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Print - 2016-07-17
UK airshow orders plummet in skies clouded by Brexit

UK airshow orders plummet in skies clouded by Brexit

Aircraft orders plummeted this year at the Farnborough air show, where Brexit clouded the horizon and European giant Airbus slashed output of its A380 superjumbo, figures released Saturday showed. The show organisers said five days of business had yielded
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo to climb

Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo to climb

Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could rise next week on higher volumes of iron ore cargoes, ship brokers said. "It's a bit more positive, optimistic next week," a Singapore-based capesize broker said on Thursday. Austr
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Canadian canola futures tumble

Canadian canola futures tumble

ICE Canada canola futures tumbled on Thursday, halting a four-day winning streak, on soybean weakness and the strong Canadian dollar. Soybeans, a rival oilseed to canola, dropped on thoughts of improving US weather. Canola's fall triggered technical selli
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Prices hit new high on cotton market
Cotton

Prices hit new high on cotton market

Prices gained further ground on the cotton market on Saturday owing to short supply, dealers said. The official spot rate picked up further Rs 150 to Rs 6250, dealers said. In both Sindh and Punjab, seed cotton prices posted fresh gain of Rs 200 to Rs 330
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Oil cake market rates
Cotton

Oil cake market rates

The July contract was higher on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Saturday, dealers said. The July vaids closed at Rs 2051.00 on Thursday and it commenced with 40 paisas gain in the wee hours at Rs 2051.40, they added.
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Rice export prices edge up on tight supply in India

Rice export prices edge up on tight supply in India

Rice export prices edged up this week in India due to tighter supplies and a firming rupee, while prices in Thailand and Vietnam eased ahead of major auctions, traders said on Wednesday. Asian rice prices have been under pressure as Thailand, the world's
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Rising stocks of fresh Indonesian coffee push down premiums

Rising stocks of fresh Indonesian coffee push down premiums

Rising stocks of fresh Indonesian coffee have pushed down premiums this week, bringing them closer to Vietnamese coffee that now stands at a discount to robusta futures prices, traders said on Thursday. The harvest has gathered pace in Indonesia, the worl
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
US natural gas futures end lower

US natural gas futures end lower

US natural gas futures settled a penny lower on Thursday, holding steady on expectations power generators will keep using record amounts of the fuel for air conditioning this summer. Front-month gas futures for August delivery on the New York Mercantile E
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Prices of rice soar on grain market
Cotton

Prices of rice soar on grain market

After maintaining a stable trend for a long time, rice prices surged on the wholesale grain market on Saturday in the process of moderate trading, dealers said. On the rice sector, Irri-6 Sindh low type was up by Rs 100 to Rs 4000 and the best quality was
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Wheat prices in Western Europe steady

Wheat prices in Western Europe steady

Wheat prices in Western Europe were steady on Thursday as the market remained underpinned by reduced crop prospects in the region. Benchmark December wheat on the Paris-based Euronext exchange was unchanged at 165.00 euros a tonne at 1536 GMT. Dealers sai
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures fall on weak exports

CBOT wheat futures fall on weak exports

Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures fell 1.1 percent on Thursday, pressured by a poor export sales report that highlighted the weak overseas demand for US supplies. Profit taking also pulled prices lower after early gains, which stemmed l
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: stable trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: stable trend

Firmness prevailed on the money market on Saturday as the rupee held the overnight levels against the dollar in the process of trading, dealer said. The rupee depicted no change in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.15 and Rs 105.35 r
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: stable trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: stable trend

Firmness prevailed on the money market on Saturday as the rupee held the overnight levels against the dollar in the process of trading, dealer said. The rupee depicted no change in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.15 and Rs 105.35 r
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 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 (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 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 (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (July 16, 2016)

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Saturday (July 16, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (July 16, 2016) and the forecast for Sunday (July 17, 2016).

