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Print - 2014-06-28
Health trend: Vegetable smoothies

Health trend: Vegetable smoothies

A smoothy drink of spinach, apple and cucumber is very healthy - and it's also the latest health trend. Following on from the fruit smoothy, vegetable smoothies are the drink of choice for the health-conscious person. "Juices that are more than 50 percent
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
BRIDGE NOTES: Feel proud at Bridge

BRIDGE NOTES: Feel proud at Bridge

It is an established fact that of all three departments of Bridge play, bidding and defense, the last of three is the most difficult for the simple reason that while in play, you have 26 cards to choose from, while in defense you need to decipher your par
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Hair today, gone tomorrow? The furry face of the Brazil World Cup

Hair today, gone tomorrow? The furry face of the Brazil World Cup

World Cup footballers keen to keep up with the latest styles. Tattoos, brightly-coloured boots, the Mohawk cut, dyed hair - you name it, they've got it. The world's footballers try to be nothing if not stylish, both on and off the pitch.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Orlando Harry Potter attraction enchants

Orlando Harry Potter attraction enchants

The signature ride of the new "Harry Potter" attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando, a roller coaster with passenger cars that pitch, heave and spin 360 degrees through a 3-D film adventure, was shut during a media preview last Thursday after minor gl
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Five years after death, Jackson's fortunes blooming

Five years after death, Jackson's fortunes blooming

Michael Jackson fans will place flowers on his grave in Los Angeles this week to mark the fifth anniversary of his death, but half a decade on, the pop icon's financial fortunes are positively blooming. The self-proclaimed King of Pop was struggling to av
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
World's largest telescope

World's largest telescope

Construction on the world's largest optical telescope began with a bang last Thursday, as workers demolished a hilltop in Chile's Atacama desert. The European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) telescope, being built by the European Southern Observatory, a
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
World's first' android newscaster

World's first' android newscaster

Japanese scientists on Tuesday unveiled what they said was the world's first news-reading android, eerily lifelike and possessing a sense of humour to match her perfect language skills. The adolescent-looking "Kodomoroid" - an amalgamation of the Japanese
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Monarch butterfly uses magnetic, Sun compasses

Monarch butterfly uses magnetic, Sun compasses

The North American monarch butterfly uses the Sun as well as Earth's magnetic field as navigational tools for its famous long-distance migration, scientists said Tuesday. The insects with their characteristic orange-and-black wings flutter thousands of ki
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Copper wires may also work as batteries

Copper wires may also work as batteries

A breakthrough in the way energy is stored could lead to smaller electronics, more trunk space in a hybrid car and eventually clothing that can recharge a cellphone, according to researchers at the University of Central Florida. Nanotechnology scientist J
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Political Regimes and MDG performance

Political Regimes and MDG performance

The MDGs' fiasco in Pakistan presents an interesting comparative case study of performance of political regimes during the period 1990-2013. In a stylistic sense, political regimes reflect political will, political ownership and/or country ownership for w
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Vietnam's rice crop output seen up

Vietnam's rice crop output seen up

Vietnam's winter-spring rice crop, the largest of its three annual crops, produced an estimated 20.83 million tonnes of paddy, or unhusked grain, up 4.1 percent from last year due to higher yields, the government said on Thursday. The average yield rose 3
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Doctors urge parents to read to babies

Doctors urge parents to read to babies

A leading US doctors' group Tuesday urged parents to read to their children starting in infancy, in order to boost language skills in an age of screens and smartphones. Pediatricians have long encouraged reading to children, but the guidelines are the fir
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Aide's book describes 'farcical' aftermath of Mandela's death

Aide's book describes 'farcical' aftermath of Mandela's death

Nelson Mandela's widow was forced to get accreditation to attend his memorial service and could only bring four family members as his clan squabbled after his death, the South African icon's former private assistant says. Graca Machel, who became Mandela'
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Travelling 36,000 years underground in France's Chauvet cave

Travelling 36,000 years underground in France's Chauvet cave

It is a cave so closely guarded that only three people know the code to the half-tonne reinforced door that seals its entrance, where cameras keep watch 24 hours a day. But AFP was given a rare chance to step through this gateway into prehistory and into
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
ART FACTS: Innovative personal perspectives

