KAMPALA, Jun 3 (XINHUA/APP):Uganda’s central bank on Friday announced that it was increasing the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 7.5 percent from 6.5 percent to control the rising inflation. In a statement issued here, the Bank of Uganda said it will continue to raise the CBR until inflation is firmly contained around the medium-term […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Sindh government has constituted Sindh Information Commission under Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Act 2016 to address complaints of non-provision of information by various government agencies. According to a notification by Sindh Information Department, Nusrat Hussain is appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) while Saima Agha Advocate and Shahid Jatoi as information commissioners […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has decided to accelerate efforts to ensure implementation on traffic laws and take strict action against those involved in violation of red-signal. Following the directions of SSP (Traffic) Syed Mustafa Tanveer, ITP has decided to assign task to the traffic congestion unit for strict against against those jumping red signals […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs.500 per tola and was sold at Rs.139,100 on Friday against its sale at Rs. 138,600 the previous day in the local market. The price of 10 gram 24 karat and 22 karat gold also increased by Rs.429 and was sold at […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:China’s internet sector saw steady growth in business revenue in the first four months of the year, data from the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed. The business revenue of major internet and related services enterprises came in at 443.7 billion yuan (about 66 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-April period, up […]
Read MoreYangon, June 3 (AFP/APP):Myanmar’s junta will execute a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party and a prominent democracy activist, both of whom were convicted of terrorism, in the country’s first judicial executions since 1990, a spokesman told AFP on Friday. Four people, including former MP Phyo Zeya Thaw and democracy activist Ko […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) Khalid Mahmood on Friday said that NHMP would continue to serve road users with a renewed resolve. Addressing the 12th Batch passing out parade in Sheikhupura, he said that he was proud of motorway police for their outstanding performance and services to the road users on […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on Friday said the incumbent government had taken tough decisions regarding subsidies on petrol and diesel, in compulsion, giving a special focus on reviving the national economy and steering the country out of the financial crunch. Addressing a news conference along with senior leader of Pakistan […]
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