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Print - 2015-09-05
Central bank should resume FX purchases if dollar falls further
Currency

Central bank should resume FX purchases if dollar falls further

Andrei Belousov, an economic advisor to the Kremlin, said on Friday he thought the Russian central bank should resume its purchases of forex if the value of the dollar fell back below 60 roubles, Russian agencies reported. "It will be necessary to buy for
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Dollar sinks against yen in Asia
Currency

Dollar sinks against yen in Asia

The dollar sank against the yen on Friday as the safe-haven Japanese currency gathered bids after Tokyo shares fell to a seven-month low in nervous trading ahead of US jobs data due later in the day. The greenback was down 0.7 percent to 119.22 yen. The U
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Dollar drops against yen in Europe
Currency

Dollar drops against yen in Europe

The dollar fell on Friday while demand for the safe-haven yen picked up as stocks weakened, with traders increasingly certain that a key US jobs report due later is unlikely to push the Federal Reserve to raise rates. Traders said a non-farm payrolls repo
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Euro losses top one percent in New York trade

Euro losses top one percent in New York trade

The euro fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, surrendering most of the gains it made against the dollar following China's devaluation of the yuan last month, after European central bankers cut economic growth targets and left interest rates unchanged. Th
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Most Asian currencies fall
Currency

Most Asian currencies fall

Most emerging Asian currencies eased on Friday and were on course for weekly losses as investors grew cautious ahead of US jobs data that might yield clues on the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates this month. The Malaysian ringgit w
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Rouble ends week on calm note

Rouble ends week on calm note

The Russian rouble pared its losses on Friday, ending a volatile week on a calm note, helped by a steady oil price and traders keen to close positions before a US holiday. At 1520 GMT, the rouble was 0.3 percent weaker against the dollar at 67.43 and down
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Sterling hits three-month low against dollar
Currency

Sterling hits three-month low against dollar

Sterling fell to a three-month low against the dollar on Friday, hit by a raft of soft data out of the UK this week that has made investors more doubtful that the Bank of England will raise interest rates soon. It also lost ground against the lower-yieldi
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Aussie hits fresh 6-1/2-year low
Currency

Aussie hits fresh 6-1/2-year low

The Australian dollar plumbed a fresh 6-1/2-year low on Friday as renewed worries about global growth encouraged more selling by investors who were already deeply bearish, in turn dragging the New Zealand dollar lower. The Australian dollar fell as far as
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Wade leads Australia to victory over England

Wade leads Australia to victory over England

Matthew Wade's unbeaten 71 laid the platform for World Cup-holders Australia's 59-run win over England in the first day/night one-day international in Southampton on Thursday. Australia, who won the toss, lost four wickets for 29 runs to be 193 for six in
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Humiliation! Asian fans cringe over record scores

Humiliation! Asian fans cringe over record scores

Record scorelines left fans cringing and coaches looking over their shoulders on Friday after an avalanche of goals cruelly exposed the gulf in class at Asia's World Cup qualifying. No fewer than 76 goals were rattled in across the continent in Thursday's
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Wasim excited over Pakistan T20 league

Wasim excited over Pakistan T20 league

Legendary Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram said Friday he was excited that Pakistan would host a Twenty20 league that will give the country's players much-needed international experience. Pakistan last month announced it would host a Twenty20 league in Doha,
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
German club invite 1,000 refugees to friendly

German club invite 1,000 refugees to friendly

Hamburg-based second division club St. Pauli have invited 1,000 refugees from one of the city's reception centres to watch their home friendly against Borussia Dortmund next Tuesday. The slogan for the match at St Pauli's Millerntor Stadium against German
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Robben sidelined for a month

Robben sidelined for a month

Bayern Munich's Dutch striker Arjen Robben has been ruled out of action for a month on Friday after picking up a groin injury in the Netherlands' 1-0 Euro 2016 qualifying loss to Iceland. Bayern club doctor Volker Braun revealed the player had suffered a
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Italy set for fair play green card revolution

