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Print - 2016-09-03
Snapchat: If you don't get it, you're probably old

Snapchat: If you don't get it, you're probably old

More than 130 million people around the world use Snapchat daily. For young people especially, the social media app which sends photos that disappear within moments has become an indispensable lifestyle accessory. But the smartphone app remains a mystery
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
BRIDGE NOTE: Play Bridge with inspiration

BRIDGE NOTE: Play Bridge with inspiration

In Tournament Bridge, there is always a fierce tussle between the two sides who have found a massive fit in their respective suits. This pushes the bidding sometimes to a rather uncomfortable dizzying height. The level most Bridge players try to avoid is
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
The Basque beret, from peasant cap to 'emblem of France'

The Basque beret, from peasant cap to 'emblem of France'

The beret has come a long way since its humble beginnings as the headgear of choice for pelota players in the Basque country, becoming a must-have accessory as far afield as China. The jaunty topper preferred by Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso added a saucy
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Beyonce storms Video Music Awards

Beyonce storms Video Music Awards

Beyonce dominated the MTV Video Music awards on Sunday, prowling the stage with a 15 minute medley from her powerful "Lemonade" album and taking home eight statuettes, including the top prize - video of the year. On a night when women ruled, Britney Spear
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Gene Wilder: 30 years of laughter

Gene Wilder: 30 years of laughter

Gene Wilder, who died on Monday following a battle with Alzheimer's, left behind a body of work that began 50 years ago and includes some of the greatest ever comedies.
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Want to detect gluten on the go? There's a device for that

Want to detect gluten on the go? There's a device for that

A California startup has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go. "Even when you go out and see these labelled menu items, you are still playing Russian roulette," said Shireen Yates, co-founder an
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Eat your food packaging, don't bin it - scientists

Eat your food packaging, don't bin it - scientists

Scientists are developing an edible form of packaging which they hope will preserve food more effectively and more sustainably than plastic film, helping to cut both food and plastic waste. The packaging film is made of a milk protein called casein, scien
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Higher education: The criticality of original research

Higher education: The criticality of original research

Reputable accreditation bodies of higher education focus on the quality of teaching and research in rating and ranking of universities at the national or international levels. There are, of course, other such criteria considered as physical infrastructure
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon

Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon

Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks. While with Pokemon Go, players use a mobi
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 177,569 tonnes of cargo comprising 161,108 tonnes of import cargo and 16,461 tonnes of export cargo including 6,577 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargo of 161
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
ART FACTS: Charming cultural features

ART FACTS: Charming cultural features

Pakistan has abundance of culturally beautiful landscapes that were portrayed by many of our master artists but still our younger generation wanted to revisit those cultural features that charm every generation as far as the human race exists. People who
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Scientists find Earth-like planet circling sun's nearest neighbour

Scientists find Earth-like planet circling sun's nearest neighbour

Scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to the sun, potentially a major step in the quest to find out if life exists elsewhere in the universe, research published last Wednesday showed.
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
KARACHI CHRONICLE: We the people

KARACHI CHRONICLE: We the people

A sea-change has happened in the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, now to be called MQM-Pakistan with Dr Farooq Sattar as its chief. The August 22 mayhem by party workers and highly unsavoury reactions by the so-called law and order authorities who did not care f
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Castro's Cuba and the Third World

Castro's Cuba and the Third World

Cuba has sent scores of aid and humanitarian expeditions to Angola and Ethiopia and other African and Latin American in the 1970s and 1980s. These included soldiers, relief and construction workers, doctors, nurses, farm workers, teachers and city planner
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
US natural gas futures rise to two percent on storm worries

US natural gas futures rise to two percent on storm worries

US natural gas futures rose 2 percent on Wednesday, rebounding from two straight of days of losses, after worries about storm impact on oil and gas installations in the US Gulf of Mexico. The market was also supported by warmer-than-normal weather forecas
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Daily trading report of PMEX
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Daily trading report of PMEX

At Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX), on Thursday value traded was PKR 4,330 million and number of lots traded was 10,837. PMEX Commodity Index closed at 2,957. Major business was contributed by currencies through COTS PKR 1,965 million followed
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
US FOB Gulf corn and soyabeans premiums lower

US FOB Gulf corn and soyabeans premiums lower

Export premiums for corn and soyabeans shipped from the US Gulf Coast were steady to lower on Wednesday, weighed down by recent declines in the barge market ahead of the Midwestern harvest that could begin in the next few weeks, traders said. Cheaper cost
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures fall for eighth straight session

CBOT wheat futures fall for eighth straight session

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade declined on Wednesday for an eighth straight session, with the front contract at a 10-year low on ample world supplies and worries about export demand after Egypt cancelled a purchase tender. The main state grai
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
European wheat futures rise after six-week lows

European wheat futures rise after six-week lows

European wheat futures rose on Tuesday in a bargain-hunting bounce after prices hit six-week lows on Monday because of the prospect of bumper global crops. Weakness in the euro and new figures illustrating the poor EU wheat harvest also lent support. Benc
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Hot, dry weather predicted

Hot, dry weather predicted

The Met Office on Friday forecast mainly hot and dry weather for most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. It said that rain-thunderstorm was expected at isolated places in Malakand and Hazara Divisions, besides Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and its adj
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Price stability and inflation challenges

Price stability and inflation challenges

The principal job of any central bank covers two areas: inflation and price stability. The yesterday's Business Recorder editorial 'Control on prices' seems to have shed ample light on both. It has expressed its satisfaction over the fact that the
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Oil up three percent as US jobs data hits dollar; tumbles on week

Oil up three percent as US jobs data hits dollar; tumbles on week

Oil settled up nearly 3 percent on Friday after a weak US jobs report hurt the dollar and boosted commodities, but crude prices still ended the week sharply lower on concerns about oversupply. US employment growth eased more than expected in August after
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Cotton down as worries ease over crop damage due to storm
Cotton

Cotton down as worries ease over crop damage due to storm

Cotton futures fell on Friday, ahead of the US holiday weekend, as damage to crops of the natural fibre from a tropical storm churning through the eastern coast of the United States was lesser than initially anticipated. Cotton futures had surged on Thurs
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
US MIDDAY: gold jumps

US MIDDAY: gold jumps

Gold rose more than 1 percent early on Friday after US jobs growth came in below expectations, dampening the likelihood of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month, but bullion pared gains after the dollar turned positive. US jobs increas
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
US MIDDAY: corn and wheat climb

US MIDDAY: corn and wheat climb

Chicago corn and wheat futures prices rose for a second straight session on Friday with short-covering ahead of the US Labour Day holiday weekend, clawing back from multi-year lows reached this week. Soyabeans gained on a technical bounce, but posted a 1.
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Gold rises in Europe

Gold rises in Europe

Gold rose by more than 1 percent on Friday after US jobs growth came in below expectations, dampening the likelihood of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month. US jobs increased by a slower-than-expected 151,000 in August, against expec
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Gold down in Asia

Gold down in Asia

Gold traded in a narrow range on Friday after touching its lowest in over two months the session before, with the dollar volatile after weak US manufacturing data raised doubts on the economy's strength ahead of closely-watched payroll numbers. Spot gold
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Gold rises in New York

Gold rises in New York

Gold turned higher after tapping the lowest level in more than two months on Thursday, as the dollar fell on unexpectedly weak US manufacturing data that raised doubts about the economy's strength. Other US data showed initial claims for state unemploymen
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Raw sugar rebounds sharply after key support level holds

Raw sugar rebounds sharply after key support level holds

Raw sugar futures rebounded sharply on Friday after holding above a key support level, with buying largely driven by technical factors and earlier weakness in the US dollar. Coffee and cocoa were little changed ahead of the long holiday weekend in the Uni
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Palm oil rises most in over two weeks
Currency

