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11 policemen martyred in attack by dacoits in Rahim Yar Khan’s Machka area

At least 11 police officers were martyred and seven injured when dacoits attacked two police vehicles with rockets...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:45pm

Smith edges England ahead in first Test against Sri Lanka

MANCHESTER: Jamie Smith’s latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 11:55pm

Israel says bullets found in hostage bodies recovered from Gaza

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Thursday that bullets had been found in the bodies of six hostages retrieved...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:28pm

Europe

Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from yacht, daughter missing

PORTICELLO: The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:50pm

Currency

Rupee registers minor decline against US dollar

Currency settles at 278.67 against the greenback in inter-bank market

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:50pm

Commodities

Pakistan Refinery profit jumps 123% in FY24

Company announces final cash dividend of Rs2 per share

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:46pm

Stocks

Positivity continues at PSX, KSE-100 adds another 533 points

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another positive session on Thursday as its benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:46pm

Business & Economy

Buna-Raast connectivity project will make remittances more convenient, says PM Shehbaz

This is Pakistan’s first cross-border real-time payment system linkage

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:43pm

Forex

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $19mn, now stand at $9.3bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $19 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:41pm

Companies

Engro Corp’s quarterly profit down 61%, clocks in at Rs5.07bn in Apr-Jun

Pakistan’s conglomerate Engro Corporation Limited (ENGRO) posted a consolidated profit-after-tax (PAT) of Rs5.07...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm

Business & Economy

August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house

Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm

South Asia

Thailand confirms mpox case is clade 1b, second outside of Africa

BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday confirmed an mpox case reported this week was the clade 1b strain of the virus, the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:37pm

ECC allows export of another 100,000 MT of sugar

Committee also approves Rs20 billion as special allocation for Operation Azm-e-Istehkam

Published 22 Aug, 2024 09:57pm

2 children killed, 5 injured as gunmen target school van in Attock, Punjab

Driver also injured as Pakistan president, Punjab CM offer condemnations

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:07pm

Stocks

US stocks open higher, extending uptick

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks rose early Thursday, extending the prior session’s trend as markets look ahead to a...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:46pm

South Asia

Bangladesh revokes diplomatic passport of ex-PM Hasina: government

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday,...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:36pm

Companies

Millat Tractors stops production, says govt has failed to address issues

Millat Tractors Limited (MTL), Pakistan’s largest tractor manufacturer, said on Thursday it has ceased production...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:11pm

South Asia

Floods swamp Bangladesh as nation finds its feet after protests

DHAKA: Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped a swath of low-lying Bangladesh, disaster officials said...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:09pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka court convicts president over vote delay

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top court found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of “unlawful conduct” on Thursday for...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:01pm

Bangladesh 27-0 in first Test after Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel hit hundreds

RAWALPINDI: Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel knocked brilliant centuries to guide Pakistan to an imposing 448-6...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:52pm

Harvard Business School delegation meets COAS

A delegation of 44 students from Harvard Business School representing 9 different countries, met Chief of Army Staff...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:30pm

South Asia

Taliban appoints ambassador to UAE for first time since Afghanistan takeover

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry said it has appointed its first accredited ambassador to the...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:04pm

Europe

Putin says Ukraine tried to attack Kursk nuclear plant

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:52pm

South Asia

Key Indian hospital ends strike but doctor rape protests rage

NEW DELHI: Doctors at a top Indian government hospital ended Thursday an 11-day strike in protest against the rape...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 05:54pm

Pakistani detained over disinformation linked to UK riots

LAHORE: A judge extended on Thursday the custody of a Pakistani man accused of spreading disinformation on his...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 05:49pm

Energy

Oil prices steady as US crude draw limits downside

Oil prices steadied on Thursday after four days of declines on investor concern over the global demand outlook,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 05:42pm

Luxury

One of the world’s largest diamonds found in Botswana

GABORONE, Botswana: One of the world’s largest diamonds ever unearthed – a rough 2,492-carat stone – has been found...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 05:35pm

Europe

Russia claims capture of another village in east Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russia’s army on Thursday claimed it had captured another village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 05:06pm

Europe

India’s Modi urges peace ahead of Ukraine visit

WARSAW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said no conflict could be resolved on a battlefield as he...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 05:04pm

South Asia

Indian state plans law for Muslim marriages and divorces

GUWAHATI: Indian authorities in Assam state have introduced a bill that would require Muslims to register their...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 04:59pm

England to host Zimbabwe in 2025, Lord’s to stage first women’s Test in 2026

LONDON: After a gap of more than two decades, England will play a men’s Test match against Zimbabwe next year, the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 04:55pm

