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Print - 2014-12-26
Pope issues strident call: safeguard children

Pope issues strident call: safeguard children

Pope Francis issued a strident call in his Christmas day message to safeguard children who are victims "under our very eyes" of violence and trafficking, while also demanding an end to "brutal persecution" world-wide. Killings and hostage-takings from the
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Pope issues strident call: safeguard children

Pope issues strident call: safeguard children

Pope Francis issued a strident call in his Christmas day message to safeguard children who are victims "under our very eyes" of violence and trafficking, while also demanding an end to "brutal persecution" world-wide. Killings and hostage-takings from the
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia announced a 2015 budget with a huge deficit Thursday as the world's largest crude exporter begins to feel the impact of its own decision not to shore up oil prices. The government announced the $38.6 billion deficit in a statement read on sta
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia announced a 2015 budget with a huge deficit Thursday as the world's largest crude exporter begins to feel the impact of its own decision not to shore up oil prices. The government announced the $38.6 billion deficit in a statement read on sta
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia announced a 2015 budget with a huge deficit Thursday as the world''s largest crude exporter begins to feel the impact of its own decision not to shore up oil prices. The government announced the $38.6 billion deficit in a statement read on st
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia projects huge fiscal deficit on oil price decline

Saudi Arabia announced a 2015 budget with a huge deficit Thursday as the world''''s largest crude exporter begins to feel the impact of its own decision not to shore up oil prices. The government announced the $38.6 billion deficit in a statement read on
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Zero-rated sectors: FBR reviewing proposal to charge ST on gas supply

Zero-rated sectors: FBR reviewing proposal to charge ST on gas supply

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reviewing a major proposal of the Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Karachi to charge sales tax on the supply of natural gas to manufacturers-cum-exporters of textile, leather, carpet, surgical and sports goods being zero-rat
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Zero-rated sectors: FBR reviewing proposal to charge ST on gas supply

Zero-rated sectors: FBR reviewing proposal to charge ST on gas supply

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reviewing a major proposal of the Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Karachi to charge sales tax on the supply of natural gas to manufacturers-cum-exporters of textile, leather, carpet, surgical and sports goods being zero-rat
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Zero-rated sectors: FBR reviewing proposal to charge ST on gas supply

Zero-rated sectors: FBR reviewing proposal to charge ST on gas supply

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reviewing a major proposal of the Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) Karachi to charge sales tax on the supply of natural gas to manufacturers-cum-exporters of textile, leather, carpet, surgical and sports goods being zero-rat
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Distribution of dividends: K-Electric wants to redeploy funds

Distribution of dividends: K-Electric wants to redeploy funds

K-Electric, formerly known as Karachi Electric Company Limited, has sought government's approval for distribution of dividends to only 15 per cent minority public shareholders as, according to its claims, is not in a position to pay dividend to all the sh
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Distribution of dividends: K-Electric wants to redeploy funds

Distribution of dividends: K-Electric wants to redeploy funds

K-Electric, formerly known as Karachi Electric Company Limited, has sought government's approval for distribution of dividends to only 15 per cent minority public shareholders as, according to its claims, is not in a position to pay dividend to all the sh
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Distribution of dividends: K-Electric wants to redeploy funds

Distribution of dividends: K-Electric wants to redeploy funds

K-Electric, formerly known as Karachi Electric Company Limited, has sought government''s approval for distribution of dividends to only 15 per cent minority public shareholders as, according to its claims, is not in a position to pay dividend to all the s
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Army chief pays tribute to politicians

Army chief pays tribute to politicians

A day after an all-party conference (APC) adopted a unanimous National Action Plan to root out terrorism and extremism, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif directed all concerned in army and intelligence agencies to initiate an action on an urgent b
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Army chief pays tribute to politicians

Army chief pays tribute to politicians

A day after an all-party conference (APC) adopted a unanimous National Action Plan to root out terrorism and extremism, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif directed all concerned in army and intelligence agencies to initiate an action on an urgent b
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Decisive action launched: President

Decisive action launched: President

President Mamnoon Hussain Thursday said the government had launched a decisive action to root out all types of terrorists from the country. Addressing a public gathering at Quaid-e-Azam's Residency here in connection with the birth anniversary celebration
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Decisive action launched: President

