Oil prices fall on profit taking

NEW YORK 28 Jan (Online): Oil prices reversed earlier gains on Friday as indications of strong Russian oil supply offset better than expected US economic growth data, strong middle distillate refining margins and hopes of a rapid recovery in Chinese demand. Brent futures were down […]

Oil prices rise amid positive sentiment

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua/APP) –: Oil prices advanced on Thursday, bolstered by positive sentiment. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery gained 86 cents, or 1.07 percent, to settle at 81.01 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude […]

Cold, partly cloudy weather forecast for Sindh

KARACHI, Jan 27 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday forecast cold and partly cloudy weather in most districts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. The cold and cloudy weather is predicted in Karachi and Hyderabad among other areas of the province. […]

Right to Information Centre opened in Multan

MULTAN, Jan 27 (APP): Right to Information Centre was inaugurated at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Friday. Chief Information Commissioner Punjab, Mahboob Qadir Shah opened the center which is part of the chain of centers across the province. DC Tahir Wattoo, and other district […]

Hong Kong house prices see largest drop since 1998

ISTANBUL, Jan 27 (AA/APP): House prices dropped by 15.6% in 2022, sharpest decline since 1998 when prices plunged by almost a third, official data released on Friday. According to Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK, the Rating and Valuation Department’s data also indicated the first annual […]

LAHORE: Security remains on high alert

LAHORE, Jan 27 (APP): Security of the city including mosques, Imam Bargahs, shrines, religious places, markets and sensitive installations remained highly tightened on Juma tul Mubarak. CCPO Lahore, Additional IG Bilal Siddique Kamyana had issued directions to senior police officers including all the divisional SSP […]

Hyderabad: Robbery suspect shot dead in encounter

HYDERABAD, Jan 27 (APP): Hyderabad police have shot dead a suspected robber in an encounter near Mehran Park in the limits of Hussainabad police station. The police spokesman informed here on Friday that slain Gul Ali alias Gulalai, an Afghan national, was wanted for two […]