—Photo: CNN Beijing: Wang Bin, the former chairman of China’s largest life insurance company, was sentenced to life in prison for corruption. The court convicted Wang, 64, of taking bribes worth $44 million and concealing $7.8 million in overseas deposits, without parole. Wang was accused of taking bribes between 1997 and 2021, when he was…
Photo courtesy of Women’s Crick Zone Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team won the third and final One Day International against South Africa Women’s Team by 8 wickets. In this victory, the excellent performance of the bowlers and the half-centuries of Sidra Amin and Bisma Maruf are noteworthy. This three-match series was won by South Africa by…
Photo: Video Grab A video of a mysterious light in the sky before the devastating earthquake in Morocco was caught on camera. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on September 8, which has been described as the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in decades. According to reports so far, 3,000 people have died and…
The draws for the Asian Games squash events in China this month have been announced. Pakistan have been drawn in groups with India in the men’s, women’s and mixed team events. The Asian Games squash competition will be held from September 26 to October 5 in which 8 players from Pakistan will participate. In men’s…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) says that the country’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by $47.2 million in the week ending September 8. According to the Central Bank, domestic foreign exchange reserves stood at 13 billion 70 million dollars as of September 8. The reserves of the State Bank decreased by 14 million dollars to…
Karachi: A decrease of 140 million dollars was recorded in the government’s foreign exchange reserves during one week. According to the State Bank of Pakistan, during the week ending September 8, the government’s foreign exchange reserves decreased by $140 million. After a decrease of 14 million dollars, the official reserves of foreign exchange reached the…
A student’s boat capsized in a river in India, Photo: File New Delhi: A boat carrying 30 students capsized in a river in India, and a rescue operation is underway to find them. According to Indian media, a boat with 30 people on board capsized in the river of Muzaffarpur district of Bihar state. There…
Passenger plane crash at India’s Mumbai airport; Fear of casualties, Photo: Indian media New Delhi: A passenger plane skidded off the runway while landing at the Mumbai airport in India and suffered an accident. According to Indian media, there were 5 passengers and 3 crew members in the business private plane of Canadian Airlines, owned…
Sources say that work has been started to bring gold dealers into the tax net. A task force consisting of law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies was formed to crack down on gold mafia. According to sources, the purpose of the task force is to arrest gold smugglers and mafia and take legal action. Sources…
Investments in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) were mixed ahead of the interest rate decision. The PSX Benchmark 100 index rose 59 points to close at 45,650 points, with the index remaining in a band of 195 points during the trading day. 13.81 million shares worth 2.77 billion rupees were traded in the stock market…