Decisive action launched: President

President Mamnoon Hussain Thursday said the government had launched a decisive action to root out all types of terrorists from the country. Addressing a public gathering at Quaid-e-Azam's Residency here in connection with the birth anniversary celebration
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Militants offered conditional talks

Militants offered conditional talks

A day after national leadership chalked out an action plan to root out terrorism from the country, members of a "Political jirga" Thursday asked militants to lay down arms and adopt the path of talks. The jirga, comprising Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief, PPP
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Militants offered conditional talks

Militants offered conditional talks

A day after national leadership chalked out an action plan to root out terrorism from the country, members of a "Political jirga" Thursday asked militants to lay down arms and adopt the path of talks. The jirga, comprising Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief, PPP
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Iraq, Turkey pledge to join hands to fight IS jihadists

Iraq, Turkey pledge to join hands to fight IS jihadists

Iraq and Turkey on Thursday pledged to join forces to fight Islamic State insurgents who are holding swathes of Iraq and Syria. "ISIS threatens not only Iraq's and Turkey's security but the entire region," Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told a joint
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Iraq, Turkey pledge to join hands to fight IS jihadists

Iraq, Turkey pledge to join hands to fight IS jihadists

Iraq and Turkey on Thursday pledged to join forces to fight Islamic State insurgents who are holding swathes of Iraq and Syria. "ISIS threatens not only Iraq's and Turkey's security but the entire region," Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi told a joint
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Iran includes its Sistan-Balochistan in military drills

Iran includes its Sistan-Balochistan in military drills

Iran launched extensive military drills on Thursday, local media reported, in a show of strength stretching several hundred kilometres from the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden. The exercises are set to last six days and involve ballistic missile and
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Iran includes its Sistan-Balochistan in military drills

Iran includes its Sistan-Balochistan in military drills

Iran launched extensive military drills on Thursday, local media reported, in a show of strength stretching several hundred kilometres from the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden. The exercises are set to last six days and involve ballistic missile and
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
South Korea says nuclear reactors safe after cyber-attacks

South Korea says nuclear reactors safe after cyber-attacks

South Korea on Thursday ruled out the possibility that a recent string of cyber-attacks on its nuclear power operator could cause a malfunction at any of the country's 23 atomic reactors. The designs and manuals for two reactors have been published on Twi
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
South Korea says nuclear reactors safe after cyber-attacks

South Korea says nuclear reactors safe after cyber-attacks

South Korea on Thursday ruled out the possibility that a recent string of cyber-attacks on its nuclear power operator could cause a malfunction at any of the country's 23 atomic reactors. The designs and manuals for two reactors have been published on Twi
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
British parcel firm collapses after Christmas deliveries

British parcel firm collapses after Christmas deliveries

British parcel delivery company City Link has gone into administration and temporarily suspended all operations, with 2,727 jobs at risk, administrators said on Thursday. Hunter Kelly, an administrator from Ernst & Young, said undelivered parcels could be
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
British parcel firm collapses after Christmas deliveries

British parcel firm collapses after Christmas deliveries

British parcel delivery company City Link has gone into administration and temporarily suspended all operations, with 2,727 jobs at risk, administrators said on Thursday. Hunter Kelly, an administrator from Ernst & Young, said undelivered parcels could be
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Flight schedules disturbed due to heavy fog in Lahore

Flight schedules disturbed due to heavy fog in Lahore

Arrivals and departures of 26 international flights and 11 domestic flights were delayed while 4 international and 7 domestic flights were cancelled due to heavy fog in Lahore on Thursday. According to airport sources arrival of 13 international flights a
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Jordan vows 'all efforts' to save pilot seized by IS

Jordan vows 'all efforts' to save pilot seized by IS

Jordan vowed Thursday to make every effort to save a pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria as Washington denied claims the jihadists had shot down his warplane. Maaz al-Kassasbeh, a 26-year-old first lieutenant in the Jordanian air force, was
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
19 Libya soldiers slain after speedboat attack on oil ports

