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Print - 2014-06-20
Sterling hits highest since October 2008

Sterling hits highest since October 2008

Sterling extended gains above $1.70 to hit a 5-1/2 year high against the dollar on Thursday, bolstered by the diverging monetary policy outlooks between the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve. Britain's pound was also helped by robust data. A meas
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nadal, Djokovic under Wimbledon cloud

Nadal, Djokovic under Wimbledon cloud

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic head to Wimbledon fearing the title may be beyond them as the season's third Grand Slam tournament shapes up to be the most open in a decade. World number one Nadal, fresh from a record ninth French Open title, was Wimbledo
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Swiss seize underdogs tag for France clash

Swiss seize underdogs tag for France clash

Switzerland are trying to pile the pressure on France by claiming the underdog tag for the Alpine neighbours' World Cup Group E clash in Salvador on Friday. Both teams won their openers, with France topping the table after a convincing 3-0 win over Hondur
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India take series 2-0 after third ODI called off

India take series 2-0 after third ODI called off

Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan grabbed three quick wickets before the third and final one-day international against India was called off due to persistent rain. Shakib, 27, unravelled India's middle order after the fast bowlers had the visitors reelin
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'Embarrassed' FIFA vows tighter security after Rio breach

'Embarrassed' FIFA vows tighter security after Rio breach

FIFA said Thursday it was embarrassed that scores of Chileans managed to gate-crash Maracana Stadium before their team's World Cup match against Spain, vowing to tighten security to avoid a repeat. A crush of fans, many wearing their country's red jersey,
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Colombia down Ivory Coast

Colombia down Ivory Coast

Colombia maintained South America's strong start to the World Cup on Thursday, downing the Ivory Coast 2-1 to stay on course for a place in the last 16. A day after Chile eliminated defending champions Spain, Colombia produced a fine attacking display to
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Spain dethroned as Chile dazzle

Spain dethroned as Chile dazzle

Spain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile. On a day when King Juan Carlos tearfully sealed his abdication afte
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Defiant Mathews eyes Sri Lanka victory

Defiant Mathews eyes Sri Lanka victory

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews is adamant a drawn series with England won't satisfy the tourists. Mathews's side face England in the second and final Test at Headingley on Friday, having held out for a draw in the series opener with just one wicket stan
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Pepe banned and fined for Mueller headbutt

Pepe banned and fined for Mueller headbutt

FIFA on Thursday banned Portugal defender Pepe for one match and fined him for the head butt he carried out on Germany's Thomas Mueller in their World Cup clash. A FIFA statement said that the 31-year-old Real Madrid defender, who was red-carded for the i
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Benn makes his mark as New Zealand slip to 129 for 4

Benn makes his mark as New Zealand slip to 129 for 4

Sulieman Benn starred with the ball as the West Indies claimed three wickets to have New Zealand struggling at 129 for four in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday. Having started their inning
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'Sick notes' for sale as World Cup fever grips China

'Sick notes' for sale as World Cup fever grips China

A time difference of up to 12 hours between China and Brazil has given Chinese wheeler-dealers a lucrative opportunity selling fake sick notes to football fans staying up all night to watch World Cup games. A search by AFP for "Beijing" and "sick notes se
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US slaps sanctions on Uganda over anti-gay laws

US slaps sanctions on Uganda over anti-gay laws

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on Uganda including cancelling a military air exercise, visa bans and freezing some aid after Ugandan leaders brought in tough anti-gay laws. The new legislation signed into law in Feburary "runs counter to
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Zimbabwe police arrest editor of state-owned newspaper

Zimbabwe police arrest editor of state-owned newspaper

Zimbabwe police on Thursday arrested the editor of a state-owned newspaper, a colleague said, highlighting bitter rivalries within the ruling party. Edmund Kudzayi, editor of the Sunday Mail, was "arrested this morning and police searched his office takin
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Cameron launches world's biggest dementia study

Cameron launches world's biggest dementia study

The world's largest study of dementia was launched by British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday as part of a drive to speed up the search for treatments. "The truth is that dementia now stands alongside cancer as one of the greatest enemies of huma
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Japan satellites to monitor Fukushima, Chernobyl

