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Print - 2015-08-17
More memory: How to update your notebook on a budget

More memory: How to update your notebook on a budget

It doesn't always have to be a top model to get good performance from a notebook: even cheaper devices can be improved with more memory or faster SSD memory drives for comparatively little money. Exchanging a hard disk for faster SSD storage in particular
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
New Samsung devices ramp up large-screen efforts

New Samsung devices ramp up large-screen efforts

Samsung unveiled two new smartphones Thursday to ramp up its efforts to win over consumers seeking large-screen devices, and announced launch dates for its mobile payment service. The moves are aimed at keeping the South Korean giant atop the global smart
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Tips and advice on how to take a better picture with a smartphone

Tips and advice on how to take a better picture with a smartphone

Most photographs taken with smartphones are of poor quality and amateurish, but that doesn't have to be the case. Constanze Clauss works for Germany's trade association of the imaging industry, the Photoindustrie Verband. She says a smartphone is quite ca
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Bahrain to remove meat subsidies as cheap oil hits budget

Bahrain to remove meat subsidies as cheap oil hits budget

Bahrain will remove government subsidies on meat from September 1, allowing domestic prices to rise, state news agency BNA reported as the government sought to save money as low oil prices pressure its budget.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Thai economy seen losing more steam in second quarter

Thai economy seen losing more steam in second quarter

Thailand's economic growth slowed further in April-June, weighed down by falling exports, sluggish domestic demand and tumbling commodity prices, a Reuters poll showed. More than a year after the military seized power to restore order, the junta is still
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Fraud alleged at Berlin's troubled airport

Fraud alleged at Berlin's troubled airport

Three of Germany's biggest companies are facing a fraud investigation related to their work at Berlin's troubled new airport project, already five years behind schedule, a newspaper reported Sunday. Siemens, Bosch and Deutsche Telekom unit T-Systems are s
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Russian energy giant Gazprom faces challenges as output slumps

Russian energy giant Gazprom faces challenges as output slumps

Facing a cold shoulder from Europe and increased competition at home, Russia's Gazprom has struggled to assert dominance on the global energy market, prompting speculation the energy giant could have no choice but to splinter.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Zimbabwe union says 20,000 jobs lost, government to amend labour law

Zimbabwe union says 20,000 jobs lost, government to amend labour law

Zimbabwe has lost 20,000 jobs in the last month after a court ruled that companies can fire workers by giving them three months' notice, the main labour union said on Sunday, as the government moved to amend the labour law to stop further losses.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Germany's Schaeuble hails Greek deal ahead of key MP vote

Germany's Schaeuble hails Greek deal ahead of key MP vote

Germany's hard-line finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Sunday hailed a change in tone in talks with Greece over its next bailout but warned Europe would closely monitor the pace of reforms in Athens.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Brazil street protests demand Rousseff impeachment

Brazil street protests demand Rousseff impeachment

Protesters took to the streets of Brazil Sunday, kicking off nation-wide rallies expected to draw hundreds of thousands demonstrating against corruption and economic slowdown, and calling for President Dilma Rousseff to step down.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Egypt seeks 50 percent Internet penetration by end-2016

Egypt seeks 50 percent Internet penetration by end-2016

Egypt is looking to add 500,000 new Internet users by the end of 2015 and increase its internet penetration rate to 50 percent from 34 percent by the end of 2016, communication minister Khaled Ali Negm said. The communication and information technology mi
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Paulson cuts stake in biggest gold ETF ahead of price dive

Paulson cuts stake in biggest gold ETF ahead of price dive

Hedge fund Paulson & Co cut its stake in the world's biggest gold-backed exchange-traded fund in the second quarter of 2015, after holding it unchanged for six straight quarters, just before prices took a tumble, a filing showed on Friday.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Three alleged BLA activists killed

