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Print - 2014-09-29
Modi, in rock star US debut, vows to make India proud

Modi, in rock star US debut, vows to make India proud

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi basked Sunday in a rock star welcome to the United States as he vowed to work tirelessly to make his nation a major power. In a massive show of support for a right-wing leader once shunned by Washington, some 18,500 peo
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Turkey 'can't stay out' of anti-IS fight: Erdogan

Turkey 'can't stay out' of anti-IS fight: Erdogan

Turkey cannot stay out of the international coalition fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, as Ankara prepares in the coming week to define its military involvement. Turkey has for months frustrated the West wi
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Parents protest in China after school stampede kills six

Parents protest in China after school stampede kills six

Chinese parents staged a protest on Sunday after six pupils were killed in a stampede at a primary school, as concerns over child safety mount. AFP photos show riot police confronting dozens of parents, many of them wailing with grief as they clutched pho
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Police officer shot in troubled US city of Ferguson

Police officer shot in troubled US city of Ferguson

A police officer from the strife-hit Missouri city of Ferguson was shot on Saturday night and authorities are still searching for the shooter, law enforcement officials said. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters the shooting did not see
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
One teenager dead, three injured in New York stabbings

One teenager dead, three injured in New York stabbings

A 14-year-old boy died from a wound to the chest and three other teenagers were injured early on Sunday in stabbings in New York City's Bronx borough, police said. Two 18-year-old men also were stabbed in the chest and a 17-year-old boy in the shoulder, p
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Britain's ruling Conservatives meet after losing two MPs

Britain's ruling Conservatives meet after losing two MPs

British Prime Minister David Cameron is bidding to rally his Conservatives for victory at next year's general election at their annual conference Sunday, with the party reeling from a defection and a sex scandal. Cameron admitted it had "not been an ideal
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Juncker team faces make-or-break hearings

Juncker team faces make-or-break hearings

The next 10 days could make or break a plan to reshape the European Union under new management in an attempt to revive the economy and regain trust among its half-billion people. From Monday, members of a European Parliament elected on a wave of anti-Brus
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
France's far-right grabs first ever Senate seats

France's far-right grabs first ever Senate seats

The far-right National Front won its first ever seats in France's upper house of parliament on Sunday, as President Francois Hollande's Socialist party lost its Senate majority. The left still controls the lower house, which is the dominant legislative bo
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Gutka, cigarettes have 80 percent share in oral diseases promotion

Gutka, cigarettes have 80 percent share in oral diseases promotion

Environment pollution and low socio-economic condition causing ENT diseases while gutka, betel nuts, cigarettes have 80 percent contribution in oral disease in country. This was stated by a renowned ENT specialist and Head of ENT unit II of Sir Ganga Ram
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Implementation of 2004 contract policy sought

Implementation of 2004 contract policy sought

The Professors and Lecturers Association of commerce institutions staged a protest demonstration in front of Multan Press Club to press the government for implementation of the 2004 contract policy. The demo was led by Divisional President Muhammad Taufiq
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
15 students, care-taker injured as seminary wall collapses

15 students, care-taker injured as seminary wall collapses

About 15 students and care-taker of Madarassa sustained injuries as its wall fell down near at GT Road in Sheher Sultan some 60kms away from Muzaffargarh. Police said on Sunday that the construction work at Madarassa Taleem-ul-Quran north Eid Gah was in
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Police to launch security SMS service soon

Police to launch security SMS service soon

The City Police will launch short message service (sms) service soon to send security alerts to banks managers, important buildings caretakers and others to ensure security measures. A spokesman for police Hammad Raza told APP, that the city police had ta
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Government urged to safeguard interest of growers, ginners

Government urged to safeguard interest of growers, ginners

The newly-elected Chairman of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), Haji Hafeez Anwar, has urged the government to safeguard the interest of growers and ginners to help stabilise the country's economy. He also demanded to fix the support price of "P
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Higher judiciary: discriminatory policies in judges' appointment flayed

Higher judiciary: discriminatory policies in judges' appointment flayed

The executive committee of Lahore High Court Bar Association Multan registry has flayed what it said step-motherly treatment with the lawyers of Southern Punjab and discriminatory policies in the appointment of judges. It has decided to convene a lawyers
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Deceased pensioners: unmarried daughters allowed family pension

