SBP’s digital platform lets individuals buy govt bonds; aims to boost financial inclusion KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched InvestPak, a digital platform that allows individuals to invest directly in government securities, opening the Rs82 trillion sovereign debt market to ordinary citizens for the first time, according to a statement issued on Monday….
. VEHARI: The district has achieved 90 per cent of its cotton cultivation target. The first cotton picking is under way, with yields ranging between eight and 12 maunds per acre. Seasonal cotton harvesting is expected to begin by the end of August. Officials said the expansion of maize and other crops on traditional cotton-growing…
Rover finds organic carbon in Martian mudstone in Jezero Crater, hinting at possible ancient life signs Perseverance rover discovered organic carbon on Mars. PHOTO: NASA Using NASA’s Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known living organisms — detected…
Protesters stage sit-in with victim’s body, blocking Quetta road and demanding action against attackers Protesters block Quetta’s Airport Road outside BA Mall on Sunday. — PHOTO BY AUTHOR QUETTA: Protesters continued to block Quetta’s Airport Road outside BA Mall on Monday after a deadly armed clash in the Hanna Urak area left four men dead and several…
Microsoft Xbox expansion, including Activision deal, still trails Sony and Nintendo in gaming market A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1% of its global workforce, overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting…
Citizen questions stray dog killings; official denies ban, says government is carrying it out A screenshot of dead dogs dumped in a truck allegedly belonging to the Suthra Punjab programme. — SCREENGRAB Another alleged incident involving the killing of stray dogs by the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore has surfaced after a new video emerged showing the…
LONDON: Naomi Osaka began her Wimbledon week wearing a kimono-style walk-on outfit inspired by her favourite character from the Quentin Tarantino movie ‘Kill Bill’ and she ended it by taking out top seed Aryna Sabalenka in brutal fashion. The Japanese 14th seed produced the kind of tennis that took her to four Grand Slam titles as she blazed to a…
Ukraine fails to intercept 23 Russian ballistic missiles as Patriot missile stocks dwindle Rescuers carry an injured resident at the site of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones early…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday sent the suspect in the murder of Group Captain Asim Tariq to jail on a 14-day judicial remand for an identification parade. Tariq was shot dead a day earlier while trying to rescue a woman near Shaheen Chowk on Ninth Avenue in the jurisdiction of Margalla Police Station….
Shai Hope of West Indies celebrates his half-century. Photo: AFP LONDON: Shai Hope and Justin Greaves steadied the West Indies first innings reply with an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 174 as the home side reached 318 for four at the close of the third day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka at…