Japan satellites to monitor Fukushima, Chernobyl

Two Japanese satellites will be launched from Russia late Thursday to monitor environmental damage near the crippled nuclear plants in Fukushima and Chernobyl, officials said. The Ukrainian-designed Dnepr rocket carrying 33 satellites, including the two,
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nato reports new Russian troop build-up

Nato reports new Russian troop build-up

Nato on Thursday reported another build-up of Russian forces near Ukraine as its new president put in place key pieces of his pro-Western government and embraced an EU trade pact that has been bitterly fought by the Kremlin. Ukraine's parliament unanimous
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Canadian slips past security to board flight to Brazil

Canadian slips past security to board flight to Brazil

An Air Canada flight to Brazil packed with World Cup fans was forced to turn back to Toronto Thursday after authorities learned that a man had sneaked onboard. Air Canada 090 was already over the Caribbean and four hours into the flight when Transport Can
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Man claiming to have a bomb gives up in Stockholm

Man claiming to have a bomb gives up in Stockholm

A man claiming to have a bomb in the office of a human rights group in Stockholm gave himself up on Thursday after negotiating with the police on the phone, law enforcement said. "A man has left the building and he has been arrested," police spokesman Sve
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
27 missing, 14 dead in two boat accidents off Malaysia

27 missing, 14 dead in two boat accidents off Malaysia

Malaysian authorities said Thursday 14 people had died and 27 others were still missing following two boat accidents at a time when many illegal migrant workers head home to Indonesia for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. In the latest reported inciden
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
30 new arrests as Israel presses West Bank hunt for teens

30 new arrests as Israel presses West Bank hunt for teens

Israeli troops arrested some 30 Palestinians in the West Bank overnight as they ramped up a search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Hamas, the army said on Thursday. The arrests raised the number of Palestinians detained since the youths went mis
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Flags, cheers greet Spain's new King Felipe VI

Flags, cheers greet Spain's new King Felipe VI

Spain's new King Felipe VI vowed to clean up the scandal-hit monarchy as he launched his reign on Thursday, cheered on by crowds waving red and yellow flags. Thousands of Spaniards put aside their World Cup misery to line the sun-splashed streets of Madri
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India in 'dereliction of duty' over rapes: UN watchdog

India in 'dereliction of duty' over rapes: UN watchdog

Indian law enforcement and justice authorities have shirked their responsibility to fight sex attacks, a UN child rights watchdog said on Thursday, amid uproar over the horrific gang-rape and lynching of two girls. "There has been a dereliction of duty in
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Thousands demonstrate against Austria visit of Turkish Prime Minister

Thousands demonstrate against Austria visit of Turkish Prime Minister

As many as 10,000 people demonstrated in Vienna on Thursday in protest at a visit by Turkey's strongman Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, organisers and police said. Erdogan has been accused of autocratic tendencies in his home country and a similar tr
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Muslim Brotherhood chief given new death sentence

Muslim Brotherhood chief given new death sentence

A court in Egypt on Thursday sentenced to death Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and 13 others over violence that killed 10 people in Cairo in summer 2013. Since the army ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July, hundreds of his supporters an
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
ICE cotton down after weekly US exports data disappoint

ICE cotton down after weekly US exports data disappoint

Benchmark cotton futures were down on Thursday after lacklustre sales for the 2014/15 crop year offset robust sales for the current crop and as liquidation from the July contract dragged. The most-active December cotton contract on ICE Futures US edged do
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Brent crude hits nine-month high above $115

Brent crude hits nine-month high above $115

Brent crude hit a nine-month high of more than $115 a barrel on Thursday as the United States said it could send military advisers to Iraq, raising concerns about the escalating conflict. Government forces continued to battle Sunni militants for control o
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
JuD sets up relief camp for NWA IDPs

JuD sets up relief camp for NWA IDPs

Jamaatul Dawa, a relief and welfare wing of Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation on Thursday set-up relief camps for the internally displaced persons of North Waziristan Agency, residing in makeshift shelter camps in district Bannu and D I Khan. In the Falah-e-Ins
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Islamabad's slum areas: Rangers, police to hold joint search operation

