News Archives for Print - 2022-11-10

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Print - 2022-11-10

Policies for economic justice & development: SDPI, FES hold consultative meeting

ISLAMABAD: Mirco Günther, Head of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Asia & Pacific), has said that think tanks can play...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 08:03am

PTI ‘long march’: Elahi orders foolproof security arrangements

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi presided over a meeting on Wednesday in which the security...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:59am

Allama Iqbal’s birth anniversary celebrated

LAHORE: Glowing tributes were paid to great philosopher and national poet, who with the vision of independent state...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:58am

MDCAT across Punjab on 13th

LAHORE: Necessary arrangements are being finalised to hold the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT)...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:55am

AAG briefs SC on history of Reko Diq case

ISLAMABAD: The Additional Attorney General, Amir Rehman, informed the Supreme Court that after the Supreme Court’s...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:54am

LHC declares copy downloaded from court’s website uncertified

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has passed a judgment declaring that a copy claimed to be downloaded from official...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:53am

Growers urged to bring maximum area under wheat cultivation

LAHORE: Secretary Agriculture Punjab Ahmad Aziz Tarar has called upon the growers to bring maximum area under wheat...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:49am

Work on CBD boulevard, remodelling of Kalma Chowk Underpass begins

LAHORE: Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as Central Business District ...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:48am

Punjab govt to form JIT to investigate attack on Imran

LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to constitute a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:46am

PTI still blocking roads in twin cities

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s workers continued their protests by blocking roads linking Islamabad...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:44am

MedAngle bags two awards

KARACHI: MedAngle won two awards at the P@SHA ICT Awards 2022 for Best Education Startup Award (Gold) and Merit...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:43am

Changes in NAO not promoting public good, Imran’s counsel tells SC

ISLAMABAD: The counsel of former prime minister Imran Khan contended that the amendment in the National...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:41am

COP-27 meeting fruitful for Pakistan, says Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said that Prime Minister ...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:39am

Industry

Germany blocks Chinese stake in two chipmakers

BERLIN: The German government on Wednesday blocked prospective Chinese investment in two domestic semiconductor...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:37am

Europe

Russia orders withdrawal from Ukrainian city of Kherson

KYIV: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:31am

Companies

IBM launches its powerful quantum computer with 433 qubits

NEW YORK: International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday said it launched its most powerful quantum computer to...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:28am

Europe

UK nurses vote to strike over pay

LONDON: British nurses will strike over pay, the Royal College of Nursing said on Wednesday, announcing the first...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:21am

Middle East

Two Palestinians killed in separate incidents with Israeli forces

JERUSALEM: Two Palestinians died in separate incidents with Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank on...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:18am

Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff

PARIS: Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:13am

Industry

FWCCI president for more efforts to turn chamber into role model

FAISALABAD: “We have to work more to make FWCCI really a role model among women Chambers in Pakistan, this year ...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:10am

Industry

Turkmen envoy offers to help Pakistan meet its energy needs

ISLAMABAD: Atadjan Movlamov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan and Dean of Diplomatic Corps has said that...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:08am

Industry

Dun & Bradstreet says it now has 500m D-U-N-S Numbers in its database

KARACHI: The Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business data and analytics for decision-making, on...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:03am

World Bank agrees to provide Rs5,000 per acre subsidy to growers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in his meeting with the World Bank has decided to provide Rs5,000...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 07:01am

Hina meets US official in Sharm El-Sheikh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar met Dafna H Rand, Director, Office of Foreign...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:56am

PTI to resume ‘march’ today from Wazirabad

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to resume its ‘Haqeeqi Azadi march’ from Wazirabad today...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:54am

Bilawal arrives in Riyadh on two-day official visit

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday reached Riyadh for a two-day official visit to the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:52am

Industry

Digital lenders disbursed Rs33bn loans during last fiscal, says analyst

ISLAMABAD: The new digital lending fintechs (non-banking finance companies) have disbursed cumulative loans worth...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:49am

IDEAS occupies centre stage in defence diplomacy, says DEPO chief

KARACHI: Pakistan’s International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) is a mega international event having a...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:48am

Commodities

Gold prices soar

KARACHI: Gold prices on Wednesday further soared on the local market, traders said. They hiked by Rs1200 to Rs153500...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:45am

Industry

PCAA assigns task of mega uplift projects to Nespak

LAHORE: In light of present policy of Government of Pakistan to expand its Aviation industry and to exploit the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:43am

Recent spell of westerly winds pushes smog back to India

LAHORE: Recent spell of strong westerly winds pushed smog back to India, improving the air quality index by half...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:41am

Letters

The challenge of rising inflation

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “Dar, SBP chief discuss fiscal, monetary steps” carried by the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:37am

Britain, France look to reset frayed ties under new PM Sunak

After years of mutual incomprehension, public rows and even a brief naval stand-off in the Channel, UK-French...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:31am

Criticality of energy management

The current government has been able to secure one additional cargo from Qatar for December 2022 and January 2023 ...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:24am

Some questions for PTI walas

Is it just me or has someone else also noticed how the cowardly and condemnable attack on Imran Khan has shocked the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:15am

Irresponsible and unacceptable statements

EDITORIAL: It seemed a rather unnecessary exercise when before Imran Khan addressed his first press conference from...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:11am

IMF ninth review

EDITORIAL: The starting date for negotiations on the ninth mandatory International Monetary Fund (IMF) review, a...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:07am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The role of a rating agency

“I have opened a rating agency.” “Ah from a nobody to a somebody.” “Excuse me?” “Well as a rating...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:04am

Republican ‘red wave’ turns into a ripple, Georgia Senate headed to runoff

ALPHARETTA, (Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz): Republicans made modest gains in US midterm elections but Democrats performed ...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:02am

Withdrawal of plea against FSC’s decision: Religious parties welcome govt’s decision

ISLAMABAD: Major religious political parties including government ally, the Jamiat Ullema-e-Islam (JUI) and...