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Print - 2015-04-13
One killed, 150 hurt in Kenya stampede after power cable blast

One killed, 150 hurt in Kenya stampede after power cable blast

A student was killed and 150 more were hurt in a stampede on Sunday at a Kenyan university campus after a pre-dawn electrical blast sparked fears of a new Islamist attack. Some panicked students threw themselves out of buildings from as high as the fifth
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
LNG-based plants in Punjab: Dar reviews arrangements for gas supply

LNG-based plants in Punjab: Dar reviews arrangements for gas supply

A high-level meeting presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday reviewed arrangements for smooth LNG supply to three power plants in Punjab (Kasur, Sheikhupura and Jhang) districts with a total capacity of 3,600 megawatts. The meeting was atten
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
LNG-based plants in Punjab: Dar reviews arrangements for gas supply

LNG-based plants in Punjab: Dar reviews arrangements for gas supply

A high-level meeting presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday reviewed arrangements for smooth LNG supply to three power plants in Punjab (Kasur, Sheikhupura and Jhang) districts with a total capacity of 3,600 megawatts. The meeting was atten
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
LNG-based plants in Punjab: Dar reviews arrangements for gas supply

LNG-based plants in Punjab: Dar reviews arrangements for gas supply

A high-level meeting presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday reviewed arrangements for smooth LNG supply to three power plants in Punjab (Kasur, Sheikhupura and Jhang) districts with a total capacity of 3,600 megawatts. The meeting was atten
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Upward trend witnessed

Upward trend witnessed

Karachi share market added three percent to its last week's gains to close the week at 32,351 points. The increase, according to JS analyst Raheel Ashraf, was attributable mainly to rallying index-heavyweight oil and gas sector. The daily trading volumes
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Upward trend witnessed

Upward trend witnessed

Karachi share market added three percent to its last week's gains to close the week at 32,351 points. The increase, according to JS analyst Raheel Ashraf, was attributable mainly to rallying index-heavyweight oil and gas sector. The daily trading volumes
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Upward trend witnessed

Upward trend witnessed

Karachi share market added three percent to its last week''s gains to close the week at 32,351 points. The increase, according to JS analyst Raheel Ashraf, was attributable mainly to rallying index-heavyweight oil and gas sector. The daily trading volumes
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 113 basis points

Futures spreads up by 113 basis points

Futures spreads grew by 113 basis points to 10.03 percent as against 8.89 percent of the preceding week. The week under review saw the average trading volume decreasing slightly by 0.5 percent to 37.54 million shares from 37.71 million of the previous wee
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 113 basis points

Futures spreads up by 113 basis points

Futures spreads grew by 113 basis points to 10.03 percent as against 8.89 percent of the preceding week. The week under review saw the average trading volume decreasing slightly by 0.5 percent to 37.54 million shares from 37.71 million of the previous wee
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 113 basis points

Futures spreads up by 113 basis points

Futures spreads grew by 113 basis points to 10.03 percent as against 8.89 percent of the preceding week. The week under review saw the average trading volume decreasing slightly by 0.5 percent to 37.54 million shares from 37.71 million of the previous wee
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Al Qaeda Indian branch says US drones kill two leaders

Al Qaeda Indian branch says US drones kill two leaders

Officials and al Qaeda leaders Sunday confirmed the deaths of two of the terrorist group's leaders, including a man thought to be al Qaeda's car-bombing expert, in US drone strikes since the start of the year. It was the first verification of the deaths o
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Al Qaeda Indian branch says US drones kill two leaders

Al Qaeda Indian branch says US drones kill two leaders

Officials and al Qaeda leaders Sunday confirmed the deaths of two of the terrorist group's leaders, including a man thought to be al Qaeda's car-bombing expert, in US drone strikes since the start of the year. It was the first verification of the deaths o
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Pope Armenian 'genocide' speech sparks bitter row with Turkey

Pope Armenian 'genocide' speech sparks bitter row with Turkey

Pope Francis uttered the word "genocide" on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as "far from historical reality". In a solemn mass in Saint Peter's Basilica to mark the centenary
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Pope Armenian 'genocide' speech sparks bitter row with Turkey

Pope Armenian 'genocide' speech sparks bitter row with Turkey

Pope Francis uttered the word "genocide" on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as "far from historical reality". In a solemn mass in Saint Peter's Basilica to mark the centenary
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Judicial Commission: PTI appoints Hafeez Pirzada as lawyer

