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USA

US House speaker's future remains in jeopardy following shutdown deal

WASHINGTON: The future of Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looked in serious jeopardy Sunday, with...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:53pm

Markets

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign deal to cooperate in IT sector

The understanding will facilitate Pakistani companies to work in Saudi Arabia, provide trained IT manpower to Saudi firms, and promote joint ventures

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 11:47pm

Pakistan

Crackdown against currency smuggling: FIA makes 239 arrests in 6 weeks

In an ongoing countrywide crackdown against currency smugglers, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has made 239...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 11:39pm

Sports

'Team with best bowlers' will win World Cup, says Pakistan's Shadab

HYDERABAD: Pakistan's spin bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan Sunday said the team with the strongest bowling unit,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:11pm

President dismisses FBR’s appeal against expats

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has warned the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop harassing overseas Pakistanis,...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:51pm

Pakistan

Policeman martyred, 2 terrorists killed in attack in Mianwali

Punjab police chief Usman Anwar says the militant attack was successfully thwarted

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:50pm

Europe

EU's Borrell, in Kyiv, says bloc will increase military aid

KYIV: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday the bloc would increase military support to...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:49pm

Europe

Five new cargo vessels heading for Ukrainian Black Sea ports

KYIV: Five new ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to resume predominantly...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:44pm

Meeting with Dr Shamshad: Banks, DFIs agree to set up private equity, venture funds

KARACHI: Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, chairing a meeting with...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:43pm

Europe

Turkiye says ‘terrorist attack’ took place in Ankara

The attack has not yet been claimed by any militant group

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:39pm

Europe

Ukraine left out in cold by US shutdown deal

WASHINGTON: The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:39pm

World

UN adopts new global rules to reduce chemicals harm

A new global framework to reduce environmental risks from chemicals and waste was adopted at a United Nations...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:35pm

South Asia

Afghan embassy in India suspends operations

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s embassy in India suspended operations on Sunday, more than two years after the Taliban’s...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:23pm

World

US denounces Guatemalan officials' seizure of vote materials

WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday strongly condemned Guatemalan prosecutors' seizure of materials from the...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 09:49pm

Europe

Russia shoots down six Ukrainian drones over southern and western regions

MOSCOW: Russia said on Sunday that air defences had shot down five Ukrainian drones over the western Smolensk region...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:41pm

Cut in rates of petroleum products

Finance Division announces a reduction of Rs 8 per litre in ex-depot price of petrol and Rs 11 per litre reduction in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) with effect from October 1 to 15

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 08:09pm

South Asia

Iran slams normalisation with Israel as ‘reactionary’

TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday denounced any attempts by regional countries to normalise...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 07:06pm

Europe

Turkiye ‘no longer expects anything’ from EU, Erdogan says

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his country “no longer expects anything from the...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 06:58pm

Europe

Erdogan says ‘terrorists’ will never achieve aims after Turkiye attack

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that “terrorists” will never achieve their aims, hours...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 06:54pm

Pakistan

Pakistan will avenge Mastung blast: Balochistan interim info minister

Interim Information Minister Balochistan Jan Achakzai said on Sunday that Pakistan would go after the terrorists and...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 06:40pm

Markets

India’s September goods and services tax receipts rise 10% y/y

MUMBAI: India’s September goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 10% from a year ago to 1.63 trillion rupees...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 05:31pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia to tap international debt markets as deficits return

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is expected to tap the international debt markets to finance a projected budget deficit in...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 05:25pm

Europe

UK PM Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine

MANCHESTER: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday there were no immediate plans to deploy military...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 05:19pm

Europe

Russia intercepts five HIMARS, JDAM bomb, 37 drones over Ukraine in last 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said Russian air defences had intercepted five U.S.-made HIMARS shells,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 05:12pm

Europe

Thousands gather in Warsaw for opposition rally ahead of tight election

WARSAW: Tens of thousands of people gathered for an opposition rally in Warsaw on Sunday, two weeks ahead of an...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 05:09pm

Moscow Format Consultations: Afghan govt asked to eliminate terrorist groups

ISLAMABAD: The regional countries have asked the Afghan interim government to take effective measures to dismantle,...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 04:33pm

Income Tax return filing deadline extended to Oct 31

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the last date for filing of income tax returns up to...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 04:21pm

Rs63bn more than the target: Q1 tax collection stands at Rs2.041trn

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 2,041 billion during the first quarter of the current...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 03:35pm

Elections on Oct 21-22: PTBA issues provisional list of candidates

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has issued the provisional list of candidates for the upcoming...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 03:22pm

