Pakistan ranks low among countries with number of ATMs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has eleven Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) per 100,000 people as per official statistics released by the World Bank (WB) on the global indicators of growth. Other definitive entries on the global ATM index for 2020 included South Korea
IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries
NEW YORK: The International Monetary Fund has approved new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries to help them alleviate their debt and cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement, which follows a similar measure
Coronavirus cases soaring in big countries especially Brazil: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern that coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time with “worrying increases” in Latin American countries especially Brazil. The world recorded more than 183,000 new coronavirus cases
US issues travel advisory for Asian polio-endemic countries
ISLAMABAD: After an epidemic of the crippling disease, the United States has created a Level 2 travel warning to polio-endemic Asian countries including Pakistan. On the advice of its Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to deter the spread
Trilateral talks: China-Afghan-Pakistan FMs to meet today
ISLAMABAD: The third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral foreign ministers dialogue to discuss peace and progress among states will be held today under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. According to details, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is will