HANOI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Vietnam reported 15,270 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, including 15,267 locally transmitted and three imported, according to its Ministry of Health. Most of the community cases were recorded in southern localities, including 1,339 in Ca Mau province, 1,175 in Ho Chi Minh City, and 880 in Binh Phuoc province. On … Read more
LAHORE: A special court on banking offences on Thursday extended pre-arrest bail of Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and his son, Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz in Ramzan Sugar Mills’ money laundering and financial scam case. Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz appeared before the court along with their lawyer … Read more
Pakistan vs West Indies Live Scores and Updates, 3rd T20I: Check here ball by ball commentary from the ongoing 3rd T20I between Pakistan and West Indies at the National Stadium, Karachi. West Indies have opted to bat first against Pakistan in the third and final match of the T20I series. Squads Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad … Read more
GWADAR: The leader of Gwadar sit-in – Maulana Hidayatur Rehman – announced to end the weeks-long protest on Thursday after Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo signed an agreement with him, accepting all his demands. Provincial Minister Zahoor Buledi handed over three notifications to the protest leader in compliance with the protest leader’s demand under … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Chinese painkiller makers, as it vowed to step up action to curb the addiction epidemic that killed a record 100,000 Americans last year. With people who are dealing with addiction increasingly turning to cheaper pills bought online from abroad, President Joe Biden signed an executive order … Read more
KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Vice Chairman Shabbir Ahmad Qaimkhani on Thursday expressed his deep concerns over the sharp rise in prices of urea and ammonia fertilizers across Sindh, and alleged that the Pakistan Peoples Party leaders are giving fertilizers solely to its corrupt leaders at a controlled rate, while ordinary farmers are not being provided … Read more
KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves of the country fell $123 million to $25.028 billion by the week ended December 10, 2021, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported on Thursday. The foreign exchange reserves of the country were $25.151 billion by the week ended December 3, 2021. The official reserves of the SBP fell $90 … Read more
KARACHI: Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) is carrying out genotyping of SARS-CoV-2 and monitoring the emerging pattern of variants at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) – University of Karachi. ICCBS Director and COMSTECH Coordinator General Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary disclosed the development on Thursday while … Read more
KARACHI: Zong has partnered with the IT support and managed services provider, Smart Future Technologies Pvt Limited, as its connectivity partner, a statement said on Thursday. The partnership with Smart Future Technologies is in line with Zong’s efforts to help businesses digitalise and streamline their everyday operations for optimal productivity, it added. A spokesperson for … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse tumbled on Thursday, as the less-than-expected rate hike and the central bank’s forward guidance was disregarded by the market after the T-Bills target was missed and yields didn’t ease, dealers said. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised Rs1,285 billion against the target of Rs1,400 billion at an auction held on … Read more
KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has sought Rs305.4 billion commodity operation financing for the import of sugar, wheat, urea, cotton and rice during the first quarter of 2022, an official said. “[The] TCP had already obtained approval from the Ministry of Finance for the planned commodity operation financing, and [the] banks would provide … Read more
KARACHI: Four Pakistani automotive companies participated in the Automechanika Dubai 2021 Fair to showcase their products, a statement said on Thursday. The companies which exhibited their products at the fair include Century Engineering, Malik Auto and Agricultural Industries, Pakistan Accumulators and Service Industries Limited, it added. The 18th edition of Automechanika Dubai started from December … Read more
KARACHI: Congratulating His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain on their 50th Independence Day, Chairperson BOL Media Group Ayesha Shaikh prayed for the future to bring more glory to the nation. “I sincerely congratulate His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the people of the Kingdom … Read more
KARACHI: Chairperson BOL Media Group, Ayesha Shaikh has said that the only way to defeat the ideology of terrorism that aims to harm Pakistan was to do so with an enlightened mind. Remembering the martyrs of the Army Public School on the seventh anniversary of the carnage, Ayesha tweeted. “Today marks 7 Years since the … Read more
BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — When China’s Mars lander successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, the control center in Beijing was full of cheers and applause. Zhang Rongqiao, however, was spotted shedding tears. Born in 1966, Zhang, the chief designer of China’s first Mars exploration mission, was included on Thursday in … Read more
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to immediately intervene in the restoration of energy, both electricity and gas, supply to the textile industry. Aptma chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir said the Ministry of Energy has abruptly suspended gas supply to the textile sector. This disruption in gas supply … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz candidate Rana Mohammad Saleem won the PP-206 (Khanewal) by-election after securing 46,700 votes in a low turn-out contest held on Thursday, confirmed unofficial reports. All the leading political parties including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) contested the PP-206 Khanewal by-polls. PP206 by election result … Read more
TOKYO: The mother of a Japanese reality TV star who took her own life after being targeted by online abuse said Thursday she will sue the major station that produced the show. Pink-haired professional wrestler Hana Kimura, a cast member of the hit Netflix series “Terrace House”, died last year aged 22 during the show’s … Read more
KARACHI: There has been a significant increase in the tyre prices due to higher cost of production/import emanating from depreciating rupee, increase in regulatory duty by 10 per cent to 25 per cent and an increase in the Customs valuation, the predetermined value on which the taxes are imposed. Moreover, lesser inflows of smuggled goods … Read more
Hyderabad: Draw No. 88 – Rs 200 prize bond Draw list was held in Hyderabad, December 15, 2021. According to National Savings, balloting for the 200 Rs. Prize bonds. 1st prize of the 200 Rs. prize bond of value 750,000 PKR is awarded to 1 lucky winner, while second prize of the 200 prize bond … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces detained Thursday 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) in Turkey’s financial and cultural hub Istanbul. The Ihlas news agency said police units carried out simultaneous operations in nine districts and captured 14 suspects, including 13 foreigners whose identities were not immediately clear. The suspects have been allegedly active in … Read more
ACCRA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — Ghana secured a total of 17.7 million doses of various COVID-19 vaccines to protect against the pandemic, said Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo late Wednesday. In his latest nationwide COVID-19 update, Akufo-Addo said 6.4 million of these doses had been administered to individuals. “There are currently 1.7 million fully … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, on Thursday, said the adoption of the latest technology and gearing up for the fourth industrial revolution was the best pathway for Pakistan to achieve the goals of prosperity. Addressing at the 7th International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE) at the Institute of Science and Technology, he said … Read more
ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira on Thursday hit fresh lows after the central bank fired the latest salvo in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “economic war of independence” by cutting interest rates for the fourth successive month. The reduction of the main rate to 14 per cent from 15 per cent comes in face of an annual inflation … Read more
KABUL: The US dollar has depreciated against afghani, Afghanistan’s national currency, from 130 afghani days ago to 95 afghani on Thursday, the government-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. Officials of Sara-i-Shahzada, the largest money changers market in Afghanistan, was quoted by the news agency as saying that the value of one US dollar has dropped from … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Thursday, sought a reply from Punjab Local Government Secretary Noor Amin Mangal on a petition seeking a compensatory term for elected representatives of local bodies due to their suspension following the enactment of the Punjab Local Government Act, 2019. Read more: LHC orders Punjab govt to run smog awareness … Read more
THE HAGUE, Dec 16, 2021 (AFP) – The EU’s drug regulator said on Thursday it would decide whether the Novavax coronavirus jab will become the fifth vaccine approved for the bloc at a meeting next Monday. The US firm’s shot uses a more traditional technology than current vaccines, which experts hope could ease hesitancy and scepticism … Read more
DAMASCUS: The Syrian air defenses were triggered by a fresh Israeli missile strike, which targeted sites in the south earlier on Thursday and killed a Syrian soldier, state news agency SANA reported. The renewed Israeli strike was carried out after midnight with several missiles fired over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights toward military sites in the … Read more
