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Print - 2019-01-10
Treasury yields rise

Treasury yields rise

US Treasury yields rose for a third day on Tuesday, in line with higher US stocks, as optimism over a trade deal between the United States and China boosted risk appetite. Trade talks will continue in Beijing for an unscheduled third day as the world's tw
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Palladium touches record peak in Europe

Palladium touches record peak in Europe

Palladium touched a record peak on Wednesday after a Chinese official said the government was contemplating policies to increase domestic buying of automobiles, while gold regained upward momentum from a falling dollar. Palladium gained 1.1 percent to $1,
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Gold lower in Asia
Currency

Gold lower in Asia

Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday as a likely end to a long-drawn Sino-US trade war boosted risk sentiment, outweighing expectations of a pause in interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, palladium hit a record high at $1,340.50 an ou
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Gold dips in New York

Gold dips in New York

Gold slipped in New York close on Tuesday as the dollar rose and prospects of a US-China trade deal increased investors' appetite for riskier assets such as stocks, while palladium notched a fresh all-time high on tight supply. Spot gold was down 0.3 perc
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Cocoa prices slip for second day, arabica coffee climbs
Currency

Cocoa prices slip for second day, arabica coffee climbs

Cocoa prices on ICE slipped for the second straight session on Wednesday on signals that the weather outlook in top grower West Africa may be improving, while arabica touched a 5-week high before paring gains. March New York cocoa settled down $31, or 1.3
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
EU wheat eases

EU wheat eases

Euronext wheat futures edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by a sharp rise in the euro that underlined overseas competition for west European wheat despite a flurry of export demand. March milling wheat, the most active contract on the Paris-based Euronex
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Palm oil hits over two-month high
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil hits over two-month high

Malaysian palm oil futures rose to an over two-month high on Wednesday evening, charting a second straight day of gains, as traders forecast declining production in the coming months and improving export data. The benchmark palm oil contract for March del
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Tokyo rubber hits seven-month high

Tokyo rubber hits seven-month high

Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures hit a 7-month high on Wednesday, extending gains into a fourth session, as hopes that the United States and China would strike a deal to end trade war improved market sentiment, helping boost prices of oil and Asian shares.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Oil up over 4 percent on US-China trade talk hopes, OPEC cuts

Oil up over 4 percent on US-China trade talk hopes, OPEC cuts

Oil prices jumped more than 4 percent on Wednesday as the extension of US-China talks raised hopes of easing trade tensions between the two superpowers, while OPEC-led crude output cuts also provided support. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
BP unlocks a billion oil barrels in Gulf of Mexico with new technology

BP unlocks a billion oil barrels in Gulf of Mexico with new technology

BP said it has discovered two new oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico and has identified an additional billion barrels of oil at an existing field thanks to new seismic technology. The British company, which has only recently turned a corner following the dea
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Copper touches one-week high on China demand optimism
Currency

Copper touches one-week high on China demand optimism

Copper prices climbed to one-week highs on Wednesday after reports of fresh stimulus in top consumer China and signs of progress in Sino-US trade talks reinforced expectations of stronger growth and demand. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange en
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Trump's son appears to liken migrants to animals

Trump's son appears to liken migrants to animals

President Donald Trump's eldest son appeared to liken migrants to dangerous animals, his latest controversial remarks on desperate people seeking to enter the US. "You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo? Because walls work," Donald Trump Jr wrote in
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Stranded migrants disembark in Malta after EU deal reached

Stranded migrants disembark in Malta after EU deal reached

Nearly 50 migrants stranded at sea for weeks aboard two rescue ships arrived in Malta on Wednesday after the island nation reached a deal with other EU member states, ending a standoff that rights groups branded "shameful". "An ad hoc agreement has been r
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Pentagon Papers whistleblower wins Swedish rights prize

Pentagon Papers whistleblower wins Swedish rights prize

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, a former US military analyst who exposed Washington's secret war plans for Vietnam in 1971, won the 2018 Olof Palme human rights prize on Wednesday. Ellsberg, 87, was honoured for his "profound humanism and e
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
China 'needs three aircraft carriers': naval expert

