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World

Blinken tells Israel it must show improvement in Gaza humanitarian crisis

WASHNGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday told a senior Israeli official that the steps Israel has...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:26pm

South Asia

India asks states to consider setting up nuclear power plants, list power utilities

India’s federal power minister on Tuesday asked the states that are away from coal resources to consider setting up...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:54pm

Stocks

KSE-100 sheds 424 points as investors resort to profit-taking

After days of positive momentum, profit-taking was the theme of the day as the benchmark KSE-100 Index closed lower...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:49pm

Business & Economy

IMF delegation meets Aurangzeb: Finance Divison

Senior officials, including FBR chairman and SBP governor, also present at meeting

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:48pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola falls massive Rs7,000 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan saw a massive decrease on Tuesday in line with their drop in the international rates. In the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:48pm

South Asia

COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief

BAKU: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to “pay...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Money & Banking

Saudi National Bank terminates plan to divest stake in Samba Pakistan

Saudi National Bank (SNB) has terminated the process for the sale of its equity stake in Samba Pakistan. The...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:46pm

Pakistan

Smog conditions to persist in Punjab in Nov, Dec: NDMA

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday that smog conditions will persist throughout...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:40pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz calls for redefining global climate finance to support vulnerable nations

Premier says developing countries will need an estimated $6.8 trillion by 2030 to implement less than half their current Nationally Determined Contributions

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:38pm

Pakistan

Omar Ayub, other PTI leaders released after brief detention

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub and other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders were released...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 10:31pm

PM Shehbaz meets Danish counterpart on sidelines of COP 29 in Baku

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:16pm

COP-29: PM Shehbaz calls for global galvanisation, efforts to protect glaciers

Published 12 Nov, 2024 09:58pm

COP-29: PM Shehbaz calls for global galvanisation, efforts to protect glaciers

Published 12 Nov, 2024 09:57pm

Exchange

Rupee sees marginal decline against US dollar

Currency settles at 277.93 against US dollar in inter-bank market

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:45pm

Pakistan

China pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan: report

Beijing is pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working in the South Asian nation, according to Reuters report which cites unnamed sources

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:24pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets ease on weak oil, caution ahead of US data

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Tuesday amid weak oil prices, with investors cautious ahead of U.S....

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:17pm

Cop-29: PM Shehbaz meets different world leaders in Azerbaijan’s Baku

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:13pm

Companies

IGI Holdings to purchase stake in Packages Limited for Rs2.6bn

IGI Holdings Limited (IGIHL) – formerly IGI Insurance Limited – has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA)...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:03pm

Companies

Fauji Foundation withdraws intention to acquire shares in Agha Steel Industries

Fauji Foundation, one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates, has withdrawn its public announcement of intention (PAI)...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:02pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 43,665

GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 43,665 people have been killed in more than 13...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:54pm

Europe

NATO ‘must do more than just keep Ukraine in fight’, says Rutte

PARIS: NATO chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday called on Western countries to ramp up support for Ukraine in its fight...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:51pm

Middle East

Israel says it is pushing to get aid into Gaza before US deadline as fighting persists

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:41pm

South Asia

Hit-and-run attack in southern China’s Zhuhai kills 35

BEIJING: A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:26pm

Middle East

Israeli airstrikes pound Beirut suburb, no sign of ceasefire

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:18pm

Money & Banking

SBP approves TPL Corp, Abhi’s acquisition of FINCA Microfinance Bank

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given its final approval to TPL Corp Limited (TPL), a Pakistani financial...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 06:16pm

USA

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next secretary of the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 05:16pm

Commodities

OPEC again cuts 2024, 2025 oil demand growth forecasts

LONDON: OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 and also lowered its projection for...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 05:05pm

Commodities

Copper slides to two-month low on disquiet over Trump and China

LONDON: Copper prices slumped to the lowest in two months on Tuesday on worries about the impact of incoming U.S....

