Business Recorder

• Due to the government's prudent economic policies, the foreign exchange reserves of State Bank of Pakistan had increased from $ 8.5 billion to $12.5 billion, he added.

• He said that fee should not be enhanced because it would put financial burden on the poor contestants.

• The State Health Services authorities confirmed the registration of 09 new cases in AJK – which include 08 in Poonch districts and only one in Mirpur district.

• He expressed satisfaction that the Tiger Force was engaged in public service, adding that investment in youth was the priority of the government as it had a tremendous potential.

• The seminar was held under the auspices of Human Rights and Minority Affairs Department.

• He directed that legal action be initiated against those involved in the incident and said no one can be allowed to take the law into one's own hand as rule of law would be fully ensured.

• The forum appreciated the progress of Afghan reconciliation process and hoped for early commencement of intra-Afghan dialogue

• As per Rules of Business, MinNFS&R is a policy planner for country's agriculture and despite 18th amendment, MinNFS&R and provincial agricultural departments must work in harmony.

• The minister said that the minority community was playing an important role in the development of the motherland.

• She said the Prime Minister, Imran Khan would soon launch the Ehsaas Nash-o-Numa program officially.

• From out of 6,112 deaths reported in country due to COVID-19, some 2,282 people had lost their lives in Sindh.

• OGRA further clarified that there was no facility of club membership in the authority nor it was allowed.

• He added that 429 new cases emerged when 10050 tests were conducted that constituted four per cent current detection rate.

• Efficiency of the power sector could only be improved through provision of best facilities to consumers, prompt redressal of complaints, availability of transformers.

• Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan extended the invitation through telephone to Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, said a spokesperson to the Sindh Governor.

• NAB immediately suspended Maryam Nawaz's appearance and strongly condemned that PML-N workers tried to interfere in legal proceedings in an organized manner.

• He said the legal aspect of such childish use of party workers could be probed by judiciary as media footage clearly showed the attack at NAB office was planned.

• He said that action would be taken against the culprits responsible, adding that no one would be allowed to take the law into their hands.

• At least 20,122,700 cases of coronavirus have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 12,080,900 are now considered recovered.

• President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the new coronavirus.

• Information minister says State Bank's reserves have reached $12.5 billion which is a welcoming sign

• Daily infections in Victoria peaked at 725 on Aug. 5 and have been trending lower in recent days, following the imposition of a hard lockdown in Melbourne on July 19.

• Justice Gulzar also ordered to conduct an audit of the power company

• On Tuesday, Pompeo will join his Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek on a trip to Plzen (Pilsen) to pay tribute to US troops that liberated the western Czech city in 1945.

• The euro has been bolstered recently by views that the continent was outperforming the United States and handling the coronavirus pandemic much better.

• Among the biggest categories of these imports were electrical machinery, precious metals and stones, and plastics.

• It said it would not offer a forecast "due to numerous uncertainties affecting earnings."

• The pandemic has dealt a sharp blow to India's aviation industry, which had seen tremendous growth in recent years.

• The survey's figure for investor confidence in the eurozone also creeped up -- by 4.4 points to 64.0.

• Tensions were stoked Monday when Ankara sent the research ship Oruc Reis off the Greek island of Kastellorizo, where Turkey disputes Greek maritime rights.

• Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

• President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing.

• PML-N vice president says NAB does not have any proof of corruption against her and she is being victimized

• TPLT will be integrating its state of the art Location Based Service Application Programming Interface with Bykea’s all-in-one Mobile Application.

• "This is something we have prepared for," Ardern said in a surprise news conference, adding that the increased caution was as the source of the virus was unknown.

The England International has been the target of several top clubs with ongoing speculation of a possible transfer to the English Premier League.

The Dawood Foundation and Allied Bank Limited will be making an equal contribution of PKR 9.35 million for this initiative.

• These measures will provide essential cash flow relief to tenant partners already affected by the closure of the business.

• Maryam alleged that police broke her vehicle's window by pelting stones.

• Putin says the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, is safe and that it had even been administered to one of his daughters

The visitors suffered three-wicket defeat in the first Test at Old Trafford, Manchester.

All international arrivals into New Zealand are currently required to spend at least 14 days in strictly supervised quarantine.

Simeone's side are glowing with confidence after knocking holders Liverpool out in March.

United laboured to dispose FC Copenhagen, with their 21st penalty kick of the season, converted by Bruno Fernandes.

Mbappe is expected to be on the bench at best as he battles to shake off an ankle injury suffered last month.

• The interest was shown by a UAE delegation headed by Mohammed Al-Muallem, Managing Director of a UAE company, DP World.

• Both of them apprehended the attacker until police arrived.

• He urged people to strictly follow the precautionary measures to completely overcome the pandemic.

• Daily infections in Victoria peaked at 725 on Aug. 5 and have been trending lower in recent days.

• Toshiba introduced its first T1100 laptop in 1985, which weighed 4 kg and had a 3.5-inch floppy disk.

• It also reported 17 new asymptomatic patients.

• Pakistan’s exports to Malawi grew by a whooping 1254pc from just $0.093mn in 2019 to $1.266mn in 2020.

The actor says he is "relatively well, just a little more tired than usual and hoping to recover as soon as possible."

• He said that the tourism sector in Pakistan has been reopened but its continuity depends on the behavior of the people who should continue to take precautionary measures against the coronavirus.

• Trump has given Microsoft until Sept. 15 to put together a blueprint for an acquisition that safeguards the personal data of Americans stored on the short-video app, and he has issued an order to ban it if there is no deal by then.

• New York, London and some other major cities currently have only a fraction of their normal workforce in offices as employers and governments have told staff to work from home where possible.

• The city-state has been hit hard by COVID-19 with the country under a lockdown for most of the second quarter to curb the spread of the virus.

• The dollar index jumped back to 93.568 from Friday's two-year low of 92.495. Having fallen for seven straight weeks, the currency was due for a short-term corrective bounce, traders said.

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