Venezuela has charged two former US soldiers with terrorism and conspiracy for allegedly taking part in a failed bid to topple President Nicolas Maduro, the attorney general said on Friday.
The Sugar Inquiry Commission Saturday quizzed office holders of Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) led by its Chairman Aslam Faruque for a couple of hours at the FIA headquarters.
Former prime minister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said the decision taken by the federal cabinet and the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) resulted into an increase in the prices of sugar
To avoid litigations between bank customers and tax officials, banks have asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to include a clarification in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, through Finance Bill, 2020, that withholding tax (WHT) exemption certificate w
YouTube will give $5 million to Pakistan in the form of advertisement grants to spread awareness in its battle against the novel coronavirus, which has brought life to a complete halt all over the world.
Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir said here Saturday that all those business markets and shops allowed by the government will remain open for four days in a week till 4pm to facilitate traders and people during th
Emphasizing the importance of a robust public awareness campaign to stem the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to take care of the coronavirus patients with greater responsibility.
Nepal protested India's inauguration of a new road to China that passes through territory claimed by Kathmandu on Saturday, with police arresting dozens demonstrating close to India's embassy.
The US vice president's spokeswoman became the second White House staffer this week to test positive for the coronavirus, officials said Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in thei
The coronavirus outbreak exposed "shortcomings" in China's public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country's disease prevention and control mechanisms.
Rising coronavirus infections forced Russia on Saturday to curtail its celebrations marking the end of World War II, as deaths from the pandemic surged past 275,000 worldwide and the global economy reeled from the disease and lockdowns.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is expecting to generate Rs 56 billion of revenue on account of taxes/duties on commercial import of mobile phones/devices in 2019-20 i.e. 154 percent increase compared to Rs 22 billion during the same period of last yea
The cash-deficient Finance Division has conveyed Indicative Budget Ceilings (IBCs) to all the ministries/divisions with a clear message that whatever is allocated is final and no meeting of the priority committee will be held for this purpose, well-inform
Two policemen and four other people were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation in central Ghor province, officials said.
The United States on Friday stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to propose a one-time tax on sectors earning high profits in the budget 2020-21. The board is also working on several other proposals to generate additional revenue to the tune of Rs500-600 billion in the nex
The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, has sought Pakistan's help in obtaining freedom of American contractor Mark Frerichs who was kidnapped in Afghanistan in January this year.
The Supreme Court expects that upright and impartial persons with proven track record of high-level of integrity shall be included in the Gilgit-Baltistan caretaker government for holding free and fair elections there.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Bern and other Swiss cities Saturday to protest restrictions put in place to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus, local media reported.
A poorly enforced shutdown which was in place since late March has now been further relaxed despite the fact that the country has recorded over 25,000 cases of Covid-19.
President Donald Trump claimed sweeping vindication Friday over the Russian election meddling investigation that he has long branded a hoax and a witch hunt, after the Justice Department dropped its prosecution of his former national security advisor Mich
The recently released report on IPPs by a government sanctioned commission brought not only the power producers into the limelight, but also the design of the previous power policies. While the final verdict on the report is still awaited, especially give
Provincial GDP figures for 2019-20 will be announced. The official number is likely to remain in the range of negative 0.6 percent to 0.7 percent. The IMF projection is of negative 1.5 percent, and SBP's latest estimation is similar. This could be the fir
Social media has completely changed the world over the last two decades or so by connecting much of the globe in ways not even thought of before and enabling real time transfer of information. It has also completely revolutionised the way we communicate,
On Wednesday Riyaz Naikoo, commander of a major Kashmiri resistance group, Hizbul Mujahideen, was martyred along with three others in a clash with Indian troops in Awantipora area of Pulwama district. As press reports point out, he had shot into prominenc
Unfortunately, the prime minister's civil service reform agenda was one of the many policy initiatives that had to be pushed down the priority list because of all the death and devastation caused by the coronavirus. But now that the government has done al
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian Zahid Hussain has said confidence of SMEs has plunged and will slide further due to economic slowdown. He said that ninety-six percent businesses fall under the SME category which should be baile
Mango harvesting has been started at the farm level, but the farmers are facing shortage of labourers. In order to deal with this issue a meeting of the growers was held here recently under the chairmanship of focal person of District Hyderabad on the cor
Sindh Minister for Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that in accordance with the decisions of the National Coordination Committee, all the businesses which had been decided to be opened would be opened in Sindh province from Monday.
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has designated its Nadir House Branch for collection of duty and taxes from Monday (May 11). This was informed by the MCC Appraisement East in its letter sent to All Pakistan Customs Agents Association (APCAA).
Five people drowned in Indus River near Ghorabari in district Thatta on Saturday. The incident has been reported at Goth Ismail Jatt in coastal area of Dandari. "Three women and two children were drowned in Indus waters in a mishap near Ghorabari town," l
Roohi Rizwan, vice president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), passed away on Friday. Mian Anjum Nisar, president of the FPCCI, and other office-bearers and executive committee and general body members expressed thei
Pakistan must focus on exploiting non-traditional markets during post corona era in order to overcome the huge losses its exports suffered during the lockdown period. In this connection Government and exporters must focus on unexploited South American and
North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry(NKATI) president Nasim Akhtar has pointed out the growing illegal activities of land mafia in the industrial area and demanded Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Local Government Minister Nasir Hussa
Chairman Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar has extended the offer to provide any extra space of KPT land for storage of containers if required by the terminal operators at no cost. Further he also assured the CEOs of private terminals to
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Saturday de-sealed Tramari area, which was sealed in the mid of last month after some cases of coronavirus surfaced there.
