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KSE-100 closes near 42,000 after 347pts gain

Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw an upbeat trading session and KSE-100 Index jumped 0.83 percent on back of encouraging market news, share buybacks and financial results. By end of session, KSE-100 Index rose 346.79 points to close at 41,92...

JPMorgan buys First Republic Bank's assets

Karachi: JPMorgan Chase and Co (JPM.N), biggest US bank by assets said it will buy most of First Republic Bank's (FRC.N) assets after US regulators seized troubled bank. Collapse marks third major US lender to fail in less than two months, after week...

Rupee inches up, settles at 283.84 against dollar

Karachi: Rupee registered marginal increase against dollar, settling with an appreciation of 0.03 percent during trading session. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), domestic unit closed at 283.84, an increase of 0.08 paisa. Rupee sustained lo...

KSE-100 inches upward on banks scrips

Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and KSE-100 Index rose 0.28 percent on back of alleviation of political tensions and encouraging financial results. Government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf began negotiations , raising expectations of resolution...

SBP releases $50m for govt Hajj scheme

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) released first tranche of $ 50 million to Pakistani Hajj Mission in Saudi Arabia for government Hajj scheme 2023. As per sources within Ministry of religious affairs, government was asked to provide $ 213 million...

PSO’s earnings plunge 68pc in 3QFY23

Despite higher sales, profit-after-tax (PAT) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO) plunged 68 percent, clocking in at Rs 12.54 billion for third quarter of fiscal year 2023 (January-March 2023), compared with PAT of Rs 39.28 billion reported in...

OGDC’s PAT jumps 50pc YoY in third quarter

Oil and Gas Development Company’s (OGDC) saw its profit jump by 50 percent to Rs 64.627 billion in third quarter of fiscal year that ended March 31, 2023, due to spike in oil prices and rupee depreciation. Company registered profit of Rs 43.16...

HBL’s Jan-Mar PBT rises to Rs21.5bn

Karachi: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) declared record quarterly earnings in January-March quarter with profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 21.5 billion, 47 percent higher than PBT of Rs 14.6 billion last year, stated press release. “This strong performan...

Uzbek President invites int’l investors at moot

Karachi: President of Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Second Tashkent International Investment Forum said meetings with representatives of foreign governments, international financial institutions and heads of high-profile companies are...

Rupee falters, settles at 283.92 against dollar

Karachi: Rupee sustained loss against dollar, settling with depreciation of 0.19 percent during trading session. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), domestic unit closed at 283.92, decrease of 0.53 paisa. It had appreciated during early hours...

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Karachi’s New Master Plan 2047 Faces Unseen Urban Hurdles

KARACHI: As Karachi’s planners speak of a vision for 2047 the city’s current state stands as a cautionary tale. Decades of unregulated construction ignored zoning laws and unchecked expansion have left Karachi suffocating under its own ur...

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musli...

Sindh Wildlife Department announces regulations, bans quail netting, permits mandatory

KARACHI: The Sindh Forest and Wildlife Department has officially announced the commencement of the 2025–26 hunting season across the province. According to a notification issued by the department, hunting of game birds will be permitted fr...

SHC issues notice on illegal constructions worth Rs1bln in Karimabad Society

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and other concerned parties regarding alleged illegal constructions on plots in the Ismailia Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Limited in Karimabad. The c...
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