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Print - 2016-01-25
Expatriates' role in country's development lauded

Expatriates' role in country's development lauded

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that Pakistani expatriates through their remittances are playing a vital role in the country's development. The KP Assembly Speaker, who is currently visiting England, was taking different Pakistani
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
55 Afghans among 159 held in search operation

55 Afghans among 159 held in search operation

At least 159 suspects including 55 Afghan nationals were apprehended during search operation in Peshawar here on Sunday. According to details, the security personnel carried out raids in the areas of Qazi Qillay, Hashtnagri and Karkhano Market during whic
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Three hurt in Peshawar blast

Three hurt in Peshawar blast

At least three people sustained injuries on Sunday during a blast in Peshawar's Chamkani vegetable market near Phandu Chowk. According to Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), the explosive material was planted in a pushcart, weighing three kilograms.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster, experts warn

Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster, experts warn

Humanity must stop burning coal, oil and gas to power the global economy or face an irreversible climate catastrophe, scientists, business chiefs and analysts warned at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
CO2 may 'intoxicate' fish: study

CO2 may 'intoxicate' fish: study

By mid-century, higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in ocean water could leave fish "intoxicated", becoming lost at sea, a study said January 20. The oceans absorb about a third of the CO2 released by mankind's burning of coal, oil and gas their chemica
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Birth defects linked to Zika virus still rising in Brazil

Birth defects linked to Zika virus still rising in Brazil

The cases of babies born with unusually small heads continue to rise in Brazil where researchers said on January 21 that they had found new evidence linking the increase to the Zika virus spreading through the Americas.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
2015 a 'tipping point' for climate change

2015 a 'tipping point' for climate change

When future generations write the history of humanity's faltering quest to repair Earth's climate system, 2015 will have its own chapter. Nature, along with the usually fractious family of nations, conspired to make it a landmark year: almost certainly th
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Study quantifies faulty gene's role in ovary cancer risk

Study quantifies faulty gene's role in ovary cancer risk

Women who carry an inherited fault in the BRIP1 gene are three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than those without it, researchers said on January 19. The gene variant had already been linked to cancer of the ovaries, but the size of the additi
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Physical therapy no help for Parkinson's patients: study

Physical therapy no help for Parkinson's patients: study

Routinely assigning people with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease to physical or occupational therapy offers no improvement to their quality of life, said a British study out on January 19.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: scientists

'Ninth planet' may exist in solar system: scientists

A previously unknown giant planet may have been discovered lurking in the outer reaches of our solar system, US scientists announced on January 20. Nicknamed Planet Nine, the object "has a mass about 10 times that of Earth" and follows a "bizarre, highly
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Global warming strikes deep into oceans: study

Global warming strikes deep into oceans: study

The oceans have soaked up as much heat from global warming over the last two decades as during the preceding 130 years, according to a study published on January 18. While this accelerated absorption has helped keep human habitats cooler, in the long run
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Lenovo chief says free Windows 10 upgrade was a mistake

Lenovo chief says free Windows 10 upgrade was a mistake

The chief executive of Lenovo, the world's largest PC manufacturer, thinks Microsoft's decision last year to give away the Windows 10 upgrade for free was a mistake, he has told dpa. In an interview, Lenovo chief Yang Yuanqing also explains how the Chines
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Crowdfunding grows for new journalism projects

Crowdfunding grows for new journalism projects

Crowdfunding has been growing as a way to finance journalism projects around the world as news media industry struggles deepen. A study released Wednesday by Pew Research Center found 658 journalism projects launched on the Kick-starter platform since 200
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Password hacks as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6

Password hacks as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6

Even after tens of millions of people had online accounts hacked, many Internet users still rely on easily guessed passwords.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Microsoft donates cloud computing worth $1 billion

Microsoft donates cloud computing worth $1 billion

Microsoft said Tuesday it will put a billion dollars' worth of cloud computing power in the hands of non-profit groups and university researchers free of charge. A philanthropic arm of the US software colossus will make the donation during the coming thre
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Bosch unveils car-parking assistant that acts as valet

Bosch unveils car-parking assistant that acts as valet

German auto-component maker Bosch has taken the wraps off an in-car personal assistant which guides a vehicle to a vacant space in a car-park or in street-side parking. The parking device is part of a set of digital controls which also acts as a guardian
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Devices start ordering refills from Amazon online shop

