KARACHI, Dec 10 (APP): Following are the selling/buying rates of major
currencies issued by the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Thursday.
Currency rates of NBP
UN welcomes Kabul-Taliban talks held in July
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (APP): The UN General Assembly Wednesday adopted, without a vote, a resolution welcoming as an “important first step” the direct talks held in July between the Government of Afghanistan and representatives of the Taliban, after an Afghan failed attempt to introduce in the draft some negative references to Pakistan’s role in the region.
Lahore, various parts of Punjab receive first winter rain
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (APP): Lahore along with various parts of the Punjab province received first winter rain which provided much needed relief from the dry chilly weather on Thursday.
Non implementation of UNSC’s resolution represents its failure: Maleeha
NEW YORK, Dec 10 (APP): The U.N. Security Council’s selective implementation of its resolutions, especially regarding the right of people to self-determination and where people are under foreign occupation, has “eroded” its credibility, Pakistan U.N. Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said, while stressing the need to reform the 15-member body.
Foreign exchange rates
KARACHI, Dec 10 (APP): The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following exchange rates bulletin here on Thursday.
Govt provides rescue, relief services to flood, earthquake hit communities: CM
PESHAWAR, December 10 (APP): The Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Parvez Khattak has said that the PTI-led coalition government in the Province has provided rescue and relief services to both flood and earthquake hit communities, as we consider it our prime role and responsibility.
COP21: UN urges civil society to keep their governments accountable
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 (APP): Meeting with civil society groups Thursday at the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he counts on these groups to help keep governments accountable, so they implement what they have committed to in words.
German Ambassador calls on Interior Minister
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (APP): German Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser called on Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan here on Thursday.
Pak-US to work closely against intolerance and extremism
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (APP): Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan has underscored the need for United States and Pakistan to work closely not only for the stability, peace and socio-economic development of the region but also in fighting rising tide of intolerance and extremism that appears to have swept the entire globe.
MoU signed to help revise child rights courses at Sindh Unversity
HYDERABAD, Dec 10 (APP): The management of University of Sindh Jamshoro Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Child Rights Movement Sindh at a ceremony held at Vice Chancellor’s Office.