Karachi, April 24, 2019: United Bank Limited (UBL) reported earnings of Rs3.94/share in the first quarter of this year (1QCY19), up by 73 YoY. Analysts at Topline said that results are better than expectations primarily due to lower than anticipated operating expenses and provisioning. The bank’s profit after tax reported at Rs 4.829 billion in the…
Islamabad, April 19, 2019: The Federal Government on Friday evening announced to appoint Abdul Hafeez Sheikh as an advisor to Prime Minister on Finance. The seat was vacant after the resignation of Asad Umer, who was appointed in August 2018 the first finance minister of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI). Most of PTI leaders…
Paris, April 16, 2019: Firefighters doused the smouldering ruins of Notre-Dame with water on Tuesday, the morning after a raging inferno swept through the Gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris as investigators tried to establish what started the fire. Hundreds of firemen battled the blaze which consumed the roof and collapsed the eight-centuries-old cathedral’s…
United Nations, April 16: A plan to withdraw forces from front lines in and around the key Yemeni port of Hudaydah has been accepted by pro-Government forces and Houthi rebels, the UN Special Envoy to the country has told the Security Council, warning however that war shows “no sign of abating” elsewhere. The envoy, Martin…
Paris, April 15, 2019: Notre Dame has caught fire, with the flames engulfing the upper part of the cathedral, and the flames licking around its two bell towers. A major operation was under way, the fire department added, while a city hall spokesman said on Twitter that the area was being cleared. Fire trucks sped through Paris…