Economy & Technology
Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2) Toll Tax Increased — New Rates Effective from August 26
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has officially revised toll tax rates for the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M2), with the new rates taking effect from August 26, 2025, and remaining valid until...
Gold Price in Pakistan – Rates on 26th August, 2025
Gold prices in Pakistan experience frequent fluctuations, primarily influenced by trends in the international market. These variations are reflected in the rates provided by local gold markets and Sarafa markets...
Indian readies for punishing US tariffs
Congress activists burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a demonstration in Kolkata on August 1, 2025. — AFPAnalysts warn India's GDP...
Trump says he is firing Fed’s Cook over mortgage loan allegations
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, US, August 23, 2025. — Reuters Trump says...
Pakistan received increased funding from multilateral lenders in first month of FY26: EAD
A dealer counts US dollars at a money exchange market in Karachi on March 2, 2023. — AFP Islamabad secured foreign loans worth $695m in July.Country also gets $100m in...
Ghizer glacial lake recedes, threat eases
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government said on Sunday that the lake formed after a glacial outburst in Ghizer district has receded to 40 feet and no longer poses a threat to...
Myanmar junta says historic railway bridge ‘bombed, destroyed’
Myanmar’s military junta said on Sunday that the historic Gokteik railway bridge, a colonial-era structure once regarded as the world’s highest trestle, had been bombed and destroyed by anti-coup armed...
Lineman injured by electric shock
HYDERABAD: A HESCO lineman was seriously injured after receiving an electric shock while repairing a power line in Latifabad Unit 6, Hyderabad. The worker, identified as Imran from Shaheed Umeed...
Punjab villages inundated as India releases water into Sutlej
BAHAWALNAGAR: Water released by India into the Sutlej River has triggered severe flooding in Bahawalnagar, leaving two people dead, thousands of acres of farmland submerged, and nearby populations at...
Five terrorists killed in Upper Dir operation
DIR: Security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Dir foiled a major cross-border attack on Sunday, killing five members of the banned militant group Fitna-al-Khwarij in a joint counterterrorism operation. Officials...
