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Print - 2018-08-13
Eid-ul-Azha on August 22

Eid-ul-Azha on August 22

Chairman, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Sunday announced that Zilhij moon has been sighted whereas Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on August 22 across the country. Moon sighting committee meeting, chaired by Mufti Muneebur Rehman
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Eid-ul-Azha on August 22

Eid-ul-Azha on August 22

Chairman, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Sunday announced that Zilhij moon has been sighted whereas Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on August 22 across the country. Moon sighting committee meeting, chaired by Mufti Muneebur Rehman
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: modest recovery
Currency

THE RUPEE: modest recovery

The rupee recovered more ground in relation to the dollar during the week, ended on August 11, 2018. The rupee gained 33 paisas in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 123.90 and Rs 123.92, they added.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: modest recovery
Currency

THE RUPEE: modest recovery

The rupee recovered more ground in relation to the dollar during the week, ended on August 11, 2018. The rupee gained 33 paisas in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 123.90 and Rs 123.92, they added.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal Sunday on the legal status of the inland sea which boasts a wealth of oil and gas reserves and sturgeon. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal Sunday on the legal status of the inland sea which boasts a wealth of oil and gas reserves and sturgeon. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal Sunday on the legal status of the inland sea which boasts a wealth of oil and gas reserves and sturgeon. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
NASA launches Parker Solar Probe in first mission to 'touch Sun'

NASA launches Parker Solar Probe in first mission to 'touch Sun'

NASA on Sunday blasted off its first-ever spaceship to explore the Sun, the $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe, on a strategic mission to protect the Earth by unveiling the mysteries of dangerous solar storms. The launch of the car-sized probe aboard a massi
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
NASA launches Parker Solar Probe in first mission to 'touch Sun'

NASA launches Parker Solar Probe in first mission to 'touch Sun'

NASA on Sunday blasted off its first-ever spaceship to explore the Sun, the $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe, on a strategic mission to protect the Earth by unveiling the mysteries of dangerous solar storms. The launch of the car-sized probe aboard a massi
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Corruption references: Nawaz to appear before AC today

Corruption references: Nawaz to appear before AC today

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear today (Monday) before an accountability court in connection with hearing of Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metals Establishment references. Following an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order to transfer the two co
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Corruption references: Nawaz to appear before AC today

Corruption references: Nawaz to appear before AC today

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will appear today (Monday) before an accountability court in connection with hearing of Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metals Establishment references. Following an Islamabad High Court (IHC) order to transfer the two co
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
MNAs-elect to take oath today

MNAs-elect to take oath today

Newly-elected members of the National Assembly will take oath on Monday (today). The elections of the speaker and deputy speaker will be held on August 15. According to the schedule, issued by National Assembly Secretariat, the candidates for the slots of
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
MNAs-elect to take oath today

MNAs-elect to take oath today

Newly-elected members of the National Assembly will take oath on Monday (today). The elections of the speaker and deputy speaker will be held on August 15. According to the schedule, issued by National Assembly Secretariat, the candidates for the slots of
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Razzaq to be made economic advisor to PM-designate Imran

Razzaq to be made economic advisor to PM-designate Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday said it will appoint renowned economy expert Abdul Razzaq Dawood to serve as advisor to party chief Imran Khan. In a press release, the PTI said Razzaq will advise the prime minister-in-waiting on matters of econom
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Razzaq to be made economic advisor to PM-designate Imran

Razzaq to be made economic advisor to PM-designate Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday said it will appoint renowned economy expert Abdul Razzaq Dawood to serve as advisor to party chief Imran Khan. In a press release, the PTI said Razzaq will advise the prime minister-in-waiting on matters of econom
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
NA Speaker election: PTI urges Shah to withdraw in favour of Asad

NA Speaker election: PTI urges Shah to withdraw in favour of Asad

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has requested its rival Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to withdraw Syed Khursheed Shah in favour of the party's candidate Asad Qaiser for the election of speaker National Assembly. Joint opposition parties including PPP, Pakis
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
NA Speaker election: PTI urges Shah to withdraw in favour of Asad