Published 12 Nov, 2024 05:00pm

Stocks

Sri Lankan shares end higher as real estate, industrials and financials gain

CSE All-Share index settled 0.88% higher at 12,988.99

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:58pm

Energy

Oil prices steady ahead of OPEC report, China stimulus limit gains

Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday, awaiting further price direction from OPEC’s monthly report, while...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 04:57pm

South Asia

Iran, Russia link bank card systems in latest move to overcome sanctions

TEHRAN: Iranian bank cards can now be used in Russia, state television reported, as the two countries linked their...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:51pm

Cricket

Sri Lanka hires South African consultant coach

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Tuesday named former South African batsman Neil McKenzie as a consultant coach...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:45pm

USA

Pentagon leaker Teixeira faces sentencing, US seeks 17-year prison term

BOSTON: Prosecutors will urge a US judge on Tuesday to sentence Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:34pm

Stocks

Britannia, foreign selling weigh on Indian shares

Indian shares fell for the fourth straight session on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in Britannia after it missed...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:24pm

Commodities

Palm falls weighed by rival vegetable oils

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures tumbled on Tuesday after closing at their highest since mid-June 2022 in the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:21pm

Cricket

Pakistan wants ICC explanation after India’s Champions Trophy snub

The Pakistan Cricket Board has sought clarification from the sport’s governing International Cricket Council (ICC)...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:17pm

Life & Style

White truffles, Italy’s gold, menaced by climate change

Italy: Deep in a thick forest in Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:08pm

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Published 12 Nov, 2024 04:03pm

Sports

Politics v cricket leaves Champions Trophy up in the air

HONG KONG: India has reportedly said its men’s cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 03:56pm

Movies & Music

‘Mission: Impossible 8’: Tom Cruise shares new trailer for ‘The Final Reckoning’

Film set to be released in May 2025

Published 12 Nov, 2024 03:06pm

Sports

Pakistan’s Noman Ali gets ICC Men’s Player of Month Award

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Pakistan spinner Noman Ali as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

Arts

Banksy forgeries: huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy

ROME: Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:39pm

PD misses SIFC deadline to resolve issues facing oil refineries

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division could not address oil refineries obstacles by November 10th, as mandated by the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

MoM basis: Sept debt stocks drop Rs792bn on SBP profit

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock fell sharply by Rs 792 billion in September 2024, following the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

Aurangzeb welcomes APM Terminals’ investment offer

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb here on Monday welcomed APM...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

South Asia

Iranian capital builds ‘defensive tunnel’ after Israeli strikes

DUBAI: Iran is building a “defensive tunnel” in the capital Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:07pm

Forex

Pound hits 3-month low on jobs data and dollar’s Trump rally

LONDON: The pound fell to a three-month low after data on Tuesday showed regular wage growth cooled and unemployment...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:03pm

Forex

South African rand extends losses before unemployment, manufacturing data

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand extended its losses in early trade on Tuesday to hit a two-and-a-half month low,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:02pm

Business & Finance

AstraZeneca lifts 2024 revenue and profit forecast after Q3 beat

Drugmaker AstraZeneca lifted its annual sales and profit forecast for the second time in less than four months on...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:01pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets ease on weaker oil, caution ahead of US data; Emaar lifts Dubai

Most stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday, tracking losses in oil prices, while investors...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:00pm

Business & Finance

Hyundai Motor India’s Q2 profit drops 17% as sales decline

Hyundai Motor India, the country’s second-biggest carmaker by market share, reported a 16.5% decline in quarterly...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 01:59pm

Stocks

European shares fall as market assesses Trump risks

European shares opened lower amid broad-based losses on Tuesday, as markets considered the implications of US...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 01:58pm

Energy

Shell wins appeal against landmark Dutch climate ruling

AMSTERDAM: A Dutch court on Tuesday accepted Shell’s appeal against a landmark climate ruling, dismissing the order...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 01:57pm

Asia

China, Russia must strengthen solidarity as challenges increase, Wang Yi says

BEIJING: China and Russia must strengthen solidarity and cooperation to safeguard common interests as external...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 01:54pm

Europe

Russia’s Medvedev says Europe is trying to escalate Ukraine conflict after Trump win

MOSCOW: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused European leaders on Tuesday of seeking to dangerously...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 01:52pm

