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Print - 2016-04-24
Cotton market: spot rate further gains on tight supply
Cotton

Cotton market: spot rate further gains on tight supply

Official spot rate recovered more ground on the cotton market on Saturday in the process of tight supply of quality lint, dealers said. The official spot rate was higher by Rs 50 to Rs 5,550 dealers said. In the Punjab, seed-cotton prices were at Rs 3000
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Oil cake market rates
Cotton

Oil cake market rates

The May vaida was lower and July contract was unchanged on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The May vaida closed at Rs 2047.50 but opened with 40 paisas fall at Rs 2047.10 in morning session, they
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Asian rice prices rise on tight supply
Exchange

Asian rice prices rise on tight supply

Tight supply at the end of a major crop harvest pushed up Vietnamese rice prices near those offered by Thailand, where it gained mainly on a rising Thai baht against the US dollar, traders said on Wednesday. Farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have complete
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Asian naphtha spot price steady

Asian naphtha spot price steady

Asia's naphtha crack for front-month first-half June eased to $70.60 a tonne on Wednesday, mirroring a fall in Brent crude. But the naphtha spot price was mostly steady to firmer with South Korea's Lotte Chemical having bought a naphtha cargo for first-ha
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: slight rise
Currency

THE RUPEE: slight rise

An upward trend persisted on the money market on Saturday as the rupee managed to gain modestly against the dollar in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee extended overnight rising trend, picking up five paisas versus the dollar for buying and
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: slight rise
Currency

THE RUPEE: slight rise

An upward trend persisted on the money market on Saturday as the rupee managed to gain modestly against the dollar in the process of trading, dealers said. The rupee extended overnight rising trend, picking up five paisas versus the dollar for buying and
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Grain market rates
Cotton

Grain market rates

Karachi grain market rates in rupees on Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (April 23, 2016)

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (April 23, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (April 23, 2016) and the forecast for Sunday (April 24, 2016).

Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Visa deal or no migrant deal, Turkey warns EU

Visa deal or no migrant deal, Turkey warns EU

Turkey stood its ground over the contentious issue of visa-free travel for its citizens on Saturday, warning German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials it would stop taking back migrants from Europe if the bloc failed to keep its word. "The issu
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Visa deal or no migrant deal, Turkey warns EU

Visa deal or no migrant deal, Turkey warns EU

Turkey stood its ground over the contentious issue of visa-free travel for its citizens on Saturday, warning German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials it would stop taking back migrants from Europe if the bloc failed to keep its word. "The issu
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Two soldiers injured in Afghan rockets' attack

Two soldiers injured in Afghan rockets' attack

Three rockets fired from Afghanistan hit a security check post in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) on Saturday night, injuring two security officials, Aaj News reported.
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
SECP finalises capital market development plan
Exchange

SECP finalises capital market development plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Saturday finalised a Capital Market Development Plan (CMDP) to provide stock market participants with clarity as to the vision, objectives and initiatives for the capital market.
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
SECP finalises capital market development plan
Exchange

SECP finalises capital market development plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Saturday finalised a Capital Market Development Plan (CMDP) to provide stock market participants with clarity as to the vision, objectives and initiatives for the capital market.
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
SECP finalises capital market development plan
Exchange

SECP finalises capital market development plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Saturday finalised a Capital Market Development Plan (CMDP) to provide stock market participants with clarity as to the vision, objectives and initiatives for the capital market.
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Money laundering - developing procedures for detection
Exchange

Money laundering - developing procedures for detection

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is developing procedures for detection of money laundering practices which may be conducted through the stock exchange by seeking assistance of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accounta
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Money laundering - developing procedures for detection
Exchange

Money laundering - developing procedures for detection

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is developing procedures for detection of money laundering practices which may be conducted through the stock exchange by seeking assistance of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accounta
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Money laundering - developing procedures for detection
Exchange

Money laundering - developing procedures for detection

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is developing procedures for detection of money laundering practices which may be conducted through the stock exchange by seeking assistance of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accounta
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Dar says Super Tax to stay for another year
Exchange

Dar says Super Tax to stay for another year

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday said that Super Tax imposed on rich individuals, Association of Persons (AoPs) and companies having over Rs 500 million would be extended for another year. Addressing to a pre-budget seminar here, the Finance Minister s
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Dar says Super Tax to stay for another year
Exchange

Dar says Super Tax to stay for another year

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday said that Super Tax imposed on rich individuals, Association of Persons (AoPs) and companies having over Rs 500 million would be extended for another year. Addressing to a pre-budget seminar here, the Finance Minister s
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Dar says Super Tax to stay for another year
Exchange

