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Print - 2014-06-24
Man killed by real brother

Man killed by real brother

A man was killed and another injured in an exchange of fire between two real brothers here on Monday. Police said that two real brothers hailing from Lousar area of Bisham in Lahl Muhammad Shaheed police station jurisdiction traded fire over ownership of
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Man gunned down

Man gunned down

Armed men on Monday shot dead a man in Chaman Qila Abdullah district of Balochistan. Police said that unknown armed men opened fire at Fida Mohammad near FC Qila on Pak-Afghan road. As a result, he died on the spot. The assailants managed to escape. Polic
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
UAE to give $2.5 million to help IDPs

UAE to give $2.5 million to help IDPs

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will give 2.5 million dollars to 50,000 displaced families at displaced people' camps in the Bannu district. The first UAE humanitarian aid convoy is due to leave Islamabad on Tuesday to reach the families on Wednesday, befo
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bajaur Agency: PA for timely completion of foreign sponsored projects

Bajaur Agency: PA for timely completion of foreign sponsored projects

The administration of Bajaur Agency on Monday expressed concern over slow pace of work on foreign sponsored uplift projects and directed the relevant officials to complete the projects without any delay. The directives were given by Political Agent (PA) S
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly asks provinces to open doors for NW IDPs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly asks provinces to open doors for NW IDPs

The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday unanimously expressed solidarity with the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Waziristan military operation and urged all the provinces to open their doors for the affected and displaced people wh
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Zardari urges party leaders to reach out to IDPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Zardari urges party leaders to reach out to IDPs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Co-Chairman of Pakistan People's Party Asif Ai Zardari has asked the party leadership to reach out to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and taking all possible steps for their assistance in relief and rehabilitati
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police asked to prepare contingency plan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police asked to prepare contingency plan

Inspector General (IGP) of Police Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani directed police high-ups to prepare themselves for any eventualities and make full-fledged contingency plan of all things in the backdrop of ongoing army operation against the terrori
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Palm oil near one-month high

Palm oil near one-month high

Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a near one-month high on Monday, tracking firm soyoil markets and as expectations of Ramadan-linked demand and rising crude prices supported. By the close, the benchmark September contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivativ
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India to export over two million tonnes of sugar

India to export over two million tonnes of sugar

India is likely to export more than 2 million tonnes of sugar in 2014/15 as the top consumer is set to produce a surplus of the sweetener for the fifth straight year despite chances of reduced rainfall, a commodities executive said on Monday.
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Plastic factory: KE & FIA unearth power theft worth Rs 54.5 million

Plastic factory: KE & FIA unearth power theft worth Rs 54.5 million

K-Electric (KE), under its ongoing drive against illegal connections and electricity theft raided a plastic factory in Golimar in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) where it was confirmed that the factory was powered by illegal elec
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Airline expresses serious reservations

Airline expresses serious reservations

The Emirates Airlines Monday expressed serious reservations over diversion of its flight EK-612 with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri chief Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on board, from Islamabad intternational airport to Lahore. Pakistan is a highly important market for
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Airline expresses serious reservations

Airline expresses serious reservations

The Emirates Airlines Monday expressed serious reservations over diversion of its flight EK-612 with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri chief Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on board, from Islamabad intternational airport to Lahore. Pakistan is a highly important market for
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
ISE index gains 33.93 points

ISE index gains 33.93 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Monday, where equities continued to move in upward direction with positive trend at the ISE amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an improvement of 33.93 points as the ISE Ten
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
ISE index gains 33.93 points

ISE index gains 33.93 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Monday, where equities continued to move in upward direction with positive trend at the ISE amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an improvement of 33.93 points as the ISE Ten
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LSE index loses 40.21 points

LSE index loses 40.21 points

Bearish sentiments prevailed on the Lahore Stock Exchange on Monday and the equities registered declines amid sluggish trading trend. The LSE-25 index lost 40.21 points to close at 5442.00 against 5482.21 of last Friday while transaction volume was increa
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LSE index loses 40.21 points

