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Print - 2014-06-16
AJK budget on June 20

AJK budget on June 20

The AJK Government planned to announce its budget for the next fiscal year on 20th of this month which would contain a development outlay of over Rs 10 billion, said official sources. "The total volume of the Budget would be Rs 62.5 billion with a deficit
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Equality-based: Asif for cordial ties with neighbouring states

Equality-based: Asif for cordial ties with neighbouring states

Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that we are strengthening cordial relations with all neighbouring countries on equal footings, including with Russia for sustainable peace and prosperity in the region.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PTI protests power outages, price hike

PTI protests power outages, price hike

Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Mahmud-ur-Rashid has said that unemployment was on the rise because of electricity loadshedding in the country. He was addressing at a protest camp organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf here on Sunday.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
10-point agenda: BNP A may join PAT & PML-Q's movement

10-point agenda: BNP A may join PAT & PML-Q's movement

PML (Q) President Chaudhry Shujat Hussain and chief of Balochistan National Party Awami (BNP A) Mir Israrullah Zehri met in Islamabad on Saturday night and discussed 10-point agenda for empowerment of masses.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Shujaat says government won't complete five-year term

Shujaat says government won't complete five-year term

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said that due to poor governance and anti-people policies, it seemed the incumbent government will not complete it five-year term. In an interview with a private TV channel on Sunday, Sh
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KP opposition terms budget a jugglery of words

KP opposition terms budget a jugglery of words

Opposition benches in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly rejected the provincial government's fiscal budget and termed it anti-poor and a jugglery of words. Criticizing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led provincial government for making a meager increase
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Hazaras protest against ban on Iran road travel

Hazaras protest against ban on Iran road travel

Hundreds of protesters from Hazara community on Sunday staged a demonstration here against a government ban on road travel to Iran where they go for pilgrimage. Men, women and children sat on a main road carrying placards and chanting slogans demanding th
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
It is time to wipe out terrorists: Altaf

It is time to wipe out terrorists: Altaf

Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Sunday that it was time to wipe out the terrorists eating away the very vitality of the country and added that the terrorist and Pakistan could not go together. Altaf Hussain said terrorism and Pakistan
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KP budget is balanced, realistic: Siraj

KP budget is balanced, realistic: Siraj

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Minister for Finance, Siraj-ul-Haq, has said the provincial budget for financial year 2014-15, presented on Saturday, as a balanced and realistic, under the given circumstances in the province.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Easypaisa launches Inter Bank Fund Transfer service

Easypaisa launches Inter Bank Fund Transfer service

Pakistan's first and largest branchless banking service and a joint venture of Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Microfinance Bank, Easypaisa, has become the first mobile money service in Pakistan to become interoperable with the existing banking infrastructure
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
JUI-F rejects, PTI hails KP budget

JUI-F rejects, PTI hails KP budget

JUI-F Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has rejected the provincial budget and termed it a jugglery of words, saying the people have given no relief in it. The provincial spokesman JUI-F, Abdul Jalil Jan, said that it was prepared and presented in haste. Terming merely
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
First pre-monsoon showers forecast for next 48 hours

First pre-monsoon showers forecast for next 48 hours

The Meteorological Department has predicted that the first pre-monsoon showers will take place during next 24-hour. In a special weather advisory, it said the prevailing intense heat is likely to subside after pre-monsoon rain/thundershowers accompanied b
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Elahi slates Punjab government policies

Elahi slates Punjab government policies

Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that due to wrong and faulty policies of the Punjab government, the province had gone into the debt of Rs 450 billion. Addressing a meeting of his party here on Sunday, he said the Punjab gov
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sindh budget to ensure development in all sectors: Rajput

Sindh budget to ensure development in all sectors: Rajput

Sindh Finance Secretary Sohail Rajput has said that budget 2014-15 of Sindh Government has based on reality and will ensure development in all sectors with limited resources, effective utilisation of funds on all ongoing schemes and relief to the masses.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sindh budget to ensure development in all sectors: Rajput