Judicial Commission: PTI appoints Hafeez Pirzada as lawyer

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has appointed senior lawyer Hafeez Pirzada as lawyer for the Judicial Commission set to probe alleged rigging in 2013 general elections. Hafiz Pirzada will present the rigging proofs before the judicial c
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Judicial Commission: PTI appoints Hafeez Pirzada as lawyer

Judicial Commission: PTI appoints Hafeez Pirzada as lawyer

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has appointed senior lawyer Hafeez Pirzada as lawyer for the Judicial Commission set to probe alleged rigging in 2013 general elections. Hafiz Pirzada will present the rigging proofs before the judicial c
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
UAE's Gargash invites flak from Pakistan

UAE's Gargash invites flak from Pakistan

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has censured the statement of the United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs' warning Pakistan of a 'heavy price' over it's 'ambiguous stand' on the Yemen crisis, terming it 'unacceptable' and a '
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
UAE's Gargash invites flak from Pakistan

UAE's Gargash invites flak from Pakistan

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has censured the statement of the United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs' warning Pakistan of a 'heavy price' over it's 'ambiguous stand' on the Yemen crisis, terming it 'unacceptable' and a '
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Resolution Pakistan's internal matter: Saudi Arabia

Resolution Pakistan's internal matter: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Sunday termed the resolution passed by Pakistan Parliament in connection with the Saudi Arabia's call for help as its internal matter. "Saudi Arabia has strong religious, economic and military
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Resolution Pakistan's internal matter: Saudi Arabia

Resolution Pakistan's internal matter: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Sunday termed the resolution passed by Pakistan Parliament in connection with the Saudi Arabia's call for help as its internal matter. "Saudi Arabia has strong religious, economic and military
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Buoyed by QE's solid start, ECB policymakers set to meet

Buoyed by QE's solid start, ECB policymakers set to meet

The European Central Bank's decision makers meet Wednesday buoyed by the successful debut of a mass bond-buying spree designed to kick-start growth and will likely quash talk of it wrapping up early. Analysts say ECB chief Mario Draghi is expected to give
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
BDI industry group sees German growth of two percent in 2015

BDI industry group sees German growth of two percent in 2015

Germany's BDI industry association is more optimistic about the prospects for Europe's biggest economy than it was three months ago due to cheap oil, strong private consumption and a weak euro, its president said on Sunday.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
China to 'blacklist' its unruly tourists: report

China to 'blacklist' its unruly tourists: report

China will create a "blacklist" of its tourists who behave badly overseas, state-media reported, after several embarrassing incidents involving Chinese travelling abroad. The country's National Tourism Administration (NTA) will keep a database of travelle
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Seven labourers found dead in Korangi factory

Seven labourers found dead in Korangi factory

Seven labourers were found dead in an underground tank of a chemical factory in Korangi area of Karachi on Sunday, police said. According to police the incident happened in Allahwala Town of Korangi where some labourers died apparently due to poisonous ga
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Seven labourers found dead in Korangi factory

Seven labourers found dead in Korangi factory

Seven labourers were found dead in an underground tank of a chemical factory in Korangi area of Karachi on Sunday, police said. According to police the incident happened in Allahwala Town of Korangi where some labourers died apparently due to poisonous ga
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Family turns down offer of state funeral for Benaud

Family turns down offer of state funeral for Benaud

The family of cricket icon Richie Benaud has declined the offer of a state funeral, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday. Abbott said the offer was a mark of respect for a man who meant so much to millions of people in Australia and aroun
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Family turns down offer of state funeral for Benaud

Family turns down offer of state funeral for Benaud

The family of cricket icon Richie Benaud has declined the offer of a state funeral, Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday. Abbott said the offer was a mark of respect for a man who meant so much to millions of people in Australia and aroun
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Estonia president urges Nato to send more troops

Estonia president urges Nato to send more troops

Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has called for Nato to send more troops to his country to counter the threat posed by increasingly assertive neighbour Russia, a report said on Sunday. Ilves told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that Estonia wa
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Estonia president urges Nato to send more troops

Estonia president urges Nato to send more troops

Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has called for Nato to send more troops to his country to counter the threat posed by increasingly assertive neighbour Russia, a report said on Sunday. Ilves told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that Estonia wa
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Dubai's financial court system seeking ties with China

