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Print - 2017-06-06
Budget debate: Corruption rampant in every institution, says PML-N MNA

Budget debate: Corruption rampant in every institution, says PML-N MNA

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA former Justice Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema said on Monday that menace of corruption has penetrated all institutions and there is no concept of getting things done without greasing palm of the officials. Taking part in th
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Three women killed, two hurt in truck collision

Three women killed, two hurt in truck collision

At least three women were killed while two sustained severe wounds in a speeding truck collision near Bahadurpur in Sadiqabad on Monday. According to details, the incident took place when some women, who came to work in the fields, were crushed by a truck
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Journey of development to continue: Prime Minister

Journey of development to continue: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed his firm resolve to continue the journey of progress, prosperity and development to make the country an economic power. While addressing the PML-N workers here on Monday, Nawaz said that his government had always
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
LHC reserves verdict on text book printing contract case

LHC reserves verdict on text book printing contract case

The Lahore High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on an application to restraint provincial government and Punjab curriculum text book board from awarding contract to board's own agencies. The petition moved on behalf of a publisher Ali Brothers allege
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
New budget reflection of Punjab's highhandedness: PkMAP
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New budget reflection of Punjab's highhandedness: PkMAP

Sardar Azam Khan Musakhel, a Senator belonging to PkMAP, an ally of ruling PML-N, on Monday said that new budget is reflection of Punjab's highhandedness which is once again out to roll back 18th Amendment in connivance with the federal government. Talkin
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
ACI signs partnership agreement with PEC

ACI signs partnership agreement with PEC

As part of its international initiative to seek opportunities to advance global outreach, ACI announces that an International Partnership Agreement with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) was recently completed. This new agreement formalizes the desir
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
BankIslami extends strategic alliance with Premier System

BankIslami extends strategic alliance with Premier System

BankIslami Pakistan Limited has extended their agreement, for the year 2017, with Premier System (Pvt) Ltd (Audi Pakistan); Pakistan's No 1 luxury premium automobile brand. With the successful completion of one year of alliance, both BankIslami and Audi P
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
PBIF chief praised Shahbaz for budgetary proposals on CPEC

PBIF chief praised Shahbaz for budgetary proposals on CPEC

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has said that Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif deserves credit for framing budgetary proposals in a way to get maximum benefit from the CPEC projects that include reloca
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Need to prepare youths for emergency response highlighted

Need to prepare youths for emergency response highlighted

Experts at a concluding ceremony of a training workshop have stressed the urgent need to give proper and practical trainings to the youths especially varsity students enabling them to efficiently handle the major emergencies as well as natural calamities
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
World Environment Day observed at MUET

World Environment Day observed at MUET

Institute of Environment Engineering and Management (IEEM) in collaboration with US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCAS-W) of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) celebrated World Environment Day on Monday, at the main
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Korangi traders' plea to Prime Minister

Korangi traders' plea to Prime Minister

The president of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Masood Naqi, has urged the prime minister to consider providing low prices to the industry which is the longtime concern of the city's industry. He said that expensive energy bills sha
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Etihad Airways offers one night free stay at Abu Dhabi

Etihad Airways offers one night free stay at Abu Dhabi

Pakistani passengers, travelling with Etihad Airways, will get one night free accommodation at Abu Dhabi's Yas Island till September 15, 2017. According to details, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates will offer one night free accommodation a
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
PN observes World Environment Day

PN observes World Environment Day

The World Environment Day is observed internationally on 05 June every year under the auspices of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The purpose of celebrating World Environment Day is to bring worldwide focus on importance of environment and st
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Shopkeepers, fruit & vegetable vendors fined

Shopkeepers, fruit & vegetable vendors fined

As Many as 139 fruit, vegetable sellers and retail shopkeepers were fined Rs 90,300 by district administration Matiari for overcharging and measuring embezzlement during last eight days of holy month of Ramazan.
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
NCCPL hails Pakistan's inclusion in MSCI EMI
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NCCPL hails Pakistan's inclusion in MSCI EMI

