level of previous week. On the contrary, weekly avera
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Index remains bullish

Index remains bullish

The influx of foreign funds stirred up investor's confidence at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) where the KSE-100 Index gained 391.61 points last week, closed at 23,428.93 level in comparison of 23,037.32 level of previous week. On the contrary, weekly avera
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Services trade deficit shrinks by 64 percent

Services trade deficit shrinks by 64 percent

Following the healthy rise in exports, the country''s services trade deficit has shrunk by 64 percent to $1.13 billion in fiscal year 2012-2013 (FY13). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), exports of services sector continued to post strong growth s
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Services trade deficit shrinks by 64 percent

Services trade deficit shrinks by 64 percent

Following the healthy rise in exports, the country's services trade deficit has shrunk by 64 percent to $1.13 billion in fiscal year 2012-2013 (FY13). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), exports of services sector continued to post strong growth su
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Services trade deficit shrinks by 64 percent

Services trade deficit shrinks by 64 percent

Following the healthy rise in exports, the country's services trade deficit has shrunk by 64 percent to $1.13 billion in fiscal year 2012-2013 (FY13). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), exports of services sector continued to post strong growth su
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Five civilians, 16 Taliban killed in Afghan attacks

Five civilians, 16 Taliban killed in Afghan attacks

A spate of separate attacks has left at least five civilians and 16 Taliban insurgents dead in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. The militants died while fighting Afghan Special Forces and national police in Panjwai district
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Five civilians, 16 Taliban killed in Afghan attacks

Five civilians, 16 Taliban killed in Afghan attacks

A spate of separate attacks has left at least five civilians and 16 Taliban insurgents dead in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. The militants died while fighting Afghan Special Forces and national police in Panjwai district
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Ties with Kabul: Islamabad wants policy reset: Sartaj

Ties with Kabul: Islamabad wants policy reset: Sartaj

Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's adviser on foreign affairs denied on Sunday backing Afghanistan's break-up or planning to end the Afghan war with a power-sharing role for the Taliban during a fence-mending visit to Kabul aimed at lowering cross
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Ties with Kabul: Islamabad wants policy reset: Sartaj

Ties with Kabul: Islamabad wants policy reset: Sartaj

Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's adviser on foreign affairs denied on Sunday backing Afghanistan's break-up or planning to end the Afghan war with a power-sharing role for the Taliban during a fence-mending visit to Kabul aimed at lowering cross
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Australia puts bounty on people-smugglers

Australia puts bounty on people-smugglers

Australia said Sunday it would pay rewards of up to Aus$200,000 (US$180,000) for information leading to the conviction of people-smugglers, as it defended its tougher approach on asylum-seekers. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday announced that refugees
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Australia puts bounty on people-smugglers

Australia puts bounty on people-smugglers

Australia said Sunday it would pay rewards of up to Aus$200,000 (US$180,000) for information leading to the conviction of people-smugglers, as it defended its tougher approach on asylum-seekers. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday announced that refugees
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Iran denies missing World Bank payments, blames sanctions

Iran denies missing World Bank payments, blames sanctions

Iran denied on Sunday it had failed to make payments on its loans to the World Bank for the last six months, blaming Western sanctions for preventing an intermediary from forwarding funds to the global lender, Iran's IRNA state news agency said. The World
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Iran denies missing World Bank payments, blames sanctions

Iran denies missing World Bank payments, blames sanctions

Iran denied on Sunday it had failed to make payments on its loans to the World Bank for the last six months, blaming Western sanctions for preventing an intermediary from forwarding funds to the global lender, Iran's IRNA state news agency said. The World
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Capacity tax: FBR rejects sugar industry's proposal

Capacity tax: FBR rejects sugar industry's proposal

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rejected a proposal of sugar industry to collect sales tax/excise duty on capacity basis of sugar mills as industry refused to assure 25 percent growth in revenue after replacing taxes with fixed levy.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Capacity tax: FBR rejects sugarindustry's proposal

Capacity tax: FBR rejects sugarindustry's proposal

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rejected a proposal of sugar industry to collect sales tax/excise duty on capacity basis of sugar mills as industry refused to assure 25 percent growth in revenue after replacing taxes with fixed levy.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Capacity tax: FBR rejects sugarindustry's proposal

Capacity tax: FBR rejects sugarindustry's proposal

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rejected a proposal of sugar industry to collect sales tax/excise duty on capacity basis of sugar mills as industry refused to assure 25 percent growth in revenue after replacing taxes with fixed levy.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
OECD publishes plan to cut tax evasion