Deceased pensioners: unmarried daughters allowed family pension

Ombudsman Punjab Javed Mahmood rejecting objections of the education and Finance department has allowed family pension to unmarried daughters of deceased pensioners. The Ombudsman passed these orders on an application of one Neelam Shafi, the unmarried da
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Businessmen of South Punjab slam gas policy

Businessmen of South Punjab slam gas policy

Industrialists and traders of South Punjab have criticised the government's plan of cutting off the supply of natural gas to industrial sector during winter season. They also deplored the government's move of promulgating an ordinance for the collection o
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Government will not create obstacle in way of democracy: Rashid

Government will not create obstacle in way of democracy: Rashid

Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid talking to media at Lahore Airport Sunday said that government would not put hindrance and obstacle in the way of freedom of democracy in the country. He said if change is brought by extremism then this modus cou
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Raiding LPG plants: OGRA plays exemplary role: Irfan

Raiding LPG plants: OGRA plays exemplary role: Irfan

Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has played an exemplary role by raiding LPG plants on the basis of black marketing. This was stated by Irfan Khokhar, Chairman Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distribution Association in a statement issued here on Su
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
India making water war rehearsal against Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed

India making water war rehearsal against Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed

Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said on Sunday that the current floods in Pakistan were artificial and a result of water aggression on part of India against Pakistan. Talking to media persons at a local hotel on Sunday, Hafiz Saeed said India ma
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
PTI is being hijacked by influentials: Hashmi

PTI is being hijacked by influentials: Hashmi

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's former president Makhdom Javed Hashmi has said that Makhdom Shah Mehmood Qureshi neither acted upon the civil disobedience call of Imran Khan nor did he tender his resignation, however, he asks other party members to resign from
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Fire of PTCL Lahore office extinguished

Fire of PTCL Lahore office extinguished

An inferno, which erupted in the regional office of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Agerton Road late on Saturday night, was extinguished on Sunday. Five floors of the building have been damaged and machinery worth billion of rupees w
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Quality, prices of food items: Sunday Sasta bazaars raided

Quality, prices of food items: Sunday Sasta bazaars raided

Assistant Commissioner City, Qurat-ul Ain on Sunday raided at Sunday Sasta Bazaars to check quality and prices of food items. She visited Sunday Sasta Bazaars at Committee Chowk and Haideri Chowk, set up by Punjab government and checked, quality and pric
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Government urged to bring an end to privatisation process

Government urged to bring an end to privatisation process

Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik on Sunday directed all government departments to implement labour laws in the province in letter and spirit. He was speaking as chief guest at a three-day Sindh Labour Conference held here under the auspices of an
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Imran says new Pakistan in the making

Imran says new Pakistan in the making

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said that due to the ongoing sit-in in the federal capital, PTI's message has reached every nook and corner of the country. Addressing the party workers at D-Chowk after attending a public rally
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Bilawal apologises to sympathisers for past mistakes

Bilawal apologises to sympathisers for past mistakes

Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday tendered an apology to the PPP sympathisers after being let down by the party for any reason. In an emphatic appeal to supporters on a social networking website, Bilawal admitted that the P
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Students, working women facing accommodation problems in Capital

Students, working women facing accommodation problems in Capital

Residents, bachelors, students and working women are facing residential problems due to acute shortage of accommodation facilities in the capital city. The private institutions should have their own accommodation system on reasonable rent, so that the acc
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Rulers changed black money into white through gambling: Qadri

Rulers changed black money into white through gambling: Qadri

Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said on Sunday that people did not know about the rulers who siphoned off billions of rupees from national exchequer and then changed the black money into white through gambling. Addressing his workers at Azad
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
TUSDEC training: KP, FATA students trained in technical trade

TUSDEC training: KP, FATA students trained in technical trade

Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) has trained a pool of 1,325 students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in demand-driven technical trades with an aim to support gainful income generation
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Minor tremor jolts KP

Minor tremor jolts KP

A minor tremor has been felt in Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand and adjoining areas on late Saturday night.
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
SSP for zero tolerance against corruption

SSP for zero tolerance against corruption

Renewing the commitment make Islamabad police more service oriented, SSP Asmatullah Junejo Sunday said there would be zero tolerance against embezzlement and corruption. The SSP, in a statement, said corruption was a real threat for good performance. Ther
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Two motorcyclists killed in road accident

