Rice, textiles, pharma eyed for export growth
Officials directed to build on this momentum through market diversification and stronger business-to-business linkages ISLAMABAD:…
Rice, textiles, pharma eyed for export growth
Officials directed to build on this momentum through market diversification and stronger business-to-business linkages ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan has expressed satisfaction over export growth in several emerging markets and directed officials to build on this momentum through market diversification and stronger business-to-business linkages, a statement said on Tuesday. Chairing a meeting…
Aiman announces retirement from international cricket
Pakistan fast bowler Aiman Anwar has annnounced retirement from international cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday. Aiman, 29, represented Pakistan in eight one-day internationals and 37 Twenty20 internationals between July 2016 and February 2023, taking four ODI wickets and 29 in T20Is. She made her international debut in a T20 match against…
1.8m jobs at risk over auto policy
LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has appealed directly to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and senior cabinet members to retain safeguards against the misuse of used-car import schemes as the government finalises the Auto Policy 2026-31. In a letter to the prime minister, the finance minister, the minister for industries…
Starc dethrones Bumrah as No1 Test bowler
Australia’s Mitchell Starc has become the new No1 bowler in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings after a match-winning ten-wicket haul against Bangladesh in Mackay. The 36-year-old left-arm pacer climbed to the summit after taking six wickets for 12 runs in the first innings and four for 39 in the second, helping Australia secure an innings-and-51-run…
Trump sends Saudi nuclear deal to Congress but says Riyadh must recognize Israel
Agreement would allow US companies to export civilian nuclear technology to the kingdom, sent to Congress on Monday President Trump formalised a strategic economic partnership during a ceremonial signing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. PHOTO: CNN President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting…
Four killed, including two women in firing over land dispute in K-P’s Baka Khel
The two groups confronted each other over dispute concerning the use of road, leading to an exchange of gunfire Police officers control the crowd after a suicide blast in a mosque, at police line area in Peshawar, Pakistan January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz MIRANSHAH: Four people, including two women, were killed and two others injured…
PSX up 400 points amid mixed trading
KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index closed around 400 points higher at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday in a cautious session that saw the market test but fail to breach the 178,000 resistance zone. Banking and fertiliser stocks provided the main support, with UBL, Meezan Bank and Fauji Fertiliser Company among the largest positive…
Pakistan stun Egypt to progress to World Championship quarter-finals
Green-shirts overturn 2-0 deficit to beat world number six 3-2 in Under-17 global event Pakistan produced one of the most memorable comebacks in their youth volleyball history on Tuesday, overcoming a two-set deficit to defeat Egypt 3-2 and book a place in the quarter-finals of the FIVB Boys’ Under-17 World Championship 2026. The Green-shirts, ranked…
Oil prices fall $2 on Iran-Oman talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Brent crude futures fell $2.30, or 2.6%, to $86.28; WTI down $2.08, or 2.53%, at $80.29 Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday as talks between Iran and Oman revived hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and remove shipping constraints affecting supply in the key Middle East region. Brent crude…
SC to hear Imran sister’s plea on Sept 16
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declined an early hearing request by Dr Uzma Khan, sister of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, seeking contempt proceedings against the government over alleged non-implementation of the court’s August 18 order directing his transfer to Shifa International Hospital. The Supreme Court registrar’s office ordered that the contempt petition be fixed…
