BRUSSELS: Eurozone inflation surged to its highest rate on record in November, fuelled by soaring energy prices, official data showed on Tuesday. Consumer prices picked up to 4.9 per cent from 4.1 per cent in the previous month, the highest reading since the official statistics agency Eurostat began compiling the data more than 20 years ago. … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Tuesday, in a joint intelligence-based operation, with police held three most-wanted suspected robbers from the Liaquatabad area and seized arms and ammunition from their possession. A Sindh Rangers spokesman said that during the interrogation, the accused named Khurram Shehzad, Saleem and Rehan confessed that they along with their other accomplices … Read more
SARGODHA: A 13-year-old boy passed away on Tuesday after being allegedly assaulted by the owner of the house where he used to work in Sargodha. Bol news channel quoted police sources as saying that Arsalan Ali used to work at Nasir Bhatti’s house. Relatives of the victim said that when they went to pick up … Read more
KARACHI: An automobile association has urged the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to support their demand of rationalising the duty structure on auto parts, a statement said on Tuesday. A delegation of the Pakistan Automobile Spare Parts Importers and Dealers Association (Paspida) visited the KCCI and sought Karachi chamber’s support for the rationalisation … Read more
Parag Agrawal, who took over Monday as the new head of Twitter, shot from relative obscurity as the platform’s technology expert to becoming the latest India-born talent to lead a US tech giant. Unlike his predecessor, co-founder Jack Dorsey, Agrawal enjoyed until Monday a much more low-profile role at the company, with only about 24,000 followers … Read more
LONDON: Opec+ oil producers meet on Thursday under pressure from US President Joe Biden, who has opened up his country’s taps hoping to bring down crude prices, and a new Covid-19 variant that has complicated the equation. The meeting “is shaping up to be one of the most significant since the pandemic demand recovery began, … Read more
LONDON: British airline EasyJet warned on Tuesday that it was “too soon” to assess the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the aviation sector, after logging narrowing annual losses as skies reopened. The emergence last week of Omicron, a new concerning Covid variant first detected in southern Africa, has prompted some nations including Britain … Read more
Fans, friends and families of Bollywood superstars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were eagerly waiting for the two to tie the knot. But sadly, their wait is not over yet as the lovebirds have postponed their big day by over a year, and they will be now tying the knot in December 2022 or early … Read more
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 112 km off Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, at 10:36:18 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.5185 degrees south latitude and 151.1613 degrees east longitude.
GENEVA, The world could see the Covid pandemic begin fading next year into an endemic disease like others humanity lives with, unless glaring inequality in vaccine access drags it out and worse variants emerge. Even as countries scramble to address a new worrying virus variant and Europe battles a winter resurgence, health experts say that … Read more
ATHENS: Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Tuesday said coronavirus vaccines would be compulsory for over 60s, as he faces mounting calls for more restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19. “Greeks over the age of 60… must book their appointment for a first jab by January 16,” the premier said in a statement to the … Read more
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has dismissed a senior officer of Inland Revenue on the charges of corruption and misconduct. The revenue board initiated disciplinary proceedings against Syed Zubair Shah, a BS-19 officer of the Inland Revenue Service on the complaint of Chief Accountant of Pak Steel Re-Rolling Mills, Islamabad. Shah has been … Read more
Sajal Aly is Pakistan’s favorite contemporary actresses currently working with Usman Mukhtar on Sinf-e-Aahan. The Anaa actor shared how that experience has been, especially as a male actor in a female-centric serial. He described his Sinf-e-Aahan co-star Sajal Aly as a brilliant performer. Talking more about the subject and the O’Rangreeza star’s skills, he said; … Read more
KARACHI: A team of four veterinary doctors led by German expert Dr Frank Goritz in its preliminary findings prepared after the medical examination of four elephants of Karachi Zoo and Safari Park declared their overall physical condition good but observed that they had malformed nails, abscesses and severe dental problems. A two-member Sindh High Court … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee rebounded on Tuesday and gained 48 paisas against the dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market, dealers said. The exchange rate ended at Rs175.72, compared with Rs176.20 against the dollar on the previous day in the interbank foreign exchange market. The local currency strengthened after the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said the government was committed to removing encroachments from state-owned land across the country. Addressing a news conference along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan in Islamabad, the minister of state said that for … Read more
Sania Mirza is in Pakistan with her husband, renowned cricketer Shoaib Malik, for a series of events to introduce their perfume companies. Sania has been making her fans stunned by the variety wardrobe choices the she is opting for during her trip in Pakistan. Sania took to Instagram and uploaded her pictures in which she … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the government to control inflation by keeping a check on profiteering and hoarding by the big investors, a statement said on Tuesday. Unisame president Zufikar Thaver said that the Unisame is badly affected by the snowball effect of inflation and invited the attention of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday accused the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of “leaking fake audio, video and affidavit to cover its theft. Read more: Shahbaz Gill shares another ‘leaked audio tape’ of Maryam Nawaz The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) minister took to Twitter and said, “On … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to MNA Ali Wazir in a case of hate speech against surety bonds worth Rs400,000. Ali Wazir was arrested in December 2020 for giving statements against state institutions in his speech. The FIR against the MNA was registered at a Karachi police station. During the hearing apex … Read more
BEIJING: Manufacturing activity in China edged up in November on the back of an easing in power shortages and a drop in some raw material costs, official data showed on Tuesday. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a key gauge of manufacturing activity — in the world’s second-biggest economy rose to 50.1, returning above the … Read more
The gorgeous actress’ recent photo-shoot in ivory sequin saree by the Pakistani designer are going viral online. Deepika is once again giving us true fashion vibes and we cannot resist without complimenting her. The celebrity stylist Shaleena Nathani shared pictures of Deepika on Instagram today. She captioned the post with many hearts and revealed that … Read more
KARACHI: Supernet signed a strategic partnership with Paksat international to expand existing relationships, a statement said on Monday. Through this partnership, Supernet will be able to provide national and international customers with seamless connectivity through Pakistan’s current and future national satellites and Paksat Pakistan’s national satellite operator, will be able to expand its technical and … Read more
The death toll in a powerful southwest wind storm in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul on Monday increased to four, the Istanbul Governor’s Office said in a statement. At least 19 citizens were wounded, with three in critical condition, because of the adverse weather conditions, while one of the dead was a foreign national, according to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s plea seeking delay in the local bodies elections across the province. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial conducted the hearing of the plea. During the hearing the court was informed that the Election Commission of Pakistan has … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that the country was close to achieving the textile export target of $20 billion and food inflation was on a constant declining trend sans receiving any media coverage. In a tweet, he said the prices of sugar, onion and tomato were on a … Read more
Pakistani women rights activist and entrepreneur Kanwal Ahmed is not happy with superstar Mahira Khan’s portrayal of ‘wronged woman’ on-screen. Kanwal took to her Twitter, the Soul Sisters founder called out Mahira for glorifying emotionally abusive relationships, quoting the actor’s roles in Hum Kahan Kay Sachay Thay abd Humsafa . “Mummy aap Kya keh rahi hain” se … Read more
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed his dissatisfaction over the fact that the 10-country alliance of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has an intraregional trade share of only 8 per cent, whereas, the border and land-based trade accounts for more than 70 per cent among the geographically contiguous … Read more
