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Print - 2015-12-14
FBR officials pay fine for setting aside ex-parte order

FBR officials pay fine for setting aside ex-parte order

The officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) including Member Legal, Secretary Legal and a former BS-21 officer, have jointly paid costs/fine in the District and Sessions Court, Lahore, for setting aside ex parte order against them in a suit for recove
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Microsoft ends support for older versions of Internet Explorer

Microsoft ends support for older versions of Internet Explorer

Users of older versions of Internet Explorer will soon have to live without most technical support, as Microsoft turns its focus to newer versions of the browser programme. That means, starting January 12, Microsoft will only provide support, security upg
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Bing Maps gives users real-time access to traffic cameras

Bing Maps gives users real-time access to traffic cameras

Microsoft's Bing Maps service now allows a real-time overview of the traffic situation, thanks to access to 35,000 traffic cameras in 11 countries such as Germany and the United States. To test the new function, check out the preview of Bing Maps' newest
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Underworld Wide Web: Moscow to launch wifi in cemeteries

Underworld Wide Web: Moscow to launch wifi in cemeteries

Residents in Moscow already enjoy free wireless Internet in cafes and on the metro system but now authorities in the city have also decided to bring wifi to a more unusual setting - some of its most storied cemeteries.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Machine 'learns' like a human

Machine 'learns' like a human

Scientists have invented a machine that imitates the way the human brain learns new information, a step forward for artificial intelligence, researchers reported Thursday. The system described in the journal Science is a computer model "that captures huma
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Top German tester finds all tablets are not equal in quality

Top German tester finds all tablets are not equal in quality

There are big differences between the quality of tablet computer displays, a test by a German consumer goods testing organisation has found. Stiftung Warentest compared the displays of 15 tablets and found that the best ones had good colour, high resoluti
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Scientists coax computers to think like people

Scientists coax computers to think like people

For artificial intelligence and smart machines to really take off, computers are going to have to be able to think more like people, according to experts in the field. Researchers are now making important progress toward that goal.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Teens think Facebook uncool, but still use it

Teens think Facebook uncool, but still use it

American teens think Facebook has definitely lost its cool factor, but use it as much as ever. A survey released Monday by Forrester Research found 78 percent of US teenagers use Facebook, a figure unchanged from last year.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Apple releases first Arabic version of Siri

Apple releases first Arabic version of Siri

Apple Inc on Tuesday released a version of its virtual personal assistant Siri for Arabic speakers in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, potentially making its iPhones more attractive in a largely affluent market of more than 30 million people.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Programmers create unlikely IT boom in Belarus

Programmers create unlikely IT boom in Belarus

Despite its state-controlled economy, Belarus has become an unexpected top performer in information technology, with its programmers developing such world-wide hits as the World of Tanks game and mobile messenger app Viber.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
New Firefox add-on highlights websites careless with privacy

New Firefox add-on highlights websites careless with privacy

An add-on has just been created for the Firefox browser that helps web users spot situations where their user names, passwords and private data might be intercepted on the internet. German researchers came up with the idea to make browsing - and sharing i
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Twitter expands ads to reach users who don't log in

Twitter expands ads to reach users who don't log in

Twitter said Thursday it was expanding its advertising to allow marketers to reach people who use the messaging platform without logging in. The move potentially opens up new revenue streams to Twitter, which has struggled to expand its user base and has
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation

Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation

From the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming may spell the final ruin of some of the most precious jewels of nature and civilisation.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
E-cigarettes contain dangerous 'popcorn lung' chemicals
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E-cigarettes contain dangerous 'popcorn lung' chemicals

Three in four e-cigarettes were found to use a flavoured liquid that has been linked to severe respiratory disease, US researchers said on December 08. Electronic cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a nicotine-containing liquid, which is inha
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Warming opens famed Northwest Passage to navigation

