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Print - 2014-12-25
Asian currencies down

Asian currencies down

The Chinese yuan slipped a six-month low and the Taiwan dollar hit a four-year trough on Wednesday, as the dollar enjoyed broad demand after data showed the US economy in much more sturdier shape than earlier thought. The Taiwan dollar fell to 31.894 on t
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Kenyan shilling weakens on pent-up dollar demand

Kenyan shilling weakens on pent-up dollar demand

The Kenyan shilling weakened on Wednesday on dollar buying by a few companies before a two-day break for the Christmas holiday. The foreign currency market closed earlier than usual at 0900 GMT due to the upcoming holiday, with commercial banks quoting th
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
China's yuan weakens

China's yuan weakens

China's yuan weakened to 6.2325 per dollar in early trade on Wednesday, its lowest level since June, dropping beneath the previous six-month low of 6.2316 seen last Friday, under pressure from a rampant dollar. The dollar hovered at its highest in nearly
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
APCA warns protests in Sindh against non-acceptance of demands

APCA warns protests in Sindh against non-acceptance of demands

The All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) on Wednesday threatened to launch a protest drive against non-acceptance of their genuine demands. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, APCA President Syed Amanullah Shah Mushwani said: "If t
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
BRIndex30 up 161.89 points

BRIndex30 up 161.89 points

On Wednesday, BRIndex30 opened at 17,551.59 points and remained positive throughout the trading session. It touched an intraday high of 17,739.66 points and an intraday low of 17,551.61 points and closed at 17,713.48 points which was 161.89 points or 0.92
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
BRIndex30 up 161.89 points

BRIndex30 up 161.89 points

On Wednesday, BRIndex30 opened at 17,551.59 points and remained positive throughout the trading session. It touched an intraday high of 17,739.66 points and an intraday low of 17,551.61 points and closed at 17,713.48 points which was 161.89 points or 0.92
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed five-paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 100.60 and Rs 100.63 respectively, they said.
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
LSE index surges by 55.59 points

LSE index surges by 55.59 points

Volatile situation prevailed on the Lahore Stock Exchange on Wednesday and the equities suffered losses amid increased trading turnover due to selling pressure. However, the LSE-25 index was improved by 55.59 points to close at 6058.67 against 6003.08 of
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in process of trading, dealers said. The rupee shed five-paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 100.60 and Rs 100.63 respectively, they said.
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
LSE index surges by 55.59 points

LSE index surges by 55.59 points

Volatile situation prevailed on the Lahore Stock Exchange on Wednesday and the equities suffered losses amid increased trading turnover due to selling pressure. However, the LSE-25 index was improved by 55.59 points to close at 6058.67 against 6003.08 of
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Adopting Urdu as official language: LHC moved

Adopting Urdu as official language: LHC moved

The Lahore High Court here on Wednesday sought replies from the federal and Punjab governments by January 23 in response to a petition seeking directions to make Urdu as official language. President Qaumi Language Tehrik Sharif Nizami through his counsel
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Adopting Urdu as official language: LHC moved

Adopting Urdu as official language: LHC moved

The Lahore High Court here on Wednesday sought replies from the federal and Punjab governments by January 23 in response to a petition seeking directions to make Urdu as official language. President Qaumi Language Tehrik Sharif Nizami through his counsel
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (December 24, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
KASB Bank; JS Bank to conduct due diligence

KASB Bank; JS Bank to conduct due diligence

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted permission to JS Bank to conduct due diligence of KASB Bank for its proposed acquisition. JS Bank is the third bank which has shown interest to carry out due diligence of KASB Bank as the central bank has already a
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (December 24, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
KASB Bank; JS Bank to conduct due diligence

KASB Bank; JS Bank to conduct due diligence

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted permission to JS Bank to conduct due diligence of KASB Bank for its proposed acquisition. JS Bank is the third bank which has shown interest to carry out due diligence of KASB Bank as the central bank has already a
Published 25 Dec, 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 (December 24, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
KASB Bank; JS Bank to conduct due diligence

KASB Bank; JS Bank to conduct due diligence

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted permission to JS Bank to conduct due diligence of KASB Bank for its proposed acquisition. JS Bank is the third bank which has shown interest to carry out due diligence of KASB Bank as the central bank has already a
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
India awards top civilian honour to Vajpayee

India awards top civilian honour to Vajpayee

India on Wednesday conferred its highest civilian honour on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is credited with bringing about a thaw in relations with Pakistan. The charismatic former leader from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (December 24, 2014)

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
India awards top civilian honour to Vajpayee

