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Print - 2015-01-18
Two brothers shot dead by rivals in Gujar Khan

Two brothers shot dead by rivals in Gujar Khan

Armed men shot dead two real brothers and dumped their bodies in dam which were recovered by police on Saturday. According to details, Najeeb and Ehsan hailing from Mohallah Kashmirian exchanged hot words with Adnan, Usman and others residing in nearby lo
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Kinno export to be raised up to $500 million till 2017

Kinno export to be raised up to $500 million till 2017

Director Citrus Research Institute Altaf ur Rehman said that Pakistani exporters were making efforts to increase the Kinno export up to 500 million dollars till 2017. Kinno local exporters on Saturday the director citrus institution said that guidance wou
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Four suspects held

Four suspects held

Rangers on Saturday claimed to have arrested four notorious criminals during targeted raids in different parts of the city. According to the official Rangers conducted raids in Baldia town and Malir areas and arrested four criminals. They also recovered a
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Power tariff: GMAP chief concerned over second raise in a month

Power tariff: GMAP chief concerned over second raise in a month

Grinding Mills Association of Pakistan (GMAP) President Chaudhry Iftikhar Bashir has expressed his concern over increase of 68 paisa per unit in electricity prices and said second raise in power prices during one month would increase the hardships of the
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
First polio case of 2015 reported in KP

First polio case of 2015 reported in KP

First polio case of year 2015 was surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Saturday. According to Federal Ministry of Health, nine-month-old girl, Rohaida hailing from district Tank of KP was found affected with polio virus. It is the first polio case of th
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Blasphemous caricatures: SCBA calls strike tomorrow

Blasphemous caricatures: SCBA calls strike tomorrow

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) announced Saturday that it would observe a countrywide strike against publication of sacrilegious caricatures of Holy Prophet (PUBH) by French magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a press statement, SCBA said that lawyers wo
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ongoing petrol crisis in Punjab artificially created: MNAs

Ongoing petrol crisis in Punjab artificially created: MNAs

Pakistan Peoples Party MNAs Mir Ejaz Jakhrani, Imran Zafar Leghari and Sardar Rafique Ahmed Jamali said the ongoing petrol crisis in Punjab was artificially created. Federal government kept on watching the inefficiency of Federal Minister for Petroleum un
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
MMIC protests against blasphemous publication

MMIC protests against blasphemous publication

Muslim Masihi Ittihad Council (MMIC) on Saturday staged protest demonstration against the publication of blasphemous caricatures by a French weakly magazine. The members of MMIC staged protest in front of national press club. The protesters were holding p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Rally held in Multan to condemn satirical caricatures

Rally held in Multan to condemn satirical caricatures

More than 500 activists of religious and political parties and lawyers on Saturday organised a rally to condemn the blasphemous caricatures published by French weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PTCL extends EVO Wingle discount offer

PTCL extends EVO Wingle discount offer

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has extended the EVO Wingle one year discount offer till January 31. This offer has been extended for customers to experience EVO Wingle wireless broadband at discounted monthly charges of Rs 1250 per mont
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Government, armed forces equally committed against terrorism: President

Government, armed forces equally committed against terrorism: President

Pakistan currently faces series of challenges, predominantly terrorism against which both the armed forces and government are equally committed, President Mamnoon Hussain said this while talking to the participants of the first international exhibition of
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
About 100 banned organisations active in Punjab

About 100 banned organisations active in Punjab

How shocking it is that as many as 95 banned groups are still active in Punjab. This seems to be a sardonic comment on the performance of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif who, a few years ago, had implied that he was keen to cut a deal with militants. How ha
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Rare help gets Saint Petersburg homeless through winter

Rare help gets Saint Petersburg homeless through winter

In his seven years spent living rough around Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg, Valera has lost his girlfriend and four fingers to the brutal winter weather. But though freezing temperatures claim the lives of hundreds of homeless people in the cit
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Greece's Syriza: from marginal leftists to austerity challengers

Greece's Syriza: from marginal leftists to austerity challengers

Voters gathered around a smartly-dressed candidate from Greece's anti-austerity party Syriza in an affluent Athens suburb asking the question everybody wants answered: Will the country go bust? But then the Syriza candidate quickly had to field what's pro
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Energy security