World

World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missing

BAKU: Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:58pm

Sports

Japan, South Korea face away tests on road to 2026 World Cup

HONG KONG: Japan can take a major step towards the 2026 World Cup over the next week if they can negotiate away...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:54pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka’s leftist president faces first parliament test

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:50pm

World

North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia

SEOUL: North Korea has ratified a landmark defence pact with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, deepening...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:46pm

World

Mauritius opposition leader claims crushing vote win

PORT LOUIS: Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam declared on Tuesday that his alliance had won a crushing...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:40pm

Asia

Fifth storm in under a month bears down on Philippines

MANILA: The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:36pm

Europe

Climate crisis worsening already ‘hellish’ refugee situation: UN

GENEVA: Climate change is contributing to record numbers of people being uprooted from their homes globally, while...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:33pm

World

Toxic towns in Kyrgyzstan battling radioactive danger

MIN-KUSH: In a mask and a hazmat suit, Ermek Murataliyev drives a truck filled with Soviet-era radioactive waste...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:30pm

Technology

Japanese tech investor SoftBank posts $7.7bn quarterly net profit

TOKYO: Tech investor SoftBank Group on Tuesday posted a net profit of 1.18 trillion yen ($7.7 billion) for the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:24pm

Technology

Defunct crypto group FTX seeks to claw back $1.8bn from Binance

NEW YORK: The liquidators of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX have sued to try to claw back $1.8 billion paid...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:23pm

Europe

Ukrainian drone triggers fire at oil storage depot in Russia’s Belgorod region

A Ukrainian drone attack triggered a fire in Russia’s southern Belgorod region and firefighters quickly brought the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:57am

Business & Finance

IMF reaches staff agreement with Zambia for $185.5 million disbursement

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said on Monday that it reached a staff-level agreement for the fourth...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:55am

Forex

Australia, NZ dollars wobble near lows as falling commodity prices add to woes

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars languished near recent lows on Tuesday as falling commodity prices...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:51am

Stocks

South Korean shares fall for third day as chipmakers extend losses

KOSPI was down 18.29 points, or 0.72%, at 2,513.37

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:48am

Sports

New Zealand hat-trick hero Lockie Ferguson ruled out of Sri Lanka ODIs

New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka after...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:44am

Stocks

Hong Kong shares dip, China steady as data disappoints

HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Tuesday while China shares were steady after data showed weak loan...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:41am

Technology

Baidu bolsters AI lineup with text-to-image generator, no-code app builder

BEIJING: China’s Baidu Inc unveiled a slew of new applications for its artificial intelligence technology on...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:38am

Currency

Record-breaking bitcoin rally nears $90,000 on Trump boost

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin stood on the verge of $90,000 on Tuesday, riding a wave of euphoria since the election of Donald...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:36am

Forex

China’s yuan weakens to 3-1/2-month low as Trump tariff threat weighs

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan skidded to a 3-1/2-month low against the dollar on Tuesday, hurt by broad strength in the US...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:32am

Commodities

Copper eases tracking dollar strength, weak China demand

NEW DELHI: Copper prices fell on Tuesday tracking a stronger US dollar and lacklustre demand in top metals consumer...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:29am

Sports

Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud win openers at ATP Finals

Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the only two-time champion in the Nitto ATP Finals field, opened his play in the event...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:26am

Asia

COMAC says Air China is the first customer for C929 widebody jet

ZHUHAI: COMAC said on Tuesday that Air China was the first customer for the Chinese planemaker’s C929 widebody...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 11:23am

Commodities

Palm oil opens falls on weak crude oil and rival vegetable oils

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures retreated on Tuesday, after closing at its highest since mid-June 2022 in the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:58am

USA

Donald Trump expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, sources say

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Donald Trump is expected to tap US Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:55am

Stocks

Asian stocks retreat, bitcoin soars to record on Trump euphoria

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks eased while the dollar held at four-month highs on Tuesday, though all the excitement was...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:47am

Asia

Japan PM Ishiba, China President Xi to meet in Peru on Friday, Kyodo says

TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to meet China’s President Xi Jinping on the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:44am

Commodities

Wheat regains some ground after US rainfall hits prices

CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures rose on Tuesday, after falling to a two-month low in the previous session as the US...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:40am

