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Print - 2016-12-19
MS DHQs, THQs directed to improve performance of hospitals

MS DHQs, THQs directed to improve performance of hospitals

Provincial Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir has directed the Medicinal Superintendents of all the District Headquarters as well as Tehsil Headquarters hospitals to improve the performance of their hospitals and ensure proper h
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Markaz-e-Umeed organises Social Expo-2016

Markaz-e-Umeed organises Social Expo-2016

The Markaz-e-Umeed organised the Social Expo-2016 with exclusive support of SSGC and vigorous participation of humanity serving NGOs of Pakistan in Karachi Expo Centre here on Sunday.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Centre, provinces fail to implement NAP: Farooq Sattar

Centre, provinces fail to implement NAP: Farooq Sattar

Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan, Dr Farooq Sattar has asserted on Sunday that National Action Plan (NAP) has not been completely implemented and in addition to federation, provinces are responsible in the issue.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Four of a family suffer burns in accident

Four of a family suffer burns in accident

A husband, wife and two children were burnt in Quetta due to a blast caused by gas leakage on Sunday. According to hospital sources, the incident took place in Smagli Road's area Kali Shadi Khan when a woman tried to ignite gas heater early in the morning
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Karachi hit by mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus

Karachi hit by mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus

A mosquito-borne disease has reared its head in Karachi, affecting thousands of people in Malir, Saudabad and Shah Faisal neighbourhoods of the city. World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is Chikungunya virus that can become epidemic in the country.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Minister inaugurates Punjab Rural Ambulance Service

Minister inaugurates Punjab Rural Ambulance Service

Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir inaugurated Punjab Rural Ambulance Service at Directorate General Health Services, here on Sunday. These ambulances would provide services to shift the pregnant women in the needs hour f
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Sindh Government urged to regularise 13,000 LB employees

Sindh Government urged to regularise 13,000 LB employees

All Pakistan Local Government Workers' Federation (APLGWF) urged the Sindh Government on Sunday to regularise 13000 local bodies' employees. The workers federation proposed that Sindh government that is the majority party in Sindh Assembly should adopt a
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
JUI-F decides to launch protest against killings in Myanmar and Aleppo

JUI-F decides to launch protest against killings in Myanmar and Aleppo

JUI-F has decided to observe country-wide protest against inhuman brutalities in Myanmar and Aleppo on next Friday. The decision was taken during a meeting of the consultative committee for Centennial Celebrations held here chaired by JUI-F chief, Maulana
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Elahi urges opposition parties to unite

Elahi urges opposition parties to unite

Pakistan Muslim League (PML) senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has said that for going into alliance, the opposition parties will have to make their preference to collective and national interests over personal a
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Tribute paid to APS, PK-661 martyrs

Tribute paid to APS, PK-661 martyrs

A walk was arranged on Sunday along with cycle and motorcycle rally at Sea View Karachi to pay tribute to Army Public School (APS) and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane PK-661 martyrs including Junaid Jamshed.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
PPP to consult parties on Panama bill

PPP to consult parties on Panama bill

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday decided to contact political parties over Panama Papers Bill.The decision has been made to gain support for passing Panama Papers Bill in National Assembly. PPP's central leader Qamar Zaman Qaira confirmed the news.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
SSP suspends 11 policemen

SSP suspends 11 policemen

11 personnel of Sindh Police have been suspended on Sunday and 2 arrested for links with dacoits, drug dealers and persons involved in crimes. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of East, Faisal Abdullah suspended 11 personnel belonging to different pol
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
KU announces exam fees schedule

KU announces exam fees schedule

The Controller Examinations of the University of Karachi notified on Sunday that the examination fees and forms for B.A, B.Sc. and B.Com Regular Annual Examinations 2016 will be accepted at respective colleges without late fees till December 29. The exami
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
JI underscores need for accountability of all

