Three-Month Delay: IMF board postpones decision on reform
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund’s board on Friday decided to postpone by three months its decision on how to raise emerging countries’ voting rights at the institution, as it seeks to get...
View ArticleRespite: No executions in Ramazan, says official
ISLAMABAD: No death row prisoners will be executed during the holy month of Ramazan, a senior interior ministry official said on Saturday. “It is a tradition not to hang prisoners on important Islamic...
View ArticleStatistical expectation: 99.93% votes cast at NA-122 are valid, says NADRA
LAHORE: The National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) told an election tribunal on Saturday that 99.93 per cent votes cast in the NA-122 constituency during the May 2013 polls were found...
View ArticleHyperinflation: Zimbabwe to give $1 for Z$35 quadrillion
HARARE: Zimbabwe is phasing out its hyperinflation hit local currency, offering an exchange rate of $1 (£0.65, €0.89) per Z$35 quadrillion. The country has already been using US dollars and South...
View ArticleKarachi strike remarks: MQM chief calls for resignation of PM
KARACHI: MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over his comments on the frequent shutdowns observed in the port city. Altaf made the demand while...
View ArticleMQM STRIKE TODAY: Centre committed to peace at all costs, says Nisar
WAH CANTT: As the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) called for a shutter-down strike across Sindh on Sunday to protest against a “traditional, feudal minded and anti-development” budget, Interior...
View ArticleRussia and EU: Russia to retaliate over Yukos overseas asset freeze
MOSCOW: Moscow has threatened to retaliate against state-linked foreign firms operating in Russia after its official assets in Western Europe were frozen over legal claims by former Yukos oil company...
View ArticleApproval: IMF releases funds to Cyprus
Washington. The International Monetary Fund, deadlocked with Greece over further financial aid, approved a new loan installment for Cyprus on Friday, now the only other Eurozone country receiving its...
View ArticleOld and vulnerable: Senior citizens await national policy to safeguard rights
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lacks a national policy and legislation to safeguard the fundamental rights of around 12 million senior citizens. Though a national policy has been finalised, it remains pending...
View ArticleApparel forum concerned over GSP Plus status
KARACHI: Expressing concern regarding the future of the country’s textile sector, Pakistan Apparel Forum Chairman Muhammad Jawed Bilwani has shown concerns our the European Union’s (EU) warning on the...
View ArticleEuro issues: Greece hopeful of last-ditch deal despite default warnings
ATHENS: Athens has said that it is still hopeful for an 11th-hour deal to stop it defaulting on its debt, as despairing Greek savers withdrew their cash from the country’s troubled banks ahead of fresh...
View ArticleProperty rights: Villagers protest against land grabbers
FAISALABAD: Scores of residents of Chak 210-RB Lakhoana staged a protest demonstration against land grabbers on Saturday. Talking to newsmen, Adnan Zia said some men had grabbed lands of people living...
View ArticleGerman police arrest Al Jazeera journalist in Berlin: Lawyer
BERLIN: A leading Al Jazeera journalist was arrested at a Berlin airport on Saturday following a request made by Egypt, a lawyer for the Qatar-based satellite network said, a move he described as part...
View ArticleICMA holds post-budget seminar
KARACHI: ICMA Pakistan President Kashif Mateen Ansari along with ICMA National Council Member Anisur Rehman, ICMA Pakistan Karachi Branch Council (KBC) Chairman Khalid Mehmood, KBC vice chief Muhammad...
View ArticleData Centre Services: Samba Bank, PTCL sign agreement
KARACHI: Samba Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Samba Financial Group, and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Pakistan’s largest telecommunication service provider, have signed an...
View Article‘Products And Places’: Twitter testing shopping promotion
WASHINGTON: Twitter said it was testing a new way to use the messaging platform for shopping by promoting “products and places” in its feeds, as it looks to boost revenues. “We’re starting to...
View ArticleHaqqanis not spared in FATA ops: official
ISLAMABAD: The military operations in the tribal regions are targeting all militant groups, including the Haqqani Network, a security official said on Sunday in response to a US State Department...
View ArticleSeven-star Yasir helps Pakistan stun Lanka
GALLE: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah claimed a career-best seven for 76 as Pakistan stunned Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the first Test on Sunday to take the lead in the three-match series. Yasir spun a web...
View ArticleBenazir’s assassination: All but one accused have met their fate, says Zardari
SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday came out all guns blazing against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, while obliquely blaming him for the assassination of...
View ArticleFor six months: Indian minister takes ‘vow of taciturnity’
NEW DEHLI: Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who faces a barrage of criticism over his comments on a wide range of issues, has vowed not speak to the media for six months. Parrikar, who has...
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