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JI-led protest swarms Rawalpindi

KKH blocked at multiple locations as citizens across division protested petroleum levy, inflation ROAD RALLY: Protestors cover the busy Murree Road, Rawalpindi, for miles, reserving it for their demonstration against inflation and petroleum prices for the day. PHOTO: EXPRESS ABBOTABAD/ RAWALPINDI: Protests against petrol prices and inflation overran Rawalpindi and neighbouring districts as political leaders … Read more

PML-N eyes 2/3rd AJK assembly majority

ELECTIONEERING: A large number of people attend a PML-N election rally in Haveli area of Azad Kashmir on Friday. PHOTO: EXPRESS MUZAFFARABAD: With just days left before the decisive third and final phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) general elections, the PML-N intensified its campaign in Rawalakot Division on Friday, expressing confidence of … Read more

Gold extends rally, adds another Rs5,100

KARACHI: Pakistan’s bullion market extended its winning streak on Friday as prices rose further, mirroring movements in the international market, where gold hit a seven-week high on increased investor appetite for the precious metal. In the local market, the per-tola price surged by Rs5,100 to close the day at Rs454,336. Similarly, the 10-gram rate rose … Read more

12 groups show interest in Fesco

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s richer families doing business in energy, textile, automobile and cement have shown interest in acquiring a profitable Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) along with four foreign firms, offering another opportunity to the government after a decade to start selling these assets. About 12 groups, eight of them Pakistani well-connected and rich families, have … Read more

US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s IRGC, following a Reuters report

US Treasury sanctions Aban Tether for processing millions of dollars of transactions for sanctioned Iranian entities Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken September 10, 2025. — REUTERS The United States on Friday sanctioned an unlicensed multi-state cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it processed millions of dollars of crypto for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps … Read more