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
YOUR RUPEE LAST QUARTER
Currency

YOUR RUPEE LAST QUARTER

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last quarter.(April 01 to June 30, 2016)

Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Larkana incident: DG Rangers expresses distrust in Siyal

Larkana incident: DG Rangers expresses distrust in Siyal

Director General Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) expressed his distrust in Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal in the aftermath his brother Tariq Siyal reportedly impeded the arrest in Larkana of an accused namely Asad Kharal, who is said to be involved in co
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Mass arrests after coup bid quashed

Mass arrests after coup bid quashed

A top army general has been detained over alleged involvement in a coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, an official said Saturday. "General Erdal Ozturk, commander of the Third Army, has been detained," said the Turki
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Mass arrests after coup bid quashed

Mass arrests after coup bid quashed

A top army general has been detained over alleged involvement in a coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, an official said Saturday. "General Erdal Ozturk, commander of the Third Army, has been detained," said the Turki
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Erdogan calls on US to extradite Gulen

Erdogan calls on US to extradite Gulen

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged the United States to extradite the preacher Fethullah Gulen, who he accuses of masterminding the failed coup, to face trial in Turkey. "The United States - you must extradite that person," he told t
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Erdogan calls on US to extradite Gulen

Erdogan calls on US to extradite Gulen

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged the United States to extradite the preacher Fethullah Gulen, who he accuses of masterminding the failed coup, to face trial in Turkey. "The United States - you must extradite that person," he told t
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
US invites Turkey to present any Gulen coup evidence

US invites Turkey to present any Gulen coup evidence

Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that the United States will assist Turkey in the investigation of a failed coup and invited Ankara to share any evidence it has against a US-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen. Speaking in Luxembourg, Kerry
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
US invites Turkey to present any Gulen coup evidence

US invites Turkey to present any Gulen coup evidence

Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that the United States will assist Turkey in the investigation of a failed coup and invited Ankara to share any evidence it has against a US-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen. Speaking in Luxembourg, Kerry
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Merkel, Obama & EU urge Erdogan to deal with coup plotters lawfully

Merkel, Obama & EU urge Erdogan to deal with coup plotters lawfully

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Barack Obama and EU official on Saturday condemned "in the strongest terms" the failed coup in Turkey, but called on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to deal with the plotters lawfully. The treatment "of those resp
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Merkel, Obama & EU urge Erdogan to deal with coup plotters lawfully

Merkel, Obama & EU urge Erdogan to deal with coup plotters lawfully

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Barack Obama and EU official on Saturday condemned "in the strongest terms" the failed coup in Turkey, but called on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to deal with the plotters lawfully. The treatment "of those resp
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
What pushed the putsch against Erdogan and what next?

What pushed the putsch against Erdogan and what next?

He weathered anti-government protests that lasted for months in 2013. He escaped the flames that engulfed some of his ministers in a corruption investigation nearly three years ago. And now Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has survived a military co
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
What pushed the putsch against Erdogan and what next?

What pushed the putsch against Erdogan and what next?

He weathered anti-government protests that lasted for months in 2013. He escaped the flames that engulfed some of his ministers in a corruption investigation nearly three years ago. And now Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has survived a military co
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Egypt media jumps the gun on Turkey coup bid

Egypt media jumps the gun on Turkey coup bid

Egyptians woke up Saturday to find some newspapers announcing the Turkish military's ouster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, even as the strongman loathed by Cairo quashed a coup attempt. "The Turkish army topples Erdogan," declared a red banner on the
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Egypt media jumps the gun on Turkey coup bid

Egypt media jumps the gun on Turkey coup bid

Egyptians woke up Saturday to find some newspapers announcing the Turkish military's ouster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, even as the strongman loathed by Cairo quashed a coup attempt. "The Turkish army topples Erdogan," declared a red banner on the
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Pakistan strongly condemns attempt of military coup

Pakistan strongly condemns attempt of military coup

Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the attempt of military coup to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in Turkey by a faction of military and expressed its support to democracy in the country and the Turkish people. Prime Minister N
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Pakistan strongly condemns attempt of military coup

Pakistan strongly condemns attempt of military coup

Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the attempt of military coup to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in Turkey by a faction of military and expressed its support to democracy in the country and the Turkish people. Prime Minister N
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
What does a coup require?

What does a coup require?

It's now proved that a successful coup needs complete institutional support and dedication. A faction of Turkish Army, thinking the people will support army takeover, made an attempt in Turkey midnight of Friday-Saturday. At the call of President Tayyip E
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
What does a coup require?

What does a coup require?

