The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2019 with a majority vote, days after the Senate had also given its approval to legislation that seeks to expedite investigation and punishment for perpetrators of child abuse. Having received approval from both Houses of Parliament, the bill now requires the president’s […]
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Spokesperson for the Sindh government, Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday said the coordination that should have existed between the federal and the provincial governments with regards to coronavirus, was lacking. So far 20 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Pakistan — 15 of which have emerged in Sindh. One of the patients has recovered. […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the government will facilitate the construction sector in order to provide the people of Pakistan with affordable housing. The premier expressed these views at a ceremony in Islamabad, after laying the foundation stone of seven housing projects aimed at building 20,000 housing units at a cost of […]
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PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar on Wednesday said that the Senate Committee on Human Rights has barred the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) from reviewing the film, Zindagi Tamasha, and directed the Central Board of Film Censors to provide the panel a copy of the movie for screening. A screening of Zindagi Tamasha will be arranged for the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Despite repeated pronouncements by PM Imran Khan to have frozen energy prices until June, power companies working under the Power Division have sought up to Rs2 per unit increase in electricity rates for three months under monthly fuel price adjustments. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has fixed three separate petitions filed by […]
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ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Industry and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Tuesday that the government’s export-led growth strategy had started bearing fruit as Pakistan had posted a 13.6 per cent growth in exports at a time when regional competitors were witnessing a decline. Speaking at the “Dialogue on Industrial Cooperation […]
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Oil prices climbed for a second day on Wednesday as hopes US producers would cut output lent support, but gains were capped by growing doubts about Washington’s stimulus package to fight the coronavirus, which continues to spread globally. Brent crude futures rose $1.26, or 3.4 per cent, to $38.48 a barrel by 0418 GMT, while […]
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Stocks dropped in Asia on Wednesday despite gains on Wall Street on hopes the Trump administration will act to cushion the economic pain of the coronavirus outbreak. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 2.2 per cent to 19,427.38. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 plunged 3.6pc to 5,725.90. South Korea’s Kospi shed 2.9pc to 1,905.50. Chinese shares erased morning […]
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The United States dollar continued its gains against the rupee on Wednesday in the intraday trade as it rose by a further Rs0.8 to reach Rs158.6 by 4:26pm in the interbank market. In percentage terms, this showed an increase of 0.51 per cent over Rs157.8 at the day’s beginning. After staying steady for around six […]
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DSSELDORF: For many athletes and teams who have yet to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, the global virus outbreak is spoiling plans and ruining hopes. Qualifying events are being cancelled or postponed almost daily, and time is running out for athletes to prove they meet the standard. Rowing was the latest sport to find itself […]
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