ac ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported one death due to coronavirus during the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll to 6,416. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 640 more people tested positive for the infection during this period, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 305,671. As many as 292,303 coronavirus patients have recovered their …

KARACHI: Onions from Iran and Afghanistan have been finding their way into local markets for the last 10 days to bridge demand and supply gap following reports of crop damage in Sindh and Balochistan due to devastating rains. However, consumers did not get any price relief as retailers are charging Rs10 per kg extra on both the imported varieties ranging …

KARACHI: With the passage of anti-money laundering bill unlicensed money changers disappeared from the markets which increased the counter selling of US dollars by 30 to 40 per cent, currency dealers said on Saturday. They said that since the move started for the passage of the bills against the money laundering, the illegal currencies traders went underground. The currency dealers said the …

AMID growing ‘crude’ concerns, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (Opec+) are preferring to keep their cards to the chest. After their virtual meeting last Thursday, the Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman underlined, ‘Opec+ would take a pro-active and pre-emptive stance in addressing oil market challenges’. Quoting a source, Reuters is confirming the Opec+ may also hold …

Despite witnessing great traction since the coronavirus outbreak, edtech in Pakistan is becoming a boring (and unimaginative) space with most players — incumbent or new — offering some variation of either learning management system, marketplace or content. Beyond these three areas, not many solutions exist and that’s a gap Anthive is trying to change. Anthive.co is a Karachi-based startup digitising …

ISLAMABAD: Of the total 2.743 million individual taxpayers, around 1.004m or 36.6 per cent taxpayers paid no income tax in the tax year 2018, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) data showed. Even though all of these individuals filed their income tax returns, they fall under the non-tax bracket where their declared annual incomes are less than Rs400,000. In the …

BERLIN: Hertha Berlin beat hosts Werder Bremen 4-1 in their Bundesliga opener on Saturday to earn their first win there in 14 years as they go into the season with renewed ambition. Hertha barely had any chances until they struck twice in three minutes late in the first half. Peter Pekarik was left unmarked at the far post and tapped …

KARACHI: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto XI edged past Abida Toosi Shaheed XI 38-36 in a thrilling girls basketball exhibition match which was held a part of Defence Day celebrations at the Arambagh-Abdul Nasir courts on Friday. A large number of women fans watched the match in which Cameron Turner with 12 points was the leading scorer for the winners, She was …

LONDON: Newly-promoted Leeds United continued their barnstorming return to the Premier League as they claimed their first points with a thrilling 4-3 win over Fulham at Elland Road on Saturday. After a 4-3 loss to champions Liverpool on the opening day, Leeds, back in the top flight after a 16-year absence, produced more vibrant attacking football along with defensive jitters. …

ROME: World No.1 Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal welcomed the decision to allow a limited number of fans to watch the Italian Open as the top men’s seeds advanced to the quarter-finals on Friday. Italy’s government has said that 1,000 spectators can be present at the Foro Italico from Sunday’s semi-finals, with matches so far being played in …