Tag: Year
India to have new anti-graft law this year
A long-awaited anti-corruption bill aimed at tackling endemic graft in India will be introduced in the next session of the parliament beginning August 1,...
Deputation term limited to three year only
In a bid to ensure availability of staff in the state-run hospitals, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to give only a single three-year...
Exports at the conclusion of Fiscal Year 2010-11
Though a major increase in the current exports of Pakistan can be attributed to a hike in cotton price in the international market resulting...
Peru celebrates 100 years of Machu Picchu discovery
Peruvians celebrate this month the centennial of the discovery of Machu Picchu, a world tourist attraction and archeological marvel that has yet to reveal...
Nine-year-old hospitalised after torture in madressa
A nine-year-old student of a local madressa was hospitalised in an unconscious state after being severely tortured by his in-charge teacher in the...
Meezan Bank wins CFA bank of the year award
Meezan Bank has been awarded ‘Islamic Bank of the Year’ for 2010 by CFA Association of Pakistan (CFAAP) at its 8th annual Excellence Awards....
KSE at the conclusion of fiscal year 2010-11
The conclusion of fiscal year 2010-11 on Thursday witnessed what market participants dubbed: the ‘artificial’ benchmark. KSE 100-share index, gained 29 per cent, including...
Prices jumped by 13.9% in last fiscal year
The hike in fuel and electricity prices pushed up the consumer prices to 13.9 percent on year-on-year basis, says the data released by the...
Pakistan to tour India next year
Pakistan have been pencilled in to tour India for a full series of Test and one-day cricket matches next year, in what would be...
KSE powers into fiscal year 2011-12
With the curtains drawing on FY11, the bulls led today’s trading session as the index climbed 72 points to close at 12,496 points. News...
Pakistan to host England in UAE next year
Pakistan are to host England in three tests, four one-dayers and three Twenty20 matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January and February....
Traders cautious as fiscal year ends
Benchmark 100 witnessed mild correction after gaining 340 points in the previous three consecutive sessions backed by buoyant investor sentiments.
Index closed at 12,464...
Serena relishes Wimbledon return after year to forget
Serena Williams insists she doesn’t care if she completes a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles because she is just happy to be playing again after...
Antique books gathering dust since the year dot
Antique books and rare records from the colonial era in the library of the Punjab Civil Secretariat are gathering dust because of bureaucratic neglect,...
FY 2011-12 ‘go slow’ year for poor CDA
Popularly known as a moneyed civic agency, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is reportedly so strapped for funds that its high-ups have asked different...
Secondary exams may cost dearer from next year
The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has decided, albeit unwillingly, to increase the fee for annual examinations in order to increase the salaries...
FY 2011-12 ‘go slow’ year for poor CDA
Popularly known as a moneyed civic agency, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is reportedly so strapped for funds that its high-ups have asked different...
