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Print - 2017-10-16
Imran turns politics into abuse: Marriyum

Imran turns politics into abuse: Marriyum

State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan has become a hurdle in country's progress. In a statement on Sunday, she rejected Imran's speech at PTI's workers' convention centre held earlier i
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Captain among 4 FC personnel martyred in blast

Captain among 4 FC personnel martyred in blast

Four security officials, including a Captain, were martyred and three injured in an IED blast in Kharlachi area of Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan on Sunday morning. Three officials were killed instantly while four were reported injured, according to
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Captain among 4 FC personnel martyred in blast

Captain among 4 FC personnel martyred in blast

Four security officials, including a Captain, were martyred and three injured in an IED blast in Kharlachi area of Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan on Sunday morning. Three officials were killed instantly while four were reported injured, according to
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday chaired a meeting here at the Ministry of Finance to review matters related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Finance Division. The FBR Chairman and senior officials of the Finance Ministry attended th
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday chaired a meeting here at the Ministry of Finance to review matters related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Finance Division. The FBR Chairman and senior officials of the Finance Ministry attended th
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday chaired a meeting here at the Ministry of Finance to review matters related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Finance Division. The FBR Chairman and senior officials of the Finance Ministry attended th
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

External financing needs: MoF disputes $31 billion World Bank estimation

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar Sunday chaired a meeting here at the Ministry of Finance to review matters related to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Finance Division. The FBR Chairman and senior officials of the Finance Ministry attended th
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Selling pressure witnessed
Mutual Funds

Selling pressure witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under heavy selling pressure during the outgoing week ended October 13, 2017 due to investors concerns over prevailing uncertainty on political front in the country. BRIndex100 lost 217.39 points on week-on-week basis to c
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Selling pressure witnessed
Mutual Funds

Selling pressure witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under heavy selling pressure during the outgoing week ended October 13, 2017 due to investors concerns over prevailing uncertainty on political front in the country. BRIndex100 lost 217.39 points on week-on-week basis to c
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Selling pressure witnessed
Mutual Funds

Selling pressure witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under heavy selling pressure during the outgoing week ended October 13, 2017 due to investors concerns over prevailing uncertainty on political front in the country. BRIndex100 lost 217.39 points on week-on-week basis to c
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Future spreads up by 61 basis points

Future spreads up by 61 basis points

The future spreads increased by 61bps to 4.09 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter remained thin as average daily volumes decreased by 12.1 percent to 36.04 million shares. The average daily trading value
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Future spreads up by 61 basis points

Future spreads up by 61 basis points

The future spreads increased by 61bps to 4.09 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter remained thin as average daily volumes decreased by 12.1 percent to 36.04 million shares. The average daily trading value
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields

Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk, which controls access to some of the region's main oilfields, a Kurdish security official said on Sunday. Iran meanwhile
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields

Kurds block Iraqi forces' access to Kirkuk oil fields

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk, which controls access to some of the region's main oilfields, a Kurdish security official said on Sunday. Iran meanwhile
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
'Justice hurried is justice buried': CJP

'Justice hurried is justice buried': CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has said that verdicts by judges should be free from ambiguity. Addressing the 2nd Punjab Women Judges Conference here on Sunday, CJP said that the nation is fortunate that Pakistan has a written constituti
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
'Justice hurried is justice buried': CJP

'Justice hurried is justice buried': CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has said that verdicts by judges should be free from ambiguity. Addressing the 2nd Punjab Women Judges Conference here on Sunday, CJP said that the nation is fortunate that Pakistan has a written constituti
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mimed patterns
Currency

THE RUPEE: mimed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on October 14, 2017. In the open market, the rupee shed 30 paisas against the dollar for buying at Rs 106.90 and it also fell by 20 paisas for selling at Rs 107.00. Th
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mimed patterns
Currency

THE RUPEE: mimed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on October 14, 2017. In the open market, the rupee shed 30 paisas against the dollar for buying at Rs 106.90 and it also fell by 20 paisas for selling at Rs 107.00. Th
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
No difference exists between army, government: Ahsan

No difference exists between army, government: Ahsan

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has stressed that no difference exists between army and the PML-N government. Talking to media in New York, Iqbal said that the "conflict" stood resolved after the clarification of army spokesperson. While referring to World
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Wife of boxer Mohammad Ali visits PAF Academy

