Micro-smart lockdown in more areas of District Central KARACHI: The district administration on Sunday imposed micro-smart lockdown in more areas of Karachi’s District... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Griezmann double fires Barca to Villarreal victory MADRID: Barcelona took over as Atletico Madrid’s chief challengers for the title on Sunday as Antoine Griezmann... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Man Utd held by Leeds as Burnley pull clear of danger LONDON: Manchester United drew 0-0 with Leeds on Sunday to stay on track for a second-place finish in the Premier... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Nadal takes 12th Barcelona title BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal saved a championship point to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-5 on Sunday to claim... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Barty wins Stuttgart title STUTTGART, (Germany): World number one Ashleigh Barty earned her third WTA title this year by beating Aryna ... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Rizwan stars as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe to seal series HARARE: Mohammad Rizwan struck 91 off 60 balls as Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 24 runs Sunday to win a Twenty20... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Cirstea wins second career title, 13 years after first ISTANBUL: Romania’s Sorana Cirstea won the Istanbul claycourt tournament on Sunday, her second career title coming... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Irish PM calls UEFA ‘out of order’ over Euro 2020 stance DUBLIN: Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin said Sunday UEFA was “out of order” over its insistence fans... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Pallekele run fest ends in dull draw COLOMBO: The bat-dominated opening test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a dull draw on Sunday with rain... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Man City outclass Tottenham to retain League Cup LONDON: Manchester City claimed a fourth consecutive League Cup on Sunday with a dominant display to beat Tottenham... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Thousands gather in Australia and NZ to honour ANZAC forces SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders attended Anzac Day dawn services Sunday to honour their armed... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Johnson under growing pressure after ex-aide’s attacks LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced growing scrutiny Sunday following explosive accusations by his... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
UK’s top spook reveals so-called green spying underway LONDON: The head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service said on Sunday it had started monitoring large... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
NASA’s Mars helicopter’s third flight goes farther, faster than before NEW YORK: NASA’s mini helicopter Ingenuity on Sunday successfully completed its third flight on Mars, moving... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
LA police shoot dead man wearing body armor in Hollywood LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles police said on Saturday officers shot dead a driver wearing body armor who had reversed ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Biden polls positive for first 100 days in office WASHINGTON: A majority of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s performance during his first 100 days in... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Four newborns die in Senegal hospital blaze DAKAR: A fire in a neonatal ward in the northern Senegalese town of Linguere killed four babies on Saturday,... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Female car repair shop owner blazes a trail in UAE SHARJAH: Huda al-Matroushi is one of few Emirati women to venture into the car repair business, an industry that has... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Philippine coast guard holds drills in disputed South China Sea MANILA: The Philippine coast guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea which an official said Sunday were... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
France to provide ‘significant’ oxygen assistance to India PARIS: France plans to offer India “significant” extra oxygen capacity in the coming days to help the country... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
US to ramp up support WASHINGTON: The United States will “immediately” make supplies of vaccine-production material, as well as... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Indian Covid variant detected in Greece ATHENS: Greece has become the latest European nation to detect a case of the Covid-19 variant that has helped drive... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
New Delhi extends coronavirus lockdown as India cases hit new record NEW DELHI: India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown, as the country’s Covid-19 crisis grew with... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Sale of watermelon goes up in federal capital ISLAMABAD: The sale of juicy watermelons has witnessed surge in federal capital due to high demand during Holy... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
ISS sets its research scope on longer space missions PARIS: Detect harmful radiation, pilot a rover module, learn better sleep and body maintenance: astronauts aboard ... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Chevron and Toyota announced alliance to commercialize hydrogen WASHINGTON, (District of Columbia): This combination of file pictures created on April 21, 2021 shows sign at a... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Luxury groups want to let consumers use blockchain to verify goods PARIS: Luxury groups LVMH and Prada along with Cartier announced Tuesday they are joining forces on a blockchain ... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Air pollution costs Indian businesses $95bn a year PARIS: Toxic air that chokes Indian cities and kills hundreds of thousands of people also carries a grim economic... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Apple moving forward on app privacy, despite pushback SAN FRANCISCO: An update to the software powering some billion iPhones around the world kicks in Monday with an... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:15am
Covid-19 claims 118 more lives across country ISLAMABAD: The country on Sunday reported 5,611 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, with 118 people... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Qureshi says ready to talk if India revisits Aug 5 actions ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said Pakistan would be happy to talk out differences and... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Kartarpur Corridor closed since March 16 ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Sunday said that Kartarpur Corridor is closed since... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Public cooperation must to cope with pandemic, says Umar ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday said the cooperation of the general... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:17am