JI underscores need for accountability of all

Secretary General, Jamaat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch, has said that if any political party was of the view that the Supreme Court should complete the accountability of the Prime Minister and his family as may result in the Premier's disqualification, the JI
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Chairman Turkish Investment Group meets CM Punjab

Chairman Turkish Investment Group meets CM Punjab

Chairman Turkish Investment Group, Ahmet Albayrak met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister's Office. Ahmet Albayrak showed deep interest in investment for the development of housing and social sectors in Punjab during the meeting.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Nisar's comments 'direct attack' on Supreme Court: Qureshi

Nisar's comments 'direct attack' on Supreme Court: Qureshi

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday declared interior minister's press conference on Justice Faez Isa inquiry report as a "direct attack" on Supreme Court and demanded his resignation along with chief minister and home minister of Balochistan in wake
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Inquiry report into attack on Hamid Mir leaked

Inquiry report into attack on Hamid Mir leaked

The inquiry report of a judicial commission, that investigated 2014 gun attack on senior journalist and anchorperson Hamid Mir in Karachi was released on Sunday.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Bilawal must demonstrate maturity: Marriyum

Bilawal must demonstrate maturity: Marriyum

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday reacted to a statement of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari saying that Bilawal must demonstrate political maturity while making public statements.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Co-operation between CP, PML-N to be promoted: Shahbaz

Co-operation between CP, PML-N to be promoted: Shahbaz

Vice Minister International Department of Central Committee of Communist Party of China, Zheng Xiaosong met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, on Sunday. Matters of mutual interest, promotion of Pak-China relations besides strengthening of contacts bet
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
EDB may advertise post of CEO anytime soon

EDB may advertise post of CEO anytime soon

Engineering Development Board (EDB) is expected to advertise the post of chief executive officer (CEO) this week as a team of auditors has declared the appointment of incumbent CEO illegal, well informed sources in EDB told Business Recorder.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Youth's body found

Youth's body found

A youth was found dead from Golimar area of the metropolis on Sunday. According to police, the four-day-old body of unidentified youth, aged 26, was found from the Golimar drain near Eidgah ground. Police said the body, which bore several bullet marks, wa
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
PIA slaughters black goat for ATR plane operations

PIA slaughters black goat for ATR plane operations

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) may have cleared the ATR planes for flying operations, but mere clearance seemed a half-job done for the authorities as they resorted to slaughter a black goat on Sunday to ward off any 'untoward happening' in view of
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly
Currency

Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly

The mark-up on domestic debt stock as well as external loans taken since 2013 cost the kitty around Rs3.7 trillion during last three years, according to an official document of the Finance Division on debt. According to the brief of Debt Policy Co-ordinat
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly
Currency

Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly

The mark-up on domestic debt stock as well as external loans taken since 2013 cost the kitty around Rs3.7 trillion during last three years, according to an official document of the Finance Division on debt. According to the brief of Debt Policy Co-ordinat
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly
Currency

Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly

The mark-up on domestic debt stock as well as external loans taken since 2013 cost the kitty around Rs3.7 trillion during last three years, according to an official document of the Finance Division on debt. According to the brief of Debt Policy Co-ordinat
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly
Currency

Mark-up on debts costs exchequer dearly

The mark-up on domestic debt stock as well as external loans taken since 2013 cost the kitty around Rs3.7 trillion during last three years, according to an official document of the Finance Division on debt. According to the brief of Debt Policy Co-ordinat
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Canadian tourist among 10 dead in Jordan

Canadian tourist among 10 dead in Jordan

Gunmen killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist and police officers on Sunday in southern Jordan, before security forces killed four attackers in a siege lasting several hours. The shootings took place in Karak, a tourist destination known for one of
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Canadian tourist among 10 dead in Jordan

Canadian tourist among 10 dead in Jordan

Gunmen killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist and police officers on Sunday in southern Jordan, before security forces killed four attackers in a siege lasting several hours. The shootings took place in Karak, a tourist destination known for one of
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Indonesian air force plane crashes in Papua killing 13

