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Print - 2014-04-10
US 'Sergeant' Hagel meets his PLA counterparts

US 'Sergeant' Hagel meets his PLA counterparts

Over kung pao chicken and dumplings, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel recalled his days as an infantryman in Vietnam Wednesday with young Chinese soldiers at a People's Liberation Army (PLA) training academy. "Many, many years ago when dinosaurs roamed the eart
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
France names Pellerin to crucial trade post

France names Pellerin to crucial trade post

France named dynamic former junior minister Fleur Pellerin to its top foreign trade post on Wednesday as it continues efforts to cut its huge trade deficit. Pellerin, the 40-year-old formerly responsible for the digital economy and innovation, was named s
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
US wholesale stock accumulation slows

US wholesale stock accumulation slows

US wholesale inventories rose at a slower pace in February, strengthening views that restocking will weigh on economic growth in the first quarter. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday wholesale inventories increased 0.5 percent after advancing 0.8 p
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
US warns eurozone over deflation risk

US warns eurozone over deflation risk

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned the eurozone Wednesday to pay heed to the risk of deflation, adding pressure on European authorities and the European Central Bank to boost growth. "The risk of low demand and the risk of deflation is something they
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
More 'risky' Bangladesh garment factories shut

More 'risky' Bangladesh garment factories shut

Bangladesh authorities have closed four garment factories and partially shut down two others after engineers hired by Western retailers detected major structural flaws in the plants, an official said Wednesday. The move came amid increased inspections fro
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Steady stimulus taper 'likely': Fed minutes

Steady stimulus taper 'likely': Fed minutes

Federal Reserve policy makers expect to continue the steady cutback to its stimulus program, the minutes to their March 18-19 meeting showed Wednesday. The members of the Federal Open Market Committee hedged their commitment on the performance of the econ
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
P&G sells most pet-care assets to Mars for $2.9 billion

P&G sells most pet-care assets to Mars for $2.9 billion

Procter & Gamble will sell most of its pet care business to Mars for $2.9 billion as the US consumer-products giant streamlines its businesses, the companies announced Wednesday. The privately held Mars, which started in 1911 as a candy company before exp
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
China sees less policy room to fight growth slowdown

China sees less policy room to fight growth slowdown

China has less and less room to rely on policy tools to support the economy, the country's top economic planning agency said on Wednesday, as the government tries to arrest a protracted slowdown this year. Last week, the government announced plans to quic
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Greeks strike against more EU-IMF reforms

Greeks strike against more EU-IMF reforms

Greek unions held a 24-hour anti-austerity strike Wednesday, shutting down ferry services to the country's world-famous islands, disrupting rail travel and closing pharmacies and several government offices. The first general strike of the year, the moveme
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Brazil inflation at highest in 11 years

Brazil inflation at highest in 11 years

Brazil's rate of inflation in March picked up at the quickest pace in 11 years for that month, challenging the central bank's plan to stop raising interest rates soon and complicating President Dilma Rousseff's chances of re-election. Brazil's benchmark I
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Britain's goods exports hit three-year low

Britain's goods exports hit three-year low

Britain's exports of goods sank in February to the lowest level for more than three years, hit by weaker sales to EU countries, official data showed on Wednesday. The data came against a background of an overall improving British economy, as highlighted b
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Schaeuble 'can't bear' growth vs austerity debate anymore

Schaeuble 'can't bear' growth vs austerity debate anymore

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble reacted Wednesday to IMF advice to boost investment by saying he "can't bear hearing" the debate over fiscal austerity versus pro-growth policies anymore. He was speaking a day after the International Monetary Fu
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Central Africa clashes kill 30, 'mainly civilians'

Central Africa clashes kill 30, 'mainly civilians'

At least 30 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in fighting between mainly Christian militia and predominantly Muslim rebels in the strife-torn Central African Republic, police said Wednesday. The victims, "the majority of them civilians" caught in
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Two Afghan poll candidates scent victory as run-off looms

Two Afghan poll candidates scent victory as run-off looms

Two leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election each claimed Wednesday to be winning the vote count easily, but said they would be ready to contest a second-round run-off if necessary. More than seven million people defied Taliban threats of
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Kim Jong-Un 're-elected' as North Korean leader