NA Speaker election: PTI urges Shah to withdraw in favour of Asad

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has requested its rival Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to withdraw Syed Khursheed Shah in favour of the party's candidate Asad Qaiser for the election of speaker National Assembly. Joint opposition parties including PPP, Pakis
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on August 10, 2018 on the back of selective buying mainly by local investors. BRIndex100 gained 40.00 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,631.01 points. Average daily v
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on August 10, 2018 on the back of selective buying mainly by local investors. BRIndex100 gained 40.00 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,631.01 points. Average daily v
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended on August 10, 2018 on the back of selective buying mainly by local investors. BRIndex100 gained 40.00 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,631.01 points. Average daily v
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Futures spread up by 50 basis points

Futures spread up by 50 basis points

The futures spread increased by 50bps to 6.44 percent on the last day of outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter remained thin as average daily volumes decreased to 27.6 percent to 51.13 million shares. The average daily trading value on
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Futures spread up by 50 basis points

Futures spread up by 50 basis points

The futures spread increased by 50bps to 6.44 percent on the last day of outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter remained thin as average daily volumes decreased to 27.6 percent to 51.13 million shares. The average daily trading value on
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
WWF-Pakistan pledges to plant 1.4 million trees by August 2019

WWF-Pakistan pledges to plant 1.4 million trees by August 2019

Between 2000 and 2010, Pakistan lost an average of approximate 43,000 hectares of forests (equivalent to half the size of Islamabad) every year. With only 2% forest cover remaining, the country's deforestation rate is the highest in Asia, and is well belo
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Egypt forces kill 12 'terrorists' in Sinai shootout

Egypt forces kill 12 'terrorists' in Sinai shootout

Egyptian security forces have killed "terrorists" in a shootout in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, where the Islamic State group is active, an interior ministry source said Sunday. The Egyptian army has since February been conducting a major operation f
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
ECP notifies names of women on reserved seats in NA

ECP notifies names of women on reserved seats in NA

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the allocation of the reserved seats for women to different political parties in National Assembly. According to ECP, following is the list of the MNAs notified on the reserved seats for women in gene
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PTI, PML-Q leaders discuss formation of government in Punjab

PTI, PML-Q leaders discuss formation of government in Punjab

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its ally Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) leaders discussed formation of government in Punjab, election of Chief Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker and future challenges to be faced together here on Sunday.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Ethiopian rebels declare ceasefire amid government reforms

Ethiopian rebels declare ceasefire amid government reforms

An Ethiopian rebel group declared a unilateral ceasefire on Sunday, the latest dissident movement to aim for an end to hostilities in the wake of reforms. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) launched its bid for secession of the Somali Region, als
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Hundreds of Sikh separatists rally in London

Hundreds of Sikh separatists rally in London

Hundreds of Sikh separatists and their supporters gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday to demand a referendum on an independent homeland to be carved out of India. They brandished banners reading "Free Punjab, End Indian occupation", "Punjab Re
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Hundreds of Sikh separatists rally in London

Hundreds of Sikh separatists rally in London

Hundreds of Sikh separatists and their supporters gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday to demand a referendum on an independent homeland to be carved out of India. They brandished banners reading "Free Punjab, End Indian occupation", "Punjab Re
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
China seeks effective measures for safety of workers

China seeks effective measures for safety of workers

The Embassy and Consulates General of China in Pakistan strongly condemned the suicide attack that injured six people, including three Chinese workers in Balochistan on Saturday. In a statement, posted at the embassy's website, they expressed sincere symp
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
China seeks effective measures for safety of workers

China seeks effective measures for safety of workers

The Embassy and Consulates General of China in Pakistan strongly condemned the suicide attack that injured six people, including three Chinese workers in Balochistan on Saturday. In a statement, posted at the embassy's website, they expressed sincere symp
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Erdogan says lira crash 'political plot' against Turkey

Erdogan says lira crash 'political plot' against Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the crash of the Turkish lira, sparked by a bitter dispute with the United States, was a "political plot" against Turkey and warned Ankara would now seek new markets and partners. The dispute between the two N
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Erdogan says lira crash 'political plot' against Turkey

Erdogan says lira crash 'political plot' against Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the crash of the Turkish lira, sparked by a bitter dispute with the United States, was a "political plot" against Turkey and warned Ankara would now seek new markets and partners. The dispute between the two N
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Erdogan says lira crash ''political plot'' against Turkey

