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Local gold plunges by Rs35,500 per tola

<p>KARACHI: The 10-gram and one-tola gold (24kt) on Friday recorded the highest ever single day drop of Rs30,435 and Rs35,500 to Rs 460,701 and Rs537,362, respectively.</p> <p>The 10-gram and one-tola silver (24kt) also fell to Rs9,489 and Rs11,069,

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Cuts in solar power benefits on the cards

<p>ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has decided to hold a public hearing on proposals to curtail benefits for solar net-metering consumers — known as prosumers — amid concerns that unaffordable tariffs and persisten

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Aurangzeb pushes SECP for faster market reforms

<p>ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muh­ammad Aurangzeb has directed the Sec­u­rities and Exchange Commission of Pakis­tan (SECP) to accelerate the development of capital markets to broaden financing options and boost investor confidence.</p> <p>The direc

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Industrialists, exporters welcome relief package

<p>KARACHI: As local industry and exporters welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1969891">relief package</a>, foreign investors complained that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had issued demand notices requir

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Weekly inflation rises 4.5pc

<p>ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), increased 4.52 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Jan 29, owing to an increase in the retail price of tomatoes and pulses in the domestic market.</p> <p>The SPI-b

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Govt to hire experts to fast-track privatisation

<p>ISLAMABAD: Riding on the back of the successful <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1969736">privatisation</a> of Pakistan International Airlines, the Privatisation Commission has proposed hiring market-based experts to strengthen its institutional

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Former CNN host Don Lemon charged over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church

Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.

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Stay or go - what's next for coyote that swam to Alcatraz?

The canine is surviving on a diet of birds after swimming to the isolated prison island.

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Takeaways from the millions of newly released Epstein files

Three million new documents include hundreds of mentions of Trump and emails between Epstein and a person called "The Duke".

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Schitt's Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71

The Emmy-winning actress died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday after a brief illness, her agent said.

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This army chief threatened to castrate opposition leader and claimed descent from Jesus

The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

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Former CNN host Don Lemon faces charges after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church

Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.

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Iran wants to make deal rather than face military action, Trump says

Tehran has said it will never negotiate on its missile and defence systems, but that it is open to talks.

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Will Trump's pick to lead US central bank get him the change he wants?

Opinion is divided over whether Warsh will align with the US president's views over how the Federal Reserve should be run.

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Civil rights investigation opened into Alex Pretti shooting

The deputy attorney general said it was a “standard investigation” after Pretti's fatal shooting in Minneapolis.