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USA

Biden administration announces $8bn arms sale to Israel

WASHINGTON: The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:00pm

Europe

Russia says downed 8 US-supplied ATACMS missiles

MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it had shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles, whose use Moscow has warned...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 10:31pm

Middle East

Gaza civil defence says 19 killed in Israeli strikes

GAZA STRIP: Rescuers in Gaza said on Saturday that at least 19 people, including eight children, were killed in...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 10:30pm

Pakistan

Bomb attack on FC bus in Balochistan’s Turbat leaves four dead

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti condemns the attack

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 10:27pm

Cricket

Rickelton, Rabada put South Africa in charge against Pakistan

CAPE TOWN: Ryan Rickelton posted the joint seventh-highest score by a South African in Tests with 259 as his side...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 09:36pm

Business & Finance

Adhoc bandwidth arranged, no internet service degradation now: PTA

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced on Saturday that there is no degradation of internet...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:25pm

Govt plans to set up 100MW solar project in GB

ISLAMABAD: The government has announced plans to establish a 100 MW solar power project in Gilgit-Baltistan as part...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:24pm

‘Corruption’ in World Bank-funded grid station: Minister urged to take NTDC officials to task

Senator Saifullah Abro approaches Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Leghari, seeking action against officials of the National Transmission and Despatch Company involved in financial irregularities related to the 765kV Grid Station

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:23pm

Pakistan

Kurram DC injured in firing on convoy near Bagan

President, PM assert no tolerance for sabotage of Kurram peace agreement

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:22pm

Sports

Sabalenka sweeps into Brisbane final, defending champ Dimitrov retires hurt

BRISBANE: World number one Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva to storm into the...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 05:35pm

Sports

Gauff, Swiatek to clash for United Cup as Czech player makes abrupt exit

SYDNEY: Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek will battle for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 05:25pm

Middle East

Palestinian health ministry says one dead in Israel West Bank raid

RAMALLAH: The health ministry in the occupied West Bank said one person was killed and nine injured in an Israeli...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 05:17pm

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Published 04 Jan, 2025 04:00pm

South Asia

China market blaze kills eight, 15 hurt

SHANGHAI: A fire at a vegetable market in China’s northern province of Hebei killed eight people and wounded 15,...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 02:51pm

Sports

Rybakina defends former coach Vukov after provisional WTA ban

BENGALURU: Elena Rybakina defended her former coach Stefano Vukov after he was provisionally suspended by the...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 01:33pm

Cricket

Bumrah absent for India as wickets tumble in Sydney

SYDNEY: India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 01:28pm

NA body concerned at delay in implementation of NHA’s projects

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications observed with concerns that National Highways...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

Removal of obstacles from Red Line BRT project: Sharjeel sets strict deadline of five days

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has reiterated his directive to promptly remove obstacles in the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 12:11pm

Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair: 16-member team of businesspeople to take part

KARACHI: A 16-member delegation comprising of officials of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 12:04pm

Chengdu official says will make $700m investment in Punjab

LAHORE: A high-level Chinese delegation met Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif at Punjab House, Islamabad on...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 12:02pm

CJP calls JCP meeting for high courts judges’ appointment

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi has convened four separate meetings of the Judicial...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 12:01pm

Dar to visit Dhaka next month

ISLAMABAD: In a major thaw, Pakistan and Bangladesh are set to start a new era of bilateral relationship after...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 11:54am

PSW unifies 7 large govt entities for data sharing

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Single Window (PSW) has integrated seven large government organisations, including provincial...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 11:54am

Reverse repo purchase, OMO: SBP pumps Rs2.43trn into the market

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected Rs2,429.65 billion in the market through reverse repo purchase...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 11:53am

Weekly SPI inflation down 0.26pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended January 2, 2025, decreased by 0.26 per cent...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 11:53am

South Asia

South Korea to compile transcript of voice recording from crashed plane on Saturday

SEOUL: Investigators on Saturday expect to compile the complete transcript from the cockpit voice recorder recovered...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:26am

USA

Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration in hush money case

NEW YORK: The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:21am

Sports

Swiatek beats Rybakina to take Poland into United Cup final

SYDNEY: Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina in straight sets to take Poland into the final...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:15am

Cricket

‘Rested’ India skipper Rohit says not retiring from Test cricket

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma said Saturday he stood down from the decisive ongoing fifth Australia Test...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:13am

South Asia

South Korea in political crisis after president resists arrest

SEOUL: South Korea’s political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:08am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates January 3, 2025

Published 04 Jan, 2025 08:49am

Pakistan

‘Year of Sar Bulandi 2025’: PCBDDA launches logo and documentary

LAHORE: Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), Pakistan’s leading urban development...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:32am

Letters

“‘Sunshine gold’ dethrones ‘black gold’”

Collectively, the top ten ‘sunshine gold nations’ save over $60 billion annually, demonstrating solar energy’s...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:29am

Opinion

Remembering Arshad Zuberi

I still vividly remember my first interaction with Arshad Zuberi in 1998, during my initial week as a trainee at the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:28am

Opinion

Fake news phenomenon

Fake news is the talk of the town these days. This form of communication is believed to have surfaced after the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Opinion

2025 - A year of more challenges

The year 2025 starts with many carry-forward challenges from last year’s and further add to new challenges in the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:20am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Third Wife injecting her own agenda item into the talks?

