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[ State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) recorded a marginal increase during the week ended March 27, 2026, reflecting relative stability in external inflows. According to the latest data, the SBP’s reserves rose by $6 million to reach $16.38 billion. The country’s … Read more
Advisory body to meet on April 7 as rains boost water levels across major reservoirs View of the Sukkur Barrage formerly known as the Lloyd Barrage, as flood water passes through, following monsoon rains and rising levels of Indus River in Sukkur, Sindh province. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee of Indus River System Authority … Read more
[ The government has agreed to the need for a mini-budget if revenues fall short of expectations by end-December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that to deal with the economic impact of the Middle East conflict, it stands ready to increase interest rates and … Read more
[ Special procedure targets non-resident Pakistani creators with over 50,000 annual users ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed new amendments to hit non-resident Pakistani YouTubers who were earning hefty amounts by selling their content in Pakistan, seeking to recover Rs195 per 1,000 views on videos. The proposed income tax rate translates into 16% to 66% of … Read more
On Day 2, the astronauts begin their journey to the moon.
A Times investigation found that abductions of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority were more common, and more brutal, than the government has acknowledged.
[ Says the government is working to make electricity tariffs competitive to support key economic sectors ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, on Thursday, attributed the steady increase in electricity consumption to the success of the government’s energy policies and reform measures, said a press release. He made the remarks during a … Read more
Child among six dead in Karachi, seven killed in Balochistan; four lives lost in K-P A pool of rainwater creates problems in free flow of traffic in Quetta. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Torrential rain and severe weather swept across Pakistan on Thursday, leaving devastation in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing more than a dozen people … Read more
Shanghai’s many layers of architecture, culture and politics have made it a difficult fit for the Communist Party’s preferred narrative of Chinese victimhood and Western sins.
[ PSX witnessed a strong trend-reversal session as the KSE-100 Index surged 1,836 points (+1.01%) to close at 184,175. Photo: Express KARACHI: Stocks came under heavy selling pressure on Thursday as escalating geopolitical tensions and a surge in global oil prices rattled investor sentiment, triggering a broad-based sell-off at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The benchmark … Read more
