Month: November 2023

Stocks at PSX cross 54,000 mark during intraday trade

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish run for the third consecutive session on Tuesday as the KSE-100 index crossed the 54,000 mark on hopes of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) review among other factors.  The KSE-100 index continued its bullish run for the third consecutive day and gained 417.69 or 0.78% during the intraday trading to reach at 54,278.05 points. Pakistan-Kuwait Head of Research, Samiullah Tariq, told Geo.tv: “Expectations of monetary policy’s rate cut and the strong profitability of the companies are among the driving forces that shored up…

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CIA director visits Israel

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WASHINGTON: William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, arrived in Israel on Sunday for discussions with leaders and intelligence officials, the first stop in a multicountry trip in the region, according to U.S. officials. According to US media, the visit comes as the United States is trying to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fighting for aid to enter Gaza and do more to avoid civilian casualties. A U.S. official briefed on Burns’s trip said he planned to reinforce the American commitment…

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Sherry Rehman seeks youth’s role in tackling climate change

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Former climate change minister Sherry Rehman Sunday highlighted the significance of the role played by the country’s youth in tackling the disastrous effects of climate change. Delivering the keynote address at the “COP in my city 2023” organised by Youth for Climate Pakistan in collaboration with UN Women, Unicef and UNDP, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator said: “The engagement and leadership of youth in addressing climate and environmental challenges are of utmost importance.” Pakistan remains one of the most vulnerable countries facing the disastrous effects of climate change with…

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Govt exempts Afghans seeking asylum abroad from deportation

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The government has ordered authorities not to arrest Afghans who are waiting to be relocated to the United States, amid a crackdown on illegal migrants living in Pakistan.  More than 180,000 people have returned to Afghanistan since Islamabad ordered 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in Pakistan to leave or face deportation, border officials have said. Human Rights Watch has previously warned that Afghans awaiting resettlement to the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada after fleeing the Taliban government are at risk of deportation after their Pakistan…

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