News Archives for Latest - 2020-11-21

Pakistan

Sindh govt not to close educational institutions in province: Saeed

The meeting had reviewed the situation related to rising cases of coronavirus and the decision of closing the schools in the province.

Updated 23 Nov, 2020 01:19pm

Middle East

Saudi foreign minister: relations with Turkey 'good, amicable'

G20 Leaders Summit that the kingdom, along with the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, was continuing to seek a way to end a dispute with Qatar.

Updated 22 Nov, 2020 12:30am

South Asia

Xi says China ready to boost global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

"China is willing to strengthen cooperation with other countries in the research and development, production, and distribution of vaccines," Xi told the G20 Riyadh Summit via video link.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:00pm

Europe

UK records 19,875 new COVID-19 cases, 341 deaths

Both figures marked a drop from Friday's data which showed a daily rise in cases of 20,252 cases and 511 deaths.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:59pm

Europe

Italy reports 34,767 new coronavirus cases, 692 deaths

Italy was the first Western country to be hit by the virus and has suffered 49,261 deaths from COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain's.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:57pm

South Asia

Mainland China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier

Local officials said on Friday that one community in Tianjin had been placed in lockdown and around 1,900 people have been quarantined, according to the China Daily newspaper.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:53pm

Pakistan

Opposition should understand sensitivity of COVID-19: FM Qureshi

Qureshi observed that the government was very much concerned about human lives in wake of second wave of coronavirus.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:50pm

Pakistan

458 new Covid-19 cases reported in capital: NCOC

He advised the citizens to continue following the social distancing, use of mask and other precautionary measures to stop increasing local transmission of COVID-19 in the city.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:49pm

Pakistan

KP CM directs for timely completion of power projects

He expressed these views while chairing a progress review meeting of Energy and Power Department held here the other day.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:47pm

Pakistan

183 new COVID-19 cases reported: claims 2 lives in Rawalpindi in last 24 hours

According to available data, 56 cases were reported in Potohar division, 39 in Rawalpindi Cantt, 55 Rawal town, 7 Gujjar khan, 10 from Taxila, 09 Kallar Saydian and 4 in Kahuta.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:46pm

Pakistan

Opposition is playing with health & lives of people: Shibli Faraz

The Minister said the government was not feared from opposition political gatherings so it had allowed them to hold public gatherings in different cities.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:44pm

Pakistan

Murad criticises opposition for violation of coronavirus SOPs

The minister said the opposition was doing coronavirus tests for its private meetings but was provoking people for participation in public meetings in violation of coronavirus SOPs.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 09:44pm

World

Pakistan strongly condemns rocket attacks in Kabul

In the early hours of Saturday, several rockets hit residential areas in the Afghan city of Kabul, killing at least eight civilians and wounding 31.
The Islamic State took responsibility for the attack.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 08:46pm

World

Russia ready to provide other countries with Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, says Putin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told G20 leaders on Saturday that Russia was ready to provide its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to other countries who need it.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:23pm

Pakistan

Leaderships' commitment defines success of institutions: Dr. Yasmin

She said the purpose of the workshop was to provide fresh ideas and insight into the significance of leadership and management for health managers.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:08pm

Pakistan

Opposition should refrain from playing with people's lives; governor

He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was not holding rallies and large gatherings because of the pandemic, adding that it was not right time for politics or rallies.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:06pm

Pakistan

COVID-19: Sindh has 17 more deaths, 1,199 new cases

He added that 17 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 2,816 that constituted 1.8 percent death rate.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:04pm

Pakistan

Opposition persisting with irresponsible behaviour: Shibli

In a tweet on social media platform Twitter, he said after orders of the court and the government, there was no moral and legal reason to hold public meetings.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:03pm

Bullion Rate

Bullion rates in Hyderabad gold market

Following were the bullion rates in Hyderabad gold market on Saturday.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 08:02pm

Pakistan

Pakistan engaged with IMF to bring review work to completion: Finance Ministry

The ministry said that the contention in the article appeared to derive from the personal views of some individuals, while the actual position was never solicited from the government.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 08:02pm

Pakistan

Gold price increase R100 to Rs113,300 per tola

The price of per tola and ten gram silver remained unchanged at Rs. 1230 and Rs. 1054.52 respectively.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 06:50pm

Pakistan

PDM's 'reckless politics' threat to 'people's safety': PM berates opposition's decision to hold rallies amid spike in COVID-19

They are even defying court orders & holding a jalsa when cases are rising dramatically, the PM said.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 05:53pm

Pakistan

TLP Shura names son of Khadim Hussain Rizvi as new emir

He has vowed to take his father’s mission forward.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 05:41pm

Pakistan

38 shops sealed over corona SOPs violation

All shopkeepers and hotel owners had been directed to ensure implementation of the SOPs, suggested by the government and the health department.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:37pm

