BR Research Don’t let the industry use free trade as a ruse! Sep 25, 2024 Come late, come safe. Following a clarion call by the IMF to liberalize Pakistan’s farm commodity markets and remove... Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:59am
BR Research LSM: Slow revival starts The fiscal year FY25 started on a positive note for Large Scale Manufacturing as the index for July2024 registered a... Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:56am
BR Research Pace (Pakistan) Limited Pace (Pakistan) Limited (PSX: PACE) is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan. The company began its... Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:52am
Business & Finance Import of ‘High Pressure Washer’ to attract zero percent customs duty ISLAMABAD: The customs classification committee of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) declared that zero percent... Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:51am
Pakistan Ministries asked to conceive, plan projects within allocated budgets ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the project... Published 25 Sep, 2024 07:13am
Technology ‘Framework for WLAN-2024 facilitates more accessible connectivity in line with global standards’ ISLAMABAD: In an era where digital connectivity shapes the backbone of national progress, Pakistan’s latest,... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
World Israel launches new strikes BEIRUT: Israel said it carried out dozens of air strikes against Hezbollah on Tuesday, after hundreds were killed ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
World Biden seeks to calm ME tension NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday,... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) and the forecast for Wednesday (September 25, 2024)... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan IK’s trial in military court?: Govt has made no decision yet, IHC told ISLAMABAD: The federal government informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that no decision has yet been taken for ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Al-Qadir Trust case hearing: Now PTI founder makes wild allegation against CJP ISLAMABAD: The incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman, Imran Khan, on Tuesday, alleged that... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Pakistan, Iran to form sub-committee to resolve customs-related issues ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran Tuesday agreed to form a sub-committee to resolve customs duty related issues between... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Reserved seats: ECP yet to implement SC verdict ISLAMABAD: The implementation of the Supreme Court’s judgement in the reserved seats case on part of the Election... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Senate body asks FIA to devise strategy against smuggling ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, on Tuesday, recommended the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance Minister claims Dr Umar sabotaged deal with Paypal ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja accused former caretaker federal minister Dr... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Bilawal underscores need for judicial reforms KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has vowed to... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 07:30am
Pakistan Democracy, human rights: President, PM underline importance of newspapers ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called on newspapers to champion democratic values, raise awareness of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan PIA bidding likely to be shown live ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation secretary informed a parliamentarians’ panel that on completion of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Pakistan condemns Israeli aggression against Lebanon ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned in the strongest possible terms, Israel’s latest military aggression... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan SC asks ECP to appoint ETs for hearing petitions ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to appoint the Election Tribunals ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Larkana industrial zone given SEZ status KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Jam Ikramullah Dharejo has said that Larkana Industrial ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan 45,000 posts lying vacant in Pakistan Railways ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Railways, Tuesday, was informed that about 45,000... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Jinnah Inter-School declamation contest from tomorrow KARACHI: 38 Schools located in Karachi are expected to participate in the Jinnah Inter-School Declamation Contest... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Pre-arrest bail granted to PTI leader till October 19 LAHORE: A sessions court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to PTI former MNA Aliya Hamza Malik till October 19 in a... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan JI says will organise nationwide sit-ins on thoroughfares on 29th LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced nationwide sit-ins on main roads on... