‘Long-term stable national govt’ only solution: PDP KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party PDP Chairman Altaf Shakoor said that a long-term stable national government or... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:57am
Flood, GLOF risk in northern parts: NDMA issues advisory ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued an advisory indicating flood and... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:55am
SFA, varsities ink MoU to improve food safety KARACHI: The Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the universities... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:53am
Ashura procession culminates peacefully KARACHI: The main Ashura procession culminated peacefully at Hussainian Iranian Imamangha, Kharadar, peacefully, and... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:51am
US professor vows support to PSC SU HYDERABAD: Professor of South Asian and Post-colonial Pakistan Studies, North Carolina Central University and... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:47am
Ashura, flood: Rescue staff praised for providing excellent emergency cover LAHORE: The Secretary Emergency Services Department (ESD) Dr Rizwan Naseer appreciated the rescuers who sacrificed... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:45am
PTI issues show-cause notices to eight Sindh MPAs KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) issued show-cause notices to eight of its Sindh Assembly members for going... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:43am
Dissolution of assemblies on Aug 9: Five names finalised for caretaker PM: Khursheed KARACHI: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that five names have been finalized... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:40am
JI to hold protest demos against water shortage KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter Amir Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced protest demonstrations on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:36am
CM announces ‘special katcha allowance’ for police HYDERABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced giving ‘special katcha allowance’ to the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:35am
Mardan mayor presents surplus budget PESHAWAR: City Mayor Mardan, Himayatullah Mayar, presented a surplus budget of over Rs.1.71 billion for financial... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:32am
Islamia University Bahawalpur incident: Ashrafi demands judicial inquiry LAHORE: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East, and Pakistan Ulama Council... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:29am
River Indus runs in medium low flood with rising level: FFC ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that presently, River Indus is experiencing medium flood in... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:26am
Bilawal condemns bomb blast in JUI-F convention KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:24am
PPP always focused on well-being of people: NA Speaker ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf reaffirmed on Sunday that Pakistan Peoples Party... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:22am
CM inspects construction work on Gujranwala link project LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi visited the Gujranwala-link project with the Lahore-Sialkot... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:20am
Commodities Prices of essential food items register upward trend PESHAWAR: Upward trend in prices of essential food commodities, including vegetables, sugar, pulses, live... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:18am
Cotton & Textile Weekly Cotton Review: Rate remains stable despite rains KARACHI: Recent rains have affected the cotton business; however, rate of the commodity remained stable. There were... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:15am
Industry LCCI president praises PM for inaugurating development projects LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Kashif Anwar lauded six development projects,... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:13am
Industry Top performing sub-committees: ICCI to give awards to conveners ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari on Sunday said that... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:12am
Punjab Police intensify campaign against fugitives abroad LAHORE: Punjab Police has intensify the campaign against the fugitive proclaimed offenders of serious crimes... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:07am
International Day of World’s Indigenous People on Aug 9 ISLAMABAD: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People will be marked on August 9 (Wednesday) across the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:07am
ATH doctors perform first Laparoscopic surgery by using 4K UHD system ABBOTTABAD: Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) Abbottabad in a bid to provide state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:01am
Commodities Russian wheat reaches Karachi port KARACHI: The first consignment of wheat imported from Russia by the private sector reached the Karachi port on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:00am
Further jump in key policy rate to deepen economic crisis: BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:58am
PU to recruit 229 teachers LAHORE: The Punjab University (PU) has invited applications to fill 229 vacant posts in various disciplines, the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:56am
Turkey urges Sweden to take steps to stop Holy Quran burnings ANKARA: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Middle East At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon BEIRUT: At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Middle East Israel plans $27bn rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia JERUSALEM: Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
South Asia Taliban create bonfire of ‘immoral’ music equipment HEART: Authorities from Afghanistan’s vice ministry created a bonfire of confiscated musical instruments and... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Middle East Israel opposition demands 18-month freeze in judicial overhaul JERUSALEM: The leader of Israel’s parliamentary opposition on Sunday demanded that the government freeze its... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Pope urges Russia to restore Black Sea grain deal VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal,... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Europe Putin reviews show of Russian naval might MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin reviewed a parade of warships and nuclear submarines in his native St Petersburg on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
KP LG&RDD, Nadra join hands to ensure service delivery at VC&NC levels PESHAWAR: The Directorate General (DG) Local Govt & Rural Development Department (LG&RDD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
