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Print - 2017-08-27
Iranians up in arms as Apple removes top apps

Iranians up in arms as Apple removes top apps

Iranians were joined by two ministers Saturday in protesting after Apple removed popular apps from its store, a move the American company says was made to comply with US sanctions. "Today, respecting consumers' rights is a basic principle which Apple has
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Uber to resume Philippine service 'soon' after fine
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Uber to resume Philippine service 'soon' after fine

Uber said Saturday it expects to resume operations in the Philippines "soon" after regulators agreed to lift a ban slapped against the American ride-sharing giant in exchange for a fine. The government meted Uber a one-month suspension on August 14 follow
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
China Shenhua's H1 profit rises to highest in four years

China Shenhua's H1 profit rises to highest in four years

China's top coal miner China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd on Friday delivered its strongest interim results in four years on the back of soaring coal prices. Shenhua's net income leapt 147.4 percent from the same period last year to 24.3 billion yuan ($3.66 bill
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Fewer buyers for South Africa's first online rhino horn

Fewer buyers for South Africa's first online rhino horn

South Africa's first online auction of rhino horn - held this week amid outrage from conservationists - attracted fewer buyers than anticipated, lawyers for the organiser said Saturday. John Hume, owner of the world's largest rhino farm, organised the con
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
South Korea consumers become less optimistic in August

South Korea consumers become less optimistic in August

South Korean consumers became less optimistic about the local economy in August, a central bank survey showed on Friday, as worries about the government's latest measures to cool housing debt and flaring US-North Korea tensions pressured sentiment.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Enel seeks to shake up renewables ownership in Chile

Enel seeks to shake up renewables ownership in Chile

The board of Enel Chile SA said on Friday that a plan it privately presented to Enel in July to absorb Enel Green Power Latin America's non-conventional renewable generation assets in Chile has been conditionally approved by the parent company. In a lette
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Food delivery creates tech headache for some US restaurants

Food delivery creates tech headache for some US restaurants

Four tablets from various delivery companies crowd the front counter of Proposition Chicken in San Francisco, each calling out with its own ring when an order arrives. When there is a ping, a cashier finds the right tablet and then retypes the order into
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
S&P director calls Latin American growth 'quite disappointing'

S&P director calls Latin American growth 'quite disappointing'

Latin America will likely grow a modest 1 percent or less as a region this year as governments struggle to pass reforms after years of populism and economic mismanagement, a managing director of Standard & Poor's said on Thursday. That is well below the 2
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
S&P director calls Latin American growth 'quite disappointing'

S&P director calls Latin American growth 'quite disappointing'

Latin America will likely grow a modest 1 percent or less as a region this year as governments struggle to pass reforms after years of populism and economic mismanagement, a managing director of Standard & Poor's said on Thursday. That is well below the 2
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Fiscal stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high

Fiscal stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high

Government spending in a recession can boost a country's economy without permanently bloating its public debt, even if the debt is already quite large, researchers told an influential group of central bankers in Jackson, Wyoming, on Saturday. "Expansionar
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Canadian dollar edges to 3-1/2-week high
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Canadian dollar edges to 3-1/2-week high

The Canadian dollar inched higher against a broadly weaker US dollar on Friday, but underperformed against other rivals as a dearth of domestic news had investors focusing on speeches by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank head Ma
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Euro needs policy change from ECB to fly higher
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Euro needs policy change from ECB to fly higher

The euro is set to end 2017 higher against the dollar, a Reuters poll showed, with the risks skewed more in favour of the single currency, driven by expectations the European Central Bank starts to scale back stimulus. Having lost almost a quarter of its
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Euro surges as Draghi does not mention currency strength

Euro surges as Draghi does not mention currency strength

The euro soared to its highest level in more than two years against the dollar on Friday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi did not express concern about a strong euro zone currency, as some analysts had expected.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Franc to return to SNB 2015 ceiling by end-year

