Saudi Customs president attends Customs Union meeting
RIYADH: President of Saudi Customs affairs, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, has attended the 10th meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council ...
Year: 2015
2.8m yrs old human jawbone discovered in Ethiopia
FRANCE: The newly discovered lower jawbone is about 2.8 million years old it’s just a single row of teeth, but ...
Yale researchers map genetic “Dimmer” that shaped evolution of human brain
NEW YORK: The genetic mechanisms attributable to developmental changes responsible for advanced human cognition remain poorly understood. However, researchers from ...
Shanghai stocks down 0.22% to 3,241.19 points
SHANGHAI: Shanghai stocks index down 0.22 percent to 3,241.19 points yesterday as liquidity pressure continued to hover the market ahead ...
New Species ‘Living Dinosaur’ moth discovered in Australia 1st time since 1970s
PERTH: Researchers discovered a new family of primitive moths for the first time since the 1970s, and the elusive winged ...
Australian astronomers capture rare sight of a star exploding four times
SYDNEY: Astronomers from Australia have captured the rare sight of a star exploding four different times, casting super images of ...
Bank Muscat launches biometric ID system
MUSCAT: Oman’s Bank Muscat launched bio-metric identification system with the help of Royal Oman Police (ROP). The biometric system compatible ...
Afghan raisins export facing processing units closure
KABUL: Director of the Raisin, Fruits and Vegetables Export Development Administration, Muhammad Azim Hashemi, said during a meeting that despite ...
Russia Customs, Egypt sign 4 trade agreements
MOSCOW: Finance Minister of Egypt, Hany Kadry Dimian, signed four new trade agreements with Russian Head of Customs, Andrey Belyaninov, ...
Pak export to Turkey drops by 50pc to $500m from $1b: PRGMEA for removal of levy on garments
LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has demanded that the government should ask the Turkish authorities ...
K-Electric, Bahria Town sign multi-billion rupees partnership: Bahria Town to get 24-hour power supply
DUBAI: K-Electric Limited and Bahria Town (Pvt) Ltd have entered into a strategic partnership of multi-billion rupees for electric power ...
Pakistan to receive 325mmcfd LNG on April 1, 400mmcfd by end-2015, Dar told
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would receive 325mmcfd of LNG on April 1, 2015 while the quantity will gradually reach 400 mmcfd by ...
53 items, 17 cities: Inflation up 0.30% for combined group, 0.24% for lowest group
ISLAMABAD: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) inflation for combined income group has increased 0.30 per cent for the week ending March ...
Paapam, Iraq body sign 2 MoUs at 3-day Pakistan Auto Show: Minister vows to boost investment
KARACHI: Two Memorandums of Undersanding (MoUs) between Paapam and Iraq’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry were signed for the promotion ...
Rs129.35/kg broiler price against Rs156.07/kg cost causes Rs28.39b losses, PPA demands compensation
KARACHI: The Pakistan Poultry Association demanded that the government should give Rs28.39 billion as a compensation for the losses incurred ...
Rs 200m released for 38-km Lyari Expressway project, 14,811 families to get a plot, Rs50,000 each
KARACHI: For Lyari Expressway Project which spreads over 464 acres with a total length of 38 kilometres, the government has ...
4.8 million beneficiaries: Marvi inaugurates Fori-Raabta hotline to mark Int’l Women’s Day
ISLAMABAD: Chairperson BISP and Minister of State Marvi Memon, commemorating International Women’s Day in the honour of 4.8 million women ...
KSE sheds 105pts, down 0.32% to end week in red zone
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-index lost 105.18 points or 0.32 percent to reach 33263.66 points and volume of ...
Multan Customs Intelligence intercepts container of imported auto parts
MULTAN: Multan Customs Intelligence and Investigation has intercepted a container of imported auto parts near Chowk Maitla in an operation. ...
Customs Intelligence DG Lutfullah Virk orders officials to appear before court in important cases
ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation DG Lutfullah Virk has given directions to all directorates that officials of ...
