Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf’s letter of protest to Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Jay Shah has come to light. Pakistan has demanded compensation for the financial loss due to rain-affected matches during the Asia Cup. In the letter, PCB protested against shifting the venue of the Asia Cup and it was written…
President Dr. Arif Alvi arrived at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore to watch the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh teams. The President came to the stadium on the occasion of the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super Four stage and watched the match with Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf….
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has expressed its determination to meet the tax collection target of 9,415 billion. An important meeting regarding FBR and Privatization Division was held under the chairmanship of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar. Anwarul Haq Kakar was briefed by FBR regarding tax collection and told that the target was…
Karachi: After a sustained rally in the open market, the dollar suffered a shock. Today, the open market price of the dollar fell further by Rs 11 to Rs 312. Due to the ban on illegal transportation of currency, strict monitoring of exchange companies and crackdown on currency smugglers and facilitators, the price of dollar…
Lahore: On the instructions of the caretaker Punjab government, the Labor Department started a crackdown to end child labor and arrested 15 people for violating the laws. According to Express News, the provincial government has imposed a complete ban on child labor under the age of 15, after which the labor department has started a…
The price of gold has come down drastically in the country. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, gold has become cheaper by Rs 10,500 per tola in the country today. After which the new price is 2 lakh 22 thousand 300 rupees. According to the association, the price of 10 grams of gold…
Airborne contaminants are one of the most significant environmental health risks. According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air, with the exposure significantly worse in low and middle-income countries. The pervasive nature of air pollution requires global collaboration. This year’s theme, Together for Clean Air, addresses the urgent…
Hope Away from Home gets underway at a time of unprecedented, forced displacement. There are a staggering 110 million people displaced from their homes, and access to asylum and protection is under threat in various regions due to increasingly harsh policies. “People fleeing war, violence and persecution should be met with compassion and kindness, not…
Tomoya Obokata, the Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on the global scourge of modern slavery issued his statement at the end of a 14-day visit. He called on the Canadian Government to intensify its efforts to safeguard workers’ rights and offer a clear pathway to permanent residency for all migrants. Migrant workers at risk “I am deeply…
Other Russian strikes damaged schools and homes in the Zaporizhzhya region, and port and grain infrastructure in the Odesa region. “I am shattered by the news of a series of attacks that today, once again, have left a path of death and destruction in different parts of Ukraine,” Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine…
