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Print - 2017-09-25
EU, WWF-Pakistan celebrate 'Climate Diplomacy Day'
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EU, WWF-Pakistan celebrate 'Climate Diplomacy Day'

Ambassador of the European Union, Jean François Cautain on Sunday expressed the EU countries' commitment to work closely with Pakistan in dealing with challenges posed by the climate change. Speaking at a function, organised by European Union and WWF-Paki
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Voters' figure crosses over 97 million: ECP

Voters' figure crosses over 97 million: ECP

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday said that total registered voters in the country have reached the figure of 97.02 million with 54.6 male and 42.4 female voters. According to available data of registered voters shared by the ECP, out of tot
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Four Pesco SDOs suspended

Four Pesco SDOs suspended

A meeting of Hazara-1 and Hazara- 2 Circles held here with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pesco, Engineer Shabir Ahmad in the chair here at Wapda House Peshawar. Chief Commercial Officer, Mian Hamid, Director S&I Tahir Moeen, SEs, XENs, ROs, SDOs of both t
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Lieutenant Arsalan buried with full military honours

Lieutenant Arsalan buried with full military honours

Lieutenant Arsalan Alam, who was martyred in a cross-border attack on Saturday in Khyber Agency, was laid to rest on Sunday in his native village in Murree. The 22-year-old officer was commanding a post in Rajgal Valley, which borders Afghanistan, when it
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
McDonald's to woo the people of Pano Aqil

McDonald's to woo the people of Pano Aqil

McDonald's Pakistan inaugurated its 52nd store at the main highway Pano Aqil Cantt, extending McDonald's presence to 17 cities across Pakistan. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on 22nd September, 2017 at 11:00 am by President and Chief Executive Offic
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
KP BP chief calls for sustainable national industrial policy
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KP BP chief calls for sustainable national industrial policy

Chairman, Businessman Panel (BP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and former vice president, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Adnan Jalil has called for announcement of a sustainable industrial policy to increase export. Talking to this
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Climate-based agro ecological zones developed for KP

Climate-based agro ecological zones developed for KP

The Climate Change Centre at Agriculture University of Peshawar (AUP) in collaboration with the Helvetas Swiss Inter-cooperation (HSI) Pakistan and Meteorological department, Government of Pakistan has successfully developed Climate Based Agro Ecological
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Three 'terrorists' killed near D I Khan
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Three 'terrorists' killed near D I Khan

Security Forces carried out search operation in Gara Madda near Dera Ismail Khan on Sunday and killed three terrorists in exchange of fire. According to ISPR, during search operation carried out on confirmed information, suspected persons Motor cycle Ride
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Mitchell's awarded best export brand trophy 2017

Mitchell's awarded best export brand trophy 2017

Mitchell's Fruit Farms Ltd was presented with the Best Export Brand Trophy 2017 by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at a ceremony held at the Chief Minister's House on Friday, 22 September 2017. Minister of Finance, Government of the Pun
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
LEW may be ready by end-October: NHA

LEW may be ready by end-October: NHA

Overall 97 percent physical progress of Lyari Expressway has been achieved and it is likely to be completed by end of October. Giving details about the current status of the project, National Highway Authority (NHA) spokesman, Kashif Zaman told APP Sunday
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Demonstration held for recovery of missing youth

Demonstration held for recovery of missing youth

A family from the city on Sunday held a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club for safe recovery of its abducted boy. Speaking on the occasion, the family of Dildar Junejo, aged 22, hailing from Larkana district of Sindh and living in Bilal
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Development of rose farms: all set to launch well-knitted plan

Development of rose farms: all set to launch well-knitted plan

Punjab government is finalizing necessary arrangements for lunching a well-knitted plan for the promotion and development of rose farms for producing top quality grafted roses across Punjab. Punjab and other parts of the country naturally possess a great
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Services of Maulana Maudoodi lauded

Services of Maulana Maudoodi lauded

A seminar in memory of the founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Maulana Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi, was held at the Ichhra residence of the late scholar on Sunday. Eminent religious scholar Ahmed Javed was the main speaker at the occasion which was presided over b
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Pak-China air forces' joint exercise continues