Palm oil rises most in over two weeks

Malaysian palm oil futures rose by the most in more than two weeks on Friday, lifted by a weaker ringgit and tracking better-performing rival oils on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange. Benchmark palm oil futures for November on the Bursa Malaysia Derivati
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Rubber surges

Rubber surges

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures closed higher for a second straight session on Friday on the back of firm Shanghai market, and posted their first weekly gain in three. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures, which set the tone for tyre rubber prices in S
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Copper little changed; lead, zinc and tin rally on shrinking supply

Copper little changed; lead, zinc and tin rally on shrinking supply

Copper was little changed on Friday as investors digested lower than forecast US payrolls growth, while lead, zinc and tin hit multi-month peaks on tightening supplies, environmental curbs and upbeat factory data in China. The dollar gained despite the di
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Shanghai lead rallies

Shanghai lead rallies

Shanghai Futures Exchange lead rallied more than 5 percent at one point to its highest in two years, building on technical momentum on Friday as shorts closed positions ahead of a key US jobs report that is likely to dictate short-term direction in metals
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
KATI chief for expediting infrastructure development in Sindh

KATI chief for expediting infrastructure development in Sindh

President of Korangi Association of Trade & Industry (KATI), Zahid Saeed has emphasised the need of expediting infrastructure development in Sindh which is prerequisite for industrial growth and promotion of investment in the province. He said that Sindh
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Economic corridor: Chemical merchants seek level playing field

Economic corridor: Chemical merchants seek level playing field

Chairman, Pakistan Chemicals and Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) Khawaja Arif Kapoor has demanded of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to provide a level playing field for local industrialists and traders in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. H
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Bureau of STAGS to organise 'Defence Day'

Bureau of STAGS to organise 'Defence Day'

Dr Fida Hussain Chandio, Director, Bureau of STAGS, University of Sindh, Jamshoro has announced that the Bureau of STAGS will organise 'Defence Day' celebrations on September 6, 2016. To commemorate the occasion, the participants would pay tribute to sacr
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Murad urges KE to meet Karachi's energy demand

Murad urges KE to meet Karachi's energy demand

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that his government was giving special attention to the development of Karachi but the development alone would make hardly any difference without meeting energy demand of the city hence Shah urged K-Electric t
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Altaf, Sattar partners in crime: Mustafa Kamal

Altaf, Sattar partners in crime: Mustafa Kamal

Chief of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Syed Mustafa Kamal has said on Friday that Farooq Sattar and Altaf Hussain are partners in crime and MQM Pakistan and Altaf are the same side of a coin. Speaking at a news conference at his party office MQM's dissident r
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Chinese consortium team meets SBI chief

Chinese consortium team meets SBI chief

CYPE group of Chinese investment companies have expressed interest in projects of medical parks, education city, hospitals, roads and railways infrastructure in Sindh. The consortium comprising Chinese companies expressed its interest to work in said proj
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Importers in trouble due to lack of knowledge about EIF

Importers in trouble due to lack of knowledge about EIF

Importers are facing problems in filing Goods Declarations (GDs), following the implementation of mandatory requirement of submitting Electronic I Form (EIF) from September 1. According to Nadeem Kamil, General Secretary, Karachi Customs Agents Associatio
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Kharif crops: farmers told about on-time sowing benefits
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Kharif crops: farmers told about on-time sowing benefits

The Met Office has asked the farmers of upper half of the country to finish sowing of Kharif crops on time in a bid to utilise fully the present soil moisture especially maize crop in rain-dependent areas. It warned that pest and viral attacks were expect
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Indonesian delegation visits TCP

Indonesian delegation visits TCP

A five-member delegation comprising senior officials of Indonesia trade related organisation visited Trading Corporation of Pakistan head office and discussed bilateral trade issues. The Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri and the Consul
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
MCC Gwadar seizes hashish worth Rs 37.7 million

