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Print - 2014-10-02
Japan's 'shinkansen' bullet train marks 50th birthday

Japan's 'shinkansen' bullet train marks 50th birthday

Japan's "shinkansen" train, which led the world in super-fast rail transport technology, celebrated its 50th birthday Wednesday with ceremonies hailing its contribution to the country's post-war economy and its safety record. A sleek, airplane-shaped N700
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Netanyahu warns Obama: Iran must not be 'threshold nuclear power'

Netanyahu warns Obama: Iran must not be 'threshold nuclear power'

A skeptical Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday directly warned US President Barack Obama not to accept any Iran deal that would allow Tehran to become a "threshold nuclear power." Netanyahu and Obama renewed their often prickly relatio
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
School bombing kills 41 children in Syria

School bombing kills 41 children in Syria

At least 41 Syrian children aged under 12 were killed Wednesday in a double bombing by a lone assailant at a school in the government-controlled city of Homs, a monitor said. They were among 48 people who died in the attacks in the Akrameh neighbourhood,
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Turkey pushes for more than 'dropping tons of bombs' on IS

Turkey pushes for more than 'dropping tons of bombs' on IS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pressed the West on Wednesday to find a long-term solution to the crises in Syria and Iraq, saying dropping "tons of bombs" on Islamic State militants would only provide temporary respite. Erdogan has pushed for the
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
First large-scale carbon capture goes online in Canada

First large-scale carbon capture goes online in Canada

The world's first large-scale carbon capture and storage - built into a SaskPower coal-fired power plant in the Canadian prairies - will be inaugurated Thursday. If successful, the Can$1.4 billion ($1.25 billion) pilot project could renew interest in chea
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
New Nato head seeks 'constructive relationship' with Russia

New Nato head seeks 'constructive relationship' with Russia

New Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday Russia must reverse course in Ukraine but stressed the alliance still remains ready to have a constructive relationship with Moscow. Russia's intervention in Ukraine "is a major challenge to Euro-Atlantic sec
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Back off over Hong Kong, China foreign minister tells US

Back off over Hong Kong, China foreign minister tells US

China Wednesday scolded the United States saying pro-democracy protests sweeping Hong Kong were none of its business and brushing off US calls for restraint warning it will not tolerate "illegal acts." "The Chinese government has very firmly and clearly s
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Baghdad suicide car bombing kills at least 14

Baghdad suicide car bombing kills at least 14

A suicide car bomb blast ripped through a busy commercial street in a south-eastern neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital Wednesday, killing at least 14 people, police and medical sources said. The attack occurred shortly after 5:30 pm (1430 GMT) in the Shii
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
First US child dies from enterovirus D68

First US child dies from enterovirus D68

A child in the north-eastern US state of Rhode Island has become the first to die from an ongoing outbreak of a respiratory virus, enterovirus D68, health officials said Wednesday. The child died from an unusual combination of enterovirus D68 - which has
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Ten killed in Ukraine's Donetsk on back-to-school day

Ten killed in Ukraine's Donetsk on back-to-school day

Ukraine's largest rebel-controlled city of Donetsk was shaken by violence Wednesday as 10 people were killed, some of them teachers and parents showing up for the first day of school. Terrified children were forced to shelter in the basement as the shelli
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
UN worker dies of suspected Ebola in Liberia

UN worker dies of suspected Ebola in Liberia

The United Nations mission in Liberia announced on Wednesday the first suspected victim among its employees of the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaging the impoverished west African nation. Karin Landgren, head of UNMIL, told reporters in the capital Monrovia t
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
India, Pakistan end 32-year wait for hockey final

India, Pakistan end 32-year wait for hockey final

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan face off in a mouth-watering field hockey final at the Asian Games on Thursday with a place in the 2016 Olympics at stake. Millions of fans in both nations will be glued to their television screens for the title clash which
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Djokovic, Sharapova win in China, as Wozniacki falls

Djokovic, Sharapova win in China, as Wozniacki falls

Novak Djokovic continued his 100 percent record at the China Open Wednesday as he overcame late resistance from Vasek Pospisil, while Maria Sharapova also won but Caroline Wozniacki crashed out. The number one seed in Beijing was playing at his dominating
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
KP government holds moot on international development partners

KP government holds moot on international development partners

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday organised a high level moot of development partners to assess the progress on development initiatives and work towards future plans for carrying out development projects in partnership with international d
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Treason trial: hearing adjourned till today

Treason trial: hearing adjourned till today

The Special Court on Wednesday accepted the plea of defence counsel in high treason case against former army chief and President Pervez Musharraf and adjourned the hearing of matter till Thursday (today). Since the head of the bench, Justice Faisal Arab,
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Ghani orders new probe into massive fraud scandal