China 'needs three aircraft carriers': naval expert

China needs "at least three aircraft carriers" to protect its extensive coastline and its interests abroad, a senior Chinese naval expert said Wednesday. "Our country has an 18,000-kilometre (11,000-mile) long coastline. Also, our economy is outward looki
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Top Guatemala court overturns bid to close UN anti-graft mission

Top Guatemala court overturns bid to close UN anti-graft mission

Guatemala's top court on Wednesday overturned a decision by President Jimmy Morales to shut down a United Nations anti-corruption mission to the central American country. The constitutional court ordered government authorities to tell staff and civil serv
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Chinese general issues 'war criminal' warning to Taiwan
Currency

Chinese general issues 'war criminal' warning to Taiwan

Taiwan independence supporters would be regarded as "war criminals" if China was forced to intervene militarily to retake the island, a Chinese general warned Wednesday. "Supporters of Taiwanese separatism must stop in time to avoid disaster, repent and r
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Chinese warships dock in Cambodia to boost 'military cooperation'

Chinese warships dock in Cambodia to boost 'military cooperation'

Three hulking Chinese warships docked in Cambodia Wednesday for a four-day visit, as Beijing parades its naval prowess alongside its staunch Southeast Asian ally. China is the largest investor in Cambodia and has pumped billions into the economy while ask
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
UK stops charging forced marriage victims for own rescue

UK stops charging forced marriage victims for own rescue

Britain on Wednesday announced it would immediately end its policy of asking women rescued from forced marriages abroad to take out loans to cover the cost of helping them, following a backlash. The practice came to light last week with reports that four
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
One dead, 50 injured in Bangladesh garment workers strike

One dead, 50 injured in Bangladesh garment workers strike

Bangladeshi police on Wednesday used water cannon to disperse 10,000 striking garment workers who were blocking a major highway in a fourth day of industrial action, an official said. Authorities meanwhile confirmed that one worker was killed and 50 other
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Briton takes top news post at AFP for first time

Briton takes top news post at AFP for first time

Phil Chetwynd was named global news director of Agence France-Presse (AFP) Wednesday, the first non-French person to hold the key post. British-born Chetwynd's appointment comes as AFP - one of the world's big three news agencies - is undergoing a major r
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Mexico Supreme Court judges slash own salaries

Mexico Supreme Court judges slash own salaries

Mexico's Supreme Court said Tuesday its judges were cutting their own salaries by 25 percent, after austerity-crusading President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized their pay as overly lavish. "As a means of ensuring the rational spending of public re
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Tesla sued over 2018 fatal crash

Tesla sued over 2018 fatal crash

Tesla was sued Tuesday by the family of a passenger killed in a 2018 crash which they allege was due to a defective car battery, attorneys said. Tesla has come under scrutiny, and faced multiple lawsuits, for other crashes involving its high-tech cars, bu
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Pompeo in reassurance mission to Iraq over US Syria pullout plans

Pompeo in reassurance mission to Iraq over US Syria pullout plans

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday Turkey had committed to protecting Washington's Kurdish allies fighting jihadists, during a surprise visit to Iraq to soothe concerns over the US troop withdrawal from Syria. The remarks by US President Don
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
CBOT trends: Wheat, corn, soyabean up

CBOT trends: Wheat, corn, soyabean up

Following are US trade expectations for the opening of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Wednesday. Wheat future seen firmer on improving export prospects
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Steady trend on cotton market
Cotton

Steady trend on cotton market

Prices held present levels on the cotton market on Wednesday in process of modest trading, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,7oo, they added. Price of seed cotton in Sindh were at Rs 3,000 -3,800, in the Punjab seed cotton prices
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

Activities at Karachi and Qasim Ports

The Karachi Port handled 170,123 tonnes of cargo comprising 100,700 tonnes of import cargo and 69,423 tonnes of export cargo including 8,798 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Wednesday. The total import cargos of
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Indonesia's Copper exports to plunge this year

Indonesia's Copper exports to plunge this year

Copper concentrate exports from Indonesia's Grasberg mine, the world's second-largest copper mine, are forecast to plunge this year because of a lag in output as operations move from open pit to underground mining, a government official said on Wednesday.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
CBOT wheat may approach support