Sindh budget to ensure development in all sectors: Rajput

Sindh Finance Secretary Sohail Rajput has said that budget 2014-15 of Sindh Government has based on reality and will ensure development in all sectors with limited resources, effective utilisation of funds on all ongoing schemes and relief to the masses.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sheikh Rashid warns of sit-ins if train march stopped

Sheikh Rashid warns of sit-ins if train march stopped

Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has warned of staging sit-ins at 15 railway stations if any attempt was made to stop his 'Awami Train March' scheduled for June 20.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Thousands join opposition protest in Niger capital

Thousands join opposition protest in Niger capital

Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets on Sunday in Niger's capital Niamey to demand that authorities respect civil liberties, following the arrest of several of their number last month. Demonstrators carried signs reading 'Down with Dicta
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Thousands join opposition protest in Niger capital

Thousands join opposition protest in Niger capital

Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets on Sunday in Niger's capital Niamey to demand that authorities respect civil liberties, following the arrest of several of their number last month. Demonstrators carried signs reading 'Down with Dicta
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Gwadar Port operations: Chinese co granted 20-year income tax relief

Gwadar Port operations: Chinese co granted 20-year income tax relief

The government has granted tax exemption on income of China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited from Gwadar Port operations for a period of twenty years, with effect from February, 2007. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that Finance
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Gwadar Port operations: Chinese co granted 20-year income tax relief

Gwadar Port operations: Chinese co granted 20-year income tax relief

The government has granted tax exemption on income of China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited from Gwadar Port operations for a period of twenty years, with effect from February, 2007. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that Finance
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Gwadar Port operations: Chinese co granted 20-year income tax relief

Gwadar Port operations: Chinese co granted 20-year income tax relief

The government has granted tax exemption on income of China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited from Gwadar Port operations for a period of twenty years, with effect from February, 2007. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that Finance
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sri Lanka curfew extended as religious clashes spread

Sri Lanka curfew extended as religious clashes spread

Sri Lankan police extended a curfew across two popular coastal resorts Sunday as Muslims and hard-line Buddhists clashed sparking street rioting that renewed religious tensions in the country. Police said they fired teargas and widened the curfew to Beruw
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sri Lanka curfew extended as religious clashes spread

Sri Lanka curfew extended as religious clashes spread

Sri Lankan police extended a curfew across two popular coastal resorts Sunday as Muslims and hard-line Buddhists clashed sparking street rioting that renewed religious tensions in the country. Police said they fired teargas and widened the curfew to Beruw
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion

Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion

Tony Blair hit out on Sunday at critics who linked the 2003 invasion of Iraq with the current violence in the country, blaming instead the West's failure to act in Syria. The former prime minister, who led Britain into the US-led war to remove Saddam Huss
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion

Blair denies Iraq violence result of 2003 invasion

Tony Blair hit out on Sunday at critics who linked the 2003 invasion of Iraq with the current violence in the country, blaming instead the West's failure to act in Syria. The former prime minister, who led Britain into the US-led war to remove Saddam Huss
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Iran warns against military intervention in Iraq

Iran warns against military intervention in Iraq

Iran warned on Sunday that "any foreign military intervention in Iraq" would only complicate the crisis, after the United States said it was deploying a warship in the Gulf. "Iraq has the capacity and necessary preparations for the fight against terrorism
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Iran warns against military intervention in Iraq

Iran warns against military intervention in Iraq

Iran warned on Sunday that "any foreign military intervention in Iraq" would only complicate the crisis, after the United States said it was deploying a warship in the Gulf. "Iraq has the capacity and necessary preparations for the fight against terrorism
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Development initiatives: government to work closely with IDB: Dar

Development initiatives: government to work closely with IDB: Dar

President, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al Madani, on Sunday called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at Finance Ministry and discussed ways and means to further enhance co-operation between IDB and Pakistan.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Development initiatives: government to work closely with IDB: Dar

Development initiatives: government to work closely with IDB: Dar

President, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al Madani, on Sunday called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at Finance Ministry and discussed ways and means to further enhance co-operation between IDB and Pakistan.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Development initiatives: government to work closely with IDB: Dar

