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Bulls celebrated the new year on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) with a fresh rally of 1,500 points on Wednesday in intraday trading. The KSE-100 index rose 1,544.18, or 1.34 percent, to settle at 116,681.01 points from the previous close of 115,126.90 at 11:53 am. Awais Ashraf, Head of Research at AKD Securities, said the…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat jail to obtain the signature of a military court convict on a power of attorney. Petitioner Arzam Junaid was sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment on December 25 in the May 9 attack on Jinnah House, which also serves as the…
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the National Police Foundation (NPF) and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to organize a briefing for the Standing Committee on Home Affairs of the National Assembly on the alleged illegal allotment of plots and pending projects of the NPF. According to a letter from the Ministry of…
• CPPA seeks negative 63 paise per unit FCA in January against Rs 1.14 in December• Government seeks early tariff restructuring and changes in peak hours ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced that electricity rates for January 2025 will see a slight increase compared to December 2024, despite lower than expected fuel costs. The adjustment…
ALTHOUGH the nation failed to achieve much-needed stability in the year just concluded, largely due to a controversial election and associated political dissonance, the start of 2025 brings with it hope that new opportunities can be seized to embrace a more constructive path. There was much to lament in 2024: political discord; institutional atrophy; terrorism…
WASHINGTON: On the first day of the new year, Pakistan begins a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), entering a complex global landscape. This is Pakistan’s eighth term on the council, providing the opportunity to shape debates on key international issues, but also posing significant challenges. Elected in…
QUETTA: Treasury and opposition members in the Balochistan Assembly on Monday came together to praise late Benazir Bhutto, saying the former prime minister will always be remembered as a great brave leader who never compromised the rights of the people, the democracy and the supremacy of the Constitution and parliament. The house adopted a resolution…
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Monday launched a week-long polio vaccination drive by administering polio drops to children at a ceremony held at the CM House. The initiative comes in response to a worrying rise in polio cases in the province, after a gap of 23 months since the last reported case…
President Xi Jinping said China will implement “more proactive” macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, while addressing a top political advisory body on Tuesday. The country has struggled this year to emerge from a crisis fueled by a housing market crisis, weak consumption and growing public debt. Beijing has unveiled a series of aggressive…
These cases are not just statistics; they reflect the violent stripping of women’s autonomy and dignity under the guise of family ‘honour’. In Pakistan, ‘honour’ killings continued to claim the lives of women throughout 2024, perpetuated by deeply ingrained societal beliefs about family dignity and shame. As the year draws to a close, the pattern…