The Saudi Riyal’s selling rate was noted at Rs75.64. 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 […]
He made the comments during a summit between the United States and Gulf Arab countries. Trump met Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa before the summit. Photos posted on Saudi state television showed them shaking hands in the presence of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. Trump also urged Sharaa to normalise ties with Israel, a White House spokesperson said. […]
According to the sources, the IMF has transferred $1 billion to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) as part of the current agreement. The inflow will be reflected in the central bank’s foreign exchange reserves on May 16. The disbursement follows the IMF Executive Board’s approval of the loan tranche on May 9, marking a […]
Addressing the Saudi-US Investment Forum 2025, Donald Trump appreciated the work of his team, including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for easing tensions between Pakistan and India. “Maybe we could even get them together a little bit, Marco, where they go out and have a nice dinner together. Wouldn’t that […]
Despite concerns within sectors of his administration, Trump said on Tuesday during a speech in Riyadh that he would lift sanctions on Syria. The U.S. president has agreed to say hello to interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who will be in Riyadh for meetings with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Trump’s first day of a four-day […]
The agreement, signed during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh, covers deals with more than a dozen U.S. defense companies in areas including air and missile defense, air force and space advancement, maritime security and communications, the fact sheet said. “The package signed today, the largest defense cooperation deal in US […]
Harvard filed the amended complaint, opens new tab in federal court in Boston hours after a federal antisemitism task force announced that eight government agencies were canceling additional grants on top of the $2.2 billion in funding President Donald Trump’s administration had already terminated. The task force, which includes representatives from agencies including the U.S. […]
James Frith, Member of Parliament from Bury in Greater Manchester, has voiced serious concern in the British Parliament over the growing tensions between India and Pakistan. He highlighted that many of his constituents have families living in Azad Kashmir, Mirpur, Kotli, and Gujrat, and the fear of renewed conflict is causing distress within the community. […]
“The humanitarian tragedy (in the Occupied Palestinian Territory) has reached catastrophic proportions,” Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told the 15-member Council on Tuesday. “We, this Council, and those most responsible, are being judged, and will be judged in posterity; Let us come together, and act, united, in the interest […]
According to police, in North Nazimabad, two brothers were shot and wounded by robbers while resisting a motorcycle theft. The brothers were on their way to work when the armed motorcyclists attacked, stealing their motorcycle before fleeing the scene. In another incident at Gol Market, a man identified as Rashid was fatally shot during a […]
