News Archives for Latest - 2020-10-17

Europe

France's Macron says Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire must be respected

This ceasefire must be unconditional and strictly observed by both parties. France will be very attentive to this and will remain committed so that hostilities cease permanently.

Updated 18 Oct, 2020 12:10am

Industry

A millennials love affair: China's second-hand luxury goods market booms

The rapid proliferation over recent years of second-hand luxury sales online platforms have helped fuel an expansion of the market.
Chinese consumers have traditionally shunned second-hand goods, though that has undergone a shift over the past decade or so led by younger.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 11:23pm

IIOJK opposition parties unite against India's abrogation of Article 370

Farooq Abdullah says the alliance seeks a dialogue between all stakeholders for resolution of the issue pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 09:25pm

Pakistan

Role of village women in confronting natural calamities lauded

HYDERABAD: Women farmers, water activists and people from academia have lauded the role of village women, who are at...

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 09:11pm

Pakistan

Pakistan rejects unwarranted, tendentious comments of Indian external affairs minister

“We completely reject these unwarranted and tendentious comments, blaming Pakistan for the current state of India-Pakistan relations,” the FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said in a statement.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 09:07pm

Pakistan

Fakhar highlights measures to overcome wheat shortage

He said that the government has imported wheat to overcome the shortage of 1.7 million tons and it would arrive in Pakistan by January 2021.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 08:44pm

Exchange

Solider martyred, three injured in terror attack near Turbat: ISPR

As per the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists opened fire on a security forces’ patrolling near Jhaki post, 35 kilometers southeast of Turbat.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 08:40pm

Pakistan

PML-N promoting dangerous trend in politics by maligning institutions: Basharat

He said opposition is trying to create conspiracies against national security, stability and economy but they would never be succeeded.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 08:27pm

Pakistan

Physical, mental health go hand in hand for healthy life: Health Minister

The minister health said that It was extremely important to create awareness about mental illnesses as entire family of the such patient with mental illnesses suffered.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 08:26pm

Pakistan

Those who hatch conspiracies against Pakistan's armed forces cannot be benevolent to nation: Governor

He added by criticizing the national institutions, the opposition was proving that they do not care about the national interest but their own interests.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 08:24pm

Pakistan

Ongoing health projects to be completed in time: Minister

She said this while visiting Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) here on Saturday to review the progress on the ongoing development projects.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 08:24pm

Pakistan

Bullion prices on Saturday

Following were the bullion prices in Karachi on Saturday.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 07:19pm

Pakistan

Will bring Nawaz Sharif back; put him in common prison: PM

He assured both the institutions of fullest logistics support to dispose of the said cases and also announced that he would be activating all the institutions under him to nab the looters.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 07:09pm

Pakistan

Masses rejected PDM’s protest in Gujranwala: governor

He said opposition’s agenda was gradually being exposed before the masses and the nation, in unison, had rejected this agenda.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 07:07pm

Pakistan

Sindh reports 239 new COVID-19 cases

He said that 180 more patients of the coronavirus recuperated while 9094 samples were tested in 24 hours in the province.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:37pm

World

New Zealand's Ardern wins 'historic' re-election for crushing COVID-19

Ardern, 40, promised supporters she would build an economy that works for everyone, create jobs, train people, protect the environment and address climate challenges and social inequalities.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:21pm

Pakistan

FO rejects Indian minister's comments, say India involved in human rights violations in IIOJK

FO says it is the RSS-BJP regime’s dangerous policies of ‘Hindutva’ and ‘Akhand Bharat’ that continue to victimize the Kashmiris in IIOJK

Published 17 Oct, 2020 06:10pm

Pakistan

PM Imran terms PDM's rally a "circus", says Nawaz is targeting military, state institutions to create anarchy

Imran says Nawaz Sharif got the seat of chief minister Punjab by "polishing General Zia's shoes" and he could sell the country for his own gains

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:09pm

USA

COVID-19 has claimed far more lives than reported, according to study

According to a recent journal from the American Medical Association, a far greater proportion of the American population have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 06:06pm

Pakistan

Gold price decline Rs450

The gold prices in the in international market decreased by $10 and was traded at $1900 per ounce, the association reported.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:06pm

Pakistan

PML-N pursues dangerous narrative of targeting state institutions: Ch Fawad

Chaudhry Fawad said Nawaz Sharif will be brought back to the country to face imprisonment or pay back the looted money to the masses.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:05pm