PM condemns explosion at JUI-F workers’ convention ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday strongly condemned the explosion in the workers’ convention of... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Rizwana shifted to ICU after worsening her condition LAHORE: The victim of domestic violence, Rizwana of Sargodha, was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Cheema seeks Judicial Commission’s inquiry into IUB scandal BAHAWALPUR: Federal Minister for Food Security, Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema has demanded of the government to... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
House ownership rights given to flood survivors in Shikarpur SHIKARPUR: The Sindh government organized a ceremony to distribute ownership rights certificates of residential ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
President ICAP meets Dar, donates Rs5m in PM relief fund ISLAMABAD: President Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) Muhammad Ali Latif on Sunday called on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Youm-e-Ashura observed amid tight security in KP PESHAWAR: Youm-e-Ashura was observed amid tight security in the provincial capital and other cities of the Khyber... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Sindh PA to bring laws about interim setup in Aug 2 session KARACHI: The session of the Sindh Assembly has been summoned on August 2 to bring laws about the caretaker setup in... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Kacha Operation: 12 dangerous dacoits killed, 51 hurt, 26 surrendered: IG Punjab LAHORE: Inspector General Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has released a special video message about the latest... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Ashura observed peacefully in Faisalabad division FAISALABAD: Ashura Muharram was observed peacefully with religious solemnity and reverence throughout the Faisalabad... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Europe Ethnic Albanian party in North Macedonia offers deal to clear way to join EU SARAJEVO: The largest party representing North Macedonia’s ethnic Albanian minority offered to pull its ministers... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
DG PMNH for investing more in science, technology sector ISLAMABAD: Director General of the Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH), Prof. Dr Muhammad Akram Shaikh has... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
PML-N’s politics revolves around masses: Muqam SHANGLA: Adviser to the Prime Minister, Engr Amir Muqam has said that the politics of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
British High Commissioner-designate arrives in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner-designate to Pakistan, Jane Marriott CMG OBE, has arrived in Islamabad on ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
PM takes notice of violence on Rizwana ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of the violence on 14 years old Rizwana and sought report... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Asia Tens of thousands evacuated as northern China hit by torrential rain BEIJING: Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri lashed... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Africa Africa leaders give Niger junta one week to cede power ABUJA: African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force,... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Liverpool fire four past Leicester in Singapore friendly SINGAPORE: Liverpool geared up for the start of their new Premier League campaign with an impressive display in... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
England midfielder Henderson joins Al-Ettifaq on three-year deal BENGALURU: England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq from Liverpool on a... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
WC-2023 women: Colombia stun Germany with 97th minute winner in World Cup classic SYDNEY: Colombia scored a 97th-minute winner through a Manuela Vanegas header to snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory over... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Afghan cricketer smashes 42 runs off one T20 over KABUL: Afghan international cricketer Sediqullah Atal smashed an astonishing 42 runs off one over Saturday in a ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Tunisia’s Hafnaoui wins men’s 1,500m freestyle world title FUKUOKA (Japan): Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui won the men’s 1,500m freestyle title at swimming’s world... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
India to host Australia ahead of ODI World Cup NEW DELHI: India will kickstart their home season with three one-day internationals against Australia in September... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Barca and the woodwork defeat Real in Texas ‘Clasico’ ARLINGTON, (United States): Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 in a fiercely contested friendly match on Saturday with ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Hope leads Windies to first ODI win over India in four years BRIDGETOWN, (Barbados): West Indies captain Shai Hope played the sheet anchor role to perfection in taking his team... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Australia openers start strongly in pursuit of Ashes glory LONDON: Australia openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja hit unbeaten fifties as the tourists reached 135-0 on a... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Bajaur blast: US embassy extends deepest condolences ISLAMABAD: The United States Embassy in Islamabad extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Office of Ombudsman Punjab delivers relief of Rs14.137m to applicants LAHORE: The Office of the Ombudsman Punjab has delivered a cumulative financial relief amounting to Rs. 14,137,036 ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
The Weather KARACHI: The weather report on Sunday (July 30, 2023) and the forecast for Monday (July 31, 2023).... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Rates PSX witnesses bullish trend KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed bullish trend during the outgoing four-day week on the back of aggressive... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Rates Futures spread down 605bps KARACHI: The futures spread declined by 605bps to 13.29 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Rates PKR: a marginal appreciation KARACHI: The rupee registered a marginal appreciation of 0.13% during the previous week, which consisted of four... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
