Hot, dry weather expected in most plain areas of country

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 03 (Online): Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country, while very hot in south Punjab and upper Sindh during the next twelve hours. However, rain-wind and thunderstorm is expected at a few places in Gilgit Baltistan […]

Hike in petroleum products price challenged in LHC

LAHORE, June 03 (Online): Hike in price of petroleum products by the government has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC). Judicial Activism Panel has challenged the enhancement in the prices of petroleum products. The petition said the prices of petroleum products have been increased […]

S. Korea’s consumer prices rise 5.4 pct in May

SEOUL, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –:South Korea’s consumer prices rose 5.4 percent in May from a year earlier, fueling worries about surging inflation, statistical office data showed on Friday. The consumer price index (CPI) stood at 107.56 in May, up 5.4 percent from the same month […]

At UN, Pakistan, India engage in verbal duel over Kashmir dispute

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 03 (APP): Delegates of India and Pakistan clashed in the UN Security Council on Thursday, after the acting Pakistani Ambassador, Aamir Khan, cited Jammu and Kashmir as a glaring example of “brutal” Indian occupation that flouted international law for decades. Indian delegate […]

More monkeypox case detected in Aussie state

SYDNEY, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –: Health authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have detected the third case of monkeypox in a man who has recently returned from Europe. The man in his 50s developed mild symptoms several days after arriving in […]

Oil prices climb amid U.S. inventory data, OPEC+ decision

NEW YORK, June 3 (Xinhua/APP):– Oil prices advanced on Thursday as traders digested U.S. fuel stockpiles data and OPEC+’s latest decision on output. The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery added 1.61 U.S. dollars, or 1.4 percent, to settle at 116.87 dollars a barrel on […]

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall amid tight labor market

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua/APP) –: Initial jobless claims in the United States last week fell to 200,000 amid a tight labor market, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Thursday. In the week ending May 28, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreased by […]

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