Franc to return to SNB 2015 ceiling by end-year

Strategists at HSBC expect the Swiss franc to weaken to 1.20 francs per euro by the end of this year, returning for the first time to the officially-mandated ceiling on the currency which collapsed dramatically in January 2015.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Speculators raise net short dollar bets to $9.40 billion

Speculators raise net short dollar bets to $9.40 billion

Speculators increased bearish net-short bets against the dollar to $9.40 billion in the latest week of trading, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission calculated by Reuters showed on Friday. The increase in short contracts came as speculators
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Tunisia's currency reserves recover slightly with World Bank loan

Tunisia's currency reserves recover slightly with World Bank loan

Tunisia's foreign currency reserves have risen slightly to 13.22 billion dinars, benefiting from the World Bank's disbursement of a $500 million loan, a week after they fell to lows not reached for nearly three decades. Last week, reserves had fallen to 1
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Forex hoard limits Swiss central bank's playbook

Forex hoard limits Swiss central bank's playbook

The Swiss National Bank will have to wait years before it can start winding down its huge foreign currency holdings for fear of triggering renewed rises in the Swiss franc that would hurt exporters. Before it can safely start selling those reserves, it wi
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Investors bullish Asia; long yuan positions at near three-year highs

Investors bullish Asia; long yuan positions at near three-year highs

Investors positioned themselves for further gains in Asian currencies against the dollar on expectations the US currency will soften further in the coming months, a Reuters Poll showed on Thursday. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a ba
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Federer favourite as absentees offer hope to young guns

Federer favourite as absentees offer hope to young guns

An injury-ravaged US Open men's draw offers the best opportunity yet for a young pretender to claim a maiden grand slam crown but in this most retro of seasons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will look to turn back time in New York. With the physical deman
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Smith confirms Agar's Test return after four years

Smith confirms Agar's Test return after four years

Australian captain Steven Smith confirmed Ashton Agar will play his first Test in four years when the two-Test series against Bangladesh begins in Dhaka on Sunday. Agar made a sensational debut to Test cricket in 2013, scoring 98 runs in his maiden inning
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Badminton World Championships: Lin powers into seventh world final

Badminton World Championships: Lin powers into seventh world final

Lin Dan stayed on course for a record sixth men's singles title at the Badminton World Championships with a stunning semi-final victory over top seed Son Wan-Ho in Glasgow on Saturday. Lin, who last won the title in 2013, defeated Son 21-17, 21-14 to reac
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Hamilton equals Schumacher record with 68th pole

Hamilton equals Schumacher record with 68th pole

Lewis Hamilton roared to a record-equalling 68th career pole position on Saturday, matching Michael Schumacher's record in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. The 32-year-old three-time world champion will start Sunday's race, the 200th of his career,
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
SEA Games: super six and Schooling's out for summer

SEA Games: super six and Schooling's out for summer

Olympic title-holder Joseph Schooling celebrated on Saturday as he reached his target of six gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, ending his season on a high after a disappointing world championships. On the final night of swimming in Kuala Lumpur, S
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Sterling spares City, Newcastle off mark

Sterling spares City, Newcastle off mark

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left scratching his head after Raheem Sterling was sent off moments after giving his side a last-gasp 2-1 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. Sterling celebrated his deflected 97th-minute winner by throwing himsel
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Bayern thankful to late Lewandowski double

Bayern thankful to late Lewandowski double

Late goals in quick succession by Robert Lewandowski gave defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich their second win in as many games this season, 2-0 at Werder Bremen on Saturday. Bremen's last win over Bayern was in 2006, but the hosts held their sta
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Hundred heroes Brathwaite and Hope defy England

Hundred heroes Brathwaite and Hope defy England

Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope both scored superb hundreds as the West Indies secured a first-innings lead against England on the second day of the second Test at Headingley on Saturday. The West Indies were 329 for five at stumps, 71 runs ahead of Engla
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
US Black Hawk helicopter crashes off Yemen

