Obaid Mahmood Khan

BEIJING - The online sales in Pakistan have improved extensively and if Pakistan pursues the development of logistics service and instant delivery service, it will create 78,000 jobs. The traditional offline sales approximately the world have been seriously affected due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Online sales have been developing speedily, and as far as I know, online sales in Pakistan have also increased significantly. If Pakistan pursues the enlargement of logistics service and instant delivery service, and reaches the level of China, it will create 780,000 employment opportunities for Pakistanis according to the proportion of the population. The number may grow to 1.56 million in the future,” Cheng Xizhong, visiting professor at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law said in his article published by China Economic Net here on Tuesday. Small and medium-sized enterprises are now facing great difficulties due to the deadly disease, but various online sales platforms ha...

KARACHI - Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) team has commenced its investigations into the Pakistan Air Lines (PIA) plane crash occasion and is collecting evidences from the accident site to resolve the cause of the crash. According to a PIA representative, a ten-member technical team, having capability in handling queries about air crash incidents, has been attached with the investigations to carry the investigation body. The speaker said government has articulated the desire that the investigation team should ensure neutral and transparent inquiry. He said any entity of relevant organization or department will not be included in the investigation team so that he may not influence the investigation process. In the meantime, out of 97 deaths in PIA plane crash, 39 dead bodies have been handed over to the families. Remaining 56 dead bodies are held at two mortuaries and awaiting DNA match and recognition which have already been commenced. On Friday, the PIA plane crashed i...

Karachi: One of the two lucky persons, who amazingly remained safe in a current tragic incident of plane crash in Karachi, has been discharged from a hospital after treatment. Muhammad Zubair had been shifted to the Civil Hospital with burn injuries on hands and feet. Now, he has been discharged of first day of Eid-ul-Fitr after achievement of treatment process. Bank of Punjab President Zafar Masud is the second lucky person who survived the plane crash which killed 97 people on board including crew. Masud is under dealing at Daar-ul-Sehat Hospital for his arm and hip fractures. He is in stable condition.

Ertuğrul (Ottoman Turkish: ارطغرل ‎ , Romanized: Erṭoġrıl (died c. 1280) was the father of Osman . According to Ottoman tradition. He was the son of Suleyman Shah. The leader of the Kay tribe of Oghuz Turks. Who fled from western Central Asia to Anatolia to getaway the Mongol conquests, but he may instead have been the son of a Gündüz Alp. According to this prodigy, after the death of his father, Ertugrul and his followers entered the service of the Sultanate of Rum, for which he was frustrated with dominion over the town of Sogut on the frontier with the Byzantine Empire. This set off the chain of events that would ultimately lead to the founding of the Ottoman Empire. Like his son, Osman, and their descendants, Ertugrul is often referred to as a Ghazi, a heroic champion fighter for the cause of Islam. Biography. Nothing is known with certainty about Ertugrul's life, other than that he was the father of Osman; historians are thus forced to rely upon stories written about him by th...

KARACHI - The team of Airbus will arrive in the port urban to investigate the current crash of one of its own affected aircraft. The European company will run a dependent investigation into the implausible reasons for the crash, which apparently happened due to an engine failure. According to The News report, due to the coming of the Airbus team, the move of objects from the site of the incident has been halted. In a previous letter, the Airbus team said that they do not have any certain details regarding the crash. PIA and Air France will also support the plane manufacturer in the investigation. The PK-8303 disaster has become the third most-catastrophic aviation disaster in Pakistan's history. On Sunday to all airlines working the A320 narrow-body jets, Airbus said it will present full technical cooperation to the PIA, Air France, and engine manufacturer CFM International after the crash. The company also conveyed its commiseration to and discord with the families of those kil...

LAHORE- Pakistani can’t give the impression to get enough of child stars Ahmed Shah. He is cute and he is interesting and frequently steals the attention from even the biggest stars. The ever-so-adorable Ahmed, hailing from Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa, became an overnight sensation after his viral TikTok video which featured him saying the infamous  “Peechay Tau Dekho” line. However, fans keep wondering how much does this cheeky little boy earn for his cute antics? Reportedly, Shah earns 50k or 1.5lacs per episode and the clothes he wears are sponsored by different brands.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane has gone down in Karachi's Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport earlier today. More than 100 passengers are estimated to be committed, including 8 members of the flight crew. Abid is believed to have been on board the flight and her family are now dreadfully trying to find out is she has survived or not.

LAHORE – Five officers of Pakistan Army have martyred in today's heartbreaking plane crash in Karachi. They have been acknowledged as Major Shehryar, Capt Ahmed Mujtaba Khan, Lieutenant Shaheer, Lieutenant Balach, and Second Lieutenant Hamza Yousaf. LAHORE – Five officers of Pakistan Army have martyred in today's heartbreaking plane crash in Karachi. They have been acknowledged as Major Shehryar, Capt Ahmed Mujtaba Khan, Lieutenant Shaheer, Lieutenant Balach, and Second Lieutenant Hamza Yousaf. A spokesman for the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), said the A320 Airbus was carrying 90 passengers and 8 crew members from Lahore to Karachi on PK 8303. Eyewitnesses said the Airbus A320 appeared to effort to land two or three times before crashing in a residential area near the airport after what appeared to be an engine failure.

