The Apex Committee for Student Loan Scheme has approved Rs82.6 million for deserving students who can't afford undergraduate and further education in Pakistan. The SBP has also released the first list of the students who have successfully availed of this offer.
Pakistan has continued to play a positive role amidst chaos in Afghanistan. It is still offering save evacuations and transit routes to those who wish to travel back home.
The ex-M16 chief blamed Pakistan’s intelligence service ISI for its support and backing to the Afghan Taliban as they gained control of Kabul at a speed no one predicted.
Pakistan's treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bonds have made a recovery in the fiscal year 2022, meaning once again the inflows are greater than the outflows. T-bills and PIBs did really well during the FY20, till March 2020, when the pandemic began economic disruptions. However, even today, the investors are only eyeing the short-term T-bills.
India inks deal with Russia to immediately procure latest AK rifles off the shelf. The assault rifles will currently replace the 5.56×45 mm INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifles with the armed forces.
In dealing with the Taliban, an increasingly powerful China may be able to leverage the fact that unlike Russia and the United States, it has not fought in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of a policeman who saved a man's life from a train. He has been appreciating the efforts made by day-to-day local law enforcement agents to boost their morale.
