Held Kashmir seeks $4 billion in investments, to provide security
NEW DELHI: Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir plans to attract investments worth up to $4 billion in the next two to three years...
Will Covid-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?
LONDON: Will Covid-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they’re working to confirm that.
A coronavirus variant in...
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
KABUL: An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the fifth media professional to...
Pakistan’s Emma wins global memory competition
ISLAMABAD: A young Pakistani girl Emma Alam has won the 29th World Memory Championships after beating more than 300 competitors from all...
World welcomes 2021 with low-key New Year celebrations in shadow of pandemic
SYDNEY:Â From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the Acropolis, fireworks burst in skies above eerily deserted landmarks as the world ushered in the New...
US warships transit Taiwan Strait, China denounces ‘provocation’
TAIPEI/BEIJING:Â Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday drawing protest from Beijing, the second such mission this month and...
China approves first homegrown vaccine said to be 79.3pc effective
Chinese health regulators said on Thursday that they have given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.
The two-dose vaccine...
Saudi-led coalition strikes at Yemen capital after attacks on Aden blamed on Houthis
ADEN: Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday in retaliation for attacks in the southern port city...
Asia LNG spot prices plummeted by 50pc from January to $2.5 per mmBTU in July: Fitch Solutions
Analyst believes low international prices are a brilliant opportunity for the Pakistani government nowadays to regain energy competitiveness, provide affordable electricity/gas & catalyze the decaying industrialization
Lagarde resigns as IMF chief, cites more clarity on ECB post
WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief
Christine Lagarde announced on Tuesday she had submitted her resignation from
the global lender, saying she had more...
Canada set to postpone Huawei 5G decision to after vote, given sour ties with China – sources: Reuters report
OTTAWA: Canada is likely to postpone a decision on whether to allow China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to supply 5G network equipment...
Oil prices extend gains on expected OPEC-led supply cuts
International Brent crude oil futures were up 40 cents, or 0.7 percent, at $62.09 per barrel
Data Security – issue of morality, business ethics, or inept governance?
In the murky world of numbers and big data, Pakistan, must not lag behind.
Japan keen to invest in human resource development in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The 5th Pakistan - Japan high-level economic policy dialogue was held on April 26, 201,8 in Islamabad. The high-level dialogue is...
African nations come together to establish free trade area
Forty-four African countries have signed an agreement establishing a free trade area seen as vital to the continent’s economic development, the head...