Development initiatives: government to work closely with IDB: Dar

President, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al Madani, on Sunday called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at Finance Ministry and discussed ways and means to further enhance co-operation between IDB and Pakistan.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Abdullah slams Afghan election officials for 'fraud'

Abdullah slams Afghan election officials for 'fraud'

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday accused senior election officials of serious fraud, opening a dispute over the vote count that could threaten a smooth transition of power. The United Nations had called on candidates to give offic
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab Minister criticises opposition leader

Punjab Minister criticises opposition leader

Punjab Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said the statement of Mehmood-ur-Rasheed was a proof of his mental bankruptcy. He said before criticising, Mehmood-ur-Rasheed should compare the budget of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Futures spread up by 18 basis points

Futures spread up by 18 basis points

The futures spread increased by 18 basis points to 11.35 per cent during the outgoing week ended on June 13, 2014. Trading activity on the futures counter witnessed a downward trend and average daily volumes decreased by 30.5 per cent to 16.05 million sha
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Futures spread up by 18 basis points

Futures spread up by 18 basis points

The futures spread increased by 18 basis points to 11.35 per cent during the outgoing week ended on June 13, 2014. Trading activity on the futures counter witnessed a downward trend and average daily volumes decreased by 30.5 per cent to 16.05 million sha
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Futures spread up by 18 basis points

Futures spread up by 18 basis points

The futures spread increased by 18 basis points to 11.35 per cent during the outgoing week ended on June 13, 2014. Trading activity on the futures counter witnessed a downward trend and average daily volumes decreased by 30.5 per cent to 16.05 million sha
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Futures spread up by 18 basis points

Futures spread up by 18 basis points

The futures spread increased by 18 basis points to 11.35 per cent during the outgoing week ended on June 13, 2014. Trading activity on the futures counter witnessed a downward trend and average daily volumes decreased by 30.5 per cent to 16.05 million sha
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KSE gains 221.75 points

KSE gains 221.75 points

Karachi share market observed a positive trend during the last week ended on June 13, 2014. The successful government offering of the UBL and World Bank loan for the Dasu Dam construction supported share market to gain 221.75 points. However, sentiments w
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KSE gains 221.75 points

KSE gains 221.75 points

Karachi share market observed a positive trend during the last week ended on June 13, 2014. The successful government offering of the UBL and World Bank loan for the Dasu Dam construction supported share market to gain 221.75 points. However, sentiments w
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KSE gains 221.75 points

KSE gains 221.75 points

Karachi share market observed a positive trend during the last week ended on June 13, 2014. The successful government offering of the UBL and World Bank loan for the Dasu Dam construction supported share market to gain 221.75 points. However, sentiments w
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab Minister terms budget business-friendly, tax-free

Punjab Minister terms budget business-friendly, tax-free

Provincial Minister for Food, Bilal Yasin, said the Punjab government has presented business-friendly and tax-free budget 2014-15. He expressed these views while talking to media, persons, here on Sunday. The minister said that this historic budget of mor
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab Minister terms budget business-friendly, tax-free

Punjab Minister terms budget business-friendly, tax-free

Provincial Minister for Food, Bilal Yasin, said the Punjab government has presented business-friendly and tax-free budget 2014-15. He expressed these views while talking to media, persons, here on Sunday. The minister said that this historic budget of mor
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister to take nation into confidence today

Prime Minister to take nation into confidence today

As the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to take the nation and the political leadership into confidence on Monday (today) about the military operation in North Waziristan against the militants, the decision received mixed reaction from political pa
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister to take nation into confidence today

Prime Minister to take nation into confidence today

As the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to take the nation and the political leadership into confidence on Monday (today) about the military operation in North Waziristan against the militants, the decision received mixed reaction from political pa
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Provinces issued red alert: Army deployed in Islamabad

Provinces issued red alert: Army deployed in Islamabad

In a view of expected terrorists' attacks, the government has ordered high alert across the country, besides the deployment of army personnel in the federal capital along with rangers and police personnel. Sources privy to the development told Business
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Provinces issued red alert: Army deployed in Islamabad

