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Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida
Galeano, who has had asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for LyftVeteran journalist Luis Galeano, one of at least 94 Nicaraguans whom the Ortega Murillo regime has stripped of citizenshi...
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Cement: Earnings rise; recovery turns uneven
Pakistan’s cement sector entered FY27 on a stronger financial footing, but August dispatches show that demand recovery remains uneven. FY26 saw higher domestic volumes, improved capacity utilisation and a 13 percent rise in listed-sector pr...
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Jul LSM grows 3.03pc YoY, 9.51pc MoM
ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has posted a growth of 3.03 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in July 2026, according to provisional data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday. The estima...
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Jul-Aug FDI jumps 24pc YoY
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 24 percent during the first two months (Jul-Aug) of the fiscal year 2026-24, supported by stronger inflows in August. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan fetched F...
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2MFY27: C/A deficit narrows 36pc
KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit has narrowed sharply 36 percent in the first two months (July – August) of fiscal year 2026-27 supported by healthy home remittances inflows. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data ...
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TCP receives nine bids for wheat import
KARACHI: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has received nine responsive bids, ranging from USD 348.83 to USD 369.95 per metric tonne, for the import of 656,000 metric tonnes of wheat against the tender quantity of 750,000 metric ton...
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Petrol price hiked by Rs6.88, HSD’s by Rs5.62
ISLAMABAD: The ex-depot price of petrol has been increased by Rs6.88 to Rs391.22 per litre from Rs384.24 per litre. Similarly, the price of High-Speed Diesel (HSD) saw an increase of Rs5.62 to reach Rs421.45 per litre from Rs415.83 per litr...
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VTTI and Honeywell UOP: Investment scope, upgradation of refinery sector discussed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held separate meetings with senior representatives of VTTI and Honeywell UOP on Wednesday to discuss investment opportunities, energy infrastructure development and the upgradation...
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Utilisation of funds: Panel seeks details on 200-unit subsidy
ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel on Wednesday requested a detailed breakdown of the 200-unit subsidy, including how funds are utilised and who benefits. The committee also directed that electricity pricing, Independent Power Producer (I...
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BISP, PBM: Senate panel recommends lifting the recruitment ban
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety on Wednesday strongly recommended lifting the federal government’s recruitment ban on the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PB...
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PTI demands probe into death of worker in police custody
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday demanded a probe into the death of its elderly worker Ijaz Satti in police custody, calling on Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and the provincial police chief to explain the circumstances s...
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Constituencies in Islamabad: Deadline to file objections to the delimitation expires today
ISLAMABAD: The deadline to file objections to the delimitation of constituencies in Islamabad expires today (Thursday), as the electoral body’s delimitation exercise for the conduct of local government elections continues in the federal cap...
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IHC restrains Chairman PEC from appointing new registrar
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday restrained the Chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) from appointing a new Registrar of the PEC. A single-judge bench of Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro heard a petition file...
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NA body informed: NCCIA receives 140 complaints during FY2025-26
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was told on Wednesday that the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) received 140 complaints during the 2025-26 financial year, including 80 cases of cyber financial fraud. In a briefing to Natio...
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M.Phil allowance extended to equivalent degrees
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has extended the Rs2,500 per month M Phil allowance to employees holding degrees declared equivalent to M Phil by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), with effect from July 17, 2026. According to a Financ...
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SBCA asks owners to implement fire safety measures at their factories
KARACHI: The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has issued urgent directives to factory owners across the province to ensure comprehensive fire safety arrangements at their industrial premises, as protecting human lives must remain the...
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Mediavest named the No 1 Agency at Dragons of Pakistan
KARACHI: Mediavest, the media agency of Brainchild Communications Pakistan, has been named the No. 1 Agency at the Dragons of Pakistan 2026, marking a significant achievement for the agency and its teams. The recognition comes in a year tha...
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PABF hosts award ceremony dinner
KARACHI: The Pakistan Australia Business Forum (PABF) successfully hosted its Annual Award Ceremony Dinner in Karachi, bringing together leading business leaders, government officials, and trade representatives from Pakistan and Australia t...
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CAP calls for allowing private sector to import wheat
KARACHI: The Cereal Association of Pakistan (CAP) has urged the government and the relevant Standing Committee to immediately allow the private sector to import wheat to avert a potential shortage and prevent further increases in domestic w...
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CM reviews Sindh’s progress in fighting the poliovirus
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Provincial Task Force (PTF) on Polio Eradication and reviewed the province’s progress against poliovirus, noting that Sindh has reduced its polio burden...
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