Indonesian air force plane crashes in Papua killing 13

An Indonesian air force transport plane has crashed into a mountain, killing all 13 people board, during a training exercise in the remote region of Papua, a search and rescue agency official said on Sunday. The Hercules C130 plane had taken off from the
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Indonesian air force plane crashes in Papua killing 13

Indonesian air force plane crashes in Papua killing 13

An Indonesian air force transport plane has crashed into a mountain, killing all 13 people board, during a training exercise in the remote region of Papua, a search and rescue agency official said on Sunday. The Hercules C130 plane had taken off from the
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Lebanon gets new government

Lebanon gets new government

Lebanon acquired a new 30-minister government Sunday led by Saad Hariri, bringing together the entire political spectrum except for the Christian Phalangist party that rejected the portfolio it was offered.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Turkey holds nine over reprisal attacks on pro-Kurd party

Turkey holds nine over reprisal attacks on pro-Kurd party

Turkish authorities on Sunday detained nine people suspected of involvement in a night of violence against offices of the main pro-Kurdish party in apparent reprisal for a deadly attack blamed on Kurdish militants.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Gunmen burn buses, stalling Aleppo deal

Gunmen burn buses, stalling Aleppo deal

Armed men burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria on Sunday, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel pocket in Aleppo, where evacuees crammed into buses for hours, waiting to move. The Syri
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Gunmen burn buses, stalling Aleppo deal

Gunmen burn buses, stalling Aleppo deal

Armed men burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria on Sunday, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel pocket in Aleppo, where evacuees crammed into buses for hours, waiting to move. The Syri
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Rashid hints at support for PPP against government

Rashid hints at support for PPP against government

Awami Muslim League (AML) chief, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that no doubt he is an ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan but he is independent to take decisions keeping in view the situation. In an interview here on Sunday, Sheikh
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Karachi hit by mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus

Karachi hit by mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus

A mosquito-borne disease has reared its head in Karachi, affecting thousands of people in Malir, Saudabad and Shah Faisal neighbourhoods of the city. World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is Chikungunya virus that can become epidemic in the country. Chi
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Ukraine says five troops killed in worst clash in months

Ukraine says five troops killed in worst clash in months

Ukraine said five of its troops were killed Sunday by pro-Russian insurgents in the bloodiest clash in the war-scarred ex-Soviet republic in months. Kiev military spokesman Leonid Matyukhin told AFP that another six soldiers were wounded in the battle for
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Suicide bombing kills 49 soldiers in Yemen

Suicide bombing kills 49 soldiers in Yemen

A suicide bomber killed at least 49 soldiers gathered to receive their monthly pay in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials said, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials said at least 60 other troops were wou
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Suicide bombing kills 49 soldiers in Yemen

Suicide bombing kills 49 soldiers in Yemen

A suicide bomber killed at least 49 soldiers gathered to receive their monthly pay in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials said, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials said at least 60 other troops were wou
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to President of Pakistan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar, FBR officials and Government of Punjab in a petition challenging the illegal recovery of money through bank account of a for
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to President of Pakistan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar, FBR officials and Government of Punjab in a petition challenging the illegal recovery of money through bank account of a for
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to President of Pakistan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar, FBR officials and Government of Punjab in a petition challenging the illegal recovery of money through bank account of a for
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Recovery of money through bank account: notices issued

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to President of Pakistan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhtar, FBR officials and Government of Punjab in a petition challenging the illegal recovery of money through bank account of a for
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Chinese company to be awarded mega power project

Chinese company to be awarded mega power project

The government is all set to award 600KV (4,000MW) HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) 878-kilometres Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Project of $2.1 billion to China Electric Power Equipment & Technology Co Ltd (CET) at wheeling tariff of 0.74 cents per
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Chinese company to be awarded mega power project

Chinese company to be awarded mega power project

The government is all set to award 600KV (4,000MW) HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) 878-kilometres Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Project of $2.1 billion to China Electric Power Equipment & Technology Co Ltd (CET) at wheeling tariff of 0.74 cents per
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Chinese company to be awarded mega power project

