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Emerging technologies: President for developing intellectual capabilities

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday urged the need for accelerated efforts to develop intellectual...

Published 20 May, 2022 07:00am

Fictitious charges: Pakistan condemns conviction of Yasin Malik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned another abhorrent attempt of the Indian government to deprive the Kashmiri...

Published 20 May, 2022 07:00am

‘Pakistan Coating Show 2022’ begins at Lahore Expo Centre

LAHORE: The annual Pakistan Coating Show 2022 kicked off at Lahore Expo Center and attracted a marvellous reaction...

Published 20 May, 2022 07:00am

Power shortfall soars to 1300MW

LAHORE: Power shortfall has risen to 1300 megawatt from 400 megawatt, leaving the company with no option but to ...

Published 20 May, 2022 07:00am

Money & Banking

German importers can open rouble accounts to pay for Russian gas

BERLIN: Germany’s gas importers are allowed to open rouble accounts to pay for Russian gas, according to two ...

Published 20 May, 2022 07:00am

Sustained engagement with US Congress essential: Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: In his conversation with Congressman Ami Bera, Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

Seminar on ‘cotton production technology’ held

HYDERABAD: Sindh agronomists, private sector, and agricultural academic researchers have stressed the need for more...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

Commodities

Stakeholders call for sustainability of rice sector

ISLAMABAD: WWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with OXFAM-GB, held a stakeholder meeting on the importance of a...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

PM underlines significance of China in Pakistan’s foreign policy

ISLAMABAD: A delegation led by Cheng Guoping, China’s External Security Commissioner, called on Prime Minister...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

SHO gunned down in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The Station House Officer (SHO) of a police station was killed after armed assailants attacked him in the...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

Polythene bags: Ban imposed on manufacture, sale and use in Karachi

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday approved a resolution regarding complete ban on...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

US assured long-term ties based on mutual respect

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a long-standing,...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

Industry

External Finance Wing authorised to deal with sustainable financing

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has authorized the External Finance (Policy) Wing to deal with the sustainable...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

PMA concerned over surge in polio cases

KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) said on Thursday that it was very much concerned over the detection of...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:46am

Middle East

Iran’s security forces clash with anti-govt protesters

DUBAI: Iranian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in several...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Energy

More Russian oil going east squeezes Iranian crude sales to China

LONDON: Iran’s crude exports to China have fallen sharply since the start of the Ukraine war as Beijing favoured...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

South Asia

Journalists stabbed, assaulted in Bangladesh

NEW YORK: Bangladesh authorities must conduct a swift and transparent investigation into two separate attacks on...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Money for Ukraine tops G7 agenda; inflation, food a concern

KOENIGSWINTER, (Germany): Group of Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday on around $15...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Energy

Oil swings wildly, rebounding to gains after steep losses

NEW YORK: Oil prices rebounded from earlier losses in another volatile session on Thursday as Chinese officials...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Commodities

Palm oil slips

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Thursday and is expected to fall further after Indonesia...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Commodities

Gold jumps 1.5pc as dollar, yields retreat

NEW YORK: Gold rose over 1.5% on Thursday as a slide in the dollar and Treasury yields burnished bullion’s...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

Commodities

Copper bounces on hopes of China lifting Covid controls

LONDON: Copper prices rebounded on Thursday as the prospect of lockdowns being lifted in top metals consumer China...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:32am

WHO authorises China’s CanSinoBIO Covid-19 vaccine

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday authorised the use of Chinese manufacturer CanSinoBIO’s...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Privatisation of JCC: PC seeks fresh information from CDA

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission (PC) has sought fresh information from Capital Development Authority (CDA) prior...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

KE took action against neglectful employees, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat on Thursday was informed that K-Electric (KE) has...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Money & Banking

Forex reserves decrease by $145m

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $145 million to...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Drive against hoarders: Food dept recovers 590,890 bags of wheat

KARACHI: The food department, on the instructions of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, has launched an...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Industry

Investors: Govt committed to providing friendly environment: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said here on Thursday that the incumbent ...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Commodities

Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from Monday

JAKARTA: Indonesia will lift its ban on palm oil exports next week, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, relieving...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Money & Banking

Sri Lanka to repay debts after six months: governor

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will take at least six more months to start repaying its debts, the central bank said Thursday as...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

South Asia

UN slams Taliban closure of Afghan human rights body

GENEVA: The United Nations on Thursday slammed the Taliban’s closure of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights...

Published 20 May, 2022 06:00am

Withering national unity?

The industrial sector is the backbone of economic progress. It works as a major source of employment and its growth...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Urgent need for economic diplomacy activism

‘It is therefore in advanced economies’ interest to help poorer countries reduce the mounting risk of little...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Britons feel the pinch as cost-of-living crisis bites

Standing outside a north London supermarket clutching two shopping bags, Gerald Pursey bemoans Britain’s ...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

The woeful rupee slide

EDITORIAL: The US dollar has gained in strength in the inter-bank market as well as in the foreign exchange kerb...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Grappling with climate change

EDITORIAL: As global warming has begun to increase its risks and hazards in Pakistan with this year being the ...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Letters

No martial law is on its way

Benazir Bhutto was never a communist or Marxist per se. Nor was her illustrious late father Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:42am

Experts see no major adverse impact on tax collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s revenue collection at the import stage would not have any significant...

Updated 20 May, 2022 10:16am

PM issues list of 38 items

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Office has issued a list of 38 items whose import was banned by the government. Prime...

Updated 20 May, 2022 10:27am

IHC to hear Cheema’s petition

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear Omar Sarfraz Cheema’s petition against his removal as Governor...