Новости за 30.07.2024

KARACHI: The country witnessed the highest-ever outflow of profit and dividends by foreign investors in FY24 since FY18 as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had to clear the backlog under pressure from the International Monetary Fund, China and others.

KARACHI: Businessmen were not happy with the 100 basis points interest rate cut announced by the State Bank of Pakistan (SPB) on Monday, saying they were expecting a substantial reduction of 300-500bps for the revival of economic activities.

LAHORE: At least two people are in custody and around 1,500 have been booked after the government swung into action against members of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) for inciting violence against the country’s top judge, as more instances of hate speech by members of the party surfaced.

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan reiterated on Monday that he had given a call to hold a peaceful protest outside the military’s General Headquar­ters (GHQ) in case of his arrest on May 9, but his party was not involved in the violence, which he termed “pre-planned”.

Scientists say they have found evidence of nutrients believed to have created these formations in Gabon.—Photo courtesy Abderrazzak El Albani/BBC News

A GROUP of scientists say they have found new evidence to back up their theory that complex life on Ea­­rth may have begun 1.5 billion yea­rs earlier than thought, BBC News reported.

IN the 1980s, a Bengali demographer had rudely but not inaccurately described four north Indian states as sick by giving them the acronym ‘BIMARU’, assembled with the first letters of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. ‘Bimar’ means sick or ailing, and the four states were singled out for the description for their critical social indicators, which were commensurate with their economic backwardness. When the UN officially launched the concept of ‘Human Development Index’ (HDI) in 1990... Читать дальше...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday notified 93 returned members of three provincial assemblies as the lawmakers belonging to the PTI in pursuance of the July 12 Supreme Court order, but still failed to de-notify those who had been allocated additional reserved seats in the national as well as provincial assemblies.

PESHAWAR: At least five militants were gunned down by security forces in separate actions in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, whereas a police constable embraced martyrdom during an operation conducted by law enforcement agencies.

CARACAS: Streets were largely empty in towns and cities across Ven­ezuela and opposition supporters we­re subdued on Monday after Pres­ident Nicolas Maduro and opposition rival Edmundo Gonzalez both clai­m­ed victory in a tense weekend election.

LONDON: Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, police said on Monday.

NUSANTARA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo spent his first night in the eagle-shaped palace of the country’s proposed new capital Nusantara ahead of official meetings on Monday, as the outgoing leader works to allay fears about the beleaguered infrastructure project.

PARIS: British swimmer Adam Peaty has tested positive for Covid, Team GB said on Monday, a day after he narrowly missed out on the 100 metres breaststroke goldat the Olympic Games in Paris.

KARACHI: Waves Home Appliances Ltd (WHAL) has received a foreign player’s intention to form a strategic alliance.

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has released specifics on Monday for the collection of tax on the earnings of builders and real estate developers, as well as details for collecting income tax from other sources as legislated in the 2024-25 budget.