Global goals tackling poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change face a $100 trillion funding shortfall and are likely to be missed unless 10% of global economic output is directed to the U.N. targets every year to 2030, a report on Friday said.

Argentina has officially allocated $664 million in its next year’s budget for the acquisitions of 12 JF-17 Block-III fighter jets from Pakistan. The 12 fighter jets will include 10 single-seater Block IIIs and 2 dual-seater Block IIIs, it has been reported.

“This strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport, but it was a mistake,” McKenzie said.

The Aukus deal announced by Joe Biden, US president, Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, and Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister is aimed at strengthening defence co-operation in the face of a rising China.

The CCoE also considered revision of Gas tariff slabs for the domestic consumers during winter season of FY 21-22 submitted by Petroleum Division.

Pakistan's current account deficit has increased 80pc month-on-month to reach $1.48 billion for the month of August. This was expected as the import bill for the month of August reached the highest ever number of $6.31 billion.

Reports of the death of Yaser Mangouri in suspicious circumstances further exposes how the prevailing climate of impunity further emboldens security forces to violate prisoners' right to life without any fear of consequence or accountability.

Despite turning the entire TV landscape upside-down since its groundbreaking online platform launched in 2007, leading streamer Netflix has never won for best drama at the small-screen version of the Oscars. However, things may soon change!

Pakistani Fintech Startup Finja has gotten commercial approval for the EMI (Electronic Money Institution) license from the State Bank of Pakistan. The bank was also the first one to receive the approval, in principle, from the SBP in April 2020.

The Habib Bank Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indus Motor Company Ltd. This alliance will facilitate Islamic Banking customers and highlight the distribution channel of windows that will cater to customer needs.

Beijing described the new Australia-US-Britain defense alliance as an "extremely irresponsible" threat to regional stability. However, Australia maintained that every country has the right to make decisions in their national interests for their defense arrangements.

The US Treasury said Egypt-born Turkish lawyer and another Egyptian citizen, acted as financial couriers for Al-Qaeda in Turkey. Also, Three Turkish nationals were accused of facilitating Al-Qaeda's network across Turkey into neighboring Syria.