Erdogan says lira crash ''political plot'' against Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the crash of the Turkish lira, sparked by a bitter dispute with the United States, was a "political plot" against Turkey and warned Ankara would now seek new markets and partners. The dispute between the two N
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
King Salman, Crown Prince congratulate Imran

King Salman, Crown Prince congratulate Imran

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on his party electoral victory on July 25. According to Saudi Press Agency, in the separate greeting Saudi Ki
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
King Salman, Crown Prince congratulate Imran

King Salman, Crown Prince congratulate Imran

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on his party electoral victory on July 25. According to Saudi Press Agency, in the separate greeting Saudi Ki
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Intense fighting as Taliban presses to take Afghan city

Intense fighting as Taliban presses to take Afghan city

Taliban insurgents attacked police headquarters and other government buildings in Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Sunday, killing dozens of soldiers and police and threatening to seize control of the city, officials and residents said. US aircraft conduc
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Intense fighting as Taliban presses to take Afghan city

Intense fighting as Taliban presses to take Afghan city

Taliban insurgents attacked police headquarters and other government buildings in Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Sunday, killing dozens of soldiers and police and threatening to seize control of the city, officials and residents said. US aircraft conduc
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Iran arrests 67 in corruption crackdown approved by Khamenei

Iran arrests 67 in corruption crackdown approved by Khamenei

Iran's judiciary said Sunday that 67 people have been arrested in recent weeks as part of a corruption crackdown approved by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. More than 100 government employees have also been barred from leaving the country, spokesma
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Iran arrests 67 in corruption crackdown approved by Khamenei

Iran arrests 67 in corruption crackdown approved by Khamenei

Iran's judiciary said Sunday that 67 people have been arrested in recent weeks as part of a corruption crackdown approved by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. More than 100 government employees have also been barred from leaving the country, spokesma
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
No compromise on transparency

No compromise on transparency

The Caretaker government vigorously defended Pakistan's 50 billion dollar plus economic partnership with China under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through a press release which maintained that "it is because of the favourable financing arran
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Disenfranchisement of women

Disenfranchisement of women

Although Pakistan has the distinction of electing the Muslim world's first woman prime minister, there are still places where women are denied even the right to vote. This has been going on unrestrained in some constituencies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pun
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
End of the Caretakers

End of the Caretakers

The Caretakers' last full week in power has ended with parliamentarians scheduled to take oath on 13 August and elect the country's next prime minister this Saturday. An assessment of their performance is in order though it must be limited to their terms
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
The young asset

The young asset

To be young and directionless is a recipe for disaster. The energy and the creativity that the young possess in this world of the millennials make them capable of anything - positive or negative. The talent of youth is a double-edged sword. It can lead to
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Beijing struggles to defuse anger over China's P2P lending crisis

Beijing struggles to defuse anger over China's P2P lending crisis

Peter Wang was asleep at his home in Beijing last Monday when police officers arrived before dawn to detain him, saying he had helped organise a protest planned for later that day. Across the city, others who had lost money investing in China's online pee
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
'State's vestigial organs'

'State's vestigial organs'

What a wonderful articulation. Business Recorder op-ed writer Begehot in his "State's vestigial organs" has made a profound, indeed a profound, point by arguing that "Charles Darwin's Descent of Man listed several human organs that no longer had an
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Massive power breakdown hits most parts of Karachi

Massive power breakdown hits most parts of Karachi

A large portion of the metropolis was plunged into darkness early Sunday after a high tension line tripped due to light rain continued overnight. The city woke up to light rain as the monsoon drizzle continued overnight, just as several residential areas
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Imran Ismail promises to 'set a trend'

Imran Ismail promises to 'set a trend'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf nominee for Sindh Governor Imran Ismail promised to set a trend during his tenure. While speaking to media on Sunday, he shared that he will not be staying at Governor House, adding that he will only use the office of the Governor
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PTI urged to focus on Karachi

PTI urged to focus on Karachi

The incoming government of PTI should pay special attention to the port city Karachi as it has the potential to realise its dream of 'Naya Pakistan', FPCCI chairman coordination Malik Sohail Hussain said on Sunday. "Karachi is the business hub which attra
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan releases 26 Indian fishermen

