Islamabad, Aug 23 (INP): In a move to enhance China-Pakistan cross-border trade, an international road transport (TIR) route opened between China’s inland city of Kashgar and Islamabad as the first shipment convoy of five trucks bearing the TIR sign departed from Kashgar to Islamabad at an inaugural ceremony, according to China Economic Net (CEN). This convoy is notable for …
ISLAMABAD: Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi has stressed the need for strengthening the Pakistan-Afghanistan dialogue, particularly on issues of mutual concern. Muttaqi met with a delegation of the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), which visited Afghanistan from August 21-23, 2023, a statement issued here on Thursday said. During the meeting, Acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi highlighted the notable progress …
US Ambassador Donald Blome met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja on Thursday to reaffirm the US support for “free and fair elections”, saying it would work to strengthen the US-Pakistan relationship with “whomever the Pakistani people choose”. “The United States remains committed to working to broaden and deepen the US-Pakistan relationship with whomever the Pakistani people choose”, …
ISLAMABAD: Consumers will pay capacity charges of over Rs124 billion for the surplus power generation during the last quarter of fiscal year 2022-23 in the coming months. The XWDISCOs are seeking approval of the regulator for the recovery of capacity charges as well as others from the consumers. As per official figures, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) wanted …
Another team of the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group (SSG) is on the way to the Allai tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Battagram where six schoolchildren are among eight people stuck in a cable car after two of its wires snapped early morning on Tuesday. Assistant Commissioner Jawad Hussain confirmed the update to Dawn.com, adding that troops of the military’s rapid …
CAIRO, Egypt: Starvation has killed at least 498 children and “likely hundreds more” in Sudan four months into a war between rival generals, Save the Children said on Tuesday. The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo broke out on April 15. Around 5,000 people …
The Pakistani rupee fell by Rs1.52 against the US dollar during interbank trade on Tuesday, extending its losses from the previous week. The greenback was changing hands in the interbank market at a record Rs298.65 at around 1pm. In the open market, the dollar was changing hands for Rs306. The local currency closed at Rs297.13 yesterday, rising by Rs1.35 …
RAWALPINDI: Six Pakistan Army soldiers embraced Shahadat in a fire exchange with terrorists in South Waziristan District today (Tuesday). According to the ISPR, fire exchange took place between Pakistani troops and the terrorists in general area Asman Manza, South Waziristan District. The troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location and resultantly four terrorists were sent to hell, while two terrorists were …
Islamabad, Aug. 22 (INP): Thirty containers carrying pharmaceutical raw material will be exported to China from Gwadar Port this month. The material imported from South America and Africa will be exported by the Chinese Hangeng Agriculture group after being processed at the company’s industrial park in Gwadar. Talking to Gwadar Pro, the company’s CEO Andy Liao said that previously they were …
ISLAMABAD August 22, 2023: Health professionals and advocates have united in support of the Pakistani government’s move to raise tobacco taxes, a decision implemented in early 2023. Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) released a statement highlighting the positive outcomes resulting from the rise in cigarette taxes. Health advocates attribute this progress to the government’s …