OECD publishes plan to cut tax evasion

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has unveiled new plans to tackle tax evasion by improving the way tax authorities share information about individuals and entities like trusts. Countries are increasingly moving to a standa
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
OECD publishes plan to cut tax evasion

OECD publishes plan to cut tax evasion

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has unveiled new plans to tackle tax evasion by improving the way tax authorities share information about individuals and entities like trusts. Countries are increasingly moving to a standa
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
OECD publishes plan to cut tax evasion

OECD publishes plan to cut tax evasion

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has unveiled new plans to tackle tax evasion by improving the way tax authorities share information about individuals and entities like trusts. Countries are increasingly moving to a standa
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
New aviation policy anytime soon

New aviation policy anytime soon

The government has decided to prepare and unfold National Aviation Policy 2013 within 90 days by taking on board all aviation stakeholders including airlines, private operators, ground services, cargo and freight management companies and aircraft handling
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
New aviation policy anytime soon

New aviation policy anytime soon

The government has decided to prepare and unfold National Aviation Policy 2013 within 90 days by taking on board all aviation stakeholders including airlines, private operators, ground services, cargo and freight management companies and aircraft handling
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
New aviation policy anytime soon

New aviation policy anytime soon

The government has decided to prepare and unfold National Aviation Policy 2013 within 90 days by taking on board all aviation stakeholders including airlines, private operators, ground services, cargo and freight management companies and aircraft handling
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: soft trend

THE RUPEE: soft trend

The rupee drifted lower against the dollar and euro on the money market during the week, ended on July 20. On the interbank market, the rupee fell against the dollar losing 22 paisa for buying at Rs 100.68 and it also fell sharply by 44 paisa for selling
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
THE RUPEE: soft trend

THE RUPEE: soft trend

The rupee drifted lower against the dollar and euro on the money market during the week, ended on July 20. On the interbank market, the rupee fell against the dollar losing 22 paisa for buying at Rs 100.68 and it also fell sharply by 44 paisa for selling
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Stealing electricity is ''sin''

Stealing electricity is ''sin''

A Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) is appealing to its customers'' religious consciences in a desperate bid to get them to stop stealing electricity - a major hurdle in efforts to stem crippling blackouts. The Pesco has taken out front page advert
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Stealing electricity is 'sin'

Stealing electricity is 'sin'

A Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) is appealing to its customers' religious consciences in a desperate bid to get them to stop stealing electricity - a major hurdle in efforts to stem crippling blackouts. The Pesco has taken out front page adverts
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Stealing electricity is 'sin'

Stealing electricity is 'sin'

A Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) is appealing to its customers' religious consciences in a desperate bid to get them to stop stealing electricity - a major hurdle in efforts to stem crippling blackouts. The Pesco has taken out front page adverts
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (July 21, 2013) and the forecast for Monday (July 22, 2013).

Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (June 15 to 19 2013).

Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Twice-flopped train service to be re-launched from October

Twice-flopped train service to be re-launched from October

Pakistan Railways (PR) is mulling over restarting Twin Cities Train Service between Islamabad and Rawalpindi from October. This scheme was launched twice in the past but failed miserably to generate any revenue and cost millions of rupees loss. The train
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Morsi's government toppled to protect Israel: JI chief

Morsi's government toppled to protect Israel: JI chief

Ameer, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawwar Hasan, has said that the military coup in Egypt against an elected government had been planned in Washington to protect Israel from a possible threat. He was addressing the participants of a huge sit-in orga
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Fiber prices may become volatile in FY14

Fiber prices may become volatile in FY14

Cotton: As expected, the prices of Phutti on the cotton market have come under pressure as the pace of arrival picks up. During the last seven days, prices in Sindh saw the biggest slide, as a lack of showers in the southern cotton belt allowed an
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Palestine Solidarity Conference today

Palestine Solidarity Conference today

Palestine Foundation Pakistan announced on Sunday to hold International Palestine Solidarity Conference on Monday (today). The Conference is announced to be addressed by Deputy Speaker, Sindh Assembly, Ms Shahla Raza, PML leader, Imdad Chandio, PPP leader
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Asad Sajjad made chairman FPCCI body

Asad Sajjad made chairman FPCCI body

Zubair Ahmed Malik, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has appointed Asad Sajjad as chairman of FPCCI Standing Committee on Halal Products & Services. Asad Sajjad is the Founder/CEO of HDC (Halal Development Council)
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Three killed in various areas of Karachi

