Shanghai hits key milestone in COVID battle as China cases fall SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai said it detected no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas for Friday, hitting a key... Updated 30 Apr, 2022 02:02pm
World Erdogan tells Putin ‘ready to take initiative’ on Ukraine ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Ankara was ready to... Published 28 Apr, 2022 05:42pm
World China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case BEIJING: The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6... Published 28 Apr, 2022 10:44am
World Ukraine shows video of detained Putin ally calling for Mariupol swap KYIV: Ukraine on Monday aired a video showing Viktor Medvedchuk, a detained pro-Russia tycoon and ally of President... Updated 18 Apr, 2022 06:29pm
World India’s COVID infections hit month-high, one state reports spike in deaths NEW DELHI: India’s tally of daily COVID-19 cases nearly doubled on Monday from the previous day to more than 2,000... Published 18 Apr, 2022 03:32pm
World India slams WHO over report claiming 4 million Covid deaths NEW DELHI: India has sharply criticised a forthcoming World Health Organization study which reportedly claims... Published 18 Apr, 2022 02:37pm
Markets Saudi, Qatar indexes gain while Egypt falls more than 2% Major Gulf indexes closed higher on Thursday, tracking the rise in oil prices, while Egypt’s index recorded its... Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:45pm
Markets Oil steadies as coronavirus worries offset more Russia sanctions NEW YORK: Oil prices steadied in volatile trade on Tuesday as growing worries that new coronavirus cases could slow... Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am
Business & Finance BioNTech profits soar in 2021 on global vaccine rollout FRANKFURT: German vaccine-maker BioNTech on Wednesday reported a multi-billion-euro windfall in 2021 from sales of... Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:28pm
Markets China $9bn IPO plans stalled amid COVID outbreak – filings SHANGHAI: More Chinese companies are halting domestic listing plans, filings show, as the country’s biggest... Published 30 Mar, 2022 11:10am
World Kenya says over 800,000 Covid jabs have expired, blames hesitancy NAIROBI: Kenya announced on Wednesday that nearly 840,000 Covid-19 vaccines received through donations had expired,... Published 23 Mar, 2022 07:55pm
World UK marks two years since first virus lockdown LONDON: Britain on Wednesday held a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the coronavirus pandemic, on the... Published 23 Mar, 2022 06:53pm
Pakistan Pakistan handled Covid better than all in South Asia: PM Country reports no Covid-19-related death for first time in two years Updated 23 Mar, 2022 08:12pm
World Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO CHISINAU: Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too... Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:17pm
World Russia says air defence systems for Ukraine would destabilise situation Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that giving Ukraine air defence systems, as requested by Ukraine’s... Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:37pm
World China’s President Xi says country will ‘stick with’ zero-Covid strategy BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country would “stick with” its zero-Covid strategy, state TV reported... Published 17 Mar, 2022 05:37pm
Print Govt lifts all Covid-related restrictions ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday announced that the government was lifting ... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
Business & Finance Fed hikes rates, signals aggressive turn against inflation WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and laid out ... Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am
Life & Style Art sales hit all-time high in 2021 PARIS: Art auctions saw a record year in 2021 with $17.1 billion (15.6 billion euros) in sales as the market... Published 14 Mar, 2022 09:11pm
World Millions locked down as China wrestles worst virus outbreak in two years BEIJING: Millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and... Updated 13 Mar, 2022 05:01pm
World China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500 SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the... Published 12 Mar, 2022 06:49pm
Sports 2nd Test against Pakistan: Khawaja hundred propels Australia to 251-3 in Karachi KARACHI: Usman Khawaja smashed his 11th Test hundred and forged a 159-run partnership with Steve Smith to power... Updated 12 Mar, 2022 06:28pm
Markets TikTok nears deal with Oracle to store its data TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its US users’ information without its Chinese parent ByteDance... Published 10 Mar, 2022 09:58pm
Pakistan Covid-19 claims 7 more lives ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported seven deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive... Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am
Sports Pakistan-Australia series: NCOC allows 100% crowd attendance Australia take on the hosts in three-match Test series from March 4 Updated 01 Mar, 2022 03:07pm
Business & Finance KFC partners with RBPL KARACHI: As Corona virus-related restrictions ease out in most cities with a positivity rate lower than 10%, KFC... Published 26 Feb, 2022 04:37am
Pakistan Decline in Covid ratio: NCOC revises ‘inbound passenger policy’ ISLAMABAD: Following continuous decline in coronavirus positivity ratio and infections, the National Command and... Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am
Pakistan Pakistan revises Covid-19 protocols for inbound passengers New protocols go into effect on February 24, 2022 Updated 23 Feb, 2022 12:08pm
World Germany to enter recession due to virus: Bundesbank FRANKFURT: The Bundesbank said on Monday the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic risked pushing the German... Published 21 Feb, 2022 06:42pm
World Britain's Queen Elizabeth catches COVID: Palace LONDON: Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue... Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:23pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?