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Print - 2015-08-10
Wolfsburg coach Hecking extends contract

Wolfsburg coach Hecking extends contract

Dieter Hecking has signed a two-year contract extension with VfL Wolfsburg, last year's Bundesliga runners-up said Sunday. The new deal ties the 50-year-old down to the Wolves until June 2018. His previous deal was due to run out at the end of this season
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Cech fluffs lines as West Ham stun Arsenal

Cech fluffs lines as West Ham stun Arsenal

Petr Cech made a Premier League debut to forget for Arsenal as his errors helped West Ham United to record a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Cech's arrival from Chelsea has been acclaimed as a signing that could turn Arsenal into title cont
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Sarfraz likely to be lead green-shirts against Zimbabwe

Sarfraz likely to be lead green-shirts against Zimbabwe

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday said to groom the future Twenty-20 captain it is likely that Sarfraz Ahmed will be given a chance to lead the green-shirts in the series against Zimbabwe. Pakistan will tour Zimbabwe for 3 Twenty20 matches and 3 ODIs
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Rogic breaks duck as Celtic see off Thistle

Rogic breaks duck as Celtic see off Thistle

Australia international Tom Rogic grabbed his first goal for Celtic as the defending champions moved top of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-0 win at Partick Thistle on Sunday. Rogic, whose time at Celtic has been plagued by injury and interrupted by a l
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali honoured

Sarfaraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali honoured

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Arif Habib Group have honoured cricketers Sarfaraz Ahmed and Anwar Ali for their outstanding contributions as members of the Pakistan Cricket team and for making Pakistan and PIA proud. In recognition of their ser
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Nishikori avenges US Open loss to reach Washington final

Nishikori avenges US Open loss to reach Washington final

Japan's Kei Nishikori avenged his loss to Marin Cilic in last year's US Open final, defeating the Croatian 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Saturday to reach the ATP and WTA Washington Open final. The 25-year-old Asian number one rallied to oust the reigning US Open champio
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Umar Gul for launching PSL

Umar Gul for launching PSL

Experienced pacer Umar Gul has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to launch Pakistan Super League (PSL) early next year saying it will allow our domestic players to earn more and will give them an opportunity to learn from international players. Gul s
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
London Marathon at centre of fresh doping claims

London Marathon at centre of fresh doping claims

Seven London Marathon winners in 12 years have recorded blood level results which suggested they may have been doping, the Sunday Times newspaper reported in the latest set of allegations to have rocked athletics. It reported that 32 winners of major city
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Worker-inspired New Zealand outclass Zimbabwe

Worker-inspired New Zealand outclass Zimbabwe

George Worker hit an aggressive half-century on his New Zealand debut as Zimbabwe were severely outclassed in Sunday's one-off Twenty20 international at Harare Sports Club. The left-handed Worker smashed 62 from just 38 balls as New Zealand posted 198 for
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Damac Properties second quarter profit surges

Damac Properties second quarter profit surges

Dubai's DAMAC Properties on August 05 said its second-quarter profit more than tripled as its subsidiary's revenue rose. The privately run developer, which listed on Dubai's bourse in January, reported a net profit of 1.42 billion dirhams ($386.6 million)
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
ING posts rising profits thanks to sale of Indian unit

ING posts rising profits thanks to sale of Indian unit

Top Dutch bank ING posted a rise in second quarter net profits but the increase was due to the sale of an Indian unit, leaving its shares sliding in morning trading. The net profit of 1.36 billion euros ($1.48 billion) was a 27 percent rise from the April
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
BMW says weak China demand could hurt full-year earnings

BMW says weak China demand could hurt full-year earnings

German automaker BMW said on August 04 that weaker demand from China could weigh on its full-year earnings, as it reported a slight drop in its second-quarter profits. Chief financial officer Friedrich Eichiner said the world's most populous country, a ro
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Air Arabia profits down 12 percent in second quarter

Air Arabia profits down 12 percent in second quarter

Low-cost Emirati carrier Air Arabia announced on August 05 that its net profits fell 12 percent in the second quarter of 2015 to 152 million dirhams ($41 million, 37.6 million euros) from a year earlier. Net profits for the first six months dropped four p
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Air Arabia profits down 12 percent in second quarter

