Beijing Forum - Islamabad, the first overseas chapter of the prestigious Beijing Forum, lasted from 24 till 26 March, 2016, at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). The first overseas chapter was the outcome of collaboration between N
Leisure Club, locally-sourced and stitched western clothing for boys and girls of Pakistan was founded in 1997 by SEFAM Private Limited. BR Research met with Leisure Club's core team, senior brand manager - Omar Badi-uz-Zaman, and senior general manag
Leisure Club, locally-sourced and stitched western clothing for boys and girls of Pakistan was founded in 1997 by SEFAM Private Limited. BR Research met with Leisure Club's core team, senior brand manager - Omar Badi-uz-Zaman, and senior general manag
This is apropos a write-up by Huzaima Bukhari and Dr Ikramul Haq carried by Business Recorder on Friday. These writers have raised some profound arguments with regard to the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). According to them, FBR
Whether it's the batteries in your smartphone, your notebook, your tablet or your e-bike, there are persistent myths about the mobile power sources for all electronic equipment. But which ones are nonsense and which have a grain of truth? Four experts wei
A Wiseman once said, "A penny saved is penny earned". While, on a general scale, the adage has been religiously followed; however, as a nation we are following it in a way contrary to what it is teaching us. Pakistan stands amongst the countries with lowe
China, there is almost a countrywide consensus in Pakistan, is an all weather friend while we continue to try to sustain an increasingly fractious transactional relationship with the United States. The writing on the wall from such a simplistic and oft re
Fiscal operations of the federal and provincial governments in the first nine months of 2015-16 have recently been made public. They reveal that the process of stabilisation is apparently proceeding satisfactorily. The consolidated fiscal deficit is estim
It is difficult to believe that a scheme as simple as Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) initiated jointly by the State Bank, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis in August, 2009 to enhance the level of home remittances could be abuse
Pakistan is trying its best to get an affirmative vote from the Global Fund Managers for upgrading Pakistan Stock Market to the status of an 'Emerging Market' from its present categorisation as a 'frontier market'. Pakistan's case will come up for conside
Directorate Health Services FATA organised one day free eye camp at Dogra Hospital Bara Khyber Agency to provide quality health services to patients having eye problems at their door steps. The camp was conducted under the effective supervision of Directo
The Indus River at Hyderabad and Kotri has been experiencing troublesome pollution, which is a grave threat not only for aqua life but also for people of downstream areas who use this polluted water, said an environmental researcher, adding strict impleme
Police killed three al Qaeda militants during a gunfight here on Sunday after raiding their hideout, officials said. The skirmish took place in Gulshan-e-Buner, when police were searching the area after receiving a tip-off that militants were hiding there
Director General Pakistan Rangers Sindh, Major-General Bilal Akbar, has said that Rangers was committed to proved security to the citizens and create a business-friendly environment in the important metropolis of the country.
Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister, Abdul Jabbar Khan said that the PPP always serves people without any discrimination of caste, creed and colour. It is our responsibility to provide basic utilities to every nook and cranny of the province.
Unidentified armed men gunned down two persons including one personnel of Levies Force in Kech Turbat area, on Sunday. The Levies sources said that that unidentified armed assailants opened fire at two men including one personnel of Levies Force, leaving
Plain packaging of cigarette packs would only promote illicit cigarette trade because consumers would shift to smuggled products hence there would be reduced demand for local tobacco which will negatively impact livelihood of 80,000 farmers affiliated wit
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is contemplating to take special measures to ensure the issuance of electronic invoicing to avoid the risk of claiming inadmissible input by the unscrupulous elements; it was learnt here on Friday.
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has developed an electronic monitoring system for promptly resolving the inquiries, queries, complaints of Hujjaj during Hajj days. According to official sources, the system, developed by Pakistan I
All Pakistan Customs Agents Association (APCCA) Sunday stressed upon federal/ provincial authorities to remove double taxation on the clearance of imported consignments from ports in Punjab during the coming budget (2016-17).
