October 26, 2020

KARACHI (City News) – Southern Punjab’s wrist spinner Zahid Mahmood edged closer to the 100-wicket mark in first-class cricket as he helped his side to spin out Northern for a paltry 165 on day one of the first round first-class…

LAHORE (City News) – When Pakistan and Zimbabwe play the first of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League fixture on 30 October, it will mark the return of ODI cricket to the Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium after 14 years,…

KARACHI (City News) - Rupee had another great run this week appreciating by Rs.1.05/$. CA depicted surplus of $73 mn ($792mn Q1) and FX Reserves increased by $287 mn after a 3 week losing streak. Traders have been monitoring REER closely…

HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Monday with traders increasingly pessimistic that US lawmakers will pass a new stimulus package before next week’s election, while spiking virus cases fanned worries about the economic impact of…

ISLAMABAD (City News) - Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) Monday increased the minimum wheat procurement price to 1,600 rupees per 40 kilogrammes. According to sources, it has been decided to increase the minimum wheat support price…

ISLAMABAD (City Dunya) - The sale of passenger cars during the month of September 2020 increased 8.57 percent to 11860 units, as compared to the sale of 10923 units in the same month of last year. Cumulatively, auto sales in Pakistan…

LAHORE (City News) – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has approved an increase in the price of gas for CNG sector by Rs88 per MMBTU. As per details, price of gas for domestic consumers will remain unchanged. A notification of…

MELBOURNE (AFP) - Australia’s second-biggest city will this week exit its coronavirus lockdown following nearly four months under onerous restrictions, authorities announced Monday, after no new daily cases or deaths were recorded.…

STEPANAKERT (AFP) - A third attempt at halting weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh collapsed quickly on Monday with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading accusations of violating the US-brokered ceasefire within minutes. As fighting over…

BANGKOK (AFP) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha said Thailand needs to bring "illegal protests" under control on Monday as he opened a special parliamentary session to discuss months of pro-democracy rallies. Prayut, the former…