Rupee appreciates to Rs 285 against dollar By: Agencies on July 4, 2023The Pakistani rupee gained Rs5 against the US dollar on Monday with experts attributing the local currency’s gains to the stand-by agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week, a private TV channel reported. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan, the rupee had appreciated to Rs285 in the open market as the […]
Pakistan, Japan vow to expand trade relations By: APP on July 4, 2023Pakistan and Japan on Monday agreed to further deepen and enhance their mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in multiple areas including trade, investment, human resource development and exchange, IT, tourism and agriculture sectors. “We have also jointly agreed to explore the possibility of working together on targeted programs with higher impact in the domains of solarization, […]
PM seeks unity among all institutions for 15 years By: APP on July 4, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, calling the IMF agreement a “breather” and a “moment of concern”, urged all the national institutions to make concerted efforts to rid the country of loans and put it on the course to progress. The prime minister, in his remarks at the Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by him, said […]
Pope Francis ‘angered and disgusted’ over desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden By: Agencies on July 4, 2023Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying that the vile act had “angered and disgusted” him and he refused to acknowledge the act as a form of freedom of speech. The comments came in response to the latest incident of Quran’s desecration in Sweden when a man set a […]
France riots: Shot teenager’s grandmother says violence must stop By: Agencies on July 4, 2023The grandmother of the teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb said on Sunday she wanted the nationwide rioting triggered by his killing to end, as France braced for a potential sixth night of unrest. Some 45,000 police were deployed again on Sunday night, according to Interior Minister Gerald […]
Asad Qaiser secures bail in May 9 riots case By: Agencies on July 4, 2023The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser until July 13 in a case related to May 9 violent protests. The riots were triggered almost across the country after PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case […]
Agriculture emerges as a powerful force for economic growth under CPEC By: Agencies on July 4, 2023The alliance between Pakistan and China in the field of agriculture has emerged as a powerful force driving economic growth, sustainable development, and food security in both nations. The strategic collaboration between these two neighboring countries, under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has witnessed significant advancements in recent years, transforming the agricultural […]
Indian SC to hear pleas against abrogation of IIOJK’s special status By: Agencies on July 4, 2023The Supreme Court of India has constituted a five-member bench to hear petitions challenging the abrogation of occupied Kashmir’s special status, Indian media outlets reported on Monday. In 2019, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had revoked occupied Kashmir’s special status by repealing Article 370 of the constitution. The move allowed people from the rest […]
PTI questions PDM’s economic plan By: Agencies on July 4, 2023The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has termed the signing of a $3 billion stand-by agreement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a positive development but at the same time it raised questions over the coalition government’s economic plan to revive the ailing economy. Reacting to the development, the PTI hit out at the Pakistan Muslim […]
Teenage art exhibition held to call attention to refugee issue in Pakistan By: Agencies on July 4, 2023Youth charity art exhibition Empowering with Love: Pakistan sponsored by the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was held here. It collected works created by hundreds of children and teenagers aged 4-14 from 25 cities across China. The exhibition was aimed calling […]