USA

Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:36am

Stocks

Commodity stocks drag Australian shares lower on China stimulus letdown

Australian shares fell on Tuesday for a second straight session, dragged down by losses in heavyweight mining and...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:30am

Forex

All-time low beckons for Indian rupee on slide in yuan, rally in dollar index

MUMBAI: - The Indian rupee is likely to open at a lifetime low on Tuesday, weighed by the rally in the dollar index...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:29am

Mutual Funds

India bond yields flat, investors await inflation prints

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields were flattish in early trading on Tuesday, as market participants awaited...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:16am

Stocks

Japan’s Nikkei rises on weak yen and domestic earnings

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, buoyed by a softer yen and domestic corporate earnings,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:13am

Stocks

Indian shares set to open higher after three-session drop

Indian shares are likely to open higher on Tuesday, after three straight sessions of declines weighed by concerns of...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:10am

Forex

Dollar soars with bitcoin as Trump trade ramps up; euro, yuan battered

TOKYO: The US dollar traded close to a four-month peak versus major peers on Tuesday, while bitcoin extended its...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:09am

Bullion Rate

Gold holds near 1-month low ahead of US data, Fed speakers

Gold hovered near a one-month low on Tuesday, as investors awaited a set of key US economic data and comments from...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:04am

IMF team looks at fiscal performance

IMF staff led by Nathan Porter, is likely to meet the finance minister today

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:32am

Riali-II project security package approval: PD all set to place summary before ECC

ISLAMABAD: Power Division is all set to place a summary before the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:28am

PM, Saudi investment minister follow up on economic cooperation

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a meeting with Saudi Investment Minister Engr Khalid bin...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:10am

T&D losses amassed: Nepra to sue Discos for Rs276bn circular debt

ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided to initiate legal action against the...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:09am

BR Research

Hum Network Limited

Hum Network Limited (PSX: HUMNL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 2004. The company is...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:39am

BR Research

An obituary in the making

Over the past two and a half years, the prime minister and his motley crew of reformers have spent a considerable...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Aurangzeb invites Turkish firms for JVs

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and Ambassador of Republic of Turkiye...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Govt likely to pick former CJP Isa for CEC slot?

ISLAMABAD: Almost two-and-a-half months prior to the retirement of the incumbent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:41am

BR Research

ADR financing: undermining monetary policy?

Commercial banks are on a lending spree—not due to excess liquidity or a dramatic economic turnaround, but because...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:41am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from November 11, 2024

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:40am

Russia keen to work with Pakistan on NSTC: envoy

KARACHI: Russia is keen to work with Pakistan on the North-South Trade Corridor (NSTC)- Russia, Kyrgyzstan,...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:34am

Business & Finance

SECP launches country’s first start-up summit

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said that the development in IT sector would be game changer...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:25am

Stocks

Japan’s Nikkei ends slightly higher

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended slightly higher on Monday, as gains were capped by domestic firms’ dim...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:11am

Stocks

HK stocks fall on debt-plan letdown; semiconductors bounce

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares slipped to a three-week low on Monday as China’s local government debt-relief package...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:10am

Stocks

Europe’s STOXX 600 jumps on defence stocks prospects

FRANKFURT: Europe’s main stock index logged its best day in six weeks on Monday, with defence stocks in the lead ...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:09am

Stocks

Wall Street hovers near record high

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were near record highs on Monday, holding on to post-election gains, ahead of...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:08am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies Thai baht, Malaysian ringgit falls

BENGALURU: Emerging Asian currencies and equities declined on Monday after stimulus measures from China failed to...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:06am

Money & Banking

Bitcoin hits record high over $82,000

LONDON: Bitcoin soared to a record high above $82,000 on Monday on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom in a...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:05am

Money & Banking

Euro hits lowest in 6-1/2 months vs dollar

NEW YORK: The euro dropped to its lowest level in 6-1/2 months against the greenback on Monday as investors worried...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:04am

Money & Banking

China’s yuan steady

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan was steady on Monday, as the prospects of further economic stimulus and a likely increase ...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Money & Banking