Wife of boxer Mohammad Ali visits PAF Academy

Khalilah Camacho Ali, wife of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mohammad Ali Clay (late), on Sunday visited Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Academy Asghar Khan, according to a press statement. She interacted with officers and cadets during her visit to Fl
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Bangladesh issues tender to buy lentils, peas

Bangladesh issues tender to buy lentils, peas

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has launched an international tender to import 1,500 tonnes of lentils and 2,000 tonnes of chick peas as part of efforts to rein in high domestic prices, a senior official at the state buyer said on Sunday.The last date f
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Oil producers may not need to extend cuts: Kuwait

Oil producers may not need to extend cuts: Kuwait

Oil producers may not need to roll over a deal to cut production beyond March if all members fully comply with their pledges, the Kuwaiti oil minister said Sunday. "The current reduction deal is sufficient to achieve the desired purpose," of rebalancing t
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Office of President caused miscarriage of justice: LHC

Office of President caused miscarriage of justice: LHC

Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that office of President of Pakistan has caused miscarriage of justice to entertain and pass a decision on the representation filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) against the decision of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Office of President caused miscarriage of justice: LHC

Office of President caused miscarriage of justice: LHC

Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that office of President of Pakistan has caused miscarriage of justice to entertain and pass a decision on the representation filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) against the decision of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Imran criticises government, puts his weight behind army

Imran criticises government, puts his weight behind army

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday threatened to hold a massive rally in Islamabad if the ruling party continues to malign judiciary and the army. While addressing his party workers' convention at the Jinnah Convention Centre her
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Imran criticises government, puts his weight behind army

Imran criticises government, puts his weight behind army

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday threatened to hold a massive rally in Islamabad if the ruling party continues to malign judiciary and the army. While addressing his party workers' convention at the Jinnah Convention Centre her
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Forty dead, neighbourhoods burned to ash in California fires

Forty dead, neighbourhoods burned to ash in California fires

Dry, warm gusts of wind are forecast for Sunday as fire-fighters continue to grapple with the deadliest blazes in California's history, which have killed at least 40 people and reduced entire neighbourhoods to ash. Fast-moving fires spread by shifting win
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Forty dead, neighbourhoods burned to ash in California fires

Forty dead, neighbourhoods burned to ash in California fires

Dry, warm gusts of wind are forecast for Sunday as fire-fighters continue to grapple with the deadliest blazes in California's history, which have killed at least 40 people and reduced entire neighbourhoods to ash. Fast-moving fires spread by shifting win
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Afghan Taliban deny former hostage's claims

Afghan Taliban deny former hostage's claims

A Taliban spokesman denied on Sunday accusations by a Canadian man that one of his children had been murdered and his wife raped while they were being held captive by militants who kidnapped them in Afghanistan in 2012. Joshua Boyle and his American wife,
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Afghan Taliban deny former hostage's claims

Afghan Taliban deny former hostage's claims

A Taliban spokesman denied on Sunday accusations by a Canadian man that one of his children had been murdered and his wife raped while they were being held captive by militants who kidnapped them in Afghanistan in 2012. Joshua Boyle and his American wife,
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
'Further tax' applicable on goods: LHC suspends major condition of SRO

'Further tax' applicable on goods: LHC suspends major condition of SRO

Lahore High Court (LHC) has suspended a major condition of SRO No 1125(I)/2011, which made levy of 'further tax' applicable on goods supplied to persons having no sales tax registration. It was learnt that the amendment has been suspended by the LHC till
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
'Further tax' applicable on goods: LHC suspends major condition of SRO

'Further tax' applicable on goods: LHC suspends major condition of SRO

Lahore High Court (LHC) has suspended a major condition of SRO No 1125(I)/2011, which made levy of 'further tax' applicable on goods supplied to persons having no sales tax registration. It was learnt that the amendment has been suspended by the LHC till
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
''Further tax'' applicable on goods: LHC suspends major condition of SRO

''Further tax'' applicable on goods: LHC suspends major condition of SRO

Lahore High Court (LHC) has suspended a major condition of SRO No 1125(I)/2011, which made levy of ''further tax'' applicable on goods supplied to persons having no sales tax registration. It was learnt that the amendment has been suspended by the LHC til
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Foreign secretary in Oman for four-nation talks on Afghanistan

