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Netherlands customs seizes 500 ecstasy tablets
AMSTERDAM: Five hundred tablets of Ecstasy hidden inside a package sent from The Netherlands was intercepted last week by airport...
SECP launches Financial Reporting System to protect investors
ISLAMABAD: With the aim to further safeguard investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched its online...
Shahbaz for early completion of two 1,320MW coal-based power plants
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to complete work on two coal-based power plants in Sahiwal....
KATI asks govt to immediately withdraw 0.6% tax on banking transactions:
KARACHI: The Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) has asked the government to immediately withdraw the 0.6 per cent...
3b litres soft drinks used: New brands being launched in Pakistan to meet demand
LAHORE: The use of soft drinks is continuously increasing in the country and the top beverage companies are also enhancing...
Accountant Member Tauqeer Akbar to retire
ISLAMABAD: Tauqeer Akbar, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-21, is going to retire from Government Services on attaining the...
Sarwat Tahira, Director I&I, relinquishes charge
ISLAMABAD: Sarwat Tahira Habib, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-20, has relinquished the charge of the post of Director,...
0.6% tax on banking transactions: Traders fail to observe unified protest
LAHORE: The tow major traders unions Tuesday divided over the protest against the government’s decision of imposing 0.6 percent tax...
Ukraine exports $4.296b worth of ferrous metals down 41.2% YOY
KIEV: In the JanuaryJune period this year, Ukraine exported $4.296 billion worth of ferrous metals, down 41.2 percent year on...
AAI urges Nepal Govt to give preference to developing proposed SIA, expanding TIA
KATHMANDU: A delegation of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) urged the Nepal government to give “preference” to the southern...
Pak rupee gains value against US dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday strengthened against the US dollar in open market and remained firm in interbank. As per...
Spiders can travel large distances across water like ships
MEXICO: Spiders can travel large distances across water like ships, using their legs as sails and their silk as an...
Japanese companies involve in Q3 term premium negotiations for aluminum imports at $90-100/mt
TOKYO: An increasing number of Japanese companies involved in third-quarter term premium negotiations for aluminum imports into Japan have settled...
LG Electronics New Zealand branch recorded gross profit of $17.9m for financial 2014
WELLINGTON: LG Electronics New Zealand branch has recorded a gross profit of $17.9 million for financial 2014. Revenue for the year...
Qatar’s Barwa Real Estate outlines QR15bn capital expenditure for next five years
DOHA: The Barwa City in Mesaimeer. The company’s new business plan is considered to be the largest since its establishment...
Jazeera Airways reports 11% jump in flown passengers
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways released its May 2015 Operational Performance Report, which showed an 11 percent increase in total flown passengers...
Nokia N1 comes with 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, coupled with 2GB of RAM
NEW DELHI: Nokia introduced an Android tablet last November, called the Nokia N1. According to a Nokia Power User report,...
Malaysia furniture exports to hit RM16bn by 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s average furniture export value of RM8 billion is expected to increase to RM16 billion by 2020, driven...
Jeep Cherokee refreshed model is expected to arrive by mid-2016
LONDON: Jeep Cherokee refreshed model is expected to arrive by mid-2016 but Jeep Chief Mike Manley promises any aesthetic tweaks...
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 smartphones fail to meet expectations
SEOUL: Samsung’s Galaxy S6 smartphones failed to meet expectations. Samsung on Tuesday estimated its second quarter operating profit at 6.9...