Three alleged BLA activists killed

Three alleged terrorists affiliated with Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) were killed, while one other was injured in an exchange of fire with Sindh Rangers personnel during an operation near Ismael Shah Mazar area on Sunday. A Rangers spokesman said that tho
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Four of a family drown in Karachi

Four of a family drown in Karachi

Four members of a family drowned in sea on Sunday. Police said that a family, residing at Nazimabad No.2 Karachi, had come to Manora Beach for picnic. Eight family members, who were swimming in sea, were swept away by a gushing wave.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
54th death anniversary of Baba-e-Urdu observed

54th death anniversary of Baba-e-Urdu observed

The 54th death anniversary of Baba-e-Urdu Molvi Abdul Haq was observed here on Sunday. Quran Khawani was held at his grave and Fateha was offered for `Isal-i-Sawab' to the departed soul. A floral wreath was also laid on behalf of the citizens of Karachi.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Malaysian educational institutions' show attracts students

Malaysian educational institutions' show attracts students

A number of students desiring to study abroad on Sunday visited "Study in Malaysia Education Exhibition" which began here at a local hotel. Malaysian consul-general in Karachi Ismail Mohamad Bkri, who inaugurated the exhibition, told Business Recorder
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Soneri Bank announces second quarter results

Soneri Bank announces second quarter results

Soneri Bank Limited posted profit before tax of Rs 1,913.31 million and profit after tax of Rs.1,107.61 million for the half year ended 30June 2015. In terms of growth PBT is up 79.11 percent and PAT by 66.85 percent over corresponding period last year. T
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Soneri Bank announces second quarter results

Soneri Bank announces second quarter results

Soneri Bank Limited posted profit before tax of Rs 1,913.31 million and profit after tax of Rs.1,107.61 million for the half year ended 30June 2015. In terms of growth PBT is up 79.11 percent and PAT by 66.85 percent over corresponding period last year. T
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
WHT on bank transactions added to problems of business community: IWCCI

WHT on bank transactions added to problems of business community: IWCCI

Samina Fazil, founder President of Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI), on Sunday said that withholding tax on bank transaction has been imposed without proper groundwork, which has added to the problems of masses and business commu
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
WHT on bank transactions added to problems of business community: IWCCI

WHT on bank transactions added to problems of business community: IWCCI

Samina Fazil, founder President of Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI), on Sunday said that withholding tax on bank transaction has been imposed without proper groundwork, which has added to the problems of masses and business commu
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Reform process under way: IG Sindh

Reform process under way: IG Sindh

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh Ghulam Haider Jamali said a reform process was underway to cleanse the provincial police of black sheep. He was speaking at a ceremony to mark the completion of two years of the transmission of Police FM Radio 88.6
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Misstatement: SECP fines Takaful company

Misstatement: SECP fines Takaful company

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on a Takaful company for making misstatement and not maintaining minimum solvency requirements, establishing default under section 11(l)(c) and section 36 of the Ins
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Bilawal pays tributes to Shuja Khanzada

Bilawal pays tributes to Shuja Khanzada

Chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Dera of Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada in Attock this morning, where Khanzada was martyred along with 12 others.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Symposium on bio-equivalence to commence from August 18

Symposium on bio-equivalence to commence from August 18

The Third National Symposium on Bio analytical and Bioequivalence Studies will commence on August 18 at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Guptill leads New Zealand to 32-run win over South Africa

Guptill leads New Zealand to 32-run win over South Africa

Martin Guptill hit 60 as New Zealand earned a share of the series by winning the second Twenty 20 international against South Africa by 32 runs at SuperSport Park on Sunday. New Zealand made 177 for seven - their highest total in a Twenty20 international
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Motorcycling: Lorenzo wins Czech MotoGP for overall lead

Motorcycling: Lorenzo wins Czech MotoGP for overall lead

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo won the Czech Republic MotoGP race in Brno on Sunday to level Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi at the top of the overall championship standings after 11 out of 18 races. Fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez, the reigning champion and winner
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Australia win Netball World Cup final over New Zealand

