Analysis: Alvi ‘discovers’ aversion to legislation by ordinance
KARACHI: President Alvi’s advice to the government to take parliament into confidence on the mini-budget and not sign an ordinance in this regard is...
SHC accepts Dania Shah’s bail in controversial video case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court accepted on Tuesday the post-arrest bail plea of Dania Shah, the widow of renowned televangelist Aamir Liaquat — in...
Govt urged to act promptly to tackle air pollution
KARACHI: Environment and health experts have demanded the government ban the use of substandard fuel in Pakistan, install air quality monitors across Karachi, shut...
PM inaugurates 1,100MW K-3 nuclear power plant
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated K-3, the third unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kanup), which will produce 1,100 megawatts of...
Prominent businessman Mohammad Lakhani injured in Karachi firing: police
KARACHI: Prominent businessman Mohammad Lakhani sustained injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire at the vehicle the victim was travelling in, police said Wednesday.
The incident...
Rupee tumbles to nearly 270 against dollar
KARACHI: Pakistan’s currency on Monday dropped 2.61 percent or 7 rupees to a new record low of 269.63 to the dollar, making it Asia’s...
Dollar rate cap didn’t cause $3bn loss: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Sunday refuted the assertion that a dollar price ceiling resulted in a $3 billion loss in exports...
Toxic chemicals allegedly kill 18 people in Pakistan’s Karachi
At least 18 people, most of them children, die within 16 days as residents report foul smell from two factories.
Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 18...
Open, black markets align closely after dollar surge
KARACHI: Days after the removal of an artificial upper cap on the rupee that sent the local currency into a nosedive, the dollar’s rate in the...
Rupee plummets by 9.6pc to record low of 255.43 in interbank market in a...
KARACHI: The Rupee tumbled about 9.6 percent to a record low of 255.43 against the dollar on Thursday as the cash-strapped government eased its...
