Hastings, NE (68901)TodayPartly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. High near 60F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph..TonightWindy. Mostly cloudy skies will become partly cloudy after midnight. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will repay a $1 billion international bond on December 2, three days before its due date, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad told a briefing on Friday. The bond repayment, which matures on December 5, totals $1.08 billion, Ahmad told a briefing, according to two analysts who were present. An immediate inflow of $500 million was expected next week on Tuesday from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, he said. Pakistan’s reserves with the central bank stood at $7.8 billion as of November 18, barely enough to cover a month’s imports. He told the briefing he expects external financing requirements would be met on time because of inflows from international lenders.

Charisma Osborne scored 20 points and freshman Londynn Jones added a season high 16 as No. 20 UCLA held off Jackson State 72-60 on Friday. Lina Sontag had the first five points and Jones capped it with a three-point play to make it 59-42. But Liz Martino scored the last four points of the third quarter for Jackson State and contributed a three-point play as the Tigers scored the first nine points of the fourth to pull within 59-55. Ti'lan Boler led Jackson State with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

I pointed out that Miami made seven games and I asked why Florida State could not fill one of the three remaining dates. Renovations to Doak Campbell Stadium were made (partially motivated by keeping the series as a home-and-home), and in 1964, Florida State hosted Florida in Tallahassee for the first time. Three years later, Florida State won for the first time in Gainesville. The series amped up to its highest level of intensity in 1990, which saw the first of 11 straight top-ten matchups between the schools. The remaining friends decided to stay, because leaving a FSU game early is not an option.

RIYADH: At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah, delaying flights and forcing schools to close, officials said. The Mecca region includes Jeddah, the kingdom’s second-largest city of roughly four million people, and Mecca city, the holiest city in Islam where millions perform the hajj and umrah pilgrimages each year. The road connecting the two, which many pilgrims use to reach Mecca, was closed on Thursday once the rains began, state media reported, although it was later reopened, authorities said. Shocking footage from Jeddah, the 2nd largest city in Saudi Arabia. The official Saudi Press Agency reported before dawn that schools in the city would temporarily be closed as rains were forecast to continue throughout the day.

The federal government on Friday asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to postpone the party’s political gathering in Rawalpindi due to security threats and reports received from intelligence agencies. "I advise Imran Khan to postpone the useless gathering as intelligence agencies have informed the government about a red alert as any terrorist or terror organisation can exploit the situation and target the gathering," he added. The minister said that he had instructed the police to ensure strict security at all entry and exit points of the PTI's long march venue in Rawalpindi because of red alert. You can even meet Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif, they won't refuse," he added. He said Imran was involved in the worst form of corruption and he would have to be answerable for all his deeds.

"Special teams came up big, PK was great tonight, and power play, you know, showed up when we needed to. "You don't want to take a penalty unless you're going to save a goal," Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. Tkachuk opened the scoring on the power play, tucking his one-timer under the crossbar from the slot with 3:36 remaining. "From then on, it just felt like we played a really solid game, really mature game, and just followed the game plan to a 'T.' Ottawa needed just 14 seconds on the power play to take a 3-0 lead midway through the second.

Imran Khan was wounded by gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck in the eastern city of Wazirabad on November 3. According to police sources, the JIT visited the site of the attack thrice in Wazirabad. Imran, 70, was wounded by a gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck as he led a political party convoy through thick crowds in Wazirabad on November 3. The sources said the JIT interrogators had changed their questions each time they grilled him, but he remained firm. They added that Sajid and Waqas, the men who had provided the weapon to the attacker, were also interrogated.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in a press conference raised serious security concerns on Friday ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) November 26 (tomorrow) rally in Rawalpindi. Earlier today, the interior minister had chaired a special meeting ahead of the PTI's long march toward the capital demanding early elections. Advising PTI chief Imran Khan to postpone the march while speaking to journalists, the minister said that “all the intelligence agencies have put a red alert for the long march in the city”. Imran Khan, you won't get a date for elections now," said Sanaullah. It clarified that PTI chairperson Imran Khan could only use the route decided by the PTI, Islamabad administration and security agencies.

Despite the never-ending rivalry between India and Pakistan, Pakistani dramas are attracting the people of India like crazy. Pakistani dramas are becoming the choice of many people in India instead of Indian daily soaps. Indian dramas are still stuck in typical saas-bahu things, but it is not with Pakistani dramas. Zindagi channel under Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited which telecasts Pakistani dramas has changed the idea of daily soaps in India. After the Uri attack in 2016, zee decided to stop telecasting Pakistani dramas and restricted them to its digital platform, Ozee.

Matric exams would start from May 17 and their results would be announced on July 17, 2022. Also read: New grading system for matric, interThe IBCC met in Lahore. The meeting chaired by Secretary Universities and Boards Mureed Rahimo, was also informed that Sindh to start matric exams on April 27 and inter exams on May 15. The meeting also approved the implementation of the new “10-point grading system” at the matric and inter levels across the country, Malah said. “Hence, it has been decided to increase the passing marks to harmonise these exam results with the universities,” he added.

“The government had targeted a growth rate of 5% for FY23, as compared to 6% in the previous two consecutive fiscal years. On July 7, 2022, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) hiked the key policy rate by 125 basis points to 15%. On Friday, the SBP will also be announcing its monetary policy calendar up to June 2023. 35% of the participants expect the policy rate to be in the range of 14-15% while 27% expect it to be in the range of 13-14%. “The results are also in line with our estimates where we think that the policy rate will remain unchanged in the upcoming monetary policy statement.

Laval Rouge et Or receiver Kevin Mital has been awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canada’s top university football player. Arts REC Kevin Mital Laval 2 Saint-Hubert, Que. Engineering LB James Peter Ottawa 4 Ottawa, Ont. Business LB Emmanuel Aboagye-Gyan Ottawa 4 Ottawa, Ont. Kinesiology CB Kevin Victome Ottawa 3 Ottawa, Ont.

North Andover, MA (01845)TodaySteady light rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%..TonightSome clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

Share:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) leadership the – now in power – opposition had toppled the PTI’s government for worsening the country’s economic situation. He claimed that the PTI chairman is engaging in politics in the name of Islam, but the truth is that he [Imran] knows nothing about Islam. While continuing to berate Imran Khan, Maulana Fazl – who is also the head of the PDM – said that in the case of the foreign funding, the theft of him [Imran] has proved. Maulana Fazl slammed Imran for failing to deliver on his promise to provide 10 million jobs during his tenure as prime minister, claiming that instead he made millions of people unemployed. Commending the role of the incumbent government, the JUI-F supremo went on to say that through its concerted efforts, the country has moved in the white list – as the government has taken the country out of the difficulties in the last six months.