19 Libya soldiers slain after speedboat attack on oil ports

Islamists killed at least 19 soldiers Thursday after a surprise attack in which they used speedboats in a failed bid to seize some of Libya's main oil terminals, officials said. The militiamen belonging to the Fajr Libya, or Libya Dawn, launched the attac
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Give army a free hand: Musharraf

Give army a free hand: Musharraf

Former President Pervez Musharraf has underscored the need for giving army a free hand to deal with the menace of terrorism, saying that Peshawar tragedy should be an eye opener for every one. In a TV interview, the former military ruler said that so far
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Give army a free hand: Musharraf

Give army a free hand: Musharraf

Former President Pervez Musharraf has underscored the need for giving army a free hand to deal with the menace of terrorism, saying that Peshawar tragedy should be an eye opener for every one. In a TV interview, the former military ruler said that so far
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Raunchy North Korea comedy hits US theaters

Raunchy North Korea comedy hits US theaters

Raunchy comedy "The Interview" - a movie about a fictional plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un which has enraged Pyongyang - opened in US theaters Thursday, a move its star attributed to public pressure. Its future had been in doubt after enter
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Raunchy North Korea comedy hits US theaters

Raunchy North Korea comedy hits US theaters

Raunchy comedy "The Interview" - a movie about a fictional plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un which has enraged Pyongyang - opened in US theaters Thursday, a move its star attributed to public pressure. Its future had been in doubt after enter
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Raunchy North Korea comedy hits US theaters

Raunchy North Korea comedy hits US theaters

Raunchy comedy "The Interview" - a movie about a fictional plot to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un which has enraged Pyongyang - opened in US theaters Thursday, a move its star attributed to public pressure. Its future had been in doubt after enter
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Social media swarmed by 'Go Afghani Go' slogan

Social media swarmed by 'Go Afghani Go' slogan

At least three millions Afghan refugees living across Pakistan are facing a strong reaction from Pakistanis who have started demanding their repatriating following dastardly Peshawar school attack. People are using social media - Facebook, Twitter, Google
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Social media swarmed by 'Go Afghani Go' slogan

Social media swarmed by 'Go Afghani Go' slogan

At least three millions Afghan refugees living across Pakistan are facing a strong reaction from Pakistanis who have started demanding their repatriating following dastardly Peshawar school attack. People are using social media - Facebook, Twitter, Google
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Thousands flee deadly violence in Assam

Thousands flee deadly violence in Assam

More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of them children, an official said Thursday. Residents sought shelter in makeshift camps set up by the state governm
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Thousands flee deadly violence in Assam

Thousands flee deadly violence in Assam

More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of them children, an official said Thursday. Residents sought shelter in makeshift camps set up by the state governm
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Turkey student arrested for 'insulting' the president

Turkey student arrested for 'insulting' the president

A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him and his ruling party of corruption, sparking angry criticism on Thursday from the opposition. The boy, identified by his i
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Turkey student arrested for 'insulting' the president

Turkey student arrested for 'insulting' the president

A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him and his ruling party of corruption, sparking angry criticism on Thursday from the opposition. The boy, identified by his i
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Ukraine truce hangs in balance after 'difficult' talks

Ukraine truce hangs in balance after 'difficult' talks

The latest push for peace in Ukraine appeared moribund on Thursday after initial talks failed to agree when the warring sides should meet again to try to end an eight-month pro-Russian revolt. Negotiations mediated by European and Russian envoys in the Be
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Ukraine truce hangs in balance after 'difficult' talks

Ukraine truce hangs in balance after 'difficult' talks

The latest push for peace in Ukraine appeared moribund on Thursday after initial talks failed to agree when the warring sides should meet again to try to end an eight-month pro-Russian revolt. Negotiations mediated by European and Russian envoys in the Be
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Three AU soldiers, civilian killed in Shebab attack

Three AU soldiers, civilian killed in Shebab attack

Three African Union soldiers and a civilian were killed Thursday after Shebab militants attacked the force's heavily fortified headquarters in Somalia. The AU force known as AMISOM said troops regained control of the base in Mogadishu after a gunfight tha
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Three AU soldiers, civilian killed in Shebab attack

