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Alleged scam mastermind arrested after being exposed by BBC
Kuong Li featured in a 2023 BBC Eye investigation into alleged scam compounds in South East Asia.
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Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary
Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have called each other "idiots" in recent days
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Private sector signs 78 MoUs for $4.5bn agri investment with China
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Gold surges to Rs493,662 per tola
<p>KARACHI: The yellow metal continued to shine in the world market, pushing domestic 10-gram and one-tola rates to a new all-time high of Rs423,235 and Rs493,662 on Tuesday, up by Rs3,686 and Rs4,300, respectively.</p> <p>According to the rates issu
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Dollar slide sparks economic fears
<p>KARACHI: The depreciation of the US dollar against the rupee has reached a point where its multidimensional negative impacts could hit the economy, industry sources warned.</p> <p>After slipping below Rs280 on Monday, the greenback was trading at
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Auto loans rise for 13th month
<p>KARACHI: The outstanding auto loans grew for the 13th consecutive month, reaching Rs319 billion at the end of December 2025 from Rs318bn in November, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data revealed.</p> <p>The December 2025 growth appears slow compare
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Index surges past 188,000 on rate cut hopes
<p>KARACHI: Anticipation of an interest rate cut at the upcoming monetary policy meeting continued to fuel broad-based value hunting on Tuesday, as investors brushed aside a widening current account deficit and a sharp fall in foreign investment to
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OGDCL makes another discovery in Kohat
<p>ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDCL) on Tuesday announced discovery of major oil and gas reserves at its existing exploratory well in Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.</p> <p>In a statement, the OGDCL, which is the opera
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Early rice export deal sought with Indonesia
<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged Indonesia to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for rice exports on a government-to-government (G2G) basis at the earliest.</p> <p>The issue was among those discussed during a meeting between Commerce Minis
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Driver killed in Spain train crash days after high-speed collision
At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, in a second crash, after Sunday's two-train collision in Andalusia.
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Global markets on alert as Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal
The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.
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IsDB approves $603m for three projects
<p>ISLAMABAD: The 306-kilomtre Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) worth $1.7 billion on Tuesday got a boost after Pakistan and Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) entered into three financing agreements worth $603 million.</p> <p>The two side
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Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report
At least 37 people have been injured, five seriously, after a commuter train crashed between Gelida and Sant Sadurní.
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Europe to suspend approval of US trade deal as global markets fall
The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.
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Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2
Trump's demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.