FS, OIC Secy Gen discuss Pak-OIC cooperation By: APP on January 26, 2022JEDDAH: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood called on Secretary-General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha at the OIC Secretariat in Jeddah and highlighted Pakistan’s role as a founding member of OIC & its steadfast espousal of Ummah’s causes. The Foreign Office in a tweet said the meeting focused on issues including Pak-OIC cooperation, […]
More than 30 Panamanians to be tried over Panama Papers scandal By: app/afp on January 26, 2022Panama City: Thirty-two Panamanians will be prosecuted for alleged involvement in graft revealed by the so-called Panama Papers in 2016, the country’s justice department said Tuesday. The 32 defendants will be prosecuted for “the alleged commission of the crime against the economic order, in the form of money laundering, in the case known as ‘Panama […]
Canada’s foreign ministry targeted in cyberattack By: app/afp on January 25, 2022Montreal: Canada’s foreign ministry was hit by a cyberattack last week that is still preventing diplomats from accessing certain online services, federal cyber security agencies confirmed on Monday. A day after the attack, which took place on January 19, Canada’s federal cyber security agency warned that critical infrastructure needed stronger defenses against “Russian state-sponsored cyber […]
UK’s Johnson orders investigation into Muslim ex-minister’s claims By: AFP on January 24, 2022LONDON: Following a former Muslim minister’s claims that she was sacked from office because of her faith, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry into the matter, a spokesperson said Monday. The claims by Nusrat Ghani, a former junior transport minister, have stoked fresh controversy for Downing Street as Johnson awaits the findings […]
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA By: AFP/APP on January 24, 2022Nuku’alofa, Tonga: The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday described how the devastating Pacific blast “messed up our brains”. The NASA Earth Observatory said the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano spewed debris as high as 40 kilometers (25 miles) […]
S.Korea says Iran to regain UN vote after delinquent dues paid with frozen funds By: Reuters on January 23, 2022SEOUL: Iran is expected to regain its vote in the U.N. General Assembly after South Korea paid Tehran’s delinquent dues to the world body with frozen Iranian funds in the country, South Korea said on Sunday. Iran had regained its U.N. voting rights in June after a similar payment, but said this month it had lost them again because […]
Video: woman drives bus to take a cardiac arresting driver to hospital By: Web Desk on January 20, 2022After the bus driver experienced a heart arrest, a woman was seen taking control of the vehicle and driving it to the hospital. Yogita Satav, 41, was going home with over three dozen ladies and children after a picnic when the driver informed her that he was unable to drive any farther due to hazy […]
China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicron fears By: AFP/APP on January 18, 2022Beijing: China’s postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks. In recent days, Chinese officials have suggested that some people could have been infected by packages from abroad, including a woman in Beijing […]
Novak Djokovic return to Serbia after being deported from Australia By: APP on January 17, 2022Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Monday returned to Serbia after being deported from Australia. Djokovic, the top men’s tennis player, on Jan. 4 was given a medical exemption from being vaccinated for the coronavirus by Australian authorities to travel to the country to defend his Australian Open title and chase a record 21st Grand […]
Foreign exchange rates By: APP on January 17, 2022KARACHI: The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Monday. CONVERSION RATES FOR 17TH JANUARY 2022 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE 25 DEPOSITS) SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE JANUARY 19, 2022 USD 176.0316 GBP 241.7266 EUR 201.8378 JPY 1.5470