Italy set for fair play green card revolution

They may be more used to issuing warnings and penalties, but referees in Italy's Serie B division are set to make professional football history by rewarding players for sportsmanship. Along with the yellow cards used to caution a player after a foul and t
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Police make arrest in US Open drone scare

Police make arrest in US Open drone scare

Police in New York arrested a 26-year-old man Friday and charged him with reckless endangerment in connection with a drone that crashed at the US Open during an evening tennis match. Daniel Verley, a city department of education employee, was picked up ea
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Waning Rooney on brink of England history

Waning Rooney on brink of England history

It is telling that although he stands on the verge of becoming England's all-time leading goal-scorer, Wayne Rooney's standing in the game remains a matter of debate. Ahead of back-to-back Euro 2016 qualifiers away to San Marino, on Saturday, and at home
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Five world athletic champions head to Berlin

Five world athletic champions head to Berlin

Five world champions, freshly crowned from Beijing, will be gracing Berlin's Olympic Stadium on Sunday in the annual ISTAF track-and-field meet. Germany's shot-put world champions Christina Schwanitz and javelin queen Katharina Molitor will be crowd favou
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Federer cruises, Murray struggles, Hewitt says farewell

Federer cruises, Murray struggles, Hewitt says farewell

Five-time champion Roger Federer strolled into the US Open third round on Thursday as fellow old-timer Lleyton Hewitt bid farewell in trademark fighting style. On a dramatic day which saw a record created for the longest women's match, and a new Grand Sla
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Men claiming discovery of Nazi 'gold train' go public

Men claiming discovery of Nazi 'gold train' go public

Two treasure hunters claiming to have discovered a Nazi "gold train" went public Friday for the first time but failed to reveal evidence for the alleged find they insist is "irrefutable". The men, who identified themselves as Piotr Koper, a Pole, and Germ
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Morocco votes in test for Islamist government

Morocco votes in test for Islamist government

Moroccans voted Friday in local polls seen as a test for the ruling Islamists, who swept to power nearly four years ago after Arab Spring protests prompted reforms by the monarchy. About 15 million Moroccans were eligible to vote in the municipal and regi
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Sri Lankan president swears in new unity government

Sri Lankan president swears in new unity government

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena appointed members of a new unity government Friday, a day after parliament endorsed the move as part of efforts to address ethnic reconciliation after decades of war. President Sirisena gave most portfolios in the
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Russia says Syria's Assad ready to share power

Russia says Syria's Assad ready to share power

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold snap parliamentary elections and could share power with a "healthy" opposition. Russia, along with Iran, has been Assad's principle international ally i
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
UAE, Bahrain lose 27 troops on black day for Yemen coalition

UAE, Bahrain lose 27 troops on black day for Yemen coalition

The UAE said 22 of its troops were killed in Yemen and Bahrain said it lost five soldiers Friday, the deadliest day for a Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni Shia rebels. The Yemeni government said an "accidential explosion" at an arms depot at a military
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Hungary refugees in mass walk to Austrian border

Hungary refugees in mass walk to Austrian border

A mass of desperate refugees stranded at Budapest's main rail station for days set off on foot for the Austrian border Friday, despite mounting efforts by Hungary to crack down on a deepening crisis that is straining Europe's unity. With tensions growing
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Cameron warns Catalonia against secession

Cameron warns Catalonia against secession

British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Friday that if Catalonia breaks away from Spain it will be at the "back of the queue" to get back in the European Union. Speaking in Madrid, Cameron said he had the same stance on Catalonia's contested drive for
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Two US warplanes land in Estonia amid Russia tensions

Two US warplanes land in Estonia amid Russia tensions

Two of the US Air Force's most advanced planes, F-22 Raptor stealth fighters, made a landmark visit to Estonia Friday, the first time the state-of-the-art aircraft have visited former Soviet territory. The visit comes as tensions are running high with nei
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
India court jails three for rape of Japanese tourist

