• The National Audit Office (NAO) praised the government for rolling out support schemes for employees and the self-employed ahead of schedule when COVID-19 forced much of the economy to close down in March.

• Earlier this month, Musk said “Next year for sure” on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with the message: “India wants Tesla”.

• Brent crude was down 1 cent at $42.45 a barrel by 0413 GMT having risen 1.7% on Thursday, while U.S. oil was 3 cents lower at $40.61, following a 1.5% gain in the previous session. Both contracts are heading for their first weekly loss in three.

• Its year-end dividend forecast is yet to be determined. SoftBank did not offer a dividend forecast in May when it reported a record annual operating loss.

• It is among the first visible moves by aerospace firms to prepare for a possible bounce back from the pandemic and comes days after a major buyer, Wizz Air, predicted a quick rebound for the strongest budget carriers.

• He said the air in India is 'filthy'.

• The national flag carrier will give compensation to those families who have provided the PIA with succession-related documents

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KARACHI: The weather report on Thursday (October 22, 2020) and the forecast for Friday (October 23, 2020)....

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) on Thursday continued a...

ISLAMABAD: The top lawyers' bodies, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), ...

QUETTA: Security forces on Thursday claimed to have foiled a major terror bid by seizing explosive material during a...

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was informed that the ...

ISLAMABAD: The activists from Peoples Lawyers Forum and the Peoples Students Federation have demanded Azad Kashmir...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday sought report from the police investigation officer in the matter...

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday decided to file corruption references against former...

GHANCHE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday claimed that his party will form...

BEIJING: A secretive 2018 agreement between Beijing and the Vatican was renewed Thursday, despite strident US...

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday ordered the deputy attorney-general (DAG) to give arguments on the...

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Jawaad Rafique Malik took notice of the non-display of rate lists at shops in Multan,...

LARKANA: The operation lasted seven hours and was led by Larkana SSP Masood Bangash. It was conducted in the kachha...

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Bait-ul-Mal Sindh chief Hunaid Lakhani has said that in the past...

KARACHI: "Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death and most common cancer among women all over the world...

KARACHI: S M Muneer, patron of the United Business Group, has said that the business community will not tolerate any...

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) continued with its tradition to create Breast Cancer...

QUETTA: Bakers across Balochistan went on strike on Thursday seeking to fix the price of roti (flatbread) at Rs30....

ISLAMABAD: The apex court, on Thursday, deferred Daniel Pearl, Wall Street Journal (WSJ) South Asia bureau chief's...

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday expressed dismay over lack of merit and transparency in the nomination...

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday took strong notice of anti-Pakistan content on social media and urged for...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has fined 641 VIPs including parliamentarians, diplomats, and...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said on Thursday that the treasury benches...

ISLAMABAD: On invitation of the Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser, a 17-member Afghan parliamentary delegation...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar directed that consultants...

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly illuminated Pink on 22nd October in commemoration of the ongoing PINKtober breast cancer...

LAHORE: Provincial Law Minister and Chairman Kashmir Committee Punjab Raja Basharat has said that the Punjab...

LAHORE: A young girl was killed during a shootout between police and alleged armed bandits outside the Punjab...

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to carry out crackdown against illegal weighing bridges for sugarcane in...

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhary Mohammad Sarwar said on Thursday that forces of Pakistan and the government are on...

LAHORE: While the number of active Covid-19 cases has reached to 2424 in the province, as many as 171 fresh corona...

LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has assigned duties to the ministers, advisers and special assistants to check...

LAHORE: Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Baber Hayat Tarar said on Wednesday that the intensity of smog will be...

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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) foreign exchange reserves increased by $268 million to $12.066 billion...

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ISLAMABAD: Adviser on Finance, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has directed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Policy...

KUNDUZ, (Afghanistan): An air strike by the Afghan military killed 11 children and a prayer leader at a mosque, ...

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to enhance the scope of utilization of export proceeds funds...

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LAHORE: In the wake of handing over implementation responsibility of Greater Karachi Water Supply Scheme (K-IV) to...

KARACHI: Exporters have expressed concern over the volatility in the money market saying that frequent fluctuation ...

ISLAMABAD: Transparency International - Pakistan (TI-P) has raised questions on contracts of four mega projects of $...

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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has granted extension of six months for the first review of the robustness...

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) has reportedly "challenged" Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM)...

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected the false and baseless media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia...

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