KARACHI, Oct 14 (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Friday.
CONVERSION RATES FOR October 14, 2022 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE 25 DEPOSITS)
SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE DATE OCTOBER 18, 2022
USD 218.2680
GBP 241.9283
EUR 211.7418
JPY 1.4858
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, Thursday met the UN Security Council President for the month of October, Michel Biang of Gabon, and handed over to him a letter from Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari about the “alarming” situation in Indian occupied Kashmir.
In his letter, the foreign minister urged the Security Council and the Secretary-General to make concerted efforts to help bring about a peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Mission to the UN.
On Wednesday, Ambassador Akram described India’s occupation of Jammu and Kashmir as the “worst manifestation of modern-day colonialism,” while underscoring the need for a settlement of the decades-old dispute.
Speaking in the General Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth) Committee, the Pakistani envoy pointed out that since 1946, 80 former colonies have gained independence, but there are still people who are denied the right to self-determination, “most prominently the people of occupied Jammu & Kashmir and Palestine.”
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif participated in the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 13 October 2022 and held important meetings with the regional leaders.According to the Foreign Office, during the plenary proceedings, the Prime Minister, inter alia, made a statement articulating Pakistan’s key priorities and perspectives on a host of issues. Pakistan’s commitment to the principles and purposes of CICA was reaffirmed.
On the sidelines of the Summit, the Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, besides interaction with other leaders.
More than a dozen heads of state and government, Vice Presidents of China and Vietnam and many Ministers participated in the Summit, coinciding with the 30th-anniversary celebrations of CICA. Deliberations emphasized the important issues of cooperation, key priorities and activities of CICA.
A number of decisions and outcome documents, including Astana Statement on CICA Transformation, were approved during the event. CICA Member States also expressed solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan facing the unprecedented climate-induced floods and called for supporting Pakistan’s ongoing efforts for relief assistance and the subsequent phase of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Participation in the CICA Summit provided an important opportunity to present Pakistan’s point of view on important national, regional and global issues. Prime Minister’s engagements with the world leaders gathered in Astana also served to further strengthen bilateral relations with these countries.
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (APP): Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastgir along with the Secretary Power Division visited the National Power Control Centre (NPCC) here Thursday night.
The minister appreciated all the officials and officers of National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) who worked tirelessly throughout the day for restoring power supply in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the Power Division said that nearly 500 MW electricity supply to Karachi through the National Grid System had been restored while in next few hours, the mega city would be receiving the full supply of 1000 MW.
The NTDC engineers and staff had been diligently repairing two 500 kV transmission lines in the south of Karachi since the morning and Insha Allah complete electricity supply would be restored in the shortest possible time, it added.
KARACHI, Oct 13 (APP): The second relief assistance flight from France landed at Jinnah International Airport here Thursday night.
The relief goods for the flood affectees include water purification unit and ancillary equipment.
The Foreign Office Spokesperson said, “the relief assistance from France is welcomed with warmth and gratitude.”
HYDERABAD, Oct 13 (APP): After the eighteen ill-fated flood victims succumbing to death due to the bus inferno incident on M9 Motorway, the other day, the Jamshoro district police on Thursday have registered a FIR nominating the vehicle’s driver and owner in the case.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of Sub Inspector Ali Asghar of the National Highways and Motorway Police at Nooriabad police station.
The coach driver Imran Shaikh and owner Noor Malik have been booked in the FIR under sections 302, 427, 279 and 322 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
An entire family of eighteen people hailing from Khairpur, Nathan Shah taluka of Dadu district, lost their lives in the incident.
The deceased included Imdad Mugheri, his mother, wife, three sisters, six daughters, five sons and a nephew.
All the dead bodies were sent to Khairpur Nathan Shah through Edhi’s ambulances.
As many as fifty-five passengers were traveling in the bus and among them thirty-seven managed to escape from the vehicle which was in flames, according to the report.
According to the complainant, the bus caught fire from a short circuit.
He claimed that the vehicle, which was taking passengers from Karachi to Hyderabad, was unfit and substandard.
According to him, after the horrific incident, the motorway police reached the spot within five minutes and the rescue teams took 7 minutes to reach the site.
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