LSE index loses 40.21 points

Bearish sentiments prevailed on the Lahore Stock Exchange on Monday and the equities registered declines amid sluggish trading trend. The LSE-25 index lost 40.21 points to close at 5442.00 against 5482.21 of last Friday while transaction volume was increa
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
WFP starts aid handout as refugee frustration mounts

WFP starts aid handout as refugee frustration mounts

The World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday began distributing aid for hundreds of thousands who have fled a military offensive in Pakistan, as refugees expressed increasing frustration at delays in assistance and prospects for peace. It has been just over a
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
WFP starts aid handout as refugee frustration mounts

WFP starts aid handout as refugee frustration mounts

The World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday began distributing aid for hundreds of thousands who have fled a military offensive in Pakistan, as refugees expressed increasing frustration at delays in assistance and prospects for peace. It has been just over a
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
DG AEDB: appointment declared illegal

DG AEDB: appointment declared illegal

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday declared the appointment of Engr. Dr Basharat Hasan Bashir as Director General (DG) Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) as illegal. A single-member bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui heard a petition fi
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Proposed right issues

Proposed right issues

Right issues proposed by companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
DG AEDB: appointment declared illegal

DG AEDB: appointment declared illegal

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday declared the appointment of Engr. Dr Basharat Hasan Bashir as Director General (DG) Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) as illegal. A single-member bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui heard a petition fi
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New York court releases memo justifying drone strike on US cleric

New York court releases memo justifying drone strike on US cleric

A New York court on Monday released an edited version of a US government memo legally justifying a drone attack that targeted and killed an American in Yemen in 2011. Radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was targeted and killed in the drone attack in
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New York court releases memo justifying drone strike on US cleric

New York court releases memo justifying drone strike on US cleric

A New York court on Monday released an edited version of a US government memo legally justifying a drone attack that targeted and killed an American in Yemen in 2011. Radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was targeted and killed in the drone attack in
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Dividend/Bonus Announcements

Dividend/Bonus Announcements

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

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Board Meetings

Board Meetings

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
BOARD MEETINGS

BOARD MEETINGS

Board Meetings of Companies listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange.

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PC to offer 70.05 million PPL shares to investors

PC to offer 70.05 million PPL shares to investors

Privatisation Commission (PC) will offer 70.05 million shares of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) to international and domestic institutional investors and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) through a book building process to be executed this week, reveal
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PC to offer 70.05 million PPL shares to investors

PC to offer 70.05 million PPL shares to investors

Privatisation Commission (PC) will offer 70.05 million shares of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) to international and domestic institutional investors and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) through a book building process to be executed this week, reveal
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PC to offer 70.05 million PPL shares to investors

PC to offer 70.05 million PPL shares to investors

Privatisation Commission (PC) will offer 70.05 million shares of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) to international and domestic institutional investors and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) through a book building process to be executed this week, reveal
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sindh wants unutilised GIDC distributed among provinces

Sindh wants unutilised GIDC distributed among provinces

Sindh Government has expressed reservation over the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) and decided to approach Federal Government to get the money collected under the head distributed among the provinces under Article 161 of the constitution.
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sindh wants unutilised GIDC distributed among provinces

Sindh wants unutilised GIDC distributed among provinces

Sindh Government has expressed reservation over the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) and decided to approach Federal Government to get the money collected under the head distributed among the provinces under Article 161 of the constitution.
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nuclear upgrade: Hungary approves 10 billion euro Russia loan

Nuclear upgrade: Hungary approves 10 billion euro Russia loan

Hungarian lawmakers approved Monday a multi-billion-euro loan from Russia for an upgrade of the country's only nuclear power plant, a deal critics say increases Hungary's dependence on Moscow. In January, Prime Minister Viktor Orban struck an agreement wi
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nuclear upgrade: Hungary approves 10 billion euro Russia loan

Nuclear upgrade: Hungary approves 10 billion euro Russia loan

Hungarian lawmakers approved Monday a multi-billion-euro loan from Russia for an upgrade of the country's only nuclear power plant, a deal critics say increases Hungary's dependence on Moscow. In January, Prime Minister Viktor Orban struck an agreement wi
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nuclear upgrade: Hungary approves 10 billion euro Russia loan