Pak-China air forces' joint exercise continues

The ongoing joint training exercise "Shaheen-VI" between Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force that commenced on September 7 will conclude next week. JF-17 Thunder, Mirage, F-7PG and ZDK aircraft from PAF along with PLA Air
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Propaganda against PPP leadership will fail: Hamayun

Propaganda against PPP leadership will fail: Hamayun

Provincial president, PPP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Engineer Mohammad Hamayun Khan has said that conspirators behind malicious propaganda against former President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari will not succeed. Talking to party leaders and media here at his re
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Sindh governor visits Shantinagar

Sindh governor visits Shantinagar

Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair on Sunday visited Shantinagar in Karachi at the invitation of the local leaders of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI). A statement said that he was invited by chairman Union Committee 23 Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Ghulam Akbar Morejo.
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Dr Asim recuperating after surgery

Dr Asim recuperating after surgery

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Dr Asim Hussain is recovering after undergoing a successful back surgery in London. According to details, he underwent a successful spinal surgery and is being admitted in Harley Street Clinic's intensive care unit. Dr
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Pasban vows to provide loyal leadership

Pasban vows to provide loyal leadership

Pasban-e-Pakistan president Altaf Shakoor on Sunday called for revolutionary change in the prevailing political system stressing that a loyal leadership was needed to ensure fundamental rights to the people of the country. "Pasban will participate in the
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Four new highways to be constructed under CPEC in Balochistan

Four new highways to be constructed under CPEC in Balochistan

Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), four new highways would be constructed in Balochistan that would link far-flung areas of the province with the rest of the country and help bring about economic revolution. The CPEC Joint Working Group on
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
SCA demands action against sale of fake hybrid rice seed

SCA demands action against sale of fake hybrid rice seed

The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has complained that up to 60 companies are allegedly selling fake hybrid seeds of rice in Sindh where farmers spend around Rs 6 billion annually on that purchase. At a meeting at its office here on Sunday, which was
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Minister boasts of improvement in public sector hospitals

Minister boasts of improvement in public sector hospitals

Punjab Minister for Primary & Secondary Health Kh. Imran Nazir has said that by introducing new initiatives and reforms, the visible improvement can be seen in the working of public sector hospitals and other health programs in Punjab. He said that Punjab
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Peace in Afghanistan must for regional stability: Khattak

Peace in Afghanistan must for regional stability: Khattak

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has said that peace in Afghanistan is must for regional stability and prosperity. World community should realize this fact that instability and lawlessness in Afghanistan not only disturb peace in the regio
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
FPCCI urges government not to finalise trade deals in haste

FPCCI urges government not to finalise trade deals in haste

The Federation of Pakistan chambers of Commerce and Industry has called upon the government not to finalise trade deals with friendly countries in haste before learning lessons from Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) sig
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Despite Indian shelling: no helter-skelter in border villages of Sialkot

Despite Indian shelling: no helter-skelter in border villages of Sialkot

The morale of people living in border villages of Sialkot is very high despite unprovoked and indiscriminate firing and shelling from Indian Border Security Forces on civilian population. As many as six people embraced martyrdom and 30 others sustained in
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Ahsan Iqbal off to Beijing on five-day visit

Ahsan Iqbal off to Beijing on five-day visit

Minister for Interior, Development & Planning Ahsan Iqbal said swift implementation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is continuing and all projects will be completed within the stipulated time. He said this in Islamabad on Sunday before embarkin
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Shahbaz congratulates PIAF Founders Alliance

Shahbaz congratulates PIAF Founders Alliance

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has congratulated PIAF Founders Alliance for their success in the election of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industries. While patting on their back, CM has congratulated newly elected president Tahir Javaid M
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Five killed, eight hurt in coach-tractor collision

Five killed, eight hurt in coach-tractor collision

At least five people including women and children died and eight injured in collision between passenger coach and tractor trolley here on Sunday. Police said that an over speeding passenger collided with a reckless driven tractor trolley in Akhtarabad are
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi's death anniversary today

Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi's death anniversary today

Pakistan Muslim League - Q is observing death anniversary of Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi; father of former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and uncle of former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, today who was assassinated on 25th September 1981
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Two brothers among 3 die of poisonous gas

