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Print - 2021-10-25

FTO orders immediate release of blocked tractors consignment

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Asif Mahmood Jah on Friday provided prompt redressal to the importer of...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:43am

Foodpanda celebrates Intl Chefs Day

ISLAMABAD: foodpanda has celebrated the International Chefs Day with its Homechefs across Pakistan, educating people...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:42am

Door-to-door vaccination drive will begin in Punjab today

LAHORE: The Punjab government is going to launch a door-to-door vaccination campaign from today (October 25) in all...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:39am

ATP chief spells out major 'causes' behind rising inflation

PESHAWAR: Chairman of Amun Taraqqi Party (ATP) Muhammad Faiq Shah has termed mismanagement, global economic stress...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:38am

PACF, RCS send 148 tons of aid to Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum (PACF) and Red Crescent Society (RCS) of Turkey granted 148 tons of food ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:37am

Rich tributes paid to Zaman Khan

LAHORE: The members of executive committee of History Reading Society (HRS) of Pakistan unanimous resolution to...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:33am

SBBWUP and KPITB sign MoU

PESHAWAR: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:32am

Industry

Success of 2nd phase of CPEC: FCCI vows to play proactive role

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) will play its proactive role to make second phase...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:29am

Stakeholders' Group 'identifies' legal flaws in PSM sell-off process

ISLMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation Stakeholders Group (PSMC-SG) has strongly opposed government's move to...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:26am

FF Steel imparts specialised training to 30 students

PESHAWAR: FF Steel imparted market-oriented specialized steel sector training to 30 students in its Peshawar unit to...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:26am

AMC wins Super League on climate change debate at national level

LAHORE Ameer Uddin Medical College (AMC) Lahore's team defeated Karachi and won on national level in the ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:25am

Wastewater treatment plant inaugurated in industrial estate

PESHAWAR: A wastewater treatment plant was inaugurated in Hayatabad Industrial Estate, Peshawar. The eco-friendly...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:23am

PIA to create awareness against increasing number of birds near airports

KARACHI: PIA has taken a step to create awareness against increase in birds near airports that pose a threat to...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:19am

Exports of IT services have grown 'considerably': Amin

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecom Syed Amin-Ul-Haq on Saturday said that...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:17am

Minorities free to practice their religions: CJP

HYDERABAD: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said that all citizens of Pakistan...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:16am

Kamal says his party won't allow PPP to 'hide behind' PTI

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said that under the garb of incompetence of...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:14am

Pakistan Cables signs up 'business ambition' for 1.5°C commitment

KARACHI: Pakistan Cables Ltd, represented by the Chairman, Mustapha A. Chinoy and the British High Commission,...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:13am

Two killed in trailer-car collision near N. Bypass

KARACHI: At least two persons were died and two others including police official injured in a dreadful road accident...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:11am

$419m earned from IT services' export in 2 months

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $419.992 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:11am

Covid-19 national positivity ratio declines to 1.35pc

ISLAMABAD: The national tally of Covid-19 active cases on Sunday was recorded 23,917 with 591 more people tested...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:09am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Bullish trend prevails in cotton market

KARACHI: In the local cotton market during the last week, bullish trend prevailed after fluctuations. The big ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:07am

Industry

EFU Life partners with Kuickpay to facilitate payments

KARACHI: EFU Life has partnered with Kuickpay to offer premium collection service using Kuickpay enabled 1Link bill...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:06am

Energy

MoU signed on 'first green' hydrogen project of Pakistan

KARACHI: A MoU signing ceremony for 400MW Green Hydrogen Project in Sindh was held in Sindh government Energy...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:05am

Commodities

Prices of grocery items increase further on hike in rates of POL products

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food items continue to rise in the local market, according to a survey carried out by...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:01am

Democrats 'pretty much there' on US social spending bill: Pelosi

WASHINGTON: Democrats have almost reached an agreement on a social spending bill that is a pared-down version of US...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:58am

Erdogan's critics say demand for expulsions is distraction from economic woes

ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan's political opponents said his call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:56am

Middle East

Khamenei urges reversal of Arab-Israeli normalisations

TEHRAN: Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel last year have "sinned" and should reverse such moves, Iran's...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:54am

SC forms six benches to hear important cases

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has constituted five benches at the Principal seat Islamabad and a single bench at SC...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:51am

NCSW strategic plan to be launched by month-end

ISLAMABAD: National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), in collaboration with European Union funded...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:51am

Providing safe drinking water top priority of PTI govt: Farrukh

FAISALABAD: Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday said that providing ...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:47am

Adamjee Life, SehatKahani collaborate to provide free consultation to customers

KARACHI: Adamjee Life Assurance Co. has entered into a partnership with SehatKahani; Pakistan's fastest growing...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:46am

Middle East

Saudi-led coalition says killed over 260 Yemen rebels

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Sunday its air strikes had killed more than 260 Huthi rebels...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 06:44am

Chinese firm ready to resume work on Dasu Dam

Chinese company M/s China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) reportedly agrees to resume work on Dasu Hydropower Project from next week in phases

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:25am

Taliban offer jobs for wheat

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban government launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:28am

Sloganeering against army officials not acceptable: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has said that sloganeering against heads of ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:33am

Govt to receive Rs60bn GDS from private plants

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has testified before a panel of Public Account Committee (PAC) that an amount of Rs.60...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:44am

Don't send migrants back to unsafe countries: Pope

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya,...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:42am

Balochistan CM resigns

QUETTA: The Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal has decided to step down from the post of CM ship ahead of the...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:41am

Talks fail between UniCredit, Italy over Monte dei Paschi

ROME: Talks between UniCredit and Italy's government over the bank acquiring a stake in Monte dei Paschi have broken...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:40am

Rashid says 'clueless' about DG ISI notification

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday said that he is 'clueless' about the...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:35am

RLNG storage: Petroleum Div. asked to explore possibilities

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has directed the Petroleum Division to explore possibilities for...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:39am

US should have pushed Ashraf Ghani harder: Khalilzad

WASHINGTON: The United States did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to share power ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:34am

Croatia eurosceptics launch campaign for euro referendum

ZAGREB: Croatia's right-wing eurosceptic parties launched a campaign on Sunday to hold a nationwide referendum on...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:48am

Yellen says US is not losing control of inflation

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday that the United States was not losing control of...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:45am

Bollywood stars, Indian celebrities launch NFTs amid global craze

MUMBAI: Indian celebrities from the world of Bollywood and cricket are increasingly launching digital memorabilia...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 12:57pm

Colombia's most-wanted drug lord 'Otoniel' captured

BOGOTA: Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker "Otoniel" has been captured, officials said Saturday, a major victory...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:42am

Ericsson's sales slide over China 5G row

STOCKHOLM: Ericsson said Tuesday its sales dipped in the third quarter as the Swedish telecoms giant faced reprisals...