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LOS ANGELES: Timothée Chalamet’s campaign for Oscar glory received a significant boost this week as he captured the best actor award at the 31st Critics Choice Awards for his performance in ‘Marty Supreme’, the first major gala of Hollywood’s 2026 awards season. The 30-year-old actor, already a two-time Oscar nominee, defeated stiff competition from Leonardo … Read more
Import cover at 2.65 months; gold slides to Rs466,162/tola on upcoming US non-farm payroll data Delay in loans will not adversely affect Pakistan’s external sector position in the short term due to $16 billion in gross foreign exchange reserves. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign currency reserves stood at $21.19 billion as of January … Read more
[ Chamber urges easier credit, cash-flow lending and support for women entrepreneurs Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Photo: file LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday organised the SME Finance and Banking Expo to provide small and medium enterprises direct access to banking facilities, financing schemes and financial products. According to … Read more
As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.”
[The move, a bid to make homes more affordable, would be a back-to-future moment for the two mortgage firms. Buying risky mortgage bonds helped push them to near-bankruptcy in 2008.
Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire friend of Mr. Trump, is among the investors. The move comes as the Trump administration looks for investment opportunities in Ukraine.
[ SSGC, SNGPL resist shift as regulator begins stakeholder consultations; public hearing set for Friday Gas utilities. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Following the government’s plan to restructure gas utilities, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has decided to review the existing gas pricing formula based on return on fixed assets, keeping in view current gas … Read more
Love grows between a restless travel writer and a contented homebody in this occasionally cute, instantly forgettable romantic comedy.
Incentive. design: Ibrahim Yahya ISLAMABAD: A Ministry of Finance report has accepted that the absence of structured transparency in the Special Investment Facilitation Council’s (SIFC) initiatives could undermine policy predictability and weaken the confidence of investors. In its 240-page Prime Minister’s Economic Governance Reforms Agenda, the finance ministry committed to bringing transparency in the SIFC … Read more
[ Shares of 340 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 93 stocks closed higher, 233 declined and 14 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended on a softer note on Thursday, shedding around 975 points to settle slightly above 185,500, as investors booked … Read more