IMF urges Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy to overcome debt crisis

COLOMBO: An official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to tighten its monetary policy, raise taxes and adopt flexible exchange rates to overcome its debt crisis. “We’ve had very good, fruitful, technical discussions on preparations for the negotiations with authorities over the past weekend and a couple of days before,” […]

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Haripur Chamber delegation felicitates Mayor of Peshawar

PESHAWAR:A delegation of Haripur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its president on Tuesday felicitated the newly elected Mayor of Peshawar here at his office. The Delegation of Haripur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by president Muhammad Saleem presented bouquet to the Mayor Peshawar, Haji Zubair Ali and congratulated him over assuming his […]

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PM visits Chinese Embassy for condolence; assures exemplary punishment to perpetrators

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday visited the Chinese Embassy here and conveyed his condolence over the death of Chinese nationals in a blast that took place in Karachi earlier in the afternoon. The prime minister met Chinese Charge’d Affaires Pang Chunxue and sympathized with the government and the people of China as well as the […]

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Rawalpindi’s record 0.32 per cent positivity rate

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi district coronavirus positivity ratio was recorded at 0.32 per cent here on Tuesday, while three more cases were reported from Potohar town, Jhelum and Faisalabad each. According to new data released by the District Health Authority, three confirmed patients were admitted to the three health facilities, including one each in the Fauji […]

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Rs 58.6m released for 1,486 widows of govt employees

SARGODHA:On the direction of deputy commissioner Muhammad Asghar Joyia, Rs 58.6 million has been released for 1,486 widows of government employees across the district under monthly financial aid. In this regard, ADCG/secretary District Welfare Fund Talha Zubair said that monthly grant haD been released to widows of government employees from January 01, 2021 to December […]

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Ijaz wins Ramazan Cup Tenpin Bowling Tournament

ISLAMABAD:Ijaz-ur-Rehman lifted Ramazan Cup Tenpin Bowling Tournament, while Noor-ul-Ain and Shahid annexed women and deaf men’s title respectively at Leisure City Bowling Club, Jinnah Park, Rawalpindi on Monday night. Ijaz clinched first position in the men professional category, securing 2812 scores. Junaid Shafique obtained second position with 2693 scores and Daniyal-ul-Ijaz bagged third position with […]

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ANF recovers 15,000 intoxicated tablets, over 65 kg narcotics; arrests eight

RAWALPINDI:Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) while conducting counter-narcotics strikes in different areas of the country on Tuesday managed to recover 15,000 intoxicated tablets, over 36 kg charras, 27 kg opium, 900 grams heroin and 1.210 kg narcotic substance and arrested eight accused. ANF Rawalpindi in an operation conducted at Islamabad International Airport recovered 9000 intoxicated tablets weighing […]

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China-Pakistan cooperating on cauliflower hybrid planting

BEIJING: A Chinese company have cooperated with Pakistan on cauliflower hybrid planting by carrying out experiments, demonstrations and promotions in multiple growing seasons since 2016. “So far, our orders have doubled several times,” said Sui Liying, Executive Deputy General Manager of Tianjin Tianlong Zaitian Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd., in an interview with China […]

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