WHO says virus strain in India a ‘variant of concern’ as Europe eases curbs GENEVA: Schools and stores reopened in parts of Europe on Monday, easing out of months of Covid-19 lockdowns, but ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
Dozens of suspected Covid-19 corpses found in Indian river NEW DELHI: Dozens of bodies believed to be Covid-19 victims have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
Anger in France over ‘civil war’ warning PARIS: The government of French President Emmanuel Macron reacted with fury Monday after a group of serving French... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
London launches tourism campaign LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched a campaign on Monday to bring tourists back to the British capital, ahead ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
Four stabbed in ‘random’ NZ knife attack WELLINGTON: A knife-wielding attacker stabbed four people in a New Zealand supermarket Monday, critically injuring... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch a lunar mission next year NEW YORK: SpaceX will launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of next year, with Elon... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
Man killed in shooting at Vancouver International Airport VANCOUVER: A man was killed in a shooting at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday, police said, with the... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:15am
Amazon blocked 10bn suspected counterfeit listings WASHINGTON: Amazon said Monday it blocked more than 10 billion suspected listings of counterfeit goods on its... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
G7 must invest $10trn for sustainable recovery PARIS: G7 nations should collectively spend a trillion dollars a year over the next decade to put the world on a ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
LDA retrieves govt land worth Rs137m LAHORE: The Lahore district administration retrieved government land worth Rs 137 million that was illegally... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Rawalpindi PML-N leaders meet Shehbaz LAHORE: Representatives of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rawalpindi including former MPs called on party... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
At least three killed in Jamrud accident PESHAWAR: At least three persons were killed and 16 others sustained injuries when a passenger coach collided with a... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Punjab reports 1,393 fresh virus cases, 26 deaths LAHORE: The novel coronavirus continued to show alarm, as out of 10,290 Covid-19 tests conducted during the last 24... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Tourist spots in Hazara, Swat will remain closed during Eid PESHAWAR: Tourists’ spots in Hazara and Malakand regions will remain closed during Eidul Fitr to prevent the ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
‘Enhanced Pak-China B2B irrigation cooperation needed’ BEIJING: The irrigation solutions promoted by a Chinese company have proved a success in demonstration zones in... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
French serial killer Michel Fourniret dies PARIS: The French serial killer dubbed the "Ogre of the Ardennes", who confessed to killing 11 people, mostly girls... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Johnson faces watchdog probe over luxury holiday LONDON: Britain's parliamentary standards watchdog confirmed Monday it is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
EU sees ‘window of opportunity’ for Iran nuclear talks BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday urged "non-stop" talks in Vienna to try for a breakthrough... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Journalist gunned down in DR Congo’s volatile east KINSHASA: A young journalist working for a radio station in a troubled eastern region of DR Congo has been shot ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (May 10, 2021) and the forecast for Tuesday (May 11, 2021).... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Buzdar prepares priorities of ADP for 2021-22 LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday chaired a video-link meeting at his office, to map out... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
PHP SP conducts inspection of Jhok More post FAISALABAD: Punjab Highway Patrol is established to serve road users on the provincial highways. The prevention of... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
50 inmates released ahead of Eid after AAKF pays Diat LAHORE: The Abdul Aleem Khan Foundation (AAKF) has claimed to have paid millions of rupees as Diat (blood money) for... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
CM condemns attacks on worshipers at Al-Aqsa mosque LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday condemned the attacks on historic Al-Aqsa mosque... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Country’s water bearers quench thirst in Ramazan, but fear for their trade KARACHI: Mohammad Ramzan pumps water into a large goat skin bag before carrying it down an alley and up several... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks FTSE 100 edges lower LONDON: London’s FTSE 100 dipped on Monday as weakness in industrial stocks and a stronger pound following the... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks Japanese shares surge TOKYO: Japanese shares gained on Monday, as a strong finish last week on Wall Street boosted risk appetite, while... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks Indian shares up MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Indian shares closed higher for a fourth straight session on Monday as a rally in commodity prices... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks Monday’s early trade: Dow hits above 35,000 mark; Nasdaq drops NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on Monday on hopes that interest rates would remain... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks China stocks mixed SHANGHAI: China stocks wavered with no clear direction on Monday, as losses in tech shares amid Beijing’s ... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks European stocks at record highs AMSTERDAM/LONDON: European stocks reached record highs on Monday as miners led gains after commodity prices surged... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Stocks Saudi index leads Gulf markets higher DUBAI: Most major stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday in thin trade ahead of Eidul-Fitr holidays, with... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
FPCCI chief lauds govt for reduction in Eid holidays ISLAMABAD: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI, has appreciated government for reduction in Eid holidays for... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
