PMEX suspends silver trading amid sharp price surge

[ Pakistan Mercantile Exchange says trading will resume once market conditions stabilise KARACHI: The Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) has temporarily suspended trading in all silver futures contracts due to unprecedented price movements and significant order imbalances, the exchange announced Tuesday. In an official statement issued a day earlier, PMEX said the suspension, effective by 10:30 … Read more

Christian Horner eyeing F1 return

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before practice. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Christian Horner’s absence from Formula One may be short-lived. Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was fired by the company in July, is among a group eyeing a possible investment into F1 team Alpine. The French outfit confirmed Horner’s interest in a … Read more

Sabalenka powers into semi-finals as Melbourne braces for 45C

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her fourth round match against Canada’s Victoria Mboko. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka overcame heat set to hit 45C and one of the most exciting talents in tennis to power into the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where Carlos Alcaraz bids to join her later Tuesday. World number one Sabalenka … Read more

KSE-100 loses 385 points to close at 188,202 in volatile session

[ Macroeconomic uncertainty kept PSX volatile a day after SBP held the policy rate at 10.5% PSX trading hall. PHOTO: FILE Macroeconomic uncertainty continued to weigh on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, as heightened volatility persisted a day after the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to maintain the key policy rate at … Read more

Xi says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order

His comments follow Trump’s unveiling of a “Board of Peace”, sparking fears it could rival the United Nations Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd-L) talks to Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (not pictured) during their bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 27, 2026.PHOTO: AFP President Xi Jinping said on … Read more

Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say

A 20-point plan calls for Gaza governance to pass to the US-backed NCAG, a technocratic body excluding Hamas Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025. REUTERS Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new United States-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, … Read more