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Suryakumar’s India begin new T20 journey with Sri Lanka thrashing

KANDY: New captain Suryakumar Yadav hit an attacking half-century to set up a dominant 43-run victory for India in...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 12:56am

NA panel told: China, KSA likely to roll over $9bn loans

ISLAMABAD: China and Saudi Arabia are likely to roll over $9 billion in loans to Pakistan in the current fiscal year...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 11:47pm

Movies & Music

Celine Dion makes return to live stage in Paris opening ceremony

PARIS: Celine Dion made a comeback to the live stage on Friday singing Edith Piaf’s classic ‘L’Hymne A l’Amour’ to...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 11:44pm

Nine people killed as rocket hits football pitch in Israeli-occupied Golan: Israel media

JERUSALEM: Nine people were killed in a rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:50pm

Argentina rally for 3-1 win over Iraq, Spain beat Dominican Republic

PARIS: Argentina earned a 3-1 win over Iraq in Lyon and Spain outclassed the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux in...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:44pm

Australia’s Brown defies rain for Olympic time-trial gold

PARIS: Australia’s Grace Brown stormed to her first Olympic gold in the women’s individual time trial raced over...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:37pm

Paris Olympics 2024: Pakistan shooters miss 10m air pistol finals spot

Pakistan’s performance on day 1 of the Paris Olympics 2024 started on a shaky note after its shooters Gulfam Joseph...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:26pm

Root leads England revival against the West Indies in third Test

BIRMINGHAM: Joe Root became just the seventh man to score 12,000 Test runs but fell short of a hundred after...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:19pm

MENA

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 39,258

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday that at least 39,258 people have been killed in...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:13pm

President Zardari summons NA session on July 30

President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the session of the National Assembly on July 30. The National Assembly will...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:13pm

Far behind $17.619bn annual target: $9.811bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in FY24

If IMF and UAE inflows are added, total inflows would reach $13.804 billion during fiscal year 2023-24 against target of $17.619 billion

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:11pm

China briefed about govt-IMF engagements

BEIJING: Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb Minister for Finance and Revenue and Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari Minister...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:11pm

USA

FBI confirms Trump hit by bullet in assassination attempt

WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump was indeed hit by an assassin’s bullet or a fragment of one, the...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:10pm

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia reaffirm commitment to strengthen beneficial ties

Saudi Arabian ambassador Nawaf Al Maliki Saturday met with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and reaffirmed their...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:10pm

Europe

Russia claims capture of another village in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday claimed the capture of another village in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region amid heavy...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:10pm

PM Shehbaz urges world to hold Israel accountable for ‘war crimes’

Premier strongly denounced ongoing Israeli atrocities in Khan Younis area of Palestine

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:09pm

Europe

EU top diplomat urges end to ‘madness’ after Gaza school strike

BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Saturday called for a “political solution” to end the “madness”...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:09pm

Djokovic sweeps into Olympics second round and potential Nadal clash

PARIS: Novak Djokovic lost just one game in his Olympic tennis opener on Saturday to set up a potential blockbuster...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 08:22pm

Chang, Chen bag Olympic diving gold for China

PARIS: All-conquering Chinese divers Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen bagged the first Olympic gold of their careers on...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:01pm

Zhang urges fans to ‘look at facts’ of China doping furore

PARIS: China’s two-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Zhang Yufei urged fans to “look at the facts” of doping...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 05:19pm

World number one Swiatek into second round of Olympics tennis

PARIS: World number one Iga Swiatek battled to a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania to reach the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

Commodities

Gold price per tola increases Rs1,000 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan registered back-to-back gains on Saturday in line with the increase in the international...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 04:34pm

China takes first Olympic gold as rain disrupts Games

PARIS: China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 03:03pm

South Asia

ASEAN urges Myanmar to start peace process, alarmed over Gaza casualties

Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN on Saturday condemned violence against civilians in...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 02:10pm

Middle East

Israel tells Gazans to temporarily vacate southern Khan Younis areas

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military told Palestinians to temporarily evacuate southern neighborhoods of Gaza’s Khan...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 02:07pm

Movies & Music

Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ sets record on opening day

LOS ANGELES: The Marvel duo of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ grabbed $38.5 million at U.S. and Canadian box offices in...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 01:45pm

Europe

Russia’s Lavrov says US-South Korea nuclear guideline adds concern, Yonhap reports

SEOUL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a recently announced guideline on the operation of US...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 12:58pm

Nepra tells KE: ‘Load-shedding only when necessary’

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has directed the K-Electric (KE) to carry out...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 12:54pm

