PSX loses 28 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost 28.80 points, witnessing a slight negative change of 0.07 percent, closing at 43,337.97 points against 43,366.77  points on the last working day.A total of 256,479,127 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 324,443,387 shares the previous day, whereas the price of […]

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President for exploring new avenues of Pak-Korea cooperation

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called for further enhancing the quantum of bilateral trade and investment between Pakistan and the Republic of Korea. He emphasized exploring new avenues for cooperation among the governments and private sectors of the two countries. He was talking to the members of the Korea-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group in the […]

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Rain-wind thundershower likely in various parts of country: PMD

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-wind/thundershower for north/eastern Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next 24 hours. Scattered heavy falls are also likely in eastern Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Kashmir and adjoining areas during the period. According to the synoptic situation, a well marked low pressure area (LPA) located […]

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Five children swept away by flash flood in Upper Dir

PESHAWAR:Five children were swept away by flash flood while on way back to home after attending school in Shaltalo area of Upper Dir District on Wednesday. According to details, the ill-fated children were going back to home after attending classes in their school. Rescue 1122, on receiving emergency call rushed to the site and started […]

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Training course on Halal Products Standards and Testing to conclude on Aug 26

ISLAMABAD:The training course on “OIC/SMIIC Halal Products Standards and Testing” being arranged by COMSTECH and The Standards and Meteorology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) in collaboration with Islamic University in Uganda will conclude on August 26. The course is being arranged at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala. The authentication and confirmation of several products, including […]

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Iqbal distributes certificates to NADRA’s software engineers

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Planning and Development Professor Ahsan Iqbal here on Wednesday distributed certificates among National Database and Registration Authority’s (NADRA) software engineers for developing Digital Census Turnkey Solution in shortest time. Chairman NADRA Tariq Malik briefed the minister on recent citizen centric digital interventions rolled out to complement the initiatives of the federal government. […]

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