KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected a cumulative Rs3.21 trillion into the banking system on Friday through conventional and Shariah-compliant open market operations (OMOs) to support the government’s fiscal needs. According to SBP data, Rs3.03 trillion was accepted under the conventional reverse repo (injection) facility. This included Rs63.95 billion for a 7-days tenor…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday that it will not be able to achieve this quarter’s Rs3.1 trillion tax target but hoped to recoup the shortfall through inflation, economic growth and higher imports of solar panels. In a briefing to the IMF delegation, tax authorities said the July-September target would be…
KARACHI: Inflationary pressures persisted in the country as the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 25, 2025 recorded a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 3.95%, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The weekly inflation gauge, which tracks movement in prices of 51 essential items across 17 urban centres, highlighted a mixed…
Sep 27, 2025, 12:45 AM ET PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury have put the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx on the brink of elimination, going up 2-1 in the WNBA semifinals on Friday night. The Lynx will await the status of Napheesa Collier — who exited the game in the final seconds with an apparent injury —…
Editor’s note: Amazon’s fall Prime Day event kicks off on October 7th; however, if you want to shop ahead of the two-day sale, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals you can already get. Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these…
Gustavo Petro told US soldiers to ‘disobey Trump’s order’ at a speech in New York on Friday The US has said it will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa, after he urged US soldiers to disobey his American counterpart Donald Trump during a speech to the UN in New York. The State Department described Petro’s…
Jennifer Lawrence had San Sebastian whipped up into frenzy on Friday night as she collected the Spanish film festival’s coveted Donostia Award. The Oscar-winning actress, honored for her contributions to cinema, became emotional as she took to the stage at the Kursaal Theater, receiving a thunderous standing ovation as she did so. “Thank you to…
Luxury department store Harrods has warned customers their personal data may have been taken in an IT systems breach. It said information like names and contact details of some online customers was taken from the systems of a third-party provider. Harrods described the breach in an email sent to customers on Friday evening as an…
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Regulatory Reforms (CCoRR), chaired by Federal Minister for Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, on Friday reviewed and approved the third quarterly Regulatory Reform Package prepared by the Board of Investment (BOI). According to an official statement, the meeting marked another step in the government’s effort to modernise Pakistan’s regulatory framework under…
“SmackDown” set up a major match for the Crown Jewel event Oct. 11 in Perth, Australia. Tiffany Stratton retained her WWE Women’s Championship on Friday, keeping her undefeated year intact. “SmackDown” ended with the two women’s world champs, Stratton and Stephanie Vaquer, eyeing each other’s titles as they will meet for the WWE Women’s Crown…
