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[ US dollar slips 9 paisa to close at Rs279.77, while in open market it declines 10 paisa to Rs280.82 KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee remained firm against the US dollar last week, supported by improved investor sentiment, rising foreign inflows and a narrowing gap between interbank and open market rates. Market confidence was bolstered by … Read more
Singer reflects on how high concert charges and elite private events limit public access to live music Jawad Ahmad. photo: Photo file Veteran Pakistani singer and politician Jawad Ahmed has weighed in on the growing commercialisation of the country’s music industry, questioning what he sees as increasing greed among artists and a widening disconnect from … Read more
Agriculture Department had released more than Rs12 billion to Sindh Bank for second phase of programme KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to provide a subsidy on urea fertiliser to verified wheat farmers under the Sindh Wheat Growers Support Programme, Sindh Minister for Agriculture Sardar Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar said on Saturday. He said the … Read more
From Apache helicopters to Patriot missiles, the US bolsters Middle East allies with new multi-billion-dollar deals n Israeli military Apache helicopter releases a flare as it flies near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, July 25, 2024. PHOTO:REUTERS The United States on Friday approved multibillion-dollar weapons sales … Read more
Survivors slam the new Epstein file release, claiming their details are exposed while powerful men remain hidden The bill was introduced in the House in mid-July, but Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, delayed the process for months. PHOTO:BBC US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday that the department was releasing more … Read more
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Rescue 1122 shifts three injured to Mayo Hospital; cause of explosion not yet known Sewer line explosion in Lahore’s Badami Bagh area. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: An explosion in a sewer line injured four people in Lahore’s Lari Adda area on Saturday, Rescue 1122 said. The incident occurred in the Badami Bagh locality, where emergency teams … Read more
[ KARACHI: Gold and silver prices recorded a further decline in international and domestic markets on Saturday, reflecting a sharp downturn in bullion rates. In the international bullion market, gold prices fell by $255 per ounce to $4,895. The decline was mirrored in the local market, where the price of gold per tola dropped by … Read more
Shoal is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, which China also claims as territory China conducted naval and air patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday, the China Southern Theatre Command said. The shoal is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but China also claims it as part of its territory. … Read more
National ‘No School’ protests hit 46 states as the Trump administration faces fury over its Operation Metro Surge Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis, and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the fatal shootings of two US citizens. … Read more
