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Print - 2016-10-31
Nisar says information minister removed for 'dereliction'

Nisar says information minister removed for 'dereliction'

A day after information minister Pervaiz Rashid was shown the door, minister for interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan said the former was dismissed as he did not stop the controversial story, involving national security, from going to print.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
VW's Audi warns of currency hit to sales in challenging market
Currency

VW's Audi warns of currency hit to sales in challenging market

Audi cut its sales forecast for the year on Friday, blaming volatile currency markets and predicting that its revenue will stagnate compared with 2015 due to "challenging" conditions. The pessimistic outlook from Volkswagen's flagship luxury division came
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
When is a coffee mug a donut? Topology explains it

When is a coffee mug a donut? Topology explains it

A topologist is a person who cannot tell the difference between a coffee mug and a donut - so goes a joke about a little-known scientific field crowned Tuesday with a Nobel Physics Prize. The quip describes it perfectly: topology explains how a material's
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
PetroChina reports lower third quarter profit on weak oil prices

PetroChina reports lower third quarter profit on weak oil prices

PetroChina Co Ltd reported sharply lower profits for the third quarter as weaker crude prices eroded margins at China's largest oil and gas producer. Faced with the worst downturn in the oil sector in a generation, the company said on Friday profit attrib
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Improve governance, deal with corruption

Improve governance, deal with corruption

The recent visits by the International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and the President of the Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao ended on a common refrain: improve governance and deal with corruption through transparency and account
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Tit-for-tat expulsions

Tit-for-tat expulsions

As Kashmiris' intifada refuses to die down New Delhi needs to keep raising diversionary antes away from the grave human rights violations perpetrated by its occupying forces. One such ante was raised this past Thursday when people in Pakistan and Kashmir
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
PML-N versus PTI

PML-N versus PTI

I, unlike public figures - be they politicians or in the entertainment media - do not claim to speak for the general public; nonetheless I feel compelled to share my personal views on the ongoing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Criticality of savings

Criticality of savings

Savings play an integral role in promoting economic development and ensuring social welfare in any economy. Social security, in the form and shape of National Savings instruments, is the most important alternate available, particularly in the developing c
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Risking Beijing's ire, Germany gets tough on Chinese takeovers

Risking Beijing's ire, Germany gets tough on Chinese takeovers

Alarmed by a raft of Chinese takeovers, Germany is putting the brakes on the Asian giant's shopping spree as it sends out the message that not everything is for sale - at the risk of antagonising Beijing. The more assertive noises coming out of Berlin are
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Newspaper leak and the removal of minister

Newspaper leak and the removal of minister

It is quite heartening to note that the minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid has stepped down from his position. It has been reported that a team comprising senior ISI, MI and IB officials would carry out a thorough probe into a newspa
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
China ships still at disputed shoal, fishermen back: Manila

China ships still at disputed shoal, fishermen back: Manila

Chinese coastguard ships are still patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea but are not stopping Filipinos from fishing there, a Philippine defence spokesman said Sunday. The information - from fishermen who have just returned from
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Anti-graft activist among four dead in Libya blast

Anti-graft activist among four dead in Libya blast

A prominent anti-corruption activist was one of four people killed in an explosion in Libya's second city of Benghazi, in the east of the strife-torn country, officials said Sunday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Iceland set for coalition haggling after Pirates advance

Iceland set for coalition haggling after Pirates advance

Iceland was headed on Sunday for tense talks over its next government after an alliance led by the anti-establishment Pirate Party gained ground against the ruling centre-right in a vote triggered by the Panama Papers scandal. Final figures from Saturday'
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Saudi says foiled plot to bomb World Cup qualifier

Saudi says foiled plot to bomb World Cup qualifier

Saudi authorities said Sunday they had foiled a plot to bomb a football stadium during a World Cup qualifying match and dismantled two "terrorist" cells linked to the Islamic State group. The interior ministry said in a statement that four suspects from e
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Scuffles as I Coast votes on divisive constitution

Scuffles as I Coast votes on divisive constitution

Ivorians were voting on Sunday to determine the fate of constitutional changes the president says will help end years of unrest, with scuffles erupting at several polling stations. The package put to the country's 6.3 million voters has alarmed the opposi
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Coalition strikes on Yemen detention centre kill 60

Coalition strikes on Yemen detention centre kill 60

Saudi-led coalition air strikes on rebel-held security buildings in western Yemen have killed at least 60 people, many of them inmates buried under the rubble of their detention centre. The strikes late Saturday came just hours after other coalition raids
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Europe warns Turkey over death penalty plans