US Black Hawk helicopter crashes off Yemen

A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Yemen on Friday during a training mission and a search was under way for one US service member, the US military said. US Central Command said in a statement that five other service members aboard the air
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Turkey arrests five over Qatar news agency 'hack': Doha

Turkey arrests five over Qatar news agency 'hack': Doha

Qatar said Saturday that Turkey has arrested five people in connection with the alleged hack of Doha's state news agency, an incident which sparked the current Gulf political crisis. The arrests were announced by Qatar's most senior legal figure, Attorney
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen civilians hit by mistake

Saudi-led coalition says Yemen civilians hit by mistake

The Saudi-led Arab military coalition on Saturday admitted responsibility for an air strike the previous day in the Yemeni capital that killed 14 civilians, describing it as a "technical mistake". The attack was the latest in a wave of deadly raids on res
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Search for eight missing in Alps called off: Swiss police

Search for eight missing in Alps called off: Swiss police

The search for eight hikers missing in the Swiss Alps has been called off, police announced Saturday, three days after they were lost in a massive landslide. "We have done everything possible to find them, but (police) rescue official Andrea Mittner has a
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Erdogan compares coup defeat to mediaeval battle

Erdogan compares coup defeat to mediaeval battle

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday compared the defeat of last year's attempted coup against his rule to key events in the country's history, including a 1071 triumph by Turkic tribes over the Byzantines in Anatolia. Erdogan has in recent
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
North Korea fires short-range missiles: US military

North Korea fires short-range missiles: US military

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, the US military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President Donald Trump had said Pyongyang was starting to show some "respect". The launches come as tens of thousands of South K
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Thousands at boy's burial seek end to Philippine drug war

Thousands at boy's burial seek end to Philippine drug war

Thousands of Filipinos Saturday called for an end to extrajudicial killings as the funeral of a boy killed by police turned into the largest single demonstration yet against President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war. The killing of 17-year-old Kian Delo
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Trump pardons controversial ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio

Trump pardons controversial ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio

US President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted last month of criminal contempt for illegally targeting Hispanic immigrants. In his first act of presidential clemency, Trump pardoned the deep
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Controversial senior White House aide Gorka 'fired'

Controversial senior White House aide Gorka 'fired'

Divisive Donald Trump aide Sebastian Gorka departed the White House Friday in a shroud of controversy, with conflicting claims about whether he resigned or got the boot. "Sebastian Gorka did not resign, but I can confirm he no longer works at the White Ho
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Trump signs memo banning transgender troops

Trump signs memo banning transgender troops

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memo effectively barring transgender people from joining the US military, but left the fate of those already serving up to the Pentagon. In a widely anticipated move, Trump directed the military "to return to the
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Iraq recaptures Tal Afar centre, citadel from IS

Iraq recaptures Tal Afar centre, citadel from IS

Iraqi forces announced Saturday the ouster of Islamic State group jihadists from central Tal Afar and its historic citadel, leaving them poised to fully recapture one of the last IS urban strongholds in the country. The advance, less than a week into an a
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Texas faces floods disaster after Harvey wreaks havoc

Texas faces floods disaster after Harvey wreaks havoc

Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after slamming into Texas, as officials warned of "catastrophic" flooding and said the impact of the most powerful storm to hit the United States in more than a decade could last for years. After tens
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Four million displaced by DR Congo violence: UN

Four million displaced by DR Congo violence: UN

The number of people displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly in the volatile Kasai region, has doubled in the past six months to four million, a United Nations official said Saturday. George Okoth-Obbo, the number two official at
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Diana still wreaking revenge on Charles

Diana still wreaking revenge on Charles

Princess Diana rocked the monarchy when she leaked shocking details of palace life to author Andrew Morton, who told AFP the revelations are still causing damage 20 years after her death. His 1992 book "Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words" laid bare
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Hundreds of Russians protest tighter internet controls

