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Hurriyet leaders extend strike call till August 25

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, and Hurriyet leaders, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik,in Indian held Kashmir, have extended the strike call till August 25. As per the protest calendar, on August 20, march on motorcycles, bicycles will be held towards district headquarters,reported Kashmir Media Service. Posters […]

  • Foreign exchange rates

    KARACHI, (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin, here on Friday. LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL US DOLLAR BONDS VIDE SBP F.E. CIRCULAR NO.42 & 21.07.98 & 04.08.98 RESPECTIVELY. LIBOR VALUE 6 MONTHS US DOLLAR 1.2068 19.08.16 CONVERSION RATES FOR 19TH AUGUST 2016 FOR […]

  • Foreign Currency Account Scheme

    KARACHI, (APP): The Foreign Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Base Rate, here on Friday. BBA BID MAXIMUM RATES RATES WITH FOR PAYMENT OF VALUE DATE INTEREST BY AUTHORISED DEALERS R A T E S U.S. DOLLARS VALUE 19-08-16 For 3 months and over but less than 6 months […]

  • Children Hospital’s new block to be operational next week

    LAHORE, Aug 18 (APP): The new extension block of Children hospital, Lahore has been completed which will become operational in the next week. Talking to APP here on Thursday, Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital Dean Prof Dr Masood Sadiq said that the capacity of new block had been increased from 250 to 684 […]

  • Earthquake jolts Chaman

    CHAMAN, Aug 18 (APP): An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Chaman area of Killa Abdullah district on Thursday, no loss of life was reported. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the tremors of 4 magnitudes on Richter scale were felt in Chaman and its surrounding area. People rushed out of homes in panic but no […]

  • 11 terrorists killed, 4 injured in Khyber Agency

    RAWALPINDI, Aug 18 (APP): At least 11 terrorists were killed, four others injured while eight hideouts were destroyed on Thursday as part of the on-going operation against terrorist elements in Khyber Agency, along the area close to Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to an update issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) here, the security forces carried […]