Pakistan

Met officer forecasts light rain in Karachi due to low pressure in Arabian Sea

In Karachi partly cloudy weather with chances of gusty winds is likely to prevail today and light rain and dust storm tomorrow.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:05pm

Business & Finance

Poultry price not to rise in coming winters

Five million chicks died due to coronavirus and rains due to which the gap between supply and demand increased that lead to a price hike.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 06:03pm

Pakistan

TikTok leaves Pakistan after the ban, pulling out investment, resources

“After TikTok was blocked in Pakistan, we continued to engage with the PTA to demonstrate our commitment to comply with local laws and further enhance our content moderation capacity,” reads the statement.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 05:55pm

Pakistan

PDM meeting fails to create any impression: Ch Fawad

In a tweet, the federal minister said the opposition leaders used vulgar language in their speeches and made unsuccessful attempt to target the institutions.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 05:44pm

Pakistan

Efforts to damage state institutions will not to be tolerated: Faraz

“Any adventure against the state institutions responsible for integrity of the country will not be allowed” the minister stated while talking to the journalists here.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 05:40pm

Pakistan

Beaconhouse partners with Teach For Pakistan to strengthen the movement to end educational inequity

The group has been a founding partner to TFP, supporting the organisation since its launch in Islamabad in 2017 by generously donating infrastructure and financial resources.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 05:40pm

Business & Finance

BOP President Inaugurates Facilitation Booth at Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI)

Lahore: The Bank of Punjab has extended its Person to Government (P2G) services to Lahore Chamber of Commerce and...

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 04:26pm

South Asia

Thailand reports first local coronavirus cases in over a month

They showed no symptoms but results were positive, the center said in the statement.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:12pm

Europe

Erdogan tells Trudeau suspension of drone exports is against alliance spirit

Canada suspended the export of some drone technology to Turkey earlier this month as it probes allegations the equipment was used by Azeri forces involved in fighting with Armenia.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:10pm

Europe

Russia reports 14,922 new coronavirus cases, 279 deaths

Officials also said 279 people had died in the previous 24 hours, taking the official death toll to 24,002.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:09pm

Europe

Ukraine's new daily coronavirus cases exceed 6,000

He said the ministry was considering inviting medical graduates to help doctors in COVID hospitals, where about 23,000 beds were already occupied.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:08pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 4,301 new coronavirus cases, 84 deaths

Both case numbers and deaths are the most for a Southeast Asian country.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:06pm

Europe

Merkel urges Germans to reduce contacts and travel to curb coronavirus

German leaders were unable this week to reach a consensus on strong new measures to contain the second COVID-19 wave.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:04pm

Business & Finance

PIA to resume UK operation with alternative sources

A PIA spokesman said that in the first phase, flights would be operated from Islamabad to London, from Lahore to London and from Islamabad to Manchester.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:04pm

Europe

Poland reports record rise in daily coronavirus cases

The ministry also said that as of Saturday, COVID-19 patients occupied 7,612 hospital beds and were using 604 ventilators, compared with 6,980 and 540 respectively a day earlier.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:02pm

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 39.29 million, death toll at 1,102,707

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

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:01pm

Asia

Malaysia reports 869 new coronavirus cases, four more deaths

The Southeast Asian country, which has imposed targeted lockdowns this month as infections surged, has had a total of 19,627 infections.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 04:00pm

Europe

British COVID-19 testing adviser calls for 'circuit-breaker' lockdown

"If in the end we have to take kids out for two weeks, calm it all down and then start, ideally embed it in a much more rigorous testing regime, then that's maybe what we may have to do," he added.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 03:58pm

Middle East

Iran's death toll from coronavirus above 30,000: health ministry

Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that 4,103 new cases had been identified in the past 24 hours.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 03:55pm

Pakistan

Six labourers die while cleaning factory chemical tank in Karachi

They were cleaning the chemical tank inside the industrial unit located near Naurus Chowrangi in the SITE area.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 03:54pm

Currency

Saudi authorities unearth country's biggest corruption case

As per reports, 13 government employees belonging to the Riyadh municipality have been arrested in this case, while four businessmen and five employees of a contracting company have also been arrested on serious charges of forgery.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 03:27pm

