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Print - 2015-04-11
FTSE races to new record high as Shire shines

FTSE races to new record high as Shire shines

Britain's top equity index sprinted to new record highs on Friday, as real-estate stocks extended gains from a rebound in property prices and drugmaker Shire got a lift from a positive product review. The FTSE 100 ended up 1.1 percent at 7,089.77 points,
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Australian shares soar

Australian shares soar

Australian shares ended higher on Friday with utilities and energy sectors making solid contributions as oil prices regained some ground. The S&P/ASX 200 index finished up 0.6 percent at 5,968.4, taking gains this week to 1.2 percent. The benchmark index
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
SE Asian markets: Thai shares rebound before holidays

SE Asian markets: Thai shares rebound before holidays

Thai stocks eked out small gains on Friday on thin volume ahead of a long weekend, while most other Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher as investors built positions ahead of the start of a quarterly reporting season. Thai SET index was up 0.2 perce
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
European shares hit highest since 2000 as euro falls

European shares hit highest since 2000 as euro falls

European shares powered to their highest level since 2000 on Friday, helped by further declines in an already weak euro that is seen supporting an economic recovery and boosting corporate profits. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Ibrahimovic gets four-game ban for rant

Ibrahimovic gets four-game ban for rant

Paris St Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been banned for four Ligue 1 games for insulting match officials. Sebastien Deneux, head of the French League's (LFP) disciplinary committee, told reporters on Thursday that the Swede was found guilty of "us
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
IOC extends Swiss 'love story'

IOC extends Swiss 'love story'

The International Olympic Committee on Friday marked the 100th anniversary of its installation in Lausanne and said it plans to stay another century. Highlighting the choice of Switzerland because it was neutral territory, IOC president Thomas Bach said:
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Player reports fixing approach in IPL

Player reports fixing approach in IPL

An unnamed player fended off an approach by a colleague to deliberately underperform in cricket's Indian Premier League in exchange for cash, authorities said Friday. The Rajastan Royals player informed the team's management about the approach which was m
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Tiger-esque Spieth flirts with Masters history

Tiger-esque Spieth flirts with Masters history

Jordan Spieth tightened his grip on the 79th Masters in Friday's second round at Augusta National, approaching historic major scoring totals and evoking memories of Tiger Woods' record-setting 1997 romp. The 21-year-old American was five under for the day
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Soccer millionaire di Maria sold for 20 footballs

Soccer millionaire di Maria sold for 20 footballs

Angel di Maria has cost more than 100 million euros in transfers in his illustrious career, but the first fee paid for him was just 20 footballs. Poor clubs across South America are getting ready to celebrate stars like Argentina's di Maria who have risen
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Faulkner joins Lancashire

Faulkner joins Lancashire

Australia's World Cup-winning all-rounder James Faulkner has joined Lancashire for the bulk of the upcoming English domestic season, the Old Trafford-based county announced Friday. Faulkner will arrive after his stint in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Santoso on course for Singapore double

Santoso on course for Singapore double

Indonesia's Simon Santoso stayed on course to win the first ever consecutive Singapore Open badminton titles as he cruised into the semi-finals on Friday. The unseeded Santoso, now the hot favourite in a field bereft of big names, took just over half-an-h
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Ronaldo yellow card rescinded by Spanish federation

Ronaldo yellow card rescinded by Spanish federation

Real Madrid's appeal against a yellow card shown to forward Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday's 2-0 La Liga win at Rayo Vallecano has been granted by the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), the club said on Friday. The federation's decision means Ronaldo, the
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Waqar wants right attitude in 'new era'

Waqar wants right attitude in 'new era'

Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis Friday warned only players with the right attitude will represent the national team as it embarks on a "new era" with their Bangladesh tour next week.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Indonesian FA suspends league after row with government

Indonesian FA suspends league after row with government

The new Indonesian Super League season will be suspended after only two games as officials try to negotiate a deal with the government to allow two title contenders to participate after issues arose over their ownership. The Indonesian Professional Sports
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Former Malaysian international jailed for match-fixing