India court jails three for rape of Japanese tourist

An Indian court Friday convicted three men over the February rape of a young Japanese tourist and sentenced them each to 20 years in jail, the public prosecutor said. The assault on the 20-year-old woman in the western state of Rajasthan was the latest in
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
17 killed in two Tajikistan shootouts blamed on top official

17 killed in two Tajikistan shootouts blamed on top official

Eight police officers and nine alleged militants were killed in two shootouts in Tajikistan on Friday that the government blamed on a deputy defence minister and the country's moderate Islamic opposition. The US embassy in Tajikistan meanwhile warned the
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Obama, Saudi King put warm gloss over differences

Obama, Saudi King put warm gloss over differences

US President Barack Obama welcomed Saudi Arabia's King Salman for a first and long-delayed White House summit Friday, marked by warm public words amid clashing views on Middle Eastern crises. Obama made the rare move of greeting the 79-year-old monarch at
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
US removes Greek leftist group from terror blacklist

US removes Greek leftist group from terror blacklist

The United States regards the Greek armed leftist group the "Revolutionary Organisation 17 November" as defunct and has removed it from its terror blacklist, the State Department said Friday. In 1975, November 17 killed CIA Athens station chief Richard We
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
First Dane in space arrives at ISS

First Dane in space arrives at ISS

The first Dane in space arrived on Friday at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a three-man team after an unusually long voyage from Earth, the Russian space agency said. Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen, accompanied by Russian cosmonaut Se
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
In policy shift, Cuba welcomes back doctors who deserted

In policy shift, Cuba welcomes back doctors who deserted

Cuba has decided to allow doctors who deserted while on foreign missions to return home without punishment or loss of position in the state health care system, the government said Friday. The action comes amid worries of a brain drain of Cuban medical pro
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Transfers, postings of judges

Transfers, postings of judges

The Chief Justice and the Judges of the High Court of Sindh have ordered transfers and postings of District and Sessions Judges with immediate effect in the public interest. Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui has been transferred from Registrar, High Court of Sindh to
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
HAF has been raised to protect local/foreign tourists: IGP GB

HAF has been raised to protect local/foreign tourists: IGP GB

Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Gilgit-Baltistan, Captain Zafar Iqbal Awan (Retd) has said that the main objective to establish 'High Altitude Force' (HAF) is to provide fool proof security and sense of protection to the both local and foreign tourists
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
FCC Hall named after LCCI

FCC Hall named after LCCI

In recognition of services of the Lahore Chamber for the cause of economy and education, the Forman Christian College on Friday named one of its historic halls after the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Rector Forman Christian College Doctor James
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
WSSP projects: Officials asked to meet climatic change challenges

WSSP projects: Officials asked to meet climatic change challenges

Chairman of board of directors of Water and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) Khalid Masud said here on Friday that all the projects must be designed in accordance with the emerging climatic changes. He was speaking at a ceremony organised by the offici
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Five 'target killers' nabbed in Talhar

Five 'target killers' nabbed in Talhar

Rangers arrested five 'target killers' during door to door search operation in Talhar, district Badin, on Friday. According to sources, Rangers conducted raids at Village Haji Khan Lashari and during door to door search operation nabbed five target killer
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
LG election-2015: ECP sets conditions for governments

LG election-2015: ECP sets conditions for governments

In order to ensure free, fair & transparent local bodies elections 2015, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued directives for which all executive authorities in the Federation and in the provinces shall neither announce any development proj
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Prime Minister calls Apex Committee meeting on September 10

Prime Minister calls Apex Committee meeting on September 10

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called a high-level Apex Committee meeting on Thursday September 10, according to private TV channel. Meeting will discuss measures to accelerate implementation on the National Action Plan (NAP). Chief of Army Staff (CoAS)
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Nisar briefs Prime Minister about his UK visit

Nisar briefs Prime Minister about his UK visit

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here on Friday and briefed him about his talks in London with his British counterpart and other officials. Nisar also briefed the Prime Minister about the visit of the Scotland Yard
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Rights of women: speakers call to develop network at grass-root level

