PM to expand Ehsaas truck kitchen service to 3 more cities

ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Friday, will announce expansion of ‘Ehsaas Koi Bhooka Na Soye’ initiative to three more cities – Multan, Gujranwala and Lahore, with an aim to eliminate hunger from the country. The initiative is about distributing cooked meals at designated delivery […]

India can never suppress freedom struggle of Kashmir: Asad Umar

ISLAMABAD, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative, Asad Umar on Thursday said India could not suppress Kashmiris’ struggle for freedom even if it tried for next seventy years. Sharing a video of Kashmiri children, who were chanting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans besides parsing […]

Sri Lanka raises rates as rupee falls to record low

Colombo, :Sri Lanka’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years Thursday as the rupee hit a record low amid a crippling foreign exchange shortage. With the country of 21 million already facing shortages of imported cooking gas and sugar […]

FBR Issues Clarification on Access to Banking Transaction

ISLAMABAD, The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a clarification on the messages circulating in emails and social media regarding access of FBR on banking transactions. FBR has clarified that there is no linkage or access to banking transactions at any level with the […]

Indian police arrest 4 including Zafar Butt in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD, :Indian police in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir arrested four persons including Hurriyat leader, Zafar Akbar Butt, and a woman in a fake case registered against them. According to Kashmir Media Service, the police along with Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) arrested four persons […]

Tokyo shares fall on US stimulus reduction speculation

Tokyo, Aug 19 (AFP/APP):Tokyo shares ended lower on Thursday after minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s July meeting hinted it may scale back stimulus this year, pushing down Wall Street shares. The Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.10 percent, or 304.74 points, to 27,281.17 yen, while […]

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