si Adviser, FPCCI discuss business issues through video link By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government is actively resolving the liquidity related issues of the business community by clearing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Traders reject govt lockdown easing plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The traders community of the country has rejected government's plans to ease lockdown in the country saying the Prime Minister's announcements have created further confusion."Instead of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si UK Labour leader faces stiff opposition from 50 MPs over IOK statement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 LONDON: Fifty Labour Party parliamentarians have told the new Labour leader Keir Starmer that his recent statement on Indian Occupied Kashmir after a meeting with Labour Friends of India is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Adviser, FPCCI discuss business issues through video link By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government is actively resolving the liquidity related issues of the business community by clearing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Corona test must for MNAs before attending session By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has advised all the members to go for COVID-19 tests prior to attending the session commencing from Monday, May 11.According to an announcement, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si COVID-19 represents crisis for microfinance in low-income communities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate challenges for institutions that serve affected communities, a study says.It was prepared by six academics associated with prestigious... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Replies submitted to NAB questionnaire on $50m scam: Petroleum Division admits breach of MGPG-2013 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has admitted that it has violated the marginal gas policy guidelines 2013, and the terms of reference set by directorate general petroleum concessions , while... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Corona test must for MNAs before attending session By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has advised all the members to go for COVID-19 tests prior to attending the session commencing from Monday, May 11. According to an announcement, the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si NAB Sindh decides filing of reference against corrupt food officials By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 SUKKUR: The DG NAB has decided to file corruption references against some government officials allegedly involved in corruption, including Anees-ur-Rehman Mahar the-then deputy director food Sukkur,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Replies submitted to NAB questionnaire on $50m scam: Petroleum Division admits breach of MGPG-2013 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has admitted that it has violated the marginal gas policy guidelines 2013, and the terms of reference set by directorate general petroleum concessions , while... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Gas leak in Indian city: Tribunal asks Korean company to deposit Rs1.05 bn By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Friday issued notices to South Korean company LG Polymers, Union Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board and others regarding the Vizag gas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Two PINS employees test positive for corona By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 LAHORE: In the first phases of corona tests of the employees of Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences, two employees tested positive during testing of initially 50 employees of PINS. In a statement on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Indonesia summons Chinese envoy over burials at sea By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 JAKARTA: Indonesia has summoned China’s ambassador to clarify the deaths of four Indonesian crew from two Chinese-flagged vessels, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Pakistan to record 5m births in nine months since Covid-19 declared as pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 NEW DELHI: Pakistan is projected to record five million births in the nine months since the COVID-19 was declared pandemic in March and these births expected to take place between March and December,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si UK Labour leader faces stiff opposition from 50 MPs over IOK statement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 LONDON: Fifty Labour Party parliamentarians have told the new Labour leader Keir Starmer that his recent statement on Indian Occupied Kashmir after a meeting with Labour Friends of India is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si COVID-19 represents crisis for microfinance in low-income communities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate challenges for institutions that serve affected communities, a study says.It was prepared by six academics associated with prestigious... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Adviser, FPCCI discuss business issues through video link By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government is actively resolving the liquidity related issues of the business community by clearing... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Full Article
si Meghan Markle and Prince Harry residing in actor Tyler Perry's mansion: report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:38:00 +0500 Oprah Winfrey has reportedly arranged for the Duke and Duchess to move into Tyler Perry's mansion Full Article
si Kim Kardashian hints at possible rift with husband Kanye West By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:43:00 +0500 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West tied the knot in 2014 and have four children together Full Article
si Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani buy stunning $13 million mansion in Los Angeles By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:05:22 +0500 Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are taking the next step in their relationship Full Article
si Miley Cyrus' sister Noah shuts down trolls criticising her looks since age 12 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:37:46 +0500 Miley Cyrus’s sister Noah Cyrus clapped back at trolls, slamming her for her looks since she was 12 Full Article
si Greece's 'invisible' artists call for help in virus squeeze By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:26:48 +0500 In a country where art is widely seen as a pastime, and performers have long struggled to secure steady pay and royalties, the closure of theatres and cinemas and the cancellation of summer festivals has wrought havoc Full Article
si Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's biographer dishes the details about explosive tell-all book By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:02:00 +0500 Meghan Markle, Prince Harry gave interviews for the book to the authors before they left UK Full Article
si Europe, US mark 75 years since end of WWII By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 BERLIN: Europe and the United States mark 75 years since the end of World War II on Friday in a sombre mood as the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of elaborate ceremonies even as Berlin declares an exceptional holiday for the first time.German Chancellor Angela Merkel will join... Full Article
si The Mossad mission to capture architect of Holocaust By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 PARIS: On May 11, 1960, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was nabbed by a team of Israeli spies after years on the run in Argentina, ending a long manhunt. Ten days later, drugged and dressed as a crew member of Israeli flag carrier El Al, he was smuggled to Israel by Mossad agents and put on... Full Article
si Coronavirus crisis: The man who lost more money than anyone in world By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 PARIS: In his ninth-floor office on Paris’s Avenue Montaigne, Europe’s wealthiest man, Bernard Arnault, is spending long hours plotting a post-virus future for his luxury goods empire, LVMH. At 71, the billionaire has lived through several crises, but none quite like this one, with his... Full Article
