The Omicron crackdown sends European equities tumbling at the start of the day.
LONDON (AFP) – European stocks fell sharply in early trading on Monday, following widespread losses as countries sought to contain the spread of the Omicron coronavirus type. In early trading, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 1.9 percent to 7,133.15 points, compared to Friday’s close. In the eurozone, the CACRead More →
The Turkish lira has plummeted once further as Erdogan ruled out raising interest rates.
STANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – The struggling Turkish lira fell another 5% versus the dollar on Monday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used Islamic principles to justify not hiking interest rates to stabilise the currency. Despite the fact that the annual rate of inflation has risen to more than 20%, ErdoganRead More →
The World Bank has approved $195 million for Pakistan’s energy industry.
WASHINGTON: On Saturday, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors authorised $195 million in funding to assist Pakistan in strengthening power distribution and implementing energy sector reforms to improve customer service quality. The Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project (EDEIP), according to a statement issued by the international financial institution, willRead More →
India defeated Pakistan 3-1 in the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy.
DHAKA: India defeated Pakistan 3-1 in the Men’s Asian Champion’s Trophy 2021 on Friday. The much-anticipated battle between the two great fighters and titleholders took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. India seized the lead in the first quarter, scoring 1-0 against their archrival, but Pakistan’s Junaid Manzoor scored a goal inRead More →
Ayesha Omar’s scandalous wedding dance has sparked outrage.
Ayesha Omar, an actress, has found herself in hot water when a video of her dancing at a wedding went viral. Ayesha, dressed in a sleeveless black lehanga choli, danced to Munni Badnaam at a friend’s wedding. “This was a lot of fun. With my insane work schedule, we hardlyRead More →
‘Let’s not go any farther, The BCCI president has issued a statement in response to the Virat Kohli situation.
Following a spat between former Indian captain Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly, the latter attempted to clear the air on social media, stating, “let’s not take this forward.” “Let’s not take this any further,” Ganguly told an Indian news site. IRead More →
Polling is under underway in KP for the first phase of the 2021 local government elections.
PESHAWAR: Today is the first day of the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 17 districts (Sunday). The remainder of KP will go to the elections next month. The polls opened at 8 a.m. and will remain open until 5 p.m. Strict security measures have been putRead More →
Today, Pakistan is hosting an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Afghanistan.
SLAMABAD: Pakistan is hosting the 17th emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers today (Sunday) to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The session was called at the request of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which serves as the OIC Summit Chair. PrimeRead More →
PM Imran Khan said the OIC summit is a gesture of solidarity with the Afghan people.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan received a team from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member nations on Saturday ahead of the 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, which is set to take place at Parliament House on Sunday. The session has been called at theRead More →
A blast in Karachi’s Shershah district kills 16 people and injures more than a dozen others.
KARACHI: On Saturday, at least 16 people were murdered and more than a dozen more were injured in a bomb at Paracha Chowk in the city’s Shershah neighbourhood. PTI MNA Alamgir Khan’s father was among those killed in the incident, according to PTI-Karachi President MPA Khurram Sher Zaman, while worriesRead More →
One person is killed and ten others are injured in a blast in Quetta.
QUETTA: A person was killed and ten people were injured in a blast on the city’s Shahrah-e-Iqbal on Saturday, according to authorities. According to Geo News, the injured include women and a toddler. The bomb damaged automobiles and motorbikes on Shahrah-e-Iqbal, according to the police. Meanwhile, Balochistan Chief Minister MirRead More →
TikTok will change For You suggestions to avoid dangerous content gaps
(Web Desk) – TikTok is considering significant modifications to the app’s main screen, the For You page (FYP). It will change the algorithm that feeds the FYP a never-ending stream of videos to prevent it from presenting too much of the same type of material. “As we continue to createRead More →