Devices start ordering refills from Amazon online shop

Amazon on Tuesday announced the arrival of devices that order their own refills from the online retail titan. Amazon Dash Replenishment technology is making its marketplace debut in a General Electric washer; a Gmate SMART blood glucose monitor and Brothe
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Fighting the flood of data: How best to organise your files

Fighting the flood of data: How best to organise your files

There aren't many computers today that don't accumulate lots of files over time. Then it becomes a question of finding what you're looking for. Where are the holiday snaps? And the PDF of the insurance document?
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
IBM boosts cloud offerings with Ustream buy

IBM boosts cloud offerings with Ustream buy

Technology world centenarian IBM has boosted its Internet cloud offerings with the take-over of live video streaming services firm Ustream. IBM did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition announced on Wednesday, but said it would enable the compan
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Rayman Adventures: Run & jump with a 1990s hero

Rayman Adventures: Run & jump with a 1990s hero

Rayman is unmistakably a child of the 1990s. His first adventure - a run and jump game for DOS - came out 20 years ago. Rayman is still around, this time on a game app for Android smartphones starring the figure with the free-floating hands and feet.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Garmin to release head-up cycling display for spectacles

Garmin to release head-up cycling display for spectacles

Garmin will soon be releasing a head-up cycling display that can be attached to riders' glasses. The Varia Vision weighs just 28 grams and enhances cyclists' road awareness by displaying cycling information in their line of sight.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Zain Saudi quarterly net loss narrows

Zain Saudi quarterly net loss narrows

Zain Saudi's net loss narrowed in the fourth quarter from a year earlier thanks to a 7 percent rise in revenue and better cost management, the telecoms company said in a bourse filing on January 21.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
SGS posts 12.7 percent net profit drop for 2015

SGS posts 12.7 percent net profit drop for 2015

Testing and inspections company SGS SA on January 20 posted a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for 2015, roughly in line with analysts' forecast, impacted by the decline in commodity prices. The Swiss company said net profit for the year was 549 million Sw
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
SGS posts 12.7 percent net profit drop for 2015

SGS posts 12.7 percent net profit drop for 2015

Testing and inspections company SGS SA on January 20 posted a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for 2015, roughly in line with analysts' forecast, impacted by the decline in commodity prices. The Swiss company said net profit for the year was 549 million Sw
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Schlumberger plans $10 billion share buyback as profit beats

Schlumberger plans $10 billion share buyback as profit beats

Schlumberger Ltd, the world's No.1 oilfield services provider, unveiled a $10 billion share buyback program and reported a slightly better-than-expected quarterly profit as it cut costs to weather a prolonged slump in oil prices. The company, whose commen
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
BP remains ambitious on gas in Egypt, despite weak oil prices
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BP remains ambitious on gas in Egypt, despite weak oil prices

Britain's BP Plc aims to double natural gas production in Egypt in the next four years despite weak oil prices as Egypt's burgeoning energy market offers hope for its battered economy. Egypt is on a drive to ramp up oil and gas production - aggressively s
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Shell exits gas project in Abu Dhabi

Shell exits gas project in Abu Dhabi

Royal Dutch Shell is exiting a key natural gas project in Abu Dhabi owing to the collapse in global energy prices, the oil giant said on January 18. The Anglo-Dutch group said in a statement that it had decided not to develop the Bab sour-gas reservoirs w
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
China's ZTE aims to double annual revenue by 2020

China's ZTE aims to double annual revenue by 2020

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp is aiming for 200 billion yuan in revenue in 2020, double its expected record high income in 2015, a spokesman said on January 19. Shenzhen-based ZTE also aims to boost US sales to become the third largest provider
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Electronic debt trading growth poses challenges: BIS

Electronic debt trading growth poses challenges: BIS

Increased electronic and automated trading in fixed income securities is changing the market landscape, but liquidity may become more fragile during periods of market stress, the Bank for International Settlements said in a report published on January 21.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
J&J to cut 3,000 jobs in struggling device division