Europe warns Turkey over death penalty plans

The Council of Europe warned Turkey against reestablishing the death penalty Sunday as Ankara stepped up its crackdown over the failed July coup by firing 10,000 more civil servants. "Executing the death penalty is incompatible with membership of the Coun
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Ruling party set for landslide win as Georgia votes

Ruling party set for landslide win as Georgia votes

Georgia votes in the second round of contested parliamentary polls Sunday, with the ruling Georgian Dream poised for a landslide victory after opposition parties alleged fraud in the first round.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Rulers offer sacrifice to save regime: Rashid

Rulers offer sacrifice to save regime: Rashid

With Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid being sacked from his position making the headlines, comments have been coming from all sides so far. The recent inclusion in this list is Sheikh Rashid Ahmad who has revealed that the current government has offere
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Recommendations of ADRC: FBR yet to implement LHC order

Recommendations of ADRC: FBR yet to implement LHC order

The Federal Board of Revenue has yet to implement the order passed by Lahore High Court (LHC) wherein it ruled that the recommendations of Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee (ADRC) constituted under Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 and Sales Tax Act, 1990,
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Income Tax: extension in deadline demanded

Income Tax: extension in deadline demanded

The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) has requested the authorities of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to increase the late date for submission of Income Tax to Dec 31.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Dar directs FBR to ease difficulties

Dar directs FBR to ease difficulties

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (RBR) to resolve all difficulties being faced by the tax payers in filing of their tax returns. The minister chaired a meeting here to review the progress on revenue collectio
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Interior Ministry recommends 50 percent increase in salaries of FC

Interior Ministry recommends 50 percent increase in salaries of FC

The Interior Ministry has recommended 50 percent increase in the salaries of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and a summary in this regard has been sent to the Prime Minister for approval. Sources said that in line with the directives of Interior Minister C
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
CM KP met UK parliamentarians in London

CM KP met UK parliamentarians in London

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak met parliamentarians and government officials in London during his official visit to the United Kingdom. He was accompanied by Chairman of the CPEC Executive Advisory Committee for the province Ghulam Dastg
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Currency

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (October 24 to 28 2016).

Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (October 30, 2016) and the forecast for Monday (October 31, 2016).

Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Shanghai Electric to buy $1.77 billion stake in K-Electric

Shanghai Electric to buy $1.77 billion stake in K-Electric

China's Shanghai Electric power company will buy a controlling stake in K-Electric, a power generation and distribution company, for $1.77 billion, K-Electric's parent company announced in a statement on Sunday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Shanghai Electric to buy $1.77 billion stake in K-Electric

Shanghai Electric to buy $1.77 billion stake in K-Electric

China's Shanghai Electric power company will buy a controlling stake in K-Electric, a power generation and distribution company, for $1.77 billion, K-Electric's parent company announced in a statement on Sunday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Shanghai Electric to buy $1.77 billion stake in K-Electric

Shanghai Electric to buy $1.77 billion stake in K-Electric

China''s Shanghai Electric power company will buy a controlling stake in K-Electric, a power generation and distribution company, for $1.77 billion, K-Electric''s parent company announced in a statement on Sunday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: divergent trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: divergent trend

The rupee was almost unchanged in terms of the dollar in the interbank market, while it lost 20 paisas versus the greenback in the open during the week, ended on Oct 29, 2016. In the interbank market, the rupee was almost unchanged versus the dollar for b
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
THE RUPEE: divergent trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: divergent trend

The rupee was almost unchanged in terms of the dollar in the interbank market, while it lost 20 paisas versus the greenback in the open during the week, ended on Oct 29, 2016. In the interbank market, the rupee was almost unchanged versus the dollar for b
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Motorway linking KP reopened but tensions escalate

Motorway linking KP reopened but tensions escalate

The motorway linking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the federal capital Islamabad was reopened on Sunday as the authorities removed containers from main roads. Heavy contingents of policemen and FC personnel remain present there to prevent Pakistan Tehree
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Motorway linking KP reopened but tensions escalate

Motorway linking KP reopened but tensions escalate

The motorway linking Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the federal capital Islamabad was reopened on Sunday as the authorities removed containers from main roads. Heavy contingents of policemen and FC personnel remain present there to prevent Pakistan Tehree
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Despite strong financial results and foreign buying, Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a bearing trend throughout the outgoing week due to uncertainty on political front, terror attack in Quetta and rollover week, analysts said.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Despite strong financial results and foreign buying, Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a bearing trend throughout the outgoing week due to uncertainty on political front, terror attack in Quetta and rollover week, analysts said.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Despite strong financial results and foreign buying, Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a bearing trend throughout the outgoing week due to uncertainty on political front, terror attack in Quetta and rollover week, analysts said.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Khattak pledges to lead rally towards capital

