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NATIONAL
Weekly inflation up 2.41% due to increase in food items prices
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the combined income group increased 2.41 percent during the week ended on February 25, on the back of an uptick in prices of essential food items. According to the latest data
Nation stands united against any misadventure: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said that the government, armed forces, and the people of Pakistan stand united against any threat or misadventure by the adversary. On the occasion of the second anniversary of Pakistan’s befitting response to India’s irresponsible
Punjab govt withdraws restrictions after decline in coronavirus cases
LAHORE: Punjab government has withdrawn all restrictions after a decrease in coronavirus cases in the province. According to a notification issued by Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare, restrictions imposed in the province under Punjab Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Ordinance
POLITICS
Senate elections: PPP bans party’s assembly members from leaving Sindh
KARACHI: To ensure victory in the Senate elections, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has directed its members of the Sindh Assembly not to leave the province without permission from its party leadership. Sources said that the PPP leadership has directed
PM will visit Sindh to announce development package: Asad Umar
SINDH: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said Prime Minister Imran Khan will personally visit Sindh to announce the package which will meet the development needs of different areas of the province. While addressing a press conference in
JI announces to support PDM in Senate polls
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is eyeing to grab five Senate seats from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province after Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) announced its support for the opposition candidates. According to sources, a meeting of the opposition alliance was held at
BUSINESS
Sugar price increase as utility stores face shortage
ISLAMABAD: Customers were forced to buy sugar from the open markets at high prices due to the unavailability of the commodity at the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) outlets across the country. Sources said the situation has created problems for citizens,
Cargo train services from Islamabad to Istanbul start from Mar 4
ISLAMABAD: Turkey and Pakistan have agreed to start cargo train services from March 4 to promote bilateral trade relations between the two countries. According to sources, all necessary preparations for dispatching the ITI Container train have been fulfilled. The railway
Pakistan joins ‘Madrid System’ to protect trademarks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has joined the Madrid system of Trademark of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) which allows the brand owners to protect their trademarks of different local items. This was stated by Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment,
WORLD
Pakistan origin Anas Sarwar wins Scottish Labour leadership election
A Pakistan-origin member of Scottish Parliament Anas Sarwar has been elected the new leader of Scottish Labour in snap polls right after former leader Richard Leonard resigned from the post. As per details, Anas Sarwar has become the first leader
Prince Harry says toxic British press was destroying his mental health
LONDON: Britain’s Prince Harry has said he stepped back from his royal duties because the “toxic” British press had been destroying his mental health, adding he had not walked away from public service. Last week, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen
White supremacist sentenced to 20 years for plotting to bomb Colorado synagogue
DENVER: An avowed white supremacist was sentenced to 19 and half years in prison after pleading guilty months ago to a hate crime over a botched plot to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue in 2019. Richard Holzer, 28, appeared in
CRIME
Christian community seeks action against land grabbers’ attack on helpless woman
SINDH: Christian community has sought action against land grabbers’ attack on a woman and her children in Sindh. As per details, a group of land grabbers attacked helpless women and her children belonging to the Christian community with axes and
DC Qambar-Shahdadkot sentenced to seven years for corruption
SUKKUR: An accountability court (AC) in Sukkur announced its reserved judgment in the Municipal Corporation Sukkur corruption case. The court awarded seven years imprisonment to Deputy Commissioner Qambar-Shahdadkot Javed Ahmed Jagirani along with eleven others co-accused in the case. The
Fraudster Kashif Zameer accused of kidnapping social media activist
LAHORE: Fraudster Kashif Zameer has landed another controversy after allegedly kidnapping and torturing social media activist Ali Virk for allegedly exposing his fraud with Ertugrul’s lead character. Kashif Zameer first hosted Turkish actor Engin Altan Duzyatan in Pakistan. Ali Virk,
SPORTS
Personal reasons: Key Indian bowler Bumrah leaves Test squad
AHMEDABAD: Board of Control for Cricket in India has said that star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has left the squad for the England Test series for “personal reasons”. On a social media website Twitter, the Board said Bumrah had asked
Babar Azam stars as Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans
KARACHI: Babar Azam’s unbeaten knock of 90 runs helped Karachi Kings to crush the Multan Sultans side with a seven-wicket victory with seven balls remaining. Chasing the massive total of 195 runs, Karachi Kings were off to a flying
PSL 6: Sandeep Lamichanne replaces Rashid Khan in Lahore’s squad
KARACHI: Nepal’s leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is all set to replace Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan in the Lahore Qalandars squad for the remainder of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) edition six. According to a press release, “Sandeep Lamichanne will be
HEALTH & FOOD
Expired medical equipment imported from China being sold with new labels
LAHORE: Expired medical equipment imported from China being sold with new stickers and fake dates in Gulf International Market Satellite Town Lahore, sources disclosed on Saturday. According to sources, Gulf Traders imported Expired medical equipment from China and putting fake
Starving All The Time? 5 Tips To Control Hunger
One of the biggest challenges in the journey of losing weight is the fear of gaining it back. Hunger is not just physical but an outcome of physiological and physiological functions as well. To understand hunger triggers, one needs to
Coronavirus claims 13 more lives, infects 322 in Sindh
KARAC HI: The global epidemic coronavirus has claimed 13 more lives in Sindh and the total death toll has risen to 4,335 on Friday. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that 13 more people died due to coronavirus
FILM & FASHION
Aishwarya Rai’s Pakistani doppelganger Aamna stuns internet
KARACHI: Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has got another addition to her list of doppelgangers as Pakistani Aamna Imran Pakistan caught the attention of people on the internet. Aishwarya Rai had a list of her doppelgangers includes Manasi Naik, Ammuzz
‘Tea is fantastic’: Ali Gul Pir pays tribute to fallen trees in Indian strike
KARACHI: Pakistani rapper Ali Gul Pir has paid a humorous tribute to the fallen trees, which were destroyed in an Indian strike in Balakot, in a newly released song ‘Chaar Darkht-Tea is Fantastic’. The title refers to Pakistan Army’s claims
‘Speak up’: Sania Mirza urges to ‘stop the beauty test’
MUMBAI: Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza has raised her voice against the ‘beauty standards’ set by society and has urged the people to ‘stop the beauty test’. Sharing an advertisement of a personal care brand, which reflects the challenges an
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Govt will complete work on 16 software technology parks soon: Amin ul Haque
SINDH: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Syed Amin ul Haque has said that the government will soon complete work on 16 software technology parks across the country to offer state-of-the-art facilities to the technology companies. While inaugurating the Software
PTA orders cellular companies to improve network coverage, performance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) to improve network coverage and performance. According to a statement issued by the authority on Friday, PTA has directed mobile phone companies to maintain Quality of Service (QoS) as
ILO lists Pakistan as world’s third largest contributor of online labour
A report has revealed that Pakistan is the world’s third-largest supplier of technical manpower for online services. A report that was published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) covers a client pool based in developed countries, with the United States