J&J to cut 3,000 jobs in struggling device division

Johnson & Johnson said on January 19 it would cut about 3,000 jobs within its medical devices unit over the next two years, or about 4 to 6 percent of the struggling division's global workforce, to generate annual cost savings of up to $1 billion and focu
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Wipro meets forecasts with two percent profit rise but margins hit

Wipro meets forecasts with two percent profit rise but margins hit

Wipro Ltd, India's third-largest software services exporter, posted a 2 percent rise in quarterly net profit on January 18, in line with street estimates, as it added 39 new customers during the quarter. The operating margins for its IT services business,
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Volkswagen picks former BMW manager to head brand in North America

Volkswagen picks former BMW manager to head brand in North America

Volkswagen has picked ex-BMW manager Hinrich Woebcken to run the North American business of its core brand as the German carmaker faces growing criticism of its handling of the emissions scandal in the United States. Woebcken's appointment aims to strengt
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
'Brain freeze' for Djokovic as Federer nails Goffin

'Brain freeze' for Djokovic as Federer nails Goffin

Novak Djokovic dished up 100 unforced errors in a five-set struggle with Gilles Simon on Sunday as Roger Federer roared into the Australian Open quarter-finals with ruthless efficiency. After the top seed's "match to forget", Federer looked in a hurry to
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Serena serves up glamour clash with Sharapova

Serena serves up glamour clash with Sharapova

Serena Williams served up a glamour Australian Open quarter-final against arch-rival Maria Sharapova on Sunday as she looks to extend her iron grip over the Russian star. The world number one and defending champion smacked down Margarita Gasparyan 6-2, 6-
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Australia coach in hospital with blood clot

Australia coach in hospital with blood clot

Australia's cricket coach Darren Lehmann is being treated for deep vein thrombosis and will miss his team's twenty20 series against India next week, officials said. Lehmann will be replaced by batting coach Michael Di Venuto for the three matches in Adela
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Pietersen proves Twenty20 value, Sydney wins Big Bash

Pietersen proves Twenty20 value, Sydney wins Big Bash

Kevin Pietersen could not deny Sydney Thunders a Big Bash League triumph but his blistering 74 for Melbourne Stars in Sunday's tense final reminded England what they will be missing at this year's Twenty20 World Cup in India. England have slammed the sele
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Fowler holds firm to win in Abu Dhabi

Fowler holds firm to win in Abu Dhabi

Rickie Fowler won his fourth title since May last year, producing magical shots en route to clinching the $2.7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Sunday. The world number six had taken the outright lead when third round play was completed early S
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Atletico Madrid held by 10-man Sevilla

Atletico Madrid held by 10-man Sevilla

Atletico Madrid spurned the chance to move back top of La Liga as they failed to break down 10-man Sevilla in a 0-0 draw on Sunday.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Guidolin off to winning Swansea start

Guidolin off to winning Swansea start

Francesco Guidolin's first game in charge of Swansea saw them win 2-1 away to Everton on Sunday as the Welsh club moved four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. A hard fought victory saw Swansea climb to 15th place. just three positions be
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Rabada takes seven as South Africa stretch advantage

Rabada takes seven as South Africa stretch advantage

South African fast bowling prodigy Kagiso Rabada took another step towards stardom when he took seven wickets in England's first innings on the third day of the fourth and final Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday. Rabada, 20, took seven for 112 as England
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Dhoni, Smith warn against Spidercam interference

Dhoni, Smith warn against Spidercam interference

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni knows the introduction of broadcast technology has enhanced the viewing experience for fans but the skipper has called for restraint after the overhead 'Spidercam' interfered with play in Saturday's one-dayer against Australia
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Aamir's rehabilitation takes another step forward

Aamir's rehabilitation takes another step forward

The rehabilitation of Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Aamir takes another step forward Monday with one-day captain Azhar Ali welcoming him into the side for the series against New Zealand. Ali, who takes over the captaincy from Shahid Afridi for the 50-over g
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Canadian companies' profits hurt by oil price rout
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Canadian companies' profits hurt by oil price rout

The oil price rout and related Canadian dollar slide that is ravaging the country's economy is starting to take its toll on corporate profits, from rail and retail to seemingly unrelated sectors like telecoms.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Eurozone mortgage lending a potential source of stress: ECB

