Karachi: The government’s interest rate hike and other related measures in the past few days have raised hopes of a revival of the IMF program in both foreign exchange markets, which kept the dollar on the back foot on Tuesday. The interbank rate of the dollar fell below Rs 286, while the open rate remained…
Photo: Screen grab Karachi: As Baqr Eid approaches, street crimes are increasing, citizens standing at the threshold of the house near Gulshan Iqbal Wasim Bagh were hanged. According to the details, the series of open street crime is going on in Shahr Qaid. Bandits robbed two citizens standing at the threshold of their house near…
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi has granted bail to 2 accused including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi President Akram Cheema. In ATC Karachi, the bail application of 2 accused, including PTI Karachi president, was heard, the court ordered their release on a bond of 50, 50 thousand rupees. The court also ordered the release of Akram Cheema…
After performing Zuhr and Asr prayers together, the pilgrims engage in prayers in Arafat field. At sunset, the pilgrims will leave for Muzdalifah from Arafat. Pilgrims will perform Maghrib and Isha prayers together after reaching Muzdalifah. In Muzdalifah, the pilgrims will also pick pebbles to kill the devil. Pilgrims will perform Fajr prayer on 10th…
Photo: File Pakistan suffered their third straight defeat in the South Asian Football Federation (SAF) Championship, this time defeating the national team 0-1 to get their first win in the event. In the ongoing SAFF Cup football in Bengaluru, India, Pakistan team entered the field against Nepal in their last group match. In the first…
AIsraeli President Isaac Herzog called his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and congratulated him in advance of Eid al-Adha. According to the official statement, President Isaac congratulated Mahmoud Abbas, his family, the Palestinian people and the people of the entire region on Eid al-Adha. The Israeli president strongly condemned the loss of innocent Palestinians in terrorist…
This summer will be “the first in more than three years that many of us will enjoy without the looming threat of COVID-19”, but the life-threatening virus has not gone away completely, said WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told reporters at a virtual press conference from Copenhagen. Each week, the coronavirus causes at least…
“We’ve already seen over 560,000 people crossing into neighbouring countries…[and] nearly two million people displaced internally,” said Raouf Mazou, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, following a visit to Sudan. Since conflict erupted there on 15 April when rival militaries clashed, more than half a million people have reached neighbouring countries in a bid to escape…
“The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and the number of people displaced across international borders is rapidly increasing,” said Ian Fry, independent human rights expert on climate change, who took up the new post last year. “In 2020 alone, 30.7 million people were displaced from their homes due to weather-related events. Droughts…
“The choice is clear,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). “Either continue along the downward spiral of violence and provocations leading to a political vacuum or turn towards constructive dialogue linked to concrete actions that can create hope and a political horizon.” ‘Alarming spike’ Urging Israeli and Palestinian…
