Head blazes century as Australia reach 234-3 in third India Test – Sport
Travis Head blasted a brilliant 103 not out and Steve Smith made an unbeaten half-century to propel Australia to 234-3 at tea on the second day of the third Test against India on Sunday. After all but 13.2 overs of the first day were washed out on Saturday in Brisbane, Head and Smith batted through […]
Founder of clothing chain Mango dies in hiking accident – World
MADRID: Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe’s largest fashion groups, with nearly 2,800 stores worldwide, died in an accident on Saturday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was among the first to pay tribute to the businessman’s “entrepeneurial vision”. The 71-year-old died after falling down a ravine while hiking in […]
South Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached president Yoon – World
South Korea’s opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the “suffering of the people” after his short-lived martial law decree. Lawmakers voted on Saturday to remove Yoon from office over his “insurrectionary” suspension of civilian rule, which plunged South Korea into some […]
Hefty fines imposed on 10 sugar mills for tax violations – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has imposed hefty fines on 10 sugar mills for tax violations as part of a campaign to improve compliance and similar action against 10 other mills is nearing completion, Dawn has learnt from official sources. After start of the sugarcane crushing season for 2024-25, the Federal Board of Revenue […]
Trump considers privatising postal service – World
WASHINGTON: US president-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatising the US Postal Service in recent weeks, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. The US Post Office, which has lost more than $100 billion since 2007, reported a net loss of $9.5 billion for its […]
Founder of Mango clothing chain dies in accident – World
MADRID: Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe’s largest fashion groups, with nearly 2,800 stores worldwide, died in an accident on Saturday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was among the first to pay tribute to the businessman’s “entrepeneurial vision”. The 71-year-old died after falling down a ravine while hiking in […]
Iran allows IAEA to increase number of nuclear inspections – World
TEHRAN: Iran confirmed on Saturday that it has allowed watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to increase the number of inspections it carries out into Tehran’s nuclear programme, state media reported. “We have increased capacity — it is natural that the number of inspections should also increase,” the official IRNA news agency quoted the […]
Faceless customs assessment system launched – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Saturday that it will implement the Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA) System in Karachi starting Sunday as part of the transformation of the tax machinery. FCA is one of the key components of the FBR Transformation Plan, which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently approved. The transformation plan […]
TRADING MISERY ON THE PAK-IRAN BORDER – Newspaper
During the Iranian president’s visit to Pakistan in April, it was resolved to raise Pak-Iran trade to an ambitious $10 billion. The town of Mashkhel is deserted and an eerie silence hangs in the air at Zero Point. A town in Balochistan that sits at Pakistan’s border with Iran, Mashkhel was once a vital artery […]
PSX witnesses another record-setting week – Business
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained bullish momentum on easing political noise and firm expectations of a significant policy rate cut in the upcoming monetary policy review, helping the KSE 100 index settle above 114,000-barrier for the first time in the outgoing week. The PSX reached a new milestone as the weekly average traded […]