Banking, cement, energy stocks lead activity with KSE-100 gaining 159.95 points midday KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile trading session on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index hovering at 178,631.81, up 159.95, or 0.09%, at 1:04pm. Early optimism had propelled the benchmark index over the 179,000-point level, above the previous close of…
North Korea has defied sanctions imposed by UN, US banning Pyongyang from developing nuclear weapons, missile systems A test-launch of 600 mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers is overseen by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (not pictured), North Korea, March 14, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. PHOTO: REUTERS North…
Hundreds of ODNI staff reportedly face pink slips under Trump-picked Bill Pulte, who lacks intel experience US President Donald Trump. Photo: REUTERS The Trump administration on Monday began conducting mass firings at the top US intelligence agency, according to CNN. The pink slips are reportedly being handed out to possibly hundreds of employees at the…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement on Tuesday about the negotiations with the United States. “The effectiveness of the talks depends on full commitment to the agreed obligations and their precise implementation,” Masoud Pezeshkian said in an X post. The effectiveness of the talks depends on full commitment to the agreed obligations and their…
. HARARE: A Zimbabwean High Court has acquitted a prominent journalist who spent nearly a year on trial over a satirical article critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, her legal team said on Monday. Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested in July 2025 after publishing a column titled “When You Become a Mafia…
. BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA: The streets of the Colombian city of Barranquilla turned into a carnival on Sunday night, after hard-right Abelardo de la Espriella beat his leftist rival to win the country’s presidential runoff election. Thousands of people celebrated the victory of De la Espriella, who calls himself “The Tiger” and his followers “the pack,”…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to discontinue the fuel subsidy following a sharp decline in international petroleum prices; the decision was taken with the approval of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar chaired the seventh meeting of the National Steering Committee on fuel subsidy, which reviewed the…
BENGALURU: Elon Musk’s X was largely back up after thousands of ?users reported issues with the social media platform globally on Monday, according to Downdetector.com. The outage began around 9am ET, peaking at over 25,000 issues being reported in the US before cooling to about 620 reports, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating…
ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian will arrive in Islamabad on Tuesday (today) on a visit carrying added significance in the wake of the recent Iran-US war and Islamabad’s role in facilitating diplomatic efforts that culminated in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. The visit comes days after Iran and the United States signed the Islamabad…
Pakistan, Qatar report ‘encouraging progress’ at Lucerne Negotiators chart 60-day path to final accord PM welcome ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar on Monday reported “encouraging progress” in the first high-level talks between the United States and Iran held under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), announcing the establishment of mechanisms aimed at steering…