Virat Kohli became India’s leading run-scorer in away one-day internationals as he hit an energetic half-century against South Africa just days after his shock exit as Test skipper. Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s India record for most runs in away ODIs during his 51-run knock in the first of the three matches on Wednesday, although the … Read more
Indian animal lovers are in mourning over the sudden passing of a nationally famous tigress credited with repopulating a forest redoubt for her endangered kin. Collarwali, dubbed “supermum” by local press for giving birth to nearly 30 cubs, died peacefully at the weekend after an intestinal problem. Sombre conservation officers gently carried Collarwali’s body onto … Read more
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) in its meeting on Saturday, discussed the epidemic curve chart data, disease prevalence and proposed NPIs in wake of rising disease trends in the country, especially in the urban centers. The forum decided to extensively engage with provinces especially with Sindh government for necessary measures to tackle rising … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse opened on a bullish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed an increase of 245.22 points, or 0.23 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Wednesday. The Pakistan stocks closed flat on Tuesday in the absence of positive triggers, renewed concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic in global equities, weak global … Read more
RAWALPINDI: DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar on Wednesday dubbed reports of the establishment striking a deal with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as ‘baseless’, adding that people making those claims shouled be asked for evidence. In response to a question during a press conference, DG ISPR said that one should ask those claiming for … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to scrutinize Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s funding through donations from overseas Pakistanis. “The more our accounts are scrutinised the more factual clarity will emerge for nation to see how PTI is the only political party with proper donor base premised on proper political fundraising,” … Read more
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Nayef bin Falah Al Hajraf is set to arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday on the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. During the visit, he will hold delegation-level talks with the foreign minister and also meet the federal minister for finance and revenue and prime minister’s advisor for … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated his call to the international community to take action against India’s war crimes in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Marking the Right to Self Determination Day, the premier said: “The international community, especially the UN, must take action on India’s war crimes as crimes against humanity in IIOJK … Read more
Banking deposits surge 17% to Rs20.51 trillion KARACHI: The banking deposits surged 17 per cent to Rs20.51 trillion by the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared with Rs17.54 trillion in the same quarter of the last year, according to a report released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday. –SHAHNAWAZ AKHTER Read more … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse opened on a bullish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed an increase of 244.90 points, or 0.55 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Tuesday. The Pakistan stocks moved both ways and closed in the green territory on Monday, owing to the trendy New Year phenomenon. The imports during … Read more
More than one million people in a city in central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday after three asymptomatic coronavirus cases were recorded in the country’s latest mass lockdown. Beijing has pursued a “zero Covid” approach with tight border restrictions and targeted lockdowns since the virus first emerged. But the strategy has … Read more
In the governor’s compound of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, a new historical exhibit is unveiled before a rapt audience of Taliban fighters — sections of blast walls from a former US military base. One concrete slab is inscribed with the names and regiments of US troops who served in the province during America’s longest war. Like … Read more
India has moved to cut off foreign funding to a charity founded by Mother Teresa, a decision critics described as further evidence of harassment of Christians under the Hindu nationalist government. The Missionaries of Charity was founded in 1950 by the late Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted most of her life to helping … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Board of Revenue (BoR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the implementation of e-Stamping System in the province, a statement said. PITB chairman Azfar Manzoor, senior member KP Board of Revenue Syed Zafar Ali Shah and KP additional secretary finance Ammara Khan signed the … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to take immediate measures for bridging widening gap between imports and exports, a statement said on Monday. LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir, senior vice president Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and vice president Haris Ateeq said that increasing import bill was harmful for … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has recommended two projects worth Rs191.2 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval. During the meeting, presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, the Ministry of Water Resources presented a project, “Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K-IV 650MGD … Read more
MOSCOW: A Russian Soyuz rocket on Monday took 36 more satellites from British operator OneWeb into orbit, bringing the company more than halfway towards its goal of providing global broadband internet. The London-headquartered company is working to complete the construction of a constellation of low earth orbit satellites providing enhanced broadband and other services to … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks witnessed a dull session on the first day of the week in the absence of any positive trigger; where technology, E&P, and power sectors cumulatively eroded 177 points from the index, dealers said on Monday. “Crawling sentiment was noted, amid concerns over higher inflation and upcoming mini-budget that played on [the] … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched new cyber-security services to protect its corporate and financial customers against cyber-attacks, a statement said on Monday. The new services are based on the PTCL’s cutting-edge Security Operations Centre (SOC), which will reinforce the digital security by building a safety wall against a range of cyber-security … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ranks 99th among the 132 economies featured in the Global Innovation Index (GII), which classifies world economies according to their innovation capabilities, Arab News reported. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation. The GII is published by the World … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s revenue from exports of rubber and rubber-based products has crossed $1 billion in 2021 and will grow to $3 billion by 2025, local media cited a statement from the Export Development Board (EDB) as reporting here on Monday. The EDB was quoted by the local daily The Morning as saying that it … Read more
KABUL: Afghanistan has signed a new contract with Tajikistan to extend the import of electricity from the neighboring country for the next year, Afghanistan’s national power company announced on Monday. “Hafiz Mohammad Amin, CEO [chief executive officer] of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and his accompanying delegation have signed a contract of importing electricity with … Read more
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a single portal to facilitate taxpayers, promote ease of doing business and reduce compliance cost in filing sales tax returns for December 2021, sources said on Monday. “To allow the registered persons to familiarise themselves with the new system, the uploading of sales tax invoice of … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee lost four paisas against the dollar to touch a new record low of Rs178.17 on Monday at the closing of the interbank foreign exchange market, dealers said. The rupee ended at Rs178.17 against the greenback from last Friday’s closing of Rs178.13 in the interbank foreign exchange market. Previously, the local currency hit … Read more
Pakistan on Friday expressed solidarity with Bangladesh over the loss of precious lives in the ferry fire incident in Jhalakathi district. At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh, police said, as terrified passengers leaped overboard to escape the blaze. The latest maritime tragedy to hit the impoverished low-lying … Read more
Three Iranian diplomats have received visas from Saudi Arabia allowing them to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah, officials said on Friday. Iran and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both members of the pan-Islamic body, have held several rounds of talks since April aimed at improving relations.in … Read more
DHAKA: At least 37 people died when an overcrowded night ferry caught fire in Bangladesh on Friday, police said, as terrified passengers leaped overboard to escape the blaze. The latest maritime tragedy to hit the impoverished low-lying nation happened in the early hours in a river near Jhalokathi, 250 kilometres (160 miles) south of Dhaka. … Read more
