Brent Neiman, who was a US Treasury official under former president Joe Biden, co-authored a 2021 paper on the impact of tariffs on prices in the United States. The paper was cited by the US Trade Representative (USTR) in a statement released last week explaining the calculations behind the major import tariffs announced by Trump […]
As per details, a two-member team has initiated specialized training for CAA regulators, focusing on ETD (Explosive Trace Detection) and EDD (Explosive Detection Dogs) to align with European standards. According to the CAA spokesperson, the training aims to equip Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s national regulators and inspectors with modern-day expertise as per EU requirements. Upon […]
A meeting of the Senate standing committee for planning, held with the PPP’s Senator Qurrat-ul-Ain Marri in chair. Senator Qurrat-ul-Ain said that the NHA has become the Punjab Highway Authority and is working only on Punjab’s highways. “It has no funds for Sindh’s motorways but having money for Lahore-Sahiwal-Bahawalpur Highway”. “Inform us about facts or […]
According to CTD, the arrest of a terrorist identified as Jalil Ahmed, alias Qari, was made during a joint raid with Federal Intelligence Agencies (FIA) in Karachi’s Lee Market. A hand grenade was recovered from the possession of the arrested terrorist. According to the CTD, the suspect was involved in creating videos of sensitive locations […]
NetBlocks, an organisation that monitors accessibility issues on the internet, on February 17, last year, confirmed that a “national-scale disruption” has hit X in Pakistan in the aftermath of widespread protests in the country triggered by the alleged vote rigging in general elections. A full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) headed by CJ Justice […]
PPP MNAs including Shabbir Bijarani had signed an anti-canal resolution yesterday to be moved in the lower house, sources said. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said that the PML-N members would not support the resolution against canals in the house at any cost, PPP sources said. “We will give a policy statement in the house,” […]
For someone who’s followed Pakistan’s economic story for a while, this summit feels genuinely pivotal, like we could be on the verge of something big. It’s easy to get lost in the sheer numbers, isn’t it? Six hundred thousand square kilometers. Minerals across the board. It’s almost too big to grasp. But economists have been […]
This he said while addressing a two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum at the Jinnah Convention Center in Islamabad today. Barrick Gold’s CEO said the Reko Diq copper-gold project will economically benefit Pakistan and will also create thousands of jobs. Mark Bristow said the feasibility study of Reko Diq has been completed and this mine is […]
According to details from Forex.pk, 10 grams of 24-karat gold in Saudi Arabia is being sold at SAR 3,662. Additionally, the price for an ounce of gold is 11,392 Saudi Riyal. Gold rates are subject to global market fluctuations, including those specific to Saudi Arabia, with the last update recorded at 10:00 am April 08, […]
The selling rate of the Saudi Riyal was recorded at Rs75. The official currency of Saudi Arabia is abbreviated as SAR or SR. One Riyal is subdivided into 100 halalas. The partnership between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is marked by a long-established and mutually beneficial alliance, underscored by considerable financial assistance from the Kingdom of […]