Khattak pledges to lead rally towards capital

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that he will lead a procession of millions of PTI workers from Swabi Interchange to Bani Gala and will remove all hurdles to reach to Imran Khan. Addressing a public meeting at his native town, Manki Sharif, distr
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Khattak pledges to lead rally towards capital

Khattak pledges to lead rally towards capital

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that he will lead a procession of millions of PTI workers from Swabi Interchange to Bani Gala and will remove all hurdles to reach to Imran Khan. Addressing a public meeting at his native town, Manki Sharif, distr
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Fire arms, liquor recovered from KP minister's car

Fire arms, liquor recovered from KP minister's car

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police Sunday claimed that it recovered 5 Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol, 6 magazines, a bullet-proof vest, alcohol and 3 teargas shells from Ali Amin Gandapur. Gandapur, who is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Revenue in Pe
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Fire arms, liquor recovered from KP minister's car

Fire arms, liquor recovered from KP minister's car

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police Sunday claimed that it recovered 5 Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol, 6 magazines, a bullet-proof vest, alcohol and 3 teargas shells from Ali Amin Gandapur. Gandapur, who is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Revenue in Pe
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Second review of GSP plus: four-member EU mission arrives

Second review of GSP plus: four-member EU mission arrives

A four-member European Union (EU) Mission arrived here on Sunday for the second review of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) plus to assess implementation status of 27 Conventions in the light of reports submitted by Pakistan, informed sources told <
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Second review of GSP plus: four-member EU mission arrives

Second review of GSP plus: four-member EU mission arrives

A four-member European Union (EU) Mission arrived here on Sunday for the second review of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) plus to assess implementation status of 27 Conventions in the light of reports submitted by Pakistan, informed sources told <
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Second review of GSP plus: four-member EU mission arrives

Second review of GSP plus: four-member EU mission arrives

A four-member European Union (EU) Mission arrived here on Sunday for the second review of Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) plus to assess implementation status of 27 Conventions in the light of reports submitted by Pakistan, informed sources told <
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 44 basis points

Futures spread down by 44 basis points

The futures spread declined by 44bps to 7.09 percent during the outgoing week ended on October 28, 2016. Trading activities on the futures counter improved significantly during the week as the average daily volumes increased by 53.9 percent to 111.29 mill
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 44 basis points

Futures spread down by 44 basis points

The futures spread declined by 44bps to 7.09 percent during the outgoing week ended on October 28, 2016. Trading activities on the futures counter improved significantly during the week as the average daily volumes increased by 53.9 percent to 111.29 mill
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 44 basis points

Futures spread down by 44 basis points

The futures spread declined by 44bps to 7.09 percent during the outgoing week ended on October 28, 2016. Trading activities on the futures counter improved significantly during the week as the average daily volumes increased by 53.9 percent to 111.29 mill
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 44 basis points

Futures spread down by 44 basis points

The futures spread declined by 44bps to 7.09 percent during the outgoing week ended on October 28, 2016. Trading activities on the futures counter improved significantly during the week as the average daily volumes increased by 53.9 percent to 111.29 mill
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
New Italy quake sows terror, flattens historic basilica

New Italy quake sows terror, flattens historic basilica

Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years struck a new blow to the country's seismically vulnerable heart Sunday, terrifying residents for the third time in nine weeks and flattening a revered 600-year-old church.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
New Italy quake sows terror, flattens historic basilica

New Italy quake sows terror, flattens historic basilica

Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years struck a new blow to the country's seismically vulnerable heart Sunday, terrifying residents for the third time in nine weeks and flattening a revered 600-year-old church.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
International Neuro-Surgery Conference from November 4

International Neuro-Surgery Conference from November 4

Pakistan Society of Neuro Surgeons will organise 29th International Neuro-Surgery Conference from November 4 to 6 at a local hotel in provincial capital with the collaboration of Department of Neuro Surgery, Lahore General Hospital.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Bangladesh's interbank forex rates

Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 78.41-78.42 (previous 78.40-78.42).
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Former Corvex executive gets seed money for new hedge fund

Former Corvex executive gets seed money for new hedge fund

Nick Graziano, a former top executive at hedge fund Corvex Management, has obtained early-stage financing from Constellation Seeding, putting his new hedge fund on track to start trading on Nov. 1, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Former Corvex executive gets seed money for new hedge fund