Chinese company to be awarded mega power project

The government is all set to award 600KV (4,000MW) HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) 878-kilometres Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Project of $2.1 billion to China Electric Power Equipment & Technology Co Ltd (CET) at wheeling tariff of 0.74 cents per
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 145 basis points

Futures spread down by 145 basis points

The futures spread decreased by 145bps to stand at 4.45 percent during the outgoing week ended on December 16. Trading activities on the futures counter remained this as the average daily volumes declined by 9.7 percent to 45.28 million shares during this
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 145 basis points

Futures spread down by 145 basis points

The futures spread decreased by 145bps to stand at 4.45 percent during the outgoing week ended on December 16. Trading activities on the futures counter remained this as the average daily volumes declined by 9.7 percent to 45.28 million shares during this
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Futures spread down by 145 basis points

Futures spread down by 145 basis points

The futures spread decreased by 145bps to stand at 4.45 percent during the outgoing week ended on December 16. Trading activities on the futures counter remained this as the average daily volumes declined by 9.7 percent to 45.28 million shares during this
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Uptrend continues

Uptrend continues

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend during the outgoing week and despite hefty foreign selling the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 1197.30 points or 2.6 percent to close at new high level of 46,584.53 points.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Uptrend continues

Uptrend continues

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend during the outgoing week and despite hefty foreign selling the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 1197.30 points or 2.6 percent to close at new high level of 46,584.53 points.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Uptrend continues

Uptrend continues

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend during the outgoing week and despite hefty foreign selling the benchmark KSE-100 index increased by 1197.30 points or 2.6 percent to close at new high level of 46,584.53 points.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Scotland says it will unveil single market Brexit plan this week

Scotland says it will unveil single market Brexit plan this week

Scotland will publish proposals this week for how it can remain in the European Union's single market after Britain leaves the bloc, in order to avoid the "national disaster" of a "hard Brexit", the Scottish government said on Sunday.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Scotland says it will unveil single market Brexit plan this week

Scotland says it will unveil single market Brexit plan this week

Scotland will publish proposals this week for how it can remain in the European Union's single market after Britain leaves the bloc, in order to avoid the "national disaster" of a "hard Brexit", the Scottish government said on Sunday.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Zardari to return on December 23: Bilawal

Zardari to return on December 23: Bilawal

Chairman, Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Sunday announced that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari would reach Karachi on December 23, 2016. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, the PPP Chairman said that doctors have allowed
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Zardari to return on December 23: Bilawal

Zardari to return on December 23: Bilawal

Chairman, Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Sunday announced that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari would reach Karachi on December 23, 2016. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, the PPP Chairman said that doctors have allowed
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Bajwa reiterates commitment to security of Saudi Arabia

Bajwa reiterates commitment to security of Saudi Arabia

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, held a series of meetings on Sunday. He called on Saudi King SSalman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The Saudi King and the COAS agreed that both the countries shar
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Bajwa reiterates commitment to security of Saudi Arabia

Bajwa reiterates commitment to security of Saudi Arabia

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, held a series of meetings on Sunday. He called on Saudi King SSalman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The Saudi King and the COAS agreed that both the countries shar
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Dollar higher
Currency

Dollar higher

The dollar managed to gain against the rupee on the money market during the week, ended on December 17, 2016.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Dollar higher
Currency

Dollar higher

The dollar managed to gain against the rupee on the money market during the week, ended on December 17, 2016.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (December 18, 2016) and the forecast for Monday (December 19, 2016).

Published 19 Dec, 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. (December 13 to 16 2016).

Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Situation in Aleppo

Situation in Aleppo

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item "Aleppo evacuation suspended, trapping thousands", carried by the newspaper on Saturday. According to it, the Syrian government has suspended the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Statistics and politics

Statistics and politics

Pakistani governments, like their counterparts across the globe, do engage in data manipulation for political reasons. This tendency by politicians is perhaps best reflected in the proverb 'lies, damned lies and statistics'.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
State of the power sector

State of the power sector

The Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power, has asked in his recent article the question: Pakistan's power sector going up or down, or nowhere? As expected, his answer is that the power sector is progressing by leaps and bounds and by 2018 we will have a
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Syrian civil war nearing end?

Syrian civil war nearing end?

In his remarks on the death and destruction a brutal war has wrought in Syria's largest city UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon so rightly said that Aleppo has become "synonymous for hell." For the last four- and-a-half years, Aleppo has been the scene of a
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Sartaj and CPEC

Sartaj and CPEC

That China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is critical to the economic and social development of the country is a fact that has found its best expression in the remarks of Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. Inaugurating the 32nd A
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
UN Libya envoy calls for reconciliation after Sirte victory

UN Libya envoy calls for reconciliation after Sirte victory

UN Libya envoy Martin Kobler on Sunday called for national reconciliation and a unified security service after pro-government forces retook the former Islamic State group bastion of Sirte. "I call on Libyans to seize this opportunity to promote national r
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Poland president in crisis talks on third day of protests

Poland president in crisis talks on third day of protests

Polish protesters staged a third day of mass anti-government demonstrations on Sunday as President Andrzej Duda embarked on mediation talks to try to end the seething political crisis. Opposition lawmakers were also continuing to occupy parliament in a de
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Ivory Coast votes as president seeks strong majority

Ivory Coast votes as president seeks strong majority

Ivory Coast voted Sunday in elections that President Alassane Ouattara hopes will strengthen his hold in parliament in order to help keep the world's top cocoa producer in the economic fast lane. The authorities ordered some 30,000 security personnel into
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Sudan opposition presses on with 'sit-at-home' strike

Sudan opposition presses on with 'sit-at-home' strike

Sudanese opposition groups and activists on Sunday pressed on with plans to hold a "sit-at-home" strike against fuel subsidy cuts, despite a warning from President Omar al-Bashir that anti-regime protests would be crushed.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Duterte painkiller use draws concern in Philippines

Duterte painkiller use draws concern in Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's admission that he used a powerful painkiller has prompted concern about his health, with lawmakers urging him Sunday to undergo a medical examination and disclose the results. Duterte on Monday revealed that he used
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Trump tells Michelle Obama US now has hope

Trump tells Michelle Obama US now has hope

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday insisted that America was full of hope since his election, shrugging off First Lady Michelle Obama's remarks suggesting otherwise.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu

Japan culling 210,000 birds amid spreading avian flu

Japan has begun slaughtering about 210,000 farm birds in northern Hokkaido to contain another outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, an official said Sunday. It is the fifth mass cull this winter in Japan with hundreds of officials working t
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Eight Chinese charged over Australia drug smuggling

Eight Chinese charged over Australia drug smuggling

Eight Chinese nationals have been charged with smuggling drugs using a large commercial vessel, Australian police said Sunday, after their boat was seized off the country's coast. Ten crew members, all Chinese men, were arrested after navy personnel board
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
New Zealand Prime Minister announces cabinet reshuffle

New Zealand Prime Minister announces cabinet reshuffle

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English unveiled a new-look cabinet on Sunday, marking his first major move since taking over the country's top job six days ago. There were few surprises in the fine-tuning with only one minister who intends to stand in ne
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Promoting indigenous cultures of Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral

Promoting indigenous cultures of Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral

To have no cultural and traditional background to your memories is equal to having no education. Cultural traditions are important because they transmit shared values, stories and goals from one generation to the next and encourage groups of people to cre
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
FBR can employ 330 IRA officers on enforcement activities

FBR can employ 330 IRA officers on enforcement activities

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) can effectively use 330 Inland Revenue Audit Officers (upgraded to BS-18) for wide range of enforcement activities including discovering of new taxpayers, recovery of tax demands, audit and action against tax evaders to
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Dispute between wife and parents has ended: Amir