Pakistan releases 26 Indian fishermen

The Pakistan on Sunday released 26 Indian fishermen from Karachi's Malir jail as goodwill gesture. The released Indian fishermen were shifted to Cantt Railway Station to transport them to Lahore from where they would be sent to India through Wagah border.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Over 50 vie for KCCI managing body's 15 seats

Over 50 vie for KCCI managing body's 15 seats

As many 51 candidates are fielded in the election of KCCI's managing committee for 2018-19. The voting to fill 15 vacant seats is scheduled to be held on September 15. Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry's election committee received 59 nominations o
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PTCL HQ to shine with 3D digital show

PTCL HQ to shine with 3D digital show

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has planned a memorable 3D Digital show as part of Pakistan's 71st Independence Day on 13th and 14th August from 8pm to midnight for general public. People from all walks of life are welcome to come and en
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Girls outshine boys in SSC (Science) exam

Girls outshine boys in SSC (Science) exam

Girl students of Matric science group record shinning victory over boys in annual examination-2018; by winning two top positions and big lead in A-one, A and B grades. Out of total 53,850 passing girl students, 7.6 percent won A-one grade against 2.71 % o
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Eight Chinese detained over possessing weapons

Eight Chinese detained over possessing weapons

Police say they have detained eight Chinese nationals who tried to enter a power plant with weapons in the eastern Punjab. Officer Zafar Iqbal says the eight men were stopped at a checkpoint on Sunday outside the Qadirabad power plant in Sahiwal after a p
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Mengal to vacate Balochistan assembly seat

Mengal to vacate Balochistan assembly seat

Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal has decided to vacate his provincial assembly seat days after the party struck a deal with PTI on government formation. Mengal, however, will retain his National Assembly (NA-269) seat and is due
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Digital science lab for rural female students opens

Digital science lab for rural female students opens

Digital Science laboratory was opened in a girl's high school's campus at Rajo Khan Nizamani, a backward village in Tando Muhammad Khan by Sindh Community Foundation. The opening ceremony was held in the school where speakers included SCF's executive dire
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PPP politics revolve around people's issues: Zardari

PPP politics revolve around people's issues: Zardari

A meeting of PPP Parliamentary Party held at Zardari House Islamabad jointly chaired by President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday evening. Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addre
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
National Assembly facilitation centre: Zardari, Bilawal registered

National Assembly facilitation centre: Zardari, Bilawal registered

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari Sunday got themselves registered here at the facilitation centre of Parliament House. The National Assembly Secretariat has established the Facilitation Centre i
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Withdrawal of Gilani's security irks Bilawal

Withdrawal of Gilani's security irks Bilawal

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed serious concerns over withdrawal of security of party leader and former prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. Reacting to decision of the government regarding withdrawal of Syed
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Fish production registers 60,193 tons increase in two decades: expert

Fish production registers 60,193 tons increase in two decades: expert

Fish production during last two decade has increased in Pakistan starting from 22,255 tons in 1991 and reaching up to 82,448 tons in 2010. Talking to this scribe, an expert on fisheries sector and environment, Omar Hayat said that during this period highe
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PTI vows to address opposition's Reservations

PTI vows to address opposition's Reservations

Paksitan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry has said that the PTI wants to take opposition parties on board regarding parliamentary matters and will address their reservations on the general election 2018.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Islamic system alone can make Pakistan strong, says Siraj

Islamic system alone can make Pakistan strong, says Siraj

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that the Islamic system alone can make Pakistan strong and prosperous. Addressing the concluding session of the JI central Shoora at Mansoora, he said that Pakistan was established with a clear goal
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Balochistan students: Sanjrani thanks Saudi King for scholarships

Balochistan students: Sanjrani thanks Saudi King for scholarships

Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Sunday thanked the Saudi King and the government on award of scholarships for the students of Balochistan, saying Saudi Arabia had stood with Pakistan in difficult times and their everlasting friendship and relation
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
NH&MP officers set another example of honesty

NH&MP officers set another example of honesty

Officers of National Highways & Motorway Police Central Zone set another example of honesty, professionalism and public service by returning lost cash of more than fifty thousand to the owner. According to details, during routine patrolling in the area of
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Tough economic challenges ahead for PTI government

