File photo The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan are close to a final deal, with a formal announcement expected soon. According to the sources, the hurdles between Pakistan and the IMF in the ninth review and program rehabilitation have been removed. The breakthrough came from contacts and meetings between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and…
Flour 4.95, potato 2.6, sugar 2.49 percent expensive, chicken, beef, mutton also became expensive (Photo: File) Islamabad: The trend of increasing inflation rate continues in the country. The inflation rate increased by 0.33 percent in the week ended yesterday, while the overall inflation rate on an annual basis has been 34.05 percent, according to the…
File photo The State Bank of Pakistan has announced the withdrawal of import authority given to authorized dealers. According to the circular issued in this regard, the authority of the authorized dealers was withdrawn in consultation with the stakeholders. According to the State Bank, the circulars of 20 May and 5 July 2022 are being…
Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khizr Farhadov met with Federal Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq in which it was agreed to increase air links (Photo: Express). Karachi: It has been decided to allow Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight operations from Baku to Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. According to the spokesperson of the Aviation Division, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that whoever is found guilty of burning the Koran will be punished in Muslim-majority areas of the country. According to Russia’s official TASS news agency, Putin has said that anyone who burns the Koran will be punished with severe imprisonment in the Muslim-majority region of Russia. The aforementioned…
Islamabad: Pakistan has reacted strongly to the US-India joint declaration and said that it considers the specific reference to Pakistan as unnecessary, one-sided and misleading. It should be noted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to the US these days and the countries have stressed on Pakistan to take action against…
Photo: Express Lahore: FIA has arrested a gang for withdrawing crores of rupees from citizens’ bank accounts online. According to the details, FIA Cyber Crime Circle Gujranwala arrested the two ringleaders of the group for withdrawing crores of rupees online from the bank accounts of citizens.The accused used to send gifts to various citizens by…
Karachi: The State Bank of Pakistan fulfilled another condition of the IMF and removed all restrictions on imports. The State Bank issued a circular to lift import restrictions and allowed banks to provide foreign exchange to release more than 6,000 containers stuck at the ports. The State Bank has said in the ongoing circular that…
Ottawa: A new bill has been passed in Canada that will prevent Facebook and Instagram users in Canada from viewing Canadian news. According to global media reports, the Canadian government has passed a bill requiring both platforms to pay for online news broadcasts. The new law requires Facebook and Instagram to deal with Canadian media…
Karachi: Explosive trailer of Pakistani fantasy film ‘Umar Vaiyar: A New Beginning’ has been released. Usman Mukhtar, Sanam Saeed, Ali Kazmi, Adnan Siddiqui, Sami Raheel, Manzar and other artists are involved to color the magical world of the famous character Amr Aiyar. The trailer opens with Hamza Ali Abbasi’s raspy voice declaring that the end…