Air Arabia profits down 12 percent in second quarter

Low-cost Emirati carrier Air Arabia announced on August 05 that its net profits fell 12 percent in the second quarter of 2015 to 152 million dirhams ($41 million, 37.6 million euros) from a year earlier. Net profits for the first six months dropped four p
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Deutsche Telekom beats second quarter core profit expectations

Deutsche Telekom beats second quarter core profit expectations

Deutsche Telekom's US mobile business drove a 14 percent rise in the German operator's second-quarter core profit that beat market expectations. Second-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), excluding special items,
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Deutsche Telekom beats second quarter core profit expectations

Deutsche Telekom beats second quarter core profit expectations

Deutsche Telekom's US mobile business drove a 14 percent rise in the German operator's second-quarter core profit that beat market expectations. Second-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), excluding special items,
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Commerzbank profit more than doubles on retail banking

Commerzbank profit more than doubles on retail banking

Commerzbank's second-quarter net profit more than doubled on the back of strong retail banking and the German bank plans to pay a dividend for this year, in a sign of its recovery from the aftermath of the financial crisis. Germany's second biggest bank b
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Commerzbank profit more than doubles on retail banking

Commerzbank profit more than doubles on retail banking

Commerzbank's second-quarter net profit more than doubled on the back of strong retail banking and the German bank plans to pay a dividend for this year, in a sign of its recovery from the aftermath of the financial crisis. Germany's second biggest bank b
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
UniCredit scores 29.5 percent jump in second quarter net profits

UniCredit scores 29.5 percent jump in second quarter net profits

Italy's top bank UniCredit said on August 05 it scored a 29.5 percent jump in second quarter net profits despite an unfavourable climate for lenders, but its earnings still trailed in the first half of 2015. The net profit of 522 million euros ($569 milli
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Avolon CEO sees boom for aircraft lessors in Iran

Avolon CEO sees boom for aircraft lessors in Iran

Iran is set to create a boom for aircraft lessors as the country needs hundreds of modern aircraft that Western manufacturers will not be able to meet due to a years-long order backlog, the head of Irish lessor Avolon said on August 05.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Toronto Stock Exchange operator TMX misses estimates

Toronto Stock Exchange operator TMX misses estimates

TMX Group Ltd, the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by a drop in revenue at its issuer services and cash markets trading businesses.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
China has spent $147 billion to prop up stocks: Goldman

China has spent $147 billion to prop up stocks: Goldman

US investment bank Goldman Sachs has estimated the Chinese government has spent up to 900 billion yuan ($147 billion) in the last two months to try to prop up stock prices and halt a market rout.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Most Gulf markets fall on weak oil, Saudi rebounds

Most Gulf markets fall on weak oil, Saudi rebounds

Most Gulf stock markets extended losses on Sunday on weaker oil prices, but Saudi Arabia edged up following a sharp fall last week. The main Saudi index fell as much as 1.1 percent during the day, hitting a fresh four-month low of 8,561 points, but then t
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Emerging central banks step in to curb currency falls
Currency

Emerging central banks step in to curb currency falls

Steep falls in emerging market currencies have spurred central bankers across the developing world into action to try to stem the weakness. A JPMorgan index tracking 22 emerging market currencies has hit record lows, and with the US Federal Reserve set to
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
LSE first-half profit beats analysts' forecast

LSE first-half profit beats analysts' forecast

London Stock Exchange Group beat analysts' expectations with a 27 percent jump in first-half adjusted operating profit, helped by strong growth at its global indexes business, FTSE-Russell. Stock exchange operators have benefited from the economic uncerta
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Tight liquidity to buoy Nigerian bond yields
Currency

Tight liquidity to buoy Nigerian bond yields

Nigerian bond yields could rise at the primary auction next week amid tight liquidity, while a steep rise in overnight interbank lending rates could subdue subscription rates on Kenya's Treasury bills.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Tight liquidity to buoy Nigerian bond yields
Currency

