Monday, September 26th, 2022
Italy takes step into unknown with far-right win
ROME, SEP 26: Italy took a sharp turn to the right Monday after Giorgia Meloni’s Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting a one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots, won 26 percent in Sunday’s election, according to partial results. It leads a coalition set to win a majority in parliament and install the most right-wing government since World War II. Her success represents a seismic change in Italy — aRead More
BISP disburses over 46 Rs billion among the needy
DNA Islamabad, Sep 26: An amount of Rs.25,000 per family is being distributed through Benazir Income Support Programme to the flood affected families of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan. So far a total of Rs.46,545,900,000 has been disbursed among 1,861,836 flood affected families under Flood Relief Cash Assistance across the country. In Balochistan 150,568 flood affected families have received Rs. 3,764,200,000. 1,321,300 affected families of Sindh have received Rs.33,032,500,000. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 183,628 families have received Rs. 4,590,700,000 whereas 206,033 families of Punjab have received Rs.5,150,825,000. InRead More
Russia school shooting leaves 13 dead, including children
MOSCOW – A gunman with a swastika on his teeshirt killed 13 people, including seven children, and wounded more than 20 at a school in Russia on Monday before committing suicide, investigators said. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which handles major crimes, said it was looking into the attacker’s suspected neo-Nazi links. It named him as Artem Kazantsev, a man in his early thirties, and said he was a graduate of the school. “Currently investigators … are conducting a search of his residence and studying the personality of the attacker, his viewsRead More
Rupee makes sharp recovery against dollar as Dar returns
KARACHI – Pakistani currency continued to stabilize for the second consecutive working day, as it made fresh recovery against the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Monday. According to details, the local currency appreciated by Rs2.63 against the greenback and closed at Rs237.02. The rupee had closed at Rs239.65 on Friday, according to Pakistan’s central bank data. With the latest day-to-day gain, the rupee has cumulatively recovered Rs2.7 in the past two working days. In open market, the local unit has posted a massive recovery of Rs7 and wasRead More
Structure of Pakistani economy full of flaws
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Monday said the structure of the Pakistani economy is full of flaws. Local businessmen are out to reap benefits and do not fulfil their responsibilities and obligations. Politicians and bureaucrats drive away real investors so that they can continue to benefit from the plunder of the mafia, it said. Despite being a nuclear power we are unable cannot deal with the rain which speaks volumes about our priorities, said Brig. (retd) Aslam Khan, Chairman PEW. In a statement issued here today, heRead More
HEC to continue registration for Batch-III Students till Oct 3
ISLAMABAD, /DNA/ – The Education Testing Council (ETC), viz. Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced that its portal etc.hec.gov.pk will remain open until October 3, 2022 midnight for the third batch of students who wish to take the Undergraduate Studies Admission Test (USAT). Their USAT will be held on October 16, 2022. If there is a change in the test date, it will be communicated to applicants individually as well as through email/ SMS. The ETC conducts USAT for admission at the undergraduate level in universities operating all over Pakistan. The USAT is designed onRead More