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[ PRICE RELIEF: Sugar prices are now 18% lower than a year ago due to better production this year, with the commodity selling at an average price of Rs148 per kg. Millers have been trying to convince the government to allow exports to jack up local prices. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday allowed the … Read more
[ LAHORE: Affordable and reliable energy is essential for Pakistan’s industrial competitiveness and export growth, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Faheemur Rehman Saigol said on Wednesday, as he welcomed the Cabinet Committee on Energy’s approval of the National Integrated Energy Plan 2027-2060. “Pakistan needs an energy policy that ensures reliability, affordability and … Read more
More than 260,000 people across 15 departments affected by most devastating quake to strike country this century The death toll from a catastrophic 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia has risen to 314, according to a report released on Wednesday by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD). The agency confirmed that emergency teams … Read more
Australian government will not stop pressing Israel for justice for Zomi and her colleagues Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong reacts during a question-and-answer session following her delivery of the Allan Gyngell Lecture at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Reuters Australia summoned Israel’s ambassador on Thursday and expressed outrage at a decision by its … Read more
[ HOUSTON: Global crude prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday and were trading near a three-week high hit during the session, as investors worried about escalating tensions in the Middle East after the United Arab Emirates decided to suspend all financial and economic transactions with Iran. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz also remained … Read more
[Hui Ka Yan’s punishment caps the downfall of a property empire whose collapse set off a prolonged crisis in the Chinese economy.
Thousands of Iranian, Lebanese civilians killed in war, global markets have been shocked US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams, who saved a child off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month, Nathaniel Rai, the child saved by Williams, and Nathaniel’s family members in the Oval Office at the … Read more
[ Index faces selling pressure as govt plans talks with refineries for diesel rate cut KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday gave up early gains as the benchmark KSE-100 index came under selling pressure late in the session over rising oil prices and uncertainty surrounding shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The index … Read more
Brent crude futures for October delivery rise 26 cents, or 0.28%, to $91.87 a barrel Oil prices climbed on Thursday on concerns the impasse in the US-Israeli war against Iran will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle Eastern producing region and tighten global supplies. Brent crude futures for October delivery rose 26 cents, … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) on Wednesday formally launched the Enterprise Grant Scheme under the European Union-funded Poverty Alleviation & Inclusive Development Across Rural Sindh (PAIDAR) programme, offering co-financed grants of up to a maximum of Rs35 million per project to enterprises in five … Read more