Hundreds of Russians protest tighter internet controls

About 1,000 Russians braved pouring rain in Moscow on Saturday to demonstrate against the government's moves to tighten controls on internet use, with police arresting about a dozen protesters. Shouting slogans such as "Russia will be free" and "Russia wi
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Hundreds of Russians protest tighter internet controls

Hundreds of Russians protest tighter internet controls

About 1,000 Russians braved pouring rain in Moscow on Saturday to demonstrate against the government's moves to tighten controls on internet use, with police arresting about a dozen protesters. Shouting slogans such as "Russia will be free" and "Russia wi
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Gaza gets its first proper cinema in three decades

Gaza gets its first proper cinema in three decades

Several hundred Gazans will be able to go to the cinema on Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, albeit for one night only. The Samer Cinema in Gaza City, the oldest in the strip but closed for decades, will host a special screening of a film
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Eight killed in motorway crash in England

Eight killed in motorway crash in England

Eight people died and four were injured early Saturday after a collision on an English motorway involving two lorries and a minibus, police said. The accident happened shortly before 3:15 am (0215 GMT) on the southbound carriageway of the M1 motorway near
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
PA shelves plan to fire 6,000 Gaza civil servants

PA shelves plan to fire 6,000 Gaza civil servants

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has suspended plans to force more than 6,000 of its employees in the Gaza Strip into early retirement, prime minister Rami Hamdallah said on Saturday. The move was announced last month and seen as the latest attempt to squee
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Venezuela stages war games in defiance of US pressure

Venezuela stages war games in defiance of US pressure

Venezuela kicked off two days of military drills on Saturday in response to US President Donald Trump's threat of military action and newly announced sanctions on the crisis-stricken nation. War planes, tanks and 200,000 troops of the National Bolivarian
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Brazil raises forecast for 2017/18 sugar output

Brazil raises forecast for 2017/18 sugar output

Brazil's government on Thursday raised its estimate for total sugar production in the current crop to 39.38 million tonnes, almost 700,000 tonnes more than last year, as mills boost the amount of cane they earmark for producing the sweetener. The larger o
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
China to exclude some scrap metal from waste import ban

China to exclude some scrap metal from waste import ban

China said on Thursday it will still allow imports of some kinds of steel and non-ferrous scrap as the world's largest commodities consumer outlined the first concrete details of its plan to curb waste imports as part of its war on pollution. The Ministry
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
China's soyabean crushers get reprieve as port chaos starts to clear

China's soyabean crushers get reprieve as port chaos starts to clear

Chaos that swept China's soyabean market in recent weeks as lossmaking crushers flipped cargoes and closed plants appears to have eased by Friday, allaying fears of widespread contract defaults like those that shook the world's top consumer in 2014. Three
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Conservative steel mills warming to LME steel contracts
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Conservative steel mills warming to LME steel contracts

Many steel mills, which had largely shunned using steel futures, are becoming more open to hedging and have been experimenting with London Metal Exchange contracts in recent months, an LME executive said on Monday. The LME's steel scrap and rebar contract
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Hedge funds cut US crude oil net longs for third straight week
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Hedge funds cut US crude oil net longs for third straight week

Hedge funds and money managers trimmed their bullish bets on US crude futures and options positions for a third straight week, data showed on Friday, as worries over a global glut persisted. The speculator group cut its combined futures and options positi
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
IGC raises global wheat crop forecast, trims corn

IGC raises global wheat crop forecast, trims corn

The International Grains Council (IGC) on Thursday raised its forecast for the world wheat crop in 2017/18, largely driven by better than expected harvests in the Black Sea region. The inter-governmental body, in a monthly report, projected the global whe
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Russia to supply 200,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh by December

Russia to supply 200,000 tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh by December