Dubai's financial court system seeking ties with China

The court system in Dubai's financial free zone is seeking an agreement with Chinese courts on enforcing its judgements as trading ties between the two economies expand, a senior Dubai court official said on Sunday. DIFC Courts, which covers the Dubai Int
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Dubai's financial court system seeking ties with China

Dubai's financial court system seeking ties with China

The court system in Dubai's financial free zone is seeking an agreement with Chinese courts on enforcing its judgements as trading ties between the two economies expand, a senior Dubai court official said on Sunday. DIFC Courts, which covers the Dubai Int
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Dubai''s financial court system seeking ties with China

Dubai''s financial court system seeking ties with China

The court system in Dubai''s financial free zone is seeking an agreement with Chinese courts on enforcing its judgements as trading ties between the two economies expand, a senior Dubai court official said on Sunday. DIFC Courts, which covers the Dubai In
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Hilary Clinton announces 2016 presidential run

Hilary Clinton announces 2016 presidential run

Hillary Clinton launched her bid Sunday to become the first woman to win the White House, and announced a campaign tour to showcase her support for "everyday Americans."
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Hilary Clinton announces 2016 presidential run

Hilary Clinton announces 2016 presidential run

Hillary Clinton launched her bid Sunday to become the first woman to win the White House, and announced a campaign tour to showcase her support for "everyday Americans."
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
14 killed in IS bombings in Egypt's Sinai

14 killed in IS bombings in Egypt's Sinai

Two bomb attacks claimed by Egyptian jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group killed on Sunday at least 14 people in the restive Sinai Peninsula, including 11 security personnel. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has carried out a slew of attacks in Sinai sin
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
14 killed in IS bombings in Egypt's Sinai

14 killed in IS bombings in Egypt's Sinai

Two bomb attacks claimed by Egyptian jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group killed on Sunday at least 14 people in the restive Sinai Peninsula, including 11 security personnel. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has carried out a slew of attacks in Sinai sin
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Don't interfere with Iran talks: Kerry tells Congress

Don't interfere with Iran talks: Kerry tells Congress

Secretary of State John Kerry will this week defend an emerging deal intended to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, urging skeptical US lawmakers not to put up obstacles that could scupper the tough negotiations.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Don't interfere with Iran talks: Kerry tells Congress

Don't interfere with Iran talks: Kerry tells Congress

Secretary of State John Kerry will this week defend an emerging deal intended to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, urging skeptical US lawmakers not to put up obstacles that could scupper the tough negotiations.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
10 militants killed on Afghan border

10 militants killed on Afghan border

Officials on Sunday claimed to have killed at least 10 Taliban militants trying to cross into the country's restive tribal areas from Afghanistan. Security forces caught the militants in the Shumkari area of the Mohmand tribal district close to the border
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
10 militants killed on Afghan border

10 militants killed on Afghan border

Officials on Sunday claimed to have killed at least 10 Taliban militants trying to cross into the country's restive tribal areas from Afghanistan. Security forces caught the militants in the Shumkari area of the Mohmand tribal district close to the border
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Lahore to get Orange Line Metro Train

Lahore to get Orange Line Metro Train

A representative delegation of China Railways and Norinco International China met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and discussed the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train project. There was an agreement in the meeting regarding the project.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Lahore to get Orange Line Metro Train

Lahore to get Orange Line Metro Train

A representative delegation of China Railways and Norinco International China met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and discussed the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train project. There was an agreement in the meeting regarding the project.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Lahore to get Orange Line Metro Train

Lahore to get Orange Line Metro Train

A representative delegation of China Railways and Norinco International China met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and discussed the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train project. There was an agreement in the meeting regarding the project.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan monitoring internal situation of Bangladesh: foreign office

Pakistan monitoring internal situation of Bangladesh: foreign office

The Foreign Office said that Pakistan was carefully monitoring the situation with regard to internal developments in Bangladesh. Reacting to the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan monitoring internal situation of Bangladesh: foreign office

Pakistan monitoring internal situation of Bangladesh: foreign office

The Foreign Office said that Pakistan was carefully monitoring the situation with regard to internal developments in Bangladesh. Reacting to the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Russia 'busts satellite spy ring'

Russia 'busts satellite spy ring'

