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Kashmir hit by deadly unrest on India Independence Day

  • SRINAGAR, India, (APP/AFP) – A police paramilitary commander was shot dead in Kashmir’s main city while at least two suspected freedom fighters were killed in gun-battles Monday asviolence flared in the disputed Himalayan region on Indian Independence Day. The unnamed commander was critically injured in an ambush and died in hospital, a senior officer of […]

  • Pakistan in favour of dialogue with India for resolution of outstanding issues: FO Spokesperson

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan wants to resolve all outstanding issues with India through dialogue, Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria has said in an interview. Talking to Radio Pakistan, the Spokesman said that Pakistan has also offered India to hold dialogue exclusively on Kashmir. Pakistan is a peace-loving country and wants to have friendly relations with all […]

  • Market rates of bullion in Multan

    MULTAN,(APP): Following bullion rates were received from markets here on Monday 2016. BULLION (PER 10 GRAM) ===================== GOLD TEZABI-24 CT—- 44750.00 GOLD 22 CT————-40910.00 SILVER TEZABI————617.00 SILVER THOBI————-564.00

  • KPT shipping intelligence report

    KARACHI, (APP): The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on Monday. ALONG SIDE (Bulk Oil Pier): OP-I Quetta D. Crude Oil PNSC 13/08/16 OP-II Ocean Jupiter L. Naptha Alpine 14/08/16 OP-III Evita D. HSFO Alpine 14/08/16 ALONG SIDE (East Wharves): 4 Privaeqean D. Coal […]

  • EXCHANGE RATES FOR CURRENCY NOTES

    SELLING BUYING U.S.A 105.55 103.04 S.ARABIA 28.00 26.35 U.K 136.50 133.27 JAPAN 1.0420 1.0167 EURO 117.78 114.99 U.A.E 28.74 26.34 LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL US DOLLAR BONDS LIBOR VALUE 6 Mths US Dollar 1.2037 15-08-2016 INTEREST RATES ON OLD & INCREMENTAL F.C.Y DEPOSITS Rate % p.a. USD 0.1000 GBP 0.1000 JPY 0.0000 BILL […]

  • 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 Monday. U.S.A 105.55/ 103.04 S.ARABIA 28.00/ 26.35 U.K 136.50/ 133.27 JAPAN 1.0420 1.0167 EURO 117.78/ 114.99 U.A.E 28.74/ 26.34