Dar says Super Tax to stay for another year

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday said that Super Tax imposed on rich individuals, Association of Persons (AoPs) and companies having over Rs 500 million would be extended for another year. Addressing to a pre-budget seminar here, the Finance Minister s
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Sindh not interested in PSM on ''as is where is'' basis

Sindh not interested in PSM on ''as is where is'' basis

The Sindh government is reportedly not interested in acquiring the currently non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) until the federal government offers incentives to the province at par with the private sector, well-informed sources told Business R
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Sindh not interested in PSM on 'as is where is' basis

Sindh not interested in PSM on 'as is where is' basis

The Sindh government is reportedly not interested in acquiring the currently non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) until the federal government offers incentives to the province at par with the private sector, well-informed sources told Business R
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Sindh not interested in PSM on 'as is where is' basis

Sindh not interested in PSM on 'as is where is' basis

The Sindh government is reportedly not interested in acquiring the currently non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) until the federal government offers incentives to the province at par with the private sector, well-informed sources told Business R
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany

Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany

Tens of thousands of opponents of a proposed transatlantic trade deal poured onto German streets Saturday on the eve of a visit by US President Barack Obama. A loose coalition of trade unions, environmentalists and consumer protection groups in the northe
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany

Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany

Tens of thousands of opponents of a proposed transatlantic trade deal poured onto German streets Saturday on the eve of a visit by US President Barack Obama. A loose coalition of trade unions, environmentalists and consumer protection groups in the northe
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany

Thousands of trade deal foes rally in Germany

Tens of thousands of opponents of a proposed transatlantic trade deal poured onto German streets Saturday on the eve of a visit by US President Barack Obama. A loose coalition of trade unions, environmentalists and consumer protection groups in the northe
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Separate US shootings in two states leave 14 dead

Separate US shootings in two states leave 14 dead

Eight members of one family, including a teenager, were shot dead in rural Ohio on Friday, just before gunmen killed six people in Georgia. In Ohio, seven bodies were found at three houses close to each other and an eighth was later found at a separate si
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Separate US shootings in two states leave 14 dead

Separate US shootings in two states leave 14 dead

Eight members of one family, including a teenager, were shot dead in rural Ohio on Friday, just before gunmen killed six people in Georgia. In Ohio, seven bodies were found at three houses close to each other and an eighth was later found at a separate si
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Merkel begins Turkey trip with visit to refugee camp

Merkel begins Turkey trip with visit to refugee camp

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border Saturday, kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a month-old migrant deal plagued by moral and legal concerns. Merkel, who was accompanied by European Council h
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Consensus on ToRs: Fretful coalition partners seeking to persuade PM

Consensus on ToRs: Fretful coalition partners seeking to persuade PM

The coalition partners of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are advising the government to approach the opposition political parties for building a consensus on the new ToRs [terms of references] of the proposed judicial commission to invest
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Consensus on ToRs: Fretful coalition partners seeking to persuade PM

Consensus on ToRs: Fretful coalition partners seeking to persuade PM

The coalition partners of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are advising the government to approach the opposition political parties for building a consensus on the new ToRs [terms of references] of the proposed judicial commission to invest
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure on Prime Minister

Imran steps up pressure on Prime Minister

Rejecting the judicial commission announced by The Prime Minister to investigate into Panama Leaks, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said that international forensic experts should be included in a commission headed by the Ch
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure on Prime Minister

Imran steps up pressure on Prime Minister

Rejecting the judicial commission announced by The Prime Minister to investigate into Panama Leaks, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday said that international forensic experts should be included in a commission headed by the Ch
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
PkMAP chief calls on Prime Minister

PkMAP chief calls on Prime Minister

Pakhtunkhwa Milli Aawmi Party (PkMAP) head Mahmood Khan Achakzai called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his office in Islamabad on Saturday. According to reports, Panama Leaks, formation of a judicial commission and other national issues came under disc
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Nawaz to launch public-contact drive

Nawaz to launch public-contact drive

Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has decided to address the people through public meetings starting from next week onward. The public contact campaign will start from next week from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Developmental projects will also be inaugurated durin
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
PkMAP chief calls on Prime Minister

PkMAP chief calls on Prime Minister

Pakhtunkhwa Milli Aawmi Party (PkMAP) head Mahmood Khan Achakzai called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his office in Islamabad on Saturday. According to reports, Panama Leaks, formation of a judicial commission and other national issues came under disc
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Nawaz to launch public-contact drive

Nawaz to launch public-contact drive

Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has decided to address the people through public meetings starting from next week onward. The public contact campaign will start from next week from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Developmental projects will also be inaugurated durin
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Chief Justice to return on May 1

Chief Justice to return on May 1

A decision on the federal government request to form an inquiry commission to investigate the allegations of money laundering and tax evasion against over 200 prominent political families as well as businesses, whose offshore accounts were revealed in the
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Chief Justice to return on May 1

