News Archives for Print - 2022-07-18

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Print - 2022-07-18

Pakistan-Iran freight train service partially restored: officials

CHAGAI: The freight train service between Pakistan and Iran, which remained suspended for the last 10 days, has been...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Bilawal summons an emergency CEC meeting

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has summoned an emergency meeting of the...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Industry

Losses incurred by PR in 5 years amounted to Rs144bn

ISLAMABAD: The losses incurred by Pakistan Railways during the five years period (2015 – 2020) have amounted to a...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Industry

TDAP urged to release funds soon for int’l carpet exhibition

LAHORE: The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMAEA) has requested the Trade Development...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

More rains predicted for Karachi, other Sindh areas

KARACHI: Areas in and near Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar, Tando...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Commissioner reviews arrangements for LB polls in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Divisional Commissioner Nadeem Rehman Memon on Sunday said in order to maintain the atmosphere of...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Industry

Shabby SITE infrastructure worries HCCI chief

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) Adeel Siddiqui has expressed concerns over...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

LB polls in Karachi, Hyderabad: ‘CCTV cameras should be installed at highly sensitive polling stations’

KARACHI: Chief Secretary Sindh Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput said that CCTV cameras should be installed at 2,573 highly...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Sindh allows police to recover Dua, arrest Zaheer

KARACHI: Sindh Home Department has allowed the police to recover Dua Zehra and arrest her ‘husband’ Zaheer Ahmed...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

PMSA rescues Iranian fishing boat

KARACHI: The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) in a rescue operation saved an Iranian fishing boat with six...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:48am

Slump in US, EU can hit Pakistan exports

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said Pakistani exports are set to get a hit as western...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:43am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Spot rate reduced by Rs1500 per maund

KARACHI: Cotton prices continue to decline. Reduction in spot rate by Rs 1500 per maund noted. Fluctuations in...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

Taxes

‘Course of action to be announced soon’: Small traders will never accept fixed monthly sales tax: OSTCI

KARACHI: Small traders on Sunday condemned the fixed monthly sales tax on retail businesses and termed the taxation...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

Alvi says strong economy needed for taking independent decisions

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that country’s sovereignty and economic strength was vital for taking...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

Indonesian embassy to organise 5-day cultural exhibition, says envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam Mulawarman Tugio on Sunday said the Indonesian embassy was going...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

Nayeem Khan completes five years in notorious Tihar jail

ISLAMABAD: Senior leader All Party Hurriyat Conference and Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF) ...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

PTA reduces fares on routes in KP

PESHAWAR: After reduction in prices of petroleum commodities by the federal government, the Provincial Transport...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

Election in PP-97 constituency: 168 polling stations set up, 1,513 employees deployed

FAISALABAD: A total of 168 polling stations were set up for the by-elections of the PP-97 constituency and 1513...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

15 cases of dengue reported in Landi Kotal

PESHAWAR: Dengue virus on Sunday broke out in Landi Kotal after reporting 15 cases in Wali Khel village and other...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:27am

Letters

Tigris and Euphrates: troubled waters

According to media reports, Iraq has asked Turkey to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

Untangling of some legal intricacies

EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued its detailed judgement, explicating reasons for its decision to set...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

Power generation: need for indigenous fuel

EDITORIAL: The summer came earlier this year with unannounced electricity load-shedding that later became scheduled....

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

Pacific bloc, united, demands climate action as China, US woo

Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world’s...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

Wanted: political stability

A long-awaited IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is finally done with. However, anxiety — especially in currency and...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

The FY23 budget and Fund approval

Pakistani administrations have become adept at presenting an annual budget to parliament with the required detailed...

Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am

Rattled and uncertain of its future, Twitter stumbles on

SAN FRANCISCO: Anxious employees, wary advertisers and hamstrung management: Twitter is limping along as it waits to...