Three killed in various areas of Karachi

At least three people were killed in different incidents of violence in the city on Sunday, police and rescue sources said. In the first incident, a young man was stabbed to death in old Muzaffarabad Colony in the limits of Quaidabad police station. The d
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
PPP persuading MQM to join government: Qaim

PPP persuading MQM to join government: Qaim

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that PPP believed in the policy of reconciliation and was engaged in negotiations with MQM to persuade it to join Sindh government. This he observed while addressing a press conference at Circuit House Hyde
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Solar power plant to be installed in Cholistan: minister

Solar power plant to be installed in Cholistan: minister

Punjab government has planned to install a solar power plant in Cholistan at 500 acre land with the help of China, said Sher Ali Khan, Punjab Minister for Water and Power. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Tesla Solar Manufacturing Plant here on Su
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Nisar reaching Karachi today

Nisar reaching Karachi today

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan will pay a two-day visit to Karachi from Monday to review the precarious law and order situation in the mega city. According to details, the Interior Minister will hold meetings with Provincial Governor Dr Ishratu
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
PIA plane lands at Moscow airport after developing fault

PIA plane lands at Moscow airport after developing fault

Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight, PK 785, destined to London from Islamabad, developed a technical fault during flight and landed safely at Moscow airport, PIA spokesman said here on Sunday. The spokesman said that flight PK-785 departed from I
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Rivers Indus, Chenab and Kabul in low flood

Rivers Indus, Chenab and Kabul in low flood

The river Indus at Tarbela, river Chenab at Khanki and river Kabul at Nowshera are in low flood, Flood Warning centre said here on Sunday. It said the river Indus is in low flood at Tarbela with the discharge of 2,60,000 cusecs, in low-medium flood at Kal
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Disappointment, anger in US: 'Racism is alive'

Disappointment, anger in US: 'Racism is alive'

Most of the protesters were black in Saturday's nation-wide demonstrations against the acquittal of the killer of an unarmed black teenager in Florida. The US African-American community is particularly impacted by the killing of Trayvon Martin and the tri
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Foreign trade figures

Foreign trade figures

Why don't the trade figures reported by SBP in the balance of payments match with the information provided by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)? This question is often raised at various levels, particularly among students of economics and finance.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Detroit officials hope bankruptcy will turn it around

Detroit officials hope bankruptcy will turn it around

Detroit's collapse into bankruptcy has loomed long on the horizon, with empty streets, ruined buildings, filthy uncollected garbage. It can take up to an hour for police to respond to an emergency call.
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Subsidies and IMF

Subsidies and IMF

The staff level agreement reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar contained the standard normal IMF condition: "untargeted subsidies that disproportionately benefit the well-off will be phased out while protect
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
A flawed approach to education

A flawed approach to education

Speaking at a briefing session on policy matters regarding education in Punjab, Education Minister Rana Mashood Ahmed noted that 70 percent of school teachers get promotion on seniority basis while 30 percent quota is fixed for direct induction in higher
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Imran and the APC

Imran and the APC

On the face of it, PTI chief Imran Khan has conditioned his participation in the proposed APC to firm up national security policy to his exclusive briefing by the Prime Minister and the army chief. He feels "perhaps, the facts cannot be stated in a large
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Food security

Food security

When it comes to business dealings or trade concessions, Indian authorities are usually smarter than others to exploit the system in their favour. Its latest example is the aggressive lobbying by India, ahead of the next World Trade Organisation (WTO) min
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
South Africa's Zuma reins in top Zimbabwe envoy

South Africa's Zuma reins in top Zimbabwe envoy

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma moved Sunday to rein in his top envoy on Zimbabwe's political crisis following complaints by President Robert Mugabe about her. A statement from Zuma's office called "unfortunate" the remarks made by a member of his med
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Kidnapped Mali election workers freed in north

Kidnapped Mali election workers freed in north

Gunmen have freed four election workers and a deputy mayor a day after they were kidnapped in Mali's remote northern town of Tessalit, a local official said on Sunday. The kidnapping, a week before election day, highlighted insecurity hanging over the vot
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Woman jailed in Dubai after reporting rape hopes to warn others

Woman jailed in Dubai after reporting rape hopes to warn others

A Norwegian interior designer jailed in Dubai for illicit sex after she reported being raped says she has no regrets about coming forward if her warning will protect others from a similar fate. A court on July 17 sentenced Marte Deborah Dalelv to 16 month
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
10 rebels and soldiers killed in Colombia clashes

