Markets India’s benchmark indexes open marginally higher India’s benchmark indexes opened marginally higher on Wednesday, after hitting a more than seven-month low in the... Published 22 Jan, 2025 09:06am
Sports Keys overpowers Svitolina to reach Australian Open semi-finals MELBOURNE: Madison Keys blasted her way into the Australian Open semi-finals for a third time with characteristic... Published 22 Jan, 2025 09:02am
Business & Finance Japan wage growth gathers steam as reluctant retailers raise pay TOKYO: Japan’s retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:58am
Markets Indian rupee set to rise at open, alongside Asian peers, before facing resistance MUMBAI: The Indian rupee will likely inch up at the open on Wednesday, tracking an uptick in most of its Asian... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:49am
Business & Finance Morgan Stanley’s bonus payouts for star Asia bankers to jump by up to 50%, sources say HONG KONG: Morgan Stanley’s top-performing investment bankers and traders in Asia will see up to a 50% increase in... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:47am
World Indonesia resumes search for 13 missing after deadly landslide in Central Java JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers on Wednesday were searching for 13 people missing after a landslide in Central Java... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:42am
Life & Style TikTok users anxiously await its return to US app stores Three days after ByteDance’s TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users that deleted... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:34am
World Turkiye ski resort fire kills 76, guests forced to jump from windows KARTALKAYA: A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkeiye Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday,... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:28am
World Donald Trump stirs tariff pot with fresh threats on EU, Feb 1 China deadline WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:22am
Technology TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 bln on AI chips in 2025, FT reports ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:14am
Business & Finance Netflix shares soar on price hikes and record subscriber gains Netflix reaffirmed its dominance of the streaming video market on Tuesday, as its mixture of live sporting events,... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:10am
Markets Stocks bask in Trump glow, tariff uncertainty weighs on dollar SYDNEY/NEW YORK: Global stocks gained on Wednesday as a flurry of new policies from U.S. President Donald Trump... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:06am
Technology Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 08:00am
BR Research Imports under pressure The import pressure is gradually increasing. There is no immediate strain on the currency per se, but demand is... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:58am
Markets Dollar drifts lower as traders ponder Trump tariff plans TOKYO: The dollar drifted slightly lower on Wednesday in indecisive trading as a lack of clarity on President Donald... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:56am
BR Research Citi Pharma Limited Citi Pharma Limited (PSX: CPHL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2012 and was converted... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:56am
Markets Oil prices steady as investors debate Trump 2.0 policies Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Wednesday as markets weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:51am
Pakistan Minister for taking strict action against sugar hoarders ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain chaired an important meeting of the... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:48am
Pakistan Punjab, Argentina to promote cultural exchanges: Azma LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari held a meeting with the Argentine Ambassador to discuss... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:47am
Pakistan 27 buses powered by solar energy to run on Lahore’s roads LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to introduce 27 smoke-free electric buses in Lahore by the end of this... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:46am
Pakistan Customs dept fails to establish use of oil tanker in diesel smuggling LAHORE: the Customs department has failed to establish use of an oil tanker in smuggling of diesel, as the relevant... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:44am
Pakistan Extremism at its peak in Punjab University: PPP LAHORE: General Secretary Pakistan People’s Party Central Punjab Syed Hassan Murtaza on Tuesday said that ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:43am
Pakistan Plea seeking to restrain former judge Zahid from working rejected LAHORE: Justice Ahmad Nadeem Arshad of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday rejecting the plea to restrain a former ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:40am
Pakistan UHS, UNICEF, PHS join hands for nutrition reforms in Punjab LAHORE: The University of Health Sciences (UHS), Directorate General Health Services Punjab, and UNICEF Punjab have... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:38am
Pakistan Opposition concerned at alarming rise in cases of sexual violence LAHORE: Opposition leader in Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmed Khan Bachhar has expressed deep concern over the alarming... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:38am
Pakistan Global Hub Girls’ Cadet College Malir: Aseefa inaugurates ‘Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Block’ KARACHI: The inauguration of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Block at Global Hub Girls’ Cadet College Malir was graced... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:35am
Pakistan Advanced technologies: Punjab govt for more collaboration with China LAHORE: The Punjab Secretary of Agriculture, Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, has called for strengthened collaboration between... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:32am
Pakistan Opposition’s resolution seeking student union elections rejected KARACHI: The dominant treasury voted out an opposition’s resolution calling for the immediate conduct of students... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:24am
Business & Finance 1HFY2024-25: Mobile phones worth $733.425m imported ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $733.425 million in the first half (July-December) of the ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:21am
Pakistan Govt reaffirms its commitment against poliovirus, speaks of close collaboration with partners ISLAMABAD: The government reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating poliovirus from the country with the close... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:18am
Pakistan Bilawal holds separate meetings with PPP leaders ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Tuesday, held separate meetings with his... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:15am
Pakistan Opposition members protest in NA ISLAMABAD: The federal government faced difficulties in running the business of the National Assembly as the ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:15am
Pakistan Afghan national killed in Zhob: body handed over to Kabul ISLAMABAD: Pakistan handed over the body of an Afghan national involved in terrorist activities within Pakistan, to... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:15am