ART FACTS: Innovative personal perspectives

For some years the concept of art residencies has emerged in our country. These residence programmes are aimed to further groom the talent of participating artists and bring a change in our art scene in accordance with the art world.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KARACHI CHRONICLE: K Electric: new name but same game

KARACHI CHRONICLE: K Electric: new name but same game

June began with a big bang of the muhalla transformer. An hour later, and still no sign of the power being restored, the family which lives in the apartment above mine, clattered down the stairs in their nightdresses. The mother said "I am going to my mot
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
The assassination that started WWI

The assassination that started WWI

Gavrilo Princip, the 19-year-old whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo 100 years ago this June 28 sparked World War I, was weedy, bookish and a bit shy. But the pint-sized peasant boy was also a passionate Serb and Slav nationalist w
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Refreshing Ramazan drinks

Refreshing Ramazan drinks

Drinking fresh Juices help to reduce the intensity of thirst and protect from dehydration during the Ramazan. Fresh juices enrich with minerals and vitamins helps to maintain the balance of water and minerals in the body. These drinks help the person to i
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Political Regimes and MDG performance

Political Regimes and MDG performance

The MDGs' fiasco in Pakistan presents an interesting comparative case study of performance of political regimes during the period 1990-2013. In a stylistic sense, political regimes reflect political will, political ownership and/or country ownership for w
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Daily trading report of PMEX

Daily trading report of PMEX

On Friday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) value traded increased by 25.94 percent to PKR 4.9 billion from PKR 3.9 billion recorded a day ago. Number of lots traded was reported at 18,373 and PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,065. Major business was
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Brazil harvests coffee crop 35-40 percent

Brazil harvests coffee crop 35-40 percent

Brazil's 2014 coffee harvest is between 35 and 40 percent complete, the president of the country's National Coffee Council said on Thursday, citing reports from member cooperatives. The Council is maintaining its forecast, last revised in April, for a cof
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Gold falls in New York

Gold falls in New York

Gold fell on Thursday as upbeat US jobless claims data and weaker crude oil prices sent prices below a two-month high hit earlier this week, and a lack of investment interest could further pressure the precious metal, traders said. Bullion fell as US cons
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
SHC's four ad hoc judges take oaths as permanent judges

SHC's four ad hoc judges take oaths as permanent judges

Four ad-hoc judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) were sworn in as permanent judges here on Friday. SHC Chief Justice Maqbool Baqar administered the oath at a ceremony held here, which was attended by judges of the superior courts and senior lawyers. Justi
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LCCI concerned over long bank holidays

LCCI concerned over long bank holidays

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed concerns over four-day long bank holidays and termed it a decision to further spoil the people. In a statement issued here on Friday, LCCI Acting President Tariq Misbah said that bank holida
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Senate body asks government to appoint permanent Pemra chairman

Senate body asks government to appoint permanent Pemra chairman

Senate Standing Committee on Information Broadcasting and National Heritage has grilled the Secretary Information for not submitting monthly reports regarding electronic media to the Committee and for not giving satisfactory answers to the members.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Monsoon onset likely from next week

Monsoon onset likely from next week

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted the onset of monsoon during the first week of July. According to the PMD, `monsoon trough' is very likely to develop in coming few days that will activate monsoon progression which would result in the
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
CDA unveils Rs 45.82 billion budget for 2014-15

CDA unveils Rs 45.82 billion budget for 2014-15

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday unveiled budget of Rs 45.82 billion for the financial year 2014-15 which is 35 percent higher than the previous financial year. A CDA official said that Rs 30.144 billion have been allocated for developmen
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
CDA unveils Rs 45.82 billion budget for 2014-15

CDA unveils Rs 45.82 billion budget for 2014-15

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday unveiled budget of Rs 45.82 billion for the financial year 2014-15 which is 35 percent higher than the previous financial year. A CDA official said that Rs 30.144 billion have been allocated for developmen
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Towards energy security

Towards energy security

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed yet another groundbreaking ceremony for an energy project - this time for Dasu Hydropower project of 4320 MW. He termed it a historic day for Pakistan and particularly for the people of the area and claimed that it wa
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
The problem of illegal SIMs

The problem of illegal SIMs

Speaking at a meeting of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) on the law and order situation in his province, Sindh Inspector General of Police, Iqbal Mehmood asked the business community to help persuade the government to block all illega
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
The adverse impact of intangibles on economics

The adverse impact of intangibles on economics

I have never been a passionate student of economics and I do not like the ways in which economists that have studied in prestigious overseas university throw their Oxford and Cambridge batch around. In fact I used to joke with Oxonians [a brother and a si
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
World Cup boosts Brazil economy, but what comes next?