Eurozone mortgage lending a potential source of stress: ECB

Mortgage lending is a major source of difficulty for eurozone banks but macroprudential measures have so far prevented adverse developments, the head of the euro zone's banking regulator told the Slovenian Press Agency on Sunday.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Arab nations eye China, domestic market to revive tourism

Arab nations eye China, domestic market to revive tourism

Arab nations are looking to Chinese visitors to revive their tourism sectors, battered by security fears, and also need to develop home-grown tourism as a lifeline, ministers from the region say.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Regulators approve health study on huge California gas leak

Regulators approve health study on huge California gas leak

Regional air quality regulators in California voted on Saturday to require the utility responsible for a ruptured underground pipeline in the Los Angeles area to underwrite an independent study on the health effects of a huge methane leak from the site.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Iran to extend oil export deal with Japan

Iran to extend oil export deal with Japan

Tehran will extend an oil export agreement with Japan until April 2016, Iran's oil ministry news agency SShana reported citing sources. Japan will also boost its oil purchases from Iran from the current 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) under a new deal, Shah
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Southern Iraq oil output 4.13 million barrels a day in December

Southern Iraq oil output 4.13 million barrels a day in December

Iraq's oil production from its southern region averaged 4.130 million barrels a day in December, according to final figures released by the oil ministry on Sunday. The region produced more than 128 million barrels during the month, of which 99.7 million b
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
China to cut crude steel production by 100-150 million tonnes

China to cut crude steel production by 100-150 million tonnes

China will cut crude steel production capacity by 100-150 million tonnes and reduce the size of the coal industry to fight a capacity glut, the government said on Sunday. The State Council, or cabinet, led by Premier Li Keqiang, made the decisions at a me
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Thousands of Moroccans protest over public job cuts

Thousands of Moroccans protest over public job cuts

Thousands of Moroccan trainee teachers and their families took to the streets of the capital Rabat on Sunday to protest against government plans to cut education jobs, defying an official ban on demonstrations. Waving banners and chanting "Repression won'
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Saudi Arabia to seek foreign non-oil investors as crude slumps

Saudi Arabia to seek foreign non-oil investors as crude slumps

Saudi Arabia aims to at least double annual inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next 10 years by focusing on new sectors such as mining, health care and information technology, the head of its investment agency said on Sunday.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Doha Bank posts 6.1pc Q4 profit rise

Doha Bank posts 6.1pc Q4 profit rise

Doha Bank, Qatar's fourth-largest lender by assets, reported a 6.1 percent increase in fourth-quarter net profit on Sunday, according to Reuters calculations, falling short of analyst expectations.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Spain minister warns markets scared of 'unstable' government

Spain minister warns markets scared of 'unstable' government

Spain's economy minister said in a Sunday interview that global markets were more scared of an "unstable" government that would include far-left Podemos than of Catalonia's high-profile secessionist threat.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Russia allots $1.7 billion for real economy in draft anti-crisis plan

Russia allots $1.7 billion for real economy in draft anti-crisis plan

The Russian government has set aside 135 billion roubles ($1.7 billion) to help the real economy in a draft anti-crisis plan, two senior officials said, and may use a separate 340 billion rouble cushion to dampen social discontent, according to a third so
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex and interest rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex and interest rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 78.50-78.50 (previous 78.50-78.50). 02.00-04.50 percent (* Previous 02.00-04.50 percent). (* revised).
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Croatia central bank eyes longer repo auctions
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Croatia central bank eyes longer repo auctions

The Croatian central bank aims to introduce longer-term repo operations towards the end of February in an effort to provide longer-term kuna liquidity for the local banks, the central bank governor Boris Vujcic said on Thursday.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Egyptian pound steady
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Egyptian pound steady

Egypt's central bank kept the pound steady against the dollar at its official foreign currency auction on Sunday but the currency strengthened against the dollar on the black market. Egypt, which depends on imported food and energy, is facing a dollar sho
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Swedish crown expected to gain against euro
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Swedish crown expected to gain against euro

Sweden's crown currency will probably strengthen against the euro in 2016 despite a plan by the country's central bank to weaken it, and its gains are likely to be accompanied by a rally in the Norwegian crown, according to a Reuters poll. Sweden's consum
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Algerian FX reserves fall to $152.7 billion
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Algerian FX reserves fall to $152.7 billion