Stocks

Stock markets buoyed by US rate cut hopes

PARIS: European and Asian stock markets rose on Thursday on growing optimism that the US Federal Reserve will cut...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 04:47pm

Middle East

Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,265

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 40,265 people have been killed in the Palestinian...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 04:45pm

MENA

Dubai standing out: 21% of the young and wealthy from UK, France want to move to UAE

A survey of British and French millionaires aged 18-34 revealed that 44 percent of them are more likely to leave...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 04:22pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka approves free tourist visas for 35 countries, Pakistan not on the list

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 03:51pm

Energy

Pakistan’s ‘zombie power sector sucking the blood out of healthy firms’: Atif Mian

Noted economist says govt refusing to recognise the sector is bankrupt

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 03:33pm

Bullion Rate

Gold price continues to climb, hits Rs261,800 per tola in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their upward trajectory on Thursday, hitting a fresh peak despite a decrease in...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 03:29pm

Companies

Azfar Manzoor appointed PTCL chairman

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has appointed Azfar Manzoor as the new chairman of the company....

Published 22 Aug, 2024 03:24pm

Malaysia’s AirAsia raises $443mn to refurbish grounded planes

Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia has raised $443 million in a dual-tranche financing to refurbish planes that were...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 03:07pm

Cristiano Ronaldo launches YouTube channel

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday and hundreds of thousands of subscribers...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 03:00pm

Stocks

Gulf shares mixed in early trade, Powell’s speech awaited

Stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trading on Thursday after the minutes from the most recent meeting of...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 02:56pm

Forex

Kenyan shilling trades flat, manufacturing demand matches supply

NAIROBI: Kenya’s shilling held steady against the US dollar on Thursday, as foreign currency inflows matched demand...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 02:53pm

MENA

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank’s Tulkarm camp, ministry says

RAMALLAH: A drone strike during an Israeli military operation in the volatile occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm on...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 02:50pm

Europe

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits border area near Russia incursion

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had travelled to the country’s northeast border...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 02:42pm

MENA

Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza, as Biden urges peace

CAIRO: Israeli forces pressed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 02:38pm

Forex

Philippine peso only gainer among falling Asian FX; Indonesian assets drop

The Philippine peso was the lone gainer among emerging Asian currencies on Thursday, while stocks in Manila climbed...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 01:45pm

Stocks

FTSE 100 edges higher on rising Fed rate-cut hopes; JD Sports up on strong sales

The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index rose on Thursday, as rising optimism around an imminent interest rate cut by...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 01:44pm

England bowler Woakes not shying away from selection for overseas tours

Chris Woakes has struggled to replicate his home form on England’s overseas tours but the fast bowler said he is...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 01:27pm

South Asia

UN team in Bangladesh to assess rights violations

DHAKA: A United Nations team arrived in Bangladesh Thursday to assess whether to investigate alleged human rights...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 01:17pm

Europe

Mpox disease presents hard-to-weigh risks

PARIS: As fears mount globally about mpox, apparently simple questions such as the danger it poses and differences...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 12:23pm

Bayer Leverkusen eye repeat after ‘magic’ title triumph

DONAUESCHINGEN: Bayer Leverkusen are vowing to achieve great things again this season after an unprecedented...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 12:18pm

Novak Djokovic targets Slam record at US Open, Sinner under cloud

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 12:14pm

South Asia

Fragile but unbroken, Afghan glassblowers refuse to quit

HEART: Seated in front of a searing furnace, Ghulam Sakhi Saifi teases forth sinews of molten blue glass – the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 12:10pm

Europe

Moscow says repelled Ukrainian air strikes

MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday that it had repelled several Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in the west of the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:55am

Deutsche Bank strikes deal with Postbank ex-shareholders

BERLIN: Deutsche Bank said Wednesday it had settled a dispute with dozens of former shareholders of Postbank who...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:52am

Energy

Chevron to invest about $989mn in India, state minister says

Chevron plans to invest 83 billion rupees ($989.20 million) in India’s Bengaluru, in what will be the oil and gas...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:03am

Chinese EV maker BYD eyes state incentives for Mexico plant

MEXICO CITY: Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has narrowed its list of finalists for the location of a...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:01am

Japan’s Aug factory activity declines slow, PMI shows

TOKYO: Japan’s factory activity shrank in August amid subdued demand although the pace of decline slowed, while the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:00am

South Asia

Death toll rises to 17 in blast at Indian pharmaceutical factory

HYDERABAD: India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh wrapped up rescue efforts on Thursday at a pharmaceutical...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:57am

Commodities

Iron ore extends gains on fresh Chinese property support

BEIJING: Iron ore futures extended gains on Thursday, underpinned by fresh support to top consumer China’s property...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:55am

