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Interior minister directs for strict security plan for Chinese, other foreigners working in Pakistan

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi directed on Saturday relevant authorities to ensure thorough implementation of SOPs...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:24pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola decreases Rs1,400 in Pakistan

In the local market, gold price per tola at Rs241,500 after a single-day loss of Rs1,400

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:22pm

Business & Economy

Danish FLSmidth keen to explore Pakistan’s mining sector

FLSmidth, a Danish multinational technology company, has expressed interest in Pakistan’s mining sector. The...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:20pm

Kuldeep, Pandya lead India to 50-run rout of Bangladesh at T20 World Cup

NORTH SOUND: Leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav took three key wickets while Hardik Pandya blasted an undefeated half-century...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:20pm

Packaged milk per litre: Consumers to pay Rs50 more from July 1

KARACHI: Pakistani packaged milk consumers will pay an additional Rs50 per litre starting July 1, 2024 due to the...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:18pm

Govt approves Operation Azm-e-Istehkam to eradicate terrorism

Decision comes with consensus of all stakeholders including the provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 11:12pm

Pakistan’s quest for BRICS membership

BRICS is an acronym that represents an association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China,...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 10:50pm

American Business Council expresses concern over Budget 2024-25

The American Business Council (ABC) has expressed concerns over the proposal in Budget 2024-25 to disallow sales...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:48pm

Musetti battles past Thompson to reach Queen’s final

LONDON: Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti survived a fightback from Australia’s Jordan Thompson to reach the final of the...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 09:05pm

Sinner to face Hurkacz in Halle final

HALLE WESTFALEN: World number one Jannik Sinner reached his first career grass-court final when he beat Zhang...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 09:02pm

Europe

Russian attack kills two in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, at least 18 injured

KYIV: Two people were killed and at least 18 injured by Russian guided bombs in an attack on the Ukrainian city of...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:36pm

Major urban cities: Valuation of immovable properties to be increased to 90pc

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that the...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 05:37pm

MENA

Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza, enclave’s government media office says

CAIRO: At least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks on districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 05:27pm

Business & Economy

Govt to see if it can ‘protect’ Pakistan’s salaried class further, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says additional taxes could have been imposed, but salaried class was 'protected'

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 03:42pm

AmEx to buy restaurant booking platform Tock for $400mn

American Express is buying Squarespace-owned restaurant booking platform Tock for $400 million to expand its...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 03:33pm

Middle East

37,551 Palestinians killed in Gaza offensive since Oct. 7, health ministry says

CAIRO: Israel’s military aggression in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 37,551 Palestinians and wounded 85,911...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 03:32pm

Export of goods: Finance Bill proposes to change tax regime to ‘minimum tax’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 has proposed to change the tax regime for export of goods from “final tax regime”...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:37pm

Exporters meet PM, praise cut in power tariff for industry

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of leading exporters met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, said a press release. The...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:37pm

Travel

Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028

BARCELONA: Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 02:26pm

Govt assailed for further taxing the salaried class

Lawmakers say imposition of such heavy taxes may lead to an acceleration of brain drain from the country

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:10pm

Cricket

Hope blasts West Indies to crucial win over USA

BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Shai Hope struck a magnificent unbeaten 82 from 39 balls as West Indies crushed the USA on...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 10:33am

Europe

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine power infrastructure

KYIV: Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a “massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 10:28am

Europe

EU tariffs on China not a ‘punishment’, says German economy minister

BEIJING: Proposed European Union tariffs on Chinese goods are not a “punishment”, Germany’s Economy Minister Robert...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 10:24am

South Asia

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for military drills

SEOUL: A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier, the Theodore Roosevelt, arrived in South Korea’s port city of Busan on...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 10:20am

South Asia

Six feared dead in landslides in China’s Fujian province

SHANGHAI: Six people have been found with no signs of life after going missing a week ago during landslides caused...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 10:13am

$250m policy-based loan deal signed with ADB

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan on Friday signed the agreement for a $250...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:19am

Royalty arrangement: 25pc of sales promotion, ad expenses disallowed

ISLAMABAD: The government has disallowed 25 percent of sales promotion and advertising expenses under the royalty...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:18am

Senate panel asks FBR to address concerns of retail sector

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance recommended Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to address concerns...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:18am

Power loadshedding in KP: Federal govt facing a catch-22 situation

ISLAMABAD: Federal government is facing a catch 22 situation with respect to power loadshedding in Khyber...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:07am

Govt ought to have consulted us before budget presentation: Bilawal

KARACHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the federal government should have consulted them before...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 08:45am

Parties show unity for CPEC, stronger China ties

ISLAMABAD: All the mainstream political parties of Pakistan on Friday displayed strong support to back the...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 08:40am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from June 21, 2024

Published 22 Jun, 2024 08:31am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Bilawal’s reservations addressed?

“So all is well that ends well.” “You mean Bilawal’s reservations about the budget have been resolved.” “Pledged to...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:49am

OSH compliance

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has always been strongly committed to the protection of workers’ ...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:45am

Changing weather patterns

All the predictions about weather change are coming true. As a result various parts of the world were recently hit ...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:43am

Trends in unemployment

EDITORIAL: One of the most ignored contributors to the unemployment rate – which stands at 6.3 percent, according...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:28am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (June 21, 2024) and the forecast for Saturday (June 22, 2024)...