PSX extends rally, KSE-100 hits record high

[ The upward momentum at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index climbing to fresh record levels amid strong investor interest and positive market sentiment. On the second trading day of the week, the index rose by 399 points to reach 156,486 before further gains pushed it up by 533 … Read more

England receive Ashes boost

LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes has resumed training and fast bowler Mark Wood is in line to return to action next week in a major boost to England’s preparations for the Ashes series in Australia later this year. Stokes missed the fifth and final Test against India at the Oval having hurt his shoulder … Read more

Amnesty calls out Pakistan for mass telecom surveillance

Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media and a phone-tapping system, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state surveillance outside China, Amnesty International said. In a report released on Tuesday, the rights watchdog said that Pakistan’s growing monitoring network was built using both … Read more