Special plane with first batch of COVID-19 vaccine reaches Pakistan
BEIJING: A special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) plane with the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses reached Islamabad today (Monday).
China’s State Councilor and Foreign...
Heavy rise expected in petrol prices for February
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended an increase of Rs12 per litre in the price of petrol and Rs10 per...
Pakistan must aim for self-reliance, rather than pleasing other nations: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: P
"People talk about projecting a soft image for Pakistan. What does a soft image even mean? Will the world begin to think...
Pakistan gets Geographical Indicator tag for basmati
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for its Basmati, paving the way for creating a local registry for this particular strain of...
Business community backbone of economy, not to be harassed: Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has said that the business community is the backbone of the economy as it...
Interest rates to remain unchanged at 7%: SBP’s Reza Baqir
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir announced Thursday that the interest rates would remain unchanged at 7% and would remain...
8,000kg plastic bags seized in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district administration seized 8,000 kilogrammes of polythene bags and sealed 32 shops during a crackdown in the main wholesale market on...
Suspension of gas supply to industries to halt production process: PIAF
LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has warned that if the supply of gas to industries continued to disrupt, the process...
Another power bomb on masses by Rs 1.95 per unit; same old rhetoric of...
ISLAMABAD: The government has announced another rise in power tariff by Rs 1.95 per unit and burried masses under heavy burden, who are already...
Oxford vaccine may cost around $6 in Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan likely to bear $6 to $7 per dose of millions of shots if it opts to pick the Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, which...
