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Print - 2014-11-24
Italian media say EU to approve Rome's 2015 budget

Italian media say EU to approve Rome's 2015 budget

The European Commission will give the green light to Italy's 2015 budget and re-examine in March whether promised reforms have been made to boost the ailing economy, main Italian news outlets said on Sunday. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government has ex
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
South Korean export muscle sapped by weak yen

South Korean export muscle sapped by weak yen

As Japan slips into recession, South Korea is keeping an increasingly wary eye on its export rival's free-falling currency, which is honing a lasting competitive edge over Korean products in a number of key markets. The massive fiscal stimulus and flood o
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
UAE's Abraaj raises offer price for Egypt's Bisco Misr

UAE's Abraaj raises offer price for Egypt's Bisco Misr

United Arab Emirates-based Abraaj Investment Management has increased the price it is offering shareholders of Bisco Misr to buy the Egyptian company, Abraaj said in a statement on Sunday. Abraaj is now offering 79.10 pounds ($11.06) a share for a total p
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
UAE's Abraaj raises offer price for Egypt's Bisco Misr

UAE's Abraaj raises offer price for Egypt's Bisco Misr

United Arab Emirates-based Abraaj Investment Management has increased the price it is offering shareholders of Bisco Misr to buy the Egyptian company, Abraaj said in a statement on Sunday. Abraaj is now offering 79.10 pounds ($11.06) a share for a total p
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Telecom firms call for change to BT's business broadband 'monopoly'

Telecom firms call for change to BT's business broadband 'monopoly'

Britain's biggest telecoms service providers have filed a complaint to media regulator Ofcom demanding greater competition in the business broadband market, where they say BT has an effective monopoly. The UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UK
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Tears of joy for Federer as Switzerland win Davis Cup

Tears of joy for Federer as Switzerland win Davis Cup

Roger Federer gave Switzerland and himself a first Davis Cup title on Sunday in Lille, pounding Richard Gasquet of France in straight sets to ensure the winning point. Federer romped to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win to hand the Swiss an unbeatable 3-1 lead after St
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Australia edge South Africa in last ODI to go top of rankings

Australia edge South Africa in last ODI to go top of rankings

James Faulkner hit the winning boundary with five balls to spare to give Australia a thrilling two-wicket victory over South Africa on Sunday and push them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings. The Australians were cruising towards a rain-reduced victor
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Stenson defends DP World Tour Championship title

Stenson defends DP World Tour Championship title

Henrik Stenson successfully defended his title at the $8 million DP World Tour Championship in dramatic fashion, making two birdies on the final two holes to win by two shots on Sunday. A final-round two-under par 70 gave world number four Stenson a final
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Anamul and Tamim set up easy win for Bangladesh

Anamul and Tamim set up easy win for Bangladesh

Opening batsmen Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal each struck a half-century to set up an easy 68-run win for Bangladesh in the second one-day international against Zimbabwe in Chittagong on Sunday. Anamul made 80 off 110 balls while Tamim cracked 76 off 98 ba
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Mongolian Hakuho ties record in ancient Japanese sport

Mongolian Hakuho ties record in ancient Japanese sport

Mongolian Hakuho tied sumo legend Taiho's record of 32 Emperor's Cup wins on Sunday to send shockwaves through Japan's ancient sport. The 29-year-old grand champion matched the haul of the man widely regarded as the greatest "yokozuna" of the post-war era
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP, claims second world title

Hamilton wins Abu Dhabi GP, claims second world title

Lewis Hamilton clinched his second drivers' world championship and became the first British multiple champion for 46 years when he won Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 29-year-old Englishman, who took his first title in 2008 with McLaren,
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Messi breaks Liga goals record with hat-trick

Messi breaks Liga goals record with hat-trick

Lionel Messi became the all-time top goalscorer in La Liga history with a hat-trick as Barcelona swept aside Sevilla 5-1 on Saturday to remain two points adrift of league leaders Real Madrid. Messi, 27, moved level with legendary Basque striker Telmo Zarr
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Woeful Liverpool suffer more pain at Palace

