Gabriel Attal, the youngest French PM

PARIS: 34-year-old Gabriel Attal has been picked by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (9th of Jan, 2024) to head the government just before Olympics 2024 and the European Parliament Polls where centrists have to face Marine Le Pen’s far-right. Presidential statement, while confirming the appointment, held: “The president of the republic appointed Mr Gabriel Attal prime […]

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EU Envoy Dr. Riina Kionka on GSP+

KARACHI: Ambassador of European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr. Riina Kionka, Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) advised business community of the Port City to broaden and diversify their exports to EU for taking maximum advantage of EU’s GSP Plus scheme for Pakistan which has recently been rolled over for four more years up to 2027. The […]

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26K interest-free electric motorbikes, rickshaws for public

LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi unveiled a groundbreaking initiative, announcing the distribution of 26,000 electric motorbikes and rickshaws to the public on interest-free basis – a groundbreaking milestone in Pakistan’s history. The announcement took place at a special function organized by the Punjab Transport Department at a local hotel on Tuesday (9th Jan, […]

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Gaza: Blinken returns to Israel

TEL AVIV: Antony Blinken was back in Israel Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) on a regional tour aimed at stopping the war escalating across the Middle East. Intense bombing has been reported overnight in Khan Yunis and Rafah, the biggest cities in the south of the besieged Palestinian territory which are crowded with internally displaced people. […]

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S. Korea bans dog meat trade

SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called an embarrassment for the country. Dog meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, and at one point up to a million dogs were killed […]

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Japan Quake death toll rises to 200

HONSHU: According to the concerned authorities here, death toll from the powerful earthquake, that flattened parts of central Japan on 1st of January, passed 200 on Tuesday (9th of Jan, 2024), with just over 100 still unaccounted for. The 7.5 magnitude quake destroyed and toppled buildings, caused fires, and knocked out infrastructure on the Noto […]

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Bearish Bourse

PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 277 points

ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Monday, losing 277.87, a negative change of 0.43 percent, closing at 64,237.03 points against 64,514.90 points the previous trading day. A total of 484,012,978 shares valuing Rs.12.744 billion were traded during the day as compared to 949,559,318 shares valuing Rs.19.355 billion […]

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