News Archives for Latest - 2024-01-11

Europe

US ‘disappointed’ by Hungary’s Ukraine policy, urges ratification of Sweden’s NATO bid

The United States is “disappointed” by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Ukraine policy, and looks forward to...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:20pm

Energy

Mari Petroleum discovers gas reserves in North Waziristan

Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI), one of the largest producers of natural gas in the country, has discovered...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:59pm

Markets

‘Political turmoil’ in Pakistan to slow private sector growth: World Bank

The World Bank has raised concerns that heightened political uncertainty in Pakistan could slow down growth in the...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:57pm

Forex

Pakistan’s central bank reserves decrease $66mn, now stand at $8.15bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $66 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:47pm

Companies

Airbus says record 2,094 planes ordered in 2023, 735 delivered

PARIS: European planemaker Airbus said Thursday that it secured 2,094 net plane orders last year, a record for the...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:42pm

Europe

Spain sees record 163,000 asylum requests in 2023

MADRID: Spain received more than 163,000 asylum requests in 2023, mainly from Latin Americans, its highest-ever...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:32pm

Pakistan

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan, Afghanistan

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of the country on Thursday. As per the Pakistan Meteorological Department...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:27pm

Cricket

Hasaranga takes 7-19 as Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe to win ODI series

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga made a stunning return to international cricket with a career-best...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:26pm

Cricket

All-round Dube helps India down Afghanistan in T20 opener

MOHALI: All-rounder Shivam Dube hit an unbeaten half-century and took one wicket to lead India to a comfortable win...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:20pm

Stocks

KSE-100 closes over 1% higher as rate cut talks heat up

Expectations of cut in key policy rate, developments on oil/gas front boost sentiment
However, SBP has yet to issue advance calendar on schedule of monetary policy committee meetings

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:17pm

Business & Economy

IMF Executive Board completes 1st review under SBA: finance ministry

Development allows for immediate disbursement of $700mn

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:11pm

Africa

South Africa accuses Israel at World Court of genocidal acts in Gaza

THE HAGUE: South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:00pm

Markets

Pakistan dollar bonds jump ahead of key IMF meeting

LONDON: Pakistan’s sovereign international dollar bonds rose on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the the International...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:57pm

Pakistan

A day after Justice Naqvi, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan also steps down as SC judge

Justice Ahsan sends resignation to President for approval

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:55pm

Forex

Rupee largely stable, settles at 281.11 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.01% on Thursday

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:50pm

Pakistan

Pakistan has no intention of holding talks with TTP: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch says Afghan authorities should ensure the elimination of terrorist hideouts

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:47pm

Pakistan

Pakistan senator Sania Nishtar to head vaccine alliance

GENEVA: Pakistan senator Sania Nishtar, a medical doctor, will soon take the reins of the Gavi vaccine alliance, the...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:47pm

Pakistan

Climate activist awarded by Sindh govt for preserving green heritage

Climate and environmental activist Aneeqa Bashir was recognised by the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Climate...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:46pm

World

Global economy ‘poised for a soft landing’: IMF

WASHINGTON: The global economy is “poised for a soft landing,” an IMF spokesperson said Thursday, predicting that...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:37pm

Forex

Dollar jumps as US consumer price inflation beats expectations

NEW YORK: The dollar jumped against the euro and hit a one-month high against the yen on Thursday after data showed...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:14pm

Energy

Oil prices firm as Middle East tensions heat up

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Thursday after Iran seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, raising the prospect of...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:56pm

Stocks

US stocks little changed despite surprise inflation increase

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks were little changed early Thursday after data showed US consumer prices rose more than...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 08:42pm

Sports

President’s Trophy 5th round: Umar Akmal hits 18th first-class ton, SBP close in on victory

Waqar and Shahzad shine for PTV

Published 11 Jan, 2024 08:30pm

Companies

December: high prices, inflation drag auto sales down 66% in Pakistan

Car companies saw their sales decline significantly – 66% down in December 2023 when compared to sales in December...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 08:28pm

Travel

Pakistani passport still fourth-worst in the world

Is ranked just ahead of Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:09pm

Movies & Music

Netflix pulls Indian culinary drama after religious backlash

NEW DELHI: A popular newly released Indian film was pulled from Netflix on Thursday after a backlash from Hindu...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:56pm

South Asia

Two killed in third deadly Kabul explosion in less than a week

KABUL: Two people were killed and 12 wounded in an explosion in western Kabul on Thursday, police said, in the third...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:48pm

USA

US consumer inflation jumps more than expected to 3.4%

WASHINGTON: Consumer inflation in the United States rose more than anticipated in December, government data showed...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 07:22pm

Stocks

Most Gulf bourses end higher ahead of US inflation data

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Thursday ahead of key US inflation data, due later in the day, that...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:56pm

