Tuesday, 19 February 2013

LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 20.02.2013





 Latest News in Brief:
o   Hazara Town protesters vow to continue sit-in until army deployed
o   PM to take cabinet into confidence on Quetta op
o   Altaf Hussain denounces decision to end Quetta sit-in
o   Families of Quetta victims refuse to end sit-in







WOLRD(Brief News):
o   Obama to apply fresh pressure on Republicans to avoid cuts
o   Chavez back in Venezuela, on Twitter with four million followers
o   Security group suspects Chinese military is behind hacking attacks
o   Pistorius shot girlfriend through door: prosecutor
o   Yemeni warplane crashes in capital Sanaa, 11 dead
o   Syrian rocket attack on Aleppo kills 20: activists
o   Turkish police raid leftist group after U.S. embassy bombing
o   Analysis: Japan's Abe looks to prove this time, he has the right stuff
o   Women, girls increasingly victims in Afghan war, U.N. says
o   Armenian president promises security after election victory
o   India says "too early" to look for foul play in Rafale deal
o   Swelling found in second battery on All Nippon Dreamliner
o   Insight: "Triangle of death" looms over Congo's mining heartlands
o   Armenian president re-elected, opposition cries foul
o   Senior Pakistani insurgent arrested in Afghan east: officials
o   Fighting breaks out in Sudan's Blue Nile border state
o   U.S. lawmakers in Cuba to see Raul Castro, jailed contractor Gross
o   U.S. could resume direct Mali military aid if elections successful
o   Pistorius back in court for murder bail hearing
o   Time to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC: U.N. inquiry
o   Workers and police clash at airport during Iberia strike
o   UAE signs $1.4 billion defense contracts, including drones
o   Islamist group claims kidnap of foreigners in Nigeria
o   At least 13 wounded in South African mine fight: police
o   Draghi dismisses talk of currency war, but watching euro
o   Venezuela's Chavez makes surprise return from Cuba
o   Egypt court rejects election law, may delay poll
o   Pakistan hands management of strategic Gwadar port to China
o   EU to organize Mali aid donor conference in May
o   Scandals seen boosting Italy's anti-establishment party before vote
o   Pakistan Shi'ites demand protection from militants
o   Ecuador's Correa enjoys re-election, seeks investment
o   For Netanyahu, North Korea nuclear test offers lesson on Iran
WOLRD BUSINESS(Brief News):
o   UK's Lloyds fined $6.7 million for mis-sold insurance
o   Ford, Peugeot, Toyota lead Europe auto sales to new low
o   European shares edge higher, euro flat ahead German data
o   BOJ board rift may delay new governor's policy ambitions
o   Xstrata unit wins environmental approval for $5.9 billion Philippine mine
o   Novartis scraps $78 million pay for outgoing chairman Vasella
o   Nestle finds horsemeat in beef pasta meals
o   S.Africa's Amplats says ops hit after mine violence
o   S.Africa's rand weakens as Amplats workers stay away
o   Swelling found in second battery on All Nippon Dreamliner
o   New Zealand's Fonterra: Culled China milk powder imports not ours
o   Angola to export 1.73 mln bpd of oil in April
o   Vale stops coal shipments from Mozambique after rail closure
o   Egypt to start rationing subsidised fuel in July
o   Office Depot, OfficeMax in talks to merge; deal seen soon
Business News:
Pakistan
EXCHANGE FOR CURRENCY NOTES:

U.S.A              98.98
S.Arabia         26.39
U.K                 153.07
Japan              1.0564
Euro               132.13
U.A.E             26.95



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Gold Tezabi (24-ct)    Rs52,500
Silver Tezabi               Rs925.71

Wed, 20 Feb 2013
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Oil prices mixed in Asian trade
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Euro gains in Asia on German data

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Telecos weigh down on Pakistan stocks; rupee weak

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Saleem Mandviwalla replaces Hafeez Shaikh as Finance Minister

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Oil mixed in Asian trade

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Tokyo stocks open down 0.63%

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Agreement signed to hand over Gwadar Port to Chinese company

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Pakistan exports record volume of non-basmati rice to China

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LG Display to invest $655mn to make OLED panels

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News Corp, popular tech blog contemplate split: report

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G20 steps back from currency brink, heat off Japan

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Gwadar Port handover accord to be inked on Feb 18

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$45 billion development projects, Malik Riaz signs contract with Abu Dhabi Group

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PSO gets Rs10.5 billion, raises furnace oil supply












MOHAMMED SALEEM MANSOORI

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