Dispute between wife and parents has ended: Amir

Famous Pakistani-born Boxer Amir Khan has said that the conflict between her wife and parents has come to an end. Talking to media persons during his fund-raising event in Virginia, Amir confirmed the ongoing tussle has finished and now his focus on his u
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
ICRC, KP police sign MoU

ICRC, KP police sign MoU

The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during ceremony held at Central Police Office (CPO) Peshawar Sunday.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Eight-month-old Pakistani becomes youngest bone marrow donor in India

Eight-month-old Pakistani becomes youngest bone marrow donor in India

The eight-month-old Pakistani infant, Rayan has become the youngest bone marrow donor in India by donating healthy bone marrow stem cells to his elder sister, who underwent successful transplant at a city hospital Bengaluru, the Indian Express reported on
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Ginneries witness 12.33 percent increase in seed cotton arrivals
Cotton

Ginneries witness 12.33 percent increase in seed cotton arrivals

Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has issued the figures of cotton arrival up to December 15th,2016. Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to over 1,01,47,941 bales have reached ginneries across Pakistan, showing an increase of 12.33 per cent compared
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Policy of encouraging wheat cultivation backfired: ICST

Policy of encouraging wheat cultivation backfired: ICST

The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday said the government's policy of unnecessarily encouraging wheat cultivation has backfired as it has resulted in surplus stocks and annual losses to the tune of billions.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Islamabad-Gilgit route: PIA operates C-130 flight

Islamabad-Gilgit route: PIA operates C-130 flight

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operated a C-130 flight for passengers between Islamabad and Gilgit on Sunday. PIA Spokesman Danyal Gilani said, "The C-130 flight will continue its operation from Islamabad to Gilgit till completion of ATR Plan check
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Five 'militants' of banned outfit killed

Five 'militants' of banned outfit killed

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Sunday killed five suspected militants during an operation in Dera Ghazi Khan. According to sources, the terrorists belonged to a banned outfit and were planning a major terror activity in the province.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Anti-polio drive to begin in Punjab, Balochistan today

Anti-polio drive to begin in Punjab, Balochistan today

A three-day anti-polio vaccination campaign will begin in Punjab from Monday. Eighteen point four million children below the age of five years would be administered polio drop. Forty-four thousand six hundred and fifty-four teams have been constituted to
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Global warming melting mountain glaciers: study

Global warming melting mountain glaciers: study

Global warming is responsible for the melting of mountain glaciers around the world in the last century, scientists said on Monday. Since glaciers respond slowly to climate change and are susceptible to yearly weather changes, there has been some debate i
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Climate change behind some 2015 floods, fires, heatwaves

Climate change behind some 2015 floods, fires, heatwaves

Last year's heat waves across Europe and Asia, fires in Alaska, unusually sunny winters in Britain and high-tide floods in Florida were influenced by climate change, a US report showed on Thursday But other extreme weather events could not be blamed on th
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
'2.2 million Yemen children acutely malnourished'

'2.2 million Yemen children acutely malnourished'

Nearly 2.2 million Yemeni children are acutely malnourished, victims of the near-collapse of the health care system during two years of escalating conflict, UN children's fund UNICEF said on Tuesday. At least 462,000 are suffering from severe acute malnut
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke

Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke

A person's current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests. US researchers followed stroke survivors for an average of five years after the event and found those who were never marr
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Study suggests statins linked to lower dementia risk

Study suggests statins linked to lower dementia risk

Some cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, appear to be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in certain people, suggested a study out Monday. However, not all patients benefited, and the report stopped short of establishing any cause and
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
Zika virus can keep growing in infant brains even after birth: US CDC

Zika virus can keep growing in infant brains even after birth: US CDC

US researchers have found evidence of the Zika virus replicating in fetal brains for up to seven months after the mother became infected with the virus, and they showed the virus can persist even after birth, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Published 19 Dec, 2016 12:00am
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