Sunday, March 12th, 2023
Pakistan mulls procuring Russian crude oil at $50/barrel
ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division is trying to procure Russian crude oil at around $50/barrel, at least $10/barrel below the price cap imposed by the G7 countries on the precious commodity being taken from Russia due to its war on Ukraine, sources told. Currently, crude oil is being sold globally for $82.78/barrel. Officials, involved in the virtual talks with Russia, shared that Moscow is more interested in completing all the prerequisites such as the mode of payment, shipping cost with premium, and insurance cost before signing the agreement with Pakistan. Officials, who spoke to theRead More
Imran Khan calls off rally after interim govt refuses to remove Section 144 in Lahore
Lahore, MAR 12: In a surprise move, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan on Sunday postponed his election rally in Lahore after the interim government refused to take back the Section 144 imposed in the provincial capital. Taking to Twitter, the PTI chief claimed that the Section 144 was imposed “illegally solely on PTI election campaign” despite other public activities ongoing in Lahore. “Only Zaman Park has been surrounded by containers & heavy police contingent. Clearly, like 8 March, Punjab CM & police want to provoke clashes to file moreRead More
‘Awakening of the Soul’ exhibition held at the Argentine embassy
Mahnoor Ansar ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Argentina Leopoldo Fransisco Sahores hosted an exhibition titled ‘Awakening of the Soul’ by artist Alejandra Bubuli and curator Roma at the Argentine Embassy the other day. A large number of art lovers attended the exhibition and evinced interest in the pieces of art. Ambassador of Argentine while speaking on the occasion introduced the artists and lauded her work. He told the audience that Ms. Alejandra was an embassy employee as well and had created these pieces of art despite her hectic official work. Born inRead More
Special flight operation begins to transport 50,000 tents to Turkiye
ISLAMABAD, MAR 12 /DNA/ – The Government of Pakistan has initiated a special flight operation to transport 50,000 tents to Turkiye during the next two weeks. First aircraft of this special flight series, carrying 1200 winterized tents arrived at Adana from Pakistan tonight. In line with the glorious history of supporting each other under all circumstances, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself is monitoring the earthquake relief assistance from Pakistan. Under the directions of the Prime Minister, an air bridge was immediately established between Islamabad and Ankara on 6th FebruaryRead More