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Print - 2017-02-13
Grenade explosion kills two children

Grenade explosion kills two children

Two children were killed and another critically wounded in a grenade explosion in north-western Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. The children of a shepherd family were playing in a mountainous village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when they found the
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Five security personnel injured in Bajaur Agency

Five security personnel injured in Bajaur Agency

5 security personnel were seriously injured in a blast that occurred while they attempted to defuse a bomb in Mamond tehsil of the troubled Bajaur Agency on Sunday. According to the Bajaur political administration, the security personnel were defusing the
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Two injured in Hub

Two injured in Hub

Two persons were injured in firing of unknown accused near Hub Chowki, border area of Sindh and Balochistan. According to police source, Mir Hussain, aged 25, son of Ghulam Hussain and Wahaj Bux, aged 47, son of Talib Bux, were injured when unknown culpri
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
CCP recommends proceedings against USC

CCP recommends proceedings against USC

Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared evaluation of Utility Stores Corporation's (USC) IT project as flawed and recommended that proceedings should be initiated against USC for discriminating with local IT companies, well informed sources
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
OPC helps expats to get possession of 50 plots: Commissioner

OPC helps expats to get possession of 50 plots: Commissioner

Commissioner Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), Punjab Afzaal Bhatti has said that provision of possession of 50 residential plots to Overseas Pakistanis in Eden Housing Scheme is a remarkable and tremendous achievement of the OPC. Presiding over a dep
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Prices of food items decline slightly

Prices of food items decline slightly

Prices of essential food items, including pulses, vegetable, sugar, flour, have registered a slight decline in retail market, according to survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that Pakistan had successfully tapped international capital market four times since 2014 and each time received overwhelming response. He was addressing the closing ceremony of "Colours of Indus 2017 Progr
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Pakistan tapped world capital market four times: Dar

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that Pakistan had successfully tapped international capital market four times since 2014 and each time received overwhelming response. He was addressing the closing ceremony of "Colours of Indus 2017 Progr
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Tribal leaders of JUI-F oppose Fata-KP merger

Tribal leaders of JUI-F oppose Fata-KP merger

Tribal leaders of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI-F) have opposed the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and vowed to strongly resist any such attempt at every forum.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
SEED, SEA sign MoU to open social enterprise academy

SEED, SEA sign MoU to open social enterprise academy

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between SEED Ventures and Social Enterprise Academy (SEA), Scotland to inaugurate the international social franchise of the Social Enterprise Academy for Pakistan. According to an announcement of the SEE
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Sherpao to visit tribal agencies to win support for Fata-KP merger

Sherpao to visit tribal agencies to win support for Fata-KP merger

Chairman of Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has announced he will visit all tribal agencies to unite the people in favour of the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
ANP-Wali calls for Pakhtun unity to overcome challenges

ANP-Wali calls for Pakhtun unity to overcome challenges

Chairperson of Awami National Party (ANP-Wali) Begum Naseem Wali Khan has called for Pakhtun unity to cope with growing challenges and issues. "I am fighting to gain Pakhtun rights and equal share of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA in the China-Pakistan Econo
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
We must do our part to make world a global village, says former CJP

We must do our part to make world a global village, says former CJP

At least ten teams from top law schools throughout Pakistan competed in the Jessup law moot court competition-Pakistan, held in Islamabad. The three-day event was sponsored by the U.S Embassy's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Nobody will be allowed to make, sell spurious drugs: minister

Nobody will be allowed to make, sell spurious drugs: minister

Punjab Minister for Primary & Secondary Health, Khawaja Imran Nazir has said that nobody will be allowed to manufacture or sell substandard and spurious drugs in Punjab. He said that strict action would be taken against such elements that put the human li
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
50 percent questions remain unanswered in KP PA's last session

50 percent questions remain unanswered in KP PA's last session

Fifty percent questions remained unaddressed due to absence of relevant ministers and not receiving reply from the departments concerned during the recent prorogued session of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. However, the House adopted five resolutions and pa
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Cotton bolls hit by pink bollworm destroyed
Cotton

Cotton bolls hit by pink bollworm destroyed

The Punjab Agriculture Department has destroyed 500 cotton bolls affected by pink bollworm in the province under its campaign to destroy the cotton bolls affected by different pests launched on November 3, said a spokesman of the department here on Sunday
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
No mention of Hafiz Saeed in NAP: Shujaat

No mention of Hafiz Saeed in NAP: Shujaat

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujat Hussain, commenting on Advisor on Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz declaring detention of Hafiz Saeed as part of National Action Plan (NAP) has said that when NAP was
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Khurram appointed FPCCI body chief

