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Pakistan, China sign $2.3b loan facility agreement
SLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday signed a RMB 15 billion ($2.3 billion) loan facility agreement with a Chinese consortium of banks which is expected to aid the depleting foreign exchange reserves and depreciation of local currency.…
PM’s Initiative of National CPR training to start soon
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed for the launch of a national initiative of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training throughout the country.
In this connection, the prime minister has issued directives to…
Currency update: Rupee likely to maintain downward trend next…
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee is expected to maintain its losing streak next week if the government does not reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for revival of a $6 billion financial package, say traders.
The…
Daesh claims attack on Sikh temple in Kabul that killed two
KABUL: An attack claimed by Daesh on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident in a spate of violence targeting minorities and places of…
Energy crisis: Markets, shopping malls to close by 9pm in…
ISLAMABAD: After the implementation of orders to close markets in Sindh and Punjab early to conserve energy because of an ongoing power crisis in the country, markets and shopping centres in the federal capital, too, will now close by 9pm.…
‘Inflation protest’: Imran Khan to announce PTI’s future strategy…
ISLAMABAD: PTI is all set to stage a nationwide "peaceful demonstration" tonight against rising inflation on the call of their leader, Imran Khan.
A day earlier, PTI Chairman Imran Khan had announced he would share his future course…
Will ailing Pervez Musharraf return to Pakistan?
ISLAMABAD: Ailing former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf wants to return to his homeland, but his doctors have advised against air travel, says Tariq Aziz, Musharraf's close friend.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Completion of FATF action plans ‘result of concerted…
Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has termed Pakistan's successful completion of the action plans laid out by the Financial Action Task Force the "result of concerted national efforts", according to a statement issued by…
Change your habits, we must unite, says Kaira after govt hikes…
Senior PPP leader and adviser to the Prime Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said that "we must change our habits and unite" while responding to the latest petrol price hike.
The statement came during a press conference of Minister…
Hajj 2022: Saudi Arabia reopens Masjid Al Kheyf for pilgrims…
MECCA: As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia starts receiving Hajj pilgrims from across the globe, Masjid Al Kheyf has been reopened for them to pray after a two-year long closure.
The mosque remained closed for two years under COVID-19 related…