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Gold Prices in Pakistan drop for second day, now at Rs260,100 per tola

The international gold rate fell by $17

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 03:09pm

Babar Azam drops out of ICC’s Top 10 test players rankings

ICC rankings reflect the competitive nature of international cricket

Published 04 Sep, 2024 02:56pm

ANF conducts raids, seizes 28 kg of drugs and arrests four individuals

Around 544 grams of ice were found in the bag of a passenger traveling to Jeddah

Published 04 Sep, 2024 02:11pm

Tom Suozzi appointed chairman of the Pakistan Caucus in U.S. Congress

Suozzi mets democratic leader Dr. Asif Riaz Qadeer

Published 04 Sep, 2024 02:03pm

Zarrar Khan appointed as federal secretary of IT and Telecommunications

Khan will serve on a Special Professional Pay Scale One (SPSS-1)

Published 04 Sep, 2024 12:30pm

Chinese PM Li Qiang to visit Pakistan in October: sources

It will be any Chinese PM’s first visit to Pakistan over the last 11 years

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 06:31pm

Bangladesh clinch historic Test series win against Pakistan

Visitors need 12 runs to beat hosts in second Rawalpindi Test

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 11:54pm

New wave of Monsoon rains to sweep across Pakistan

Met department warns about potential landslides in hilly areas

Published 03 Sep, 2024 09:17am

Pakistan annual inflation falls to first single-digit stat in nearly three years

Slows to 9.6% in August

Published 02 Sep, 2024 11:31pm

Rubina Ashraf calls for change in themes of Pakistani dramas

Writer B Gul says theatre offered a unique avenue for creative freedom

Published 02 Sep, 2024 11:27pm

Rain halts Bangladesh’s Test victory bid after Hasan, Nahid demolish Pakistan

Visitors need 185 to secure a historic series win in Rawalpindi

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 11:13pm

Netherlands tries TLP, TLYR chiefs for alleged incitement to kill anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders

Dutch prosecutors have charged 56-year-old Jalali for calling on his followers to kill Wilders

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 11:04pm

Pakistan proposes plan to IMF for electricity price cut

Rs2.8 trillion will be used to close down inefficient power plants

Published 02 Sep, 2024 01:19pm

PIA raises wages of daily-wage employees by Rs5,000

Monthly salary increased up to Rs37,000

Published 02 Sep, 2024 12:13am

Pakistan rejects India’s unilateral claims on IIOJK

India’s unilateral actions in IIOJK cannot and will not change reality, says FO spokesperson

Updated 01 Sep, 2024 11:42pm

PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction over inflation rate drop

Says implementation work ‘rapidly in progress’ over right-sizing policy

Published 01 Sep, 2024 08:44pm

Stranded Pakistanis in Iraq return home via two flights

Media footage showed pilgrims arriving at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport

Published 01 Sep, 2024 12:12am

Economist Kaiser Bengali resigns from government committees in protest

Says government is laying off lower-level employees instead of officers

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:43pm

Government paid Rs1tr in capacity payments to IPPs over 10 years

Of total payments, Rs536.3 billion was allocated to gas and RLNG-based power plants

Published 31 Aug, 2024 07:00pm

Over 50 Pakistani pilgrims stranded at Baghdad airport

Immigration administration ‘loses passports’

Published 30 Aug, 2024 08:56pm

Pakistan inflation to fall to 9.5 to 10.5% in August, says finance ministry

Pakistan's inflation rate rose above 30% in 2023 and has not been in single digits since October 2021

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:07pm

Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi released from Test squad

Left-arm fast bowler not part of 12-member squad

Published 30 Aug, 2024 08:20pm

Militant attacks delay launch of China-backed new Gwadar airport, say sources

More than 70 people were killed in the coordinated attacks across Balochistan

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:16pm

Pakistan, Bangladesh emphasize need for closer cooperation

Prime Minister Shehbaz congratulated Professor Yunus on his new role during the call

Published 30 Aug, 2024 03:51pm

Cyclonic storm ‘ASNA’ moves away from Karachi, but coastal areas brace for winds and heavy rains

Pakistan Met Department issued warnings of continued heavy rains

Updated 01 Sep, 2024 01:10am

Pakistan rules out negotiations with banned TTP

FO calls for Afghan action against terrorists

Published 30 Aug, 2024 12:36am

Thousands evacuated as cyclone builds off India and Pakistan’s coast

More than 18,000 have been evacuated since Sunday from cities near the coast

Published 29 Aug, 2024 04:39pm

Police officers implicated in SIM data leak and sale in Pakistan

PTA has brought this issue to the attention of the Ministry of Interior

Published 29 Aug, 2024 02:46pm

Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s credit ratings from Caa3 to Caa2

Highlights increased clarity regarding Pakistan’s external financing sources

Published 28 Aug, 2024 03:39pm

Govt to crack down on buses, wagons plying without permit in Peshawar

Measure aimed at addressing traffic congestion along the BRT route

Published 28 Aug, 2024 11:46am