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Lahore-based startup Zarya raises $1.7 million in pre-seed funding


November 1, 2021

Lahore-based startup Zarya — a business-to-business social commerce platform — has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding, the company announced on Monday. The pre-seed round was led by Raed Ventures and participants included Fatima Gobi Ventures, US-based Class 5 Global, Global Founders Capital, and Egyptian social commerce startup Taager, it said in a press release. According to the press release, …

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PIA starts regular flights to Najaf


November 1, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched regular service to Iraq, as the first scheduled flight of the national carrier, which had departed for Najaf on Oct 30, returned to Karachi on Sunday morning. PIA had been previously operating special flights to Najaf. When the first scheduled flight (PK-219) of the national carrier with Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Abbas Lufta and …

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Dengue cases fall by 50pc in capital: DHO


November 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: As the mercury continues to fall, the number of dengue fever cases in the federal capital reduced by over 50 per cent. While the city was reporting over 100 cases of dengue per day, according to District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia only 46 cases were reported on Sunday. However, a person succumbed to the virus taking the number …

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Roads in Pindi begin to open as TLP, govt reach agreement


November 1, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Life in the city began returning to normality on Sunday night when the City Traffic Police started removing containers, concrete blocks and barricades from Murree Road and its arteries after the government and the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) reached an agreement. The traffic police in a press statement said containers were being removed from roads that were blocked. The …

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Housing agency appeals IHC ruling on allotments in Islamabad


November 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Sup­reme Court will take up on Monday (today) a set of petitions moved by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) and its director general seeking the court’s protection against “obstacles in carrying out lawful pursuits and developing acquired lands” to provide accommodation to the homeless. The cases will be heard by a three-judge Supreme Court bench consisting …

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Half of TLP marchers vacate Wazirabad sit-in venue


November 1, 2021

GUJRAT: Following announcement of an “agreement” reached between the government and the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the local authorities have started preparations for removing the obstacles on the bridges of Chenab and Jhelum rivers on the GT Road as the machinery and equipment required for filling the trenches have reached there. However, to launch the road clearance operation, the local …

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Maulana Fazl warns against attempt to rig elections ‘again’


November 1, 2021

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that it’s time for all stakeholders to take a clear stand vis-à-vis the country’s economy and foreign policy to meet the challenges created by the “inept and illegal PTI government”. Addressing a PDM public meeting here on Sunday night, he warned that any attempt to rig the …

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Matters with IMF ‘settled’, agreement to be signed this week, says Tarin


November 1, 2021

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Monday announced that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the revival of the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) had been reached and a formal accord will be signed later this week. The deadlock between the Pakistan government and the IMF broke after the two sides decided …

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Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello drop selfies in their quirky Day of the Dead costumes


November 1, 2021

Famed Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and his girlfriend, Cuban-American star Camila Cabello stunned their fans as they dropped their impressive looks for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations. The Treat You Better singer, on Sunday, took to his Instagram handle and shared a series of pictures along with girlfriend Cabello. The couple  created an interesting skeleton-themed setting for their …

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