The National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) Monday said that they are enthralled at the successful completion of the process of inclusion of Pakistan in MSCI Emerging Market Index with effect from June 01, 2017. A long awaited and well deser
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
NCCPL hails Pakistan's inclusion in MSCI EMI
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NCCPL hails Pakistan's inclusion in MSCI EMI

The National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) Monday said that they are enthralled at the successful completion of the process of inclusion of Pakistan in MSCI Emerging Market Index with effect from June 01, 2017. A long awaited and well deser
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Two killed in separate incidents

Two killed in separate incidents

Two people were killed three other injured while police claimed to have arrested as many as 16 accused in separate raids here on Monday. According to police and rescue sources, a man identified as Sajjad Ahmad son of Ahmad Deen was found dead inside a hou
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
100+ Ramazan profiteers held in Peshawar

100+ Ramazan profiteers held in Peshawar

District administration arrested 111 persons in crackdown against profiteers from different bazaars during Iftar time. The arrested profiteers were included fresh milk sellers, fruit and vegetable vendors, butchers, grocers and others. On the directives o
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Blocked CNICs' verification process launched in Bajaur Agency

Blocked CNICs' verification process launched in Bajaur Agency

The Bajaur Agency administration has launched the verification process of the blocked computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) in the Agency. Assistant political agent Anwarul Haq told journalists that the verification process of blocked CNICs has bee
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Kidnapped Pakistani workers freed after six months

Kidnapped Pakistani workers freed after six months

Six kidnapped Pakistani workers for a Polish oil and gas company have been freed, a local official said on Monday, more than six months after they were abducted by a faction of the Taliban. The six workers for oil and gas surveyor Geofizyka Krakow were re
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Punjab budget reflects speedy development: Rana

Punjab budget reflects speedy development: Rana

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that the Punjab government has presented biggest historical budget for the year 2017-18 which reflects the speedy and sustainable development of different sectors. He was addressing the participants of an I
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
FBR approval compulsory before attaching bank accounts: Senate panel

FBR approval compulsory before attaching bank accounts: Senate panel

While expressing concern over the attachment of bank accounts, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended that attachment of bank account should not be done without the prior approval of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) because of its impa
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Musicians demand probe into Hunar Mela corruption

Musicians demand probe into Hunar Mela corruption

Artistes and performers gathered in Peshawar to raise voice for their due rights and also vowed to use the art of music for addressing social issues. The Music Welfare Society (MWS) conducted the event at a local music market in Nishatarabad Peshawar, her
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Japanese envoy calls on CoAS

Japanese envoy calls on CoAS

Takashi Kurai, Ambassador of Japan called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ on Monday. Matters of mutual interest with focus on regional security were discussed during the meeting. The ambassador appreciated the efforts and sacrifice
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Police launch 'Local Eye' app for families of cops killed on duty

Police launch 'Local Eye' app for families of cops killed on duty

The Punjab police launched on Monday the "Local Eye" App with an object to facilitate police officials, particularly the families of martyred ones. "Through this App, the families of martyred ones would be able to receive their pension online while sittin
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
MoF earmarks six percent lower subsidy for power sector

MoF earmarks six percent lower subsidy for power sector

The Finance Ministry has earmarked 6 percent lower subsidy for the power sector for 2017-18 vis-à-vis demand of the Ministry of Water and Power, which is unable to meet contractual obligations with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Pakistan State
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
'DISCOs not following loadshedding schedule'

'DISCOs not following loadshedding schedule'

Successive power outages over the last few days was a clear manifestation of forced closures, which means the distribution companies (DISCOs) are not following the load shedding schedule, said power sector experts. Many areas of the province, particularly
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Prime Minister to attend SCO Summit in Astana

Prime Minister to attend SCO Summit in Astana

Foreign Secretary Tahmina Janjua said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend Shanghai Co-operation Organization Summit beginning in Astana Kazakhstan on Thursday. In an interview, she said Pakistan will be given full membership of SCO in the summit. Turn
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Road safety campaign launched

Road safety campaign launched

A road safety campaign was by the National Highway and Motorway Police here on Monday. In this campaign, iftar boxes, special road safety pamphlets and brochures were distributed among the commuters and motorists on Motorway M-2 Ravi Toll Plaza, Lahore.
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
28th death anniversary of Khamenei marked in Peshawar