Two motorcyclists killed in road accident

Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured after being hit by an over speeding vehicle, here on Sunday. Rescue sources said that an over speeding vehicle knocked down two motorcycles near Dou Darya in Clifton area of Karachi.
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Hangu blast victims: KP chief minister announces compensation

Hangu blast victims: KP chief minister announces compensation

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has strongly condemned the terror blast at Hangu that claimed precious human lives and many injured. He has also announced compensation for the martyred and injured under Shuhada Package. The chief min
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Qaumi Lashkar leader shot dead in Bajaur: TTP claims responsibility

Qaumi Lashkar leader shot dead in Bajaur: TTP claims responsibility

Militants gunned down leader of the Qaumi Lashkar and injured his driver here on Sunday. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed the responsibility of the attack. Sources said that armed men opened fire on the vehicle of Gul Akbar, a leader of Qa
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Delegation of British HC meets Sindh IGP

Delegation of British HC meets Sindh IGP

A three-member delegation of British High Commission headed by Liaison Prosecutor Mark Carroll called on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Ghulam Haider Jamali, here at Central Police Office. According to a statement on Sunday, DIG (Headquarters) Ab
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Cop killed in Thatta

Cop killed in Thatta

A policeman was killed in exchange of fire with robbers here on Sunday. The police on a complaint of a citizen reached the site where robbers were busy in looting people in vehicles at gun point in Jang Shahi area of Thatta. Seeing the police, robbers sta
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Two 'criminals' killed in encounters; target killer nabbed

Two 'criminals' killed in encounters; target killer nabbed

The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) killed a suspected kidnapper in an encounter while Sohrab Goth police killed an alleged robber. An AVCC team, on a tip-off, raided kidnappers' hideout in Surjani Town in wee hours of Sunday. The AVCC officials claimed th
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Three killed in different parts of Karachi

Three killed in different parts of Karachi

At least three people were killed in separate incidents while body of a woman was found here on Sunday. According to police and rescue sources, Akram Hashmi, son of Hashmi, was gunned down by unknown men in Surjani Town. The body of the victim was shifte
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Air France pilots end record strike

Air France pilots end record strike

Air France''s main pilots'' union on Sunday ended the longest strike in the carrier''s history to allow "calmer" talks to go ahead over the contentious issue of the airline''s low-cost subsidiary Transavia. A spokesman for the SNPL union, Guillaume Schmid
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Air France pilots end record strike

Air France pilots end record strike

Air France's main pilots' union on Sunday ended the longest strike in the carrier's history to allow "calmer" talks to go ahead over the contentious issue of the airline's low-cost subsidiary Transavia. A spokesman for the SNPL union, Guillaume Schmid, to
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Air France pilots end record strike

Air France pilots end record strike

Air France's main pilots' union on Sunday ended the longest strike in the carrier's history to allow "calmer" talks to go ahead over the contentious issue of the airline's low-cost subsidiary Transavia. A spokesman for the SNPL union, Guillaume Schmid, to
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Sales tax recovery: LHC grants stay against direct show-cause notices

Sales tax recovery: LHC grants stay against direct show-cause notices

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted stay against direct show cause notices for recovery of sales tax under sections 11(2) and 11(3) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 (Act) as there is no mechanism to pick a case for adjudication under the said section of the
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Sales tax recovery: LHC grants stay against direct show-cause notices

Sales tax recovery: LHC grants stay against direct show-cause notices

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted stay against direct show cause notices for recovery of sales tax under sections 11(2) and 11(3) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 (Act) as there is no mechanism to pick a case for adjudication under the said section of the
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Sales tax recovery: LHC grants stay against direct show-cause notices

Sales tax recovery: LHC grants stay against direct show-cause notices

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted stay against direct show cause notices for recovery of sales tax under sections 11(2) and 11(3) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 (Act) as there is no mechanism to pick a case for adjudication under the said section of the
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools

Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools

Turkey has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as oppressive and unenforceable, reports said Sunday. While tattoos are frowned upon by conservative elements in Turkey's diverse society, they ar
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools

Turkey bans tattoos, piercings in schools

Turkey has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as oppressive and unenforceable, reports said Sunday. While tattoos are frowned upon by conservative elements in Turkey's diverse society, they ar
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Kurdish fighters begin weapons training in Germany

Kurdish fighters begin weapons training in Germany

The German military has begun training 32 Kurdish fighters from northern Iraq at an army school in Bavaria on handling weaponry provided by Berlin to support their battle against Islamic State jihadists, officials said Sunday. The fighters, who arrived Sa
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Kurdish fighters begin weapons training in Germany

Kurdish fighters begin weapons training in Germany

The German military has begun training 32 Kurdish fighters from northern Iraq at an army school in Bavaria on handling weaponry provided by Berlin to support their battle against Islamic State jihadists, officials said Sunday. The fighters, who arrived Sa
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
India to import onion from Pakistan and Afghanistan

India to import onion from Pakistan and Afghanistan

India is turning to Pakistan and Afghanistan to ensure that there is no shortage of onion in the national capital during the upcoming festival season. National Agriculture and Marketing Federation (NAFED) will import onions from the two countries in a bi
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
India to import onion from Pakistan and Afghanistan

India to import onion from Pakistan and Afghanistan

India is turning to Pakistan and Afghanistan to ensure that there is no shortage of onion in the national capital during the upcoming festival season. National Agriculture and Marketing Federation (NAFED) will import onions from the two countries in a bi
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
India to import onion from Pakistan and Afghanistan

India to import onion from Pakistan and Afghanistan

India is turning to Pakistan and Afghanistan to ensure that there is no shortage of onion in the national capital during the upcoming festival season. National Agriculture and Marketing Federation (NAFED) will import onions from the two countries in a bi
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Afghan government releases Pakistani journalist

Afghan government releases Pakistani journalist

The Afghan government on Sunday released Karachi-based Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan who had been arrested in Afghanistan a few months ago. He was arrested in April when he crossed the Pak-Afghan border while reporting from Tribal Areas. An Afghan c
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Afghan government releases Pakistani journalist

Afghan government releases Pakistani journalist

The Afghan government on Sunday released Karachi-based Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan who had been arrested in Afghanistan a few months ago. He was arrested in April when he crossed the Pak-Afghan border while reporting from Tribal Areas. An Afghan c
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Hong Kong protesters defiant after tear gas chaos

Hong Kong protesters defiant after tear gas chaos

Police repeatedly fired tear gas in clashes with protesters fighting for democracy as parts of Hong Kong descended into chaos Sunday with tens of thousands on the streets to demand Beijing grant the city full universal suffrage.
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Hong Kong protesters defiant after tear gas chaos

Hong Kong protesters defiant after tear gas chaos

Police repeatedly fired tear gas in clashes with protesters fighting for democracy as parts of Hong Kong descended into chaos Sunday with tens of thousands on the streets to demand Beijing grant the city full universal suffrage.
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
More than 30 feared dead on Japan volcano

More than 30 feared dead on Japan volcano

The first deaths were confirmed Sunday among more than 30 hikers feared killed near the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted without warning, spewing ash, rocks and steam. Rescue workers battling rocketing levels of sulphurous gas found 31 people in "c
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
More than 30 feared dead on Japan volcano

More than 30 feared dead on Japan volcano

The first deaths were confirmed Sunday among more than 30 hikers feared killed near the peak of a Japanese volcano that erupted without warning, spewing ash, rocks and steam. Rescue workers battling rocketing levels of sulphurous gas found 31 people in "c
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
At least 40 held after communal clashes in Indian Gujarat

At least 40 held after communal clashes in Indian Gujarat

Authorities in India's Gujarat state arrested at least 40 people after late-night clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Vadodara and suspended mobile phone Internet and bulk text messaging services for four days, officials said on Sunday. Crow
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Britain's bruised Conservatives rally for re-election

Britain's bruised Conservatives rally for re-election

Britain's ruling Conservative party rallied for re-election in 2015 at a party conference on Sunday overshadowed by defections to the eurosceptic UKIP and a ministerial resignation over a sex scandal. Prime Minister David Cameron admitted there had "not b
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance

Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan to ditch the country's all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme. Near-complete results showed that 63 percent of the electorate shot down a plan pushed by left-leaning parties who say the cur
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: steadier trend

