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Pakistan to provide all-out support for Afghanistan to avert humanitarian crisis: PM

Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that Pakistan will support the Afghan people in every possible way to avert the humanitarian crisis. The premier made the remarks while chairing the second meeting of the apex committee on Afghanistan yesterday. Read more: Pakistan wants peace, stability in Afghanistan: FM Qureshi tells Taliban’s interim PM Foreign … Read more

Pak-China relations are exceptional: Moeed Yusuf

Moeed Yousuf Dismisses Reports Of His appointment As High Commissioner to India

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser (NSA), Dr Moeed Yusuf said that Pakistan’s relations with China are exceptional. “We want good relations with all countries besides promoting exports,” he said while talking to a private television channel. The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government is paying special attention to expedite exports, he stated. “Pakistan is keen to … Read more

Klopp won’t buy cover for Liverpool’s African Nations stars

Klopp

LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp has ruled out a move into the transfer market to cover for the Liverpool stars set to take part in the African Nations Cup. Liverpool are set to lose the services of Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, Senegal winger Sadio Mane and Guinea midfielder Naby Keita when the tournament gets under way in Cameroon. In … Read more

West Indies tour of Pakistan hangs in balance after more players test Covid positive

West Indies

KARACHI: Five more members of the West Indies cricket squad — including three players — have tested positive for Covid, officials said Thursday, leaving the rest of their Pakistan tour hanging in the balance. Four members of the touring party tested positive on Saturday, bringing the total to nine since they arrived last week for a Twenty20 … Read more

Australia win toss, bat in second Ashes Test

Australia

ADELAIDE: Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat in the second day-night Ashes Test against England on Thursday, with the visitors including fast bowling veterans Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad Pat Cummins should have been captaining Australia in Adelaide but was ruled out just hours before the start for being … Read more

Currency rates in Pakistan – Dollar, Pound, Riyal exchange rates on, 16th December 2021

Currency Rates in Pakistan

Karachi: Latest Currency Rates in Pakistan today on 16th December 2021, Check the updated currency rates of British Pound, US Dollar to PKR, Euro, Canadian Dollar, UAE Dirham, Saudi Riyal, in Rupees. All currency exchange rates are according to the open market. Currency Rate in Pakistan Check today’s list of foreign currency exchange rates in … Read more

Gold Rate in Dubai on, 16th December 2021

today gold rates in dubai

Dubai: Today Gold Rates in Dubai (16th December, 2021) 24 Carat is AED 216.00 while 22k Carat is AED 203.00. Rate in Abu Dhabi Today.  The gold rate (22 karat/gramme) increases to AED203.25 from previous day’s AED201.50. The rate of 24 karat/gramme appreciates to AED216.25 from previous day’s AED214.50. Gold Rate in Dubai today These rates are … Read more

SAR TO PKR Open market rates on, 16th December 2021

SAR TO PKR

KARACHI: The average customer rates of buying and selling of Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) against Pakistani rupee (PKR) are Rs46.9 and Rs47.46 at 9:00 am PST on December 16, 2021. The SAR increases against the PKR when compared with the buying and selling of Rs46.88 and Rs47.46 on December 16th, 2021. The exchange rate is based on … Read more

AED TO PKR Open market rates on, 16th December 2021

AED TO PKR

KARACHI: The average customer rates of buying and selling of UAE Dirham (AED) against Pakistani rupee (PKR) are Rs47.10 and Rs48.46 at 9:00 am PST on December 16th, 2021. The AED decreases against the PKR when compared with the buying and selling of Rs47.58 and Rs48.49 on December 16, 2021. The exchange rate is based on … Read more

Gold Rate in Pakistan on 16th December 2021

Gold Rate in Pakistan

Karachi: Today’s Gold Rate in Pakistan Per tola is Rs. 106,910. These rates are normally the same all over Pakistan. However, every city Sarafa market decides the current gold price. Also check: Pakistan vs West Indies Live Score Gold Rate in Pakistan today Karachi is the main hub for Gold Rate, Every City Follows Karachi Sarafa … Read more