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Punjab Cabinet approves projects, including recruitment of 7,354 CTIs LAHORE: Punjab Cabinet, which met here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the chair accorded approval ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan ‘PPP never been a part of any illegal amendment,’ says Punjab Governor LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that Pakistan People’s Party has never been a part of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan CM for early setup of Punjab Enforcement & Regulatory Authority LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed authorities concerned to complete the legal process for... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Markets ‘Pakistan should seek assistance from UN, IMF & WEF on clean renewable energy’ FAISALABAD: Pakistan should seek financial and technical assistance from world organizations including UN, IMF and... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan KP, G-B, Balochistan: Accords signed to transform selected model TVET institutes into CoEs ISLAMABAD: A major step in the development of employable skills for youth in Pakistan was taken on Tuesday with the... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Benazir Nashonuma Programme: BISP signs two separate agreements with UNICEF, WHO ISLAMABAD: BISP has signed two separate agreements with the UNICEF and the WHO under the Benazir Nashonuma ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance CCP approves internal restructuring of Nishat Chunian Group ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved internal restructuring involving M/s Nishat... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan ‘Nearly 90pc of buildings do not conform to approved structural standards’ ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works, on Tuesday, observed that nearly 90 per cent of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan LGH doctors remove hair-clip from stomach LAHORE: The doctors of Lahore General Hospital (LGH) performed a successful Endoscopy procedure of a... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Misuse of antibiotic ignites fears of untreatable infections KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a pressing concern regarding the excessive use of antibiotics, which may lead to the... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Newly-elected office-bearers of PJA take oath ISLAMABAD: The newly-elected office-bearers of Pakhtun Journalists Association (PJA) of twin cities of Islamabad and... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Plea against ‘Practice & Procedure Ordinance 2024’ remain un-heard LAHORE: The cause-list of Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court was cancelled on Tuesday hence the cases before the... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Launch of Book Titled “CHINA LEADS” at ISSI ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized the launch of China Leads by Dr. Junaid... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance PTA publishes Framework for Wireless Local Area Network ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) after extensive consultation with the relevant ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Safe City Project in Karachi Phase-I significantly accelerated: Murad KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the work done so far was a significant step toward... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Sindh Assembly pays rich tribute to ‘MRD martyrs’ KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution paying tribute to the martyrs of the Movement... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Life & Style Japan Foundation’s exhibition ‘Yokai Parade’ opens at Alhamra LAHORE: The Japan Foundation’s highly anticipated exhibition, “Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Print Panetta terms Israel’s pager explosion operation ‘terrorism’ NEW YORK: Former CIA director Leon Panetta labeled Israel’s pager operation as “terrorism” in an interview with CBS... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:01am
Print Bordering areas of KP: COAS reviews security, uplift initiatives ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir visited Wana, South Waziristan District, where he... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:00am
Print National Electric Vehicle policy expected in one month ISLAMABAD: The Steering Committee on Electric Vehicles (EV) has decided to finalise the National Electric Vehicle... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:14am
Print Book building starts today: BF Biosciences seeking to expand key product lines KARACHI: BF Biosciences IPO’s book building phase will be held on 25th and 26th September where high net worth... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:24am
Print Strategy aimed at re-appropriation, more allocation of funds notified ISLAMABAD: No supplementary grant for any additional unbudgeted spending over the parliamentary approved level shall... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:23am
Print ‘FASTER’ system: Exporters allowed to enjoy speedy refund payment facility from Oct ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed the facility of speedy sales tax... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:25am
Print US termed biggest trading partner of country ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has been apprised that the USA is the biggest trading partner of... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 08:59am
