Year: 2015

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power directed to expedite work on the much delayed 220KV Malakand grid ...

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks climbed 1.67 per cent on Thursday morning, buoyed by a weaker yen and rally on Wall Street. ...

WELLINGTON: The Toyota Corolla has again been crowned New Zealand's top-selling car, in a record-breaking year for new vehicle sales. ...

NEW DELHI: India Coastal Security Group (CSG) police have seized 288 sea horses, 189 conches and seven sea cucumbers and ...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks jumped 0.86 per cent at the open on Thursday following a bounce back in New ...

SYDNEY: Remember that time that Amazon sold the Fire phone for $199 without a contract? Well Amazon's smartphone is on ...

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has raided Pakistan Broadcasters Association’s (PBA) secretariat in Karachi to examine whether the ...

HONG KONG: According to China International Capital Corporation, Chinese stocks will jump 30 percent this year following a 53 percent ...

ROME: Tonino Lamborghini Mobile announced the global launch of the stainless steel-and-leather handset ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) ...

MELBOURNE: Australian police have seized a large amount of drugs and cash, as well as guns and arrested two smugglers ...

LAS VEGAS: Apple's forthcoming smartwatch poses a conundrum for advertisers: How to tap the enticing possibilities of the tiny gadget ...

LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has asked the government to stop dumping of Indian yarn as 26,000 tonnes ...

NEW YORK: Facebook is being sued for scanning private messages for the sake of converting information into targeted ads for ...

ANKARA: Turkey's top procurement panel decided to order four more F-35 fighter jets and five more CH-47F Chinook heavy transport ...

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 2,192 new companies during first half (July-December) of current ...

ISLAMABAD: Under the National Action Plan, the government has decided to re-verify 103 million cellphone SIMs in phased-wise plan and ...

TUCSON:  Tucson Sector Border Patrol continued to make headway in accomplishing their goal in 2014 to securing America’s borders. Agents ...

KARACHI: The buoyant Karachi Stock Exchange achieved another milestone as benchmark KSE 100-Index scaled all-time high of 33,000, gaining 188.63 ...

YUMA:  Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized 164 pounds of marijuana, worth $82,000, and arrested five individuals. Agents assigned to ...

ANKARA:  Turkish transport companies are considering alternative ways to cross the Caspian Sea to avoid delays on the route across ...