Tough economic challenges ahead for PTI government

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will inherit critical economic and foreign policy challenges while the PML-N had faced power crisis and law and order problems in 2013. The government-elect will be facing serious economic challenges with the country's forei
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
ANP chief accuses caretakers, institutions of rigging polls

ANP chief accuses caretakers, institutions of rigging polls

ANP's President, Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that interim government, administration, troops deployed inside-outside polling stations and all polling staff were involved in the rigging of the recent general elections. Addressing a function held in connec
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PFA drive against violators of safety rules continues

PFA drive against violators of safety rules continues

The food safety teams under the supervision of Rafia Haider, Additional Director General (operations) of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) carried out various operations across the city where sealed two bread factories, one sweet production unit and a kitchen o
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Chaman blast One dies, for FC officials among 15 injured

Chaman blast One dies, for FC officials among 15 injured

A man was killed while 15 others were injured including four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in a blast at Maal Road near Chaman area of Killa Abdullah district on Sunday. Chaman City Police Station SHO Muhammad Anwar told APP that about ten kg remote contr
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
JI leader urges Kashmiris to protect Article 35-A

JI leader urges Kashmiris to protect Article 35-A

Secretary General, Jamaat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch, had urged the Kashmir people and their political parties to unite for the protection of article 35-A of the Indian constitution that granted certain rights to the Kashmiris. Talking to a delegation of Kas
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Ghee, cooking oil price fixation challenged in LHC

Ghee, cooking oil price fixation challenged in LHC

The ghee and cooking oil industry has challenged the fixation of brand-wise retail prices of 150 brands of banaspati and cooking oil by Punjab government in Lahore High Court (LHC). It is reliably learnt that the case has been taken up by the LHC on the p
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Ghee, cooking oil price fixation challenged in LHC

Ghee, cooking oil price fixation challenged in LHC

The ghee and cooking oil industry has challenged the fixation of brand-wise retail prices of 150 brands of banaspati and cooking oil by Punjab government in Lahore High Court (LHC). It is reliably learnt that the case has been taken up by the LHC on the p
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Newly elected KP Assembly meets today

Newly elected KP Assembly meets today

The maiden meeting of the newly elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is being held today (Monday). Session has been summoned by the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under Clause (a) of the Article 109 of the Constitution of Pakistan. The assembly will meet at 1
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Balochistan Assembly session today

Balochistan Assembly session today

Speaker Balochistan Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani will chair the session of Balochistan Assembly on Monday 11:00 am at Shahrah-e-Zarghoon Road. According to press release, the speaker Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani will take oath from newly elected members of
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
KP CM directs PDMA to purchase four helicopters

KP CM directs PDMA to purchase four helicopters

Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa former Justice Dost Muhammad Khan said he has directed the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) to purchase four helicopters for the rescue operations and air ambulance services. These helicopters
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
SECP to help APTMA in reviving textiles units

SECP to help APTMA in reviving textiles units

SECP is committed to providing all assistance to the corporate sector in providing ease of starting and doing business and help the existing companies in distress, however, the SECP alone cannot achieve this daunting task without the support of the federa
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
PTI's Yousafzai to challenge re-election in Shangla

PTI's Yousafzai to challenge re-election in Shangla

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shaukat Yousafzai on Sunday said he would challenge the annulment of election to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat from Shangla constituency (PK-23) by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The PTI leader had emerged
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Six dead in clash between two groups

Six dead in clash between two groups

Six persons including two women of the same family were killed while three others injured when rival groups triggered firing on each other over a family dispute in Rajar area of district Charsadda on Sunday.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
WSSP staff to perform duty on August 14

WSSP staff to perform duty on August 14

In order to ensure neat and clean Peshawar on the eve of Independence Day, the concerned officials of Water and Sanitation Services Company Peshawar (WSSP) have directed to perform their duties at the full and best on the special event of 14th August.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Investigators may arrest culprit in child murder case

Investigators may arrest culprit in child murder case

Police Investigators were on the verge of reaching to the main culprit in the murder case of a five-year old minor girl child in Fathu, village of Tehsil Takhtbai, district Mardan. "We have collected blood samples from over 400 individuals of the locality
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Sugarcane price fixation: government urged to implement SC verdict

