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Markets

Bond selloff slows in Asia, stocks fall with eyes on UK gilts, US policy

TOKYO: The global bond rout that has pressured equities and boosted the safe-haven U.S. dollar showed signs of...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:40am

Business & Finance

Los Angeles wildfire economic loss estimates top $50bn

U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather said on Wednesday that estimated damage and economic loss from the California...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:36am

Pakistan

Country should engage with Kandahar-based Taliban leadership, suggest experts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should engage with the Taliban leadership based in Kandahar, the actual seat of power in...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:34am

World

Los Angeles surrounded by out-of-control wildfires; at least 5 dead

LOS ANGELES: Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:32am

Pakistan

Indonesian President to visit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to embark upon his maiden official visit to Pakistan...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:31am

Pakistan

CPSC hosts lecture titled ‘Japan’s perspective on regional issues’

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:30am

Pakistan

Fatima Fertilizer celebrates sixth ‘Kissan Day’

LAHORE: Fatima Fertilizer marked the sixth Kissan Day with a landmark celebration in Islamabad, uniting ...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:28am

Pakistan

40 food-laden vehicles arrive in Kurram

ISLAMABAD: In a major development in prevailing tense environment, a convoy of 40 vehicles loaded with food and...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:27am

Business & Finance

SoftBank and Arm weigh acquiring Ampere Computing, source says

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group, and its majority-owned Arm Holdings, are exploring a deal for Oracle,...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:26am

Pakistan

Senate panel asks medical colleges to fully comply with PMDC’s rules, regulations

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Wednesday, warned private medical educational institutions of strict action in ...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:25am

Pakistan

BNU and FAST Cables host seminar on green housing

LAHORE: FAST Cables organised the “FAST Forward Sustainable Development” forum on Wednesday at Beaconhouse...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:24am

Pakistan

‘Satellite monitoring may be used to prevent illegal mining’

LAHORE: Director General, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore suggested that satellite monitoring may be ...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:23am

Business & Finance

Hyundai Motor Group to invest record $16.7 billion in South Korea this year

SEOUL: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it planned to boost domestic investment by 19% to a record...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Pakistan

Operation intensifies against unregistered vehicles

LAHORE: Punjab Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control have intensified the field operation against unregistered...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:22am

Pakistan

Maryam becoming more popular, powerful: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is becoming more...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:20am

Pakistan

PU seminar on ‘foreign policy’: Ambassador to US explains country’s geo-strategic importance

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States and Punjab University alumnus Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has said that...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:18am

Business & Finance

Volvo CEO says plan for Mexico truck factory ongoing despite US tariff threat

LAS VEGAS: Sweden’s Volvo Group, is proceeding with its planned $700-million heavy-truck factory in Monterrey,...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:18am

Pakistan

£190m case against IK: Rana says there’s no link between govt-PTI talks, delay in verdict

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Advisor on Political Affairs and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:13am

Business & Finance

Japan Nov real wages fall for 4th straight month as inflation weighs

TOKYO: Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages fell for the fourth straight month in November weighed down by higher...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:13am

Pakistan

PM to open pioneering global summit on girls’ education

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that Islamabad is set to host Pioneering Global Summit on...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:12am

Pakistan

ATC declares Gandapur, Butt proclaimed offenders

ISLAMABAD: The Ant-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:11am

Business & Finance

China’s consumer inflation slows as demand weakens

BEIJING: China’s consumer inflation slowed in December, leading to modest annual price gains for 2024 while...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:10am

Pakistan

Toshakhana-II case: Court rejects defence’s plea for adjournment

ISLAMABAD: The special court hearing Toshakhana-II case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:10am

Pakistan

‘South Punjab’: Senate panel meeting on bill inconclusive

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of a parliamentary panel on Wednesday ended inconclusive over a bill that sought the...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:08am

Markets

Buoyant dollar keeps pound, euro and yen under pressure

SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar charged ahead on Thursday underpinned by rising Treasury yields, putting the yen,...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:07am

Markets

Oil prices extend losses on rising U.S. fuel inventories

TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending losses from the previous day, pressured by large builds in U.S. fuel...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:03am

BR Research

Autos wrapped

The end of 2024 marks a year that the automobile industry might prefer to forget and despite a positive growth...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:29am

Business & Finance

FBR invites proposals for budget FY2025-26

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Inland Revenue field formations and business community to...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:26am

Business & Finance

CCP organises lecture on ‘cartel screening & detection methods’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) organized an insightful capacity-building lecture on...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:23am

Pakistan

‘Illegal appointments’: Indictment of Elahi, others delayed

LAHORE: A special court for anti-corruption on Wednesday delayed the indictment against PTI president and former...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:22am

BR Research

Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering

Incorporated as a public limited company in 1953, Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering (PSX: SIEM) has been a cornerstone...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:21am

Sports

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 preparations in full swing: PCB

LAHORE: Preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 are in full swing, with the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:03am

Pakistan

Ceremony held to honour Awami Khidmat Committee Kasur

LAHORE: A prestigious ceremony was held at Governor House Lahore under the chairmanship of Acting Governor Punjab...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:03am

Pakistan

CDA keen in partnering with EOBI to identify projects

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa expressed the CDA’s keen interest in...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 07:03am

Pakistan

Chairperson reviews progress BISP projects

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson BISP Rubina Khalid and Secretary Amer Ali Ahmad chaired a meeting at the Benazir Income...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:57am

Pakistan

Karachi-Sukkur Motorway: Construction will start this year: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited construction of Karachi-Sukkur Motorway will start this year. Federal Minister for...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:56am

Pakistan

DC Jamshoro visits Sehwan, reviews development projects

HYDERABAD: Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro, Ghazanfar Ali Qadri, visited Sehwan Sharif, where he inspected various...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:54am

Pakistan

JUI-F observes strike in Quetta against rigging in by-polls

QUETTA: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) observed a strike in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan on Wednesday in...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:47am

Pakistan

KP govt launches social lab-smart village project in Swat

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched the Social Lab-Smart Village Project in Swat to bring...

Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:46am

World

Thousands flee as Los Angeles wildfires burn out of control

LOS ANGELES: Tens of thousands of people fled their homes near Los Angeles on Wednesday as three out-of-control...