Three AU soldiers, civilian killed in Shebab attack

Three African Union soldiers and a civilian were killed Thursday after Shebab militants attacked the force's heavily fortified headquarters in Somalia. The AU force known as AMISOM said troops regained control of the base in Mogadishu after a gunfight tha
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Ishaq held for two more weeks

Ishaq held for two more weeks

The leader of a banned militant group who was set to walk free from jail is being held for two more weeks in a murder case, officials said Thursday. Malik Ishaq, the head of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) which is dedicated to killing Shias, was to be released o
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Ishaq held for two more weeks

Ishaq held for two more weeks

The leader of a banned militant group who was set to walk free from jail is being held for two more weeks in a murder case, officials said Thursday. Malik Ishaq, the head of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) which is dedicated to killing Shias, was to be released o
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
IMF's review of government compliance

IMF's review of government compliance

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the fourth and fifth staff reviews under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) uploaded on its website, revealed that three end-September performance criteria were missed while progress on structural benchmarks was unev
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Nisar has no firm grip on security matters?

Nisar has no firm grip on security matters?

Addressing a news conference recently, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said "the national mood will have to be translated into national action", urging the people to keep an eye on suspicious elements and their activities. A responsible role of
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Peshawar tragedy and Benazir's assassination Wages of appeasement-I

Peshawar tragedy and Benazir's assassination Wages of appeasement-I

December 27, 2014 marks the seventh death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, who sacrificed her life courageously resisting the agenda of fanatics who are bent upon pushing Pakistan to a theocratic state incapable of progressing towards an egalitarian and dem
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Thailand struggles with dark side of vital fishing industry

Thailand struggles with dark side of vital fishing industry

The world's third-largest exporter of fish and fishery products, Thailand, is facing something of a crisis for its international reputation. The glamorous packaging of Thai seafood in supermarket fridges around the world stands in contrast to the picture
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
In Afghanistan, a smaller, somber Christmas at foreign forces base

In Afghanistan, a smaller, somber Christmas at foreign forces base

Nato-led coalition troops are celebrating Christmas inside their bases, but with the number of soldiers drastically decreased, the tone is a lot more somber. The soldiers miss their families but still find joy in their comrades. For German Captain Benjami
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Glow of happy expression; sweet complacency

Glow of happy expression; sweet complacency

It sounded quite comic that Finance Ministry is yet to release on its website a Letter of Intent (LoI) submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for securing fourth and fifth instalments, although the IMF has uploaded the LoI and report on its we
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
SNGPL proposes bifurcation of Lahore into East, West

SNGPL proposes bifurcation of Lahore into East, West

General Manager Sui Northern Gas Pipe Lines Limited (SNGPL) Lahore, Zia Mahmood proposed that Lahore region would be bifurcated in to Lahore East and Lahore West in order to ensure better control over resources and to better services to the consumers. Whi
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Suggestions presented to curb energy crisis

Suggestions presented to curb energy crisis

Speakers at concluding day of the seventh International Engineering Convention presented their suggestions and recommendations to minimise the increase in energy crisis faced by Pakistan. They called for implementing the suggestions presented in the conve
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Traders hail setting up of military courts

Traders hail setting up of military courts

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and CoAS General Raheel Sharif are bailing out country from the worst crisis of its history which has awakened hopes of the masses and business community, a business leader said on Thursday. The resolve of the PM, CoAS, superio
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
KP contractors oppose 10 percent extra security charges

KP contractors oppose 10 percent extra security charges

Government contractors demanded the provincial government to withdraw the decision to deposit 10 percent additional security charges, if in case, they would give below rate of actual amount of tender. Addressing a press conference at press club here on Th
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Akhuwat Foundation completes loans disbursement worth Rs 6 billion

Akhuwat Foundation completes loans disbursement worth Rs 6 billion

Akhuwat Foundation, an interest-free microfinance disbursement organisation, under the Chief Minister Self-Employment Scheme (CMSES) has completed disbursement of loans worth Rs 6 billion in two phases with a recovery rate of 99.85 percent. This was discl
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Nation celebrates Quaid-e-Azam's birth anniversary

Nation celebrates Quaid-e-Azam's birth anniversary

The 138th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated across the country and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with traditional fervour on Thursday. The day dawned with 21 guns salute. Smartly turned out cadets of Pak
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Military courts set up for limited time period: Siraj