Foreign secretary in Oman for four-nation talks on Afghanistan

A delegation of Pakistan, led by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, reached Oman, Muscat on Sunday to participate in the four-nation talks on Afghanistan that begin tomorrow. The Quadrilateral Co-ordination Group (QCG), which includes Afghanistan, Pakistan
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Foreign secretary in Oman for four-nation talks on Afghanistan

Foreign secretary in Oman for four-nation talks on Afghanistan

A delegation of Pakistan, led by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, reached Oman, Muscat on Sunday to participate in the four-nation talks on Afghanistan that begin tomorrow. The Quadrilateral Co-ordination Group (QCG), which includes Afghanistan, Pakistan
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Drone hit Canadian airliner

Drone hit Canadian airliner

A Canadian passenger plane landed safely after it was hit by a drone in the first case of its kind in the country, a cabinet minister said Sunday. With increasing numbers of unmanned aerial devices in the skies, collisions are still rare, but authorities
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Drone hit Canadian airliner

Drone hit Canadian airliner

A Canadian passenger plane landed safely after it was hit by a drone in the first case of its kind in the country, a cabinet minister said Sunday. With increasing numbers of unmanned aerial devices in the skies, collisions are still rare, but authorities
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Objective assessment
Exchange

Objective assessment

State Bank's annual report for FY17 released on 12th October, 2017 contains an objective assessment of the economy and has not minced words in highlighting the vulnerabilities of the economy. According to the Report, Pakistan's economy expanded by 5.3 per
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
LNG deal: good or bad?

LNG deal: good or bad?

The question on everyone's mind after the blacked-out paragraphs of the LNG deal uploaded on the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) website under a confidentiality clause signed on 10 February 2016 between PSO and Qatar Gas in Doha have come in the public domain is
Updated 18 Oct, 2017 05:40pm
Water sustainability in Pakistan - II

Water sustainability in Pakistan - II

Waste discharge into drains and rivers has resulted into deteriorating water quality According to a study, 50 million people in the country are at risk of arsenic poisoning from contaminated groundwater.30, 31 Specifically, the underground water samples h
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Liaquat's consolidated Pakistan

Liaquat's consolidated Pakistan

Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan reached the summit of his eventful career when he was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan on August 15, 1947. The fact that he should have been chosen for that August office by Jinnah himself says a good deal about
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan needs to position itself wisely

Pakistan needs to position itself wisely

China is an 'all weather friend' of Pakistan. Both have long-standing ties cemented by vital mutual interests. The friendship goes back to the 1950s. Pakistan was one of the first countries to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan and recognise the Peopl
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Rubies, the buried treasures of Azad Kashmir

Rubies, the buried treasures of Azad Kashmir

The people of Azad Kashmir are sitting on a treasure chest: Millions of rubies, estimated to be worth up to half a billion dollars, are lying beneath them. But archaic tools and a lack of investment in infrastructure and techniques are hampering efforts t
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Government urged to declare Sialkot as EPZ

Government urged to declare Sialkot as EPZ

Almost all trade bodies, manufacturers and exporters have urged upon the federal government that Sialkot should be declared Export Processing Zone (EPZ) to considerably increase the export volume. Sialkot is export-oriented city and a hub of cottage indus
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
'Mastermind' of Karachi knife attacks held in Punjab: Police

'Mastermind' of Karachi knife attacks held in Punjab: Police

The prime suspect of knife attacks on women in Karachi was reportedly caught from Mandi Bahauddin (Punjab), in a joint police operation. Senior police officials said they are around 70 per cent sure that the arrested person Waseem is the Karachi knife-att
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
SC forms five benches for next week

SC forms five benches for next week

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has constituted five benches at the principal seat to hear a number of important cases during the next week starting from today.
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
PAD plans to promote Guava cultivation

PAD plans to promote Guava cultivation

Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) has prepared a strategy for the promotion of Guava fruit cultivation in selected districts of the Province. The concept of this programme was to expand the cultivation of Guava on large scale in the Punjab and after suc
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Prices of essential items witness downward trend

