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AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by falls on Wall Street and a tsunami warning issued by Japanese authorities in the morning after an earthquake in Taiwan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.97…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan needs to swiftly transition from withholding taxes to advanced income tax mechanisms, emphasized Dr Nadeem ul Haque, the Vice Chancellor of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), on Tuesday…

APP Islamabad: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation came down to 20.7 percent during the month of March 2023 as compared to 23.1 percent recorded during February 2023, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Monday.…

AFP/APP New York:  Wall Street stocks mostly fell Monday after fresh inflation data raised questions about US monetary policy, while gold prices shot to a fresh record. The Institute for Supply Management's March survey is the first…

APP Islamabad: The per-tola price of 24 karat gold witnessed an increase of Rs2,800 and was sold at Rs237,600 on Monday as compared to its last-day rate of Rs234,800. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold increased by Rs2,401 and was…

Muhammad Atif Ismail Multan: Agriculture stands as the cornerstone of Pakistan's economy, providing livelihoods for millions of families. However, many farmers still lack access to modern agricultural tools crucial for achieving high crop…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets were mixed Monday after data showed a slight uptick in US inflation, but Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell said the reading was "in line with expectations". Traders were also cheered by a big jump in…

News Desk Rawalpindi: The membership department of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) will remain open on Sunday to facilitate the members for membership renewal process as March 31 is the last date for renewal. In a…

News Desk  Multan: Leading experts on Friday emphasized the critical significance of water and energy, asserting that they are fundamental to the survival of nations. They stressed the necessity of global discourse on water-related…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Supreme Court lifted its hold Tuesday on a controversial Texas law that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. The move by the…