Muhammad Mahmood

Mohammad Hasan Akhund appointed PM of Taliban’s acting govt in Afghanistan
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
KABUL – The Taliban on Tuesday announced their interim government, naming Mohammad Hasan Akhund as prime minister and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as deputy PM.…

‘Digital road freight’ – Pakistan’s Truck It In startup raises $3 million in extended seed round
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
KARACHI – Truck It In, a Karachi-based tech startup that aims at making freight movement efficient and improving the lives of truckers, has raised another…

Dollar hits one-year high at Rs167.63 in Pakistan
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
KARACHI – The Pakistani rupee continued to depreciate against the United States dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Tuesday. The local currency closed at…

Man sentenced to 5 years in Jail for spreading coronavirus
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
HANOI – A man has been sentenced to five years in Jail in Vietnam for violating Covid-19 rules and transmitting the deadly virus. A court…

Pakistan cuts port charges by 50% to facilitate trade
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD – The federal cabinet on Tuesday announced to reduce port charges by 50 percent to facilitate exporters. Federal Minister for Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain…

PM Imran appoints Kamran Ali Afzal as new Punjab chief secretary, Sardar Ali Khan as Punjab IGP
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD – The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the appointment of Kamran Ali Afzal as the new Punjab chief secretary and Sardar Ali Khan as…

El Salvador becomes world’s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 7, 2021
El Salvador, a country from Central America, on Tuesday became the first state in the world to officially adopt Bitcoin, a widely-popular cryptocurrency, as legal…

Pakistan announce ‘formidable’ 15-player squad for ICC T20 World Cup
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 6, 2021
LAHORE – Pakistan cricket selectors have named an experienced, well-balanced and formidable 15-player squad for the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals against New Zealand and England, and…

No place for extremism in Pakistan, says COAS Bajwa on Defence Day
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 6, 2021
RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday that there is no place for extremism in Pakistan. The army…

Pakistan welcomes Taliban’s desire to join CPEC
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- September 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday welcomed the Taliban’s desire to become part of a multi-billion dollar project, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…