Another doctor at Ayub Medical Complex has been diagnosed positive for Covid-19 increasing the number of infected doctors at the hospital to five on Saturday.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday criticized the govt's strategy of dealing with Covid-19 and said instead of waging a war against Covid-19, a war is being fought with the Opposition.
While the federal and provincial governments have unanimously decided to keep the educational institutions closed till July 15 on account of the alarming spread of Covid-19 in Pakistan, a private schools association has opposed this move and demanded to o
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has demanded release of Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz.
Information Minister of Punjab, Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan, has said that Information Department will give any media worker affected by Covid-19 Rs100,000 while in case of death the government will give one million rupees to the family of the deceased in ad
The Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to bring down its freight charges by 10 percent on transportation of coal, fertilizer, cement and other commodities because of reduction in fuel prices.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has sought a performance report from the provincial ministers with the directions to prepare performance report on the policy reforms and progress on key initiatives taken by the government.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is likely to enhance the limit against loans from Rs500 million to Rs1 billion to finance three-month wages, said reliable banking industry sources. The central bank is also considering to waive off the condition of 'no la
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to protect lives of citizens, providing them all basic amenities of life under prevailing conditions of Covid-19.
Temperature is expected to start reducing in the next 48 hours but humidity to remain as high as 80 percent in the city, the Met Office said on Saturday.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi President and Member Sindh Assembly Khurram Sher Zaman while addressing a press conference at the party secretariat "Insaf House" said that one of my statements has been misrepresented since Friday. So I would like t
Sindh government Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab on Saturday announced that provincial govt has decided to establish an infectious disease hospital in Karachi to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
At least 1,000 Pakistani students stranded in Wuhan - once the epicentre of the novel coronavirus - will be repatriated via four special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a key operative of a sleeper cell of Indian prime intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), FIA officials said on Saturday.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started its investigation into alleged theft of wheat worth Rs7 billion in Sindh, sources said on Saturday.
Prices of majority of essential kitchen items witnessed an increasing trend during this past week compared to the week before, a survey conducted by Business Recorder revealed here on Saturday.
In order to proactively cope with the challenge of uncertainty in petroleum products demand, oil industry experts have suggested some essential steps required by the government with a clearer view on the lockdown timelines i.e. its continuity and end, so
Corporate experts and financial professionals have expressed surprise at the bold changes made by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in the Companies Act, 2017, enabling a board of companies to appoint Chief Executive Officers (CEOs
Twelve more people have succumbed to coronavirus during the last 24 hours in KP to reach the death tally from the virus to 221 as 371 new cases were also confirmed in the province.
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, while stressing the need of timely completion of Citizens Facilitation Centres (CFCs) projects in the provincial capital launched under the Digital Access Initiative of the provincial government, has direct
The handling and effectiveness of the lockdown depends on the healthcare system and testing capacity of the country, which has unfortunately been plagued by confusion amidst a debate, or rather indecisiveness as to whether we must lockdown the country or
US natural gas futures fell 4% on Friday on forecasts for lower demand in mid-May due to milder weather and as businesses remain shut due to government lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Iron ore and steel futures in China gained in this week's three trading sessions, supported by surging demand from local mills as the country returns from lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Traders are hopeful that trading activity will soon partially resume in the cotton market as the government had given permission to the whole textile supply chain to resume it's operations.
South Korea's Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased about 138,000 tonnes of corn expected to be sourced from South America in a private deal on Thursday without an international tender being issued, European traders said on Friday.
Brazilian corn farmers hoping for relief from drought were disappointed by weaker than expected rains this week, while frost expected in the state of Parana could bring further losses, weather forecasters said on Tuesday.
Shelling of Tripoli's Mitiga airport early on Saturday, part of an intensified barrage of artillery fire on the capital in recent days, hit fuel tanks and damaged passenger planes, the Transport Ministry said in a statement.
An Indian pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said Saturday.
Indian authorities used drones and fire engines to disinfect the pandemic-hit city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, as virus cases surged and police clashed with migrant workers protesting against a reinforced lockdown.
Apple on Friday said it will begin gradually reopening its retail shops in the US next week, taking pandemic precautions such as making sure everyone in them wears masks. The iPhone maker planned to start with some stores in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho and Sou
China said on Saturday it would extend anti-dumping duties on certain alloy steel seamless tubes and pipes from the United States and European Union for five years starting May 10.
Roy Horn, half of Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried and Roy, died Friday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 75. Known for his work with big cats, elephants and snakes, the German-born magician died at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, his
Little Richard, the self-proclaimed "architect of rock 'n' roll" who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87, Rolling Stone magazine reported.
Michael Joseph Martin, Bangladesh's last Armenian, has died aged 89, bringing an end to the more than 300-year presence of the once thriving and powerful minority Christian community.