Karachi: The country’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) continued to decline on a weekly basis, and fell below $8 billion -- the lowest level since October 11, 2019. On August 5, the foreign currency reserves held by the SBP were recorded at $7,830.3 million, ...

Sri Lanka has permitted Pakistan’s frigate warship, Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Taimur, to make a port call in Colombo after it was denied permission for the same by Bangladesh. The warship is traveling to Karachi to join the Pakistan Navy on 15 August and was initially scheduled to anchor at ...

*KARACHI: The gold prices in Pakistan continued to decline for the eighth consecutive day as per tola witnessed a decrease of Rs1400 per tola on Thursday.* According to the All Pakistan Jewellers Manufacturers Association, per tola price of the precious yellow metal decreased by Rs1400 to ...

The energy crisis in Pakistan has deepened as the electricity shortfall widened to over 6,800 megawatts, causing power outages of five to six hours in cities and 8 to 10 hours in rural areas. According to sources, the demand in the country for electricity has surged to 28,200 megawatts while the ...

*KARACHI: The greenback continued to shed value against rupee on Thursday and traded at Rs219.38 in the interbank while the banks are selling the US dollar at Rs220.18, forex dealers said.* In open market, the dollar declined by Rs2 and traded between Rs216 to Rs218. US dollar shed Rs2.53 in ...

The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has announced the registration, schedule, and test date of the MCQ-based Preliminary Test (MPT) for the Competitive Examination 2023 (CSS 2023). Introduced in 2022, the MPT is a mandatory qualifier for candidates to appear in the written competitive ...

*KARACHI: British airline Virgin Atlantic has announced to increase its flights to Pakistan, operating nine flights in a week from Islamabad and Lahore. * According to details, the Virgin Atlantic will be operating five two-way flights from Lahore. From London to Lahore, the flights will be ...

*KARACHI: President and CEO ARY Digital Network Mr. Salman Iqbal, Anchorpersons, Arshad Sharif and Khawar Ghuman have been booked under ‘sedition’ charges, ARY News reported on Wednesday.* The FIR has been registered at Karachi’s Memon Goth police station on the complaint of SHO. It has ...

*KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened up in green after the KSE-100 index gained 622 points over reports of funds coming to Pakistan from UAE. * The PSX traded at 42,718 points after the KSE-100 index continued its upward trend in the early day trading. The positive sentiment in ...

*ISLAMABAD: Condemnations have poured in over suspension of ARY NEWS transmission and arrest of the channel’s Head of News Ammad Yousaf with top PTI leader terming it pure fascism.* Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry said that the broadcast of the most viewed news channel, ARY NEWS, has been ...