Europe

Ukraine air defences downed 4 Russian drones and one missile, air force says

KYIV: Ukraine’s air defences shot down four attack drones and one missile fired by Russia in an overnight attack on...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 12:06pm

South Asia

Blinken set for talks with Chinese foreign minister in Laos

VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Laos on Saturday, where he will attend a regional meeting...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:30am

China’s industrial profits post faster gains in June despite faltering economy

BEIJING: China’s industrial profits grew at a faster clip in June, official data showed on Saturday, even as...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:23am

Financial

Vietnam’s Jan-July foreign investment inflows up 8.4% y/y at $12.55bn

HANOI: Vietnam received foreign investment inflows of $12.55 billion from the start of the year to July 20, up 8.4%...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:19am

South Asia

Australia’s Wong presses Myanmar generals to change tack ahead of Laos summits

Australia’s foreign minister urged Myanmar’s military rulers on Saturday to take a different path and end an...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:13am

South Asia

China’s foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines over the US intermediate-range missile...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:08am

Reserved seats: PTI submits list of 67 women, 11 minority candidates

ISLAMABAD: Days after Supreme Court of Pakistan set aside the Peshawar High Court and election commission verdicts...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:36am

Gandapur says ‘won’t allow any operation’ in KP

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, on Friday paid a visit to district Bannu...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:25am

5-member JIT to probe PTI social media’s campaign

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday formed a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to probe into...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:18am

SECP survey: Digital insurance premiums show dismal picture

ISLAMABAD: The total premiums for insurance distributed through digital channels stood at Rs842 million in 2023...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:17am

Refinery project: Sinopec, Aramco not satisfied with PSO data

ISLAMABAD: M/s Sinopec, China’s Petroleum Refineries Company, and Saudi giant, M/s Aramco, are reportedly not...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:02am

Revival of PSM nearly impossible, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries and Production secretary on Friday informed that it is virtually impossible to...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 09:01am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from July 26, 2024

Published 27 Jul, 2024 08:59am

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.17pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended July 25, 2024, increased by 0.17 per...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 08:44am

Further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernisation

From July 15 to 18, the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Migration is a mirage

I know that in every young heart there is a desire to explore the world .For those who have never travelled there...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:27am

IPPs: one of the most difficult conundrums

For decades the public at large has been agitating in futility against electricity tariff hikes and power cuts. This...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:26am

Property valuations and market rates

EDITORIAL: About time the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) directed its field formations to increase property ...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:24am

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Friday (July 26, 2024) and the forecast for Saturday (July 27, 2024)...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Industry

Tractor industry faces crisis due to 10pc ST

LAHORE: The tractor manufacturing and parts industry faces a significant crisis, threatening the stability and ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Govt collects Rs518bn through e-Pay Punjab: PITB

LAHORE: The Punjab government has collected over Rs518 billion in tax revenue through e-Pay Punjab, an online...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Rescue scouts train 114 students

LAHORE: As many as 114 students from various schools, colleges and universities have been trained as life savers and...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Jam discusses regional trade with ECO SG

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretary General Ambassador...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

SC asks govt to submit revised NEQS

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the federal government and all the provincial governments to update the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Minister for adopting latest technologies

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has emphasised the need for adopting the latest...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

FIA summons FBR Member Operations

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has summoned the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Operations Mir...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Affidavits of 3 SIC MNAs confiscated by police during raid?

ISLAMABAD: Three MNAs of Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), who originally belong to PTI but are not included in the list...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Karachi’s coastline fast losing the shield of mangroves : WWF

KARACHI: The city’s coasts are fast losing mangroves shields as residential schemes and uplift projects erode into...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

CM approves tube-well solarisation project

LAHORE: “Reducing inflation and ensuring cleanliness in the province are at the top of my priorities,” said ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

APNS greets new Info Secy

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has welcomed and congratulated Ambreen Jan on her appointment as...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Opposition leader’s office stands vacant after SC verdict: PA Speaker

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has said that the office of opposition leader stands ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

CM’s task force head visits PSDF

LAHORE: Chairperson CM Task Force on Skills Development, Adnan Afzal Chattha said that following the vision of the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

‘Govt facilitating businessmen to achieve set exports target’

ISLAMABAD: The government is taking steps to facilitate the business community, thereby, enabling them to achieve ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

144 imposed in Punjab: Violators will be dealt with strictly: minister

LAHORE: In the light of terrorism concerns, Section 144 has been imposed in Punjab and anyone who violates the law...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Heavy rain in Lahore inundates low-lying areas

LAHORE: The provincial capital received heavy rain in the wee hours of Friday, which inundated low-lying areas and...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:15am