Prices of essential items witness downward trend

Prices of vegetables and other important kitchen items, including pulses, chicken, sugar, have decreased in retail market, according to a survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday. One-kilogram tomato is being sold at Rs 70 in retail market, wh
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
MIB walk highlights people's resilience against violent extremism

MIB walk highlights people's resilience against violent extremism

A Walk under the title of PurAzm Pakistan was organised under the auspices of Federal Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage this Sunday near Lohari Gate, Lahore. The theme of Photo Walk was to highlight resilience of the people again
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
MCI to set up three new hospitals

MCI to set up three new hospitals

The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) Deputy Mayor Syed Zeeshan Ali Naqvi has said that MCI would construct three new hospitals under Prime Minister's reforms programme. Talking to APP, Naqvi said these hospitals would be built at sector H-12, Huma
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan wants to have access to Vietnam market

Pakistan wants to have access to Vietnam market

Pakistan wanted to get market access in potential Vietnam market for competitiveness and also to compete with regional competitors in all sectors, including textile, auto mobile and food processing. Pakistan and Vietnam shared current trade volume of $554
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Khyber Mail train to have a stopover at Renala Khurd

Khyber Mail train to have a stopover at Renala Khurd

Pakistan Railways has allowed Khyber Mail Express Train that runs between Karachi and Peshawar to make stopover at Renala Khurd from on Sunday. According to a spokesman for Pakistan Railways, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Railways Syed Ashiq Hussain
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Bill to facilitate investment in mineral sector tabled in KP PA

Bill to facilitate investment in mineral sector tabled in KP PA

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has introduced Mineral Sector Governance Bill, 2017 in the provincial assembly to provide for effective regulation of minerals, mines and mining through provision of transparent administrative, management, legal and fi
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Waseem apprises PM about Karachi's civic issues

Waseem apprises PM about Karachi's civic issues

Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to seek the federal government's financial support for resolution of civic issues of the port city. The Mayor called on Abbasi at the Sindh Governor House, here on Saturday and sought
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Pellet-hit student's eyes badly damaged

Pellet-hit student's eyes badly damaged

A class-X student, Maysar, is the latest victim of pellets, whose both eyes have been badly damaged by the lethal metallic balls fired by troops from shotguns at Nowgam in Srinagar of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). According to Kashmir Media Service, wail
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Industrial units: PITAC introduces techniques to improve productivity

Industrial units: PITAC introduces techniques to improve productivity

Pakistan Industrial and Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC) has introduced modern techniques to improve productivity of industrial units in the country under a plan launched to enhance public and private partnership. The PITAC, working under Ministry of I
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
World Food Day: Shahbaz for availability of food to all and sundry

World Food Day: Shahbaz for availability of food to all and sundry

The World Food Day is being observed today to accelerate the international efforts for ending hunger and solving problems arising from food scarcity across the planet. In his message on the occasion, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said it is imp
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
FPCCI hails SBP's decision of keeping exchange rate unchanged
Exchange

FPCCI hails SBP's decision of keeping exchange rate unchanged

Chairman FPCCI Regional Committee on Industries and former President ICCI Atif Ikram Sheikh has said though the economy is not performing well yet the decision to keep exchange rate stable in the larger national interest is highly laudable. In a statement
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Tribal students reject JUI-F's Fata youth moot

Tribal students reject JUI-F's Fata youth moot

Rejecting the JUI-F sponsored Fata Youth conference, All Fata Students Forum (AFSF) has decided that it will intensify ongoing struggle for merger of tribal region with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It proposed that a new committee should be constituted to
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Unwavering belief must for being a Muslim: Nawaz

Unwavering belief must for being a Muslim: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said unwavering belief in the Khatam-e-Nabuwat (finality of Prophethood) is mandatory for being a Muslim and the belief is part and parcel of the country's constitution. Commenting on t
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Pakistan, Oman discuss political, economic relations
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Pakistan, Oman discuss political, economic relations

Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and Dr Mohammed Bin Awadh Al Hassan, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Oman met for the 6th round of Pakistan-Oman bilateral political consultations in Muscat on Sunday. Bilateral political relations as well as econom
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
KCD organises free dental camp in KP

KCD organises free dental camp in KP

The 5th free dental camp was arranged by Khyber College of Dentistry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to details, the free dental camp was organised by KCD with Astogna Welfare Trust and M/s Colgate Pakistan Limited in Takhtbai. Primary school children of
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Over 2,522 candidates appear in SU entry test