It's now proved that a successful coup needs complete institutional support and dedication. A faction of Turkish Army, thinking the people will support army takeover, made an attempt in Turkey midnight of Friday-Saturday. At the call of President Tayyip E
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
China calls for greater global cooperation against terrorism

China calls for greater global cooperation against terrorism

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Saturday for greater global co-operation against terrorism, state media said, as the Asian giant seeks greater international support for its anti-terror fight. Speaking at an Asia-Europe summit, Li said various securit
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
China calls for greater global cooperation against terrorism

China calls for greater global cooperation against terrorism

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Saturday for greater global co-operation against terrorism, state media said, as the Asian giant seeks greater international support for its anti-terror fight. Speaking at an Asia-Europe summit, Li said various securit
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Tokyo seeks to pressure Beijing on S China Sea ruling

Tokyo seeks to pressure Beijing on S China Sea ruling

Tokyo raised pressure on Beijing at an Asia-Europe summit Saturday to respect an international tribunal's ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea. At a retreat outside the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tol
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Tokyo seeks to pressure Beijing on S China Sea ruling

Tokyo seeks to pressure Beijing on S China Sea ruling

Tokyo raised pressure on Beijing at an Asia-Europe summit Saturday to respect an international tribunal's ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea. At a retreat outside the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tol
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
UK airshow orders plummet in skies clouded by Brexit

UK airshow orders plummet in skies clouded by Brexit

Aircraft orders plummeted this year at the Farnborough air show, where Brexit clouded the horizon and European giant Airbus slashed output of its A380 superjumbo, figures released Saturday showed. The show organisers said five days of business had yielded
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
UK airshow orders plummet in skies clouded by Brexit

UK airshow orders plummet in skies clouded by Brexit

Aircraft orders plummeted this year at the Farnborough air show, where Brexit clouded the horizon and European giant Airbus slashed output of its A380 superjumbo, figures released Saturday showed. The show organisers said five days of business had yielded
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
The Kashmiri uprising

The Kashmiri uprising

Kashmiri people's frustration and anger against the Indian rule continues to boil over following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. For the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday a shutter-down strike was observed as leaders of the All Pa
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Government to establish 'Textile City' in Karachi: Marwat
Cotton

Government to establish 'Textile City' in Karachi: Marwat

Federal Secretary for Textiles Ministry, Amir M Khan Marwat claimed that exports from Pakistan have begun to increase and a Textile City will be established in Karachi as soon as the government of Sindh allots land for which the federal government has alr
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
LJ's worker awarded 21 years' imprisonment

LJ's worker awarded 21 years' imprisonment

Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday sentenced a convict worker of banned outfit to 21 years in prison in possession of explosive material and illegal weapons case. The court also directed him to submit Rs 75,000 as well. The convict identifi
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Suspected militant killed in Quetta

Suspected militant killed in Quetta

Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on Saturday killed a suspected militant for attacking FC patrolling party in Quetta's Lakpas area. According to sources, security officers were patrolling in the area when an unidentified armed man opened firing at FC's vehic
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Government, private sector should establish 'food banks': PBIF

Government, private sector should establish 'food banks': PBIF

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has emphasised that government and private sector can establish food banks and initiate food recovery programmes to have a social impact in terms of reducing hunger and prov
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
SBP to issue commemorative coin in memory of Edhi: Governor

SBP to issue commemorative coin in memory of Edhi: Governor

Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Ashraf Mahmood Wathra has said SBP would issue a commemorative coin of Rs 50 in memory of Abdul Sattar Edhi as a small token of appreciation to remember him in the history of Pakistan. He was addressing to a "condolen
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
IHK people: HCSTSI supports 'black day'

IHK people: HCSTSI supports 'black day'

The Office bearers of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI) have welcomed the decision of the PM Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif of observing black day against the atrocities being committed on the people in Held Kashmir and announced
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
PCDMA election on 22 September

PCDMA election on 22 September

Annual election of Pakistan Chemical and Dyes Merchant Association (PCDMA) will be held on September 22, to fill vacant seats of executive committee of the association. The association will start issuing and receiving nomination papers from August 26, and
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Awais, Sabri: chief minister asks Rangers, police to solve cases

