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Banking Industry’s Deposits Surge to Rs. 14.8 Trillion

Banking Industry continued to receive handsome inflows of deposits that have surged to Rs. 14.8 trillion and are likely to touch Rs. 15 trillion within the next month. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the banking industry recorded an addition of Rs. 142 billion, on the account of deposits thanks to higher interest rates which provided an opportunity for banks to attract customers with higher profit rates. Some banks cashed in on the opportunity and offer profit rates of up to 14 percent on different saving products mainly Term Deposit Certificates for a period of one to five years. Besides the certificate, banks—Islamic and conventional—received healthy deposits in non-remunerative accounts from new customers and account holders including corporations and various associations which also added inflows in their deposits. Among these banks, some have stopped their high-profit rate Term Deposit Certificate ahead of the announcement of the new policy rates, which is expecte..
Shehzad Roy Shares Message On Coronavirus Outbreak
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Shehzad Roy Shares Message On Coronavirus Outbreak

Coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the globe. Its high time that we all take it seriously and start taking precautions. Shehzad Roy released a video message to share some tips to save yourself from Coronavirus. He said, “I got the opportunity to visit CM house and meet the task force assigned to deal with Coronavirus. I am glad that the Government is taking it seriously because it is a serious situation.” The singer continued, “I just want to request to those who are listening that please don’t shake hands even if they find it offensive. Don’t do public gatherings whether its wedding or religious gatherings.” He shares that he was passing by Sea View and he felt like people are celebrating New Year’s or some kind of vacations. He said, “We need to behave like noble creature as this is a serious situation. We don’t need to panic but protect each other.” He advised that we must practice social distancing and don’t go out unless we have some important work to do. Top Trendi..
Shehzad Roy Wants You To Protect Yourself From Coronavirus
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Shehzad Roy Wants You To Protect Yourself From Coronavirus

Coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the globe. Its high time that we all take it seriously and start taking precautions. Shehzad Roy released a video message to share some tips to save yourself from Coronavirus. He said, “I got the opportunity to visit CM house and meet the task force assigned to deal with Coronavirus. I am glad that the Government is taking it seriously because it is a serious situation.” The singer continued, “I just want to request to those who are listening that please don’t shake hands even if they find it offensive. Don’t do public gatherings whether its wedding or religious gatherings.” He shares that he was passing by Sea View and he felt like people are celebrating New Year’s or some kind of vacations. He said, “We need to behave like noble creature as this is a serious situation. We don’t need to panic but protect each other.” He advised that we must practice social distancing and don’t go out unless we have some important work to do. Top Trendi..
Coronavirus: Ali Zafar Has An Important Message For The Spreading Pandemic
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Coronavirus: Ali Zafar Has An Important Message For The Spreading Pandemic

Ali Zafar is a singer par excellence, there is absolutely no doubts about that. Recentlt Zafar created chaos with his cricket anthem Mela Loot Liya that he has designed especially for his fans after a lot of them requested him to release a song for PSL too. Because Ali is such a wonderful singer, it only seems legit that he raises awareness about the rapidly spreading pandemic coronavirus amongst his fans in Pakistan, by singing. And so Ali Zafar recently shared his very own version of famous song Ko Ko Korina dedicated to coronavirus. Check out the song here and tell us what you think about Ali Zafar’s style of spreading awareness regarding Covid-19. Better yet, follow the advice Ali has to give. Top Trending Right Now:
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Government’s Live Coronavirus Dashboard Goes Offline

In a tense environment due to the coronavirus pandemic, misinformation can spell disaster given how quickly it can spread. Following a surge in cases of coronavirus in Pakistan, the Prime Minister Office (PMO) issued several directives regarding the disease to deal with misinformation. One such update revealed that the National Institute of Health (NIH) will maintain a dashboard on its official website to provide real-time updates on the situation. For some time, the live dashboard was working as intended and provided the latest updates on Coronavirus. However, the dashboard is now unavailable on the NIH’s website as this Twitter user points out: Removal of the coronavirus dashboard from NIH’s website will impede the government’s efforts to fight the pandemic and misinformation at the same time. The importance of having accurate and government-provided data during the COVID-19 outbreak can be gauged by the fact that a renowned news channel recently misreported the total number of ..
Here’s How You Can Stay Up to Date on Coronavirus
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Here’s How You Can Stay Up to Date on Coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak has brought almost the entire world to a halt and now tech companies are starting to produce tools to help spread awareness and counter the epidemic. Microsoft has now released a live dashboard on bing that tracks the COVID-19 outbreak. The live tracker collects data from reliable sources including the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Although plenty of similar trackers already exist, most of them are meant for desktops only. Unlike most that are currently available, Bing’s dashboard makes it incredibly easy to stay up to date on mobile devices as well. The dashboard includes a full list of countries with reported cases and aggregated numbers at the top. Clicking on individual countries shows the number of active cases, recovered cases, and fatalities for each country. Additionally, it also shows new stories and videos from each country..
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Govt Seals Major Restaurants in Karachi Due to Coronavirus

The Sindh government has begun to seal major restaurants in Karachi to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Karachi police is taking action against the hotels and restaurants violating the government’s orders of limiting large gatherings. So far, the police have raided Rashid Minhas Road, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Keamari, sealing all the restaurants violating the orders. ALSO READ COVID-19 Cases in Sindh Alone Jump to 76; Pakistan Tally Now Reaches 94 Sindh had issued an advisory on Sunday urging people to avoid crowded places and attending large gatherings amid fears of the contagious disease. The order addresses explicitly those over 40 or immuno-compromised. However, the police haven’t cracked down on smaller tea shops, asking them to close down by 11 pm. The ramped-up safety measures come after the coronavirus infections in Sindh jumped to 76, with 50 more patients reported within the last 24 hours. The situation has pushed the panic button in the province, especially in Karachi, w..
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Pak-China to Establish 2 New Joint Working Groups Under CPEC

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar says that Pakistan and China will sign a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) on Tuesday, in Beijing for the establishment of two new Joint Working Groups under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In his tweet, the minister informed that the new working groups will be formed in areas of agriculture and science and technology. The joint working groups will work under CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) which is co-chaired by Pakistan’s Planning Minister and Chinese Vice Chairman National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). There are eight working groups that are already functional in a range of areas including planning, energy, transport, Special Economic Zones, international cooperation, Gwadar, security, and socio-economic development. The agreement will be signed during a visit of a Pakistani delegation headed by President Arif Alvi which left here for Beijing on Monday. Asad Umar said: This is part of..
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Peshawar Zalmi Draft Sikandar Raza Ahead of Semifinal

Peshawar Zalmi has drafted Pakistani-origin Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza in Silver Category ahead of the semifinal clash against Multan Sultans on Tuesday. The two sides are set to lock horns in a day game at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. Sikandar has been included as an immediate replacement for their departing overseas players. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, most of their foreign players departed the country. The defending champions played their last league game with an all-locals squad. ALSO READ Lahore Qalandars Announce Replacements for Chrin Lynn & David Wiese Raza will join the squad in Lahore today. He previously represented Karachi Kings in the last season of HBL PSL 2020. Besides him, Peshawar also drafted Hammad Azam last week. Zalmi was the worst-hit franchise due to foreign players’ departure. All five of their overseas players, including Tom Banton, Carlos Brathwaite, Liam Dawson, Lewis Gregory, and Liam Livingstone, left the tournament midway to return to thei..