BISP committed to fulfill BB’s vision of empowering underprivileged sections By: APP on August 5, 2023Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Shazia Marri Friday said that extending a helping hand to labour and underprivileged sections of society had always been a dream close to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s heart. She was speaking at a special ceremony organized by the […]
CPEC brings peace, prosperity, development opportunities to region: ambassador By: APP on August 5, 2023Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has lauded the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a game changer for Islamabad, saying that the mega project has brought peace, prosperity and development opportunities not only to Pakistan but also to the entire region. The CPEC, which is fully aligned with Pakistan’s development agenda, is an excellent […]
PIA starts international flight operations at Skardu By: APP on August 5, 2023Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started its international flight operations at Skardu Airport where the first flight will be landed on Monday from Dubai. The second flight will be landed on August 19 from Dubai followed by August 22 the flight will be departed to Dubai from Skardu International Airport. According to PIA officials, these […]
Rupee gains 24 paisas against dollar By: APP on August 5, 2023Pakistani Rupee on Friday was strengthened by 24 paisa against the US Dollar in the interbank trading as it closed at Rs 286.96 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 287.20. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market stood at Rs 289.5 […]
PSX loses 25 points By: APP on August 5, 2023The Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday shed 25.46 points, a nominal negative change of 0.05 percent, closing at 48,585.72 points against 48,611.18 points the previous trading day. A total of 331,132,473 shares were traded during the day as compared to 526,039,924 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 12.500 billion […]
Gold rates up by Rs1,300 per tola By: APP on August 5, 2023The per tola price of 24 karat gold increased by Rs.1,300 and was sold at Rs.221,500 on Friday against its sale at Rs. 220,200 on the previous day, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold also increased by Rs1,115 to Rs 189,901 from Rs188,786 whereas the price of […]
Cement sales increase 57.44% in July By: Agencies on August 5, 2023Cement sales increased 57.44% to stand at 3.212 million tonnes in July 2023, against 2.040 million tonnes during the same month last fiscal, data showed on Thursday. According to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), the cement makers sold 2.776 million tonnes in the domestic market during July, compared to […]
Dark Day By: Daily Times on August 5, 2023This year, August 5 will mark four years since a draconian move by the Indian government illegally stripped Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir of its special status. No matter how loudly hawks in New Delhi may proclaim that their arbitrary provisiom of privilege may have established peace, development and prosperity in the violence-ravaged valley […]
#JusticeforRizwana By: Daily Times on August 5, 2023With #JusticeforRizwana making rounds on social media, Federal Minister Sherry Rehman raising alarm over the “relief” granted to the suspect during a senate session and Islamabad police constituting a five-member special investigation team, the brutal torture of a teenage girl employed as a domestic worker has finally begun to send shockwaves across the country. But […]