Public places: Pre-fabricated toilets to be constructed: CDA ISLAMABAD: Efforts are afoot to set up as many as 200 pre-fabricated toilets in the city to facilitate the citizens... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:17am
Home-based female tailoring, baking business go online ISLAMABAD: Amid Covid-19 3rd wave, a large number of ‘home based female tailoring and baking businesses’ are... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:17am
Over 100 shops sealed, 300 shopkeepers arrested PESHAWAR: Over 300 shopkeepers were arrested and more than 100 shops were sealed in a joint crackdown of district... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
PTI foundation day: PM striving for establishment of welfare state: Fawad ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday that Prime Minister Imran... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:17am
Commissioner directs effective measures to halt Covid-19 spread HYDERABAD: Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad Muhammad Abbas Baloch presiding over a meeting with the concerned... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
PDM meeting on 29th ISLAMABAD: Despite cracks within Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) a group of 11 political parties to oust Prime... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Work on CPEC Western route in full swing: Asim ISLAMABAD: Chairman China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt-General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd) on Sunday... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Mega corruption cases: Probe will be brought to logical conclusion: NAB ISLAMABAD: Chair-man National Accountability Bureau (NAB) former Justice Javed Iqbal on Sunday said that the... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
PIA airlifts 1m doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China BEIJING: Three planes of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a consignment of one million doses of... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Bilawal accuses PM of depriving common man ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that rulers across the... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Minister hints at strict lockdowns LAHORE: Punjab health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid said here on Sunday that Corona test positivity ratio is increasing... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Speakers pay rich homage to I A Rehman ISLAMABAD: The speakers during a special webinar paid a rich homage to I A Rehman, Pakistan’s iconic human rights... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Govt to introduce special package for farmers: Gill MULTAN: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Gill said that the government was introducing a special package... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
First-ever refrigerated sea water fish boat developed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan successfully achieved a landmark in fisheries sector by developing first-ever state of the art... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Faisalabad sees 159 new cases of Covid-19 FAISALABAD: Eight more deaths recorded from Covid-19 and 159 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Canadian govt urged to reconsider flights’ suspension ISLAMABAD: Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has written to the Canadian government to... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
IGP exhorts cops to adopt public-friendly attitude ISLAMABAD: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Islamabad Qazi Jamil-ur-Rehman Sunday exhorted the cops to demonstrate... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
PIMA, Al-Khadmit urge govt to allow NGOs to import vaccines RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) and Al-Khidmat Foundation urged the concerned authorities to... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Curriculum: Ulema reject Islamic content exclusion: Ashrafi LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has said that... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Royalty issue: IPO advises artists to scrutinise contracts before signing ISLAMABAD: The Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan (IPO-Pak) on Sunday urged the artists to minutely examine... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Need emphasised for safety measures against malaria LAHORE: Post Graduate Medical Institute Principal Prof. Dr. Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar has said that in the... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
TCL Pakistan launches IoT system for smart living LAHORE: TCL, Pakistan’s No.1 TV brand ushered in a new era of smart connectivity with the launch of its IoT... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Ex-project manager ERKF dies of Covid-19 PESHAWAR: Former Project Manager Economic Revitalization of KP and FATA (ERKF) Project, Asad Mahmood died due to... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Public sector hospitals: Buzdar directs to increase ventilators, oxygen beds immediately LAHORE: In the wake of increasing pressure on the health system due to rapidly increasing confirmed Covid-19 cases,... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
KMC sets up ‘Deewar-e-Ilm’ at Frere Hall to promote book reading culture KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has set up the first “Deewar-e-Ilm” (wall of knowledge) at Frere... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
Sindh records 952 new cases of Covid-19 KARACHI: Sindh recorded as many as 952 new cases of Covid-19 with 6 more deaths overnight, Chief Minister Syed Murad... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
PACRA assigns initial ratings to Diamond Tyres KARACHI: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited assigns initial entity ratings of ‘A-/A2’ to Diamond Tyres... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Hot, humid weather likely in Karachi today KARACHI: The Meteorological department on Sunday forecast hot and humid weather in the metropolis for the next 24... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:16am
NA-249: PPP calls off election campaign rally KARACHI: Amid a worsening coronavirus situation in the country, PPP on Sunday said it is calling off a rally... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
PTI MPA Mir Sheharyar joins PPP KARACHI: A Sindh lawmaker of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has ditched the party and joined Pakistan People’s... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