Two brothers among 3 die of poisonous gas

Three persons including two brothers died while another man fell unconscious due to poisonous gas, when they were trying to open a closed sewerage line in Mohallah Rashidabad of Sidhupura, here on Sunday morning. Shehzad Ali Mughal fell unconscious when h
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Major political parties in the run for NA-4 by-poll

Major political parties in the run for NA-4 by-poll

All major political parties had fielded their candidates in the by-election scheduled on National Assembly constituency NA-4, Peshawar IV. The seat had fallen vacant due to the death of Gulzar Khan of PTI on which polling will be held on October 26, 2017.
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Abdul Waheed elected PVMA chief

Abdul Waheed elected PVMA chief

Sheikh Abdul Waheed has been elected Chairman Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) for the year 2017-18. According to an announcement of the PVMA, Sheikh Atif Rasheed and Sheikh Khalid Islam were also unanimously elected Senior Vice Chairma
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Scholars call for maintaining peace & harmony

Scholars call for maintaining peace & harmony

Religious scholars from the various schools of thoughts and religious parties under the Milli Yakjehti Council, at a meeting in connection with the advent of Muharram, vowed to make all efforts to maintain peace and harmony during the Ashura Muharram. The
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Three-day Thai-Exhibition concludes

Three-day Thai-Exhibition concludes

The three-day single country Thailand Exhibition concluded here on Sunday as 45 companies showcased their new range of products by making business deals with local distributors and dealers. A number of people including women availed the opportunity to get
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Shahbaz takes notice of rising vegetable prices

Shahbaz takes notice of rising vegetable prices

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of price hiking by some vegetable vendors and instructed the Provincial Cabinet Committee for Price Control to take immediate steps to provide vegetables at the appropriate price to the people. He said
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
'Time for Dar to call it a day'

'Time for Dar to call it a day'

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial "Time for Dar to call it a day" carried by the newspaper on Saturday. The editorial, unfortunately, advanced an argument that clearly lacks plausibility and fairness. It has, for example, argued, among
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
From nursery to university: Emerging market investors buy into education

From nursery to university: Emerging market investors buy into education

Two decades after Yusuf Karodia launched Mancosa, a distance learning school to teach South Africans business skills, he sold up to UK private equity firm Actis. From nurseries to exam tutoring and adult education, teaching businesses are booming as popul
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
China rust belt opens door wider to foreign investors
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China rust belt opens door wider to foreign investors

Trucks carrying hi-tech car components rumble in and out the gates of an American industrial zone in the heart of China's rust belt - using roads that the city especially renovated for the complex. While foreign firms complain about being locked out of la
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
RPPs versus LNG deal

RPPs versus LNG deal

Appallingly poor governance during the tenure of the Zardari-led PPP government (2008-13) supported by public disclosure of a record number of mega scams unequalled in our corruption-tainted history was the narrative of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
PM Abbasi at the UNGA

PM Abbasi at the UNGA

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's address to the UN General Assembly is notable for its candid yet forceful articulation of issues and anxieties undermining peace and stability in this region and beyond. Highlighting the worsening human rights situati
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Census 2017

Census 2017

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah after a meeting of the Inter-Provincial Co-ordination Committee (IPCC) informed the media that he had requested sharing of raw census 2017 with the provinces so that objections, if any, could be raised. Releasing raw da
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh says reports about plot to kill PM are 'baseless'

Bangladesh says reports about plot to kill PM are 'baseless'

The office of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina on Sunday denied as "completely baseless" some media reports of a plot by her bodyguards to kill her last month. However a senior minister said separately there had been an assassination conspiracy, w
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh says reports about plot to kill PM are 'baseless'

Bangladesh says reports about plot to kill PM are 'baseless'

The office of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina on Sunday denied as "completely baseless" some media reports of a plot by her bodyguards to kill her last month. However a senior minister said separately there had been an assassination conspiracy, w
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Fiscal laws: LHC issues notices to federation

Fiscal laws: LHC issues notices to federation

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to the federation in a petition challenging validation clauses inducted in fiscal laws to validate all previous notifications (SROs) issued during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif''s regime and powers obtained by Fede
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Fiscal laws: LHC issues notices to federation

Fiscal laws: LHC issues notices to federation

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to the federation in a petition challenging validation clauses inducted in fiscal laws to validate all previous notifications (SROs) issued during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's regime and powers obtained by Feder
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Fiscal laws: LHC issues notices to federation

