New patriotic telecom company can detect anti-national signals
ISLAMABAD – A new patriotic telecom company, which has the ability to detect anti-national signals, is going to offer 5G mobile services on a...
Civilians to eat up more than half of proposed Rs5.237 trillion budget for 2018-19
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved an expansionary fiscal policy that offers little for defence but gives away more than half of the estimated...
State Bank bans cryptocurrencies, after failing to figure out cryptocurrencies
KARACHI – In a major development, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has banned cryptocurrencies in the country, citing its failure to understand cryptocurrencies.
While...
SC bars govt from privatising PIA without comparing best prices on OLX
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Thursday barred the government from proceeding with privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) without comparing prices at...
PTI asks Cambridge Analytica for data on party’s Facebook followers that are actual human...
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ISLAMABAD/LONDON – After Cambridge Analytica was brought into the news...
State Bank to throw trade deficit at Kamran Akmal
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KARACHI – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced...
Belt and Road initiative has already fastened me to PM seat: Abbasi
DAVOS: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is already paying dividends, by creating connectivity and...
Four Pakistani startups that have the potential to go big in 2018
Startup culture in Pakistan has grown exponentially in the past few years, but questions still remain about whether startups have what it takes to...
Local banker’s eight-month-old son showing excellent third-quarter results
Karachi – Our Finance Correspondent: Shahwez Hassan, the eight-month-5-day-old son of Tariq Hassan, a local corporate banker, is already showing good results in the third...
Xiao Jie expected to become interim finance minister
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In the aftermath of the resignation of former finance minister,...
Nations uncles demand to be explained bitcoin to
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In a strongly worded protest after a late lunch here...
Cement plants petition courts against Katas Raj for polluting atmosphere with traces of non-Muslim...
A consortium of cement plants petitioned the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday against the Katas Raj temple complex on environmental grounds.
“We have petitioned the...
Nation’s employees root for PM Abbasi as nation’s HR manager after granting Dar 3-month...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA – Nation’s employees want Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to also serve as the nation’s HR manager, after he gave Finance Minister Ishaq...
Local businesses announce November Jumma-tul-Wida sales
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI/PESHAWAR/QUETTA – Local business on Friday benefitted from a nationwide Jumma-tul-Wida sale, as collective profits soared into billions of rupees.
According to reports, the Jumma-tul-Wida...
Pakistan’s power solution in sight as Tesla looks to electrify entire countries
PALO ALTO – After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs and, more recently, solar panels Tesla Inc. wants to electrify a...
Hackers stole 57 million Uber rides: CEO
SAN FRANCISCO – Uber said on Tuesday that hackers compromised some 57 million rides and drove vehicles affiliated with the ridesharing company.
"None of this...
Corrupt politician exports up by 16.53% in Q1FY18
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ISLAMABAD – Corrupt politicians’ exports from the country increased by 16.53 percent during the first quarter of current fiscal year (July-September) as compared to...