Pakistan

Opposition’s stubbornness to hold rally in Peshawar and lockdown in AJK, Sindh great example of double standards

He said the great example of opposition’s hypocrisy is - they wanted lockdown in the areas of their governance, AJK, Sindh and adamant to hold mass gatherings in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:34pm

Companies

Master Motors to Launch Cheapest Sedan 'Alsvin' in Pakistan

Master Motor is planning to launch Pakistan's Cheapest Sedan, the 1,500cc Changan Alsvin, priced between Rs2 million to Rs2.5 million.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 05:36pm

Pakistan

Punjab govt introducing Insaaf Medicine cards

He said the three diseases were needed a long term treatment and very expansive which was difficult for the common man to afford.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:32pm

Pakistan

COVID positivity ratio increases to 13.39% in Peshawar: Asad Umar

Asad Umar said in 2013, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) won four out of four seats in the city in 2013, while it won five out of five in 2018.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:30pm

Pakistan

Asad Umar advises Sindh Govt to utilize Rs700bn allocated in the budget for Karachi

Asad Umar said that the people would be witnessing the Green Line on the roads in the middle of 2021.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:27pm

Pakistan

COVID-19 claims 15 more lives in Punjab on Saturday, 564 new cases reported

The Punjab health department conducted 1,835,788 tests so far while 97,928 confirmed cases had been recovered.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:25pm

Pakistan

NSER campaign to determine socio-economic conditions of people for future strategy: Dr. Sania

She said compilation of data during ongoing campaign would also ensure clear and transparent disbursement of funds among deserving people.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:22pm

Pakistan

Bullion prices on Saturday

Following were the bullion prices in Karachi on Saturday.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:19pm

Pakistan

Murad slams opposition for holding public meetings despite serious COVID-19 threat

He said they were crossing all limits for the protection of their own interest and hid corruption.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:07pm

Technology

OPPO to launch Gesture Control AR Glasses in 2021

OPPO, the Chinese tech firm, plans to launch its Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses next year.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 05:12pm

Europe

Ukraine reports record 14,580 daily coronavirus infections

The total tally climbed to 612,665 cases, with 10,813 deaths, he added.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:03pm

Europe

Russia reports record 24,822 new coronavirus infections

Authorities also reported 467 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the official death toll to 35,778.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:01pm

South Asia

Japan to halt domestic travel campaign in areas of high virus cases

The partial suspension of the domestic travel campaign marks a change in direction for the government, which was holding back on curtailing a domestic travel subsidy programme.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 05:00pm

South Asia

South Korea's COVID third wave may be largest if not curbed, says official

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 386 new daily coronavirus cases as of midnight on Friday, bringing total infections to 30,403, with 503 deaths.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:57pm

Asia

Modi says India set to double oil refining capacity in 5 years, earlier than expected

The country's energy minister was quoted in June as saying India's oil refining capacity could jump to 450-500 million tonnes in 10 years from the current level of about 250 million tonnes.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:53pm

World

55% increase in suicide cases among the Indian Central Reserve Police Force: report

According to a report, there has been a 55 percent increase in the number of suicides among the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) over the past five years.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 04:54pm

Pakistan

Thousands participate in funeral prayers of Khadim Hussain Rizvi in Lahore

The TLP chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi passed away in Lahore on Thurday.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 04:54pm

South Asia

Hong Kong reports 43 new coronavirus cases as Singapore travel bubble beckons

Under the arrangement, people would be allowed to travel between the two cities without observing quarantine but must take a COVID-19 test before departure and upon arrival.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:52pm

Europe

Czech COVID-19 deaths double in three weeks, pass 7,000

The health ministry reported 5,809 new cases for Nov. 20, less than a half the peak numbers seen at the turn of October and November.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:49pm

World

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 57.55 million, death toll at 1,371,487

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

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:47pm

Companies

United Motors Launching Another Hatchback 1000cc Chery QQ

United Motors plans on launching another hatchback 1000cc Chery QQ in December.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:36pm

Europe

Eastern Europe crosses over 5 million COVID-19 cases

Eastern Europe reported over 82,000 cases in a single day on an average in the last week, while adding over 1,500 deaths daily on average.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:45pm

Middle East

Saudi Arabia plans to launch special economic zones in 2021: minister

Speaking to a G20 panel, Falih also said the kingdom's Vision 2030, plan to diversify the economy away from oil was more popular today than ever and that the country was emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:38pm

Middle East

Iran tightens COVID-19 restrictions, but some streets still busy

President Hassan Rouhani said in televised remarks on Saturday the two-week restrictions could be extended if the desired results were not achieved.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:35pm

Industry

PM vows to uplift Southern Balochistan with Rs.600bn Development Package

Prime Minister Imran Khan announces a Naya Pakistan Development Package of Rs. 600 billion for the 3.6 million people of the districts of Awaran, Chaghi, Lasbela, Panjgur, Washuk, Kech /Turbat, Kharan, Khuzdar and Gwadar in Southern Balochistan

