KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh alleged on Tuesday that the federal ministers and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan are spreading divisive ethnic politics in the province for vested political interests. While speaking to the media, Sheikh said: “Because they don’t have any leader neither any vision they have retorted to ethnic politics. The federal government … Read more
TBILISI, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Georgia on Tuesday reported 3,988 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national tally to 894,801, according to the country’s National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC). Data from the NCDC showed that 49 people died in the last 24 hours, raising the national death toll to 12,826. Meanwhile, a … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday granted one month to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to decide on a corruption inquiry against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Hussain Wassan. As the hearing of the case resumed, Wassan’s counsel complained that the inquiry against his client was still pending. He requested the court … Read more
To preserve and promote the lofty Islamic values of peace, compassion, tolerance, equality, justice and human dignity, Pakistan is hosting the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) session on December 19 to seek the Muslim world’s support for Afghanistan. Significance of OIC According to its charter, the OIC aims at preserving Islamic, social and economic values; … Read more
American singer Billie Eilish talks about her battle with the novel Corona Virus this year. She Contracted a bad case of coronavirus in August and states that she felt she would have not been alive if she hadn’t gotten herself vaccinated. Read more: Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora Contacted Corona Virus after Attending Karan Johar’s … Read more
BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have revealed that COVID-19 infections significantly accelerate the aging of lung tissue, especially in the elderly. A report by the Science and Technology Daily showed that the main cause of death of COVID-19 patients was respiratory failure caused by severe lung injury. To determine which parts of the … Read more
Turkan Atay, a Turkish YouTuber, is telling the world about Turkey and its culture in Urdu. She is in hope to be the bridge for strengthening ties between the two countries. The 26-year-YouTube old’s account has over a quarter-million subscribers. In addition to this, her videos have received thousands of views in just a few … Read more
JERUSALEM, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — A person on Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s flight back from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was tested positive for coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said Tuesday. Bennett, who returned to Israel on Monday night after a historic two-day trip to Abu Dhabi, was in a three-day quarantine due to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed federal ministers Asad Umar and Zubaida Jalal to visit Gwadar to meet the protestors and file a comprehensive report on the issues being faced by residents of the city, said Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. Addressing a press conference, Fawad shared that the protest in Gwadar was discussed by … Read more
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s central bank confirmed Tuesday that its officials sent care package goodies to high profile executives in quarantine as the business community’s frustrations grow over the city’s international isolation. The finance hub maintains one of the world’s longest quarantines, a measure that has kept the city largely coronavirus-free but cut off from much … Read more
BEIJING – China’s economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing quarantine or other restrictions. Zhejiang, a major industrial and export hub on the country’s east coast, reported 44 of China’s 51 domestically transmitted coronavirus cases … Read more
GUANGZHOU, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has detected a COVID-19 case involving the Omicron coronavirus variant, local health authorities said at a press conference Tuesday. The variant was found during the genome sequencing of samples collected from a 67-year-old man under home quarantine in the city, said Chen Bin, deputy … Read more
TOKYO – Tokyo stocks fell on Tuesday, extending falls on Wall Street ahead of a US Federal Reserve decision and with markets weighing worries over the latest coronavirus variant. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.73 percent, or 207.85 points, to 28,432.64, while the broader Topix index lost 0.22 percent or 4.32 points at 1,973.81. … Read more
KARACHI: As per the market expectations, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday increased the key policy rate by 100 basis points to 9.75 per cent. The central bank has increased the policy rate by 250 basis points in less than a month to 9.75 per cent from 7.25 per cent. On November 19, … Read more
BEIJING – China’s economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has left half a million people quarantined and some districts under business shutdown. Zhejiang, a major industrial and export hub on the country’s east coast, reported 44 of China’s 51 domestically transmitted coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total since late last … Read more
The HUH Token is looking for a 160% Fibonacci escape as it endures to hike over 2000% since its launch on Monday, December 6. HUH, Token is currently swapping in its high and a sustenance level at $0.0001344. HUH has exhausted at their lowermost band demonstrating an upsurge is approaching and the price is about to … Read more
NEW YORK – US group MGM Resorts announced on Monday it had sold the operations for the famous Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas to Hard Rock International for $1.08 billion. MGM bought the Mirage, which opened in 1989, in 2000. Located on the iconic Vegas strip, the main artery of nightlife and gambling … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has shifted its focus on geo-economics, which is a strategic change, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Speaking at the diplomats’ session at the Margalla Dialogue, 2021, which comprised former US Ambassador Cameron Munter, former Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Chinese Deputy Ambassador Pang Chunxue, Russian Ambassador Danila Ganich, British High … Read more
Tom Cruise, the top American actor, wished the team of Mission: Impossible 7 in a unique way. According to reports, Tom Cruise wanted to surprise his colleagues which is why he planned to send 300 Christmas cakes delivered from Loss Angeles to the UK on his private jet. According to the Sun report, the jet … Read more
Paying our Tribute to the renowned poet, biographer, scholar and pride of Pakistan Jaun Elia on his birthday. Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi, often known as Jaun Elia, was an Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. He was from South Asia who fled from independent India to Pakistan. He became one of the notable poets … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s annual wholesale inflation rate surged to 14.23 per cent in November, showed data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday. “The annual rate of inflation is 14.23 per cent (provisional) for the month of November 2021 as compared to 2.29 per cent in November 2020,” a statement issued by … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif allowed his son Suleman to flee from the country through a well-conceived plan. Read more: Hamza Shehbaz files acquittal plea in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference In a tweet on Tuesday, he said that Shehbaz should ask … Read more
KIEV, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Ukraine will get a loan of about 150 million U.S. dollars from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to combat COVID-19, the country’s finance ministry said on Monday. The funds will partly be used to strengthen the public health system and support the urgent response to the COVID-19 … Read more
PARIS: The Omicron coronavirus variant will slow the recovery in the global demand for oil but the market will be “more comfortable” in 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. The oil market “appears to stand on a better footing than it has for some time,” the IEA wrote in its latest monthly … Read more
TOKYO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Japan has prepared 13,000 quarantine rooms for people returning from abroad, up 2,000 from the previous week, as part of the measures against the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto said on Tuesday. Entrants may be required to move to facilities near the airport instead of the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday projected higher inflation in Pakistan, compared with other regional countries and revised down the economic growth outlook for developing Asia slightly to 7 per cent this year and 5.3 per cent next year. The ADB revised the projections after renewed outbreaks of the coronavirus (Covid-19) led to … Read more
The UN decried Tuesday credible allegations of more than 100 extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August, with most carried out by the Taliban themselves. United Nations deputy rights chief Nada Al-Nashif said she was deeply alarmed by continuing reports of such killings, despite a general amnesty announced by the new … Read more
The Bollywood actor John Abraham’s has a great social media following, has recently removed all of his posts from his official Instagram account or the account hacked by hackers. The actor has also taken down his profile picture, photos and videos. Read more: Narendra Modi’s Twitter account hacked with an adaptation tweet of Bitcoin in … Read more
