Monitoring Desk

PSX Crosses 117,000 Mark as IMF Talks Boost Investor Confidence

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish run on Tuesday, with the KSE-100 Index surging by 801…

PM Shehbaz Sharif to Visit Saudi Arabia for Strengthening Economic Ties and Investment

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from March 19 to 22…

IMF Shares MEFP Draft with Pakistan for Consensus on $7bn EFF Agreement

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shared a draft Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies…

Military Leadership Briefs Parliament on Security Amid Rising Terror Threats; PTI Boycotts Session

ISLAMABAD – The civil-military leadership convened a crucial in-camera session of the Parliamentary Committee on…

Astronauts Wilmore, Williams Finally Set to Return After Unexpected 9-Month ISS Stay

WASHINGTON – After spending over nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts Butch Wilmore and…

Sports

First Transgender Referee to Officiate UEFA International Match

History will be made on Monday as Sapir Berman becomes the first transgender referee to officiate an international…

Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo Targets Asian Champions League Glory with Al Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Saudi club, Al Nassr, are set to take on Japan's Yokohama F. Marinos in the quarter-finals of…

Unemployed Father of Two Dies by Suicide in Karachi

A 35-year-old man, Fazal, reportedly died by suicide in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Hadeed area, allegedly due to unemployment…

Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Sets Sail from England to Canada

A revolutionary wind-propelled cargo ship has embarked on its maiden voyage from England to Canada, utilizing an…

US Extreme Weather Death Toll Rises to 36

The death toll from severe storms and tornadoes that swept across the South and Midwest over the weekend has risen to…

Pakistan Protests Train Hijacking with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a strong diplomatic protest with the Afghan Taliban over the hijacking of the Jaffar…

IMF Talks and Circular Debt Optimism Propel PSX Rally

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish run on Monday, driven by positive developments in the IMF loan…

World

US Appeals Court Temporarily Backs Trump's DEI Ban

WASHINGTON: A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted the Trump administration temporary permission to enforce its ban on…

IMF and Pakistan Near Staff-Level Agreement, Says IMF Mission Chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made significant progress toward a staff-level…

PM Shehbaz Lays Foundation for £190m Daanish University, Pledges No Government Interference

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday laid the foundation stone for Daanish University, a £190 million…

Bilawal Bhutto Launches Job Portal to Support Unemployed Youth in Sindh

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday launched the “I Work for Sindh”…

PM Felicitates Canada's New Leader Mark Carney on Taking Office

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended his congratulations to Canada's newly sworn-in leader, Mark…