India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of Covid-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart. India reported another 6,977 cases, taking its total to 138,845, according to government data, despite the world’s longest lockdown imposed in March by Prime […]
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MINGORA: Commissioner Malakand division Riaz Khan Mehsud on Saturday directed the deputy commissioner to strictly implement the lockdown in their respective districts as well as the ban on entry of tourists to the region during the Eid holidays. He said no tourist would be allowed to enter the division due to the coronavirus pandemic. He […]
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HONG KONG: China’s foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong dismissed concerns that its proposed national security laws for the city would harm foreign investors, hitting back at “meddling” countries as Beijing’s ties with Washington soured further. The security legislation, which could see Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in Hong Kong, has sent chills through […]
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KARACHI: Private sector borrowing in the first 10 months of current fiscal year fell by 47 per cent to Rs298 billion compared to Rs563bn in the corresponding period last year, data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed on Saturday. The data revealed both conventional and islamic banks witnessed a large decline in […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Intelligence and Investigation Department of the Federal Board of Revenue has unearthed misuse of a special voluntary tax compliance scheme for traders, causing a revenue loss of billions of rupees to the government exchequer. In 2016, the then government introduced a special regime for traders to pay tax on turnover, working capital in […]
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ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will provide financing worth $200 million for a project of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to improve the availability, utilisation and quality of primary healthcare and elementary education services in selected districts of the province. The financing from the International Development Association (IDA) involves $137.50m as soft loan and $62.50m as grant assistance. The […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s cricket board will not push for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to be postponed but would consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the October/November slot if it becomes available, a senior BCCI official has said. This year’s IPL, which is worth almost $530 million to the BCCI, has been […]
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LONDON: Japan’s Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according to Forbes. The 22-year-old twice Grand Slam champion’s total is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period. She earned $1.4 million more […]
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LONDON: Alex Hales deserves a ‘second chance’ with England after being sent into international exile as a result of recreational drug use, according to team-mate Chris Woakes. Opening batsman Hales — who played for Karachi Kings in this year’s Pakistan Super League — was dropped from the World Cup squad shortly before last year’s tournament […]
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MADRID: Spanish football’s top flight division La Liga can return to action from June 8 after being disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the country’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. All organised football in Spain was provisionally suspended on March 12 although clubs in the top two divisions have since returned to group […]
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