Awais, Sabri: chief minister asks Rangers, police to solve cases

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the safe recovery of barrister Awais Shah and arrest of Amjad Sabri's killers are big challenges for the government; therefore, Rangers and Police in co-ordination with other agencies have to work out
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
PAAPAM striving to boost auto products' exports to $5 billion

PAAPAM striving to boost auto products' exports to $5 billion

Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) is striving to increase exports related to auto products to $5 billion. This was stated by Muhammad Mashood Ali Khan Senior Vice Chairman PAAPAM at a soft launch of upcoming P
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Passion, bravery of Turkish people appreciated

Passion, bravery of Turkish people appreciated

Abdul Rauf Alam, President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), ECO-CCI and D-8 CCI, has condemned attempted coup by a small group of Turk Army to topple the democratic government of Turkey and said that Turkey is a fast gr
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Ibad shifted back to Governor's House

Ibad shifted back to Governor's House

Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has moved back to the Governor House from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases after his condition bettered. The Governor was shifted to the hospital yesterday after he felt unwell during Friday prayers. Dr Ishratul Ibad
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Turkish unrest: PIA to evacuate stranded Pakistanis

Turkish unrest: PIA to evacuate stranded Pakistanis

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is going to operate a ferry flight to evacuate stranded Pakistanis from Istanbul. According to details, on the directions of the Prime Minister, Chairman PIA, Azam Saigol has said that PIA will operate a ferry flight
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
All change in the world of industrial metals trading?

All change in the world of industrial metals trading?

China has loomed large over the world of industrial raw materials for many years. The prices of metals from aluminium to zinc have long swayed to the beat of the world's largest manufacturing nation. But this is the year that China has emerged from the li
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Brazil's depleted coffee stocks keep June exports in check

Brazil's depleted coffee stocks keep June exports in check

Brazil's June green coffee exports fell 12 percent from a year ago to 2.07 million 60-kg bags, the lowest level of the 2015-16 (July-June) crop year, after weather and depleted stocks curbed shipments heading into the new harvest, export association Cecaf
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Bumper wheat harvest ill-timed for US farmers

Bumper wheat harvest ill-timed for US farmers

Record-high yields are helping US farmers to harvest a bumper crop of hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the most common variety here, but prices have tumbled as the world is awash in supplies. The quality of the crop is also causing headaches for flour millers
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
China's June oil imports ease to five-month low

China's June oil imports ease to five-month low

China's June oil imports fell to the lowest on a daily basis since February but robust buying by independent "teapot" refiners and stockpiling boosted imports over the first half the year by 14.2 percent from the same period a year ago. China imported 30.
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Egypt's GASC draws offers from 12 trading firms in wheat tender

Egypt's GASC draws offers from 12 trading firms in wheat tender

Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), received offers on Saturday from 12 trading firms in its second wheat tender in less than a week and amid growing uncertainty over the country's local stocks. The lowest offer
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Coal prices bounce back this year, but not for good

Coal prices bounce back this year, but not for good

A rally in thermal coal prices over the past few months, after years of decline, should continue into next year but a cloud still hangs over the market in the form of weakening global demand due to more clean energy and increased energy efficiency. All ma
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Colombia palm oil output to fall in 2016, rise in coming years

Colombia palm oil output to fall in 2016, rise in coming years

Colombia's palm oil production will fall in 2016 because of drought brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon, a truckers strike and the cancellation of import tariffs on oils, the head of its palm federation said on Thursday, but may nearly double ove
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
US corn yields could swell further from USDA's big forecast

US corn yields could swell further from USDA's big forecast

The US Agriculture Department is likely to boost its already massive forecast for corn yields in the coming months as historical data show its estimates of big crops tend to grow as harvest nears. The prospect of corn plantings that could yield upwards of
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
First Jinnah Award to Abdul Sattar Edhi

First Jinnah Award to Abdul Sattar Edhi

Abdul Sattar Edhi was a simple and humble man who dedicated his entire life to serving the poor, needy, ailing and homeless children, women and men wherever and whenever he found them. He was the man who picked up babies from the road side and from doorst
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Nice: hidden jihadist hotbed on France's glitzy Riviera