NTDC installs shunt reactors on Dadu-Jamshoro transmission line LAHORE: National Transmission Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) is completing its projects of transmission lines and... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Around 24 Covid patients go missing from Peshawar hospital PESHAWAR: Around 24 passengers, who were kept in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, mysteriously went... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Over 70m Covid vaccine doses to be administered this year: Nausheen ISLAMABAD: Parliam-entary Secretary, National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid on... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
IIOJK: Dispute’s settlement lies in UNSC resolution: Qureshi ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said final settlement of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
ICMAP submits pre-budget recommendations KARACHI: Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA Pakistan) has submitted its pre-budget... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Imran lost ‘ethical, legal grounds’ to retain premiership: Marri KARACHI: Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Peoples’ Party Parliamentarians and Member National Assembly... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Theft, car snatching in Karachi: Textile exporters complain of rising incidents KARACHI: “Rampant” incidents of car snatching and stealing of valuables have struck the metropolis, textile... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
NBG chief lauds PM’s visit to Saudi Arabia KARACHI: National Business Group chairman and Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum president Mian Zahid... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Budget strategy paper for FY2021-22 The Federal Budget for 2021-22 is likely to be presented on the 11th of June 2021. The Ministry of Finance must be... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Religious extremist terrorism’s spread Recent events in Mozambique centring on religious extremist terrorists seizing Pemba, the capital of the northern... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Climate shifts and rising demand leave Turkey battling growing water stress Last winter, the massive dams and reservoirs that supply water to Istanbul’s 15 million residents fell to... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Letters US withdrawal from Afghanistan It is said that the United States has completed two to six percent of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Murad for expanding vaccination facilities to provide 0.1m jabs per day KARACHI: Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday declared Covid-19 control as top priority of his... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Buyers switch to online Eid shopping due to lockdown KARACHI: As the city markets are closed because of strict lockdown, buyers have started online shopping to purchase... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Repair of Dhabeji water supply lines ordered KARACHI: Secretary Local Government Sindh Syed Najam Ahmad Shah on Sunday ordered immediate repair of all leakage... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
24/7 vaccination facility becomes operational at Expo Centre KARACHI: Sindh’s largest vaccination centre became operational at Karachi Expo Centre on Monday and so far, over... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Trust in digital society: Huawei for closer public-private sector cooperation KARACHI: Catherine Chen, Corporate Senior Vice President and BOD Member at Huawei, has underscored how building ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
‘Complete lockdown to continue till 16th’ QUETTA: Spokesperson for provincial government, Liaquat Shahwani, has said that the provincial government had... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Bilawal asks PM to explain why govt was compelled to repay Saudi loan KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has asked the Prime Minister to explain to the... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:16am
Illicit tobacco trade termed serious threat to documented economy KARACHI: Illicit tobacco trade is not only causing tax evasion but also posing a serious threat to government’s... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
PSDP in Sindh: Utilization of funds stands at 69pc KARACHI: The utilization of funds stood at 69 percent against the released funds by the first week of May 2021 in ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Railways scales down freight rates KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has markedly scaled down the freight rates of its different services during Eid holidays... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Possession of playground: IHC dismisses petition challenging CDA’s action ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition challenging the Capital Development Authority... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Implementation of Covid-19 SOPs: KP CM expresses dissatisfaction PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the state of implementation of Corona... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
BARD Foundation: Helping people in Ramazan LAHORE: Bilquis and Abdul Razak Dawood (BARD) Foundation, in collaboration with Rizq Foundation, distributed ration... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
PM to take telephone calls from public today ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will directly engage with the public via telephone on Tuesday (today), says PTI... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Javed Latif’s physical remand extended LAHORE: A duty magistrate on Friday extended the physical remand of PML-N MNA Javed Latif for further two days in a... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
PM visits PIMS ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday suddenly arrived at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Kaira supports Shehbaz’s travel abroad LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples’ Party senior leader Qamar Zaman Kaira has supported Shehbaz Sharif’s travelling ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Country sees 3,447 new cases of Covid-19 ISLAMABAD: The country recorded 3,447 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s Covid-19... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
NCOC’s Covid-19 awareness drive continues to curb disease spread ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has continued its national awareness campaign to educate... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
