MADRID: With the highest Covid-19 vaccination rate of Europe’s big nations, Spain has been spared the surge in infections seen across the continent but experts warn the country remains vulnerable to the virus. Spain, one of the nations hit earliest and hardest by the pandemic, now has one of the lowest infection rates in Europe … Read more
SKOPJE, Republic of North Macedonia: North Macedonia’s lawmakers are to vote Thursday on a no confidence motion filed by the opposition against Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s government, which has been weakened by poor results in municipal elections. If Zaev loses the vote, which is uncertain, the Balkan nation’s centre-right opposition said they would try to … Read more
KARACHI: The National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) on Thursday announced it will collect capital gains tax (CGT) on the disposal of shares for September 2021 on Friday, November 19, 2021. “The aggregate amount of CGT arising on disposal of shares at [the] Pakistan Stock Exchange for the period September 1, 2021 to September … Read more
Mexico City has set a world record for free Wi-Fi access thanks to thousands of public internet access points across the capital, Guinness World Records announced Wednesday. Official adjudicator Carlos Tapia presented the award for the most hotspots — 21,500 — in a single free urban Wi-Fi network to Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum. The … Read more
ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan: Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan migrants back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan every week despite the threat of famine, aid agencies and witnesses say, with many Afghans alleging they have been mistreated by Iranian authorities. During decades of conflict, millions of Afghans have crossed into their western neighbour seeking to escape … Read more
KARACHI: The bearer prize bonds witness a massive withdrawal of Rs332 billion during the last one year; following the government’s initiative to document the saving schemes. According to the latest statistics released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday, the investment in bearer prize bonds trimmed to Rs332 billion by September 2021, compared … Read more
KARACHI: Local car assemblers have increased auto prices by 5 per cent to 15 per cent in the last few days after reaching a consensus with various stakeholders and government bodies. The price increase was overdue since the last few months, as the price of major cost components, i.e., steel increased by 30 per cent … Read more
KARACHI: The international humanitarian organisations on Thursday acknowledged the efforts made by the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, an SSGC official said. In this regard, a ceremony was organised by the Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) Pakistan, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), in collaboration … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: US entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday its flagship streaming service grew slower than expected in the recently ended quarter as pandemic headwinds have begun to bite. Disney+ has reached 118 million subscribers worldwide, but analysts had predicted millions more would sign up, resulting in a miss that saw the entertainment giant’s share price … Read more
GENEVA: Syria overtook Afghanistan last year as the country with the highest number of recorded casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war, a monitoring group said Wednesday. The Landmine Monitor said Syria had registered the most victims for the first time since its annual reports began in 1999, with 2,729 people either killed or … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday said more than half of the students between the ages of 12 and 18 years had been inoculated against Covid-19. Asad Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), said the total number of students vaccinated so far exceeded 5.5 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Seeking assistance from the international community on an emergency basis to avert the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi warned that the war-torn country stood at the brink of an economic collapse. “With international funding dried up, it has become difficult to pay even salaries let alone pursue development projects [in … Read more
LAHORE: Argentine Ambassador to Pakistan Leopoldo Francisco Sahores and Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar discussed bilateral relations, cooperation in agriculture, pharmaceuticals, information technology and industrial sectors, a statement said. The ambassador, who called on the Punjab governor, appreciated Pakistan’s role in establishing peace in the region and eradicating terrorism. Argentine is working closely with Pakistan … Read more
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed the launching of the SME Policy, a statement said. “The SME Policy has been in the making for many years and the process unfortunately got deferred many times,” FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo said. Financing is the lifeline for the SMEs … Read more
LAHORE: At least 20 startups from Punjab will participate in the Expo 2020 Dubai, an official said. Addressing a press conference at the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR), Minister for Higher Education and IT Raja Yassir Humayun gave a detailed briefing on the Startup Punjab portal through which potential startups have been selected for Dubai … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman affirmed the kingdom’s commitment to enhance the stability of global energy markets in the light of the availability of safe technologies to manage and reduce carbon emissions, Arab News reported. During a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also discussed … Read more
KARACHI: Hamdard Pakistan unveils its new corporate theme at Bait-ul-Hikmah Auditorium, Madinat al-Hikmah, a statement said. Sadia Rashid, chief mutawallia of Hamdard Pakistan, graced the occasion as the chief guest. Fatema Munir Ahmed, managing director and CEO; Dr Arshad Saleem, COO, Prof Dr Syed Shabib-ul-Hassan, vice chancellor of the Hamdard University, and senior management of … Read more
MOSCOW: The Russian government has signalled its willingness to recognise cryptocurrency mining as a legal entrepreneurial activity and tax it accordingly, Arab News reported. Officials believe the regulatory move will benefit both the state and the crypto industry. The sector remains unregulated, the Russian Ministry of Finance has recently acknowledged in comments to the local … Read more
