Listen to the article Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an increase in the loan amount under the youth program from Rs 500,000 to 1.5 million. A review meeting on small and medium enterprises was held today in Islamabad, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during which the Prime Minister directed that a detailed … Read more
In this photograph taken on April 26, 2018, Pakistani airport staff walk through Islamabad International Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad. -AFP Pakistan seeks to generate revenue by accelerating privatization. The matter will now be referred to the International Finance Corporation. The government also wants to shed 60% of its stake in debt-ridden airline PIA. … Read more
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine from a shipment of bananas at the country’s most important seaport. The drugs were found in a shipment from Guatemala that arrived at the port of Caucedo in Santo Domingo, the nation’s capital, said Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency. … Read more