SYDNEY: Pakistani guard, Muhammad Taha, who was stabbed at Sydney Mall, grabbed at the opportunity to beg for nationality saying he: “Deserved recognition and consideration for citizenship.” In a bedside interview with The Australian, Taha said he was attacked just after fellow Pakistani security guard Faraz Tahir, one of the six people killed at the […]
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ISLAMABAD: A three-day Rafi Peer Puppet Festival would be held at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) here from 19 till 21st April with am aim of nurturing the knack of storytelling among children. The upcoming edition will also feature other activities including Story Telling Session, Art Camp, Puppet Making Workshop, Face Painting and […]
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WASHINGTON DC: In high-profile meetings held at the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank 2024 Spring Meetings here on Thursday (18th April, 2024), Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasized the need for a robust financial safety net and capacity building to address geo-economic impacts and climate vulnerabilities. Speaking at the Middle East, North […]
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WASHINGTON (World Bank HQs): Pakistan and the United States have vowed to upgrade economic partnerships in alternate energy, agriculture, climate resilience and tech industry sectors. The resolve came during meeting of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb with US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of US State Department Elizabeth Horst at here at […]
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PAK-AFGHAN BORDER: The security forces have successfully killed seven terrorists who attempted to infiltrate Pak-Afghan border on April 16, movement of a group of seven terrorists which was detected by the security forces in general area Spinkai, Ghulam Khan of North Waziristan district. The infiltrators were surrounded, effectively engaged and after an intense fire exchange, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday assured that the government would make no compromise on the security of the Chinese workers in Pakistan. The prime minister, in a meeting with a delegation of Shanghai Electric Group led by Chairman Wu Lei, said that the government would ensure all possible facilitation of the Chinese […]
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KARACHI: A series of three ODIs (part of ICC Women’s Championship) and five T20I matches between Pakistan and West Indies Women’s cricket teams is scheduled to begin here at the National Bank Stadium from Thursday (18th April, 2024). Commenting on the upcoming series Pakistan women cricketer Sidra Amin stated that Pakistan Women Team was fully […]
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb, has informed on Tuesday (16th April, 2024) that Pakistan has initiated discussions with IMF over a new multi-billion dollar loan agreement to support its economic reform program. With the final $1.1 billion tranche of Standby Arrangement (SBA) likely to be approved later this month, Pakistan has […]
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KARACHI: PSX 100-Index lost 60.92 points on the second trading day of the week (16th April, 2024) a slight negative change of 0.09 percent, closing at 70,483.66 points against 70,544.58 points the previous trading day. A total of 548,418,295 shares valuing Rs.21.032 billion were traded during the day as compared to 555,214,972 shares valuing Rs. […]
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WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, who is leading a Pakistan delegation in the IMF and World Bank-2024 Spring Meetings here, on Tuesday (16th April, 2024) highlighted the country’s roadmap to cope with the confronted challenges and put economy on sustainable growth trajectory. In an interactive session with Atlantic Council’s Geo-Economics Center […]
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