Pakistan has a population of over 200M and an annual smartphone market size of around 12M units which shall double soon looking at smartphone users. There is a need to boost the telecom sector in Pakistan and increase local manufacturing to meet the increased demand for better speed and faster network. With the increase in the push towards enabling local design and manufacturing companies in Pakistan, MediaTek’s contribution shall be seen in the coming year.

The Modi-led government also gave a green signal for the creation of Director General Information Warfare post in the headquarters, which would be dealing with media affairs.

*Naval chief also discussed matters related to regional security, bilateral collaboration and mutual interest with Turkish authorities

• He expressed these views while addressing the one day event in connection with International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the Parliament House.

• Coronavirus hotspots in the district will remain sealed for a period of two weeks to curb spread of the virus

• According to a study conducted by Gallup Pakistan and the World Justice Project (WJP), Pakistan is ranked 126th out of 128 countries on equal treatment and the absence of discrimination.

• In a statement, he said that sustainable development of merged districts top priority of government for which all available resources would be utilized.

• He assured that the ministry would provide training through Pakistan Institute of Education to all Boards’ officers and assessors to enhance their evaluation skills.

Criticising opposition for holding rallies despite the outbreak, he said the opposition parties are putting lives of people at risk.

Karachi is followed by Hyderabad, where the the positivity rate stands at 18.43%. With 14.53% Abbottabad stands at third.

In June, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had banned the national flag carrier from flying to European locations over safety concerns. The EASA took the initiative days after PIA grounded several pilots over "dubious qualifications licenses" and in view of the PIA Airbus crash incident on May 22.

• SBP’s weekly statement issued here on Thursday said that on Nov.27, the foreign reserves holding by State Bank amounted $ 13,110.9 million.

The fire service had previously said on Twitter that it was responding to an incident after being called to a large explosion in Avonmouth, south west England. It said it had been joined there by the police and ambulance.

• Razak Dawood said that the CPEC special economic zones would play an important role in the development of Pakistan.

• During a meeting with a delegation of Pakistan Film Producers Association here, he said like other institutions, the film industry would also be brought up to the standards of the modern age.

• Following were the bullion prices in Karachi on Thursday.

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf countries as being made possible by Israel’s shelving of a plan to annex West Bank settlements. Most world powers deem them illegal.

• The outgoing Trump Administration is withdrawing nearly half of American diplomats from the U.S Embassy in Baghdad, as tensions with Iran continue to escalate, in light of the first anniversary of Gen. Qassem Soleimani's death.

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• European Union negotiators have moved to “within millimetres” of the limits of their negotiating mandate at Brexit trade talks so it is up to London to compromise if a deal is to be reached, an EU diplomat said on Thursday.

The sharp spike – more than 2,000 cases higher than the previous record on Sunday – brings Indonesia’s infections total to 557,877, among the highest in Asia. It has so far recorded 17,355 deaths related to COVID-19.

• The legal head of the social media platform is an Indian-origin woman who decides on blocking tweets and users

The 54-year-old father of three cleans shops at a mall in exchange for rent-free accommodation in a cramped room in the town of Daraya, southeast of Beirut. His daughters sometimes go into the street to sell tissues to help keep the family fed.

• SECP allows investors to seamlessly open his or her account with a broker from anywhere in the country without requiring to submit any documents physically or visit a broker.

• The Punjab health department conducted 2,028,079 tests for COVID-19 so far, while 98,992 confirmed cases recovered altogether in the province.

• Pakistan witnessed significant growth in exports of value-added products, according to Abdul Razak Dawood.

• He said that now the ball is in the opposition’s court, questioning, "Will they stand with transparency?".

• Chaudhry Fawad said the 5G technology will bring revolutionary changes in the country and diminish the utility and requirement of several professions.

• In interbank trading, the price of euro appreciated by 81 paisas and closed at Rs. 194.20 against the last day’s trading of Rs. 193.39, State Bank of Pakistan reported.

