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Raising tobacco taxes right approach to reducing smoking rates?

KARACHI: A growing debate in Pakistan questions whether raising tobacco taxes is the right approach to reducing...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:36am

Pakistan

Property disputes of overseas Pakistanis: Special courts being set up in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Special courts will be established in Islamabad to address property disputes involving overseas...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:35am

Pakistan

Punjab CM announces package for special people

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced a package for the special people. After conducting ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:35am

Pakistan

Azma accuses PTI members of ‘hatching conspiracies against country’

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Pakistan Army soldiers are laying down their lives to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:32am

Pakistan

World Special Olympics: CM greets ‘Special Heroes’ for performance

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has paid tribute to Pakistan’s “Special Heroes” for winning...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:30am

Pakistan

EPA allots identification numbers to industrial units, brick kilns

LAHORE: The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for the first time in Pakistan, has allotted unique...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:29am

Pakistan

Zakir Naik meets Nawaz

LAHORE: Religious scholar Dr Zakir Naik called on Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Nawaz Sharif at his Jati...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:26am

Pakistan

IHC orders consolidation of cases on meetings with IK

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Monday, directed that all cases related to meetings with Pakistan...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:25am

World

Israel attacks targets in Gaza as ceasefire deadlock breaks

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: The Israeli military said it hit targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:25am

Pakistan

Ready to resign if it helps improve security situation: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that he was ready to step down if it is the solution to...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:25am

Pakistan

81pc surge in terrorism-related incidents in Q1 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed an alarming 81 percent surge in terrorism-related incidents in the first quarter ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:22am

Pakistan

190m pounds transferred from UK to build varsity condemned

ISLAMABAD: Former senator and president human rights cell of PPP Farhatullah Babar has issued the following ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:18am

Markets

Gold scales record peak, rises above $3,000 again as tariff uncertainty fuels safe-haven demand

Gold prices scaled a record peak above the key $3,000 mark on Tuesday for the second time within a week, as...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:17am

Pakistan

Crackdown continues against profiteering

LAHORE: The district administration on Monday continued with it crackdown against profiteering; it penalised people...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:16am

Markets

Indian shares may open higher, tracking Asian peers

India’s benchmark indexes are likely to open higher on Tuesday, tracking their Asian peers on optimism over China’s...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:14am

Pakistan

Daughter is eligible for govt job after father’s death: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday declared that a daughter is eligible for government job if her...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:14am

Markets

Hong Kong stocks and kiwi rise on China outlook

SINGAPORE: Hong Kong shares rose to three-year highs and led Asian markets higher on Tuesday, as investors turn...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:12am

Pakistan

FAO team discusses climate data enhancement at SAU

HYDERABAD: A high-level delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, under the...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:12am

Pakistan

‘Late document submission doesn't void self-assessment benefit’

LAHORE: A tax appellate forum has declared that failure on the part of an assessee to submit documents within...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:08am

Pakistan

Karachi stunned as meteor fireball lights up sky

KARACHI: A meteor fireball travelling across the sky stunned the Karachiites during wee hours of Monday, according ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:07am

World

Israel consulted US on its strikes in Gaza, White House told Fox News

WASHINGTON: The administration of President Donald Trump was consulted on Monday by Israel on its deadly strikes in...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:06am

Pakistan

LDA seals 87 properties

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has intensified its campaign against illegal commercial buildings,...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:00am

Markets

Dollar stuck near 5-month low, struggles to shake off growth concerns

TOKYO: The US dollar wallowed near a five-month trough against the euro and other major peers on Tuesday as...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

Compensation to deceased pilot family: LHC seeks replies from PIA, others on contempt plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday sought replies from Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and others on...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

LHC suspends inquiry against FBR official

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday suspended a departmental inquiry of alleged negligence against Commissioner...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:57am

Markets

Oil prices muted as slowdown worries offset China data, Mideast risks

BEIJING: Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Tuesday as global growth concerns, U.S. tariffs and...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:56am

Pakistan

Specific budget granted to schools: Murad abolishes additional TO, DEO, director posts

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, while presiding over a review meeting on school education,...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:55am

Pakistan

Senior officials of FGEHA: Senate body recommends criminal proceedings

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas has recommended initiating criminal...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:50am

Pakistan

Sindh Assembly commences pre-budget debate

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly commenced its pre-budget debate on Monday, which will continue in the House through ...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan

South African defence team meets Chief of the Air Staff

RAWALPINDI: A high-level defence delegation from the Republic of South Africa, led by Dr Thobekile Gamede, Acting...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:46am

Sports

Peshawar Zalmi announces partnership with Cheezious for PSL-10

LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi, one of the franchises in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) has announced its partnership with...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:43am

BR Research

Energy crisis: Gridlock of gas and power

The government, under the guise of IMF conditions, has increased gas prices for captive power plants, along with an...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:17am

Pakistan

Medical, dental students: UHS approves new academic regulations

LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS) Syndicate, in its 85th meeting on Monday, approved new academic...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:16am

Pakistan

PTI to attend in-camera PCNS moot

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) confirmed on Monday that it will participate in the...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:13am

BR Research

Net metering reforms: Course correction

The solar gold rush in Pakistan was always going to invite a policy response. The numbers alone warranted it. In the...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:12am

Editorials

Gross negligence

EDITORIAL: Presumed to be free from contamination by bacteria or chemicals, bottled water in this country can still...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:00am

BR Research

Gatron (Industries) Limited

Gatron (Industries) Limited (PSX: GATI) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1980. The...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Business & Finance

Country’s economic house is not exactly in order: BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Monday observed...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:55am

Business & Finance

Lowest power production in Feb 2025: KPCM Advisor rejects federal govt’s claims of economic improvement

PESHAWAR: Advisor to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muzzammil Aslam has rejected the federal government's...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:51am

Editorials

Staff Level Agreement: misplaced optimism?

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the last day of its first review mission to Pakistan - from 24...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:46am

PM orders crackdown on ‘seed mafia’

ISLAMABAD: In an effort to protect the agricultural industry from ‘seed mafia’ and ensure that farmers have...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 06:37am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Monday (March 17, 2025) and the forecast for Tuesday (March 18, 2025)...