Islamabad's slum areas: Rangers, police to hold joint search operation

In the wake of growing terror threats, rangers and police would conduct joint search operation in the slum areas of the federal capital to eliminate terrorist elements. Police sources said that following the directives from the Ministry of Interior, range
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
CoAS, CAS review 'Zarb-e-Azb' operation

CoAS, CAS review 'Zarb-e-Azb' operation

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif visited Air Headquarters here on Thursday and called on Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt. According to ISPR, progress of the ongoing operation 'Zarb-e-Azb' was reviewed and matt
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decides to convene APC on IDPs, law & order

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa decides to convene APC on IDPs, law & order

The provincial government on the proposal of the parliamentary leaders of political parties has decided to convene an All-Parties Conference (APC) on internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan and maintenance of law and order. The decision
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Double exodus as civilians flee offensive in NW

Double exodus as civilians flee offensive in NW

Civilians are streaming out of a tribal area in a two-pronged exodus ahead of an expected ground assault against Taliban militants, officials said Thursday, with many crossing the border into Afghanistan. The military is waging a long-awaited offensive ag
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Kabul assures co-operation to beef up border security: foreign office

Kabul assures co-operation to beef up border security: foreign office

Foreign Office on Thursday said that Afghanistan has assured its co-operation to beef up security along Pak-Afghan border so that militants cannot escape the ongoing military operation "Zarb-e-Azb" in North Waziristan. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim A
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Lahore incident: real culprits should be punished: Qaim

Lahore incident: real culprits should be punished: Qaim

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has expressed serious concerns over the Lahore incident and said the incident was tragic and the probe should be conducted and real culprits should be punished. He said this while speaking during his visit to Hazara
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
EFP urges government to take steps for economic development

EFP urges government to take steps for economic development

Employer Federation of Pakistan (EFP) on Thursday urged the federal government to take concrete measures for the economic development of the country. Commenting on the federal budget 2014-15 at a news conference at Karachi Press Club, EFP President K. M.
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Global Business Challenge: LCW University students triumph in CIMA final

Global Business Challenge: LCW University students triumph in CIMA final

Lahore College Women University students have triumphed in the Pakistan final of the CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) 2014 Global Business Challenge, held in partnership with Barclays. SIMZ will now represent Pakistan at the global fin
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Forex reserves up by $114.3 million

Forex reserves up by $114.3 million

The country's total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $114.3 million during last week. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan's total liquid forex reserves surged to $13.571 billion as on June 13, 2014 compared to $13.457 billion on Ju
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Balochistan Cabinet approves budget

Balochistan Cabinet approves budget

The Balochistan Cabinet on Thursday approved provincial budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 with total volume of Rs 215.713 billion. The meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch at CM Secretariat, discussed the salient feature
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Balochistan Cabinet approves budget

Balochistan Cabinet approves budget

The Balochistan Cabinet on Thursday approved provincial budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 with total volume of Rs 215.713 billion. The meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch at CM Secretariat, discussed the salient feature
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PEL pushes for road safety

PEL pushes for road safety

PEL, Pakistan's largest electronic and power products' manufacturer, along with the traffic police will promote and maintain traffic safety. PEL will provide assistance to traffic police in preserving and educating the commuters regarding the traffic guid
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Smuggling of charas: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IGP suspends BDU driver

Smuggling of charas: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IGP suspends BDU driver

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani while taking notice of the involvement of Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) driver constable in Charas smuggling case has suspended him with immediate effect and ordered further departmental i
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Lal Shahbaz Urs: Heat wave leaves 51 devotees dead in four days

Lal Shahbaz Urs: Heat wave leaves 51 devotees dead in four days

Dozens of people have died at Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan during a severe heatwave, officials said on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of devotees attended the death anniversary of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, a 13th century Sufi saint, at a shri
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sales of soft drinks, juices go up in hot & humid weather