Commodities

Palm rises on Dalian strength, softer ringgit

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second straight session on Thursday, underpinned by gains in Dalian...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:53am

Stocks

Shares buoyed, dollar battered as Fed readies rate cuts

SINGAPORE: Asian shares inched higher while the dollar was pinned to one-year lows on sterling and the euro on...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:51am

Forex

Indian rupee to ignore dovish Fed minutes; bias on downside

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is likely to open little changed on Thursday after the mostly dovish US Federal Reserve...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:50am

Mutual Funds

India bond traders likely to try breaking 6.85% on benchmark yield

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields are expected to move marginally lower in opening trades on Thursday, with the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:48am

Stocks

Indian shares set to open higher as Fed minutes boost US rate-cut bets

BENGALURU: Indian shares are set to open higher on Thursday, after minutes of the Federal Reserve policy meeting...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:47am

Stocks

Australian shares rise on Fed rate-cut bets; Whitehaven jumps on mine stake sale

Australian shares rose for a tenth straight session on Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, after minutes from the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:45am

Stocks

Japan’s Nikkei touches 3-week high after Wall Street gains

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a three-week high on Thursday, tracking overnight Wall Street advances, with...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:43am

Bullion Rate

Gold retreats from record highs as traders assess Fed rate outlook

Gold prices fell on Thursday, retreating from all-time highs hit earlier this week, as the US dollar ticked up ahead...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:41am

Europe

Russia to retaliate on Latvia’s residence permit move, official tells RIA

Russia will take steps to respond after Latvia made it harder for Russian citizens to extend residence permits,...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:36am

Mutual Funds

JGB yields up modestly as market awaits remarks from BOJ and Fed chiefs

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields edged up on Thursday, with moves subdued as market participants awaited...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:34am

USA

Candidate Tim Walz, Democratic stalwarts whip up Chicago convention

CHICAGO: Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz took the stage on Wednesday night, joined by a litany of Democratic...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:33am

Commodities

Wheat rises as traders brace for Canadian rail stoppage

CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as the market braced for a potential Canadian rail stoppage that...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:29am

Commodities

London copper eases as dollar rebounds from 8-month low

Copper prices fell on Thursday in London, weighed down by a firmer dollar, but falling metal inventories and demand...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:28am

Bank of Korea signals rate cuts as inflation, growth slow

SEOUL: South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday but signalled it was ready to start...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:26am

Forex

China yuan steady as dollar hovers near 8 month lows ahead of expected US rate cut

SHANGHAI: The Chinese yuan was steady on Thursday as the dollar hovered near eight-month lows, with minutes from the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:24am

Forex

Australia, NZ dollars near major resistance as US yields decline

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars paused near multi-week highs on Thursday as a renewed drop in...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 10:23am

Authorities issuing conflicting messages: WISPAP

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing saga of internet disruptions in Pakistan has left the public and businesses in a state of...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:20am

Pak-Bangladesh Test series: official broadcasters named

LAHORE: The two-match Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is being...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:18am

No supply to Sindh: Thar coal power supplied to national grid, Faisalabad: CM

KARACHI: Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said the Sindh government had 10 years ago called for investment in the wind...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:50am

Forex

Dollar doldrums deepen on dovish Fed tone before Jackson

TOKYO: The dollar traded near the lowest in more than a year against the euro and sterling on Thursday as a dovish...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 09:49am

Sectors declared as industry: ECC seeks report on status of concessions

Instructions issued during recent meeting of the ECC

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:42am

Rs151bn ‘irregular’ payment to KAPCO: CPPA-G seeks audit para settlement

ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency–Guaranteed (CPPA-G) has asked Audit to settle an audit para about...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:36am

Lahore refund scam: Probe over, errant taxmen will be punished: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Wednesday said the FBR has completed inquiry...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:35am

Tiered pricing system: Gas tariff hike spared 66pc of consumers: Musadik

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik Wednesday clarified that 66 percent of gas consumers remain unaffected...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:33am

Oct and Nov bills: KE allowed Rs5.76/unit positive adjustment

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed positive adjustment of Rs 5.7622 per...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:56am

Tax on subsidy: ECC accuses FBR of ‘overreaching’

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has accused the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am

PIA, Discos, Roosevelt Hotel: PC Board gives approval to appointment of FAs

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission Board on Wednesday gave unanimous approval for appointment of financial advisors...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am

Talks with IMF moving in right direction: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:52am

Mujeeb met his fate: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that youth empowerment and the united efforts by the...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:50am

BR’s refresher: your morning briefing for the day

Important updates from August 21, 2024

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:41am

ET denotifies Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langove

QUETTA: The Election Tribunal has denotified Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Langove, declaring him ineligible to...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:36am