Khurram appointed FPCCI body chief

Dr Khurram Tariq Chief Executive Officer Kay & Emms (Pvt) Ltd has been appointed as chairman of the FPCCI Standing Committee on "Hosiery Manufacturers and Value-added exports for the year 2017. Dr Khurram is a highly educated businessman. He has rich expe
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia Sunday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in some countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment to reporters aft
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

'Islamophobia' fuelling terrorism: UN chief

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi Arabia Sunday, as anti-immigrant sentiment rises in some countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment to reporters aft
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture income tax; but due to lack of appropriate systems, however, it was never able to comply with the 2001 amendment that stipulated that tax would be land or income-based depending on whichever is higher. Th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture income tax; but due to lack of appropriate systems, however, it was never able to comply with the 2001 amendment that stipulated that tax would be land or income-based depending on whichever is higher. Th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture tax: minister

Punjab continues to collect land-based agriculture income tax; but due to lack of appropriate systems, however, it was never able to comply with the 2001 amendment that stipulated that tax would be land or income-based depending on whichever is higher. Th
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea Sunday fired a ballistic missile into the sea in an apparent test of new US President Donald Trump, who responded by pledging "100 percent" support for Washington's key regional ally Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country wou
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea fires ballistic missile

North Korea Sunday fired a ballistic missile into the sea in an apparent test of new US President Donald Trump, who responded by pledging "100 percent" support for Washington's key regional ally Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose country wou
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

Panama detains Mossack Fonseca founders

The two founders of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca were arrested on Saturday, the attorney general's office said, after both were indicted on charges of money-laundering in a case allegedly tied to a wide-ranging corruption scandal in Brazil.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Lagarde 'optimistic' about US economy

Lagarde 'optimistic' about US economy

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday voiced optimism for US economic growth under President Donald Trump but warned it could herald trouble for the rest of the world. "From the little we know, and I will insist on the little we kn
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Germany elects 'anti-Trump' Steinmeier as president

Billed as Germany's "anti-Trump", former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
One killed in TV channel van attack

One killed in TV channel van attack

A media person was killed on Sunday when unknown men opened fire on a Samaa TV DSNG van near KDA roundabout in North Nazimabad area. According to police and rescue sources, the incident took place soon after the DSNG reached the site to cover another inci
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
One killed in TV channel van attack

One killed in TV channel van attack

A media person was killed on Sunday when unknown men opened fire on a Samaa TV DSNG van near KDA roundabout in North Nazimabad area. According to police and rescue sources, the incident took place soon after the DSNG reached the site to cover another inci
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hamida Khuhro passes away

Hamida Khuhro passes away

Former education minister for Sindh, Dr Hamida Khuhro passed away after a protracted illness on Sunday morning in Karachi. Her funeral was held after Asr prayers and laid to rest in Gizri graveyard. A historian, a politician, a professor and a writer Khuh
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Hamida Khuhro passes away

Hamida Khuhro passes away

Former education minister for Sindh, Dr Hamida Khuhro passed away after a protracted illness on Sunday morning in Karachi. Her funeral was held after Asr prayers and laid to rest in Gizri graveyard. A historian, a politician, a professor and a writer Khuh
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Bahrain's sugar refinery stopped production in October

Bahrain's sugar refinery stopped production in October

Bahrain's Arabian Sugar Refinery stopped production in October and is preparing for a change of ownership, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Sunday. Bahrain's only sugar refinery, which came on stream in 2014, did not have enough working capita
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dubai's Arabtec working with Moelis

Dubai's Arabtec working with Moelis

Loss-making Dubai construction firm Arabtec is working with boutique investment bank Moelis to study options for the company's capital structure, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. A mandate for restructuring advisory firm AlixPartne
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Race for kilowatts empties Bosnian lake

Race for kilowatts empties Bosnian lake

Bosnia's fisheries watchdog gazes over an expanse of sand and mud, a space once occupied by a large thriving lake but recently emptied in the race for electricity production. "I have nothing to do here anymore," said Emir Alebic by the greyish valley that
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Dozens arrested in French clashes over alleged police rape

Dozens arrested in French clashes over alleged police rape

Thirty-seven people were arrested in the Paris suburbs when clashes erupted after a protest over the assault of a young black man allegedly sodomised with a police truncheon, a police source said Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
UAE says expects higher compliance with OPEC, non-OPEC deal

UAE says expects higher compliance with OPEC, non-OPEC deal

Compliance wth a global supply cut deal by OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers has been high in January and that level of commitment is expected to improve over the next months, the United Arab Emirates Energy Minister said on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Helicopter bombs vehicle amid power struggle in Yemen's Aden

Helicopter bombs vehicle amid power struggle in Yemen's Aden

An Apache helicopter from a Saudi-led military coalition wounded three Yemeni soldiers when it fired a missile at a military vehicle outside Aden International Airport on Sunday, Yemeni security officials said.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Duterte backs mine closures in southern Philippines