Sales of soft drinks, juices go up in hot & humid weather

Persistent hot and sultry weather has increased the sale of soft drinks and juices in the city. Owners of juice centres and departmental stores also admitted that their sales have recorded a substantial increase in this season. Demand of mango and banana
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LTU attaches bank accounts of 17 firms to recover Rs 18 billion taxes

LTU attaches bank accounts of 17 firms to recover Rs 18 billion taxes

Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, has attached bank accounts of some 17 private and public companies to recover around Rs 18billion tax liabilities outstanding against them, it was learnt here on Thursday. According to sources, the city's LTU, the bigg
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Deceptive marketing practices: CCP completes seven inquiry reports

Deceptive marketing practices: CCP completes seven inquiry reports

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has completed seven inquiry reports against companies involved in deceptive marketing practices and issued three policy notes to government departments, including negative impact of capacity tax on beverages wh
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor reviews progress on NHA projects

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor reviews progress on NHA projects

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan, while appreciating the ambitious plans of the National Highway Authority(NHA) towards development of road network in the province, has said the improvement in pace of progress on the ongoing projects
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
QS ranking of 2014: PIEAS ranks 1st in Pakistan

QS ranking of 2014: PIEAS ranks 1st in Pakistan

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) has been ranked 1st in Pakistan and 106th in Asian Universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking of 2014. The QS is an established authority on global provider of specialist higher edu
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Four killed as tractor trolley overturns

Four killed as tractor trolley overturns

At least four persons, including a woman and a child, were killed and more than 20 others injured when a tractor trolley carrying internally displaced persons (IDPs) overturned here on Thursday. Police said the accident took place in Bakkakhel area at Mir
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
TV anchor's case: IHC order suspended by Supreme Court

TV anchor's case: IHC order suspended by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended Islamabad High Court's (IHC) orders that restricted a TV anchor from holding talk shows on any television channel till the next hearing of case. A three-member bench led by Justice Nasirul Mulk took up the appeal of
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
62nd CIIT Convocation: Mamnoon urges nation to stand united behind Army

62nd CIIT Convocation: Mamnoon urges nation to stand united behind Army

President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday appealed to the nation to stand united as country's valiant forces were confronting the terrorists, with the full backing of people. Addressing the 62nd Convocation of the Comsats Institute of Information Technology (
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Cooking classes

Cooking classes

Cooking classes led by award winning chef of Pearl Continental Hotel, Rawalpindi ended, says a press release issued here on Thursday. These classes were light, hands on and geared for the novice cook to the experienced chef.
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Three-day Shandur Polo festival begins in Chitral

Three-day Shandur Polo festival begins in Chitral

A three-day Shandur Polo Festival, organized by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Corporation (TCKP) will start from today (Friday) in Chitral. The festival is celebrated every year in the month of July; but, due to holy month of Ramazan, it will be held from Ju
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Adequate preventive steps urged to control rising population

Adequate preventive steps urged to control rising population

Population experts on Thursday claimed that Pakistan would be exploding a population bomb if proper preventive measures were not taken and it would be more dangerous than all the terrorism related bombs we are pre-occupied with.
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Murder of minor girl: two accused held in Mansehra

Murder of minor girl: two accused held in Mansehra

Taking prompt action on report of the murder of a five-year-old minor girl after being raped in the jurisdiction of Sadar police station, Mansehra, police arrested two accused involved in the crime within a short span of five hours after registration of a
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
RCCI, AHAN ink MoU

RCCI, AHAN ink MoU

The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) inked memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aik Hunar Aik Nagar (AHAN) on Thursday. The MoU was signed by Dr Shimail Daud Arain, President RCCI and Imran Ahmad CEO AHAN, whereas S M Muneer CEO TDAP, Mr
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Environmental degradation: Supreme Court seeks report from official

Environmental degradation: Supreme Court seeks report from official

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a comprehensive report from Saeedullah Shah, DG-PC, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, pertaining to fulfilment of a contractual liability of the Exploration and Production (E&P) companies' towards social co
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Need to develop coastal areas as tourism spots stressed

Need to develop coastal areas as tourism spots stressed

Pakistan has the capability to boost its fish industry through coastal financial investment and resource development, said Urban Planner at Sustainable Initiatives, Farhan Anwar, during launching ceremony of 3rd position paper on 'Linking coastal financia
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Samsung launches service centre in Lahore

