[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended gains on Wednesday as it rose nearly 300 points over hopes of signing a Rs1.3 trillion financing facility by the government and banks to significantly reduce circular debt in the power sector. Still, overall trading remained volatile as futures rollover pressure weighed on investor sentiment. There was … Read more

ROME: Claudia Cardinale, a glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who enjoyed a long and varied acting career on film and in the theatre, has died at age 87, according to AFP and other French media. Cardinale died on Tuesday near Paris “in the presence of her children,” her agent Laurent Savry said in a … Read more

BARCELONA: Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be driven to greater heights after being beaten to the Ballon d’Or by Ousmane Dembele, the club’s coach Hansi Flick said Wednesday. The 18-year-old winger finished second behind Paris Saint-Germain attacker Dembele at the glitzy gala in Paris on Monday in the battle to be crowned the world’s best … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) has faced a massive loss of Rs43 billion during financial year 2024-25 due to curtailment of indigenous gas supply in the face of liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. Pakistan buys LNG from Qatar and its demand has gone down as power producers have of late become reluctant … Read more

[ LAHORE: As Pakistan grapples with recurring floods and rising climate pressures, UK-supported technologies introduced in Okara, an important farming district in Punjab, are giving farmers new tools to save costs, improve productivity, and strengthen the country’s climate resilience. British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott visited Okara to inaugurate an Eddy Covariance Flux Tower, … Read more

KARACHI: Abdul Hannan, one of Pakistan’s most prominent young singers and songwriters, is set to perform live at the Aga Khan University Sports & Rehabilitation Centre in Karachi on September 28, 2025. Hannan has quickly become a household name in the country’s music industry with a string of widely heard tracks such as Iraaday, Bikhra, … Read more

SEVILLE: Antony denied Ange Postecoglou his first win as Nottingham Forest manager by claiming Real Betis a 2-2 Europa League draw on Wednesday, as the English side returned to continental competition for the first time in 30 years. The new coach seemed set to triumph in his fourth match at the helm of the two-time … Read more