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Islamabad – 19 th February, 2019: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) pledges to support top startups being incubated at National Incubation Center (NIC) Karachi. A delegation of PTCL’s higher management visited NIC Karachi…

(Left) Shahid Mustafa, President & CEO - Telenor Microfinance Bank with (Right) Mr. Badiuddin Akber, CEO – Central Depository Company at the Signing Ceremony

The post with the image included the following quotes from the prime minister’s address to the nation. "No law in the world allows anyone or a country to be the judge, jury and executioner" “If India thinks it will attack Pakistan…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed on Tuesday all the review petitions submitted by the Pakistan Peoples Party in the fake accounts case. PPP leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari had appealed for a larger Supreme…

THE HAGUE: In the case pertaining to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistan maintained on Tuesday the case does not engage the Vienna Convention as India failed to establish that Jadhav is it's national. Pakistan’s counsel Khawar Qureshi…

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against an illegal allotment in KDA Housing Society's name and submit a report by March 19. As the hearing of the case…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif’s name has been placed on the provisional national identification list (PNIL) or 'stop list', barring him from travelling abroad due to the…

BENGALURU: A pilot was killed and two others were ejected safely as two Indian aircraft crashed on Tuesday after a collision, during rehearsal of the Air show in Kishan Nagar area of Bengaluru. According to Indian media, the jets were…

(TOI) that Pakistani nationals, staying in the Indian city of Bikaner in Rajasthan state, have been ordered to leave the area within 48 hours. In the wake of Pulwama attack, the district authority issued the order, reportedly, to avoid…

Television actress Ushna Shah has lately earned a lot of fans thanks to her flawless acting in plays like ‘Balaa’ and ‘Lashkara’ While ‘Balaa’ proved to be one of her most-watched plays, the  actress also did justice to her small role in…

KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department on Tuesday admitted that it has no plan to stop the spread of the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain of typhoid fever in the province. Sindh Minister for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho said that…

LONDON: British workers’ pay growth held at its fastest pace in a decade in late 2018 and job creation remained strong, official figures showed on Tuesday, suggesting the labour market was staying buoyant ahead of Brexit. Total earnings,…

MUMBAI: Foreign flows into emerging Asian bonds turned negative for the first time in four months in January, data showed, suggesting that a shift away from a tightening bias for regional central banks is dimming the attraction of its debt.…

BEIJING: The founder of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has hit back at U.S. efforts to blacklist the company, saying defiantly that the world cannot do without Huawei and its “more advanced” technology. “There’s no way the U.S.…

LONDON: Britons could face shortages of fresh food, price rises and less variety if the country leaves the European Union next month without agreeing on trade terms, food industry officials say. With no deal in sight as Britain’s March…

BENGALURU: Gold prices hovered near 10-month highs on Tuesday as optimism around U.S.-China trade discussions dimmed the dollar’s appeal, while palladium struck a record high on supply concerns. Spot gold slipped 0.2 percent to $1,323.81…

DUBAI: Legendary fast bowler and former head coach Waqar Younis believes the Pakistan Super League has brought significant improvement in Pakistan’s Twenty20 cricket and has constantly been throwing new talent to the fore. Pakistan…

LONDON: Manchester United’s Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba headed first-half goals to claim a 2-0 win that dumped FA Cup holders Chelsea out of the competition and secured a place in the quarter-finals in an intense tie at Stamford Bridge on…

DUBAI: Batsman Asif Ali, who is currently playing for Islamabad United, said Monday night that the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is "a talent-producing event" for the Pakistani cricket scene. Speaking to tv here in Dubai, 27-year-old Ali…

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman departed on Monday following a two-day successful trip to Pakistan. Prior to his departure, Prime Minister Imran Khan held a joint news conference with the Saudi prince. “I looked at…

ST. JOHN S : Veteran West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will retire from one-day international cricket after this year s World Cup in England and Wales, Windies Cricket announced on Sunday. The big-hitting 39-year-old opener, who has scored…

LONDON : With Tuesday marking 100 days to go before the start of the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales on May 30, AFP Sport looks at who will be hot -- or not -- at the showpiece event: AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan have…

DUBAI  - Indian broadcaster IMG Reliance has withdrawn from its contract to produce coverage of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) following the deadly Kashmir attack last week, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Sunday. The…

COLOMBO- Kusal Perera became a national hero in Sri Lanka on Sunday after scoring an unbeaten 153 to guide his country to a sensational first Test victory in South Africa. The country s cricket legends and politicians lauded Perera, who…

DUBAI  :Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned his country’s government not to be deceived by European signatories of the nuclear deal with major powers, now under threat after a U.S. withdrawal. Washington’s major…

WASHINGTON: California will “imminently” challenge President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to obtain funds for a US-Mexico border wall, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra said on Sunday. “Definitely and imminently,”…

In 2009, then US Vice President Joe Biden came to Munich to “press the reset button” with Russia. A decade later he came again to offer the world better relations, this time with his own country. Promising that “America will be back” once…

Concerned for the health of a black cat roaming around the university campus where she works, Mevlude dropped off the feline at the veterinary clinic for street animals run by the Istanbul municipality. Visitors to the Turkish city, who…

Yayvo:Pakistan’s second-largest online retailer, is planning to bring in new investors amid competition from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The e-commerce company has appointed advisers to help with the fundraising, Yayvo’s head, Adam…

ISLAMABAD: Finance Division Spokesperson Dr Khaqan Najeeb has said that Pakistan will get oil on deferred payment from Saudi Arabia worth $250 million on a monthly basis. According to a report, while talking to a private channel he said…