Pak-China agricultural cooperation strengthens people-to-people bond

BEIJING, April 9 (APP): As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) enters the second phase, an increasing number of advanced Chinese agricultural technologies represented by maize-soybean strip inter cropping are being brought to Pakistan to help improve local people’s livelihood, promoting the friendship in a practical way. […]

EU negotiates to buy 1.8b Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

The European Commission started negotiations to purchase 1.8 billion doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in the next two years, the EU institution’s president announced on Wednesday. “We are now entering into negotiations with Pfizer and BioNTech for a third contract. This contract will foresee the […]

Russian Black Sea fleet starts combat readiness checks

Several vessels of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet conducted control combat readiness checks on Wednesday, the country’s Defense Ministry announced. The ships are to test-fire artillery at the surface and air targets in both sole and joint exercises, the ministry said in a statement. Naval aircraft, […]

Asad Umar reviews pace of green line BRT, KCR projects

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, on Wednesday chaired a meeting on Karachi transport projects here in Islamabad. As per details, the federal minister chaired a meeting on the Karachi Green Line BRT, Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) projects to review the […]

Money laundering case: LHC grants bail plea of Shehbaz Sharif

Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday has approved bail plea of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif in money laundering case. During the hearing conducted by a two-member bench of LHC, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) representative completed his arguments. After listening the statements of […]

COVID-19 vaccination centres to remain open after Iftar

On Wednesday, the federal government announced that coronavirus vaccination centres will operate in two shifts during the holy month of Ramzan. According to details, the vaccination centres will operate in two shifts and continue providing services after Iftar. The first shift at coronavirus vaccination centres […]

PM Imran will announce package for Sindh on Friday: Haleem

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice President and the leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Sukkur on Friday and announce a package for Sindh as a initiation of government’s efforts to facilitate the people of […]

Bitcoin hits record high of over $62,500

Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, hit a fresh record high above $62,124 on 13 April, according to trading data. As of 08:23 GMT, bitcoin rose to $62,700, according to Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume. According to the CoinMarketCap portal, which […]

SBP announces banks timing for Ramazan

LAHORE – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced business hours for all banks, development finance institutions and microfinance banks for the holy month of Ramzan-ul-Mubarak, 1442 AH. According to a circular issued by the central bank on Tuesday, the banking hours for public […]

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