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سونا مزید سستا ہوگیا؛ عالمی اور مقامی مارکیٹوں میں قیمت آج بھی گر گئی
ہفتے کے روز بھی سونے اور چاندی کی قیمتوں میں بڑی کمی ریکارڈ ہوئی تھی
Digging deeper into deficit
Pakistan’s external trade balance continues to widen beyond normal cyclical swings, pointing instead to deeper structural constraints that have accumulated over decades. Despite periodic policy interventions and short-term stabilisation efforts, the underlying pattern remains unchanged: import growt...
Political, fiscal reality to reshape uplift budget as NEC meets today
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BUDGET 2026-27: Political, fiscal reality to reshape uplift budget as NEC meets today
• Rs4.7tr federal, provincial development plans may be revised• Federal PSDP may rise above Rs1.3tr; provincial ADPs could be trimmed• Mega projects face major cost, time overruns ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) is set to meet on Monday (today) and may revise federal and provincial de...
اسرائیل نے غزہ میں داخلے کے تمام راستے بند کردیے، امدادیں معطل
سیکورٹی کے باعث غزہ میں سامان کی آمدورفت کو مکمل طور پر روکنا ضروری ہے، اسرائیلی حکام
اسرائیل نے غزہ میں داخلے کے راستے بند کردیے، تمام امدادیں معطل
سیکورٹی کے باعث غزہ میں سامان کی آمدورفت کو مکمل طور پر روکنا ضروری ہے، اسرائیلی حکام
Xi vows unwavering support for North Korea’s Kim in rare Pyongyang visit
Xi arrived in Pyongyang to a red-carpet welcome from Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju, alongside a guard of honour
Flags, gun salute greet China's Xi on arrival in North Korea for summit
Xi arrived in Pyongyang to a red-carpet welcome from Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju, alongside a guard of honour
Cutting out the middleman
Every federal budget is a stark reminder of how much Pakistan’s federal government is unable to spend within its means. Therefore, the burden to keep fiscal balance somewhat manageable falls on the same few sacrificial lambs, typically the formal sector in terms of collection and development needs f...
میکے سے بار بار پیسے منگوانے اور تشدد کرنے پر شوہر کو قتل کرنیوالی خاتون کی سزا کم
اگر صرف پراسیکیوشن کے شواہد کی بنیاد پر فیصلہ کیا جائے تو کیس میں تینوں ملزمان بری ہو جاتے، عدالت کے ریمارکس
Four cops martyred, 20 injured as AJK protest spirals
• Two killed, dozens hurt as riot police use tear gas, batons to disperse protesters• IGP terms attack on CMH ‘outright terrorism’• AJK SC says changes to Constitution ‘not a concession to be wrested from govt’ MUZAFFARABAD: At least four policemen were martyred and 20 were injured after fierce clas...
Asim Abbasi, Mo Azmi reshape Netflix's 'A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder'
Pakistani director-cinematographer duo bring a darker, more grounded vision to the popular mystery series
CORPORATE WINDOW: No relief measures expected
As is tradition, the day of the budget announcement remains a non-event for many consumers, who know that the finance minister’s speech in the National Assembly will bring little in the way of relief, focusing instead on praising the government’s past measures and setting new budgetary and revenue t...
Punjab seeks Army, Rangers deployment for Muharram security
Requests services of 137 companies of personnel deployed in 39 districts of province
کراچی سمیت سندھ میں شدید ہیٹ ویو کا الرٹ، درجہ حرارت 51 ڈگری تک جانے کا امکان
شدید گرمی کے باعث میدانی علاقوں میں چند مقامات پر گرد آلود ہوائیں اور آندھی چلنے کا بھی امکان ہے، محکمہ موسمیات
Mawra Hocane celebrates Ameer Gilani’s acclaimed performance in drama
The actor praised her husband’s performance as fans mourn Mudassir’s tragic death in Zanjeerain
یمنی حوثیوں کا اسرائیل پر حملے کا دعویٰ، بحیرہ احمر میں اسرائیلی جہاز رانی پر پابندی کا اعلان
گروپ کے مطابق حملے میں اسرائیل کے اہم اور حساس مقامات کو نشانہ بنایا گیا
لارڈز ٹیسٹ: 138 سال بعد کھیلے جانے والے مختصر ترین ٹیسٹ میں کئی ریکارڈز قائم
یہ انگلینڈ میں کھیلا گیا تیسرا ٹیسٹ میچ ہے جس میں حیران کن طور پر کسی اسپنر نے ایک بھی گیند نہیں کروائی
بلوچستان میں پنجگور کی تحصیل پروم میں نادرا رجسٹریشن آفس قائم
مقامی آبادی کو شناختی دستاویزات کے حصول کیلئے طویل مسافت طے کرکے پنجگور جانا پڑتا تھا
Turbat bomb blast claims three lives
GWADAR: Three people were killed in a bomb blast near Turbat, while celebratory shooting at a wedding ceremony in Qila Abdullah claimed two lives, police said on Sunday. According to officials, an explosive device planted by Mand Road exploded when a private construction company vehicle was passing ...
Tribunal clears medical board of negligence charges
• Inability to ascertain cause of death does not constitute misconduct, tribunal holds • Terms disciplinary action procedurally flawed ISLAMABAD: A medical tribunal in Islamabad has set aside disciplinary sanctions imposed on four senior forensic experts who conducted the exhumation and p...
PIDE urges tax incentives to revive national savings
ISLAMABAD: The state-run Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has urged the government to launch an urgent national savings drive through budgetary measures later this week to reverse a sharp decline in the country’s savings rate over the past three decades. In a policy note issued ahe...
Ogra in disarray amid pricing probe, legal challenges
• Member (oil) steps down after FIA quizzing on price differential claims • Legal cover for appointment of civil servant to head regulator ‘on the cards’ ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) is in disarray after one of its three members stepped down amid pricing investig...
محرام الحرام کیلئے پنجاب میں پاک فوج اور رینجرز کی خدمات طلب
محکمہ داخلہ پنجاب نے وفاقی وزارت داخلہ کو مراسلہ ارسال کردیا