Archive for the December 31, 2017
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Crime novelist Sue Grafton, whose Kinsey Millhone Alphabet series became world-wide best sellers, has died after a two-year battle with cancer, her daughter said on Friday. Grafton, 77, died in Santa Barbara, California, on Thursday
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Former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Saturday urged quick formation of a new government by Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and Social Democrats, but said he could not rule out a minority government if no
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Syrian regime forces advanced against jihadists Saturday on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, the last outside government control, a monitor and the state news agency said. Government and allied forces backed by
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday that he will travel to France to discuss bilateral relations with counterpart Emmanuel Macron, after a year of particularly strained ties between the European Union and Turkey.
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A substantial portion of the funds promised by the European Union (EU) to help Syrian refugees in Turkey is still not being used actively to meet their needs, Turkey's EU Ministry said on Saturday. Of
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Prices of essential kitchen items and fruits registered reduction during this week past against the preceding week, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed, here on Saturday. The survey observed that prices of the most
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Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has directed for settling down the issues of Jalozai Housing scheme and Jalozai Economic Zone for expeditious facilitation of housing and industrial facilities. He directed to formalize all agreements
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According to a report, over 50 Pakistanis were martyred and hundreds wounded in cross border ceasefire violations across Line of Control (LoC) by Indian forces in 2017. Reportedly, Indian troops resorted to unprovoked fire at
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Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (PMPKL) has set a new record for Pakistan's tobacco sector by exporting around 7.3 million kilograms of tobacco in 2017, an increase of more than 400 percent versus the previous year,
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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would launch a pilot testing of Real-time Invoice Monitoring System (RIMS) on hotels/restaurants in Islamabad having sales turnover of Rs 5 million and above in the first week of
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