The money market on Wednesday witnessed the unhalted march of the US dollar as the greenback edged up further by 79 paisa in the interbank trading. According to the forex dealers, the local unit didn’t pick up during the morning trading activity and slumped in the interbank trading. The dollar was traded for Rs220.71, up […]
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Watch: Shaheen Shah Afridi bamboozles Afghan top order
After recovering from a knee ailment, Shaheen Shah Afridi performed like he is accustomed to doing. In the ICC T20 World Cup warm-up match being played at Brisbane Cricket Stadium, Australia, Afridi has taken the Afghan top order by surprise. Pakistan has won the toss and decided to bowl against Afghanistan in the exhibition game. […]
US-Saudi tentions: Biden to release 15 million barrels from US oil reserves
US-Saudi tentions: Biden to release 15 million barrels from US oil reserves According to a senior US official, President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that he is selling the remaining 15 million barrels from a record-breaking release of US strategic oil reserves, with additional releases likely if energy prices rise. In response to price […]
Ayaz Amir’s wife arrested in Sara Inam murder case
Samina Shah, the wife of renowned journalist Ayaz Amir and the mother of Shahnawaz Amir, the primary suspect in the murder of Ayaz Amir’s wife Sara Inam, was detained by police on Wednesday after the court in Islamabad revoked her bail. Additional Sessions Judge Sheikh Sohail rejected her bail application. In September, Shahnawaz used a […]
Is Malala the next Bond girl?
There is a lot of speculation about whether Malala Yousafzai may play a role in the upcoming James Bond film. The youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was seen at the BFI London Film Festival’s closing night gala for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery at The Royal Festival Hall wearing a stunning emerald green traditional […]
Hina Khar in France to participate in FATF meeting
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar is now in France in order to attend the FATF meeting. State Minister Khar met with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic adviser to the French president, during her tour, and they spoke about the bilateral relations between France and Pakistan at the time. The meeting took place […]
Robbers take away peanuts worth Rs4m
A 22-wheeler trolley carrying peanuts worth Rs 4 million was robbed on Tuesday in the Chakri neighbourhood in Rawalpindi. The trolley was transporting tonnes of peanuts from Rawalpindi to Peshawar when three dacoits tied the employees to the truck, stole Rs30,000 in cash, three phones, and fled while threatening them. The criminals removed the entire […]
Climate change puts 1 billion children at ‘extremely high risk’
A rights group warned on Wednesday that one billion children are at “very high danger” as a result of climate change impacts, adding that youths’ living standards have not increased in the past ten years. Approximately 820 million children worldwide, or more than one-third of all children, are currently exposed to heatwaves, according to the […]