Sugarcane price fixation: government urged to implement SC verdict

Representatives of farmers community have demanded of the government to implement the decision of supreme court regarding fixation of sugarcane price and ensure supply of irrigation water from Warsak Dam through lift irrigation system otherwise they will
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Income tax: Is there any shortcut to correction? - I

Income tax: Is there any shortcut to correction? - I

In one of the election rallies, the incoming Prime Minister has rightly observed that tax collection of Pakistan, which ranges to around Rs 4,000 billion in 2018, has to be raised to Rs 8,000 billion to ensure economic sustainability. This is a right and
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Poll worker killed as Mali holds tense presidential runoff vote

Poll worker killed as Mali holds tense presidential runoff vote

A polling station chief was killed by suspected jihadists in northern Mali as insecurity disrupted a presidential runoff on Sunday. Security had been drastically boosted ahead of the election's second round between President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and for
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Nobel prize winning author Naipaul dies

Nobel prize winning author Naipaul dies

Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, the BBC reported on Saturday. Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, who began writing in the 1950s, won numerous coveted literary aw
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Myanmar asks Bangladesh to stop aid to stranded Rohingya

Myanmar asks Bangladesh to stop aid to stranded Rohingya

Myanmar has asked Bangladesh to stop providing aid to 6,000 Rohingya stranded on the border between the two countries since a military crackdown prompted a mass exodus of the Muslim minority last year, the foreign ministry in Dhaka said.
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Iraqi PM cancels visit to sanctions-hit Iran

Iraqi PM cancels visit to sanctions-hit Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has cancelled a visit to Iran, his press office said Sunday, as the premier came under strong Iranian criticism over his stand on renewed US sanctions against Tehran. Abadi will still go ahead with a planned visit to T
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Eight bodies found in Indonesian plane crash

Eight bodies found in Indonesian plane crash

A 12-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed eight people in mountainous eastern Indonesia, authorities said Sunday. The Swiss-made Pilatus aircraft lost contact with air traffic control Saturday during what was supposed to be a fli
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Modi calls for easing of political crackdown in Maldives

Modi calls for easing of political crackdown in Maldives

Indian leader Narendra Modi on Sunday called for greater democracy and the restoration of an independent judiciary in the Maldives ahead of a presidential election in September. The Indian Ocean archipelago nation has been in turmoil in recent months, wit
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Four security force members, three 'terrorists' killed in Jordan raid

Four security force members, three 'terrorists' killed in Jordan raid

Four members of the Jordanian security forces and three 'terrorists' have been killed during a raid on a militant hideout after an officer died in a bomb blast near the capital, the government said Sunday. Five suspects were also arrested during Saturday'
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Meteor shower lights up skies over Bosnia

Meteor shower lights up skies over Bosnia

A meteor shower lit up the skies above eastern Bosnia on Saturday night, giving star gazers a rare opportunity to see a display of shooting stars with the naked eye. "I think that everybody should see this," said Miralem Mehic, a Bosnian from an internati
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Modi confident of bigger win in 2019 elections

Modi confident of bigger win in 2019 elections

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would be re-elected with an even bigger majority in parliament in 2019, dismissing opposition attempts to rouse opinion against his government for failing to deliver on promises of swift economic development and
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Two Austrians killed in French Alps glider crash

Two Austrians killed in French Alps glider crash

Two Austrians - a man in his fifties and a teenager - died Sunday when their glider crashed to the ground in the Champsaur valley in the southern French Alps, sources said. "The alert was sounded by witnesses who saw the glider fall," a local official sai
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Maduro says would take FBI help over 'murder plot'

Maduro says would take FBI help over 'murder plot'

President Nicolas Maduro has said he would allow FBI agents come to Venezuela to help investigate a recent alleged plot to kill him with explosive drones - but with conditions. If US officials confirm "the offer for the FBI to investigate links in Florida
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
Nicaragua protests leave one dead

Nicaragua protests leave one dead

A supporter of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega was shot to death in the northern city of Matagalpa as anti-government protesters marched past the city hall, police said. The incident Saturday came amid a wave of protests and counter-protests in severa
Published 13 Aug, 2018 12:00am
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