KARACHI, Pakistan — In an effort to limit runaway inflation, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its benchmark policy rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 percent on Friday. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to raise the policy rate by 150 basis points to 8.75 percent at itsContinue Reading
LAHORE, Pakistan — Smog has continued to blanket Punjab’s major cities, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) value reaching 424 today (Friday). Residents who were suffocating on the noxious pollution appealed with officials to intervene. In recent years, Pakistan’s air pollution has increased as a combination of low-grade diesel emissions,Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will donate $7 million to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) continued assistance for the Ehsaas Programme in Pakistan, which is addressing the COVID-19’s secondary impacts. According to a news statement released by the US embassy onContinue Reading
LAHORE, Pakistan -Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) head Hafiz Saad Rizvi was freed from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison on Thursday. According to a TLP spokeswoman, Rizvi will head to the Rehmatul Lil Alameen Mosque following his release, where a huge number of workers have gathered to greet the party’s leader. The PunjabContinue Reading
MANILA – The Philippines criticised “in the strongest terms” the conduct of three Chinese Coast Guard vessels that halted and fired water cannons on two Manila supply boats on their approach to a Philippine-occupied atoll in the South China Sea, according to the country’s top diplomat on Thursday. According toContinue Reading
Pakistan captain Babar Azam wants his team to maintain their T20 World Cup momentum and play aggressive cricket in the next series against Bangladesh. Tomorrow (Friday), the Pakistan cricket team will play the first of three T20 series in Dhaka’s Shere Bangla Stadium. Speaking about the forthcoming series, the world’sContinue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia recorded 1,251 coronavirus-related fatalities in the last 24 hours on Thursday, an all-time high following a jump in infections. The government coronavirus taskforce reported 37,374 illnesses nationally, down from a peak of 41,335 on Nov. 6.Continue Reading
LAHORE, — The provincial capital of Punjab has been named the world’s second-most polluted city. According to IQAir, the technological firm that maintains the AirVisual monitoring platform, Lahore had an air quality index of 367, much over the dangerous range of 300. Gulberg had the poorest air quality, with anContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The joint session of Parliament has passed a resolution for the Electoral Reforms Amendment Bill, which is a big victory for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led administration. According to the facts, 221 parliamentarians voted in favour of the motion, while just 203 MPs voted against it. The administrationContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated on Wednesday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is working to eradicate the negative practises of past governments rather than imposing black legislation. The minister stated in a joint session of Parliament that doubts were made about every election held after 1970. HeContinue Reading
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