Photo: File The International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal boosted the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark 100 index to over 45,000 points after 15 months. In 9 days, the index has increased by 3 thousand 700 points and the market capitalization has increased by 681 billion rupees. The PSX benchmark 100 index closed at 45 thousand…
Karachi: After Pakistan received the Saudi fund, the value of the dollar has started to decrease in the interbank market. According to market sources, the State Bank received a deposit of $2 billion from Saudi Arabia, the improvement in Pakistan’s rating and the approval of the IMF’s documented strategy to close Pakistan’s external financing gap…
The Modi government had abolished the special status of Kashmir under the Black Law on August 5, 2019, Photo: File New Delhi: The August 5, 2019 move to abrogate the special status of Occupied Kashmir was challenged in the Supreme Court on August 28, 2019, but the Modi government did not allow a hearing on…
An increase of one billion and eighty crore rupees in the profits of the factories in the Rabi season alone Islamabad: Two major fertilizer factories of the country have been revealed to be involved in price fixing. Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on completion of inquiry has recommended initiation of action under Section 30 of…
Photo courtesy of Women’s Cricket Zone/Twitter Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award. Ashleigh Gardner won the award for June’s performance. He was up against England’s Tammy Beaumont and West Indies’ Hayley Mathews. It should be noted that the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award was won by…
Flood situation in North India after heavy rains Israel’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that 120 Israeli citizens have been cut off due to severe flooding in India. 120 Israeli citizens cannot be contacted after heavy monsoon rains and flooding in northern India. According to the Israeli diplomat in Delhi, 120 Israeli citizens in northern India…
The BBC has also suspended one of its anchors following the pornographic scandal, Photo: File London: A British broadcaster bought nude photos from a young man over a period of three years. The Sun newspaper made this horrifying revelation in a report in which the mother of the young man accused the BBC host of…
The attack by unknown assailants on the patrol from the MINUSCA mission occurred just a few kilometres from the town of Sam Ouandia. The mission has immediately opened an investigation into the exact circumstances, said a statement issued by the UN Spokesperson for António Guterres on Tuesday. “The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the family of the fallen peacekeeper and to…
Water pollution poses a significant challenge to human health and the environment in many countries. With around 2.2 billion people lacking “safely managed drinking water”, 3.5 billion without safe sanitation access, and two billion devoid of basic hygiene services in 2022, the world is moving too slowly to reach the SDG 6 ensuring that basic water…
According to the updated global Multidimensional Poverty Index, revealed on Tuesday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford, progress was seen in India, where 415 million people exited poverty in just 15 years, as well as in China (69 million) and Indonesia (8 million). “As we reach the mid-point…
