ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of eight sectors including value-added textiles posted a double-digit growth in the four months of 2021-22 compared to the same period a year ago, data compiled by the Ministry of Commerce showed on Thursday. Growth in value-added sectors contributed to an increase in overall exports from the sectors. One of the reasons for growth in these sectors …

ISLAMABAD: The government is going to provide gas to the residential sector only three times a day with the ‘bare minimum supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG)’ during December through March of upcoming winter to minimise gas shortages in the country. This is part of the Gas Load Management Plan for winter 2021-22 presented to the Cabinet Committee on Energy …

BEIJING: Top Communist Party leaders wrapped up a key meeting in Beijing by passing an important resolution on the country’s past, state media said on Thursday, which is expected to cement President Xi Jinping’s grip on power. Xi, the uncontested leader of the world’s most populous nation, has been heading a pivotal plenary of the ruling party’s top figures since …

ISLAM QALA: Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan migrants back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan every week despite the threat of famine, aid agencies and witnesses say, with many Afghans alleging they have been mistreated by Iranian authorities. During decades of conflict, millions of Afghans have crossed into their western neighbour seeking to escape violence and a shattered economy. The …

ISLAMABAD: The privatisation of Jinnah Convention Centre (JCC) hangs in the balance as the issues between the Privatisation Commis­sion and Capital Development Auth­ority remain unresolved. However, the commission has informed the CDA that the land no more belongs to it. The Privatisation Commission, in a letter to the CDA chairman on Tuesday, responded to the authority’s observations and stated that …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday rejected PTI Senator Faisal Vawda’s appeal to stay proceedings of the disqualification case against him in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Vawda had filed the petition on Thursday against the decision of the ECP dated October 12 through which his application to stop the proceedings regarding his disqualification case was rejected. He had adopted …

ISLAMABAD: While 5.5 million teenage people have been vaccinated with American vaccine Pfizer, Pakistan on Thursday decided to start inoculating those in the age group of 12-18 years with two Chinese vaccines. The announcement was made by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on social media. “Chinese vaccines Sinopharm and Sinovac have been approved by the NCOC Health Experts …

RAWALPINDI: The names of 54 activists of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been removed from the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997 following the recent agreement between the government and banned outfit. According to sources, the 54 TLP activists belonged to the Rawalpindi division. They said 28 of the individuals belonged to the Rawalpindi district, 14 to Chakwal, 11 …

The US dollar on Friday reached an all-time high against the rupee, soaring to Rs176 in the interbank market in intraday trading. In the open market, meanwhile, the dollar rose by Rs1.70 and was being traded at Rs178. Zafar Paracha, chairman of the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan, told Dawn.com that the dollar had depreciated to Rs169.50 after Saudi Arabia revived financial support and …

ISLAMABAD: The government has yet to get the charter of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s proposed university passed from parliament. During his election campaign, Mr Khan had repeatedly announced that after becoming the prime minister he would set up a public sector university at the Prime Minister House. After coming to power, he also promised that a university would be set …