$2.3 billion current account deficit in July-Aug FY22 has influenced the govt to take more measures to curb imports and widening deficit
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Pakistan gets major relief from the Paris Club.
According to IMF, Pakistan owes $11.5 billion to the Paris Club.
“This initiative will also contribute to help Pakistan to improve debt transparency and debt management,” says the statement.
95% Pakistanis support teaching of Quran as compulsory subject in Punjab, finds survey.
1% of respondents do not support Punjab government’s decision, while 4% did not respond.
Punjab Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran (Amendment) Act, 2021 binds teaching of Holy Quran as separate compulsory subject for Muslim students in all educational institutions in Punjab, PCTB had said earlier.
Pakistan detects 2,060 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, 10,928 recoveries.
COVID-19 positivity rate now stands at 4.58%.
Pakistan has been reporting a positivity rate below 5% for last eight days.
Prime Minister Imran Khan says stabilising, strengthening current Afghan govt “only way forward” for the sake of the Afghan people.
Urges UN secretary-general to convene a global dialogue on countering the rise of Islamophobia.
Highlights India’s “reign of terror” in occupied Kashmir; calls on India to reverse August 5 measures, stop rights violations and demographic changes in occupied Kashmir.
Indian Occupation Army has intensified extra-judicial killings of Kashmiris in so-called “cordon-and-search” operations and more than 100 Kashmiris have been martyred this year.
Release of Huawei CEO will ease diplomatic tension between the United and China
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that Afghanistan is on “the verge of a dramatic humanitarian disaster” and has decided to engage the Taliban in order to help the country’s people.