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[ KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index tumbled over 3,000 points at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, slipping below the psychologically important 170,000 level and matching July lows as investors dumped stocks following the surge in global oil prices and renewed US-Iran attacks. Market breadth was extremely weak, with 406 stocks declining against only … Read more
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Court orders students be allowed to continue their studies, sit their examinations, return to their hostels Lahore High Court building. FILE: PHOTO LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday suspended the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) directives ordering Afghan medical students to return to Afghanistan. The PMDC reiterated the directive in a letter … Read more
Prices for the fuel jumped to a new high over mounting fears that the fighting between the United States and Iran could expand into a full-scale war.
[ ISLAMABAD: Turkiye Ministry of Trade has expressed its regrets over the initiation of anti-dumping investigation and “unexpected” imposition of provisional measures on the import of soda ash, which will impede the operation of market forces in a competitive environment. The government of Turkiye has conveyed its official reservations about the preliminary determination and imposition … Read more
[ BII expresses interest in climate finance, renewable energy and power transmission ISLAMABAD: British International Investment (BII) plans to invest at least $2 billion across Asia and Africa under its 2026-31 strategy, with a significant focus on South Asia, and has identified Pakistan as an important investment destination. BII Managing Director and Head of Asia … Read more
Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho were given lengthy prison sentences under a national security law imposed on the city by Beijing.
[ Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Establishment Division Senator Ahad Cheema ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Establishment Division Senator Ahad Cheema on Thursday directed authorities to develop a structured investment mechanism to enable Overseas Pakistanis to invest in viable national infrastructure projects. He issued the directions while chairing a high-level meeting to … Read more
Boxer drama joins Kinza Hashmi’s ‘Artist’ and Zara Noor Abbas’ ‘Gear Up’ ahead of the anthology’s Sept 18 release Ushna Shah’s Punch, one of three standalone stories in the upcoming anthology film Sheroes, has been unveiled ahead of the film’s September 18 cinema release, completing the rollout of its three individual stories. The first look … Read more