India awards top civilian honour to Vajpayee

India on Wednesday conferred its highest civilian honour on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is credited with bringing about a thaw in relations with Pakistan. The charismatic former leader from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (December 24, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Israel strikes Gaza, killing militant after soldier shot

Israel strikes Gaza, killing militant after soldier shot

Israel launched an air strike in southern Gaza on Wednesday and killed a Hamas militant after a sniper attack on a patrol seriously wounded a soldier, the army and medics said. It was only the second time Israel had struck Gaza since a 50-day war ended wi
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Israel strikes Gaza, killing militant after soldier shot

Israel strikes Gaza, killing militant after soldier shot

Israel launched an air strike in southern Gaza on Wednesday and killed a Hamas militant after a sniper attack on a patrol seriously wounded a soldier, the army and medics said. It was only the second time Israel had struck Gaza since a 50-day war ended wi
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Reverification of SIMs through BVS: government, telecom firms lock horns

Reverification of SIMs through BVS: government, telecom firms lock horns

The government and telecom companies have locked horns over re-verification of Subscriber Identification Module (SIMs) through Biometric Verification System (BVS), it is learnt. Interior Ministry has asked mobile phone companies to re-verify each and ever
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (December 24, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Reverification of SIMs through BVS: government, telecom firms lock horns

Reverification of SIMs through BVS: government, telecom firms lock horns

The government and telecom companies have locked horns over re-verification of Subscriber Identification Module (SIMs) through Biometric Verification System (BVS), it is learnt. Interior Ministry has asked mobile phone companies to re-verify each and ever
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (December 24, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Reverification of SIMs through BVS: government, telecom firms lock horns

Reverification of SIMs through BVS: government, telecom firms lock horns

The government and telecom companies have locked horns over re-verification of Subscriber Identification Module (SIMs) through Biometric Verification System (BVS), it is learnt. Interior Ministry has asked mobile phone companies to re-verify each and ever
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Wednesday (December 24, 2014) and the forecast for Thursday (December 25, 2014).

Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Crimea hit by outages amid Ukraine power crisis

Crimea hit by outages amid Ukraine power crisis

Crimea on Wednesday suffered massive blackouts after Ukraine unexpectedly stopped supplies, sparking traffic jams, hospital closures and panic across the peninsula. Train stations, businesses and the airport had to close down, traffic lights went dark cau
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Crimea hit by outages amid Ukraine power crisis

Crimea hit by outages amid Ukraine power crisis

Crimea on Wednesday suffered massive blackouts after Ukraine unexpectedly stopped supplies, sparking traffic jams, hospital closures and panic across the peninsula. Train stations, businesses and the airport had to close down, traffic lights went dark cau
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Justice Meskanzai appointed CJ BHC

Justice Meskanzai appointed CJ BHC

Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai, most senior judge of Balochistan High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the said court against the vacancy which occurred on retirement of incumbent Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan who retired on 24th D
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Justice Meskanzai appointed CJ BHC

Justice Meskanzai appointed CJ BHC

Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai, most senior judge of Balochistan High Court has been appointed as Chief Justice of the said court against the vacancy which occurred on retirement of incumbent Chief Justice, High Court of Balochistan who retired on 24th D
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Anger after latest police killing of black teen in US

Anger after latest police killing of black teen in US

Officials scrambled to head off renewed anger Wednesday after an armed black teenager was shot dead by a white officer in a St Louis suburb, insisting the use of force was justified. The killing took place late Tuesday at a gas station in Berkeley, near F
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Anger after latest police killing of black teen in US

Anger after latest police killing of black teen in US

Officials scrambled to head off renewed anger Wednesday after an armed black teenager was shot dead by a white officer in a St Louis suburb, insisting the use of force was justified. The killing took place late Tuesday at a gas station in Berkeley, near F
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
30 hurt in Quetta bomb blast

30 hurt in Quetta bomb blast

As many as 30 people were injured in a loud explosion that occurred in the city's most busy area on Wednesday night. One of the injured persons was stated to be in critical condition. Two shops caught fire while six shops, two vehicles, one rickshaw and f
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
30 hurt in Quetta bomb blast

30 hurt in Quetta bomb blast

As many as 30 people were injured in a loud explosion that occurred in the city's most busy area on Wednesday night. One of the injured persons was stated to be in critical condition. Two shops caught fire while six shops, two vehicles, one rickshaw and f
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Two references: Zardari's acquittal challenged

Two references: Zardari's acquittal challenged

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging the Accountability Court (AC) decision pertaining to the acquittal of former president Asif Ali Zardari in two corruption references, including the ARY Gol
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Two references: Zardari's acquittal challenged

