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Interview with Hammad Naqi Khan, Director General, WWF-Pakistan

“Adaptation at the local level is critical to address climate change in Pakistan.” Hammad Naqi Khan is the...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:40am

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Coal chills!

China’s coal inventories are drying up amid demand that is booming and will continue to head upwards as winter...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:35am

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Dealing with social media firms

Social media firms are under fire globally, and Pakistan is no exception to that trend. Another version of rules to...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:30am

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Talks with IMF: tick-tock?

No agreement has been reached with the IMF yet on resumption of the programme. The technical level discussions...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 07:25am

Hike in POL products' prices: Govt irked by growing criticism

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary has said that economic difficulties are...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:10am

Sales Tax on wheat bran: FBR's field formations create panic among flour millers?

ISLAMABAD: The field formations of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are said to have created panic amongst hundreds of...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:08am

No fear of inflation 'runaway train': IMF chief

WASHINGTON: Global finance officials are worried about rising inflation pressures but there it is little fear that ...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:06am

IMF talks to 'resume' today: MoF

ISLAMABAD: A spokes-man of the Ministry of Finance has refuted the media reports about failure of the talks with...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:03am

PDM says will launch countrywide protest drive

ISLAMABAD: The nine-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), Sunday decided to launch a...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 06:01am

PD to submit report on strategic oil reserves to CCoE

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division is to submit a report on storage of strategic reserves of oil to Cabinet Committee on...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:49am

CEOs, MDs, others: SECP restricts scope of PMR, FCM certifications

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has restricted the certifications of Pakistan...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:41am

Pakistan

521 kg of hashish, 10 kg of opium seized in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: A joint team of anti-narcotics departments has seized around 521 kilogram (kg) of hashish, 10 kg opium in...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:29am

Pakistan

Punjab CS visits hospital

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal on Sunday visited Sargodha, reviewed medical facilities and other...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:22am

Pakistan

KP govt allocates Rs14.5bn to 115 development projects

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has allocated a fund of Rs.14.5 billion for 115 projects ...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:22am

World

Russians return to Earth after filming first movie in space

MOSCOW: A Russian actress and a film director returned to Earth Sunday after spending 12 days on the International...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:13am

World

Taiwan Strait: China condemns US, Canada for sending warships

BEIJING/TAIPEI: The Chinese military on Sunday condemned the United States and Canada for each sending a warship...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:05am

World

Merck Covid-19 pill sparks calls for access for lower income countries

NEW YORK: The plan to roll out Merck & Co's promising antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 risks repeating the...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:01am

World

Eyeing Russia, US defence chief heads to Black Sea region

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin headed to the Black Sea region Sunday aiming to shore up alliances ...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:55am

Oman crush PNG as T20 World Cup gets underway

MUSCAT: Oman handed Papua New Guinea a 10-wicket rout as the Twenty20 World Cup, which was shifted from India due to...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 04:51am

Sports

West Ham snatch battling win at Everton

LIVERPOOL, (England): Angelo Ogbonna's late header earned West Ham United a 1-0 win at Everton on Sunday and lifted...