Tag: Rise

DEFENCE DAY: All rise for the martyrs

Defence Day is being celebrated in the city today with renewed vigour and enthusiasm to defend the country. Defence Day is celebrated every year in...

Bus fares rise as Eid approaches

With Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner, a number of people thronged bus stops and terminals in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to...

Rise up for Al-Quds!

Majlis-e-Wahdat Muslimeen and Imamia Students Organization organised an Al-Quds Day rally to express solidarity with the people of Palestine. Ulema of different schools of thought...

Poor transport facilities intensifying urban migration

Inadequate transport facilities had become a large reason for increasing rural migration to big cities which was causing multiple problems for the already burdened...

PTI’s rise behind MQM’s restructuring?

Apparently, the surprise emergence of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a force to be reckoned with in Karachi has threatened the dominance of the...

NEPRA increases power tariff by Rs 5.80 per unit

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday approved an increase in the power tariff by Rs 5.80 per unit for commercial and...

Dog bite incidents on the rise on KRL road

Dog bite incidents are on the rise on the KRL road due to the inefficiency of the municipal administration. Surrounded by vicinities of...

Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions

Oil prices rose Friday on concerns about supply in the wake of the latest burst of violence in the Middle East. The price of a...

Asian markets mostly rise in quiet trade

Asian markets were mostly higher Thursday after the US Federal Reserve said it would keep its loose monetary policy in place until there is...

Sugar price goes up despite 1.2m ton stock

The price of sugar in the province of Sindh is on the rise despite 1.2 million tons of available sugar stocks in the country. The...

Oil prices rise on Middle East friction

Crude oil prices rose modestly Friday as worries over Middle East tensions stoked concerns about supply from the oil-rich region. New York’s main contract,...

Suicides on the rise in Pakistan

The trend of suicides among the people has seen a sharp rise in the first six month of this year. Suicide is considered as...

Asian markets rise slightly after Fed stimulus talk

Asian shares were slightly up Thursday after the US Federal Reserve indicated it was leaning towards new economic stimulus efforts and manufacturing data suggested...

Asian markets rise again on stimulus hopes

Asian markets were generally higher Tuesday, their third consecutive positive session, amid continued hopes for new stimulus measures by European and US central banks. Tokyo...

Latest Batman movie has third largest opening ever

The most recent Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" had the third largest opening weekend ever, despite the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colorado,...

Tribesmen rise up against Afghan Taliban

About 200 tribesmen gathered in an eastern Afghan town this week to mark what they said was an uprising against Taliban insurgents -- the...

Oil rises in Asia after Wall St gains

Oil headed up in Asian trade Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street as well as Asian bourses and buoyed by a dip in US...