Chief Justice to return on May 1

A decision on the federal government request to form an inquiry commission to investigate the allegations of money laundering and tax evasion against over 200 prominent political families as well as businesses, whose offshore accounts were revealed in the
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
SCBA chief questions ToRs

SCBA chief questions ToRs

The federal government has designed Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the judicial commission to probe Panama leaks in a way that the whole process of the accountability should be stalled. Ali Zafar, Supreme Court Bar Association President, said this on Saturd
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
SCBA chief questions ToRs

SCBA chief questions ToRs

The federal government has designed Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the judicial commission to probe Panama leaks in a way that the whole process of the accountability should be stalled. Ali Zafar, Supreme Court Bar Association President, said this on Saturd
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Panama raids property of Mossack Fonseca law firm

Panama raids property of Mossack Fonseca law firm

Panamanian investigators on Friday raided a property used by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of a massive leak of offshore financial data, an official from the local prosecutor's office said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, s
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Panama raids property of Mossack Fonseca law firm

Panama raids property of Mossack Fonseca law firm

Panamanian investigators on Friday raided a property used by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of a massive leak of offshore financial data, an official from the local prosecutor's office said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, s
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Toxic sweetmeats case: death toll in Layyah soars to 20

Toxic sweetmeats case: death toll in Layyah soars to 20

Consumption of toxic confection has claimed another five lives while under treatment in Nishtar Hospital taking the tally to 20 on Saturday. Among those killed due to toxic sweets are seven brothers. Resident of Tehsil Kahror Lal Eisen's Chak-105 TDA Umar
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Toxic sweetmeats case: death toll in Layyah soars to 20

Toxic sweetmeats case: death toll in Layyah soars to 20

Consumption of toxic confection has claimed another five lives while under treatment in Nishtar Hospital taking the tally to 20 on Saturday. Among those killed due to toxic sweets are seven brothers. Resident of Tehsil Kahror Lal Eisen's Chak-105 TDA Umar
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Absolved of charges, KP minister sues BoK MD

Absolved of charges, KP minister sues BoK MD

Inquiry Committee has absolved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's finance minister of the charges of corruption levelled against him in an ad of Bank of Khyber. Aaj News reported on Saturday that the committee's report gave a clean chit to the KP finance minister Muzaf
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
India says dialogue not suspended

India says dialogue not suspended

Amid conflicting reports about the status of India-Pakistan talks, the Indian government has clarified that dialogue between the two countries has not been suspended. High-level talks between the neighbours have been suspended since January, when India po
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Absolved of charges, KP minister sues BoK MD

Absolved of charges, KP minister sues BoK MD

Inquiry Committee has absolved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa''s finance minister of the charges of corruption levelled against him in an ad of Bank of Khyber. Aaj News reported on Saturday that the committee''s report gave a clean chit to the KP finance minister Muz
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Absolved of charges, KP minister sues BoK MD

Absolved of charges, KP minister sues BoK MD

Inquiry Committee has absolved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's finance minister of the charges of corruption levelled against him in an ad of Bank of Khyber. Aaj News reported on Saturday that the committee's report gave a clean chit to the KP finance minister Muzaf
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
India says dialogue not suspended

India says dialogue not suspended

Amid conflicting reports about the status of India-Pakistan talks, the Indian government has clarified that dialogue between the two countries has not been suspended. High-level talks between the neighbours have been suspended since January, when India po
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
IS news agency says group killed Bangladeshi professor

IS news agency says group killed Bangladeshi professor

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the hacking to death of a university professor in Bangladesh on Saturday, accusing him of calling for atheism. "Islamic State fighters assassinate a university teacher for calling to atheism in the city o
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
IS news agency says group killed Bangladeshi professor

IS news agency says group killed Bangladeshi professor

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the hacking to death of a university professor in Bangladesh on Saturday, accusing him of calling for atheism. "Islamic State fighters assassinate a university teacher for calling to atheism in the city o
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
All the world's a stage for Shakespeare's 400th anniversary

All the world's a stage for Shakespeare's 400th anniversary

William Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon led global celebrations on Saturday to mark 400 years since the Bard's death, as US President Barack Obama delighted in a performance of scenes from "Hamlet" at the Globe Theatre in London. President Ob
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
All the world's a stage for Shakespeare's 400th anniversary

All the world's a stage for Shakespeare's 400th anniversary

William Shakespeare's birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon led global celebrations on Saturday to mark 400 years since the Bard's death, as US President Barack Obama delighted in a performance of scenes from "Hamlet" at the Globe Theatre in London. President Ob
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Regime bombardment kills 27 in Syria