Australia win Netball World Cup final over New Zealand

Australia captured the Netball World Cup for the 11th time on Sunday, surviving a late fight back from New Zealand to win the final 58-55. The New Zealanders outscored the Australians in each of the last three quarters but were unable to erase a nine-goal
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Indonesia win gold in men's doubles on home soil

Indonesia win gold in men's doubles on home soil

Indonesia won gold on home soil at the badminton world championships on Sunday, with Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan defeating Chinese duo Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan in the final of the men's doubles in Jakarta. The third seeded men's pair never looked
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
PCB to monitor Amir's performance in National Twenty20

PCB to monitor Amir's performance in National Twenty20

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be having a special check on pacer Muhammad Amir's performance in the forthcoming National Twenty-20 Cup to be staged at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
IAAF accused of blocking report on doping cheats

IAAF accused of blocking report on doping cheats

The world athletics governing body blocked the publication of a report that showed as many as a third of the world's top athletes admitted using banned performance-enhancing techniques, The Sunday Times reported. The authors of the report told the British
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Traore on target as Reims bury Marseille

Traore on target as Reims bury Marseille

A first-half Hamari Traore goal handed Reims back-to-back wins in a 1-0 victory which condemned struggling Marseille to their second consecutive defeat of the Ligue 1 campaign on Sunday. Marseille, still reeling from the shock resignation of coach Marcelo
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Djokovic, Murray to clash for Montreal title

Djokovic, Murray to clash for Montreal title

Andy Murray will replace Roger Federer as number two in the world after defeating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Montreal Masters. The Scot will Monday move into second on the ATP Tour's ranking list behind long-time
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Swiss teen shocks Williams to reach Toronto final

Swiss teen shocks Williams to reach Toronto final

World number one Serena Williams was sent crashing out of the WTA Rogers Cup after being upset by Swiss teen Belinda Bencic in a three-set marathon semi-final on Saturday. The 33-year-old Williams, a 21 Grand Slam winner, suffered just her second loss of
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Earth's 2015 quota of renewable resources used up

Earth's 2015 quota of renewable resources used up

Just under eight months into the year, humanity has already consumed its annual allotment of renewable resources, a thinktank that tracks mankind's impact on Earth said on August 13.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
China exporting ozone pollution to US: study

China exporting ozone pollution to US: study

Progress slashing unhealthy ozone in the western United States has been largely undone by pollution wafting across the Pacific from China, according to a study published on August 10. Scientists have long suspected this might explain why ozone levels alon
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Astronomers discover 'young Jupiter'

Astronomers discover 'young Jupiter'

Astronomers have discovered a planet 100 light years away that looks a lot like Jupiter once did and may offer new insights on how planets are formed, researchers said on August 13. Known as 51 Eridani b, it is the first exoplanet detected by a new instru
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
New step toward making painkillers from yeast

New step toward making painkillers from yeast

A team of US scientists said on August 13 they have taken an important step toward engineering painkillers from yeast, a process that has raised both hope and concern world-wide. The report in the US journal Science describes how researchers at Stanford U
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
El Nino more likely to last into N Hemisphere spring

El Nino more likely to last into N Hemisphere spring

A US government weather forecaster on August 13 raised the likelihood that El Nino conditions would last into the Northern Hemisphere's early spring to 85 percent, up from 80 percent in the prior month's forecast. The Climate Prediction Center, an agency
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Australia pledges 26 percent emissions cut by 2030

Australia pledges 26 percent emissions cut by 2030

Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on August 11, but environmentalists said the target fell well short of what was needed to tackle global warming. Abbott said h
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Ebola could be defeated by year's end: WHO

Ebola could be defeated by year's end: WHO

The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could be completely over by the end of the year if efforts to root out new cases are kept up, the WHO chief said on August 13. World Health Organization Director Margaret Chan cautioned there could be setbacks in the comi
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Iran submits nuclear activity information to UN watchdog

