US to impose visa curbs on 13 people linked to Indian firm over prescription pills laced with fentanyl – World
The United States has said it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 people linked to Indian online pharmacy KS International Traders for selling counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl. The 13 people are close associates of KS International Traders, which operates out of India, and its owner, the US State Department said on Tuesday. The […]
US backs $2.4 billion American firm investment offer in Pakistan
In case Pakistan accepts the US offer, it may also help fast-track the installation of these systems President Donald Trump’s administration has backed a $2.4 billion investment offer by an American firm to install advanced security systems at major Pakistani airports to detect criminals and transnational threats. US Chargé d’Affaires to Pakistan Natalie A Baker has recently […]
Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns
Crypto scam exploits Hormuz crisis, tricking shipping firms with false promises of safe passage A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province. PHOTO: REUTERS Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded […]
Alibaba-backed BNPL firm gets SECP licence
Koko Tech to tap in to consumer financing for youth, freelancers and small businesses ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has granted a licence to Koko Tech Pakistan (Private) Limited (KTPL) to operate a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) business in Pakistan, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. KTPL is owned by Alibaba.com Holdings, […]
Drap directs pharma firm to recall ‘substandard’ syrup – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has directed a pharmaceutical company to recall a syrup, which is given to children to treat fever, from the market and has advised the health professionals not to prescribe it. The direction has been giving after getting a report from the federal government analyst Central Drugs Laboratory […]
Army-backed firm to get 52,000 acres of Sindh’s land for farming – Pakistan
• Sindh govt signs agreement with Green Corporate Initiative to hand over land in six cities for 20 years• Initiative aims to ‘modernise agriculture and ensure food security’ KARACHI: Despite reservations and resistance from nationalist parties, the caretaker Sindh government on Friday formally entered into an agreement with an army-backed company to give it over […]