A relentless bull-run in US stock indexes this year has set the stage for a strong IPO market in 2018, with several multi-billion dollar firms including Airbnb and Spotify widely expected to grab headlines with their offerings. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI and the Nasdaq are all set to cap the […]
100 beds added to LGH neuro sciences institute
LAHORE: Post Graduate Medical Institute Principal Ghiasun Nabi Tayyab has said that with the addition of 100 beds at the Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences of Lahore General Hospital, the institute can now admit up to 500 patients. He disclosed this while addressing the concluding ceremony of a review course of Orthopedic Department of LGH […]
FM condemns Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday strongly condemned continued efforts of the Indian occupation forces to suppress the legitimate Kashmiri struggle for the right to self-determination by inhuman tactics, including torture, arbitrary arrests, and extra-judicial killings. India again violated rights of Kashmiri to assembly and protest by arresting leaders and workers to prevent […]
Qatari dairy company battling Arab boycott to go public next yearQatari dairy company battling Arab boycott to go public next year
DOHA: Qatari company Baladna, which is creating a dairy industry in the desert to help the country to cope with a boycott by other Arab states, is planning an initial public offer of its shares (IPO) to raise funds and bring in strategic investors, sources familiar with the matter said. The privately-owned firm has chosen […]
German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition: source
BERLIN: Germany’s military has approved plans to buy 45 to 60 new heavy-lift helicopters, kicking off a competition between the two largest US weapons makers for the contract worth nearly 4 billion euros ($4.72 billion), a military source said on Friday. Lockheed Martin Corp will bid with its massive CH-53K helicopter, while Boeing Co will […]
APS attack anniversary observed in Landi Kotal
KHYBER AGENCY: Third anniversary of martyrs of Army Public School (APS) was observed in Landi Kotal with the pledge to root out terrorism from the country. In this connection, a gathering was organised under the auspices of local Christian community at the Government Girls’ High Secondary School on Saturday. Teachers and school children participated in […]
Report sought on doctors referring patients to private clinics
LAHORE: Strict action will be taken against those doctors who refer patients from government health facilities to private clinics and hospitals. Punjab Government has provided best possible health facilities and free medicines to all DHQ and THQ hospitals across the province. Those should be used to serve the patients visiting these facilities. These views were […]
Plea seeking PM, other ministers’ disqualification dismissed
LAHORE: Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court on Saturday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, federal ministers, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and law minister Rana Sanaullah for alleged violation of their oath. The judge held that the petitioner could not provide any evidence in support of his allegations. […]
May wins Brexit boost, but bigger battles await
After a turbulent few months when some predicted she could be gone by Christmas, British Prime Minister Theresa May finally has some good news with a deal on Brexit — but any reprieve will likely be short-lived. The EU’s decision Friday to move to the next stage of negotiations with Britain was a much-needed success […]
Final Republican tax bill slashes US corporate rate, voting next week
WASHINGTON: Congressional Republicans on Friday unveiled the final version of their dramatic US tax overhaul – debt-financed cuts for businesses, the wealthy and some middle-class Americans – and picked up crucial support from two wavering senators ahead of planned votes by lawmakers early next week. Passage of the biggest US tax rewrite since 1986 would […]