Kim Jong-Un 're-elected' as North Korean leader

Kim Jong-Un was Wednesday "re-elected" as North Korea's leader, state media said, as parliament met in a session closely watched for power shifts in the regime following the shock execution of his once-powerful uncle. The new parliament also elected membe
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Twin car bombs kill 25 in Syria's Homs

Twin car bombs kill 25 in Syria's Homs

Two car bombs killed at least 25 people, including women and children, in a government-held neighbourhood of Syria's central city of Homs Wednesday, state news agency SANA reported. Another 100 people were wounded in Karam al-Luz, in attacks SANA blamed o
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
US pilot, passenger killed in Indonesia plane crash

US pilot, passenger killed in Indonesia plane crash

A light aircraft crashed into a fence during take-off in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, killing the US pilot and a passenger, police said. The US-made Kodiak plane was carrying six passengers and was chartered to deliver humanitarian supplies to a remote
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Israel limits contact with Palestinians as talks falter

Israel limits contact with Palestinians as talks falter

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ministers to limit contact with their Palestinian counterparts as the Arab League blamed his government Wednesday for the "dangerous stalemate" in US-brokered peace talks. The moves came a day after US Sec
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Indonesian poll sets governor on course for presidency

Indonesian poll sets governor on course for presidency

Indonesia's main opposition party won the most votes in parliamentary elections Wednesday, unofficial tallies showed, setting its popular presidential candidate, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, on course to become the country's next leader. However the Indo
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Maoist rebels kill three in India poll attack

Maoist rebels kill three in India poll attack

Maoist rebels killed three soldiers guarding polling officials in central India on Wednesday, highlighting security concerns in the world's biggest elections as the second phase of voting got under way. The rebels staged the attack in the country's insurg
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
British culture minister quits over expenses claims

British culture minister quits over expenses claims

Maria Miller, the minister who oversaw future regulation of Britain's newspapers, quit her cabinet post on Wednesday following a row over expenses linked to a mortgage. Miller said she took "full responsibility" for her decision to stand down as culture s
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
IBM physicist wins tech 'Nobel' for 'big data' discoveries

IBM physicist wins tech 'Nobel' for 'big data' discoveries

British physicist Stuart Parkin, one of the brains behind the global "big data" revolution, on Wednesday won Finland's answer to the Nobel Prize, which is awarded by Technology Academy Finland. "Professor Parkin receives the 2014 Millennium Technology Pri
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Qatar unveils desert sculpture by US artist

Qatar unveils desert sculpture by US artist

Four steel plates rise out of Qatar's desert sands like behemoths, symbolising, according to US artist Richard Serra who created the sculpture, the connection between the wealthy Gulf state's two regions. The sculpture, East-West/West-East, was unveiled o
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
20 hurt in mass stabbing at US high school

20 hurt in mass stabbing at US high school

An American student stabbed 19 teenagers and a security guard in a bloody 30-minute rampage in the classrooms and hallways of a Pennsylvania high school on Wednesday, officials said. At least four students were critically injured in the shocking assault a
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Sudan expels UN agency chief accused of 'interfering'

Sudan expels UN agency chief accused of 'interfering'

Sudan has expelled the country chief of a United Nations agency and accused her of interfering in domestic affairs, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The incident is the latest involving foreign aid workers in the restive African nation where millio
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Transfers, postings in LDA

Transfers, postings in LDA

Lahore Development Authority (LDA) administration has carried out transfers and postings of its officials here on Wednesday. LDA Director General Ahad Khan Cheema has posted Aamna Munir, an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (DMG), as Additional D
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Anti-terror law challenged in Supreme Court

Anti-terror law challenged in Supreme Court

A petition was filed on Wednesday in the Supreme Court urging it to declare Protection of Pakistan Amendment Bill null and void being ultra vires to the Constitution. Mahmmod Akhtar Naqvi filed the petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, making
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Pakistani bus driver's son appointed UK culture minister