Samsung launches service centre in Lahore

Samsung Electronics, market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and telecommunications, has launched Greentech Service center and repair lab in Lahore. A special inauguration ceremony was held at the Greentech service center locate
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Team Amplifiers to compete in Imagine Cup worldwide finals

Team Amplifiers to compete in Imagine Cup worldwide finals

Microsoft Corp announced Team Amplifiers from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI), KPK as the project winners from Pakistan to compete in the Imagine Cup worldwide finals to be held in July in Seattle, USA. The Imagine Cup is the world's premier competitio
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
16 heroin addicts held in KP crackdown

16 heroin addicts held in KP crackdown

The district administration Peshawar launched crackdown against heroin addicts. According to details on the directives of the provincial government, a special team headed by Assistant Commissioner (AC) arrested 16 addicts and shifted them to Khyber Teachi
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Local car makers: government may allow import of CNG kits

Local car makers: government may allow import of CNG kits

The government is likely to allow local car manufacturers to import CNG kits, banned in 2011 due to serious gas shortage, it is learnt. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that the government was going to allow the import of CN
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
No one will be allowed to stage sit-in, rally: Pervaiz Rashid

No one will be allowed to stage sit-in, rally: Pervaiz Rashid

The federal government will not allow any political or religious party to hold rally or sit-in at a time when the nation is fighting a war against militancy and terrorism in the country. This was stated by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Release of seven Pakistanis: LHC asks Interior ministry to submit report

Release of seven Pakistanis: LHC asks Interior ministry to submit report

The Lahore High Court here on Thursday has directed Interior Ministry to submit report with regard to the detention and release of seven Pakistanis recently repatriated from Bagram jail in Afghanistan by June 25. The court was hearing a petition filed by
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US to contribute $8.9 million to UNHCR: Olson

US to contribute $8.9 million to UNHCR: Olson

US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson announced that the US government plans to contribute $8.9 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the joint Government of Pakistan and UN Refugee Affected and Hosting A
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Missing out the elephant

Missing out the elephant

They have the capacity to spot and catch the smallest creatures but they can't see the elephant in the room, as they go about in the guise of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). It has arrested three officials of the Private Power Infrastructure Board (
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Florida craftsman's diving helmets are jewels of the sea

Florida craftsman's diving helmets are jewels of the sea

In a wood-frame building at the waterside, near a touristy strip of Greek restaurants selling baklava, the craftsman carries on a family tradition as he pounds away at copper sheeting, hand crafting helmets for sponge divers. Artisan Nicholas Toth is amon
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Destroying tax appellate system

Destroying tax appellate system

The Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, in the Finance Bill 2014, ignored the demand that tax appellate system should be made independent, free from the administrative controls as directed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Even the amendments proposed in section
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Afghan election in peril

Afghan election in peril

With presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on boycott of vote counting Afghanistan seems to be in for protracted political crisis adding to feared vacuum of power following the exit by year's end of US-led coalition forces from the country. It is hard
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Concessions in the proposed budget

Concessions in the proposed budget

Though the budget debate this year has been largely overshadowed by the military operation in North Waziristan and political heat in the country including the Lahore killings on 17th June, 2014, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made it a point to accommodate ce
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
NDMA to identify gaps in planning disaster management

NDMA to identify gaps in planning disaster management

As part of preparedness and readiness for contingency planning process for monsoon and flood control, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab and World Food Programme (WFP
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Korea ready to cooperate in vision 2025: envoy

Korea ready to cooperate in vision 2025: envoy

Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Pakistan Dr Song Jong-Hwan on Thursday said adequate efforts are being made for further enhancing business co-operation in all areas between South Korea and Pakistan. Special attention has been focused on mutual interest
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'Pakistan faces extreme multi-dimensional inequalities'

'Pakistan faces extreme multi-dimensional inequalities'

Inequality is a global phenomenon and every country faces it in various forms. Pakistan faces extreme multi-dimensional inequalities including power, income, gender and geography. However, energy crisis, economic growth, security and terrorism related cha
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nutrition, food safety: PMA, Tetra Pak hold seminar to raise awareness

