PM to oversee Mohmand Dam construction work today

ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Imran Khan is visiting the site of Mohmand Dam today (Wednesday), where he will review the ongoing construction work. Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain will brief the prime minister on the progress of the project. […]

Transparency hallmark of PTI govt: CM

LAHORE, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that transparency is the hallmark of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he made it clear that no one would be allowed to indulge in any sort of corruption. Corruption was […]

Provision of best consular services, among top priorities: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said that under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision, provision of best consular services at Pakistan missions and embassies abroad were among their top priorities. The foreign minister was addressing officials of Pakistan embassy in Ankara, Turkey, during […]

Pakistan to send COVID, medical emergency assistance to Palestine: Fawad

ISLAMABAD, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said Pakistan would send coronavirus (COVID-19) and medical emergency relief assistance to Palestine on humanitarian grounds to mitigate sufferings of innocent people there. The decision to this effect was taken in the Federal Cabinet meeting, […]

Foreign exchange rates

KARACHI, The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin, here on Tuesday. LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL US DOLLAR BONDS VIDE SBP F.E. CIRCULAR NO.42 & 21.07.98 & 04.08.98 RESPECTIVELY. LIBOR VALUE 6 MONTHS US DOLLAR […]

Remittances grow by 29 % to record $24.2 bln in 10 months

ISLAMABAD, The workers’ remittances surpassed previous records, reaching to $24.2 billion during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, showing growth of 29 percent over the same period last year. The remittance during July-April (2020-21) also crossed the total remittances of the last […]

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