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Print - 2014-11-21
Iran rejects West's pressure on nuclear probe, offers site access

Iran rejects West's pressure on nuclear probe, offers site access

Iran dismissed Western suspicions of atomic bomb research as "wrong and fabricated" on Thursday and said it would be ready to prove this by giving the UN nuclear agency access to a site where explosives experiments allegedly had taken place. However, the
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Three charged with terror offences in Britain

Three charged with terror offences in Britain

British police investigating an alleged terror plot on Thursday charged three men following raids this month, Scotland Yard said in a statement. Nadir Ali Sayed, 21, Yousaf Shah Syed, 19, and 27-year-old Haseeb Hamayoon, from in and around London, were ch
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
US offers protection for people of Ebola hit countries

US offers protection for people of Ebola hit countries

The United States is offering a temporary haven to citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, protecting them from deportation to the Ebola-struck countries, officials said Thursday. People from the three West African countries which have been hit ha
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Kenya probes giant government salary scam

Kenya probes giant government salary scam

Kenya ordered a probe on Thursday after more than 12,000 fake names were found on the government payrolls and then struck off. The fictitious names were discovered after the introduction of biometric registration of government employees in September. "Cab
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Italy fury as tycoon's asbestos deaths conviction quashed

Italy fury as tycoon's asbestos deaths conviction quashed

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed Thursday to change Italy's "nightmare" statute of limitation rules after the conviction of a Swiss billionaire related to nearly 3,000 asbestos deaths was overturned. In a ruling greeted with fury by relatives of the vict
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul

Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul

An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday. Radwan Taleb al-Hamdouni, whom the sources described as the radical militant group's leader in Mosul, was
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Britain urges Russia to shut down webcam spying site

Britain urges Russia to shut down webcam spying site

A Russian website offering thousands of live feeds peering into bedrooms and offices around the world by accessing poorly secured webcams should be taken down immediately, British officials said on Thursday. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) sai
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Cotton futures sink on harvest pressure, rising inventories

Cotton futures sink on harvest pressure, rising inventories

Cotton futures dropped on Wednesday, giving back the previous day's gains on rising inventories as harvest ramp up in key producers. The most-active March cotton contract on ICE Futures US dropped as low as 58.91 cents a lb before finishing down 0.76 cent
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Shanghai copper hold gains

Shanghai copper hold gains

The most-traded January copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange held 0.5 percent gains, at 47,490 yuan($7,759) a tonne on Thursday on expectations of a shortage of ore in China, as stainless steel makers run down their raw material stockpiles fol
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Copper dips on weak China, Europe data

Copper dips on weak China, Europe data

Copper slipped on Thursday as weak Chinese manufacturing data plus slower business growth in the euro zone raised concerns about global growth. Nickel, however, hit a five-week high due to expectations of an ore shortage. Surveys showed euro zone business
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Rubber extends gains

Rubber extends gains

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures rose for a second straight day on Thursday, supported by the yen's decline to a seven-year low against the dollar and an agreement among top rubber producers to "manage" rubber exports to cap excess supply. The move came as
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Palm oil down as Malaysian exports weaken

Palm oil down as Malaysian exports weaken

Malaysian palm oil weakened further on Thursday after export data from the world's second-largest producer and declines in competing bean oil markets weighed on prices, but a weaker ringgit provided some support. "The weak ringgit, that would encourage ex
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Corn and soyabeans hit two-week lows

Corn and soyabeans hit two-week lows

US corn and soyabeans tumbled to two-week lows on Wednesday, extending steep declines from the previous session as record harvests neared completion and investors took profits after recent multimonth highs. Wheat fell to a one-week low at the Chicago Boar
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Arabica coffee slides

Arabica coffee slides

Arabica coffee on ICE took its biggest tumble in a month in modest dealings on Thursday, giving back the prior session's steep gains after a US government attache upwardly revised output for Brazil's past-crop and Colombia's current crop. Raw sugar on ICE
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Gold down in New York

Gold down in New York

Gold fell more than 1 percent in choppy trade on Wednesday after a poll showed weaker support among Swiss voters for a referendum that would force the central bank to boost its gold reserves. Bullion also came under pressure after the minutes of the Feder
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Gold struggles in Asia

Gold struggles in Asia

Gold struggled to recover from overnight losses on Thursday as the Federal Reserve's optimism over the US economy boosted the dollar, and a poll showed softer support for a Swiss referendum that would have forced the central bank to boost its gold reserve
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Gold rises in Europe

