KSE-100 index settles higher as easing oil prices and pause in Middle East tensions fuel broad-based buying KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a robust rally on Tuesday as investors maintained a calmer frame of mind and continued a healthy buying spree throughout the day. Positive sentiment prevailed in the market after international oil…
Board only received a small fraction of the $17 billion pledged by members for Gaza An image of the Board of Peace backdrop at the inaugaral session in Washington DC on February 19, 2026. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB The gap between funding pledges and disbursement for Donald Trump’s Gaza rebuilding plan must be closed urgently, the United…
Protests will also call for PTI founder Imran Khans transfer to hospital and release of political prisoners TTAP holds an important meeting in the opposition lobby of the National Assembly of Pakistan under the chairmanship of Mahmood Khan Achakzai. PHOTO: X The opposition alliance Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Ayin-e-Pakistan (TTAP) on Tuesday announced nationwide protests on Friday against…
Tehran sees its stockpile of enriched uranium and control of Hormuz as core strategic assets essential to survival People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Three months after the United States and Israel…
Faisal Kundi welcomes formation of a three-member committee on issue of CNG in K-P, thanks PM Shehbaz Sharif Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi speaking at the convocation of Abaseen University in Peshawar. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said on Tuesday that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa does not seek wheat from the federation but instead demands its…
Convict had retracted confession yesterday, alleging false implication under pressure from victim’s TikTok followers ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court on Tuesday announced the verdict in the Sana Yousaf murder case, sentencing Umar Hayat, to death. On Monday, Hayat refused to accept his confessional statement given before the magistrate, saying that he did not even know what a confessional…
ISLAMABAD: Recent Western media reporting regarding the deployment of Pakistani troops and fighter jets to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is “selective in framing” and “misrepresentative of the true essence of long-standing bilateral defence cooperation” between the two brotherly countries, according to security sources. Reuters, while quoting unnamed officials, reported on Monday that Pakistan…
An oil tanker anchors near the oil hub of the port of Fos-Lavera at sunset near Marseille, southern France. PHOTO: REUTERS Global stock and bond markets steadied on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump paused a planned attack on Iran and said there was a good chance of a nuclear deal, sending oil prices lower….
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah has once again invited the opposition for talks. Speaking during the Senate session on Monday, Sanaullah said political issues could be resolved through dialogue. “A formal meeting [between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and NA leader of opposition] could also take place if needed,” he added. He claimed…
Sindh assigned Rs200b provincial target; Punjab, K-P, Balochistan to contribute rest ISLAMABAD: The centre on Monday urged all provincial governments to collect more than Rs400 billion in additional taxes in the new fiscal year, mainly from agriculture, services and real estate sectors, to meet a major condition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With the…