Friday, April 4th, 2025
PM expresses satisfaction as PSX crosses record 120,000 point mark
ISLAMABAD, APR 4 (APP/DNA):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed satisfaction as the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged 1800 points in a single day, reaching a historic milestone, with the KSE-100 index crossing all time high mark of 120,000 point. In a statement issued by the PM Office, the prime minister said that positive direction of the business in Pakistan Stock Exchange reflected growing investor confidence on the government policies. “The government has announced a significant decrease in the power tariffs which will not only give a massive relief toRead More
‘Cut off’: US-backed radio goes off air in rural west Africa
ABUJA, APRIL 4 (AFP/APP/DNA):When listeners in northern Nigeria tuned into Voice of America last month, they found music playing in place of their regular broadcast — a telltale sign, historically, that soldiers had seized telecoms offices, and even the government. “Was there a coup in the US?” Babangida Jibrin, a VOA journalist, recalled one worried listener asking, as he and colleagues fielded unending calls after the US-funded station abruptly went off air. The dismantling of VOA by President Donald Trump’s administration has left a particular dent in northern Nigeria, whereRead More