Tight liquidity to buoy Nigerian bond yields

Nigerian bond yields could rise at the primary auction next week amid tight liquidity, while a steep rise in overnight interbank lending rates could subdue subscription rates on Kenya's Treasury bills.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Foreign investors exit Thai stocks, bonds as economy flounders

Foreign investors exit Thai stocks, bonds as economy flounders

Foreign investors have sold a net $1.46 billion of Thai shares and bonds this year as Thailand's military government struggles to pull Southeast Asia's second-largest economy out of a rut a year after seizing power.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Foreign investors exit Thai stocks, bonds as economy flounders

Foreign investors exit Thai stocks, bonds as economy flounders

Foreign investors have sold a net $1.46 billion of Thai shares and bonds this year as Thailand's military government struggles to pull Southeast Asia's second-largest economy out of a rut a year after seizing power.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Egyptian pound steady at official auction, exchange bureaus
Currency

Egyptian pound steady at official auction, exchange bureaus

Egypt's central bank kept the pound steady at 7.73 per dollar at a foreign exchange auction on Sunday. The currency was also steady at exchange bureaus. The central bank said it had offered $40 million and sold $37.8 million at a cut-off price of 7.7301 p
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Prominent Egyptian religious leader dies in Cairo prison

Prominent Egyptian religious leader dies in Cairo prison

A prominent leader of a hard-line Islamist group that backed ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has died in jail in Cairo, the interior ministry said on Sunday. It said Essam Derbala, a senior leader in Gamaa Islamiya, died on Saturday after returnin
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Taliban bombing kills at least 21 in northern Afghanistan

Taliban bombing kills at least 21 in northern Afghanistan

A Taliban attack killed at least 21 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Bangladesh shoots dead six alleged tiger poachers

Bangladesh shoots dead six alleged tiger poachers

Bangladesh police Sunday shot dead six alleged tiger poachers in the world's largest mangrove forest as it launched a crackdown following a drastic fall in the number of big cats. Police said the six died after a gunfight with a gang at a canal in the Sun
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Iraq Prime Minister rolls out sweeping reforms

Iraq Prime Minister rolls out sweeping reforms

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed scrapping top government posts and privileges on Sunday in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Azeri journalist dies from beating over Facebook football row

Azeri journalist dies from beating over Facebook football row

An Azeri journalist died Sunday after being severely beaten by unidentified attackers following a dispute over his Facebook post about a football match, his sister told the Turan news agency. Rasim Aliyev, a 30-year-old photo and video journalist for a nu
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Lack of funds threatens food aid for millions in Iraq

Lack of funds threatens food aid for millions in Iraq

A major shortage of aid funding for Iraq threatens food assistance relied on by more than two million people, the UN's humanitarian co-ordinator for the country said on Sunday. The Islamic State jihadist group overran around a third of Iraq last year, spa
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Trump refuses to apologise for 'blood' remark

Trump refuses to apologise for 'blood' remark

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to apologise for a crude attack on a female Fox News journalist that sparked widespread outrage, insisting he was misunderstood.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Yemen loyalists retake southern provincial capital

Yemen loyalists retake southern provincial capital

Forces loyal to Yemen's exiled government recaptured a southern provincial capital from Shia rebels and their allies on Sunday as they pressed an advance from second city Aden. Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, had been held by troops of the renegade 1
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Disorder mars start of Haiti's long-awaited election

Disorder mars start of Haiti's long-awaited election

Long-postponed legislative elections in Haiti got off to a somewhat troubled start Sunday, with at least one polling station ransacked and lengthy delays at others in the impoverished Caribbean nation. The polls, the first since President Michel Martelly
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Nearly 400 Kurdish rebels killed in two weeks of airstrikes

Nearly 400 Kurdish rebels killed in two weeks of airstrikes

Nearly 400 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have been killed and hundreds injured in two weeks of Turkish airstrikes on positions in northern Iraq, the official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The report, which could not be i
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Independence Day to be observed with flood victims

Independence Day to be observed with flood victims

Chief Relief Commissioner Punjab Nadeem Ashraf has said that administration will observe Independence Day in a befitting manner on 14th August along with flood affectees in relief camps set up in flood affected districts of the province. He said that Inde
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Sale of spurious drugs: Punjab government's crackdown hailed

