Karachi Stock Exchange gains 120 points
[Geo TV] 17 May, 2013
KARACHI: Cementmakers Friday boosted Karachi Stock Exchange, which bounced back after closing lower a day earlier.
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Hunt for those at fault for Spain's bank crisis gains pace
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the prob ...
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12 target killers, bank robbers arrested in Gujranwala
[Business Recorder] 17 May, 2013
GUJRANWALA: Police have arrested 12 dangerous target killers involved in bank robberies and killings of police officials in Gujranwala.Gujranwala poli ...
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Dollar soars, stocks gain amid talk of Fed QE exit
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets rose and the dollar soared against a basket of currencies on Friday, reaching a nearly three-year peak, as ...
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GM stock tops 2010 IPO price
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co shares on Friday topped their 2010 initial public offering price, which will help the automaker's largest s ...
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Risks for Cyprus are 'unusually high', adoption of austerity plan imperative: IMF
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
NICOSIA (Reuters) - The IMF said on Friday that risks for Cyprus were "unusually high" given its weak banking sector and economy and the island's ...
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Rivals get longer to comment on Google EU antitrust offer: source
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have given some of Google's rivals more time to study its proposals to settle anti-competitive compl ...
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ECB to keep monetary policy loose for as long as needed
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
ORLEANS, France (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will keep its loose and growth-supportive monetary policy stance in place for "quite a long time ...
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Dollar gains slightly in Asia
[Geo TV] 17 May, 2013
TOKYO: The dollar gained slightly in Asia on Friday as investors cautiously adjusted their positions following the
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Asia shares mixed after US stocks dip
[Geo TV] 17 May, 2013
HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed on Friday after US stocks dipped on weaker-than-expected economic data followin
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Shares fall as Fed officials talk of QE exit
[Reuters] 17 May, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held firm near a 10-month high versus a basket of currencies on Friday and European shares fell after a regional Federal ...
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Oil down in Asia as poor US economic data weigh
[Geo TV] 17 May, 2013
SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in Asia on Friday as poor housing and employment data from the United States sparked c
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Ali Haider Gilanis kidnappers gang chief arrested
[Business Recorder] 17 May, 2013
NOWSHERA: The gang chief of the kidnappers of Ali Haider Gilani, the son of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani was arrested during an operation l ...
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50 students and teachers to travel to US under exchange programme
[Business Recorder] 17 May, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani students who are learning English through the US-sponsored English Access Micro-scholarship Program and their teachers met Friday ...
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CNG stations to remain closed in Sindh for 24 hours
[Geo TV] 17 May, 2013
KARACHI: The CNG Stations would be closed across Sindh for the next 24 hours as part of Gas Load Management Plan.
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Three killed, 12 injured in Malakand blast
[Business Recorder] 17 May, 2013
MALAKAND: At least three persons were reportedly killed and 12 others injured in blast at a mosque in Bazdara Bala area near Batkhela Bazaar here on F ...
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Pakistan to release 51 Indian fishermen
[Business Recorder] 17 May, 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said it would release 51 imprisoned Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds, hoping that New Delhi will reciprocate the ...
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Governor for master plan to restore Frere Hall to original shape
[Business Recorder] 17 May, 2013
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has called for preparing a master plan for restoring the Frere hall in the metropolis to its original ...
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