FIFA report finds wide discrepancy in women’s pay, contracts, attendance
Paris: The average annual salary for a female professional soccer player globally is $10,900, says FIFA’s annual report on the women’s game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams FIFA designated as Tier 1, which...
New Zealand outclasses Pakistan to seal 2-0 lead in T20I series
Dunedin: A dominant New Zealand side cruised to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in a rain-shortened second T20I at the University Oval on Tuesday, extending their lead to 2-0 in the five-match series. The match was reduced to 15 overs per side du...
Pakistan's Cricket Team: A Decline in Performance and the Role of PCB
Pakistan's cricket team has been facing a significant decline in performance, particularly in the Champions Trophy. The team's struggles have raised concerns among fans, experts, and former players. One of the key factors contributing to this declin...
Collective efforts needed to counter terrorism
Terrorism has been going on in the country for a long time and security forces, law enforcement and other institutions' officials and innocent civilians have become its targets in large numbers, but in recent months, the tragedies of sabotage that th...
FPCCI unveils charter of economy to Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), one of Pakistan's largest industrial bodies, presented a Charter of Economy to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday. This initiative marks a significant ste...
KSE-100 settles above 117,000
KARACHI: The buying rally at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing above the 117,000 mark, marking a gain of over 800 points. The index surged 801.50 points or 0.69%, settling at 117,001.09,...
SBP refutes claims of banknote shortage ahead of Eid
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday strongly refuted claims that it is not issuing fresh banknotes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The central bank issued a statement clarifying that it continues its long-established practice of providing fre...
Turkmenistan Ambassador meets Pakistan's petroleum minister to strengthen energy ties
ISLAMABAD: Ali Pervaiz Malik, the newly appointed Federal Minister for Petroleum, met with the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Atadjan Movlamov, at the Ministry today in a high-level meeting aimed at reinforcing the energy...
Millers ‘refuse’ to drop sugar price, threaten to cut supply if forced
Lahore: Ongoing dispute between sugar mill owners and the government over sugar pricing remains unresolved as sugar millers refused to drop the rates. As per details, the government and sugar millers failed to reach consensus on the prices as the mi...
Aghosh’ programme to provide Rs23,000 to mothers, pregnant women
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind ‘Aghosh’ programme, under which mothers of children under two years old and pregnant women will receive Rs 23,000 in financial assistance. Accor...