Pakistan KE condemns attack on staff KARACHI: K-Electric strongly condemned the violent attack on its staff by nearly area residents during an operation... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:12am
Pakistan Zardari greets Trump ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated Donald Trump on assuming the office as the 47th President of... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:08am
Pakistan Whether an administrative order can take jurisdiction of bench, asks SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court raising concern over the independence of benches questioned whether an administrative... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:07am
Pakistan PTI’s demands: govt forms a sub-committee ISLAMABAD: Amid a looming deadlock in talks between the ruling coalition and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:06am
Pakistan PPP deplores delay in establishing Minorities Commission ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Cell of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has deplored the inordinate delay in the ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 07:03am
Business & Finance 70,000 new firms join Dubai Chamber of Commerce, of which more than 6,000 are Pakistani DUBAI: The number of new companies joining the Dubai Chamber of Commerce continued to soar as the figure hit 70,000... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:26am
Editorials Controlling smuggling EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for enhanced technological measures to check smuggling is not only... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:15am
World Trump reinstates Cuba on state sponsor of terror list WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday promptly reversed Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World Xi and Putin discuss relations with Trump, Ukraine and Taiwan MOSCOW/BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World EU, China warn against trade friction at Davos after Trump return DAVOS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared Tuesday that Europe was ready to negotiate with the United States and... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World Indonesia fines Google $12m for unfair business practices JAKARTA: Indonesia’s antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines about 202 billion rupiah ($12.37... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World Afghan Taliban govt announces prisoner swap with US KABUL: The United States has freed an Afghan convicted by an American court on charges of drug smuggling and... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World New Secretary of State emphasises ‘America First’ agenda WASHINGTON: US Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees to ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) and the forecast for Wednesday (January 22, 2025)... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Parliamentary websites in Pakistan: FAFEN for standardisation of info, accessibility features ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said that parliamentary websites in Pakistan have evolved into... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Efforts on to boost Pakistan Post’s revenue to Rs14bn by June 30: Aleem ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications, Privatisation and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan has assigned... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan KP CM inaugurates police training school at DIK PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur formally inaugurated the newly-established police... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Naqvi attends special reception at Lincoln Liberty Hall WASHINGTON: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi attended a special dinner reception at the Lincoln Liberty Hall ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Non-bailable arrest warrants for Gandapur upheld ISLAMABAD: A local court on Tuesday again upheld the non-bailable arrest warrant of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan CDA chief for improving quality of education ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman directed to improve the quality of education and... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Elahi skips hearings of 2 cases LAHORE: PTI President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Tuesday skipped hearings of two corruption cases pending before as... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan NITB identifies increasing frequency of unauthorised access incidents ISLAMABAD: The National Information Technology Board (NITB) has identified increase in incidents involving... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Sports Raja Samiullah steers Army to clinch SZJ Memorial Polo Cup opener LAHORE: Team Army defeated Team Balochistan by 10½-6 goals in the opening match of the eight-goal Maj Gen... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Agile Project Management & Scrum: SSUET holds training session KARACHI: Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) organized a high-profile training session on... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Malik Riaz has occupied govt, private lands: NAB ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday claimed it has credible information that property... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World Trump orders US exit from WHO NEW YORK/LONDON/ GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
World Saif Ali Khan home from hospital days after knife attack MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan SC removes additional registrar over ‘serious lapse’ ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan removed the Additional Registrar (Judicial) on account of serious lapse in... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print Senate body told: Pakistan not executing death penalty due to GSP Plus conditions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is not executing the death penalty because of Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+)... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print Punjab CM launches ‘largest’ business finance scheme LAHORE: More than Rs 84 billion for Punjab’s Easy Business Finance Scheme, and over Rs 48 billion for Punjab’s... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print Winding up of PTB: Aurangzeb urged to revisit decision ISLAMABAD: Officials of the Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) have urged Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb to... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print Gwadar airport set to reshape economic landscape: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday commended the World Bank’s pledge of providing a $20 billion... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 08:39am
Print Rs1.2bn losses emerge: PECO board clears 5-year accounts backlog KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Pakistan Engineering Company Limited (PECO), a public-listed company, has taken a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print NA panels says concerned at some clauses of Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue expressed concern over some clauses of Tax... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance Dubai’s Crypto Tower will feature an exotic car dealership and a gold bullion shop DUBAI: A 17-storey ‘Crypto Tower’ is in the works for Dubai including nine floors of offices tailored for both... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 06:34am