Russia will supply up to 200,000 tonnes of milling wheat to Bangladesh between September and December, Russia's agriculture ministry said in a statement on Friday. Bangladesh, South Asia's top wheat buyer, is battling to build up stocks of wheat and rice
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Russia's grain export season extended as huge crop tests infrastructure

Russia's grain export season extended as huge crop tests infrastructure

The arrival of a record grain crop is expected to severely test Russia's cereal storage and transport infrastructure, pitting its supply against European Union and US origin for the entire 2017/18 marketing year. Russia, shaping up to be the world's large
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Corn yields above average but variable in western Ohio

Corn yields above average but variable in western Ohio

Corn yields in western Ohio were slightly above average, but excessive early-season rains likely limited the crop's potential, scouts on an annual crop tour said on Monday. Corn fields had uneven stands or heights and plant maturity was variable from fiel
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
India restricts imports of gold, silver from South Korea

India restricts imports of gold, silver from South Korea

India restricted imports of gold and silver from South Korea from Friday, the government said in statement. The move comes as traders have been taking advantage of a recent tax change that enabled them to avoid customs duty. India, the world's biggest gol
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
South Africa's 2017 record maize crop expected to increase further

South Africa's 2017 record maize crop expected to increase further

South Africa's record 2017 maize harvest is expected to more than double last year's yield after good weather conditions boosted production, a Reuters poll of five traders and analysts showed on Friday. The government's Crop Estimates Committee (CEC), whi
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
US soyabean crop could miss USDA forecast but still notch record

US soyabean crop could miss USDA forecast but still notch record

US soyabean production could fall short of government forecasts but still be a record crop this year, according to advisory service Pro Farmer, based on data collected on a tour of fields in the Midwest this week. Heat and rains in the next few weeks, how
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Khattak voices concern over slow pace of zoo's work

Khattak voices concern over slow pace of zoo's work

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak took strong exception to slow construction and completion of Peshawar Zoo, adding that further delay in this regard is intolerable and warned of action if the zoo was not completed before the upcoming Eid.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Portfolios of Fazl, Marvi Memon notified

Portfolios of Fazl, Marvi Memon notified

The Cabinet Division on Saturday notified the status of Federal Minister conferred on Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and Minister of State on Marvi Memon by the Prime Minister. According to separate notifications, the Division said the Prime Minister granted the
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
44 suspects held

44 suspects held

At least 44 suspects were arrested in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and weapons, drugs and other stolen items were recovered from their possession on Saturday. According to police sources, the Capital Police arrested 10 suspects and recovered mi
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Prices of essential kitchen items go up

Prices of essential kitchen items go up

The prices of essential kitchen items, especially of vegetables, skyrocketed during this week past as compared to the preceding week, a survey carried out by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Free facilitation centre set up for dengue patients

Free facilitation centre set up for dengue patients

The Medical Teaching Institute (MTI), Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar have started free dengue facilitation centre to provide free treatment to the outdoor and admitted patients including all the tests in pathology department and all the medicines
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Country losing $200 millions annually due to fruit flies attack: experts

Country losing $200 millions annually due to fruit flies attack: experts

The country is losing $200 million annually owing to fruit fly which is a serious threat to export of fruits and vegetables, warned agricultural experts. The seminar in connection with fruit fly management week was arranged by Faculty of Agriculture, Univ
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Rs 1.4 billion gas project inaugurated in Swabi

Rs 1.4 billion gas project inaugurated in Swabi

Prime Minister's Advisor, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Engineer, Amir Muqam has inaugurated Rs 1.40 billion gas project for the constituency of NA-13, Swabi-II.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
PML-N respects all institutions: Saad Rafique

PML-N respects all institutions: Saad Rafique

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Saturday said it respects the country's institutions but differs with the judgement in Panama case which is a public property. While talking to media persons at Raiwind after a consultative meeting chaired by Nawaz
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan wants expansion of ties with France: PM

