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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday issued standards for unified Quick Response (QR) code to accelerate digitisation of retail payments. “These standards are to be met for issuing of QR codes and accepting of payments through the same. This initiative is a part of SBP’s drive to promote inclusion, innovation, and modernisation of payment systems in the …

BEIJING: Uproar in China this year over incidents of women chained or caged by their husbands has spurred a nationwide crackdown on the decades-old problem of abduction and trafficking of women and children. The Ministry of Public Security announced the crackdown ahead of Saturday’s opening of an annual session of the rubber-stamp parliament, at which at least seven delegates have …

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday restored sanctions waivers to Iran to allow international nuclear cooperation projects, as indirect American-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran enter the final stretch. The waivers had allowed Russian, Chinese and European companies to carry out non-proliferation work to effectively make it harder for Iranian nuclear sites to be used …

KARACHI: Shabbir Iqbal had done the hard work on Saturday. That meant the country’s top-ranked player could afford to sit back and coast to a successful title defence at the UMA-Pakistan Open Golf Championship here on Sunday. The triumph at the Karachi Golf Course meant that Shabbir has now managed to reclaim two titles he won last year in two …

KARACHI: The stock market witnessed another day of lacklustre trading on the back of rising energy prices and an unstoppable surge in the number of Covid-19 cases. Range-bound trading resulted in the index oscillating between an intraday high of 229 points and an intraday low of 41 points before closing at 45,078 points, according to Topline Securities. By the end …

Atiqa Odho on Sunday revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus. Taking to Instagram, the veteran actress posted her picture and said that she’s has been isolating due to COVID. Atiqa said during the isolation her dog has been great company. “Pets are such a joy during good and difficult times as they are there to make you feel …

Kim Kardashian took to Instagram to send birthday greetings to British model Kate Moss who turned 48 on Sunday. Sharing a picture of Kate to her Instagram story, the “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” star wrote, “Happy birthday to THE fashion icon. Love you.” Katherine Ann Moss is a British supermodel and businesswoman. Arriving at the end of the “supermodel …

Pakistan cricket greats Shoaib Akhtar, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis have dismissed allegations of match-fixing and intentional underperformance levelled against Afghanistan on social media following their lopsided loss to India in a T20 World Cup match on Wednesday, and urged fans to not contribute to social trends that fan such conspiracy theories. India’s heavy defeats at the hands of Pakistan and New …

No Pakistani cricketer has been as maligned and criticised on his failures and lack of performances as batsman Asif Ali. Even his selection for the Twenty20 World Cup earlier this month received flak, not only on national television channels but also vociferously on social media. Asif also struggled with his form after his 18-month-old daughter, Noor Fatima, died of cancer …