Nuclear upgrade: Hungary approves 10 billion euro Russia loan

Hungarian lawmakers approved Monday a multi-billion-euro loan from Russia for an upgrade of the country''s only nuclear power plant, a deal critics say increases Hungary''s dependence on Moscow. In January, Prime Minister Viktor Orban struck an agreement
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: all-round fall

THE RUPEE: all-round fall

The rupee failed to stand with its counterparts (dollar and euro) on the local currency market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee extended it week-end losses versus the dollar, shedding 43-paisa for buying at Rs 98.75 and it also
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Budgetary measures: FBR to issue 10 notifications after MoF nod

Budgetary measures: FBR to issue 10 notifications after MoF nod

The Federal Board of Revenue will issue 9-10 notifications to implement budgetary measures (2014-15), including revision of value of imported billets from $550 to $514 for sales tax assessment, rescind capacity tax rules-2013, conditional zero-rating for
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: all-round fall

THE RUPEE: all-round fall

The rupee failed to stand with its counterparts (dollar and euro) on the local currency market on Monday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee extended it week-end losses versus the dollar, shedding 43-paisa for buying at Rs 98.75 and it also
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Budgetary measures: FBR to issue 10 notifications after MoF nod

Budgetary measures: FBR to issue 10 notifications after MoF nod

The Federal Board of Revenue will issue 9-10 notifications to implement budgetary measures (2014-15), including revision of value of imported billets from $550 to $514 for sales tax assessment, rescind capacity tax rules-2013, conditional zero-rating for
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Budgetary measures: FBR to issue 10 notifications after MoF nod

Budgetary measures: FBR to issue 10 notifications after MoF nod

The Federal Board of Revenue will issue 9-10 notifications to implement budgetary measures (2014-15), including revision of value of imported billets from $550 to $514 for sales tax assessment, rescind capacity tax rules-2013, conditional zero-rating for
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing has been witnessed on the imports from UAE with price disparities in items including mineral and chemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyes, cosmetics, others, plastics and articles, rubber and articles, paper and paper board, textile (mainly cotton
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (June 23, 2014).

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing has been witnessed on the imports from UAE with price disparities in items including mineral and chemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyes, cosmetics, others, plastics and articles, rubber and articles, paper and paper board, textile (mainly cotton
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (June 23, 2014).

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing rampant on imports from UAE

Under-invoicing has been witnessed on the imports from UAE with price disparities in items including mineral and chemicals, pharmaceuticals, dyes, cosmetics, others, plastics and articles, rubber and articles, paper and paper board, textile (mainly cotton
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Kerry promises 'intense and sustained' support for Iraq

Kerry promises 'intense and sustained' support for Iraq

Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday promised "intense and sustained" US support for Iraq, but said the divided country would only survive if its leaders took urgent steps to bring it together. Hours before Kerry arrived in Baghdad, Sunni tribes who ha
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
State Bank statement of affairs

State Bank statement of affairs

The statement of affairs of the State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Department, as on 13th June, 2014.

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Kerry promises 'intense and sustained' support for Iraq

Kerry promises 'intense and sustained' support for Iraq

Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday promised "intense and sustained" US support for Iraq, but said the divided country would only survive if its leaders took urgent steps to bring it together. Hours before Kerry arrived in Baghdad, Sunni tribes who ha
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
State Bank statement of affairs

State Bank statement of affairs

The statement of affairs of the State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Department, as on 13th June, 2014.

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Outrage as Egypt jails Jazeera journalists

Outrage as Egypt jails Jazeera journalists

An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists including Australia's Peter Greste to jail terms from seven to 10 years Monday in a verdict denounced internationally as "chilling" and "unjust". Greste and Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fadel Fahmy eac
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Monday (June 23, 2014).

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Outrage as Egypt jails Jazeera journalists

Outrage as Egypt jails Jazeera journalists

An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists including Australia's Peter Greste to jail terms from seven to 10 years Monday in a verdict denounced internationally as "chilling" and "unjust". Greste and Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fadel Fahmy eac
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Monday (June 23, 2014).

