Brussels: NATO allies will boost high readiness forces to “well over 300,000” troops as they strengthen their defences in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. Leaders from the US-led military alliance will meet in Madrid this week for what Stoltenberg said would be a “transformative” summit as it grapples […]
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Religious minister assures NA to bring down Hajj expenses from Rs 650,000
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor here on Friday assured the National Assembly that the government was negotiating with the quarters concerned to further bring down the expenses of Hajj-2022 below Rs. 6,50,000. In a policy statement in the House, he said, “I am still negotiating with the Saudi government and other […]
Shehbaz Sharif raises minimum wage of govt employees to Rs25,000
ISLAMABAD: In his first speech in the National Assembly as the prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif Monday raised the minimum wage of government employees to Rs25,000 which is applicable from April 1. Following the ouster of PTI chairman Imran Khan from the office of the prime minister, the Opposition’s joint candidate Shehbaz Sharif […]
India’s daily COVID-19 cases fall below 200,000 but deaths surpass 1,000
NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 41,469,499 on Tuesday, as 167,059 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 1,192 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 496,242. There are still 1,743,059 […]
Pakistan’s Trivzia has raised $400,000 from 47 ventures
A Pakistani-based firm, Pakistan’s Trivzia has raised $400,00 for its live trivia game show app from 47 different ventures. Founded in 2019 by Waqqas Alvi, Waqas Shahid, Jahnzaib Shahid, and Ejaz Rana, Trivzia is a live trivia game on a mobile where around 10,000 participants enter to answer 10 multiple choice questions to win cash […]