SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Aug, 2026) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva launched his final reelection campaign on Sunday in the “May 1” stadium in Sao Bernardo do Campo. “I thank the working men and women of this country who, at one point, believed…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Aug, 2026) President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Prabowo Subianto of the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime…
DUSSELDORF, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Aug, 2026) Due to the massive forest fire in eastern Belgium, German authorities have ordered a precautionary evacuation in parts of the border town of Monschau in North Rhine-Westphalia state in western Germany. The current situation required the immediate evacuation of a number of streets,…
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KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Aug, 2026) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the result of the by-election in PS-30 Khairpur-V and issued Form-47. According to Form-47 issued by the Returning Officer, Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) candidate Barrister Asfandyar Khan Kharl has won the by-election by securing…
RIO DE JANEIRO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Aug, 2026) At least 10 people were killed after a tourist bus overturned early Sunday near the city of Petropolis in Brazil’s southeastern state of Rio de Janeiro, the state fire department said. According to a fire department bulletin, the crash occurred at…
WORLD CAPITALS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Aug, 2026) Gold drifted higher on Monday, supported by a weaker Dollar and recent soft economic data that reduced expectations for a US interest rate hike next month. Spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $4,391.07 per ounce by 0248 GMT. prices hit a more…
KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th Aug, 2026) The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Monday. CONVERSION RATES FOR August,17, 2026 FOR FOREIGN Currency FOR FORWARD COVER FOR DEPOSITS (EXCLUDING FE-25 DEPOSITS) SBP SETTLEMENT VALUE date August, 19, 2026. USD…
TOKYO, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 17th Aug, 2026) Japan’s economy expanded at an annualised real 1.1 percent in the second quarter of 2026, falling short of market expectations, government data showed Monday. Quarter-on-quarter, inflation-adjusted GDP rose 0. 3 percent in the April-June period, the Cabinet Office said in its preliminary report….