Energy security

At the famous Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London, sculptures representing renowned individuals from history, politics and popular culture stand in silent vigil, eerily lifelike but transfixed in inaction. This silent house of waxworks is strongly remin
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Grappling with extremist organisations

Grappling with extremist organisations

According to a press report, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan told a recent high-level meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, that as many as 95 - a much higher number than that appearing in a national security document made public earl
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Language diplomacy

Language diplomacy

In the part of the world that we live in, religion and ethnicity mainly determine the contours of belonging if not statehood, and thereby considerably influence and shape bilateralism between the regional countries. No wonder then a high-profile three-mem
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Tens of thousands rally in Chad to support army move against Boko Haram

Tens of thousands rally in Chad to support army move against Boko Haram

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Chad on Saturday in support of the authorities' decision to send troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists. Prime Minister Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet led the demonstrators as they marched from city ha
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Tens of thousands rally in Chad to support army move against Boko Haram

Tens of thousands rally in Chad to support army move against Boko Haram

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the capital of Chad on Saturday in support of the authorities' decision to send troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists. Prime Minister Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet led the demonstrators as they marched from city ha
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Pending tax appeals: ATIR figures totally at variance with FBR data

Pending tax appeals: ATIR figures totally at variance with FBR data

There is a huge difference in the number of pending appeals pertaining to tax cases at the level of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) when Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) data is compared with the actual figures available with Chairman Appellate Tri
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Pending tax appeals: ATIR figures totally at variance with FBR data

Pending tax appeals: ATIR figures totally at variance with FBR data

There is a huge difference in the number of pending appeals pertaining to tax cases at the level of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) when Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) data is compared with the actual figures available with Chairman Appellate Tri
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Pending tax appeals: ATIR figures totally at variance with FBR data

Pending tax appeals: ATIR figures totally at variance with FBR data

There is a huge difference in the number of pending appeals pertaining to tax cases at the level of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) when Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) data is compared with the actual figures available with Chairman Appellate Tri
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Afghan Cabinet nominee on Interpol most wanted list

Afghan Cabinet nominee on Interpol most wanted list

Mohammad Yaqub Haidari, who was nominated as minister of agriculture by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, has been found in the most-wanted list of Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation). With his photo and further details published on the org
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Afghan Cabinet nominee on Interpol most wanted list

Afghan Cabinet nominee on Interpol most wanted list

Mohammad Yaqub Haidari, who was nominated as minister of agriculture by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, has been found in the most-wanted list of Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation). With his photo and further details published on the org
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PSO highlights reasons behind fuel shortage

PSO highlights reasons behind fuel shortage

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is pointing a finger at the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the federal government for contributing towards the current fuel crisis in some of the country''s major cities. With the state-run PSO having gone o
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PSO highlights reasons behind fuel shortage

PSO highlights reasons behind fuel shortage

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is pointing a finger at the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the federal government for contributing towards the current fuel crisis in some of the country's major cities. With the state-run PSO having gone ou
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PSO highlights reasons behind fuel shortage

PSO highlights reasons behind fuel shortage

The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is pointing a finger at the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the federal government for contributing towards the current fuel crisis in some of the country's major cities. With the state-run PSO having gone ou
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Japan Prime Minister pledges $2.5 billion in Middle East aid

Japan Prime Minister pledges $2.5 billion in Middle East aid

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Saturday $2.5 billion in humanitarian and development aid for the Middle East as he launched a regional tour that includes visits to Jordan and Israel. In a speech in Cairo, Abe pledged $200 million in non-milita
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Japan Prime Minister pledges $2.5 billion in Middle East aid

Japan Prime Minister pledges $2.5 billion in Middle East aid

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Saturday $2.5 billion in humanitarian and development aid for the Middle East as he launched a regional tour that includes visits to Jordan and Israel. In a speech in Cairo, Abe pledged $200 million in non-milita
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ATC awards death penalty to Muawaya

ATC awards death penalty to Muawaya

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Saturday handed down death penalty on seven counts to a member of defunct Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Muawaya for his role in two deadly attacks at worship places of Jamaat-i-Ahmedia in Ghari Shahu and Model Town
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ATC awards death penalty to Muawaya

ATC awards death penalty to Muawaya

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Saturday handed down death penalty on seven counts to a member of defunct Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Muawaya for his role in two deadly attacks at worship places of Jamaat-i-Ahmedia in Ghari Shahu and Model Town
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Akram Lahori executed

