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India erupts with joy as Rohit-led team clinch T20 World Cup crown

Virat Kohli (76) struck his first fifty of this World Cup and Axar Patel smashed 47 for India

Updated 30 Jun, 2024 01:16am

Europe

Russian attacks on south and east Ukraine kill 10: Kyiv

KYIV: Russian strikes on a southern Ukrainian town and villages in the embattled Donetsk region killed 10 people on...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 10:00pm

India first team to break 600 run mark in women’s Tests

CHENNAI: India on Saturday became the first team to break the 600-run mark in women’s Tests as they hammered the...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 09:03pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan engulfed in world’s ‘deadliest debt trap’, says former SBP governor

Dr Murtaza Syed says prudent route would be to reprofile Pakistan’s debt so that resources can be freed up to spend on development and the climate

Published 29 Jun, 2024 08:29pm

Industry

NLC, Uzbek Railways ink MoU

The National Logistics Corporation (NLC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uzbekistan Railways...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 08:00pm

South Asia

Turnout in Iran’s presidential vote hits historic low of 40%

Turnout in Iran’s presidential election was about 40%, according to interior ministry data released on Saturday -...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:47pm

Punjab Assembly speaker suspends 11 SIC lawmakers over ruckus

Opposition accuses the government of presenting a fraudulent budget

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:45pm

LHC directs PM Office to bar agencies from contacting any judge

Court of Justice Shahid Karim issues the orders on a complaint referred by an ATC judge

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:44pm

Additional taxation steps taken thru amendments to Finance Bill

Surcharge shall be payable by every individual and association of persons at the rate of 10 percent of the income tax imposed under Division-I of Part-I of the First Schedule where the taxable income exceeds Rs10 million

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:43pm

Middle East

Fighting for third day in north Gaza as thousands displaced

Israel's offensive has killed at least 37,834 people, according to data from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:41pm

Ahsan says political unity crucial for national development

Planning and Development minister highlights the importance of unity and collective efforts to put Pakistan on the path to progress

Published 29 Jun, 2024 07:38pm

CJP Isa emphasises access to justice for all

Underscores the need for the implementation of laws to ensure justice and promote inclusivity in society

Published 29 Jun, 2024 07:26pm

Industry

Amendments to Finance Bill 2024

Published 29 Jun, 2024 07:10pm

Middle East

US military says destroys seven drones, vehicle in Yemen

WASHINGTON: American forces destroyed seven drones and a control station vehicle in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 04:48pm

FO terms US resolution ‘unsolicited interference’

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch sharply criticised a resolution passed by the US House of...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 04:08pm

Bullion Rate

Gold unchanged at Rs241,700 per tola in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan remained unchanged, in line with the international rate. In the local market, gold price per...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 03:03pm

Qatar LNG contract: Strategy being mapped out to seek review

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is preparing its strategy to seek a review of the long-term LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) contract...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

Monthly update, outlook: June inflation will be on higher side: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has stated that inflation outlook would be higher for June 2024 compared to the...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:01pm

Petrol, HSD and HOBC: Govt amends raise in PL to Rs70 against Rs60 limit

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has amended the increase in petroleum levy to Rs70 per litre on petrol and...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:00pm

Movies & Music

With high-energy song and dance, Seventeen brings K-Pop to Glastonbury

GLASTONBURY, England: Boy band Seventeen skipped, twisted and gyrated in a high-energy performance on Glastonbury’s...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 02:46pm

Stocks

KSE-100’s record run: PSX world’s best-performing market in FY24, outlook stays positive

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) emerged as the best performing equity market in the world during fiscal year...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:35pm

Tax fraudsters to face jail

ISLAMABAD: Persons involved in tax frauds would face imprisonment up to five years (tax evaded amount less than Rs 1...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:21pm

New levy: Taxable profits of builders, developers fixed

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has fixed minimum profits of builders and developers for collecting a...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:14pm

Budget approved by NA ahead of fresh IMF loan

The approved budget includes several amendments from the original proposal presented on June 12

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:13pm

Budgets

Tax memorandum on changes in Finance Bill 2024

Published 29 Jun, 2024 02:08pm

South Asia

Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children

KATHMANDU: At least nine people, including three children, were killed after heavy monsoon rains in west Nepal...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 12:28pm

Vietnam economy expands 6.4 percent in first half of year

HANOI: Vietnam’s economy grew by more than six percent in the first half of 2024, government figures showed...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 11:33am

South Asia

Sri Lanka inflation climbs as food prices rise

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s annual inflation almost doubled to 1.7 percent in June, up from 0.9 percent the...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 10:49am

Europe

Ukraine drone attack kills 5 in Russian border village

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack on a house in a Russian border village killed five people, including two children,...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 10:45am

10pm to 6am: Power cos warned not to implement load-shedding plans

KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while talking to the media in the Sindh Assembly...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:22am

Conventional to Islamic banking: SBP issues broad parameters for conversion

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has developed broad guiding parameters to help banks to devise their...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:10am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from June 28, 2024

Published 29 Jun, 2024 08:53am

PM skips session as NA passes resolution against Congress

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif skipped an important session as the National Assembly on Friday passed a...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 08:49am

Bringing burn care into focus

Burn injuries not only cause a great number of fatalities across the world but are also the most traumatic in ...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:12am

Finally, the salaried class has spoken

In the first of its kind, the salaried segment of the Pakistani society has decided to go public with their...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:09am

‘Sober reflection’

EDITORIAL: One must agree with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar that India, now under a third...