MUZAFFARGARH, Feb 16 (APP):The three armed robbers snatched a motorbike from citizen at gunpoint at Basti Sial in limits of Sadar Alipur police station.
According to police, a local man named Bashir was moving on his motorcycle CG-125. In the meantime some three muggers riding CD 70 approached him from behind.
One of the robbers pulled out a pistol and threatened the man. The rest of the two muggers hit him with butts of rifles and pushed him to throw in the nearby canal before taking away the bike. Upon hue and cry, locals of the surrounding places gathered in the area.
They called up the police. The muggers, however, fled the scene by taking benefit of the darkness of the night, it was said. The case was registered with police started investigation.
Robbers snatched motorbike from citizen
Currency rates of NBP
KARACHI, Feb 16 (APP):Following are the selling/buying rates Of major currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), here on Friday.
CURRENCY SELLING BUYING
USD 282.65 276.56
GBP 355.62 347.85
EUR 304.14 298.13
JPY 1.8802 1.8397
SAR 75.37 73.74
AED 76.97 75.29
Four injured in cylinder blast in City
PESHAWAR, Feb 16 (APP):As many as four people were injured in a cylinder blast inside a house situated in Ejazabad Gulbahar No. 4, an official of Rescue 1122 said here on Friday.
According to details, the Cylinder explosion inside the house in Ejazabad Gulbahar No. 4 injured four persons. Soon after the information received by the information center of Rescue 1122, the Rescue 1122 ambulances and disaster vehicles rushed to the spot and started a relief operation.
The official also confirmed that initially 4 people were injured in the blast. He said due to the cylinder explosion, the roof of the room also collapsed.
The official of Rescue 1122 disclosed that the search operation of Rescue 1122 is going on inside the wreckage and the injured are being given medical aid and are being shifted to the hospital immediately for further treatment.
Foreign exchange rates
KARACHI, Feb 16 (APP):The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Friday.
CONVERSION RATES FOR February 16 2024 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE 25 DEPOSITS)
SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE FEBRUARY 21 2024
USD 279.2666
GBP 350.3120
EUR 299.6810
JPY 1.8600
Weather in KP likely to be cold, partly cloudy
PESHAWAR, Feb 16 (APP):The weather is clear in Peshawar while in the upper districts of the province, it is likely to be very cold and partly cloudy, an official of the Meteorological Department said here Friday.
The official also predicted that the forecast of rain in the upper districts of the province and snowfall on the mountains in the evening hours with minimum temperature has been recorded as low as 11 degree Celsius.
He said the chance of rising to a maximum of 22 degrees Celsius the humidity ratio in the air up to 44% recorded while rains, strong winds and snowfall in upper districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are likely to start from February 18.
PDMA has issued a new notification to all district administrations to stay alert and there is a risk of landslides due to snowfall and rains in the upper districts of the province. Rains and snowfall are likely to continue intermittently till February 20, the official of the Met Office said.
Cylinder explosion in Karachi injured 3
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (APP): Three women sustained serious burn injuries after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder exploded in a house located in Karachi in the wee hours of Friday.
According to Rescue sources, the incident occurred in a house located in Orangi Town area of Karachi where three women sustained injuries due to the explosion of the cylinder when they were cooking food, a private news channel
reported.
Fire brigade and rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.
100 kites recovered
SARGODHA, Feb 16 (APP): City police on Friday arrested two kite makers and recovered more than 100 kites from their possession.
Police said that the raiding team arrested–Muhammad Akhlaq and Muhammad Mushtaq and recovered more than 100 kites,chemical materials and string roles from them.
Further investigation was underway.
Petrol prices increased by Rs.2.73 per liter
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The government on Thursday increased the prices of petrol by Rs2.73 per liter, from Rs272.89 to Rs.275.62.
“The Government of Pakistan has decided to bring changes in the current prices of Petroleum products during the fortnight starting from 16 February 2024, as recommended by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), according to a press statement issued by the finance ministry.
Likewise, the prices of High-Speed Diesel have been increased by Rs.8.37 per liter, from Rs.278.96 to Rs.287.33, it added.
Threat of Israel’s ground invasion of Rafah looms as airstrikes escalate: WHO
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (APP): Amid relentless airstrikes targeting Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah and reports said that Israeli forces have conducted a military operation inside the Nasser Hospital Complex, concerns over a potential ground invasion of the densely populated border city have heightened, according to UN officials.
The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday in a tweet that its special forces had conducted what they called a “precise and limited operation” inside Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, the largest functioning health facility in the area.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed alarm over the increasingly dire situation at the hospital.
“Access to the hospital remains obstructed — there is no safe corridor for those in need. Two WHO missions have been denied in the last four days, and we lost touch with the hospital’s personnel,” the WHO Director-General said.
He called for humanitarian access and the safeguarding of hospitals by all combatants, stressing that they must remain safe for civilians.
The latest situation update from OCHA, the UN’s humanitarian aid agency, highlights “population movements” away from the southern border city towards Deir al Balah and the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Earlier this week, the World Food Programme (WFP) expressed concern that further displacement from the densely packed city on the Egyptian border could exacerbate the plight of those seeking refuge there.
Matthew Hollingworth, WFP Country Director for Palestine, describes Rafah’s streets as “packed with throngs of people”, noting that every available space in the city has become a makeshift shelter.
The city is now home to around 1.5 million Gazans displaced by conflict.
Hollingworth, speaking in a video released on Thursday on the X platform, highlighted the despair pervading Rafah, where people struggle for support, fuel and sustenance amid “damp, cold and miserable” conditions.
While WFP continues to provide aid to Gazans in Rafah, organizations such as Action Against Hunger that work side-by-side with UN’s humanitarians warn of having to suspend activities if Israeli ground operations expand to Rafah.
Meanwhile, intense Israeli bombardment persists across Gaza, resulting in further civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports a death toll of at least 28,576 Palestinians and 68,291 injured since October. Between 13 and 14 February, 103 Palestinians were killed and 145 injured.
Israeli military casualties stand at 230 soldiers killed and 1,352 injured since the start of ground operations, with over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals killed during attacks on Israel, mainly during the Hamas-led massacre of 7 October. Some 134 individuals remain captive in Gaza, according to Israeli authorities.