Thursday, July 9th, 2020
FM Qureshi rubbishes death rumours after Wikipedia page edit
ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has rubbished reports of his death Thursday after rumours of the politician passing away emerged following a Wikipedia edit that said he had died. Reports of his death were propagated by the Indian lobby on social media after it was discovered that his profile at Wikipedia had been edited to say he had died. The foreign minister said the false news had caused distress among his family and friends. “I am fine by the Grace of Allah and recovering from COVID-19,” Qureshi saidRead More
Rupee continues to recover against US dollar in interbank
KARACHI: The exchange rate of Pakistani rupee strengthened by Rs0.21 against the US dollar at the start of intra-day trading. According to forex dealers, the greenback is currently trading at 166.55 against the domestic currency at the interbank foreign exchange market. The dollar had finished at Rs166.76 against the local unit the other day. The dollar fell against most currencies on Thursday as a rally in riskier assets such as global equities and commodities put a dent in safe-haven demand for the US currency. China’s yuan rose to a four-monthRead More
Nigeria reverses decision to reopen schools
The Nigerian government has reversed its decision to reopen schools across the country. The Education Minister Adamu Adamu told reporters at the presidential palace that schools would only reopen when it was safe to do so and not when the number of coronavirus cases was rising in the country. Last week, Nigeria announced that schools across the country would reopen for secondary and primary schools students in their final years to enable them prepare for graduating exams. But the minister said the graduating students too will no longer be allowedRead More
US infections top three million as Trump pushes schools reopening
The United States topped three million confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed for schools to re-open amid a COVID-19 resurgence in many southern hotspots. The US remains by far the worst affected country, with over 132,000 deaths, while Brazil — whose virus-skeptic President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the disease — is a distant second with close to 67,000 deaths from almost 1.7 million cases. As infections rose by a further 55,000 to reach a total of 3,046,351 on Wednesday, Trump called for students to returnRead More
Chinese tech helps promoting maize-soybean production
Now increasing soybean area is encouraged in Pakistan. For farmers who are not ready to reduce their maize area, the best available option is to use the intercropping tech,”. Prof. Yang is satisfied with the yield data and provides his professional advice for future planting, Ali said DNA ISLAMABAD, July 9: Maize-soybean intercropping will be the best system in terms of income and ecological sustainability if total benefits are calculated,” says a report published by Gwadar Pro quoting Muhammad Ali Raza, a Pakistani student of China’s Sichuan Agricultural University. Under theRead More
Pakistani tea enterprises participate in China International Tea Expo
DNA BEIJING, July 9 : In order to export tea culture and products, Pakistani tea enterprises actively participated in China (Sichuan) International Tea Expo for four consecutive years in recent days, Gwadar Pro reported on Thursday. The China (Sichuan) International Tea Expo was held in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. The expo is reckoned as one of the most important events in tea sector with great scale and influence in China. On this occasion, Pakistani tea enterprises displayed their products, including tea, tea wares, jade artwares and so on. Meanwhile, tea enterprises from other countries alsoRead More