Stocks crash into the red as benchmark index loses 1,051 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) landed in the red for the third time in the week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 1,051 points, or 2...
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ArchiveIndex surges 1,051 points as JIT submits report
KARACHI: A relief rally right before the close of the market on Monday saw the KSE-100 index propel 1,051...
The figures released by the National Clearing Company of Pakistan revealed that lead buyers on Monday were mutual funds who cherry- picked stocks worth $15...
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ArchiveCops face action for violating election code
PESHAWAR: In the wake of the complaints against policemen regarding their involvement in misuse of official powers on the polling day, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durani has directed action against all those found involved in violating the election code of conduct...
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TechCode for Pakistan brings technology geeks to solve civic and social issues
ISLAMABAD: A two-day Islamabad Civic Hackathon — an event organised by Code for Pakistan (CfP) and OPEN Islamabad — concluded Sunday with participants working constantly to develop mobile/web applications and digital tools which address civic and social issues...
“It was inspirational … It makes me feel incredibly hopeful for Pakistan...
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PakistanPakistan startup founders booked for plagiarising source code
KARACHI: Four people were reportedly booked on Wednesday for violating copyright and intellectual property laws after allegations of plagiarising source code for a financial information startup surfaced...
The entrepreneurs behind Investor's Lounge, Baqar Abbas Jafri, Sennen D’Souza, Hammad Ali Hashmi and Waqar Ehsan, have been accused by their former employer ? Mir Muhammad Ali Khan of AMZ MAK Capital Ltd ? of stealing firm’s source...
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MagazinesREVIEW: The face behind the face: Worthy Fights by Leon Panetta
In order to obtain a more nuanced sense of the operations of politics and government, it is vital to immerse oneself in texts by those who influence ultimate figureheads — men and women who count as the ‘face behind the face’ so to speak...
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WorldFace-to-face with Rohingya, pope ditches diplomacy
Francis on Saturday explained his strategy: He said he would have never gotten his message across if he had launched into a public critique of the Rohingya offensive while on Burmese soil, saying doing so would have “slammed the door in their face” to any real dialogue...
“It's true I didn't have the pleasure of slamming the door in their face publicly with a denunciation,” Francis told reporters en route home to Rome...
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ArchiveSaudi Arabia, Iran to discuss Syria war face-to-face
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Iran announced they would attend international talks in Vienna on Friday on the civil war in Syria, in the first meeting between the regional adversaries aimed at ending the four-year-long conflict in the country...
Saudi Arabia’s participation in the talks was aimed at gauging the willingness of Russia and Iran, the Syrian government’s main backers, for a peace deal, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on... -
PakistanZardari’s acquittal in graft cases brings PPP, PML-N face to face
He asked the chief justice of Pakistan, the National Accountability Bureau and other people and institutions concerned to stop the “drama” of tarnishing the image of politicians...
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ArchiveFace-to-face: what Clinton, Trump need to win first debate
The two candidates have been laying into each other for a year but have never appeared face-to-face on the same stage, just strides apart...
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ArchiveAnimals come face to face at Japanese aquarium
TOKYO: A Japanese aquarium has come up with a wild idea to entertain the public during its temporary closure due to the coronavirus outbreak — introducing sea animals to each other and sharing the results online...
A group of eight penguins at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise near Tokyo regularly waddle around inside the aquarium and now they have a new stop — a tank of seals they had never met before -
ArchiveUK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out
LONDON: Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal on Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that remains...
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ArchiveAudio leak brings PML-N, govt face to face
Meanwhile, the leaked clip gave the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) another opportunity to pounce on the opposition PML-N, calling it a “modus operandi of the party of Sharifs to manage the media”...
In the Senate on Tuesday, Leader of the House Dr Shahzad Waseem, on a point of order, said the Maryam-Pervaiz audio clip had exposed the real face of the PML-N towards the media...
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ArchivePTI MNAs finally come face to face with NA speaker
• Ashraf insists on individual meetings, lawmakers adamant their resignations be approved collectively • Party members say they will approach Supreme Court • Eyebrows raised as Qureshi, Khattak skip meetingISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The issue of resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders from the National Assembly remained unsettled on Thursday as a crucial meeting between NA Speaker Pervaiz Ashraf and a PTI delegation failed to break...
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ArchivePTI MNAs finally come face to face with NA speaker
• Ashraf insists on individual meetings, lawmakers adamant their resignations be approved collectively • Party members say they will approach Supreme Court • Eyebrows raised as Qureshi, Khattak skip meetingISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The issue of resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders from the National Assembly remained unsettled on Thursday as a crucial meeting between NA Speaker Pervaiz Ashraf and a PTI delegation failed to break...
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