Declaring detention of PTI leaders and workers, including senior party leader Dr. Yasmin Rashid, in connection with incidents of violence on May 9, 2023 null and void, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered their immediate release. As many as 45 detainees, belonging to 11 districts of ...

The US dollar crashed by a huge margin against the Pakistani rupee in open market on Thursday after State Bank of Pakistan’s permission for dealers to buy dollars from the interbank market for credit card business. The greenback nosedived by 11 rupees as it was now being traded at Rs300 down ...

Atif Mian, a well-respected economist, has criticized Pakistan’s economic policy terming it ‘non-sensical’. While comparing the experience of Ghana and Sri Lanka, he has concluded that Pakistan should “take decisive actions, aggressively restructure and take courageous actions”. This is ...

KARACHI – Gold prices witnessed downward trend in the local markets in line with declining prices in the international market. The price of per tola gold decreased by Rs250 to close at Rs235,750 while the price of 10 grams of 24 carats gold went up by Rs214 to settle at Rs202,118, according to ...

India will overtake China as the world's most populous country in the coming week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations said Monday. "By the end of this month, India's population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, matching and then surpassing the population of mainland ...

KARACHI – Pakistani rupee continued to gain in value against the US dollar on Thursday, with analysts crediting an increased inflow of foreign remittances ahead of Eidul Fitr. During the interbank trading, the local currency appreciated by 19 paisas against the USD and was currently being ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Meteorological Department has shared a prediction ahead of meeting of the central and zonal Ruet-e-Hilal committees which are convened to sight the Shawwal moon link . The met office predicted that Eid ul Fitr is likely to fall on April 22 (Saturday) in Pakistan as there ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has made its first order for discounted Russian crude oil and a shipment is scheduled to arrive at Karachi port in May, according to a new agreement between Islamabad and Moscow. In addition China and India, Russia now has a new market for its crude this allows Moscow to ...

KARACHI – Gold continued its gaining momentum in the domestic market on second consecutive day of the running business week as per tola price surged by Rs300 to reach Rs217,400 on Tuesday. The All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association’s (APSGJA) data shows the price of 10 grams of 24 ...

KARACHI – Pakistani rupee remained under pressure against the US dollar, depreciating 0.14 percent in the interbank market on the first working day of the week. During the trading, the local currency recorded marginal losses against the greenback. PKR was hovering at 284.8, with a decline of ...