KARACHI, Jan 20 (FD):  The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has sought details of stuck-up imported containers at the ports, ARY News reported on Friday. The development follows a meeting held with the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmed at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). The Karachi Chamber has requested members of the Business …

  ISLAMABAD, Jan 20  (FD):  The only border crossing between Pakistan and China has been temporarily reopened amid winter season to facilitate local trade and key hydropower projects. The two neighboring countries separated by the highest mountainous range of the world, the Karakorum ranges. The Khunjerab Pass is only place that connects the two countries together over this place at …

  ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (FD): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday decided to issue a notification confirming PTI chief Imran Khan’s victory in by-elections on seven National Assembly seats that was earlier withheld for his alleged failure to submit details of the party’s funding to the electoral body. A five-member bench of the Election Commission, headed by Chief …

  DAVOS, Jan 19 (FD):  After extending the term of a $3 billion deposit to boost its foreign-currency reserves late last year, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister has said his country is also discussing with the World Bank and other institutions how can it be “more creative to provide that support” to Pakistan. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Mohammed Al-Jadaan …

  ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to introduce a new mechanism of sending payments directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Programme, federal minister Shazia Marri said on Thursday. Talking to the media here, Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Shazia Marri, said that the govt …

  IRAQ, Jan 19 (FD): A stampede near a football stadium in the city of Basra in southern Iraq killed one person and injured dozens on Thursday, when thousands of fans were trying to enter the stadium, the state news agency reported. Iraq is hosting the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time in 40 years and was due to …

  Muzaffarabad,, Jan 19 (FD): There’s a dire need to adopt a sustainable National Tobacco Control Policy which ensures that no anti-child move is made now or in future. These views by shared in a dialogue organized by Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) with policy makers to stress upon the need of implementing strict tobacco control …

  BEIJING, Jan. 19 (INP): Co-hosted by China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and Pakistani Embassy in China, a launch ceremony for a series of charity events was held online. During the event, Pakistani Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque, emphasized the urgency for proactive climate action and international cooperation to mitigate the effects of climate change, according …

  ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (INP): In a major development, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are mulling significant investments in the Gwadar Free Zone (North) with a magnitude of incentives as well as conducive business and trade activities in 2023. GPA official told Gwadar Pro that a representative of Turkish multinational corporation Nysan is visiting Gwadar Port on 18th January (Wednesday) with …

  ISLAMABAD (FD):  Pakistan on Thursday expressed hope that Iran would take an action against militants involved cross-border attack on security personnel in Panjgur district of Balochistan. Four Pakistani troops were martyred when terrorists from across the Pakistan-Iran border targeted a convoy of security personnel patrolling along the divide in Chukab Sector on Wednesday. In response, the ISPR said the …