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Pakistan remittances up 10.4% to $5.36 billion in August 2021
Non-resident Pakistanis remit a record $2.66 billion last month.
Overseas Pakistanis continued to remit a record amount of over $2 billion for the 15th consecutive month in August, the second month of the new financial year 2021-22.…
Covid-19: US raises penalties for mask violations on planes, transit
First time offenders would face a potential fine of $500 to $1,000 and second offenders could face fines ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.
The Transportation Security Administration is increasing the penalty for people who violate the mandate…
UAE: 89,830 Covid vaccine doses administered in 24 hours
The country sends 100,000 doses of the jab to Mauritania.
The UAE has administered 89,830 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the past 24 hours.
The country's Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) said the total doses administered now…
Ford to shut its manufacturing plants in India, to sell only imported vehicles
Ford has been struggling for years to make a mark in Indian automotive market.
US auto major Ford Motor Co will shut its two manufacturing plants in India and will sell only imported vehicles in the country as part of a restructuring…
Covid-19: 99 kids at Philippine orphanage infected with virus
Virus spread when an adult who was infected but didn’t have symptoms visited orphanage.
As Covid-19 patients fill Philippine hospitals to the brim, officials say the virus has hit an orphanage and infected almost 100 children.
Quezon…
SpaceX to launch UAE’s next-gen satellite
Yahsat plans to launch Thuraya 4-NGS in the second half of 2023.
The UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) on Wednesday announced that it has selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch…
Fire Damages Govt Owned School in Kralgund Langate
Kupwara: A Government Middle School building in Gundkamal Kralgund Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was damaged in a fire incident on Wednesday evening, officials said.
They said soon after the breakout of the fire…
Appoint of Director SKIMS: Government begins process
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally started the process for appointment of director SKIMS Soura by inviting applications for the same.
A notification issues by the SKIMS, Soura in this regard, a copy of which…
Despite being important stakeholders, till date nobody approached us: PSAJK
Srinagar: Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) Tuesday called on the government to take the suggestion of Private Schools before issuing new guidelines for the Fee Fixation Committee (FFC).
The Association…
Pakistan loses emerging market status after MSCI’s downgrade
Pakistan set to become part of MSCI Frontier Market 100 Index from May 2022.
This is the second time the index provider downgraded Pakistan to a frontier market after awarding emerging market status in 2017. The country was part of the…