CBOT wheat may approach support

CBOT March wheat may approach a support at $5.15-1/4 per bushel again, as suggested by its wave pattern and a retracement analysis. The support is provided by the 38.2 percent retracement of the downtrend from $5.38-1/2 to $5.01-1/4. A small five-wave cyc
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
CBOT soybeans to retest resistance

CBOT soybeans to retest resistance

CBOT soybean March contract is expected to retest a resistance at $9.26-3/4 per bushel, a break above which could lead to a gain to $9.29-3/4.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
PMEX daily trading report
Cotton

PMEX daily trading report

On Tuesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,594. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 6.868billion and the number of lots traded 9,751.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Asia gasoline returns to discount levels

Asia gasoline returns to discount levels

Asia's gasoline crack flipped into discounts on Wednesday after holding at a premium for eight straight sessions as high supplies across Europe, the United States, Singapore and the Middle East persisted.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
China steel prices rise

China steel prices rise

Chinese steel futures prices inched up on Wednesday, buoyed by Beijing vowing to introduce policies to strengthen consumer spending and optimism that the months-long US-China trade row is finally coming to an end. China plans to introduce policies to boos
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Sterling falls against euro

Sterling falls against euro

Sterling fell against the euro on Wednesday after British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered an early setback to her Brexit plans ahead of a key vote in parliament next week. With less than three months before Britain is due to leave the EU, parliament b
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Sri Lankan rupee rises

Sri Lankan rupee rises

Sri Lanka's rupee closed higher on Wednesday as foreign banks sold dollars but political uncertainty dented investor sentiment, dragging the benchmark stock index down to a more than six-week low. The rupee ended at 182.25/40 on Wednesday, compared with 1
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Asia forex: Most emerging currencies move up
Currency

Asia forex: Most emerging currencies move up

Most emerging Asian currencies rose marginally on Wednesday against a softer dollar as increased optimism that China and the United States might reach a trade deal whetted investor appetites for riskier assets. Officials of the two nations continued trade
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Aussie, kiwi up

Aussie, kiwi up

The Australian dollar rose to a three-week high on Wednesday as speculation swirled that Beijing and Washington might be making progress in resolving their trade dispute, lifting Asian share markets and risk sentiment. The talk helped offset disappointing
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Dollar gains as euro falls in New York
Currency

Dollar gains as euro falls in New York

The dollar rose on Tuesday, rebounding from a nearly three-month low in the previous session amid expectations of a pause in the US interest rate hiking cycle, as investors focused on the risk of a euro zone recession after data showed more signs of slowi
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Early trade in New York: Dollar drops to lowest since October
Currency

Early trade in New York: Dollar drops to lowest since October

The dollar sank on Wednesday to its lowest since October, with gains led by the euro and sterling, as risk appetite improved on optimism over US-China trade negotiations, prompting investors to reduce their safe-haven bets. After initially slipping follow
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Euro struggles on weak data in Europe
Currency

Euro struggles on weak data in Europe

The euro struggled to hold on to earlier gains on Wednesday as more weak economic data offset optimism over US-China trade negotiations. Disappointing trade data out of Germany and a fall in consumer confidence in France contrasted with a more upbeat mood
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Commodity-linked currencies gain in Asia
Currency

Commodity-linked currencies gain in Asia

Commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar and the Canadian dollar rose on Wednesday, helped by a rise in oil prices and growing optimism that China and the United States may be inching toward a trade deal. News that the two sides had agree
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Turkish lira weakens
Currency

Turkish lira weakens

Turkey's lira weakened on Wednesday over investor worries regarding ties between Ankara and Washington and risk aversion in the market ahead of next week's central bank rate decision. The lira lost nearly 30 percent of its value against the dollar last ye
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Halep and Stephens bundled out in Sydney

Halep and Stephens bundled out in Sydney

World number one Simona Halep's preparations for next week's Australian Open suffered a huge setback Wednesday when she was bundled out of the Sydney International, along with fourth seed Sloane Stephens. The Romanian hadn't played since withdrawing from
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Trick serve gives Tomic advantage over Kyrgios

