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LONDON: Central banks in big economies are signalling a change of stance as the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 30-year high on Friday. The Swiss National Bank left its policy interest rate unchanged at 0% on December 11, the lowest among developed-market central banks. The Bank of Canada held its key rate … Read more
[ Ground-breaking of Karachi-Rohri section set for July 2026; upgradation of ML-I urged The Railways Division submitted the ML-I project summary to ECNEC without arranging finances from the Public Sector Development Programme, China, or any other international financial institution. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Director General Leah … Read more
[ Pakistan has not suspended the Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement, but it was not processing goods clearance due to the closure of borders to avoid congestion at Chaman and Torkham borders, said senior officials of the Pakistan Customs. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Friday held a high-level consultative meeting … Read more
Ministries to suggest steps to rationalise budget, attract investment and exit IMF Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is interviewed during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting at the IMF and World Bank’s 2024 annual Spring Meetings in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government has formally asked for proposals from key economic ministries to … Read more
. Chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Prof Dr Shuja Ahmed Mahesar. Photo: courtesy — Facebook HYDERABAD: The prolonged delay in announcing the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) Part-I examinations has cost the Chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Prof Dr … Read more
[A lower-court judge had invalidated the package, saying shareholders had not been properly informed about the plan. Friday’s ruling means the pay deal, worth about $139 billion now, can proceed.
American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers killed by the group last week.
The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”
[The basketball league will require teams to submit injury reports closer to tipoff, an attempt to close one source of inside information.
Rawalpindi police. Photo APP RAWALPINDI: A suspect allegedly involved in an attempt to sexually assault a 14-year-old boy was arrested in injured condition following an alleged police encounter in the Nasirabad police station area. According to officials, a police team on duty on Sada Road attempted to stop suspicious individuals, upon which two suspects opened … Read more