Iran submits nuclear activity information to UN watchdog

Iran has submitted documents linked to its past nuclear activity, the UN's atomic watchdog has confirmed, a key condition of a probe into suspected efforts to create nuclear arms. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed a "roadmap" with Iran
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
German Social Democrats won't capitulate to Merkel: Foreign Minister

German Social Democrats won't capitulate to Merkel: Foreign Minister

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday his beleaguered Social Democrats would field a candidate to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2017 amid an internal debate whether the party should simply capitulate to the popular leader.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Julian Bond, famed US civil rights activist, dies aged 75

Julian Bond, famed US civil rights activist, dies aged 75

Julian Bond, a pioneering US civil rights activist and the former board chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has died. He was 75. Bond died late Saturday in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the Southern Poverty La
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Israel cabinet approves deal to develop Leviathan natgas field

Israel cabinet approves deal to develop Leviathan natgas field

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a deal with a US-Israel consortium that would move forward development of the huge Leviathan natural gas field off Israel's Mediterranean coast. The controversial deal reached late last week, which Prime Minister Benjam
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Over 80 dead in Syria air raids as UN aid chief visits

Over 80 dead in Syria air raids as UN aid chief visits

At least 82 people were killed in Syrian regime air raids Sunday on a town outside Damascus, a monitor said, as the UN's top humanitarian chief held talks with government officials. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitoring group
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Arms seized in Kuwait came from Iran

Arms seized in Kuwait came from Iran

A huge arms cache seized in Kuwait last week was smuggled into the country from Iran, two Kuwaiti newspapers reported on Sunday. The Interior Ministry said on Thursday authorities had found ammunition, explosives, weapons and grenades in holes dug under h
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Tunisian woman killed by soldiers looking for armed group

Tunisian woman killed by soldiers looking for armed group

A woman was killed and a man wounded in western Tunisia late on Saturday after soldiers opened fire on their car fearing they were armed, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP. The army had earlier received information about a car carrying an "armed group
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Boko Haram leader Shekau says he is 'still in charge'

Boko Haram leader Shekau says he is 'still in charge'

The leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram denied he had been killed or ousted as chief of the jihadist group in an audio recording released Sunday attributed to him by security experts. In the eight-minute Hausa-language message, Abubakar Shekau rebuffed claims
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Real recipe for success
Currency

Real recipe for success

The National Assembly Committee on Finance has passed amendments in the SBP Act of 1956 for creation of a Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) with powers to fix key discount rates and formulate monetary policy of the country independent of government's interf
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Parliament fountainhead of democracy

Parliament fountainhead of democracy

A PILDAT report on "The Democratic Development of Pakistan's National and Provincial Assemblies" points out that so far Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has attended only two percent of the National Assembly's sittings. The performance on this score of his bro
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
IMF's eighth review

IMF's eighth review

The Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar returned triumphant from the eighth review talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Dubai - a triumph measured solely by the staff-level agreement under the 6.64 billion dollar Extended Fund Facili
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Analysing government's claim

Analysing government's claim

Reality gap about Pakistan's economic performance continues to widen. In my last article (August 4), I estimated budget deficit for 2014-15 to be 8.6 percent of GDP which was consistent with standard definitions of revenue, expenditure and budget deficit,
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Is PSM listening?

Is PSM listening?

Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has been constantly defaulting on its payments to SSGC. PSM's failure to settle its dues has made it difficult for the gas utility to finance its programs of strategic nature, which includes pipeline augmentation projects across
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Fazl: a heavyweight politician

Fazl: a heavyweight politician

It is highly encouraging to note that JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has accepted the responsibility of resolving a crisis like situation that the resignations of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Senators, MNAs and MPAs have caused, contributing to polit
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Preparations for forthcoming 6th AIIB CNM reviewed

Preparations for forthcoming 6th AIIB CNM reviewed

A high level meeting chaired by Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here reviewed the preparations for the forthcoming 6th AIIB Chief Negotiators Meeting (CNM) wherein the election of President-designate and formation of constituencies would be di
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Thalassemia cases on the rise: OSF

Thalassemia cases on the rise: OSF

Voicing concern over increasing cases of thalessemia patients in the country, Omair Sana Foundation's (OSF) president Dr Kashif Hussain on Sunday urged the people to wage a war against the disease.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
No force to be allowed to hamper economic corridor: China

No force to be allowed to hamper economic corridor: China

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has not only set up the strategic framework for increasing co-operation between China and Pakistan but it would also contribute to development and prosperity of the whole region. The most important projects to be co
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Message from Chairman Federal Board of Revenue

Message from Chairman Federal Board of Revenue

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan Customs and International Air Transport Association (IATA) on technical co-operation for implementation of Air cargo XML and Advance Passenger Information (API) EDI standards is a significant
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Message from Member (Customs) Federal Board of Revenue

Message from Member (Customs) Federal Board of Revenue

It gives me pleasure to say that Pakistan Customs is entering into a technical alliance with IATA by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Air Transport Association (IATA) on technical co-operation for implementation of the Air Ca
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Message from Chairman Pakistan International Airlines

Message from Chairman Pakistan International Airlines

Customs is responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods. As the national flag carrier, the role of PIA and Customs goes hand in hand. The co-operation of the Customs Department is always required for facilitation. It is necessa
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan Customs - first to go live with IATA cargo XML standards

Pakistan Customs - first to go live with IATA cargo XML standards

In an effort to create a secure and safe supply chain environment, Pakistan Customs is working closely with the international organisations such as World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). As a result of thi
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Currency

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (August 10 to 13, 2015).

Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (August 09, 2015) and the forecast for Monday (August 10, 2015).

Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Suicide attack: Punjab home minister among 19 killed

Suicide attack: Punjab home minister among 19 killed

A suicide attacker on Sunday killed Punjab Home Minister Col Shuja Khanzada (retd) who had campaigned against militants and at least 19 other people, after detonating a bomb at a meeting the minister was attending.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Suicide attack: Punjab home minister among 19 killed

Suicide attack: Punjab home minister among 19 killed

A suicide attacker on Sunday killed Punjab Home Minister Col Shuja Khanzada (retd) who had campaigned against militants and at least 19 other people, after detonating a bomb at a meeting the minister was attending.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Lashkar-e-Islam claims responsibility

Lashkar-e-Islam claims responsibility

A Taliban-affiliated militant group, Lashkar-e-Islam, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was retaliation for military operations against them.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Lashkar-e-Islam claims responsibility

Lashkar-e-Islam claims responsibility

A Taliban-affiliated militant group, Lashkar-e-Islam, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was retaliation for military operations against them.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Prime Minister for pursuing NAP with full vigour

Prime Minister for pursuing NAP with full vigour

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said sacrifices of our brave nation and valiant heroes like Shuja Khanzda would decimate the designs of coward terrorists and they will be chased to their last hideout and eliminated with national resolve and unity.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Prime Minister for pursuing NAP with full vigour

Prime Minister for pursuing NAP with full vigour

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said sacrifices of our brave nation and valiant heroes like Shuja Khanzda would decimate the designs of coward terrorists and they will be chased to their last hideout and eliminated with national resolve and unity.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Army chief condemns attack

Army chief condemns attack

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Sunday directed the intelligence agencies to track down the perpetrators involved in the tragic assassination of Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada. The senior provincial minister, who was at the forefront in
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Army chief condemns attack

Army chief condemns attack

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Sunday directed the intelligence agencies to track down the perpetrators involved in the tragic assassination of Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada. The senior provincial minister, who was at the forefront in
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
MQM resignations: JUI-F chief makes early gains

