Islamabad: Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir has admitted that by December 2022, the burden of revolving debt has reached 2536 billion rupees. According to the questions, the figures related to revolving credit were presented by the Ministry of Energy in the National Assembly. In this regard, Khurram Dastgir said that the power line losses reached…
Congo flood death toll exceeds 400; Photo: File Brazzaville: In Congo’s southern province of Kivu, torrential rains caused rivers to boil and hundreds of people were swept away in Riele, killing 401 and injuring around 200. According to the international news agency, in the continuous rains in Congo for 4 days, the water of the…
Karachi: After the increase in the global gold prices, the gold prices at the domestic level also reached a new high level. According to Express News, the price of gold per ounce in the world market increased by 5 dollars to the level of 2022 dollars. The impact of the increase in the global market…
Prisoners are also participating in matriculation and ninth class examinations of Karachi Board. According to the jail authorities, the number of inmates in the Central Jail who are appearing for class 9 and 10 exams is 33. 25 inmates participated in the 10th exams and 8 in the 9th exams. 8 prisoners who took the…
Mark Coles – Photo: File Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team coach Mark Coles will arrive in Pakistan on May 19 to take over his duties. Sources say that Mark Coles will reach Karachi and evaluate the performance of the players in the domestic one-day tournament. The domestic women’s one-day cricket tournament will begin next week in…
Former Test cricketer Kamran Akmal became his brother Umar Akmal’s coach himself. On micro-blogging website Twitter, Umar Akmal shared a video of the practice in which it can be seen that his elder brother is making him practice. Kamran Akmal used to give hard hitting practice to Umar Akmal at the National Cricket Academy Lahore….
Photo: File On the first business day of the week itself, the price of gold per tola rose sharply. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, the price of gold has increased by Rs 1400 per tola today. After this increase, the price of gold per tola in the country became 2 lakh 26…
The Syria Earthquake Recovery Needs Assessment (SERNA) puts the total damages and losses at almost $9 billion, said El-Mostafa Benlamlih, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, who led the effort alongside the UN Country Team. “The UN has been working tirelessly to respond to the series of powerful earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria…
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres noted that “most, if not all, United Nations agencies and our humanitarian partners, have been impacted by large-scale looting”, since the military power struggle between the national army and rival RSF militia began, which fighting now entering a fourth week. Speaking to journalists at the daily UN briefing on Monday,…
1. Forests are essential to life on Earth Forests cover 31 per cent of the Earth’s land area, contain over 80 per cent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, and store more carbon than the entire atmosphere. “Forests are one of Earth’s most valuable ecosystems,” said Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General for UN Economic and Social Affairs, at…
