PM Shehbaz hails record $21.4bn foreign exchange reserves
Says Pakistan’s return to international capital markets reflect restoration of global confidence in country’s economy…
PM Shehbaz hails record $21.4bn foreign exchange reserves
Says Pakistan’s return to international capital markets reflect restoration of global confidence in country’s economy PM Shehbaz Sharif set a committee to review Telecommunication Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. PHOTO: APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday congratulated Pakistan’s economic team after the country’s foreign exchange reserves reached a record $21.4 billion, calling it another historic milestone…
Sixes, silence and a record rush
Abhishek Sharma’s 34-ball blitz powers India past Afghanistan as hosts complete 3-0 T20I sweep India’s Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring a century during the third T20I against Afghanistan in New Delhi.. Photo: AFP Abhishek Sharma turned the third Twenty20 international into a personal highlight reel on Thursday, smashing a record-laden 108 from 34 balls as…
Pakistan begin Asian Games preparation on Sunday
KARACHI: Pakistan will begin a five-day training camp at Karachi on Sunday as the country’s Twenty20 squad prepares for the Asian Games in Japan, where they will enter the men’s cricket tournament directly at the quarter-finals stage. The camp at the National Bank Stadium will feature batting, bowling and fielding sessions before the team travels…
IHC dismisses plea against judges
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the appointments of Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. Justice Khadim Hussain Somroo announced the reserved judgment. Counsel GM Chaudhry appeared on behalf of the petitioner, who had sought a declaration that the appointments of the two judges to the…
Oil prices fall for third day on hopes of limited Saudi supply disruptions
Oil prices fell for a third day on Friday as easing concerns over Saudi supply disruptions outweighed anxiety about a widening the Middle East conflict amid fresh fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis. Brent crude futures fell 79 cents, or 0.75%, to $104 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures fell 70 cents,…
Yemeni army says 30 Houthis killed in clashes west of Taiz
Yemeni army personnel. PHOTO: FILE Yemen’s army said on Friday that 30 Houthi fighters were killed and more than 60 others were wounded in 24 hours of clashes and airstrikes in the Al-Waziyah district west of Taiz. A military source quoted by the Armed Forces Media Centre said Yemeni warplanes also struck Houthi vehicles and…
Imaan, husband rearrested after SC bail
Re-arrest of both came after division bench of SC suspended their sentences in case involving social media posts Lawyer and rights activist Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Hours after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in the controversial social media posts case, lawyers Imaan Mazari and her…
Incentives for industrial park near finalisation
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Establishment Division Senator Ahad Cheema ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema on Thursday chaired a meeting to review the development of Karachi Industrial Park, with particular focus on the proposed land lease model and incentive framework, aimed at attracting export-oriented industries and accelerating industrial investment, which were…
Govt moves against toddler marriage to elderly man
Arrest of the girl’s father from Chaman marks a significant development in the case Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. Photo APP QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has taken serious notice of the marriage of an underage girl, Babu, to an elderly man in the Kechlak area. The issue was highlighted in the…
Pakistan will ‘go to any extent’ for Saudi defence
DG ISPR says support for KSA unconditional Confirms physical presence in holy land FO reaffirms commitment to de Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will go “to any extent” to defend Saudi Arabia against attack, DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Arab News on Thursday….