• A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan heard the suo moto notice case regarding disposal of hospitals waste.

• The adviser was chairing the fourth meeting of the FBR Policy Board held at the FBR Headquarters here, according to press statement issued by the Finance Ministry.

• Following were the bullion rates in Hyderabad gold market on Thursday.

• The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has unanimously passed the resolution to legalize cryptocurrency and crypto mining, according to Zia Ullah Bangash.

• During the first wave, Prime Minister Imran Khan adopted a successful strategy caring for both lives and livelihoods and this was acknowledged by the world.

• A notification issued here said the ministers, advisers, special assistants, secretaries and officials of the different departments would also be not allowed to use the mobile in the cabinet meeting.

• He said that with use of technology people were being facilitated and revenues of the Ministry were also on the rise.

• The Nikkei 225 Index ended up a modest 0.03pc at 26,809.37, but settled near its highest since April 1991, while the broader Topix rose 0.07pc to 1,775.25.

• PIA will be adding 8 new narrow-body aircraft to its fleet on dry lease.
• The national aircraft carrier has also signed an agreement with Oriental Sky Aviation Ltd to send daily direct cargo flights to China.

• The contract failed twice to break a support at $5.73, the 123.6pc projection level of a downtrend from $6.28-3/4.

• At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.21pc at 3,442.14, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was down 0.2pc.

• SAS said it expects weak operating cash flow in the current quarter due to low demand during the winter season combined with accelerated refunds to customers.

• A new tender had been expected after Jordan made no purchase in its previous tender for 120,000 tonnes of barley on Tuesday in which three trading houses participated.

• The world's biggest food company said it would work with farmers and suppliers to promote regenerative agriculture, plant hundreds of millions of trees.

• Against the dollar, the pound gained 0.2pc to $1.3400 in early London trading, not far from a three-month high of $1.3442 hit earlier this week.

• The benchmark KOSPI closed 20.32 points, or 0.76pc, higher at 2,696.22, marking the third straight session of gains.

• Authorities also reported 554 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 41,607 since the pandemic began.

• The rouble shed 0.2pc to 75.22 against the dollar as of 0745 GMT, moving away from its strongest level since Sept. 18 of 75.07 that it hit on Wednesday.

*His speech will be broadcast around 3am PST.

• Oil prices fell as producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia locked horns over the need to extend record production cuts set in place in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

*Britain approved Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the rest of the world in the race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation programme in history.

• As of Wednesday, Hungary ran the European Union's fifth-highest death rate per 100,000 people over a two-week period based on data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

• Spot gold was up 0.3pc at $1,837.30 per ounce at 0822 GMT, having hit its highest since Nov. 23 at $1,843.11. U.S. gold futures were up 0.7pc at $1,843.60.

• The euro was also at its highest in more than two years, having crossed $1.21 on Wednesday, it rose to as high as $1.21390 on Thursday. At 0826 GMT, it was at $1.2129.

• Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought 126,961 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on those who burn crop residues.

• Higher wind power output is likely to lower day-ahead gas-for-power demand and there is higher LNG send-out, Refinitiv gas analysts said.

• Euro zone bond yields jumped on Tuesday alongside U.S. Treasuries, but the rise in yields this week has been more limited in Europe.

• The task force data also showed 156 new deaths related to COVID-19, taking the total to 17,355.

• Russia's rouble dipped 0.3pc after service sector activity shrank for a second straight month in November, while South Africa's rand retreated after private sector activity expanded at a slower place.

• Iftikhar says Indians have openly said that they won’t let CPEC projects to be completed on time

• Britain's unemployment rate is expected to continue rising sharply, even after finance minister Rishi Sunak extended an emergency jobs subsidy programme until the end of March.

• The top 30 banks by assets, including policy banks as well as commercial banks, will be included for the grading, the statement said.

• The blue-chip FTSE 100 was down 0.1pc after gaining more than 3pc in the past two sessions, while the mid-cap FTSE 250, considered a barometer of Brexit sentiment, rose 0.1pc.