World Cup boosts Brazil economy, but what comes next?

With a goofy sales pitch, piercing vuvuzela solos and giant green and yellow hat, Brazilian entrepreneur Josimar Barbosa was wooing customers and raking in a World Cup windfall. "You too can be this sexy while you root for Brazil! Get your hats, vuvuzelas
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Petrol crisis bites in Iraq's Kurdish region

Petrol crisis bites in Iraq's Kurdish region

The shutdown of Iraq's biggest refinery, roads blocked by fighting, and skyrocketing demand have created the worst oil crisis in years in the country's autonomous Kurdish region. At petrol stations across the three provinces of the northern region, but pa
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'A revolution is not a dinner party'

'A revolution is not a dinner party'

Talking to media persons at Jinnah Hospital in Lahore upon his return from Canada, Dr Tahirul Qadri reportedly said that he would usher in a revolution in the country. "Now I will not go back to any country without bringing a change in Pakistan; I would c
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
85 suspects nabbed in 24 hours

85 suspects nabbed in 24 hours

City police on Friday claimed to have arrested around 85 alleged criminals in different targeted raids and encounters conducted in various parts of the metropolis during last 24 hours. Police said that their 69 targeted raids and five encounters carried o
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Summer vacations: LHC CJ allows four-week SCL

Summer vacations: LHC CJ allows four-week SCL

The Lahore High Court's Chief Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmad has allowed 4-week Special Casual Leave (SCL) to the officers and staff of this court during summer vacations. As most of the judges shall be working during the summer vacations, therefore, Chief
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Doctor among four killed in Karachi violence

Doctor among four killed in Karachi violence

Four people, including a doctor, were killed in separate incidents of violence here on Friday. According to police and rescue sources, Dr Syed Sharafat Ali, 45, son of Syed Shaukat Ali, was gunned down by unidentified people inside his clinic located near
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Change in LNG policy PNSC approaches Prime Minister

Change in LNG policy PNSC approaches Prime Minister

Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has approached Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seeking change in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) policy, as shipping agents are emulating Indian model to make it a more profit-earning entity. This was revealed by
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Woman crushed to death in Athara Hazari

Woman crushed to death in Athara Hazari

A woman was killed and three others injured when a car knocked down a motorcycle here on Friday. Rescue sources said that an over speeding car being driven by a drunken SI of police struck down a motorcycle carrying four persons in Tehsil Athara Hazari of
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Underprivileged children: GCT, Dynatis Pharma organise art competition

Underprivileged children: GCT, Dynatis Pharma organise art competition

Green Crescent Trust (GCT) and Dynatis Pharma, an associated company of Indus Pharma, organized an art competition for the underprivileged children at a local hotel. Students from Green Crescent Trust's schools enthusiastically participated in the competi
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Riaz made Secretary National Assembly Secretariat

Riaz made Secretary National Assembly Secretariat

National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has appointed Mohammad Riaz as Secretary and Muhammad Mushtaq as Joint Secretary of the National Assembly Secretariat, it is learnt. According to sources, the Speaker appointed Mohammad Riaz - former class fello
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
APTMA to launch internship programme

APTMA to launch internship programme

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) will provide an internship opportunity to youth for their skills development. This was stated by APTMA Chairman Muhammad Yasin Siddik during a meeting with Federal Minister for Textile Industry Abbas Khan Afr
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
SHC seeks officials' comments in police harassment case

SHC seeks officials' comments in police harassment case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notice to the Sindh home secretary, provincial police chief, DIGP West, Karachi, and other police officials to submit their respective comments on a petition against police harassment. Justice Hassan Feroze, who
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
125 multinational businesses: FBR fails to recover Rs 29.588 billion FED

