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KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistanis rose by 24.4 percent to $2.095 billion during August as compared to last year’s corresponding period, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday. According to figures released by the…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday the country recorded an increase of 31 percent in remittances in the first two months of the current fiscal year as compared to last year’s the same period. Taking to Twitter, the prime…
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KARACHI: The per tola gold price registered a decrease of Rs600 to Rs114,000 in the domestic market on Monday. Likewise, the rate of 10 grams of the precious metal decreased by Rs512 to Rs97,736, according to the All Pakistan Jewelers…
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Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s US operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.…
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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has formed a committee for finalising the process of licence issuance of 5G technology in Pakistan. A series of decisions was taken in today’s session of the Economic Coordination…
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TOKYO: Oil futures fell further on Wednesday after big declines the previous session with Brent sliding below $40 a barrel for the first time since June as COVID-19 cases rebounded in several countries. The biggest global health crisis…
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Epic Games is trying to convince a California court to reinstate Fortnite on the Apple App Store pending legal proceedings, arguing that doing so is in the “public interest,” court documents show. If not, the game could suffer…
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DUBAI: Emirates airline has issued over 5 billion dirhams ($1.4 billion) in refunds related to the new coronavirus crisis, it said on Monday. The Dubai-based carrier, which has processed more than 1.4 million refunds since March, has…
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KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh reiterated on Monday the government’s resolve to provide a conducive environment to investors in the country. Speaking to media during his visit to the…
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KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa assured full support to industrialists and businessmen in resolving various issues besides urging them to set up more industries and enhance exports. City’s businessmen met with…
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