CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mar 29 (Reuters): At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out at a migrant holding centre in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government’s National Migration Institute (INM) said on Tuesday. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the blaze apparently broke out after migrants set fire …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): The Religious affairs ministry official said that Haj expenses for a single person this year were likely to decrease by Rs40,000 after productive talks with Saudi government. An official, after a meeting of the Senate’s standing committee on religious affairs the other day, said, “If the rupee remains stable, the Haj package under the government …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has questioned that whether the Election Commission has the authority to extend the date of elections. The CJP raised the question when the hearing of PTI’s petition against postponement of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections resumed on Tuesday. At the outset of the hearing, CJP Bandial welcomed newly …
NASHVILLE, mar 28 (EW): A heavily armed 28-year-old fatally shot three children and three adult staffers on Monday at a private Christian school the suspect once attended in Tennessee’s capital city before police killed the assailant, authorities said. The motive was not immediately known, but the suspect had drawn detailed maps of the school, including entry points for the …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday deferred summaries of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on fixation MPR of 54 new drugs and enhancing prices of about 119 drugs. The Coordination Committee meeting, chaired by Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar, also considered a summary of …
ISLAMABD, March 28 (INP): “While liquidity continues to tighten, we need to help those countries that are insolvent. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) stands ready to support the world’s most vulnerable countries, and we have increased our multilateral assistance to countries including Pakistan. In addition, we are considering post-earthquake support for Turkey,” said AIIB President Jin Liqun, according …
SHARJAH, Mar 28 (EW): Pakistan won by 66 runs against Afghanistan in the 3rd T20 at Sharjah cricket stadium on Monday. Afghan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 18 runs off 11 balls with the help of one six and one four. Similarly, Azmatullah Omarzai made 21 runs off 20 balls but could not help his team to win the 3rd …
JOHANNESBURG: China disbursed $240 billion to bail out 22 developing countries in 15 years under its flagship “Belt & Road” initiative. According to a study published Tuesday, most of the loan amount was offered to countries struggling to repay it. Almost 80 per cent of the ‘rescue loan’ was offered between 2008 and 2021 primarily to middle-income countries, including Pakistan, …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that the Reko Diq project will be a game changer for Balochistan and the beginning of a new era of development. A delegation of Barrick Reko Diq Mining Company headed by Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday. The prime minister while speaking to …
ISLAMABAD, March 27 (INP): “China’s economy is seeing a strong rebound, and the IMF’s January forecast puts its GDP growth at 5.2 percent this year—a sizeable increase of more than 2 percentage points from the 2022 rate,” said IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. According to a China Economic Net(CEN) on Monday, the robust rebound means China is set to …