125 multinational businesses: FBR fails to recover Rs 29.588 billion FED

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to recover Federal Excise Duty (FED) amounting to Rs 29.588 billion from over 125 multinational businesses; it is learnt here on Friday. According to sources, board after scrutinising taxpayers' records for tax ye
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Fishermen threaten to go on indefinite strike

Fishermen threaten to go on indefinite strike

Fishermen on Friday threatened to stage a sit-in for an indefinite period at Karachi Fish Harbour if their demands were not accepted by the authorities in the next seven days. Most of fishermen's demands pertained to bringing an end to the administrative
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
MQM to express solidarity with armed forces: Altaf

MQM to express solidarity with armed forces: Altaf

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said that his party would hold a historical gathering to express solidarity with the armed forces of Pakistan who were fighting terrorists. Members of religious and political parties, civil society and no
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Workshop on skill development, capacity building for BLS held

Workshop on skill development, capacity building for BLS held

The Institute of Paramedical Sciences (IPMS), Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar in collaboration with Cardiology department of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar organised a workshop on "Skill Development and Capacity Building for Basic Life Support
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PCGA rejects five percent GST on oil cake

PCGA rejects five percent GST on oil cake

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) Chairman, Mukhtar Ahmed Baloch while presiding over a meeting of central executive committee on Friday rejected the government's decision of five percent GST on oil cake and said that this will affect the milk pr
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Ramazan bazaars at Jaranwala inaugurated

Ramazan bazaars at Jaranwala inaugurated

Federal Parliamentary for Science and Technology Tallal Badar Chaudhry and DCO Noor-ul-Amin Mengal inaugurated Ramazan bazaars at Jaranwala and visited the different stalls. Federal Parliamentary Secretary said that the government had made elaborated arra
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Paapam pinpoints factors in affecting business severely

Paapam pinpoints factors in affecting business severely

The ever-increasing smuggling and under-invoicing of auto parts and accessories is severely affecting the business of local manufacturers of spare parts besides causing loss of billions of rupees to the national exchequer.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Two Afghanis held

Two Afghanis held

The Rangers personnel arrested two Afghan nationals travelling illegally in Pakistan at the Sindh-Punjab border in Ubauro on Friday. According to police station, arrested suspects Mir Wazi and Baz Muhammad were travelling in a Karachi bound coach from Lah
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Power shortfall reaches 4,000 megawatts

Power shortfall reaches 4,000 megawatts

Power shortfall reached 4000MW on Friday due to an across the board rise in demand. According to the NTDC sources, power generation during last 24 hours stood at 13500MW against a demand of 17400MW, leaving the system with a total shortfall of about 4000M
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
BoP launches SMS banking

BoP launches SMS banking

The Bank of Punjab (BoP) has recently launched SMS banking that offers its customers a wide range of services. SMS banking is a technology enabled service offering bank accountholders the liberty to avail banking services using SMS. BoP's SMS banking allo
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
JuD stages demonstration against US

JuD stages demonstration against US

Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) staged a demonstration in Multan on Friday against United States for declaring JuD as "foreign terrorist organisation", and fixation of an award of 10 million dollars for the arrest of Hafiz Saeed, the Chief of this charity organisati
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
UVAS Syndicate approves Rs 2.681 million budget for Fiscal Year 2015

UVAS Syndicate approves Rs 2.681 million budget for Fiscal Year 2015

The Syndicate of the University of Veterinary and Animal Science (UVAS) Lahore at its 37th meeting on Friday approved Rs 2.681 million university budget for the financial year 2014-15. The meeting presided over by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Talat Naseer
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Lawyer helps escape rape's suspect

Lawyer helps escape rape's suspect

A lawyer along with his associates helped one Sarfraz involved in raping a mentally retarded girl to escape from the police custody after Lahore High Court dismissed his bail petition here on Friday. Suspect Sarfraz moved the bail petition through Rab Naw
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Elimination of corruption need of the hour: Khattak

Elimination of corruption need of the hour: Khattak

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak Friday termed the elimination of corruption as need of the hour, saying the PTI led coalition government since its first day is making efforts for the achievement of this goal. He expressed these views while addressing a c
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Rafaqat Babar passes away