Former Corvex executive gets seed money for new hedge fund

Nick Graziano, a former top executive at hedge fund Corvex Management, has obtained early-stage financing from Constellation Seeding, putting his new hedge fund on track to start trading on Nov. 1, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Moldova votes in showdown between Russia, EU supporters

Moldova votes in showdown between Russia, EU supporters

Ex-Soviet Moldova went to the polls Sunday in its first popular presidential election since the 1990s, seen as a tug-of-war between supporters of closer relations with Russia and those seeking EU integration. The crisis-hit country of 3.5 million wedged b
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Afghan government loses 2 percent of territory in three months

Afghan government loses 2 percent of territory in three months

The Afghan government lost control or influence between May and August over two percent of the territory it controlled, the US government's top watchdog on Afghanistan said in a report on Sunday, a sign of the precarious security situation in the country
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
US polls narrow as Clinton grapples with email fallout

US polls narrow as Clinton grapples with email fallout

Polls showed the US election tightening Sunday as Hillary Clinton campaigned in the crucial state of Florida, grappling with the fallout from the FBI director disclosing more of her emails were under review.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Car ramming in West Bank, Palestinian killed

Car ramming in West Bank, Palestinian killed

A car ramming in the occupied West Bank on Sunday lightly wounded three Israeli police officers, and the Palestinian attacker was shot dead, Israeli police said. The incident occurred in the Beit Ummar area near the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron as
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Dozens dead as rebels fight to break Aleppo siege

Dozens dead as rebels fight to break Aleppo siege

Syria's regime and rebels were locked in fierce fighting Sunday on Aleppo's western edges, where 41 civilians have been killed in an opposition offensive to break a devastating government siege. Rebels have unleashed car bombs and salvos of rockets and sh
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Four Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai

Four Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai

Four Egyptian soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula, where the local branch of the Islamic State group regularly attacks security forces, the army said on Sunday. The troops were killed during operations around El-Arish, close to the border wit
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport

Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport

A drone forced Dubai international airport, one of the world's busiest, to halt air traffic for an hour and a half Saturday evening, the third such incident in less than five months.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Khewra Salt Mine, the second largest in the world

Khewra Salt Mine, the second largest in the world

The famous Khewra city is for having worlds second largest Salt mine, largest by area wise rock salt mine in the world. Official sources told Business Recorder during the visit to the salt mine here on Thursday that the reserves contain rock salt i
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Smartphones usage in country continues to grow

Smartphones usage in country continues to grow

The mobile broadband users' growth in Pakistan is expected to touch 8 per cent mark in coming years as the country would have more than 40 million smartphones by end of this year. The third-generation (3G) and 4G mobile phone users stand at around 30 mill
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
SCA demands interest-free loan package

SCA demands interest-free loan package

The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has demanded of the Sindh Government to announce an interest-free loan package for the farmers of Sindh similar to the one being offered in Punjab.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Lecture on important psychological issues held

Lecture on important psychological issues held

Balanced psychological relations between individuals and societies is imperative and in this connection the government must encourage psychologists in identifying the causes, effects and solutions to develop good and cordial relations between individuals,
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Freedom struggle continues despite worst atrocities: AJK President

Freedom struggle continues despite worst atrocities: AJK President

Sardar Masood Khan, President, Azad Jammu & Kashmir briefed media on human rights violations in Kashmir. He said that India was committing gross human rights violations in Kashmir and the entire population was living under extended curfew for over a month
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
AIOU's post-graduate exams begin on November 1

AIOU's post-graduate exams begin on November 1

Final exams of post-graduate programs of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will begin in Rawalpindi-Islamabad and other parts of the country from Tuesday.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
11-member FCCI trade team leaves for Spain

11-member FCCI trade team leaves for Spain

Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has decided to send maximum trade delegations to different potential international markets to give a quantum jump to textile exports from direct from Faisalabad, said Engineer Muhammad Saeed Sheikh Presid
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Record management exercise in LDA continues

Record management exercise in LDA continues

Special exercise for management of record continued for the third consecutive day even on Sunday in Lahore Development Authority besides cleanliness and maintenance of record rooms in the two block of LDA office complex at Johar Town. Director General LDA
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Customs' values on import of branded coffee revised

Customs' values on import of branded coffee revised

Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi has revised customs values on the import of branded coffee sold in retail packing. A new customs ruling issued by the directorate revealed that in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 25-A of the
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
280,000 Afghan DPs repatriated under UNHCR programme

