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The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, [1] replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM 1 = 1,000 Rbls. [2]One somoni is divided into 100 dirams. Diram banknotes were first introduced on 30 October 2000, and coins were later introduced in 2001 with the intention of creating a more efficient monetary system and gradually replacing the diram notes.
Rat-children or chuas are children or adults with microcephaly, exploited as beggars situated in Gujrat City, particularly the Shrine of Saint Shah Dola, [1] and elsewhere in Pakistan. They have sloping foreheads, narrow faces that resemble rodents, and are often intellectually disabled and dependent on others.
The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was an ordinance issued by the former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, on October 5, 2007. [1] It granted amnesty to politicians, political workers and bureaucrats who were accused of corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, murder, and terrorism between 1986 - 2007, the time between three states of martial law in Pakistan.
The Provincially Administered Tribal Area (PATA) was the former administrative subdivision of Pakistan designated in the Article 246(b) of the Constitution of Pakistan.No Act of Provincial Assembly can be applied to PATA whereas the Governor of the respective province has a mandate parallel to the authority President of Pakistan has over Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
The State Bank of Pakistan then stabilized the exchange rate by lowering interest rates and buying dollars, to preserve the country's export competitiveness. 2008 was termed a disastrous year for the rupee after the elections: between December 2007 and August 2008, it lost 23% of its value, falling to a record low of Rs.79/ 20 against the US ...
[1] [4] The poisoned family members were first treated by a hakim (a local traditional doctor) but were subsequently hospitalized in the city of Multan. Of 27 participants who were hospitalized, 17 people died, including the 23-year-old husband, Muhammad Amjad. [2] Initially, it was claimed that a lizard had fallen into the milk and poisoned it ...
On January 28, 1978, the dirham was officially pegged to the IMF's special drawing rights (SDRs). [11] In practice, it has been pegged to the U.S. dollar for most of the time. [12] Since November 1997, the dirham has been pegged to the US dollar at a rate of US$1 = Dhs 3.6725, [13] which translates to approximately Dh 1 = US$0.272294.
Silver — 1 dirham, 2, 5, 10, and 20 dirhams. Gold — 1/2 and 1 dinar, 2, 5, and 8 dinars. The obverses depict a monogram in Arabic within a decorative border. The reverses of these pieces depicts the full Kelantanese coat-of-arms. These coins are sold in Kelantan as of 12 August 2010, but the Malaysian ringgit remains the only legal tender.