Commodities

Soybeans near two-year lows as South American supply outlook improves

CANBERRA/PARIS: Chicago soybean futures regained some ground on Thursday but remained near their lowest since...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:53pm

Stocks

Stock markets gain, dollar down before US inflation data

LONDON: Major stock markets mostly rose and the dollar fell Thursday before the release of US inflation data that...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 06:32pm

Forex

Bitcoin near 21-month high after US regulators approve ETFs

SINGAPORE/LONDON: Bitcoin held steady on Thursday around its highest level since March 2022 after U.S. regulators...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:06pm

Stocks

Indian shares eke out gains ahead of TCS, Infosys results, US inflation data

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark Nifty 50 and Sensex indexes logged small gains on Thursday, ahead of a key U.S....

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:58pm

Commodities

Palm ends higher on rival oils’ support

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures closed up on Thursday for a sixth straight session, with gains in rival oils...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:54pm

Africa

Blinken meets Egypt’s Sisi as Middle East diplomacy tour wraps up

CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Thursday, as...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:50pm

Europe

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says a ceasefire would only benefit Russia

VILNIUS: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 05:41pm

Sports

Shaheen Afridi says changed opening pair to ‘test bench strength’

Pakistan’s newly-appointed T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi on Thursday brushed aside any whiff of controversy...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:14pm

South Asia

India’s net direct tax collection rises 19.4% yoy in April-January

NEW DELHI: The Indian government’s net direct tax collection has risen 19.4% year-on-year to 14.7 trillion rupees...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:30pm

Business & Finance

Global trade drops 1.3% on Red Sea attacks: IfW Kiel institute

BERLIN: Global trade declined by 1.3% from November to December 2023 as attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 05:25pm

Bullion Rate

Gold price per tola gains Rs200 in Pakistan

Gold rates in Pakistan advanced on Thursday, in line with increase in the international rate. The yellow metal was...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 04:45pm

Movies & Music

What did Pakistanis watch on YouTube in 2023?

YouTube revealed its most-viewed list of videos watched by Pakistani viewers, which were dominated by local dramas,...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 04:13pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s former PM Nawaz Sharif to launch election campaign as front-runner

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, whose party is considered a front-runner to win general elections in...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 04:03pm

Pakistan

Cipher case: IHC withdraws stay on Imran’s in-camera trial

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) withdrew on Thursday its stayorder on former prime minister Imran Khan’s in-camera...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 04:00pm

Movies & Music

SAG Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ lead nominations in prelude to Oscars

LOS ANGELES: Box office hits ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ landed four nominations each for Hollywood’s Screen Actors...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:40pm

Energy

OGDCL, PPL & POL get provisional awards for new exploration blocks in Sindh, Balochistan

The Ministry of Energy’s Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions (DGPC) provisionally awarded four new...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 03:28pm

Pakistan

Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seized a batch of contaminated propylene glycol solvent that was labelled as manufactured by...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:21pm

South Asia

Mumbai gets a makeover as India binges on bridges, roads and rail

MUMBAI: India’s longest bridge, the 22-km (14-mile) Atal Setu linking central Mumbai with a fast-growing commercial...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 03:13pm

Technology

Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video, Studios

Amazon.com will lay off several hundred employees in its streaming and studio operations, it said in an internal...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 02:53pm

Life & Style

M&S claims Christmas trading crown as food and clothing beat forecasts

LONDON: British retailer Marks & Spencer on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 8.1% rise in sales over the...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 02:22pm

Forex

Turkiye lira hits 30 vs dollar milestone after years-long slide

ISTANBUL: The Turkiye lira hit a new record low beyond 30 to the dollar on Thursday after losing more than a third...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 02:08pm

Stocks

London stocks rise as metal miners shine; M&S slips

UK’s main stock indexes climbed on Thursday, underpinned by industrial metal miners tracking commodity prices...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 01:52pm

Energy

Chinese refiners ask for less Saudi crude oil for February

SINGAPORE: Chinese refiners asked for less Saudi crude oil for February, people with knowledge of the matter said on...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 01:49pm

World

Papua New Guinea vows crackdown after 15 killed in riots

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea’s prime minister pledged to crack down on “lawlessness” Thursday, following riots in...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 01:42pm

Pakistan

President accepts resignation of Justice Mazahar Naqvi

President Dr Arif Alvi accepted on Thursday the resignation of Supreme Court’s (SC) Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi....