Russia has uncovered a group of spy satellites, the head of its space command said in a film broadcast Sunday, which warned of "enemy" satellites that could masquerade as space junk.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Russia 'busts satellite spy ring'

Russia 'busts satellite spy ring'

Russia has uncovered a group of spy satellites, the head of its space command said in a film broadcast Sunday, which warned of "enemy" satellites that could masquerade as space junk.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
SNB foreign exchange reserves rise in March

SNB foreign exchange reserves rise in March

The Swiss National Bank's foreign exchange reserves rose in March to 522.323 billion Swiss francs ($545 billion) from 509.245 billion in February, data showed on Tuesday. The central bank's currency holdings have risen since it shocked financial markets b
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Weak economy to drag Canadian dollar lower over next 12 months

Weak economy to drag Canadian dollar lower over next 12 months

The Canadian dollar will not gain back any ground against its US counterpart in the coming year as the resource-dependent economy feels the pinch of low crude oil and commodity prices, a Reuters poll found. Canada is the world's fifth largest producer of
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
New Zealand's Fliway has steady debut on exchange

New Zealand's Fliway has steady debut on exchange

New Zealand transport and logistics company Fliway Ltd traded steadily when it debuted on the stock exchange on Wednesday. In early trading the company's shares briefly touched NZ$1.22 compared with an issue price of NZ$1.20, before settling back to trade
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Emerging FX unlikely to rebound on any Fed rate hesitation

Emerging FX unlikely to rebound on any Fed rate hesitation

Emerging market currencies are unlikely to rebound from decade or record lows, despite growing evidence that the US Federal Reserve could take more time to start raising interest rates, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Gain CEO says Swiss franc fallout will cause brokers more pain

Gain CEO says Swiss franc fallout will cause brokers more pain

Retail currency brokers survived the Swiss franc's surge in January, but they will take more hits as some choose not to pursue into bankruptcy clients who lost money, according to the head of the one of the market's biggest players. Speaking to Reuters af
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Two Mali soldiers killed, others injured in landmine explosion

Two Mali soldiers killed, others injured in landmine explosion

Two Malian soldiers were killed and others were wounded on Sunday when their vehicle struck a landmine in the centre of the West African nation, a defence ministry official said. The incident occurred in the morning near the town of Diabaly, around 500 km
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Four killed by wildfires in Russia's Siberia

Four killed by wildfires in Russia's Siberia

Four people have been killed by wildfires raging though the grasslands of Russia's Khakassia republic in southern Siberia, the TASS news agency reported on Sunday. More than 20 villages and towns have been damaged by the fires that have been burning for s
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed

Gunmen attack South Korea embassy in Tripoli, two guards killed

Unidentified gunmen fired shots at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday killing two local security guards, South Korean and Libyan officials said. Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said they were behind the attack, ac
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Fresh protests in Brazil against Rousseff, corruption

Fresh protests in Brazil against Rousseff, corruption

Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday, venting anger over government corruption and economic drift just one month after widespread protests drew more than a million people. By early afternoon, organisers said some 190,000 people acros
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
China orders media giant Sina to 'improve censorship'

China orders media giant Sina to 'improve censorship'

China's government has threatened to shut down Sina, one of the country's most popular news websites unless it "improves censorship", state media reported, in a rare public glimpse into controls over the press.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
'Civil war' brewing over disputed Greek goldmine

'Civil war' brewing over disputed Greek goldmine

Scrawled on the homes of the village of Megali Panagia in northern Greece are slogans emblematic of the deep rift caused in this society by a controversial Canadian gold mining project. "Goldmines are a curse for every nation," reads one - others are more
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Greek finance ministry hits back at German newspaper report

Greek finance ministry hits back at German newspaper report

Greece's finance ministry dismissed on Sunday a report by a German newspaper which said that euro zone officials were shocked at Greece's failure to outline plans for structural reforms at last week's talks in Brussels.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Japan Abe's bloc wins two key governor races

Japan Abe's bloc wins two key governor races

Candidates backed by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc won two key governor elections on Sunday, setting the stage for him to push through divisive policies to boost defence and restart nuclear reactors shut after the 2011 Fukushima disaster
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
China says US backs its campaign to hunt down 'economic fugitives'

China says US backs its campaign to hunt down 'economic fugitives'

The United States has promised support for China's campaign to hunt corrupt officials fleeing abroad, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Friday, after meetings between security officials from the world's two largest economies.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
German Foreign Minister backs Clinton for US President

