Rupee gains 23 paisas against US dollar

ISLAMABAD- The exchange rate of Pakistani rupee strengthened by 23 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Thursday and closed at Rs160.31 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs160.54. Meanwhile, according to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling […]

Oil prices up on Brexit deal, US relief pack hopes

Oil prices were up on Friday amid limited trading before Christmas, but the upcoming Brexit deal and hopes of President Donald Trump signing off on the US relief package also supported prices. During weak pre-Christmas trading, international benchmark Brent crude traded at $51.37 per barrel at 0648 GMT […]

China to launch space station cabinet soon

Moving a step closer to launch itsspace station, China Friday announced that it will launch the core cabinet of the ongoing project in 2021 spring. Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China’s manned space program, said the core cabinet will be launched “as a starter […]

COVID-19 cases on rise in Arab countries

Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya, and Algeria, on Thursday announced more coronavirus fatalities and culminating death toll as they continued efforts to contain the disease. As many as 1,704 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Palestine, bringing the total to 145,422. Some 17 new […]

New coronavirus strain yet not detected in Pakistan

The Ministry of National Health Services, emphasized that the new strain of the coronavirus on Friday indicated in Britain, has not made it to Pakistan yet.  The ministry further added, the situation in Pakistan is being monitored closely as all the passengers arriving from the […]

HCBA members oppose invitation to Maryam Nawaz

A group of lawyers led by vice president of High Court Bar Association (HCBA) have not considered inviting PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to address the bar during her scheduled visit to Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto on Dec 27 and requested Sindh High Court registrar […]

Motorway sections blocked as dense fog dwells in Punjab

The Lahore-Islamabad Motorway M2, Lahore-Sialkot Motorway, Lahore to Samundri Motorway (M3) and Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad Motorway (M4) have been closed as ‎dense fog dwells in  parts of Punjab including Lahore, at night of Thursday and Friday. In addition, the dense fog has also distorted traffic in Lahore, Kasur, […]