Business & Finance China’s central bank unveils most aggressive stimulus since pandemic BEIJING: China’s central bank on Tuesday unveiled its biggest stimulus since the pandemic to pull the economy out... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance Belarussian businessmen urged to invest in country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday extended an invitation to Belarusian investors to explore opportunities in the ... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance Minister calls for JVs in industrial, agri sectors with Belarus ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal has called for the establishment of joint ventures between Pakistan and... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance 'Business Facilitation Centre promoting activities in Punjab' LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Secretary Shahinshah Muhammad Faisal Azim said that the establishment of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance FBR transformation plan, digitisation: Business groups, tax compliant cos taken on board ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Tuesday took into confidence leading business... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance ‘Climate-related events could reduce 18-20pc Pakistan’s GDP by 2050’ KARACHI: Despite contributing only one percent to global carbon emissions, Pakistan is among the countries hardest... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance ‘Manufacturing sector’s future become bleak due to high electricity rates & taxes’ KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance Pacra assigns Asset Manager rating to PQFTL as Pension Fund Manager KARACHI: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Limited (Pacra) has assigned the Asset Manager rating of AM2 to the... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Print PM attends session of UNGA NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 08:59am
Print Commitment with IMF: CPPs: Gas disconnection process begins ISLAMABAD: The country’s both gas utility companies are said to have started process to disconnect gas to Captive... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:20am
Print Aurangzeb says IMF deal will sail through LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was hopeful that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:18am
Print $7bn IMF EFF: Board likely to do the needful Is all set to consider Pakistan’s 37-month Extended Fund Facility Arrangement of about $7 billion today Updated 25 Sep, 2024 09:26am
Editorials The Swat roadside bomb blast EDITORIAL: Surely authorities understand very well just how close they came to a terrorism nightmare in Swat the... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Editorials Tax reforms: more of the same? EDITORIAL: The taxation bureaucracy’s knack of coming up with measures that claim to tackle the inefficiencies of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
World Netanyahu vows to carry on with Israeli strikes on Hezbollah JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday that the military would press on with its aerial... Published 25 Sep, 2024 01:21am
World Zelensky says Russia ‘can only be forced into peace’ UNITED NATIONS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia can only be forced into peace, as he... Published 25 Sep, 2024 01:11am
World Israel ‘not eager’ for Lebanon ground invasion: envoy to UN UNITED NATIONS: Israel is not eager for a ground invasion of Lebanon, the country’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon... Published 25 Sep, 2024 12:13am
World Three killed, two wounded in Russian attacks on east Ukrainian towns KYIV: Russian attacks on two towns in Ukraine’s east killed three people and wounded two more, regional authorities... Published 24 Sep, 2024 11:27pm
World Sri Lanka president dissolves parliament to clear way for Nov. 14 polls Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament to clear the way for a snap... Published 24 Sep, 2024 11:10pm
Sports Pakistan name 15-man squad for first England Test The national selection committee on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the first Test against England,... Published 24 Sep, 2024 10:28pm
Sports Hundred hero Brook keeps England alive in Australia ODI series CHESTER-LE-STREET: England captain Harry Brook’s maiden one-day international century revived his side’s series... Updated 25 Sep, 2024 01:03am
World Myanmar flood death toll climbs to 419: junta YANGON: The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of flooding and landslides sparked by Typhoon Yagi has climbed to 419,... Published 24 Sep, 2024 09:16pm
World Turkiye’s Erdogan says UN, Western values dying in Gaza UNITED NATIONS: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the values of the United Nations’ system and... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 11:00pm
Markets Rs8.92 per unit: KE says received ‘Pakistan’s lowest tariff bid’ for 220MW hybrid project Power utility K-Electric (KE) on Tuesday said it had received the “country’s lowest tariff bid” of Rs8.9189 per unit... Published 24 Sep, 2024 08:17pm
World US President Biden says now ‘time to finalise’ Gaza deal and ‘end this war’ He warns against full-scale war after Israel’s Lebanon strikes Updated 24 Sep, 2024 10:36pm
World Ukraine to spend 60 percent of 2025 budget on defence KYIV: Kyiv will spend more than 60 percent of its entire state budget on defence and security next year, according... Published 24 Sep, 2024 07:20pm
Markets US stocks open higher after China stimulus NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks opened higher Tuesday, lifting major indices to fresh record territory after China... Published 24 Sep, 2024 07:17pm