USD TO PKR Open market rates on, 16th December 2021

USD to PKR today

KARACHI: The average customer rates of buying and selling of US dollar (USD) against Pakistani rupee (PKR) are Rs177.88 and Rs178.98 at 09:00 am PST on December 16, 2021. The exchange rate is based on the average buying and selling of foreign currency by various exchange companies in the open market. Also check: Pakistan vs West … Read more

EU lawmakers back rules to curb Big Tech

STRASBOURG – The European Parliament on Wednesday approved its proposal for major EU legislation to impose unprecedented restrictions on how tech giants do business. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favour of their version of the Digital Markets Act, aimed at slapping far-reaching rules on behemoths like Meta/Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. The landmark legislation should give … Read more

Europe ramps up Covid vaccine drive for children as Omicron rampages

Europe ramps up Covid vaccine drive for children as Omicron rampages

MADRID, Dec 15, 2021 (AFP) – Europe stepped up vaccinations of children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 Wednesday, as the EU’s health agency warned immunisation alone would not stop the rapid rise of the Omicron variant. Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Spain were among those opening up their inoculation drives to younger kids, with other nations still … Read more

East African investors urge elimination trade barriers in Kenya, Uganda

NAIROBI — The East African Business Council (EABC), a regional apex body of the private sector, on Wednesday called for bilateral dialogue in order to eliminate all outstanding Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) between Kenya and Uganda in order to boost regional trade. John Bosco Kalisa, CEO of EABC urged the two members of the East African … Read more

London to host Italy-Argentina champions clash

UEFA EURO 2020

LONDON: London will host the first edition of a new intercontinental final between the champions of Europe and South America when Italy face Argentina on June 1, UEFA said on Wednesday. Wembley is understood to be the preferred venue for the match known as the Finalissima. Read More: Barcelona’s Aguero poised to retire with heart … Read more

Sri Lanka to declare 2022 as “Visit Sri Lanka Year” to revive tourism industry

COLOMBO — The Sri Lankan government is all set to declare 2022 as the “Visit Sri Lanka Year” in line with the integrated five-year Global Communication Campaign (GCC), as its aims to attract 6 million tourists and 10 billion U.S. dollars in earnings by 2025 despite the challenges by the COVID-19 virus, local media reported … Read more

Mobile money payments in Fiji increase in first 10 months of 2021: central bank

SUVA — Mobile money payments have increased in Fiji in the first 10 months of 2021, Fiji’s central bank said. According to Fijivillage news website on Wednesday, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) Ariff Ali said mobile money payments increased from around 100 million Fijian dollars (around 46.7 million U.S. dollars) in 2016 … Read more

EU lawmakers back rules to curb Big Tech

EU lawmakers back rules to curb Big Tech

STRASBOURG, France, Dec 15, 2021 (AFP) – The European Parliament on Wednesday approved its proposal for major EU legislation to impose unprecedented restrictions on how tech giants do business. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted in favour of their version of the Digital Markets Act, aimed at slapping far-reaching rules on behemoths like Meta/Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. … Read more

Israeli researchers develop liquid biopsy to test immune system

Israeli researchers develop liquid biopsy to test immune system

JERUSALEM, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Israeli researchers have developed a new liquid biopsy to test the state of the immune system and detect risks for disease, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) said on Wednesday. This new accurate blood test is intended to replace invasive biopsies and expensive imaging like MRI and CT, to catch … Read more

Australia’s Qantas to open direct flights from Australia to Rome

SYDNEY — Australia’s largest airline Qantas will soon extend its services to provide the nation’s only direct flights to continental Europe. From next June, Qantas will offer return flights three times a week from the largest city of Sydney to Perth Western Australia (WA) and then non-stop to the Italian capital of Rome. The service, … Read more