Military courts set up for limited time period: Siraj

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief, Siraj-ul-Haq, has said that JI and other political parties were not in favour of the establishment of military courts, but in wake of the severe challenges to national security and request of the federal government all politica
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Prime Minister designates Leila Khan as chairperson PMYP

Prime Minister designates Leila Khan as chairperson PMYP

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday designated Leila Khan, Member National Assembly (MNA) of the ruling PML-N as the Chairperson Prime Minister's Youth Programme (PMYP). The position of the Chairperson PMYP fell vacant after the voluntary res
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Saudi Arabia beheads Pakistani for heroin smuggling

Saudi Arabia beheads Pakistani for heroin smuggling

Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man for heroin smuggling, the twelfth person from Pakistan to be executed in the kingdom for drug trafficking since mid-October. They are among 85 foreigners and Saudis put to death this year in the oil-rich k
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
HAVP to be launched in Vehari soon

HAVP to be launched in Vehari soon

Harassment Awareness Volunteer Programme (HAVP), a special initiative of the Punjab government, aimed at providing protection to women against all kinds of sexual harassment at workplace is to be launched in Vehari soon. The programme will be replicated t
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
L&DDD to offer three auctions for animals

L&DDD to offer three auctions for animals

The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Department (L&DDD) is going to offer animals being raised at its farms across the province for auction. According to details, there will be three auctions at Government Research Institute for Animal Development a
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Wattoo hails ECC's decision on potato export

Wattoo hails ECC's decision on potato export

Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, President Punjab PPP, has welcomed decision of the Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) to withdraw duty on the export of potatoes. He said this in a statement issued from here today. He said the decision would earn big amount
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Hotels, guesthouses management told to maintain record of customers

Hotels, guesthouses management told to maintain record of customers

The district police have warned the private hotels, guesthouses management that emergency has been declared in the country and cases would be registered against them under the charge of 'terrorism facilitator' on providing residence to suspects. He strict
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Qamar-ul-Islam Raja made new PEF chairman

Qamar-ul-Islam Raja made new PEF chairman

Engineer Qamar-ul-Islam Raja has been elected as the new Chairman of Board of Directors of Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) in a meeting of BoDs which held at PEF head office. Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi presided over the meeting and presented the name of Qam
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
138th birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam observed with fervour

138th birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam observed with fervour

The 138th birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, 'Father of the Nation' was observed on Thursday. On this occasion there were a number of cake cutting ceremonies in the city where speakers paid homage to the Father of the Nation. They said
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Christians celebrate Xmas amid tight security

Christians celebrate Xmas amid tight security

Christian community celebrated Christmas here Thursday like other parts of the country and rest of the world with religious fervour. Singing of carols and offering prayers at various churches marked the Christmas celebrations across the provincial metropo
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Christmas Cake cutting ceremony held at PBIT

Christmas Cake cutting ceremony held at PBIT

A Christmas cake cutting ceremony was held at Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) to express solidarity with the Christian staff members and to promote interfaith harmony. Director General, Investor Relations and Director General Projects and Poli
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
New Year Nights: Jamaat-i-Islami seeks ban on celebrations

New Year Nights: Jamaat-i-Islami seeks ban on celebrations

Deputy Secretary General, Jamaat-i-Islami, Dr Farid Ahmed Piracha, has said the New Year Nights celebrations after the Peshawar tragedy would be the height of callousness. In a statement here on Thursday, he appreciated the Sindh government's ban in that
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Rangers kill 9 militants, criminals in separate raids

Rangers kill 9 militants, criminals in separate raids

Rangers on Thursday stepped up its operation against terrorists and criminals and claimed to have killed nine militants in targeted raids in different parts of the metropolis. According to Rangers Spokesman, the paramilitary troops on the basis of intelli
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Results of HSC-I announced

Results of HSC-I announced

The controller of Examination, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Hyderabad announced the result of Higher Secondary Certificate Part-I (Class - XI) Science General, Pre-Medical and Pre-Engineering Groups of Annual Examination 2014. Acco
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
JUI-F to hold World Peace moot next month