Rights of women: speakers call to develop network at grass-root level

Speakers urged at the consultative meeting that the network on rights of women should be developed at grass root level as social stigma against woman could be eliminated from society. They were speaking in the consultative meeting on "Stop Killing Women"
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Recovery of FED 9 PIA bank accounts frozen by LTU

Recovery of FED 9 PIA bank accounts frozen by LTU

Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, has frozen nine bank accounts of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) to recover Federal Excise Duty (FED) amounting to Rs 1.6 billion; it was learnt here on Friday. The action was taken under Rule 60 of FED Rules 2005
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Sartaj vows support to development of Afghanistan

Sartaj vows support to development of Afghanistan

Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday reiterated Pakistan's firm support for regional and international processes for reconstruction, development and progress of Afghanistan. He made these remarks at
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
PSO wins Best Corporate Report Award

PSO wins Best Corporate Report Award

Pakistan State Oil (PSO) was awarded first position in the fuel and energy category at the Best Corporate Report Award ceremony organised by ICMAP and ICAP. The award was received by Sheikh Imran-ul-Haq, MD, PSO on behalf of the organisation.
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Coming home to war: Afghan refugees return reluctantly
Currency

Coming home to war: Afghan refugees return reluctantly

Rahim Khan's return to Afghanistan 28 years after fleeing to Pakistan was not the homecoming he had dreamed of. The 60-year-old is one of a growing number of Afghan refugees making the journey back with trepidation, as militant violence intensifies, yet f
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
BoK, JCB International enter into agreement

BoK, JCB International enter into agreement

The Bank of Khyber (BoK) and JCB International Co Limited, on Friday entered into an agreement for the issuance of JCB debit cards in Pakistan. The international debit card will facilitate BoK's customers with the benefits of both point of sale and ATM ca
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Selling of Hazara University degrees: KP PAC orders investigation

Selling of Hazara University degrees: KP PAC orders investigation

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly while utilising its discretionary powers has decided to launch complete investigation into reports regarding alleged selling of degrees by Hazara University, Mansehra. The meeting of the KP PA
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
BISP organises first women empowerment conference

BISP organises first women empowerment conference

Minister of State and Chairperson BISP, MNA Marvi Memon said that empowering women is the vision of the BISP under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and therefore all the quarters concerned will be taken on board to achieve this purpose. She w
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Beauty of northern areas universally acknowledged: KP governor

Beauty of northern areas universally acknowledged: KP governor

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan has said that the natural beauty of the northern Pakistan is universally acknowledged and there is no example to be found in the world of the beauty so far bestowed by the Almighty Allah on the northern
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
KPCCI executive body elections: nomination papers submitted

KPCCI executive body elections: nomination papers submitted

The candidates for elections to the executive committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) have submitted nomination papers with the chamber's secretary here. As many as 10 candidates have submitted nomination papers for the fi
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
LUMHS, Brain Trust UK sign MoU

LUMHS, Brain Trust UK sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was made between Liaqat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro and Brain Trust United Kingdom at LUMHS Jamshoro. The Vice Chancellor LUMH Professor Noshad A. Shaikh expressed that the MoU is made in view of th
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Fading Parsi community looks abroad

Fading Parsi community looks abroad

For more than 1,000 years, Parsis have thrived in South Asia but an ageing population and emigration to the West driven by instability in Pakistan means the tiny community of "fire worshippers" could soon be consigned to the country's history books. The a
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Bank Alfalah wins contract for disbursing EOBI pensions

Bank Alfalah wins contract for disbursing EOBI pensions

Bank Alfalah recently signed a 5-year contract with Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) for disbursement of funds to pensioners all across Pakistan. Through this agreement, Bank Alfalah will offer a safe and secure mechanism to disburse funds i
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Police recover two traders

Police recover two traders

Police recovered two kidnapped traders besides arresting two alleged abductors during an operation conducted in Banaras area here on Friday. According to police sources, the raid was conducted in the wee hours near Banaras Bridge. During the action, two k
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Call for introducing effective national drug policy

