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Three UN peacekeepers lightly injured in south Lebanon ‘explosion’

BEIRUT: Three United Nations peacekeepers suffered light injuries Sunday, the UN said, after a blast near their...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 10:45pm

Excess from 200 units limit: KE proposes CSM amendments for protected consumers

ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric has proposed amendments to the Consumer Service Manual (CSM) to safeguard the protected...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:24pm

Maersk’s $2bn investment set to transform port infrastructure: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Maritime Affairs Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said on Saturday that Danish shipping company Maersk...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

MENA

Antony Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza ceasefire

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington’s...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:18pm

Europe

Russia launches third ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month, Ukraine says

KYIV: Russia launched on Sunday its third ballistic missile on Kyiv in August, with preliminary data showing that...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:12pm

Money & Banking

‘Fake rumours’: 1LINK says no cyber threat observed on ATMs, online banking in Pakistan

1LINK (Pvt) Limited on Sunday said no cyber threat had been observed on the automated teller machine (ATM) and...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:10pm

South Asia

Some India doctors stay off job after strike over colleague’s rape and murder

KOLKATA: Some Indian junior doctors remained off the job on Sunday, demanding swift justice for a colleague who was...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:59pm

Asia

Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister

BANGKOK: Paetongtarn Shinawatra was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand’s king on Sunday, two days after...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:57pm

Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Karachi Test shifted to Rawalpindi

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh from Karachi to Rawalpindi....

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:56pm

Monsoon showers: parts of Karachi receive light to heavy rain

As monsoon continued to pour more rains across the country on Sunday, parts of the port city Karachi also received...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:16pm

Businesses, rights defenders decry Pakistan internet slowdown

Since July, internet networks have been up to 40 percent slower than normal, according to one IT association, while documents, images and voice notes have been disrupted on WhatsApp, used by tens of millions of people

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 08:36pm

IT minister dismisses reports govt throttling internet

Shaza Fatima Khawaja says increasing usage of VPNs caused slower internet

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 08:35pm

South Asia

Bangladesh’s Yunus reassures on Rohingya refugees, garment exports

DHAKA: Bangladesh will maintain support both for its immense Rohingya refugee population and its vital garment...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 07:51pm

MENA

Israel PM urges more pressure on Hamas over Gaza truce talks

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister on Sunday accused Hamas of being an obstacle in negotiations for a Gaza...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 07:46pm

Europe

Russia denies media report about indirect talks with Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 07:41pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets extend gains on US rate-cut hopes

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday, extending gains from the previous session, helped by...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:20pm

MENA

Health ministry in Gaza says war deaths at 40,099

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that at least 40,099 people have been killed in the...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 05:25pm

Alain Delon, France’s flawed screen god

PARIS: Actor Alain Delon – who has died Sunday aged 88 – was France’s greatest screen seducer. To some he was the...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 02:41pm

South Africa defeat West Indies to maintain 25-year Test series grip

PROVIDENCE: South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 01:57pm

Aurangzeb says on BYD’s NEV launch occasion: Plan launched to revitalize economy

The finance minister says the government is committed to supporting the private sector, recognizing its crucial role in driving economic growth

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 01:34pm

USA

Kamala Harris in campaign dash before protest-shadowed convention

CHICAGO: Kamala Harris takes her surging US presidential campaign on a battleground bus tour Sunday, before heading...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 01:15pm

Commodities

China’s July aluminium imports rise 11.1% y/y

BEIJING: China’s imports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products rose 11.1% in July from the same month last...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 12:12pm

Melbourne match in 2027 to celebrate 150th anniversary of first ever Test

Cricket Australia (CA) plan to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first ever Test match, played at the Melbourne...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 12:09pm

Iga Swiatek slithers out of defeat, advances to semis at Cincinnati Open

No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland battled back to avoid an upset on Saturday, capturing a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 11:40am

Energy

China’s gasoline exports fall 35.7% in July as profit margins weaken

BEIJING: China’s gasoline exports fell 35.7% in July from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as refiners...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 11:15am

Jannik Sinner gets back at Andrey Rublev, reaches Cincinnati Open semis

No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy got some revenge against sixth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev on Saturday, pulling...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 10:56am

Asia

China’s vice premier to co-chair meeting between Chinese, Russian leaders in Moscow

BEIJING: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will co-chair the 28th session of the committee for regular meetings between...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 10:27am

Europe

Ukraine drone debris sparks diesel fire in Russia’s Rostov, regional governor says

Debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone sparked a diesel fuel fire at an industrial warehouse in Russia’s Rostov...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 10:22am

Date for filing GST, federal excise returns extended

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the last date for filing of sales tax and federal excise...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:44am

INGOs will not be registered as NPOs: SECP

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will not issue registration certificates of...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:44am

Statistics

Mobile phones worth $64.504m imported in July

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $64.504 million in the first month (July) of current fiscal year...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:43am

18,737 mpox cases detected in Africa since Jan

NAIROBI: A total of 18,737 suspected or confirmed cases of mpox were reported in Africa since the beginning of the...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am

PM’s health coordinator confirms reported case

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Coordinator on National Health Services Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, on Saturday, confirmed that...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:42am

Airports, seaports & borders: PM directs to make mpox screening system effective

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to make the monkeypox screening system ports, and borders of...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:40am

MPL issue: MoFA seeks Owais’s meeting with Korean envoy

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has asked the Power Division to arrange a meeting between Korean...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:39am

Apr-Jul QTA: CPPA-G seeks Rs1.5/unit tariff hike

ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency- Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has sought a positive adjustment of up to Rs1.5 per...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:39am

Industry

FCCI president for positive, constructive changes in behaviours

FAISALABAD: “We must inculcate positive and constructive changes in our behaviors, individually and collectively,...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 07:22am

Cotton & Textile

Modest business on cotton market

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Saturday remained bullish and the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 07:20am

Tyre importer secures duty after proving assessment

LAHORE: A tyre importer has secured duty after proving that the customs department has assessed the goods in terms ...