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) is an autonomous, independent, not for profit civil society organisation, dedicated to promoting policy oriented research and human development. It achieves its objectives through a wide range of activities which include
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews led from the front in the second Test at the Riverside on Sunday as his side avoided the embarrassment of another defeat by England inside three days. But despite Mathews's 80 as Sri Lanka followed on, England were eyeing
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first win of the Formula One season at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday after Mercedes told team mate Nico Rosberg to move aside and Red Bull wrecked Daniel Ricciardo's chances. While fortune finally favoured the triple world
Gasping for breath and clad in trekking boots, more than 150 local and foreign runners took part Sunday in the world's highest marathon in the snow-covered foothills of Mount Everest. The annual Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon, which began in 2003, is me
World number two Andy Murray and defending champion Stan Wawrinka edged closer to a French Open semi-final duel when they reached the last-eight on Sunday. Murray made the quarter-finals for the sixth time with a 7-6 (11/9), 6-4, 6-3 win over John Isner o
Cristiano Ronaldo added the finishing touches as Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for an 11th time with a 5-3 penalties victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday. Two years after reviving Real's bid for a 10th title, c
Using up all known fossil fuel reserves would render Earth even more unliveable than scientists had previously projected, researchers said on Monday. Average temperatures would climb by up to 9.5 degrees Celsius (17 degrees Fahrenheit) - five times the ca
The spiralling crisis surrounding the Zika virus is the result of decades of policy failures on mosquito control and poor access to family planning services, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
About one in five men over age 80 lose the Y chromosome from their blood cells, and this condition has now been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday.
Colon cancer among people under 50 is on the rise, and tumors are often diagnosed at an advanced stage, according to research presented on Tuesday. The findings were based on a US study of more than a million people over the course of 10 years. They were
China and India are home to more than a third of people with mental illness, but only a tiny fraction of them receive medical help, according to studies released on Wednesday. There are more people in the world's two most populous nations coping with ment
Gastric surgery should be offered as a standard treatment option for people with diabetes and could help them control their condition for years without medication, the world's leading diabetes organisations said on Tuesday.
More storms are expected during the coming Atlantic hurricane season which should be "near-normal," after three years of unusually low storm activity, US government scientists said on Friday.
Decent 3D printers are now available for purchase at well under 1,000 dollars. But those who want to get into home production of 3D objects should first thoroughly consider how computer savvy they are, what they want to produce and where the device will b
What exactly do we agree to when we download a smartphone app? To prove the "absurdity" of lengthy terms and conditions, some Norwegians are reading those of 33 apps, from Tinder to iTunes, in a live two-day readathon.
Users of the WhatsApp messenger app can now make use of a dedicated software for PC and Mac to send and receive messages. Both the interfance and the range of functions are similar to the WhatsApp browser service, which has been around since August 2015.
Google on Wednesday unveiled a smartphone messaging application infused with artificial intelligence as it moves to stay in tune with busy mobile Internet lifestyles.
Google on Wednesday unveiled a virtual home assistant device that will challenge Amazon Echo as the Internet giant laid out a future rich with artificial intelligence. Google Home, about the size of a stout vase, will hit the market later this year, vice
Microsoft has joined other tech giants working to deliver the Internet in remote parts of the world, although it's taking a smaller-scale approach than some of its rivals. Google and Facebook are pursuing expensive, ambitious efforts to extend Internet ac
If you feel like one of your hard drives isn't working like it's supposed to, there's an easy tool to help you track any potential problems. Whether it's for USB sticks, SD cards, solid-state drives (SSDs) or regular hard disks, the free program H2testw w
Opera has integrated an ad blocker into its desktop browser and the Android version, Opera Mini, meaning there's no longer a need to install an extension to block adverts on webpages. What's more, the developers claim the built-in ad blocker is even faste
With its latest update, Google Translate is now able to translate texts for iOS users without an internet connection. To make this possible, the company has made a series of language packs available for download for the iOS app.
The latest type-C USB connector, already being integrated on the latest generation of smartphones, is still only offering a limited number of improvements for users familiar with the classic, non-rotatable USB charger plug. In theory, devices equipped wit
When Swiss engineer Carl Eduard Gruner came up with the idea to build the world's longest rail tunnel under the Alps in 1947, he predicted the visionary project could be finished by the start of the 21st century. He would turn out to be off by 16 years.
Nine out of 10 of Britain's top economists working in London's City financial district, small business and academia believe the economy will be harmed if Britain leaves the European Union, a poll said on Sunday.
A Chinese detergent maker has apologised for an advertisement which shows a black man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian, just a day after dismissing critics as too sensitive.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak believes that it is too early to write off Opec despite internal differences within the group, he said on the ministry's Twitter feed, days before the organisation meets to discuss its production policy.
