The wave of $2 billion monthly worker remittances since June 2020 broke in January 2023. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), workers’ remittances in January 2023 were $1.89 billion. Saudi Arabia received the lowest remittances since June 2019, 15 percent less worker remittances from Saudi Arabia in January at $40.76 million. The State…
Gold became cheaper on the first business day of the week across the country. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, after a decrease of 800 rupees, the price of one tola of gold has become 1 lakh 97 thousand 600 rupees. The price of 10 grams of gold has decreased by 686 rupees…
A mysterious death of a young student has taken place in a private school in Qasimabad area of Hyderabad, the deceased student has been identified as Momina. Police say that according to preliminary investigation, the girl died after falling from the upper part of the school. The body has been shifted to civil hospital and…
The interbank rate of the dollar has closed at 269 rupees 44 paise. In inter-bank exchange, the dollar increased by 16 paise. In the last interbank trading session, the dollar was at Rs 269 28 paise. On the other hand, the price of the dollar in the open market remains at 273 rupees. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)…
“Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Briefing the world body on Our Common Agenda, launched in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a guide to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
The devastating impact of 12 years of civil war has been compounded by the 6 February earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more in need of support on both sides of the border between Syria and Türkiye. WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari,…
Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, who is currently preparing her latest report, said data gathered so far reveals that trends showing high levels of violations are continuing. Nearly 24,000 grave violations were verified in 2021, the last reporting year. Most involved killing and maiming, as well as recruitment and…
“Sport has the power to convey essential values of respect, inclusion, and solidarity,” said Mauro Miedico, deputy director and chief of the special projects and innovation branch at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). “When applied in tandem with wider preventing violent extremism (PVE) strategies, it can work against the drivers of radicalization which lead…
Only a single crossing point – Bab al-Hawa – has been open to humanitarians since the 6 February earthquakes struck across the border region of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria, which has been in the grip of civil war for the past 12 years, and is the last remaining region partly under the control of…
World Radio Day, observed annually on 13 February, celebrates the power of the medium. The theme this year is ‘Radio and Peace’, highlighting its role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. “Since it was developed about a century ago, radio has proven to be an exceptional means of communication, debate and exchange – indeed, it is…