Woeful Liverpool suffer more pain at Palace

Liverpool suffered more Selhurst Park misery as struggling Crystal Palace came from behind to clinch a shock 3-1 win over the lacklustre Reds on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side saw their hopes of winning the Premier League title effectively ended when they
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Gucci needs new ideas, talents to combat brand fatigue

Gucci needs new ideas, talents to combat brand fatigue

Gucci holds the luxury spending downturn mainly responsible for its poor performance but the Italian fashion brand may also have itself to blame, suggesting it could be time to change strategy and hire fresh talent.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Ford keeps pushing for lighter cars despite oil price fall

Ford keeps pushing for lighter cars despite oil price fall

Ford Motor Co's drive to make its sport utility vehicles (SUV) and other models lighter to save fuel and boost performance will not be delayed by a recent drop in oil prices, Executive Chairman Bill Ford said on November 19. The No 2 US automaker this mon
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Petrobras vows overhaul after graft allegations

Petrobras vows overhaul after graft allegations

The chief executive of Brazil's state-owned oil giant Petrobras on November 17 vowed the company would overhaul its procedures in the wake of corruption allegations. "We must respect our internal governance as we do our technical operations," Graca Foster
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Aviation to drive 37 percent of Dubai economy by 2020

Aviation to drive 37 percent of Dubai economy by 2020

Aviation will account for more than a third of Dubai's economy by 2020, a study said on November 17 of the Gulf emirate which has become a major international travel hub. Oil-poor Dubai has spent years trying to diversify its economy with core sectors now
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
EasyJet annual profit climbs

EasyJet annual profit climbs

EasyJet's annual profits climbed on the back of rising passenger numbers and sales, the no-frills British airline said on November 18. Net profits, or earnings after taxation, rallied 13 percent to £450 million ($704 million, 565 million euros) in the gro
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
EasyJet annual profit climbs

EasyJet annual profit climbs

EasyJet's annual profits climbed on the back of rising passenger numbers and sales, the no-frills British airline said on November 18. Net profits, or earnings after taxation, rallied 13 percent to £450 million ($704 million, 565 million euros) in the gro
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
India to allow foreign firms mine and sell coal

India to allow foreign firms mine and sell coal

India will allow locally registered foreign firms to mine and sell coal when commercial mining is permitted as part of the opening up of the nationalised industry after four decades, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup told Reuters. To end a chronic coal shortage
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
SAP CEO rules out big acquisitions in next few years

SAP CEO rules out big acquisitions in next few years

German business software maker SAP is doing an about-face on its acquisition strategy and plans no more big new deals in the next few years, its chief executive said on November 19. Asked about potential acquisitions, SAP's Chief Executive Bill McDermott
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Commerzbank to charge big clients

Commerzbank to charge big clients

Major clients will have to pay to deposit large amounts of cash at Commerzbank AG in response to negative rates charged by the European Central Bank, the bank said on November 20. The ECB move has turned the profitable business of taking deposits into a p
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Emirates targets 8-10 percent profit growth on new aircraft, routes

Emirates targets 8-10 percent profit growth on new aircraft, routes

New aircraft and fresh routes will help Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates grow profit by no less than eight to ten percent in coming months, its president said on November 19. "We will continue to grow at a percentage which is never going to be less than
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Emirates targets 8-10 percent profit growth on new aircraft, routes

Emirates targets 8-10 percent profit growth on new aircraft, routes

New aircraft and fresh routes will help Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates grow profit by no less than eight to ten percent in coming months, its president said on November 19. "We will continue to grow at a percentage which is never going to be less than
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Email job applications best not sent to company's address

Email job applications best not sent to company's address

Job candidates are making a mistake if they send their applications to a company's general email address, warns Berlin-based career coach Juergen Hesse. Big corporations often have a generic address, for example, info@company.com, but sending an email the
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Firefox browsers switch to Yahoo for online search

Firefox browsers switch to Yahoo for online search

Firefox maker Mozilla announced on Wednesday that it is switching to Yahoo as the default service for online searches done through the Web browser in the United States. Google has been the default option for Firefox searches since 2004, but beginning next
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Keep your ebooks from disappearing on iBooks