Warming opens famed Northwest Passage to navigation

Beneath the Aurora Borealis an oil tanker glides through the night past the Coast Guard ice breaker Amundsen and vanishes into the maze of shoals and straits of the Northwest Passage, navigating waters that for millennia were frozen over this time of year
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Prostate cancer therapy linked to Alzheimer's risk

Prostate cancer therapy linked to Alzheimer's risk

Men taking a treatment for prostate cancer known as androgen deprivation therapy may be almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than men not taking ADT, a study has found.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Dengue fever: world-first vaccine cleared for use in Mexico

Dengue fever: world-first vaccine cleared for use in Mexico

The first-ever vaccine against dengue fever, which affects up to 400 million people per year, will be publicly available for the first time after being cleared for use in Mexico, French manufacturer Sanofi said on December 09.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Countries veer away from fossil fuels, toward renewables

Countries veer away from fossil fuels, toward renewables

An annual index released on December 08 ranking the best and worst countries on energy issues related to climate change showed a global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy production. The report, issued by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network (C
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Battling climate change with worms

Battling climate change with worms

Nicolas Denieul plants his spade in the ground and turns over a clod of soil to reveal a mass of earthworms seething around plant roots - fat ones and thin ones, delicate translucent violet and dark brown.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
MQM not to support Sindh government over Rangers powers

MQM not to support Sindh government over Rangers powers

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in its meeting held in London on Saturday decided not to support Sindh government over the issue of extension of Rangers' special powers. The party has opted to remain neutral on the issue. MQM also agreed that the scope of
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Dr Asim's case: NAB widens scope of investigation

Dr Asim's case: NAB widens scope of investigation

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has widened its scope of investigation against Dr Asim Hussain for giving registration to fake medical colleges with PMDC in return for heavy bribe. To obtain more proof, the NAB has also started investigation agai
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
London Metropolitan Police team meets Punjab CM

London Metropolitan Police team meets Punjab CM

A delegation of London Metropolitan Police Service met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Matters regarding reforms in Punjab Police and Safe Cities Project were discussed in the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
City areas face water shortage as KW&SB fails to repair pipeline

City areas face water shortage as KW&SB fails to repair pipeline

Different areas of the city on Sunday faced acute water shortage, as the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) failed to repair its water supply pipeline, which ruptured two days ago in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. The citizens will face storage of some 60 mi
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
US Visa process missed Tashfeen's 'zealotry' on social media: NYT

US Visa process missed Tashfeen's 'zealotry' on social media: NYT

Tashfeen Malik, who with her husband carried out the massacre in San Bernardino, passed three background checks by American immigration officials as she moved to the United States from Pakistan. None uncovered what Tashfeen had made little effort to hide
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Rangers' policing powers issue to be resolved soon: Ibad

Rangers' policing powers issue to be resolved soon: Ibad

Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has expressed optimism that the tension between federal and provincial governments over extension of Rangers' special policing powers in Karachi will be resolved soon.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Sindh Culture Day observed with enthusiasm

Sindh Culture Day observed with enthusiasm

Sindh Culture Day, known as Topi and Ajrak Day, was observed by the people of Hyderabad with zeal and enthusiasm here on Sunday. Large number of people including male, female and children wearing traditional Sindhi Cap and Ajrak attended rallies taken out
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
NA-154 by-poll: ECP decides to deploy army to ensure transparency

NA-154 by-poll: ECP decides to deploy army to ensure transparency

The Election Commission of Pakistan to ensure free, fair and transparent by-elections in NA-154 schedule on December 23 has decided to depute Pakistan Army inside and outside polling stations. The ECP said that the decision was made in view of the prevail
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
TTP terrorist killed, cop injured

TTP terrorist killed, cop injured

A terrorist of a banned outfit was killed, his three cohorts managed to escape and a policeman injured in exchange of fire here on Sunday. Arms and explosives were recovered during the action. The raiding team recovered huge cache of arms and explosive ma
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Stability sought in agriculture sector

