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[ KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rebounded on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained almost 550 points to settle near 176,100, supported by a decline in global oil prices and reports that Pakistan was seeking to reinitiate diplomatic negotiations to ease tensions in the Middle East. At the close of trading, the KSE-100 posted … Read more
. SIALKOT: Government College Women University Sialkot (GCWUS) on Friday paid tribute to Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah on her birth anniversary, recognising her contributions to the Pakistan Movement, women’s political empowerment and national development. In a statement, the university said Fatima Jinnah, born on July 31, 1893, in Karachi, stood steadfastly alongside her brother, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad … Read more
[ LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has intensified its enforcement campaign against tax defaulters across the province, sealing three premises, including a hotel, for tax non-compliance in Lahore and other cities. According to a PRA spokesperson, the action was taken after tax evasion was established and repeated violations of tax laws were detected. Dozens … Read more
[ Index eases to 9.05% YoY; week-on-week tomato, chicken prices fall; diesel and petrol costs rise KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 30, 2026 recorded a year-on-year increase of 9.05%, slipping below the double-digit threshold despite escalating tensions between the United States and Iran in the Middle East and the … Read more
Nadeem looked completely off-colour as he bowed out early in the 12-man final, leaving fans shell-shocked KARACHI: In a shocking turn of events, Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem failed miserably to defend his Commonwealth Games crown, delivering a dismal performance at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on Friday night. The javelin superstar, who shattered … Read more
HOCC says its ‘safe transit service was a voluntary and cost-free service’ Container ships sail across the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt, March 17, 2018. Picture taken March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s digital development momentum gains pace, the fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) subscriptions have grown steadily to 2.8 million, supported by a robust fibre footprint spread over 234,000 kilometres, 5.1 million homes passed and six operational submarine cables. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema chaired a meeting on the National Connectivity Plan, joined by … Read more
Kumamoto faces a “double disaster,” as rescuers work in 100 degree heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.
The foreign minister, Winston Peters, who leads a populist party, has refused to back down after telling the member of Parliament to “go back to your own country.”
Rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves have changed the feel of the season for today’s children, compared with their parents and grandparents.