French police on Monday launched a series of raids targeting Islamist networks three days after the beheading of a history teacher who had shown his pupils a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin vowed there would be “not a minute’s respite for enemies of the Republic”, after tens of thousands took part in […]
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Veteran Afghan politician and Hezb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who arrived in Islamabad on a three-day visit earlier on Monday, said Afghans think of Pakistan as their second home, a statement issued by the Foreign Office said. Hekmatyar made these comments during a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the FO. During the meeting, […]
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Britain on Monday condemned what it said were attempts by Russian military intelligence to disrupt next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo with malicious cyberattacks. British officials said Unit 74455 of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency had conducted “cyber reconnaissance” operations against Games organisers, logistics suppliers and sponsors. They declined to give further details […]
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Shoaib Malik and Sarfaraz Ahmed have not been picked for the upcoming Zimbabwe series, said head coach and chief selector Misbahul Haq on Monday while announcing the names of 22 probables for the ODI and T20I series. “I want to categorically state that their careers are not over by any means as performance remains the […]
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa put up an all-round performance to beat Southern Punjab by 10 runs in the final to clinch the National T20 Cup 2020 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Shoaib Malik’s cameo of 56 not-out off 22 balls propelled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a daunting total of 206-4 while three wickets each from bowling […]
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KARACHI: The RBG Warriors beat Logistics Lions by 21 runs in a thrilling final to win the NBP President’s T20 Inter-Group Cricket Tournament here at the NBP Sports Complex on Sunday. President NBP Arif Usmani was the chief guest on the occasion and distributed the prizes. He lauded the high standard of cricket played in […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government has submitted a project to the World Bank, seeking $200 million to strengthen digital connectivity as a key foundation for the development of digital economy, and to enhance the government’s capacity for digitally enabled public service delivery. The proposed project, to be financed by the loan from the International Development Association (IDA), […]
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PTI government’s regulatory approach for reducing foreign trade and current account deficits and for creating a balance of payments surpluses did succeed for a while, but these positive trends seem to be losing steam with sporadic signs of economic recovery. In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that Pakistan’s current account […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government is considering an end to expansion of gas pipeline network for residential consumers, conversion of all coastal independent power plants (IPPs) on furnace oil to water desalination plants and exemption of all energy sector investments from the scope of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). This is part of a broad energy sector […]
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The sale-purchase activity in used imported cars and jeeps continues to be subdued following the import curbs introduced in January 2019. The import of used cars and jeeps plunged to 16,000 units in 2019-20 from the peak of 80,000 units in 2017-18. The trend has let the established and new assemblers of local vehicles sail […]
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