Fed officials do not expect US interest rate cuts this year

Washington, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): US central bankers do not expect it will be “appropriate” to start cutting interest rates this year with inflation remaining high, according to minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting released Wednesday. The Fed has waged an all-out campaign to […]

Punjab University awards five PhD degrees

LAHORE, Jan 05 (APP): Punjab University has awarded PhD degrees to five scholars in various disciplines, the PU spokesman told media here on Wednesday. He said that Mareena Khurshid daughter of Kurshid Ahmad was awarded PhD degree in the subject of Geography after approval of […]

Earthquake jolts Punjab’s various cities

LAHORE – January 4 (ONLINE) An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit various cities of Punjab Wednesday including Lahore, the metrological department said. According to metrological department, earthquake’s magnitude on Richter scale was recorded at 4.1 with the depth of five kilometres. The epicentre of the […]

Iran warns France over ‘insulting’ Khamenei cartoons

Paris, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):Iran warned France on Wednesday of consequences after satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran deemed to be insulting. The weekly had published dozens of cartoons ridiculing the highest religious and political figure in the […]

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