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PM Shehbaz discusses regional situation with Qatari counterpart: PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday received a telephone call from Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. During their “warm and cordial”…

PTI says preparations for final round of movement against Imran's imprisonment underway

ISLAMABAD: PTI said that preparations for the final round of its movement against Imran Khan’s imprisonment had begun, as Adiala jail authorities again denied permission to meet the party founder on Thursday. PTI…

Japan plans start of round-the-clock JGB trading on blockchain

Countries track passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Countries worldwide sought to prevent further spread of the hantavirus on Thursday, after an outbreak ​on a cruise ship, by tracking those who had already disembarked before the virus was detected and anyone in close…

FCC sets aside Income Tax Ordinance section enabling taxation on ‘deemed income’ from assets and property

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday set aside Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO) 2001 as ultra vires the Constitution, which had empowered tax authorities to levy tax on “deemed…

Govt mulls allowing commercial banks to take over mortgaged houses 90 days after default

ISLAMABAD: The government decided in principle to grant commercial banks significant powers to take over mortgaged houses in case of default after a cumulative notice period of 90 days, in a move aimed at encouraging…

CIE to retake ‘prematurely shared’ mathematics exam on June 9

Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday cancelled the “prematurely shared” mathematics exam, announcing that it will conduct a new version of the exam for affected regions on June 9. On April 30, CIE…

Masood expresses confidence in bowling as Pakistan set to face Bangladesh in first Test tomorrow

Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has expressed confidence in the bowling attack as the national side prepares to face Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series in Mirpur on Friday. The Green Shirts are…

Hong Kong seeks more details from WHO on hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Hong Kong health authorities are seeking more information from the World Health Organization (WHO) on an outbreak of a deadly hantavirus strain capable of limited human-to-human transmission on a cruise ship in the…

3 children killed, several injured in South Waziristan attack: security sources

Two separate attacks in South Waziristan on Thursday killed three children and injured several people, security sources said. According to reports, an explosion occurred near a civilian settlement in the Gawa Khwa area…

Lee calls for closer cooperation with Netherlands in call with Dutch PM

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday held phone talks with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and called for closer cooperation with the Netherlands in advanced technologies, his spokesperson said. It marked the first phone…

4 children killed, 20 people injured as roof of classroom collapses in Dera Ghazi Khan school

LAHORE: At least four children were killed and 20 people were injured after the roof of a classroom at a private school in Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan collapsed on Thursday. The preliminary report of the incident released…

Seoul FM discusses deeper ASEAN cooperation with envoys from region

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with ambassadors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between Korea and Southeast Asia, officials said. During the…

Hong Kong independent bookshop fined HK$6K for holding stand-up comedy show without licence

Hong Kong independent bookshop Book Punch and its owner have been fined HK$6,000 after holding a stand-up comedy show without an entertainment licence – the second time they have been penalised within a month. Hong Kong…

China hands suspended death sentences to 2 ex-defence ministers for graft, state media report

A Chinese military court handed suspended death sentences on Thursday to two former defence ministers for corruption, state media said. Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe (left) and Li Shangfu. File photos: US…

Asean may start oil reserve scheme with select countries, says investment, trade and industry minister

CEBU, May 7 — Asean may consider bringing in the private sector to help realise the newly-mooted oil stockpiling framework aimed at strengthening the region’s long-term energy security and preparedness. Investment,…

Coming in June: New MyKad with advanced encryption, holograms and QR codes, no Touch ’n Go function

PUTRAJAYA, May 7 — The new MyKad, which is expected to be introduced next month, will feature 53 security elements compared with 23 on the current version. National Registration Director-General Datuk Badrul Hisham…