RAWALPINDI - Mainly comprising the downtown areas of Rawalpindi with parts of Rawalpindi Cantonment in it, the constituency for lower house of the parliament,NA-55, with total registered voters of 3,24,000, is typically an urban constituency, with no major clan or Baradari having decisive impact on ...

KARACHI - Stocks closed bullish higher amid thin trade led by selected blue chip stocks on strong valuations.At local equity market benchmark KSE-100 share index posted a fresh gain of 60.55 points or 0.32 percent to end the day at 18,713.61 points compared to 18,653.06 points of the previous day. ...

ISLAMABAD - Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday called on Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan here and discussed the prevalent political situation, seat adjustments and joint political campaign in Rawalpindi.PTI Secretary General Pervez Khattak and others ...

National Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has jacked up power tariff by Rs 1.55 per unit.The power distribution companies had filed application with NEPRA seeking enhancement in power tariff. They had taken the plea through this application that power was generated through the mode of diesel at ...

CARACAS (AFP) - At least 55 people were killed and 90 others wounded Saturday in clashes between prison gangs and security guards at a prison in northwest Venezuela, a hospital director said. Television images showed National Guard troops surrounding the Uribana prison in Lara state as inmates in ...

NAIROBI - 55 Somalis and Ethiopians drowned or went missing after their boat capsized off Somalia on Tuesday in the worst such disaster in the area in almost two years, the United Nations said. The UN refugee agency said Thursday the incident represents "the biggest loss of life" in the Gulf of ...

Pakistan sits at the lowest rung of the international literacy ladder. Most of the 55 million illiterates are adults and two thirds are women. They cannot read a letter, a sign board in Urdu or even the number of a bus.Illiteracy is dependence. For reading a letter of a dear one, you have to beg ...

Two powerful explosions that struck Damascus on Thursday were carried out by suicide bombers and killed at least 55 people while wounding another 372, Syria's interior ministry said. The bombers used more than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of explosives in their vehicles, the ministry said, cited ...

KARACHI - Stock closed bullish in the earnings announcement session at KSE amid high trades led by oil, banking and fertilizer scrips on strong valuations. At Karachi bourse benchmark KSE-100 share index finished the day at 11930.55 points added 55.66 points or 0.47 percent as compared to 11874.89 ...

QUETTA - About 55 victims of the Indonesia ferry tragedy, which took place a couple of days ago, belonged to the provincial capital.The news has sent a wave of shock and gloom in the provincial capital. All the victims belonged to the Hazara tribe, who had left Quetta for Australia via Indonesia.A ...

SIALKOT - As many as 55 patients suffering from gastro were admitted to Allama Iqbal Memorial DHQ Hospital. Dr Naeem said that most of these patients were children and women. He said that gastro-related cases are increasing nowadays. However, the Sialkot EDO (Health) said that overall gastro ...

KARACHI - Profit-taking in late hours minimised the intra-day gain on Friday as KSE 100-index finally gained 55 points to close at 9306 points. The KSE 100-index opened in a positive zone with a gain of 33.56 points and at the end of the day closed at 9306.36 with a gain of 55.17 points. KSE ...

EXPECTED to fetch at least 5.5million at auction in August, this Auto Union D-type racer is one of the rarest vintage cars in the world - and one of Hitlers favourites. Driven by the Fnhrers friend Hans Stuck in the 1939 Grand Prix racing season, it is one of only three D-types known to exist - ...

RAWALPINDI - Polling for bye-elections in two constituencies of the National Assembly in Rawalpindi NA-52 and NA-55 peacefully ended with low turnout and amid tight security here on Thursday. Despite the pick and drop facility by the candidates, the voters of both NA-52 and 55 preferred to ...