Rafaqat Babar passes away

Advisor to Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Economic Affairs, Rafaqatullah Babar passes away here on Friday. His funeral prayers were offered in Mohallah Babar of his ancestral village Pir Pai.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
JUI-F opposes military operation in NWA

JUI-F opposes military operation in NWA

Jamiate Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa strongly opposed the ongoing military operation in North Waziristan, and termed the force wasn't solution of any issue rather creating further instability and commotion in the country. Addressing a news
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Two women die as van falls in River Kabul

Two women die as van falls in River Kabul

Two women were killed when a passenger van fell into River Kabul in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda on Friday. At least seven other people, reportedly residents of Mohmand Agency, were injured in the incident, which took place on the Haji Zai Pul.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
FCCI to raise funds for IDPs

FCCI to raise funds for IDPs

Disaster Management Committee of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) have convened an emergent meeting of business community to raise funds for the relief and succor of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), said Engr. Suhail Bin Rashid,
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
MCCI hails Ramazan package for IDPs

MCCI hails Ramazan package for IDPs

Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Khawaja Muhammad Usman has hailed the announcement of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday that each family of IDPs will receive Rs 40,000 in Ramazan package. He said that industrialist traders and businessm
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
HRCP seeks more efficient arrangements for IDPs

HRCP seeks more efficient arrangements for IDPs

Expressing concern at reports of hardships still being faced by the people displaced as a result of the military operation in North Waziristan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for more efficient arrangements for looking after the
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
TCP officials donate one-day salary for IDPs

TCP officials donate one-day salary for IDPs

Rizwan Ahmed, Chairman TCP presented a cheque of Rs 1.04344 million to Muhammad Shahzad Arbab, Federal Secretary for Ministry of Commerce on June 26 at TCP head office, Karachi, as donation for the relief of internal displaced persons (IDPs) of North Wazi
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Government foremost aim is to alleviate deprivation: minister

Government foremost aim is to alleviate deprivation: minister

Minister of State for Communications Abdul Hakeem Baloch has said that the foremost aim of the present democratic government is to alleviate the deprivations of all the people of Sindh including Karachi, and the only objective of our politics is to solve
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Four companies submit bids for acquisition of LPCL shares

Four companies submit bids for acquisition of LPCL shares

Four companies have submitted bids for acquisition of 75.86 percent shares of Lafarge Pakistan Cement Limited (LPCL). Lafarge SA is divesting its entire holding (75.86 percent) in Lafarge Pakistan Cement Limited (LPCL) and the bidding process has attracte
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
GSP Plus advantage: PIAF presents five-point facilitation agenda

GSP Plus advantage: PIAF presents five-point facilitation agenda

Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has presented a five-point facilitation agenda aimed at to get full advantage of GSP Plus status to Pakistan by the European Union. The five-point agenda was presented by the Chairman PIAF Malik Ta
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
NADRA submits NA-118 voters' verification report

NADRA submits NA-118 voters' verification report

National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) on Friday submitted its report on NA-118 voter verification to the election tribunal. The report disclosed that no record of 50,000 votes was found. As many as 25,000 were unverified votes and 4,000 were bo
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Turkmenistan to give 450 megawatts power: minister

Turkmenistan to give 450 megawatts power: minister

Textile Minister Senator Abbas Khan Afridi Friday said the government is taking steps to end energy crisis and Pakistan will soon get some 450 MW electricity from Turkmenistan. Addressing the members of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) here,
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KWSB blames K-E for water shortages

KWSB blames K-E for water shortages

City on Friday faced acute water shortage reportedly in the wake of suspension of electricity at Karachi Water & Sewerage Board's (KWSB) major pumping stations. Moreover, increasing incidents of water thefts and official patronage in providing unlawful co
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Petitioner fined

Petitioner fined

The Lahore High Court here on Friday fined a petitioner on perjury and ordered him to deposit Rs 100,000 with bar's dispensary. Petitioner Rana Ashique Ali had filed a case against Board of Revenue (BoR) saying he had not been supplied attested analytical
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
'SNGPL care centre still non-functional'

'SNGPL care centre still non-functional'

