PAIB Committee of ICAP holds moot: Strategic leadership role of CFOs in focus
KARACHI: The Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) on Tuesday held the ICAP CFO Conference 2026 here, themed “The New Playbook…
Oil settles higher
NEW YORK: Oil prices settled higher for the third consecutive session on Tuesday as stark differences between the US and Iran over a proposal to end the war in the…
FCC lifts ban on conversion of residential plots to commercial plots
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court has lifted the ban on the conversion of residential plots to commercial and recreational use in Karachi, granting significant relief to builders and developers. A…
Trump insists US doesn’t need China’s help in Iran
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday he does not need help from China on ending the war with Iran but said he would talk at length with Xi Jinping…
Treasury, opposition clash in Senate as JUI-F senator questions terrorism in KP
ISLAMABAD: The treasury and opposition sparred in the Senate on Tuesday over a rising wave of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Attaur Rehman asking whether the…
Second Qatari LNG tanker successfully crosses Hormuz to Pakistan as Iran war continues, data shows
LONDON: A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker successfully went through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, days after the first such cargo crossed under an arrangement involving Iran and…
Protests erupt in India after key college entrance test is cancelled
NEW DELHI: Dozens of members of the student wing of India’s opposition Congress party protested in New Delhi on Tuesday against the cancellation of a key undergraduate college entrance test…
Pakistan close to achieve WHO Level 3 certification for pharma exports to 150 countries
Federal Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday Pakistan was close to achieve the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Level 3 certification in the upcoming months, which…
Pakistan, Iraq strike energy deals with Iran as Tehran flexes Hormuz control: report
BAGHDAD: Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in…
Pakistan, China sign 10 MoUs for local production of medicine raw material, vaccines
Pakistan’s pharmaceutical companies have signed 10 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Chinese firms, paving the way for the local manufacturing of raw materials for medicines (API/ active pharmaceutical ingredients). The…