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Stocks snap three-day rally to lose 224 points


November 28, 2020

KARACHI: Stocks snapped the three-day rally on Friday. The KSE-100 index slipped 224 points (0.55 per cent) and closed at 40,807 which was scarcely surprising as a correction was due after the earlier three sessions that ended in cumulative gains of a massive 1,409 points and 3.49pc. The market opened in the negative on Friday by 54 points and remained …

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Seventh Pakistan team member tests positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand


November 28, 2020

One more member of the Pakistan cricket team has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday, taking the tally of infections within the touring party to seven. Six of the 53 members of the group had tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon their arrival in New Zealand, while there was also evidence there had …

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ADB’s $300m loan to help achieve sustainable macroeconomic stability


November 28, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed a $300 million policy-based loan to help promote macroeconomic stability through improved trade competitiveness and export diversification. The loan agreement was signed by Secretary Economic Affairs Noor Ahmed and ADB’s Country Director Xiaohong Yang. Minister for Economic Affairs Khusro Bakhtyar witnessed the signing ceremony. The loan agreement was signed …

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Virus surge, restrictions threaten economic recovery


November 28, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has admitted that Pakistan’s nascent economic recovery is faced with downside risks owing to the second wave of Covid-19 at home as well as in major trading partners though inflationary pressures are easing out. “Looking at the impact of the ongoing coronavirus, the downside risks are becoming prominent,” stated the monthly economic update and outlook for …

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Two ships with 115,500 tonnes of wheat arrive


November 28, 2020

KARACHI: Two vessels Densa Jaguar and Scarlet Lady carrying 52,500 and 63,000 tonnes of wheat, respectively, were berthed at the Karachi Port and Port Qasim on Friday, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) said. With the arrival of these two vessels, the TCP has so far imported a total of 391,625 tonnes of wheat into the country, the press release …

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Shakira to learn cooking from Gwyneth Paltrow?


November 28, 2020

Gwyneth Paltrow says she is going to Barcelona to teach Shakria how learn. Story is that the singer recently revealed that she has received a gift from Hollywood star Gynyeth Paltrow. Taking to Twitter and Instagram, the singer shared a picture with “the cutest cookware pieces” sent by the “Avengers: Endgame” actess. “OMG thank you @GwynethPaltrow for the cutest cookware …

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Eminem is raising funds to ‘knockout’ coronavirus


November 28, 2020

Eminem has been helping people in his hometown ever since  Detroit went into lockdown in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The rapper sent meals to doctors in local hospital and offered the platform of his private radio station to Detroit rappers. The US has become the most affected country by the coronavirus crisis  as it continues to record thousands …

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Esra Bilgic aka Haime Sultan shares dashing photo of her co-star Murat Yıldırım


November 28, 2020

Esra Bilgic, who is winning hearts with her staler performance in second season of Turkish hit series ‘Ramo’, shared a new photo of her co-star Murat Yıldırım on Instagram Thursday. Turkish leading star Esra, who enthralled fans with her outstanding performance in historical series Dirilis: Ertugrul, has posted a picture of her lover in the dram, showing the dashing man …

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Ertugrul actress Hande Soral who played Ilbilge Hatun looks gorgeous in latest pictures


November 28, 2020

Several Turkish actors rose to international fame for their work in  popular TV series “Dirilis:Ertugrul” . They are hugely popular in Pakistan, India and many other countries where the historical TV series has been watched. Hande Soral  is one of those actresses who won hearts  with her  spectacular performance in  “Dirilis:Ertugrul” The actress played Ilbilge Hatun, the second wife of …

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