Akram Lahori executed

Pakistan on Saturday hanged a sectarian militant whose execution was cancelled but later reinstated after a court rejected a pardon from his victim's family, officials said. The hanging brings to 19 the number of executions Pakistan has carried out since
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Akram Lahori executed

Akram Lahori executed

Pakistan on Saturday hanged a sectarian militant whose execution was cancelled but later reinstated after a court rejected a pardon from his victim's family, officials said. The hanging brings to 19 the number of executions Pakistan has carried out since
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Afghanistan arrests five over Peshawar school attack

Afghanistan arrests five over Peshawar school attack

Afghan security forces have arrested five men suspected of involvement in last month's massacre at a school in Peshawar, an Afghan security source said Saturday. On Saturday an Afghan security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP t
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Afghanistan arrests five over Peshawar school attack

Afghanistan arrests five over Peshawar school attack

Afghan security forces have arrested five men suspected of involvement in last month's massacre at a school in Peshawar, an Afghan security source said Saturday. On Saturday an Afghan security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP t
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Security reinforcement: 'Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan fully cooperating'

Security reinforcement: 'Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan fully cooperating'

Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are fully co-operating for tightening the security along the joint border areas, a senior Iranian commander said here on Saturday. Deputy Commander of Iran's Border Guards for Operations Brigadier General Jalal Setareh said
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Security reinforcement: 'Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan fully cooperating'

Security reinforcement: 'Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan fully cooperating'

Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are fully co-operating for tightening the security along the joint border areas, a senior Iranian commander said here on Saturday. Deputy Commander of Iran's Border Guards for Operations Brigadier General Jalal Setareh said
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ulema, media organisations: NAP enjoys wholehearted support: Nisar

Ulema, media organisations: NAP enjoys wholehearted support: Nisar

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that religious scholars (Ulema) of all schools of thought and media organisations have unanimously decided to support the government and Pakistan army in war against terrorism. Speaking at a press
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Ulema, media organisations: NAP enjoys wholehearted support: Nisar

Ulema, media organisations: NAP enjoys wholehearted support: Nisar

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that religious scholars (Ulema) of all schools of thought and media organisations have unanimously decided to support the government and Pakistan army in war against terrorism. Speaking at a press
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Importance of Prime Minister's, army chief's visits highlighted

Importance of Prime Minister's, army chief's visits highlighted

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to Saudi Arabia and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif's trip to the UK were finalised after due consultations between the two with the objective of seeking help of friendly countries to block sources of terrorists fundin
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Importance of Prime Minister's, army chief's visits highlighted

Importance of Prime Minister's, army chief's visits highlighted

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to Saudi Arabia and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif's trip to the UK were finalised after due consultations between the two with the objective of seeking help of friendly countries to block sources of terrorists fundin
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Afghan president slams caricature

Afghan president slams caricature

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday condemned the decision by French magazine Charlie Hebdo to show a caricature of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) on its cover following a deadly attack on its offices by gunmen. Ghani blasted the cartoon as "an in
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Afghan president slams caricature

Afghan president slams caricature

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday condemned the decision by French magazine Charlie Hebdo to show a caricature of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) on its cover following a deadly attack on its offices by gunmen. Ghani blasted the cartoon as "an in
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Churches torched in Charlie Hebdo protests

Churches torched in Charlie Hebdo protests

A violent mob torched at least three churches in Niger's capital Niamey Saturday during fresh protests against Charlie Hebdo magazine, as France's president stressed his commitment to "freedom of expression." Around 1,000 youths wielding iron bars, clubs
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Churches torched in Charlie Hebdo protests

Churches torched in Charlie Hebdo protests

A violent mob torched at least three churches in Niger's capital Niamey Saturday during fresh protests against Charlie Hebdo magazine, as France's president stressed his commitment to "freedom of expression." Around 1,000 youths wielding iron bars, clubs
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Benazir murder case: prime witness retracts statement

Benazir murder case: prime witness retracts statement

Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema (Retd), former director general of the National Crisis Management Cell, has surprised many by retracting his earlier statement in a Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. Former Prime Minister and c
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Benazir murder case: prime witness retracts statement

