News Archives for Latest - 2024-08-24

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Sports

Root leads England to victory over Sri Lanka in first Test

MANCHESTER: Joe Root’s gritty unbeaten 62 guided England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka at...

Updated 25 Aug, 2024 12:18am

World

Israel army says three officers killed in Gaza fighting

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military announced on Saturday the deaths of three reserve officers killed in fighting in the...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 11:23pm

World

Sudan army leader says won’t join peace talks, ‘will fight for 100 years’

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s de facto ruler, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said Saturday his government would not join...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

South Asia

Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis in emergency shelters after floods

FENI: Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters Saturday from floods that inundated vast...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Middle East

Gaza death toll surpasses 40,300 as Israeli forces kill 69 more Palestinians

93,356 Palestinians injured as result of extensive bombardment of Gaza Strip since Oct.7, 2023, Health Ministry says

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 10:08pm

World

Biden talks with Zelensky, announces new military aid for Kyiv: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and announced...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 10:06pm

Pakistan

President, JUI-F chief discuss country’s political situation

Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi also attends the meeting

Published 24 Aug, 2024 09:57pm

Europe

One held as German police hunt festival knife attack suspect

SOLINGEN: German police on Saturday said they detained one person as they hunted for a man who stabbed three people...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:11pm

Cricket

Brilliant 191 by Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur has Pakistan in danger in first Test

RAWALPINDI: Senior batter Mushfiqur Rahim hit a brilliant 191 on the fourth day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:05pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz directs for third party validation of projects worth over Rs2 billion

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the relevant authorities to conduct third party validation of all...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:57pm

Pakistan

At least 2 children killed, 14 others injured in Pishin blast

Injured also include policemen

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 06:34pm

Europe

Zelensky vows more ‘retribution’ for Russia in independence address

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more “retribution” against Russia Saturday and signed a law banning the...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 05:29pm

Europe

Russia, Ukraine exchange 230 prisoners of war

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 05:18pm

South Asia

Ishiba announces bid to succeed Kishida as Japan’s leader

TOKYO: Shigeru Ishiba, a former defence minister, said on Saturday he would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:37pm

Middle East

Israeli shelling in Gaza kills 12 Palestinians

CAIRO: At least 12 Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were killed early on Saturday morning by...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:36pm

Revenue mobilisation: FBR constitutes reforms working group

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday constituted a reforms working group comprising 32 officials of...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:33pm

Aurangzeb briefed about Turkish aviation strategy

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with Mehmat T Nane, chairperson of Pegasus Airlines,...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:33pm

Financing of Diamer-Bhasha project: Govt weighing different options

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is reportedly weighing different options to finance Diamer Bhasha Hydropower...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:33pm

Roosevelt divestment: No FA appointment approval or decision from govt

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) Board neither approved appointment of any financial advisor nor took...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:31pm

PM forms steering body on Smeda

Expresses indignation at the inactivity of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Board

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 03:12pm

APTMA urges govt to do away with ‘regressive’ taxation policies

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to do away with regressive...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Life & Style

Pakistani singles defy tradition, search for spouses in person

LAHORE, Pakistan: Dozens of young singles gathered this week to meet potential marriage partners in Pakistan’s...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Govt mulling shutting down utility stores

ISLAMABAD: The federal government to get itself out of the unnecessary businesses activities is considering to close...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm

Pakistan

Bodies of 28 pilgrims killed in Iran arrive in Pakistan

JACOBABAD: The bodies of 28 pilgrims killed when their bus crashed in central Iran while they were travelling to a...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 02:07pm

Middle East

Hamas official says delegates going to Cairo but won’t attend Gaza talks

GAZA STRIP: A senior Hamas official said the Hamas was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 02:05pm

Movies & Music

Justin Bieber announces birth of baby boy

LOS ANGELES: Pop superstar Justin Bieber announced Friday the birth of his son – Jack Blues – with model wife Hailey...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 01:08pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola jumps Rs1,700, hits Rs263,700 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan continued to march upwards on Saturday, hitting a new record in line with an increase in...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 12:55pm

Cricket

Hazlewood to miss Scotland T20 internationals with calf injury

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of Australia’s three-match Twenty20 international series against...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 11:20am

Cricket

Former India opener Dhawan retires

NEW DELHI: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from cricket on Saturday, dropping curtains...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 11:08am

South Asia

Thai central bank can work with finance ministry, governor says

BANGKOK: Thailand’s central bank is ready to work with the finance ministry despite having different views on...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 11:05am

Europe

German police search for assailant in festival stabbing that killed 3

FRANKFURT: German police said on Saturday that they were still searching for an unknown assailant hours after he...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 11:02am

CCP grants approval: AAML gaining control of FAML’s certain funds

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted approval for the acquisition of management...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 09:30am

Admin pool: Notifications of transfers, postings still intact: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically conveyed to the Inland Revenue field formations that...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 09:29am

IK ‘explains’ why PTI rally rescheduled

ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan, on Friday, made it clear...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 09:04am

Weekly SPI down 0.10pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the current week ended on August 22, 2024 decreased by 0.10per...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 09:03am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from August 23, 2024

Published 24 Aug, 2024 08:57am

Companies

Pak-Qatar Group achieves latest ISMS certification

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Group’s IT Department, while demonstrating its commitment to rigorous standards in Information...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:44am

Opinion

Uncontrolled weather

It was not too long ago that I had written about the unusual deaths by lightning strikes across the country. This...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

Economic corridor: unfinished agenda

Although much steam out of CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) has been let out, the unquestionable positivity...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:39am

Pakistan

UK announces online account to access eVisa

ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission announced on Friday that the UK immigration system is going digital by...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:31am

Pakistan

Education needs top priority as 25m children still out of school: planning minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that 2.5 Crore...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:29am