Duterte backs mine closures in southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would not stand in the way of his minister's decision to close several mines in the southern Philippines after he saw the damage they had done to the environment.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread high by 286 basis points

Futures spread high by 286 basis points

The futures spread increased by 286bps to 9.62 percent during the week ended on February 10, 2017. Trading activities on the futures counter remained almost flat as the average daily trading volumes slightly increased by 0.3 percent to 61.63 million share
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended February 10, 2017, however investors'' interest in some selective stocks supported the benchmark KSE-100 index to increase by 369.25 points on week-on-week basis to close a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended February 10, 2017, however investors' interest in some selective stocks supported the benchmark KSE-100 index to increase by 369.25 points on week-on-week basis to close at
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Volatility witnessed

Volatility witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trend during the outgoing week ended February 10, 2017, however investors' interest in some selective stocks supported the benchmark KSE-100 index to increase by 369.25 points on week-on-week basis to close at
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
COAS visits SWA

COAS visits SWA

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited South Waziristan Agency (SWA) and spent the day with troops deployed at forward posts, says an ISPR press release issued here on Sunday. On arrival, COAS was briefed by the GOC about security a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
COAS visits SWA

COAS visits SWA

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited South Waziristan Agency (SWA) and spent the day with troops deployed at forward posts, says an ISPR press release issued here on Sunday. On arrival, COAS was briefed by the GOC about security a
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rising trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: rising trend

The rupee moved cautiously against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on February 11, 2017. In the interbank market, the rupee managed to gain three paisas versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.78 and Rs 104.80.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rising trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: rising trend

The rupee moved cautiously against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on February 11, 2017. In the interbank market, the rupee managed to gain three paisas versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 104.78 and Rs 104.80.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (February 12, 2017) and the forecast for Monday (February 13, 2017).

Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Currency

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (February 06 to 10, 2017).

Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
FIA to connect Interpol

FIA to connect Interpol

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will write a letter to Interpol on Monday for the issuance of red warrant against the founder leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain. A reference from Sindh Home ministry will also be sent to Interpol in this
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Alamgir Chaudhry becomes CEO TUSDEC

Alamgir Chaudhry becomes CEO TUSDEC

Ministry of Industries and Production has appointed Alamgir Chaudhry as CEO on the recommendation of Board of Directors, Technical Up-gradation and Skills development Company (TUSDEC).
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Abducted Fata official recovered

Abducted Fata official recovered

Police and law enforcement agencies had recovered the abducted Deputy Director, Education, FATA, Mohib Rehman Dawar and his son from the area near Bannu-Indus Highway link road in district Karak. They were abducted near the Kaliwal Hotel on main Indus Hig
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Chief of Naval Staff visits foreign navy ships

Chief of Naval Staff visits foreign navy ships

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah today visited various ships of foreign navies participating in the Multinational Naval Exercise AMAN-17. Upon his arrival, the Naval Chief was warmly welcomed by senior officers / Task Group Commanders /
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
PM has delivered best business pitch?

PM has delivered best business pitch?

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item "PM makes big CPEC-aided business pitch" carried by the newspaper on Friday. The report says that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged the foreign companies to take advantage of the incentives being of
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Algeria buckles up for homegrown auto drive

Algeria buckles up for homegrown auto drive

Once one of Africa's biggest car buyers, Algeria is embarking on an ambitious programme aimed at replacing hundreds of thousands of foreign imports with domestically produced models to keep drivers on the road.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Despite diesel scandal, new models coming to US

Despite diesel scandal, new models coming to US

Despite uproar created by the diesel emissions cheating scandal at Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors are poised to offer new or revamped diesel vehicles to their American customers.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Pleasant surprise'?

'Pleasant surprise'?

The Ishaq Dar-led Finance Ministry recently had occasion to crow - indicated by the dissemination of information through a press release as well as from the taxpayers funded official news agency and/or Press Information Department (PID) - about four news
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Kassim Parekh: repository of trust

Kassim Parekh: repository of trust

Eightysix-year-old Kassim Parekh, who died on Thursday, was an embodiment of conventional banking that he so adored till his last breath. Although the governorship of State Bank of Pakistan could be described as the loftiest milestone in his career, Kassi
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Circular debt

Circular debt

A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance expressed its dissatisfaction at the explanation provided by an official of the Ministry of Water and Power for settling the 480 billion rupee circular energy debt on 30th June 2013. The official
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Greek troops defuse WWII bomb after mass evacuation

Greek troops defuse WWII bomb after mass evacuation

Greek soldiers on Sunday successfully defused a World War II bomb in Thessaloniki, the country's second largest city, after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area. The bomb was unearthed near a petrol station in the northern port city during
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Inter-Shia tension mounts in Baghdad after clashes

