Rural women in suburbs of Hyderabad. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday softened its position on the poverty reduction claim for Pakistan and said that only certain segments of the poor saw an improvement while other classes, particularly the rural poor, did not see any improvement in their living standards. In a detailed…
Shares of 340 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 93 stocks closed higher, 233 declined and 14 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under selling pressure on Wednesday as investors reacted to renewed tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, coupled with mixed corporate earnings. The benchmark KSE-100 index…
Social media has been abuzz this week with a viral video of a soccer stadium perched at the top of a skyscraper, along with the claim that it will be built as one of the venues for matches at the 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia. The short, unofficial clip purporting to depict the…
Betsy Brandt is joining the coven of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches. The AMC Networks series has tapped the Breaking Bad alum as a series regular for season three. Brandt’s role only has a name: Katherine. The third season of the series starring Alexandra Daddario begins production this week in Vancouver, Canada. Per AMC, season three…
Known for its azure-hued buildings, Jodhpur, India’s “Blue City”, is dotted with hidden stepwells. Among them is Mahila Baag Jhalra, an 18th-century structure with elaborate staircases surrounding a central pool. Once a vital water source and gathering space for women, it had fallen into disrepair. “When I first saw it, there was a lot of…
Cnergyico receives 1 million barrels of WTI at its offshore terminal under new trade arrangement OCAC urged the Special Investment Facilitation Council to intervene and recommend the withdrawal of petroleum and climate support levies on furnace oil, which would help restore policy consistency and support critical sectors. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The first US crude oil…
HBL PSL CEO Salman Naseer was addressing to a press conference. Photo: PCB/File The HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to expand to eight teams, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) preparing to auction two new franchises ahead of PSL 11. The development was confirmed by PSL Chief Executive Officer Salman Naseer while speaking…
The decision was taken to not jeopardise India’s chances of hosting the 2036 Olympics by boycotting Pakistan India also hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010. PHOTO: AFP India will host Pakistan at the 2020 Commonwealth Games, several Indian media outlets reported on Wednesday. The decision seems to have come to not jeopardised India’s chances of…
Incident occurs on Lyari Expressway as DIG Traffic’s vehicle exits Garden Interchange Karachi’s newly implemented faceless e-ticketing system has issued a fine to a vehicle belonging to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic Police, Pir Muhammad Shah, for violating traffic rules. The fine was issued for the driver not wearing a seatbelt while driving,…
Housebuilders have warned the government’s budget watchdog that ministers’ target of building 1.5 million homes in England by the end of the decade is too optimistic. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has written to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to say that unless the government does something to boost affordability for first time buyers…