Pakistani bus driver's son appointed UK culture minister

British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed former banker Sajid Javid as the country's new culture minister, replacing Maria Miller who resigned earlier on Wednesday over an expenses scandal. Javid, considered a rising star in the Conservative Party, h
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Pakistani bus driver's son appointed UK culture minister

Pakistani bus driver's son appointed UK culture minister

British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed former banker Sajid Javid as the country's new culture minister, replacing Maria Miller who resigned earlier on Wednesday over an expenses scandal. Javid, considered a rising star in the Conservative Party, h
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Three seminary students killed

Three seminary students killed

At least three persons were killed on Wednesday when unknown gunmen opened fire on a group of seminary students in Karachi, a private TV channel reported. The gun attack took place near a bakery in Gulistan-e-Johar. Tension gripped the area, leading to cl
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Three seminary students killed

Three seminary students killed

At least three persons were killed on Wednesday when unknown gunmen opened fire on a group of seminary students in Karachi, a private TV channel reported. The gun attack took place near a bakery in Gulistan-e-Johar. Tension gripped the area, leading to cl
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus announcements by the companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Bank of America to pay for illegal credit card actions

Bank of America to pay for illegal credit card actions

Bank of America will pay $772 million over illegal credit-card practices that lured consumers into signing up for added products and services, US regulators said Wednesday. Bank of America will provide about $727 million in relief to consumers harmed by t
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Bank of America to pay for illegal credit card actions

Bank of America to pay for illegal credit card actions

Bank of America will pay $772 million over illegal credit-card practices that lured consumers into signing up for added products and services, US regulators said Wednesday. Bank of America will provide about $727 million in relief to consumers harmed by t
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Bank of America to pay for illegal credit card actions

Bank of America to pay for illegal credit card actions

Bank of America will pay $772 million over illegal credit-card practices that lured consumers into signing up for added products and services, US regulators said Wednesday. Bank of America will provide about $727 million in relief to consumers harmed by t
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks

Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks

President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday Russia may begin requiring advance payment for gas supplies unless Ukraine comes to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills. Russia's state-controlled natural gas company "Gazprom will only send gas in
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks

Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks

President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday Russia may begin requiring advance payment for gas supplies unless Ukraine comes to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills. Russia's state-controlled natural gas company "Gazprom will only send gas in
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks

Putin warns Ukraine on gas supplies, urges talks

President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday Russia may begin requiring advance payment for gas supplies unless Ukraine comes to the negotiating table over its unpaid energy bills. Russia''s state-controlled natural gas company "Gazprom will only send gas in
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Hajj Policy 2014 announced

Hajj Policy 2014 announced

The government on Wednesday announced Hajj Policy 2014, according to which, 143,368 Pakistanis would perform Hajj this year and those who have performed Hajj during the last five years would not be eligible to perform Hajj in the year 2014. The original H
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Hajj Policy 2014 announced

Hajj Policy 2014 announced

The government on Wednesday announced Hajj Policy 2014, according to which, 143,368 Pakistanis would perform Hajj this year and those who have performed Hajj during the last five years would not be eligible to perform Hajj in the year 2014. The original H
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Iran nuclear talks 'moving to next phase'

Iran nuclear talks 'moving to next phase'

Iran and world powers said Wednesday that their nuclear talks were now moving up a gear, with Tehran's foreign minister saying both sides agreed on "50-60 percent" of issues. Speaking after the latest round of talks in Vienna, the powers' chief negotiator
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Iran nuclear talks 'moving to next phase'

Iran nuclear talks 'moving to next phase'

Iran and world powers said Wednesday that their nuclear talks were now moving up a gear, with Tehran's foreign minister saying both sides agreed on "50-60 percent" of issues. Speaking after the latest round of talks in Vienna, the powers' chief negotiator
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar under pressure

THE RUPEE: dollar under pressure

The rupee managed to recover steep gains against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of comfortable supply of the US currency, dealers said. A stable trend in the rupee versus the dollar helped the national currency to look ahead, s
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Customs duty: only four tariff slabs to be enforced

