The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help the Punjab government to design comprehensive investment and public service delivery plans in preparation for upcoming urban development projects in seven districts of the province. The $15 million loan for ‘Punjab Urban Development Projects’ announced by the ADB on Thursday will finance the preparation of comprehensive master plans […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared that if overloaded vehicles caused damage to highways and motorways, the loss will be recovered from the respective officials and government functionaries. The court gave the order while deciding a petition seeking implementation of axle load policy. The petition was filed by a private transport company […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received nearly 40 per cent more income tax returns for the tax year 2019 compared to the preceding year ahead of the Jan 31 deadline. The board received 2.285 million tax returns until January 29 as against 1.635m returns filed in the tax year 2018. The last […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREAn unidentified man fired at a protest against India’s new citizenship law near a university in Delhi on Thursday, wounding one person, witnesses said, the first such incident in the capital city during more than a month of demonstrations. Witnesses said the man holding a gun shouted slogans against the protesters near Jamia Millia Islamia […]
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Swedish furniture giant Ikea said on Thursday it will close all of its Chinese stores “until further notice”, in response to the spread of the new deadly coronavirus. The company said that it had “temporarily closed all of the 30 stores in mainland China until further notice, effective from January 30”. Ikea announced on Wednesday […]
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WASHINGTON: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called a meeting of its emergency committee on Thursday to determine whether the outbreak of the novel coronavirus constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. “Stopping the spread of this virus both in China and globally is WHO’s highest priority,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
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KABUL: At least 29 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in Taliban attacks that followed air and ground assaults by government forces on the Islamist group at the weekend. The surge in hostilities signals deadlock at stop-start peace talks involving US and Taliban negotiators in Doha. The Defence Ministry said on Sunday […]
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DHAKA: Authorities in Bangladesh in partnership with the United Nations will expand educational programs for hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya children living in refugee camps who are currently receiving only basic lessons, officials said on Wednesday. The children, who fled with their families from neighboring Myanmar to the camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar district, […]
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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted his former national security adviser John Bolton as he emerged as a potential 11th hour witness in president’s impeachment trial, complicating the White House’s bid for a speedy acquittal. Senators were poised to question the president’s accusers and his lawyers for the first time later in the day as […]
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MELBOURNE: Roger Federer was fined $3,000 for using an audible obscenity during his Australian Open quarter-final victory over American Tennys Sandgren, tournament organisers said on Wednesday. The Swiss was handed a code violation for swearing in the third set of Tuesday’s match after the lineswoman reported Federer to Serbian chair umpire Marijana Veljovic. Federer clarified […]
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