Airbus chief Tom Enders conceded in a newspaper interview Sunday that some of the "massive problems" dogging the European airplane manufacturer's new military transporter, the A400M, were of the group's own making. "We underestimated the engine problems,"
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to push back his debt-loaded country's next tax hike for two and a half years, when he will likely have left office, reports said Sunday. Abe on Saturday told his close aides, including Finance Minister Taro Aso,
Abu Dhabi's property market is over-supplied and the government may take steps to address the imbalance, a senior official said on Sunday. Prices in the UAE capital's residential sector were flat last year, after rising about 25 percent a year in 2013 and
Venezuela's government on Saturday extended by two weeks a decree reducing the public sector workweek to Mondays and Tuesdays in a bid to tackle the oil-rich country's electricity crisis. The enforced leave was first announced in late April, a drastic mov
German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said on Saturday it will temporarily suspend flights to Venezuela as of next month due to economic difficulties in the South American nation and problems converting local currency into dollars.
Opec member Kuwait has earmarked 34.5 billion dinars ($115 billion) to spend on oil projects over the next five years, despite the slump in oil prices, a senior executive said Sunday. "We have earmarked 34.5 billion dinars for spending on oil projects ove
French oil and gas company Total warned on Tuesday that strikes that have forced the shutdown of two of its refineries, with two more in the process of shutting down, could make it reconsider investments in its French plants.
Sanofi will step up its push into China, its second biggest market after the United States, in the next five years as part of a wider expansion into emerging countries, where it sees a large part of its future growth.
AirAsia Bhd posted a near-six-fold jump in quarterly profit on stronger demand and lower fuel costs, and forecast a further increase in passenger traffic for the rest of the year. First-quarter net profit at Asia's largest budget airline rose to 876.9 mil
Wells Fargo & Co lowered two key financial targets on Tuesday and said it is sharply cutting exposure to troubled energy loans, signalling that tough times for bank profits may continue through the rest of the year.
Nestle announced on Wednesday new cost savings as part of efforts to cope with increasing competition and to make its sprawling business more efficient, and stood by its long-term annual sales growth target of 5 to 6 percent.
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, is prepared for a fare war to break out later this year and will cut its own fares sharply to increase its market share to sustain profits, it said on Monday. The Irish airline, Europe's largest by passenger num
Mitsubishi Motors appointed a Nissan Motor adviser as its head of research and development, part of a management overhaul in the wake of a mileage cheating scandal that also prompted it to mark down last year's earnings.
Deutsche Bank expects to see strong growth in Asia for its global payments and trade financing business in the coming years, despite recent signs of emerging market cooling, the head of its Global Transaction Banking unit said.
Saudi Arabia may need to change its currency's peg to the US dollar if economic conditions shift, researchers at the Saudi central bank suggested in a paper that could shape debate among policymakers as the kingdom grapples with low oil prices. The riyal'
Proposals allowing Polish borrowers to claim back currency conversion fees on their Swiss-franc mortgages and walk away from the loans in exchange for handing back the properties involved would be legal, a presidential aide said on Tuesday.
DONG Energy's has set a potential $16 billion price tag on its stock market debut, giving investors a chance to buy into the growth in offshore wind power, but also into a business heavily reliant on government subsidies. State-controlled DONG Energy on T
DONG Energy's has set a potential $16 billion price tag on its stock market debut, giving investors a chance to buy into the growth in offshore wind power, but also into a business heavily reliant on government subsidies. State-controlled DONG Energy on T
Shares in Kuwaiti companies linked with the al-Kharafi family tumbled on Sunday after the multi-billion-dollar sale of another Kharafi-controlled business was scrapped, while other markets were mixed in thin trade.
Australian appliances retailer The Good Guys Discount Warehouses (Australia) Pty Ltd on Monday said it had hired three investment banks to run a planned IPO which some analysts estimate could be worth about A$800 million ($578.00 million).
Australian appliances retailer The Good Guys Discount Warehouses (Australia) Pty Ltd on Monday said it had hired three investment banks to run a planned IPO which some analysts estimate could be worth about A$800 million ($578.00 million).
The world's biggest currency dealing banks are losing their grip on the world's biggest financial market as newer, smaller players take a larger chunk of the $5 trillion-a-day-business, an annual industry survey showed on Wednesday.
The Canadian dollar is expected to weaken in the near-term after reaching a 12-week high, before recovering some losses further out, a Reuters poll showed.