si Brave new world: Could pandemic lead to positive change? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 LONDON: Major social advances have often emerged from the depths of disaster: the Black Death brought an end to serfdom, and Britain’s welfare state emerged from the ruins of World War II. As the coronavirus outbreak took hold, many governments brought in policies previously dismissed as... Full Article
si Egypt's Sisi ratifies emergency law amendments sparking rights concerns By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a host of amendments to Egypt’s emergency law which an international rights groups says expands “repressive powers” as the country’s battles the coronavirus. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 when... Full Article
si Malawi court rejects president'sappeal against poll annulment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 LILONGWE: Malawi´s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika´s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July. Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to... Full Article
si US pulling Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 WASHINGTON: The US is pulling out four of its powerful Patriot missile systems from Saudi Arabia, after determining the threat from Iran that sparked an arms buildup in the region last year had waned, a Defense Department official said Thursday. Two of the anti-missile batteries deployed following... Full Article
si Indian faces trial for spying on Sikhs and Kashmiris in Germany By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 FRANKFURT AM MAIN: An Indian national will stand trial in Germany accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities for New Delhi’s secret service, a court said on Friday.Federal prosecutors allege the suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir, has been working with the Indian foreign... Full Article
si Malawi court rejects president's appeal against poll annulment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 LILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi’s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika’s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July.Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to... Full Article
si Sisi ratifies emergency law amendments By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a host of amendments to Egypt’s emergency law which an international rights groups says expands “repressive powers” as the country’s battles the coronavirus.Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 when... Full Article
si Second White House worker tests positive for coronavirus By www.dailystar.com.lb Published On :: 2020-05-08T21:38:00.0000000 A second White House worker this week has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at a World War II commemoration with veterans in their 90s. Full Article World
si WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing By www.dailystar.com.lb Published On :: 2020-05-09T12:33:00.0000000 The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is considering a Bluetooth-based contact tracing feature too, an official told Reuters Friday. Full Article World
si Biggest threat to Brazil coronavirus response? President Bolsonaro, says The Lancet By www.dailystar.com.lb Published On :: 2020-05-09T13:32:00.0000000 The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to British medical journal The Lancet. Full Article World
si New outbreaks in Germany, SKorea underline risk of easing up By www.dailystar.com.lb Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:26:00.0000000 Fresh coronavirus outbreaks at slaughterhouses in Germany and new cases reported Saturday in South Korea linked to a man who had visited multiple nightclubs highlighted the challenges authorities face as they seek to open up their economies. Full Article World
si Six killed in clashes at Afghanistan food aid event By www.dailystar.com.lb Published On :: 2020-05-09T16:08:00.0000000 Two policemen and four other people were killed in Afghanistan Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation in central Ghor province, officials said. Full Article World
si Gas leak in Indian city: Tribunal asks Korean company to deposit Rs1.05b By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Friday issued notices to South Korean company LG Polymers, Union Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board and others regarding the Vizag gas leak incident.The NGT has directed LG Polymers, India, at whose plant the gas leakage occurred, to... Full Article
si Pakistan sincerely supports Afghan peace process: Gen Bajwa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad Friday called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa here on Friday. During the meeting, issues of mutual interest and overall regional security situation, including Afghan reconciliation process, came... Full Article
si Lockdown measures: Sindh govt to work along with Centre By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah declared that the Sindh government will work alongside the Centre to implement the new lockdown measures for the mitigation of the coronavirus outbreak."We will implement the federal government's lockdown decisions to the extent of 99pc if not... Full Article
si SBP's Refinance Scheme for Small Businesses fails to take off By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan’s Refinance Scheme for Small Businesses has so far failed to take off due to multiple reasons as the commercial banks are not designed and fully equipped to provide credit line to Small and Medium Enterprises .“The SBP’s Refinance Scheme for... Full Article
si India escalating tension at LoC By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said it had summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over the Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control .The statement by the FO said that in the unprovoked Indian firing across the LoC in Nezapir and Rakchikri sectors, six... Full Article
si SBP's Refinance Scheme for Small Businesses fails to take off By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan’s Refinance Scheme for Small Businesses has so far failed to take off due to multiple reasons as the commercial banks are not designed and fully equipped to provide credit line to Small and Medium Enterprises .“The SBP’s Refinance Scheme for... Full Article
si Gas leak in Indian city: Tribunal asks Korean company to deposit Rs1.05b By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 tNEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal on Friday issued notices to South Korean company LG Polymers, Union Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board and others regarding the Vizag gas leak incident.The NGT has directed LG Polymers, India, at whose plant the gas leakage occurred, to... Full Article
si US jobless rate spikes to 14.7pc, highest since Great Depression By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The US unemployment rate hit 14.7 percent in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.The losses, reported by... Full Article
si Pakistan sincerely supports Afghan peace process: Gen Bajwa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad Friday called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa here on Friday.During the meeting, issues of mutual interest and overall regional security situation, including Afghan reconciliation process, came under... Full Article
si Lockdown measures: Sindh govt to work along with Centre By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah declared that the Sindh government will work alongside the Centre to implement the new lockdown measures for the mitigation of the coronavirus outbreak. “We will implement the federal government’s lockdown decisions to the extent of... Full Article
si Delhi upping border tension: Indian CFVs cross 1,000 in 2020 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday said it had summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register a strong protest over the Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control .The statement by the FO said that in the unprovoked Indian firing across the LoC in Nezapir and Rakchikri sectors, six... Full Article
si Lockdown measures: 'Sindh govt to work along with Centre' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 06:00:00 +0500 KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah declared that the Sindh government will work alongside the Centre to implement the new lockdown measures for the mitigation of the coronavirus outbreak. "We will implement the federal government's lockdown decisions to the extent of 99pc if... Full Article