Two references: Zardari's acquittal challenged

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging the Accountability Court (AC) decision pertaining to the acquittal of former president Asif Ali Zardari in two corruption references, including the ARY Gol
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Entertainment giant Sony released "The Interview" - a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un - online for US viewers on Wednesday. The madcap comedy became available for rent in the United States from 1800 GMT on several platfo
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Entertainment giant Sony released "The Interview" - a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un - online for US viewers on Wednesday. The madcap comedy became available for rent in the United States from 1800 GMT on several platfo
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Entertainment giant Sony released "The Interview" - a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un - online for US viewers on Wednesday. The madcap comedy became available for rent in the United States from 1800 GMT on several platfo
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Sony streams North Korea comedy online

Entertainment giant Sony released "The Interview" - a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un - online for US viewers on Wednesday. The madcap comedy became available for rent in the United States from 1800 GMT on several platfo
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Small beauty saloons: LHC suspends 16 percent ST

Small beauty saloons: LHC suspends 16 percent ST

The Lahore High Court here on Wednesday suspended the imposition of 16 per cent sales tax on small beauty salons and sought reply from Punjab government within 30 days. The small beauty salon owners through their counsel pleaded that government has snatch
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Experts make suggestions to resolve energy crisis

Experts make suggestions to resolve energy crisis

Speakers at concluding day of the 7th International Engineering Convention presented their suggestions and recommendations regarding ever coming energy crisis faced by Pakistan for implementation by the government, public and private sector. The concludin
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Punjab ministers discuss new sanitation policy

Punjab ministers discuss new sanitation policy

Punjab Minister for Housing Malik Tanvir Aslam Awan and Industry Minister Chaudhry Muhammad Shafiq on Wednesday jointly chaired the meeting for preparing new sanitation policy and its rules and regulations. The meeting decided that such a policy regarding
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Delays in maintenance cause 15 percent rise in power breakdowns

Delays in maintenance cause 15 percent rise in power breakdowns

Inordinate delays in maintenance of transmission and distribution lines of NTDC has resulted countrywide 15% rise in power breakdowns against corresponding period. In some cases the power breakdown has reached to 90%, as there is no priority of the govern
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
MCCI supports proposal to establish military courts

MCCI supports proposal to establish military courts

Business community of Southern Punjab has supported the proposal to establish military courts for quick dispensation of justice in terrorism-related cases. President of Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Mian Iqbal Hassan said that it was a good
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Mepco completes 29 low tension schemes

Mepco completes 29 low tension schemes

The Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has completed 29 low tension (LT) schemes to ensure timely provision of electricity connections, Mepco officials said. The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Mepco provided development funds amounting to Rs 20
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
AlHuda CIBE to enter into partnership with Uganda University

AlHuda CIBE to enter into partnership with Uganda University

AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) is set to enter into partnership with Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) aimed at building capacity in banking and finance in Uganda. This was disclosed by a spokesperson of AlHuda CIB
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Altaf opposes military courts

Altaf opposes military courts

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on Wednesday said that it would be better to impose complete martial law than establishing military courts. He was addressing a hurriedly-called press conference at Lal Qila ground here on Wednesday. He a
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
2.5 million children out of schools in KP, seminar told

2.5 million children out of schools in KP, seminar told

The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) on Wednesday organized a seminar on "Education Sector Budgeting: adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness for improving social accountability in education sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". The main obj
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
'Punjab government follows all labour conventions of ILO'

'Punjab government follows all labour conventions of ILO'

Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Raja Ashfaq Sarwar has said that Punjab government is following all labour conventions of ILO for benefiting from GSP-Plus status so that not only confidence of employees and employers could be restored
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Uprooting terrorism: parties given mandate to Nawaz: Siraj

Uprooting terrorism: parties given mandate to Nawaz: Siraj

Chief of Jamaat e Islami Pakistan, Sirajul Haq, has said that the creation of new provinces in the country was neither un-Islamic nor unconstitutional. According to media cell of Jamaat e Islami Lahore while addressing newspaper editors and senior journal
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
PAF to establish Air University in Lahore

PAF to establish Air University in Lahore

To meet the growing need for higher technical institutions in the country, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has decided to establish Air University in Lahore Knowledge Park adjacent to Defence Housing Authority Lahore. A 4-member delegation of PAF headed by Assis
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Drug pricing policy

Drug pricing policy

The Federal Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, chaired a meeting on drugs pricing policy and stated the obvious: a pricing mechanism must be developed that ensures adequate supply of all essential drugs, protects the interest of the consumers and takes cognisan
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Daesh on the back foot?

Daesh on the back foot?