Gold rises in Europe

Gold rose on Thursday as the previous day's 1 percent drop lured price-sensitive buyers, and as the dollar retreated from a seven-year high against the Japanese yen. The metal fell on Wednesday after a poll showed weaker support among Swiss voters for a r
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn and soya rebound

US MIDDAY: corn and soya rebound

US corn and soyabean futures jumped as much as 2 percent on Thursday, rebounding from two-week lows reached in the previous session, in a rally tied to technical buying and renewed export demand for the crops. Chicago Board of Trade corn rose for the firs
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold rises

US MIDDAY: gold rises

Gold rose early on Thursday on data showing rising US inflation, and after the previous day's 1-percent drop triggered renewed physical interest by price-sensitive Asian buyers. Bullion investors focused on US Labour Department data which showed underlyin
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Oil surges on strong US data, Opec cut speculation

Oil surges on strong US data, Opec cut speculation

Oil closed higher on Thursday, snapping a three-day loss, as strong US economic data bolstered crude markets but focus remained on whether Opec will cut output to end a five-month long selloff when it meets next week. Factory activity in the US mid-Atlant
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Motorway Police official killed

Motorway Police official killed

Unknown gunmen opened fire at a Motorway Police vehicle near Taxila, killing one and injuring two others on Thursday. According to police, shots were fired at the vehicle near Wah Saddar Police Station. The police said that a constable of Fine Collection
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
TMA concerned over FBR's newly-introduced IRIS system

TMA concerned over FBR's newly-introduced IRIS system

Towel Manufacturers' Association of Pakistan (TMA) on Thursday expressed concern over FBR's newly introduced IRIS system. According to the statement issued by TMA here on Thursday, FBR had introduced IRIS system without realising its impact on tax payers.
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Czech envoy for frequent exchange of trade delegations

Czech envoy for frequent exchange of trade delegations

Ambassador of Czech Republic in Pakistan, Miroslav Krenek, has called for exchange of business delegation between Pakistan and Czech Republic to improve trade relations. Speaking at a meeting of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)), he said th
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
PU ISCS organises seminar

PU ISCS organises seminar

Punjab University Institute of Social and Cultural Studies in collaboration with South Asia Partnership (SAP) organised a seminar on "Role of Youth in Peace and Interfaith Harmony" here on Thursday. Executive Director of SAP Muhammad Tehseen, Dr Fouzia Al
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
105 alleged criminals held in city

105 alleged criminals held in city

The city police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 105 alleged criminals in different targeted raids and encounters conducted at various parts of the metropolis during last 24 hours. According to police sources, they have conducted some 97 targeted raid
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
FBR urged to extend date of e-filing IT returns

FBR urged to extend date of e-filing IT returns

Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the date of e-filing of income tax returns till December 31, 2014. In a letter sent to Islamabad, the PTBA said that still various queries pertaining to problem
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
TTP activist among three outlaws killed in encounters

TTP activist among three outlaws killed in encounters

The law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) claimed to have killed three criminals in different raids in the metropolis here on Thursday. According to police sources, a wanted terrorist, associated with a banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Qari Abdul Rehman,
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
IFC to acquire strategic equity stake in Bank Alfalah

IFC to acquire strategic equity stake in Bank Alfalah

Bank Alfalah Limited and International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Thursday announced that both parties have signed definitive agreements for IFC's proposed investment in Bank Alfalah. According to the key agreed terms, IFC will acquire a strategic equit
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
IFC to acquire strategic equity stake in Bank Alfalah

IFC to acquire strategic equity stake in Bank Alfalah

Bank Alfalah Limited and International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Thursday announced that both parties have signed definitive agreements for IFC's proposed investment in Bank Alfalah. According to the key agreed terms, IFC will acquire a strategic equit
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Bomb defused in Kalat

Bomb defused in Kalat

Police on Thursday claimed to have foiled a big terror bid by defusing 15 kilogram bomb in Kalat bus station. According to police sources, police received information about presence of a suspicious bag placed in the bus station near utility store. Police
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Membership campaign: Altaf welcomes newly-inducted members

Membership campaign: Altaf welcomes newly-inducted members

MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has deep-heartedly welcomed the newly-inducted members of his party in the current membership campaign throughout the country. In a statement issued from London Secretariat, MQM Chief said that it was pleasant and appreciable that
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Two nuclear power plants in Karachi: SHC extends stay till November 26

