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Majeed Kakar elected president of BHBA

QUETTA: Abdul Majeed Kakar has been elected as president of Balochistan High Court Bar Association after securing ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:14am

Energy

PEDO to complete small hydel power projects by June 2022

PESHAWAR: Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) is going to complete three hydel power projects of 62.8...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:13am

PTI leader demands deployment of Rangers across Sindh

KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh on Sunday demanded that Rangers to be deputed...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:13am

Remote areas of Balochistan: Facilities to be provided to children in schools: minister

QUETTA: Balochisan Education Minister Mir Naseebullah Khan Marri said that all possible education facilities would ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:13am

KP is full of historic, tourist attractions: Dr Sania

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Dr Sania Nishtar on Sunday...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:08am

Democratic values: NA Speaker for collective global efforts

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has called for collective global efforts to strengthen democratic...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:05am

Commodities

Prices of essential kitchen items still quite high

PESHAWAR: Prices of essential kitchen items, including live chicken/meat, vegetable, cooking oil/ghee, pulses, ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:04am

Industry

4 months: sports goods’ export surges 20.73pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The exports of sports goods witnessed an increase of 20.73 percent during the first four months of ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:01am

Pakistan heading towards sustainable growth rapidly: Farrukh

FAISALABAD: State Minister for Information & Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that Pakistan is heading ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:00am

Indian jails: APHC concerned at illegally detained persons’ plight

ISLAMABAD: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has expressed concern over the plight of illegally detained...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 07:00am

Office bearers’ appointments in APCAA: Allegations levelled against APCAA office-bearers

KARACHI: Allegations of submitting fake documents and misusing powers have been levelled on the acting chairman and...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:55am

US Navy rescues Iran seamen adrift in Gulf for 8 days

MANAMA: The US Navy has rescued two Iranian seamen who had been adrift for eight days on a fishing boat in Gulf...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:53am

Money & Banking

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinstore enters India despite pending curbs on trade

MUMBAI: Singapore-based virtual currency exchange Coinstore has begun operations in India at a time when the Indian...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:51am

Middle East

Israel worries Iran will get sanctions relief without capping nuclear projects

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel worries Iran will secure a windfall in sanctions relief in renewed nuclear negotiations...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:41am

Iranian, Chinese and Russian diplomats meet ahead of nuclear talks

DUBAI: Iran’s negotiating team, led by Ali Bagheri Kani, held bilateral and trilateral meetings in Vienna on...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:40am

Former Cambodian premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh dies at 77

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian former prime minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, the current king’s half-brother, who spent...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:37am

Europe

EU, NATO vow action against hybrid threats on Baltic visit

VILNIUS: EU and NATO leaders on Sunday vowed to step up cooperation against hybrid threats on a visit to Lithuania...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:36am

China study warns of ‘colossal’ Covid outbreak if it opens up

BEIJING: China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:35am

Europe

Czech president appoints Fiala as PM in ceremony behind glass

PRAGUE: Czech President Milos Zeman appointed the leader of a centre-right alliance Petr Fiala as prime minister on...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:32am

Moscow says 27 more Russian diplomats due to leave US in January

MOSCOW: Russia’s ambassador to the United States said that 27 more Russian diplomats and their families were...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:30am

Stocks

Wall Street Week Ahead: Covid-19 fears reappear as a threat to market

NEW YORK: COVID-19 has resurfaced as a worry for investors and a potential driver of big market moves after a new...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:29am

Europe

Omicron coronavirus variant spreads: Cases detected in Netherlands, Denmark, Australia

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: The Omicron coronavirus variant kept spreading around the world on Sunday, with 13 cases found in...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:28am

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses tumble as Omicron spooks investors

DUBAI: Most Gulf stock markets ended lower on Sunday, with the Saudi and Dubai indexes suffering their biggest...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:23am

Industry

Visa complains to US govt about India backing for local rival RuPay

NEW DELHI: Visa Inc has complained to the U.S. government that India’s “informal and formal” promotion of...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:22am

Letters

Strong federation and strong federating units

In a major development on the economic front, provinces have helped the federal government contain fiscal deficit at...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:19am

Misuse of govt adverts

EDITORIAL: An old audio clip of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has gone viral for its reprehensible content. In ...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

SBP’s informed perspective

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) annual report on Pakistan’s economy 2020-21 claims that growth...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

‘It’s all lies’; migrants stuck at Polish border feel cheated by people smugglers

Syrian friends Anas Kanaan, 34, and Mouein al-Hadi, 36, were told by people smugglers that they would easily be able...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

Pakistan’s agri sector—I

Pakistan’s agriculture sector provides food security to the nation, livelihood to rural population, and it is a...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

Consuming for today no saving for tomorrow

Consumption rate in Pakistan is one of the highest in the world – both of households and the government which...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:15am

MENA

Pakistan Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020: A ‘magnet’ for investors and tourists alike

One of the Expo’s most coveted pavilions, it also serves as a bastion of the country’s longstanding association with the UAE

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 01:26am

Tour de Waziristan National Cycling Race pedals-off

PESHAWAR: Tour de Waziristan National Cycle Race peddled off under the auspices of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and...