» Customs seizes misdeclared Chinese salt worth Rs20.5mn in Karachi
14/11/25 17:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan Customs has seized 20,000 kilograms of Chinese salt, valued at Rs20.5 million, after officials detected a misdeclared consignment at a storage facility near Walika Chowrangi, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said on Friday. Ac...
» OGDCL commences oil production from Pasakhi-14 in Hyderabad
14/11/25 15:14 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest exploration and production company, has announced the commencement of production from the Pasakhi-14 well in Hyderabad, Sindh. The E&P informed its stakeholders ...
» Over 40 Pakistani startups, VCs head to Riyadh for Paklaunch Unconference
14/11/25 16:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
More than 40 Pakistani startups and over 80 venture capital firms are set to converge in Riyadh this weekend for the Paklaunch (PL) Unconference, where they will meet investors from Saudi Arabia and the region in a push to strengthen cro...
» Duckett and Crawley on fire in England Ashes warm-up
14/11/25 15:06 from Business Recorder - Latest News
PERTH: Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley shared in a 182-run opening stand Friday and Ben Stokes hit 84, but Joe Root and Harry Brook flopped in England’s only warm-up game before the Ashes series against Australia. The Test openers were in go...
» Cabinet approves Gwadar-Oman ferry service
14/11/25 14:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Friday announced that the federal cabinet has approved the launch of a passenger and cargo ferry service between Pakistan and Oman. Both countries would soon sign a ...
» Cartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia
14/11/25 13:58 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ZURICH: Swiss luxury group Richemont, owner of Cartier and other iconic luxury brands, on Friday reported sales ahead of analysts’ forecasts notably thanks to strength in its jewellery division. A rebound in some Asian markets, especiall...
» HUBCO’s JV Prime Global Energies secures four onshore exploration blocks
14/11/25 13:53 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Prime International Oil and Gas Company Limited (Prime), a joint venture of Hub Power Holdings Limited (HPHL), has been provisionally awarded exploration rights for four onshore blocks in Pakistan via its wholly owned subsidiary, Prime G...
» South African rand pulls back from rally as traders await S&P rating decision
14/11/25 13:51 from Business Recorder - Latest News
JOHANNESBURG: The rand pulled back from a rally that had lifted it to its strongest level in more than two years, as traders locked in profits on Friday and awaited S&P Global’s scheduled review of South Africa’s sovereign credit rat...
» PPL announces hydrocarbon discovery in Sindh
14/11/25 13:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) announced on Friday that it had discovered hydrocarbon reserves from its exploratory well Sawan North Deep-1 ST-1 (SND-1 ST-1), located in District Khairpur, Sindh. The development was shared in a notice ...
» Doggie diversity in size and shape began at least 11,000 years ago
14/11/25 13:37 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane and Saint Bernard. But when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New...
» Gold price per tola falls Rs3,300 in Pakistan
14/11/25 13:35 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Gold prices in Pakistan decreased on Friday in line with their loss in the international market. In the local market, gold price per tola reached Rs439,762 after a decline of Rs3,300 during the day. Similarly, 10-gram gold was sold at Rs...
» Pakistan’s Mughal Steel advances 36.5MW captive plant, keeps copper on hold
14/11/25 13:20 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Mughal Iron & Steel, one of Pakistan’s largest steel manufacturers, is ramping up its expansion drive with key projects, while keeping its copper segment on hold amid global volatility, with plans to eventually introduce value-added ...
» Justice Aminuddin Khan takes oath as first chief justice of Federal Constitutional Court
14/11/25 15:18 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Justice Aminuddin Khan on Friday took oath as the first chief justice of the newly established Federal Constitutional Court, marking a significant milestone in Pakistan’s judicial history. President Asif Ali Zardari administered Justice ...
» Women don’t save like men, and that’s a good thing
14/11/25 12:48 from Business Recorder - Latest News
This month, 60% of Oraan’s payouts went towards Umrah. All of them women. All of them women who’ve been saving with Oraan, cycle after cycle, for the last few years. It’s the first time Oraan, a digital savings platform, has seen such a ...
» Ashes to Ashes, cricket’s oldest rivalry endures
14/11/25 12:32 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MELBOURNE: While ever more hostage to Twenty20’s global carve-up, cricket will take a breath from next week to indulge its most time-honoured rivalry as Australia and England battle in the Ashes. For more than 140 years the bilateral ser...
» Modi’s alliance set to easily win Indian Hindi heartland vote
14/11/25 12:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition is set to comfortably retain power in the poor and populous state of Bihar, a vote count showed on Friday, giving him a boost after a disappointing national vote last year...
» US announces new military operation in Latin America
14/11/25 11:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday a military operation to “remove narco-terrorists,” amid growing concerns that a US naval build-up in Latin American waters could presage land strikes and a wider conflict. ...
» Bad Bunny wins top album prize at Latin Grammys in Vegas
14/11/25 11:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LAS VEGAS: Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny enjoyed a victory lap Thursday night at the Latin Grammys, the biggest celebration of Spanish and Portuguese-language music. The reggaeton star won five awards from 12 nominations, including th...
» Bumrah bags five as India bowl out South Africa for 159
14/11/25 15:01 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KOLKATA: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah claimed a five-wicket haul as India bowled out South Africa for 159 on day one of the first cricket Test on Friday. Electing to bat at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, reigning world Test champions South Afr...
» India bonds dip on heavy debt supply, surprise cash drain
14/11/25 11:37 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: Indian government bonds fell further on Friday, as traders braced for a heavy debt supply and as a cash withdrawal operation from the central bank took the market by surprise. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note was at 6.5280...