Two nuclear power plants in Karachi: SHC extends stay till November 26

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday extended till November 26 its injunction, barring Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) from carrying out work on two nuclear power plants in Karachi. Headed by Chief Justice Maqbool Baqar, a division bench was he
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Punjab's flood victims: Haier Pakistan donates Rs 2 million to WFP

Punjab's flood victims: Haier Pakistan donates Rs 2 million to WFP

Haier Pakistan donated Rs 2 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday to support its nutrition efforts for the 2014 flood affected families in Punjab. The funds provided by Haier will be utilised to procure seven metric tons of a nutritious pr
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
No one can exploit people of Sindh any more in the name of ZAB: Imran

No one can exploit people of Sindh any more in the name of ZAB: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, who is all set to address a grand rally in PPP's bastion Larkana, has declared no one can exploit people of Sindh any further in the name of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Addressing his party sit-in at D-Chowk he
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Deputy Governor SBP inaugurates DIBPL's Korangi branch

Deputy Governor SBP inaugurates DIBPL's Korangi branch

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) inaugurated its Korangi Industrial Area Branch recently. The DIBPL branch was inaugurated by Saeed Ahmed, Deputy Governor of State Bank of Pakistan. The Chairman of DIBPL Mohamed Saeed Ahmed Abdulla Al Sharif, C
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Bail to former Ogra chief: LHC upholds verdict

Bail to former Ogra chief: LHC upholds verdict

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the decision of Lahore High Court (LHC) of granting bail to former Chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Tauqeer Sadiq, who is allegedly involved in a mega scam of Rs 82 billion. A two-member bench led by Ju
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Ten Pakistani companies participating in Cape Town trade exhibition

Ten Pakistani companies participating in Cape Town trade exhibition

Under the auspices of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), 10 companies representing an array of Pakistan trade sectors participating in a three-day Apparel, Textile & Footwear (ATF) Trade Exhibition in Cape Town from November 10 to 21. These c
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Remarks against judges: SHC issues notice to Sharjeel

Remarks against judges: SHC issues notice to Sharjeel

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday issued notice to Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon in a petition calling for his disqualification for allegedly giving contemptuous remarks against the judges. Headed by Chief Justice Maqbool Baqar, a division
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Attack on Marriott: clarification

Attack on Marriott: clarification

The Hashoo group has clarified that an unknown vehicle escorting the truck laden with explosive material was used in the Marriott Hotel suicide attack on September 20, 2008, saying the impression is absolutely not true that the said vehicle was relating t
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
JI's three-day Ijtema-e-Aam begins today

JI's three-day Ijtema-e-Aam begins today

Three-day Ijtema-e-Aam of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) begins at the sprawling Minar-e-Pakistan (Iqbal Park) on Thursday. Delegations from all over the country started arriving in Lahore to participate in the Ijtema (congregation) on Thursday. According to the pr
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Concerns voiced over shifting of 28 pharmaceutical firms to India

Concerns voiced over shifting of 28 pharmaceutical firms to India

Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Co-ordination has expressed serious concerns over shifting of 28 multinational pharmaceutical companies to India, paying Rs 1.5 billion tax, as Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) is not functioning p
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
'Energy savers': Ministry seeks report on bulbs' selling

'Energy savers': Ministry seeks report on bulbs' selling

The Ministry of Water and Power on Thursday took serious notice of media reports about selling of Prime Minister's scheme 'Energy savers' in open market and sought report from the K-Electric. Secretary Ministry of Water and Power Muhammad Younas Daga has
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Gas loadshedding: protesters block Islamabad Expressway

Gas loadshedding: protesters block Islamabad Expressway

Police and protesters clashed after hundreds of people took to streets Thursday to rally against low gas pressure and uninterrupted gas load shedding for hours. Police resorted to baton-charge and tear gas shelling to disperse the protesters who completel
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
KP chief minister for regularisation of NCP, smuggled vehicles

KP chief minister for regularisation of NCP, smuggled vehicles

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has directed to regularise the affairs of non-custom paid (NCP) vehicles, smuggling and theft of vehicles, illegal business of spare parts and cut automobiles as well as checking the threats of crimes, law
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
BISP Dashboard's soft launching on December 1

BISP Dashboard's soft launching on December 1

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is planning a soft launch of a proposed Dashboard on December 1. On the occasion a media briefing is also planned to generate awareness among the masses, though it will officially be launched on January 1, 2015, a p
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Why don't you arrest Imran?

