Category: Newspaper

White House blocks top expert from testifying on Covid-19 outbreak – Newspaper

Esthetician Martina Sekkal offers a facial to a client during the global coronavirus pandemic in Vienna, Austria on Saturday. WASHINGTON: The White House has blocked the participation of its leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a hearing in Congress on the US coronavirus response. The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee will hold a […]

Sangakkara urges England, Australia to tour Pakistan – Newspaper

LONDON: England and Australia should tour Pakistan to facilitate regular international cricket in the South Asian country, said Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) President Kumar Sangakkara. The best teams have avoided Pakistan since the 2009 attack on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in which six players were injured and eight Pakistanis, including […]

Afghan violence increased after US-Taliban deal: UN – Newspaper

KABUL: A damaged vehicle is being removed from the site of a bomb blast on Monday. – AP KABUL: Violence increased in Afghanistan in the weeks after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement that is supposed to pave the way for a peace process, a UN agency said on Monday. In total, […]

India plans to fast-track Chinese investments – Newspaper

NEW DELHI: India plans to speed up the review of some investment proposals from neighboring countries such as China, due to concerns that the new evaluation rules could affect the plans of companies and investors, three sources told Reuters on Saturday. To avoid opportunistic acquisitions during the coronavirus outbreak, India said this week that any […]

World leaders launch WHO plan to curb Covid-19; US stays away – Newspaper

Buenos Aires: Villa Devoto prison inmates burn mattresses during a riot on Friday. They called on the authorities to take measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. – AFP GENEVA: World leaders pledged on Friday to accelerate work on Covid-19 tests, drugs and vaccines and share them around the world, but the United States […]

Govt allows export of textile masks – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: The federal government allowed the export of textile masks on Thursday in a bid to allow manufacturers to comply with international orders. However, the export ban on N-95 and surgical masks, both included in the list of personal protective equipment (PPE), will remain. The Ministry of National Health Services, which imports and exports medical […]

SBP offers more incentives for businesses to avoid layoffs – Newspaper

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced another incentive package on Wednesday to help companies avoid layoffs while ordering banks to provide zero percent refinancing. "These additional incentives include relaxation of collateral requirements, further reduction in the end-user rate, refund of wages, special accounts for employees to receive wages, loans from non-payroll banks, simplification […]

PPP senator slams govt over debt relief claim – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leader of the Pakistani People's Party in the Senate, Sherry Rehman, attacked the federal government on Tuesday for "spreading misinformation" about debt relief and not formally requesting the G20 program in question. "Why has Pakistan not formally asked the G20 for debt relief?" He asked, adding that it was alarming that the government […]

Woman among two journalists facing fake news allegation in held Kashmir – Newspaper

MASRAT Zahra SRINAGAR: Police in Kashmir, India, are investigating two journalists for allegedly spreading "false news," authorities said Monday, as a month-long security crackdown persists in the Muslim-majority state. Kashmir Police Chief Vijay Kumar said independent photojournalist Masrat Zehra, a contributor to several international publications, had been reserved under the Illegal Activities (Prevention) Act for […]