Railways completes 40pc restoration work on Bolan bridge damaged in militants attack

ISLAMABAD (WS News) – The Pakistan Railways has completed 40 per cent of the restoration work on a bridge damaged in...

Bulls rally on the trot as KSE-100 index reaches epoch-making 81,972 points

KARACHI (WS News) – Buoyed by an expected funding nod from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its executive board’s meeting...

Federal Reserve lowers US interest rates weeks before US election

(WS News) – The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point on Wednesday in its first...

Tokyo surges on weak yen as Asian traders cheer big US rate cut

HONG KONG (WS News) – Tokyo’s Nikkei led Asian markets higher on Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after...

Dollar and stocks gain as Fed charts ‘soft landing’ path

SINGAPORE (WS News) – The dollar bounced, long-dated bond yields were up and Asian stocks rose after the US Federal Reserve...

Oil prices little changed as US rate cut fails to boost sentiment

BEIJING (WS News) – Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as lingering concerns over demand capped the potential benefits of...

Food imports decline by 18.15pc in first two months FY 2024-25

ISLAMABAD (WS News) – Food group imports into the country experienced a significant decline of 18.15 percent during the first two...

US weekly jobless claims drop to four-month low

WASHINGTON (WS News) – The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week,...

Traders asked to become filers for relief from higher taxes

(WS News) – Chief Coordinator Tajir Dost Scheme Naeem Mir has said traders need to understand the concept of ongoing Tajir...

Chinese firm setting up assembling plant for solar panels in Punjab: minister

(WS News) – Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain has said industrial estates are being shifted to solar energy...