28th death anniversary of Khamenei marked in Peshawar

The 28th death anniversary of the founder of Islamic revolution of Iran and revolutionary figure Ayatollah Khamenei observed here at Khana-e-Farhang Iran. Consul General Islamic Republic of Iran in Peshawar Mohammad Bagher Beigi, renowned scholars and thi
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Nestle Pakistan Limited
Mutual Funds

Nestle Pakistan Limited

Nestle Pakistan Limited is a nutrition, health and wellness company. The principal activity of the company is manufacturing, processing and sale of food products, including imported products, which include dairy, confectionery, culinary, coffee, beverages
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Nestle Pakistan Limited
Mutual Funds

Nestle Pakistan Limited

Nestle Pakistan Limited is a nutrition, health and wellness company. The principal activity of the company is manufacturing, processing and sale of food products, including imported products, which include dairy, confectionery, culinary, coffee, beverages
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo dies

Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo dies

Juan Goytisolo, one of Spain's most celebrated writers, whose work was banned during the Franco era, has died aged 86, his agent said. Goytisolo died on Sunday at his home in Morocco, surrounded by his family, according to a statement from the Carmen Balc
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Two killed in Alps as helicopter rope comes loose

Two killed in Alps as helicopter rope comes loose

A mountain rescuer and a female climber died in the Austrian Alps on Sunday after a rope hauling them up to a helicopter came loose, police said. Two climbers, a man and a woman, had called emergency services after getting into difficulties near Trofaiach
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Up to 100,000 children at risk in Iraq's Mosul: UNICEF

Up to 100,000 children at risk in Iraq's Mosul: UNICEF

Up to 100,000 children are in danger as Iraqi forces battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said Monday. Nearly eight months into the massive operation to recapture Iraq's second city
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Trump renews Twitter attack on London's mayor

Trump renews Twitter attack on London's mayor

US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of London Mayor Sadiq Khan Monday, in the second such condemnation in less than 48 hours since a terror attack in the British capital. Trump accused Khan - London's first Muslim mayor - of offering a "pathet
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Turkey stands firm over ban on German visits to Incirlik base

Turkey stands firm over ban on German visits to Incirlik base

Turkey and Germany on Monday failed to reach an agreement over visits by German politicians to a key airbase used for raids against the Islamic State group in Syria, with Ankara standing firm on its ban. The Incirlik base in southern Turkey has been at th
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
British PM under pressure over security after London attack

British PM under pressure over security after London attack

British Prime Minister Theresa May came under intense pressure on Monday over her record on security after a third terror attack in three months killed seven people just days ahead of a general election. The aftermath of Saturday night's rampage grew inte
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
At least 22 die in north India bus crash

At least 22 die in north India bus crash

At least 22 people died when they became trapped in a bus that caught fire after it collided with a truck in northern India on Monday. Police said the doors of the government-run bus jammed in the collision, trapping the passengers insiders as it caught f
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Seven dead migrants found in abandoned Libya truck

Seven dead migrants found in abandoned Libya truck

Seven migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found dead in an abandoned refrigerator truck near the Libyan capital, a senior official in the fight against illegal immigration told AFP Monday. "There were 35 illegal migrants on board, but seven of them
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Disgruntled employee kills five in Florida, takes own life

Disgruntled employee kills five in Florida, takes own life

A man who had been fired in April from his job at a Florida company opened fire Monday at the Orlando business, killing five people before taking his own life, authorities said. Four people were killed at the scene, while a fifth died at the hospital, Ora
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Brazilian president lashes out ahead of court verdict

Brazilian president lashes out ahead of court verdict

President Michel Temer and Brazil's chief prosecutor were in open warfare Monday on the eve of a court verdict that could lead to the scandal-plagued president's removal from office. The front pages of major newspapers were dominated by accusations made b
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
India successfully launches home produced rocket

India successfully launches home produced rocket

India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit. The 43-metre (140-foot) rocket hurtled into a clear sky at 5:28 pm (1158 GMT) fr
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US gives Philippines anti-terror weapons