Ghani orders new probe into massive fraud scandal

Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday ordered fresh investigations into a $900 million fraud that wrecked the country's largest bank, underlining his determination to crack down on rampant corruption. The collapse of Kabul Bank in 2010 exp
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Ghani orders new probe into massive fraud scandal

Ghani orders new probe into massive fraud scandal

Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday ordered fresh investigations into a $900 million fraud that wrecked the country's largest bank, underlining his determination to crack down on rampant corruption. The collapse of Kabul Bank in 2010 exp
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Twin suicide attacks on army buses in Kabul kill 7

Twin suicide attacks on army buses in Kabul kill 7

Two Taliban suicide bombers hit army buses in Kabul Wednesday, killing at least seven people in a coordinated attack, officials said, a day after the new Afghan government signed a deal for US troops to stay in the country. The Taliban, who strongly oppos
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Twin suicide attacks on army buses in Kabul kill 7

Twin suicide attacks on army buses in Kabul kill 7

Two Taliban suicide bombers hit army buses in Kabul Wednesday, killing at least seven people in a coordinated attack, officials said, a day after the new Afghan government signed a deal for US troops to stay in the country. The Taliban, who strongly oppos
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Norway the best place to grow old: global index

Norway the best place to grow old: global index

Norway is the best place to grow old, according to the latest Global AgeWatch index of 96 countries published on Wednesday, while Afghanistan is the worst. All but one of the top 10 countries are in Western Europe, North America and Australasia, with Japa
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Norway the best place to grow old: global index

Norway the best place to grow old: global index

Norway is the best place to grow old, according to the latest Global AgeWatch index of 96 countries published on Wednesday, while Afghanistan is the worst. All but one of the top 10 countries are in Western Europe, North America and Australasia, with Japa
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bank holidays

Bank holidays

The State Bank of Pakistan and all banks will remain closed on 6th, 7th and 8th October, 2014 (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha as declared by the Government of Pakistan.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

Divergent trend was seen on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee inched up by four-paisa in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 102.59 and Rs 102.62 respectively, they said.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bank holidays

Bank holidays

The State Bank of Pakistan and all banks will remain closed on 6th, 7th and 8th October, 2014 (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha as declared by the Government of Pakistan.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

Divergent trend was seen on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee inched up by four-paisa in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 102.59 and Rs 102.62 respectively, they said.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bank holidays

Bank holidays

The State Bank of Pakistan and all banks will remain closed on 6th, 7th and 8th October, 2014 (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha as declared by the Government of Pakistan.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Pilot safe: PAF aircraft crashes near Quetta

Pilot safe: PAF aircraft crashes near Quetta

A fighter Aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed due to technical fault near Quetta, PAFF spokesman said on Wednesday He maintained the pilot of the aircraft executed successful planned ejection and is however safe. There is no
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Pilot safe: PAF aircraft crashes near Quetta

Pilot safe: PAF aircraft crashes near Quetta

A fighter Aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed due to technical fault near Quetta, PAFF spokesman said on Wednesday He maintained the pilot of the aircraft executed successful planned ejection and is however safe. There is no
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Parveen's murder: Supreme Court rejects investigation report

Parveen's murder: Supreme Court rejects investigation report

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the investigation report submitted by Karachi Police on the murder of Parveen Rehman, Director of Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), and remarked that the case must not be closed till the arrest of all accused.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Parveen's murder: Supreme Court rejects investigation report

Parveen's murder: Supreme Court rejects investigation report

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the investigation report submitted by Karachi Police on the murder of Parveen Rehman, Director of Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), and remarked that the case must not be closed till the arrest of all accused.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Prevent crises before the price spirals: UN chief

Prevent crises before the price spirals: UN chief

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the international community to stem crises before they emerge, instead of waiting to pick up the pieces after they spin out of control. "When there is a fire, everybody knows what to do. They bring all the fire engi
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Prevent crises before the price spirals: UN chief

Prevent crises before the price spirals: UN chief

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged the international community to stem crises before they emerge, instead of waiting to pick up the pieces after they spin out of control. "When there is a fire, everybody knows what to do. They bring all the fire engi
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (October 01, 2014)

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Wednesday (October 01, 2014) and for Thursday (October 02, 2014).
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
World Bank chief says Ebola outbreak shows harm of inequality

World Bank chief says Ebola outbreak shows harm of inequality

Fighting the Ebola epidemic means confronting the issue of inequality, as people in poor countries have less access to knowledge and infrastructure for treating the sick and containing the deadly virus, the head of the World Bank said. Three poor countrie
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
World Bank chief says Ebola outbreak shows harm of inequality

World Bank chief says Ebola outbreak shows harm of inequality

Fighting the Ebola epidemic means confronting the issue of inequality, as people in poor countries have less access to knowledge and infrastructure for treating the sick and containing the deadly virus, the head of the World Bank said. Three poor countrie
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (October 01, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PIA acquires two aircraft on wet lease from Turkey

PIA acquires two aircraft on wet lease from Turkey

PIA has acquired two Boeing 737-800 aircraft which arrived at Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Wednesday. These latest technology fuels efficient aircraft have been acquired on wet lease from Turkish based Corondon Airlines. PIA Managing Director S
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Wednesday (October 01, 2014) and the forecast for Thursday (October 02, 2014).

Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PIA acquires two aircraft on wet lease from Turkey

PIA acquires two aircraft on wet lease from Turkey

PIA has acquired two Boeing 737-800 aircraft which arrived at Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Wednesday. These latest technology fuels efficient aircraft have been acquired on wet lease from Turkish based Corondon Airlines. PIA Managing Director S
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PIA acquires two aircraft on wet lease from Turkey

PIA acquires two aircraft on wet lease from Turkey

PIA has acquired two Boeing 737-800 aircraft which arrived at Jinnah International Airport Karachi on Wednesday. These latest technology fuels efficient aircraft have been acquired on wet lease from Turkish based Corondon Airlines. PIA Managing Director S
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Gandapur's PA membership restored

Gandapur's PA membership restored

While setting aside the decision of an election tribunal, the apex court on Wednesday restored the provincial assembly membership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur who was disqualified for allegedly holding a fake degree. A th
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Gandapur's PA membership restored

Gandapur's PA membership restored

While setting aside the decision of an election tribunal, the apex court on Wednesday restored the provincial assembly membership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur who was disqualified for allegedly holding a fake degree. A th
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Indian troops resort to unprovoked firing on LoC

Indian troops resort to unprovoked firing on LoC

Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Line of Control (LoC) in Bagh sector in Bedori areas on Wednesday evening. According to ISPR here, Pakistani troops effectively responded to Indian firing. Exchange of fire continued till last report filed. N
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Indian troops resort to unprovoked firing on LoC

Indian troops resort to unprovoked firing on LoC

Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Line of Control (LoC) in Bagh sector in Bedori areas on Wednesday evening. According to ISPR here, Pakistani troops effectively responded to Indian firing. Exchange of fire continued till last report filed. N
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Transparency International Pakistan

Transparency International Pakistan

Srirak Plipat, Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Transparency International (TI), said on Wednesday that this is to confirm that Transparency International (TI) did not disown TI Pakistan, and that TI Pakistan is a fully accredited National Chapter of t
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Transparency International Pakistan

Transparency International Pakistan

Srirak Plipat, Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Transparency International (TI), said on Wednesday that this is to confirm that Transparency International (TI) did not disown TI Pakistan, and that TI Pakistan is a fully accredited National Chapter of t
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Cotton jumps the most in three weeks on tight nearby US supplies

Cotton jumps the most in three weeks on tight nearby US supplies

Benchmark cotton futures rallied on Wednesday, led by nearby prices due to tight inventories in the United States, the world's top exporter, ahead of the harvest. The most-active December cotton contract on ICE Futures US closed up 0.79 cent, or 1.3 perce
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Altaf urges intelligentsia to help end turmoil

Altaf urges intelligentsia to help end turmoil

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain Wednesday urged political leaders, writers and intellectuals to bring the government and protesting parties on the table for holding meaningful dialogue to help end the current political turmoil. He was t
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
MTBs auction Rs 37 billion bids accepted

MTBs auction Rs 37 billion bids accepted

A thin participation was witnessed in the auction for Government of Pakistan Market Treasury Bills (MTBs), held on Wednesday as banks appeared more interested in investing in long-term government bonds. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on October 1, 2014,
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
MTBs auction Rs 37 billion bids accepted

MTBs auction Rs 37 billion bids accepted

A thin participation was witnessed in the auction for Government of Pakistan Market Treasury Bills (MTBs), held on Wednesday as banks appeared more interested in investing in long-term government bonds. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on October 1, 2014,
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Imran predicts next government of PTI

Imran predicts next government of PTI

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday congratulated his party workers that their movement has achieved the desired goals and next government would be of the PTI, as we succeeded in denting the two-party system-a great achievement.
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
JI Ameer's mother in law passes away

JI Ameer's mother in law passes away

The mother in Law of the Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Siraj-ul-Haq, breathed her last in Dir Wednesday morning. She was laid to rest at the ancestral graveyard in the afternoon. Meanwhile, JI leaders have expressed deep grief over the demise of the l
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Shahbaz distributes Rs 25,000 to each of flood victims

Shahbaz distributes Rs 25,000 to each of flood victims

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif visited flood-hit areas of tehsil Pindi Bhattian of Hafizabad, Shahpur of Sargodha, tehsil Phalia of Mandi Bahauddin, tehsil Wazirabad of Gujranwala and tehsil Sambrial of Sialkot for 10 hours. He also reviewe
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
DCO reviews polio drive

