No discussions between Qatar and Iran over payment of funds to stop Iranian attacks, Qatari official says

Iran demanded compensation from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan, alleging they aided US-Israeli strikes A paramedic walks among the rubble at a site damaged in an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in Nabatieh, Lebanon, March 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS There have been…

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Cheating, FIR rock third day of exam

Girls Higher Secondary School Jacob Lines examination centre in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/FILE KARACHI: The third day of annual matriculation examinations was also marked by serious mismanagement, cheating allegations, and poor facilities, while a separate case was also registered over an alleged “paid cheating” examination centre. Under the Board of Secondary Education Karachi, Biology papers…

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Gold prices in Pakistan Today

At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY Gold rose more ​than 1% on Tuesday, recovering from a near one-week low hit in the previous session, ‌as hopes of a resolution to the war in Iran weighed on the dollar and eased inflation concerns as oil prices eased. Spot gold…

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Oil relief shattered by Hormuz threat

Iran renewed attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, causing oil loading at the port of Fujairah to be at least partly halted after the third attack in four days. FILE IMAGE: PIXABAY LAHORE: A renewed surge in global oil prices following the end of Islamabad-mediated talks between Washington and Tehran has wiped out…

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