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NEW DELHI, Feb 10: Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday fixed a three-year high interest rate of 8.25 per cent on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2023-24.In March 2023, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had increased the interest rate on EPF marginally to 8.15 per cent for ...

On January 1, Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, lost his cool at a news conference in Islamabad. When asked about the Baloch people who had been protesting in the Pakistani capital, demanding government action on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, Kakar became visibly angry. He called those demonstrating “relatives ...

Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the actions of the Jammu and Kashmir adminstration hint towards the Supreme Court passing a verdict on petitions related to Article 370 of the Constitution, which might be against the interest of the country.“Since Friday night, we are ...

One of the enduring legacies of British rule over the Indian subcontinent is the English language. It's been 77 years since Pakistan gained independence and parted ways with undivided India, but English literature and language still play a big role in the country's cultural landscape. This colonial legacy meant that writers ...

Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned as Pakistan chief selector with immediate effect after meeting PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf in Lahore today after uncomfortable questions around a potential conflict of interest were raised.Reports in the Pakistan media emerged that Inzamam is one of four active directors in a UK-based company called Yazoo ...

The acting commerce minister of Afghanistan, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, has announced the Taliban administration's interest in joining China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. He mentioned that a technical team from Afghanistan will hold discussions in China regarding this matter. Notably, no foreign government has officially recognized the Taliban regime ...

New Delhi, Sep 29: The government on Friday raised the interest rate on five-year recurring deposit scheme to 6.7 per cent from 6.5 per cent for the December quarter and retained the rates for all other small savings schemes.According to a finance ministry circular, the interest rate on savings ...

#Pakistan News Funding of innovation is becoming increasingly uncertain, with high-interest rates casting a shadow on the ability and willingness of venture capitalists to dish out, the United Nations said Wednesday. In a fresh report, the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) found that 2022 was marked by swelling ...

Russia’s defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, spoke on Tuesday of his country’s role in “promoting the interests of the majority of independent states.”Credit...Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRussian officials on Tuesday raised the volume on their pitch to the developing world: Moscow, they maintained, is the strongest bulwark against ...

Pakistan's plans to import more crude oil from Russia have hit a critical roadblock as neither country has made any moves for the purpose Published Date - 11:00 PM, Thu - 3 August 23 Islamabad: Pakistan’s plans to import more crude oil from ...