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[ Local rate rises Rs300/tola as international prices stay stable; rupee up at 277.95/$ KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan edged higher on Monday, largely in line with a stable trend in international markets, as investors weighed the implications of the escalating US-Iran tensions that lifted energy prices and caused uncertainty about the outlook for US … Read more
OFFICIAL BUSINESS: PM Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. PHOTO: REUTE LONDON: Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, pledging to reshape its politics to deliver a new economic model and revive a nation “fed up” with a revolving door of leaders. In front … Read more
[ LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the country’s auto parts industry, describing it as a key contributor to industrial development, employment generation and import substitution, according to a statement on Monday. PAAPAM Chairman Usman Malik said the local auto parts industry has invested … Read more
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement that it would respond to them with force A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Yemen’s Houthi could shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, … Read more
[ Index recovers from steep early losses caused by regional conflict, ends up by 125 points KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured another volatile session on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East kept investors on edge, although late-session buying helped the benchmark index erase steep early losses and end trading marginally higher. The … Read more
KABUL: At least 20 people were killed in flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, the Taliban-run government said. The death toll was expected to rise, with 100 people still missing on Monday night. Most of the damage was reported from Parun, the capital of Nuristan, the Taliban’s National Disaster Management Authority said in a … Read more
Youth-led protesters answer call of Cockroach Janta Party to demand accountability and sweeping reforms after exam sca STATE BRUTALITY: Police members use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s riot police baton-charged protesters in New Delhi as they tried to march to parliament on Monday, … Read more
Iranian Interior Minister Momeni arrives on official visit US strikes inland targets as Iran hits bases across re WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan voiced optimism on Monday, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi welcoming his Iranian counterpart, Eskandar Momeni, and saying he hoped the visiting minister had brought “good news”, as the United States launched a fresh round … Read more
. QUETTA: Three employees of the Balochistan Excise and Taxation Department were reportedly kidnapped along with two official vehicles and service arms after unidentified gunmen blockaded a key section of the main highway in Chaghai district, police officials said. The incident took place near the Dhadar area along the Dalbandin-Taftan route, where an armed squad … Read more
Dozens of others are feared dead as crews scour for bodies after the vessel sank on its way to a gold-mining outpost in the South American country.