Former Malaysian international jailed for match-fixing

A former Malaysian international was jailed for two years on Thursday for attempting to bribe a referee to rig a soccer match involving a Singapore team in 2012. Thana Segar S Sinnaiah pleaded guilty to working with Singaporean Selvarajan Letchuman to off
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan 'A' squad for Sri Lanka tour announced

Pakistan 'A' squad for Sri Lanka tour announced

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan has approved a 16-member Pakistan 'A' apiece four-day and one-day squad for the month-long tour of Sri Lanka in April-May this year, following recommendation by the four-member selection committee headed by H
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Cooling home loan demand widens scope for Australia rate cut

Cooling home loan demand widens scope for Australia rate cut

Demand for home loans in Australia seems to be coming off the boil just in time to allay policymakers' concerns about a speculative spiral in house prices, so widening scope for a cut in interest rates next month.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Poland's state development bank BGK eyes 2015 credit boost

Poland's state development bank BGK eyes 2015 credit boost

Poland's state development bank BGK plans to extend new financing worth 6 billion zlotys ($1.58 billion) in 2015 as part of a programme to boost economic growth, its chief executive said. Dariusz Kacprzyk told Reuters the bank will also start financially
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Goldman, investors file lawsuit in $835 million BES loan fight

Goldman, investors file lawsuit in $835 million BES loan fight

Goldman Sachs and investors including hedge fund Elliott Management have joined a legal battle over an $835 million loan made to Banco Espirito Santo weeks before it collapsed last year. The lawsuits, filed in a London court, relate to a special purpose v
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Ghana oil refinery breakdown a symbol of economic woes

Ghana oil refinery breakdown a symbol of economic woes

When it opened in 1963, Ghana's oil refinery symbolised pride and hope for the first African country to escape colonial rule. Now the plant stands idle in a sign of the economic shadow that has crept over one of the continent's brightest stars. The discov
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Canadian housing starts rebound more than expected in March

Canadian housing starts rebound more than expected in March

Canadian housing starts rose much more sharply than expected in March as groundbreaking on new condominiums and apartments in urban areas surged 48.2 percent, while February numbers were revised slightly lower, data showed on Friday. The report from the C
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Cut in CPI forecasts alone won't trigger easing: BoJ's Nakaso

Cut in CPI forecasts alone won't trigger easing: BoJ's Nakaso

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso has tempered market expectations that the bank will expand its stimulus programme later this month, saying a cut in its inflation forecast would not be enough to justify more monetary easing.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
KP accountability body allowed to open 10-year-old cases

KP accountability body allowed to open 10-year-old cases

The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday passed the KP Ehtesab Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to allow the commission to conduct the accountability of 10 years old corruption cases. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission Act, 2014 was pa
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Jinnah Ground: Altaf again invites PTI to hold public meeting

Jinnah Ground: Altaf again invites PTI to hold public meeting

MQM leader Altaf Hussain has once again invited Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to hold a public meeting in the Jinnah Ground. He said the MQM is ready to extend unconditional support even if PTI intends to hold its public meeting on the Shahrah-e-Pakistan. He m
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Emirates launches discount offer

Emirates launches discount offer

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has launched its latest "all-inclusive fare plus visa" discount offer for customers in Pakistan in collaboration with AEG and American Express. The promotion will allow Pakistani customers to a
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Two 'extortionists' arrested in Karachi

Two 'extortionists' arrested in Karachi

The Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) has claimed to have arrested two extortionists in Karachi on Friday. It recovered pistols and bullets from their possession. A CPLC spokesman said that a joint raid was conducted by the CPLC and the Special Inv
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Three target killers arrested, robber killed

Three target killers arrested, robber killed

A robber was killed while three alleged target killers were arrested by police in two encounters, here on Friday. According to police sources, the first encounter took place near Defense More. In exchange of fire, a robber was killed while his accomplice
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Wish granting of 25 Make-A-Wish Children

Wish granting of 25 Make-A-Wish Children

The wish granting of 25 Make-A-Wish children suffering from life-threatening illnesses held on Thursday. The chief guest of the ceremony was AIG Police Ghulam Qadir Thebo and the guest of honour was Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig. Ghulam Qadir Thebo distributed th
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Police station to deal with gas theft cases inaugurated

