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Print - 2022-08-26

PM lifts ban on departmental sports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced lifting of ban on departmental sports in the ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:12am

Police arrest two for ‘beating polio worker’

LAHORE: Police on Thursday arrested two suspects for beating up a health worker who showed up for carrying out a...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:10am

Report on mental health and human rights launched

ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in collaboration with Taskeen Health Initiative ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:08am

Sartaj calls for new ‘charter of governance’ based on fair elections

ISLAMABAD: Former minister for finance Sartaj Aziz has said there is a need for a new “charter of governance”...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:06am

Senate panel discusses aviation issues

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Thursday said that a process of advertisement for director general (DG) of Civil...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:04am

Mazari wonders why PM’s trip to Qatar coincided with Mossad visit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Shireen Mazari on Thursday questioned why Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:02am

Sharjeel visits flood relief camps

HYDERABAD: Sindh Information Minister and Focal Person for Rain Emergency in Hyderabad Sharjeel Inam Memon on...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:00am

Sir Syed university gets CEO Clubs award

KARACHI: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) received the CEO Clubs Tech Award for the ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:59am

Industry

‘Emergency stimulus package’: Telecom industry seeks policy interventions

ISLAMABAD: The telecom industry has sought urgent policy interventions including staggering of licence payments and...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:58am

Digital safety: TikTok, Zindagi Trust initiate workshops in schools

KARACHI: TikTok and Zindagi Trust have initiated a series of workshops across their network of government schools in...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:55am

Money & Banking

Forex reserves decrease $87m

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $87 million to $7.809...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:54am

Money & Banking

SCBPL delivers record half-yearly PBT of Rs22bn

KARACHI: Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Limited (SCBPL) delivered record half-yearly profit before tax of Rs 22.0...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:51am

NBP to collect funds for relief, rehabilitation of flood victims

KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan, as part of the ‘Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund 2022,’ has opened ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:49am

Cotton & Textile

Upward trend persists on cotton market

LAHORE: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Thursday increased the spot rate by Rs ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:47am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton Spot Rates

KARACHI: Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (August 25, 2022)....

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:46am

Rates

Activities of Karachi Port and Port Qasim

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 73,095 tonnes of cargo comprising 48,009 tonnes of import cargo and 25,086...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:45am

Energy

US natgas futures hold tight range

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures steadied into a tight range on Thursday ahead of a federal report expected to show ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:44am

Commodities

China’s iron ore climbs

MANILA: Chinese iron ore prices hit a more than one-week high on Thursday, as domestic steel mills boosted...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:42am

Grains

Indian rice higher

MUMBAI/HANOI /BANGKOK/DHAKA: Indian rice prices edged higher this week as uncertain weather encouraged Asian buyers...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:42am

Commodities

Vietnam coffee up

HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG: Coffee prices in Vietnam rose this week, tracking sharp gains in London robust futures on...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:40am

Commodities

PMEX daily trading report

KARACHI: On Wednesday at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 14.393...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:39am

Industry

President bestows LCCI Achievement Awards on 26 companies

LAHORE: A total of 26 companies with legendary performance have received the LCCI Achievement Awards–2022 in...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:37am

Sectarianism, cyber-terrorism: 74,000 social media pages blocked

LAHORE: The Punjab police’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has pointed out more than 103,000 social media ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:35am

Minister seeks World Bank cooperation in health sector

LAHORE: Commending the World Bank cooperation in the health sector, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid in a...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:34am

Elahi pledges to make Punjab an ideal province

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday that he will make Punjab an ideal province as...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:33am

Energy

PD set to charge Rs4.67/unit FPA for July

LAHORE: The ministry of energy’s power division will charge Rs 4.67 per unit fuel price adjustment (FPA) for the...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:32am

PPDWP approves 21 road development schemes

LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PPDWP) has approved twenty one development schemes of Road...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:28am

Taxes

PTBA urges FBR to restore refund adjustment

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has urged the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to restore the...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:26am

Punjab CS visits flood-hit areas of Rajanpur

LAHORE: Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal visited the flood-affected areas of Rajanpur on Thursday and reviewed the...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:20am

PSM privatization: NA panel directs MoI to complete investigation into Rs10bn theft

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Industries and Production has decided to seek a briefing...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:18am

Flood-hit areas: Sindh forms committees for rescue, damage assessment

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday decided to constitute district-level committees...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:17am

Imran to visit flood-hit areas in Punjab, KP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday decided to visit the flood-affected areas...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:16am

Companies

FFC holds second corporate briefing for 2022

RAWALPINDI: The Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) held its second Corporate Briefing for the year 2022, as a part of ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:15am

Money & Banking

ADB approves $0.7m TA

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance (TA) worth $0.7 million for Pakistan....

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:13am

Gill submits application against ASJ to IHC MIT

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shahbaz Gill on Thursday filed an application with the Member Inspection...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:06am

Flood victims: Pemra, PTV, Radio Pakistan asked to run special transmissions

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday directed the Pemra, PTV, and...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:03am

Money & Banking

Meezan Bank, Samba Bank celebrate RDA success in Bahrain

KARACHI: Meezan Bank and Samba Bank in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan in Bahrain hosted a reception at...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:02am

June oil reserves decline 7pc to 233m bbl YoY

KARACHI: The oil reserves have reduced by 7.0 percent on year-on-year basis, arriving at 233 million bbl during June...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 06:00am

PSMA Sindh lobbying for export of surplus sugar

KARACHI: Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Sindh chapter on Thursday said the dollar-strapped Pakistan can...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:57am

Energy

Draft Grid Code also shared: NTDC submits SO licence application to Nepra

ISLAMABAD: The National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) on Thursday submitted the long-awaited System...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Tax Amnesty Scheme-2018: Karachi LTO cannot probe offshore bank accounts: FTO

ISLAMABAD: The Large Tax Office (LTO), Karachi of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot unduly probe the ...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:53am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: An L-shaped room and the Khan

“L shaped it was…” “The short leg of the L or the long leg?” “Stop focusing on the tail of any subject...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:50am

‘Dangerous’ heatwaves may grip the tropics daily by 2100: study

PARIS: Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if...