Algeria's foreign exchange reserves dropped by $6.33 billion to $152.7 billion in the third quarter of 2015 as global crude oil prices plunged, the central bank governor said on Wednesday. The North African OPEC member relies heavily on energy earnings, w
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Oil rout raises fears of Venezuela debt default

Oil rout raises fears of Venezuela debt default

Slumping crude prices have investors bracing for a messy default in Venezuela, where the sovereign and state-owned oil company PDVSA have some US$10bn in external debt payments due this year. With crude hovering around US$28 per barrel, Venezuela - which
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Oil rout raises fears of Venezuela debt default

Oil rout raises fears of Venezuela debt default

Slumping crude prices have investors bracing for a messy default in Venezuela, where the sovereign and state-owned oil company PDVSA have some US$10bn in external debt payments due this year. With crude hovering around US$28 per barrel, Venezuela - which
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Kazakh tenge to stabilise within few weeks
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Kazakh tenge to stabilise within few weeks

The Kazakh tenge will probably stabilise within the next few weeks as it is coming closer to its equilibrium level, RIA news agency cited Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov as saying on Friday.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
US money fund assets fall, yields rise

US money fund assets fall, yields rise

US money market fund assets declined by $13.56 billion to their lowest level in over two months at $2.747 trillion in the week ended January 19, as taxable fund yields rose for a second straight week, the Money Fund Report said on Wednesday. The asset los
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
US money fund assets fall, yields rise

US money fund assets fall, yields rise

US money market fund assets declined by $13.56 billion to their lowest level in over two months at $2.747 trillion in the week ended January 19, as taxable fund yields rose for a second straight week, the Money Fund Report said on Wednesday. The asset los
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Scottish leader warns against June EU referendum

Scottish leader warns against June EU referendum

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warned Sunday it would be a mistake to hold Britain's European Union membership referendum in June. British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to finalise a renegotiation of the UK's terms of membership at the Europ
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Kerry arrives in Laos as US reaches out to wartime foe

Kerry arrives in Laos as US reaches out to wartime foe

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in communist-controlled Laos late Sunday in a rare high-level visit by an American diplomat to Washington's former wartime foe. The visit comes ahead of a key summit between President Barack Obama and leaders of th
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Vietnam begins internal party election, leadership still uncertain

Vietnam begins internal party election, leadership still uncertain

Vietnam's progressive prime minister was among preliminary nominations for the Communist Party's central committee on Sunday, an official said, maintaining the possibility of him contesting the party leadership to be decided this week.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Omani man tests positive for MERS in Thailand

Omani man tests positive for MERS in Thailand

Thai health officials are trying to trace dozens of people who may have come into contact with an elderly Omani man who tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Health Ministry said Sunday. The 71-year-old arrived in Thailand on Fr
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Alaska hit by 6.8-magnitude earthquake

Alaska hit by 6.8-magnitude earthquake

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Alaska early Sunday, US seismologists said. The US Geological Survey, updating its earlier location for the quake, said it struck at 1030 GMT and was centered about 83 kilometers (51 miles) east of Old Iliamna.
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Inmates blow open Brazil prison wall in mass breakout

Inmates blow open Brazil prison wall in mass breakout

Inmates in one of Brazil's roughest prisons used explosives to destroy a wall and escape en masse into surrounding streets, prompting a frantic manhunt. Media footage of the brazen breakout on Saturday in the north-eastern city of Recife showed the blast
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Czech president says planned EU border force too small

Czech president says planned EU border force too small

The European Union's planned border patrol will be too small and member states should contribute soldiers to build up a force to protect the bloc's external frontier, Czech President Milos Zeman said on Sunday. The EU has plans to create a European Border
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Turkey pro-Kurdish party reelects co-leaders amid southeast conflict

Turkey pro-Kurdish party reelects co-leaders amid southeast conflict

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Sunday reelected its co-leaders Figen Yuksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas, as it seeks to maintain support amid the deadly conflict in the southeast. The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) unanimously reelected Yuksekdag and
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Netanyahu says supports 'settlement at any time' after Hebron incident