MQM resignations: JUI-F chief makes early gains

Chief of Jammiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been successful in persuading Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on unconditional talks over its resignations. Fazlur Rehman has also successfully persuaded the federal government to set up a mo
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
MQM resignations: JUI-F chief makes early gains

MQM resignations: JUI-F chief makes early gains

Chief of Jammiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been successful in persuading Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on unconditional talks over its resignations. Fazlur Rehman has also successfully persuaded the federal government to set up a mo
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
EDB supports policy of three-year-old used cars

EDB supports policy of three-year-old used cars

Engineering Development Board (EDB) has supported three-year old used cars with tools to discourage its misuse by unscrupulous elements, aimed at continuing pressure on local assemblers for early delivery.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
EDB supports policy of three-year-old used cars

EDB supports policy of three-year-old used cars

Engineering Development Board (EDB) has supported three-year old used cars with tools to discourage its misuse by unscrupulous elements, aimed at continuing pressure on local assemblers for early delivery.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
EDB supports policy of three-year-old used cars

EDB supports policy of three-year-old used cars

Engineering Development Board (EDB) has supported three-year old used cars with tools to discourage its misuse by unscrupulous elements, aimed at continuing pressure on local assemblers for early delivery.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Volatility witnessed
Mutual Funds

Volatility witnessed

A volatile Karachi stocks market remained range bound last week primarily because of what analysts said political uncertainty in the country. During the week that ended on August 13, the KSE-100 index lost what market observers said a marginal 0.8 percent
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Volatility witnessed
Mutual Funds

Volatility witnessed

A volatile Karachi stocks market remained range bound last week primarily because of what analysts said political uncertainty in the country. During the week that ended on August 13, the KSE-100 index lost what market observers said a marginal 0.8 percent
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Volatility witnessed
Mutual Funds

Volatility witnessed

A volatile Karachi stocks market remained range bound last week primarily because of what analysts said political uncertainty in the country. During the week that ended on August 13, the KSE-100 index lost what market observers said a marginal 0.8 percent
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

The futures spreads grew by 305 basis points to 13.84 percent during the week that ended on August 13. The week under review saw trading turnover averaging 5.5 percent lower on 28.36 million shares while the average daily traded value shed 12.9 percent to
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

The futures spreads grew by 305 basis points to 13.84 percent during the week that ended on August 13. The week under review saw trading turnover averaging 5.5 percent lower on 28.36 million shares while the average daily traded value shed 12.9 percent to
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

The futures spreads grew by 305 basis points to 13.84 percent during the week that ended on August 13. The week under review saw trading turnover averaging 5.5 percent lower on 28.36 million shares while the average daily traded value shed 12.9 percent to
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

Futures spreads up by 305 basis points

The futures spreads grew by 305 basis points to 13.84 percent during the week that ended on August 13. The week under review saw trading turnover averaging 5.5 percent lower on 28.36 million shares while the average daily traded value shed 12.9 percent to
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Plane with 54 on board crashes in remote Indonesian region

Plane with 54 on board crashes in remote Indonesian region

An aircraft with 54 people on board crashed in Indonesia's remote and mountainous region of Papua on Sunday, a government official said, the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the Southeast Asian nation.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
Plane with 54 on board crashes in remote Indonesian region

Plane with 54 on board crashes in remote Indonesian region

An aircraft with 54 people on board crashed in Indonesia's remote and mountainous region of Papua on Sunday, a government official said, the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the Southeast Asian nation.
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: cautious tone
Currency

THE RUPEE: cautious tone

The rupee almost managed to sustain it's levels versus the dollar on the local currency market during the shortened week due to Independence Day. In the interbank market, the rupee did not depict sharp change against the dollar for buying and selling at R
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: cautious tone
Currency

THE RUPEE: cautious tone

The rupee almost managed to sustain it's levels versus the dollar on the local currency market during the shortened week due to Independence Day. In the interbank market, the rupee did not depict sharp change against the dollar for buying and selling at R
Published 17 Aug, 2015 12:00am
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