KARACHI: (APP): A dumper driver crushed five persons including three children to death in Karachi’s Baldia Town, The driver ran over two motorbikes in Baldia Town-II killing five persons including four members of a family, police sources said. The victims have been identified as Mohammad Nazeer 40, Rizwan 30, Sakeena 15, Asifa 08. Two-year Duaa […]
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Five die, in Karachi road accident
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Tokyo shares open lower on profit-taking
TOKYO, (APP/AFP): Tokyo shares opened more than one percent lower Tuesday as investors turned to early morning profit-taking following the previous day’s massive jump. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange slipped 1.08 percent, or 173.11 points, to 15,849.47 in opening deals, retreating after closing up 7.16 percent on Monday. The broader […]
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Shanghai, Hong Kong stocks open higher
HONG KONG, (APP/AFP): Shanghai rallied in the first few minutes of trade Tuesday, following another strong performance in European markets, while Hong Kong extended the previous day’s gains. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.45 percent, or 12.38 points, to 2,758.58 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, rose 0.54 […]
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Foreign Currency Account Scheme
KARACHI, (APP): The Foreign Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Base Rate, here on Tuesday. BBA BID MAXIMUM RATES RATES WITH FOR PAYMENT OF VALUE DATE INTEREST BY ETHERIZED DEALERS R A T E S U.S. DOLLARS VALUE 16-02-16 For 3 months and over but less than 6 months […]
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Currency rates of NBP
KARACHI, (APP): Following are the selling/buying rates of major currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), here on Tuesday. U.S.A 105.34/ 102.85 S.ARABIA 27.95/ 27.55 U.K 152.00/ 148.40 JAPAN 0.9176/ 0.8953 EURO 117.48/ 114.70 U.A.E 28.68/ 27.42
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PSQCA Technical Committee meets
KARACHI, (APP): The first meeting of the Technical Committee (TC-7) for the adoption of ISO 18788:2015 Management System for Private Security Operations (Requirements with Guidance for Use) was conducted by Management System Standards Division held here on Monday at Committee Room of PSQCA Complex. An official of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) […]