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Date for tax returns extended to Oct 31
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar approved the extension of date of filing of Income tax Returns to October 31 for facilitating the people. Finance Minister in a statement issued said, “There were a large number of appeals, conveyed in writing, through SMS, fax and phone calls, with people complaining about difficulties [...]
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Pak women cricket team reaches to warm welcome
LAHORE: Pakistan women cricket team’s captain, Sana Mir has attributed her team’s gold medal victory in the Asia Cup to ‘collective team efforts and individual hard work of the players’. “Our entire performance of the team presents a true picture of collective efforts coupled with individual display of skills and hard work of the players [...]
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PPP to continue politics of reconciliation: Bilawal
KARACHI: Chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has requested his party workers not to react to provocations in the larger interest of reconciliation, peace and tranquility in Karachi. Bilawal, in a statement here Sunday, said the PPP would continue to promote politics of reconciliation and harmony. He said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) [...]
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IGP orders extra-ordinary steps under Eid-ul-Azha contingency plan
KARACHI: Inspector General Police Sindh Ghulam Haider Jamali has directed the police officers to prepare a contingency plan having extra-ordinary security measures, for Eid-ul-Azha and present it to him. He said that the contingency plan should have the details for the setting up of pickets in the city, particularly in the troubled areas, deployment of [...]
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PSO crosses Rs 1.4 trillion sales revenue
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil ( PSO) Cheif Exective .Amjad Parvez Janjua has said the company crossed Rs 1.4 trillion mark in sales revenue and retained leadership in oil market of Pakistan with 73% share in Black Oil and 53% share in White Oil. He was speaking at function at Islamabad Stock Exchange and highlighted the [...]
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100,000 intending pilgrims airlifted to Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: A total of 100,000 intending pilgrims have so far reached Saudi Arabia for performing the sacred ceremony of Hajj. During current season, Pakistan International Airlines, Saudi Airline, Air Blue and Shaheen Air had been assigned to take around 143,000 Hujjaj for performing the religious obligation, official sources of the Ministry of Religious Affairs informed [...]
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Cricket: Sri Lanka pick Atapattu as head coach
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday appointed former Test captain Marvan Atapattu as the head coach, making him the island nation’s seventh coach in the last four years. A selection committee interviewed Atapattu, 43, and one other candidate on Tuesday before recommending him for the job, a news release from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said. [...]
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Football: Liverpool get go-ahead for Anfield expansion
LONDON: Liverpool has been granted permission to redevelop their Anfield home by the city’s municipal authorities, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Members of Liverpool City Council’s planning committee voted in favor of the scheme after visiting the stadium, which currently seats 45,276 and has been Liverpool’s home since 1892. Liverpool will now be [...]
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Bullion prices on Monday
KARACHI: Following were the bullion prices in Karachi, Hyderabad and Multan on Monday. KARACHI: (per 10 gram) Gold Tezabi 24 CT Rs 40628.00 Silver Tezabi Rs 630.00 HYDERABAD: (per 10 gram) Gold 24K Rs 40291.00 Gold 22K Rs 36933.00 Silver Rs 625.00 [...]
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Army setup three-day eye camp
SWAT: Pakistan Army has setup three-day free eye and health camp at Charbagh, Kashwara and Gulibagh area with specialists doctors from Al-Shifa hospital Islamabad examined the visitors, a release of ISPR said here on Saturday. According to details, the eye camps was started around 8:00 a.m. in the morning and continue till 5:00 p.m. wherein [...]
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Football: Ronaldo, Bale leads Real to eight-goal rout of Deportivo
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid equaled their biggest ever away win in La Liga with a 8-2 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday. Ronaldo opened the scoring with a fantastic header from Alvaro Arbeloa’s cross, but the Portuguese was upstaged by James Rodriguez and the Colombian doubled the visitors’ advantage [...]
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AIG Police’s plea PSQCA to check motorbike helmets
KARACHI: Additional IGP, has requested the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) to take action against the firm’s which are manufacturing sub-standard motorbike helmets. In a communication to the Director General of PSQCA, the AIGP said “As head of Traffic police I want to bring a very serious issue to the notice of your [...]
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Forex Opening Kerb currency market
KARACHI: Following were the opening rates of foreign currencies in kerb market, issued by Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP) here on Thursday. F.C. LOW RATE HIGH RATE U.S $ (Inter Bank) 102.72 102.77 U.S $ (Cash Free Market) 102.50 102.70 EURO 131.75 132.00 [...]
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One million newborns die within 24 hours of birth: UN
ISLAMABAD: One million babies each year died within 24 hours of birth from mostly preventable causes, said a UN report released, highlighting more efforts are needed to reduce newborn death rates worldwide. The 2014 Committing to Child Survival, a Promise Renewed progress report showed that many of these deaths could be easily prevented with simple, [...]
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Media, entertainment see profit from digital: study
WASHINGTON: The Internet is no longer draining profits from media and entertainment companies, which have learned to make online services pay, a new study shows. The study by Ernst & Young released Monday found that media and entertainment companies “are continuing to increase their lead as one of the most profitable industries” with profit margins [...]