Police station to deal with gas theft cases inaugurated

The first-ever police station (PS), especially dedicated for penalising miscreants involved in natural gas theft, was jointly inaugurated by Feroze Shah, DIG (West) Karachi and Khalid Rahman, MD of SSGC, on Friday. The police station set up by the SSGC wa
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Smuggling from Dubai: FBR teams lack powers to maintain vigilance

Smuggling from Dubai: FBR teams lack powers to maintain vigilance

Although Director General, Intelligence & Investigation, Inland Revenue (I&I-IR) FBR has constituted special teams to avert smuggling of electronic goods and IT equipment from Dubai, the teams have no powers to mount vigilance in the airport, it is learnt
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Five members of a family killed in accident

Five members of a family killed in accident

At least five persons of same family were killed in a collision between car and motorbike here on Friday. According to police sources, a motorcyclist was carrying his family members including wife and three children from Ghari Khairo area of Jacobabad dis
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
KP minister bestows Tamgha-e-Shujaat on relatives of APS martyrs

KP minister bestows Tamgha-e-Shujaat on relatives of APS martyrs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Higher Education Mushtaq Ghani on Friday bestowed Tamgha-e-Shujaat on the relatives of Army Public School Peshawar's martyrs in recognition of the bravery, courage and sacrifices of their loved ones.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
KP establishes special unit to monitor healthcare facilities

KP establishes special unit to monitor healthcare facilities

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established an Independent Monitoring Unit (IMU) with mandate to regularly monitor the performance of public sector healthcare facilities and take measures to further improve the quality of services in the p
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
UfG losses cost exchequer Rs 60 billion annually

UfG losses cost exchequer Rs 60 billion annually

The country was losing an estimated Rs 60 billion annually on account of Unaccounted for Gas (UfG) losses. According to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority annual report 2013-14 on the networks of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern G
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Zong to provide free Super 3G service on Daewoo buses

Zong to provide free Super 3G service on Daewoo buses

Zong, Pakistan's most advanced and only 3G and 4G operator in the country, signed an agreement with Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service here on Friday to provide free Super 3G internet to all Daewoo passengers commuting along the motorway.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
SECP celebrates Pakistan Day

SECP celebrates Pakistan Day

In continuation of the Pakistan Day celebrations being observed across the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) also organized an event to celebrate the occasion. Addressing the gathering, Chairman SECP MrZafar Hijazi said on
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
KP paramedics threaten to go on strike

KP paramedics threaten to go on strike

Provincial Paramedical Association (PPA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday threatened that they would go on strike on in all hospitals of Peshawar division, Nowshera and Charsadda if the government didn't accept their charter of demands by April 15, 2015.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
BoK approves 10 percent dividend

BoK approves 10 percent dividend

The Bank of Khyber (BoK) 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously approved 10 percent dividend to shareholders for the period ended 31st December 2014 at the AGM held on Friday morning. The BoK 24th AGM was held under the chairmanship of Dr Hammad Uw
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
MNA reviews steps to control dengue

MNA reviews steps to control dengue

PML-N MNA Waheed Alam Khan while chairing the meeting of dengue control committee, Nishter Town has ordered the administration to send spray teams and remove debris and wastage from union councils located in the rural areas. He also directed the town admi
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Drive against power pilferage in full swing

Drive against power pilferage in full swing

On the directives of Chief Executive Office (CEO), Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) Syed Hassan Fazil drive against illegal use of electricity and recovery of dues has been geared up throughout the province. The CEO PESCO has directed the concerne
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Yuan market needs deal with settlement system: HSBC

Yuan market needs deal with settlement system: HSBC

The absence of China's yuan from the CLS system used to settle deals in major currencies is a growing problem for banks and will hamper efforts to trade the currency more if it is not resolved, a senior China-focused banker said on Thursday. David Pavitt,
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Dollar hovers near three-week high in Asia

