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Track, trace system to generate additional revenue: PM Imran


October 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed the hope that the track and trace system (TTS) being launched in the country will help generate additional revenue. The prime minister in a tweet on Friday described the launching of TTS by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as more good news. “It will boost additional revenue, digitise the economy, curb counterfeiting …

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Govt mulling when to float global bond to raise fresh debt


October 2, 2021

LAHORE: With the five-year international sukuk of $1 billion maturing on Oct 13, the government is yet to decide the timing for the issuance of new dollar-denominated Shariah-compliant papers or Eurobonds to raise fresh debt. The government plans to purchase a total of $3.5bn debt through international bonds during the current fiscal year. Of that amount it already lifted $1bn …

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Stable Afghanistan must for peace in region: Moeed Yusuf


October 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Friday a stable Afghanistan is inevitable for peace in the region. In an interview with a Russian TV channel, Mr Yusuf said Pakistan had always said that there should be a political solution to the Afghan issue as the country had been at war over the last four decades. “Pakistan …

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Navy’s SSG participates in Colombo drill


October 2, 2021

KARACHI: The 11th edition of the multinational tri-service mega field training exercise — Exercise Cormorant Strike 2021 — concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday. According to information received here, the Pakistan Navy’s Special Service Group (SSG) participated in the exercise conducted under the auspices of the Sri Lankan Army at Infantry Training Center, Minneriya. Earlier, Exercise Director, Commander of …

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First royal wedding held in Russia since revolution


October 2, 2021

SAINT PETERSBURG: Russia on Friday held its first royal wedding since the 1917 Bolshevik revolution toppled the Romanov monarchy, with aristocrats travelling from across Europe for the lavish ceremony. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov, 40, and his Italian fiancée Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, 39, were wed at Saint Isaac’s cathedral in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg. Hundreds of foreign guests …

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North Korea fires anti-aircraft missile before UN Security Council meeting


October 2, 2021

SEOUL: North Korea has successfully fired a new anti-aircraft missile, state media said on Friday, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet in response to a recent flurry of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed nation. The anti-aircraft missile had a “remarkable combat performance” and included twin rudder controls and other new technologies, the official Korean Central News Agency said. A …

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Pakistan can repel militants, protect nukes, says US report


October 2, 2021

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is capable of repelling any ‘jihadi’ attempt to seize power and of protecting its nuclear weapons, says a report by a prestigious US think-tank. The Brookings report — “The Agonising Problem of Pakistan’s Nukes” — argues that the Taliban victory in Afghanistan has emboldened militants in Pakistan, stirring fears of a resurgence of militant activities in the country. …

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Democrats under pressure to save Biden’s agenda


October 2, 2021

WASHINGTON: Democrats entered a second day of likely marathon negotiations on Friday to resolve splits over the scope of President Joe Biden’s domestic spending plans, knowing that failure could be crippling for the party. On Thursday, a game of political chicken between moderate Democrats and more leftwing members over two disputed spending bills ended in stalemate. The result was disappointing …

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Merck pill breakthrough raises hopes of preventing virus deaths


October 2, 2021

WASHINGTON: A pill developed by US drugmaker Merck could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalised for those most at risk of contracting severe Covid-19, with experts hailing it as a potential breakthrough in how the virus is treated. If it gets authorisation, molnupiravir, which is designed to introduce errors into the genetic code of the virus, would be …

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Taliban raid IS hideout north of Kabul


October 2, 2021

KABUL: Taliban fighters raided a hideout of the militant Islamic State (IS) group north of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing and arresting an unspecified number of militants, a Taliban spokesman said. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, there has been an increase in attacks by IS militants targeting Taliban members. The Taliban and IS are enemies, and …

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