Pakistan, Hong Kong Customs forge partnership
ISLAMABAD: A virtual ceremony was held at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) headquarters for…
Pakistan, Hong Kong Customs forge partnership
ISLAMABAD: A virtual ceremony was held at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) headquarters for the signing of the “Co-operative Arrangement regarding Co-operation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters between Pakistan Customs and Hong Kong Customs.” The cooperative arrangement provides the Customs administrations of Pakistan and Hong Kong with a structured framework for enhanced…
Liverpool to play double-header against Como
Liverpool have reportedly opened talks with Andoni Iraola over their vacant managerial post. Photo: AFP/File COMO, ITALY: Liverpool’s double-header against Serie A side Como on Sunday will be a good test ahead of the new Premier League season, manager Andoni Iraola said on Saturday. Liverpool, who lost pre-season fixtures against Leeds United and AS Monaco,…
Court directs Mir Ali Raza’s business partner not to leave city during probe
Directs Ahmed’s lawyer to decide at the next hearing whether to withdraw or pursue the bail application Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: A court in Karachi on Saturday ordered the business partner of Mir…
JI announces Aug 16 sit-ins outside governor houses, CM House in Lahore over petrol price hike
Warns protests’ disruption may steer the campaign into movement seeking the government’s ouster Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman addressing an event in Lahore. Photo: X/file Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Saturday announced sit-ins outside the chief minister’s house in Lahore and governors’ houses in other provinces from August 16 (tomorrow) against the rising…
PSX ends lower amid lingering ME uncertainty
KSE-100 index slips 0.73%; geopolitical caution outweighs strong remittances, fiscal data KARACHI: The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed the week at 180,104, down 1,325 points, or 0.73%, as continued uncertainty about the cessation of hostilities between the United States and Iran weighed on investor sentiment. On a day-on-day basis, the PSX…
India’s Rodrigues ruled out of Asian Games
India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, suffered a hamstring injury on 3 August while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred in England, and has now been ruled out of India’s upcoming assignments in the Women’s Asia Cup in UAE as well as the Asian Games in Japan. The extent of the injury was confirmed after she…
22 oxygen stations out of service in Gaza amid Israeli blockade: Health Ministry
Only four of 30 devices used to fill oxygen cylinders operational as ministry calls for opening of channels for goods At least 22 of the Gaza Strip’s 34 oxygen stations have been forced out of service, the Palestinian Health Ministry warned Saturday, saying the remaining facilities also risk shutting down amid the Israeli blockade and…
Ambassador Asim spotlights Pakistan’s global mediation efforts at I-Day event in New York
Says Pakistan has remained committed to finding pathways towards peace and stability Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad on Saturday highlighted the country’s mediatory role in the US-Iran conflict, adding that amid the recent global instability and conflict, Pakistan had remained committed to finding pathways towards peace and…
Tomatoes, onions up over 100% yearly
Wheat flour up 77% in devastating year for kitchen budgets; weekly inflation hits 9.11% ISLAMABAD: Weekly inflation rose by 0.15% during the second week of August 2026, taking the year-on-year rate to 9.11%, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) weekly inflation report. Prices of 20 items increased over the week, nine became cheaper,…
Qatar challenges AFC over open letter targeting Infantino
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the inauguration of Abelardo De La Espriella as Colombia’s president, in Cali, Colombia. Photo: REUTERS DOHA: A growing rift within Asian soccer over the future of FIFA has burst into the open with Qatar challenging the Asian Football Confederation over its decision to join UEFA and CONCACAF in a sweeping…