US gives Philippines anti-terror weapons

The United States on Monday gave the Philippines hundreds of machine guns, pistols and grenade launchers, which a local commander said would be used against Islamist militants battling troops in a southern city. The weapons, including machine guns capable
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Tillerson tells China to 'step up' on North Korea

Tillerson tells China to 'step up' on North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday, while also calling out Beijing over its South China Sea activities. America's top diplomat, speaking after ta
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Athletics: South Africa's Van Niekerk wins 200 metres in Boston

Athletics: South Africa's Van Niekerk wins 200 metres in Boston

South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk and Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas each captured their 200 metre races on the second day of a track and field event in Boston on Sunday. The 24-year-old Van Niekerk, who is the reigning World and Olympic champion in th
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Berdych splits with Ivanisevic

Berdych splits with Ivanisevic

Tomas Berdych on Monday parted ways with coach Goran Ivanisevic, the former Wimbledon champion, in an effort to rescue his faltering career. Berdych, the Czech world number 14, only teamed up with Ivanisevic in August last year. However, a second round ex
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Murray, Wawrinka charge into French Open last eight

Murray, Wawrinka charge into French Open last eight

Andy Murray racked up his 650th career win to reach the French Open quarter-finals Monday where he was joined by 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka. World number one Murray, the runner-up in Paris to Novak Djokovic in 2016, brushed aside Karen Khachanov of Russi
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
New Zealand keen to take Australia form into England clash

New Zealand keen to take Australia form into England clash

New Zealand will look to revive their Champions Trophy campaign by beating England in Cardiff on Tuesday after a frustrating start to the one-day international tournament. Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, lived up to his billing as one of the wor
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
PCB, selection body blamed for defeat

PCB, selection body blamed for defeat

Former cricketers have expressed disappointment on Pakistan's loss to India in the Champions Trophy game and blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and selection committee for not doing their work properly and picking incapable players. Former pacer Shoa
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Tamim shines, but Australia take charge

Tamim shines, but Australia take charge

Tamim Iqbal offered Bangladesh's lone resistance with a valiant 95 as Australia restricted his side to 182 all out in Monday's Champions Trophy Group A clash. After hitting 128 against England in Bangladesh's opening match on Thursday, Tamim was the main
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
BoD meeting of DHA Sports Club held

BoD meeting of DHA Sports Club held

The ninth Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of DHA Sports Club (Moin Khan Academy) chaired by Administrator DHA Brigadier Shahid Hassan Ali was held at Main Conference Hall of DHA Head Office. Administrator said that DHA Sports Club Phase VIII was playing
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Kohli hails Yuvraj as India rout Pakistan

Kohli hails Yuvraj as India rout Pakistan

India captain Virat Kohli praised Yuvraj Singh's "game-changing" quality after seeing his side launch their Champions Trophy title-defence with a 124-run rout of arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday. Of the four batsmen that came to the crease as I
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Wahab Riaz out of Champions Trophy

Wahab Riaz out of Champions Trophy

Pakistan will seek to bring in a replacement for Wahab Riaz after the fast bowler was ruled out Monday of the remainder of the Champions Trophy with an ankle injury. The 31-year-old left-arm quick suffered the setback while bowling during Pakistan's crush
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Coceral cuts EU cereal crop forecasts, raises rapeseed outlook

Coceral cuts EU cereal crop forecasts, raises rapeseed outlook

Grain industry lobby Coceral has reduced its forecast for cereal production in the European Union this year, mainly due to a drought in Spain, but raised its forecast for the rapeseed crop due to improving prospects in the eastern EU. A prolonged dry peri
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Cocoa slumps on chart selling, raw sugar rises
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Cocoa slumps on chart selling, raw sugar rises

Cocoa futures prices on ICE fell on Monday as technical weakness spurred fresh speculative selling, while raw sugar was lifted by a bout of buying after eight sessions of losses. The July New York cocoa contract fell $65, or 3.25 percent, to $1,936 a tonn
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Shanghai copper slips