LAHORE - Saudia Arabia has announced the Shawwal moon has not been sighted, and Eid-ul-Fitr would be eminent on Sunday, country's media reported on Friday. The moon-sighting commission that met today announced that Saturday, May 23, would be the last day of Ramadan, while Sunday, May 24, would be the first day of Eid — Shawwal 1, 1441, Jeddah-based Okaz paper reported.

KARACHI - At least 76 people are confirmed to have been martyred in Friday's plane crash in the city's housing area, Sindh health officials said on Friday. The ill-fated plane with 99 people on board crashed while forthcoming the airport. Two passengers are known to have survived. To make inquiries about the plane crash incident or passenger details, you may contact 02199242284, 02199043766, 02199043833 .

ISLAMABAD: counselor to the Prime Minister on economics and income Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday said that upcoming financial plan was creature designed in a way to afford maximum break and incentives to the businesses and support trade by reducing tariff on a large number of items of raw material. Dialogue during a practical discussion with the office-bearers and members of the US-Pakistan Business Council here at the Finance Division, Hafeez Shaikh said that the business atmosphere in Pakistan facilitated by a greater easiness of doing business, improved regulations and huge market potential, was ideal for investment and joint ventures by the US businessmen. He said that the government had freshly announced a Rs 1.2 trillion incentive package that included direct cash transfers, payment of tax refunds, subsidized credits and payroll loans, to shore up the economy and boost businesses.

As per the news, the Sindh Government has permitted the automaker to reopen its plant under authoritarian SOPs. The company will begin the manufacturing of its vehicles after Eid holidays. Note here that Toyota closed down its plant on 23rd of March 2020, and after roughly two months, the operations have been resumed. The plant was shut down in the middle of corona virus eruption. The new corona virus has not only pretentious the restricted auto manufacturing, but it has disrupted the intact automobile industry around the globe. The make available chain of auto parts has also been affected, which is growing the release timings of the vehicle. For the earliest time in the history of the auto industry of Pakistan, it has not created or sold a single unit of customer cars in a whole month.   Toyota, Suzuki, and Honda have not sold or produced a single unit of their cars in April 2020, however, on the other hand, Toyota sold 5,256 units of Corolla in April 2019 and 2,089 units in March...

ISLAMABAD – A 10-year-old Pakistani American Girl Scout brought success to Pakistan after she was privileged by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump along with other corona virus crisis heroes for helping the people on the front-lines . Laila Khan, from Maryland was predictable as American corona-virus  hero as she had donated cookies to nurses and firefighters. The men and women we respect today remind us that the bonds that unite us in times of hardship can also raise us to new heights as we reopen and recover and rebuild, President trump said in a ritual in the White House Rose Garden on Friday.   Girl Scouts Laila Khan, Lauren Matney and Sravya Annappareddy of Troop 744 in Elkridge, Maryland, all 10 years old, donated 100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to local doctors, nurses and firefighters. They also wrote 200 modified cards for health ...

ISLAMABAD - Like other educational institutions, the Pak-Turk Maarif International Schools and Colleges will also start online education from the first week of June 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The necessary infrastructure was set in a very short time during the lock-down situation, and during April and May, it introduced a rich learning environment with much more flexibility than a traditional classroom, which again was delivered in a more and inclusive framework with an increase in the number of lessons and live sessions, according to a press release. Blackboard Open LMS™ / TMF Rooms, one of its kind in Pakistan, is the interface that is used and Pak-Turk Maarif’s first phase of distance education facility has not only been accepted easily by the students, but their participation and response prove the success of the unique procedure. The selected medium for the distant learning of students is very beneficial for them in many ways. Firstly as it did not bound ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan are all set to tour England this summer after positive talks were held on Friday between the officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over bio security arrangements. Further discussions will be held between the two boards before a final decision is made, but England’s summer is starting to take shape after weeks of detailed work on arrangements to play behind closed doors, according to a report published in ‘The Telegraph’. “Pakistan are likely to bring over 25 players at the same time to cover both red- and white-ball cricket, and to play inter-squad matches instead of the usual practice of one-day specialists joining a tour later on,” the report said. The players will be tested on arrival in England and face regular checks to stay on top of any potential COVID-19 outbreak. Pakistan will arrive in early July, probably on a charter flight provided by the ECB to avoid the risk of picking up infection on a ...

