ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as Pakistan’s finance minister is a positive step to steer the country’s economy in right direction, Bloomberg said in a report. “Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif picked a former banker from JPMorgan Chase & Co. as finance minister, marking a shift to using technocrats to steer the cash-strapped economy […]
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MULTAN: Deputy Commissioner Rizwan Qadeer ordered inquiry into a building collapse incident where nine persons died and another two sustained serious injuries as the roof of a three-storey building collapsed and its debris also fell on an adjacent home at Mohalla Jawadian near Haram Gate. Additional Deputy Commissioner General Muhammad Saif is heading the inquiry […]
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KARACHI: On the first day of Ramazan (12th March, 2024) bears roamed all over the PSX that shed 953.60 points, a negative change of 1.45, closing at 64,801.70 points against 65,755.31 points the previous trading day. A total of 321,709,242 shares valuing Rs 10.857 billion were traded during the day as compared to 548,764,652 shares […]
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ISLAMABAD: India under Narendra Modi, continues to pursue a concerning trend of depriving Kashmiris of their properties, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seizes 11 properties valued at billions of rupees in Srinagar, occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The ED’s action targeted properties on the pretext of an alleged bank fraud. A spokesperson for the investigating agency […]
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ISLAMABAD: The 3rd Margalla Hills Half Marathon was organized by Margalla Trail Runners (MTR) club at the Margalla Hills National Park where passionate runners from Islamabad and other parts of Pakistan took part along with the diplomatic community. This one of the kind half marathon is held annually in Pakistan with the uphill route of […]
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KARACHI: All the banks will observe bank holiday for Zakat deduction and to remain closed for public dealing on Tuesday (12th March, 2024). The State Bank of Pakistan had announced bank holiday across the country for deduction of Zakat on 1st Ramazan ul Mubarak 1445 A. SBP and all the banks, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif on Monday (11th March, 2024) said that his government’s priority was to transform the time-tested Pak-Saudi ties into a mutually beneficial, strategic and economic partnership, with a focus on attracting Saudi investment for bankable projects in Pakistan. The prime minister, in a meeting with Saudi Ambassador in Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed […]
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KARACHI: A training session was held for female students at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal campus of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). The Student Advisor Office organized the program on the occasion of World Women’s Day in collaboration with Survival Combat System and Help International Welfare Trust. Ishtyaq Khan, representative of Help International […]
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PESHAWAR: A ‘premature’ suicide-belt (harboring 5-kgs explosive material) explosion, on Nasir Bagh road near Board Bazaar here at 7am Sunday (10th March, 2024), claimed lives of two militants. Bodies of two terrorists (identified as Salman and Amir – the would be suicide bomber wearing suicide jacket), alongwith the injured terrorist (Usman) were transported to Khyber […]
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RAHIM YAR KHAN: Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir has expressed the resolve that Pakistan Armed Forces, with support of the nation, are fully prepared to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of motherland against full spectrum of threat. He was interacting with the troops engaged in the Field Exercise Shamsheer-e-Sehra (Sword of […]
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