Published 11 Jan, 2024 01:18pm

Mutual Funds

JGB yields fall amid fading bets on BOJ policy shift

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields fell on Thursday as investors continued to buy bonds amid fading expectations...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:56pm

Forex

South African rand tracks dollar ahead of US inflation data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand firmed against a weaker dollar early on Thursday, ahead of a US inflation reading...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:54pm

Forex

Russian rouble strengthens to six-week high vs dollar

MOSCOW: The rouble strengthened to a six-week high against the dollar on Thursday, passing the 89 threshold it has...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:50pm

Companies

Toyota to roll out solid-state battery EVs in a couple of years, India executive says

GANDHINAGAR: Japan’s Toyota Motor is set to launch within a couple of years vehicles with solid-state batteries that...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:47pm

Forex

Kenyan shilling eases due to higher demand for dollars

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling eased on Thursday, under pressure due to pent up importer demand for dollars from most...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:43pm

Asia

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to travel to Africa in Jan

BEIJING: China’s foreign minister Wang Yi will travel to Africa and visit Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:39pm

Stocks

Hong Kong stocks begin day with small gain

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks edged up at the open Thursday following a positive performance on Wall Street ahead of...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:35pm

Sports

World Cup stars Morocco seek end to 48-year African trophy drought

ABIDJAN: Morocco coach Walid Regragui was just five months and 20 days old when the country won the Africa Cup of...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:31pm

Middle East

Israel strikes southern Gaza as Blinken heads to Egypt for talks

GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:28pm

South Asia

Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in for a fifth term on Thursday after a landslide...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:12pm

Energy

World added 50% more renewable energy capacity last year over 2022: IEA

PARIS: The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year before, the International...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:08pm

Water woes to stay even after dam construction

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s water woes are unlikely to be over even after construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam (DBD) in 2030...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 12:04pm

Sports

Australian Open fitness fears for Norrie after Auckland pullout

AUCKLAND: Britain’s world number 19 Cameron Norrie pulled out of the Auckland Classic with a wrist injury on...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:04pm

Sports

Africa Cup of Nations: Group F head-to-head records

ABIDJAN: Results of previous Africa Cup of Nations tournament matches between 2024 Group F contenders: Democratic...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 12:03pm

Business & Finance

Citigroup profit to take $3.8 billion hit on charges, reserves

NEW YORK: Citigroup booked about $3.8 billion in combined charges and reserves that will erode its fourth-quarter...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:45am

Business & Finance

Asian Development Bank sees ample room to boost lending to deal with crises

TOKYO: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees no immediate need to boost its capital base, thanks to years of efforts...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:39am

Technology

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to meet US House Speaker Mike Johnson

WASHINGTON: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet with Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:36am

Stocks

Asia stocks gain ahead of US CPI, Nikkei breaches 35,000

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose on Thursday ahead of US inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:33am

Forex

Indian rupee looks to keep momentum heading into US inflation data

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee, on Thursday, will be looking to build on recent momentum in the lead-up to US inflation...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:29am

Business & Finance

Vietnam 2023 exports down 4.6% to $354.67bn

HANOI: Vietnam’s exports in 2023 fell 4.6% from the previous year to $354.67 billion, government customs data...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:27am

Commodities

Vietnam 2023 coffee exports down 8.7% y/y at 1.6mn T

HANOI: Vietnam’s coffee exports in 2023 were 1.6 million metric tons, down 8.7% from a year earlier, government...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:26am

Sports

Novak Djokovic plays qualifier, Swiatek faces Kenin at Australian Open

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a record-extending 11th Australian Open title and 25th Grand Slam...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:22am

Commodities

Malaysia palm output to improve amid better labour conditions

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s palm oil production is expected to improve this year as a labour shortage eases, industry...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 11:19am

Sports

Self-belief behind Liverpool’s comeback wins, says Klopp

Liverpool’s self-belief has enabled them to fight back from losing positions this season, manager Juergen Klopp said...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:18am

South Asia

PepsiCo wins appeal against Indian attempt to remove potato patent

NEW DELHI: An Indian court has effectively quashed a decision that removed PepsiCo Inc’s patent for the potato...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:16am

USA

DeSantis, Haley assail each other at debate as Trump skips out again

DES MOINES: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley repeatedly accused each other of...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:12am

Technology

Bitcoin holds firm after regulators approve ETFs

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin held steady on Thursday after regulators approved the first US-listed exchange traded funds...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:08am

Commodities

Soybeans near 2-year lows as South American supply outlook improves

CANBERRA: Chicago soybean futures regained some ground on Thursday but remained near their lowest levels since...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:06am

Business & Finance

Malaysia, Singapore agree to jointly develop special economic zone

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore agreed on Thursday to jointly develop a special economic zone (SEZ) in the...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:04am

Mutual Funds

India bond yields calm before inflation data

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields moved sideways in early trades on Thursday, as traders awaited key inflation...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:00am

USA

White House official to visit Beirut, seeking to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions

WASHINGTON: Senior White House adviser Amos Hochstein is expected to visit Beirut on Thursday, a US official said...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:58am

FBR issues ‘final’ notices to non-filers

Senior FBR official says blockage of mobile phones will be done positively this month, but 'not necessarily on January 15, 2024'

