ISLAMABAD, JUL 29 (DNA) – As many as 3,676 metric tons of wheat worth US$ 967,000 exported during previous financial year (2016-17) as compared the exports of corresponding period of last year. Wheat exports from the country during 12 months of financial year, 2016-17 registered 512.3 percent increase as against the exports of 2015-16, according the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Wheat exports from the country during financial year 2015-16 was recorded at 450 metric tons valuing US$ 158,000, where as no quantity of wheat were exported in month of June, 2017.
Actor Jason Bateman gets Hollywood star
LOS ANGELES, JUL 27 (DNA) – Emmy-nominated actor Jason Bateman was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, 30 years after breaking into the movies in “Teen Wolf Too.””Friends” star Jennifer Aniston, who appeared in five films with Bateman, and Will Arnett, his cast mate on television s “Arrested Development,” gave speeches paying tribute to his staying power. “I just simply feel very, very grateful and fortunate to have had a chance to hold my job in a business that s not known for its longevity,” said the 48-year-old actor.
Israel removes holy site metal detectors as Muslims continue boycott
JERUSALEM, JUL 26 (DNA) – Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site after their installation triggered deadly violence, but Muslim worshippers kept up a boycott, suspicious over what would come next. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he would maintain a freeze on coordination with Israel despite the climbdown. Israel’s decision on Tuesday came in the face of intense international diplomacy seeking to prevent the dispute over the Haram al-Sharif mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, from sparking wider Palestinian unrest.
Canadian Envoy, Perry Calderwood visits RCCI
RAWALPINDI, JUL 25 (DNA) -There was a tremendous potential to enhance trade between Pakistan and Canada as both countries have significant trade volume and longstanding economic relationship. “Pakistan and Canada can enhance their trade and investment cooperation in different sectors including agriculture, renewable energy, mining and infrastructure etc. This was stated by High Commissioner of Canada Perry Calderwood during his visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Tuesday.
Toyota set to sell long-range, fast-charging electric cars in 2022
TOKYO, JUL 25 (DNA) – Toyota Motor Corp is working on an electric car powered by a new type of battery that significantly increases driving range and reduces charging time, aiming to begin sales in 2022, the Chunichi Shimbun daily reported on Tuesday. Toyota’s new electric car, to be built on an all-new platform, will use all-solid-state batteries, allowing it to be recharged in just a few minutes, the newspaper said, without citing sources.
Car bomb in Afghan capital kills at least 12: Kabul officials
KABUL, JUL 24 (DNA) – A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 10, and the death toll could rise, an Interior Ministry spokesman in the Afghan capital said. Police cordoned off the area, located near the house of the deputy government Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq in a part of the city where many of the mainly Shi’ite Hazara community live, but they said the target of the attack was so far unclear.
Ben Affleck denies being dropped as Batman
LOS ANGELES, JUL 23 (DNA) – Ben Affleck dismissed speculation that he is being dropped as Batman during a Warner Bros. presentation Saturday that introduced the “Justice League” and announced a sequel to summer smash hit “Wonder Woman.” Rumors have been swirling in the US entertainment press that the studio was casting around for a replacement for 44-year-old Affleck to lead a standalone Batman franchise.
Ghee, oil manufacturing increase 2.80pc, 3.19pc in 11 months
ISLAMABAD, JUL 20 (DNA) – Domestic production of vegetable ghee and cooking oil during 11 months of previous financial year (2016- 17) increased by 2.80 percent and 3.19 percent respectively as compared the production of the corresponding period of last year. According the computation of quantum index numbers of large scale manufacturing industries, about 1.186 million ton of vegetable ghee produced during the period from July-May, 2016-17 as compared the production of 1.136 million of same period of last year.
Airbus says row over Austria Eurofighter order harming industry
VIENNA, JUL 14 (DNA) – Airbus has said a row over Austria’s deal to buy Eurofighter planes was undermining the reputation of suppliers to Europe’s aerospace industry and any effort to criminalise their work was unacceptable. Austria’s Defence Ministry filed legal charges against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium in February, alleging deception and fraud linked to the 2003 purchase. Airbus and the consortium, which includes Britain’s BAE Systems and Italy’s Leonardo, have denied the accusations.
Qatar rejects Saudi-led bloc’s ‘baseless’ allegations
DOHA, JUL 08 (DNA) – Qatar on Friday expressed “regret” over the recent statements of the Saudi-led Arab states boycotting it, saying the accusations against Doha of supporting terrorism and interfering in other countries’ internal affairs were “false” and “baseless”. In a joint statement released Wednesday in Cairo, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain voiced their collective “regret” over Qatar’s apparent refusal to meet their 13-point list of demands.
