Eurozone inflation higher than hoped as food costs soar

Brussels, March 2 (AFP/APP):Surging food costs dashed hopes of a steeper fall in the eurozone’s annual inflation rate in February. Inflation was down to 8.5 percent last month from 8.6 percent in January, but the analyst consensus forecast compiled by financial data firm FactSet was […]

China’s benchmark interbank gold prices higher Thursday

BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua/APP):– China’s benchmark prices for spot interbank gold transactions were higher Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The benchmark price for gold that is 99.95 percent pure or above stood at 414 yuan (about 60.17 U.S. dollars) per gram, […]

Eight truffle-hunters dead in Syria landmine blast: monitor

Beirut, March 2 (AFP/APP): Eight truffle-hunters were killed and more than 30 injured in eastern Syria when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a landmine, a war monitor said Thursday. “Eight citizens were killed and at least 35 wounded when a landmine… exploded as […]

Inflation breaks the back of middle class: Fawad Ch

LAHORE 02 Mar (Online): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said Monday cruel and incompetent government is burdening nation daily. On social website he wrote a message middle class back is breaking. Cruel and incompetent government is burdening nation daily. New […]

K-electric to add average 3.21Pkr per unit in same power tariff

ISLAMABAD 02 Mar (Online): Government decided to increase power tariff for k-electric consumers. According to documents, decision has been taken to increase two type of rates for K-electric under which same tariff will be imposed on all consumers. Average price increase on power tariff will […]

Lt Gen (Retd) Amjid Shoaib acquitted

ISLAMABAD, March 02 (Online): Additional Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra has acquitted Lt Gen (Retd) Amjid Shoaib from case with honor. At the inception of hearing of case against Amjid Shoaib, his counsel Mian Ishfaq appeared in the court Thursday. Mian Ishfaq argued that no public […]

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