KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has listed a second company on its Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Board within 10 days, while a significant number of offerings are in line, bourse’s top official said, as Universal Network Systems Limited (UNS) commenced trading on Monday. “This listing comes in quick succession to the first listing on the … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh High Court on Monday asked counsel for Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) leader Arshad Vohra to satisfy the bench on the maintainability of his petition against the latest amendments in Sindh Local Government Ordinance 2013. A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh at the very outset inquired from Advocate Hassaan … Read more
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged citizens to get vaccinated as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases driven by the new Omicron variant. The number of daily infections rose five-fold in the space of a week, from 2,828 on November 26 to 16,055 last Friday. About … Read more
British-Pakistani actor Zoha Rahman who played the first Hijabi woman in a Marvel movie ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home is all set to make a debut in Bollywood. Soon she will be seen in the movie 83, starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. Read more: Is Nick Jonas making his acting debut in Bollywood? Zoha Rahman … Read more
BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — A special lecture will begin at 3:40 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, given by the three Shenzhou-13 crew members aboard China’s space station, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Monday. The three astronauts, namely Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, will interact with students on Earth. The … Read more
Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is known to be outspoken and often gets into trouble for this. In his latest controversial remarks, the Dum star said that the Bollywood film industry had evolved into an exclusive club. “The surname and a lobby you are associated with are prioritized over talent,” ge said Read more: “Stop judging … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee recovered 29 paisas against the dollar on Monday after a deposit of $3 billion to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by Saudi Development Fund (SDF), dealers said. The exchange rate ended at Rs176.48 against the dollar from last Friday’s closing of Rs176.77, which was a historic low of the local unit, … Read more
Jhanvi Kapoor, the daughter of late Bollywood actress Sridevi, has left her fans stunned with a new bold photoshoot. The unapologetically bold and fierce Jhanvi Kapoor ventured made her mark in the Bollywood and she keeps on proving she has a lot more in store for us. This time it’s her enchanting new photoshoot that … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said Pakistan’s increasing vulnerability to climate change required urgent action on the management of water resources and for an improved system of water conservation at national and local levels. “It was the responsibility of both the government and citizens to save water through resilient and sustainable solutions,” the … Read more
PESHAWAR: In recent days, a campaign against beggars was launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) provincial capital Peshawar where the district administration has arrested 1,356 beggars, including women and children, and some 21 operatives who run the activity in the buzzing city. The drive was initiated on the directive of KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Nov 8. Besides the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan urged the international community, United Nations and other world organizations to put pressure on India to abide by its obligations under International law to protect Muslims and their places of worship from Hindutva extremism. Read more: Pakistan rejected India’s claims on terrorism and LoC In his statement on Monday, on the eve of … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Aramco has announced its entry into the kingdom’s domestic lubricants market with the launch of a new line of products, Arab News reported. The oil giant timed the Orizon® launch to coincide with the inaugural Saudi Arabian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Jeddah. The product line has been introduced in more than 20 cities, including … Read more
BEIJING: China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said on Monday it is appointing a new chief financial officer and reorganising its e-commerce businesses, amid a regulatory crackdown in the technology industry, Arab News reported. The company said in a statement that Toby Xu will succeed Maggie Wu as its new CFO from April 1, 2022. Xu joined Alibaba … Read more
A teaser of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (part one) was unveiled by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which will be exclusively released in theatres next year on October 7. Read more: Spider-Man No Way Home: Theatre websites crash, fans unable to buy the tickets Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga. To … Read more
KARACHI: The duty-free imports have registered a growth of 67 per cent during the first four months (July-October) 2021 in the wake of a surge in the total import bill. According to official data, the pace of clearance of duty-free imports is more than the clearance of total imports at the Customs stage. The Customs … Read more
LONDON, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – The lead developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine warned the next pandemic could be “more lethal”, urging better preparedness in a speech set to be aired Monday. Sarah Gilbert, who is credited with saving millions of lives through her role in designing the jab, said the world must build on … Read more
LAHORE: The viral audio clip of former chief justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has no evidentiary value and hence could not affect the appeals pending against conviction of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz unless the strict criteria laid down by the Supreme Court is followed to prove its authenticity, legal … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’ at Jinnah Stadium Sports Complex, Islamabad. In its first phase, 12 different games for males and 10 for females would be arranged across 25 regions under the talent hunt programme. Addressing the inaugural event, PM Imran Khan said through his 21 years of … Read more
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the International Space Station in a move marking Moscow’s return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break. One of Japan’s richest men, Maezawa, 46, will blast off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan accompanied by … Read more
BEIJING: China’s economy is expected to grow around 5.3 per cent in 2022, bringing the average annual growth rate forecast for 2020/22 to 5.2 per cent, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a top government think tank, said on Monday. The advisers to the government will recommend that the authorities set a 2022 economic … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the PM on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill said on Monday that the Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive would promote extra-curriculum activities in the country. Talking to the media in Islamabad, he said that playgrounds provide a level playing field to all sportsmen without any discrimination. Read more: Liverpool star Michael Owen … Read more
KARACHI: Clover Pakistan Limited has been placed in the defaulter’s segment by the National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited, a notice issued by the NCCPL said on Monday. Clover Pakistan has been placed in the defaulter’s segment effective from Monday, December 6, 2021, it added. The placement of the company in the defaulter’s segment will … Read more
KARACHI: There is a general impression in the city that efforts to unite different factions of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) are being made at a time when the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has passed the Sindh Local Bodies (LB) Government (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the provincial assembly recently. The opposition parties including the Pakistan … Read more
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — The United States could rebrand itself by helping overcome the global COVID-19 vaccine shortage, the Financial Times said recently in an opinion article. “The U.S. could show itself capable of giving the world’s poor what they need, as opposed to lecturing from a distance,” it said. According to the World … Read more
As we get closer to Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal’s wedding date, the eagerness for the wedding appears to be growing. Despite the couple have kept their relationship a secret, reports of their wedding have gathered traction in recent days. According to the media reports, the couple’s wedding ceremony will take place from December 7 … Read more
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has tightened the noose around retailers for mandatory integration of Point of Sale (POS) with the online tax system for online sharing of sales. In this regard, the apex tax body has continued its drive to link big retailers with the online system and it identified another over … Read more
KARACHI: An accountability court on Monday approved the judicial remand of Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani in a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Durrani had been absconding in the reference since his bail was rejected by the Sindh High Court on October 23. On Oct 13, Speaker Durrani had purportedly disappeared … Read more
CANBERRA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — Australia’s national science agency has opened a purpose-built facility to test technology before it is sent to the Moon. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Thursday opened the In-situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) Facility in Brisbane. The facility provides a Moon-like environment to test rovers and related equipment … Read more
