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Sports

Record-breaker Root leaves Sri Lanka with huge task in second Test

LONDON: Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries as Sri Lanka were left with a mammoth chase to win the...

Updated 01 Sep, 2024 01:24am

World

Yemen’s Houthis claim to have attacked ship again in Gulf of Aden

Yemen’s Houthi said on Saturday that they attacked a Liberia-flagged container vessel for a second time in the...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 11:22pm

Movies & Music

Nicole Kidman feels ‘exposed and vulnerable’ as drama hits Venice

VENICE: Nicole Kidman brought her erotic drama ‘Babygirl’ to the Venice Film Festival on Friday, saying she felt...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 11:04pm

Business & Finance

Govt reduces petrol price by Rs1.86, HSD’s by Rs3.32 per litre

New prices come into effect from September 01, 2024

Published 31 Aug, 2024 10:30pm

Credit to private sector: incorrect calculation?

ISLAMABAD: Credit to private sector (flows) stood at Rs -326.9 billion, 1-July to 26-July 2024-25 against Rs -171.1...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:21pm

Minister says IPP deals won’t be altered unilaterally

Senate Standing Committee on Power discusses IPPs contracts

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:16pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,691

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 40,691 people have been killed in the war between...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:15pm

Pakistan

Cyclone Asna moves away from Karachi, PMD predicts heavy rains

Says cyclone over northeast Arabian Sea off the Sindh coast likely to track further west-southwestwards

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:15pm

Only 277 retailers have paid Rs503,632 under Tajir Dost Scheme so far

Total number of registered retailers now stands at 63,964

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:14pm

Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif calls for reduction in govt spending to increase relief efforts

PML-N chief presides over a party meeting to assess the relief efforts undertaken by the federal and Punjab governments

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:13pm

Life & Style

US rapper Fatman Scoop dead after collapsing on stage

NEW YORK: US rapper Fatman Scoop has died, his manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 09:46pm

Sports

Root sets new England record of 34 Test hundreds

LONDON: Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries when, for the second time in the match, he reached three...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 07:31pm

Cricket

Mehidy’s five wickets give Bangladesh second Test edge over Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz grabbed five wickets to help Bangladesh skittle Pakistan for 274 on the...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 07:04pm

Middle East

Health official says polio vaccine campaign begins in war-torn Gaza

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:46pm

South Asia

At least 6 dead in Japan as Typhoon Shanshan grinds on

TOKYO: At least six people were dead as Typhoon Shanshan crept eastward through Japan on Saturday, drenching large...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 04:21pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola increases Rs1,000 in Pakistan

After declining in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan increased on Saturday, despite a decrease in the...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 04:21pm

Rs1trn capacity payment made to 26 IPPs in 10 years

ISLAMABAD: The government reportedly paid about Rs 1 trillion as capacity payment to 26 gas/RLNG and RFO-fired...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 04:20pm

Public debt stands at Rs71.2trn, Aurangzeb tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Friday, revealed in the National Assembly...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 03:34pm

Govt threatens to further slash PSDP

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that due to the worst...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 03:34pm

Moody’s lifts long-term deposit ratings of 5 banks

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Ratings (Moody’s) upgraded the long-term deposit ratings to Caa2 from Caa3 of five Pakistani...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 03:33pm

Movies & Music

Doctor charged in death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry ‘incredibly remorseful’

LOS ANGELES: One of two doctors who are among the five people charged in the ketamine overdose death of ‘Friends’...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 03:13pm

Movies & Music

Oasis reunion drives surge in eDreams travel searches

News of British rock band Oasis’ long-awaited reunion tour next summer has led to a surge in searches for travel to...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 03:03pm

Pakistan

PTI terms Musakhel incident ‘failure of agencies’

ISLAMABAD: Terming the Musakhel incident a “complete failure” of over two dozen intelligence agencies, Pakistan...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 02:03pm

Europe

Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is legitimate, says NATO’s Stoltenberg

BERLIN: Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is legitimate and covered by Kyiv’s right to self-defence,...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 10:21am

Middle East

Israeli forces kill two people in West Bank, military says

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military on Saturday said its forces killed two people in separate incidents in the occupied...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 10:04am

Military launches strikes in response to attacks

ISLAMABAD: Military has launched intelligence-based operations in Balochistan in response to attacks by insurgents...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:17am

Cheap electricity to industries: Punjab examining proposals to lay direct transmission lines

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif here met with a delegation of Entrepreneurs Organisation to review...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:11am

Pakistan

Militant attacks delay launch of China-backed airport

ISLAMABAD: The start of operations at a Chinese-funded airport in Balochistan province has been pushed back for a...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:07am

Pakistan

Senate told: No military operation in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Denying the possibility of a military operation in Balochistan, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reiterated...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 09:02am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from August 30, 2024

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:51am

Companies

H1 ended June 30th: ABL posts Rs23.641bn PAT

LAHORE: Allied Bank is committed to offering top-tier global services to its customers, striving to be their...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 08:22am

Pakistan

PK-Leaf completes skill training project

KARACHI: Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited – PMPKL Leaf (PK-Leaf) has successfully completed another round of ...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:13am

Pakistan

PA Speaker, senior cabinet members visit CBD Punjab

LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan along with Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Zaheer Iqbal on...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:10am

Energy

Privatization key solution for power sector’s challenges: experts

KARACHI: The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and the Network for Clean Energy Transition (NCET)...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:07am

Pakistan

Many public sector varsities being run in contravention of their laws: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court noted that many of the public sector universities are being run in contravention of...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:05am

Pakistan

Failed coup of May 9: Minister terms KP govt’s move to form probe commission ‘ridiculous’

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari stated that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s decision to form...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Industry

Pakistan, Iran: Need stressed to promote ‘official trade’

KARACHI: Chief Executive of Ta’min Petroleum & Petrochemical Investment Company (TAPPICO) of Iran, Reza Babak...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

Cybercrime case: Orya Maqbool granted judicial remand

LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Friday denied further physical remand of anchorperson Orya Maqbool Jan to Federal...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan

PM accepts resignation of PC’s Deputy Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accepted the resignation of Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Jahanzeb...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:03am

Pakistan

Proper services should be provided to citizens: CTO

FAISALABAD: “At all service and convenience traffic centers, services should be provided to the citizens in a good...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 08:01am

Pakistan

PTA uses WMS for internet content management, govt tells NA

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has informed the National Assembly that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 07:50am

Pakistan

Punjab intensifies wildlife protection on CM’s direction

LAHORE: Under Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif's directives, Punjab government has launched a rigorous...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 07:45am

Pakistan

Preventing electronic crimes: Telecommunication appellate tribunal on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is going to take a major decision to prevent electronic crimes by establishing a...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 07:43am

Pakistan

Third offshore patrol vessel PNS HUNAIN arrives in Karachi

KARACHI: Third Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) PNS HUNAIN arrived in Karachi. Upon arrival, an impressive reception...

Published 31 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Country needs results not a litany of sacrifices…

“Terror attacks, horrendously cruel terrorist attacks…” “Right, and the sacrifices made by the law enforcement...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 07:18am

Opinion

Need for modern farming practices

As climate change threatens the country there are also apprehensions about the negative effects it will have on farm...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 07:16am

Opinion

Power sector woes– AGP report says it all

A damming report by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) says it all insofar as the massive mess-up in the domestic...