Day: February 15, 2022

ISLAMABAD: China’s central bank Monday conducted 10 billion yuan (about 1.57 billion U.S. dollars) of reverse repos to maintain liquidity in the banking system. The interest rate for the 7-day reverse repos was set at 2.1 percent, according to the People’s Bank of China. The move aims to keep the liquidity in the banking system […]

ISLAMABAD:Leading food brand, Shan Foods, has joined hands with The Citizens Foundation, a charitable organization working to provide quality education for the deserving and less privileged children, to support the educational needs and uplift their quality of life. Working closely with the United Nations Association of Pakistan (UNAP), Shan Foods is dedicated towards fulfilling the […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mahmood reviewed the performance and targets achieved by each organization under performance agreement signed last year on September 22. While chairing a weekly review meeting of the ministry and attached organizations here on Monday he said, the ministry was graded to 91.2 percent on […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noor ul Haq Qadri Monday said the religious affairs ministries had a big role in bringing reforms in the Muslim societies across the world. The religious ministries should present the Islamic teachings in such a way that could appeal to the young generation, he added. The minister […]

ISLAMABAD: The traffic congestion response unit of Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) is effectively managing traffic flow during peak hours and ensuring a disciplined traffic system in various markets of the city. It was stated by Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Rai Mazhar Iqbal while reviewing the performance of the unit comprising seven teams equipped with […]

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted the main accused Rafaqat Ali in the murder case of Mirza Mubashir Baig over lack of evidence. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhail and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed heard the case pertaining to Rafaqat Ali along with two other co-accused […]

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola decreased by Rs50 and was traded at Rs126,400 on Monday against its sale at Rs126,450 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also deceased by Rs42 and was sold at Rs108,400 against its sale at Rs108,442 whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat declined […]

ISLAMABAD:The world’s leading short-form video platform, TikTok, has removed more than 6 million videos from Pakistan for violating community guidelines. TikTok has released its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which details the volume and nature of violating content and accounts removed from the platform in Q3 of 2021. The report provides insight into content removed for […]