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[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman and Minister of State Bilal Bin Saqib has said that the principles of the financial system are being redefined, and Pakistan intends to play its role in shaping them. He noted that the financial system is increasingly becoming automated through software and blockchain, and software does … Read more
PUBLISHED June 28, 2026 The streaming giant Netflix has built a cottage industry out of American author Harlan Coben’s suburban thrillers. The latest addition to this seemingly endless pipeline is I Will Find You, marking the thirteenth installment in a massive fourteen-book creative deal between Coben and the streamer. Following the global success of his … Read more
Iran early on Sunday launches missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. Photo: Reuters Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an increasingly precarious interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old … Read more
[ KARACHI: The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed the three-day week at 179,571, gaining 649 points, or 0.36% week-on-week, as the easing of geopolitical tensions and the passage of FY27 budget lifted investor sentiment. On a day-on-day basis, the PSX witnessed a range-bound session on Monday, with the KSE-100 declining 451 … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Glass Manufacturers Association (APGMA) has urged the National Tariff Commission (NTC) to reconsider its methodology in the ongoing anti-dumping investigation concerning soda ash imports from Turkiye and Kenya, arguing that the commission has adopted an unjustified profit assumption while calculating the “non-injurious price”. In a representation to NTC, APGMA Secretary … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed eight terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan in two high-tempo intelligence-based operations in Balochistan’s Kharan and Mastung districts, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces received intelligence about the movement of a group of terrorists in Kharan on June 25. As … Read more
[ One year on, exchange sealing paralyses trade, sends negative signals to foreign investors KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), while expressing deep concern over the continued sealing and forceful occupation of the historic Cotton Exchange building, has stated that it has inflicted severe damage on Pakistan’s cotton trade, disrupted hundreds of … Read more
[ Digital channels drive 92% of retail volume as Raast, mobile banking surge in Q3 FY26 KARACHI: Pakistan’s electronic payments landscape continued to expand during the third quarter of FY26, with retail payments through the banking system reaching 3.7 billion transactions during January-March 2026, up 9% from the previous quarter, according to the State Bank … Read more
People stand in the street following an earthquake in Peshawar. Photo: REUTERS QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: A strong earthquake struck Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said, sending out tremors that could be felt in a large part of the country and across the border into neighbouring Afghanistan. A series of moderate earthquakes continued to … Read more
[ LCCI calls for easier finance, policy consistency as number of SME borrowers grows LAHORE: Small and medium enterprise (SME) financing in Pakistan surged 46% to Rs853.94 billion in the year ending March 31, 2026, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), as the government marked World MSME Day on June 27. … Read more