In a press release issued on Friday by Faisalabad Citizen Forum (FCF) it has been alleged that the SNGPL customers care centre whose responsibility is to address the grievances of gas consumers is non functional and no action is being taken by the SNGPL o
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Irsa constitutes committee to monitor outflows

Irsa constitutes committee to monitor outflows

The Indus River System Authority has constituted a committee comprising representatives of Punjab, Sindh, KPK and Balochistan to monitor water outflows from the Tarbela dam and barrages on the mighty Indus following complaints from the Sindh and Balochist
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PC Rawalpindi organises musical evening

PC Rawalpindi organises musical evening

Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi in collaboration with FM Productions achieved another milestone by organising a magical musical evening paying "A tribute to the Patiala Gharana. First time in the history of the Patiala Gharana, three generations perfor
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Partly Facetious: There're so many protocol violations there

Partly Facetious: There're so many protocol violations there

"So Nawaz Sharif invited Imran Khan to accompany him to visit the IDPs and the latter declined on account of the scheduled jalsa but asked the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to accompany the prime minister."
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Clarification

Clarification

Apropos a Business Recorder report 'KSE seeks lifting of ban on NDM transactions', it is clarified that "this matter is under discussion with the SECP and the purported comments by the MD to the Board, as mentioned in the Report, are totally untrue
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Draft of Sindh tourism policy finalised

Draft of Sindh tourism policy finalised

Sindh Tourism Department (STD) has drafted Sindh Tourism Policy-2014 and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah would approve it soon. An official of the STD told this correspondent that Sindh Tourism Policy-2014 has been planned and it will be document
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Local industries seek effective NTC

Local industries seek effective NTC

The domestic industries Friday urged ministry of commerce to make National Tariff Commission (NTC) effective to provide a level playing field to business community. Presently, NTC is almost paralysed due to non-appointment of chairman. The chairman NTC ha
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
KATI seeks latest arms for police

KATI seeks latest arms for police

Korangi Association of Trade and Industry's (KATI) Law and Order Standing Committee's Chairman Nadeem Khan has demanded of Sindh chief minister to approach federal government with a request to provide latest arms and equipments to police to combat crimes
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Two alleged criminals killed

Two alleged criminals killed

The paramilitary force rangers on Friday claimed to have killed two alleged criminals during a raid in Karachi. According to rangers' spokesman, on a tip-off the rangers personnel conducted a raid in Madina Colony of Federal B Area Industrial Area and clo
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Scholar defends M Phil thesis successfully

Scholar defends M Phil thesis successfully

A scholar of the Department of Zoology, University of Sindh Jamshoro, successfully defended her M Phil thesis in a seminar held here in the videoconference room of the varsity. Nosheen Jehajo completed her research under the supervision of Professor Dr Na
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Seminar pays rich tributes to Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung

Seminar pays rich tributes to Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung

Rich tributes were paid to the distinguished leader and great orator of the subcontinent, Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung at a seminar held by Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology in collaboration with Bahadur Yar Jung Academy at his death anniversary.
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold down

US MIDDAY: gold down

Gold fell early on Thursday as upbeat US jobless claims data and weaker crude oil prices sent prices below a two-month high hit earlier this week, and a lack of investment interest could further pressure the precious metal, traders said. Bullion fell as U
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US MIDDAY: soya retreats

US MIDDAY: soya retreats

US soyabean futures on Friday retreated from a two-week high reached the previous session as traders booked profits ahead of the release of key US crop reports. Wheat futures jumped after Canada said farmers had planted fewer acres of the crop than expect
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Gold lower but still set for fourth week of gains

Gold lower but still set for fourth week of gains

Gold edged lower on Friday yet was on course for a fourth straight week of gains as a lower dollar following weak US data limited the downside. US consumer spending rose less than expected in May, prompting economists to downgrade estimates for second-qua
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
TUI and TUI: travel reach deal to form world tourism leader

TUI and TUI: travel reach deal to form world tourism leader

German travel group TUI and its British subsidiary TUI Travel said on Friday that they had agreed to a tie-up that will create the world's biggest tourism operator. "The independent directors of TUI Travel and the executive board of TUI AG are pleased to
Published 28 Jun, 2014 12:00am
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