Pakistan wants expansion of ties with France: PM

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Saturday that Pakistan considers France as an important friend and wishes to enhance the bilateral relations as well as multilateral co-operation with it. The prime minister was talking to ambassador of France M
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Customs value of BOPET Film revised

Customs value of BOPET Film revised

The Directorate General Customs Valuation (DGCV) has revised the customs values of BOPET/Holographic & PET Sequin Film under section 25-A of the Customs Act 1969. According to revised ruling, the customs values of BOPET/Holographic & PET Sequin Film were
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
New OPD of Services Hospital being inaugurated soon

New OPD of Services Hospital being inaugurated soon

Secretary Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Najam Ahmed Shah has asked the concerned officers to finalize all the arrangements by 31st August to inaugurate newly constructed nine-storey building of outdoor and inpatient department in services hos
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
PCSIR to set up textile testing research centre at Faisalabad

PCSIR to set up textile testing research centre at Faisalabad

Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) will set up a multipurpose Textile Testing Research Centre (TTRC) in Faisalabad with an estimated cost of Rs 429 million, disclosed Dr Shahzad Alam, Chairman PCSIR. Addressing a meeting at Fa
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Macroeconomic reforms may turn Pakistan into economic power: LCCI

Macroeconomic reforms may turn Pakistan into economic power: LCCI

Macroeconomic reforms and necessary policy changes can turn Pakistan into an economic power that is a must to tackle the challenges posed by changing global scenario. The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Abdul Basit stated this while spea
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Four robbers killed in 'encounter'

Four robbers killed in 'encounter'

As many as four suspected robbers were killed on Saturday in an 'encounter' near Harbanspura graveyard, police said. They said police officials received information that around six robbers were looting commuters by installing a picket near Harbanspura gra
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
LHC CJ for expeditious justice

LHC CJ for expeditious justice

Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Syed Mansoor Ali Shah said the justice system could not be ensured until it is expediently dispensed at the doorsteps of needy people. He was addressing an inauguration ceremony of a project relating to provision of free
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
NA-120 by-poll to be a test case for voters: PTI

NA-120 by-poll to be a test case for voters: PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that by-election in NA-120 will be a test case for voters and they have to decide what type of Pakistan they want in the future. He was addressing media after a meeting with the PTI senior leader
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
PR signs MoU with Nadra for issuance of digital employee card

PR signs MoU with Nadra for issuance of digital employee card

Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that Pakistan Railways is coming out of its 125 years old shell and is on the road to modernization and digitization. The minister was talking to media at Railways Headquarters here on Saturday after sig
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
KP expresses gratitude to Punjab over tackling dengue issue

KP expresses gratitude to Punjab over tackling dengue issue

The people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are praying for Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Punjab health department experts for providing timely help to control dengue epidemic through provision of medical treatment to the dengue patients as well as imparting
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Maryam kicks off NA-120 by-election campaign

Maryam kicks off NA-120 by-election campaign

Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz has started election campaign of NA-120 by-election which is scheduled to be held on September 17. Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique told the media after a consultative session of the PML-N leaders at Raiwind on S
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
'Tala Tor' group loots 18 shops in Karachi

'Tala Tor' group loots 18 shops in Karachi

A dacoit Tala-Tor group looted several expensive items including clothes, jewelry, cosmetics, shoes and cash during a burglary in Karachi's Qayyumabad area. According to details, the gang robbed more than 18 shops in Bangle Bazaar market and fled the scen
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Another accused involved in Shahid Hamid's murder held

Another accused involved in Shahid Hamid's murder held

The Counter-terrorism Department arrested on Saturday a target killer of Muttahida Quami Movement (L) in a raid conducted at Qasba Colony, Karachi. The target killer, Irfan alias Mama was involved in several incidents of target-killing and attempted murde
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Firpo urges Sindh government to take notice of fees hike in schools

Firpo urges Sindh government to take notice of fees hike in schools

"Sindh government must ensure that our kids get high-quality education at an affordable fee which is in the larger interest of the country. Karachi Chamber strongly believes that only an educated Pakistan will be able to move forward otherwise, we will be
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
KMLG, KTM get best corporate report awards