Trick serve gives Tomic advantage over Kyrgios

Bernard Tomic won the battle of Australia's tennis bad boys with a comical trick serve through his legs at the Kooyong Classic Wednesday, as he and opponent Nick Kyrgios both talked up their chances at the Australian Open. The world number 83's good-natur
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Pandya's 'misogynist' comments on women spark anger

Pandya's 'misogynist' comments on women spark anger

India cricket chiefs Wednesday ordered star all-rounder Hardik Pandya to explain sexist comments made on a TV chat show after the remarks sparked social media outrage and prompted the player to apologise.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Iniesta apologises over blackface photo

Iniesta apologises over blackface photo

  • Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has apologised after posting a photo on social media with two people in blackface as part of Epiphany celebrations. The 34-year-old superstar who currently plays at Japan's Vissel Kobe had no intention "to upset anyone by
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
FCW take SBBWU Sports Olympiad Cricket title

FCW take SBBWU Sports Olympiad Cricket title

Frontier College for Women (FCW) Peshawar clinched the title of the cricket event part of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Olympiad which concluded here on Wednesday. Frontier College for Women skipper Salma Khan won the toss and decided to bat
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Pakistan squad for South African ODI series announced

Pakistan squad for South African ODI series announced

Pacer Muhammad Aamir and wicket keeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan made a comeback in the national ODI squad, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against South Africa. The series will start in Port E
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Elgar to captain South Africa in final Test

Elgar to captain South Africa in final Test

Opening batsman Dean Elgar will captain South Africa in the third and final Test against Pakistan, starting at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday, Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday. Elgar, 31, will stand in for regular captain Faf du Plessis, who w
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Eighth Rashid Habib Memorial Golf Tournament begins

Eighth Rashid Habib Memorial Golf Tournament begins

Bank AL Habib's 8th Rashid D. Habib Memorial National Professional Golf Championship will begin on Thursday, 10th January 2019 at Karachi Golf Club (KGC). The total prize and appearance money has been increased to Rs 7.2 million, a press release announced
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Higuain poised for Chelsea move

Higuain poised for Chelsea move

AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain has "agreed terms" and is set for an imminent move to Premier League club Chelsea, Italian sports daily Gazzetta Dello Sport reported on Wednesday.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Japan survive fright against Turkmenistan at Asian Cup

Japan survive fright against Turkmenistan at Asian Cup

Yuya Osako's quickfire double spared Japan's blushes against lowly Turkmenistan as Uzbekistan's late winner saw off Oman at the Asian Cup on Wednesday. Arslan Amanov's first-half rocket raised the prospect of a titanic upset of the four-time champions but
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Bangladesh cricket 'court' expels gamblers from stadium

Bangladesh cricket 'court' expels gamblers from stadium

A special temporary courthouse at Dhaka's main cricket stadium expelled 20 punters for placing illegal bets during the first three days of the Bangladesh Premier League, an official said Wednesday. Betting is illegal in Bangladesh but rampant during crick
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
FIFA appeals for release of Bahrain footballer

FIFA appeals for release of Bahrain footballer

FIFA on Wednesday repeated an appeal to Thai authorities for the release to Australia of a former Bahrain national footballer held on an extradition request. Hakeem Alaraibi, who has refugee status in Australia, was stopped by Thai immigration on November
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Italy fines car finance cartel

Italy fines car finance cartel

Italy's anti-trust authority said Wednesday it has fined a swathe of top car makers, including BMW, Fiat-Chrysler, Ford and Toyota, 678 million euros ($776 million) for operating a financing cartel.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
US official says China trade talks 'went just fine'

US official says China trade talks 'went just fine'

The United States and China on Wednesday concluded three days of extended talks to resolve their trade war, with a member of the American delegation saying negotiations "went just fine".
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
China's passenger car sales fall for first time in years

China's passenger car sales fall for first time in years

China's annual passenger car sales fell last year for the first time in more than 20 years as the trade war with the US rocked consumer confidence and Beijing reined in car financing channels. Passenger car sales fell to 22.4 million vehicles in 2018, dow
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
US Fed officials send more calming signals to markets

