Today was a positive day for business in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the index gaining over 300 points. The PSX 100 index rose 334 points to close at 48,474 points, the 100 index remained in a band of 308 points during the business day. Today, 396.4 million shares were traded in the share…
The price of gold in the world market increased by 16 dollars to 1 thousand 872 dollars per ounce. There has been a big increase in the price of gold in the country, the price per tola has increased by 5 and a half thousand rupees. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, after…
The consultation on the names of the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Squad for the tour of Bangladesh has been completed. According to sources, the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Squad will consist of 15 players, in which Iram Javed and Bisma Maruf will return. According to sources, the national squad will include captain Nida Dar, Sadra Amin, Sadaf…
“Our team has mobilized and is currently implementing more than $1 billion in recovery and development initiatives across the country,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, this week visited some of our recovery initiatives in Invakiv, a town in the Kyiv region. There, the…
During her visit, which concluded on Tuesday, Ms. Mohammed held a number of bilateral meetings with senior government officials, including President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir. “We must not give up. Times of distress call for courage, solidarity and determination. It starts at…
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told ambassadors at the Security Council, that this weekend, in southern Colombia, land purchased by the Government was handed over to some 500 beneficiaries, among them former FARC-EP combatants, peasants and members of the indigenous communities. “Hopeful moments such as these are an increasingly common occurrence today,…
“This is one of the largest protection crises that we are faced with today,” said Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR’s Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes. “Inside Sudan itself there are a lot of people in urban settings that are affected equally and who do not have the resources to…
Ms. Mohammadi has been arrested multiple times, the first arrest being in 2011 for her advocacy for incarcerated human rights activists and their families. In 2015, she was rearrested and sentenced to additional years. She is currently serving a lengthy jail sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison for “spreading anti-State propaganda”, according to a news release…
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Herat at 5:10 AM (00:40 AM GMT) local time, injuring over 100 people, many of whom were taken to hospitals, according to media reports. UN response UN agencies have stepped up support, deploying teams to assess the damage and assist ongoing humanitarian efforts. The UN World…
Over a tenth of the population in Gaza, more than 260,000 people, have been displaced since the start of the current conflict on 7 October and the numbers are rising fast. More than 175,000 people are sheltering in schools operated by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, which has some 13,000 staff in the enclave. UNRWA…