Business & Finance Improved tax system: Furniture Association presents suggestions LAHORE: The Furniture Association presented recommendations to improve the tax system and reaffirmed its commitment... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance KP Govt launches ‘BizHub’ Portal to empower SMEs PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formally launched the ‘BizHub’ digital App aiming to serve as a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance ‘Need to improve investment environment to boost economy’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance Banks running ‘war rooms’; markets tense DAVOS, (Switzerland): JPMorgan Chase & Co bankers worked through the night in a “war room” to assess the... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance Govt agrees terms for $1bn loan with 2 ME banks DAVOS, (Switzerland): Pakistan has agreed terms for a $1 billion loan with two Middle Eastern banks at a 6%-7%... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Business & Finance Aurangzeb invites global stakeholders to invest in priority sectors DAVOS: In an exclusive article published as part of World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Minister of Finance and... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print Curbs on non-filers a must to bring black money into documented regime ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Finance, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Tuesday, admitted before the National Assembly... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 09:07am
Print LoS extension stays pending: Chinese firm agrees to delay Kohala project ISLAMABAD: Chinese company China Three Gorges South Asia Investment (SCAIL), has reportedly agreed to delay its ... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print KP demands Re1/unit hike: NHP: centre-provinces row reignites ISLAMABAD: A renewed debate has emerged between the federation and the provinces over the longstanding issue of Net... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 09:07am
Print Gas cost equalisation: SNGPL seeks support of Petroleum Div ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has sought Petroleum Division’s support for finalisation of... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Print Wheat sector: Govt fast-tracks deregulation under IMF terms KARACHI: The federal government is aggressively working on the deregulation of the wheat sector to fulfill the... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Editorials Protectionism and subsidies EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a report titled World Economic Outlook Update dated October... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Technology CBUs: Lucky Motor set to launch new KIA electric SUVs in Pakistan Lucky Motor, the authorised assembler and distributor of KIA-brand vehicles in Pakistan, is set to introduce various... Published 21 Jan, 2025 11:55pm
World Yemen's Houthis to limit attacks to Israel-linked ships during truce SANAA: Yemen's Houthi rebels said Tuesday they would limit their Red Sea attacks to vessels linked to Israel during... Published 21 Jan, 2025 11:19pm
World Trump removes Coast Guard commandant, US official says WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has fired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan, the first female... Published 21 Jan, 2025 10:11pm
Pakistan No decision on formation of judicial commission yet: Irfan Siddiqui Senator Irfan Siddiqui, spokesperson for the government negotiation committee, said on Tuesday that no decision was... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:11pm
World Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization NEW YORK/GENEVA: The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:45pm
Pakistan Pakistan says it has agreed $1 billion loan with two Middle East banks Terms set at 6-7% interest rate as country continues to look at more financing Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:41pm
World Rain-triggered landslide kills 17 in Indonesia JAKARTA: A landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia’s main island of Java has killed at least 17 people with... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:14pm
Sports Djokovic beats Alcaraz in Melbourne blockbuster as Sabalenka survives MELBOURNE: A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:09pm
Markets US stocks open higher as Trump returns to White House NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks climbed early Tuesday to open the second Trump administration on positive footing as US... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:06pm
Markets Aurangzeb says Pakistan’s taxation, stabilisation measures offer lessons for other developing economies Country addressing structural inefficiencies in revenue collection, energy, SOEs, and privatisation, finance minister writes in World Economic Forum Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:16pm
World Scholz vows to ‘defend free trade’ after Trump tariff threat DAVOS: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that he would “defend free trade as the basis of our prosperity”,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:03pm
World Israeli military chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’: statement JERUSALEM: The head of Israel’s military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 12:35am
Sports Mbappe says mental shift helped change his Real Madrid ‘situation’ MADRID: Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe said Tuesday a shift in mentality helped him improve his ‘situation’ in... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:13pm
World Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least eight Palestinians killed OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:40pm
World Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate WASHINGTON: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:57pm
Sports England’s Buttler wants ‘alliance’ with coach McCullum KOLKATA: England captain Jos Buttler said Tuesday he wants to build an “alliance” with new white-ball coach Brendon... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:44pm
Sports Sabalenka battles ‘unbelievable’ wind to keep Melbourne hat-trick alive MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka battled through “unbelievable” windy conditions Tuesday to reach the Melbourne... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:40pm
Markets Gold price per tola increases Rs300 in Pakistan Gold prices in Pakistan increased on Tuesday in line with their rise in international rates. In the local market,... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:32pm
World Qatar says ‘confident’ in deal for ceasefire in Gaza DOHA: Qatar is confident that the deal it helped mediate for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas addressed all the... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:13pm
World Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails DHAKA: Several children were among hundreds of people held in secret detention centres in Bangladesh, a commission... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:10pm