Elon Musk’s X platform allows verified users to hide blue tick By: Web Desk on August 3, 2023Elon Musk’s platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, has added a new feature that allows premium members to conceal their blue verification tick marks. Musk changed the criterion for receiving the blue tick, now requiring a monthly charge rather than demonstrating particular credentials. Users that pay $8 per month for X Blue can now hide […]
Sindh’s pink buses to have female drivers By: Web Desk on August 3, 2023The Sindh government has made the decision to launch special programmes to teach women to operate buses, especially for its flagship initiative of women-only pink buses. At the Sindh Mass Transit Authority’s (SMTA) 10th board meeting on Wednesday, provincial minister for Information and Transportation Sharjeel Inam Memon endorsed the decision along with those made at […]
Trade deficit narrows by 41% in July By: APP on August 3, 2023The trade deficit witnessed a decline of 41.16 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year (2023-24) as compared to the corresponding month of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The trade deficit during the month under review was recorded at $1.607 billion against the deficit of $2.731 billion in July […]
Over 35,405 landless farmers provided interest-free loans under Kissan Package By: APP on August 3, 2023The government under the Kissan Package has provided Rs3,830.9 million in interest-free loans to landless farmers, which were badly affected due to torrential rains and flash floods during last year. By the month of June 2023 the interest-free loans were provided to about 35,405 landless farmers in order to revive the agriculture sector in flood-hit […]
Rupee sheds Rs 1.84 against dollar By: APP on August 3, 2023Pakistani Rupee on Wednesday weakened by Rs1.84 against the US Dollar in the interbank trading as it closed at Rs 289.38 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 287.54. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market stood at Rs 289 and Rs […]
Gold rates up by Rs 800 per tola By: APP on August 3, 2023The per tola price of 24 karat gold increased by Rs.800 and was sold at Rs.223,000 on Wednesday against its sale at Rs.222,200 on the previous day, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of 10 grams of 24-karat gold also increased by Rs686 to Rs 191,187 from Rs190,501 whereas the price of 10 […]
Facilitating business community, resolution of their issues among govt’s priorities: PM By: APP on August 3, 2023Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that provision of facilities to the business community and resolution of their issues were among the top priorities of the government. During a meeting with a delegation of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) led by its President Tariq Yousaf and Chief Executive Officer of Trade […]
BISP board approves record Rs. 471bn budget for FY 2023-24 By: APP on August 3, 2023In a significant development towards empowering women and enhancing social protection measures, the board of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), in its 60th meeting, approved a record Rs. 471 billion budget for FY 2023-24. The board met under the chair of Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PA&SS) and Chairperson BISP, Shazia […]
Karachi’s power related issues to be taken up at federal level: minister By: APP on August 3, 2023Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastagir on Wednesday said the concerns of the citizens of Karachi regarding power supply and its tariffs would be discussed at the federal level and all-out measures would be taken to provide relief in this regard. Talking to official media after holding a meeting with KE management at the KE […]
Advisor to US President, PCJCCI discuss trilateral relations By: APP on August 3, 2023Advisor to President of the United States of America, His Excellency Shahid Ahmed Khan discussed trilateral relations among America, Pakistan and China here at Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) Secretariat, on Wednesday. The meeting was also attended by PCJCCI executive committee members and many top notch business leaders from Pakistan and […]