Provinces issued red alert: Army deployed in Islamabad

In a view of expected terrorists' attacks, the government has ordered high alert across the country, besides the deployment of army personnel in the federal capital along with rangers and police personnel. Sources privy to the development told Business
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'Zarb-e-Azb' launched

'Zarb-e-Azb' launched

Pakistan Army on Sunday launched a comprehensive military operation against foreign and local terrorists holed up in North Waziristan Agency. "On the directions of the Government, Armed forces of Pakistan launched a comprehensive operation against foreign
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'Zarb-e-Azb' launched

'Zarb-e-Azb' launched

Pakistan Army on Sunday launched a comprehensive military operation against foreign and local terrorists holed up in North Waziristan Agency. "On the directions of the Government, Armed forces of Pakistan launched a comprehensive operation against foreign
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: handsome recovery

THE RUPEE: handsome recovery

The rupee managed to gain sharply against the dollar and euro on the money market during the week, ended on June 14, 2014. In the interbank market, the rupee gained 29 paisa versus the dollar for buying at Rs 98.32 and the currency picked up 28 paisa for
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: handsome recovery

THE RUPEE: handsome recovery

The rupee managed to gain sharply against the dollar and euro on the money market during the week, ended on June 14, 2014. In the interbank market, the rupee gained 29 paisa versus the dollar for buying at Rs 98.32 and the currency picked up 28 paisa for
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (June 08, 2014) and the forecast for Monday (June 09, 2014).

Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (June 09 to 13 2014).

Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Eight militants die in fresh infighting

Eight militants die in fresh infighting

Eight militants were killed Sunday in the latest clashes between the Pakistani Taliban and a breakaway faction in the restive north-west on Sunday, officials said The fighting erupted in the Wacha Mela area 65 kilometres (40 miles) west of Miranshah, the
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Adiala Jail security: 30 Army commandos deployed

Adiala Jail security: 30 Army commandos deployed

As many as 30 Army commandos were deployed to guard Adiala Central Jail on Sunday after its security was handed over to Pakistan Army amid the security threat. The 30 commandos deployed are instructed to aid the police and Rangers personnel on security du
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Successful elections: Pakistan congratulates Afghans

Successful elections: Pakistan congratulates Afghans

Pakistan has congratulated the people of Afghanistan on successful holding of the second round of presidential elections. In a statement issued late Saturday night, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam stated that the Afghan people, once again, demons
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Profiteers, hoarders become active prior to Ramazan

Profiteers, hoarders become active prior to Ramazan

At a time when prices of several food items, including pulses, vegetables, dairy products, have already registered an upward trend, Karachiites apprehend that high quality vegetables and fruits would either disappear from the markets or would be sold at e
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
World Father's Day observed

World Father's Day observed

Sunday marks the world Father's Day 2014 across the globe including Pakistan with full enthusiasm and devotion with tributes paid to their unforgettable role played in our daily routine life. Everyday we watch super man, batman, Spiderman, iron man and ma
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'For energy efficiency, choose urban density over sprawl,' Wim Thomas

'For energy efficiency, choose urban density over sprawl,' Wim Thomas

Wim Thomas is the Chief Energy Advisor for Shell Global; where he is heading the Energy Analysis Team in Shell's Global Scenario Group. He and his team come up with world-wide energy analyses and long-term global energy scenarios to advise Shell companies
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'For energy efficiency, choose urban density over sprawl,' Wim Thomas

'For energy efficiency, choose urban density over sprawl,' Wim Thomas

Wim Thomas is the Chief Energy Advisor for Shell Global; where he is heading the Energy Analysis Team in Shell's Global Scenario Group. He and his team come up with world-wide energy analyses and long-term global energy scenarios to advise Shell companies
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Dear Mr Achakzai

Dear Mr Achakzai

Addressing the National Assembly on June 12, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chief of the Pakhtunkhawa Milli Awami Party warned of "[dark] clouds hovering over democracy". Political observers think he was referring military's overthrow of democratic regimes in the
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Indonesia's poor swap garbage for health care