Stability sought in agriculture sector

Chairman of the United International Group Mian Shahid on Sunday said agriculture is the most important sector of the economy which should be stabilised. "Agriculture sector absorbs over 45 percent of labour while its share in GDP is 25 percent but it is
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
5th Pakistan Mountain Festival concludes

5th Pakistan Mountain Festival concludes

The 5th Pakistan Mountain Festival concluded with cultural performances and distribution of prizes among the winners of the painting completion and display of mountain products at the Ibex Club on Sunday. The festival is a landmark annual public advocacy
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
After 9/11 Islam, seminaries being targeted: Jalandhery

After 9/11 Islam, seminaries being targeted: Jalandhery

Maulana Qari Mohammad Hanif Jalandhery of Wafaqul Madris has said that after 9/11 Islam and religious seminaries are being targeted under a conspiracy. He expressed these views while addressing Tahafuz-e-Madaris and Paigham-e-Amn in Wadudia Hall, Saidu Sh
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
SBP's annual report: some critical insights

SBP's annual report: some critical insights

State Bank's annual report released on 11th December, 2015 contains an objective assessment of the economy for FY15, along with prospects for the current year. According to the report, Pakistan's economy did reasonably well during 2014-15. While GDP growt
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
The trust deficit

The trust deficit

Opposition members in parliament are unanimous in their support of one government initiative: the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) envisaging over 46 billion dollar Chinese project-specific loans procured at low rates of interest. And that's where
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Surveillance secret weapon in China pollution struggle

Surveillance secret weapon in China pollution struggle

In the future, China will shut down a factory before it even pollutes - or so it hopes, as it deploys big data in the fight against bad air. In Beijing's environmental bureau, a team of engineers tend to giant mainframe computers that keep a watchful eye
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Successful test of Shaheen-III

Successful test of Shaheen-III

This is apropos 'Pakistan conducts successful test of Shaheen-III' carried by Business Recorder on Saturday. According to an ISPR statement, Pakistan has conducted a successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, with a maximu
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
'Packaged milk industry will keep growing': CEO Engro Foods

'Packaged milk industry will keep growing': CEO Engro Foods

Babur Sultan is the CEO of Engro Foods; prior to becoming the CEO he was vice-president Supply Chain and has been with the company since its inception. Babur did post-graduation in Agriculture science and also an Alumnus of Santa Clara University, CA and
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
'Packaged milk industry will keep growing': CEO Engro Foods

'Packaged milk industry will keep growing': CEO Engro Foods

Babur Sultan is the CEO of Engro Foods; prior to becoming the CEO he was vice-president Supply Chain and has been with the company since its inception. Babur did post-graduation in Agriculture science and also an Alumnus of Santa Clara University, CA and
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Earthquake victims of Drosh hold protest rally

Earthquake victims of Drosh hold protest rally

Hundred of affected people of Earthquake Drosh area held protest rally against the district administration and in favour of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. These affected people are still waiting for relief cheques. The rally was started from Zero P
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Efforts under way to help solve people's problems: CM

Efforts under way to help solve people's problems: CM

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government was striving hard for resolving problems of the people. Moreover, sincere efforts are being made under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for eliminating terror
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Imran should learn to face realities of politics: Hamza

Imran should learn to face realities of politics: Hamza

Central Leader Pakistan Muslim League-N Hamza Shahbaz MNA has said that Imran Khan should learn to face the truth before the nation. He said that people have buried forever the politics of lies under the heavy mandate of local bodies' elections.
Published 14 Dec, 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. (December 7 to 11 2015).

Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (December 13, 2015) and the forecast for Monday (December 14, 2015).

Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: sharp recovery
Currency

THE RUPEE: sharp recovery

The rupee recovered sharply against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on December 12, 2015. In the interbank market, the rupee gained 65 paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.25 and Rs 104.30.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: sharp recovery
Currency

THE RUPEE: sharp recovery

The rupee recovered sharply against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on December 12, 2015. In the interbank market, the rupee gained 65 paisa against the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.25 and Rs 104.30.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
24 killed, 70 wounded in Parachinar bomb blast

24 killed, 70 wounded in Parachinar bomb blast

A powerful bomb blast ripped through Tal Adda area of Parachinar, Kurram Agency, killing at least 24 people on Sunday. According to hospital sources, as many as 70 people were injured as a result of the blast; 15 of them critically. The blast took place i
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
24 killed, 70 wounded in Parachinar bomb blast

24 killed, 70 wounded in Parachinar bomb blast

A powerful bomb blast ripped through Tal Adda area of Parachinar, Kurram Agency, killing at least 24 people on Sunday. According to hospital sources, as many as 70 people were injured as a result of the blast; 15 of them critically. The blast took place i
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility on Sunday for a bomb blast that killed 24 people at a crowded bazaar in a predominantly Shia area of Parachinar. The Sunni organisation said they had planted an IED (improvised electronic device) at the Eidgah used
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility on Sunday for a bomb blast that killed 24 people at a crowded bazaar in a predominantly Shia area of Parachinar. The Sunni organisation said they had planted an IED (improvised electronic device) at the Eidgah used
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Equities bounce back

Equities bounce back

Karachi stocks market rose by one percent to end the week at 33,049 points. Trading turnover averaged per day 17 percent up on 181 million shares while the traded value also grew to Rs8.9 billion or $86 million, Week-on-Week.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Equities bounce back

Equities bounce back

Karachi stocks market rose by one percent to end the week at 33,049 points. Trading turnover averaged per day 17 percent up on 181 million shares while the traded value also grew to Rs8.9 billion or $86 million, Week-on-Week.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Equities bounce back

Equities bounce back

Karachi stocks market rose by one percent to end the week at 33,049 points. Trading turnover averaged per day 17 percent up on 181 million shares while the traded value also grew to Rs8.9 billion or $86 million, Week-on-Week.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Major energy breakthrough: TAPI launched

Major energy breakthrough: TAPI launched

Leaders of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India during a ceremony in the Turkmen desert broke ground Sunday on a major pipeline that could help ease energy deficits in South Asia.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Major energy breakthrough: TAPI launched

Major energy breakthrough: TAPI launched

Leaders of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India during a ceremony in the Turkmen desert broke ground Sunday on a major pipeline that could help ease energy deficits in South Asia.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Major energy breakthrough: TAPI launched

Major energy breakthrough: TAPI launched

Leaders of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India during a ceremony in the Turkmen desert broke ground Sunday on a major pipeline that could help ease energy deficits in South Asia.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
World's future hinges on this region: Prime Minister

World's future hinges on this region: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said the world's future hinged upon this region due to its fast growing trade potential and greater connectivity linking Central Asian Republics with South Asia and China. During an interview with media persons on boa
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
World's future hinges on this region: Prime Minister

World's future hinges on this region: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said the world's future hinged upon this region due to its fast growing trade potential and greater connectivity linking Central Asian Republics with South Asia and China. During an interview with media persons on boa
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
World''s future hinges on this region: Prime Minister

World''s future hinges on this region: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said the world''s future hinged upon this region due to its fast growing trade potential and greater connectivity linking Central Asian Republics with South Asia and China. During an interview with media persons on bo
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows on oil slump

Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows on oil slump

Share prices in the energy-rich Gulf states tumbled to multi-year lows on Sunday after oil prices closed the week below $38 a barrel, the lowest in seven years. The slide was led by markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which plunged below
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows on oil slump

Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows on oil slump

Share prices in the energy-rich Gulf states tumbled to multi-year lows on Sunday after oil prices closed the week below $38 a barrel, the lowest in seven years. The slide was led by markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which plunged below
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows on oil slump

Gulf stocks dive to multi-year lows on oil slump

Share prices in the energy-rich Gulf states tumbled to multi-year lows on Sunday after oil prices closed the week below $38 a barrel, the lowest in seven years. The slide was led by markets in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which plunged below
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Fed expected to hike rates amid nagging worries