PTI terminates basic membership of 22 members ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) terminated the basic party membership of 22 members who were either found... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Marriyum condemns violence against domestic worker ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has strongly condemned the incident of... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Minister lays foundation stone of digital DMR medium wave transmitter ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb laid the foundation stone of 1000KW digital... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Air Chief holds key meetings during China visit ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu called on various dignitaries during... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
CPEC celebrations: Planning ministry says govt has received ‘overwhelming response’ ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning and Development has stated that the government has received an overwhelming response... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
COAS offers condolence to UAE president ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir undertook a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Delaying election for holding new census not possible: Kaira ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday said that... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Stocks Wall Street rallies on soft landing hopes NEW YORK: Wall Street rose on Friday as fresh inflation data eased concerns about new rate hikes and chip stocks... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Stocks European shares fall, German blue-chips hit record high PARIS: European shares retreated from multi-month highs on Friday after a mixed bag of earnings and a surprise Bank... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Stocks Saudi bourse extends losses on profit-taking DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s stock market ended lower on Sunday, extending losses from the previous session on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Stocks China stocks post best week since Nov SHANGHAI: China stocks jumped on Friday and logged their best week since November after the country’s top leaders... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Power sector remains Pakistan’s Achilles heel The power sector continues to be a major source of concern with circular debt a high of 2.6 trillion rupees at... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Restoring investor confidence key challenge Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Letters ‘Economic challenges: timely actions needed’ This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Economic challenges: timely actions needed” carried by the newspaper... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
BRICS: a new future in the offing After World War II, several bilateral and multilateral agencies (IMF, WB, ADB, WTO, WHO, Paris Club, etc.) were... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Rates Automart: car prices in Karachi Rates in the week ended Sunday July 30, 2023 Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Rates Your rupee last week KARACHI: Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (July 24 to 27,... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
CPEC likely to get fresh impetus Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan expects speedy progress in the second phase (2030) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor following visit of China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:52am
Chinese Vice Premier arrives ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived in Pakistan on a three-day visit on Sunday and he would attend the... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:50am
Dar informs Senate: Forex reserves rise to around $14bn ISLAMABAD: Finance, Revenue Minister Ishaq Dar claimed in the Senate on Sunday that Pakistan’s foreign exchange... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:35am
Punjab projects soft-launched by PM LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that due to the ‘criminal negligence’ and inefficient performance of... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:28am
Number of income tax filers stands at 4.2m ISLAMABAD: The latest number of income tax return filers as per the Active Taxpayers List (ATL) now stood at 4.2... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:48am
44 killed by bomb blast at JUI-F gathering PESHAWAR: At least 44 people were killed and dozens more wounded Sunday by a bomb blast at a political gathering of... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:34am
‘Prevention of Violent Extremism Bill 2023’ dropped after heavy criticism ISLAMABAD: What came as a setback to the government, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Sunday, “dropped” the... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:13am
ECC approves Rs10bn TSG for PMB&ALS ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs 10 billion Technical... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:15am
Sale tax law: expert approves of new definition of ‘tax fraud’ ISLAMABAD: The acquirers or possessors (traders) of smuggled/ domestic goods, on which sales tax has not been paid,... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:46am
China’s He to mark 10th anniversary of CPEC ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng was due in the Pakistan capital on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:28am
China names Jiang as new ambassador to Pakistan ISLAMABAD: China has nominated Jiang Zaidong as the new ambassador to Pakistan after six months, it was learnt on... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:12am
Israeli deputy says normalisation with Saudis does not appear imminent OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A top Israeli lawmaker said on Sunday that any forging of relations with Saudi Arabia did not... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Hamas urges Palestinian president to end ‘political arrests’ CAIRO: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday called on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to end “security... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Moscow buildings hit as Russia says it downs Ukrainian drones MOSCOW: Russia’s Defence Ministry said it had brought down three Ukrainian drones early on Sunday that had tried ... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Medvedev says ‘We’d have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success’ MOSCOW: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Benazir’s wax figure revealed at Madame Tussauds Dubai DUBAI: Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Muslim World. The wax figure of Former Prime Minister... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Commodities Gold rebounds as dollar eases amid slowing US inflation NEW YORK: Gold rose on Friday after a sharp fall one day earlier, helped by a slight retreat in the dollar as signs... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Commodities Copper gains on US inflation data LONDON: Copper prices rebounded on Friday after two days of losses, helped by US data showing cooling inflation and... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am