The ADB will also provide programme lending facility to Pakistan to the tune of $2.3 billionISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director General Strategy, Policy & Review Department Tomoyuki Kimura called on Finance Minister Asad Umar.During the meeting, the finance minister said that ADB’s continued support and pro-active approach has further strengthened its […]
ANKARA (AFP) – Any unilateral military action in northern Syria would be “unacceptable”, the Pentagon said Wednesday after Turkey announced it would launch an operation against a US-backed Kurdish militia.The warning came after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would soon begin a mission targeting the Kurdish People s Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a […]
ISLAMABAD:In order to increase foreign exchange reserves, the government plans to strengthen banking channels to convince Pakistani expatriates to send remittances through legal means, and ultimately discourage other means of transmission.Currently, more than $15 billion are being remitted through the Hundi system, which is the main impediment to the growth of gross domestic product (GDP). […]
LONDON:Bitcoin fell as much as 7 per cent on Friday BTC=BTSP, heading towards a recent one-year low in a broad-based selloff in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin sinks to two-month low The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency fell to $3,920.35 in late morning trade, heading towards a September 2017 low of $3,474.73 hit on Sunday. Other cryptocurrencies including Ethereum’s […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government claims to have retrieved thousands of acres of encroached land in its first 100 days but a joint investigation team (JIT) has told the apex court that Federal Minister Azam Swati has encroached on 12.69 kanals of land in the federal capital.The three-member JIT, formed by the Supreme Court to […]
(Web Desk) – An Indian company Go Set Go has given its staff a day off on Thursday so that they can watch Rajinikanth’s much-awaited 2.0 movie on its opening day.In a letter titled “Excused Absence From Work…! 2.0 Mode On”, the skill development training organisation has declared an official holiday on November 29, 2018.The […]
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has warned India over its continuous ceasefire violations and war rhetoric.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Gen Qamar visited the Line of Control (LoC).“The COAS said that lately there has been increase in Indian CFVs [ceasefire violations] and rhetoric of provocative statements by their military leadership,” the military’s media wing added. COAS […]
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary Monday, in his first public remarks since critic Jamal Khashoggi s murder tipped the country into one of its worst crises.The public prosecutor last week exonerated Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king s son, of involvement in the murder […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his concern over an entry ban on Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry from Senate sessions, during a telephonic conversation with Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.According to details, PM Imran urged the Senate chairman to resolve the matter with mutual understanding. On which, Sanjrani told the premier he did not […]
(Web Desk) – The federal government has released an amount of 226.230 million rupees under Public Sector Development Programme for food security and research.In order to promote the agriculture and livestock sectors in erstwhile tribal areas, the government in its federal PSDP had allocated an amount of Rs254.743 million for the up-gradation of Arid Zone […]
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif told theaccountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday that his speech in the National Assembly could not be presented as evidence in any court because of Constitutional immunity.Sharif personally appeared on the rostrum to give answers to the court’s questionnaire in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference. He said that the […]
DUBAI (AFP) – Persistent rain forced the third and final one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand to be abandoned Sunday, extending the Asian side s seven-year wait for a series win over the Black Caps.New Zealand, set a daunting 280-run target against a potent Pakistan bowling attack were 35-1 after 6.5 overs when rain halted […]
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