ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday cautioned that two issues posed threats to Pakistan’s emerging economy, one, the current unrest in Afghanistan and the second, rising of coronavirus cases. On his twitter handle, the president, however, hoped for peace and healing in the war torn Afghanistan. While about, COVID-19 rising cases, the president urged the people […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Following many successful achievements and through implementing expansion projects, Saudi Arabia has become a world leader in the management of crowds that perform Hajj every year. However, this year the Kingdom has had to reduce the number of pilgrims due to coronavirus precautionary measures to protect their health and safety. From early on, the Saudi […]
Read MoreBEIJING:The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army and Air Force recently held intensive exercises in plateau regions in Northwest China and put many newly commissioned weapons and equipment as well as advanced deployment tactics to the test, with analysts saying on Sunday the drills displayed that the new gears are combat-ready and reinforcements can reach […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:With the rapid advance of the Taliban towards the capital Kabul and the failure of the Indian government to find a sweet spot with them, the Narendra Modi regime has been left with little option but to order an evacuation of its staff from Afghanistan. A high-level security official confirmed news reports about the evacuation […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Sunday ordered Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to immediately shut down the old Keamari Jetty and divert all boats to the new one. In a tweet, he said that “It is dangerously old, without any maintenance can have a fatal accident,”. A Cricket Star Younas Khan also visited […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Excise and Taxation (E&T) Department Islamabad has amassed Rs.11.2 billion tax during fiscal year 2020-21 against set target of Rs 5.8 billion, registering around 80 per cent increase in revenue collection as compared to last three years. Of the total Rs11.2 billion collection, the excise revenue was Rs 7.98 billion with inclusion of Rs […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Drinking one or more cups of coffee per day was associated with about a 10 per cent decrease in risk of Covid-19, compared to less than one cup daily, claimed a study. The study, led by researchers from the Northwestern University in the US, also found that the consumption of more vegetables, and less processed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Sunday regarded Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Safdar as an heir of her father Nawaz Sharif’s corruption and money laundering. In a tweet, he said those who once talked of ‘now and never’ in politics were nowadays out to seek an NRO (National […]
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