Why don't you arrest Imran?

Apropos 'Police ought to arrest Imran: govt' carried by Business Recorder on November 15, how ironic it is that federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rasheed has said that police ought to implement arrest warrants for Pakistan T
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Merger fever back on Wall Street

Merger fever back on Wall Street

Mega-merger fever is back on Wall Street, six years after the financial crisis, and 2014 is shaping up as a record year for take-overs in a sign of US corporate optimism. In rapid succession on Monday, pharmaceutical giant Actavis said it would pay $66 bi
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Response to MoF rejoinder

Response to MoF rejoinder

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a rejoinder against two of my articles ("Sit-ins and Economy", November 3 and "The True Budget Deficit", October 13) published in this newspaper. In so doing, they have provided me an opportunity to dwell more on t
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
MoF and figure controversies

MoF and figure controversies

The article by Dr Ashfaque Hasan Khan [Sit-ins and economy, Business Recorder, November 3, 2014] and its rejoinder by the Ministry of Finance [Rejoinder by MoF: 'Sit-ins and economy', Business Recorder, November 17, 2014] has once again rais
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Who should manage education and health?

Who should manage education and health?

Last month, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Shah, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, proposing signing a 'charter of improvement of health and education sectors' so as to 'pay more attention' to education and heal
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Financial inclusion through KYC process

Financial inclusion through KYC process

While addressing an international conference on "innovations in digital finance for financial inclusion" organised by the State Bank of Pakistan, Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar stated that a draft bill on cyber crimes and terrorism funding is in its f
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Coca-Cola to increase 275 million unit-case capacity by 2017

Coca-Cola to increase 275 million unit-case capacity by 2017

Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCBPL), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Icecek (CCI), aims at to increase its 275 million unit-case capacity by 1.5 times by 2017, with investment of over US 300 million dollars to build three plants in Multan, Islamabad an
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Petition filed in LHC against PTI workers' arrest

Petition filed in LHC against PTI workers' arrest

A petition against the arrest of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf workers has been filed before the Lahore High Court here on Thursday. A citizen submitted in his petition that Punjab government wanted to fail PTI's public meeting to be held in Islamabad on No
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Country needs to invest more in human resource: Ahsan

Country needs to invest more in human resource: Ahsan

Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan, like other developed countries, should invest in its human resource to become developed. The Foreign Direct Investment that Pakistan will welcome in coming years from Chi
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Universal Children's Day celebrated in Sialkot

Universal Children's Day celebrated in Sialkot

Universal Children's Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Sialkot district on Thursday. On this occasion various social and literary organisations presented colourful programme in accordance with the day. Child and Social Development Organisation (
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
BGA demands enforcement of MEP of $1150 per ton

BGA demands enforcement of MEP of $1150 per ton

President of Basmati Growers Association (BGA), Chaudhry Hamid Malhi has demanded that a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of $1150/ton be enforced immediately for all Basmati Rice exports to stabilise the market price above Rs 2200 per 40 Kg and to facilitate m
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Health services: government alone cannot meet demand: KP Governor

Health services: government alone cannot meet demand: KP Governor

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan on Thursday while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a workshop for preparation of artificial limbs at Darul Rehmat in district Charsadda, has said the government alone cannot meet the demand of healt
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
PCGA emergency meeting today

PCGA emergency meeting today

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has called an emergency General Body meeting on Friday to yank the industry out of crisis. Chairman of PCGA Haji Hafeez Anwar said "we seriously considering to go on strike as a protest against the government pol
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Tevta launches free solar technology training course

Tevta launches free solar technology training course

Chairperson Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) A Irfan Qaiser Shaikh has said on Thursday that Tevta has successfully launched one month free solar technology training course at Government Staff Training College Gulberg. "4,000
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
PTB restrained from publishing Class-I books

PTB restrained from publishing Class-I books

The Lahore High Court (LHC) here on Thursday seeking replies from Secretary of Schools and the Chairman Punjab Textbook Board (PTB) within fortnight restrained the board from publishing curriculum of Class-I. A private publisher filed a petition, saying t
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Special complaint cells set up for sugarcane growers

Special complaint cells set up for sugarcane growers

The Punjab government has established 'Sugarcane purchase monitoring and examining committees' and special complaint cells to facilitate the sugarcane growers during the crushing season 2014-15. Commissioner Punjab Office said here on Thursday that compla
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Bomb derails train in Balochistan

