» Cotton crisis: where Pakistan’s export battle is being lost
15/01/26 15:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s administration has, like every administration before it, placed renewed emphasis on exports as a route to stabilise the economy. The instinct is correct. What remains persistently under-appreciated is wher...
» Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million Yemen development after UAE withdrawal
15/01/26 14:37 from Business Recorder - Latest News
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced a slew of development projects across southern Yemen worth about $500 million, many in areas long-held by the United Arab Emirates and allied separatists who were routed in a Saudi-backed offensive this...
» Rain ‘expected’ to lash Karachi, Lahore, other parts of country next week
15/01/26 14:40 from Business Recorder - Latest News
A powerful westerly weather system is set to grip Pakistan next week, bringing widespread rain to Karachi, Lahore, and several other regions, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD has issued a weather advisor...
» Pakistan Customs enforces official bank rates, ends arbitrary shipping charges
15/01/26 14:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Effectively ending the long-standing practice of arbitrary and excessive billing by international shipping lines, the customs achieved a historic and industry-wide breakthrough, ensuring the application of official bank exchange rates fo...
» Gold price drops by Rs3,700 per tola in Pakistan
15/01/26 13:51 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Thursday in line with their loss in the international market. In the local market, gold price per tola reached Rs482,462 after a decline of Rs3,700 during the day. Similarly, 10-gram gold was sold at ...
» Tickets for Pakistan-Australia T20I series to go on sale from tomorrow
15/01/26 14:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Tickets for the three-match T20I series between Pakistan and Australia will go on sale from Friday tomorrow at pcb.tcs.com.pk , while the physical tickets can be purchased from January 19 (Monday) at TCS Express Centres from 10am onwards...
» Chase Infiniti and Robert Aramayo among Rising Star nominees at BAFTAs
15/01/26 13:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: “I Swear” star Robert Aramayo, “Sinners” actor Miles Caton and Chase Infiniti, who made her movie debut in “One Battle After Another”, are among the nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at next month’s British Academy of Film an...
» ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials’ brings feisty flavour to murder mystery
15/01/26 13:22 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON: Makers of the new Netflix series “Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials” hope to introduce a new generation to the queen of crime, the iconic author of more than 60 mystery novels. The three-part show debuting Thursday is based on Christ...
» ‘Are you dead?’ Chinese app for single living goes viral
15/01/26 13:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HONG KONG: An app called “Are you dead” targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media, prompting the company to introduce a subscription fee and change its name ...
» Verizon resolves telecom service outage that vexed US users
15/01/26 13:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SAN FRANCISCO: US telecom giant Verizon said Wednesday it had resolved a widespread service disruption that impacted mobile phone customers in major cities across the US east coast for around 10 hours. “The outage has been resolved. If c...
» India tells citizens to leave Iran
15/01/26 13:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry has urged its citizens to leave Iran , where rights groups say a crackdown on mass protests has killed and arrested thousands of people. India’s foreign ministry estimates there are usually around 10,0...
» TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit as it rides AI boom
15/01/26 12:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TAIPEI: TSMC , the world’s main producer of advanced AI chips and a major supplier to Nvidia , on Thursday posted a 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to record levels that blew past market forecasts and predicted more robust growth this ...
» Pakistan in contact with US over immigrant visa processing matter: FO
15/01/26 13:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Thursday said Pakistan is in contact with the United States authorities regarding immigrant visa processing issue as the South Asian country has been named among 75 countries whose immigrant v...
» Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to set up Cup of Nations final v Senegal
15/01/26 12:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
RABAT: Yassine Bounou saved two penalties and Youssef En-Nesyri netted the decisive spot kick as hosts Morocco secured a 4-2 shootout victory over Nigeria following their 0-0 draw in a tense Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Rabat on W...
» Spectrum auction could finally fix Pakistan’s internet woes, says Jazz chief
15/01/26 12:30 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan’s upcoming spectrum auction is a “once-in-a-decade opportunity” to transform internet quality for the public, said Aamir Ibrahim, chief executive officer (CEO) of Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator and VEON’s leading oper...
» Australia’s Hazlewood ‘on track’ to start T20 World Cup after Ashes absence
15/01/26 12:29 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MELBOURNE: Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood expects to be ready for the start of the Twenty20 World Cup next month after sitting out their Ashes series victory against England through injuries, the 36-year-old said. The right-arm qui...
» Mitchell ton helps New Zealand level ODI series with India
15/01/26 12:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten 131 from 117 balls to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in the second One-Day International on Wednesday and level the three-match series at 1-1. New Zealand won the toss and sent India i...
» China, Canada move to reset ties as Carney visits
15/01/26 12:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: China is willing to deepen cooperation with Canada while eliminating “interference”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart at a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. The comments came after Prime Minister Mark Carney’...
» World Cup received more than 500 million ticket requests: FIFA
15/01/26 12:06 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The random selection draw phase for 2026 World Cup tickets concluded Tuesday, with more than half a billion requests submitted, FIFA announced. During the phase, which began on Dec. 11, people could apply for tickets using their credit c...
» Afghanistan approve three-foreign-league annual cap for top players
15/01/26 12:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KABUL: Top Afghanistan players such as Rashid Khan can play a maximum of three franchise leagues abroad per year, alongside mandatory availability for a rebooted domestic competition, according to a new policy approved by the Afghanistan...