Between 15 and 100 million people in Asia's third-largest economy are estimated to own cryptocurrencies, with total holdings in the billions of dollars. The ban in India will result in heavy dip in crypto market.
Australia listed all of Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization", extending a ban on armed factions to the entire movement, which wields considerable power over Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett thanked his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, for the move.
The United States said it would release millions of barrels of oil from strategic reserves in coordination with China, India, South Korea, Japan, and Britain, to try to cool prices. Due to this, Brent Crude Futures slid 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.24 a barrel by 0432 GMT.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain reiterated the government’s resolve for holding the next general election through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at all cost. The government also formed a ministerial committee to liaise with the ECP.
FBR’s track and trace system will ensure electronic monitoring of the production and sale of important sectors like tobacco, fertilizer, sugar, and cement. At the launching ceremony, PM Khan congratulated Shaukat Tarin & FBR, for introducing the technology-based system.
Chawkandi Art Gallery with the support of HBL is currently celebrating 28 years of Aisha Khalid’s career with a large-scale retrospective exhibition. As a patron of art in Pakistan, HBL is committed to encouraging more opportunities for the public’s engagement with art.
An article by the Guardian titled, “A quiet revolution: the female imams taking over an LA mosque,” tells the story of a female Imam named Noor. The article also notes how practicing the female imamat is a rare and controversial practice in Islam.
PM Khan took the opportunity to remind the international community of the collective responsibility to support Afghanistan to avoid a humanitarian crisis. In addition, he also gave in-principle approval for tariff and sales tax reduction on key Afghan exports to Pakistan.
EAG recently published a comprehensive 20-page report that discusses Pakistan’s misallocation of resources and economic consequences. It also highlights the elements that led to the current economic situation in Pakistan and policy actions for it.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit on Monday that Beijing would not "bully" its smaller regional neighbors, amid rising tension over the South China Sea.
On the same day, in panic, Indian military shot down its own MI 17 helicopter near Srinagar which initially denied, was accepted later on. Indian Air Force was completely outplayed on the day.
A Hamas official said on Monday that Qatar will start sending Gaza up to $10 million worth of Egyptian fuel a month under a plan to fund civil service pay in the impoverished Palestinian enclave ruled by the Islamist group.
