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ISLAMABAD: Gold prices in Pakistan witnessed a significant surge on Saturday, August 2, 2025, according to the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association. The price of
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3.6% for fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), which falls short of the government’s
KARACHI: The price of gold in Pakistan dropped by Rs1,600 per tola on Tuesday, following a decline in international rates, according to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sar
KARACHI: Pakistan’s recent crackdown on black market dollar trading has led to a temporary strengthening of the rupee but has pushed informal currency deals undergr
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to submit the names of sugar mill owners who benefited from export subsid
ISLAMABAD: In a significant step toward financial stability, the federal government is preparing to reduce Pakistan’s circular debt in the power sector from Rs2.381 tril
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has approved a major new housing scheme aimed at constructing 5 million affordable homes nationwide, Finance Minister Muhammad Au
ISLAMABAD: To regulate over Rs100 billion in tobacco leaf transactions and ensure the collection of Rs390 per kilogram in advance tax, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has i
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected a proposed marginal energy relief package submitted by Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy, according to sources
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its growth outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific, warning that rising US tariffs and persistent global trade tension
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has vowed strict accountability following the deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (P
ISLAMABAD: At least 14 infants died after a devastating fire broke out in the nursery of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad early Wednesday morning
KARACHI: The Critical Care Research Group (CCRG) at Ziauddin University, in collaboration with the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre (PKLI), organised a
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BOGOTA: Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent Colombian armed groups from spreading social media content aimed at recruiting children and, in some cases, appeared to promote t
KARACHI: With accidents involving trailers, oil tankers and other heavy vehicles claiming precious lives on roads and highways across Pakistan, students of the Electrical Depa
KARACHI: Students of the Computer Information Technology Department at Aligarh Institute of Technology (AIT), Karachi, have developed a low-cost early warning system designed
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“Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.”; Muhammad Ali Jinnah This particular year of 1948 was a sorr
“Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan.” (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) Just months after gaining independence, Pakistan was confronted with another pressing issue—
“With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.” (Muhammad Ali Jinnah) The year 1947 is the most signi