News Archives for Print - 2022-01-22

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Print - 2022-01-22

South Asia

Taliban kill eight Afghan ‘resistance’ fighters

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, (Afghanistan): The Taliban killed eight resistance fighters from a national opposition group in a...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

UN General Assembly president to join China’s Winter Olympic torch relay

BEIJING: China on Friday said the president of the UN’s General Assembly will take part in the Winter Olympics...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Taliban to meet Western officials in Norway for aid talks

OSLO: The Taliban will hold talks with Western officials in Oslo next week on human rights and humanitarian aid in...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

China, Russia block US push for UN sanctions on North Koreans: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS: China and Russia on Thursday blocked a US push to impose United Nations sanctions on five North...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Iran, Russia, China start war games to counter ‘maritime piracy’

TEHRAN: Iran, Russia and China began on Friday naval and air drills in the Indian Ocean, seeking to counter...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (January 21, 2022) and the forecast for Saturday (January 22, 2022)....

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Middle East

Air strike on Yemen prison leaves at least 70 dead

SAADA, (Yemen): At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Anarkali blast probe: LEAs arrest two suspects

LAHORE: In a major breakthrough in the Anarkali blast probe, the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on Friday arrested...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Taxes

Federal and provincial taxpayers : FBR body to resolve issues of ST returns

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a committee comprising provincial revenue...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Mild cold waves likely across Sindh

KARACHI: Mild cold waves are likely to blow across Sindh from Saturday through Jan 27 that may pull down night time...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Franco-German Friendship Day marked in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: On 22 January 2022 marks the second anniversary of the Treaty of Aachen which raises Franco-German...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

SPI records 0.06pc decrease WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 20, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.06...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

MENA

2022: Dubai tops Tripadvisor’s best destination ranking; London in 2nd place

KARACHI: Dubai is in number one place on Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for 2022: the Best of the Best...

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 11:47am

Forensic audit of yarn shortage will be conducted: Umar

FAISALABAD: Forensic audit of yarn shortage would be conducted on the complaint of Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Letters

Coronary heart attack deaths

The article Heart disease in Pakistan published on 02 January 2022 stated that Pakistan ranks 18 out of 183 ...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Netflix’s modest growth forecast casts pall over streaming

Even as Netflix Inc executives sought to reassure investors in a Thursday video interview that its long-term...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads

A giant 18-wheel transport truck is barreling down a multi-lane Texas highway, and there is no one behind the ...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Pakistan’s navy stronger than ever before

The journey of development and achievements of the Pakistan Navy has been quiet but continuous. With the...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

It’s about time govt enforced IPR

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is one subject that is consistently under the focus of Overseas Investors Chamber...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

KCA concerned over low gas pressure, suspension of supply to EOS

KARACHI: Khawaja M Zubair, Chairman, the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA), has expressed his extreme concern over ...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Homage paid to fire-fighters of KMC

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi and Sindh governments Spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that the fire...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Beaconhouse hosts 3rd LAPC in Karachi

KARACHI: Beaconhouse held its third Learner Agency Paradigm (LAP) Conference on its Defence Campus in Karachi’s...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sheikh Rashid deserves praise?

“So what’s the difference between the new and old Pakistan?” “There was Sheikh Rashid in the old Pakistan...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Japan honours Sohail P Ahmed for his services

KARACHI: The Government of Japan has conferred the prestigious decoration, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

PPP Punjab takes out ‘tractor-trolley’ march in Okara

LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) took out a peaceful tractor-trolley march in Okara and Larkana on Friday....

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Murree incident: Hamza demands govt constitute commission

LAHORE: Leader of the opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Friday demanded that government should...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Covid-19 positivity ratio reaches 9.11pc in Punjab

LAHORE: With overall Corona positivity rate of 9.11% in the province, as many as 1886 fresh infections and three...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

PML-N disputes PM’s GDP growth claim

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-information Marriyum Aurangzeb, Friday, hit back at Prime...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Rana Shamim’s Affidavit case: Nawaz may be made party to contempt proceedings: Akbar

LAHORE: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar has said it is most likely...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Companies

BAT named ‘Global Top Employer’ for 5th year in a row

ISLAMABAD: The parent company of Pakistan Tobacco Company, British American Tobacco Friday announced that it has ...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Detection of Covid-19 cases: Action taken against a dozen educational institutes in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration has closed a dozen educational institutes following...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

WWF Fund case: AC could not hear acquittal pleas filed by accused

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court, on Friday, could not hear the acquittal applications filed by the accused of...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

HCBF, Meezan Bank sign MoU

LAHORE: Punjab University Hailey College of Banking & Finance (HCBF) and Meezan Bank have signed a Memorandum of...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Army committed to eradicating terrorism from country: COAS

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Friday that Pakistan Army is committed to...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Meaningful dialogue: New Delhi not willing to create conducive environment: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said Friday that Pakistan wants to establish peaceful and friendly relations with all its...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Senate to initiate debate on resurgence of terrorism on Monday

ISLAMABAD: The upper house of the Parliament is scheduled to hold a debate, on the coming Monday, on the resurgence...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (January ...