Dollar hovers near three-week high in Asia

The dollar hovered near a three-week high against a basket of major currencies on Friday, supported by a rise in US bond yields, while the euro gained a bit of respite after a recent selloff. The euro edged up 0.2 percent to $1.0679, having fallen as far
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Euro sinks back below $1.06 in Europe

Euro sinks back below $1.06 in Europe

The euro sank back below $1.06 on Friday, capping a bullish few days for the dollar that have put it on course for a first weekly rise in a month and hinted at another push towards parity with the single currency. US jobless claims data on Thursday eased
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Early trade in New York: euro undermined by force of rate differentials

Early trade in New York: euro undermined by force of rate differentials

The euro slumped for a fifth straight session against the US dollar on Friday to a 3-1/2 week low as falling European interest rates drove investors into greenbacks and the yen. "You can look at euro/yen, clearly breaking lower. The big picture globally i
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Dollar rallies in New York

Dollar rallies in New York

The US dollar hit a near-three-week peak on Thursday, driven higher by sentiment that US interest rates inevitably will rise, with the prospect of a June increase still in the mix despite spotty economic data. Interest rate differentials between benchmark
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Solid dollar cuts weekly Asia FX gains

Solid dollar cuts weekly Asia FX gains

Most emerging Asian currencies eased on Friday, paring some of this week's gains, due to the dollar strengthening on sentiment that US interest rates will rise this year. Malaysia's ringgit fell as hedge funds sold the currency in the non-deliverable forw
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Sri Lankan rupee forwards end weaker

Sri Lankan rupee forwards end weaker

Sri Lankan rupee forwards ended weaker on Friday as demand for the greenback from importers outpaced inflows from remittances, dealers said, ahead of a long weekend. Actively traded one-week forwards ended at 133.45/52 per dollar, down from Thursday's clo
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Sterling drops to five-year low

Sterling drops to five-year low

Sterling fell to a five-year low against the dollar on Friday, hurt by weaker-than-expected industrial data and the rising risk of prolonged political uncertainty after a tight British election next month. Industrial output rose 0.1 percent on the month i
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Aussie and New Zealand $ stay resilient

Aussie and New Zealand $ stay resilient

The Australian and New Zealand dollars stayed resilient to US dollar strength as they powered ahead against the euro on Friday, with both on track to show hefty weekly gains. The Australian dollar rose to $0.7715 from Thursday's low of $0.7660, having ral
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
'Great Cannon' widens China censorship: researchers

'Great Cannon' widens China censorship: researchers

China has expanded its Internet censorship efforts beyond its borders with a new strategy that attacks websites across the globe, researchers said Friday. The new strategy, dubbed "Great Cannon," seeks to shut down websites and services aimed at helping t
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Russia calls Ukraine ban on Soviet symbols 'totalitarian'

Russia calls Ukraine ban on Soviet symbols 'totalitarian'

Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of using "totalitarian methods" in its ban on Soviet-era symbols and names. "Kiev used truly totalitarian methods, attacking freedom of the press, opinion or conscience," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement, a
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Burkina president approves law barring Compaore backers from office

Burkina president approves law barring Compaore backers from office

Burkina Faso's President Michel Kafando on Friday signed into law a controversial new electoral code that excludes figures linked to his deposed predecessor from running for office, an official statement said. "The law codifying the electoral code... has
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Aid agencies urge Kenya to allow Somali money transfers

Aid agencies urge Kenya to allow Somali money transfers

Aid agencies warned Friday that Kenya's shutting down of money transfer services to Somalia over suspected links to the al Qaeda-linked Shebab will hit the poorest hardest and jeopardise their operations. Kenya on Wednesday froze key transfer companies vi
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Oklahoma set to adopt nitrogen gas for executions

Oklahoma set to adopt nitrogen gas for executions

Oklahoma was poised Friday to become the first US state to use nitrogen gas as an alternative to lethal injection when carrying out executions. Legislation to implement the measure was on the desk of Governor Mary Fallin after it was approved Thursday in
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Egypt detains migrant ship heading for Italy