10 rebels and soldiers killed in Colombia clashes

Six guerillas from the leftist FARC rebel group and four Colombian soldiers died Saturday in clashes in south-west Colombia, the military said. The fighting occurred in the town of El Doncello, in the department of Caqueta, a stronghold of the southern bl
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Bahraini parliamentarian's house attacked for second time

Bahraini parliamentarian's house attacked for second time

Assailants attacked the home of a Bahraini member of parliament with petrol bombs on Sunday for the second time in a week, the state news agency BNA said, the latest in a series of assaults on public officials and security personnel in the kingdom. The mo
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Belgium subdues divisions for a day to swear in king

Belgium subdues divisions for a day to swear in king

Belgium swore in Philippe as its new king on Sunday after his father Albert II abdicated, subduing for a day questions about his ability to bring a divided country together and the power of the monarchy. Philippe, 53, took his oath in Belgium's three offi
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Syrian Islamist rebel leader freed after clashes among rivals

Syrian Islamist rebel leader freed after clashes among rivals

The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces during a power struggle between rival organisations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. However, the pro-opposition a
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Arrested Vatican prelate acted as private banker, document says

Arrested Vatican prelate acted as private banker, document says

A senior Catholic prelate arrested last month used his influence at the Vatican to provide private, illegal financial services for rich friends, Italian investigators say in a judicial document. They say Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who is the target of two
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Spain's scandal-hit Prime Minister urged to explain himself

Spain's scandal-hit Prime Minister urged to explain himself

Spain's prime minister, under fire over a corruption scandal, faced more pressure Sunday as a poll indicated nearly nine in 10 Spaniards thought he should explain himself in parliament. The survey, published in the El Mundo daily, showed 89.1 percent of t
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Tibetan dies after attempted self-immolation

Tibetan dies after attempted self-immolation

A Tibetan monk died after setting himself on fire in south-west China, reports said Sunday, in the first such protest for more than a month. Kunchok Sonam, 18, carried out the protest on Saturday outside a monastery in Aba prefecture, part of Sichuan prov
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Sachal Sarmast's Urs to begin on July 23

Sachal Sarmast's Urs to begin on July 23

The three-day 192th annual Urs of Hazrat Sachal Sarmast will begin on Tuesday at Daraza Sharif. The Sajadanasheen, Dr Sakhi Qabool Muhammad Farooqi, will receive devotees from his house to the Mazaar with their Sufi tradition. Mehfil-e-Sama will al
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Fresh security measures at shopping centres ahead of Eid

Fresh security measures at shopping centres ahead of Eid

The Karachi police have made fresh security arrangements around all shopping areas in the city, said concerned officials on Sunday. The first of the updated strategy, evolved on modern lines will be focussed on Clifton area where numerous shopping malls a
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Rs 3.331 billion financial irregularities detected in HEC accounts

Rs 3.331 billion financial irregularities detected in HEC accounts

The audit authorities have detected Rs 3.331 billion's embezzlement on account of mismanagement, irregularities and losses in the accounts of Higher Education Commission (HEC) during the last year. The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP), in its report, has
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Prices of essential commodities shoot up by 50 to 70 percent

Prices of essential commodities shoot up by 50 to 70 percent

The prices of essential commodities of daily use have gone up noticeably compared to before the fasting month as registering an increase of 50 to 70 percent during last two weeks. As manifold increase was witnessed in staple food, such as fruits, cooking
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Militants target house of cosmetic dealer

Militants target house of cosmetic dealer

A powerful blast in Yakatoot area of Peshawar damaged the house of a cosmetic dealer. According to the details, some unidentified militants planted a bomb in front of the house of a cosmetic dealer, Fateh Khan, which exploded on early Sunday morning. The
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Mazari opposes US conditions for Aafia's release

Mazari opposes US conditions for Aafia's release

Dr Shireen Mazari, Central Information Secretary PTI, Sunday raised some serious concerns regarding the US push for a Prisoner Swap Agreement with Pakistan. The US has said it would agree to "release" Dr Aafia Siddiqui into Pakistan's custody and in excha
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
NAB to move application for arrest of Gilani

NAB to move application for arrest of Gilani

After the refusal of ex-Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the investigation of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) scam case in light of the revelations made by the main accused Tauqir Sadiq
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
Quake jolts Malakand, Swat

Quake jolts Malakand, Swat

A moderate 5.2 earthquake was felt overnight in the parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Malakand, Swat and Chitral on Sunday. According to PTV, people were busy with taking sehri to begin their fast in the holy month of Ramazan in Swat, Malakand and Chi
Published 22 Jul, 2013 12:00am
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