Day: June 22, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pfizer Pakistan and BioNTech on Monday announced an agreement with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to supply 13 million doses of their COVID-19 Vaccine (BNT162b2) to Pakistan. “Deliveries are planned during course of 2021 and we are deeply honoured to work with the Pakistan government and to line up our scientific and manufacturing […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested 12 outlaws from different areas of the city and recovered stolen motorbikes, valuables and weapons, a police spokesperson said. Under the direction of SSP (Operations) Dr Syed Mustafa Tanweer, the police launched a crackdown against criminals at different localities of the district. Following these directions, SP (Sadar-Zone) Farooq Amjad Butter […]

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Monday, losing 226.15 points, with a negative change of 0.47 percent, closing at 48, 012.52 points against 48, 238.67 points on the last working day. A total of 839, 186, 587 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Political Communications, Dr. Shahbaz Gill while criticizing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday said the incompetent league has always won elections through bullying and rigging. Responding to PML-N central leader, Ahsan Iqbal’s statement he said, those fleeing election reforms are now pretending to fight a war inside the […]

ISLAMABAD: Terming the opposition criticism on federal budget, mere a drama, Minister for Defense Pervez Khattak Monday said that the government fiscal plan for year 2021-22 would bring economic revolution in the country. In his budget speech in the National Assembly, the minister said the government presented the best budget and the whole country was […]

ISLAMABAD: The findings of a recent study suggest that people who have social anxiety might experience increased distress due to mask-wearing during and even after the coronavirus pandemic. The paper authored by researchers from the University of Waterloo’s Canada , Department of Psychology and Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment also has implications for […]

ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs1550 and was sold at Rs108, 850 on Monday against its sale at Rs107, 300 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs1329 and was sold at Rs93, 321 against its sale […]

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Monday expressed deep grief over the demise of Senator Usman Khan Kakar. In a condolence message, he sympathized with the bereaved family and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to his family members to bear this loss with equanimity. […]