Fed expected to hike rates amid nagging worries

After a long build-up that stirred waves of turbulence in global markets, the Federal Reserve finally is expected to end its seven-year crisis stance with an interest rate increase on Wednesday. Most bets are that the Fed will increase the benchmark feder
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Fed expected to hike rates amid nagging worries

Fed expected to hike rates amid nagging worries

After a long build-up that stirred waves of turbulence in global markets, the Federal Reserve finally is expected to end its seven-year crisis stance with an interest rate increase on Wednesday. Most bets are that the Fed will increase the benchmark feder
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Fed expected to hike rates amid nagging worries

Fed expected to hike rates amid nagging worries

After a long build-up that stirred waves of turbulence in global markets, the Federal Reserve finally is expected to end its seven-year crisis stance with an interest rate increase on Wednesday. Most bets are that the Fed will increase the benchmark feder
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
PSM bailout package: Ministry refuses to move summary

PSM bailout package: Ministry refuses to move summary

Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) has reportedly refused to move a summary to the Prime Minister for another bailout package of Rs 9 billion for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) arguing that this responsibility now lies with the Privatisation Commis
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
PSM bailout package: Ministry refuses to move summary

PSM bailout package: Ministry refuses to move summary

Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) has reportedly refused to move a summary to the Prime Minister for another bailout package of Rs 9 billion for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) arguing that this responsibility now lies with the Privatisation Commis
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
PSM bailout package: Ministry refuses to move summary

PSM bailout package: Ministry refuses to move summary

Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) has reportedly refused to move a summary to the Prime Minister for another bailout package of Rs 9 billion for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) arguing that this responsibility now lies with the Privatisation Commis
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Bombardment of rebel bastion near Damascus kills 31

Bombardment of rebel bastion near Damascus kills 31

At least 31 civilians were killed Sunday in heavy bombardment of a besieged Syrian rebel stronghold east of Damascus that also struck a school, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rockets fired by regime forces rained dow
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Taliban attack on Kunduz killed 289 Afghan civilians: UN

Taliban attack on Kunduz killed 289 Afghan civilians: UN

The United Nations (UN) says the recent offensive on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz by Taliban militants killed at least 289 civilians and wounded 559 others. A report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which was released on Saturday
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
French far-right fails to win a single region in elections

French far-right fails to win a single region in elections

France's far-right National Front (FN) failed to win a single region in elections Sunday despite record results in the first round, as voters flocked to traditional parties to keep them out of power. The leader of the anti-immigration FN, Marine Le Pen, l
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
44 killed in Yemen ahead of UN-brokered peace talks

44 killed in Yemen ahead of UN-brokered peace talks

At least 44 people have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air raids and fighting between Yemeni loyalists and rebels ahead of a possible cease-fire, medical and military sources said Sunday. The latest deaths come ahead of UN-brokered peace talks set to
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
44 killed in Yemen ahead of UN-brokered peace talks

44 killed in Yemen ahead of UN-brokered peace talks

At least 44 people have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air raids and fighting between Yemeni loyalists and rebels ahead of a possible cease-fire, medical and military sources said Sunday. The latest deaths come ahead of UN-brokered peace talks set to
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
'Proud' women win seats in historic Saudi vote

'Proud' women win seats in historic Saudi vote

At least 13 women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said Sunday, far exceeding expectations in the kingdom.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
'Proud' women win seats in historic Saudi vote

'Proud' women win seats in historic Saudi vote

At least 13 women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said Sunday, far exceeding expectations in the kingdom.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
KP government, Gulf firms agree to set up oil refinery

KP government, Gulf firms agree to set up oil refinery

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the Gulf Company "Almotahedoon Petroleum Refinery" have agreed to establish Oil Refinery at Khushal Garh area of district Kohat for which the provincial government will acquire the required land with the condition that "A
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
KP government, Gulf firms agree to set up oil refinery

