Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has been shifted to a hospital’s Covid ward after developing complications from the coronavirus. According to his spokesman, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was admitted at KRL Hospital on August 26, after he tested positive for the Covid-19 and was said to be in a critical condition. With the death … Read more
The Netherlands Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag will arrive in Islamabad today to discuss the situation in Afghanistan with her Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi. “The two foreign ministers will exchange views on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. The talks will also cover bilateral matters,” said the Foreign Office in a statement on Wednesday. It added … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the Ehsaas School Stipend programme for the deserving households across the country in Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion, he said an important aspect of the programme is that it will help bring the out-of-school children especially the girls to educational institutions. “No attention was paid in the past … Read more
The world’s leading oil producers are expected to uphold a July deal to slowly boost output at a meeting on Wednesday, despite US pressure to go further. OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members led by Saudi Arabia along with allies including Russia, known collectively as OPEC+, decided in July to raise output by … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh High Court has issued contempt of court notices to secretary local government Sindh, Commissioner Karachi and director of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s anti-encroachment department for flouting stay order granted by court against the demolition of houses in Qabail Colony in Federal B Area. In a civil proceeding initiated by several residents of Qabail Colony, … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday appointed party’s stalwart from Gujar Khan and former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as the new PPP Central Punjab president. Additionally, the PPP’s parliamentary leader Syed Hassan Murtaza was appointed general secretary of the central Punjab and Shahzad Saeed Cheema as information secretary of the … Read more
KARACHI: The headline or food inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased 8.4 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in August 2021, compared with an increase of 8.4 per cent in the previous month and 8.2 per cent in August 2020, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday. On … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sped up the process to select the final squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand scheduled to start from September 17. The selectors met at the National High-Performance Center, sources said. Furthermore, the selection committee also got in touch with the all-format skipper Babar Azam. The selectors also … Read more
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for harassing and arresting a businessman in the premises of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a statement said on Tuesday. FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo said that the government officials have repeatedly assured the apex trade … Read more
LAHORE: Realising the importance of South Punjab in the next general elections, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has finally decided on initiating a mobilisation campaign in South Punjab from September 3. Earlier on Sunday, talking to the media, former premier and leader of the opposition in Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani had confirmed … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the prices of petrol, high-speed diesel and kerosene by Rs1.50/litre and light-diesel oil by Rs1/litre for the next fortnight, according to a notification issued by the Finance Division on Tuesday. The new prices of petroleum products will be MS petrol, Rs118.30; HSD, 115.03; kerosene, 86.80; and LDO, Rs84.77. The new … Read more
LAHORE. After proposing distance-based fare, the Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA) has also proposed over a dozen “non-fare” measures to increasing revenues of the mass transit projects in Punjab so that their reliance on the government subsidies may be minimised. PMA managing director Mirza Naseer Inayet has written a letter to the transport department for getting … Read more
KARACHI: In 2021, online shoppers highly rely on the customer evaluations of their most trusted peers instead of word-of-mouth referrals, a statement said on Tuesday. Daraz, which has 15 million monthly users, and has dominated in the e-retail space for as long as one can remember has just taken an important measure along those lines. … Read more
KARACHI: The Association of Builders and Developers (Abad) Pakistan has urged the government to take stern action against the cartel involved in increasing the prices of cement and steel, which are the basic raw materials for the construction industry, a statement said on Tuesday. Abad chairman Fayyaz Ilyas demanded stern action against the cement manufacturers’ … Read more
KARACHI: To facilitate members of the business and industrial community, K-Electric’s temporary facilitation desk has been established at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) to assist the members, which were activated from August 31, 2021, a statement said on Tuesday. The facilitation desk was inaugurated jointly by KCCI senior vice president M Saqib … Read more
New Zealand officially confirms its tour for Pakistan after 18 years. The approval came from the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after the pre-tour security check by their independent security consultant, Reg Dickason. According to media reports, NZC has expressed satisfaction over the security report and skipper Tom Latham in a virtual interview says that he … Read more
KARACHI: Pak Suzuki Motor Company (PSMC) has announced a net profit of Rs1.19 billion, translating into the earnings per share (EPS) of Rs14.54 for the half-year ended June 30, 2021, compared with the loss of Rs2.46 billion and the loss per share of Rs29.92, a bourse filing said. The recovery this year is attributed to … Read more
KARACHI: To ensure national and economic security by augmenting information, communication and cyber-security landscape through agile information sharing, timely incident handling and active collaborations, the Ministry of Information has notified draft Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT) rules. The National Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT) is a national initiative to handle ever-emerging challenges in multiple levels … Read more