ICAP holds conference: Call for continuously updating skills, knowledge

KARACHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) successfully organized a conference titled...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:32am

‘Maryam weighs heavily on nerves of Sindh, KP govts’: Azma

LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab Azma Bokhari said on Wednesday that Maryam Nawaz has weighed heavily on the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:32am

Foolproof security on occasions of Chehlum, Data Ganj Bakhsh Urs ordered

LAHORE: Punjab Food Minister Bilal Yasin on Wednesday directed the district administration to ensure foolproof...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:32am

Govt committed to bringing digital transformation: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that the government...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:29am

Punjab to prepare vaccine to deal with cervical cancer challenge

LAHORE: Punjab has geared up preparations setting milestone timelines for the introduction of vaccine to control...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:27am

Toshakhana gifts: IHC dismisses pleas challenging arrest of IK, Bushra

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed petitions challenging the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:24am

HR violations in IIOJK, Palestine constitute trial of world conscience: Ayaz

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that severe human rights violation in IIOJK and ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:22am

NOC issued to PTI to hold public gathering today annulled by ICT

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Wednesday cancelled the no objection certificate...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:21am

PTI vows to hold rally despite ICT action

ISLAMABAD: Undeterred by the revocation of a no-objection certificate (NOC) by the district administration, Pakistan...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:17am

Govt vows to combat terrorism in all its forms, manifestations

ISLAMABAD: While commemorating the “International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of ...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:16am

Dr Aakif Ullah Khan awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

PESHAWAR: The Government of Pakistan has honored Dr. Aakif Ullah Khan, Director of the Institute of Radiotherapy and...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:11am

Power: Stagnant generation

Power generation in July 2024 at 14.4 billion units stayed virtually unchanged from the same period last year. To...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:08am

Mpox spread: Govt starts training of health, non-health workers

ISLAMABAD: The federal government to effectively prevent Mpox in the country has started training health/ non-health...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:08am

Health services at 19 RHCs being expanded

LAHORE: The Punjab health department is going to expand services at as many as 19 Rural Health Centers (RHCs) ...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:07am

Tackling water needs: Islamic Relief ready to give technical support to CDA

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Wednesday met with Islamic Relief...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:06am

KU, ITC ink LoI to enhance agri exports

KARACHI: The University of Karachi and the International Trade Centre Sindh chapter on Wednesday signed the letter ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:05am

LDA seals 28 illegal properties

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Wednesday conducted operations in various parts of the city ...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:04am

Pakistan’s FDI dilemma

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is often considered a crucial indicator of a nation’s economic health, reflecting...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:00am

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The three principles of the French Revolution

“I was listening to the Democratic Party Convention and as Doug Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, came on the...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:01am

Energy

SNGPL’s shareholders approve 45pc cash dividend for FY 2022-23

LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) is celebrating 60 years of its journey. The Annual General...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:00am

Companies

Smeda signs MoU with Askari Bank to make SMEs bankable

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), as per direction of the Federal Minister...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:00am

Dynea Pakistan Limited

Dynea Pakistan Limited (PSX: DYNO) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1982. The principal...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:47am

Commodities

Prices of various pulses, rice decline

FAISALABAD: District Administration has reduced the prices of various pulses and rice up to Rs 57. Deputy...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:54am

Companies

JS Bank, waste management companies sign MoU

LAHORE: To introduce digital fee collection under the ‘Suthra Punjab’ initiative, Zindigi, the digital banking ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:50am

Commodities

Gold surges to new peaks

KARACHI: The local gold prices on Wednesday continued to hit the new highs as the speculative trading has slowed ...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:48am

Taxes

Langrial says retrieved data cleansing a must to identify potential taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial Wednesday said that cleansing of ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:46am

Jam, German minister discuss avenues to bolster trade ties

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan met with Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:44am

Cotton & Textile

Cotton seed shortage in Sindh: Experts call for urgent action

HYDERABAD: Experts from public and private research Institutes and seed organizations have expressed deep concern...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:42am

LHC dismisses NAB’s plea

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) challenging...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:40am

Minister pledges to eradicate bonded, child domestic labour

KARACHI: Minister for Labour & Human Resources Department, Government of Sindh Shahid, Abdul Salam Thahim said...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:39am

NAVTTC trained over 0.6m individuals, NA panel told

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was informed on Wednesday that National Vocational and Technical Training ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:38am

Oxford Union Society president calls on Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said that youth of the country are blessed with immense potential and there is...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:36am

Stocks

S&P, Nasdaq tick up as downward payrolls revisions boost rate-cut hopes

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged up on Wednesday as a sharp downward revision in US jobs data for the...