Call for introducing effective national drug policy

Government must introduce an effective national drug policy to ensure better health care facilities to the masses, said Dr Mohammad Khalid Yousuf, President, Pakistan Society of Health-system Pharmacists (PSHP), here on Friday. Speaking to the media perso
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Spate Irrigation: RDF, USPCASW arrange workshop

Spate Irrigation: RDF, USPCASW arrange workshop

Vice Chancellor Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET) Professor Dr Mohammad Aslam Uqaili said that one must come out from one's comfort zones of life to become successful scientist and researchers used to do things with their idiosyncratic
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Japan donates 10 Suzuki vans to Hamdard Foundation

Japan donates 10 Suzuki vans to Hamdard Foundation

A handing over ceremony of 10 Suzuki Bolan vans to Hamdard Foundation Pakistan for Hamdard Free Mobile Dispensary under Japan grassroots support for health was held here on Friday. Speaking at the ceremony, Akira Ouchi, Consul General of Japan expressed h
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Iran keen to expand trade ties with Pakistan: Ghazi

Iran keen to expand trade ties with Pakistan: Ghazi

Mehdi Pour Ghazi, Head of Industrial Committee of Tehran Chamber of Commerce and Vice-President of Iranian National Plastic Association, has said that good opportunities exist for enhancing trade between Pakistan and Iran. He said that the traders of both
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
90-day remand granted: Rangers arrest two target killers

90-day remand granted: Rangers arrest two target killers

Sindh Rangers arrested two target killers of a political party and acquired their 90 days remand here on Friday. A spokesman for Rangers said the paramilitary force conducted an operation against the criminals in Gulshan-e-Maymar area. He said during acti
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Envoy-designate to Norway visits Reap

Envoy-designate to Norway visits Reap

Designate Ambassador of Pakistan to Norway Riffat Masood visited Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) House, Karachi. During the meeting with Riffat Masood, Chairman REAP Rafique Suleman and members of Reap's Managing Committee Noman Ahmed Shaikh
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Protest against 'corruption' at Nadra Orangi centre

Protest against 'corruption' at Nadra Orangi centre

A large number of citizens staged protest demonstration against 'rampant corruption' and 'irregularities' at Nadra facilitation centers, demanding immediate action against the concerned officials. Zafar Iqbal of Pasban while addressing the demonstration i
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
KP Minister for safeguarding rights of minorities

KP Minister for safeguarding rights of minorities

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi Advocate has said the PTI Provincial government would take every step to safeguards rights of minorities in the Province. This he said while talking to membe
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Japanese University's students visit PU

Japanese University's students visit PU

Osaka University Japan's Department of Urdu Head Professor Soyama Maney with students visited Punjab University Oriental College Department of Urdu. Dean Faculty of Oriental Learning Professor Dr Ismattullah Zahid, Chairman Department Professor Dr Muhamma
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
HTLL furnishes prospectus for listing on bourse
Mutual Funds

HTLL furnishes prospectus for listing on bourse

In an attempt to become a publically listed company, the Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited has furnished a prospectus for listing on the premier bourse of Pakistan for the issuance of about 29 million shares by mid of September 2015. Company Chief Executive Offi
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
HTLL furnishes prospectus for listing on bourse
Mutual Funds

HTLL furnishes prospectus for listing on bourse

In an attempt to become a publically listed company, the Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited has furnished a prospectus for listing on the premier bourse of Pakistan for the issuance of about 29 million shares by mid of September 2015. Company Chief Executive Offi
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
By-elections: PTI seeks deployment of Rangers

By-elections: PTI seeks deployment of Rangers

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf demanded on Friday the by-elections and Local Government polls under supervision of Rangers. The Punjab Chapter of the party announced to hold the first campaign rally on the Defence Day on September 6. In a press conference held
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
US CG meets Chaudhry Sarwar