Netanyahu says supports 'settlement at any time' after Hebron incident

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed strong support Sunday for Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as he faced pressure from hard-line right-wing members of his coalition over an incident in Hebron. Netanyahu heads a coalition with
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Turkish elite bids farewell to industrial dynasty chief

Turkish elite bids farewell to industrial dynasty chief

Turkey's political and business elite Sunday made a rare show of unity to turn out in force at the funeral of the head of Turkey's biggest family-run industrial conglomerate, Mustafa Koc, who died last week aged 55. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime M
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
TEVTA chief inaugurates blue pottery products

TEVTA chief inaugurates blue pottery products

Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) will join hands with private sector to display its products at renowned outlets of major cities in Punjab. As a pilot project, TEVTA is displaying its projects at Home Gallery DHA Lahore. This
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
PEF directs partner schools to take security steps

PEF directs partner schools to take security steps

The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has asked the school partners to ensure adopting proper security measures in their schools for the protection and safety of students and their teachers. These directions have been issued in line with the orders of the
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Sunflower to be cultivated over 87,000 acres in Punjab
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Sunflower to be cultivated over 87,000 acres in Punjab

The Punjab government has formulated a well-knitted plan for the promotion of sunflower and other oil seed crops in the province. The step has been taken to produce maximum edible oil aimed at lessen the import and produce maximum edible oil in the provin
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Cold and dry weather forecast for next 48 hours

Cold and dry weather forecast for next 48 hours

The Met Office has said that mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Dense foggy conditions would continue over most plain areas of Punjab, Peshawar division and upper Sindh during night & morning hours today (Monday).
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
LGH launches new security plan

LGH launches new security plan

Lahore General Hospital Administration has launched a new security plan for the hospital to ensure safety of the patients, their attendants and staff. The administration has banned the attendants to remain with in-door patients or enter into wards without
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Tax amnesty scheme aimed at protecting illegal money: JI

Tax amnesty scheme aimed at protecting illegal money: JI

Provincial Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani has termed Tax Amnesty Scheme, a scheme for provision of protection to money, generated illegally and through loot and plunder. He expressed these views while addressing a train
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
PTI intra-party polls: Sarwar to contest election for Punjab's top slot

PTI intra-party polls: Sarwar to contest election for Punjab's top slot

As PTI's intra-party election campaign is heating up, party's former Punjab organiser Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, despite being the centre of a controversy over the past few days, on Sunday announced his candidature for the post of the party's Punjab presid
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Five of a family die in road accident

Five of a family die in road accident

Five member of a family including two children were killed when a trailer hit a motor cycle at Noor Kubra village in Muzaffargarh on Sunday. A family of Multan was going to Dera Ghazi Khan on a motor cycle. They were identified as Sanwara Khan, his wife R
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Chamkani-Badaber link road: officials asked to initiate work

Chamkani-Badaber link road: officials asked to initiate work

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has directed the relevant officials to initiate work with further improvement on the detailed designing of the proposed dual carriage way link road from Chamkani to Badaber to make it more beneficial for ov
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
HR situation in Sindh hasn't improved much: civil society group

HR situation in Sindh hasn't improved much: civil society group

Civil Society Working Group Sindh on GSP Plus on Sunday urged the Sindh Government to empower Treaty Implementation Cell to develop co-ordination mechanism with the federal government for compliance of UN Conventions on Human Rights as required under the
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Shahbaz meets Ahsan

Shahbaz meets Ahsan

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here on Sunday meet Federal Minister Planning, Development & Reform Ahsan Iqbal and discussed with him matters pertaining to China Pakistan Economic Corridor. Shahbaz on the occasion underlined that the work
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
Redressing public grievances: government to launch Call & SMS service

Redressing public grievances: government to launch Call & SMS service

Sindh government is currently in process to launch EZ-Effective Feedback Redressal Mechanism to redress public grievances. Authorities sharing detail of the service told media here on Sunday that citizens who may have applied for registration or mutation
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
'Balochistan to get $7 billion under CPEC project'

'Balochistan to get $7 billion under CPEC project'

Balochistan province will be receiving over $7 billion funds as its share from investment to be made under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. President of Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industries (QCCI), Jamal Khan Tarakai told APP that the
Published 25 Jan, 2016 12:00am
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