German Foreign Minister backs Clinton for US President

Germany's foreign minister welcomed Democrat Hillary Clinton's expected announcement that she will run for the US presidency in the 2016 election race, saying she had showed herself to be a strong partner for Europe.
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Iran's state TV social media accounts hacked

Iran's state TV social media accounts hacked

Iran's Arabic-language state TV network Al Alam said on Sunday its Twitter account had been hacked and a false report was posted that an Iran-allied rebel leader in Yemen had died. Al Alam has covered the crisis in Yemen since Saudi Arabia and Arab allies
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Mexican drug cartel figure arrested

Mexican drug cartel figure arrested

Mexican authorities have arrested a top drug trafficker, Cesar Gastelum Serrano, reputed to be a key link in a network smuggling cocaine to the United States via Central America, an official said Sunday. Gastelum, who was placed on the US list of drug kin
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
From Germany to Afghanistan: one young man's journey to join IS

From Germany to Afghanistan: one young man's journey to join IS

Mubashir Bashir was overwhelmed this past winter when his nephew Ali Mohammed Din travelled from Germany to Pakistan for the first time in his life. Young boys and girls in the family warmly welcomed their 21-year-old cousin, who dressed like the Western
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
'Steps being taken to provide healthcare facilities'

'Steps being taken to provide healthcare facilities'

Principal PGMI and Amir-ud-Din Medical College, Professor Anjum Habib Vohra has said that Punjab government is taking all out steps for the provision of healthcare facilities to the citizens. He said that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif besides increasing t
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
ANF arrests Naveed Shahzad for facilitating Burmese drugs smuggler

ANF arrests Naveed Shahzad for facilitating Burmese drugs smuggler

The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Sunday arrested a Pakistani citizen Naveed Shahzad for facilitating Burmese drug smuggler. Sources said that Naveed was in contact with Burmese drug smuggler, Ibrahim Kako and he helped the foreigner to acquire fake domic
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Surplus wheat stock: TDAP fails to find export markets: PEW

Surplus wheat stock: TDAP fails to find export markets: PEW

Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said that Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has failed to find export markets for surplus wheat which will destabilise local market and pave way for exploitation of farmers. Wheat crop has been badly hit
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Currency smuggling: agencies unable to draft mechanism

Currency smuggling: agencies unable to draft mechanism

Despite having corroboration from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regarding the circulation of counterfeit currency in the country, concerned agencies remain unable to draft mechanism to avert currency smuggling, which is not only creating detrimental impact
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
'Balanced diet can ensure healthy bones and joints'

'Balanced diet can ensure healthy bones and joints'

Having active lifestyle instead of sedentary, offering prayers, regular walk, maintaining normal weight, adopting light exercises and taking balanced diet can ensure healthy bones and joints. These thoughts were shared by renowned Orthopaedic Surgeon of P
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Next My Karachi Exhibition to be held from April 8, 2016: Teli

Next My Karachi Exhibition to be held from April 8, 2016: Teli

Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Siraj Kassam Teli, while warmly welcoming the response received from people belonging to different walks of life who enthusiastically participated in 12t
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Biometric verification of SIMs: deadline will not be extended: PTA chief

Biometric verification of SIMs: deadline will not be extended: PTA chief

Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Sunday that April 12 was the last day for biometric verification of mobile SIMs. In a statement issued in Islamabad, Chairman PTA Ismail Shah said the deadline for biometric verification will not
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Ten-day Lok Mela Concludes

Ten-day Lok Mela Concludes

Folk Festival of Pakistan, popularly known as Lok Mela, organized by National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) successfully concluded at Shakarparian after showcasing richness and diversity of Pakistan's cultural heritage for ten con
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
Relief being provided to people in Sunday Bazaar: minister

Relief being provided to people in Sunday Bazaar: minister

Provincial Minister for Food and Chairman Cabinet Price Control Committee Bilal Yasin has said that government is aware of problems of the common man. He said that continuous relief is being provided to the people through a comprehensive mechanism under w
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
No development without bringing women into mainstream: Shahbaz

No development without bringing women into mainstream: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the targets of development cannot be achieved without bringing women, who constitute a major portion of Pakistan's population, into national mainstream. He said that Pakistani women are very tale
Published 13 Apr, 2015 12:00am
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