US CG meets Chaudhry Sarwar

American Consul General in Lahore Zachary Harkenrider on Friday met Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab organiser Chaudhary Sarwar at his home and talked about Pakistan's relations with America and India and the war on terror. Punjab Deputy Organiser Umar Che
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Talks on security issues: US Ambassador meets the Chaudhry brothers

Talks on security issues: US Ambassador meets the Chaudhry brothers

American Ambassador Richard Olson met Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and senior central leader and former deputy premier Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday to talk about the relations as well as situation in the region
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
PEF launches mobile app to trace out-of-school kids

PEF launches mobile app to trace out-of-school kids

The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has launched "Mujhay School Bhaijain" to help identify out of school and dropout children in partnership with the general public. It is an android based mobile application which is available at Google Play Store as we
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
DPS-World starts

DPS-World starts

A three-day Digital Printing and Signage Exhibition and Conference (DPS World) began on Friday at the Lahore International Exhibition Centre. The DPS World will continue between September 4 and 6 in which over 10,000 visitors from 100 global companies are
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Meat exporters urge government to stop smuggling of livestock

Meat exporters urge government to stop smuggling of livestock

All Pakistan Meat Processors and Exporters Association Chairman Nasib Ahmad Saifi has urged the government to stop smuggling of livestock to enable the meat processing and exporting sector fully exploit the opportunities exist in the multi billion dollars
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Chinese consulate donates IT equipment to GCU Lahore

Chinese consulate donates IT equipment to GCU Lahore

The Chinese Consulate Lahore has provided IT equipment which includes computers and printers to the Government College University, Lahore Centre for Excellence, China Studies (GCU CECS) and also pledged to provide books on Chinese language and culture to
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
APML activists protest Indian aggression

APML activists protest Indian aggression

Activists of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) on Friday staged a demonstration against India and burnt an effigy of Indian Dalbir Singh to express their anger on Indian aggression, unprovoked firing and shelling across the line of control. The demo was l
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Clerics jailed for hate speech

Clerics jailed for hate speech

A pair of hard-line clerics was jailed for inciting violence against Shiite Muslims, officials said Friday, as authorities stepped up a campaign against sectarian hate speech. A court in Shorkot on Thursday convicted Ghulam Yaseen and Sajid Ali for incite
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Medical, dental colleges: UHS announces entry test results

Medical, dental colleges: UHS announces entry test results

The University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore on Friday declared the results of Entrance Test 2015 for admission to medical and dental colleges of the Punjab. A total of 46,885 candidates appeared in the Entrance Test held on August 30, out of which 1928
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
US diplomat meets Hamza

US diplomat meets Hamza

American Consul General in Lahore Zachray Harkenrider met a top governing party leader Hamza Shahbaz in Model Town on Friday and talked about matters of mutual interest and local politics. Member of the National Assembly Hamza Shahbaz told his American gu
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Strengthening CSR ADB, Japan Fund considering programme

Strengthening CSR ADB, Japan Fund considering programme

Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and Asian Development Bank are considering a programme for "Strengthening Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Development in Pakistan" to bridge the knowledge and awareness gaps relating to CSR in businesses, Corpora
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Strengthening CSR ADB, Japan Fund considering programme

Strengthening CSR ADB, Japan Fund considering programme

Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and Asian Development Bank are considering a programme for "Strengthening Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Development in Pakistan" to bridge the knowledge and awareness gaps relating to CSR in businesses, Corpora
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
APTMA lambastes India for waging 'economic war'

APTMA lambastes India for waging 'economic war'

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association has lambasted India for waging an economic war against Pakistan and the border shooting. Both the sitting central Chairman SM Tanveer and the upcoming Chairman for the Punjab chapter Aamir Fayyaz accused India of
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
STEVTA signs contract with British Council

STEVTA signs contract with British Council

Sindh Technical & Vocational Training Authority recently signed a contract with British Council Pakistan for the development of a feasibility report on Sector Skills Councils - Hospitality Sector. Present on the occasion were Country Director British Coun
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
10 sites for temporary cattle market notified

