News Archives for Latest - 2024-08-17

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World

Israel negotiating team expressed 'cautious optimism' on Gaza hostage deal, Netanyahu office says

JERUSALEM: Israel's negotiating team has expressed "cautious optimism" on the possibility of advancing a Gaza ...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 11:10pm

World

X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders

SAO PAULO: Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil "effective immediately" due to...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 11:07pm

Business & Economy

Aurangzeb wants BYD to export from Pakistan as Chinese automotive giant launches in country

Finance minister says presence of major global player could enhance the country's export potential in the burgeoning electric vehicle market

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:46pm

Pakistan

Met office predicts heavy rain, thunder in Karachi today

Rain to last till August 19

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:26pm

Pakistan

At least three injured in Quetta grenade attack

At least three people were injured on Saturday in a grenade attack on a car near Balochistan University, Quetta, Aaj...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:25pm

Pakistan

One case of Mpox detected in Pakistan: Dr Mukhtar

PM's Coordinator on National Health Services says relevant authorities have been directed to ensure all the precautionary measures at the airports

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:25pm

Bullion Rate

Gold price per tola jumps Rs2,500, hits Rs260,200 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their positive trajectory as they increased on Saturday in line with the gain in...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:24pm

Europe

Around 125 firefighters tackle blaze at historic London art centre

LONDON: Around 125 firefighters tackled a large blaze at London’s historic Somerset House cultural centre on...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:05pm

Sports

We must help ‘extraordinary talent’ Mbappe adapt: Madrid’s Ancelotti

MADRID: With Kylian Mbappe set to make his La Liga debut for Real Madrid on Sunday against Real Mallorca, coach...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:34pm

Middle East

Hamas rejects ‘new’ Gaza truce conditions as Biden says deal closer than ever

Egyptian, Qatari, and US mediators are seeking to finalise details of a framework

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:25pm

South Asia

Indian doctors begin 24-hour strike to protest brutal rape of medic

MUMBAI: Indian medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown of non-emergency services across the country on...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

Three solar PV projects: PPIB all set to extend LoIs for 12 months

ISLAMABAD: Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) is all set to extend Letters of Intent (LoIs) for 12...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

Europe

Zelensky says Ukraine ‘strengthening’ positions in Russia’s Kursk

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces were “strengthening” their positions in...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:13pm

Sports

India’s Chopra eyes bigger returns after Olympic silver

NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra said Saturday that missing out on Olympic gold hurt, but the...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:02pm

PM welcomes Punjab CM’s package: It’s a pro-people move: PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s relief package for...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:32pm

‘Publicly or privately’: PD says ready to share IPP deals with NA panel

Committee informs Punjab-based Discos are incurring financial loss of Rs 150 billion per annum

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:29pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,074

GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 40,074 people have been killed in the...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 05:21pm

Sports

Zirkzee relishes ‘unbelievable’ Man Utd debut

LONDON: Joshua Zirkzee admitted it was an “unbelievable” feeling to mark his Manchester United debut with the late...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 05:18pm

US responds to arrest of military officers

WASHINGTON: America has responded to recent reports regarding the arrest of military officers in Pakistan,...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 04:30pm

PM reveals pilot project for mining in G-B

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the federal government will start a pilot project in...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:37pm

SBP increases clean lending limit for SMEs by 100pc

KARACHI: Amending the Prudential Regulations for SME Financing, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:37pm

Arrests of former military officers: Pakistan does not welcome comments from any foreign govt: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday that Pakistan does not welcome comments from any foreign government on...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:37pm

PM directs bringing SMEDA under PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed to bring Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:36pm

South Asia

Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, parole ends Sunday, lawyer says

BANGKOK: Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 02:25pm

Middle East

Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 10, injures 5

BEIRUT: Around 10 people were killed, including two children, and five were wounded by an Israeli strike on a...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:00pm

Cricket

Sri Lanka’s Dickwella suspended for doping violation

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended indefinitely due to an alleged doping...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 01:57pm

Perspectives

You should have seen it coming: solar surge in Karachi amid escalating energy costs

In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolis, residents are increasingly turning to solar as a solution to soaring...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 12:11pm

Opinion

IT business migration to Dubai

Pakistanis, having systematically moved their capital overseas and invested $11 billion in properties in Dubai,...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 11:56am

Europe

Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely U.S.-made HIMARS, to destroy a...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 11:04am

Europe

Ukraine air defence downs all 14 Russian drones fired, air force says

KYIV: Ukraine’s air defences shot down all 14 Russian drones fired in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian air force...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 11:01am

South Asia

Japan PM Kishida plans US visit in late September, Yomiuri reports

TOKYO: Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is finalising plans to visit the United States in late...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 10:03am

High energy, financial costs cited: Cotton output likely to decline, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: Cotton production in the country is forecast to decline in 2024-25 due to high energy and financial...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:39am

Business & Finance

Traders to protest against Tajir Dost Scheme on 28th

ISLAMABAD: A traders association announced a nationwide shutter-down strike on August 28 in protest against the...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:37am