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PESCO notifies power suspension from Sept 16 to 22 in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) Monday notified power suspension from September 16 to 22 from different feeders owing to necessary maintenance work. Power supply will remain off from 132 KV Shahi Bagh Grid Station on September 17, 20 from 8am to 1pm, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Eid Ghah, Charsadda Road, Daudzai-II; Naguman Industrial [...]
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Police rescue 50,000 people from flood
MULTAN: Multan police have shifted 50,000 flood-hit people to safe places during a rescue operation across the district. According to a press release issued here on Sunday, areas of 09 police stations of the district have been affected by the recent flooding including Alpa, Sadar, Qutabpur, Cantt, City Shujabad, Muzaffarabad, Sadar Shujabad, City and Sadar [...]
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Bullion prices on Saturday
KARACHI: Following were the bullion prices in Karachi, Multan and Hyderabad on Saturday. KARACHI: (per 10 gram) Gold Tezabi 24 CT Rs 41057.00 Silver Tezabi Rs 634.28 MULTAN: (per 10 gram) Gold Tezabi-24 CT Rs 40290.00 Gold 22 CT Rs 36840.00 Silver Tezabi Rs 640.00 Silver Thobi Rs 608.00 HYDERABAD: [...]
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Football: Messi fit for Athletic Bilbao clash
MADRID: Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has confirmed that Lionel Messi will be fit to face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday despite skipping Argentina’s World Cup final rematch with Germany last week due to a groin strain. “Messi is ready to play. He has trained both on his own and with the group,” Enrique said on Friday. [...]
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PDMA team sets up camp office in Sukkur prior to flood
HYDERABAD: On the directives of Sindh Chief Minister,a special team of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh headed by its Director General Syed Salman Shah has established a camp office at Sukkur and finalised all preparations to meet any eventuality during expected flood. A spokesman of PDMA Sindh informed here on Thursday that six thousand [...]
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Rescue operation completed in Daroghawala Mosque
LAHORE: The Rescue 1122 on Wednesday completed rescue operation and pulled out the injured and bodies from the debris of a collapsed mosque in Daroghawala. A spokesman for Rescue 1122 said some injured had been discharged from the hospital, including the Services hospital, while some of them were still receiving medical treatment at various hospitals. [...]
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Pervaiz Khattak presents Rs 100 mln cheque to COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa Pervaiz Khattak Tuesday presented a cheque of Rs 100 million to Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif for flood affected people of Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Pervaiz Khattak called on Chief of Army Staff at General Headquarters, said a Inter-Services Public Relations press release. Source: APP
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Another 53 gastro cases reported
MULTAN: A total of 53 patients of gastroenteritis, were admitted at public hospitals of the city on Monday. Exactly 17 gastro cases were brought to Nishtar Medical Institute and 31 patients were admitted at Children Complex. Five patients reported at Civil Hospital while no patient landed at Fatima Jinnah Hospital for Women, said an official [...]
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Indian PM writes letter to Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter written to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Sunday expressed great distress that the retreating monsoon rains have played havoc in many parts of two countries. The Indian Prime Minister in his letter wrote, “I visited some of the areas affected by unprecedented rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir [...]
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Chenab in high flood at Qadirabad
HAFIZABAD: The Chenab River was in high flood at Qadirabad Barrage with discharge of 650,000 cusecs water on Saturday evening. According to the Flood Control Division, the water level was rising at Marala in the evening and it feared that during next 12 hours it might increase up to 800,000 cusecs at Qadirabad. As many [...]
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Football: England’s Sturridge ruled out of Swiss clash
LONDON: England striker Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of his side’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland next week. Sturridge sustained a thigh injury during a training session with Roy Hodgson’s squad at their St George’s Park base on Friday. The Liverpool star was sent for a scan and it was decided he would [...]
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IBA Sukkur, Amantech enter partnership to set up vocational trades
SUKKUR: Sukkur IBA and AMANTECH have announced a partnership to establish vocational trades at Khairpur and NowsheroFeroze community colleges. As part of this partnership, AMANTECH announced Wednesday its first Model Implementation project with IBA Sukkur. Through adoption of AMANTECH’s best practices the project will involve development and customisation of curriculum for multiple technical trades and [...]
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SC directs political parties to submit proposals to end ongoing crisis
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed leaders of political parties to submit their suggestions by Thursday to end the current political stalemate. The Five-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Nasir-Ul-Mulk, resumed the hearing of a plea against sit-ins in the Federal Capital and extra-constitutional steps by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) [...]
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Caffeinated `energy’ drinks bad for heart
ISLAMABAD: “Energy” drinks which are so popular during physical exercise and even otherwise among children and younger adults can cause heart problems, a research said. “People sometimes consume a number of these drinks one after the other. This situation can lead to a number of adverse conditions, including angina, cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) and even [...]
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Residents express displeasure over prolong PTI, PAT demonstration
ISLAMABAD: The residents of federal capital have expressed displeasure over the prolong sit-in and demonstration of Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), saying it has disturbed their routine normal life. Amid to the disagreeable situation, people belonging to all walks of life have emphasized the need for to end this sit-in and [...]