The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained bullish momentum on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index surged over 2,400 points in midday trading. The index climbed to around 172,365 points, marking a gain of approximately 2,453 points, or 1.42%, from the previous day’s close of 169,911.95. It touched an intra-day high of 173,444.89 and a low […]
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) on Friday signed an agreement with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to extend the maturity of its $3 billion deposit, Radio Pakistan reported. “The agreement, signed between the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), provides for the extension in the maturity of […]
All eight people on board an Airbus H130 helicopter were killed after it crashed on Thursday in Sekadau regency, West Kalimantan province of Indonesia, authorities said Friday. The aircraft was carrying six passengers, a pilot and a co-pilot. The helicopter departed from Melawi regency at 7.34 am local time (0034GMT) and lost contact at 8.39 […]
China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with US President Donald Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran. President Xi Jinping’s mid-May meeting with Trump is shaping Beijing’s approach to the Middle East conflict even as the world’s top crude […]
In nothing short of a miracle, a miner missing for 17 days after a landslide in Nangabad has been recovered alive from beneath the debris, bringing a dramatic end to a prolonged rescue operation. The incident occurred on March 31 in the Palodheri Nangabad Darang area, where a mining landslide left a worker trapped under […]
The dying solar net metering has rescued Pakistan from daytime load shedding at a time when the country is undergoing the worst power crisis. Meanwhile, the authorities have ramped up furnace oil-based power generation to full capacity while delaying scheduled maintenance at nuclear plants in an effort to sustain electricity supply amid worsening LNG shortages. […]
US President Donald Trump has said that he’d consider traveling to Pakistan to sign a peace deal if the US and Iran reach an agreement to end the war. “I would go to Pakistan, yeah,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House on Thursday. “If the deal is signed in Islamabad, I might go.” […]
A gas pipeline leak in the Hattar Industrial Estate triggered a powerful explosion and fire late at night, leaving eight people, including women and children, burnt to death, while several others sustained injuries, officials said on Thursday. A massive rescue operation prevented further loss of life. According to district authorities, the blaze erupted after a […]
Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Thursday held a series of high-level meetings in Tehran with Iran’s top political and military leadership, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, as part of Islamabad’s efforts to lay the groundwork for the next round of Iran-US talks expected in Islamabad. During […]
In a move to improve law and order, authorities have imposed a ban on sugarcane cultivation near roads and police check posts in the riverine (Katcha) areas of Rahim Yar Khan and adjoining Rajanpur districts. The restriction has been enforced under Section 144, with both district administrations issuing formal notifications. Officials said the decision aims […]