In a strange incident a Bangladeshi boy found himself in Malaysia after the hide and seek game went wrong. Hide and seek can be fun but something can go horribly wrong. A 15-year-old boy hailing from the port city of Chittagong Bangladesh hides in a container while playing hide and …
Read More »PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN SIGN CONVENTION FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghanistan signed a Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation during the third round of negotiations at Federal Bureau Revenue (FBR) headquarters, According to details, the Pakistani delegation signed a convention for the avoidance of double taxation with the Afghanistan delegation during the third round of negotiations …
Read More »OVER 3.6 MLN WHATSAPP ACCOUNTS BANNED IN A MONTH
WhatsApp has shared its users’ safety report in which the Meta-owned messaging app has mentioned to banned over 3.6 million “bad” accounts in the month of December 2022. According to the users’ safety report, the accounts were found violating the IT Rules 2021. Meta revealed that over 3.6 million accounts …
Read More »UNSCHEDULED STOP: BABY BORN ABOARD HIGH-SPEED TRAIN IN FRANCE
Travellers on a high-speed rail service train in France experienced an unusual delay at a station at the weekend — while a fellow passenger gave birth to a baby boy, The pregnant woman began to feel contractions shortly after taking her seat on the Paris-Strasbourg train, run by German rail …
Read More »MOBILE PHONES, JUNK FOOD, ENERGY DRINKS BANNED IN SCHOOL
LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department on Friday introduced stringent measures for students in Punjab private schools, banning mobile phones within the school premises, In a notification issued here, the education department has banned mobile phones, junk food and energy drinks in all private schools of Punjab. The notification directed …
Read More »PM welcomes China’s interest to invest in Pakistan’s nuclear energy sector
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (APP): China is interested in doing investment in Pakistan’s nuclear energy sector and delegation-level talks in this regard will be held in near future. This was informed in a meeting held between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a delegation of China National Nuclear Corporation led by Charge …
Read More »By 2030 Pakistan, Central Asian nations’ energy needs to increase by 30%, ADB
Pakistan and other Central Asian countries would have a 30 percent rise in energy demands by 2030, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said. In addition to China $25 billion to $49 billion in investments are required to upgrade the region s power transmission infrastructure. These countries also need to drastically …
Read More »PM stresses global response on Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed that Pakistan, being one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, needed a global response to build resilience. The prime minister stated this in a meeting with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), who is on an official visit to …
Read More »Protecting small farmers’ rights for their economic survival
Despite being the mainstay and major contributors to the national economy, small farmers in the country are on the brink of sustenance in view of the rising cost of inputs, low productivity and shrinking profitability. Cultivating each crop with high expectations of profit and earning living for their families, these …
Read More »COAS directs all commanders to continue focusing on anti-terrorism operations
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir directed all corps commanders to continue to focus on anti-terrorism operations in coordination with intelligence and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) with renewed resolve till the time sustainable peace is established. The Army Chief presided over the 255th Corps Commanders’ Conference held …
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