grants

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan has granted aid worth Japanese Yen 2,892,000,000 (about US$ 27.379 million) to Pakistan for airport security improvement and economic and social development. The official notes for the grants were exchanged here on Tuesday. Secretary Economic Affairs Division Syed Ghazanfar Abbas Jillani and Charge d'Affaires Ad Interim at the Embassy of Japan Takashi Harada signed the Exchange of Notes and Record of Discussion on behalf of their governments. Grant agreement for the project for…

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday granted Bank of China Limited approval for commencement of banking business in Pakistan. Earlier, the central bank had issued banking license to the China bank in 2017. “The SBP, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by clause (a) of Sub-Section (2) of Section 37 of the SBP Act, 1956, is pleased to declare ‘Bank of China Limited’ as a scheduled bank with effect from September 18, 2017,” a notification stated. The China bank has been given status of scheduled…

Saudi Arabia has granted Indian Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, who is wanted by New Delhi for alleged terrorist offences, its citizenship. According to Middle East Monitor, Arab sources reported that King Salman had intervened to grant Naik Saudi citizenship to protect him from arrest by the International Police Organisation (Interpol). Local Indian media reported that the enforcement officials were moving to revoke his passport and request Interpol issue an arrest warrant for him in connection with his alleged role…

LIMA, PERU: The head of the African Development Bank says the continent is not getting enough of the billions of dollars in climate change funding, despite being the region that suffers most.

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court Thursday granted bail to the alleged mastermind of the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, lawyers told AFP, a move likely to further inflame tensions with India.

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc on Wednesday gave $10 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for research that would explore how people use and achieve shared goals using social networks.