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Slowdown: Real estate market yet to find strong ground in 2015
LAHORE: The 2015 real estate market has got off to a slow start as much of the revenue generated in the first quarter of the year has remained stagnant or recorded small profits and losses. The market...
View ArticleWind power: Thatta project to generate 135GWh
ISLAMABAD: A wind-power project in Thatta is expected to commence commercial operations in September 2016 and will add a minimum of 135 Giga Watt-hours of electricity each year into the national grid....
View ArticleLimited liability bill: SECP approves draft
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the draft of Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2015 (LLP) after consultation with all relevant stakeholders. The...
View ArticleFurniture fixes: Exporters urge TDAP to resolve regulatory issues
KARACHI: Leading furniture exporters have urged the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to help promote exports by resolving regulatory and marketing problems that are hindering shipments...
View Article‘Bolt has no need to worry about Gatlin’
KINGSTON: Usain Bolt is happy with his condition in the buildup to August’s world championships and will not be denied more sprint gold by American Justin Gatlin, according to his coach Glen Mills. “We...
View ArticlePatron’s trophy grade II: Majid, Javed tons help K-E post 393
KARACHI: Majid Khan and Javed Mansoor scored their first centuries of the tournament to help Karachi Electric (K-E) post 393-8 against Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on the opening day of the second...
View ArticleSetting limits: Peace committees in FATA lose their steam and sheen
SHABQADAR: Peace committees have now been rendered non-functional in various parts of the tribal belt after Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in June 2014, insiders told The Express Tribune. When...
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Second time round: PHC dismisses Ghazan Hoti’s bail application
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Amir Haider Hoti’s brother Amir Ghazan. He was arrested on charges of taking...
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Size matters: School managements told to raise boundary walls
GILGIT: The district administration of Gilgit has made it mandatory for public and private schools to raise the height of their boundary walls and install barbed wire on them to avert terrorist...
View ArticleHealing in the hot spring of Lotkoh Valley
CHITRAL: Nestled in icy peaks, the hot spring known as Garam Chashma in Chitral is not only a tourist spot but is also visited by those looking for a natural fix for their skin diseases. The spring is...
View ArticleBanned crop: Centre seeks explanation on poppy cultivation
BARA / KHAIRPUR: The federal government has asked the political administrations of Khyber and Bajaur agencies to explain their position regarding cultivation of poppy despite a ban on the practice....
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Colour your world: Canvas brings together city’s young artists
PESHAWAR: To portray local culture and heritage and Pukhtuns’ desire for peace, a day-long art exhibition titled Canvas was held at the PUTA Hall of University of Peshawar on Wednesday. Painting and...
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First of four: OPD evening shift kicks off at HMC
PESHAWAR: Hayatabad Medical Complex has formally kicked off its much-needed outpatient department’s evening shift. The shift was held at HMC initially on a trial basis for three hours on Tuesday during...
View ArticleVictim of poverty: Woman attempts murder-suicide with two minor daughters
MANSEHRA: A woman attempted to take her own life along with those of her two minor daughters by pushing them into Kunhar River near Garhi Habibullah Bridge on Tuesday over abject poverty and her...
View ArticlePatron’s trophy grade ii: KPT post 397-8 on day two of semi-final
KARACHI: Ahmed Iqbal’s century aided KPT in putting up a good first-innings total of 397 in reply to K-Electric’s (K-E) 393-8 on the second day of the Patron’s Trophy Grade II’s semi-final at the...
View Article2016 Rio Olympics: 1.2 million tickets for Games already sold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilians have solicited some 1.2 million tickets for next year’s Rio Olympics a week after tickets went on sale, announced the organisers. The organising committee said residents of...
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Taxpayers’ refund: Govt halves compensation it pays for blocking refunds
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to amend the income tax law to halve the compensation amount it has to pay to taxpayers for blocking their refunds. It is planning to amend Section 171 of...
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Citrus production: Sargodha’s orange farms endangered by diseases in absence...
SARGODHA: The government will financially reward the farm owners that encourage new research to overcome the canker disease in orange orchards, said Federal Minister for National Food Security and...
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Market watch: Bourse remains range bound but ends positive
KARACHI: The index continued its ride in the black, witnessing another positive day that saw the benchmark cross the 32,000-point barrier. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE)-100 index closed at 32,013.91...
View ArticleForeign exchange: SBP’s reserves touch $11,617m
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased 3.99% on a weekly basis on April 3, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. SBP’s liquid...
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