Agriculture: National food security policy on its way: Bosan
ISLAMABAD: The national food security policy is being finalised and would be announced after complete consensus, said Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan.“We have...
View ArticleMuslim database comments: Hillary, Republican rivals blast Trump
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drew rebukes from Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton and two White House rivals from his own party on Friday for saying he would implement a...
View ArticleExport promotion: EDF Board approves exhibition
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Administrators of the Export Development Fund approved textile exhibition – TeXpo – for the promotion of textile exports at the 69th board meeting held under the chairmanship of...
View ArticleFinal ODI: Dazzling Buttler, Roy lead England to series win
DUBAI: A brilliant century by Jos Buttler and a more routine one from Jason Roy fired England to an 84-run win over Pakistan in a high-scoring final One-Day International in Dubai on Friday and a 3-1...
View ArticleIranian cement: Industry for examining quality
LAHORE: Cement manufacturers have asked the Ministry of Commerce to stop the import of Iranian cement via land routes and allow supplies at set tariffs and duties after quality check at the Pakistan...
View ArticleOil and gas: Exploration firms file 200 applications for price increase
ISLAMABAD: The government has received 200 applications from exploration and production companies for permitting an increase in wellhead prices of new discoveries as a vital incentive to step up the...
View Articlecorporate result: Honda Atlas Cars reports 48% surge in profit
KARACHI: Honda Atlas Cars has posted a net profit of Rs1.81 billion for the half-year (Apr-Sep) period, up by a significant 48% compared to Rs1.22 billion in the same period last year, according to a...
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Future potential: A booming retail segment and potential to grow
LAHORE: The rest of the world may have a maximum of four seasons available to it, but Pakistan enjoys one extra – the most lucrative one for apparel companies – called the lawn season.Its popularity...
View ArticleBrussels on alert for Paris-like attack
BRUSSELS: Belgium put capital Brussels on maximum security alert on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning people to avoid crowds because of a ‘serious and imminent’ threat of coordinated, multiple...
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Poor performance: Interior ministry miffed at Pakistani foreign missions
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry has prepared a report on the poor performance of Pakistan’s foreign missions in protecting the dignity and rights’ of Pakistani citizens abroad. The report will soon be...
View ArticleBangladesh hangs opposition leaders for war crimes
DHAKA: Two senior Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed early Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence war with Pakistan after their last-ditch pleas for clemency were...
View ArticleWAR CRIMES: Bangladesh hangs opposition leaders
DHAKA: Two senior Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed early Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war with Pakistan after their last-ditch pleas for clemency were rejected, a...
View ArticleGen Raheel in US: ‘Will take war against terror to logical end’
Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has vowed to take the war against terrorism to its logical end and assured the public that the military would not let the sacrifices of martyrs to go in...
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Lodhran by-poll: Wary of Punjab govt, PTI seeks army deployment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has again approached the election supervisory body to deploy army troops for the by-election in the NA-154 (Lodhran-I) constituency on December 23.Senior PTI...
View ArticleRights issue: Civil society demands facilities for disabled
QUETTA: Organisers of Civil Society of Balochistan have demanded better facilities for disabled people in Balochistan.December 3 is observed as International Day of Persons with Disabilities and it...
View ArticleFighting AIDS: Global Fund okays $16m for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Global Fund has approved a concept note for Asian countries, including Pakistan, under which $16 million has been approved for the country for year 2016-17 to support its fight against...
View ArticlePreventive detention: Rangers arrest two suspects
KARACHI: The Sindh Rangers informed on Saturday the administrative judge of the anti-terrorism courts about the 90-day preventive detention of two suspects for interrogation. The paramilitary force...
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Provincial affairs: Malik says external forces interfering in Balochistan
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch lamented on Saturday that he was running an economy of conflict amid external interference in the province’s affairs.Addressing participants of...
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Punjab to reap CPEC benefits: Mengal (Page 9)
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal has alleged that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will profit Punjab and its people but leave people in other provinces...
View ArticleEyeing the top spot: Nadal looking to dismantle Djokovic in 2016
LONDON: Rafael Nadal said he would have to redouble his efforts to return to form after the worst year of his career if he is to get the better of world number one Novak Djokovic next year.Nadal’s...
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