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4QFY26: E&P sector’s earnings surge 2.5 times YoY
KARACHI: Earnings of Pakistan’s listed exploration and production (E&P) sector surged 2.5 times year-on-year (YoY) and 2.3 times quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs214 billion in 4QFY26, primarily driven by reversals of super tax provisions ...
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Police field force: Punjab launches body-worn camera project
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision of a Safe Punjab envisages effective and transparent policing, and for the first time, body-worn cameras have been introduced for the police field force across the province. On the ...
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Bestway Group plans to launch EVs soon
LAHORE: The Bestway Automotive Private Limited (BAL), the authorised distributor and official representative of Chinese automaker Geely Auto in Pakistan, has announced plans to introduce Geely vehicles in the country, describing the partner...
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Senate body says concerned at surge in child abuse cases
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights expressed serious concern over the surge in child abuse cases, weak prosecution and low conviction rates, revealing that 855 cases of peer-to-peer child abuse were reported in Khybe...
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Gammon Pakistan Limited
Gammon Pakistan Limited (PSX: GAMON) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1947. The principal activity of the company is the execution of civil construction works particularly bridges and buildings. Bibojee Services (...
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Fuel subsidy misses the point
The government has announced a Rs75 billion subsidy on fuel consumption for 2/3-wheelers and small-car users. The scheme will run for three months, with the objective of providing some relief to bike and car users. Critics, however, are of ...
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Transfer of Imran, other inmates to private hospitals: FCC seeks records of cases from SC, high courts
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) sought records of cases pertaining to the transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and three Adiala Jail inmates to private hospitals from the Supreme Court and the High Court...
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Sindh Bank posts 274pc surge in PBT to Rs4.05bn in H1’26
KARACHI: Sindh Bank reported its profit before tax of Rs 4.05 billion in H1’26, up from Rs 1.08 billion for H1’25 driven by manifold increase in operating profits attributable to resilient margins and hence significantly higher Net Markup I...
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Sovereignty, unity: Dar reaffirms Lebanon Minister of support
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar received the Interior Minister of Lebanon, Ahmad Al-Hajjar, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. The DPM/FM was joined by Federal Interior M...
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PPP leader for release of IK, other political prisoners
ISLAMABAD: The President of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Human Rights Cell, Farhatullah Babar, called for the immediate release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and all other political prisoners. “My demand extends ...
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Constitution must remain supreme, says FCC CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, stressed that the Constitution must be given the highest priority in the exercise of powers. He was addressing an event held at the FCC on Tuesday...
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The cost of revolving-door bureaucracy
EDITORIAL: The appointment of Pakistan’s seventh federal health secretary in 18 months should not be viewed as another routine bureaucratic reshuffle. It is symptomatic of a much larger problem: the state’s inability to provide its senior o...
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Huge consignment of illegal arms, ammunition seized
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs Enforcement personnel have seized a large consignment of illegal arms and ammunition in an operation at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Yarik. Officials estimate the total value of the seized cache at Rs 32 million. Acc...
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Sindh has expanded public transport network: Sharjeel
KARACHI: The Sindh government is moving to strengthen public transport connectivity in upper Sindh with the launch of a new Peoples Bus Service route linking Larkana with Shahdadkot via Qambar from September 18. Sindh Senior Minister Sharje...
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Senate employees deliberate on ‘cashless insurance policy’
ISLAMABAD: A sub-panel of the Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday reviewed the proposal of introducing a “cashless insurance policy” for around 1,300 Senate employees of all the pay scales, and their more than 7,400 dependents. In this...
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Sindh Assembly seeks petroleum price relief for consumers
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a PTI’s resolution seeking relief for consumers facing costlier petroleum products, as the treasury benches criticised federal coalition partner MQM for its silence over the fuel pr...
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Around 22.7m people use tobacco in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to prioritise science-based regulation of smoke-free alternatives as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce smoking-related harm. This was stated by senior Philip Morris International officials at a media brief...
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KWSC repairs damaged water pipeline
KARACHI: The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has completed emergency repair and replacement work on a damaged 18-inch-diameter water supply pipeline passing through a storm-water drain near Mausamiyat Chowrangi on University R...
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Sindh health minister advocates sustainable expansion of EPHS
KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, has called for scaling up the Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) model beyond Tando Allahyar. She said that sustainability should be built into the programme from the outset. ...
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PTCL to install ConnectHear’s AI-powered sign language at customer centres
KARACHI: The country’s leading telecommunications and ICT services provider, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has partnered with ConnectHear, a pioneering Pakistani accessibility technology company, to install SILA, Connect...
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