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Rs 3.6 mln approved for marriage grant

  • MULTAN, (MILLAT/APP): The Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) has released marriage grant of Rs 3.6 millions for 46 employees. According to Mepco sources, approval of grant has been given during a meeting of Mepco board of directors held here on Tuesday. The marriage grant would be distributed among all 46 employees and Rs 80,000 each […]

  • Market rates of bullion in Multan

    MULTAN, (MILLAT/APP): Following bullion rates were received from markets here on Tuesday. BULLION (PER 10 GRAM) ===================== GOLD TEZABI-24 CT—- 43120.00 GOLD 22 CT————-39420.00 SILVER TEZABI————660.00 SILVER THOBI————-605.00

  • Market rates of bullion in Lahore

    LAHORE, (MILLAT/APP): Following bullion rates were received from markets here on Tuesday BULLION (PER 10 GRAM) ===================== GOLD TEZABI-24 CT—- 43381.00 GOLD 22 CT————-38766.00 GOLD 21 CT————-37958.00

  • Breaking the bank: Thai vets remove 915 coins from turtle

    BANGKOK, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – A sea turtle dubbed ‘Piggy Bank’ has had her fortunes restored after Thai vets removed 915 coins from her stomach — a deposit built up after years of gulping down good luck pennies tossed into its pond. The 25-year-old turtle, called ‘Omsin’ in Thai, underwent a gruelling seven-hour surgery on Monday to […]

  • Tokyo stocks close lower on geopolitical jitters

    TOKYO, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Tokyo stocks slipped Tuesday as investors were spooked by global political uncertainties following North Korea’s missile test, while eyes are on key US jobs data due later in the week. Japanese traders followed Wall Street’s sell-off, with analysts pointing to concerns including the lack of progress on President Donald Trump’s economic agenda […]

  • European stocks stable at open

    LONDON, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – European stocks steadied at the start of trade on Tuesday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.1 percent at 7,358.36 points. In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 edged almost 0.1 percent higher to 4,974.79 points compared with Monday’s close, while Frankfurt’s DAX 30 was flat at 11,963.76. The region’s equities […]