17 held following clash in two Bugti groups

KARACHI: Police sprung into action and arrested as many as 17 people in raids on Friday conducted at several...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:15am

JI sit-in: Red Zone sealed by ICT admin

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Friday sealed the Red Zone by placing containers...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:13am

Industry

Kakar elected president of FPCCI’s think tank

LAHORE Pakistan’s business community on Friday elected former Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar as President of...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:13am

BR staffer Rafi’s mother passes away

KARACHI: The mother of Business Recorder (BR) senior sub-editor Muhammad Rafi passed away yesterday after a ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:11am

New wave of monsoon rains to drench country

KARACHI: A new wave of monsoon rains is set to drench the country from this Saturday night into next week, the Met...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:10am

Rally in F-9 Park: IHC asks administration to decide PTI’s application

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday, directed the administration of the federal capital to decide...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:10am

Capacity payment agreements with IPPs: Govt could face severe business disruptions: UBG

KARACHI: Central President of the United Business Group, Zubair Tufail, has warned the government that if the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:08am

Speaker for bridging gap between Parliament, masses

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that constitutional and parliamentary supremacy is the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:06am

Syedna Mufaddal praises principal of St Patrick’s School

KARACHI: His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, graciously...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:04am

Fire in Karachi high-rise building

KARACHI: A fire broke out in a multi-story building here Friday, damaging a few offices. As per initial details, the...

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 07:02am

One-window facilities: 40 counters to work in BOI BFC: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: A Business Facilitation Center (BFC) being established under the banner of the Board of Investment (BOI),...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:00am

ATC extends physical remand of Arooj

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Friday extended the physical remand of a woman suspect, Amina Arooj, in the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Court refused physical remand of PTI worker

LAHORE: A city court on Friday refused physical remand of a PTI worker Aneela Riaz who assaulted a stage artist ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:56am

Pakistan-Iran relations: Foreign policy experts hope Masoud will stay on positive course

ISLAMABAD: Foreign policy experts on Friday expressed the hope that the newly-elected Iranian President Dr Masoud...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:54am

‘CM's Children's Emergency Care Program’ launched in Punjab

LAHORE: Under the Chief Minister's Children's Emergency Care Program, the Punjab government has established...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:52am

Rates

BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices

KARACHI: BRIndex100 and BR Sectoral Indices on Friday (July 26, 2024). ==================================== BR...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Forex

Kerb buying and selling rate of US dollar

KARACHI: Dollar buying and selling rate in the kerb market in rupees on Friday (July 26, 2024)....

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Forex

Dollar's rate in interbank market

KARACHI: Interbank closing rates for dollar on Friday (July 26, 2024). ======================== Open Bid Rs...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Forex

Open market rates of foreign currencies

KARACHI: Open market rates of foreign currencies supplied by the Forex Association of Pakistan on Friday (July 26,...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Forex

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Energy

Gas pipeline for industrial consumers: SAI praises SSGC

KARACHI: Members of SITE Association of Industry have highly appreciated laying of dedicated 24 inch dia, 31-KM long...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Letters

‘When did Noah build the Ark?’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “When did Noah build the Ark?” carried by the newspaper on Thursday....

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Record-breaking heat

EDITORIAL: Climate change is driving up average world temperatures much beyond the Global Stock take assessment. ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Sins of the past

EDITORIAL: Surely, a senior Supreme Court (SC) justice speaks not just for himself but the entire judicial hierarchy...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton market: spot rate decreased by Rs500 per maund

LAHORE: The Spot Rate Committee of the Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Friday decreased the spot rate by Rs 500...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Energy

Electricity demand during peak hours registers ‘zero growth’: experts

LAHORE: Demand for electricity during the peak hours has registered zero growth during the last three years due to...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Commodities

Gold prices climb

KARACHI: The local gold prices on Friday saw a sizeable gain with global bullion value inching up, traders said....

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Money & Banking

Meezan Bank, Haball sign referral arrangement agreement

KARACHI: Meezan Bank has entered into a referral arrangement with Haball Pvt Ltd, a premier digital payments...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Taxes

Taxpayers face problems at e-Sahulat centres

KARACHI: The Sales tax registered taxpayers are encountering difficulties in obtaining biometric verification from...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Industry

PFMA urges govt to notify wheat prices afresh

LAHORE: The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA-Punjab) has asked the food department of Punjab to notify the...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Companies

ABHI attends global conference in China

KARACHI: ABHI, an embedded finance platform, was honoured to be invited to participate in the 2024 Global Digital...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:18am

Pakistan rejects Modi’s belligerent remarks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Friday, rejected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s belligerent remarks and advised ...