Pakistan

Source: The News International ISLAMABAD: At least 24 people were killed as lightning struck in Balochistan and Punjab after heavy rains hit the provinces, officials said Saturday, with more downpour expected to hit the country. Amid the heavy rainfall, lightning claimed 16 lives in south Punjab and 8 in different

Source: The News International KARACHI: Stock brokerage firms have called on the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to tackle the high taxation rates on brokerage and commission income, which they claim are stifling their profitability and growth. In a letter addressed to Abdul Rehman Warraich, commissioner of the

Source: The News International KARACHI: The rupee is expected to hold its ground in the forthcoming week, currency traders anticipate, despite the country's scheduled repayment of $1 billion in international bonds. The stability is largely attributed to the anticipated inflow from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) final tranche under the

Source: The Times of India Author: Omer Farooq Khan ISLAMABAD: Separatist militants gunned down at least 11 people after setting up a blockade along the national highway leading to Iran in Pakistan's Nushki district of Balochistan province, police officers said Saturday. A dozen gunmen intercepted a bus traveling on the