Customs duty: only four tariff slabs to be enforced

The government has decided to implement a simple import tariff structure with 4 slabs between zero and 25 percent rates in a phase-wise manner in the next three years. The commitment to implement this decision has been made to the International Monetary F
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: dollar under pressure

THE RUPEE: dollar under pressure

The rupee managed to recover steep gains against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of comfortable supply of the US currency, dealers said. A stable trend in the rupee versus the dollar helped the national currency to look ahead, s
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Customs duty: only four tariff slabs to be enforced

Customs duty: only four tariff slabs to be enforced

The government has decided to implement a simple import tariff structure with 4 slabs between zero and 25 percent rates in a phase-wise manner in the next three years. The commitment to implement this decision has been made to the International Monetary F
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Customs duty: only four tariff slabs to be enforced

Customs duty: only four tariff slabs to be enforced

The government has decided to implement a simple import tariff structure with 4 slabs between zero and 25 percent rates in a phase-wise manner in the next three years. The commitment to implement this decision has been made to the International Monetary F
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Dubious real estate deal: Supreme Court seeks report from EOBI

Dubious real estate deal: Supreme Court seeks report from EOBI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report from Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) pertaining to its Board meeting's decision over retaining or surrendering properties after receiving payments made earlier through investment in what was perc
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Dubious real estate deal: Supreme Court seeks report from EOBI

Dubious real estate deal: Supreme Court seeks report from EOBI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report from Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) pertaining to its Board meeting's decision over retaining or surrendering properties after receiving payments made earlier through investment in what was perc
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Dubious real estate deal: Supreme Court seeks report from EOBI

Dubious real estate deal: Supreme Court seeks report from EOBI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report from Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) pertaining to its Board meeting''s decision over retaining or surrendering properties after receiving payments made earlier through investment in what was per
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Australian ship detects new signals as plane hunt narrows

Australian ship detects new signals as plane hunt narrows

Two fresh signals have been picked up in the search for missing Malaysian flight MH370, raising hopes Wednesday that wreckage will be found within days even as black box batteries start to expire. Australian ship Ocean Shield detected the signals Tuesday
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Australian ship detects new signals as plane hunt narrows

Australian ship detects new signals as plane hunt narrows

Two fresh signals have been picked up in the search for missing Malaysian flight MH370, raising hopes Wednesday that wreckage will be found within days even as black box batteries start to expire. Australian ship Ocean Shield detected the signals Tuesday
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
US crude oil rises on spike in gas demand

US crude oil rises on spike in gas demand

US crude rose more than $1 on Wednesday, driven by a technical rally and unexpectedly high gasoline demand, while tensions between Russia and the West underpinned Brent crude prices. US crude oil stocks rose more than expected last week, but the build was
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Wednesday (April 09, 2014) and for Thursday (April 10, 2014).
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
ICE cotton hits two-week low after USDA report seen as 'nonevent'

ICE cotton hits two-week low after USDA report seen as 'nonevent'

Cotton futures sank on Wednesday as investors booked profits after the US government cut its outlook for US supplies in line with expectations. The most-active May cotton contract on ICE Futures US closed down 1.35 cents, or 1.5 percent, to settle at 90.4
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Zardari condemns Islamabad blast

Zardari condemns Islamabad blast

Former President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the bomb blast in Islamabad Fruit market. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the former president said this brutal and vicious attack on innocent citizens shows the distorted mindset of terror
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (April 09, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Nine killed, 12 injured in cross firing

Nine killed, 12 injured in cross firing

At least 9 people including children and women were gunned down and 12 others sustained injuries in a cross firing over a property dispute in village Chamhad, Havelian on Wednesday night. DPO Muhammad Ali told APP that two armed groups opened fire in a we
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Wednesday (April 09, 2014) and the forecast for Thursday (April 10, 2014).

Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister arrives in Sanya to attend Boao summit

Prime Minister arrives in Sanya to attend Boao summit

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived here on Wednesday to participate in the 2014 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), on the invitation of the Chinese government. The Prime Minister will deliver a speech at the opening session of the BFA on Thursday. The Prime Mini
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Nawaz-Keqiang meeting to cement Pak-China ties: Lei

Nawaz-Keqiang meeting to cement Pak-China ties: Lei

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei says that meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will give further impetus to friendship and co-operation between the two countries. Addressing a news conference in Beijing on
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
United Baloch Army claims Islamabad bombing

United Baloch Army claims Islamabad bombing

Outlawed United Baloch Army (UBA) has claimed responsibility for the Islamabad fruit market bomb blast that killed 24 people Wednesday. This is UBA's second major attack within 24 hours as a day earlier the separatist militants bombed Jaffar Express at Si
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Major terrorist bid foiled

Major terrorist bid foiled

An attempt of a major terrorism bid in Karachi was foiled by law enforcement agency on Wednesday by defusing a bomb planted in city's busy commercial area. A bomb weighing 14.5 kilograms was found concealed in a sack and placed alongside Khalid Bin Waleed
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Lawyers observe 'Black Day'

Lawyers observe 'Black Day'

The legal fraternity here on Wednesday observed "black day" to condemn burning of lawyers in Karachi and other parts of country in 2008. A general house meeting of Lahore High Court Association held to recall the oppression during the regime of former mil
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Nisar vows to punish perpetrators of Islamabad blast

Nisar vows to punish perpetrators of Islamabad blast

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that those involved in the Islamabad Fruit and Vegetable Market blast will be brought to justice very soon. At least 25 people were killed while over 95 others injured in blast at fruit market in Islamaba
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Islamabad blast: Bilawal scolds Taliban for statement

Islamabad blast: Bilawal scolds Taliban for statement

PPP Chairman Bilawal Zardari Bhutto on Wednesday scolded Taliban for their statement in the wake of a bomb attack at a fruit market in Islamabad, in which at least 24 people were killed. In a media statement following the blast, Taliban spokesman Shahidul
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Fazl meets Shujaat, Mushahid

Fazl meets Shujaat, Mushahid

JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman met with PML-Q President Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain at Shujaat's residence on Wednesday. During the meeting, views were exchanged regarding national and political situa
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Shahbaz to attend Bao moot

Shahbaz to attend Bao moot

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif left for China on Wednesday to participate in Bao Conference to be held in Beijing. Before his departure, the Chief Minister said that Pakistan and China are bound together in strong ties of love, brotherhood and since
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
GCU students trained in latest telecom technology

GCU students trained in latest telecom technology

Students of Government College University Lahore were informed about the latest telecom technology at a seminar held on Wednesday on "Internet work Development and Engineering Aura (IDEA)" organised by the university's department of Electrical Engineering
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
NA-89 Jhang: ASWJ Maulana Ludhianvi declared MNA

NA-89 Jhang: ASWJ Maulana Ludhianvi declared MNA

The election tribunal has declared Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) leader Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi as the Member of National Assembly (MNA) from NA-89 Jhang. Earlier the same tribunal had declared election of PML-N MNA Sheikh Muhammad Akram from NA-89 as 'vo
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Militants' clash kills four in South Waziristan

Militants' clash kills four in South Waziristan

A fourth day of infighting between two feuding factions of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan killed four people in South Waziristan on Wednesday, intelligence and militant sources said. A total of 38 people have now been killed in clashes which erupted on Su
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Three more coalminers die in Swabi

Three more coalminers die in Swabi

Three more coal miners were killed in separate mishaps at coalmines in Swabi on Wednesday. Sources said that the incidents took place in two coalmines situated in Gadoon area of Swabi where during routine work a portion of the mines caved-in burying the l
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Orakzai's petition returned

Orakzai's petition returned

The registrar's office of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday returned a petition filed by Shahid Orakzai. He had sought a punitive action against former President General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) under the high treason law for allegedly compromising t
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
Nokia X in partnership with Telenor goes on sale

Nokia X in partnership with Telenor goes on sale

Nokia Pakistan announced that Nokia Xpart of the new Nokia Xfamily of affordable smartphones that run Android apps, has begun selling in Pakistan. The new device is the perfect introduction to a world of Android apps, coupled with signature Nokia experien
Published 10 Apr, 2014 12:00am
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