KARACHI, Dec 26 (APP): Following are the selling/buying rates Of major currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), here on Tuesday.
CURRENCY SELLING BUYING
USD 285.78 279.63
GBP 363.25 355.38
EUR 315.16 308.85
JPY 2.0096 1.9663
SAR 76.20 74.54
AED 77.83 76.65
KARACHI, Dec 26 (APP): CURRENCY SELLING BUYING
USD 285.78279.63
GBP 363.25 355.38
EUR 315.16 308.85
JPY 2.0096 1.9663
SAR 76.20 74.54
AED 77.83 76.65
LIBOR
LIBOR FOR CALCULATING INTEREST ON SPECIAL USD BONDS
LIBOR 1M 5.47043
LIBOR 3M 5.62174
LIBOR 6M 5.64200
US DOLLAR Indicative FBP Rates
CURRENCY SIGHT/
15 DAYS1M2M 3M4M 5M 6M
USD280.70279.02276.28272.83269.63266.64263.62
EUR 309.70308.05 305.41301.91298.82295.84292.86
GBP 356.78354.68351.25346.88342.86 339.04335.20
KARACHI, Dec 26 (APP): Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Tuesday the following exchange rates.
URRENCY SYMBOL TT Selling TT Buying
U.S DOLLAR USD 282.95 282.45
EURO EUR 312.60 312.05
JAPANESE YEN JPY 1.9897 1.9626
BRITISH POUND GBP 359.66 359.02
SWISS FRANC CHF 331.01 330.43
CANADIAN DOLLAR CAD 213.53 213.15
AUSTRALIAN DOLAR AUD 192.85 192.51
SWEDISH KRONA SEK 28.50 28.45
NORWEGIAN KRONE NOK 27.84 27.80
DANISH KRONE DKK 41.85 41.78
NEWZEALAND DOLLAR NZD 178.93 178.61
SINGAPORE DOLLAR SGD 214.00 213.63
HONGKONG DOLLAR HKD 36.37 36.31
KOREAN WON KRW 0.2186 0.2182
CHINESE YUAN CNY 39.78 39.71
MALAYSIAN RINGGIT MYR 61.24 61.14
THAI BAHT THB 8.19 08.17
U.E.A DIRHAM AED 77.59 77.45
SAUDI RIYAL SAR 75.44 75.31
QATAR RIYAL QAR 77.52 77.38
KUWAITI DINAR KWD 921.48 919.85
CONVERSION RATE FOR FROZEN FCY DEPOSITS
USD 282.3456
GBP 358.3248
EUR 310.5519
JPY 1.985
SETTLEMENT DATE: 28-12-2023
KARACHI, Dec 26 (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Friday.
CONVERSION RATES FOR DECEMBER 26, 2023 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE 25 DEPOSITS)
SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE DECEMBER 28, 2023
USD 282.3456
GBP 358.3248
EUR 310.5519
JPY 1.9850
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (APP): Islamabad police has rejected the propaganda of Baloch Yakjehti council about any maltreatment with the protesters from Balochistan.
Infact, despite the provocative behaviour of the protesters the police exercised maximum restraint and treated the protesters as per law, a statement issued by the Islamabad police here on Monday said.
The statement also rejected the claim of water cannon used by police against women and children in cold weather, saying, there were no women or children at the place where the water cannon was used to disperse the protestors.
The police also rejected the allegation about still keeping 100 protesters in custody, adding, that 200 arrested protestors had already been released on the directions of the Prime Minister’s committee and governor Balochistan.
Giving the details of the happenings, the statement said that the police peacefully stopped the Baloch protestors from entering the Red Zone.
Contrary to the propaganda, the Islamabad administration and police allowed the protestors led by Dr. Mah Rang and Sami Deen Baloch to enter Islamabad.
The Islamabad police allowed the protestors to hold a sit-in at F-9 Park with full security, but the protestors rejected the offer and proceeded towards the red zone.
A large number of masked baton-carrying protesters reached the National Press Club and the protesters blocked the Srinagar highway, shouting slogans against the state.
According to the statement, due to protest the federal capital faced road closure while hundreds of vehicles and passengers got stuck in traffic and normal life was greatly affected.
The statement clarified that during this whole saga, no force was used, but the protestors were requested to remain peaceful.
However, a strong propaganda campaign was launched at the national and international level through social media regarding maltreatment with women and children.
The administration and police officials also visited the protest site and took strict security measures in view of the terror threat, said the statement.
It further stated that some miscreants were spreading rumours and propaganda to spread hatred against institutions and to gain cheap fame.
However, despite all propaganda the Islamabad Police was providing full security to the people gathered at the protest site.
The security of everyone in the capital is the first priority of Islamabad Police, the statement said adding that it was the duty of the police to ensure the writ of the state as well as the safety of the people’s lives and property.
Peaceful demonstration is the right of every citizen but disrupting normal life and challenging the writ of the state cannot be tolerated, the statement concluded.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 25 (APP): The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, has called for establishing a new special tribunal if the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not take swift measures to prosecute the war in Gaza.
