s RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil topped four million Covid-19 cases on Thursday as health ministry officials said infections were beginning to slow in the world s second worst-hit country. Since the first case came to light on February 26, the South American colossus has registered more than 4.04 million infections and over 124,600 deaths, second only to the United States. …

po QUETTA: A new case of polio virus has been detected in Balochistan, taking the number of children affected by the crippling disease in the province so far this year to 17. According to the Balochistan health department, a 34-month-old boy has been detected infected with the polio virus in Pashin’s Union Council, Ali Zai. The child was tested on …

Grindr said on Thursday it was deeply disappointed by the government’s decision this week to block it and four other dating apps, including Tinder, after they were deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) said on Tuesday it was seeking the removal of “dating services” from apps Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout and SayHi and asking them to moderate …

LONDON: Young men and boys are being radicalised into hating women, a British author behind the Everyday Sexism Project has warned, saying online groups are targeting boys as young as 11. Laura Bates, an author and campaigner best known for setting up an open archive that allowed women to report their everyday experiences of sexism, said she had become aware …

ISLAMABAD: The power sector’s circular debt increased by Rs538 billion (33.4 per cent) during the fiscal year ending on June 30, or at an average rate of about Rs45bn per month. This was observed during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Power presided over by Senator Fida Muhammad Khan on Thursday. The government had been claiming that it …

ISLAMABAD: The Privatis­ation Commission Board on Wednesday approved transaction structure for the revival of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). The PSM has not been in operation since June 2015. The transaction structure was agreed at the board’s meeting concluded late night on Wednesday, and will now be presented to the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation for approval. The board agreed to the …

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division of Ministry of Energy (MEPD) and Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on Thursday challenged each other over the rationale to upgrading petrol and diesel to Euro-V standards in the country and over the relevant specifications and processes for such improvements. The debate started after the Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) highlighted faults with the government decision to upgrade fuel to …

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 the COAS at the Corps Headquarters in Karachi on Wednesday. In the meeting, which lasted two-and-a-half hours, Gen Bajwa was apprised about the post-rain …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports dipped by 19.5 per cent year-on-year in August, data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) showed on Thursday. During the second month of FY21, export proceeds were reported at $1.586 billion, as against $1.969bn over the corresponding period of last year. The exports returned to a declining trend after witnessing paltry growth in July. A steep …

McDonald’s plans to add a Travis Scott meal to its menu in order to win over generation Z and millennial customers. A statement issued by McDonald’s said Scott’s label Cactus Jack has designed custom t-shirts for McDonald’s employees to wear during the promotion. The statement said McDonald’s and Scott will be “exploring opportunities to support charitable organizations during the month-long …