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Thailand foreign investment pledges slump 54pc in 2020, outlook hazy

BANGKOK: Foreign investment applications in Thailand dropped 54% to 213 billion baht ($7.12 billion) in 2020 as...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

WHO OKs AstraZeneca jabs for variants, over-65

GENEVA: The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

Condemned prisoners with mental illness: SC directs govts to constitute medical board for evaluation

LAHORE: A full bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik observed that a condemned...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

COAS visits Logistic installations in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited logistics installations in...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

People not benefiting from 18th Amendment in absence of PFC: PSP

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said that in the absence of Provincial Finance...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

LNG terminals

The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has rejected a request of LNG terminal developers to allocate gas ...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Accountability through tax law only solution

Corruption and accountability have been the main subjects of our social discourse for over 70 years. However, not a...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Oil-rich Libya in poverty after decade of conflict

Libya has Africa’s largest proven oil reserves and only seven million people, but a decade of bloody conflict has...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

WHO mission member says ‘don’t rely’ on US virus intelligence

WUHAN, (China): A member of the WHO mission to China exploring the origins of the coronavirus pandemic took a swipe...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes in South Pacific

NOUMEA: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a tsunami that threatened...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

One killed, four wounded in US health clinic shooting

WASHINGTON: One person was killed and four others wounded Tuesday when a man who was unhappy with the treatment he...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

Media blackout in Poland

WARSAW: Poland’s commercial TV and radio networks went off air on Wednesday and newspapers blacked out their front...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

Row escalates between Twitter and India over blocking accounts

NEW DELHI: Twitter said Wednesday it had blocked some accounts in India over comments on mass farmers’ protests in...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

Imported goods: Valuation Advice has no binding effect: SHC

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday observed that it is settled proposition of law that a Valuation Advice...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Bookme.pk appointed ticketing partners for HBL PSL 6

LAHORE: Pakistan’s leading e-ticketing platform-Bookme.pk has been appointed ticketing partners for the HBL...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Daraz launches dFresh in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: After a successful response in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Daraz takes dFresh to Faisalabad. The...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

Citizen-centric-police conference inaugurated

LAHORE: Inaugurating the citizen-centric-police conference at police officers mess, Chief Minister Sardar Usman...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

New ‘investigation’ wing developed in police: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Wednesday said that he has developed a new, separate wing...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Three killed as thread factory catches fire in Karachi

KARACHI: At least three persons were killed following a fire erupted in a thread factory in Baldia Sector 5 of...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Amer Pasha joins Nutshell Communications as Chief of Strategy & Planning

KARACHI: Amer Pasha, a seasoned professional having more than 30 years of diversified working experience in ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

Murad urges Nepra to reduce power tariff, stop detection bills

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has urged NEPRA authorities to reduce power tariff, announce a...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Railways operationalises city to Orangi KCR track

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has operationalised the city to Orangi KCR track on Wednesday that marks the conclusion ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Mechanism needed to improve e-commerce: CAP

LAHORE: The courier delivery time, high frequency of order cancellations and returns, fake orders, delays in...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

KP’s three districts: USF awards contract to Telenor for high-speed broadband services

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Wednesday awarded contract worth around Rs 1.37 billion to Telenor ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

NA Committee briefed on progress of PSDP projects

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was given a...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Mars mission: PFIA greets UAE on successful launch

LAHORE: Pakistan FMCG Importers Association (PFIA) has congratulated the United Arab Emirates on the successful...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: This is apropos a news item titled “Blasphemous content on Websites-Parliamentary committee annoyed ...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

Automotive Development Policy: PAMA concerned over alleged extension in incentives to new entrants

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has raised concern over alleged extension in...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

NA body defers discussion on PSDP for next meeting

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Railways Wednesday deferred the discussion on the Public...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Trade ties with DPRK severed following UN sanctions

KARACHI: The government of Pakistan has disconnected all trade relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Ahsan welcomes DG ISPR statement

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary general, Ahsan Iqbal, on Wednesday, welcomed the...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:35am

Posting of officials on deputation in LDA: LHC seeks explanation from Buzdar

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Wednesday sought an explanation from Chief Minister Punjab Usman...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The video uploading

“If a picture is worth a thousand words then how many words are there in a video?” “Oh I would reckon as many...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

PM to visit Sri Lanka on 23rd

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will undertake a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka from February 23rd to hold...

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Payment to IPPs: IMF has acquiesced to deal

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government and 44 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are all set to sign the revised...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:35am

Rates.SBP

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

KARACHI: Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates,...