KMLG, KTM get best corporate report awards

Jointly hosted by ICAP and ICMAP an event at a local hotel in Karachi on August 25, the Best Corporate Report awards were presented to the companies in various categories. Creating history, Kohinoor Maple Leaf Group (KMLG) has continually proved the attit
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Heatwave forecast for Sunday, Monday

Heatwave forecast for Sunday, Monday

The Met Office on Saturday alerted the citizens to the heat wave likely on Sunday and Monday (Aug 27, 28). Met forecast hot weather for Monday with humidity level up to 80 percent and temperature 37 degrees Celsius. However, partly cloudy weather, chances
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
ICAP, ICMAP hold best corporate, sustainability awards ceremony

ICAP, ICMAP hold best corporate, sustainability awards ceremony

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) organized a ceremony for Best Corporate and Sustainability Report 2016.awards. The award is primarily aimed at promoting effecti
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Dengue outbreak: death toll rises to eight in Peshawar

Dengue outbreak: death toll rises to eight in Peshawar

Another dengue patient in the city on Saturday succumbed to the dengue virus, bringing the death toll to eight. The deceased was under treatment in the Khyber Teaching Hospital. A doctor from the Punjab medical team treating dengue patients in Peshawar's
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
KP, Balochistan's low representation in CCI irks Sherpao

KP, Balochistan's low representation in CCI irks Sherpao

Chairman Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao while criticising the new formation of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) has said that less representation of KP and Balochistan in the CCI is unconstitutional and QWP will use every forum to protest
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Crime incidents register significant increase

Crime incidents register significant increase

The incidents of robberies and snatching registered a significant increase while cases of auto theft witnessed a slight decline during the last week in the federal capital. According to data gathered by Business Recorder through registered first in
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Minister requests ECP to withdraw notification

Minister requests ECP to withdraw notification

Commerce Minister Mohammad Pervaiz Malik has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withdraw the notification issued on August 1. The ECP can issue guidelines but cannot bar political activities, said the minister. Malik said the restricti
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Nawaz betrayed by those he loved most: Maryam

Nawaz betrayed by those he loved most: Maryam

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz, on Saturday claimed that her father was betrayed by those he loved the most. In a media address in Lahore, Maryam claimed that her father is 'honest, truthful, and innocent.' "God will deal with
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Three die as car plunges into Malakand's canal

Three die as car plunges into Malakand's canal

Three people including a child were killed when an ill-fated car plunged into a canal in Batkhela area of Malakand. Dead body of the child has been recovered from the canal while search is underway for the other two.
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
'Work on 1,000 micro-hydel power projects in progress'

'Work on 1,000 micro-hydel power projects in progress'

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, Mahmood Khan has said that speedy work on 1000 micro-hydel power projects is in progress at feasible sites to arrest energy crisis in the province. Some of these projects have been complet
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
BF all set to maintain monopoly over SCCI politics

BF all set to maintain monopoly over SCCI politics

Senator Ilyas Bilour led Businessman Forum (BF) is all set to maintain its monopoly in the annual elections of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and electing all candidates unopposed. Ten members of the executive committee including four seat
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Sale of sacrificial animals gaining momentum

Sale of sacrificial animals gaining momentum

As less than a week left to celebrate the second biggest Muslim religious festival Eid-ul-Azha, sale of sacrificial animal is gaining momentum in the provincial capital Peshawar, but prices of all sacrificial animals have risen sharply, keeping the buyers
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
Minister opens cattle market at Super Highway

Minister opens cattle market at Super Highway

Sindh Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has inaugurated the Everst Cattle Mandi Near Toll Plaza ,Super Highway. A statement on Saturday said that on the occasion, the minister appreciated the Mandi administration for providing all necessities to people of
Published 27 Aug, 2017 12:00am
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