Pakistan Will not rest until constitutional court formed: Bilawal PPP Chairman says constitutional court required to ensure that no elected prime minister is subjected to unlawful execution in the future Updated 24 Sep, 2024 11:00pm
Life & Style Pakistan actor Fawad Khan rumoured to make Bollywood comeback Pakistan actor Fawad Khan is reportedly set to make a comeback in Bollywood with Ridhi Dogra, according to the... Published 24 Sep, 2024 06:59pm
Pakistan COAS visits South Waziristan, praises security forces and local support Army chief lauds tribal elders for their 'invaluable cooperation' in combatting terrorism Published 24 Sep, 2024 06:56pm
World UN chief warns Lebanon on ‘brink’ as world leaders gather Gathering of dozens of world leaders, high point of the diplomatic calendar, comes as Israeli strikes kill 558 people in Lebanon Updated 24 Sep, 2024 10:37pm
World Gaza: over 41,000 Palestinians killed, farmland, schools destroyed PARIS: The nearly year-long war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has killed tens of thousands of people, and had... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 07:13pm
World Russia strikes apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, three killed, 15 injured Russia hit a high-rise apartment block in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv during an attack with guided bombs... Published 24 Sep, 2024 06:37pm
World Hundreds cross into Syria from Lebanon after Israel strikes: security source DAMASCUS: Some 500 people have crossed from Lebanon to war-torn Syria, a Syrian security official told AFP Tuesday,... Published 24 Sep, 2024 06:06pm
Pakistan 15 killed in Pakistan tribal clashes PESHAWAR: At least 15 people have been killed in clashes between two tribes in northwestern Pakistan, a local... Published 24 Sep, 2024 05:39pm
Sports Asjad Iqbal crushes Indian opponent to reach IBSF World Six Red Snooker Championship Final Pakistan’s Asjad Iqbal overpowered India’s Malkeet Singh in the semi-final of the IBSF World Six Red Snooker... Published 24 Sep, 2024 05:35pm
Pakistan ICT Police prohibits officers, staff from social media activity without permission The police officers and officials in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) on Tuesday were barred from expressing any... Published 24 Sep, 2024 05:10pm
Technology Google, Volkswagen partner on smartphone AI assistant SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet’s Google is providing key capabilities for an artificial intelligence assistant for... Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:58pm
Sports China’s Olympic champ Zheng embraces big home expectations BEIJING: Paris Olympics champion Zheng Qinwen said Tuesday she hopes to use the fervent support of the home crowd to... Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:45pm
Markets Explaining the price-surge: all that glitters is gold in Pakistan The price of one-tola gold in Pakistan hit yet another all-time high on Tuesday to Rs273,000, breaking the previous... Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:43pm
World Iran president says Hezbollah ‘cannot stand alone’ against Israel TEHRAN: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that its ally Hezbollah “cannot stand alone” against Israel... Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:40pm
World Iran’s Pezeshkian to meet Putin, attend BRICS summit TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold talks with Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia next month... Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:33pm
Life & Style Rolex begins selling used watches, but at a premium Luxury Swiss watchmaker moves into the 'certified pre-owned' market Published 24 Sep, 2024 04:22pm
Life & Style Diamond necklace valued at up to $2.8mn heads to auction LONDON: A rare diamond necklace with possible links to former French queen consort Marie Antoinette is to be... Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:09pm
Markets New record high: gold price hits Rs273,000 per tola in Pakistan After declining in the previous session, gold prices in Pakistan jumped on Tuesday in line with their increase in... Published 24 Sep, 2024 02:41pm
Life & Style Meryl Streep says a ‘squirrel has more rights’ than an Afghan girl UNITED NATIONS, United States: American actor Meryl Streep has said a “squirrel has more rights” than a girl in... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 06:26pm
Markets Most Gulf markets gain in line with oil, Asian shares Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Tuesday in line with oil prices and Asian shares buoyed... Published 24 Sep, 2024 01:50pm
Pakistan UN summit: Asif says sustainable development cannot happen while tragedies like Gaza being perpetuated Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that no sustainable development can be achieved until tragedies like Gaza are... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 04:57pm
Markets London shares jump as China stimulus lifts mining, luxury stocks UK stocks rose on Tuesday tracking global gains, as markets cheered fresh stimulus measures in China that lifted... Published 24 Sep, 2024 01:19pm
Business & Finance Mari Petroleum says will invest Rs10bn in tech-focused subsidiary The Board of Directors of Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MARI), one of Pakistan’s largest E&P companies, has... Updated 24 Sep, 2024 10:33pm
Markets European shares jump on China stimulus; luxury stocks shine European shares opened higher on Tuesday, as China’s sweeping stimulus measures boosted stocks of luxury companies... Published 24 Sep, 2024 01:17pm