On Wednesday, the Ministry of Energy confirmed that Islamabad was in the process of verifying details following a tweet from Russia’s embassy in Pakistan. The embassy, via its social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), announced on Tuesday that Russia had completed its inaugural Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) delivery to Pakistan, with 100,000 tons arriving through Iran’s Sarakhs Special Economic Zone. Discussions regarding a potential second shipment were also reported to be underway. (Photo: Russian Embassy)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for accepting Rs 2,000 banknotes at bank branches until October 7, 2023. Following this, they can be deposited at 19 RBI Issue Offices until further notice. As of September 29, 2023, 96% of the Rs 3.56 trillion worth of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation as of May 19 has been returned, leaving only Rs 14,000 crore still in circulation.