Pakistan, Singapore discuss enhanced economic ties

SINGAPORE, Aug 30 :Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Singapore Rabia Shafiq and her team held a productive discussion with a delegation from the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) to further enhance the economic partnership between the two countries. The SBF delegation was briefed on the current state […]

Use of social media affects traditional sports

PESHAWAR, Aug 30 : Shabir Ahmed, a renowned volleyball player of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is extremely disheartened by the decline in traditional sports activities in his hometown of Amankot, Nowshera district due to the use of internet and social media. Amankot – once a vibrant center […]

Efforts afoot to address Isoolites water woes

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 : As the federal capital’s population continues to grow unhindered, the city’s natural resources are under extreme pressure with water availability becoming the top most challenge for the authorities. Although Capital Development Authority (CDA) – the top civic amenities provider to the […]

US, UN call for action to end enforced disappearances

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 : The United States and the United Nations Friday marked the ‘International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances’, with a call to the perpetrators of enforced disappearances to cease this practice and return victims to their families. “Enforced disappearance is an […]

US requests dispute talks on Canada digital services tax

Washington, Aug 30 : The United States said Friday that it has requested dispute settlement talks with Canada over a recently introduced digital services tax. Enacted by an order in late June, the three percent tax applies to large or multinational companies such as Alphabet, […]

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