Tuesday 7 May 2013

LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 08.05.2013



BRIEF: (PAKISTAN)
o   Bannu: Suicide attack leaves two dead, 27 wounded
o   Imran Khan will attend May 9 Islamabad rally: PTI
o   Imran unlikely to carry on poll campaign
o   Tomorrow is the last day of electioneering
o   Pakistan peacekeeper killed in DR Congo ambush: UN
o   Karachi violence continues, as 3 more die overnight
o   Sindh schools to close from May 9 to 12, notification issued
o   Gun attack at MQM office in Hyderabad, 2 workers killed
o   All measures completed for peaceful polls: Malik Habib
o   ECP hands election material to ROs in Karachi
o    Arrow, Bicycle, Bat will disappear on May 11, says Shahbaz Sharif
o   Imran bounces back, keeps hope going

WOLRD(Brief News):
o   Three Ohio women rescued a decade after they vanished
o   Israeli attack exposes Assad's air defense weakness: rebels
o   Egypt's Mursi brings more Islamists into cabinet
o   Turkey condemns Israeli air strikes in Syria
o   Iraq-Kurd oil talks break ice, long-term fix unlikely
o   India agrees to some Chinese demands to end Himalaya standoff
o   Libya defense minister quits over siege of ministries by gunmen
o   China rejects Pentagon charges of military espionage
o   Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls
o   Germany sees surge in immigration from crisis-hit Europe
o   Fight expected in House on online sales tax
o   Insight: Italy came to brink before being saved by "King George"
o   Teenager accused of lying in Boston bomb case out on bail
o   New York to sue BofA, Wells Fargo over mortgage practices
o   North Korea missiles moved away from launch site: U.S. officials
o   Israel says 'no winds of war' despite Syria air strikes
o   At least 20 dead in Islamist protests in Bangladesh
o   Pakistan election violence forces candidates behind high walls
o   China reports four more bird flu deaths, toll rises to 31
o   NY state senator charged with stealing funds for failed campaign
o   Bahraini lawmakers call on U.S. envoy to end "interference"
o   Analysis: Congo rebels prepare to face U.N. force with mandate to attack
o   U.S. think tank's immigration study draws conservative fire
o   Egypt to reshuffle 11 ministers, including oil
o   U.S., allies to stage naval exercise in Gulf energy shipping hub
o   Italy's Andreotti, leading postwar politician, dead at 94
o   Kosovo police arrest suspected crime boss Kelmendi
o   UAE criticizes Iran lawmakers' visit to disputed islands
o   Neo-Nazi murder trial highlights German far-right 'blind spot'
o   Russian helicopter with nine aboard crashes in Siberia
o   Afghanistan warns Pakistan after border clash erupts again
o   Dollar firms, stock rally pauses after U.S. data
WOLRD BUSINESS(Brief News):
  • Discovery posts higher first-quarter results, sees revs above view
  • WestJet says holidays, cancellations to hurt profit
  • Stock futures little changed, S&P coming off another record close
  • Global shares near 5-year high as central bank rally rolls on
  • Commerzbank sees bleak 2013 as it fishes for investors
  • Interview: SocGen Russian unit to cut costs, bolster margins
  • Mauritius inflation steady at 3.6 pct in year to April
  • IMF's Lagarde urges all euro members to push for banking union
  • Copper hits 3-week high on economic optimism
  • S.Africa sells 2023, 2036 and 2041 bonds
  • Mayrhuber back in running for Lufthansa supervisory board
  • Diageo turns to insider to replace CEO Walsh
  • HSBC reaps benefit of cost-cutting efforts
  • UK car sales enjoy best April since 2008

Business News:
Pakistan

EXCHANGE FOR CURRENCY NOTES:

U.S.A              99.23
S.Arabia         26.46
U.K                 154.25
Japan              1.0016
Euro               129.79
U.A.E             27.02


BULLION RATES IN RUPEES PER 10 GRAMS
KARACHI
Gold Tezabi (24-ct)    Rs47,914
Silver Tezabi              Rs805.71








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