Indian rupee slips to record low

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee slipped to an all-time low on Monday, pressured by weakness in regional currencies and...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:02am

Pakistan

Monem inaugurates three new recreational parks

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami vowed to roll out further uplift initiatives for the metropolis as its city chief, Monem...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 08:01am

Industry

PSM revival talks with Russian experts next week: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that efforts to revive Pakistan Steel Mill are making...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:00am

Pakistan

CDPR delegation meets TDAP officials

KARACHI: A delegation from the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) visited the Trade Development...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:59am

Commodities

Gold prices fall

KARACHI: The local gold prices posted a sizeable fall on Monday following a downturn in the world market, traders...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:58am

Pakistan

AC adjourns hearing of Al-Qadir Trust case

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Al-Qadir Trust case till November 13,...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:57am

Pakistan

PLA Commander meets CGS

ISLAMABAD: As regional security challenges intensify, Pakistan and China took another step in reinforcing their...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:56am

Pakistan

Clean drinking water for Tharparker: FBL collaborates with Zaman Foundation

KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), one of the leading Islamic banks in Pakistan announced collaboration with Zaman...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:54am

Pakistan

Terrorists involved in airport attack case arrested: Rs50m reward & commendation certificates announced for CTD

KARACHI: The Sindh Home Minister Zia Ul Hassan Lanjar, announced a reward of Rs50 million and commendation...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:52am

Pakistan

UAE consul general meets Sharjeel

KARACHI: United Arab Emirates Consul General Bakhit Atiq Al Rumiti met Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon at...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:51am

Pakistan

Faisalabad wheat cultivation target set at 1.8m acres

LAHORE: The Punjab government has set the target for wheat cultivation in Faisalabad at 1.8 million acres and all...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:50am

Pakistan

Interior minister visits Raiwind Tablighi moot

LAHORE: Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi Monday visited the annual Tablighi congregation at Raiwind and met with...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:49am

Pakistan

Draft bill to amend Punjab Agri Income Tax 2024 presented in PA

LAHORE: A draft bill to amend the Punjab Agricultural Income Tax 2024 was presented in the Punjab Assembly on ...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:48am

Middle East

Israel minister promises annexation in West Bank in 2025

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged on Monday to annex Israeli settlements in...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:46am

Pakistan

Azma hints at division in PTI

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that the person who refused to accept defeat is now ...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:44am

Pakistan

Property dispute in Sargodha: CM seeks report on violence against 3 women

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday took notice of violence against three women over a...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:43am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Denmark celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations

Islamabad, Nov 11: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb attended a special reception...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:42am

Pakistan

IRSOA condemns Karachi’s marriage hall incident

ISLAMABAD: The Inland Revenue Service Officers Association (IRSOA) strongly condemns the recent incident involving a...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:41am

Money & Banking

BOK registers 28pc growth in PBT in 9M-2024

PESHAWAR: The Board of Directors of Bank of Khyber (BoK) held their 195th meeting on October 29, 2024, at the...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:39am

Letters

‘America’s freedom of opinion: equality or exclusivity?’

This is apropos three letters to the Editor by this writer carried by the newspaper on Saturday, Sunday and...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:34am

Opinion

Blushing golden apples

Gilgit-Baltistan is a region where over 70 percent of the land is covered by high mountains and glaciers, leaving...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:20am

Opinion

Problem with IMF projections

An IMF delegation has probably arrived in Pakistan to conduct a ‘stock-taking’ as indicated by the Finance...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:29am

Opinion

Reimagining KSA: tradition, technology, and global leadership

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), traditionally known for its deep Islamic roots, conservative social norms, and...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:27am

Editorials

Delayed realisation?

EDITORIAL: It is interesting, and instructive, that the Saudi army chief flew to Tehran on Sunday “for talks with...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:06am

Editorials

The right candidate for the right job

EDITORIAL: Remittances hit a four-month-high, as per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website, of 3.05 billion dollars...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:03am

Business & Finance

Minister highlights 25pc growth in IT exports, focus on $25bn target

ISLAMABAD: “Pakistan’s ICT exports have shown 25 percent growth and the government is committed to building on...