KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said the limits of foreign currency buying by individuals have been set to discourage speculative transactions. The SBP has set a limit of $10,000/day/individual and $100,000/year/individual to check the foreign currency transactions. “It has been observed that substantial amounts of foreign currency was being purchased for … Read more
LIVERPOOL: Premier League fans will be subject to vaccine passport checks to enter stadiums from Wednesday, but fears are rising over how long the English top-flight can continue in front of capacity crowds as the Omicron variant sweeps across Britain. Tottenham’s trip to Brighton and Manchester United’s visit to Brentford have been postponed due to … Read more
MELBOURNE: A ban on unvaccinated Australians entering bars and restaurants nudged thousands to get jabbed — but it has also seen the rise of a thriving black market in fake Covid-19 vaccine certificates online. Twenty-four-year-old Molly — who asked to conceal her real name — is hitting the town. When Melbourne last month clambered out … Read more
The pandemic has put a halt to many travel plans, but residents and international tourists alike will be able to ‘journey’ around the world at Expo 2020 Dubai. Visitors will be given a fun, personalized passport to keep track of their journey as they visit the 200+ pavilions that will be participating. Visitors are encouraged … Read more
With no masks in sight, buzzing offices and concerts drawing tens of thousands, Denmark on Friday ditches vaccine passports in nightclubs, ending its last Covid curb. The vaccine passports were introduced in March 2021 when Copenhagen slowly started easing restrictions. They were abolished at all venues on September 1, except in nightclubs, where they will … Read more
The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry has clarified that the removal of Israel’s name from the e-passport has not changed Bangladesh’s foreign policy towards Israel. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that an Israeli Foreign Ministry official had welcomed the removal of the travel ban on a Bangladeshi e-passport. However, the ambiguity arose when Bangladesh’s e-passport … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday waived off two requirements for the Sikhs coming for pilgrimage to Kartarpur from India. In a tweet, he said the Sikhs from India would not need a passport now but just a valid identity card. They no longer have to register ten days in advance. He wrote, “For Sikhs … Read more
Iranian security forces handed over 47 Pakistani nationals to Levies force at Pak-Iran border in Nukundi area of Baluchistan, sources told on Wednesday. These Pakistani workers had gone to Iran for their livelihood. They were apprehended from different parts of Iran by security forces because they were living there without valid travelling documents. As per … Read more