THE RUPEE: steadier trend

Firmness prevailed on the currency market as the rupee managed to halt slide versus the dollar and euro during the week, ended on 27 September, 2014. In the inter-bank market, the rupee showed no major change in terms of the dollar for buying and selling
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: steadier trend

THE RUPEE: steadier trend

Firmness prevailed on the currency market as the rupee managed to halt slide versus the dollar and euro during the week, ended on 27 September, 2014. In the inter-bank market, the rupee showed no major change in terms of the dollar for buying and selling
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 1487 basis points to reach 9.89 per cent during the outgoing week ended Sept 26, 2014. A week earlier it closed in negative position of 4.98 per cent. During the last week, the trading activity on the future counter witnes
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 1487 basis points to reach 9.89 per cent during the outgoing week ended Sept 26, 2014. A week earlier it closed in negative position of 4.98 per cent. During the last week, the trading activity on the future counter witnes
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 1487 basis points to reach 9.89 per cent during the outgoing week ended Sept 26, 2014. A week earlier it closed in negative position of 4.98 per cent. During the last week, the trading activity on the future counter witnes
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

Futures spreads up by 1487 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 1487 basis points to reach 9.89 per cent during the outgoing week ended Sept 26, 2014. A week earlier it closed in negative position of 4.98 per cent. During the last week, the trading activity on the future counter witnes
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Performance remains dull

Performance remains dull

For the second consecutive week the Karachi share market witnessed a dull performance amid political uncertainly in the country and the benchmark KSE-100 index closed below 30,000 level end of the last week. The benchmark KSE-100 index shed 310 points (Wo
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Performance remains dull

Performance remains dull

For the second consecutive week the Karachi share market witnessed a dull performance amid political uncertainly in the country and the benchmark KSE-100 index closed below 30,000 level end of the last week. The benchmark KSE-100 index shed 310 points (Wo
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Performance remains dull

Performance remains dull

For the second consecutive week the Karachi share market witnessed a dull performance amid political uncertainly in the country and the benchmark KSE-100 index closed below 30,000 level end of the last week. The benchmark KSE-100 index shed 310 points (Wo
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Total tempted by ambitious TAPI Asian pipeline project

Total tempted by ambitious TAPI Asian pipeline project

French firm Total is working behind the scenes to take the lead on an ambitious pipeline connecting Central and South Asia, sources close to the project say, pioneering a novel gas exchange mechanism to overcome legal hurdles. It is one of the most ambiti
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Total tempted by ambitious TAPI Asian pipeline project

Total tempted by ambitious TAPI Asian pipeline project

French firm Total is working behind the scenes to take the lead on an ambitious pipeline connecting Central and South Asia, sources close to the project say, pioneering a novel gas exchange mechanism to overcome legal hurdles. It is one of the most ambiti
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Total tempted by ambitious TAPI Asian pipeline project

Total tempted by ambitious TAPI Asian pipeline project

French firm Total is working behind the scenes to take the lead on an ambitious pipeline connecting Central and South Asia, sources close to the project say, pioneering a novel gas exchange mechanism to overcome legal hurdles. It is one of the most ambiti
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Afghanistan to inaugurate Ghani as Nato's war ends

Afghanistan to inaugurate Ghani as Nato's war ends

Afghanistan will host a grand presidential inauguration on Monday, with former US-based academic Ashraf Ghani taking power as Nato troops end their 13-year war without defeating the fierce Taliban insurgency. Ghani succeeds President Hamid Karzai after a
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Afghanistan to inaugurate Ghani as Nato's war ends

Afghanistan to inaugurate Ghani as Nato's war ends

Afghanistan will host a grand presidential inauguration on Monday, with former US-based academic Ashraf Ghani taking power as Nato troops end their 13-year war without defeating the fierce Taliban insurgency. Ghani succeeds President Hamid Karzai after a
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
US-led raids hit jihadists in Syria amid new Qaeda threat

US-led raids hit jihadists in Syria amid new Qaeda threat

US-led coalition planes pounded oil sites in Syria Sunday that fund the Islamic State group, as Syria's Al-Qaeda branch warned that people in Europe and America will pay the price. The United States, along with coalition partners Saudi Arabia and the Unit
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
US-led raids hit jihadists in Syria amid new Qaeda threat