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 10:52am

Sports

Jelena Ostapenko marches into Adelaide semi-finals

ADELAIDE: Former world number five Jelena Ostapenko continued to build momentum ahead of the Australian Open by...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:51am

USA

Trump says he knows his VP pick, conditions NATO commitment on European treatment

DES MOINES: Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he knows who he wants for his running mate in the 2024 race for...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:48am

Business & Finance

India plans to lower budget gap by at least 50 bps, raise capital spending as much as 20% in FY25

NEW DELHI: India is planning to lower its budget deficit by at least 50 basis points in 2024/25 from this year’s...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:44am

Bullion Rate

Gold climbs on softer dollar as US inflation data looms

Gold eked out gains on Thursday as the US dollar extended its retreat ahead of a US inflation report later in the...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:37am

Technology

Google lays off hundreds working on Assistant software, other parts of company

Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it is laying off hundreds of people working on its voice-activated Google...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:35am

Stocks

China stocks rise on dip-buying after consecutive declines

SHANGHAI: China stocks rebounded slightly on Thursday, while Hong Kong shares jumped after a seven-session losing...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:33am

Forex

China’s yuan firms as dollar weakens, eyes on US inflation report

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan firmed against the US dollar on Thursday after comments from a Federal Reserve official...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:28am

Forex

Australia, NZ rise as yen sold ahead of US inflation data

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose on Thursday, helped by the decline in the yen ahead of US...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:26am

Business & Finance

BOJ warns of uncertainty on whether wage hikes will broaden

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised its economic assessment for two of the country’s nine regions on Thursday but warned...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:22am

Europe

Israel, South Africa to face off at UN top court in Gaza genocide case

THE HAGUE: South Africa and Israel face each other at the top UN court on Thursday where judges will hear a South...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:17am

Asia

ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:10am

Europe

Russian missiles hit hotel in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, 11 injured

Two Russian missiles struck a hotel late on Wednesday in the centre of Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv,...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 10:04am

Enforced disappearances: Reorganisation of cabinet panel approved

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the reorganization of the Cabinet Committee on Enforced Disappearances...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:56am

Business & Finance

Dec workers’ remittances post 5.4pc growth MoM

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances recorded 5.4 percent growth in December 2023 compared to November 2023, the...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:56am

Stocks

India’s Nifty 50 set to open higher tracking Asian peers

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark Nifty 50 index is set to open higher on Thursday, tracking a rebound in Asian peers,...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:51am

Aircraft stuck abroad returns to Pakistan

This was one of the two aircraft stuck in Malaysia over a payment dispute

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:50am

Stocks

Australia shares led higher by Financials; US inflation in focus

Australian shares rose on Thursday led by heavyweight financial stocks, with investors keenly awaiting a key US...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:48am

Stocks

Japan’s Nikkei breaks 35,000 for first time since Feb 1990

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average, on Thursday, reached its highest since February 1990, as a weaker yen buoyed...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:45am

Forex

Yen lags while dollar waits on US CPI

SINGAPORE: The yen was squeezed on Thursday, weighed by sluggish Japanese wages, while the dollar was becalmed as...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:43am

Pakistan

Missing persons’ case: IHC underscores need for prosecuting intelligence personnel

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stressed the prosecution of intelligence agencies’ personnel to...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 09:28am

BR Research

Remittances 1HFY24

The worker remittances into the country witnessed a respite in December 2023 as the latest data by the central bank...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:14am

BR Research

LNG price respite

The energy commodity prices have come full circle. RLNG spot prices in the oft-quoted Japan-Korea Marker (JKM)...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:10am

BR Research

Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited

Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited (PSX: BAFS) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1978. The...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:07am

Perspectives

The ‘how to’ problem of Pakistan’s economy

Pakistan’s economy has probably attained a balance on the external account side at high interest rate. But this is...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:00am

General elections: ECP to publish revised list today

ISLAMABAD: The poll organisation is scheduled to publish Thursday (Jan 11) the revised list of the candidates...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:58am

Rejection of IK’s nomination papers upheld

LAHORE: The election tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the appeals of former PTI chairman Imran Khan challenging the...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:53am

2023: FTO provides Rs17.74bn relief to taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has provided a relief of Rs17.74 billion to taxpayers in 2023 as compared...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:52am

PM for provision of health services to everyone

ISLAMABAD: The first Global Health Security Summit (GHSS) began on Wednesday in Pakistan under the theme “Together...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:51am

Bilawal shares party’s ‘economic plan’ with business leaders

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari shared his economic plan with the Punjab...

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 08:51am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from January 10, 2024

Published 11 Jan, 2024 08:33am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Wednesday (January 10, 2024) and the forecast for Thursday (January 11, 2024)...