The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) wrapped up Friday, November 28, 2025, with robust gains, as the KSE-100 Index rose 1,304 points, or 0.99%, to close at 166,678. The session began on a positive note and held steady, propelled by significant institutional purchases amid reports of the Prime Minister ordering the Federal Board of Revenue to…
A man got out of a Bykea ride and gave the rider a fifty-rupee note in addition to the fixed fare – a tip for the rider. This is a common sight, but in Karachi’s Scheme 33 area, it became significant when I noticed the rider’s trousers. They were white – the type usually worn…
The 21-year-old is considered favourite to move up from Red Bull’s sister team Racing Bulls to replace Yuki Tsunoda alongside Verstappen in 2026. Photo: AFP DOHA: Star rookie Isack Hadjar told AFP he would relish “the incredible opportunity” of becoming Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull next season. The 21-year-old is considered favourite to move…
Donyell Malen scored twice as Aston Villa beat Young Boys 2-1 in a Europa League tie marred by crowd trouble on Thursday. Photo: AFP PARIS: Donyell Malen scored twice as Aston Villa beat Young Boys 2-1 in a Europa League tie marred by crowd trouble on Thursday, while Nottingham Forest eased to victory over Malmo….
Ahmedabad confirmed as the venue for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Photo: AFP AHMEDABAD: Organisers are confident they can avoid the calamities of last time when India hosts the Commonwealth Games but there are many challenges for a country that also has Olympic ambitions. Ahmedabad, in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, was…
Gunners are on their worst run of form in over 70 years with pressure mounting on Slot Liverpool have lost nine of their past 12 matches in all competitions. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Have Liverpool reached rock bottom or do they have further to fall as they prepare for a tricky-looking match at West Ham this…
Petition cites superintendent’s failure to enforce IHC’s visitation rights orders Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan, has filed a contempt of court petition against the Adiala Jail superintendent and other officials for failing to comply with an Islamabad High Court order reinstating a twice-a-week meeting schedule for the former prime minister. The…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File MANAMA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday highlighting the structural transformation, regulatory and economic reforms by his government, urged the Bahraini business sector to seize Pakistan’s immense investment potential with new sectors opened like agribusiness, IT, minerals, energy and tourism, to build a long-term partnership. “Pakistan is undergoing a…
Secures record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund programmes for next three years ESA chief Josef Aschbacher (right), with Greek digital governance minister Dimitris Papastergiou and German’s aerospace minister Dorothee Baer meet during the European Space Agency’s ministerial meeting held in the German city of Bremen on Thursday. Photo: AFP BREMEN: The European Space…
Brigadier General Leland D Blanchard II looks towards pictures of two National Guard members who were shot in Washington, along with a picture of a suspect, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, at a press conference in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a US resettlement decision say…