Benazir murder case: prime witness retracts statement

Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema (Retd), former director general of the National Crisis Management Cell, has surprised many by retracting his earlier statement in a Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. Former Prime Minister and c
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Coal-fired Gaddani projects no longer at the top of priority list

Coal-fired Gaddani projects no longer at the top of priority list

The government has removed imported coal fired 10 projects of 6,600MW (660MW each) at Gaddani (Balochistan) from top priority projects in consultation with National Energy Agency (NEA) China for at least one to two years citing lack of funding, an officia
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Coal-fired Gaddani projects no longer at the top of priority list

Coal-fired Gaddani projects no longer at the top of priority list

The government has removed imported coal fired 10 projects of 6,600MW (660MW each) at Gaddani (Balochistan) from top priority projects in consultation with National Energy Agency (NEA) China for at least one to two years citing lack of funding, an officia
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Coal-fired Gaddani projects no longer at the top of priority list

Coal-fired Gaddani projects no longer at the top of priority list

The government has removed imported coal fired 10 projects of 6,600MW (660MW each) at Gaddani (Balochistan) from top priority projects in consultation with National Energy Agency (NEA) China for at least one to two years citing lack of funding, an officia
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

The European Central Bank (ECB) will next week announce plans to directly buy government bonds, creating new money to fight off possible deflation despite German objections, according to Saturday''''s FT. The ECB holds its first policy meeting of the year
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

The European Central Bank (ECB) will next week announce plans to directly buy government bonds, creating new money to fight off possible deflation despite German objections, according to Saturday''s FT. The ECB holds its first policy meeting of the year o
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

The European Central Bank (ECB) will next week announce plans to directly buy government bonds, creating new money to fight off possible deflation despite German objections, according to Saturday's FT. The ECB holds its first policy meeting of the year on
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

ECB compromises with Germany over QE programme

The European Central Bank (ECB) will next week announce plans to directly buy government bonds, creating new money to fight off possible deflation despite German objections, according to Saturday's FT. The ECB holds its first policy meeting of the year on
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies

Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies

Clashes between Ukraine's army and pro-Russian rebels for control of a battered airport intensified Saturday, with explosions and heavy gunfire shaking the area throughout much of the day and at least six more people killed. The battle for Donetsk airport
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies

Explosions rock east Ukraine airport as battle intensifies

Clashes between Ukraine's army and pro-Russian rebels for control of a battered airport intensified Saturday, with explosions and heavy gunfire shaking the area throughout much of the day and at least six more people killed. The battle for Donetsk airport
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
''New auto policy soon''

''New auto policy soon''

The government would soon announce a new auto policy, said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting with a delegation of Japan-Pakistan Business Co-operation Committee here. He said Pakistan offers competitive incentives to foreign investors and called
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
'New auto policy soon'

'New auto policy soon'

The government would soon announce a new auto policy, said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting with a delegation of Japan-Pakistan Business Co-operation Committee here. He said Pakistan offers competitive incentives to foreign investors and called
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
'New auto policy soon'

'New auto policy soon'

The government would soon announce a new auto policy, said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting with a delegation of Japan-Pakistan Business Co-operation Committee here. He said Pakistan offers competitive incentives to foreign investors and called
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Dar asks Japanese companies to expand operations

Dar asks Japanese companies to expand operations

Dilating upon the Pakistan economy, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the international financial institutions had restarted working with Pakistan and called on the Japanese businesses to expand their operations in the country. The member compan
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Dar asks Japanese companies to expand operations

Dar asks Japanese companies to expand operations

Dilating upon the Pakistan economy, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the international financial institutions had restarted working with Pakistan and called on the Japanese businesses to expand their operations in the country. The member compan
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Dar asks Japanese companies to expand operations

Dar asks Japanese companies to expand operations

Dilating upon the Pakistan economy, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the international financial institutions had restarted working with Pakistan and called on the Japanese businesses to expand their operations in the country. The member compan
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Falling oil prices could have a negative impact on global efforts to develop renewable energy sources, experts warned Saturday at a conference in Abu Dhabi. Oil prices have fallen by almost 60 percent since June, crashing on worries over global oversupply
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Falling oil prices could have a negative impact on global efforts to develop renewable energy sources, experts warned Saturday at a conference in Abu Dhabi. Oil prices have fallen by almost 60 percent since June, crashing on worries over global oversupply
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts

Falling oil prices could have a negative impact on global efforts to develop renewable energy sources, experts warned Saturday at a conference in Abu Dhabi. Oil prices have fallen by almost 60 percent since June, crashing on worries over global oversupply
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Petrol shortage costs economy over Rs 10 billion per day: survey

Petrol shortage costs economy over Rs 10 billion per day: survey

Petrol shortage in the country is costing the economy over Rs 10 billion loss per day, a survey carried out by Business Recorder revealed. The loss ranges from transportation issues leading to increasing absenteeism from offices in the public and p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Petrol shortage costs economy over Rs 10 billion per day: survey

Petrol shortage costs economy over Rs 10 billion per day: survey

Petrol shortage in the country is costing the economy over Rs 10 billion loss per day, a survey carried out by Business Recorder revealed. The loss ranges from transportation issues leading to increasing absenteeism from offices in the public and p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Petrol shortage costs economy over Rs 10 billion per day: survey

Petrol shortage costs economy over Rs 10 billion per day: survey

Petrol shortage in the country is costing the economy over Rs 10 billion loss per day, a survey carried out by Business Recorder revealed. The loss ranges from transportation issues leading to increasing absenteeism from offices in the public and p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
CNG supply resumed in Lahore

CNG supply resumed in Lahore

In order to ease the current petrol crisis, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) announced on Saturday to resume gas supply to CNG filling stations in Lahore on Saturday and Sunday, SNGPL officials told Business Recorder. "To facilitate the p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
CNG supply resumed in Lahore

CNG supply resumed in Lahore

In order to ease the current petrol crisis, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) announced on Saturday to resume gas supply to CNG filling stations in Lahore on Saturday and Sunday, SNGPL officials told Business Recorder. "To facilitate the p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
CNG supply resumed in Lahore

CNG supply resumed in Lahore

In order to ease the current petrol crisis, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) announced on Saturday to resume gas supply to CNG filling stations in Lahore on Saturday and Sunday, SNGPL officials told Business Recorder. "To facilitate the p
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Top officials suspended over POL crisis

Top officials suspended over POL crisis

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suspended the entire petroleum team except for Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over the worst-ever petroleum crisis. A statement issued by the Prime Minister Office stated that the Prime Minister has taken serious n
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Top officials suspended over POL crisis

Top officials suspended over POL crisis

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suspended the entire petroleum team except for Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over the worst-ever petroleum crisis. A statement issued by the Prime Minister Office stated that the Prime Minister has taken serious n
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Top officials suspended over POL crisis

Top officials suspended over POL crisis

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has suspended the entire petroleum team except for Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over the worst-ever petroleum crisis. A statement issued by the Prime Minister Office stated that the Prime Minister has taken serious n
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
IP gas pipeline: Iran cautions Pakistan

IP gas pipeline: Iran cautions Pakistan

Tehran cautioned Islamabad over falling behind the schedule in fulfilling its obligations in a multi-billion-dollar pipeline project that is to take natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. "Under a contract signed between Iran and Pakistan, the latter had to d
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
IP gas pipeline: Iran cautions Pakistan

IP gas pipeline: Iran cautions Pakistan

Tehran cautioned Islamabad over falling behind the schedule in fulfilling its obligations in a multi-billion-dollar pipeline project that is to take natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. "Under a contract signed between Iran and Pakistan, the latter had to d
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
IP gas pipeline: Iran cautions Pakistan

IP gas pipeline: Iran cautions Pakistan

Tehran cautioned Islamabad over falling behind the schedule in fulfilling its obligations in a multi-billion-dollar pipeline project that is to take natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. "Under a contract signed between Iran and Pakistan, the latter had to d
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Your rupee last half year

Your rupee last half year

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last half year. (July 2 to December 31, 2014).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (January 17, 2015) and the forecast for Sunday (January 18, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Saturday (January 17, 2015) and for Sunday (January 18, 2015).
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (January 17, 2015)

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Grain market rates

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 17, 2015).

Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: modest gains

THE RUPEE: modest gains

The rupee posted fresh gains against the dollar and euro on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee appreciated by 10-paisa in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 101.10 and Rs 101.30 respectively. I
Published 18 Jan, 2015 12:00am
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