A young man and his accomplices were arrested for stealing mobile phones to make TikTok videos in Gujranwala on Monday. Ali Hamza stole mobile phones to make videos on TikTok. Him and his gang of accomplices broke the locks of shops in Model Town market and stole mobile phones worth Rs600,000. The police arrested Hamza […]
READ MOREWe’re parha likha, only ‘posh’ violence please, say DHA protestors
Abdul Gh Lone 31 August 2020 0 COMMENTSHow many protests have you seen where people pick up their own trash, share food with one another and the policemen and constantly remind each other to ‘behave’ as they are ‘parha likha’? Monday’s protest by DHA and Clifton residents at the Cantonment Board Clifton office on Khayaban-e-Rahat in Karachi was truly one of a kind. […]
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Afghan women negotiators to face hardline Taliban in peace talks
Abdul Gh Lone 31 August 2020 0 COMMENTSFive Afghan women who endured the Taliban’s oppressive rule and fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are now preparing to face the hardline group in peace talks. Their presence at the negotiating table is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they will be outnumbered by the rest of the Afghan government’s team of […]
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Three people were killed and several others were injured on Monday in two separate explosions in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi and its tourism hub Dubai, the police and local media said. The Abu Dhabi government media office said two people were killed in the blast in the capital, which the National daily […]
READ MOREMinister advises Bajwa to issue ‘clarification’ over family assets’ story
Abdul Gh Lone 31 August 2020 0 COMMENTShttps://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads//usr/nfs/sestore3/samaa/vodstore/digital-library/2020/08/Senator-Shibli-faraz-advise-Asim-saleem-Bajwa-for-an-Explaination-.mp4 Information Minister Shibli Faraz has advised Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa to issue a “clarification” over a story that was published on a website a few days ago. “For Bajwa sahab, my advice would be that he issues a clarification,” Faraz said while […]
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Turkish Airlines slashes wages to overcome coronavirus but avoids layoffs: union
Abdul Gh Lone 31 August 2020 0 COMMENTSTurkish Airlines (THYAO.IS) will sharply cut wages of its crews and groundstaff but will avoid layoffs under a union-agreed deal as it seeks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a union official said on Monday. The flagship carrier will cut pilot wages by 50%, cabin crew wages by 35% and other personnel […]
READ MOREEconomy shrinks record 23.9% in Q1: Here’s how different sectors fared
Abdul Gh Lone 31 August 2020 0 COMMENTSThe gross domestic product (GDP) numbers for the first quarter (ended June 30) released on Monday showed the biggest ever contraction in India’s economy — 23.9 per cent. The nationwide lockdown from March 25 to curb the spread of Covid-19 infections have adversely impacted all sectors of the economy. While manufacturing and construction sectors contracted […]
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The high-flying shares of Apple Inc and Tesla Inc rose further on Monday, as investors jumped at the opportunity to own shares at more affordable prices after the companies split their stock. Apple’s previous stock split was 7-for-1 in 2014 and its fifth since going public in 1980. Splitting stocks is a way for companies […]
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Baltic states hit Lukashenko, other Belarus officials with sanctions
Abdul Gh Lone 31 August 2020 0 COMMENTSLithuania, Latvia and Estonia imposed travel bans on President Alexander Lukashenko and 29 other Belarusian officials on Monday, signaling impatience with the West’s cautious approach by announcing sanctions without waiting for the rest of the EU. The three Baltic states have led calls for the West to take firmer measures against Lukashenko, who is accused […]
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