LUMS receives regional recognition for NOP LAHORE: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been selected as the regional finalist for the CASE... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Punjab govt to issue SOPs for Eid prayers LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to issue the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for congregational... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Minister reviews vaccination process of police personnel LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid monitored vaccination process at Police Lines Qila Gujjar Singh... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Boy dies as pistol goes off while filming video HAFIZABAD: A 10-year-old boy died after a pistol accidentally went off while shooting a TikTok video in Hafizabad,... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Forex Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Rates.LIBOR LIBOR interbank offered rates LONDON: London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) on Monday (May 10, 2021).... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Rates.LME LME official prices LONDON: The following were Friday official prices.... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE Tuesday, May 11, 2021 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 NEWS BULLETIN 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 NEWS BULLETIN 06:55... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Cotton & Textile Cotton crop sown slightly over 1.25m acres in Punjab so far LAHORE: Cotton crop has so far been sown slightly over 1.25 million acres of land in Punjab against the target of 4... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Imran Yaqoob Minhas made new Karachi police chief KARACHI: Sindh government on Monday appointed Imran Yaqoob Minhas as Karachi police chief, who replaced the outgoing... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Nepal PM loses trust vote KATHMANDU: Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, the speaker said,... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:17am
Malaysia sues Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Coutts over 1MDB KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's now-defunct 1MDB state fund is suing units of Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Coutts & ... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:18am
Vietnam War: French court dismisses case over Agent Orange use ÉVRY, (France): An elderly French-Vietnamese woman failed Monday in her bid to sue Monsanto and other makers of the... Updated 11 May, 2021 10:18am
Sales tax on kerosene oil reduced ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced sales tax from 17 percent to 15.44 percent on Kerosene oil... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Budget 2021-22: FBR asked to reach out to Pakistani-American investors ISLAMABAD: The American Business Council (ABC) of Pakistan has proposed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Gunman kills six at US birthday party before shooting himself WASHINGTON: A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, killing six people in the early hours of Sunday... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Fawad suggests changes in GoP emblem ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said graphics of Jute and Tea... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities US MIDDAY: Gold hovers near 3-month peak NEW YORK: Gold held firm near a three-month high on Monday after last week’s miss on the US jobs growth numbers... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities US MIDDAY: Corn slips CHICAGO: Chicago corn futures fell on Monday, pausing after rallying to eight-year highs last week, with traders... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Gold surges in Europe AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Gold prices hit a three-month high on Monday after last week’s miss on the US jobs growth ... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Gold prices up in Asia SINGAPORE: Gold prices rose in Asian trade on Monday, hovering near a three-month peak, as a shocking miss in US ... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Arabica coffee slips, raw sugar up LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE were lower on Monday as the market suffered a setback after its recent strong... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Paris wheat drops HAMBURG: Euronext wheat fell sharply on Monday as rainfall eased crop concerns in France amidst profit-taking after... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Energy Asia’s gasoline margin rebounds SINGAPORE: Asia’s gasoline margin rebounded on Monday as a jump in US prices, following a cyberattack that shut a... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities China tin smelters lift April output SHANGHAI: China’s tin smelters boosted output by 7% in April from the prior month to 15,298 tonnes, state-backed... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Malaysian palm oil falls KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures declined more than 1% on Monday, after palm posted its best week in two... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities China exchanges move to cool iron ore, steel price rally BEIJING: China’s commodity exchanges on Monday moved to raise trading limits and margin requirements for some iron... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Tokyo rubber futures rise TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures rose on Monday after the country’s prime minister said the government had reserves... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Energy Oil rises after key US fuel pipeline plans restart NEW YORK: Oil prices turned higher on Monday as a major US fuel pipeline said it could largely restart within the... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Commodities Copper slips after rallying to peak LONDON: Copper slipped on Monday after touching a new record peak as bullish investors who recently entered the... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Cotton & Textile Cotton eases on West Texas rain forecast, weaker grains NEW YORK: ICE cotton futures fell for a second session on Monday, pressured by the forecast for rainfall in West... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Cotton & Textile New York cotton NEW YORK: The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes OCCUPIED JERUSA-LEM/GAZA): At least 20 people were killed, including nine children, and 65 others wounded in Israeli... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Tarin explains impact of spike in global food prices ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday said that cartelization is not acceptable at any cost and stern... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
UAE bars travellers, including transit passengers, from Pakistan DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will from Wednesday suspend the entry of all travellers, including transit... Published 11 May, 2021 04:39am
Indian virus variant found in Thai travellers from Pakistan BANGKOK: Thailand on Monday barred the entry of foreign nationals from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh in a bid to... Updated 11 May, 2021 09:35am