Nice: hidden jihadist hotbed on France's glitzy Riviera

Despite its reputation as a jet set Riviera resort, Nice has become a hotbed of radical Islam in recent years and home to one of France's main jihadists recruiters, security sources told AFP. Only last month Oumar Diaby gave an interview in Syria to Frenc
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Changes to North Carolina voting laws could put ballots at risk

Changes to North Carolina voting laws could put ballots at risk

On Election Day in 2014, Joetta Teal went to work at a polling station in Lumberton, North Carolina. Like all poll workers, she was required to stay until voting booths closed, so she decided to cast her own vote there. That was a mistake, she later disco
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Power-corruption nexus

Power-corruption nexus

Pakistan is surrounded by myriad internal and external threats that demand determined national effort to face and diffuse them! One such threat that underpins all and assumes existential dimension is the unholy nexus between power and corruption. As Pakis
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Need to standardise private medical colleges

Need to standardise private medical colleges

A press report points to disturbingly lax standards followed by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) in regulating the affairs of private medical colleges. For the first time, says the report, the Council has referred a corruption case to the Fe
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Re-verification of CNICs

Re-verification of CNICs

'How many are Pakistanis and how many are aliens amongst us?' constitutes a lingering enigma - but hopefully until now. The people have been asked by the government to check with the Nadra if any outsider is included in their family trees (family records)
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
First image released from world's super radio telescope

First image released from world's super radio telescope

Even operating at a quarter of its eventual capacity, South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope showed off its phenomenal power Saturday, revealing 1,300 galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where only 70 were known before. The image released Saturday w
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
First image released from world's super radio telescope

First image released from world's super radio telescope

Even operating at a quarter of its eventual capacity, South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope showed off its phenomenal power Saturday, revealing 1,300 galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where only 70 were known before. The image released Saturday w
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
IS claims Nice massacre as France defends security

IS claims Nice massacre as France defends security

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for the truck massacre in Nice which France said was "a new kind of attack," as it faced hard questions over security failures. In a statement via its Amaq news service, IS said one of its "soldiers"
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
IS claims Nice massacre as France defends security

IS claims Nice massacre as France defends security

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for the truck massacre in Nice which France said was "a new kind of attack," as it faced hard questions over security failures. In a statement via its Amaq news service, IS said one of its "soldiers"
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Prime Minister thanks Ghani for eliminating TTP terrorists

Prime Minister thanks Ghani for eliminating TTP terrorists

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has thanked Afghan president on Saturday on the elimination of TTP terrorists responsible for the Army Public School (APS) tragedy from the Afghan soil. In a telephonic talk with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani informed the Prime
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Prime Minister thanks Ghani for eliminating TTP terrorists

Prime Minister thanks Ghani for eliminating TTP terrorists

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has thanked Afghan president on Saturday on the elimination of TTP terrorists responsible for the Army Public School (APS) tragedy from the Afghan soil. In a telephonic talk with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani informed the Prime
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Qandeel Baloch killed

Qandeel Baloch killed

Popular social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was strangulated to death in her rented house in Multan, police said on Saturday. "The 26-year-old, Qandeel, who was known for posting risque videos and statements on Facebook, was killed by her brother Waseem
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Dar, Nisar brief Nawaz on ToRs

Dar, Nisar brief Nawaz on ToRs

Ministers for Finance Ishaq Dar and Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umrah residence Saturday. The finance minister briefed the prime minister about his talks with the opposition over ToRs. Interior Minister Cha
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Dar, Nisar brief Nawaz on ToRs

Dar, Nisar brief Nawaz on ToRs

Ministers for Finance Ishaq Dar and Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umrah residence Saturday. The finance minister briefed the prime minister about his talks with the opposition over ToRs. Interior Minister Cha
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Qandeel Baloch killed

Qandeel Baloch killed

Popular social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was strangulated to death in her rented house in Multan, police said on Saturday. "The 26-year-old, Qandeel, who was known for posting risque videos and statements on Facebook, was killed by her brother Waseem
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
Info blackout in occupied Kashmir in bid to curb unrest

Info blackout in occupied Kashmir in bid to curb unrest

Authorities in Indian-held Kashmir seized newspapers and shut down cable television on Saturday, aiming to quell a flare up of tensions in the region which has seen violent protests over the killing of a separatist commander by security forces. Around 36
Published 17 Jul, 2016 12:00am
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