Pakistan

FIA arrests former PIA MD Ijaz Haroon in illegal appointment case

Haroon and ex-director HR Hanif Pathan are allegedly involved in appointing Salim Sayani as deputy managing director of the national carrier in 2009

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 03:09pm

Money & Banking

BOP President inaugurates facilitation booth at LCCI

The booth will facilitate business community and traders of Lahore in conducting their various government payments at this one stop shop.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 03:01pm

Technology

Amid tensions with China, India warns Amazon, Flipkart over country of origin rule

A push for strict enforcement of the rule has come amid tensions between India and China following a border skirmish which began in June, and is part of India’s efforts to cut down on Chinese-made imports.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 03:01pm

Pakistan

Kashmir’s accession to be decided by its people: Masood

“We want accession of the whole of Kashmir with Pakistan and it will be decided by the people of Jammu and Kashmir collectively,” says AJK president.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 03:00pm

Pakistan

IHC summons senior PTA official over TikTok ban in next hearing

The next hearing of the case is slated for October 23.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 02:31pm

Pakistan

After Gujranwala, PDM promises to put a show in Karachi on Sunday

PDM will be holding its second public meeting at Bagh-i-Jinnah adjacent to Quaid’s mausoleum tomorrow.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 02:23pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan fines Qatar Airlines for SOPs violations

The PCAA has imposed a fine of Rs 100,000 on Qatar Airlines.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 02:03pm

London High Court freezes six trust properties of MQM founder Altaf Hussain

The case was filed by MQM-Pakistan which claimed to be the beneficial owner of these properties worth more than 15 million pounds

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 01:59pm

'Now Pakistan wants to discuss terrorism not India,' says NSA Moeed Yusuf

Moeed said that India is treating Kashmiris like animals who now cannot even listen to New Delhi's name after the August 5 move.
India has not replied to our repeated calls of its involvement in several high profile terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 01:48pm

World

Macron says "they won't win; we will act" after Paris beheading

After the shocking beheading of a teacher in a north-western Parisian suburb, French President Emmanuel Macron has called this incident an "Islamist terrorist attack".

Published 17 Oct, 2020 01:44pm

Business & Finance

PDMA Bans Economic Activity: Is Pakistan Losing The War Against Climate Change?

In light of the deteriorating Air Quality Index for Punjab, PDMA bans a list of economic activities to combat the smog season.
With 'weak' regulation and lack of evidence-based policymaking, is a ban on economic activities a solution to the smog crisis?

Published 17 Oct, 2020 01:22pm

Business & Finance

Chinese banking regulator fines China Construction Bank $1m for violations

The southern Shenzhen branch of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said in a statement it had also confiscated over 1 million yuan of ill-gotten gains.

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 01:34pm

Pakistan

We must ensure food supply chains are not disrupted during crisis, says Akram

Ambassador says agricultural reforms are needed to make trade practices fair and equitable

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 01:20pm

Pakistan

NAB attack case: ATC extends bail of Rana Sanaullah, Safdar till Oct 20

Counsels for PML-N leaders say terrorism charges were incorporated in the case at the government’s behest

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 12:46pm

World

India ranks below Pakistan in Global Hunger Index 2020

India ranks 94th, while Pakistan has been placed 88th in the GHI 2020.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 12:41pm

Pakistan

Countering hateful narrative: New radio stations in tribal districts likely to go live next month

The attempts of the government to shape its narrative largely remained ineffective in tribal areas as local people mostly relied on foreign radio channels for their information and entertainment

Updated 17 Oct, 2020 12:06pm

Business & Finance

World Bank should keep pumping out aid, review capital adequacy - Development Committee

In a communique, the joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund Development Committee said the “bold and decisive” response should be accompanied by a review of the World Bank Group’s financial capacity beyond the current fiscal year to ensure that it remains “adequately capitalized to fulfill its mandate.”

Published 17 Oct, 2020 10:17am

Business & Finance

Coronavirus spending pushes U.S. 2020 fiscal year deficit to record $3.132 trillion

The deficit more than doubled the previous record of $1.416 trillion in fiscal 2009, when the United States was battling a financial crisis.

Published 17 Oct, 2020 10:15am

Europe

Fastest-ever growth in global virus cases as Europe tightens screws

PARIS: Fresh restrictions loomed for millions of Europeans at the weekend after the highest-ever worldwide number of...