Hong Kong Seng index closes lower
SINGAPORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index has been left 5 per cent lower after a week of volatile trading in Chinese markets.
After diving earlier...
Olympics: Australia athletes in isolation as US’s Kendricks Covid positive
Multiple members of Australia’s track and field team were placed in isolation after US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks tested positive for coronavirus.
Athletics Australia said...
Blinken likely to raise issues of human rights, democracy with India
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is making his first visit to India next week, will raise issues encompassing human rights and...
CPJ urges India to end tax raids on offices of press and media
NEW YORK: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, has asked Indian authorities to immediately stop occupying the offices of Dainik...
SBP likely to keep policy rate unchanged at 7pc for sixth consecutive time
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will keep the discount rate unchanged at 7 per cent in the next Monetary Policy meeting scheduled...
Five resorts around Lahore to help you beat the heat
Lahori summer is infamously cruel, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees celsius every week. The summer induces a lazy mood that is hard to...
Dilip Kumar, Bollywood’s ‘tragedy king’, dies aged 98
Dilip Kumar, one of Bollywood's most accomplished and respected film stars, died on Wednesday aged 98, prompting tributes from across Indian cinema and politics.
With...
India’s Covid death rate hit record in June after calls for better data
NEW DEHLI: India's Covid-19 deaths relative to infections hit a record high in June after cases peaked in early May, an analysis of government...
FBR abolishes withholding tax on air travel, used cars, amongst other items
The Federal Board of Revenue abolished the withholding tax on bank transactions, purchase of used cars, domestic and international air travel, CNG and...
Balochistan suspends 70 Levies troops over vaccine refusal
Balochistan has suspended 70 Levies troops without pay after they refused to receive Covid-19 vaccines, officials have said.
The group were suspended on Wednesday "after...
