World number one Twenty20 batsman Babar Azam said on Monday that he was praying the coronavirus pandemic would not scupper his first T20 World Cup as skipper. Australia are due to host the seventh Twenty20 World Cup in October and November but organisers face challenges of providing appropriate bio-security and quarantine measures for 15 international […]
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KARACHI: With a ban imposed on all kind of religious processions and gatherings by the Sindh government, the Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari appealed to the people on Thursday to follow the government guidelines to contain the spread of the coronavirus and offer their Friday prayers at home and hold limited mourning gatherings indoors […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Thursday saw the government and opposition members trading corruption charges, with Minister for Information Shibli Faraz saying that some parties wanted the country’s economy to collapse so as to get NRO. What sparked a debate on those responsible for loot and plunder was the accusation by PML-N parliamentary leader in the […]
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Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Friday warned that the number of coronavirus cases in the country will continue to rise. He, however, assured the nation that “data and modelling have not shown any evidence that the disease will spread so rapidly that the healthcare system will collapse”. Speaking during the […]
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Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Friday said that domestic flight operations will resume from tomorrow (May 16) after a nearly two-month-long suspension. In a video message, Sarwar said that the decision was taken during a National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting while keeping “the difficulties of people in mind”. However, he added […]
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on Friday that the government will make wearing face masks mandatory in public places, adding that a notification in this regard will be issued soon. “So far, the government has been recommending that people wear masks when visiting public places. However, we have […]
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KARACHI: Hysab Kytab, a mobile app aimed to help people stay within budget and spend and live better by managing their finances better, organised a webinar on the topic of Covid-19 and its impact on consumer spending behaviour on Thursday. The world has changed a lot. From a 66 per cent decline in the amount […]
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ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Razak Dawood on Thursday appeared before an inquiry commission investigating a sugar scam and recorded his statement on the decisions taken by the Sugar Advisory Board regarding export of the commodity. The commission had also summoned Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, but he refused to […]
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ISLAMABAD: The proposals firmed up by the tax authorities for making part of next year’s finance bill do not represent the vision of the government and need to be simplified and kept fewer than before to ensure ease of doing business and reduce compliance costs. This was a clear message given by Economic Adviser Dr […]
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NEW DELHI: To expand the drug’s access, Gilead Sciences said this week it had signed non-exclusive licensing pacts with five generic drug-makers based in India and Pakistan, allowing them to make and sell remdesivir for 127 countries. But health access groups claim the pacts mean cheaper forms of the drug may not become available in […]
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