SBP’s digital platform lets individuals buy govt bonds; aims to boost financial inclusion KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) launched InvestPak, a digital platform that allows individuals to invest directly in government securities, opening the Rs82 trillion sovereign debt market to ordinary citizens for the first time, according to a statement issued on Monday….

. VEHARI: The district has achieved 90 per cent of its cotton cultivation target. The first cotton picking is under way, with yields ranging between eight and 12 maunds per acre. Seasonal cotton harvesting is expected to begin by the end of August. Officials said the expansion of maize and other crops on traditional cotton-growing…

Rover finds organic carbon in Martian mudstone in Jezero Crater, hinting at possible ancient life signs Perseverance rover discovered organic carbon on Mars. PHOTO: NASA Using NASA’s Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known ​living organisms — detected…

Microsoft Xbox expansion, including Activision deal, still trails Sony and Nintendo in gaming market A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, March 25, 2024. REUTERS Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or ​about 2.1% of its global workforce, overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting…

Ukraine fails to intercept 23 Russian ballistic missiles as Patriot missile stocks dwindle Rescuers carry an injured resident at the site of an apartment building, which was heavily damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones early…