Super Typhoon Saola nears Hong Kong, southern China

Hong Kong, Sept 1 (AFP/APP):Tens of millions of people in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and other southern Chinese megacities hunkered down indoors late Friday as Super Typhoon Saola threatened to become the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. Over 880,000 people were evacuated across […]

Kashmiris in UK recall sacrifices of Shaheed Geelani

LONDON (PNI) Even as Indian occupying forces have enforced graveyard silence in Kashmir, people across the UK on Friday commemorated second death anniversary of Shaheed Syed Ali Geelani. Following a call by Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK, people held protest demonstrations in Glasgow, Birmingham, Luton ,Manchester, Derby […]

PIA accounts frozen again

KARACHI Aug 31 (Online): Federal Board of Revenue has frozen 13 bank accounts of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) in Thursday. According to a media report, FIBR officials said that action was taken on non-payment of federal excise duty of Rs.8 billion. The bank account linked […]

Dollar gains power against rupee again

KARACHI Aug 31 (Online): The unbridled fall of the Pakistani currency continues and on Thursday, the dollar became more expensive by one rupee and 10 paise against the rupee in the interbank market. According to the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan, the US dollar reached […]

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