Kate Middleton attended King Charles Trooping the Colour birthday parade A celebrity psychic recently made shocking claims about Princess of Wales Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William. The Cheat Sheet quoted the psychic as predicting that the Princess of Wales will not be seen in public for weeks and her disappearance will prompt concern. Inbaal Honigman…
GALLE: Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews gestures as he is carried around the field by team-mates at the end of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Mathews, who made his debut in 2009 on the famous pitch perched beneath the fortress in Galle in 2009, will hang up his…
LAHORE: Pakistan in a superb comeback defeated Indonesia 3-1 in the quarter-final of the the AVC Nations Volleyball Cup in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday. According to the information released through a press release by the Pakistan Volleyball Federation, Indonesia won the first set 25-20. However, Pakistan made a brilliant fightback winning the next three sets 25-21, 25-22…
KARACHI: Pakistan are likely to get a rare opportunity to play opposition outside Asia in next year’s FIFA World Series with team’s possible participation coming under discussion when FIFA chief Gianni Infantino met recently-elected Pakistan Football Federation President Mohsen Gilani at the FIFA Executive Football Summit. The summit, held on the sidelines of the ongoing FIFA Club World…
KARACHI: In a significant move to enhance cybersecurity and compliance within Pakistan’s financial services sector, the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF) and Risk Associates signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday. The MoU was signed by Ms Lubna Farooq Malik, Co-CEO of NIBAF, and Dr Aftab Rizvi, CEO of Risk Associates, in…
KARACHI: Auto financing continued its upward trajectory for the sixth consecutive month, reaching Rs271.2bn at the end of May, up from Rs263.3bn in April, supported by a notable decline in interest rates. However, the figure remains well below its peak of Rs368bn recorded in June 2022. The reduction in the policy rate to 11pc from…
KARACHI: A growing shortage of dollars in the interbank market has unsettled the exchange rate, prompting banks to offer higher-than-official rates to attract remittances, while importers are forced to pay a premium for greenbacks. Despite healthy inflows, the recent geopolitical shocks — including the Iran-Israel conflict and a brief four-day skirmish between Pakistan and India — have shaken confidence…
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance to help Pakistan modernise its power distribution companies (Discos) through the adoption of smart technologies aimed at improving operational efficiency and service reliability. According to the ADB project document, the initiative seeks to transform Discos into key drivers of the country’s energy transition by incorporating…
• Standing committee recommends 50pc raise in govt employees’ pay, 20pc increase in pension• Tax exemptions sought for individuals earning Rs1.2m annually ISLAMABAD: As the government struggles to balance its revenue and expenses, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has recommended a 50 per cent increase in government employees’ salaries, raise in pensions,…
QUETTA: Opposition members staged a walkout from the post-budget debate session of the Balochistan Assembly on Saturday to protest the removal of the Jhalawan Medical College Khuzdar project from the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the budget for financial year 2025-26. In his speech, opposition leader Younis Aziz Zehri of the JUI-F demanded that the college…