“The Opposition government talks…” “Stop right there. Let me correct you on two counts. First the opposition...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:18am

Editorials

‘Uraan Pakistan’ – time to act

EDITORIAL: The government’s five-year economic transformation plan, ‘Uraan Pakistan’, unveiled at the cusp of...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:18am

Stocks

Auto leads Indian shares to 2nd consecutive weekly rise

MUMBAI: India’s benchmark indexes logged a second consecutive weekly rise on Friday, led by auto stocks that ...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:55am

Pakistan

Navy holds fleet annual efficiency competition parade

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy Fleet Annual Efficiency Competition Parade was held at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, Karachi. Chief...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:05am

Pakistan

Soil moisture stress may affect crop growth in 3 provinces

LAHORE: Near normal to slightly below normal rainfall with above normal day time temperature in southern parts...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 08:04am

Money & Banking

China’s yuan slides past 7.3 floor on falling yields

HONG KONG: China’s yuan slid past the key 7.3 threshold to a 14-month low against the dollar on Friday, as...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 08:03am

Pakistan

EPD seizes 40 tons of illegal plastic

LAHORE: The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Punjab has seized 40 tons of illegal plastic from June 5, ...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 08:02am

Pakistan

Punjab minister steps up criticism of PTI, speaks about solar power plan

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that the only way for PTI to go viral is through lies. ...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 08:01am

Sports

HBL-PSL-10 draft ceremony moved from Gwadar to Lahore

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is learnt to have given go ahead for shifting the HBL-PSL-10 players draft...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

Plight of kids in IIOJK: ‘Kashmiri Children Day’ to be observed in AJK today

MIRPUR: Under the spirit to invite attention of the external world towards the plight of the suffering kids in the...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:56am

Pakistan

ATC grants bail to 250 PTI workers in various cases

ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (Court) has granted bail to 250 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers nominated...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:55am

Stocks

China stocks set for biggest weekly loss in a year

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks steadied on Friday after the previous session’s slump, as authorities moved ...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:54am

Stocks

European stocks see off holiday-shortened week lower

FRANKFURT: European shares closed out a holiday-shortened week lower on Friday, with heavyweight luxury firms and...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:53am

Stocks

Wall St advances on tech boost

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes moved higher on Friday as technology stocks rebounded from a losing streak,...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:52am

Money & Banking

Dollar edges lower

NEW YORK: The dollar dipped on Friday but was on track for its strongest weekly performance since early November on...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:50am

Money & Banking

Asian currencies: S Korean won inches higher

BENGALURU: Most Asian currencies slipped on Friday and were set for weekly declines against a strengthening dollar,...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:49am

Pakistan

DRAP launches crackdown on spurious drugs

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched a crackdown on spurious pharmaceutical...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

SC disposes of 7,482 cases in two months under CJ leadership

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court disposed of 7,482 cases in two months, against new institution of 2,950 cases, which is...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:47am

Pakistan

‘Global political, economic landscape more likely to deteriorate in 2025’

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan

IHC decides 10,571 cases in 2024

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has decided a total 10,571 cases during the year 2024.The data released by...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:42am

Pakistan

Parachinar standoff persists as roads remain closed

PARACHINAR: A peace accord reached between warring tribes in Kurram has failed to end the protest in Parachinar,...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:41am

Business & Finance

SECP Appellate Bench dismisses two appeals

ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Bench of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has dismissed two ...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:36am

Pakistan

KP Governor for inclusion of opposition leader in apex body

PESHAWAR: KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the representation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the apex ...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:35am

Europe

Father of murdered UK-Pakistani girl attacked in prison

LONDON: The man who murdered his 10-year-old British-Pakistani daughter, Sara Sharif, in a high-profile case that...

Published 04 Jan, 2025 07:33am

Pakistan

CNN names scenic G-B among best places to visit in 2025

ISLAMABAD: The US-based broadcaster Cable News Network (CNN) has curated a list of 25 destinations including...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 07:14am

Pakistan

Uproar in Sindh PA over exam results issue

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s long-awaited session turned tumultuous on Friday as MQM lawmakers clashed with the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2025 06:53am

Pakistan

No room for corruption in govt hospitals: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has said there is no room for corruption in government...