ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the wheat crisis, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice President Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said this winter masses would neither have gas, nor wheat flour for cooking. “While the country struggles with a crippling gas deficit, this winter the last staple left to eat is also under threat: roti,” Sherry Rehman … Read more
Thousands of children in the Philippines were allowed to return to classrooms Monday for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as a pilot re-opening of schools got under way. While nearly every country in the world has already partially or fully re-opened their schools to face-to-face learning, the Philippines has kept … Read more
Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have fallen 10 percent annually across Europe, but the invisible killer still accounts for 307,000 premature deaths a year, the European Environment Agency said Monday. If the latest air quality guidelines from the World Health Organisation were followed by EU members, the latest number of fatalities recorded … Read more
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information and Special Initiatives Hasaan Khawar on Monday said Pakistan gave better minimum monthly wage than China, India, Indonesia and several other regional countries to its labourers. Quoting the data of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Punjab government spokesperson said Pakistan had surpassed its neighbours in … Read more
QUETTA: The trend of decline in coronavirus cases continues in Balochistan as Covid-19 positivity ratio was recorded at zero per cent on Monday in the province. The Balochistan Health Department said no Covid-19 case was reported across the province during the last 24 hours. Last day, 337 people were tested for the viral disease and … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee recovered sharply by Re1 against the dollar at the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday. The dollar is being traded at Rs174.73. The exchange ended at Rs175.73, at the historic low level to the dollar on last Friday in the interbank foreign exchange market. Market analysts said that the … Read more
KARACHI: The Covid-19 pandemic has curtailed the bilateral trade with Pakistan, a Thai diplomat said. Ambassador of Thailand in Pakistan Chakkrid Krachaiwong said that with the ease in coronavirus cases, the trade volume is anticipated to cross $1.6 billion in the current fiscal year. Speaking at the ceremony to mark 70 years of diplomatic and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Palestine desires to enhance existing bilateral ties with Pakistan in multi-sectors and take them to the optimum level for the benefit of the people of both countries, a diplomat said. “We are working on an extensive plan to enhance trade, tourism, cultural and educational exchanges for optimum bilateral relationships between brotherly countries,” Palestinian Ambassador … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that governance and inflation are the real challenges for the government and not the opposition. “We have to improve governance and introduce a system of reward and retribution at all levels. Whoever commits corruption, he must be punished to set a precedent,” he said, while addressing the … Read more
BEIJING: China is a huge market for Pakistani mangoes and both countries should make joint efforts to further promote Pakistani mangoes in Chinese markets, an official said. There is still a great potential to be explored, which entails joint efforts from China and Pakistan for more Pakistani mangoes to enter the Chinese market, Cheng Xizhong, … Read more
BEIJING: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is ready to facilitate the Chinese companies relocate their businesses and industrial units to Pakistan under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, a bank official said. “As we are about to enter into the second phase of CPEC, which is more focused on industrial cooperation, we are again … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 Index witnessed a decline of 174.07 points, or 0.38 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Monday. The local equity market on Friday closed lower in the post-earnings season on global equities selloff and slump in the global crude … Read more
GLASGOW: After extending negotiations for an extra day, leaders at the UN summit in Glasgow offered a new draft agreement that seeks to bring nearly 200 countries together in tackling climate change, Arab News reported. Many countries expressed their dissatisfaction over the resolutions related to fossil fuels, carbon markets and aid for vulnerable countries. Alok … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi will arrive in Quetta on Monday (today) on a two-day visit. Dr Arif Alvi will be received by Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha and Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, said the spokesperson of the Governor House. He will also visit the … Read more
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Sunday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene in the crisis that has left thousands of migrants trapped on the Belarus-Poland border. “Russia has a clear responsibility here. It must press the Belarusian authorities to end the crisis and enter into dialogue,” Truss wrote in the Sunday Telegraph. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has said that more than one million people have registered successfully for Ehsaas Rashan Riayat Programme so far. “As many as 40 million people have submitted their data in the portal since the start of the registration process,” she said talking to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Around 200 birds have died due to avian influenza in India’s western state of Rajasthan over the past few days, confirmed a top forest department official on Sunday. The disease has been mainly detected in Kuranja birds, or Demoiselle cranes, which are found in several parts of Rajasthan. “The Avian influenza is feared … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Sunday said artificial increase in price of dollar was being checked and stern action would be taken against hoarders and smugglers of the currency. Talking to media persons at a ceremony in Karachi, Shaukat Tarin said value of rupee depreciated because of … Read more