Regime bombardment kills 27 in Syria

At least 27 civilians were killed Saturday in regime bombardment on rebel-held areas across Syria, a monitor and local sources said, in the latest deadly violence despite a ceasefire deal. Twelve civilians were killed in Aleppo, according to a local civil
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Regime bombardment kills 27 in Syria

Regime bombardment kills 27 in Syria

At least 27 civilians were killed Saturday in regime bombardment on rebel-held areas across Syria, a monitor and local sources said, in the latest deadly violence despite a ceasefire deal. Twelve civilians were killed in Aleppo, according to a local civil
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Taliban-led violence in Fata on the rise: FRC

Taliban-led violence in Fata on the rise: FRC

The Taliban-led violence in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) is on the rise since the start of 2016 and there has been an increase of 34 percent in violent incidents compared to the last quarter of 2015, according to the first quarter report 201
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Taliban claim killing of KP minority minister

Taliban claim killing of KP minority minister

The Taliban have claimed the killing of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for minority affairs who was shot dead in Buner district. Gunmen on motorbikes stopped Sardar Soran Singh's car in Buner district, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) north-east of Peshawar
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Taliban-led violence in Fata on the rise: FRC

Taliban-led violence in Fata on the rise: FRC

The Taliban-led violence in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) is on the rise since the start of 2016 and there has been an increase of 34 percent in violent incidents compared to the last quarter of 2015, according to the first quarter report 201
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Taliban claim killing of KP minority minister

Taliban claim killing of KP minority minister

The Taliban have claimed the killing of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for minority affairs who was shot dead in Buner district. Gunmen on motorbikes stopped Sardar Soran Singh's car in Buner district, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) north-east of Peshawar
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Shawal gains must not be squandered away

Shawal gains must not be squandered away

With the fall of the Shawal valley, the last bastion of terrorist outfits in tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the two-year-old Operation Zarb-e-Azb in the FATA has successfully concluded. "Levels one and two of the operation have been completed in Sha
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Challenge of illicit drugs

Challenge of illicit drugs

On Thursday, Saudi Arabia executed a Pakistani accused of smuggling heroin and amphetamines into the kingdom. That is how a drug receiving country is fighting its war on drugs - amidst growing signs that the world is about to lose this war. The UN General
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Chinese firms accelerate in race toward driverless future

Chinese firms accelerate in race toward driverless future

Chinese manufacturers and Internet giants are in hot pursuit of their US counterparts in the race to design driverless cars, but the route to market is still littered with potholes. While Google has been working on autonomous vehicles for at least six yea
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Hamas boosts Gaza border force to ease rift with Egypt
Exchange

Hamas boosts Gaza border force to ease rift with Egypt

As peace offerings go, prefabricated metal huts on a sand dune may seem unimpressive, but they are what the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has chosen. Hamas has set up dozens of new border posts and military checkpoints al
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
'Police killings in Karachi'

'Police killings in Karachi'

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Police killings in Karachi" carried by the newspaper yesterday. According to it, "in several recent incidents only the police were targeted. That seems to be a well thought-out strategy aimed at causin
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Heatstroke claims three lives in Karachi

Heatstroke claims three lives in Karachi

Death toll reached to three in Karachi as moderate heat waves Saturday claimed another life in Garden area. The temperature soared to 39C in the metropolitan city on Saturday. According to Met Office, Karachi will remain in the grip of very hot weather wi
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Army, KP government on the same page against terrorism: chief minister

Army, KP government on the same page against terrorism: chief minister

KP Chief Minister, Pervez Khattak while terming the assassination of the Special Assistant for Minority Affairs, Dr Sardar Suran Singh as big tragedy has said that Pak Army, provincial government, sensitive agencies, law-enforcement agencies and police ar
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Four patients die amid absence of doctors

Four patients die amid absence of doctors

Young Doctors Association's (YDA) protest has claimed four lives in Sargodha District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) as emergency and outpatient department (OPD) were shut on Saturday. The association protested against colleague's dismissal and attempted to
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Online IPOs: SECP to develop roadmap in coordination with banks
Exchange

Online IPOs: SECP to develop roadmap in coordination with banks

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will develop a roadmap under the Capital Market Development Plan (CMDP) in co-ordination with commercial banks for enabling investors to apply for IPOs online/electronically to facilitate investors
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
PMPKL installs eco-friendly solar panels at its operational sites

PMPKL installs eco-friendly solar panels at its operational sites

Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL) an affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) continues to be a socially responsible organisation through the introduction of sustainability initiatives in the areas that PMPKL operates. These initiatives also co
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
Sindh government extends rangers' special powers

Sindh government extends rangers' special powers

The Sindh government on Saturday decided to extend special policing powers of the rangers for three more months. The special powers of Rangers would expire on May 3. The provincial government has decided to extend the rangers powers for three more months.
Published 24 Apr, 2016 12:00am
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