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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

HONOLULU: The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted late Sunday, authorities said, warning of a possible...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:14am

Singapore gets Asia's first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses

SINGAPORE: Singapore received Asia's first delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, capping...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

EU watchdog approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

THE HAGUE: The EU's drug regulator gave the green light for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, and...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

Navalny says he tricked FSB agent into admitting poisoning

MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday he had tricked a security agent into admitting the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

US restricts visas for Chinese officials suspected of rights abuses

WASHINGTON: The US imposed additional restrictions Monday on visas for Chinese officials suspected of human rights...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

China calls Trump cyberattack claims 'a farce'

BEIJING: China on Monday said tweets by President Donald Trump suggesting Beijing was involved in a massive...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:14am

US nuclear submarine crosses Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON: A US nuclear submarine crossed the Strait of Hormuz Monday in a new show of force directed at Iran as ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:14am

Rise in industrial production

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has released the data on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) for October ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Taxes

KP Complaint Resolution Committee formed

ISLAMABAD: Following Sindh and Punjab, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a "Complaint Resolution...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

SU signs MoU with Malaysian varsity

HYDERABAD: The University of Sindh (SU) and the University Putra Malaysia (UPM) on Monday signed a memorandum of...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Industry

PIA suspends flights to/from KSA for one week

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has temporarily suspended its flights to/from Saudi Arabia for a week...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Parliamentary body approves IHC additional judges' appointment

ISLAMABAD: Despite opposition from a treasury member, the Parliamentary committee on judges' appointment on Monday...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Last phase of consultant hiring completed for Lahore's new master plan

LAHORE: The last phase of the process for hiring of a consultant for the preparation of a new master plan for Lahore...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

PTI deceived masses in name of 'Madina state': Siraj

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq has said that how the rulers living in luxury palaces could...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Punjab PA gives extension to four ordinances

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly on Monday gave extension to Punjab Sugar Factories (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:04am

11 shops, restaurants sealed

LAHORE: The Lahore district administration has 11 shops and restaurants for failing to comply with the COVID-19...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:04am

NIC Peshawar hold 2nd graduation ceremony

PESHAWAR: National Incubation Centre, Peshawar hosted the 2nd Graduation Ceremony on Monday to celebrate the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:04am

Punjab reports 505 new cases, 34 deaths: Buzdar tests positive for Covid-19

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has been tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, officials...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Babar, Imam ruled out for first Test against Kiwis

LAHORE: Pakistani skipper Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first Test starting in Mount...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Minister for promoting harmony and national integration

ISLAMABAD: The top goal of the government is to promote harmony and national integration, said Federal Minister for...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

UAE, Saudi Arabia don't think India as substitute: Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said that United Arab Emirate visa ban issue was...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Post of MD STEDEC: Govt likely to appoint a 'tainted' person?

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to appoint someone who was removed from another organization subsequent to an...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Corps Commander Lt-Gen Nadeem meets Sindh governor

KARACHI: Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmad Anjum, having recently assumed responsibilities as Commander Karachi (V Corps) called ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Partly Facetious: What constitutes juvenile behaviour?

"I declare Bilawal Bhutto Zardari number one in giving epithets to his political opponents."

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Lady health workers present charter of demands

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) MNA Shahida Rahmani, while speaking to a seminar, demanded that the ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Ord to be amended to facilitate land sharing in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to amend Capital Development Ordinance, 1960 to facilitate land ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Iraqis protest after currency value slashed

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of angry Iraqis protested Monday in several cities against a currency devaluation that has slashed...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

China leaves lending benchmark LPR unchanged

SHANGHAI: China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans unchanged at its December fixing ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

Brexit talks flirt with failure as new deadline blown

BRUSSELS: EU and UK trade talks inched onwards under renewed pressure Monday as transport chaos triggered by the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

Statue of Confederate general Lee removed from US Capitol

WASHINGTON: A statue of Robert E. Lee, a commander for the pro-slavery South during the US Civil War, was removed...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

Al-Jazeera journalists targeted by spyware

NICOSIA: Dozens of journalists at Qatar's Al-Jazeera broadcaster had their mobile communications intercepted by...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:07am

Reporter shot dead in Afghanistan

KABUL: Gunmen murdered an Afghan journalist in the eastern city of Ghazni on Monday, the third reporter to be killed...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:23am

Sindh reports 644 new Covid-19 cases

KARACHI: As many as 19 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives overnight and 644 new cases emerged when 10,234...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

APNS condoles

KARACHI: Sarmad Ali, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society has expressed profound grief on behalf...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Social media rules: IHC issues notice to AG, federal government, MoITT, PTA

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notice to the attorney-general (AG), the federal...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Case related to interest: 'AGP could not change stance regarding jurisdiction of FSC'

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Monday said the attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) could not change...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Park Lane case: Witness testifies before AC

ISLAMABAD: A prosecution witness on Monday told Accountability Court that he did not know about the charges leveled...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

PSEB, KP-ITB sign MoU for establishing nine STPs

PESHAWAR: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and Khyber...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Senate elections: Rashid foresees PDM leaders' participation

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday again warned the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:13am

