Four school children killed in trailer-rickshaw collision BAHAWALPUR: Four school children were killed and 10 others injured on Saturday when a speeding trailer hit a ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
President awards teams for winning Huawei ICT competition ISLAMABAD: The award distribution ceremony for Huawei’s ICT Middle East Competition in collaboration with the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
China, Iran begin implementation of sweeping strategic deal BEIJING: China said Saturday it would begin implementing a strategic agreement with Iran, strengthening economic and... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 09:55am
Islamabad: criminal gangs operating in Karachi Company, other neighbourhoods ISLAMABAD: The capital city witnessed 34 cases of various kinds of theft including robbery, burglary, snatching at... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Kamyab Jawan Programme: Rs50bn loans to be disbursed this year: Farrukh ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set Rs 50 billion target of disbursing loans under Kamyab Jawan Programme this... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Kazakh prosecutors say 225 people have died in unrest NUR-SULTAN, (Kazakhstan): Violent unrest in Kazakhstan that began with peaceful protests over energy prices and... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Tongans flee tsunami following powerful volcanic eruption NUKU’ALOFA, (Tonga): Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption — heard... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Taliban dismiss 3,000 members for committing abuses KABUL: The Taliban have dismissed about 3,000 members accused of abusive practices from its hardline Islamist... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Europe No lights, no heat, no money — that’s life in Ukraine during cyber warfare UKRAINE: ReuteHackers who defaced and interrupted access to numerous Ukrainian government websites on Friday could ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Putin eyes construction of Arctic rail link MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has tasked his government with submitting proposals to build a railway link... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Activists freed but repression still ‘systematic’ BEIRUT: Egypt has recently freed several prominent political detainees, raising hopes for an easing of a sweeping... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
US FAA reviews FedEx proposal to install A321 laser-based missile-defence system WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it is proposing conditions that would allow... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
N Korea fired railway-borne missiles in third test this year SEOUL: North Korea fired two railway-borne tactical guided missiles, state media reported Saturday, the country’s... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Iran nuclear deal: Negotiators head home as talks hit critical stage TEHRAN: Chief negotiators from Iran and Europe returned home for consultations as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Tunisia sentences nine ‘jihadists’ to death over soldier’s murder TUNIS: A Tunisian court has sentenced to death nine jihadists accused of having beheaded a soldier in 2016, a murder... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Europe Thousands protest in Vienna against mandatory vaccination VIENNA: Thousands of people took to the streets of Austria’s capital on Saturday to protest against government... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
South Asia City of Beijing reports first local Omicron case BEIJING: The Chinese capital Beijing on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted infection of the highly... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Bird flu outbreak claims over 500,000 chickens in Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU: At least half a million chickens have been either killed by a bird flu outbreak in Burkina Faso or... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Europe Protesters hit French streets to fight new vaccine pass PARIS: Thousands demonstrated in cities across France on Saturday against tighter restrictions on people not... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Yemen rebels reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship SANAA: Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Saturday rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged vessel they seized... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Middle East UAE regulator investigating aborted Emirates take-off at Dubai airport DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ civil aviation regulator has opened an investigation into an aborted take-off by... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Suit says Google, Facebook chiefs OK’d market pact SAN FRANCISCO: Top bosses of Google and Facebook were directly involved in approving an allegedly illegal 2018 deal... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Russia-Ukraine conflict: US talks to energy firms over EU gas supply LONDON/WASHINGTON: The US government has held talks with several international energy companies on contingency plans... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (January 15, 2022) and the forecast for Sunday (January 16, 2022).... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
PML-N leader terms passage of SBP bill ‘unconstitutional’ move LAHORE: Terming the passage of State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Finance (Supplementary) Bill,... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Minister spells out benefits of NITB law ISLAMABAD: The passage of National Information Technology Board (NITB) Bill would not only enable the Board to... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Hammad clarifies Khattak’s ‘protest’ ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said that all the decisions would be taken in the interest of the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
G-B Child Labour Survey 2018-2019 unveiled ISLAMABAD: Out of the 388,000 children between the ages of 5–17 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 14.3 percent are working and... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Punjab govt introduces ‘Ehsaas Dastarkhwan’ LAHORE: On the direction of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, the provincial government, after the “Eshas... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
