KARACHI: Honda Atlas Cars announced a net profit of Rs446 million translating into earning per share (EPS) of Rs3.12 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The company’s profit was recorded at Rs939 million (EPS: Rs6.58) in the previous quarter of the year 2021. The decline in the earnings during the quarter can be attributed … Read more
KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) organised a session on Pakistan Single Window (PSW) to raise technical awareness about its operations, a statement said on Tuesday. The session raised technical awareness about the overall operations of this important facility and provided an opportunity to the participants of the session to better understand … Read more
KARACHI: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan (BMP) has provided relief amounting to Rs709 million to the banking customers in 2021, a statement said on Tuesday. The bank disposed of 32,592 complaints out of 37,364 during the year 2021, which is about 87 per cent of the total complaints as compared to the year 2020, where Rs598 … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened in a green zone where investors’ interest was boosted as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) kept the interest rate unchanged in Monday’s announcement. “Late profit taking was witnessed at the bourse as international markets turned red on the speculation that the US Federal Reserve may raise interest … Read more
SINGAPORE: The regional gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 10 ASEAN member states plus China, Japan and South Korea will be 4.9 per cent for 2022, a recent report showed. The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) published its quarterly update of the ASEAN+3 regional economic outlook on Tuesday, and forecast the region’s inflation to remain … Read more
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s household net worth grew by 60.7 billion NZ dollars ($40.67 billion) in the September 2021 quarter compared with the June 2021 quarter, the country’s statistics department Stats NZ said on Tuesday. This represents an increase of 2.5 per cent, a similar result to the June 2021 quarter, Stats NZ said. “While household … Read more
BEIRUT, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were attacked earlier Tuesday on a routine patrol in the country’s southern village of Ramyah, reported the National News Agency. One UNIFIL soldier was wounded as the peacekeepers’ vehicles were intercepted and two of them were destroyed, Andrea Tenenti, a … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee fell for the second straight day against the dollar amid surging global oil prices. The rupee declined 23 paisas to end at Rs176.72 against the dollar on Tuesday, against the closing of Rs176.49 the previous day in the interbank foreign exchange market. The dealers said that the market had seen high … Read more
Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes Virat Kohli’s departure as captain has had a significant impact on the Indian squad. The 46-year-old made these comments after India was thrashed by South Africa in an ODI series. “This Indian team looks broken and shattered. I think that Virat Kohli’s resignation has jolted the confidence of … Read more
ALMATY: The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on Tuesday, according to authorities and residents, after a major power line in Kazakhstan was disconnected, Reuters reported. The grids of the three ex-Soviet republics are interconnected, and via Kazakhstan are linked to the Russian power grid which they … Read more
Parklife will be returning to Heaton Park this summer in Manchester’s rich musical calendar. The coordinators of the festival have teased that this summer festival is going to be ‘huge, keeping in mind the record demand for tickets last year. The festival is known for bringing big names across all of the eight stages. Parklife … Read more
GENEVA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — As the first rotating President of the Conference on Disarmament in 2022, China on Tuesday said it will actively fulfil its duties, play a constructive role, and enhance coordination with other rotating presidents and member states to contribute its share to revitalizing the conference. Upon the opening of the 2022 … Read more
PSL 7: Fans of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) are using social media to voice their opinions on PSL 2022 anthem, with #PSLAnthem and #AgayDekh among the top two trends on Twitter since its publication a day ago. The much-anticipated PSL anthem did not appear to please everyone. Fans immediately compared Atif Aslam and Ali … Read more
Neil Young has allegedly claimed that his music is detached from Spotify over vaccine misinformation shared on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast through the streaming service. According to Rolling Stone magazine, “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” Young said in an open letter to his manager and record label that was posted to his Neil Young Archives website. … Read more
We have seen many Celebrities smoking in public. From Alizeh Shah, Mahira Khan to Saba Qamar, we have seen them in pictures and video. Many have quit smoking, but still, some actors like Alizeh Shah, Mahira Khan , Saba Qamar have often been spotted smoking in public places. So today we will take a look … Read more
PSL 7: The Multan Sultans’ victory in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) last year was a stroke of fate, since they suffered in the Karachi leg of the tournament’s sixth season, winning only one of five matches and being the only team to lose a match when chasing. The COVID-induced pause, on the other hand, … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed the elevation of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan as the first female judge on the country’s highest court. “I think this selection is a very welcome development,” the UN chief’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said in response to a question from APP correspondent at the … Read more