Sale of spurious drugs: Punjab government's crackdown hailed

Pakistan should frame a drug policy to ensure the manufacturing of good quality medicines and elimination of spurious drugs to save the lives of the common man in the country and capital sentence be awarded to the manufacturers of substandard, spurious, u
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Bodies of two minors pulled out of River Ravi

Bodies of two minors pulled out of River Ravi

Dead bodies of two minors who drowned in River Ravi a day before have been pulled out. According to details, three children namely Sajjal, Jamshaid and Adeel drowned in River Ravi while taking bath on Saturday.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Ahsan discusses CPEC with Shahbaz

Ahsan discusses CPEC with Shahbaz

Federal Minister for Planning & Development, Ahsan Iqbal called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Matters of mutual interest and projects of China Pakistan Economic Corridor besides important issues were discussed in the meeting. Talking o
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Zardari for thorough probe

Zardari for thorough probe

Former President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a report from the Punjab chapter of the party on the media reports about the children in Kasur who were sexually abused and filmed by criminal gangs for blackmailing. In a statement the former President sai
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Child abuse scandal: JI chief urges CJP to take suo motu notice

Child abuse scandal: JI chief urges CJP to take suo motu notice

Chief of Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take sue motu notice of the incident of child abuse in a Kasur village and set up a judicial commission for prompt probe into the scandal.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
TDAP is free from corruption: S M Muneer

TDAP is free from corruption: S M Muneer

Chief Executive Officer of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) S M Munir said that TDAP had been involved in Rs 13.5 billion scams but now corruption is zero in this institution.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
TEVTA introduces RPL Programme

TEVTA introduces RPL Programme

For the first time in the country's technical education history, the Punjab Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority have launched "recognition of prior learning programme" to certify the skills of those already working in the market but with
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Governor and chief minister GB meet CM Punjab

Governor and chief minister GB meet CM Punjab

Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Barjees Tahir and Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here Sunday. Matters of mutual interest and important issues were discussed in the meeting.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Chaudhry Sarwar lashes out at Punjab government for 'poor governance'

Chaudhry Sarwar lashes out at Punjab government for 'poor governance'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab Organiser Chaudhary Mohammad Sarwar has said the rulers' "hungry lion" is squeezing poor masses through price-hike. He strongly criticised the Punjab government for poor governance, saying that nobody's life, property and h
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Traders criticise proposed increase in power tariff

Traders criticise proposed increase in power tariff

The business community of Southern Punjab has criticised the proposed increase in power tariff by Rs 2.53 to 3.00 to collect Rs 120 billion describing it detrimental to the already hard pressed industry.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Police, politicians involved in child scandal: Imran

Police, politicians involved in child scandal: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday alleged that both police and politicians were involved in the Kasur child abuse scandal. Addressing an election rally in Haripur, Khan announced that he would take up the issue in the National A
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
KP Governor expresses grief

KP Governor expresses grief

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan has expressed grief and sorrow over the tragic bus accident near Dera Ghazi Khan and expressed sympathies with the families of the deceased. The bus was bound to Karachi from Peshawar via DG Khan.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
QWP hails Senate body's recommendations

QWP hails Senate body's recommendations

Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Sunday hailed Senate body's recommendations regarding reconstitution of boards of all regulatory bodies, autonomous and semi-autonomous corporations and other state institutions, giving equal repre
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
PHC hosts farewell for outgoing CJP

PHC hosts farewell for outgoing CJP

Chief Justice and Judges of Peshawar High Court (PHC) hosted a farewell lunch in honour of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, on the eve of his laying off the robes. The lunch was largely attended by the sitting as well as retired Judge
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
New Birmingham Consulate building to be inaugurated on August 14

New Birmingham Consulate building to be inaugurated on August 14

The new building of Pakistan's Consulate in Birmingham will be inaugurated on the Independence Day celebrations on August 14. Pakistan's High Commissioner to UK Syed Ibne Abbas will unveil the plaque of new building in presence of Lords, MPs, Mayors, Coun
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Gold import declines by 87 percent in FY15

