PARIS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) G20 merchandise trade accelerated in Q2 2026. Measured in current US Dollars, quarter-on-quarter import growth rose markedly to 6.7%, from the 5.2% growth recorded in the previous quarter, reflecting strong increases in a number of G20 economies. G20 merchandise exports growth remained broadly…
GENEVA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will convene the ninth World Investment Forum (WIF) (Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October), bringing together policymakers, investors, business leaders and international financial institutions as geopolitical tensions, economic fragmentation and rapid technological change reshape global investment. Held in partnership with…
KINSHASA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) The fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history has reached two new health zones in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a total of 60 areas now affected, according to the latest government figures. The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) The Registrar’s Office of the Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment, observing that petitions of such nature could be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court. The amendment was challenged by former judge Shabar Raza Rizvi, who…
KUWAIT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 29th Aug, 2026) Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, held two phone calls on Friday with Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani,…
DERA GHAZI KHAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) An accused involved in theft and dacoity cases was arrested in injured condition after an encounter with police in the city, police said on Friday. Police received information that accused Ramzan alias Gagga and accomplices were present near Damra Chowki with…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 29th Aug, 2026) England finished the day two of the second Test match with 81 for three on the board and 261 runs ahead of Pakistan in their second innings here at the Lord’s cricket Ground in London on Saturday as bad light forced early call…
ATTOCK, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) The Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with religious fervour at Gurdwara Panja Sahib on Friday, with Hindu and Sikh devotees from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rawalpindi, Attock and adjoining areas participating in the celebrations. Traditionally observed on the full moon of the Hindu…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 28th Aug, 2026) Pashto Literary Society Islamabad organized a launching ceremony of the poetry collection “Maat Aahang” by renowned poet, writer and linguist Prof Dr Arshad Iqbal Pashman at the Pakistan academy of Letters (PAL) here on Friday. The ceremony was presided over by Chairman Pashto…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 28th Aug, 2026) The National Experts Program (NEP) has highlighted the growing contribution of Emirati women across the UAE’s priority sectors, with women representing the majority of experts developed through the programme since its launch in 2019. Across four cohorts, NEP has developed 86 Emirati…
