News Archives for Latest - 2024-09-28

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World

Missile fired from Yemen intercepted, Israeli military says

JERUSALEM: Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel on Saturday including in Tel Aviv and large bangs were...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 11:50pm

Companies

Testing the waters?: Xiaomi electric cars seen at Karachi port

Xiaomi electric cars – SU7 Max – have been spotted at Karachi port amid reports that Air Link, which manufacturers...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 11:37pm

World

Biden says Hezbollah leader’s killing a ‘measure of justice’

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday called the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “a measure of...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 10:58pm

Middle East

Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah is killed after Israeli strike

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, Hezbollah said on Saturday,...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 10:46pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s economy to grow at 3.2%, face 9.2% inflation, projects IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3.2% during FY25, compared to 2.4%...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 10:46pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, US president Biden reaffirm desire to enhance cooperation in key sectors

Premier says his meeting with the US president and the first lady was 'most warm and cordial'

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 10:45pm

Pakistan

PTI ends Rawalpindi protest as Gandapur fails to reach venue

KP Chief minister says they do not wish to confront the institutions

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 10:44pm

South Asia

Tata iPhone component plant disrupted by fire, 10 given medical aid

HOSUR: At least 10 people received medical treatment, with two hospitalised, after a major fire on Saturday...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:07pm

Pakistan

Six killed, eight passengers injured in North Waziristan helicopter crash

Helicopter belonged to Mari Petroleum Limited

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 07:38pm

Business & Economy

IMF urges Pakistan to ‘move away’ from state-led growth model, calls for structural reforms

Officials note that given ambitious growth projections, there is no room for policy slippages without undermining debt sustainability

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 07:32pm

Pakistan

3 policemen injured in Bajaur blast

At least three policemen were injured on Saturday in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a roadside blast, Aaj...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 07:28pm

Middle East

Iranian leader Khamenei calls on Muslims to confront Israel

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims on Saturday “to stand by the people of Lebanon...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:22pm

Middle East

Hamas says Nasrallah ‘assassination’ will only strengthen resistance

CAIRO: Palestinian group Hamas said on Saturday it mourned Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 06:33pm

Cricket

Sri Lanka scent series victory as New Zealand 199-5 after follow-on

GALLE: Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 06:22pm

Sports

Madrid can cover Mbappe injury absence in derby: Ancelotti

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team will be able to cope without injured star signing Kylian...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 06:20pm

Sports

Sinner ‘very disappointed’ as doping case reignites with WADA appeal

BEIJING: Jannik Sinner said Saturday he was “very disappointed” but confident after the World Anti-Doping Agency...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 06:16pm

Sports

Ruthless Olympic champ Zheng joins Sabalenka in Beijing 3rd round

BEIJING: Olympic champion and hometown hero Zheng Qinwen thrilled a packed house at the China Open on Saturday to...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 06:13pm

Middle East

Iran says Hezbollah leader’s ‘path to continue’ despite his killing

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said Saturday the path of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will continue despite his...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 06:09pm

Business & Economy

Key priorities highlighted by IMF for Pakistan’s $7bn Extended Fund Facility

In a key development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved Pakistan’s 37-month Extended...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 05:25pm

Arts

Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced

LONDON: Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ paintings in London’s...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 04:53pm

Luxury

Victoria Beckham shows breezy, minimalist dresses at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS: For the spring-summer collection of her namesake label, Victoria Beckham showed a line up of minimalist...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 04:41pm

Pakistan

Users in Karachi face disruption in WhatsApp services

WhatsApp users across Karachi faced issues on Saturday in sending media files through the app while connected to...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 04:10pm

Talk with US-Pakistan Business Council delegation: Attracting US investment top priority: PM

President US-Pakistan Business Council says delegation of the Council, being planned this year, would explore further opportunities for investment in Pakistan

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 03:55pm

Middle East

Hezbollah says it targets Israeli sites in response to Israeli attacks on civilians

CAIRO: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Saturday that it had targeted Israeli sites including Rosh Pina in the north with...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 03:42pm

Bullion Rate

Gold price per tola decreases Rs700 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan declined on Saturday in line with their decrease in international rates. In the local...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 03:32pm

Middle East

Lebanon blocks Iranian plane from entering airspace after Israeli threats, ministry source says

CAIRO: Lebanon’s transport ministry told an Iranian aircraft not to enter its airspace after Israel warned air...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 03:29pm

South Asia

Iran’s Supreme Leader moved to secure location under heightened security, sources say

DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 03:21pm

Pakistan

PIA says its flights from Islamabad, Rawalpindi fully operational

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Saturday that all of its services were operational. The national...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 03:07pm

Middle East

Israel mobilises three reserve battalions for central command

Israel’s military said on Saturday it was mobilising three reserve battalions to bolster the defences of its central...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 01:35pm

