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Energy

Thai, Malaysian firms pull out of Myanmar gasfield project

BANGKOK: Thailand’s oil and gas conglomerate PTTEP and Malaysia’s Petronas announced Friday they would withdraw...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:23am

South Asia

Deadlock in talks to run Afghan airports

DOHA: Negotiations between the Taliban and a Qatar-Turkey consortium for operating Afghanistan’s five airports,...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:23am

South Asia

India seizes documents, data from Amazon, Flipkart sellers in raids

NEW DELHI: Indian investigators seized data and documents from top sellers on Amazon.com Inc’s and Flipkart’s...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:23am

Europe

Russia kills Radio Liberty journalist in missile attack on Kyiv

KYIV: Russia killed a journalist from the US-backed broadcaster Radio Liberty in a missile attack on Kyiv during a...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:17am

Middle East

UAE to send astronaut on six-month ISS mission

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced Friday it will send an astronaut on a six-month mission to space, as it...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:17am

Companies

Shell buys Indian renewables firm Sprng Energy for $1.55bn

LONDON: Shell on Friday agreed to acquire India-based renewable power platform Sprng Energy for $1.55 billion,...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:17am

Energy

Libya losing $60m a day in oil shutdown

TRIPOLi: Libya is losing tens of millions of dollars a day from the shutdown of its oil facilities, while global...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:17am

Industry

US consumer spending accelerates; wage inflation rising

WASHINGTON: US consumer spending rose more than expected in March amid strong demand for services, while monthly...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Europe

UK pharma company fined for contaminated baby feed

LONDON: A British pharmaceutical company was fined over £1 million on Friday for supplying contaminated feed for...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Everyone is equal before the law: Punjab governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema in a statement issued here on Friday said that the Constitution and the...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Duration of load-shedding soars to 12 hours a day

LAHORE: The duration of load-shedding during the last week of the holy month of Ramazan has reached 12 hours a day ...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Floods: localities around motorways declared ‘highly risky’

LAHORE: The localities situated around motorways are declared as highly risky areas in case of floods as the...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

‘Systematic’ campaign against judiciary appears to be based on imaginary narrative: IHC

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday observed that the systematic campaign against the Supreme Court as...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Industry

E-commerce market projected to generate $7.7bn revenue in 2022

LAHORE: Pakistan’s e-commerce market is projected to generate US$7.666 billion revenue in 2022. As per the data...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

POF establishes ‘zero waste management facility’

WAH CANTT: Pakistan Ordnance Factories has established Pakistan’s first zero waste recycling facility at Wah ...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Gunmen steal hundreds of holiday outfits from tailor

ISLAMABAD: Gunmen have robbed a Pakistani tailor of more than 200 outfits made for customers ahead of the ...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Money & Banking

State Life’s young chairman takes corporation to new heights

KARACHI: The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) is the largest insurance company in the country,...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 07:09am

Turkish president meets Saudi leaders in first visit since Khashoggi killing

RIYADH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to “develop” relations...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 06:57am

KU blast: UNSC calls for bringing responsible to justice

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has strongly condemned “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in the...