‘Corruption, bad governance’: Key minister of PTI govt in KP resigns

PESHAWAR: A close aide of the PTI founder and Minister for Communication and Works in KP cabinet, Shakil Ahmad Khan,...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 08:48am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from August 16, 2024

Published 17 Aug, 2024 08:44am

Opinion

Focus on the game

American astronaut Neil Armstrong when he placed his foot on the surface of moon for the first time said “That is...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 08:14am

Editorials

Reviving agriculture

EDITORIAL: The 2nd International Food and Agriculture Exhibition – “FoodAg-2024”, organised by TDAP, which fetched...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 08:11am

Opinion

Excerpts from The Silent Soldier by Brig Muhammad Yousaf

Till the date of his tragic death on 17th August, 1988 in the plane crash that also killed President Zia-ul-Haq, few...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Luxury

Dubai leads the way as GCC retail spending set to hit $300bn by 2028

Emirate ranks second to New York City in terms of retail spend per capita

Published 17 Aug, 2024 08:00am

Pakistan

Governor Punjab meets NA Speaker

LAHORE: Punjab Governor, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan Friday visited the residence of Speaker National Assembly Sardar...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:55am

Stocks

IT powers Indian shares to first weekly gain in three weeks

BENGALURU: Indian shares snapped a two-week losing streak on Friday led by information technology stocks, after firm...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:54am

Pakistan

PDWP approves two uplift schemes

LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) for the financial year 2024-25 approved two development...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:53am

Pakistan

‘Himmat Card’ providing dignified financial help: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Minister Sohail Shaukat Butt has said that the ‘Himmat Card’...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:53am

Industry

LCCI team visits GBC to bolster regional ties

LAHORE: In a significant move to bolster regional business ties and explore new avenues of cooperation, a delegation...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:48am

Cotton & Textile

Crop reporting releases cotton production statistics

LAHORE: The Crop Reporting Wing of the Punjab Agriculture Department claimed on Friday that 636,000 bales of cotton...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:48am

Pakistan

Punjab govt amending Prohibition of Kite Flying Ordinance 2001

LAHORE: The Punjab government is amending the Prohibition of Kite Flying Ordinance 2001, under which the production...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:47am

Energy

Business leaders for swift resolution of IPPs issue

LAHORE: Business leaders call for swift resolution of IPPs issue, citing severe impact on industrialization and...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:47am

Stocks

UAE equities gain amid global rally on rate optimism

DUBAI: Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates edged higher on Friday as investor sentiment was bolstered by...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:37am

Stocks

China stocks flat, HK stocks close higher

SHANGHAI: Hong Kong shares ended the week higher, led by tech stocks, after earnings release by e-commerce giants...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:34am

Stocks

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks best week in 3 months

PARIS: European shares ended the week with healthy gains as upbeat risk sentiment prevailed globally following a ...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:32am

Stocks

Wall St heads for best week of the year as slowdown fears recede

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 paused on Friday as investors digested a spate of encouraging economic data that dispelled...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:30am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies higher

BENGALURU: Thai stocks were higher on Friday as the country elected a new prime minister after a recent spate of...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:28am

Money & Banking

Dollar down against yen

NEW YORK: The dollar fell against the yen on Friday, and was softer against other peer currencies after ...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Money & Banking

Yuan steady

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan steadied against the dollar on Friday after sliding overnight as the greenback benefited...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:22am

Pakistan

Sikh woman, son rescued: Minister, CPO present details of operation

FAISALABAD: Provincial Minister for Minority Affairs, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, along with Faisalabad CPO Kamran...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:20am

Pakistan

Appeal against LHC verdict: Advocate Raja seeks recusal of CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has been urged not to hear cases related to former PM Imran Khan and Pakistan...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:15am

Pakistan

Parliamentary panel informed: Upgradation of PR ML-1 project to be carried out in phases under CPEC

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Friday, was informed that the upgradation of the Pakistan Railway (PR) ML-1 ...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:14am

Pakistan

Mpox protocols reviewed at JIAP

ISLAMABAD: The Director General of Health Sindh, along with the COO/ Airport Manager of Jinnah International Airport...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:10am

Commodities

Gold prices slightly up

KARACHI: The local gold prices on Friday regained a slight momentum to resettle at the previous historic highs with...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 07:08am

Pakistan

COAS hosts special ceremony to honour Olympian Arshad

ISLAMABAD: A special ceremony was held at the Army Auditorium, General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi, to celebrate...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:07am

Pakistan

Taliban rule: IRR commended for extending humanitarian services to high-risk families

ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Research & Reforms International (IRR), founded by former Interior Minister of...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:07am

Companies

MCML mulls introducing new local EV models in two years

KARACHI: Master Changan Motors Limited (MCML) plans to introduce 3 to 4 new locally assembled EV models in the next...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:07am

South Asia

CPJ urges transparency as India broadcast bill raises censorship fears

NEW DELHI: The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Indian government to ensure proper consultation with...

Published 17 Aug, 2024 07:07am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (August 16, 2024) and the forecast for Saturday (August 17, 2024)...