Published 21 Nov, 2020 04:08pm

World

India summons Pakistani diplomat over Kashmir gun battle

India on Saturday summoned a senior Pakistani diplomat over what New Delhi said was a foiled attack this week in the frontier territory of Jammu and Kashmir by a Pakistan-based militant group, a charge the neighbouring country denied.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 03:57pm

Money & Banking

SBP calls on concerted efforts to tackle high digital divide in Pakistan

The SBP report informed that amid COVID-19 businesses shift towards improving their online presence and as a result, the e-commerce market in FY20 is estimated to have expanded to Rs 234.6 billion, up 55.5 percent on YoY basis.
Within the digital payments, ecommerce transactions made via branchless banking channels more than doubled from last year.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 03:09pm

USA

Sonia Gandhi picked Manmohan Singh as he posed no threat to Rahul: Obama in his memoir

According to various prominent legal figures in India, Former President Barack Obama's memoir "A Promised Land" is allegedly 'insulting' to Indian politicians, citing numerous 'humiliating' passages from the book.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 01:14pm

Business & Finance

Oil rises about 1%, posts third week of gains on vaccine hopes

Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 1.7%, to settle at $44.96 a barrel.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:49pm

World

Twitter to transfer @POTUS account to Joe Biden in January

The existing content on all of the accounts will be archived before the transfer and will be reset to show zero tweets.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:33pm

Companies

Pakistan Oxygen to build multi-billion Air Separation Unit

“We are now pleased to convey that the Board of Directors of the Company in its meeting held on November 20, 2020, has approved an investment plan of about Rs. 6.3 billion to setup the latest and the most energy-efficient Air Separation Unit (the "Plant") in its class,” it said.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:27pm

Business & Finance

FIA, Sindh, Punjab police join hand to curb money laundering

Any crime, including money laundering, extortion or kidnapping for ransom, in which the use of money is proven, will now be investigated by the FIA.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 12:02pm

Money & Banking

Islamic Banking market share reaches 16pc

Moreover, at the end of September 2020, profit before tax of IBI stood at Rs 69.9 billion.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 11:17am

Exchange

Trump administration to add four more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist: sources

The additions would bring the number of Chinese companies affected to 35.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 11:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan reports highest number of daily coronavirus deaths since July

The country reported 42 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 11:02am

Currency

U.N. chief says Yemen in imminent danger of famine, warns against unilateral moves

“In this very fragile situation in relation to famine and in this hopeful moment in relation to conversations, we believe that any other unilateral initiative will probably not be positive. I don’t think we should rock the boat at the present moment," Antonio Guterres said.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:39am

Technology

German draft IT security law strives for consensus on telecoms vendor risks

The latest version of the IT Security Law follows months of wrangling in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, which has been split over how to craft a political mechanism for judging whether a vendor can be trusted.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:37am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI record increase of 0.24pc as price of food items rise

During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 13 (25.49%) items increased, 18 (35.29 %) items decreased and 20 (39.23%) items remained constant.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:27am

Currency

Brexit trade deal outcome: what's in it for UK markets

An unexpected failure to agree could end the rally in UK stocks and sterling that has followed recent positive COVID-19 vaccine updates.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:15am

Technology

Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit

The government is accusing Google of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in a lawsuit that is the biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:10am

Business & Finance

G20 to discuss post-pandemic world, back debt relief

High on the agenda are purchases and global distribution of vaccines, drugs and tests for low income countries that cannot afford such expenses themselves.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 10:04am

Pakistan

US 'pleased' over PM Imran Khan's visit to Afghanistan

"Afghan-Pakistani cooperation contributes to the entire region’s stability," the US SCA tweeted.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:58am

World

WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines

“The suspension is a signal to countries that WHO, in compliance with the treatment guidelines, does not recommend countries procure the drug for COVID, WHO said.

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:40am

Perspectives

Looming crisis of water scarcity over Pakistan; Challenges, implication and way forward

Pakistan is grappling with many serious challenges – some political, some physical and some mix of both. Of these,...

Published 21 Nov, 2020 09:12am

Opinion

EU could pay over $10bn for Pfizer and CureVac vaccines

The European Union could pay more than $10 billion to secure hundreds of millions of doses of the vaccine candidates...

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 03:09am

Europe

France loses one of final living WWII resistance heroes

PARIS: Daniel Cordier, who as secretary to famed French resistance leader Jean Moulin helped orchestrate his...

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 03:04am

World

Vaccine roll out nears as US closes early for holidays

WASHINGTON: US giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech prepared Friday to file an emergency request to roll out...

Updated 21 Nov, 2020 03:04am

Pakistan

Rulers staged coup d'état against local government: PSP chief

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal Friday said that for self-proclaimed democratic rulers,...