The awards ceremony of the National Amateur Short Film Festival was held with the joint efforts of the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Prime Minister Imran Khan, Director General ISPR, Major General Babar Iftikhar and other dignitaries attended the awards ceremony. Talking to the participants, the DG ISPR said, … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee/dollar parity is likely to move range-bound next week, owing to the demand for import and corporate payments, besides inflows of export receipts and workers remittances. The currency experts said that the exchange rate would depend on the demand for import and corporate payments. Usually, by the end of the fiscal year, the … Read more
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has disqualified the sponsors of the B4U Group from becoming a director of any company for a period of five years and has also imposed a penalty of Rs100 million on each of its sponsors, a statement said on Saturday. Further, the sponsors would not be … Read more
The government has proposed applying a Single National Curriculum (SNC) that would establish a uniform system “in terms of curriculum, medium of instruction and a common platform of assessment so that all children have a fair and equal opportunity to receive high-quality education”. Prime Minister Imran Khan and, Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf (PTI) after coming in power, assured … Read more
KARACHI: The equity market is expected to depict a mixed-to-positive trend next week, amid Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) announcement to keep Pakistan on the grey list, and the sectors that got major relief in the budget will remain in the limelight. The outgoing week remained depressed, as investors’ were awaiting the outcome of the … Read more
KARACHI: The World Bank has provided $442.40 million to Pakistan for the development of social infrastructure in the rural areas of Punjab. In this regard, the World Bank and the Ministry of Economic Affairs signed the financing agreement of the “Punjab Rural Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation” project in Islamabad. Noor Ahmed, secretary of the … Read more
KARACHI: The prices of essential items have increased 15.29 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis by the week ended June 24, 2021, data issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed on Saturday. The inflation based on the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) increased 15.29 per cent by the week ended June 24, 2021, … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Austria Aftab Ahmad Khokher appreciated the host country’s efforts against Covid-19 and hoped that life would soon return to normalcy. In a meeting with Vienna’s Mayor Dr Michael Ludwig, Khokher stated that the two countries enjoyed close cooperation but there was huge potential to further strengthen trade and economic ties, especially … Read more
KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed the decision to hear Customs Adjudication cases in Sukkur and said it would facilitate the businessmen from Sukkur, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Ghotki, etc, a statement said on Saturday. FPCCI President Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo said that now the people would not have to … Read more
Russian experts have developed a chewing gum that can cure coronavirus. According to Russian media reports, Sergey Borisovich, head of the 48th Central Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense, said that Corona would be treated by chewing gum. He said a drug in the form of chewing gum had been developed to treat the … Read more
A day after the Financial Action Task Force announced to retain Pakistan in the grey list despite meeting 26 out of 27 requirements, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressed ‘wonder’ over the decision. Questioning the decision, he stressed that out of 27 technical items of the FATF action plan Pakistan had already fulfilled 26 requirements … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that after the implementation of 26 out of 27 points of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan, there is no justification for keeping Pakistan on the grey list. Referring to the FATF’s decision to keep Pakistan on the ‘grey list’, the Foreign Minister said that it … Read more
KARACHI: Most of the countries around the world consider the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) as the backbone of the economy and the most effective tool to generate employment opportunities, an official said on Saturday. Considering the role played by these SMEs, it is the responsibility of the government to support, encourage and motivate … Read more
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) has expanded the scope of its probe into the Lahore Johar Town blast and issued a high alert to the provincial capital and Islamabad on suspicion of being an ‘outside hand’ behind the terrorist attack based on initial reports. According to the details, the LEA raided the house of the arrested … Read more
Police on Saturday arrested a man from Karachi’s Layari neighborhood for being involved in an attempt to kidnap a female university student. SSP City Sarfaraz Nawaz while elaborating the situation said that a female student was traveling in a rickshaw on June 13 when the driver took out his gun and took her hostage. “The … Read more
A recently discovered painting by British pop icon David Bowie has sold for 90 90,000 (Rs. 141 million) at an auction in Toronto, according to a Canadian auction house. The painting was purchased for $4 (Pakistani Rupees 630) from a Canadian retailer. According to the French news agency AFP, the sale price has disproved all … Read more
Leading actor of Pakistan’s film and television industry Feroze Khan recently spoke out against social media users criticizing the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Recently, Feroze Khan offered a job to aeronautical engineer Abdul Malik, who was selling watermelon juice, after which the actor also met the young lad. A user named Dr. Rauf … Read more
The long wait for group video calling on Telegram has come to an end. Users may now convert their group voice chats into video conference calls using the latest versions of Telegram’s iOS, Android, and desktop apps. You can pin someone’s video feed to your screen so that they remain visible even as new participants … Read more
Instagram is progressing. It is all ready to begin testing a new feature that will put items into your primary feed that you may not have asked for or even desired. Instagram, on the other hand, wants to give you some control over the entire process while still controlling what you see. However, Instagram has … Read more
Leading television host and PTI leader Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain broke his silence over the news of divorce from his second wife Syeda Tuba Aamir. Aamir Liaquat shared a short video to his social media account on Instagram showing a screenshot of Tuba Aamir’s Twitter account. He pointed out that Tuba Aamir’s account on Twitter … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the lack of an interim agreement between the UN nuclear watchdog and Iran on the monitoring of nuclear activities is a matter of “grave concern” to Tehran. According to the British news agency Reuters, the interim surveillance agreement was for three months, on which progress was stopped on … Read more
Shaniera Akram, wife of Wasim Akram, the Sultan of Swing and former captain of the national cricket team, said that it has been 7 months since she has seen her husband, and that it is very difficult to live without him. She hopes to be with her husband soon. Shaniera Akram posted a special message … Read more
Proceedings against TPL Group Official Sabiha Sultan commenced The accused individual surrendered herself through her lawyer Court expressed anger over the non-appearance of the accused The court ordered the lawyer to ensure the suspect appears before the court in the next hearing on July 12 City Court, Karachi: Proceedings against TPL Group Official Sabiha Sultan … Read more
Flights from Pakistan and 13 other countries, including Liberia, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, and South Africa, will be suspended until 23:59 hrs on July 21, 2021, according to the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority. Cargo flights, as well as business and charter flights, … Read more
The United Nations showed concern for the eviction of residents living along Gujjar and Orangi nullahs in Karachi. “These actions were undertaken by city authorities without adequate consultation with the affected residents, no relocation plan, and disparate and insufficient compensation for the displaced,” the United Nations experts said in a statement. The experts stated that … Read more
The Bollywood king, popularly known as Shah Rukh Khan around the world, has revealed that his grandmother named him Abdur Rehman as a child. According to Indian media reports, Shah Rukh Khan attended the program of Bollywood actor Anupam Kher as a guest where he shared an important secret with the fans. In the program, … Read more
US President Joe Biden held a meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday at the White House. He called on the Afghans to decide on their future as the last US troops are set to leave Afghanistan after 20 years of war. Biden said that US support … Read more
Wahab Riaz, captain of Peshawar Zalmi, has stated that they made the same mistakes in the final of the HBL PSL-6 against Multan Sultans on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Wahab Riaz made the remarks after Multan won the HBL PSL-6 final by 47 runs at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, “We made the … Read more
