PSX tags 120k before closing in the red
Listen to article KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) briefly touched the 120,000 mark during intra-day trading, reaching a key upside target before settling around 118,800, down 146 points. The market opened on a positive note, fueled by optimism about the government’s decision to cut electricity tariffs by 12-17% and assurances from […]
Pakistan, US agree to deepen energy ties
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have expressed their commitment to advancing mutual energy goals and exploring new avenues of cooperation in the sector. They expressed the resolve at a meeting held on Friday between US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Natalie Baker and Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, where they discussed bilateral energy […]
Oil consumers to fund tariff cut
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Oil consumers are set to mainly fund the recent reduction in electricity tariffs up to 17% under the prime minister’s relief package. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday held a public hearing to consider the government’s request for a tariff reduction of Rs1.71 per unit for consumers across Pakistan, including […]
Woman, infant daughter gunned down for ‘honour’ in KP’s Mansehra: FIR – Pakistan
A woman and her 16-month-old daughter were allegedly gunned down by her relative for ‘honour’ in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mansehra city on Friday afternoon, according to a first information report (FIR). According to the FIR, lodged by the victim’s mother-in-law Nasreen Bibi with Mansehra’s Saddar police station on Friday, Nasreen and the victims were at home […]
Security forces neutralise 2 terrorists during operation in Balochistan’s Kech: ISPR – Pakistan
Security forces on Friday killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in the Blueda area of Balochistan’s Kech district, according to a statement from the military’s media wing. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security personnel carried out Friday’s operation based on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. Security forces “effectively engaged” […]
Afghans pack bags as crackdown intensifies
KARACHI/RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: As the clock ran out on the government’s deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave the country, Afghan nationals across several cities on Friday began packing their bags – some voluntarily, others by force. Authorities, meanwhile, are turning up the heat. Law enforcement agencies have ramped up operations across several cities to facilitate what officials […]
PM lauds success of Ramazan Package
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, appreciating the effective and transparent implementation of the Ramazan Relief Package 2025, directed the authorities concerned to emulate this model in future government schemes. The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review the implementation of the package, lauded the performance of the government’s core team and supporting institutions. […]
When Sheheryar met Maheen
Clad in a smart black button-down shirt with his newly minted wedding band glinting on his left hand, actor Sheheryar Munawar sat down for an intimate chat with Ahmad Ali Butt on the latter’s podcast earlier this week. Having remained relatively tight-lipped about his personal life so far — particularly with regards to his wife, Maheen […]
To infinity and beyond
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: Which glory hog studio is famed for its blazing originality and assembly line of brand new stories? As you will all have surmised, this is no trick question, because the answer is very patently this: ‘Not Disney’. But just like a broken clock is right twice a day, there is an exception that […]
Police officer arrested in Karachi under Peca for using ‘derogatory remarks’ against President Zardari – Pakistan
A police officer was arrested in Karachi under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 for using “derogatory remarks” against President Asif Ali Zardari, it emerged on Friday. According to a first information report, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the station investigation officer (SIO) had posted a comment on Facebook wherein […]