KARACHI:Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at US$ 9,453.2 million in the week ending on 20 January 2023. The central bank, in a statement issued here on Thursday, stated that the foreign reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan were US$ 3,678.4 million while net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were US$ 5,774.8 […]
Read MoreATTOCK:The district administration Attock on Thursday directed the state utility providers including electricity and sui gas to chop off services and impose a complete ban on the issuance of new connections after 92 housing societies operating in the area were declared “illegal”. The district administration on Thursday declared as many as 92 housing societies operating […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Prominent businessman of Saudi Arabia Mazin M. Al Moallim on Thursday called on Governor of Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori at the Governor House here. Bilateral trade, exchange of delegations, investment in the province and other issues were discussed in the meeting. The Governor said Saudi Arabia has always stood by Pakistan in testing times and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court (SC) that it had decided to withdraw the out-of-turn promotions in the police department in the light of apex court’s directives. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan heard the case. Additional Advocate General KP informed the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday remarked that this was an admitted fact in Pakistan and internationally that business activities were not the job of state institutions. He said that any of the state institutions had to take permission from the Parliament before involving into business activities. A three-member bench of […]
Read MoreQUETTA:A seminar was organized under the auspices of the Federal Ombudsman Regional Office Quetta in connection with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Ombudsman. The seminar was presided over by renowned writer and senior retired bureaucrat Agha Gul. The special guest was Wali Muhammad Noorzai, President of Small Chamber of Commerce Quetta. […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) and the Russian Center of Science and Culture (Friendship House) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding free-of-cost teaching of the Russian language to students. President FUUAST’s Department of International Relations Dr. Asghar Ali Dashti and Director of Russian Center for Science and Culture, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Thursday served notices to respondents in an appeal against the death sentences of the accused in the murder case of a NATO oil supplier Shaukat Afridi in Karachi. Justice Sayyed Mazahar Naqvi, hearing the case, remarked that the court would decide the case after viewing the legal points. A three-member bench […]
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