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[ ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan approved 10 initial public offerings between January and June 2026, through which more than Rs20 billion was raised, Commissioner Muzaffar Ahmed Mirza said on Tuesday. Addressing a guest lecture series in Islamabad, Mirza said Pakistan’s population of 255 million – driven by a large youth segment … Read more
[ Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb met newly-elected Pakistan Business Council (PBC) Chairman Ziad Bashir and Chief Executive Javed Kureishi to discuss investment, competitiveness and regulatory reforms, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Aurangzeb emphasised the need for a stronger focus on … Read more
Putin approves pardon on humanitarian grounds after discussions, seeks no concessions in return for release Former US Marine Robert Gilman, who served a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022, attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia April 6, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Russia freed on Tuesday a former American Marine jailed there since 2022, United … Read more
New images from the James Webb telescope show a galaxy with a trio of supermassive black holes. Two of them appear to be locked in a tight tango.
DARWIN: Australia on Wednesday opted for Josh Hazlewood ahead of fellow quick Scott Boland for the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin, while veteran spinner Nathan Lyon returned after a long-term injury. An injured Hazlewood missed the entire home Ashes series against England in 2025/26, with warhorse Boland playing all five Tests in his place. … Read more
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Romell Glave upstaged two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs to win European men’s 100m gold in Birmingham on Tuesday. Jacobs, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, had been favourite going into the race, but had a terrible start, handing Glave an advantage he never ceded. The Italian suddenly slowed to a jog at around the … Read more
[ Under revised policy, govt gives six years for modernisation, offers incentive for early completion A chimney emits fire at the PCK Raffinerie oil refinery in Schwedt/Oder, Germany, March 7, 2022. The company receives crude oil from Russia via the ‘Friendship’ pipeline. Picture taken March 7, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government has asked oil … Read more
Sky watchers have flocked to places, from Iceland to Spain, where the moon will completely block the sun.
[ CONSISTENT GROWTH: “We expect the positive momentum in auto sales to continue in FY27, with double-digit growth supported by the launch of new variants and the entry of new brands in the market,” forecast auto analyst Myesha Sohail. PHOTO:FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s automobile sales rose around a whopping 80% in July 2026, the first month … Read more
Afghanistan will face India in a three-match T20I series in Delhi from September 13 to 17, with all three matches scheduled to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as part of the teams’ Future Tours Programme. The series will further strengthen the growing cricketing relationship between the two nations, with Afghanistan continuing to host … Read more