For the first time the battlefield reports suggest that the forces of much feared Islamic State, commonly known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, are on the back foot. The Kurdish peshmerga has broken the siege of Mount Sinjar where some 1700 members of Yazidi
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
VIEW POINT: Why we are where we are today

VIEW POINT: Why we are where we are today

Our civil and military leaderships seem to have finally come to the realisation that the mess we are in today is the result of harebrained policies of the past three-and-a-half decades that now need to be reversed through a decisive action. Prime Minister
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Defining the patent infringements under US law

Defining the patent infringements under US law

In order to establish an infringement of a patent, the first step is to interpret the claim; the importance of claim is to be noted since the claim is the name of game. The interpretation of a claim can only be done by the court; a jury is not authorised
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Thar coal on-track towards execution

Thar coal on-track towards execution

Thar coal is undoubtedly the only sustainable solution to Pakistan's energy woes with 175Bn tonnes of coal reserves. Pakistan is fortunate to have such abundant reserves that are equivalent to the combined oil reserves of Iran and Saudi Arabia in energy e
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Bridge expansion joints

Bridge expansion joints

Bridge expansion joints are mandatory due to changes in volume of deck slab concrete caused by thermal expansion/contraction. Unless a reinforced concrete bridge deck slab is free to expand and contract, stresses are set up in the deck slab. Joints are th
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
SUN-CSA formed to control malnutrition in Pakistan

SUN-CSA formed to control malnutrition in Pakistan

Pakistan is facing a silent crisis of malnutrition that is amongst the worst in the world and has not improved for decades. Amid such grim situation, a two-day National Conference on the State of Nutrition in Pakistan and formation of the Scaling Up Nutri
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
FINCA launches new microfinance branch

FINCA launches new microfinance branch

Initiatives taken by microfinance institutes, such as FINCA, empower low-income individuals to start businesses, create jobs, alleviate poverty, and create new opportunities, said Senator Kamran Michael, Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping.
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Government criticised for ignoring Senate proceedings

Government criticised for ignoring Senate proceedings

Senators on Wednesday staged a walkout from the House against the absence of the ruling party senators and ministers. Senator Zahid Khan of ANP pointed out lack of quorum and the proceedings of the Upper House were suspended for five minutes to complete t
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Wiping out terrorism: JUI-F assures full support to government: Fazl

Wiping out terrorism: JUI-F assures full support to government: Fazl

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said that his party would continue co-operation with the government in its efforts to wipe out terrorism from the country. Addressing a press conference, he said sectarian harmony was the aim and
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
India police formally charge Uber driver with rape

India police formally charge Uber driver with rape

Police on Wednesday formally charged an Uber taxi driver with the rape of a passenger in New Delhi, a report said, in a case that has reignited anger over women's safety in India. Shiv Kumar Yadav, 32, was arrested and remanded in custody after the 25-yea
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
DIG Hyderabad reviews security steps for Christmas

DIG Hyderabad reviews security steps for Christmas

To evaluate and assess the security arrangements during forth coming Christmas-2014, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hyderabad Range convened consecutive meetings on 23rd & 24th December-2014 with both SSPs of Hyderabad and prominent of Christian
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Government mops up Rs 44 billion via MTBs auction

Government mops up Rs 44 billion via MTBs auction

The federal government on Wednesday borrowed some Rs 44.22 billion through the auction of Market Treasury Bills (MTBs). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted the last auction of MTBs for this quarter on December 24. The auction attracted heavy partic
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Government mops up Rs 44 billion via MTBs auction

Government mops up Rs 44 billion via MTBs auction

The federal government on Wednesday borrowed some Rs 44.22 billion through the auction of Market Treasury Bills (MTBs). The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) conducted the last auction of MTBs for this quarter on December 24. The auction attracted heavy partic
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Engro providing basic services to locals in Sindh

Engro providing basic services to locals in Sindh

Engro Corporation Pakistan is providing all basic services including water, sanitation, infrastructure, education, health facilities, jobs and other facilities to local peoples in Sindh province. Senior Advisor, Air Commodore Syed Asghar Naqvi (Retired) s
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Avanza Solutions signs pact with NRSP Microfinance Bank

Avanza Solutions signs pact with NRSP Microfinance Bank

Avanza Solutions, a leading multinational IT firm, signed agreement with NRSP Microfinance Bank enabling it to offer alternate delivery channels for its products and services. NRSP Bank, headquartered in Bahawalpur, started operations in March 2011. The B
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Trade between Pakistan & Indonesia to go up: envoy

