Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
ISE-10 Index witnesses bearish trend
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Stock Exchange witnessed bearish trend here on Tuesday as the ISE-10 index was down by 10.84 points and closed at 3,660.61 points. A total of 8,700 shares were traded, which were down by 200 shares when compared with previous day’s trading of 8,900 shares. Out of 138 companies, share prices of 44 companies recorded increase while share prices of 94 companies registered decrease whereas no company remained stable in today’s trading. The Abbot Laboratories remained the top trading company in today’s trading with Rs. 21.33 per share, whileRead More
Three suspects escape from SC Lahore
LAHORE: Three suspected robbers escaped from the premises of Supreme Court’s Lahore registry on Tuesday, following the dismissal of their bail application. The suspects — Ansar, Azam and Javaid — have several cases of theft and robbery registered against them in Mankera Bhakkar police station. Police personnel escorted the three criminals to the Lahore registry of the Supreme Court for the hearing. After hearing arguments, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Aijaz Chaudhry rejected their bail petition. Upon hearing the verdict, the suspects fled the court. Yesterday, two policemen wereRead More
PHC suspends death penalty awarded by military courts
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday suspended the execution of a death-row prisoner, who was sentenced to death by a military court after he was found to be involved in terrorism. Haider Ali, now 21 years old, was arrested by security forces in 2009, when he was 14 years old and a 10th grade student at the Malakand Public High School, Swat. Ali’s hanging was suspended after his parents filed a petition in PHC, challenging his death sentence. His parents maintained in the petition that their son wasRead More
Danes have world’s most personal freedom: report
Denmark is the fourth freest nation in the world and the absolute best for personal freedom, according to a new report. Denmark’s reputation among world’s best (16 Jul 15) Ten ways Copenhagen beats Stockholm (11 Mar 15) Denmark world’s best country for business (05 Jan 15) Denmark is world’s most connected country (25 Nov 14) The annual Human Freedom Index (HFI), published by US think tank the Cato Institute, ranked Denmark as the world’s fourth best country for human freedom, defined as “the absence of coercive constraint”.