The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received a boost to its foreign exchange reserves, as China sent an inflow of $500 million. According to the SBP, the total was $4.3 billion for the week ending March 3. The dollar's increase of more than Rs3 in the interbank market on Thursday, however, resulted in a [...]

Pakistan's upcoming general elections for the Punjab and KP assemblies hang in the balance as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) faces resistance from relevant authorities. Officials from the Finance Division and the interior ministry continue to make excuses about a lack of funding, a financial crisis, a lack of police and civil armed forces, [...]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has invited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali for a final consultation to discuss a possible date for the upcoming provincial assembly elections. The ECP and the governor were unable to reach a consensus during their meeting on Wednesday at the Governor's House in Peshawar. In a letter sent by [...]

The Sindh cabinet has given its approval to close the Coronavirus Emergency Fund (CEF) as the pandemic is now under control in the province. The CEF was established by the Sindh government to mobilize resources in the fight against the pandemic. Initially, Rs3 billion was raised through an emergency grant of Rs1.3 billion from the [...]

Gwadar International Airport, located in Gurandani, 26 km east of the coastal city of Gwadar, is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif later this month. The airport, built at a cost of $230 million, was financed by the Chinese government's grant under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Its construction provided employment [...]

The chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has stated that he does not require support from the military establishment and is willing to discuss the issue with anyone except "thieves." According to an interview with BBC Urdu, Khan expressed his desire to hold elections in the country in accordance with the law and constitution, [...]

Pakistan's Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, expressed his commitment to complete the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to him, the country is on the verge of signing a staff-level agreement, and his team is committed to fulfilling all sovereign commitments made by the previous administration. The agreement, which [...]

It is claimed by the video platform that the new facilities will reduce the amount of personal information leaving the EU as well as restrict employee access to personal information. To ease fears about data privacy and Chinese access to user information, Chinese social video giant TikTok plans to open two new data centers in [...]

With the OpenAI large language model, customers can swap it out for any public or private language model they choose. As part of its customer relationship management (CRM) offering, Salesforce has announced the launch of EinsteinGPT, a new generative AI product that the company says will be contextually aware and available across its application suite, [...]

Hundred of years are required to break down plastic into less harmful substances, and, unfortunately, it's already killing fish and sea animals. According to data, plastic in our oceans increased dramatically from 16 trillion pieces in 2005. Shockingly, if no action is taken, this figure could nearly triple by 2040, as warned by scientists. Last [...]

Shoaib Malik hasn't put on a strong performance in the current league cricket competition this season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), according to former Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq. In a recent interview with a local news programme, Misbah discussed Shoaib Malik's performance at PSL 2023 and said that the prolific cricketer has been playing [...]

Today (Thursday) at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United will head off in the top-of-the-table 26th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight. Despite the fact that both clubs have 12 points after eight games, the Qalandars presently hold the first spot in the league table thanks to a [...]

Jason Roy, a top-order batsman for the Quetta Gladiators, described his game-winning and record-breaking 145 off 63 against Peshawar Zalmi as his favourite ever innings and one he'll cherish forever. With 10 balls left, Roy helped Quetta chase down the 241-run mark by smashing five sixes and launching 20 smashes over the fence. After the [...]

Commentator Simon Doull's comments during Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam's knock against Quetta Gladiators, which ended in a loss, became the talk of the town. The former New Zealand cricketer didn't like Babar's batting strategy. Azam concluded with a 65-ball score of 115 after scoring his first PSL century against the Gladiators. He needed 32 [...]