Lesco CEO assures Aptma of uninterrupted power supply to industry

LAHORE   –  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) LESCO Ch Muhammad Amin has assured All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab Chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir that LESCO will ensure that all industry in general and export industry in particular gets electricity supply without any interruptions or power fluctuations. He […]

Gold price up by Rs400 per tola

ISLAMABAD    –   The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs400 on Thursday and was sold at Rs113,400 against its sale at Rs113,000 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa Association reported. The price of ten gram 24 karat gold also increased by Rs342 […]

Israel concerned over Biden’s stance on Iran, Palestine

Israeli officials expressed concern Thursday over the new US administration’s plan to revive a nuclear deal with Iran as well as reengaging in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, Israeli dailies reported.  This follows the swearing-in on Wednesday of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the […]

US resumes WHO support, launches $1.9 trillion virus plan

Geneva   –  The United States on Thursday said it would resume its funding of the UN’s health agency as President Joe Biden shifts towards greater international cooperation in the fight against Covid-19, while also launching a $1.9 trillion plan to tackle the pandemic at home. […]

Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Thursday, according to the country’s volcanology authority. The country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said the quake struck at 7.23 p.m. local time (1223GMT) and the epicenter of the quake was 134 kilometers (83.26 miles) northeast […]

Foreign funding case would be Panama 2, predicts Sh Rashid

KARACHI – Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said Thursday that the government wanted to make the whole Karachi a ‘Safe City’ by installing CCTV cameras and hoped that the Sindh government would provide funds for it to resolve the issue of security permanently as the provincial […]

India trying to damage Afghan peace process: FO

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Thursday urged the world to act against India as it had endangered the regional and global peace. Speaking at a weekly news briefing here, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri demanded of the international community, especially the United Nations and Human Rights […]

China to provide 0.5m Covid vaccines free of cost: FM

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said yesterday that China will provide 0.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to the government of Pakistan free of cost by January 31. Speaking to journalists here after holding telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, he […]

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