Pakistan
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Equities snap four-session winning streak
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended lower on Friday, in line with a bearish trend across most Asian markets, snapping a four-session winning streak as investors resorted to panic selling ahead of the weekend amid renewed tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices. According to ...
Inflation surges 15.16pc on costly fuel
ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), surged by 15.16 per cent year on year in the week ending May 7, driven largely by higher retail prices of petroleum products and eatables, according to official data released on Friday. The increase in SPI was a broad-base...
Wheat procurement hits roadblock in Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab government’s new wheat procurement mechanism is struggling, as private firms are experiencing buying failures due to pricing disputes, financing issues, and farmer resistance. Under the 2026 strategy, the government aimed to procure 3 million tonnes of wheat through 11 private com...
Govt places Public Private Partnership Authority under Privatisation Division for ‘better coordination’
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided that the Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) will fall under the Privatisation Division instead of the Planning Division to “ensure better coordination, institutional alignment, and improved efficiency in handling public-private partnership (PPP) initiati...
Bar leaders demand abolition of FCC
Legal community slams 26th, 27th amendments, delayed Karachi bar polls
Bushra health row resurfaces in Senate
JUI-F expresses serious concern over K-P law and order
Violence against women rattles MPs
Sherry says conviction rate remains just 5%
Investors book gains amid US-Iran tensions
Heavyweight stocks drag KSE-100 down by 1,778 points on Strait of Hormuz conflict
US stocks climb to all-time highs
Tech heavyweights Nvidia and Apple rose 2.3% and 1.8%, respectively
Pakistan world's largest illegal cigarette market
Tax shocks, weak enforcement, price gaps cause Rs350b annual tax revenue loss
Shakira is back on the football field with 'Dai Dai', the anthem of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Apple, Intel have reached preliminary chip-making deal: report
The two companies held talks for over a year and finalised a formal deal in recent months
Nintendo to hike price of gaming console Switch 2, warns on profits amid soaring memory chip prices
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said on Friday that it will hike the price of its Switch 2 gaming console as memory chip costs soar, warning that net profit would fall 27 per cent this year. Sony — whose PlayStation5 has already risen in price — was more upbeat, projecting a 13pc rise in income but s...
ITF upholds Belarus suspension
Tennis's body said its stance remained unchanged despite IOC decision
Shanto ton put Bangladesh in command
The hosts reached 301-4 at stumps on day 1
Interior ministry rejects reports of Pakistanis being deported from UAE
Govt says no country- or sect-specific deportations are being carried out from the UAE under routine laws
No plans for Babar’s T20 captaincy return: sources
Sources say preference will be given to aggressive young players
Sinner demands ‘respect’ from Grand Slams in prize money row
ROME: Jannik Sinner called on Thursday for Grand Slam tournaments to show tennis players respect in a row over prize money, but stopped short of calling for a boycott of the sport’s major events. Last year almost all the leading players signed two letters to the four Grand Slam bosses demanding an i...
PSG hold Bayern to reach second straight Champions League final
MUNICH: Holders Paris St-Germain drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final, earning a 6-5 aggregate victory after a compelling second leg that was far cagier than their goal-laden first encounter. Ousmane Dembele’s goal after three minutes set PSG on their way, while...
Record 4,082 companies enrolled in Pakistan in April
ISLAMABAD: The number of registered companies in Pakistan is close to the 300,000 benchmark after the record 4,082 firms were incorporated in April. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has announced that the number of registered companies in Pakistan has reached 294,101. The SE...
Battery storage system is missing link in Pakistan’s solar revolution, experts say
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Bulls extend winning streak for fourth session
KARACHI: As international oil prices continued their downward movement amid ongoing Middle East de-escalation talks, bulls managed to tighten their grip over the market for the fourth straight session despite a volatile start at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday. The market drew its stre...
SBP reserves rise by $23m to $15.85bn despite external payment pressures
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Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry seeks cut in business costs
BLAHORE: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced that the digitisation initiatives within the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are being enhanced through Pakistan Revenue Automation Ltd (PRAL). According to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the finance minister, in a meeting wi...