US-led raids hit jihadists in Syria amid new Qaeda threat

US-led coalition planes pounded oil sites in Syria Sunday that fund the Islamic State group, as Syria's Al-Qaeda branch warned that people in Europe and America will pay the price. The United States, along with coalition partners Saudi Arabia and the Unit
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Jailed Jayalalithaa replaced as chief minister

Jailed Jayalalithaa replaced as chief minister

Former film star Jayalalithaa Jayaram, one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians, was replaced as head of a southern state on Sunday after she was jailed in a corruption case, reports said. Jayalalithaa, 66, who enjoys a cult following i
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Jailed Jayalalithaa replaced as chief minister

Jailed Jayalalithaa replaced as chief minister

Former film star Jayalalithaa Jayaram, one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians, was replaced as head of a southern state on Sunday after she was jailed in a corruption case, reports said. Jayalalithaa, 66, who enjoys a cult following i
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
23 militants killed in NW

23 militants killed in NW

At least 23 militants and seven civilians have been killed in north-west in attacks on rebel hideouts, a checkpoint clash and a motorcycle bombing, officials said Sunday. The deaths occurred during attacks on Taliban hideouts by Pakistani jets, a US drone
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
23 militants killed in NW

23 militants killed in NW

At least 23 militants and seven civilians have been killed in north-west in attacks on rebel hideouts, a checkpoint clash and a motorcycle bombing, officials said Sunday. The deaths occurred during attacks on Taliban hideouts by Pakistani jets, a US drone
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Imran, his deputy accused of using electricity illegally

Imran, his deputy accused of using electricity illegally

Federal Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Muhammad Asif Sunday said that the government had detected illegal electricity connections at the residences of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Bani Gala, Islamabad and Zaman Park, Lahore and Shah Mehmood Qureshi's
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Imran, his deputy accused of using electricity illegally

Imran, his deputy accused of using electricity illegally

Federal Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Muhammad Asif Sunday said that the government had detected illegal electricity connections at the residences of PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Bani Gala, Islamabad and Zaman Park, Lahore and Shah Mehmood Qureshi's
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Potential game changer

Potential game changer

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's massive show at the Minar-e-Pakistan here on Sunday appeared to be a potential game-changer that could revitalise his party's anti-government strategy. The PTI surpassed its own previous record of peopl
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Potential game changer

Potential game changer

Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's massive show at the Minar-e-Pakistan here on Sunday appeared to be a potential game-changer that could revitalise his party's anti-government strategy. The PTI surpassed its own previous record of peopl
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (September 28, 2014) and the forecast for Monday (September 29, 2014).

Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (September 22 to 26 2014).

Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
CPGS to launch report on nuclear non-proliferation

CPGS to launch report on nuclear non-proliferation

The Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) is launching the "Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament: Contemporary Challenges and Prospects" seminar report on Monday. The 181 page report on the international seminar held on May 7 this
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister's stance on Kashmir at UN widely hailed

Prime Minister's stance on Kashmir at UN widely hailed

Hailing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's stance on Kashmir in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), political and Kashmiri leadership have described it in accordance with Pakistan's commitment for early resolution of the Kashmir issue as
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Altaf hints at holding 'sit-in in Islamabad'

Altaf hints at holding 'sit-in in Islamabad'

Apropos '14 questions to army chief: Altaf hints at holding sit-in in Islamabad' carried by Business Recorder on Saturday, it increasingly appears that country's capital will assume the role of a permanent venue of protest demonstrations of various politi
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success

Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success

Ten years after the Asian tsunami devastated Sarath Kumara's cinnamon plantation in Sri Lanka, forcing him to start over with nothing, the farmer faces a new threat from further afield.
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
The IMF leash

The IMF leash

The mandated fourth quarterly review under the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) remains inconclusive ostensibly because of the delay in sale of 10 percent of OGDC shares, issuance of Sukuk bonds as well as the decision not
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
The IMF programme interregnum

The IMF programme interregnum

Completion of the fourth quarterly review by the IMF has been delayed now for more than a month. What are the reasons for the delay? Is it due to the inability to meet the performance criteria and structural benchmarks for the last quarter of 2013-14? Alt
Published 29 Sep, 2014 12:00am
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