Day: January 13, 2022

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 35.12 points with positive change of 0.08 percent, closing at 45,916.25 points against 45,881.13 points on the last working day. A total of 514,384,636 shares were traded with price of Rs 10.603 billion during the day against 339,102,594 shares with […]

UNITED NATIONS:As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) has requested “prompt, independent, impartial investigations” into the killings, and whether “unnecessary and disproportionate use of force was made by security forces”. Close to 10,000 people are now estimated to be held in detention […]

ISLAMABAD:Leader of House in the Senate Dr Shehzad Waseem on Wednesday said Pakistan was keen to its bolster bilateral ties, including economic and parliamentary, with Germany. He was exchanging views with German Ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Stephan Schlagheck, who called on him here. The two sides discussed matters on various subjects, including, cementing Pak-German bilateral […]

ISLAMABAD:Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Wednesday urged overseas Pakistanis to lobby for Kashmir cause in their host countries. He expressed these views addressing participants of the first-ever overseas Pakistanis convention 2022. The event was held under the aegis of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir in collaboration with the Overseas Pakistanis […]

ISLAMABAD:The extension of Kachhi canal project is near to its completion as the government has expedited the construction work of the project to efficiently manage the water resource and development of agriculture sector in the province. The Balochistan government has been earmarked Rs 400 million in the current fiscal year for development of Kachhi Canal […]

ISLAMABAD:PTI Member National Assembly (MNA) Aliya Hamza Wednesday said the national economy was on the growth trajectory due to prudent economic policies introduced by the government. Participating in the National Assembly debate on Finance (Supplementary) Bill-2021, she said the country’s economy made a significant progress that was evident from the fact that the listed business […]

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has congratulated Amina Mohammad, who hails from Nigeria, on her reappointment as the U.N.’s deputy secretary general. “Her robust and active leadership will help UN make significant advance in achieving global goals,” he said in a tweet.

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had imposed a fine on a citizen Fidaullah for filing an unnecessary case challenging the qualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The court directed the citizen to submit Rs10,000 fine in funds allocated for provision of lawyers for needy litigants. The court stated that such applications were against the public […]