Egypt detains migrant ship heading for Italy

Egypt's coastguard on Friday detained a migrant boat heading for Italy, retrieved two bodies from the sea and rescued five injured people, security sources and medics said. Coastguard officers also detained for questioning 129 migrants who were aboard the
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Mugabe tells media: 'I don't want to see a white man'

Mugabe tells media: 'I don't want to see a white man'

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe walked away from a group of journalists in South Africa commenting "I don't want to see a white man", television footage showed Friday. Mugabe was visiting Soweto, heartland of the anti-apartheid struggle, on Thursday on
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
One protester killed in clashes at UN base in Central Africa

One protester killed in clashes at UN base in Central Africa

A protester was killed and several others injured on Friday when a demonstration turned violent outside a UN base in the Central African Republic, a UN spokesman said. Peacekeepers fired warning shots to push back some 400 protesters, some of whom were ar
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Syria talks in Moscow yield no results

Syria talks in Moscow yield no results

Talks in Moscow between the Syrian government and members of the domestic opposition tolerated by President Bashar al-Assad broke up on Friday with no progress made towards ending the war. Activists among the fractious opposition groups said they had made
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
US man arrested in suicide bomb plot at Kansas military base

US man arrested in suicide bomb plot at Kansas military base

The US Justice Department said Friday it arrested an Islamic State sympathiser who was plotting to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a US military base in Kansas. John T. Booker Jr, 20, is charged with "attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction... a
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Nigeria votes for state governors, local assemblies

Nigeria votes for state governors, local assemblies

Nigeria votes in gubernatorial and state assembly polls on Saturday, bringing to an end a remarkable election cycle that saw the first win for an opposition presidential candidate in the country's history. Governorship elections are being held in 29 of Ni
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
US says to double security aid to Tunisia in 2016

US says to double security aid to Tunisia in 2016

Washington is to double its assistance to the security forces in Tunisia, which faces an upsurge in jihadist violence, visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Clinton ends suspense; to announce White House run on Sunday

Clinton ends suspense; to announce White House run on Sunday

Hillary Clinton will announce her second run for the presidency on Sunday, starting her campaign as the Democrats' best hope of fending off a crowded field of lesser-known Republican rivals and retaining the White House.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
PIAF wants no new tax in FY16 budget

PIAF wants no new tax in FY16 budget

The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has called for a tax-free budget for the year 2015-16 to achieve economic goals set by the government. PIAF Chairman Tahir Javed Malik told reporters on Friday that the increase in number of ta
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
ACE summons health officials

ACE summons health officials

The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has summoned the health authorities of Muzaffargarh with the record of recruitment of employees, merit lists, contingent bill, log book, stock register, list of assets, telephone bills and bank statements on April 1
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Shahbaz spells out economic losses caused by sit-ins

Shahbaz spells out economic losses caused by sit-ins

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has spoken in defence of his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government, claiming that his government has served the public selflessly during the past seven years and that under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif effe
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Services of lady health workers acknowledged

Services of lady health workers acknowledged

Save the children, in collaboration with the Integrated Reproductive Maternal New-born Child Health and Nutrition Programme Punjab and Reckitt Benckiser has organised an event to acknowledge the services of lady health workers from all over the Punjab.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
IESCO power shutdown notice

IESCO power shutdown notice

Due to electricity maintenance/development work, power supply of the following grids/feeders would remain suspended.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Government giving priority to women empowerment, healthcare: Mujtaba

Government giving priority to women empowerment, healthcare: Mujtaba

The Punjab government is giving top priority to women empowerment and health care sectors. It has enhanced women job quota from five percent to 15 percent. Similarly, 50 pc quotas have been fixed for women under youth business loan scheme. The government
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Serious steps taken to deal with energy crisis, terrorism: Shahbaz

Serious steps taken to deal with energy crisis, terrorism: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is passing through a critical phase of the history. He said that the unity and consensus needed more than ever before. He was talking to legislators of various districts here Thursday.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Workshop on information science, agriculture journalism

Workshop on information science, agriculture journalism

Punjab Agriculture Department's information wing is arranging a 10-days workshop on 'Information Science and Agricultural Journalism' from April 13 to April 22, 2015 in Agriculture House Lahore.
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Signal-free corridor project environmentally feasible: study

