African economy to strengthen in 2015 despite Ebola, oil price drop
JOHANNESBURG: Africa’s overall economy should advance in 2015, expanding by 4...
5pc in 2015 and 5pc in 2016 after subdued expansion in 2013 (of 3...
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ArchiveFlour price set to rocket in Punjab amid high wheat price
LAHORE: With the federal government hinting, and the Punjab most probably following, at wheat release price of Rs1,950 per 40kg, the flour price is set to increase by a staggering 22...
73 per cent – from the current official price of Rs860 per 20 kilo to Rs1,100...
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ArchivePresident Alvi links price hike to global rise in fuel price, dollar’s rate
HYDERABAD: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has said that price hike has become a global issue and prices of essential commodities increase with rise in prices of fuel and appreciation of dollar’s rate against rupee...
IT was an expanding industry all over the world and Pakistan had also witnessed a substantial increase in IT-related income, he said...
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ArchiveTimeline of major earthquakes in Pakistan: 1971-2015
On October 26, 2015, a strong earthquake measuring 7...
7 magnitude struck major cities of Pakistan, including the northern areas...
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ArchivePakistan football in 2015: A horror show on and off the pitch
It was a year that promised so much for Pakistan, yet it ended with little to show for on the football pitch...
There was more action in the courts with a protracted case being fought out between the two factions of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), formed in acrimonious circumstances...
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PakistanPakistan’s economy to grow 5.1pc in 2015: ESCAP
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations latest report on the economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific has feared that Pakistan’s economy will still be constrained by macroeconomic imbalances despite expected economic growth in the coming years...
The ‘Economic and Social Survey of the Asia and the Pacific 2015’ launched on Thursday, pointed out that persistently high fiscal deficit, financed by borrowings from the banking system including the...
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PakistanHarmony through food: Pakistan-India cookbook wins at Gourmand Awards 2015
If there is one thing that brings all of us together, it’s food— and this was proven at the 2015 Gourmand Awards when a Pakistani-Indian cookbook Zaiqay Frontier Kay— Dera Ismail Khan Kay Bulay Bisray Pakwan won the World Cookbook award in 'Cookbook For Peace: India-Pakistan' category...
Speaking about the book’s recognition internationally, Aman said: "This cookbook is no way a mere collection of recipes but rather a tribute to the...
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PakistanIn 2015, anti-state violence in Pakistan fell below 2008 levels: HRCP report
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in its 'State of Human Rights in 2015 report' found that anti-state violence in Pakistan over the past year fell below 2008 levels, while there was a 40 per cent decrease in violence-related deaths in 2015...
The report examines Pakistan's performance in various areas, including violence, human rights, rights of women and children, education, health and housing, among others...
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WorldPakistan and India's 2015 journey: From nightmare to 'breakthrough'
As if by magic, the ‘Heart of Asia’ conference in Islamabad earlier this month turned out to be a deux machina for Pakistan and India...
On November 9, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz and India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj issued a joint statement to pave the way for resumption of bilateral talks, and added a new shibboleth to the voluminous Indo-Pakistan literature on diplomacy – ‘comprehensive bilateral...
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Sport2015: Day/Night Test lights a path as Pakistan end cricket drought
LONDON: Cricket staged its first day/night Test in 2015 after years of speculation that such matches might help arrest declining attendances for the sport's longest format...
Another event significant in that it simply took place, was that Pakistan played major internationals on their own soil for the first time in six years, beating Zimbabwe in both Twenty20 and one-day series...
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SportHWL 2015: Pakistan, India put on a show in exciting draw
In the most exciting match of the Hockey World League semi-finals, Pakistan and India shared the spoils with a 2-2 finish in Antwerp on Friday...
Pakistan captain Mohammad Imran scored twice and India's Ramandeep Singh hit back with a brace in a match described as the “best of the tournament” by Pakistan Head Coach Shahnaz Sheikh in the post-game press conference...
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PakistanNew Delhi bound: Top 15 moments from Shaan-e-Pakistan 2015
After a smooth start on Friday, the three-day cultural event Shaan-e-Pakistan – heralded as a harbinger of harmony between Pakistan and India – is in full swing...
The festival kicked of with Eik Shaam Pakistan K Naam where the audience was enthralled by the famous qawal Amjad Sabri...
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WorldPakistan ranks third in executions race with unprecedented number of hangings in 2015
NEW YORK: Amnesty International reports that there was a dramatic 54 per cent increase in executions globally in 2015, with Pakistan carrying out 326 executions last year – the highest ever recorded by Amnesty International for the country...
In 2015, Pakistan completely removed a seven-year moratorium on the death penalty after Taliban militants gunned down more than 150 people, most of them children, at Peshawar's Army Public...
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PakistanPakistan ranks third on global executions list with 324 hangings in 2015
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hanged 324 people last year to rank third worldwide in terms of executions, but the vast majority of those put to death had no links to militant groups or attacks, rights groups said in a report seen by Reuters...
Pakistan lifted a moratorium on executions in late 2014 as a measure to deter militancy, after a Taliban gunmen attacked a school and killed 134 students and 19 adults...
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Sport2015: Another forgettable year for Pakistan hockey
When Manzoor Hussain led Pakistan to its third Olympics title in 1984, he was simply continuing in the tradition of the proud Greenshirts...
Thirty-one years later, Pakistan have not only failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in its history, they rank 10th in the world below New Zealand and Korea...
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