Shops, markets, shopping malls, bazaars, grocery outlets, kiryana stores will close at 9pm on all days of week As many as 8,511 shops and businesses in 1,698 markets were raided by price control magistrates across the province. PHOTO: SHAHBAZ MALIK The federal government on Wednesday revised business and commercial closing times nationwide, allowing most shops,…
Victim succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds at Jinnah Hospital; attackers remain at large KARACHI: A young doctor was shot dead near Mehran Hotel on Karachi’s Dr Daud Pota Road later on Monday night in what police described as a suspected targeted attack. The victim was identified as Dr Sarang, 36, son of Muhammad Hussain and…
Officials noted that temperatures in recent days have already been recorded 2°C to 4°C above normal levels, signaling an early onset of intense summer conditions. PHOTO: EXPRESS The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Thursday issued a heatwave alert across the province for the Eid holidays, warning of a significant rise in temperatures between May 25…
A mid-level and high-earner now pay same top rate; ambition being taxed out of formal economy KARACHI: Here is a policy question worth asking before the next budget: if a worker today earns exactly what it takes to live the way someone on Rs100,000 a month lived in 2021, why are they being taxed as…
Says Pakistan’s clear capability to fulfil commitments reinforce mutual trust rather than any strain Pakistan-UAE flags. Photo: File The reimbursement of matured long-term foreign deposits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reflects Pakistan’s improving external liquidity position, economic stability, and enhanced policy credibility, besides the capacity to honour its international obligations without compromising macroeconomic fundamentals,…