District administration to monitor smoke emission through CCTV cameras LAHORE: The district administration will monitor smoke emission through close circuit TV cameras installed at the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Noor’s father demands capital punishment for Zahir Jaffer ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Mukadam, the father of Noor Mukadam who was brutally killed in Islamabad’s F-7 sector last ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
PMU for EVMs, i-voting: CEC approaches PM for space allocation ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has approached Prime Minister Imran Khan for allocation... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Customs foils bid to bring in weapons from Afghanistan KARACHI: Customs Enforcement Peshawar on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle huge cache of weapons within the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Anti-LG law protests aimed at creating ethnic tensions: Ghani KARACHI: Sindh Information and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has said the real objective behind the protests staged by... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
More weapons recovered from under godown floor: SSP Central KARACHI: The District Central Police has said that more weapons were recovered in the morning buried under a godown... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Country’s upper parts likely to receive rain, snow from Jan 18 Light to moderate snowfall is expected in Murree Updated 16 Jan, 2022 04:59pm
NK industrialists asked to compile employee data KARACHI: Industrialists in North Karachi Industrial Area have been asked by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Murad for scientific research on history, heritage of Sindh HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the Sindh has a rich history that needs to be... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
APTMA vs MoE: cutting thru the noise The rift between the textile industry (particularly APTMA – All Pakistan Textile Mills Association) and government... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
STPF 2020-25: A review—II Like previous documents TDAP’s role to enhance and develop Pakistan’s exports has yet again been emphasized. But... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Has diplomacy on Ukraine reached a dead end? The failure of the United States and Russia this week to find a diplomatic solution to fizzing tensions over Eastern... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Letters ‘Charter of national security’ The incumbent government deserves a lot of praise for preparing the country’s first-ever citizen-centric National... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
ADP mid-year progress: Delay in execution of uplift projects will not be tolerated: CS LAHORE: Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal has said that delay in development projects is not tolerable and in... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
JI chief says PTI govt has lost ‘establishment’s’ trust LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq believes the PTI has lost the confidence of the establishment which... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Bilawal steps up criticism of PTI govt ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday said that his party’s... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
SAF, GCT receive massive support from businesspeople LAHORE: Shahid Afridi Foundation (SAF) and Green Crescent Trust (GCT) charitable alliance received massive support ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
White-collar crime, cyber crime: SACM praises role of FIA, PFSA LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab for Information Hasaan Khawar has said institutions like the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
CJP, SC judges condole death ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and the judges of the Supreme Court have expressed deep sorrow and... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Letter to Centre: Sindh demands due share of gas KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday wrote a letter to Federal Minister Hammad Azhar, expressing its anger over... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
All issues: Govt, ‘establishment’ on the same page: minister ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, on Saturday, said the government, its allies, and the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Joint opposition in Sindh PA holds demo against LG law KARACHI: The joint opposition parties in Sindh Assembly staged a protest demonstration near Karachi Press Club ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Energy Chicago gasoline for physical delivery fell NEW YORK: Chicago gasoline for physical delivery fell on Friday reaching the widest discount since December as... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Energy US natural gas futures were little changed NEW YORK: U.S. natural gas futures were little changed on Friday ahead of the long Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Energy Kazakhstan produced 85.88m tonnes of oil in 2021 NUR-SULTAN: Kazakhstan produced 85.88 million tonnes of oil in 2021, its energy ministry said on Saturday. The... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Commodities Speculators trim bullish bet in raw sugar NEW YORK: Speculators reduced their bullish bets in raw sugar futures on ICE U.S. by more than 50,000 contracts in... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Commodities KC wheat, MGEX wheat hit multi-month lows CHICAGO: U.S. wheat futures closed lower on Friday on expectations for increasing global supplies, with hard wheat... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Cotton & Textile Cotton Spot Rates KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (January 15, 2022).... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Cotton & Textile Trading volume remains satisfactory LAHORE: The spot rate remained unchanged. The market remained steady on Saturday and the trading volume remained... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Commodities Prices of kitchen items show rising trend after passage of ‘mini-budget’ ISLAMABAD: Following the approval of the supplementary budget in the National Assembly, the prices of majority of... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Energy Libya oil, gas exports hit 5-year high of $21.5bn TRIPOLI: Libya’s lifeline oil and gas exports raised revenues of more than $21.5 billion in 2021, the highest ... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Stocks London Stock Exchange proposes special listings for private companies: WSJ LONDON: The London Stock Exchange Group has proposed a special market for private companies to trade their shares... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Rates Automart: car prices in Karachi KARACHI: The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (January... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Rates World Shipping Schedule KARACHI: Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (January 15, 2022).... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Grains Lahore Grain Market Rates LAHORE: Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (January 15, 2022)... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Paper Lahore Paper Market Rates LAHORE: Paper market rates in rupees on Saturday (January 15, 2022). ======================================= Offset... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
WB to consider house financing project next month ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan Housing Finance -Additional... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:00am
SEZs model: PM approves ‘One Stop Service’ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved ‘One Stop Service’ (OSS) in SEZs model, jointly formulated by... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:01am
Finance (Supplementary) Act, 2022 enforced Will withdraw sales tax exemptions to the tune of Rs343 billion from January 16 Updated 17 Jan, 2022 09:49am
Govt’s powers in relation to SBP explained Hammad Azhar says federal government would own the entire assets of SBP while appointments and removals of governor, deputy governor, and board of directors were also in the domain of the government Updated 16 Jan, 2022 11:44am
Fraudulent retailers: FBR chief hints at shutting down businesses ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed said Saturday that the FBR will close... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 09:58am
MoC for sending only 20pc empty containers abroad KARACHI: Ministry of Commerce has suggested that only 20 percent of containers may be allowed to go empty from... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 09:57am
POL products’ prices surge ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Saturday raised partially the ex-depot prices of petroleum products up to Rs 3.33... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:03am
Grid interconnections: KE urges NTDC to resolve cross-trip issue ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has proposed National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) to constitute a... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:04am
Iranian cooking oil: FBR to take anti-smuggling steps ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will take major enforcement action at the border areas of Iran to ... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:05am
IHC says press freedom is not a licence to prejudice sub-judice proceedings ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) said independence and freedom of the press do not give license to a... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:06am
NSA outlines main features of NSP LAHORE: National Security Advisor Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Saturday that the newly-announced National Security Policy... Updated 16 Jan, 2022 10:07am
‘Wine time Fridays’ leave British PM with new hangover LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson witnessed weekly drinking sessions by his staff throughout the pandemic,... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Philippines to acquire missile system from India for $375m MANILA: The Philippines has finalised a deal to acquire a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India for nearly... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Three stabbed outside Tokyo university TOKYO: Three people were stabbed outside the prestigious University of Tokyo ahead of nationwide college entrance... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Strict SOPs stressed: Schools, businesses to remain open in Sindh KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting of Provincial Taskforce on Coronavirus at... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
President approves ‘mini-budget’ ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday approved the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021, or ‘mini-budget’,... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Surge in Covid-19: NCOC calls meeting of education, health ministers ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), in a bid to contain the alarming spread of the Covid-19... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Spotlight on NAB chairman EDITORIAL: NAB (National Accountability Bureau) Chairman former Justice Javed Iqbal didn’t exactly dodge the... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Kabul govt must act against TTP terrorists EDITORIAL: A former spokesman for the so-called Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mufti Khalid Balti alias Mohammad... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Industry FBR, Ogra, Irsa: LCCI advocates private sector’s representation LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has urged the government to ensure adequate representation of... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Commodities Rain forecast in Brazil, Argentina curbs soy prices CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures slumped on Friday to their lowest price in more than a week under... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Commodities Cocoa climbs to 3 month high on rising demand NEW YORK: Cocoa futures on ICE gained 2% and hit a three-month high on Friday, buoyed by signs that demand is... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Industry Finance (suppl) bill should be revisited: KCCI, BMG KARACHI: According to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Leadership of Businessmen Group,... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Money & Banking Xi calls for measures against ‘unhealthy’ development of digital economy SHANGHAI: President Xi Jinping has called for improved regulation and governance of China’s digital economy to... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
AAJ PROGRAM SCHEDULE Sunday, January 16, 2022 TIMING PROGRAM TITLE 06:00 TARGET 06:25 HEADLINE NEWS 06:30 TARGET 06:55 HEADLINE NEWS... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points