US Fed officials send more calming signals to markets

US central bankers on Wednesday seemed in lock-step in their desire to reassure financial markets that, for now, they will hold off on raising interest rates any further. Three voting members of the Federal Reserve policy committee that sets the benchmark
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
London retains tech start-up crown

London retains tech start-up crown

London is Europe's most attractive city for technology start-ups, despite a sharp slowdown last year, a study showed Wednesday.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Canada central bank maintains key lending rate

Canada central bank maintains key lending rate

Canada's central bank on Wednesday maintained its key lending rate at 1.75 percent, citing a continued slowing of the global economy and fears over a US-China trade war.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
No agriculture in US-EU trade deal

No agriculture in US-EU trade deal

The EU stands firm in its refusal to include agriculture in a new trade deal with the United States, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said Wednesday.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Productivity setback adds to worries for UK economy

Productivity setback adds to worries for UK economy

British productivity growth slowed to a two-year low during the three months to last September, official figures showed on Wednesday, reinforcing concerns about the underlying health of the economy ahead of Brexit.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
UK shares jump on trade hope

UK shares jump on trade hope

UK shares jumped to their highest in more than a month on Wednesday, joining a broad global rally on hopes of an end to the US-Sino trade row and as a positive update from Taylor Wimpey gave a much-needed boost to house-builders. London's blue-chip bourse
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Most Southeast Asian stocks rise
Currency

Most Southeast Asian stocks rise

Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, with Philippines rising nearly 3 percent, on rising optimism that talks between China and the United States could end a months-long trade war between the world's top two economies.
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Hong Kong stocks up

Hong Kong stocks up

Shares in Hong Kong rose on Wednesday to levels not seen since last November, as investors welcomed progress in the Sino-US trade talks and fresh moves by China to stimulate domestic consumption. At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was up 2.3 perce
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Trade deal optimism boosts European shares as exporters rally

Trade deal optimism boosts European shares as exporters rally

European shares rose on Wednesday, driven by the export-oriented autos and tech sectors, as optimism grew that the United States and China could avoid a full-blown trade war that would worsen the slowdown in the global economy. The pan-European STOXX 600
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
China stocks surge on trade talk hopes

China stocks surge on trade talk hopes

China stocks closed higher on Wednesday on optimism around the United States and China moving closer to a trade deal, and Beijing encouraging consumer spending amid economic slowdown. The blue-chip CSI300 index ended up 1.0 percent at 3,078.48, while the
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Tokyo stocks higher

Tokyo stocks higher

Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday for the third session in a row, extending rallies of global bourses on signs of progress in US-China trade talks. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 1.10 percent, or 223.02 points, to close at 20,427.06, while th
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Treasury yields rise

Treasury yields rise

US Treasury yields rose for a third day on Tuesday, in line with higher US stocks, as optimism over a trade deal between the United States and China boosted risk appetite. Trade talks will continue in Beijing for an unscheduled third day as the world's tw
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 09, 2019).

Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 09, 2019).

Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI MANAGED TAKAFUL FUND

JLI Managed Takaful Fund Rates on Wednesday (January 09, 2019).

Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Advisory council on foreign affairs discusses situation

Advisory council on foreign affairs discusses situation

The first meeting of Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday exchanged views on putting Pakistan's foreign policy in changing regional and global dynamics. According to a Foreign Office statement, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi chaired the
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
EoDB offices to be set up at federal, provincial levels

EoDB offices to be set up at federal, provincial levels

Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday chaired a meeting in which it was decided that dedicated Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) offices would be set up at the federal and provincial levels for the purpose of removing bottlenecks and facilitating investors in t
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
Advisory council on foreign affairs discusses situation

Advisory council on foreign affairs discusses situation

The first meeting of Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday exchanged views on putting Pakistan's foreign policy in changing regional and global dynamics. According to a Foreign Office statement, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi chaired the
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
'Implementation' bench on dams formed

'Implementation' bench on dams formed

The Supreme Court Wednesday constituted an 'implementation' bench for supervision of progress on the dams' construction. A special committee, comprising two directors of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and an official of the Supreme Court, is formed to look
Published 10 Jan, 2019 12:00am
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