Keep your ebooks from disappearing on iBooks

Users of iBooks, Apple's ebook reader, likely signed up for the service because they felt they could do without physical books. But the plan was never for the works to disappear entirely. That's the problem some Apple customers have reported of late. They
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Wireless headphones have their drawbacks

Wireless headphones have their drawbacks

Wireless headphones have so many advantages it is sometimes easy to forget that the technology also has some significant drawbacks that can affect sound quality and wearability. Customers should first look at their listening habits before deciding which s
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Facebook preparing new website for office use: FT

Facebook preparing new website for office use: FT

Facebook is preparing a new office version of its social networking site to compete with other sites like LinkedIn, the Financial Times reported on Monday citing sources familiar with the matter. "Facebook is secretly working on a new website called 'Face
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Facebook launches tech news page

Facebook launches tech news page

Facebook on Tuesday launched FB Techwire, billed as a showplace for technology talk shared by influential sources. "The goal of FB Techwire is to aid in the discovery of original content including breaking news, first-person analysis, photos and videos fo
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies

Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies

Mobile security firm Lookout on Wednesday warned that Android-powered smartphones or tablets are being targeted with malicious software that puts them at the mercy of hacker overlords. The persistence and sophistication of malware dubbed NotCompatible is
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
WhatsApp messages get end-to-end encryption

WhatsApp messages get end-to-end encryption

An online privacy tool endorsed by Edward Snowden is being used to protect WhatsApp messages from snooping by encrypting them as they travel the Internet. Open Whisper Systems on Tuesday announced a partnership with Facebook-owned WhatsApp to useTextSecur
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Cellphone coverage tops basic services in African nations

Cellphone coverage tops basic services in African nations

More Africans have access to cell phone networks than basic services like tap water and education, according to a survey released Wednesday. According to polling group Afrobarometer, 93 percent of African communities had mobile phone coverage, while acces
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Twitter indexes every public tweet ever sent

Twitter indexes every public tweet ever sent

Twitter on Tuesday began letting users search through every tweet publicly fired off at the globally-popular one-to-many messaging service since it launched in 2006. Twitter has built a searchable index of the billions of tweets posted during the past eig
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Singapore moves to regulate taxi booking apps

Singapore moves to regulate taxi booking apps

Singapore on Friday announced new rules for mobile taxi booking apps, including US-based Uber, in the latest move by governments around the world to regulate the increasingly popular services. Taxi-booking and ride-sharing apps like Uber, Hailo and Lyft h
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Snapchat lets friends send cash in a snap

Snapchat lets friends send cash in a snap

Smartphone app Snapchat on Monday began letting users in the United States send money to friends by simply typing dollar amounts into new "Snapcash" messages. The new feature came from a first collaboration between Snapchat and Square, a mobile payments c
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Nokia announces Android operated tablet

Nokia announces Android operated tablet

Having abandoned handsets, Finnish telecommunications company Nokia announced Tuesday that it was going to tackle tablets. Nokia's N1 Android tablet has a 7.9-inch screen and will be powered by Google's Android operating system. It is expected to go on sa
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Current pledges not enough to stop global warming: UN report

Current pledges not enough to stop global warming: UN report

Pollution is still rising despite world pledges to cut carbon emissions, and more action is needed to rein in climate change in the coming years, a UN report said on November 19. The Emissions Gap report is the fifth yearly analysis that examines how coun
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
HIV drugs show promise in treating eye disease

HIV drugs show promise in treating eye disease

A class of drugs used for three decades by people infected with the virus that causes AIDS may be effective in treating a leading cause of blindness among the elderly. HIV drugs called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), including AZT and
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Small volcanoes could slow global warming

Small volcanoes could slow global warming

Small volcanic eruptions could be slowing global warming by spewing sulfur aerosols that reach the upper atmosphere and reflect sunlight away from the Earth, US scientists said on November 18. Researchers have long known that volcanoes can protect against
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
'Back boost' could help future-proof flu vaccines