Pakistan

Iran bus accident: All arrangements made to shift bodies to natives’ places: minister

SUKKUR: Sindh Minister for Planning, Development and Energy, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday had said that the...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:28am

Pakistan

Another case of Congo virus reported in Quetta

QUETTA: Another case of Congo virus has been reported in Quetta on Friday. According to Health Department the ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:27am

Pakistan

TLP leader: ATC refuses further physical remand

LAHORE: An Anti Terrorism Court on Friday denied further physical remand of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:24am

Pakistan

Book launch: CPEC termed a transformative project for country

ISLAMABAD: The China Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:23am

Pakistan

CDA Chairman directs collection of development charges

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa directed collection of development...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:22am

Pakistan

Blasphemy accusations, subsequent mob lynching: CERD highlights escalated incidents in Punjab, KP

ISLAMABAD: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), on Friday, issued its findings on...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:20am

Pakistan

GB govt forms body to address dam affected people's grievances

GIlGIT: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Haji Gulbar Khan while addressing a high-level meeting regarding the...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:17am

Pakistan

HEC sends off 257 students to study in Hungary

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan hosted on Friday a send-off ceremony for 257 students who...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:14am

Pakistan

HPVTC imparting technical education, skills to students

LAHORE: Huaneng Pakistan Vocational and Technical College (HPVTC) is offering a variety of technical courses,...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:13am

Pakistan

Internet suspension: LHC Justice Iqbal recuses himself from hearing plea

LAHORE: Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal of the Lahore High Court recused himself from hearing a petition against...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:11am

Pakistan

LHC issues notices to centre, ECP

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to the federal government and the Election Commission of...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 07:11am

Pakistan

Enforcement of Section 144: LHC seeks replies from Punjab govt, others

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought replies from the Punjab government and others against...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 07:07am

Pakistan

PepsiCo hosts ‘Seeds to Smiles’ dialogue

LAHORE: PepsiCo Pakistan hosted ‘Seeds to Smiles’, a thought leadership event underscoring the company’s...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 06:58am

Pakistan

PFA inspects 474,772 food businesses across Punjab

LAHORE: Since March 2024, the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has inspected 474,772 food businesses across the province...

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 06:57am

Pakistan

Police kill ‘mastermind’ of attack on LEAs in RYK

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Police claimed on Friday to have killed the mastermind of the audacious attack on law enforcers in...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Pakistan

PTI Lahore President remanded in 10-day police custody

LAHORE: An Anti Terrorism Court on Friday remanded PTI-Lahore President Imtiaz Sheikh in ten-day police custody for...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:39am

Pakistan

Some controversial legislation: PTI seeks JUI-F support

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday sought the support of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

Punjab fixes Rs10m head money for ‘high-value target’ dacoits

LAHORE: On the direction of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab government has fixed Rs 10 million ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:26am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Mr. Ali Pervaiz Malik Minister of State for Finance & Revenue

Minister of State for Finance & Revenue (On the occasion of SAFA International Conference, 23rd-24th August ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Jameel Ahmad, Governor State Bank of Pakistan

I am delighted to note that the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and the Institute of Cost and ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Ms. Asmaa Resmouki, President International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)

On behalf of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), I send my congratulations to the Institute of Cost...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Heshana Kuruppu, President South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)

It is with great pleasure I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Shehzad Ahmed Malik, President ICMA International

I am delighted to announce that the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan will host the SAFA...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Azeem Hussain Siddiqui, Chairman, CPD Committee ICMA International

As Chairman of the CPD, Seminars & Conferences Committee of ICMA International, I am delighted to welcome all...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Sports

Free entry for fans for remainder of Rawalpindi Test

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced free entry for spectators for the remaining days (fourth and...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (August 23, 2024) and the forecast for Saturday (August 24, 2024)...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Trusts case: SHC imposes cost of Rs25,000 on FBR in each petition

ISLAMABAD: Sindh High Court (SHC) has expressed serious concern over the conduct of the Federal Board of Revenue...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Non-implementation of axle load control regime causing huge losses

KARACHI: The failure to implement an axle load control regime on motorways has resulted in staggering human and...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

As monsoon advances, rains likely from 25th till 29th

KARACHI: A fresh monsoon spell is set to bring torrential rains across the southern parts of the country, the Met...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Judges must provide expeditious justice: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, expressing deepest regrets in deciding a murder and Zina case...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

LDA removed encroachments from Pine Avenue and Ada Plot

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) removed encroachments, sheds and building materials from over 30...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Data Urs celebrations begin today

LAHORE: The three-day 981st annual Urs celebrations of saint Hazrat Ali bin Usman Hajveri known as Data Ganj Bakhsh...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Kacha area incident: Naqvi vows to take stern action against culprits

LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has pledged to take stern action against the attackers who killed 12 police...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

IHC concerned at govt failure to recover missing persons

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has expressed concern over the government’s failure to recover missing...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Sindh schools to remain closed on 26th

KARACHI: All public and private schools across Sindh will remain closed on Monday (August 26) on account of the...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

CDA Chairman orders collection of development charges

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa directed collection of development...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

President summons NA session on 26th

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the session of the National Assembly on Monday, August 26, 2024 ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Arshad Munir made Additional Secretary PMO Public

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government on Friday appointed Muhammad Arshad Munir, a BS-21 officer of the Information ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Mr M. Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan

(On The Occasion of SAFA International Conference, 23rd-24th August, Karachi) I am delighted to witness Pakistan...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

INGOs’ registration: SECP issues clarification

ISLAMABAD: The International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) in Pakistan are not required to get registration...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Pakistan

Victims of Iran bus accident: Sindh govt announces Rs5m compensation

KARACHI: On the instructions of Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (August 23, 2024). ==================================== BR...