Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Teacher, two children dead in Russia kindergarten shooting: officials

Russia

An armed man opened his fire in a kindergarten on Tuesday in Russia’s crucial Ulyanovsk region, leaving at least 4 people dead, the nearby government said. “Two children and a teacher were killed, a junior teacher was injured — she is receiving medical treatment,” the region’s governor Alexey Russkhikh stated on Telegram. The incident took … Read more

Russia’s economic outlook worsens: central bank survey

economic

Russia’s monetary outlook has worsened as a critical bank survey on Thursday confirmed a deeper contraction than previously anticipated and inflation soaring to 22 percent this year. While President Vladimir Putin insists the economy has managed to climate the barrage of unprecedented sanctions imposed in view that he sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, … Read more

1,020 civilian bodies in Kyiv morgues: Ukrainian official

Kyiv

The bodies of more than 1,000 civilians are being saved in morgues in the Kyiv area after Russian troops withdrew from areas around the capital, a senior Ukrainian respectable told AFP Thursday. “1,020 bodies (of) civilians, best civilians, in the areas of all of the Kyiv vicinity,” had been discovered, Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister … Read more

Three dead in new shelling of Kharkiv: governor

Kharkiv

At least 3 people were killed and 21 had been injured in new Russian shelling on Ukraine’s 2nd town of Kharkiv Tuesday, the nearby government stated. The statement got here an afternoon after strikes at the city, which lies near the Russian border, killed five people. “At the current time in Kharkiv, three people have … Read more

SBP unveils report on SDGs from banking perspective

SBP

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir unveiled the ‘SDGs and sustainability report – Pakistan banking sector perspective’ report in Dubai on March 23, 2022, a statement said on Friday. The report was launched in an event on the theme ‘The Future of Green and Sustainable Finance – The Role of the … Read more

Sindh CM, governor direct police to immediately arrest TV journalist’s murderers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Friday took notice of the incident of a TV journalist Ather Mateen Ahmed’s murder in Karachi and directed police to arrest the killers right away, Bol news reported on Friday. The TV journalist Ather was shot dead by robbers near Five Star … Read more

Reserve Bank chief to be Chile’s new finance minister

Chile’s finance minister

SANTIAGO: Chile’s leftist president-elect Gabriel Boric, whose victory at the polls last month unsettled the markets, on Friday named the country’s Central Bank governor as his finance minister in a young, diverse and woman-majority cabinet. Mario Marcel, an independent politician and former member of the Socialist Party, with which he maintains strong ties, announced his … Read more

SBP wins IFN global award for promoting Islamic finance

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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has won the Best Central Bank of 2021 award for promoting Islamic finance, a statement said. The Islamic Finance News (IFN), an arm of RED money Group, Malaysia, announced the SBP as the best central bank of 2021 across the world in promoting Islamic finance. The results of … Read more

Green Line buses to operationalise from Dec 25 in Karachi: governor

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Thursday said the Green Line buses will start their operation in Karachi from December 25. Addressing media in Karachi, flanked by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, governor Sindh said Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on December 10. … Read more

Saudi Arabia issues 16 more fintech licences in third quarter of 2021

Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia issued licenses to 16 fintech companies in the third quarter of 2021, Sabq quoted Saudi Central Bank governor, as saying at an event. Fahad Almubarak said 13 of those companies work in the field of payments and electronic wallets, and three firms are engaged in insurance and finance sector. Saudi Arabia witnessed a 37 … Read more

Saudi financial sector well placed to overcome Covid-19 crisis

Saudi

RIYADH: No Saudi banks were lost during the financial crisis of 2008/9 and the financial sector is again in a strong position as it faces the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Saudi Central Bank Governor Fahad Almubarak. The central bank, also known as SAMA, has been and continues to be strict in … Read more

Pakistan offers 100 scholarships to Afghan students, Rs 100 mln relief goods to Afghanistan: SAARC Chief

Pakistan offers 100 scholarships to Afghan students, Rs 100 mln relief goods to Afghanistan: SAARC Chief

ISLAMABAD: President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik Sunday disclosed that Pakistan has offered 100 scholarships to Afghan students besides despatching Rs 100 million relief goods to Afghanistan. Talking to a delegation of donors and philanthropists led by Mian Muhammad Saeed Deraywalay, President Anjuman-I-Arain Pakistan, he said valiant people of Afghanistan were … Read more

COAS visits Government College University

COAS visit

RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Friday, a statement said. The COAS was the chief guest at the university’s convocation. GCU chancellor and Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar was also present on the occasion. The COAS awarded degrees and medals to various … Read more

Pakistan’s economy keeps recovering in FY22: SBP governor

raza baqir

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir said that the national economy is poised to witness a continued recovery in FY22 given the resilience in the economy and the measures taken during Covid-19 pandemic situation to support the businesses and people. The recovery could already be seen in the more than expected … Read more

Pakistan expedites digital drive

SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan takes initiatives to facilitate digital financial products   KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced two new initiatives to facilitate the introduction of digital financial products and services by financial institutions to benefit all segments of the society. A statement issued by the central bank on Wednesday said … Read more

COVID-19: 56-year-old man attends church service alone in Ohio

One man with coronavirus attending Ohio church service infected 91 others

Coronavirus has affected at least 91 people in Ohio as only a 56-year-old man with COVID-19 attended the church service. According to the details, governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine posted a graphic to his Facebook page on Wednesday detailing how the coronavirus spread over a three-week period from the date of the church service on … Read more

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail tests positive for coronavirus

Sindh Governor

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail tested positive for coronavirus. According to the details, Governor Sindh told this on his official twitter account today (April 27). Imran Ismail wrote in a tweet, “I have just been tested Covid 19 positive, Allah Kareem inshallah will fight it out. @ImranKhanPTI thought us to fight out the most difficult in … Read more

PM Imran Khan calls on GB Governor to discuss COVID-19

Prime Minister calls on Governor Gilgit Baltistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Governor Gilgit Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon in Islamabad. Governor Gilgit Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon called on  in Islamabad today (March 25). According to the sources, They exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and the prevailing situation of the country. وزیراعظم عمران خان سے گورنر گلگت بلتستان … Read more