MCC Gwadar seizes hashish worth Rs 37.7 million

Model Customs Collectorate, Gwadar on Friday claimed to have seized 466 kilogram of hashish worth Rs 37.7 million coming from Afghanistan to Karachi via RCD Highway. According to customs officials, the action was taken on a tipoff, which revealed that som
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
LHC dismisses petition against Farooq Sattar

LHC dismisses petition against Farooq Sattar

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday dismissed a petition against MQM parliamentary leader Dr Farooq Sattar as not maintainable. The petitioner had sought the court's direction to Dr Farooq Sattar to submit an affidavit about hi
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Establishment of cattle markets banned

Establishment of cattle markets banned

Sindh government's Home Department under Section 144 (6) CrPC has imposed ban on establishment of cattle markets within the local limits of Karachi Division, except Super Highway, Malir 15, Asoo Goth, Cattle Mandi Landhi, Rice Godown Landhi near Babar Mar
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Thousands receive Azadi Train at Hyderabad

Thousands receive Azadi Train at Hyderabad

Thousands of citizens warmly received the Azadi Special Train at Hyderabad railway station with national zeal and enthusiasm amid security arrangements. Azadi Special train that started its journey from Islamabad on the Independence Day reached Hyderabad
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
PBC to observe strike today

PBC to observe strike today

Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) here Friday strongly condemned suicide attack in Mardan and announced a countrywide strike of lawyers today. In a statement, issued here Friday the bar condemning the tragic incident demanded of the government to control law and
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
PML-N has ruined all institutions: Dr Yasmin

PML-N has ruined all institutions: Dr Yasmin

Advisor to PTI Chairman, Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that PML-N's fate will not be different form the MQM, if Rangers is called for operation in Punjab. PML-N has ruined all national institutions including NAB and FBR, besides it is not holding census in a
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
LBF scents victory in LCCI elections

LBF scents victory in LCCI elections

The Lahore Businessmen Front (LBF) has expressed its confidence to win the forthcoming annual elections of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has claimed to give a surprise to the ruling Alliance. In a statement issued here on Friday, LBF
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Belarus-Pak inter-governmental commission to meet next week

Belarus-Pak inter-governmental commission to meet next week

The third session of the Belarusian-Pakistani intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation will be held in Brest on September 08 and 09. Mikhail Batsenko, the chairman of the economy committee of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee reve
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Missing persons: SHC seeks comments from government, others

Missing persons: SHC seeks comments from government, others

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday sought comments from Sindh's Director General of Rangers, Inspector General of Police and home secretary on the petitions seeking whereabouts of two missing persons. The SHC bench, headed by Justice Irfan Saadat, was h
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Chinese language course concludes at SU

Chinese language course concludes at SU

The concluding ceremony of a month-long Chinese language teaching course was held at Area Study Centre Far East & Southeast Asia, University of Sindh. Professor Dr Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro, Vice-Chancellor, University of Sindh was the chief guest at this
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Speakers pay homage to the late Eqbal Ahmed

Speakers pay homage to the late Eqbal Ahmed

Speakers paid rich tribute to late Eqbal Ahmed, a world prolific writer, journalist and political scientist, of a seminar and urged the government to set up Khaldunia University in line with his dream to encourage freedom of speech, tolerance and open tra
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Seven projects approved by CDWP

Seven projects approved by CDWP

Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved seven development projects worth Rs 84 billion in which five projects at estimated cost of Rs 80 billion were referred to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for final appr
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
CJ LHC removes AD&SJ

CJ LHC removes AD&SJ

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice here Friday terminated an Additional District and Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) after he was found guilty of misconduct, indiscipline and insubordination during the service. According to a notification issued by the LHC,
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
MCCI chief opposes account freeze without prior notice

MCCI chief opposes account freeze without prior notice

President of the Federation of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Fareed Mughis Sheikh has urged the Federal Board of Revenue to stop attaching/freezing bank accounts of business entities till the decision of appellate authority. In a statemen
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
FAPUASA asks Sindh government to resolve issues of varsities

