PARIS  - It was a mixed night for England's trio of contenders in the Europa League on Thursday, with Chelsea winning their quarter-final first leg while Tottenham Hotspur were held to a draw and Newcastle United lost in Portugal. Chelsea are in a strong position against Russian side Rubin ...

ISLAMABAD - Mixed signals continue to keep the prevalent scenario evolving drone attacks in Pakistan’s tribal region shrouded in ‘mystery,’ underlined with Pakistan’s undeclared acceptance of the surgical strikes campaign paired with official ‘denials’.The ...

LAHORE - Unresolved NATO supply issue coupled with worsening law and order in Karachi continued to hurt investors’ sentiments during last week. However, encouraging news flow regarding cement sector restored some confidence of the investors at local bourse. Overall mixed sentiments were ...

UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama’s unannounced trip to Afghanistan Wednesday received mixed reaction from Capitol Hill, with Republican lawmakers calling it an attempt to gain political advantage in this election year and Democrats hoping that the U.S.-Afghan accord bring an end to the ...

LONDON  - Star performer oil hit an eight-month peak this week on the back of simmering tensions in key crude producer Iran, but other commodities enjoyed mixed fortunes as traders tracked the Greek debt crisis.“This week, sentiment has once again shifted toward Europe’s sovereign ...

LONDON  - Oil rallied this week, with Brent hitting a six-month high on recent upbeat data, winter weather in the northern hemisphere and Iran tensions, while other commodities steadied as traders eyed Greek news.“This week, the crude oil markets broke free from almost a month of ...

LAHORE – Allied partners of the PPP have said that State institutions will not clash and they will accompany the Prime Minister during his appearance before the Supreme Court, however, some of the opposition forces are of the opinion that the PPP should not be given an opportunity to get ...

MELBOURNE: Canadian Daniel Nestor and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik won the Australian Open mixed doubles title when they beat Australian Paul Hanley and Taiwan's Chan Yung-Jan on Sunday. The second seeds needed a deciding match tiebreaker to win the final 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 at Rod Laver Arena, where ...

ISLAMABAD - While supporting Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazal)s stance of resigning from the cabinet, Ahsan Iqbal said that the government by removing the culprit, and who pinpointed it, has equalled the donkey and the horse. Haider Abbas Rizvi also said that the government must have consulted its ...

LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices diverged on Thursday as investors booked profits following recent gains, analysts said. New Yorks main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July, shed 44 cents to 77.23 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for August delivery climbed 38 cents to ...

HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets suffered from the eurozone debt crisis Thursday after Spains credit rating was downgraded, while the euro remained stuck near one-year lows. The International Monetary Fund said confidence in the entire 16-nation euro area was at risk, while Greeces prime minister ...

KARACHI - The owners of the CNG stations of Sindh will have to suffer loss of around Rs 0.2 million each due to the planned one-day loadshedding for the energy conservation. According to a manager of the local CNG station Saeed Ahmed Khan the one days sale of his pump will decline up to 3pc on ...

LAHORE There has been mixed reaction from former cricket greats on the life ban, probation and fine imposed on the leading cricketers of the national team over discipline. Former captain Zaheer Abbas termed the action a bold decision and said it would end players power in the team. Players power ...

HONG KONG (AFP) - Lingering concerns about massive European debt levels and Wall Streets lowest close for three months pressured Asian stocks Tuesday but bargain hunting gave a lift to some of the regions markets. Investors are concerned that fiscal problems in Portugal, Spain and in particular ...

MELBOURNE (AFP) Indias Leander Paes kept his promise to Zimbabwean partner Cara Black when they won the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday. The pair overcame some first set jitters to beat Russias Ekaterina Makarova and Czech Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5, 6-3 for their second Grand Slam mixed ...

ISLAMABAD - Much-debated Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (PHRP) has drawn mixed responses regarding its implementation and feasibility. There has been a division of opinion within United Nations (UN) as far as the success of the plan is concerned. The UN and humanitarian community in September ...

LONDON (AFP) - Commodity prices traded mixed this week amid caution over future demand for raw materials despite positive economic data from the United States and Europe, where recession ended for some countries. Sugar prices reached a 28-year peak, however, pushed higher by tight supplies of the ...

KARACHI (APP) - A mixed trend prevailed at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Tuesday as KSE-100 index gained 3.32 points to close at 7176.89. The turnover volume fell to 127.845m shares as prices of 148 scrips recorded gains while 162 sustained losses and 10 remained unchanged. A dealer at a leading ...

LONDON (AFP) - The euro gained against the dollar on Friday after a slowing of the decline in US manufacturing boosted riskier currencies such as the European single currency amid hopes of a US recovery, dealers said. The euro was changing hands at 1.3275 dollars in late afternoon trading in ...

LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets were mixed on Tuesday, with strong gains in Europe and Asia sparked by upbeat results by Goldman Sachs while Wall Street struggled after weak US consumer sales data. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.13 percent to 3,988.99 points, in ...

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices recovered this week after slumping to near four-year lows under 50 dollars a barrel, while commodity futures in general won a boost from rebounding stock markets, traders said. World stock market bounced higher this week as investors shrugged off worries about a looming ...

HONG KONG/LONDON (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of the US presidential election, with most hoping the next leader will introduce a new economic stimulus for the world's biggest economy. With most indices seeing little change, some investors took ...

LAHORE -Muhammad Attique and Aisha Akram won the mixed doubles title in the Syrian International series which concluded at Damascus on October 17. In the semi-finals they defeated the Indian pair of Chetia Anirban and Das Kristi by the score of 21-19, 21-19. In the finals they defeated another ...

HONG KONG/LONDON (AFP) - Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as dealers awaited an important interest rate announcement from the United States, while others capitalised on recent falls in some markets. Shanghai was the biggest gainer, rising more than 3.6 percent as traders went bargain-hunting ...

ISLAMABAD - The business community has shown a mixed response over the decision of government regarding the energy conservation plan to reduce the loadshedding. The federal cabinet announced different strategies on Wednesday to overcome the present energy crisis. By implementing the energy ...