Fiscal laws: LHC issues notices to federation

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to the federation in a petition challenging validation clauses inducted in fiscal laws to validate all previous notifications (SROs) issued during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's regime and powers obtained by Feder
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
London mayor says Britain should not host Trump on state visit

London mayor says Britain should not host Trump on state visit

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Sunday that it would be wrong for Britain to host U.S. President Donald Trump on a state visit, describing some of the US leader's views on Islam as "ignorant". Khan and Trump have a history. During the U.S. presidential el
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
London mayor says Britain should not host Trump on state visit

London mayor says Britain should not host Trump on state visit

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Sunday that it would be wrong for Britain to host U.S. President Donald Trump on a state visit, describing some of the US leader's views on Islam as "ignorant". Khan and Trump have a history. During the U.S. presidential el
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Fighter jets, drones on table as Mattis visits India

Fighter jets, drones on table as Mattis visits India

Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. Mattis is scheduled to arrive late Monday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra M
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Fighter jets, drones on table as Mattis visits India

Fighter jets, drones on table as Mattis visits India

Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. Mattis is scheduled to arrive late Monday and is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra M
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Stevie Wonder kneels as he leads anti-poverty concert

Stevie Wonder kneels as he leads anti-poverty concert

Stevie Wonder knelt before a packed New York festival Saturday in a protest for peace as he led stars and politicians in pressing for sustained aid to eliminate the world's worst poverty. On a balmy late summer night, thousands converged on Central Park f
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Stevie Wonder kneels as he leads anti-poverty concert

Stevie Wonder kneels as he leads anti-poverty concert

Stevie Wonder knelt before a packed New York festival Saturday in a protest for peace as he led stars and politicians in pressing for sustained aid to eliminate the world's worst poverty. On a balmy late summer night, thousands converged on Central Park f
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Trump renews clash with US sports world

Trump renews clash with US sports world

President Donald Trump renewed his spat with the sports world on Sunday, again calling for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the US national anthem. In an early morning tweet, Trump suggested fans could boycott NFL games i
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Trump renews clash with US sports world

Trump renews clash with US sports world

President Donald Trump renewed his spat with the sports world on Sunday, again calling for National Football League owners to fire players who protest during the US national anthem. In an early morning tweet, Trump suggested fans could boycott NFL games i
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Nawaz Sharif arrives today

Nawaz Sharif arrives today

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on Monday through a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight to fight the court cases against him pursued by accountability court. The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) sources said Nawaz will l
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Nawaz Sharif arrives today

Nawaz Sharif arrives today

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on Monday through a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight to fight the court cases against him pursued by accountability court. The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) sources said Nawaz will l
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Taliban shut down clinics in Afghan province

Taliban shut down clinics in Afghan province

The Taliban has shut down dozens of clinics in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan in the past few days, officials said, amid demands for special treatment for its fighters who control most of the embattled region. Dost Mohammad Nayab, a spokesman for
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Taliban shut down clinics in Afghan province

Taliban shut down clinics in Afghan province

The Taliban has shut down dozens of clinics in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan in the past few days, officials said, amid demands for special treatment for its fighters who control most of the embattled region. Dost Mohammad Nayab, a spokesman for
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
ISIS having no footprints in country?

ISIS having no footprints in country?

The flag of a global terrorist network Daesh, also known as ISIS, was Sunday seen on the main Islamabad Expressway; it was inscribed with a slogan "Khilafat is coming". Photos of the Daesh's flag went viral on the social media, forcing Interior Minister A
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
ISIS having no footprints in country?

ISIS having no footprints in country?