Europe

Ukraine says it downed 69 drones, 2 missiles in overnight Russian attack

KYIV: Ukraine shot down 69 of 73 drones during an overnight Russian attack that included two ballistic and two...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 12:04pm

Europe

Ukraine says Russian strikes on medical facility kill six

KYIV: A twin Russian strike on a medical facility in Ukraine’s Sumy border region killed at least six people, the...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 11:53am

South Asia

China holds military drills in South China Sea after talks with US

BEIJING: Chinese air and naval forces are conducting manoeuvres in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 10:39am

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, Hezbollah command centre hit

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: A wave of air raids hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Saturday as Israel stepped up attacks...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 10:30am

ECC approves Rs1bn more for SCO Summit next month

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved additional funds of Rs1 billion for...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 09:23am

FED on allotment or transfer of commercial properties challenged

ISLAMABAD: The federal excise duty (FED), recently levied through the Finance Act, 2024, on transfer of plots and...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 09:21am

NA panel approves amendment: Money Bill will be referred to finance panel before its passage

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, unanimously, approved the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 09:20am

FBR reconstitutes SSTR committee

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reconstituted Single Sales Tax Return (SSTR) Committee for filing...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:55am

Petrol price likely to remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering maintaining the current price of petrol while implementing a slight...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am

Economic recovery: COAS praises role of China, Saudi Arabia and UAE

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, on Friday, inaugurated the Innovista Indus IT Park in...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am

PowerChina keen to convert imported coal plants to local coal ones

ISLAMABAD: Chinese company PowerChina has shown interest in conversion of imported coal power plants on local coal...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:46am

PM for sovereign state of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders

NEW YORK: Expressing anguish over Israeli atrocities against Palestinians, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:44am

Q1: Rs170bn revenue shortfall glares at FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to face revenue shortfall of Rs170 billion during the first...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:43am

PM invites American banks to invest in Pakistan

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited American banks to invest in Pakistan in key sectors of...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:43am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from September 27, 2024

Published 28 Sep, 2024 08:41am

Opinion

Old habits die hard

I wonder how many children in modern times have even seen a comic book. In my childhood comic books were the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:23am

Opinion

IMF lending: tougher tasks lie ahead

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), upon securing all pre-conditions, announced this week the approval of the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:21am

Editorials

India’s witch-hunt of rights organisations

EDITORIAL: The last decade has been very difficult for civil society groups and media in India under the far-right...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:18am

Editorials

BRICS expansion

EDITORIAL: The world’s emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China – created BRIC in 2006 and South...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:16am

Pakistan

JUI-F to hold intra-party polls in Peshawar tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) on Friday announced holding intra-party elections on September 29...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:08am

Pakistan

Market witnesses shortage of life-saving drugs

LAHORE: Different essential and life-saving drugs have disappeared from the market, putting the health and even the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:06am

Sports

Aleem Dar to retire at end of 2024-25 domestic season

LAHORE: Aleem Dar, widely regarded as one of the world’s most respected and admired cricket umpires, will retire ...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:05am

Stocks

Indian shares end off record highs

BENGALURU: Indian shares settled marginally lower on Friday as investors booked profits at the end of a week that ...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:51am

Stocks

UAE stocks end lower on weak oil

DUBAI: Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates fell on Friday despite China’s big stimulus steps as weak oil...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:50am

Stocks

China stocks post best weekly gain since 2008

SHANGHAI: China stocks logged their best week in 16 years on Friday, as Beijing rolled out its most aggressive...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:48am

Stocks

Europe’s STOXX 600 at all-time high as China-exposed firms revel in stimulus boost

PARIS: Europe’s STOXX 600 share index closed at a record high on Friday as companies and sectors exposed to China...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:47am

Stocks

Dow advances to record high after inflation report

NEW YORK: The blue-chip Dow rose on Friday to hit an intraday record and small-cap stocks outperformed after a ...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:45am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies: Ringgit, Thai baht at over 2-year highs

BENGALURU: Asian emerging market currencies were on a roll on Friday, with the Malaysian ringgit and the Thai baht...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:42am

Money & Banking

Dollar drops after inflation data

NEW YORK: The dollar weakened on Friday after a reading of US inflation indicated price pressures continue to cool,...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:42am

Pakistan

Court withdraws bail of actress Nazish Jahangir

LAHORE: A sessions’ court on Friday withdraws bail of an actress Nazish Jahangir due to non-pursuit in a case...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:39am

Business & Finance

There’s need to increase exports by boosting seaports, shipping services: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that there is a need to...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 07:36am

Pakistan

Pak SAI elected ASOSAI GB member

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) on Friday was elected as a member of the Governing Board of...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:34am

Business & Finance

Investment objective: 25 Chinese cos express interest

BEIJING: As many as, 25 major Chinese investment companies have expressed their deep interest in investing heavily ...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:30am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (September 27, 2024) and the forecast for Saturday (September 28, 2024)...