'Back boost' could help future-proof flu vaccines

An international team of scientists has found it may be possible to make seasonal flu vaccines more effective by using an idea known as "back boost" and pre-empting flu virus evolution. In a study published on November 20 in the journal Science, the Unive
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
China CO2 emissions to rise by one third

China CO2 emissions to rise by one third

China's total volume of carbon emissions is set to rise by a third in the next 16 years, according to scholars from China's Tsinghua University, even as the world's biggest carbon polluter has pledged the climate-warming gas emissions will peak by 2030. C
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Extended anti-clotting therapy cuts heart attacks after stent

Extended anti-clotting therapy cuts heart attacks after stent

Patients who took two anti-clotting drugs for 30 months after undergoing a heart stent placement significantly cut their risk of heart attacks and blood clots in the stent compared with patients receiving the dual therapy for the standard 12 months, a cli
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
From hurricanes to drought, LatAm's volatile climate

From hurricanes to drought, LatAm's volatile climate

Sixteen years ago, Teodoro Acuna Zavala lost nearly everything when Hurricane Mitch ravaged his fields, pouring 10 days of torrential rains on Central America and killing more than 9,000 people.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Airhostess's travel documents : PIA fined 2,000 pounds in UK

Airhostess's travel documents : PIA fined 2,000 pounds in UK

London immigration officials on Sunday imposed a fine of 2,000 pounds on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) over violation of rules. The fine was imposed as PIA flight PK-785 was carrying an air hostess bearing an expired passport. The London-bound fli
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Man dies in Pak-Iran border blast

Man dies in Pak-Iran border blast

One person was killed while two civilians were injured after a blast near the Pak-Iran border on Sunday. Three people had initially been injured in the explosion however one victim later succumbed to his wounds. Security was tightened in the aftermath of
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Two more infants die in Thar

Two more infants die in Thar

Two more infants died of malnutrition in drought-hit Tharparkar district on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 122 in 54 days. A new-born baby girl, who was under-treatment at Mithi Civil Hospital, died on Sunday morning. Separately, in a village of Chach
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Rashid blames PTI affecting economy, isolating country

Rashid blames PTI affecting economy, isolating country

Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said that Imran Khan is imposing his point of view on others. He said that such mindset has already caused damage to the country. Talking to a private news channel, he said that democracy is strengthening in the cou
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
PIA aircraft catches fire

PIA aircraft catches fire

An aircraft of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) caught fire Sunday at Karachi airport due to short circuit. According to sources, fire broke out in a tug master who was bringing aircraft to the terminal building. The blaze resulted in damaging th
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Seven outlaws arrested

Seven outlaws arrested

The paramilitary Rangers on Sunday claimed to have arrested seven members of banned outfit organisation here. According to Rangers spokesman, a targeted raid was conducted by then paramilitary troops in Frontier Colony area and arrested some seven members
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Promotion of gems & jewellery: WCCI Peshawar, RCG sign MoU

Promotion of gems & jewellery: WCCI Peshawar, RCG sign MoU

Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) Peshawar, and Royal Chamber Gallery (RCG), singed an MoU, aiming at to jointly promote Gems and Jewellery industry and hold Gems show in the provincial capital Peshawar.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
TCKP organises 'Creative Meet Up' to revive tourism

TCKP organises 'Creative Meet Up' to revive tourism

The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) organized a first ever "Creative Meet up" of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a local hotel. The conference was chaired by the Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Museums and
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
US police shoot dead boy, 12, holding replica gun

US police shoot dead boy, 12, holding replica gun

Police in the US city of Cleveland shot and killed a 12-year-old boy who was in a playground waving around what turned out to be a replica gun, officials and reports said Sunday. Officers called to the scene Saturday fired at the boy twice, hitting him at
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Iraqi forces retake ground from jihadists

Iraqi forces retake ground from jihadists

Iraqi security forces and pro-government fighters on Sunday retook areas near the Iranian border that the Islamic State jihadist group had held for months, officers said. The operation, launched early Sunday north-east of Baghdad in Diyala province, is th
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
At least five dead, 16 missing in Morocco storms