KPC holds award ceremony for women journalists KARACHI: Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Saturday organized an award ceremony in recognition of the services rendered by... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Stocks Wall Street week ahead: After blazing rally, some warn of tougher market NEW YORK: Some of Wall Street’s biggest names are predicting a pause in a rally that has taken the S&P 500 to... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Letters Army has been called in to help enforce Covid-19 SOPs The government was left with no other option but to call in army to assist the police and other law enforcement... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Computer chip shortage may leave auto sector idling What was initially downplayed as a brief hiccup in the supply of semiconductors looks more and more like a shortage... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Free media and trust in state’s commitment to confidentiality of information: Dangerous disequilibrium The country appears to have been facing a disequilibrium or an imbalance between free media and state’s commitment... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Tarin versus Sheikh The appointment of Shaukat Tarin as federal finance minister is generating considerable controversy particularly in... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Minister visits missing persons’ sit-in KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Information and Religious Affairs Syed Nasir Hussain Shah visited ongoing sit-in ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Covid-19: There is crisis but no panic: Fawad KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry said that as far as the situation of... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Public sector organizations: KP PAC orders performance audit PESHAWAR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of KP Assembly has directed the high ups concerned with audit and... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
PDA jurisdiction expanded to six more localities PESHAWAR: The Board of Directors (BoDs) of Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) Sunday approved expansion of the... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
CM pays surprise visit to Peshawar prison PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Sunday paid a surprise visit to Central Jail Peshawar and expressed anger... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
SAPM says Gandhara Trail to be completed by 2022 PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Tourism Zulfi Bukhari said appropriate steps had been taken... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (April 25, 2021) and the forecast for Monday (April 26, 2021).... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
40pc payment to IPPs: PD seeks Rs90bn supplementary grant ISLAMABAD: Power Division has sought Rs90 billion supplementary grant to pay 40 per cent agreed amount to ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Rates.BR Index Futures spread declines 13.26pc KARACHI: The futures spread declined by 39bps to 13.26 percent on the last day of outgoing week. Trading activities... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Rates.BR Index PSX remains under pressure: BRIndex100 loses 72.8 points KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under pressure during the outgoing week ended on April 23, as the ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale DUBAI: Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning its first ever U.S. dollar-denominated public international bond sale, two... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
PTI’s ongoing tenure: Agri sector has benefitted the most: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday pledged to hold free and fair general elections in the country as all... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Health minister suspended: Fire kills 82 at Iraqi Covid hospital BAGHDAD: More than 80 people died Sunday in a fire that ripped through an Iraqi Covid-19 hospital, sparking anger ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
‘FBR cannot probe investment of non-resident Pakistanis’ ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) has declared that the Section 111 (unexplained ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Industry Sanjrani assures support to FPCCI KARACHI: Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani hosted an Iftar-cum-dinner in honour of FPCCI’s delegation at his official... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:13am
Cotton & Textile Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate increased by Rs500/maund KARACHI: The spot rate of cotton increased by Rs 500 per maund. Bullish trend was witnessed in international cotton... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Money & Banking Young UK investors choose cryptocurrencies over stocks LONDON: Young British investors are twice as likely to buy cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as they are to buy... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:12am
Money & Banking ‘Digital currency’: A central bank alternative to bitcoin? LONDON: Digital euros, yuan and dollars? Faced with increased popularity for cryptocurrency bitcoin, as well as for... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:12am
Stocks Gulf bourses quiet, few fresh factors DUBAI: Major bourses in the Middle East were mostly quiet on Sunday in the absence of fresh cataysts to trade on,... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Stocks Shanghai Stock Exchange starts accepting REIT applications SHANGHAI: The Shanghai Stock Exchange said Wednesday it had started accepting applications for publicly offered... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Stocks Speculators’ bearish bets on US dollar rise NEW YORK: Speculators’ net bearish bets on the US dollar rose in the latest week to a three-week high, according ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Stocks Frontier markets an unlikely haven as storms sweep local bonds LONDON: Investors in emerging market local currency bonds finding economies such as Russia and Turkey too volatile... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Stocks Asian FX bulls return as dollar slips SINGAPORE: Investors turned bullish on most Asian currencies, a Reuters poll found, as easing bets of a... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Money & Banking African currencies week ahead: Kenyan and Zambian units seen softening NAIROBI: Kenya and Zambia’s currencies are expected to come under pressure next week though Uganda’s will likely... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:13am
Renowned opera singer Christa Ludwig dies VIENNA: Renowned opera singer Christa Ludwig has died at age 93, Austrian media reported Sunday. The mezzo-soprano... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies of Covid aged 59 PARIS: Alber Elbaz, the fashion designer whose playful designs transformed the storied French house Lanvin into an... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Combating Covid-19 EDITORIAL: Prime minister Imran Khan presided over a meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Covid-19 on... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Whither electricity tariffs EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, together with members of the federal economic team as well as... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Commodities Palm oil imports increase 34.83pc in 3 quarters ISLAMABAD: The palm oil imports increased by 34.83 percent during the first three quarters of the current fiscal ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Cotton & Textile Better cotton crops predicted during current year MULTAN: Director General Agriculture Punjab Dr Anjum Ali Butter said that due to dry weather this year, better ... Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am
Industry New 16 cement factories to be established in Punjab: CM DERA GHAZI KHAN: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said that 16 new cement factories would be established in... Updated 26 Apr, 2021 10:12am