280,000 Afghan DPs repatriated under UNHCR programme

Two hundred and eighty thousand Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan under the UNHCR repatriation programme this year. According to radio Pakistan, a spokesman of UNHCR said that about five thousand Afghan refugees are being repatriated to
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
NAP fails to deliver positive results: Gilani

NAP fails to deliver positive results: Gilani

Former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that the National Action Plan has not been able to deliver the desired results and the PPP would consider withdrawing support to it.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Ginners assured of clearance of refund claims within a month
Cotton

Ginners assured of clearance of refund claims within a month

Member Inland Revenue (Operations), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Dr Muhammad Irshad has assured the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) that refund claims of ginners would be cleared within a month. "We are going to suggest exemption of sales ta
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Nisar says information minister removed for 'dereliction'

Nisar says information minister removed for 'dereliction'

A day after information minister Pervaiz Rashid was shown the door, minister for interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan said the former was dismissed as he did not stop the controversial story, involving national security, from going to print.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
'Is 'royal family' behind story leak?'

'Is 'royal family' behind story leak?'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Sunday demanded a detailed investigation into leak of the controversial story to find out if the 'royal family' was behind it.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
'Is 'royal family' behind story leak?'

'Is 'royal family' behind story leak?'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Sunday demanded a detailed investigation into leak of the controversial story to find out if the 'royal family' was behind it.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
'Ab tera kaya bane ga kaliya'

'Ab tera kaya bane ga kaliya'

Dispelling all the rumours and speculations, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has reached back Islamabad on Sunday after attending a wedding in Duabi. "Just landed back Alhamdolillah... Ab tera kaya bane ga kaliya," Khawaja Asif said on Twitter confirming hi
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
'Ab tera kaya bane ga kaliya'

'Ab tera kaya bane ga kaliya'

Dispelling all the rumours and speculations, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has reached back Islamabad on Sunday after attending a wedding in Duabi. "Just landed back Alhamdolillah... Ab tera kaya bane ga kaliya," Khawaja Asif said on Twitter confirming hi
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Zardari for action against all those responsible

Zardari for action against all those responsible

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday demanded action against all those responsible for 'security leaks.' The PPP leader further demanded action against all terrorists across the country without any disc
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Zardari for action against all those responsible

Zardari for action against all those responsible

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday demanded action against all those responsible for 'security leaks.' The PPP leader further demanded action against all terrorists across the country without any disc
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
On Africa tour, French PM rules out slavery reparations

On Africa tour, French PM rules out slavery reparations

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls issued an appeal on Sunday to overcome the legacy of slavery, dismissing claims for financial compensation while acknowledging the "horror" of the slave trade. Valls was visiting Franklin House, a former slave hub in the
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
US, Russiana and Japanese astronauts return from ISS

US, Russiana and Japanese astronauts return from ISS

Three astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan Sunday following a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station, including US astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Visiting injured cadets: Bilawal breaks down into tears

Visiting injured cadets: Bilawal breaks down into tears

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the injured police cadets, here on Sunday. Militants' raid on a police training center killed 61 people on October 24, the deadliest assault on a security installation in Pakistan's hist
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
Visiting injured cadets: Bilawal breaks down into tears

Visiting injured cadets: Bilawal breaks down into tears

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited the injured police cadets, here on Sunday. Militants' raid on a police training center killed 61 people on October 24, the deadliest assault on a security installation in Pakistan's hist
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
144 enforced due to threats: Zaeem

144 enforced due to threats: Zaeem

Spokesman for Punjab Government Zaeem Hussain Qadri here on Sunday talking to journalists stated that section 144 have been enforced in Islamabad and Punjab due to threats of PTI leader Imran Khan. He stated that weapons have been found in car of KPK mini
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
SGAD Punjab holds farewell party

SGAD Punjab holds farewell party

Services & General Administration Department (SGAD) Punjab held a farewell party in the honour of Section Officer Muhammad Saeed, retired after performing 40 years long service, at Darbar Hall Civil Secretariat.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
EU and Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

EU and Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the coming years to enter fully into force.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
EU and Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

EU and Canada sign free trade deal but battle not over

The European Union and Canada signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to generate jobs and growth though it must still clear some 40 national and regional parliaments in Europe in the coming years to enter fully into force.
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
EU Commissioner defends Chinese 'slitty eyes' comment

EU Commissioner defends Chinese 'slitty eyes' comment

Germany's European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Sunday defended his use of the term "slitty eyes" for Chinese people which triggered outrage after they were revealed in a leaked recording of a speech to business leaders. Oettinger - the commissioner
Published 31 Oct, 2016 12:00am
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