At least five dead, 16 missing in Morocco storms

At least five people were killed and 16 were missing as heavy storms lashed southern Morocco, causing flash floods, the interior ministry said on Sunday. It said the "exceptional" storms swept across the regions of Guelmim, Agadir, Ouarzazate and Marrakes
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Opposition secures Buddhist backing for Sri Lanka vote

Opposition secures Buddhist backing for Sri Lanka vote

Sri Lanka's main opposition candidate on Sunday won important backing from a top Buddhist monk campaigning to scrap the executive presidency and return the country to a parliamentary democracy. The former agriculture and health minister Maithripala Sirise
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
New world record for Corto Maltese comic book art

New world record for Corto Maltese comic book art

A watercolour of the graphic novel hero Corto Maltese has sold at auction for a record 391,800 euros ($485,500), just months after a Tintin strip set a new world high for a comic of 2.65 million euros. The artwork for a 1979 French edition of Corto Maltes
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Over 800 seaborne migrants saved in Italy, northern Cyprus

Over 800 seaborne migrants saved in Italy, northern Cyprus

Italy's coastguard said it has rescued more than 600 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and North Africa this weekend and started a search for one man feared drowned during the passage.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Can robots help stop the Ebola outbreak?

Can robots help stop the Ebola outbreak?

The US military has enlisted a new germ-killing weapon in the fight against Ebola - a four-wheeled robot that can disinfect a room in minutes with pulses of ultraviolet light. Resembling a taller, skinnier version of R2D2 from "Star Wars," the robots are
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
British-Iranian volleyball woman released on bail

British-Iranian volleyball woman released on bail

A British-Iranian woman arrested in Iran after trying to attend a men's volleyball match has been released on bail pending a decision by the Court of Appeal, her brother said Sunday. Ghoncheh Ghavami, a 25-year-old law graduate from London, "was released
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors

Boko Haram kills 48 fish vendors

Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed 48 fish vendors after setting up a roadblock near Nigeria's border with Chad, the head of their association said Sunday, in the latest violence to hit the country's volatile north-east.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Controversial Washington former mayor Marion Barry dies

Controversial Washington former mayor Marion Barry dies

Former Washington mayor Marion Barry, who left office in disgrace and went to prison on drug charges only to return for a fourth term, died at a Washington hospital, a spokeswoman said Sunday. He was 78. United Medical Center spokeswoman Natalie Williams
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Tunisia votes in landmark presidential election

Tunisia votes in landmark presidential election

Tunisians voted Sunday in their first presidential election since the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, in a ballot set to round off an often fraught transition to democracy. The favourite among 27 candidates was former premier Beji Caid Esseb
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
The state of economy

The state of economy

Dr Hafiz Pasha, former Finance Minister during Nawaz Sharif's government, gave a damning indictment on the state of the economy during a conference organised by the Institute for Policy Reforms that he helped establish. None of the macroeconomic targets w
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
New turn in the treason trial

New turn in the treason trial

The high treason trial of former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf took a dramatic turn on Friday when the special court hearing the case accepted, albeit partially, the defence counsel's plea to include in the case those who advised him to impose the N
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
The two reviews

The two reviews

Pakistan's economic team led by Ishaq Dar and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Jeffrey Franks concluded the fourth and fifth mandated review under the 6.64 billion dollar Extended Fund Facility (EFF) paving the way for the release of f
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Countdown to missed opportunity for EU economy

Countdown to missed opportunity for EU economy

The countdown has begun to what threatens to be a missed opportunity to revive Europe's stalled economy. When European Union leaders meet on December 18-19 under new management, they have a chance to launch a joint assault on the economic stagnation and h
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
China cuts interest rates

China cuts interest rates

Apropos "China central bank cuts interest rates in surprise move" carried by Business Recorder on Saturday, it is quite surprising that "China's central bank has unexpectedly cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two years, a
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
PTI asked to end sit-in

PTI asked to end sit-in

Chairman Qaumi Wattan Party (QWP) Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao MNA on Sunday underlined the need for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government to divert its energies from sit-in to resolving people's problems. He said this while addressing a
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Civil society protests brutal killing of boy

Civil society protests brutal killing of boy

Civil society of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Karachi staged a demonstration here on Sunday to protest against the brutal killing of an eight-year-old boy after he was being sexually abused in Gilgit city a few days ago. The protest was organised by civil soc
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (November 17 to 21, 2014).

Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (November 23, 2014) and the forecast for Monday (November 24, 2014).

Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates seesaw

THE RUPEE: rates seesaw

Mixed patterns were seen on the money market as the rupee moved both ways against the dollar during the week, ended on November 22, 2014. In the interbank market, the rupee rose by 55 paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 102.20 and Rs 102.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates seesaw

THE RUPEE: rates seesaw

Mixed patterns were seen on the money market as the rupee moved both ways against the dollar during the week, ended on November 22, 2014. In the interbank market, the rupee rose by 55 paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 102.20 and Rs 102.
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister's patience wearing thin?

Prime Minister's patience wearing thin?

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that it is the responsibility of every government to protect and preserve law and constitution. In a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here at Raiwind, the prime minister said law will take its co
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister's patience wearing thin?

Prime Minister's patience wearing thin?

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that it is the responsibility of every government to protect and preserve law and constitution. In a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here at Raiwind, the prime minister said law will take its co
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure ahead of November 30 rally

Imran steps up pressure ahead of November 30 rally

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has warned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan not to make any attempts to block his protest rally in Islamabad on November 30. Addressing a mammoth gathering in Gujr
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure ahead of November 30 rally

Imran steps up pressure ahead of November 30 rally

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has warned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan not to make any attempts to block his protest rally in Islamabad on November 30. Addressing a mammoth gathering in Gujr
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Chinese ambassador calls on Imran Khan

Chinese ambassador calls on Imran Khan

Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong met Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan at his Banni Gala residence, here on Sunday. According to media reports, Chinese Ambassador held discussion on overall political situation in the country as well as PTI
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Chinese ambassador calls on Imran Khan

Chinese ambassador calls on Imran Khan

Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong met Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan at his Banni Gala residence, here on Sunday. According to media reports, Chinese Ambassador held discussion on overall political situation in the country as well as PTI
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Afghan lower house approves foreign troops staying on

Afghan lower house approves foreign troops staying on

Afghanistan's lower house of parliament on Sunday approved agreements that will allow about 12,500 Nato-led troops to stay on next year as the national army and police struggle to hold back the Taliban. US-led Nato combat operations will finish at the end
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Afghan lower house approves foreign troops staying on

Afghan lower house approves foreign troops staying on

Afghanistan's lower house of parliament on Sunday approved agreements that will allow about 12,500 Nato-led troops to stay on next year as the national army and police struggle to hold back the Taliban. US-led Nato combat operations will finish at the end
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Suicide blast at volleyball game kills around 50

Suicide blast at volleyball game kills around 50

Around 50 people were killed and 60 others wounded when a suicide blast ripped through crowds gathered to watch a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said. "The suicide attacker was on a motorcycle, he detonated himself in the midd
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Suicide blast at volleyball game kills around 50

Suicide blast at volleyball game kills around 50

Around 50 people were killed and 60 others wounded when a suicide blast ripped through crowds gathered to watch a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said. "The suicide attacker was on a motorcycle, he detonated himself in the midd
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Positive momentum continues

Positive momentum continues

Karachi Stock Exchange continued to post a positive momentum during the last week ending on November 21, and the benchmark KSE-100 closed at 31,495 points, up by 0.5 per cent. Followed by cut in policy rate by the SBP, during the week the KSE-100 also tou
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Positive momentum continues

Positive momentum continues

Karachi Stock Exchange continued to post a positive momentum during the last week ending on November 21, and the benchmark KSE-100 closed at 31,495 points, up by 0.5 per cent. Followed by cut in policy rate by the SBP, during the week the KSE-100 also tou
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
Positive momentum continues

Positive momentum continues

Karachi Stock Exchange continued to post a positive momentum during the last week ending on November 21, and the benchmark KSE-100 closed at 31,495 points, up by 0.5 per cent. Followed by cut in policy rate by the SBP, during the week the KSE-100 also tou
Published 24 Nov, 2014 12:00am
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