Shanghai copper slips

Shanghai copper slipped 0.3 percent to 45,240 yuan ($6,650) a tonne on Monday as risk aversion climbed following a terror attack in London, while zinc and nickel prices tracked renewed weakness in steel markets.Further out however, price should find suppo
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Copper falls on rise in Shanghai inventories, dollar
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Copper falls on rise in Shanghai inventories, dollar

Copper fell on Monday, extending last month's losses, as the dollar recovered and investors eyed an increase in Shanghai inventories, while zinc tracked renewed weakness in steel markets. Data on Friday showed copper inventories in warehouses monitored by
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
South Africa's maize output seen 84 percent higher in 2017

South Africa's maize output seen 84 percent higher in 2017

South Africa will likely harvest 14.32 million tonnes of maize in 2017, 84 percent more than last year as favourable weather conditions boosted yields, the government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Monday. The forecast harvest, which the CEC sai
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Malaysian palm oil rises
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Malaysian palm oil rises

Malaysian palm oil futures on Monday rose slightly at the close of trade, recovering from the previous session's losses, as gains in stronger-performing soyaoil boosted sentiment. However, palm's gains are expected to be limited. Traders expect a stronger
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Tokyo rubber hits seven month low
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Tokyo rubber hits seven month low

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures fell for a fifth straight session on Monday after earlier hitting a seven-month low as the yen rose against the dollar, making Japanese currency-denominated assets more expensive when purchased in other currencies. The Tokyo
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Gold steadies in Asia

Gold steadies in Asia

Gold held steady after hitting its highest in over six weeks on Monday, buoyed by disappointing US jobs data that appeared to dilute the prospects for an aggressive string of interest rate hikes in the United States. US job growth slowed in May and employ
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Gold prices hit highest since April in Europe
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Gold prices hit highest since April in Europe

Gold prices hit a six-week high on Monday, buoyed by disappointing US jobs data that dimmed the prospects for an aggressive run of interest rate increases in the world's biggest economy. US job growth slowed in May and employment gains in the prior two mo
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Argentina expects record wheat crop of 20 million tonnes
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Argentina expects record wheat crop of 20 million tonnes

Argentina expects a record 2017/18 wheat crop of about 20 million tonnes thanks to farmers' investment in more and better crop technology, the government's chief of agricultural estimates told Reuters on Monday, a forecast well above private estimates. Ar
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US MIDDAY: wheat drifts lower
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US MIDDAY: wheat drifts lower

Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures fell early on Monday on seasonal pressure from the start of the US winter wheat harvest, analysts said, while corn and soyabean futures were little changed. Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Government won't be able to foot the pension bill

Government won't be able to foot the pension bill

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item "Pension challenge: Govt won't be able to foot the bill: top MoF official" carried by the newspaper on Sunday. The report states that Secretary Finance Tariq Bajwa has said that the government will not
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Fewer muni bonds have investors snapping up riskier hospital deals

Fewer muni bonds have investors snapping up riskier hospital deals

A lean issuance calendar in the municipal bond market is propping up debt prices for US cities and states and will likely keep a floor under some of the market's wobbly sectors, even hospitals, according to data and analysts. The scarcity of new deals als
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Macron factor set to leap from presidency to parliament

Macron factor set to leap from presidency to parliament

Bastions are crumbling and loyalties shifting ahead of France's parliamentary elections. Emmanuel Macron, fresh from becoming the youngest French leader since Napoleon, now looks set to redraw the political map with a party he only formed a year ago. The
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Understated expenditure projections

Understated expenditure projections

A first look at the Federal expenditure budget for 2017-2018 reveals that it has all the right ingredients. First, overall expenditure has been fixed at a level which, given the revenue projections, will lead to some reduction in the fiscal deficit in rel
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Medical practitioners: inhumane, unprofessional

Medical practitioners: inhumane, unprofessional

The callous disregard for life that the doctors at civil hospital in Umerkot showed the other day is hard to believe. According to press reports, a 28-year-old sanity worker, Irfan Masih, had fallen unconscious from inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Punjab budget 2017-18

Punjab budget 2017-18

The source of PML-N power, Punjab, was projected to pass a budget for election year that would not only appease those who voted for the party in 2013 elections but also attract those who did not vote for the party. To add to these political requirements w
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Hussain's picture: probe initiated