Over 2,522 candidates appear in SU entry test

The pre-entry test for admissions to the Master's degree programmes in various 57 departments for the academic year 2018 was held at the University of Sindh Jamshoro (SU) and its four campuses on Sunday. As many as 2522 candidates including 874 females tr
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Economy, security interlinked: PML-Q

Economy, security interlinked: PML-Q

Pakistan Muslim League-Q President and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and senior and former Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi have said that national economy and security are interlinked, therefore the Federal Ministers need not
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
NSER survey Marvi visits Thatta, Sujawal

NSER survey Marvi visits Thatta, Sujawal

Minister of State and chairperson BISP MNA Marvi Memon visited Thatta and Sujawal Sunday where she spot checked the ongoing BISP survey for National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER) update at Makli and Kalakot. BISP door to door survey is about to close in
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Mamnoon for multi dimensional approach for food security

Mamnoon for multi dimensional approach for food security

President Mamnoon Hussain has emphasised the need for adoption of a multidimensional approach for investing in food security and uplifting the rural livelihoods to control the migration patterns in the rural areas. "I am confident that food security will
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
PM stresses need for following into footsteps of founding fathers

PM stresses need for following into footsteps of founding fathers

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has emphasized to follow the footsteps of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Shaheed-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan and to work tirelessly and selflessly to make Pakistan a progressive, tolerant, pro
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Rangers seize huge weapons from Memon Goth

Rangers seize huge weapons from Memon Goth

Sindh Rangers on Sunday recovered a huge stockpile of weapons from Memon Goth area of the city. The weapons arsenal was discovered during a raid carried out on an intelligence tipoff. The weapons were stashed in a water tank recovered during the raid the
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Woman among two killed in Kech firing

Woman among two killed in Kech firing

Two including a woman were killed in firing of armed man here on Sunday. Levies sources said that the accused opened fire at two people in Haji Shehr area of Bolan in Kech district. Both, man and a woman were killed on the spot in the firing and the assai
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Electioneering begins in NA-4 by-poll

Electioneering begins in NA-4 by-poll

Electioneering in connections with by-poll on National Assembly constituency NA-4, Peshawar IV was in full swing as the constituency is bracing for a quadruple contest on October 26. 2017. The seat had become vacant due to the death of PTI MNA Gulzar Khan
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Zakaullah conferred with honorary award of Malaysian armed forces

Zakaullah conferred with honorary award of Malaysian armed forces

Pakistan's ex-naval chief, Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah (retd) has been conferred with "Honorary Award of Malaysian Armed Forces Order for Valour - Gallant Commander of Malaysian Armed Forces, First Degree" by King of Malaysia, Yang di-Pertuan Agong XV Sult
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Hustler publisher offers $10 million for dirt on Trump

Hustler publisher offers $10 million for dirt on Trump

Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered $10 million Sunday for dirt to help remove from office US President Donald Trump, in a full page ad in the Washington Post. "I do not expect any of Trump's billionaire cronies to rat him out, but I am confide
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers

Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers

Hundreds of protesters marched through Sydney on Sunday to call for detainees, being held in controversial centres for asylum seekers on remote Pacific islands, to be allowed to stay in Australia as a resettlement deadline approaches. Canberra's hardline
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
China's People's Daily launches English app in soft power push

China's People's Daily launches English app in soft power push

The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party, launched an English-language mobile application on Sunday in what it called a "strategic step" to strengthen Beijing's influence internationally. The newspaper, which sold an average of
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh

14,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh

Nearly 14,000 children who have lost one or both parents are among the more than half a million Rohingya refugees who crossed in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar, an official said Sunday. The UN says 536,000 mainly Rohingya refugees have arrived f
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
India to close colonial-era military farms

India to close colonial-era military farms

Under a hot afternoon sun workers scrub down cows at the Allahabad Military Farm, the latest hangover of India's colonial past being forced into the 21st century. The 700-acre (285-hectare) farm in the city of 1.1 million people, along with 38 other milit
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
North Korea not ready to meet with South Korea in Russia

North Korea not ready to meet with South Korea in Russia

Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programme despite attending the same event and being urged to do so by Moscow, Russian news agencies said on Sunday.
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Merkel's party suffers setback in state poll

