Australian shares hit 1-month low as banks drag on budget reforms; CBA drops on profit miss
Australian shares edged down on Wednesday, as bank stocks hit a near six-month low, hit by housing tax changes in the federal budget, with top lender CBA tumbling more than…
SBP says it has recieved $1.3bn tranche from IMF
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Wednesday that it had recieved $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The IMF Executive Board completed the third review under…
Pakistan receives $1.3 billion from IMF: SBP
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said Wednesday it received about $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the Resilience and Sustainability…
‘Blatant disregard for rights’: concern grows over Gabon’s social media clampdown
Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February,…
Man who averted suicide attack nominated for ‘highest civil award’
TAXILA/LAHORE: Muhammad Liaqat Ali, who laid down his life to prevent an attack potentially targeting a police post in Jand tehsil of Attock, was nominated for the country’s highest civil…
Islamabad lawyers unhappy as JCP decision dims elevation prospects
• Legal fraternity mulls moving court• Insiders say JCP may reconsider decision to address ‘imbalance’ in high court due to 2025 transfers ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) decision…
Iran war costs soar past $29bn as truce teeters
• Before taking off on long-awaited China trip, Trump vows to ‘win peacefully or otherwise’• Tehran expands Hormuz control as EU mulls post-war naval mission• Wall Street Journal claims UAE…
Full Epstein files put on display in New York
NEW YORK: A US transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in New York with only one text on display: a printout of all the files released by the…
PM orders uninterrupted supply of fertiliser to safeguard food security
• Asks ministries to explore alternative fertiliser imports from Central Asia• Reiterates Balochistan’s development as federal govt’s top priority• Says waste-to-energy projects can reduce fuel imports, carbon footprint ISLAMABAD: Prime…
Fuel levy yields lowest fiscal deficit in nearly three decades
• Gap shrinks to Rs856bn, or 0.7pc of GDP, during July-March• Provincial surpluses, higher PDL collections, lower debt servicing drive improvement• Revenue-to-GDP ratio falls; defence, pension, subsidy expenditures rise ISLAMABAD:…