ISLAMABAD :Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and United Arab Emirates Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday emphasized the vital importance of Pak-UAE relations and agreed to further deepen mutual cooperation in all fields, including economy, trade, energy and investment. The foreign minister met his UAE counterpart […]
Continue ReadingBEIJING: China’s central bank has signed an agreement with the State Bank of Pakistan to establish RMB clearing arrangements in Pakistan. According to a statement on the People’s Bank of China website, these arrangements will assist enterprises and financial institutions in both countries in conducting cross-border transactions using the RMB. They will also facilitate bilateral […]
Continue ReadingSIALKOT: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Finance Syeda Amina Maududi said on Saturday that environment must be kept clean and dry so that mosquitoes do not get a chance to breed. She stated this while addressing the District Emergency Response Committee (DERC) for anti-dengue here. She said, so far dengue larvae had been confirmed from 110 […]
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Saturday released 110,400 cusecs of water from various rim stations with an inflow of 52,200 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1525.74 feet and was 127.74 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water inflow […]
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD:Islamabad police have registered separate cases against several long march participants, including the PTI leaders for assaulting personnel of law enforcement agencies and vandalising public property. The cases were registered with the Industrial Area Police Station on Friday under Sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty); 186 […]
Continue ReadingSARGODHA: Tarkhanwala police claimed on Saturday to have busted a gang of ATM skimming and recovered sophisticated equipment, batteries, ATM plain cards, mobile phones and hand cash from their possession. The six-member ATM skimmers group comprising two men and four women was involved in several ATM fraud cases. Police revealed that the accused used their […]
Continue ReadingSARGODHA: Police claimed on Saturday to have arrested 19 criminals and recovered narcotics and illegal weapons from their possession. In a crackdown, the police arrested three proclaimed offenders and six drug pushers and recovered 3 kg hashish and 103 litre liquor from them. In a crackdown against illegal weapons, the police arrested 10 people and […]
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