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KSA deposits 2 billion dollars in SBP: Ishaq Dar
Islamabad: Pakistan's central bank has received $ 2 billion from Saudi Arabia, announced Minister Ishaq Dar, development that gives massive boost to country's low level of foreign exchange reserves. "Our brother nation Saudi Arabia has deposited $ 2...
Children among 6 killed in China kindergarten stabbing
Guangdong: Stabbing rampage in kindergarten in Chinese province of Guangdong left at least six people dead and one injured, authorities said, sparking fears about safety of children’s schools. 25-year-old suspect with surname Wi was arrested an...
West, Islamic bloc clash expected at UN body over Quran desecration today
GENEVA: In wake of condemnable incident of desecration of Quran in Sweden, Human Rights Council is set to debate contentious draft proposal on religious hatred today. Initiative has underscored major rifts in UN body and challenged human rights prote...
Pakistan, India have largest number of employees in public sector: WB
ISLAMABAD: Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators (WWBI) has estimated that in South Asian region, both Pakistan and India have largest public sectors with share of 60 percent of formal wage employment. WWBI is unique cross-national dataset on public secto...
Fire erupts in oil refinery near Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: A major fire erupted in an oil refining unit in Ali Pur Chattha near Gujranwala. Rescue teams reached spot and started firefighting operation. According to rescue officials, fire erupted in boiler chamber of oil refinery, while five rescu...
PM criticizes ‘sinister’ campaign against COAS
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday condemned the campaign being run on social media pertaining to a murder attempt on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir, emphasising that such actions do not fall within the realm of freedom...
Post-Independence: Mussarat Hilali sworn-in as 2nd woman judge in SC
ISLAMABAD: Justice Mussarat Hilali was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge Friday, making her the second woman since Pakistan's independence to be elevated to the apex court. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial administered the oath to Justice Hilali at the...
At least 50 dead in Pakistan monsoon-related incidents
At least 50 people, including eight children lost their lives in floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains that have lashed Pakistan since last month, officials said today. The summer monsoon brings South Asia 70-80 percent of its annual rainf...
17 dies due to toxic gas in illegal South African goldmine
Officials are doubting that a deadly gas leakage may have been a cause behind the death of 17 people including children that occurred in an illegal mine at a South African shantytown at an informal settlement in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Gauten...
Major Abdullah martyred in Khyber District: ISPR
ISLAMABAD: The security forces have apprehended three terrorists and their facilitators during an intelligence based operation on reported presence of terrorists in Shakhas area of Khyber District. While establishment of blocking positions to...
