Gold prices in Pakistan Today

At current prices, the looted gold is worth around $70 million. PHOTO: PIXABAY Gold and silver prices on Wednesday witnessed a sharp increase in both global and local markets after a three-day pause. In the international bullion market, the price of gold rose by $111 per ounce to reach $4,666. According to the All-Pakistan Gems…

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Workers stage ‘Ball without Billionaires’ to protest Bezos ahead of Met Gala

Hundreds of organisers and Amazon workers took streets to stage a fashion event, raising awareness on worker rights Just hours before the 2026 Met Gala, hundreds of labor organizers staged their own counter–fashion show in downtown Manhattan, protesting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s involvement in this year’s event.   Hundreds gathered in the Meatpacking District to…

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Paddington meets Astérix as Canal+ and Hachette forge book-to-screen alliance

Joint venture, ‘ON SCREEN’ set to bring makers of Paddington Astérix together for premium screen adaptation A logo of French TV channel Canal+ is seen on the Canal One headquarters of the Canal+ Group in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights French broadcaster Canal+ (CAN.L) and publishing ​giant…

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PM orders nationwide hepatitis, HIV screening

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to ensure comprehensive screening of all patients in public hospitals to eliminate hepatitis and HIV, reiterating the government’s resolve to provide the best healthcare services to citizens. The directive was issued as the premier chaired a review meeting on matters related to the Ministry of National…

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Salary freeze, tax surge hit professors

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may soon face a serious human resource crisis in the public universities as the nation’s highly qualified researchers and faculty members are on the verge of attrition due to a freeze in their salaries since 2021, and 81% increase in their tax burden. These highly qualified researchers and professors, hired under the Tenure…

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Trump presses Iran to ‘wave white flag’

. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Iran’s military capability and said Tehran “should wave the white flag of surrender”, a demand rejected by Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, as renewed escalation continued in the Gulf region for a second consecutive day. Speaking a day after launching ‘Project Freedom’ to open the Strait of Hormuz,…

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Renowned cleric shot dead in Charsadda

. PESHAWAR: A prominent religious cleric, Maulana Muhammad Idrees Tarangzai, was killed on Tuesday in a targeted shooting in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) Charsadda, while two police constables were also injured in the attack. According to details shared by police, the incident took place on Tuesday morning at around 08:10am within the jurisdiction of Utmankhel police station,…

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Dar upbeat on Iran-US talks progress

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed hope that Pakistan’s mediation efforts in talks between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East conflict would reach an advanced stage and eventually conclude, terming it essential for global peace and the world economy. He briefed members of the diplomatic…

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