• Prices were up 1pc compared to October and roughly 0.5pc against November last year, the first increase registered since January.

• Markets were keeping an eye on talks between Britain and the European Union on a trade deal, with less than a month to go before the UK's full departure from the EU.

• "Spain wants Poland, Hungary to behave responsibly on EU rescue funds," Gonzalez Laya said to Bloomberg TV, adding that both countries have a responsibility towards their own citizens and companies who need the money.

• Estimated arrival dates, often revised by port authorities and AIS Live ship-tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon, are updated below.

• The shilling weakened to an intra-day low of 111.50/70 at the start of trading, from Wednesday's close of 110.70/90.

• He said that as more people experienced the disease, either directly or in their immediate environment, he expected the level of compliance with social distancing guidelines would rise.

• A British minister said he believed "good progress" was being made at talks but cautioned that London would not sign up to a deal that was not in its interest.

• The average selling price for a condo in the region slipped 2pc to C$605,863, with condo prices falling around 8pc in Toronto's dense downtown core.

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

• On a year-on-year basis prices increased by 7.8pc in November, up from 7.1pc in October, Real Estate Norway said.

• Meanwhile, GAPKI expected the world's biggest producer of the vegetable oil to export 36 million tonnes of palm oil next year, up from an estimated 32.27 million tonnes in 2020.

• OPEC+ sources have said Russia, Iraq, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates have all to a certain extent expressed interest in supplying the market with more oil in 2021.

• This is the first step towards sustainable development with low emission technology of Netherlands in renewable energy, said the Ministry of Maritime Affairs in a statement.

• China National Nuclear Corporation has started fuel-loading at the Karachi 2 reactor as part of the process to connect it to the grid

• On Thursday, in a briefing from the Pakistan Foreign Office, spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry condemned the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

• They will be eligible for a monthly stipend of Rs. 2000, PM tweeted.

• "This is a testament to the highest training standards of dedicated and committed Junior leadership of Pakistan Army," DG ISPR tweeted.

• Petitioners' counsel stated that party leaders, workers and other people are visiting them at their residence to offer condolences, hence, their plea for exemption from personal appearance be accepted

• AirSial plans to commence its operations from Mid-December 2020 across 5 cities of Pakistan Karachi, Sialkot, Islamabad, Lahore & Peshawar.

• The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court documents unsealed in federal court.

• Australia’s parliament on Thursday passed legislation giving the federal government power to veto any agreement struck with foreign states, a move likely to anger China and intensify a bitter diplomatic spat between the two countries.

• As part of the deal, Saudi Arabia will allow Qatar Airways flights to use its air space while there are some reports that Riyadh may even open its land border

• The company informed that the project cost is estimated up to PKR 9 billion and is sensitive to exchange fluctuations and changes in duty/tax.

• U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday issued new rules to restrict travel Chinese Communist Party members’ and their families’ travel to the United States.

• The Indian entrepreneur, who for many years appeared in MDH spice advertisements breathed his last at about 5:38 this morning.

• KP has also banned the entry of all kinds of visitors to jails across the province.

• The measure passed the House by unanimous voice vote, after passing the Senate unanimously in May, sending it to Trump, who the White House said is expected to sign it into law.

• Uber has been working on various other businesses, including the development of self-driving cars, the Elevate project and a freight logistics network.

• The company said 1 billion shares were sold at HK$23.70 each as part of the top up deal that was carried out overnight. The final price was a 9.4% discount to Xiaomi’s closing price of HK$26.15 on Tuesday.

• The purpose of these fares was to facilitate travel of people to their homes and loved ones during these holidays at a much more affordable price.

• The annually released list highlights 200 Asia-Pacific public companies with less than $1 billion in revenue and consistent top-and bottom-line growth.

• He was shifted to Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology & National Institute of Heart Diseases after suffering a heart attack last week.

• Brent crude was down 15 cents, or 0.3%, at $48.10 a barrel by 0155 GMT, after gaining 1.8% on Wednesday.