Condolence

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Secretary Information Dr Nafisa Shah expressed deep sorrow over the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Vacant slot of Mayor MCI: Sajid Mahmood to contest by-election as PTI candidate

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) on Monday handpicked Malik Sajid Mahmood as its candidate to contest...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:13am

New visa category regarding health tourism for Afghanistan on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The government is introducing a new visa category regarding health tourism for Afghanistan with a view to...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:13am

Countrywide Covid-19 positivity rate declines to 5.15pc

ISLAMABAD: The nationwide coronavirus positivity rate has declined to 5.15 percent as the health authorities during...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:13am

Saudi envoy calls on PM

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Dense fog likely to prevail in Punjab, Sindh

KARACHI: A dense fog is likely to hide the plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during morning and night hours on...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:37am

Senator Kulsoom Parveen dies of Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Senator Kulsoom Parveen on Monday succumbed to coronavirus at a private hospital where she was...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:37am

President for combination of science, ethics for Muslims

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said Muslims need to move along with the fast pace of science and technology, if...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:46am

ECP releases schedule for by-polls

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced by-elections on three provincial assemblies'...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:46am

Chinese envoy, COAS talk on CPEC issues

RAWALPINDI: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday to...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:37am

Opposition proposed 34 amendments to NAO: Faraz

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shibli Faraz Monday said the opposition proposed 34 amendments...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:46am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (December 21, 2020) and the forecast for Tuesday (December 22, 2020)....

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 03:46am

Rates.BR Index

KSE-100 Index plunges: BRIndex100 depressed

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday remained under pressure and closed in negative territory due to selling by...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Letters

New Pak-Iran border crossing

That the news that Pakistan and Iran have opened up another border crossing to facilitate trade is a highly positive...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Bleak midwinter in UK as new virus strain leads to travel bans

With Britons already locked down for Christmas due to an "out of control" coronavirus strain, the sense of isolation...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Economic policymaking: Long-term tenures of top planning officials needed

One casualty of the fall of the Berlin Wall in the 1990s has been 'economic policy'. It does not mean that 'Economic...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Energy

Drastic increase in NMLP termed against PM's vision

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) Muhammad Farhan has condemned drastic increase in Net Metering...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Grains

Policy on wheat procurement, distribution reviewed

LAHORE: Senior Punjab Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has directed the Punjab food department to finalize recommendations...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:03am

Stocks

Most Gulf markets end lower

• Saudi Arabia suspends international flights • Dubai sees biggest intraday fall in nearly 8 months DUBAI: ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Stocks

Japan shares fall

TOKYO: Japanese shares closed lower on Monday, slipping from a 29-1/2-year high hit earlier in the session, as...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Stocks

European stocks drop

MILAN/FRANKFURT: European shares fell on Monday in their worst session in almost two months as the rapid spread of a...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Stocks

China stocks climb

SHANGHAI: China stocks closed higher on Monday, as investors cheered Beijing's continued policy support to shore up...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Stocks

Monday's early trade: S&P set for worst day in a month

• Big banks jump after Fed's stress test results • Tesla slips from record high in its S&P 500 debut NEW...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Stocks

Australian, NZ shares slip

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: Australian shares ended slightly lower on Monday, as growing coronavirus cases in the country's...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Stocks

London stocks fall on new virus strain

LONDON: UK mid-cap stocks suffered their worst day in 3 months on Monday as stricter curbs to fight a fast-spreading...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:05am

Grains

Vietnam's rice export prices jump

HANOI: Rice export prices in Vietnam jumped to their highest since December 2011 this week, as a shortage of...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Grains

South Korea buys rice

HAMBURG: South Korea's state-backed Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. purchased an estimated 45,458 tonnes of...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Grains

CBOT corn futures rise

CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose for the sixth day in a row on Friday, following a rally in the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Grains

Euronext wheat edges higher on weather risks

PARIS: Euronext wheat edged higher on Friday, underpinned by weather risks for South American soybean and corn crops...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Energy

US natural gas hits 2-week high

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures rose to a two-week high on Friday on forecasts for near record liquefied natural ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Rates.Ports

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port handled 344,051 tonnes of cargo comprising 214,320 tonnes of import cargo and 129,731...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Energy

Latvia completes new power line to end link with Moscow

RIGA: Latvia completed a new high-voltage power line to Estonia on Monday in the latest step in aligning electricity...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:06am

Stocks

PSX lists Top 25 Companies Awards recipients

KARACHI: In a year full of events and developments, some positive and some challenging, Pakistan Stock Exchange ...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Stocks

PSX holds gong ceremony to greet three Pakistani companies

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange held a gong ceremony to recognise the tremendous achievement of the three listed...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Energy

LNG sector: TPA rules may lead more US companies to invest: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Nadeem Babar termed third party access (TPA) rules as a...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Energy

Ground realities ignored: Nepra set to begin public consultation on CTBCM today

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is all set to start public consultation on...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:08am

Energy

HSD, petrol: Govt may increase margins of OMCs, dealers

ISLAMABAD: The government may increase the margins of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and dealers on high-speed...

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 04:28am

Rates.Bullion

Bullion Rates

KARACHI: Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Monday (December 21, 2020)....