Indonesia's poor swap garbage for health care

Mahmud hauls bags full of rubbish to the small, dilapidated clinic next to a busy road on Indonesia's main island of Java several times a month. There he exchanges grubby cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and other garbage for something he would struggle t
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
South China Sea trade routes safe despite rows

South China Sea trade routes safe despite rows

Despite territorial stand-offs between China and other nations bordering the South China Sea, analysts say governments know better than to choke off the trade shipping routes that are the lifeblood of their economies.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Mounting public anger

Mounting public anger

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has jumped into the murky waters of politics and publicly referred to the motive behind Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) jalsas as 'incomprehensible'. His stated bafflement has been accompanied by letting loose his attack guard
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Fighting phantoms

Fighting phantoms

With Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in attendance Mehmood Khan Achakzai informed the National Assembly the other day that outside the gilded chamber political weather is bad as 'ominous clouds hover over democracy'. Go and do something, 'we have to protect d
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab budget 2014-15

Punjab budget 2014-15

Amidst loud protests by the Opposition the Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman shouted the seventh year economic vision of the Shahbaz Sharif government with ear plugs on to drown out the noise. He announced a 345 billion rupee ambitious outlay
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Slovakia's new president dines with homeless at inauguration

Slovakia's new president dines with homeless at inauguration

Millionaire-turned-philanthropist Andrej Kiska on Sunday celebrated his inauguration as Slovakia's first president without a communist past by inviting homeless people to sit side-by-side with lawmakers at a ceremonial lunch.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Mandela aide's memoir set to ruffle feathers

Mandela aide's memoir set to ruffle feathers

Nelson Mandela's widow was treated badly by members of his family as the peace icon was fighting for his life in hospital, excerpts from a memoir by his long-time aide have revealed. In a book likely to ruffle some feathers within the large Mandela family
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Colombia votes in presidential poll

Colombia votes in presidential poll

Colombians went to the polls Sunday in a cliffhanger presidential election that has become a referendum on peace talks with leftist guerrillas. Polls opened around the country at 8 am (1300 GMT) and were to close at 4 pm (2100 GMT), election officials sai
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US radio deejay, 'Shaggy' voice Casey Kasem dies

US radio deejay, 'Shaggy' voice Casey Kasem dies

Casey Kasem, the US radio personality who counted down pop music hits on his popular weekly radio show and also lent his distinctive voice to hippie sleuth Shaggy in the "Scooby Doo" cartoons, died on Sunday. He was 82.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sudan frees jailed opposition leader Mahdi

Sudan frees jailed opposition leader Mahdi

Sudan's former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi was released from custody on Sunday, one month after state security agents detained him in a case that sparked concern from Western governments. An AFP reporter saw a smiling Mahdi, chief of the opposition Umma
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
More than 120,000 Cambodian migrants flee Thailand after coup

More than 120,000 Cambodian migrants flee Thailand after coup

More than 120,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand to return home in the past week, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers after last month's military take-over, an official said on Sunday. The mass exodus of labourers - who play a key role in Thai industrie
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
French 'Syria fighter' arrested in Germany

French 'Syria fighter' arrested in Germany

Germany's federal police on Sunday announced the arrest of a French national suspected of fighting for radical jihadists in Syria. A spokesman told AFP that the man was picked up in Berlin late Saturday after flying in from Istanbul and was believed to ha
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Syria pounds ISIL bases in co-ordination with Iraq: NGO

Syria pounds ISIL bases in co-ordination with Iraq: NGO

Syria's army has been pounding for 24 hours major bases of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in co-ordination with the Baghdad government, a monitor said Sunday. The strikes against ISIL - which has spearheaded a week-long jihadist offensive in Ira
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Syrian government retakes strategic town on Turkey border

Syrian government retakes strategic town on Turkey border

Syria's army said on Sunday it had recaptured the strategic town of Kasab, near the only border crossing with Turkey in Latakia province, after it fell to rebels almost three months ago. "After crushing many members of the mercenary terrorist gangs... uni
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Cameron signals tougher line on home-grown Islamist radicalism