Inter-Shia tension mounts in Baghdad after clashes

Tension between Iraq's Shia leaders mounted on Sunday as the toll from protests in central Baghdad on Saturday increased to six killed, five demonstrators loyal to the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and one policeman.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Fillon faces further legal process in fake work probe

Fillon faces further legal process in fake work probe

France's financial prosecutor is likely to take further legal steps this week in its investigation into allegations of fake work by presidential candidate Francois Fillon's wife, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Swiss back new citizenship rules in defeat for rightwing

Swiss back new citizenship rules in defeat for rightwing

Swiss voters on Sunday approved a measure to make it easier for third-generation immigrants to become citizens, crushing rightwing nationalists who had stoked fears about granting nationality to more Muslims. According to final official results, the "Yes"
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Peugeot buys India's Ambassador car for $12 million

Peugeot buys India's Ambassador car for $12 million

India's Hindustan Motors has sold its Ambassador car to France's Peugeot for just $12 million, capping a spectacular downfall for a vehicle once emblematic of the country's political class.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Catastrophic' fire conditions scorch Australia

'Catastrophic' fire conditions scorch Australia

Eastern Australia endured severe "off the scale" fire conditions Sunday amid a record-breaking heatwave that sparked dire warnings from authorities. While bushfires are common in Australia's arid summer, climate change has pushed up land and sea temperatu
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Thousands of Romanians march against government

Thousands of Romanians march against government

Thousands of protesters braved the cold to march in Romania's main cities on Saturday, angered by government attempts to water down anti-corruption laws. In the capital Bucharest, where a major rally is planned for Sunday, around 3,000 people gathered at
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Trump and Abe retreat to Florida for golf diplomacy

Trump and Abe retreat to Florida for golf diplomacy

After reportedly hitting it off in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe played golf before ending the day with an impromptu news conference on North Korea's missile test.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Children's enrolment in KP schools to be made mandatory

Children's enrolment in KP schools to be made mandatory

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is going to make enrolment of children in school compulsory and in case of non-implementation, the act will be a punishable act with imprisonment and fine.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
PPP leader accuses NAB of facilitating corrupts

PPP leader accuses NAB of facilitating corrupts

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Saeed Ghani has blamed that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is serving the corrupt elements in the country and is a facilitator of corrupts.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Economy, environment discussed on 2nd day of Maritime Conference

Economy, environment discussed on 2nd day of Maritime Conference

"Maritime Economy and Environment" remained in focus on the second day of the 7th International Maritime Conference 2017 held on 'Strategic Outlook in the Indian Ocean Region, 2030 and Beyond: Evolving Challenges and Strategies'. The first speaker of the
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
94,000 complaints redressed in 2016: Ombudsman

94,000 complaints redressed in 2016: Ombudsman

Federal Ombudsman Salman M Farugui has said the highest number of complaints, 94,000 were redressed in the year 2016. Addressing a press conference, he said over 80 percent of the complaints redressed through time-consuming mediation.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Climate change: study suggests separate budget head in all provinces

Climate change: study suggests separate budget head in all provinces

A study on 'Climate Public Expenditure Review' (CPER) conducted jointly by the Indus Consortium and Oxfam Pakistan has suggested that there should be a separate budget head on Climate Change (CC) in all provinces including Punjab to adhere to the climate
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Shahbaz congratulates Waheed Gul

Shahbaz congratulates Waheed Gul

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Sunday visited the residence of Member Provincial Assembly Waheed Gul and congratulated him on his daughter's wedding. The Chief Minister also expressed best wishes for the newly-wed couple.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
'Fata reforms to put into practice at all cost'

'Fata reforms to put into practice at all cost'

Advisor to Prime Minister and Senior Vice President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ameer Muqam said that the government was taking serious efforts regarding bringing FATA into mainstream, saying that reforms agenda would be put into practice at all
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Two men held for cheating people on lottery prize

Two men held for cheating people on lottery prize

Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Islamabad police has nabbed two members of an organized gang who were involved to trap innocent people through phone calls telling that they have won a lottery and further cheated them by receiving advance cash payment.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Punjab government provides advanced health facilities: Rana

Punjab government provides advanced health facilities: Rana

Punjab Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan said that under the vision of CM Shahbaz Sharif, the Punjab govt has attached special attention on provision of most advanced and quality health facilities to the patients at their door steps and billion of rupe
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
Miracle crop: can quinoa help feed the world?

Miracle crop: can quinoa help feed the world?

Scientists on Wednesday unveiled the near-complete genome of quinoa, a grain cultivated centuries ago by Incas in the Andes that scientists say could help feed a hungry world.
Published 13 Feb, 2017 12:00am
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