For the first time in 73 year history of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, a female has been elected as the chairperson of PSX. Dr Shamshad Akhtar who is a Pakistani development economist, diplomat and intellectual was “unanimously elected” as the Chairperson making her the first female to come under this title. Akhtar, appointed as an independent […]
BEIJING: Three planes of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a consignment of one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine left China for Pakistan on Sunday. Amidst a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases in the country. According to PIA Country Manager for China Qadir Bux Sangi, an additional two million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will […]
Pakistan has garnered the dubious honor of having the fourth weakest passport in the world behind only war-torn Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, according to the Henley Passport Index. The index assesses the travel documents based on how many countries citizens can access without a visa, as well as, using information from the International Air Transport […]
Japan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori said on Monday that Tokyo had eased travel Restrictions to Pakistan and he personally considered Pakistan a safe country. He said he would Encourage Japanese people to visit this country for tourism and Exploring Business opportunities. The Japanese envoy made these observations when he visited the centuries-old Buddhist caves located […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. Dubbed the “forever war,” the US military onslaught in Afghanistan began in response to September 11, 2001. Terrorist attacks against […]
NEW DELHI: Top intelligence officers from Pakistan and India held secret talks in Dubai in January. In a new effort to calm military tension over the Kashmir dispute. People with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in New Delhi. Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been on ice since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received his Russian counterpart and his delegation at the Islamabad airport. During the two-day visit, the Russian dignitary will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and participate in the delegation-level […]
KARACHI: WhatsApp has announced to once again roll out its peer-to-peer money transfer feature after the Facebook-owned service experienced a setback in Brazil last year. In June 2020, WhatsApp had launched its digital payments and funds transfer feature in Brazil wherein users could send money to their friends and relatives but the country’s central bank said […]
SWAT: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) restored regular flight operations to Swat after a gap of 17 years on Friday. Flight PK-650, carrying tourists as well Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, and federal minister Murad Saeed, landed at the picturesque valley(Swat)at 11 am. The restoration of flights to Swat was […]
Pakistan’s first-ever #cryptomining farm based on hydropower has been established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Local #crypto evangelist @waqarzaka sharing a video of the site on his official Facebook page. The Living on The Edge host initiated the small-scale crypto mining project; after receiving approval from the KP government in the name of research and development. “All I […]