In a post on the X platform, Rajagopal wrote: “What has happened in Gaza is the result of what I call institutionalized impunity. Impunity for occupation. For a war of extermination. Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. If the ICC does not act very soon, we need a special tribunal for Gaza and action by States”.
“If the ICC does not act any time soon, there will be a need for an international tribunal for Gaza and action on the part of states,” he added.
Libyan Ambassador to the Netherlands, Ziad Daghim, has said that his country and a group of states, led by Palestine, submitted a lawsuit against Israel to the ICC. The lawsuit aims to prosecute the Israeli army over mass killings it perpetrates in Gaza, where over 20,000 Palestinians have been martyred since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, 70 per cent of them were children and women, in addition to starving Gaza population and depriving them of water, medicine and electricity.
Meanwhile, French lawyer Gilles Dever has mobilized a group of lawyers from all over the world to represent the persecuted Palestinians before the ICC, affirming that the lawsuit lodged to the ICC has made remarkable progress.
The ICC Prosecutor ordered the appointment of investigators to verify the crimes in question, that were perpetrated by the Israeli army against the Palestinian people, prior to opening the case lodged on Nov. 8.
The Hague-based ICC received appeals from five countries on Nov. 17 to investigate the war crimes perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (APP): The nation celebrated the 147th birth anniversary of the father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah with traditional zeal and fervor on Sunday.
Quaid’s birthday is celebrated annually on December 25, the day he was born in 1876 in Karachi.
The day dawned with special prayers in the mosques throughout for the integrity, solidarity, progress and prosperity of Pakistan.
Special programmes were arranged by various social, political, governmental and non-governmental organizations and forums to celebrate the birthday in a befitting manner.
The participants of different events paid rich tribute to Jinnah for his tireless efforts and visionary leadership.
In Karachi, ‘Fateha Khawani’ and ‘Quran Khawani’ was held at mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam. A change of guard ceremony was held at the mausoleum. A smartly turned-out contingent of cadets from the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul took the ceremonial duties of sentries from the cadets of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
President Dr Arif Alvi extended his heartfelt greetings to the nation on the occasion. Quaid-e-Azam was the great benefactor of the nation whose tireless efforts led to the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Sub-continent, the President said in a message.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar paid special tribute to the father of the nation. “Today, we celebrate the 147th birthday of our great leader, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” he said in a statement.
The Pakistani nation shared Quaid’s inspiring quotes and photos from his speeches to express their respect and love for Jinnah, who fought selflessly for the Muslims of undivided India and laid the foundations of a new country, Pakistan.
Social media users, while paying rich tributes, posted messages on various platforms commemorating his sacrifices and struggles in achieving a separate homeland for the Muslim population.
Meanwhile, Governors and Chief Ministers of all the four provinces also paid glowing tribute to Quaid-e-Azam. They noted that Jinnah changed the map of the sub-continent and made the creation of Pakistan possible for Muslims through a democratic struggle.
The diplomats and staff of the Pakistan Embassies abroad also paid homage to the founding father of Pakistan.
The Punjab government celebrated the birth anniversary in an unprecedented manner at the Chief Minister’s office.
Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and members of the cabinet participated in a cake-cutting ceremony, extending heartfelt wishes to the nation on the revered occasion of Quaid’s birth anniversary.
The CM highlighting the significance of the day said, “The freedom we enjoy today is a result of the visionary leadership of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.”
The birth anniversary was marked in Balochistan with a rich tribute to the late father of the nation. The main ceremony, in this connection, was organized at the Quaid Residency Ziarat, attended by the Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki, as the chief guest.
Addressing the ceremony, the Chief Minister Balochistan underlined the significance of adherence to the golden principles of Quaid-Azam underscored the steadfast commitment to eliminate terrorism.
The Directorate of General Public Relations (Pakistan Air Force-PAF) released a short video to pay tribute to Quaid-e-Azam, highlighting the fact that Quaid-e-Azam offered the oppressed Muslims of the Subcontinent a ray of hope and united them as one nation to achieve a separate and independent homeland for them.
People across Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan also celebrated Quaid-e-Azam day. Special ceremonies to celebrate the birthday were held in all the cities.
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (APP): Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Monday said the famous speech made by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on August 11, 1947 to the first constituent assembly of Pakistan was available on the social media platform Youtube in the voice of late Imran Aslam.
Imran Aslam had the ability to reproduce other people’s voices, said the minister while speaking on a television talk show of a private news channel.
He also recalled in the programme that a team of the All India Radio recorded the speech of August 11, 1947.
He said Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had a very clear vision for the State of Pakistan which was reflected by the Article 25 of the Constitution.
According to Article 25, he said all Pakistani citizens were not only equal in the eyes of the law but also provided with equal legal protection.
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HYDERABAD: December 25 – Laborers arranging wooden boxes for packing vegetable at Vegetable market.
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