• Investors expect lawmakers to reach a deal eventually with the two parties also facing a Dec. 11 deadline to pass a $1.4 trillion budget or risk a shutdown of the government.

• Europe’s big oil firms, however, have another card to play: their vast global networks of filling stations.

• MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan were barely changed following two straight days of gains.

Cher had written songs pressing for Kaavan’s release from grim, isolated conditions at Islamabad Zoo.

The number of people who will be allowed to attend is unclear.

• The complaint would be the second major lawsuit filed against a Big Tech company this year. The Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October.

• A Twitter spokeswoman said the company had planned from the start to add new categories to the policy over time after testing to ensure it can consistently enforce updated rules.

• Army General Mark Milley said that in addition to the two larger bases, the United States would also keep “several satellite bases.”

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KABUL: Afghan government and Taliban representatives reached a preliminary deal on Wednesday to press on with peace...

RAMALLAH, (Palestinian Territories): Israel has released more than $1 billion in funds withheld from the Palestinian...

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to establish Special Technology Zone Authority (STZA) through an...

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender...

ISLAMBAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved removal of five percent...

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Wednesday issued regulatory framework to facilitate Business-to-Consumer...

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has revised industrial tariffs of Discos and KE,...

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has granted "explicit" approval to the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed...

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany's biggest-selling newspaper, Bild, topped half a million online subscribers, it said...

WASHINGTON: The US attorney general rejected Republican claims of significant voter fraud in the presidential...

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ISLAMABAD: A prosecution witness, while testifying before the Accountability Court in Toshakhana case involving...

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister and PML-N senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has called for bringing changes in the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A Rehman...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT Syed Aminul Haque on Wednesday directed the Telecom Foundation (TF) to establish...

ISLAMABAD: Senate session being requisitioned to take up privilege motion moved by Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem...

LAHORE: Cane Commissioner Punjab Muhammad Zaman Wattoo has directed the deputy commissioners of all the districts to...

ISLAMABAD: Several prominent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) loyalists with a long term association with the...

WASHINGTON: US private payrolls increased less than expected in November, likely hampered by soaring new Covid-19...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China Wednesday underscored the need for a strong economic partnership with China-Pakistan...

SYDNEY: Australia has exited its first recession in almost 30 years, after official figures on Wednesday showed the...

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh prosecution alleged that a conspiracy was hatched by the accused to kidnap and kill Daniel...

ISLAMABAD: Advisor on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Wednesday said that negotiations were underway...

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will keep Donald Trump's trade-war tariffs on China for the time being when he moves into the...

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that six more patients of COVID-19 died lifting the death...

LONDON: Britain approved Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the rest of the world in the race...

ROME: Italy will give all its citizens free vaccinations against coronavirus starting with doctors and care home...

PARIS: Oil, gas and coal production must fall six percent a year in order to limit catastrophic global warming, the...

BRUSSELS: EU envoys agreed on Wednesday on a new mechanism to punish human rights abuses around the world by...

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha survived a legal challenge Wednesday over his living arrangements ...

KIEV: Kiev this year experienced its warmest autumn in nearly 140 years, Ukraine's central geophysical observatory...

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ISLAMABAD: The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, on Wednesday...

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SYDNEY: Australian shares ended little changed on Wednesday as optimism over a quarterly economic recovery was...

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BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China stocks erased earlier gains to end nearly flat on Wednesday, with gains in property stocks...

MILAN/FRANKFURT: European shares erased session losses to close flat on Wednesday on an over 1% surge in London...

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LAHORE: Ghulam Bibi Bharwana MNA met with Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi at his residence here...

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KARACHI: Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday...

KARACHI: Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan...

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ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will be empowered to appoint any person as an...

KARACHI: Former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has passed away at a hospital in Rawalpindi at the age of...

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) Wednesday conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the...

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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has made amendments to the guidelines (Master Circular) on auction of...

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KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Mian Anjum Nisar has called for stopping...