Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their upward trajectory on Monday in line with their increase in international rates. In the local market, the price of gold per tola jumped by Rs1,700, clocking in at Rs268,000, which is the latest record high in Pakistan. Similarly, 10-gram gold was sold at Rs229,767 after it recorded an increase … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced his resignation after being released on bail in the liquor policy case, following a six-month detention. Addressing the media, Kejriwal said that while he had received justice in the courts, he now seeks validation from the people. He vowed not to return to the chief minister’s seat … Read more
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb is interviewed during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting at the IMF and World Bank’s 2024 annual Spring Meetings in Washington, US. — Reuters/File Muhammad Aurangzeb stresses macroeconomic stability. Expresses hope for IMF loan plan to be country’s last. Warns of another programme if … Read more
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves extended their winning run for a fourth straight week to hit a record high of $689.24 billion as of Sept. 6, data from the central bank showed on Friday. The reserves rose by $5.3 billion in the reporting week, after having risen by a total of $13.9 billion in the … Read more
Shahab Fotouhi‘s debut feature “Boomerang” is a delightful, surprising portrait of modern Iran, but its biggest surprise is that Fotouhi is in his forties. His voice is the kind that feels not only fresh, but under-heard. He paints metropolitan Tehran with youthful verve, capturing — through loosely connected stories, a few non-sequiturs and even a … Read more
A general view shows a school that was destroyed in a recent Russian airstrike in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine on August 23, 2024. — Reuters BEIJING: China is “strongly dissatisfied” and “firmly opposed” to the fresh United States sanctions on Chinese companies over ties to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the commerce ministry … Read more
Former prime minister Imran Khan (right) along with his wife Bushra Bibi (centre) signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at the registrar’s office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFP Fresh reference will be “reviewed” by accountability courts registrar. Reference filed by NAB consists of two volumes, sources say. … Read more
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who now leads the newly formed political party Awam Pakistan, expressed doubts about the efficacy of holding fresh elections to address the nation’s challenges. Speaking to reporters outside an accountability court on Monday, Abbasi urged the Army Chief, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), and political leaders to collaborate on … Read more