Merkel's party suffers setback in state poll

Germany's Social Democrats beat Angela Merkel's conservatives in a closely-watched state poll Sunday, dealing a blow to the chancellor as she heads into thorny coalition talks to form a national government. In the state vote in Lower Saxony, home of Volks
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Kyrgyz leader's chosen successor leads in presidential vote

Kyrgyz leader's chosen successor leads in presidential vote

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev's chosen successor Sooronbai Jeenbekov was Sunday tipped to win a presidential election, defying predictions of a second round and fears of instability in the Central Asian country. The Central Election Commission said
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Austria's conservative 'whizz-kid' in election triumph

Austria's conservative 'whizz-kid' in election triumph

Austria's political "whizz-kid" Sebastian Kurz was on course Sunday to become Europe's youngest leader, potentially in coalition with the far-right, after his conservative party looked to have triumphed in elections. Kurz's People's Party (OeVP) won 30.5
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
'Final phase' of battle for Raqa as civilians flee under deal

'Final phase' of battle for Raqa as civilians flee under deal

US-backed forces announced Sunday the "final phase" of the battle to retake Syria's Raqa, after the city was evacuated except for foreign Islamic State group fighters and their families. More than 3,000 civilians fled Raqa on Saturday night under an evacu
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Mogadishu reels as truck bomb toll hits 137

Mogadishu reels as truck bomb toll hits 137

The death toll from a massive weekend truck bomb in a busy shopping district of Mogadishu surged to at least 137, police said Sunday, warning it could rise further after one of the worst-ever attacks to hit war-torn Somalia. The figure was a huge jump fro
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Japan fund managers trim stock holdings in September, keep bonds steady

Japan fund managers trim stock holdings in September, keep bonds steady

Japanese fund managers trimmed their exposure to stocks and kept their bond holdings steady in September, a Reuters poll showed, during a month punctuated by geopolitical risks. The survey of five Japan-based fund managers conducted between September 15 a
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Japan fund managers trim stock holdings in September, keep bonds steady

Japan fund managers trim stock holdings in September, keep bonds steady

Japanese fund managers trimmed their exposure to stocks and kept their bond holdings steady in September, a Reuters poll showed, during a month punctuated by geopolitical risks. The survey of five Japan-based fund managers conducted between September 15 a
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
China money rates fall

China money rates fall

China's primary money rates fell in the first week after the long National Day holidays as authorities carefully managed liquidity levels ahead of the opening of a pivotal Communist Party congress. Helping rates fall was the central bank's announcement -
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Hong Kong regulator drops case against StanChart, UBS over 2009 IPO

Hong Kong regulator drops case against StanChart, UBS over 2009 IPO

Hong Kong's securities regulator has dropped a lawsuit against Standard Chartered Plc and UBS Group AG over the 2009 IPO of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The Securities and Futures Commission
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Hong Kong regulator drops case against StanChart, UBS over 2009 IPO

Hong Kong regulator drops case against StanChart, UBS over 2009 IPO

Hong Kong's securities regulator has dropped a lawsuit against Standard Chartered Plc and UBS Group AG over the 2009 IPO of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The Securities and Futures Commission
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Canadian dollar to hold ground awaiting clarity on rates
Currency

Canadian dollar to hold ground awaiting clarity on rates

Canada's dollar is expected to hold its ground over the next month as economic growth moderates and the market awaits guidance from the Bank of Canada on the interest rate outlook after two rate hikes this year, a Reuters poll showed. The poll of more tha
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Saudi index falls, most Gulf markets trade narrowly

Saudi index falls, most Gulf markets trade narrowly

Most Middle East stock markets traded in narrow ranges on Sunday while Saudi Arabia was dragged down by several major blue chips. The Saudi index dropped 0.7 percent as Al Rajhi Bank lost 1.0 percent and miner Ma'aden sank 1.9 percent. Petrochemical produ
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
Australia shares seen rising over three percent by year-end
Currency

Australia shares seen rising over three percent by year-end

Australian shares are poised to end the year higher and extend that rise into 2018, a Reuters poll found, driven by broader optimism around the domestic and global economies and supported by dovish signals from the central bank. After gaining 7 percent in
Published 16 Oct, 2017 12:00am
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