Nutrition, food safety: PMA, Tetra Pak hold seminar to raise awareness

Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has organised its "Pre Biennial Medical Conference 2014" in collaboration with Tetra Pak Pakistan to raise awareness about critical issues related to nutrition and food safety in the country. This conference provided a p
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Textile industry: APTMA ready to mainstream sustainability: Ahsan

Textile industry: APTMA ready to mainstream sustainability: Ahsan

Chairman APTMA Punjab Syed Ali Ahsan has said that APTMA is ready to mainstream the sustainability of textile industry. He said the rising energy prices, increased production costs, lowered productivity and consumer demands for environmentally friendly te
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab allocates Rs 5 billion for Saaf Pani Project: Shahbaz

Punjab allocates Rs 5 billion for Saaf Pani Project: Shahbaz

Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Punjab government has prepared a mega project for providing potable water to the masses and a sum of five billion rupees has been allocated in the new budget for Saaf Pani Project. He said that provisio
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Justice Mansoor appointed 'Reform Judge'

Justice Mansoor appointed 'Reform Judge'

The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmad has appointed Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah as a "Reform Judge", who will recommend and suggest structural reforms at the court as well as the district judiciary. The CJ further ordered that all
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Import of animals: LHC seeks details of licenses

Import of animals: LHC seeks details of licenses

Submitting a report to the Lahore High Court about licenses issued for import of animals, the Punjab Secretary Wildlife stated that there are 111 wildlife breeding farms in the province. The court adjourned further hearing till June 26 and sought details
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Registrar directed to facilitate disabled persons

Registrar directed to facilitate disabled persons

The Lahore High Court here on Thursday directed Registrar of the court to take concrete steps for providing facilities for disabled persons at the Principal Seat as well as its Benches at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi. The court asked the registrar to
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Demands of justice to be fulfilled at any cost: Shahbaz

Demands of justice to be fulfilled at any cost: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while talking to a delegation of Assembly Members on Thursday said that demands of justice will be fulfilled at any cost in the tragic incident of clash of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) workers and police and the guilty
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
MYC condemns police crackdown

MYC condemns police crackdown

An emergency meeting of the Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) held at Mansura on Thursday, condemned in strongest terms the police crackdown at the Minhajul Quran headquarter resulting in about a dozen deaths and injuries to scores of people. The heads of the
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PML-Q submits resolution in Punjab Assembly

PML-Q submits resolution in Punjab Assembly

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Punjab Parliamentary Party on Thursday has submitted a resolution over the Lahore incident in the Punjab Assembly Secretariat. The resolution says the House condemns in strong words the Model Town Lahore incident in which 12
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LHCBA offers funeral prayer of PAT workers

LHCBA offers funeral prayer of PAT workers

The members of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) here on Thursday offered "ghaibana namaz-i-janaza" of Pakistan Awami Tehrik's workers who were killed on Tuesday outside residence of Dr Tahirul Qadri in Model Town. Besides the Bar's President Shaf
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Judicial Commission seeks detailed replies of IGP, DG LDA, DCO

Judicial Commission seeks detailed replies of IGP, DG LDA, DCO

The judicial commission has directed IG Police Punjab, DG Lahore Development Authority and District Co-ordination Officer Lahore to file their detailed replies before it about police operation against Pakistan Awami Tehrik. The commission directed the DG
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PTI will stand by PAT, says Imran

PTI will stand by PAT, says Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that his party has no alliance with Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) of Dr Tahirul Qadri but after brutal Lahore incident it will stand by it. Talking to a selected group of journalists here,
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Senate body takes many significent initiatives: Fafen

Senate body takes many significent initiatives: Fafen

The Senate Standing Committee on Defence, under the chairmanship of Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, has taken a number of significant initiatives to promote civil-military relations; such as preparing work plan, holding public hearings, publishing committ
Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (June 19, 2014) and the forecast for Friday (June 20, 2014).

Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (June 19, 2014).

Published 20 Jun, 2014 12:00am
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