KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank fell 8.6% during the week ending on October 8, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday. On October 15, the foreign currency reserves held by the SBP were recorded at $17,492.2 million, down $1.65 billion compared with $19,138.4 million.Overall […]
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LONDON: When British pop band Duran Duran made their debut, they did not know how long they would last. But 40 years on, the new wave group are still going strong, releasing their 15th studio album, “Future Past”, on Friday.”We would never have expected to be still making music together after all this time. We […]
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he banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) announced on Thursday that it would undertake a long march on Islamabad to force the government to release the founder’s heir, Saad Rizvi.The TLP has been staging a sit-in on Multan Road, Lahore for the last two days. On Friday, the Rawalpindi metro bus service will remain closed from Saddar […]
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MANCHESTER: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir on Thursday has said that Inflation in Pakistan is artificial and will be put under control soon.Addressing a press conference in Manchester, SBP governor Reza Baqir said that the prices of commodity products were increased in Pakistan due to the rise in exchange rates and added […]
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FRANKFURT: This week’s Frankfurt book fair, the world’s oldest and largest, brings with it the first wave of pandemic novels. But are readers ready to relive coronavirus and lockdown life through fictional characters?Some of the best-known authors have pandemic tales on the way, with Jodi Picoult finding inspiration in a tourist stranded abroad, while Margaret […]
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Pakistan has posted another 16 deaths and 622 infections from the coronavirus pandemic during the last 24 hours (Wednesday), showed the figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday morning.As per the NCOC data, after the addition of 16 new deaths, the overall toll has now surged to 28,328 whereas the […]
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Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by 70 runs to register their second successive win in the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday and qualify for the Super 12 stage.Wanindu Hasaranga and Pathum Nissanka hit half-centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by 70 runs on Wednesday to reach the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.Hasaranga, who […]
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Kristen Stewart is looking for something out of the box for her upcoming project. In a recent interview with Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast, the 31-year-old responded to the ongoing campaign, that supports her to play Joker opposite Robert Pattinson in Batman. “I love the energy behind that but, dude, it’s really been done so well,” […]
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Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kholi played down the “hype” surrounding the high-profile upcoming T20 World Cup match against Pakistan, and said that India vs Pakistan is just another game for us.Virat also said that India has never lost any game of World Cup against Pakistan either its an One Day International (ODI) or T20. […]
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107 DAILY DENGUE CASES EMERGE IN ISLAMABAD AS DEADLY SEASON PERSIST. ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has conceded 107 new dengue cases on Wednesday as the mosquito-borne virus takes the country by storm with the city alone recording nine deaths in the ongoing season, ARY News reported.The total cases comprise the numbers of both, rural and […]
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