KARACHI: The KSE-100 index closed at over 185,370 points on Friday, gaining around 850 points as selective buying in commercial banking and oil and gas sectors kept the market in positive territory. The benchmark extended its upward momentum for another session, supported by healthy trading activity. A total of 314 million shares were traded in…
For many historians, academics, concern is not celebration of founding era but what they believe is being left out People walk past the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Beier A few minutes’ walk from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the nation’s founding ideals were debated and declared, another part of…
Regulator says it remained in close coordination with Transworld Associates (TWA) throughout the disruption ISLAMABAD: Internet services across Pakistan have returned to normal after a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable system was repaired, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Friday. PTA said on Thursday that it was monitoring disruption to…
Forecasts rapid strengthening between July and September, raising risk of drought, heatwaves, heavy rain El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. PHOTO: AFP El Nino will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency…
ATF proposal would let licensed dealers ship firearms directly to buyers’ homes, skipping in-store pickup United States President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr arrive at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 3, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Donald Trump Jr helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year….
Officials discuss speeding up key energy project, expanding cooperation in industry, transport, investment Iraq and Jordan have agreed to accelerate implementation of the Basra-Aqaba Strategic Oil Pipeline Project, one of the two countries’ largest joint energy investments, according to a statement from the Iraqi prime minister’s office. The agreement was reached on Thursday during a…
Difficult mountainous terrain has complicated rescue efforts, but operations remain underway At least 30 people died when a passenger bus travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a deep ravine. PHOTO: EXPRESS QUETTA: At least 40 people were killed and eight others injured when a New Mekhtar passenger coach travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into…
A billboard depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Reuters The body of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla religious complex ahead of his funeral, state media reported on Friday….
. BRUSSELS: Alphabet’s Google on Thursday lost its final appeal against a record 4.1 billion ($4.69 billion) European Union antitrust fine over its Android mobile operating system, in a landmark ruling that strengthens the bloc’s efforts to curb the market power of Big Tech. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union upheld a…
A French Civil Security’s aircraft flies over the area as firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France. Photo: REUTERS LANCON, FRANCE: Firefighters battled several wind-driven wildfires across southern France on Thursday as the country grappled with parched conditions left by Europe’s recent heatwave, with more than 1,200 hectares burned in a…