The flag of a global terrorist network Daesh, also known as ISIS, was Sunday seen on the main Islamabad Expressway; it was inscribed with a slogan "Khilafat is coming". Photos of the Daesh's flag went viral on the social media, forcing Interior Minister A
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Egypt jails 14 over deadly stadium stampede

Egypt jails 14 over deadly stadium stampede

An Egyptian court jailed two people for life on Sunday and 12 to between two and 10 years over violence that led to a deadly football stadium stampede in Cairo. At least 19 people died in the disaster after police fired tear gas at fans who tried to push
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Iraq, angry at Kurd vote, tells oil buyers to deal only with Baghdad

Iraq, angry at Kurd vote, tells oil buyers to deal only with Baghdad

The Iraqi government, on the eve of a Kurdish independence referendum in oil-rich northern Iraq, on Sunday urged all countries to deal only with the central government on oil transactions. "The Iraqi government, at a meeting of its security cabinet, calls
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Hostile foreign designs exposed: Bajwa

Hostile foreign designs exposed: Bajwa

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday said that hostile foreign efforts in destabilising Pakistan have been exposed and being defeated by a resilient nation. "We have taken oath to defend our motherland at whatsoever cost and sacr
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Hostile foreign designs exposed: Bajwa

Hostile foreign designs exposed: Bajwa

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday said that hostile foreign efforts in destabilising Pakistan have been exposed and being defeated by a resilient nation. "We have taken oath to defend our motherland at whatsoever cost and sacr
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan rejects India's allegations

Pakistan rejects India's allegations

A top Pakistani diplomat has categorically rejected India's sweeping allegations about Pakistan's involvement in terrorist acts, and cited instances of the Indian sponsorship of terrorism and aggression against all its neighbours making the country the "m
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan rejects India's allegations

Pakistan rejects India's allegations

A top Pakistani diplomat has categorically rejected India's sweeping allegations about Pakistan's involvement in terrorist acts, and cited instances of the Indian sponsorship of terrorism and aggression against all its neighbours making the country the "m
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 229 basis points

Futures spread up by 229 basis points

The futures spread increased by 229bps to 4.24 percent on the end of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter improved as average daily volumes increased by 13.1 percent to 42.07 million shares. Average daily trading value on the futur
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Futures spread up by 229 basis points

Futures spread up by 229 basis points

The futures spread increased by 229bps to 4.24 percent on the end of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter improved as average daily volumes increased by 13.1 percent to 42.07 million shares. Average daily trading value on the futur
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Mixed trend witnessed
Mutual Funds

Mixed trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed mix trend during the outgoing week ended September 22, 2017. BRIndex 100 closed at 4,668.70 points, up 0.97 points or from last week''s closing of 4,667.73 points. Average daily volumes stood at 154.333 million shares. BR
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Mixed trend witnessed
Mutual Funds

Mixed trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed mix trend during the outgoing week ended September 22, 2017. BRIndex 100 closed at 4,668.70 points, up 0.97 points or from last week's closing of 4,667.73 points. Average daily volumes stood at 154.333 million shares. BRI
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Mixed trend witnessed
Mutual Funds

Mixed trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed mix trend during the outgoing week ended September 22, 2017. BRIndex 100 closed at 4,668.70 points, up 0.97 points or from last week's closing of 4,667.73 points. Average daily volumes stood at 154.333 million shares. BRI
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right

Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right

Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but will have to build an uneasy coalition to form a German government after her conservatives haemorrhaged support in the face of a surge by the far-right. The anti-immigration Alternative fo
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right

Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far right

Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but will have to build an uneasy coalition to form a German government after her conservatives haemorrhaged support in the face of a surge by the far-right. The anti-immigration Alternative fo
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: slight changes

THE RUPEE: slight changes

Minor changes were seen on the money market as the rupee depicted marginal variations versus the dollar during the week, ended September 23, 2017. In the inter-bank market, the rupee showed slight variation in relation to the dollar for buying and selling
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: slight changes

THE RUPEE: slight changes

Minor changes were seen on the money market as the rupee depicted marginal variations versus the dollar during the week, ended September 23, 2017. In the inter-bank market, the rupee showed slight variation in relation to the dollar for buying and selling
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Two-thirds of Japan voters oppose PM Abe calling snap election

Two-thirds of Japan voters oppose PM Abe calling snap election

Almost two-thirds of Japanese voters are opposed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling a snap election, a Kyodo news agency survey showed on Sunday, a day before the Japanese leader is expected to announce an October vote. According to the survey, 27 perce
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Iraqi Kurds to go ahead with independence vote
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Iraqi Kurds to go ahead with independence vote

Iraq's Kurds said Sunday they will hold an independence referendum "whatever the risk and price", despite threats of retaliation from the country's central government on the eve of the vote. Massud Barzani, the leader of oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan, said his
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Iraqi Kurds to go ahead with independence vote
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Iraqi Kurds to go ahead with independence vote

