26 children fall victim to diphtheria in KP: Health Dept on November 21, 2024The diphtheria infection among children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has turned into a dangerous epidemic, wherein at least 26 children have died during the current year, reported the provincial health department here on Wednesday. It said that 380 children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been reported infected with Diphtheria. Among the most affected districts, Peshawar remained at […]
2 Pakistani children honored for raising voice for Gaza children on November 21, 2024The World Children’s Day 2024 was observed across the globe on November 20 (Wednesday), and two Pakistani children are being honoured by the UK-KAKHTAH panel over their symbolic move of writing letters with their blood to various world bodies about the plight of children in Gaza and other parts of the world. According to a […]
Bull run at PSX continues as KSE-100 Index nears 96,000 on November 20, 2024The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with witnessed bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 861.00 points, a positive change of 0.91 percent, closing all time high at 95,856.67 points as compared to 94,995.67 points on the last trading day. A total of 830,931,008 shares were traded during the day as compared to 765,206,618 […]
Dutch envoy, finmin discuss ways to strengthen ties on November 20, 2024Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Pakistan on Tuesday called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb to discuss matters of mutual interest and explore ways for further strengthening the existing ties between Pakistan and The Netherlands. According to press release issued by finance ministry, during the meeting, various aspects […]
ECC considers winter demand initiative for industrial, domestic power sector on November 20, 2024The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday considered a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) regarding a winter demand initiative for the industrial and domestic sector. The ECC considered proposal submitted by the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) regarding a winter demand initiative for the industrial, domestic (ToU and non-ToU consumers exceeding […]
WB country director meets FBR chairman on November 20, 2024The Country Director of World Bank Najy Benhassine on Tuesday met with Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial and his team to discuss the alignment of initiatives under Pakistan Raises Revenue Project with the FBR Transformation Plan. The meeting was also attended by Lead Country Economist Tobias Akhtar Haque, Public Sector Specialist […]
Governor SBP underscores need to support women entrepreneurs on November 20, 2024The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmad, Tuesday, emphasized the importance of supporting women entrepreneurs for pacifying economic growth in the country, noting that women currently make up less than 10 percent of total borrowers and hold only 26% of bank accounts. The governor SBP, while addressing the main event of Women Entrepreneurship […]
Gold prices increase further by Rs.3,600 per tola on November 20, 2024The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased further by Rs.3,600 and was sold at Rs.273,500 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs.269,900, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also went up by Rs.3,086 to Rs.234,482 from Rs. 231,396 whereas that of 10 gram 22 […]
Rupee sheds 10 paisa against dollar on November 20, 2024The Pakistani rupee on Tuesday depreciated 10 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 277.95 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 277.85. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 277.40 and […]
Foods exports surge by 21.73pc to $2.36bn in 4 months on November 20, 2024The food exports from Pakistan increased by 21.73 percent during the first four months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. Food exports during July-October (2024-25) were recorded at $ 2,365.114 million as compared to the exports of $ 1,942.915 million in […]