Economy & Technology
Nepra reduces electricity price by Rs1.89 per unit
A technician works on porcelain insulators on power transmission tower in Karachi. — Reuters/FilePrice cut applies to April-June 2025 adjustment.Consumers to receive Rs55.87bn relief in bills.Tariff cut valid from August...
Two more suspects killed in encounters with CCD
LAHORE: Two suspects were killed during encounters with the Crime Control Department (CCD), bringing the total death toll to four in clashes with the Force. According to CCD officials, after...
Pakistani footballer goes ‘missing’ in Norway during championship
KARACHI: A footballer, Amanullah Rauf Baloch, who traveled to Norway to participate in the Norway Cup Street Football Championship, has gone missing in Oslo. Amanullah, a member of the Islamabad...
Trump-Putin meeting agreed for ‘coming days’, venue set: Kremlin
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was set for the “coming days”, with the two sides already having agreed the...
Police bust another kidney trafficking ring
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police on Thursday successfully uncovered an illegal organ trafficking operation after a raid in the jurisdiction of Rawat police station. The operation, which was initiated after a distress...
Pakistan will not suffer $1bn loss due to US tariff: commerce minister
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland in Oakland, California, US on March 6, 2025. — ReutersUS slashed tariff on Pakistani goods from...
PSX crosses 146,000 threshold as investor optimism holds firm
Broker is busy in trading at Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. — PPI The stock market continued its upward momentum on Thursday, with session gains...
Gold prices in Pakistan: Rates for today – August 7, 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...
Trump’s higher tariff rates hit goods from major US trading partners
US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC US on April 2, 2025. — ReutersHigher tariffs...
Digital agricultural census shows 17,000 farmers owning 100 acres or more
Labourers cultivate a paddy field in the Garho district of Thatta on June 25, 2025. — AFPPakistan's total cultivated area stands at 52.8m acres.Average farm size drops from 6.4 acres...
