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MUMBAI: In the first month of the year, demand for air travel was up about 17 %, while the airline seat capacity went up 14 % and passenger load factor almost touched 80 %, according to January data released recently by airlines’ trade body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA).International …
Making your way through this year’s Academy Award-nominated films, you might be forgiven for thinking there’s something a little pale about them. Something starker than usual, maybe, or at least something colorless. I mean that quite literally, and not at all negatively. When film historians look back on the most …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday set up a committee for transferring 10 power distribution companies (DISCOs) to provinces, which was not in line with last month’s decision of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) that wanted to hand over those firms to the private sector. The PM gave …
ISLAMABAD: Leading Pakistani companies have signed multiple deals and partnership agreements with their global counterparts at the premier tech event, LEAP 2024, hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The third edition of the LEAP conference and exhibition, a beacon for cutting-edge technology, artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives and innovations, was being held …
With the month of Ramadan less than a week away, the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced a “load-shedding marred” gas supply for the holy month. In a statement, the SSGC said that it would only be able to provide gas between 3:00am to 9:00am (Sahar) and 3:00pm to …
In December 2023, six shirts worn by Messi during Qatar World Cup 2022 auctioned for $7.8 million Lionel Messi (left) and his napkin that will go on auction (right). —Reuters/File Lionel Messi’s napkin containing a guarantee of his contract with FC Barcelona will be up for auction soon and is …
In a recent announcement, the Administrator General Zakat unveiled the Nisab of Zakat for the upcoming Zakat year 1444–45 A.H., establishing the minimum threshold at Rs135,179. As per the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance of 1980, no Zakat deduction at source will be applied if the account balance remains below this …
Moody’s Investors Service on Thursday changed its outlook on Pakistan’s banking sector from “negative” to “stable” citing its solid profitability, stable funding and liquidity, which it said “provide an adequate buffer’ to withstand the country’s macroeconomic challenges and political turmoil. The international rating agency — one of the top three …