JUI-F to hold World Peace moot next month

JUI-F Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has termed the Peshawar tragedy as worst terrorism and barbarism of the history and decided to hold World Peace and religious seminaries conference on January 15, 2015. A meeting of district Ameers, general secretaries and shura i
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Sindh Governor inaugurates Dow University's IHM

Sindh Governor inaugurates Dow University's IHM

Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has established Institute of Health Management (IHM) to promote advance health services management through programs and research that provides outstanding practical education to students, create and disseminate app
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
PJMA for replacing polypropylene bags with jute bags

PJMA for replacing polypropylene bags with jute bags

After obtaining GSP Plus status the government is bound to take steps to reduce the carbon footprints by replacing hazardous products with environment-friendly substitutes like immediately replacing polypropylene bags with jute bags in all food grains inc
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Security around US consulate beefed up

Security around US consulate beefed up

The adjoining roads leading to US Consulate in Karachi were blocked on Thursday in view of security threats on the Christmas Day. Stringent security arrangements were made as containers were placed on My Kolachi Road. The roads leading to churches in Gard
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Sindh chief minister reviews Benazir's death anniversary arrangements

Sindh chief minister reviews Benazir's death anniversary arrangements

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah along with Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, MNAs, MPAs and high officials on Thursday visited Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto and Bhutto House, Naudero to review the final arrangements in connection with th
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Three more children die of famine in Thar

Three more children die of famine in Thar

Three more children died of drought in Thar on Thursday, taking the death toll to 248 in 85 days. A boy died in Para Village Colony due to the dearth of food whereas the Thar famine also claimed lives of one and half year old Abid and 20 days old Amina wh
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Seafood export stagnates as undersized fishing continues

Seafood export stagnates as undersized fishing continues

The Pakistan's seafood export has widely stagnated for the continuing unchecked undersized fishing, sending alarms of a complete derelict government that failed to regulate the fisheries sector, exporters said on Thursday. The country's seafood export sta
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Minority's rights to be protected at any cost: President

Minority's rights to be protected at any cost: President

President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said the government was determined to protect the rights of the minority community in line with the Constitution of Pakistan and no one would be allowed to commit injustice with them. "All citizens irrespective of the
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Balochistan leaders welcome speedy courts' set-up

Balochistan leaders welcome speedy courts' set-up

The leaders of different political parties working in Balochistan appreciated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's step to establish speedy trial courts to deal with the menace of terrorism. Talking to APP, here on Thursday, Senior Provincial Minister and Presid
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
'Develop apps and services to make a social difference'

'Develop apps and services to make a social difference'

Emrys Schoemaker is a communications expert in the consequences of technology adoption in societies and democracies, particularly communication technologies such as mobile phones and social media. He is the Director and co-founder of iMedia Associates, a
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
'Develop apps and services to make a social difference'

'Develop apps and services to make a social difference'

Emrys Schoemaker is a communications expert in the consequences of technology adoption in societies and democracies, particularly communication technologies such as mobile phones and social media. He is the Director and co-founder of iMedia Associates, a
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Fazl criticises propaganda against Madaris

Fazl criticises propaganda against Madaris

JUI (F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticised propaganda against Deeni Madaris and said it was part of international agenda for character assassination of the religious institutions. He conceded that there is need for reforms in religious institution
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Unity to help eradicate terrorism: National Assembly deputy Speaker

Unity to help eradicate terrorism: National Assembly deputy Speaker

Deputy Speaker, National Assembly, Murtaza Javed Abbasi, has said that coming on parliamentary parties and security agencies on the same page against terrorism would prove fruitful for the country and would bring maximum success in the eradication of terr
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Steps being taken to expel illegal Afghan refugees immediately: Khattak

Steps being taken to expel illegal Afghan refugees immediately: Khattak

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said the government will take steps to immediately expel all illegal Afghan refugees. He said a mechanism would be evolved for honourable repatriation of legal Afghan refugees as soon as possible. "Simi
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
Taiwan leader sues radio host over illicit donations claim

Taiwan leader sues radio host over illicit donations claim

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou will file a lawsuit against a radio host for alleging that he accepted political donations from a company implicated in food safety scandals, his office said Thursday. Clara Chou accused Ma of accepting under-the-table fund
Published 26 Dec, 2014 12:00am
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