FAPUASA asks Sindh government to resolve issues of varsities

The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association has called upon the Sindh government to resolve serious academic and administrative issues being faced by the universities and teachers. The Association president Dr Humayun Khan and s
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Wapda chief's directive

Wapda chief's directive

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lieutenant General Muzammil Hussain (Retd) has directed to complete the Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project through project management. He visited the project on Friday and inspected the cons
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Government will protect interests of SLIC employees: Dastgir

Government will protect interests of SLIC employees: Dastgir

Federal Minister for Commerce and Textile Industry Engineer Khurram Dastgir on Thursday said the federal government will fully protect interest of State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) employees before converting it into a company. He said the governmen
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Four suicide bombers killed

Four suicide bombers killed

At least four suicide bombers were killed in an exchange of fire with the security forces in Peshawar's Christian Colony on Friday morning. Soldiers backed by army helicopters exchanged gunfire with terrorists in suicide vests who had tried to attack the
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Achakzai urges government to send reference against 'Canadian Maulvi'

Achakzai urges government to send reference against 'Canadian Maulvi'

Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Mehmood Khan Achakzai has urged the government for sending a reference to Canadian government against Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chairman, Dr Tahir ul Qadri what he dubbed 'Canadian Maulvi, akin they sent t
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Blast at Mardan Katchery: KP IGP inquires after health of injured

Blast at Mardan Katchery: KP IGP inquires after health of injured

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani on Friday visited Mardan where he inspected the site of terrorist attack and enquired after the health of injured in hospital. On arrival to Mardan the IGP straight went to the site o
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Capital put on high alert amid terror threats

Capital put on high alert amid terror threats

After terrorists' attacks in Mardan and Peshawar, the law enforcement agencies on Friday put federal capital on high alert amidst intelligence reports that the terrorists may hit some important installations in the capital. Police officials said that in t
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Policeman sacrificed life to stop Mardan attacker

Policeman sacrificed life to stop Mardan attacker

Brave policeman Junaid Khan sacrificed his life as he tried to stop a suicide bomber from entering the district and sessions court in Mardan on Friday. Constable Junaid stopped the militant at the entry gate and fired at him, as a result of which the bomb
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Zardari condemns Peshawar, Mardan attacks

Zardari condemns Peshawar, Mardan attacks

President Pakistan Peoples' Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari, Friday strongly condemned terrorist attacks on a Mardan court and Christian Colony in Peshawar. In a press statement issued here by the party secretariat, Asif Zardari said terrori
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Wapda chief visits Tarbela Dam fourth extension project

Wapda chief visits Tarbela Dam fourth extension project

Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), Lieutenant General Muzamil Hussain (Retd), visited the under construction Tarbela Dam fourth extension project. During his visit, he held meeting with Chinese and Wapda officials and briefed about th
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Many Asian countries including Pakistan may face Zika risk

Many Asian countries including Pakistan may face Zika risk

According to a new study many Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are expected to be at great risk of Zika outbreak. These countries received a combination of high travel volumes from Zika-affecte
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Bollywood star Shilpa Rao to feature in Coke Studio today

Bollywood star Shilpa Rao to feature in Coke Studio today

Coke Studio chalks up another first for the music industry of Pakistan by featuring Bollywood sensation, Shilpa Rao, in the 4th episode of this Season, set to be aired on all leading television channels today. At the age of 21, Rao gave her first Bollywoo
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Nepra to set up 'help desk' to facilitate business community

Nepra to set up 'help desk' to facilitate business community

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has decided to establish its help desk at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry to facilitate new entrepreneurs in providing electricity connections on priority basis. This decision was taken
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Clean environment, ecosystem: Punjab government adopts six new standards