KP government, Gulf firms agree to set up oil refinery

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the Gulf Company "Almotahedoon Petroleum Refinery" have agreed to establish Oil Refinery at Khushal Garh area of district Kohat for which the provincial government will acquire the required land with the condition that "A
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
KP government, Gulf firms agree to set up oil refinery

KP government, Gulf firms agree to set up oil refinery

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the Gulf Company "Almotahedoon Petroleum Refinery" have agreed to establish Oil Refinery at Khushal Garh area of district Kohat for which the provincial government will acquire the required land with the condition that "A
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Cuba seals 'historic' debt pact with Paris Club

Cuba seals 'historic' debt pact with Paris Club

Cuba on Saturday concluded a "historic accord" over debt that was not paid to foreign creditors for the last 25 years, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin announced. "This accord helps to definitively resolve the issue of Cuba's medium-term debt... which
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Cuba seals 'historic' debt pact with Paris Club

Cuba seals 'historic' debt pact with Paris Club

Cuba on Saturday concluded a "historic accord" over debt that was not paid to foreign creditors for the last 25 years, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin announced. "This accord helps to definitively resolve the issue of Cuba's medium-term debt... which
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Cuba seals ''historic'' debt pact with Paris Club

Cuba seals ''historic'' debt pact with Paris Club

Cuba on Saturday concluded a "historic accord" over debt that was not paid to foreign creditors for the last 25 years, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin announced. "This accord helps to definitively resolve the issue of Cuba''s medium-term debt... whic
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Russian psychiatric ward fire kills 23

Russian psychiatric ward fire kills 23

Twenty-three patients, most of them elderly, died when a fire ripped through a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia Saturday night, in the latest tragedy to hit the country's mental health infrastructure. President Vladimir Putin on Sunday expressed de
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Russian psychiatric ward fire kills 23

Russian psychiatric ward fire kills 23

Twenty-three patients, most of them elderly, died when a fire ripped through a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia Saturday night, in the latest tragedy to hit the country's mental health infrastructure. President Vladimir Putin on Sunday expressed de
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Sweden reaches preliminary deal to question Assange

Sweden reaches preliminary deal to question Assange

Sweden has reached a preliminary legal agreement with Ecuador that would pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over a rape allegation, the Swedish government said Sunday.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Sweden reaches preliminary deal to question Assange

Sweden reaches preliminary deal to question Assange

Sweden has reached a preliminary legal agreement with Ecuador that would pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over a rape allegation, the Swedish government said Sunday.
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Prime Minister to leave for China to attend SCO summit

Prime Minister to leave for China to attend SCO summit

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is leaving here today (Monday) for China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) prime ministers' meeting. China is hosting the 14th SCO prime ministers' meeting in Zhengzhou, capital of the central Henan province
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
Prime Minister to leave for China to attend SCO summit

Prime Minister to leave for China to attend SCO summit

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is leaving here today (Monday) for China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) prime ministers' meeting. China is hosting the 14th SCO prime ministers' meeting in Zhengzhou, capital of the central Henan province
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
'IMF must stay, Grexit risk not over'

'IMF must stay, Grexit risk not over'

Greece cannot remove the IMF from its economic bailout, the head of the EU's rescue fund said Sunday, adding that the possibility of a Greek eurozone exit remains if reforms are neglected. "There has to be a financial contribution because the IMF, accordi
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
'IMF must stay, Grexit risk not over'

'IMF must stay, Grexit risk not over'

Greece cannot remove the IMF from its economic bailout, the head of the EU's rescue fund said Sunday, adding that the possibility of a Greek eurozone exit remains if reforms are neglected. "There has to be a financial contribution because the IMF, accordi
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
''IMF must stay, Grexit risk not over''

''IMF must stay, Grexit risk not over''

Greece cannot remove the IMF from its economic bailout, the head of the EU''s rescue fund said Sunday, adding that the possibility of a Greek eurozone exit remains if reforms are neglected. "There has to be a financial contribution because the IMF, accord
Published 14 Dec, 2015 12:00am
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