KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank dropped by $217 million to $7.180 billion in the week ending November 17, the State Bank of Pakistan reported on Thursday, amid looming debt repayments.
The country's total reserves fell by $233 million to $12.302 billion. The reserves of commercial...
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved a hike in the electricity tariff by Rs1.52 per unit for K-Electric consumers.
In line with the June 2023 directive from the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), NEPRA has issued a notification announcing an increase of Rs1.52 per unit in electricity...
Faisalabad , November 23: Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded justice for Mehwish Iram and Irfan Tariq Masih, who belonged to the Christian minority and faced religious persecution at their workplaces.
According to the allegations, Mehwish was harassed and blackmailed, while Irfan was subjected to violence.
"HRFP is raising and...
China conducted two one-day live-fire drills in the South China Sea this week while the US and the Philippine navies carried out joint sea and air patrols at the same time.
The exercises happened less than a week after Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed ways of easing tensions with both...
New Delhi , November 23: Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik on Thursday hailed the bilateral relationship with India and said that he sees the world’s largest democracy as ‘fundamental’ to progress in the most important issues.
He underlined, that to find any global solution to any international issue...
Pakistan’s decision to impose hundreds of dollars in exit fees for every Afghan refugee who fled the persecution by the Taliban has been condemned as “shocking and frustrating” by western diplomats and the UN.
The “unprecedented” move targets refugees who are waiting to leave Pakistan for western countries under resettlement...
NEW DELHI: Amid a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia cases causing worry in parts of China, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the citizens to wear masks, adhere to social distancing and stay home in case they feel unwell. The measures are reminiscent of the three-year-long Covid pandemic, which...
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), who recently visited North America to address the three-day Halifax International Security Forum-2023, met and engaged with number of MPs, government officials, and Tibet supporters in Ottawa to garner support for Tibetan freedom struggle and raising the issue of...
KATHMANDU: A clash erupted between Nepal police and pro-monarchy protestors on Thursday, after which the police had to use water cannons and teargas to disperse supporters of businessman Durga Prasai.
Dozens of rounds of tear gas was fired to control the situation.
The police said that the crowd attempted to cross...
The United States is advancing its plans to deploy long-range land-based missiles in the Pacific as a countermeasure against a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. This development, which could lead to a conventional missile arms race in the region, was confirmed by General Charles Flynn, Commander of US Army...