Bomb derails train in Balochistan

A powerful bomb planted by a small separatist group derailed a train in south-west Pakistan on Thursday, wounding at least eight people, a railway official said. The official, Suhail Ahmed, said the attack took place as the train was en route from the gar
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Punjab textile units: APTMA seeks gas price viability

Punjab textile units: APTMA seeks gas price viability

An emergency meeting of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) was held here Thursday to consider the proposals put forward by the prime ministerial special committee on energy supply at affordable rate to Punjab-based textile industry during wint
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Husband of Asia Bibi on death row begs for pardon

Husband of Asia Bibi on death row begs for pardon

The husband of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy four years ago has written to the President to ask for her to be pardoned and allowed to move to France. Asia Bibi has been on death row since November 2010 after she was found guilty of ma
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Model Town incident: JIT formed under law: Sanaullah

Model Town incident: JIT formed under law: Sanaullah

A leader of Muslim League-N and MPA Rana Sanaullah has said that Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has been constituted according to the law. "JIT is not formed on the desire and demand of any party of the case. When called, the Prime Minister, the Chief Min
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
National Assembly Speaker's plea dismissed

National Assembly Speaker's plea dismissed

The Lahore High Court here on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq against an election tribunal holding proceedings on alleged rigging in NA-122. The court relying upon the order of a full bench that courts ca
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Hamza urges Imran to quit sit-ins, stubbornness

Hamza urges Imran to quit sit-ins, stubbornness

Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, Central leader of PML-N and MNA, has said Imran Khan will have to quit sit-ins and stubbornness, saying the government is ready for dialogue but no hindrance will be tolerated in the development of the country and the nation. "Politi
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
REAP urges government to facilitate farmers

REAP urges government to facilitate farmers

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan's (REAP) acting Chairman Mohsin Aziz has urged the federal government to fully facilitate the farmers who are one of the most important stakeholders of the rice industry. In a statement issued here on Thursday, he sa
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
UHS moot today

UHS moot today

The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has organised 10 pre-conference workshops on Thursday in connection with the international conference on "Simulation, Simulated and Standardised Patients in Health Professionals' Education" to be formally inaugurate
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
KE, NIB Bank sign agreement for E-payment of bills

KE, NIB Bank sign agreement for E-payment of bills

K-Electric has signed an agreement with NIB Bank which will allow its customers to pay their electricity bills at any NIB Branch in Karachi, which will be done electronically. For all customers paying their bills through NIB Bank Branches, bills will now
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister offered no bullet-proof car by India: FO

Prime Minister offered no bullet-proof car by India: FO

The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has refused an Indian bullet-proof car for the upcoming SAARC summit in Nepal, saying "No vehicle was offered by India and no offer was declined". Foreign Office spokesperson
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister offered no bullet-proof car by India: FO

Prime Minister offered no bullet-proof car by India: FO

The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has refused an Indian bullet-proof car for the upcoming SAARC summit in Nepal, saying "No vehicle was offered by India and no offer was declined". Foreign Office spokesperson
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Senate body irked by absence of Asif, Abid

Senate body irked by absence of Asif, Abid

The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power has expressed its serious concerns over the absence of Minister and State Minister for water and power from the committee meeting, saying that they don''t seem serious in resolving the protracted electricit
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Senate body irked by absence of Asif, Abid

Senate body irked by absence of Asif, Abid

The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power has expressed its serious concerns over the absence of Minister and State Minister for water and power from the committee meeting, saying that they don't seem serious in resolving the protracted electricity
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (November 20, 2014) and the forecast for Friday (November 21, 2014).

Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Senate body irked by absence of Asif, Abid

Senate body irked by absence of Asif, Abid

The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power has expressed its serious concerns over the absence of Minister and State Minister for water and power from the committee meeting, saying that they don't seem serious in resolving the protracted electricity
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (November 20, 2014).

Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Soldier killed by Indian firing

Soldier killed by Indian firing

A Pakistani soldier was killed on Thursday in firing by Indian occupation troops at Line of Control (LoC), the military said. Recent exchanges of fire across LoC have killed at least 20 civilians and forced thousands to flee their homes. A military statem
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Thursday (November 20, 2014).

Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Soldier killed by Indian firing

Soldier killed by Indian firing

A Pakistani soldier was killed on Thursday in firing by Indian occupation troops at Line of Control (LoC), the military said. Recent exchanges of fire across LoC have killed at least 20 civilians and forced thousands to flee their homes. A military statem
Published 21 Nov, 2014 12:00am
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