Clean environment, ecosystem: Punjab government adopts six new standards

The Punjab government has added six new standards to the Punjab Environmental Quality Standards (PEQS) which deal with municipal and industrial effluent, gasses emissions, ambient air, noise, vehicular emissions and drinking water quality. This was announ
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
UAF establishes new biology block

UAF establishes new biology block

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad has established a state-of-the-art new Biology Block, Faculty of Sciences costing Rs 120 million for providing modern facilities keeping in view the demand of increasing enrolment.
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Punjab PA condemns attacks in Peshawar, Mardan

Punjab PA condemns attacks in Peshawar, Mardan

The Punjab Assembly Friday unanimously passed a resolution, strongly condemning the terrorist attack on Christian Colony Peshawar and Mardan bomb blasts. The resolution moved by Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, commended the efforts of security ag
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
WWF-Pakistan observes International Vulture Awareness Day

WWF-Pakistan observes International Vulture Awareness Day

WWF-Pakistan organised an event to mark International Vulture Awareness Day 2016, on Friday, in collaboration with the Lahore Zoo to educate public about vultures' role in cleaning of ecosystem. Over the years the organisation has educated the general pub
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Congo virus: death toll rises to 10 in Quetta

Congo virus: death toll rises to 10 in Quetta

Another patient named Rehmat-ullah resident of Quetta has succumbed to the Congo virus here on Friday. According to hospital sources, Quetta resident Rehmatullah was brought to hospital on August 27 over Congo fever fears. He was confirmed after the labor
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Nawaz optimistic about 2018 general election prospects

Nawaz optimistic about 2018 general election prospects

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said the present government would not only complete its five-year term but would also form next government as a result of next general elections. While addressing a public gathering at Kala Shah Kaku after performing the
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
'CPEC to open new vistas of economic stability'

'CPEC to open new vistas of economic stability'

Chief Co-ordinator of Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufactures and Exporters Association (PRGMEA), Ijaz A Khokhar has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project will open new vistas of economic stability and development in the country.
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
'Paediatric Referral System' being set up in Punjab

'Paediatric Referral System' being set up in Punjab

A 'Paediatric Referral System' is being set up in Punjab to provide better healthcare facilities to the children. As a pilot project, referral system between public sector hospitals with the children hospital would be established in which private hospital
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Prime Minister condemns terrorist attack in Mardan

Prime Minister condemns terrorist attack in Mardan

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Mardan. Deeply sympathising with the bereaved families the Prime Minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and grant of courage to bear this irreparable
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
President condemns Mardan attack

President condemns Mardan attack

President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday strongly condemned the bomb blast at Mardan's District court and expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the tragic incident. The President expressed his condolences to the bereaved famili
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Wattoo, Khosa to represent PPP in PTI, PAT rallies

Wattoo, Khosa to represent PPP in PTI, PAT rallies

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has committed to sending a two-man squad to represent it in the PTI, PAT rallies on Saturday (today) in Lahore and Rawalpindi concurrently. Mian Manzoor Wattoo and Sardar Latif Khosa would participate in these rallies and it i
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
PU syndicate's meeting postponed

PU syndicate's meeting postponed

Punjab government here Friday told the Lahore High Court that Punjab University's syndicate meeting challenged before it had been postponed for an indefinite period. Assistant Advocate General Anwar Hussain further told the court that Governor Rafiq Rajwa
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Mineral Act to discourage illegal mining: minister

Mineral Act to discourage illegal mining: minister

KP Minister for Mineral Development, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli on Friday said that provincial government has introduced new Mineral Act to discourage illegal mining and ensuring effective role of Mineral department. She expressed these views while presiding ov
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
Lunch hosted in honour of Belarus envoy

Lunch hosted in honour of Belarus envoy

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa General Secretary, Business Advisory Committee, Adnan Jalil hosted a lunch in honour of the Ambassador of Belarus to Pakistan, Andrei Ermolovich and Trade Counsellor Vladimir N Papsuev at his residence. Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqba
Published 03 Sep, 2016 12:00am
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