KARACHI - The Covid-19 virus pandemic has shaken the foundations of the modern world. Under these very testing times, it is essential that we do not lose sight of the suffering and pain caused by this disease and play our part in contributing back to our communities. UBL as a Corporate Citizen has always been at the forefront in times of natural disaster by assisting the impacted in the most humane way possible. The number of those affected by the virus is increasing exponentially and hospitals are ill-equipped to handle the influx of patients under their existing infrastructure. Especially needed, in these times, in relation to the nature of this disease, are ventilators for the most critical patients. UBL has donated four ventilators (two each) to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre and Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital, to assist them in handling the critical medical attention for patients under their care.

KARACHI - Amongst a supercharged, positive and pleasant gathering, Muller and Phipps Pakistan was onboarded as a distributor for itel Mobile Pakistan. M&P is the paramount distribution hOn the occasion, Mr Kamran Nishat, Managing Director & CEO Muller & Phipps said, “Excellence is a constant principal at M&P. We consistently strive to drive quality standards in our business and improve the systems to ensure customer satisfaction by not just meeting, but rather exceeding our customers’ expectations. We value the difference we make in the lives of the people, businesses, and communities we impact. Tomorrow will depend on the choices we make today, hence the onus that the consumer makes an informed, responsible and conscious decision. Preserving the essence of delivering excellence, we are pleased to announce the availability of itel Mobile Pakistan via our network. The reliability and durability that itel mobiles offer, that too at an exceptional price, will be a g...

TECNOhas announced the launch of exclusive Pouvoir 4inPakistan on 16thof May,2020. The upcoming Pouvoir series consists of two versions: Pouvoir 4 and Pouvoir 4 Pro.The series is equipped with a giant 6000mAh long-lasting battery,aprocessor of MT6762 Quad Core,and 7 inches Display HD.Thesetwo versions would soon be available at the leading flagship stores for an estimated price of Rs.17, 999 and Rs. 24,999 only. Pouvoir 4 is equipped with8MP Dual Flash front camera, rear camera of 13M+2M+2M with Quad Flash - AI Lensand a charger of 10W. On the other handPouvoir 4 Pro, comes with a16MP dual flashfront camera, rear camera of 16M+2M+5M AI Lens equipped with Quad Flashand with a fast charger of 18W. The series also consist of TECNO’s HI OS 6.0 built on Android Q, Fingerprint Sensor and Face Unlock, connecting you with Google Virtual Assistant through a unique side button.Pouvoir series wouldbe available in hues of Ice Jadeite, Misty Grey and Tempting Purple. The brand’s Genera...

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government has extended public holidays till May 31 across the province. A notification from of Relief and Resettlement Department has been issued in this regard. Meanwhile, a high level meeting of Provincial Task Force having Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair decided to restore public transport from Monday to facilitate people. The meeting directed all divisional commissioners to examine and finalise restoration of intra and inter-district pubic transport under their original jurisdiction as regional transport offices while looking at the medical advice and administrative measures, said a spokesman of Relief Department in a statement. "These measures will be done within the weekend as Chief Minister will announce restoration of transport from Monday.

ISLAMABAD – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the Emergency Cash Assistance to assist the labour whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown imposed to contain the spread of corona infections. While chairing the ECCmeeting in Islamabad, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. The Prime Minister on 3rd of this month announced that the amount collected through PM’s COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Assistance Fund 2020 will be used to assist the labour whose livelihood have been affected due to lockdown. Provinces, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Batistan (GB) and ICT will be allocated quota in Ehsaas Labour assistance in accordance with their population. Cash disbursement of 12000, rupees (one time assistance) will be made to eligible applicants through existing payment mechanism of BISP.

KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered country's first private space company, The Rocket & Satellite Company Limited. The Karachi-based tech firm vowed to offer low-cost solutions in three main areas: space launch systems, satellite manufacturing, and ground segment as a service. Sharing his future plans, the company said it will offer solutions in the areas of space debris and in-orbit satellite servicing to increase satellite life. The company spokesperson said that  space debris solution will reduce the risk of satellite and spacecraft in-space collisions due to space debris, saving significant money for space-based companies. Its focus will be to provide low cost space technology and provide solutions for the issue of space debris through the combined use of artificial Intelligence (AI) and space tech. Additionally, the the company will address in-orbit servicing to increase the lifespan of a satellite by provi...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Friday extended ban on international flight till May 31, as number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in country following ease in lockdown restrictions. The decision was announced by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on its Twitter handle.

ISLAMABAD – The Senate passed a unanimous resolution expressing deep appreciation to China for its strong support and timely assistance to Pakistan during the ongoing corona-virus crisis, the Radio Pakistan said in a report. The resolution, moved by leader of the Opposition Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, said China’s support has helped Pakistan to combat COVID-19 by protecting our people, saving our lives, as well as providing our health workers with testing kits, protective gears, and ventilators at a time when these were badly need plus sending medical teams, which are still coming. Senate also rejects the baseless propaganda against China from certain quarters, which stems from geo-political rivalry and more an attempt to divert world attention from their own internal failings. The Senate feels that this resolution, just prior to May 21, which marks the 69th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China on May 21, 1951, is an auspicious occasion to cele...