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Corruption agency accuses China Customs officials of tainted food
BEIJING: Agency Against Corruption (AAC) revealed that Yang Jun-yuan, an official of the Taipei Customs of Customs Administration, and Chang...
SBP acknowledges SMEs contribution to GDP; banks financing up by 20%
KARACHI: The central bank, in its quarterly small and medium enterprises (SME) Finance Review, has acknowledged significant contribution of the...
Govt to spend Rs120m on Metro Bus inaugural ceremony
RAWALPINDI: The government is planning to spend Rs120 million on the inauguration ceremony of Metro Bus Service and has already...
NZ dollar higher against greenback
AUROA: The New Zealand dollar is up against the greenback which weakened sharply ahead of a US gross domestic product...
CDWP okays 12 projects worth Rs30b, recommends four Rs14b schemes to Ecnec for approval
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP), chaired by Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, has approved 12 projects worth...
Philippines customs chief resigns due to ‘political compromises’
MANILA: Philippines Customs Commissioner, John Sevilla, announced his resignation due to the "political compromises" in the agency. During a press...
SBP allows merger of BankIslami and KASB Bank
KARACHI: The central bank has allowed amalgamation of KASB Bank with BankIslami under Section 47 of Banking Companies Ordinance 1962...
Universe may be a hologram after all, scientists
LONDON: A two-dimensional feature of hologram does appear to human eye as three dimensional. Now, the new research suggests that...
ABN Amro, ING cut interest on internet-based savings accounts to below 0.9%
AMSTERDAM: ABN Amro and ING have followed Rabobank’s example and lowered the interest payable on a basic internet-based savings account...
NASA wants your vote about Ceres’ mysterious bright spots
FRANCE: NASA's Dawn spacecraft is currently in orbit with dwarf planet Ceres where its first phase of its science mission...
TDAP urged to back local auto parts manufacturers to join int’l exhibitions
LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has been urged to back local auto parts manufacturers for participating in...
Strange supernova ‘missing link’ in gamma-ray burst connection
WASHINGTON: Exploding supernova could be the "missing link" in understanding gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), one of the most powerful explosive events...
185b tons Thar coal reserves enough to provide 100,000MW for 100yrs: LCCI
LAHORE: The business community has urged the government to focus on tackling energy crisis in the upcoming budget 2015-16. Lahore...
Indian Customs intelligence chief not leaving office
NEW DELHI: Former Armed Forces chief and incumbent Customs intelligence Chief Jessie Dellosa vowed to stay in his post despite...
US denies directing of US ship by Iran to port Bandar Abbas
TEHRAN: There are no indications so far that any U.S. ship is being directed by Iranian forces into an Iranian...
Competition with bigger iPhones: Samsung’s profit fall 39% to $4.35b in Q1
SEOUL: The South Korean company, Samsung Electronics Co, has suffered loss as its profits fell 39 per cent in first...
NASA balloon program finished
HONG KONG: The NASA scientific balloon launched from Wanaka in March has been deliberately brought down according to the space...
Afghanistan president discusses Chabahar port project with Modi
KABUL: Moving to strengthen ties with Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed his commitment to take the Chahbahar Port project...
New York dims lights in high buildings to help birds’ migration
MEXICO: New York is going to switch off non-essential lights in state-run buildings so that migrating birds can navigate their...
Bulgarian Customs Agency fires 25, notices other 19 officials
MOSCOW: A total of 25 Bulgarian Customs Agency employees at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey are being fired,...
