As per details, the Ministry of Industries entered into an agreement with the International Finance Corporation with the support of the Special Investment Facilitation Council for the promotion of electric vehicles in Pakistan. This will reduce fuel dependency and lower pollution levels. As part of the partnership, IFC will provide technical implementation support and work […]
As per details shared by sources, the federal development budget it is proposed to raise the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) allocation from the current Rs1,100 billion to Rs2,000 billion. Sources indicate that the increased allocation will be utilised to complete ongoing development projects under the Rs2,000 billion development outlay. Fewer than 100 new development […]
As per Forex.pk, 10 grams of 24-karat gold in Saudi Arabia is currently valued at SAR 4,127, with an ounce of gold costing 12,836 Saudi Riyal. Gold rates are influenced by global market trends, including those in Saudi Arabia, with the latest update noted at 10:00 am on April 23, 2025. Following Donald Trump’s trade […]
The Saudi Riyal’s selling rate was noted at Rs75.8. Saudi Arabia’s official currency is denoted as SAR or SR. A single Riyal is divided into 100 halalas. The relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is characterized by a deep-rooted, mutually supportive alliance, reinforced by significant financial aid from the Saudi kingdom. Recently, Saudi Arabia extended […]
Addressing a press conference, Pakistan Kisan Ittehad chairman Khalid Hussain said, the cost of agricultural production has jumped to Rs3,400, but farmers are receiving only Rs2,000, resulting in a loss of Rs1,106 billion. Criticising the provincial leadership, Pakistan Kisan Ittehad chairman Khalid Hussain said Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz is yet to meet with farmers and […]
“The enemy attack took nine lives” in the southeastern city of Marganets, Governor Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram. “The number of wounded is constantly growing,” he added, saying the figure currently stood at 30. Ukrainian authorities also reported fires in several regions overnight after Russian attacks. Strikes were also reported in the regions of Kyiv, […]
The verified @Israel account had posted on Monday a message on social media platform X that read: “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing”, alongside an image of the pope visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Post quoted officials at the foreign ministry as saying that the pope had […]
Dangerously high radiation levels mean that removing melted fuel and other debris from the plant hit by a huge tsunami in 2011 is seen as the most daunting challenge in the decades-long decommissioning project. Around 880 tonnes of hazardous material are inside the power station — the site of one of history’s worst nuclear accidents […]
Indeed, the pace of negotiations was brisk, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, with 18 different countries offering proposals so far and Trump’s trade negotiating team set to meet with 34 countries this week to discuss tariffs. Trump himself expressed optimism that a trade deal with China could “substantially” cut tariffs, lifting markets. After […]
The Ukrainian leader also told reporters at a briefing that a Ukrainian delegation meeting officials from Western countries in London on Wednesday would have a mandate to discuss a full or partial ceasefire. “We are ready to record that after a ceasefire, we are ready to sit down in any format so that there are […]
