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ADB approves $320m for rehabilitation of KP Roads

ISLAMABAD: In order to support the rehabilitation of KP roads and augment their safety, ADB has approved a loan of $320 here on Friday (13th September, 2024). ADB stated that KP Rural Roads Development Project would upgrade 900 km of rural roads in the province that were in dilapidated condition and hence susceptible to inundation. […]

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Karsaz Tragedy: Driver Natasha fails to get bail from Sessions Court in drug case

KARACHI: A sessions court here has rejected notorious Karsaz accident driver Natasha Danish’s post arrest bail application in a drug case on Friday (13th September, 2024). It may be recalled when a judicial magistrate refused to grant her bail on 9th September Natasha’s advocate challenged the dismissal in sessions court claiming that the judicial magistrate […]

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Pakistan missiles: US imposes sanctions on alleged suppliers

WASHINGTON: Mathew Miller of US State Department has stated here on Thursday (12th Sept, 2024) that sanctions have been imposed on those Chinese companies who had been (allegedly) providing technology and material to Pakistan for its ballistic missiles program. US sanctions have been imposed on: Hubei Huachangda Intelligent Equipment CO, Universal Enterprise, Xi’an Longde Technology […]

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Policeman kills blasphemy suspect

QUETTA: Police here have arrested a confrère Syed Khan Sarhadi, for killing a blasphemy suspect (resident of Kharotabad identified as Abdul Ali aka Lala facing charges under Section 295-C) on Thursday (12th Sept. 2024). According to details when a video, featuring Abdul Ali Lala, went viral he was taken into custody by the Kharotabad Police […]

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Policy rate slashed to 17.5pc by SBP

KARACHI: The SBP has proclaimed on Thursday (12th September, 2024) that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has slashed the key policy rate by 200bps to 17.5%. As for the inflation, SBP stated: “The pace of this disinflation has somewhat exceeded the Committee’s earlier expectations, mainly due to the delay in the implementation of planned increases […]

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