Cameron signals tougher line on home-grown Islamist radicalism

Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday Britain had been too tolerant of Islamist radicalism in the past and allowed violent rhetoric to flourish, pledging a "muscular" approach to combat the problem. Facing re-election next year, Cameron's tougher li
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Delayed inquiries, investigations: NAB offices given timeline to wind up

Delayed inquiries, investigations: NAB offices given timeline to wind up

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed all of its Regional offices to wind up the inquiries, investigations nearing completion within shortest possible time and pursue the cases in the courts pro-actively as slow prosecution would also dela
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
No mega project in PSDP; KP to protest in CCI meeting: Khattak

No mega project in PSDP; KP to protest in CCI meeting: Khattak

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak Sunday said that not inclusion of any mega project in the federal government's Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) would be fully protested in the meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI). Addressing different
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Provincial Budgets 2014 - Punjab & Sindh

Provincial Budgets 2014 - Punjab & Sindh

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: General, Economic Overview: There is no major change in the proposed composition of revenue and expenditure projected by the respective provinces as compared to earlier years.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Provincial Budgets 2014 - Punjab & Sindh

Provincial Budgets 2014 - Punjab & Sindh

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: General, Economic Overview: There is no major change in the proposed composition of revenue and expenditure projected by the respective provinces as compared to earlier years.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Provincial Budgets 2014 - Punjab & Sindh

Provincial Budgets 2014 - Punjab & Sindh

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: General, Economic Overview: There is no major change in the proposed composition of revenue and expenditure projected by the respective provinces as compared to earlier years.
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Malnutrition kills over three million toddlers a year: UN

Malnutrition kills over three million toddlers a year: UN

More than three million children under the age of five die annually of malnutrition, the UN food agency and World Health Organisation said on June 12, urging governments to tackle the problem. "Malnutrition is responsible for about half of all child death
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
50,000 children facing death in war-torn South Sudan: UN

50,000 children facing death in war-torn South Sudan: UN

More than 50,000 children in South Sudan face death from disease and hunger, the United Nations warned on June 14 as it begged for over a billion dollars to support those hit by six months of civil war. War in the young nation has already killed thousands
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Skin moles tied to breast cancer risk: studies

Skin moles tied to breast cancer risk: studies

The number of moles a woman has may be tied to her risk of developing breast cancer, according to two new studies. The studies dont prove that moles cause breast cancer or that women with a lot of moles will definitely get breast cancer. Instead, they sug
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bariatric surgery yields higher diabetic remission

Bariatric surgery yields higher diabetic remission

Stomach-shrinking bariatric surgery beats other forms of treatment in bringing about remission of type 2 diabetes in the obese, according to a Swedish study. The study also found that the procedure was linked to fewer diabetes-related complications in the
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Weight gain differs with antidepressants

Weight gain differs with antidepressants

People who take antidepressants tend to put on a few pounds, a new study confirms, and some of the drugs are linked to more weight gain than others. Using health records from one New England healthcare system, researchers studied 19,244 adults treated wit
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Anaesthesia may harm memory, may be life long

Anaesthesia may harm memory, may be life long

General anaesthesia before the age of one may impair memory later in childhood, possibly life-long, a study said on June 09. This was the conclusion of scientists who compared the recollection skills of two groups of children - some who had undergone anae
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nasa to launch first satellite for atmospheric CO2 measure

Nasa to launch first satellite for atmospheric CO2 measure

NASA is preparing a launch for its first satellite on July 01, dedicated to measuring atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that plays a key role in climate change. CO2 levels have reached their highest point in at least 800,000 years, ac
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closer

New Apple software brings Macs and iPhones closer

Apple unveiled new operating software it hopes will create a seamless experience for users flitting between its coveted mobile devices and popular Macintosh computers. A next generation operating system called "Yosemite" and new iOS 8 software for iPads,
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Opt for cable to get your smartphone data onto a TV

Opt for cable to get your smartphone data onto a TV

There are all kinds of ways to get data from your smartphone onto a TV for a live presentation. However, using a cable is generally more reliable than wireless options, explains German telecommunications portal Teltarif.de. The best way to transfer video
Published 16 Jun, 2014 12:00am
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