Strong demand allowed HSBC to launch its US $2bn Additional Tier 1 deal well inside initial price thoughts on Tuesday. The perpetual non-call five deal, rated Baa3/BBB by Moody's/Fitch, is the first AT1 in dollars from a UK bank so far this year.
Mutual fund investors showed a flash of optimism after a year of fleeing risky assets, putting the most money in US-based emerging-market products since April 2015 during the latest week, Investment Company Institute data showed on Wednesday. The emerging
Mutual fund investors showed a flash of optimism after a year of fleeing risky assets, putting the most money in US-based emerging-market products since April 2015 during the latest week, Investment Company Institute data showed on Wednesday. The emerging
Indonesia's finance ministry sold 6.51 trillion rupiah ($489.66 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction, above the indicative target of 4 trillion rupiah, its financing and risk management office said on Tuesday. The weighted average yield of the six-mont
Indonesia's finance ministry sold 6.51 trillion rupiah ($489.66 million) of Islamic bonds at an auction, above the indicative target of 4 trillion rupiah, its financing and risk management office said on Tuesday. The weighted average yield of the six-mont
Elite Iraqi troops were poised Sunday to assault one of the Islamic State group's most emblematic bastions, Fallujah, as the jihadists counterattacked in both Iraq and neighbouring Syria.
Five people were killed when an improvised explosive device exploded in north-east Nigeria, in a region where Boko Haram insurgents have operated for years, the country's military said Sunday. A rickshaw driving close to a military checkpoint on the outsk
A Saudi court on Sunday sentenced a human rights activist to eight years in jail under the kingdom's "repressive counter-terrorism law", Amnesty International said.
Thousands of civilians have fled an offensive by the Islamic State group against non-jihadist rebels in northern Syria into territory controlled by a US-backed Kurdish-led alliance, a monitor said on Sunday. The offensive against the towns of Marea and Az
At least 10 people have been killed and thousands injured in clashes between supporters and candidates of rival parties during the latest Bangladesh local elections, police and poll monitors said Sunday.
Seventeen people died when an unlicenced home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, a fresh tragedy to shake the conflict-riven country. The fire tore through the two-storey building for the elderl
Iran has set a one-year deadline for foreign social media to hand over data on their Iranian users, state news agency IRNA said Sunday. It said the decision was taken on Saturday at a meeting of an Iranian committee on the use of cyberspace headed by Pres
At least five UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in central Mali by suspected militants on Sunday, the UN and police sources said. The attack is the first time the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, has recorded fatalities in the centre of a
One of the machines used to send coded messages between Adolf Hitler and his generals sold for £10 on eBay after being discovered in a shed in England, the buyer said Sunday.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday welcomed "progress" in Yemen peace talks, saying a solution to the conflict in the battered Arabian Peninsula country must be political, not military. Speaking in Saudi Arabia at the start of a three-day
Fierce fighting between government forces and Shia rebels in south Yemen on Sunday claimed the lives of 48 fighters - 28 insurgents and 20 soldiers - a senior military officer said. "A total of 28 Huthis (Shia rebels) and 20 of our men were killed in the
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has slammed UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Amnesty International for demanding an investigation into the death in custody of an opposition activist, the Jeune Afrique weekly reported Sunday.
The Jamaat-e-Islami has put forth 17 demands to the government in order to ensure the sanctity of the holy month of Ramazan and for providing necessary relief to the faithful.
Parliamentarians were briefed on law and order situation and ongoing development projects in district Faisalabad at a meeting of District Co-ordination Committee at the DCO Office Committee Room under the Chairmanship of MNA Haji Akram Ansari.
Pakistan Ex-servicemen Association (PESA) has said that it is a general perception that real reason behind the US attack was to damage the growing links between Pakistan and China.
Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) former Chairman Chaudhry Ahmad Saeed donated uniform shoes worth about Rs 8 million for PIA cabin crew. In this regard an impressive ceremony was held at Lahore where Chaudhry Ahmed Saeed formally handed over the let
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Haleem Adil Shaikh has announced that the PTI would take out a big rally as part of ongoing "Corruption Mittao Mulk Bachao" (eliminate corruption, save the country) campaign in Hyderabad on June 2 from Hyderabad Toll
The Board of Directors (BoDs) of Utility Stores Corporation (USC) approved appointment of Gulzar Ahmad Shah, an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) for three years.
Pakistan's massive military operation aimed at rooting out terrorism is in its "final phase", but the menace is not going to just go away unless there is peace on the other side of the border in strife-torn Afghanistan, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has said d