Iraq's Kurds said Sunday they will hold an independence referendum "whatever the risk and price", despite threats of retaliation from the country's central government on the eve of the vote. Massud Barzani, the leader of oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan, said his
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Imran demands early elections

Imran demands early elections

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday asked Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to seek a fresh mandate by holding an early elections "to save and strengthen" democracy. Speaking at a news conference, the PTI chief said the new Prim
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Imran demands early elections

Imran demands early elections

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday asked Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to seek a fresh mandate by holding an early elections "to save and strengthen" democracy. Speaking at a news conference, the PTI chief said the new Prim
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (September 24, 2017) and the forecast for Monday (September 25, 2017).

Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Your rupee last week
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Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (September 18 to 22, 2017).

Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
WHO plans global war on cholera as Yemen caseload nears 700,000

WHO plans global war on cholera as Yemen caseload nears 700,000

The World Health Organization will next month launch a strategy to stop cholera transmission by 2030, it said on Monday, as an unprecedented outbreak in Yemen raced towards 700,000 suspected cases with little sign of slowing down. The WHO is also trying t
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction

Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction

Animals on both the large and small side of the spectrum face the most risk of extinction - but for very different reasons, each with vast consequences for the planet, researchers said on Monday. For big creatures - including whale sharks, Atlantic sturge
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Gender stereotypes are firmly rooted by age 10: global study

Gender stereotypes are firmly rooted by age 10: global study

Gender stereotypes are firmly rooted in today's youth by age 10, according to a global study Wednesday that warns such beliefs can raise the risk of depression, suicide, violence and HIV. The investigation, which spanned 15 countries, suggested that vast
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Smokers with HIV far more likely to die of lung cancer

Smokers with HIV far more likely to die of lung cancer

People who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus and who smoke are far more likely to die from lung cancer than HIV, researchers said on Monday. "Having HIV and using tobacco may together accelerate the development of lung cancer," warned the rep
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Drug-resistant infections are a 'global health emergency': WHO

Drug-resistant infections are a 'global health emergency': WHO

Resistance to antibiotic drugs is a "global health emergency" that threatens the progress made by modern medicine, the head of the UN's health agency warned as a new report was published on Wednesday. The report by the World Health Organization (WHO) foun
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Samsung launches 'Note 8 Retailers Training Programme' in Pakistan

Samsung launches 'Note 8 Retailers Training Programme' in Pakistan

Samsung is now conducting a Training Program in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, to enhance the capabilities of its extensive distribution network. The aim of this exercise is to maximize retailers' knowledge about its latest innovative device - the Samsung
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
VW moves to secure cobalt supplies in shift to electric cars

VW moves to secure cobalt supplies in shift to electric cars

Germany's Volkswagen is moving to secure long-term supplies of cobalt, a vital component of rechargeable batteries, as the group accelerates its ambitious shift to electric cars. Cobalt industry sources told Reuters that VW, the world's largest automaker,
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Four things to know about Apple's iOS 11 software update

Four things to know about Apple's iOS 11 software update

Holding off on upgrading your trusty old iPhone? You won't need a spiffy iPhone 8 in order to get new maps, photos and other features with a free software update Apple began rolling out Tuesday. The iOS 11 update brings a variety of enhancements, includin
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Tech dreams live or die on startup battlefields

Tech dreams live or die on startup battlefields

Fearing failure but driven by a chance at Silicon Valley stardom, young entrepreneurs pitch their dreams in mere minutes at startup competitions like TechCrunch Disrupt that ended here Wednesday. Brian Chae came from Seoul to try his luck at the annual st
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 billion

Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 billion

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it would sell part of its smartphone business to Google for $1.1 billion as the US giant looks to take greater control of its hardware business. Google will take on half of HTC's research staff - a
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
Intel chips loaded in Waymo self-driving minivans

Intel chips loaded in Waymo self-driving minivans

Intel on Monday announced its computing tech is being loaded into Waymo self-driving minivans as the chip giant seeks a leading position on the road to autonomous vehicles. Intel computing technology enabling "real-time decisions for full autonomy in city
Published 25 Sep, 2017 12:00am
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