Inflation measured through the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) posted an increase of 1.07 per cent for the week ended on November 18, driven by a sharp rise in the prices of essential food items, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) confirmed. The PBS data showed that this is the sixth consecutive week where inflation witnessed an upward increase. In November, the highest jump ever, of 1.81pc, in…

Washington and Doha sign an agreement to establish a US Interests Section by the Qatar Embassy in Afghanistan to provide a range of consular services and monitor the state of American diplomatic facilities in the country. This was announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at a press conference with Qatar Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani.

The son of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, 49-year-old Saif al-Islam is running for president. General elections are due on December 24th. A graduate of European universities, Saif al-Islam was considered one of the most loyal associates of Muammar Gaddafi and was involved in Libya's foreign relations with Western countries. 

  The Taliban obliged the inhabitants of Afghanistan to use only the national currency in trade. Deputy Minister of Information and Culture in the interim cabinet Zabihullah Mujahid announced this on his Twitter page.