Signal-free corridor project environmentally feasible: study

The Environmental Impact Assessment Study on construction of signal-free corridor stretching from the Jail Road to the Main Boulevard Gulberg claims the proposed project is environmentally feasible provided that the mitigation measures are properly implem
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
State of the art wool development company to be established: Bosan

State of the art wool development company to be established: Bosan

Federal government is contemplating to establish a state of the art wool development company with twin objectives to increase income of shepherds in addition to enhancing the exports of value added wool products, said Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan, Federal Mi
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
LHC seeks report

LHC seeks report

The Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Punjab health secretary to present a detailed report by May 25, about fire safety measures adopted in public hospitals in the wake of deaths of 10 new-born babies in a blaze in the nursery of the Services Hospi
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Parkinson's is a curable disease: Professor Anjum

Parkinson's is a curable disease: Professor Anjum

Post-Graduate Medical Institute and Ameeruddin Medical College Principal Professor Anjum Habib Vohra and Doctor Khalid Mehmood, the pioneer of DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) operation system in Pakistan, have said Parkinson is a curable disease and in the f
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Turkish envoy visits PBIT office

Turkish envoy visits PBIT office

Turkish Ambassador Sadik Babur Girgin visited the office of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) on Friday where he was received by PBIT Chairman Abdul Basit, Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Ilyas Ghauri, Projects and Policy Director General Lubna
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Lecture on Sino-Pak strategic relations held

Lecture on Sino-Pak strategic relations held

Special lecture on the Pakistan-China strategic relations was organised by the Pakistan Study Centre here on Friday. Punjab University Vice Chancellor Professor Mujahid Kamran chaired the lecture. Muhammad Saeed Sharif and Muhammad Mehdi were the keynote
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Imran eclipsed by Shireen in payment of income tax

Imran eclipsed by Shireen in payment of income tax

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan failed the fiscal test, as he was outdid by Dr Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari - a female lawmaker of PTI - by paying Rs1,121,005 income tax against Rs218,237 paid by Kaptan. According to parliamentarians' tax
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
129 are non-filers 1,040 lawmakers file tax returns for TY14

129 are non-filers 1,040 lawmakers file tax returns for TY14

As many as 1,040 Members of National Assembly, Senate and Provincial Assemblies have filed their income tax returns for Tax Year 2014 out of 1,169 parliamentarians, whereas remaining 129 are non-filers of returns for the said period, revealed the Tax Dire
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
PQFTL announces unit prices

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on April 07, 2015.

Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
President calls for reviewing universities' curriculum

President calls for reviewing universities' curriculum

President Mamnoon Hussain presided over a meeting of Vice Chancellors of different universities at State Guest House here on Friday. Vice Chancellors of 20 different universities participated in the meeting. The President called for review in curriculum o
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
PQFTL announces unit prices

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on April 07, 2015.

Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Afghan ambassador handed over demarche over killings of Pakistanis

Afghan ambassador handed over demarche over killings of Pakistanis

Pakistan on Friday summoned top Afghan diplomat and conveyed serious concerns over the killing of five Pakistani citizens by militants in Afghanistan. "The Afghan Deputy Head of Mission was called to Foreign Office, and handed over a demarche, conveying P
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
PQFTL announces unit prices

PQFTL announces unit prices

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Managed Fund (PQFTL) announced unit prices for the following funds on April 07, 2015.

Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Friday (April 10, 2015) and the forecast for Saturday (April 11, 2015).

Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Timely completion of hydropower projects vital: LCCI VP

Timely completion of hydropower projects vital: LCCI VP

LCCI Vice President Syed Mahmood Ghaznavi said on Friday that the timely completion of hydropower projects is vital to mitigate the shortfall. "The government should ensure an equal supply of electricity throughout the country since the Punjab is the wors
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Friday (April 10, 2015).

Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Dar keeping strict watch on print media

Dar keeping strict watch on print media

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is keeping a strict watch on print media in relation to the coverage of events of different government departments that are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Finance, particularly Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Published 11 Apr, 2015 12:00am
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