Hussain's picture: probe initiated

Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed to probe Panama Leaks case, has launched an inquiry into leak of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz's picture sitting in a room in Federal Judicial Academy. The committee would assess the authenticity of
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Hussain's picture: probe initiated

Hussain's picture: probe initiated

Joint Investigation Team (JIT), formed to probe Panama Leaks case, has launched an inquiry into leak of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz's picture sitting in a room in Federal Judicial Academy. The committee would assess the authenticity of
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Police name two London attackers as Butt, Redouane

Police name two London attackers as Butt, Redouane

Police on Monday named two of the three men behind the London terror attack, saying one was known to security services but that there had been no intelligence about an attack. Khuram Shazad Butt was 27 and a British citizen born in Pakistan, police said i
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Police name two London attackers as Butt, Redouane

Police name two London attackers as Butt, Redouane

Police on Monday named two of the three men behind the London terror attack, saying one was known to security services but that there had been no intelligence about an attack. Khuram Shazad Butt was 27 and a British citizen born in Pakistan, police said i
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Nehal granted 10 days to file reply

Nehal granted 10 days to file reply

Supreme Court on Monday granted 10 days to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nehal Hashmi to submit a reply over his threatening speech through which he warned judges of the apex court and members of the Joint Investigation Team of dire conseque
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Nehal granted 10 days to file reply

Nehal granted 10 days to file reply

Supreme Court on Monday granted 10 days to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nehal Hashmi to submit a reply over his threatening speech through which he warned judges of the apex court and members of the Joint Investigation Team of dire conseque
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Monday (June 05, 2017) and the forecast for Tuesday (June 06, 2017).

Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Qatari prince refuses to appear before JIT

Qatari prince refuses to appear before JIT

The joint investigation team (JIT) tasked to investigate the Sharif family's financial dealings abroad has received Qatari Prince Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani's reply through a letter wherein he has refused to appear before the JIT in person due to
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Qatari prince refuses to appear before JIT

Qatari prince refuses to appear before JIT

The joint investigation team (JIT) tasked to investigate the Sharif family's financial dealings abroad has received Qatari Prince Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani's reply through a letter wherein he has refused to appear before the JIT in person due to
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Kabul to host peace summit after week of deadly violence

Kabul to host peace summit after week of deadly violence

Kabul will host a multinational peace conference on Afghanistan Tuesday, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings and clashes that left more than 100 people dead and hundreds wounded in the last week. Much of Kabul remains on lockdown ahead of the con
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Monday (June 05, 2017).

Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Indian troops in IHK kill four 'suicide' attackers

Indian troops in IHK kill four 'suicide' attackers

Indian paramilitary forces killed four suspected suicide attackers who tried to storm their camp in the held Kashmir region early Monday. The gunmen lobbed grenades and fired automatic weapons outside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Indian
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
BRIndex30 gains 1105.83 points

BRIndex30 gains 1105.83 points

On Monday, BRIndex30 opened at 25,856.54 points and remained positive throughout the trading session. It touched an intraday high of 27,016.08 points and an intraday low of 25,856.54 points and closed at 26,962.37 points which was 1105.83 points or 4.28 p
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
BRIndex30 gains 1105.83 points

BRIndex30 gains 1105.83 points

On Monday, BRIndex30 opened at 25,856.54 points and remained positive throughout the trading session. It touched an intraday high of 27,016.08 points and an intraday low of 25,856.54 points and closed at 26,962.37 points which was 1105.83 points or 4.28 p
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
PSX makes historic gain
Exchange

PSX makes historic gain

Despite continuous foreign selling, Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday turned bullish and the benchmark KSE-100 index registered the highest-ever single day increase on the back of heavy buying mainly by institutions. The KSE-100 index increased by 1,565.63 p
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Monday (June 05, 2017)

Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
PSX makes historic gain
Exchange

PSX makes historic gain

Despite continuous foreign selling, Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday turned bullish and the benchmark KSE-100 index registered the highest-ever single day increase on the back of heavy buying mainly by institutions. The KSE-100 index increased by 1,565.63 p
Published 06 Jun, 2017 12:00am
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