DCO reviews polio drive

DCO Lahore Captain Muhammad Usman (Retd) visited Sanda Road in the provincial capital to monitor anti-polio campaign on Wednesday. He, along with the officials of health department and Data Gunj Bukhsh Town, checked the performance of polio teams on the l
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Business Recorder's senior reporter robbed

Business Recorder's senior reporter robbed

Two unknown armed men snatched Rs 20,000 and mobile phone from Nayyar Zuberi, senior reporter Business Recorder, on gun point, here late Wednesday night. As per details, Zuberi withdrew Rs 20,000 from ATM of MCB bank's branch at Safoora Chowrangi a
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Mushahid proposes three-point plan for peace on Siachen

Mushahid proposes three-point plan for peace on Siachen

Chairman, Senate Defence Committee, Mushahid Hussain, who returned from a visit to Siachen with members of his Committee, has said that time has come for both Pakistan and India to treat Siachen as an issue of human security and protecting the environment
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Pak-Russia IGC meeting's modalities discussed

Pak-Russia IGC meeting's modalities discussed

Ambassador of Russian Federation, Alexey Dedov and other officials from the Russian Embassy called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday and discussed modalities about the Pak-Russia Inter Governmental Commission (IGC) meeting. Dedov said it was importa
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
September CPI inflation up 7.68 percent YoY

September CPI inflation up 7.68 percent YoY

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 7.68 percent during September 2014 as compared to the same period last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed. Member, National Accounts, Field Services, PSLM, Prices and Trade, Arif Mehmoo
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Javed Hashmi resigns as PTI president, member

Javed Hashmi resigns as PTI president, member

Senior politician Javed Hashmi on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party's presidency and its basic membership. Hashmi announced his decision during a news conference held at his Multan residence. Hashmi said he had resigned due to PTI Chairma
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
CNG stations to open during Eid holidays: APCNGA

CNG stations to open during Eid holidays: APCNGA

The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Wednesday said Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) would be available across the country for 24 hours during Eid-ul-Azha holidays. All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) Chairman Gayyas Paracha told APP that detailed s
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Khursheed's statement on mid-term polls receives mixed reaction

Khursheed's statement on mid-term polls receives mixed reaction

Political parties are urging the government to find a constitutional solution to the political impasse created by sit-ins of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT). Khursheed Shah, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PDMEA elects body for 2014-15

PDMEA elects body for 2014-15

Pakistan Denim Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PDMEA) elected unopposed all its office-bearers and executive committee members for 2014-15. Shoaib Majeed of Mekotex (Pvt) Ltd has been elected Chairman and Treasurer, Ahmed Humayun Sheikh of Azgard
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Seminar on 'Prevention of Iatrogenic Fistula' organised

Seminar on 'Prevention of Iatrogenic Fistula' organised

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Isra University Hospital and UNFPA jointly organised a one-day seminar & workshop on "Prevention of Iatrogenic Fistula". Urogenital fistula is one of the major health problems of developing countries. It is an abnor
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
'Mastermind' of attack had been dismissed from navy

'Mastermind' of attack had been dismissed from navy

Months after Owais Jakhrani was sacked from the Pakistan navy for radical views, he led an audacious mission to take over a warship and turn its guns on a US naval vessel in the open seas. The early September dawn raid at a naval base in Karachi was thwar
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Police planning to purge city of illegal arms

Police planning to purge city of illegal arms

Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh, Ghulam Haider Jamali has said that the department is striving hard to ensure lasting peace in the city, adding that a plan to purge the city of arms is being prepared. Speaking at a meeting of Korangi Association of T
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Call for adopting healthy lifestyle to cope with stress

Call for adopting healthy lifestyle to cope with stress

Psychiatrists and experts at a workshop have said that the quest for material gains, yawning social disparities and a prolonged status quo-like situation is creating unwanted stress in every individual's life that could be overcome with a healthy lifestyl
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Sindh NAB arrests man accused of cheating people

Sindh NAB arrests man accused of cheating people

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Sindh has arrested Rafiq Abdul Kareem, son of Haji Usman, in the case of cheating public at large for an amount of Rs 14.44 million. The accused was acting as front man for his brother Skiandar A. Kareem, who is
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
ABL stands out following fire at PTCL Exchange

ABL stands out following fire at PTCL Exchange

Fire erupting at PTCL exchange at Egerton Road Lahore, the other day, paralysed business operations in almost all sectors including banks, mobile phone companies, stock exchange, airlines, railways, help-lines of different organisations, education sector
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Row over revenue adjustment hits LTU's September target

Row over revenue adjustment hits LTU's September target

A tug of war between customs department and Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, over revenue adjustment is going to be intensified, as the latter remains feckless to achieve September's revenue target, it was learnt on Wednesday. According to sources, th
Published 02 Oct, 2014 12:00am
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