Gold import declines by 87 percent in FY15

The gold import witnessed a sharp decline during the year 2014-15 as it decreased by 86.83 percent from 4,265 kilogram during period July-June (2013-14) to 578 kg in the year 2014-15. The yellow metal import recorded $23.327 million during the period unde
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Prices of essential food commodities decline

Prices of essential food commodities decline

Prices of essential food commodities have declined during preceding week as compared to previous week in market, according to survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday. In a visit to local market in provincial metropolis by this scribe, prices
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Punjab LB polls: PTI summons APC today

Punjab LB polls: PTI summons APC today

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has summoned All-Parties Conference (APC) today in Lahore over Punjab local bodies election. As per details, invitation letters have been dispatched to the leaders of opposition parties whereas Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
PEW flays 'conspiracies' against CNG industry

PEW flays 'conspiracies' against CNG industry

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday condemned conspiracies against world's largest CNG industry worth Rs 450 billion by some influential quarters. A lobby continues to misguide the government in the CNG issue headed by an official of a gas company
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Sindh government plans to deal with corruption cases through ACE

Sindh government plans to deal with corruption cases through ACE

Sindh government might push the trigger of Anti-Corruption Establishment to take action against the ministers and bureaucrats allegedly involved in corruption. This step would keep the Rangers, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Accountabilit
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
MQM announces shutter-down strike today

MQM announces shutter-down strike today

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Sunday night announced to observe a day of mourning and a Sindh-wide shutter down strike for Monday over a party worker Mohammad Hashim's alleged extrajudicial killing, according to a private TV channel.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
MQM announces shutter-down strike today

MQM announces shutter-down strike today

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Sunday night announced to observe a day of mourning and a Sindh-wide shutter down strike for Monday over a party worker Mohammad Hashim's alleged extrajudicial killing, according to a private TV channel.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
ISIS planning to bomb Queen Elizabeth: report

ISIS planning to bomb Queen Elizabeth: report

United Kingdom authorities have uncovered a plot by radical British Islamists to blow up Queen Elizabeth II at a celebration next weekend marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II, according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, according to
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
ISIS planning to bomb Queen Elizabeth: report

ISIS planning to bomb Queen Elizabeth: report

United Kingdom authorities have uncovered a plot by radical British Islamists to blow up Queen Elizabeth II at a celebration next weekend marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II, according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, according to
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
NAB Punjab arrests son of PPP leader

NAB Punjab arrests son of PPP leader

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Punjab wing on Sunday arrested Shaukat ullah Bhangash, the son of PPP Senator Saif ullah Bhangash, over fraud and corruption charges. Shaukat Ullah Bhangash was wanted by NAB for illegal sale of Qasr-e-Zauk. Qasr-e
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
NAB Punjab arrests son of PPP leader

NAB Punjab arrests son of PPP leader

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Punjab wing on Sunday arrested Shaukat ullah Bhangash, the son of PPP Senator Saif ullah Bhangash, over fraud and corruption charges. Shaukat Ullah Bhangash was wanted by NAB for illegal sale of Qasr-e-Zauk. Qasr-e
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
River Indus in very high flood

River Indus in very high flood

A fresh arrival of 120,000 cusecs in the Chenab River downstream the Panjnad head-works on the border of Sindh province has again made the Indus River attain very high flood level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages. According to Flood Forecasting Division, 725,
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
River Indus in very high flood

River Indus in very high flood

A fresh arrival of 120,000 cusecs in the Chenab River downstream the Panjnad head-works on the border of Sindh province has again made the Indus River attain very high flood level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages. According to Flood Forecasting Division, 725,
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
River Indus in very high flood

River Indus in very high flood

A fresh arrival of 120,000 cusecs in the Chenab River downstream the Panjnad head-works on the border of Sindh province has again made the Indus River attain very high flood level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages. According to Flood Forecasting Division, 725,
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Singapore turns 50 with huge parade, tribute to Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore turns 50 with huge parade, tribute to Lee Kuan Yew

Independent Singapore turned 50 Sunday with fireworks, a massive military parade and a tribute to late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, who helped transform it from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse. Lee, the authoritarian ruler who died in March age
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Singapore turns 50 with huge parade, tribute to Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore turns 50 with huge parade, tribute to Lee Kuan Yew