Trade between Pakistan & Indonesia to go up: envoy

Consul General of Republic of Indonesia, Hadi Santoso, said here on Wednesday that trade between Pakistan and Indonesia might reach up to $2.3 to $2.4 billion by the end of this year. Speaking at a meeting of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Police kill two 'TTP men'

Police kill two 'TTP men'

Police claimed to have killed two alleged militants of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), here on Wednesday. A police party intercepted four suspected persons riding two motorbikes in Surjani Town area in overnight operation and asked. Upon this t
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
No gas supply to Quetta on fifth day

No gas supply to Quetta on fifth day

The provincial capital remained without gas supply on fifth consecutive day on Wednesday. Earlier, gas supply was stopped to the metropolis and other cities of Balochistan when fire erupted in gas plant in Sui, officials of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Court timings during winter vacations

Court timings during winter vacations

The Registrar, Sindh High Court, on Wednesday notified the timing of its benches during winter holidays from December 26 to January 9, 2015. According to the schedule, SHC Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana benches will remain open during the winter h
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Pulses import up 36 percent in July-November

Pulses import up 36 percent in July-November

Pulses import grew by 36 percent during July-November 2014-15 despite a 'very good' local crop of the commodity, traders said on Wednesday. "Local pulses crop is comparatively low this year, yet it is very good," Chairman All Karachi Wholesalers Grocers A
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
CAA launches 'FIRMS' software to maintain record

CAA launches 'FIRMS' software to maintain record

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Wednesday claimed to have launched its indigenous software 'Flight Information & Revenue Management System (FIRMS)' for maintaining the record and billing of all flights using Pakistani airspace. Director General, CAA, Ai
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Cuba prepares for Christmas with early gift from Obama

Cuba prepares for Christmas with early gift from Obama

Cubans prepared Wednesday to celebrate Christmas, a resurgent holiday banned for 38 years by the communist government, with an early gift from US President Barack Obama: a historic rapprochement. Across the island, houses, restaurants, supermarkets, hotel
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
First conviction in Sierra Leone under Ebola laws

First conviction in Sierra Leone under Ebola laws

A village chief has become the first person in Sierra Leone to be jailed under laws aimed at preventing the spread of the Ebola virus, court officials and lawyers said Tuesday. Amadu Kargbo was sentenced to six months in jail by a court in the south-weste
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
First outdoor art show in Saudi Arabia

First outdoor art show in Saudi Arabia

In highly conservative Saudi Arabia where most forms of entertainment are forbidden, art has taken to the streets. Dozens of paintings are being displayed on outdoor advertising billboards in the capital Riyadh and other cities in what organisers say is t
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
South Africa's Zuma denies hinting at getting fifth wife

South Africa's Zuma denies hinting at getting fifth wife

South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday denied media local reports that he has hinted he may be ready to take a fifth wife to accompany him through old age. In a statement titled "holiday legends", the presidency said a journalist from The Star, a
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Embattled Nigeria states impose travel bans through Christmas

Embattled Nigeria states impose travel bans through Christmas

Two north-east Nigeria states have put heavy restrictions on vehicle movement beginning on Christmas Eve and lasting through the weekend following fears of Boko Haram attacks. The two states, Borno and Yobe, have been the hardest hit during the five-year
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Two killed in Nicaragua canal protests

Two killed in Nicaragua canal protests

A police crackdown on hundreds of Nicaraguan farmers protesting the construction of a $50 billion canal across their land left two dead Wednesday, an activist and opposition leader reported. Police action against protesters began on Tuesday and intensifie
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Christmas pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to begin celebrations

Christmas pilgrims gather in Bethlehem to begin celebrations

Pilgrims from across the world descended on Jesus's birthplace in Bethlehem Wednesday to begin the global celebration of Christmas after a violence-plagued year brought suffering to many Middle Eastern Christians. The not-so-little West Bank town was bust
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Cameroon's Nkama replaces slain compatriot at Algerian club

Cameroon's Nkama replaces slain compatriot at Algerian club

Cameroon striker Gael Gregoire Nkama has signed for Algerian club JS Kabylie to replace Albert Ebosse, his compatriot killed when playing for the Algerian side four months ago. "It will be very difficult for me to replace Ebosse," Nkama, the top scorer in
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
PCB plans 3-nation 'A' event in UAE next year: Shaharyar

PCB plans 3-nation 'A' event in UAE next year: Shaharyar

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in order to provide exposure to Pakistan second string is planning a 3-nation "A" team event in United Arab Emirates (UAE), board Chairman Shaharyar M.Khan said on Wednesday. "PCB is fully aware of providing exposure to Pakist
Published 25 Dec, 2014 12:00am
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