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
SBP restructures Banking Inspection Department

SBP restructures Banking Inspection Department

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced restructuring of its Banking Inspection Department. As per new plan, Banking Inspection (On-Site) Department has been divided into two parts, ie, Banking Inspection Department-I (BID-I) and Banking Inspection
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Monday (June 23, 2014).

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
SBP restructures Banking Inspection Department

SBP restructures Banking Inspection Department

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced restructuring of its Banking Inspection Department. As per new plan, Banking Inspection (On-Site) Department has been divided into two parts, ie, Banking Inspection Department-I (BID-I) and Banking Inspection
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
SBP restructures Banking Inspection Department

SBP restructures Banking Inspection Department

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced restructuring of its Banking Inspection Department. As per new plan, Banking Inspection (On-Site) Department has been divided into two parts, ie, Banking Inspection Department-I (BID-I) and Banking Inspection
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (June 23, 2014).

Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nishat Power Limited

Nishat Power Limited

Nishat Power Limited is the third Independent Power Producer (IPP), which was incorporated as a public limited company in 2007 under the Power Policy 2002, after Attock and Atlas. This IPP is a subsidiary of Nishat Mills Limited of Nishat Group. Nishat Gr
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Nishat Power Limited

Nishat Power Limited

Nishat Power Limited is the third Independent Power Producer (IPP), which was incorporated as a public limited company in 2007 under the Power Policy 2002, after Attock and Atlas. This IPP is a subsidiary of Nishat Mills Limited of Nishat Group. Nishat Gr
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
60,000 litres of petrol seized

60,000 litres of petrol seized

Frontier Corps on Monday seized some 60,000 litres of illegal Iranian petrol in Quetta. "Two tankers each carrying 3,000 litre of Iranian petrol was being smuggled to Quetta from Panjgur, a bordering district of Balochistan," Frontier Corps spokesman Khan
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KFC organises 'Mitao Bhook' launch ceremony

KFC organises 'Mitao Bhook' launch ceremony

An evening of fun, festivity and giving back to the community: that's what KFC Pakistan's latest initiative "Mitao Bhook" celebrated recently at SOS Children's Village. This CSR campaign hopes to help remove hunger from the lives of less privileged people
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Foreign investment net inflows surge to $3.712 billion in 11 months

Foreign investment net inflows surge to $3.712 billion in 11 months

Net inflows of foreign investment surged to $3.712 billion dollars during first eleven months of the current fiscal year 2013-14. However, there was dire need to mobilise foreign investment in critical sectors including oil and gas exploration, power prod
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Rickshaw driver shot dead

Rickshaw driver shot dead

An accused gunned down a rickshaw driver for overcharging here on Monday. A woman was also injured due the firing. Police have arrested the accused. Police said that accused Abdul Jabbar travelled to village Kot Shaukat Sultan from Okara town. When the ri
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Government asked to expedite work on power projects

Government asked to expedite work on power projects

Government should expedite work on the energy projects, as the power shortage was badly hampering industrial production in the country. In a statement on Sunday, Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President Khawaja Muhammad Usman said that ene
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Speakers for strengthening agriculture extension system through ICT

Speakers for strengthening agriculture extension system through ICT

Speakers at an international workshop on Monday called for strengthening agricultural extension system through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), resulting in increasing productivity and reducing poverty. The international workshop on "ICT
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Agriculture tube wells: KBP for uninterrupted power supply

Agriculture tube wells: KBP for uninterrupted power supply

Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) has urged the government to supply uninterrupted power supply to the agricultural tube wells to save the agricultural sector. Kisan Board Pakistan (KBP) Central Punjab President Noor Ellahi Tutla made this demand after a meeting
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Workshop

Workshop

Punjab University's Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, College of Engineering, Emerging Technologies and ORIC will organise a two-day workshop on training on "Introduction to Quality Management System Principles, ISO 9001: 2008 and its Requ
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan fails to represent at IOTC session

Pakistan fails to represent at IOTC session

Absence of Pakistan government's delegate at the 18th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) which was held at Sri Lanka in the first week of June has increased chances of declining fish industry in Pakistan. According to sources, 247 delegate
Published 24 Jun, 2014 12:00am