10 sites for temporary cattle market notified

The district administration has notified 10 sites for establishing temporary cattle market/sale points in the district for the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals which would be made functional from 8th September. According to the notification issued
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Punjab Assembly discusses annual report of PSC

Punjab Assembly discusses annual report of PSC

Punjab Assembly continued discussion on Annual Report of the Punjab Public Service Commission for the year 2012-13 and Annual Report of the Technical Education and Vocational Training (TEVTA) for the year 2011-12. Opposition tagged walkout from the house
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
WWF-Pakistan celebrates World Vulture Awareness Day

WWF-Pakistan celebrates World Vulture Awareness Day

WWF-Pakistan set up an event to celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day 2015 at the Lahore Zoo where students, journalists, activists and volunteers took part in it. The critically endangered white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is one of WWF's p
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Nikon School organises wedding photography workshop

Nikon School organises wedding photography workshop

Nikon School organised Nikon Premium Wedding Photography Workshop by a renowned photographer Bryan Fong, from Singapore recently at a local hotel. The workshop was aimed to make people learn the basics of wedding photography and videography. Camtronx CEO
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
IRSA starts releasing additional water from reservoirs
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IRSA starts releasing additional water from reservoirs

As the monsoon is gradually withdrawing from Pakistan and all the major rivers are flowing in the state of normal flow, the Indus River System Authority has started releasing extra water from the reservoirs to meet irrigation water needs of the provinces
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Prohibited meat: petition seeking legislation on sale dismissed

Prohibited meat: petition seeking legislation on sale dismissed

The Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking legislation on sale of unhealthy and prohibited meat. The petitioner said the sale of unhealthy and prohibited meat was rampant because of absence of law. In his defence, the law officer told th
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Tribesmen have rendered matchless sacrifices: QWP

Tribesmen have rendered matchless sacrifices: QWP

Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said that tribesmen had rendered matchless sacrifices in the on-going war against terrorism and they deserved maximum compensation in order to bring them back into mainstream. In a statement issued
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
ATC awards death sentence to murderer of woman

ATC awards death sentence to murderer of woman

Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) awarded death sentence to an accused involved in murder of a woman through an acid attack. The accused identified as Arslan, in 2009 had thrown acid on woman over personal grudge wounding her critically. The woman had later died
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
PCDMA concerned at 'inordinate delay' in valuation rulings

PCDMA concerned at 'inordinate delay' in valuation rulings

Chairman, Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants' Association (PCDMA), M. Haroon Nisar Numberdar, has expressed serious concern over continuous delay in valuation rulings and urged Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to direct customs authorities to hold
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Fake NOC: Ex-PIO, others approved bill, IHC told

Fake NOC: Ex-PIO, others approved bill, IHC told

Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) informed Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday that former principal information officer (PIO) and other senior officials of the department approved a bill of Rs 1.18 million on a fake NOC to an advertising agency. In
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Ban on cattle market to be implemented: DIG South

Ban on cattle market to be implemented: DIG South

The ban on cattle market should be effectively implemented in Karachi South. This was directed by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police South Zone, Dr Jamil Ahmed. He said that no illegal cattle market would be allowed in the city's South Zone and dir
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
'JamaPunji' SECP launches survey to evaluate portal benefits

'JamaPunji' SECP launches survey to evaluate portal benefits

In order to evaluate the services and features of its investor education web portal 'JamaPunji, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is conducting an online survey. The survey will help find out the views of the public on JamaPunji. F
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Karachi cannot be separated from Sindh: Imran

Karachi cannot be separated from Sindh: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday strongly criticised Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP), accusing Asif Zardari and Altaf Hussain of pitting Sindhis and Mohajirs against each other on ethnic basis.
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
Domestic, foreign investment should be enhanced: Qaim

Domestic, foreign investment should be enhanced: Qaim

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah desires that the domestic and foreign investment should be enhanced in order to promote business and trade activities in the province. This was informed at the `Ease of doing business' meeting held here on Friday. T
Published 05 Sep, 2015 12:00am
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