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[ A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: Renewed optimism swept through the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index recorded significant gains of nearly … Read more
[ Framework sets targets for women’s employment, exports, financing and access to business support services ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to launch its first-ever National Women Entrepreneurship Policy aimed at promoting women’s financial inclusion through dedicated financing for women-specific initiatives. The policy also seeks to expand existing federal and provincial programmes, encourage financial institutions to introduce … Read more
Saba Qamar and Mahira Khan. Photo: file Actor Mahira Khan has addressed longstanding rumours of a rivalry with Saba Qamar, calling the narrative “manufactured” and rooted in a broader tendency to pit prominent women against one another. Speculation first began circulating in 2019 after Saba appeared on ‘The Munshi Show’. When asked about her relationship … Read more
Islamabad stresses need for adaptation financing, support for glacier-related risks at COP30 meeting BELéM: A high-level meeting between Secretary for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Aisha Humera Chaudhry and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell reviewed the country’s updated climate commitments and outstanding financing needs on the sidelines of COP30 in Belem. According to an official … Read more
. US President Donald Trump speaks during the ASEAN-US Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would start “working” on the war in Sudan, after visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to help end the conflict. Since its outbreak in April … Read more
[ Trade between the two nations has declined from $11.2 million in 2022-23 to $5.18 million in 2024-25. Leghari stressed the need to reverse this trend.. photo: file KARACHI: Indonesian Consul General Mudzakir MA has said that trade with Pakistan has continued to grow steadily, reaching $4.2 billion in 2024. From January to September 2025, … Read more
. VIENNA: The head of the UN nuclear agency on Wednesday renewed his call for Iran to allow inspections at key nuclear sites attacked by Israel and the United States in June. Tensions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have repeatedly flared in recent years and were further inflamed after a 12-day … Read more
[ . Federal Minister for Investment and Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh has highlighted that modern technology and strategic investment are key to ensuring energy security in Pakistan. He stated that Pakistan was entering a new era in energy policy, refining and … Read more
File photos of moviegoers queuing to purchase tickets for ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ at Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai; actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Shraddha Kapoor posing during the trailer launch of their film ‘Thamma’ in Mumbai and actor Akshay Kumar posing for photographs during an event for the promotion of his film ‘Sky Force’ in … Read more
FBR claims Rs30b in losses due to understated production as 4 Chinese firms urge Senate panel to block camera plan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax chief on Wednesday warned Chinese companies to either fully disclose their production or wind up operations after a representative of four firms told a parliamentary panel that their managements were refusing to … Read more