Sports

Sabalenka thrashes Kenin to sail into China Open second round

BEIJING: World number one Aryna Sabalenka sailed into the second round of the China Open with an imperious 6-1, 6-2...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:19pm

Europe

UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years

BAKU: A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:06pm

Europe

At least six dead in nightclub fire in southeastern Spain: rescuers

MADRID: At least six people were killed in a nightclub fire on Sunday morning in Murcia, southeastern Spain, the...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:01pm

Europe

UK minister Gove: want tax burden to fall before next election

MANCHESTER: Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday said he would like to see the tax burden fall ahead of...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 01:12pm

Africa

At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse

CHEGUTU: At least nine miners were killed after a shaft in a Zimbabwean gold mine collapsed, an engineer at the site...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:51am

Sports

Kane penalty helps Bayern snatch draw at Leipzig

LEIPZIG: Bayern Munich came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at RB Leipzig on Saturday as Harry Kane...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:38am

Sports

Injured Messi missing again for Miami

FORT LAUDERDALE: Lionel Messi was ruled out with injury again on Saturday, not named in Inter Miami’s squad for...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:33am

Technology

Meta technology chief defends tech titan’s AI strategy

MENLO PARK: Meta’s chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:30am

Perspectives

Marking 74 years since the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC)

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) declared the...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:29am

Sports

Kudermetova beats Pegula to win Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO: Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova won the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday, upsetting tennis’ world number...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:23am

Sports

Ashok blows seven-shot lead as Thailand sweep women’s golf golds

HANGZHOU: Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol snatched Asian Games women’s golf gold in dramatic fashion on Sunday after...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:20am

Sports

Alvarez dominates Jermell Charlo to retain undisputed super middleweight world title

LOS ANGELES: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez reaffirmed his super middleweight supremacy on Saturday with a devastating...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:16am

Europe

‘No more dreams’: Ukraine war widows in their twenties

KYIV: Twenty-year-old Erika Martyniuk only had five days together with her newly-wed husband before he was killed...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:05am

Pakistan

COAS visits CMH Quetta

These forces of evil will continue to face the full might of the state and security forces backed by a resilient nation, the army chief says

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:46am

Pakistan

International community condemns latest terror attacks

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome condemns the attacks

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:45am

Pakistan

RAW behind terror attacks in Balochistan: Bugti

Interior minister vows to pursue terrorists to their dens

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:44am

Business & Finance

South Korea Sept exports fall at mildest pace in 12 months

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports slowed their fall in September, in contrast to market expectations, marking the mildest...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:34am

Business & Finance

China’s factory activity recovery slows in September

BEIJING: China’s factory activity expanded at a slower pace in September, a private-sector survey showed on Sunday,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:31am

World

New Zealand PM tests COVID-positive two weeks before election

SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely while...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:18am

Europe

Pro-Russian ex-PM Fico wins Slovak election, needs allies for government

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s leftist former Prime Minister Robert Fico beat his progressive rival in a parliamentary...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:13am

World

Australia swelters through ‘scorching’ heat lifting bushfire risk

SYDNEY: Australia’s southeast on Sunday sweltered in a heat wave that raised the risk of bushfires and led...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:07am

Real Estate

China new home prices tick up in Sept, ending four-month decline

SHANGHAI: China’s new home prices rose slightly in September, breaking a four-month decline, data showed on Sunday,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:02am

Q1 SRB collection up 44pc to Rs52.12bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has collected Rs52.12 billion during the first quarter of the fiscal year...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:31am

GCC, Pakistan sign FTA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are said to have signed “face-saving” Free Trade...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:29am

ECP’s preliminary delimitation: Fafen raises issue with population variation

ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Saturday revealed that as many as 180 constituencies of...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:27am

Israel, Saudi moving towards ‘framework’ for deal: US

WASHINGTON: Israel and Saudi Arabia are moving towards the outline of a historic US-brokered deal to normalize...

Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:26am

USA

Senior Senate Democrat threatens to block military aid to Egypt on human rights grounds

WASHINGTON: The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Saturday that he would block ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:20am

Technology

Apple identifies issues causing overheating in the iPhone 15

Apple on Saturday said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones to run warmer than expected,...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:16am

Europe

UK aims to offer military training inside Ukraine, minister says

LONDON: Britain's government wants to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, in addition to training Ukrainian ...

Published 01 Oct, 2023 03:07am

Opinion

BRICS success challenges the US-led dominance!

The world is witnessing seismic shifts across economic, geopolitical, and cultural lines, and the ongoing conflict...