Independent Singapore turned 50 Sunday with fireworks, a massive military parade and a tribute to late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, who helped transform it from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse. Lee, the authoritarian ruler who died in March age
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Abe rapped as Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of A-bomb

Abe rapped as Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of A-bomb

Japan on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed more than 74,000 lives, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under fire for his attempts to expand the military's role. Bells tolled and tens of thousands of people, i
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Abe rapped as Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of A-bomb

Abe rapped as Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of A-bomb

Japan on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed more than 74,000 lives, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under fire for his attempts to expand the military's role. Bells tolled and tens of thousands of people, i
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
330MW Kishanganga project: government to challenge ICJ decision

330MW Kishanganga project: government to challenge ICJ decision

Pakistan is all set to challenge the decision of the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on India''s 330MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project, and the ongoing construction on 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric plant on Chenab River in violation of the
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
330MW Kishanganga project: government to challenge ICJ decision

330MW Kishanganga project: government to challenge ICJ decision

Pakistan is all set to challenge the decision of the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on India's 330MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project, and the ongoing construction on 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric plant on Chenab River in violation of the
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
330MW Kishanganga project: government to challenge ICJ decision

330MW Kishanganga project: government to challenge ICJ decision

Pakistan is all set to challenge the decision of the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on India's 330MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project, and the ongoing construction on 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric plant on Chenab River in violation of the
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Israeli troops kill Palestinian who stabbed civilian in West Bank

Israeli troops kill Palestinian who stabbed civilian in West Bank

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed and lightly injured an Israeli civilian Sunday at a petrol station in the occupied West Bank, authorities said. "In a stabbing attack at a gas station... between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, one civilian was w
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
FC foils Iranian diesel smuggling bid in Mastung

FC foils Iranian diesel smuggling bid in Mastung

The Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) foiled a bid to smuggle illegal oil and seized 53,000 liters of Iranian Diesel in Mastung area of Balochistan on Sunday. According to FC spokesman, FC personnel seized Iranian diesel from two oil tankers during checking
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
'Point-scoring has become habit of PTI leaders'

'Point-scoring has become habit of PTI leaders'

Member Punjab Assembly Syed Zaeem Hussain Qadri has said that judicial inquiry into the Kasur incident has been ordered. He said that point-scoring at every matter has become the habit of Tehrik-e-Insaf leaders.
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Iran Former president's son begins 10-year jail term

Iran Former president's son begins 10-year jail term

The son of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani began a 10-year prison term for financial and security crimes on Sunday, insisting his conviction was politically motivated. Mehdi Hashemi was in March handed prison sentences totalling 25 years
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Soldier, two alleged militants killed in IHK gun battles

Soldier, two alleged militants killed in IHK gun battles

An Indian occupation soldier and two alleged militants were killed in held Kashmir in two separate gun battles along the Line of Control, police said Sunday. The two alleged militants died when a group of suspected militants crossed the border into India
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Jihadists suspected in deadly Mali hotel siege

Jihadists suspected in deadly Mali hotel siege

A jihadist group is strongly suspected of carrying out the hotel siege in Mali that ended with the deaths of 13 people including five UN workers, a security source said Sunday. The Malian government said four Malian soldiers, five UN workers and four "ter
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Prime Minister leaves for Minsk today

Prime Minister leaves for Minsk today

Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif leaves for Minsk today (Monday) on an official visit at the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. It will be the first ever visit of a Pakistani Prime Minister to Belarus. The Prime Minister will mee
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Eight flood-hit districts: 202 medical teams serving in 107 UCs

Eight flood-hit districts: 202 medical teams serving in 107 UCs

Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that on the directions of Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif round the clock medical facilities are being provided to the flood affectees and 202 medical teams are serving in 1
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Fazl resents action

Fazl resents action

Ameer Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has expressed his concerns and resentment over the raids on religious seminaries in Punjab. In an interview here on Sunday, Fazlur Rehman said that crackdowns by security institutions and polic
Published 10 Aug, 2015 12:00am
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